Ok so I'm back from vacation and updating!
Liz: Sorry she took so long, she lacked inspiration.
Ed: Not too much happens in this chapter but next chapter will be action packed!
Envy: Sigh... I'm out of the rest of this book.
It is a pity... Remember everyone to drop me any questions you have about this series in the reviews box!
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"There are even more gaurds then usual" I muttered. "God I hate this place... I see Eckhart and the first thing I'm going to do is push that bitch off the nearest cliff."
"I'll let you do that" Ed sighed, smirking slightly. "Ok, here's the plan. I'm going to go see what happened with the whole gate thing... and if Envy and Hoenhiem are still alive. You sneak onto one of the rockets and hide from the inside."
"But I-" I protested, wanting to go with Ed.
"I know that you want to but..." he sighed. "If it is too late... I don't want you to be there. I'll do everything I can."
"But-"
"I don't want to see you cry again Liz" Ed murmured, smiling sadly. "Not like that... never again. And I hate Envy for making you cry like that... among other things."
I stared at the ground and swallowed. He was right. I didn't want to be there if it was too late. It would just kill me even more. But still I had a biting urge to see what had happened... I think I was in denial that Envy might possibly be... gone.
He couldn't be gone.
"Please Liz..." Ed pleaded.
I swallowed and nodded "You're right... I can't... do anything to stop Envy anymore. And I don't want to see it." 'Besides' I added to myself. 'If I don't see it then I don't have to believe it... I can't believe it.'
"It's un avoidable. Denial is like a blunt blade. Useless." Truth said.
"Not true. You can still beat people to death with a blunt blade" I retorted childishly.
"That may be..." Truth sighed. "I need to work a little bit on my metaphors..."
"You work on that fortune cookie" I rolled my eyes before turning to Ed. "Ok, I'll break in and find Alphonse and get into one of the rockets. If he doesn't help me I'll beat him into submission... You take a plane and bust through the top of that big room with the transmutation circle."
"Great plan, except where the Hell am I going to get a plane?" Ed asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You steal that one over there of course" I stated bluntly, pointing at the small, two seater plane near the wall of the mansion with only one lone guy leaning against it lazily, smoking a cigarette. "He probably has lung problems, it should be easy."
"Fine you crazy klepto." Ed muttered standing. "Good luck."
"Ed wait" I caught his hand before he could run off. He stared at me waiting and I glared viciously at him "Don't you dare die. You are going the same place I am got it? If you die I will bring you back to life and kill the homunculus that spawns from you! Got it!"
He smiled at me "Ah Liz... you're so incredibly evil for someone so short."
"Who are you calling-"
"Quiet, you'll alert the gaurds." Ed rolled his eyes and stepped forward, pulling me into a hug. "I'm not going to die. We're going home together Liz. I won't leave you." he pulled away and held me at arms length. "Ok?"
"Ok" I grinned. "See you in a bit... goldielocks." And I broke off into a run before Ed could pulverise me.
Maybe he was taller than me... but the goldielocks nickname would never get old.
Al didn't see me hiding in the hall right outside the testing room before I grabbed him and pulled him into an empty room, shutting the door behind me.
"Liz!" he gasped, panting. "You scared me! How does someone little have sudden bursts of strength? And what are you doing here?"
"I'm going to kindly disregard that first question" I glared. "As to your second question I'm here because the god complex conspiracy society-"
"You mean the Thule society?"
"Same thing... They're opening a gate to Ed and I's world and those dumb rockets of yours are taking an invasion force through! That's why." I growled. "Did you seriously not know what there plan was even after Ed warned you?"
"...Are you seriously telling me that world is real?" he blinked.
"Yes!" I exclaimed. "If you didn't resemble someone I consider like a younger brother then I would hit you! Your adorable counter part has saved your life!" Al blinked and I sighed in exasperation "Look, the rockets are made and so is the gate, the harm is done. I need you to tell me where one of the rockets are so I can stowaway."
"...Where's Ed..." Al asked after a pause.
"Stealing a plane" I stated bluntly and at Al's suprised look I quickly added. "But that's not important. It's all part of the plan. I need you to help me out here Al... please. We'll never bother you again after this."
"...I don't have much time left to bothered anyway." he murmured.
I stared and bit my lip "That cough of yours... it's not just a cold is it?"
"No..."
"I'm sorry..."
"Don't be" Al smiled. "I'll help you Liz... I owe you that much."
"No one has borded yet" Al told me as we crouched by the side of the gigantic rocket. "You have time to sneak inside and find a hiding place... then just... wait I suppose."
"Right" I nodded. For a moment we were silent before I decided to make an offer "Al... if you want you can come with us... sure it'll be a little confusing but we have alchemic doctors who might be able to fix you and-"
"No" Al waved the idea away. "I belong here Liz, in my world... this is my home. I'd rather spend the remaining days of my life here than a life time over there." he laughed slightly. "Let's face it, your world is strange."
"Amen." I sighed.
Al coughed violently before pulling his hand away, showing red, sticky blood on his palm.
"Al?" I asked conserned.
"I'm fine Liz" he smiled. "You go on."
"Ok... I have two more favors." I told him. "One, make sure Ed gets through... like your life depends on it... and second, destroy this side of the gate after we're gone, so that no one can ever get through again. It's not a good idea to mix our worlds."
"Ok" Al nodded. "I promise."
I smiled and held out my hand "By Alphonse."
He took the hand and shook it "Yeah... good luck Liz."
"I have no luck" I shrugged rolling my eyes and climbing aboard.
"There's no such thing as luck" Truth murmured. "Only coencidence and skill."
"You're improving" I muttered.
"I thought so too."
It was a long while before I felt the rocket rumble from my hiding place... It was taking off... On the plus side, we were going home... on the negative side...
"Wait... how am I going to get past those hand things without any armor!" I squeaked.
And for once Truth gave me some helpfull advice "Let your mind go blank. Think about nothing. Nothing you want or wish to gain... that way there can be nothing taken from you, if there is nothing that you want."
"You're being uncharacteristically helpful."
"Hurry up little human"
I did as I was told, closing my eyes and letting my mind go blank. I heard screaming, I heard a slithering sound throughout the rocket but I thought of nothing. I didn't dare open my eyes to see what was going on.
A little known fact: Thinking about nothing is boring as hell and makes the minutes drag... especially when your life depends on it. There was a very long silence before I heard Truth's voice say "You're through little human."
I opened my eyes and crawled from my hiding place. Cautiously I glanced around for gaurds but found none, then I walked slowly to the window. There was the underground city... I hadn't seen that place for two years. I never thought I would be so glad to see the result of millions of people dying for a philosiphers stone in my life. But I was now. Below I saw the small figures of three people. THe first was a tall blonde I instantly recognized as Winry and the second was the familier, mousy Sheska... and the third was no doubt Alphonse... He was wearing Ed's old red coat too. What memories that brought back.
And in spite of everything I had to smile.
I was home.
Yep, her life sucks but at least she didn't spontaneously combust on the way through the gate.
Liz: Oh yeah, small graces.
Envy: To answer a question I'm sure everyone has: Yes, I will be in the third book. We swear. Seriously, Kallypso is obsessed with me, do you really think that she'd permenately kill me off?
I'm not obsessed!
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