Shadow: FINALLY, AFTER HOURS AND HOURS OF NONSTOP HOMEWORK, I FINALLY GET TO UPDATE THIS AGAIN !

Edward: About damn time.

Arcanine: Hey, she's been busy. She's had like 5 different projects for school plus exams, all work, no update time.

Edward: So what, she could've at least told the readers she was busy.

Arcanine: Oh what would you know, shortie.

Edward: WHO YOU CALLING SO SHORT THAT A JOLTIK COULD STEP ON ME.

Arcanine: Looking for a fight, bring it!

Both: -anime style fighting-

Alphonse: And there they go again. Well, you might as well do the disclaimers.

Shadow: Right. I don't own FMAB or Pokemon, I only own my OC Arcanine, and any other OC's I decide to add.

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Dream, no one's Pov

"DON'T LET IT GET AWAY".

A black and orange blur darts through a forest, heading for a rocky outcropping. The sounds of hunters yelling and their dogs barking echoes through the area. The large, tiger like animal dashes up the rocks, trying to get away. Blood from those killed in defense is spattered across its fur and muzzle.

Many other strange creatures try desperately to escape the humans, but their efforts are in vain as they are trapped and dragged away. Turning around quickly, the orange wolf blasts fire at its pursuers, before turning and running up the rock slope.

Once she reaches the top, however, she is ambushed and cornered by more hunters. Metal chains are thrown over her to pin her down, while a metal cuff placed over her mouth stops her from attacking. She struggles in a desperate attempt to escape, but a sharp blow to the back of her head ends her struggle.

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"NOOOOOOOO", I yelled, waking from the horrible nightmare. Wait, I was alive, but how? I remember being stabbed, then everything went black. I glanced around, taking in every detail of my location. I was in another tunnel, but this one didn't have water in it. The lighting was very dim, but thanks to my advanced vision, seeing wasn't as much of a problem.

I then remembered Screech and desperately looked around for him, but he was gone. I slammed my once again human hand into the ground, only to be met with sharp pain.

"Those damn humans", I cried, "They took Screech. They'll probably end up turning him into a chimera like me".

I get up to find a way out of here, only to wince as pain came from my abdomen. I looked and noticed my wounds were bandaged up, but they still hurt.

"You shouldn't get up without help, your injuries haven't fully healed yet".

I turned around and growled, "Who's there".

A figure stepped out of the shadows. He had short, white hair with a jagged black streak, and part of his hair hung down over one of his red eyes. He wore a coat similar to Greed's, but it was longer and white instead of black, with a very dark blue shirt underneath it. He had long, white pants and boots the same color as his shirt, with black laces. He also had a sheath holding a black dagger clipped onto his belt.

"Thank goodness I found you when I did, otherwise, that homunculus would've killed you", he said relieved.

"Wait, how did you know that guy was a homunculus", I questioned.

"I found out a while ago", he explained, "But that isn't important right now. What is important is why I brought you here".

"Why did you bring me here then", I asked.

"First, let me start off by telling you this: you were not made with an animal from this world. You and I, as well as many others, were combined with creatures known as Pokemon, which come from another world and have strange powers. They are how we got our names. You were combined with an Arcanine, while I was combined with an Absol", he explained.

"So, that's why I have these attacks", I asked in shock. Absol nodded.

"Yes, and that is why Poke-chimeras were created in the first place. Their immense power made them living weapons. They were first created when Fuhrer King Bradley came to power. But, as you can see, the military wasn't able to fully control them, and many escaped, no matter how many they created or what they tried to contain them. That is why I need your help. I want to help as many of the others of our kind as I can so they can live without fear of being hunted by the military".

"Well", I began, "I'm currently trying to follow a pair of alchemists searching for the philosopher's stone, so if you ccome along with me, we may run into other Poke-chimeras".

He thought for a moment, before answering, "Very well, I shall accompany you on your journey. After all, you'll need someone to teach you new attacks and help you master those you've already learned".

"Thanks Absol", I said, before we headed out of the tunnel.

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"AHH, FRESH AIR", I yelled happily, breathing in the new scents.

"I think you've been in tunnels for too long", Absol sighed.

