"Um, brother? You don't need to get me the child's ticket anymore. I am seventeen now..." Alphonse said while they walked onto the boat. This time, the ticket man took Al's child ticket, but he had warned them next time that the cut-off age for children was twelve years old, and Alphonse was way beyond that by now.

"I know, Al. But it did save us money, did it not? Yes, please bow down to the money saver, Noah," Ed smiled as Noah bent down to pick up some spare change. Once she stood back up, she gave Ed a disapproving stare and threw the change in his face, while muttering something about not ever bowing down for him.

"What the hell?! Noah!!!" Edward screamed, running after Noah, not even bothering to pick up the change again. Al shook his head and picked up the change for them, because they might need it later on if they couldn't get jobs to even pay for food...

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Later that night...

"Great food..." Edward remarked, rubbing his now full to the brim stomach. The four start cruise ship they were on did indeed serve great victuals. Tonight they had been treated to unending shrimp, French fries, and other vegetables. Ed, with his iron stomach, had also ordered a slice of chocolate pie. And I would be surprised if he didn't throw up. But, once the check was paid, he was actually able to walk out onto the ship deck and admire the waves crashing around them.

"I never saw the ocean in Amestris... a few rivers and lakes, but that's it. I don't even know if there is an ocean in our home world. Is there, Al?" the blonde asked. Maybe there's one on the outer edges, but we never ventured that far. We should do that someday when we get home. That is, if we ever arrive home.

"Ah, yes. There is one, brother. Don't you remember General Mustang telling us if we wanted to see the ocean, we should've gone on that mission we didn't go on? But, you just yelled back saying you didn't 'care about no damn ocean'..."

Edward looked over at his younger brother and furrowed his brow in concentration, trying to recall that conversation. What does he mean? I don't remember him telling us... oh. "You mean... that time when I was having a bad day?" Ed sighed.

"Brother, you were always having 'bad days' back then. But, yeah. You were in one of your worse moods that day. Anyways... hey! It's the coastline!" Al shouted with glee. And the lights of the dock were finally appearing along the coast of France. They would soon be on the way towards their ultimate goal.

As the ship docked, Edward and his two companions were one of the first ones to get off. A taxi was waiting for them, and this time, they were lucky. They had one of the nicer taxi cab drivers, and he even gave them a brochure for the town they were in, complete with a list of favorite and most praised hotels around the surrounding area. Once they all agreed on a three and half star hotel, they set off, still unaware of the horrors that awaited them...

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I hope you liked it! And yes, the next chapter will be a continuation of this one, and the next one after that will take place in Amestris, right after the events in chapter two. I also don't own anything except for the ideas. And yes, "scary" things do await them all, I just don't know exactly what yet. But I'll think long and hard (maybe not too long) on that, trust me.