I am so sorry minna..Apparently I've kind of given up on writing fanfics...Mainly because I have no inspiration anymore ;; 'bows feverently' sumimasen onegai shimasu!

Channel Hopping

Chapter 7: Of Alchemy and Roses

Ed growled in annoyance for the umpteenth time. This constant traveling from world to world was really starting to piss him off. All I wanted to do was find the way back to Armetris and kick Colonel Mustang's ass. Was that so much to ask for?

The world he was in now seemed normal. He immediately thought he was back in Rizenbool...Until a small yellow creature with brown stripes on it's back and red cheeks that clowns had bounded a few feet away from him and tilted it's head with a 'pika'

Ed twitched and tried to shoo it away, thinking it was some sort of freakishly cute chimera. The creature only bounded closer, until it latched itself onto his leg and started to nuzzle it. Ed stared at the thing and picked it up.

"You're kind of cute...for a Chimera..." He said, hesitantly scratching it behind the ears. The creature cooed a word 'pikachu' and Ed smiled a bit.

A loud explosion behind him trembled the ground, scaring the pikachu, and causing it to electricute Ed and bounded off into the forest. Ed twitched on the floor in obvious pain. Immeidatly he jumped to his feet and growled in the direction the blast came from, only to have three voices insynch speaking, coming from inside a cloud of smoke.

"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"Oh great...More weirdos...As if that weird dog wasn't bad enough.." Muttered Ed in annoyance and continued to watch, unamused.

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

A man with blue hair and a woman with long reddish magetna hair appeared from the smoke. Ed raised an eyebrow wondering how the woman's hair could stay like that. Ed yawned and turned his back to him, starting to walk down a well traveled path, to find a town.

"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket: Blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

They posed after the flashy introduction and another odd looking chimera, which seemed to be a cat with a long gold coin stuck to it's head appeared infront of them.

"MeOWTH! That's right!"

Jessie and James smirked, not realising yet Ed was a fars way from them.

"So twerp...You think you can just pass us without a fee.?" Asked James smuggly.

"How about a pokemon battle to proove you have what it takes to pass...I don't think you'll win..."

Meowth sweatdropped. "Guys I don't think he can hear you..."

Jessie opened her eyes and saw that Ed was definately out of hearing range.

" YOU LITTLE BRAT GET BACK HERE! We're talking to you!" She screamed angrily.

"How dare he ignore us...We're Team Rocket. We strike fear even in the highest people of importance." Said James with a pout.

Meowth smirked.

"He can't hear you Jessie...He's probably "short" of hearing..." He then laughed.

"WHO'RE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HE CAN'T BE SEEN WITHOUT A TELESCOPE!" Screamed Ed, now right infront of Team Rocket.

The three blinked in surprise, awed that they hadn't stricken fear in his heart. Ed crossed his arms in annoyance.

"Who are you two? And is that chimera your pet?"

Meowth growled.

"Who're you calling a pet!"

Ed stared wide eyed at Meowth.

"That chimera...He talked...How did you get him to talk?"

"I am not a chimera. I am a pokemon...a Meowth..." Shot back Meowth, crossing his arms a tad hurt.

"Poke'mon?..." Started Ed confused. He shook his head and mentally sweared. "Okay..First off...Where exactly am I?" He mentally winced waiting for the answer.

"You're near the forest that leads to Pewter City." Replied James.

Ed swore loudly, shocking the three.

"DAMMIT ALL. DO YOU HEAR ME YOU BASTARD COLONEL WHEN I GET BACK YOUR ASS IS MINE!"

(Yaoi fangirls including gothkitty: 'snickers and cheers' and somewhere in another world Roy sneezed and felt a chill of inpending doom)

The three exchanged looks. Maybe picking on this kid wasn't a good idea. Ed turned around still fuming.

"Which way is Pewter City?" He said through gritted teeth.

The three pointed in the direction he was originally headed in earlier, and he took off without another word, still grummbling under his breath.

Jessie, James and Meowth sighed in relief and went off in search of someone else to torment..someone more meek.

Ed was still grummbling when he entered town. He blinked, notcing that everyone had a pokemon, and that they were carrying these weird ballshaped containers that stored the odd creatures. He shrugged it and couldn't help but think if Armetris would be like this is chimeras were people friendly. Heh..yeah right...and Fuhrer Bradley would just kneel down from being Fuhrer and give the postition to Roy Mustang.

He went into the nearest building and grinned, finding a tv. He looked around and clapped his hands, and once again placed them on the tv. Dissappearing in a flash of light.