"Well, I was in hiding until just recently", I explained.

I scanned the horizon, spotting a small town in the distance. There was a trail leading out of the mountains where the tunnels were that lead straight to it.

"Rush Valley", Absol said walking next to me, "It's an auto-mail town".

"Then that's where we're headed", I said, dashing down the trail.

"Wait a minute Arcanine", Absol shouted, stopping me, "You can't just go down there like that, your ears and tail are still visible".

"So, I can easily hide them", I said. I flattened my ears down and hid them in my hair, and curled my tail around my waist to look like a fur belt. "See, no one will know".

"I hope so, otherwise we're in big trouble", Absol sighed.

We walked down the path and into Rush Valley, and boy was that place busy. Auto-mail shops everywhere you looked, and lots of people showing off their unique auto-mail models. The scent of oil and metal filled the air around us. I noticed Absol looked a bit on edge, was he worried about something here?

Suddenly, I spotted a very familiar red coat wearing boy and a suit of armor. It was the Elrics again, just the people I was looking for. I beckoned for Absol to follow me as we tailed the two alchemists.

We followed them straight to an auto-mail shop, where they were greeted by a blonde haired girl who was dressed like a mechanic. Their friendly conversation ended quickly though when the girl angrily hit the shorter one, Edward, over the head with her wrench, yelling at him about being more careful with his auto-mail. I couldn't help but laugh as I watched Alphonse carry his brother into the shop, the girl right behind him.

The girl, who the brothers called Winry, began fixing Ed's automail, and asking them about their progress. They said they were taking the long way, which in a way, was good for us. If they found any more Poke-chimeras while they traveled, we could ask for their help.

Once she was done she sent them on their way for now, until she got more parts. They were walking around the town for a while, until Alphonse stopped near an alleyway.

"What's up, did you find a stray cat or something", Ed asked his brother, who looked back at him. He lifted up what was actually a man who had passed out.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say that guy is from Xing", Absol whispered.

"Xing", I questioned, "Where's that?"

"It's a country all the way across the eastern desert", he explained, "And judging by the guy's state, I'd say he walked all the way here".

"Then it's no wonder he passed out", I replied.

The brothers dragged the unconscious man to one of the restaurants in the town, and the dude eats more than a freaking Snorlax, at least that's what Absol says. When he's finished, he thanks the two and introduces himself as Ling Yao. He tells them he came to this country researching alchemy, or what his people call Alkahestry.

"What's Alkahestry", I ask Absol, considering he knew where Ling was from just by looking at him.

"It's alchemy, but it's mostly used in the medical field", he explains.

The brothers ask Ling if he can tell them more, but he lets them down when he says he's not an alchemist. Ed yells at him, asking why he's interested in alchemy here if he can't even use it. Ling grins, and explains he's looking for the Philosopher's stone.

Next to me I notice Absol's typically stoic look go from calm to pure rage. He clenches his fist, and puts his other hand near his sheathed dagger.

Meanwhile, the brothers ask him why he's after it, although they already know what it does. He says he's after immortality, then he asks if the two know anything about the stone. Edward glares at Ling, before saying, "Sorry, but I don't know anything".

"Oh, I think you do", Ling sneers, before snapping his fingers. Before the Elrics could move 5 steps, two ninjas had their weapons drawn, one had his weapon at Ed's throat, the other had a sword jabbing into Al's hollow body.

"Leave them alone", I yelled running towards them, catching their attention.

"Arcanine", Alphonse yelled in shock, "You're alive".

"Hmm, who's this", Ling questioned, "A friend of yours".

"You're that chimera that was with Greed", Ed stated.

"Oh, you're a chimera", Ling asked, cocking his head slightly.

I nodded and revealed my ears and tail, much to Ling's surprise.

"Cool", he gaped.

"Don't flatter me", I growled, "Now, let them go, or you'll have to deal with me".

"Sorry, but they have important information on the philosopher's stone", he said, "But they're being difficult. Hey I know, you seem like a reasonable chimera, why don't you come with me, and together we can take over this country".

I sighed. "Sorry, but I'm not interested".

I would've lunged at the guy, but an explosion caught both our attentions. I could see the brothers fighting Ling's henchmen, although Ed was getting his ass beat.

"And there they go", he said cheerfully, watching them fight.

"Absol, I'm going to help Ed, you help Al", I commanded, dashing off to join in the fight.

"Well", Absol sighed flicking his bangs back, "Might as well. It'll help to kill the time at least".

Meanwhile with Ed and Arcanine….

I arrived just in time to see Edward take a boot to the face, which was actually pretty funny.

"Hold on blondie, I'm coming to help", I shouted, leaping up and lunging at the ninja. I blasted a powerful ember at him, but he dodged it like a dragonfly.

"Grr, you're not getting away that easily", I growled, slashing with my claws. My efforts were in vain as the fighter skillfully avoided all of my swipes.

After jumping around and only landing a few strikes, Ed formulated a plan. When the fighter attacked again, he would remove his automail arm. If the fighter pulled it, a rope would tie him up and trap him.

And just like Blondie predicted, the ninja attacked, only this time he decided that a bomb would be perfect. The bomb went off, and a twin explosion further off followed.

Edward set the trap and we ducked out of sight, using the smoke cloud to hide our escape. His predictions were once again correct as the fighter pulled up Edward's detached automail, and was immediately trapped.

Edward and I approached the now struggling ninja, and Ed removed his mask. Boy, were we in for a surprise. He was actually a she.

After the whole thing was over we went back to meet up with Alphonse and Absol, who had successfully caught the older ninja.

"Looks like you guys had fun", I joked.

"If by fun you mean nearly getting blown up, then yes, we did have fun", Absol replied sarcastically.

"Wow, that was amazing work you four", the annoying Xingese idiot (Ling) said bounding over to us.

"Amazing work", Absol scoffed, "Because of your little minions, half of the buildings have been wrecked".

"Oh who needs details", Ling replied, "Anyways, after seeing you four in action I want to ask you to join me in my take over".

"Oh quit you're blabbering", Ed snapped, "Why don't you just go back to Xing".

"Hey, there they are", one of the citizens shouted.

We turned to see almost everyone in Rush Valley gathered around, glaring angrily at Ed and Al.

"You've done quite a number on this town", one of them complained.

"You'll be paying for all the damage you caused", another added.

"And your dining bill", the chef said, waving the receipt.

"Just a minute", Ed snapped, "Have this guy and his lackeys pay for the damage, not us, they caused it".

To Ed's dismay, however, Ling used the I-don't-speak-this-country's-language excuse, and took off, taking the two ninjas with him.

Fortunately for Edward who had damaged his arm, Alphonse was able to fix the buildings with his alchemy.

…..

After fixing the mess in the town square, we all headed back to the automail shop Winry worked at. I introduced the brothers to Absol on the way there.

Unfortunately, as soon as we got there, Ling, the V.I.P. (Very Important Prick), was sitting there acting like nothing had happened. His reward was a smack upside the head, courtesy of Edward's detached arm.

After he recovered from his (Well Deserved) beating, he told us the names of the two that attacked us. The girl was Lan-fan, and the old guy was Fu. He then explained to us that he was one of the many princes of Xing (Ed and Al fell down laughing, only to be silenced by a shuriken from Lan-fan) and that he wanted the Philosopher's Stone to become the next emperor.

Afterwards he tried to convince Edward to tell him about the stone, only to receive another (well deserved) beating with his metal arm. Too bad for Ed, Winry walked in, and when she saw the condition of his arm, she nearly killed him.

After fixing his arm and scolding him, she asked where they would be going next. Ed's answer, Central. Winry became excited and asked to tag along, and of course Ed said yes.

"So, you guys are heading to Central", I said, "Mind if we tag along with you"?

"No, not at all", Al replied, "But you might want to keep the fact that you are chimeras unknown".

"No problem", I said cheerfully.

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Shadow: FINALLY, after so long without a computer I've finally finished. Hopefully you guys understand that I was having technical difficulties and don't try to kill me. Not only that, but my parents made me go with them to all of these boring tourist destinations all summer. Never again am I climbing a mountain in short sleeves. Anyways, enjoy, and I'll see ya next time!