A/N: The idea for this lovely chapter came from Fullmetal Epicness. Thanks for the idea, I really needed some for May. Luckily May is the month our amusement park opens, this may not apply for everyone. Just bear with it.

Chapter 8

May

"Brother, Brother, Brother, Brother!"

"Al, shut up, I'm trying to read!"

"Brother, Brother, Brother, Brother, BROTHER!"

Edward rubbed his bleary eyes and closed his Alchemy: Myth or Reality book and looked up from the kitchen table.

Alphonse bounded into the room, gesturing wildly at the tv in the living room.

"Havoc's Fun Park just opened up today!" he squealed.

Edward's bored, half-lidded eyes blinked lazily and he answered, "And?"

"Let's go!" Alphonse answered enthusiastically, yanking on Ed's automail arm.

Edward flapped his arm to rid it of Alphonse's grip and said, "You know, Alphonse, there is hardly anything I wouldn't do for you. But I honestly don't think you would have fun. I don't ride those rides and you would be getting on everything by yourself."

"Then invite Winry! She'll go on rides!" Alphonse yelled, now yanking at Ed's shirt.

"You know she's busy at the shop!"

"Call her!"

Alphonse leaned in and the brothers glared at each other, nose to nose.

"I get you a stinking cat, and now you want more?" Edward hissed.

"Brother, please!" Alphonse said, turning his glare into the puppy metallic.

"Fine!" growled Edward, pushing Al away, "Why do you always use 'the look' against me? It's unfair."

-x-

Edward gazed up at the large drop tower in front of him. He didn't know how it happened. He went to the fun park with Al and Winry, and the next thing he knew, they were making fun of him for not getting on the rides. They contended his shortness had effect on his bravery. After they said the word 'short,' Ed lost his mind. He couldn't be sure, but he thought he claimed to be able to ride the biggest, meanest ride at the park. And now he was in front of a 250-foot tower that elevates people to the peak and drops them at a complete free-fall.

"What the hell was I thinking? I seriously need to get a hold on my temper," Edward thought with a gulp as Al pushed him towards the tower's restraints.

He locked himself into the ride, triple-checking the belt to make sure he wouldn't fall out on the way up there.

He knew the ride was safe. Why would they have it at a fun park if it wasn't? He knew he wasn't going up there alone. Winry and Alphonse were on either side of him. Then why was he so afraid?

His metal hand screeched as he gripped the ride's metallic handhold.

"Winry, why do you like to pick on me?" Edward asked the girl next to him in all seriousness.

Winry chuckled and replied, "You're not going to die, Edo. We are going up and coming right back down."

Edward whimpered and flattened himself against the seat, bracing for the takeoff.

"Enjoy your ride!" said the sugary-sweet ride attendant.

"Like hell–" Winry poked Edward in the ribs to silence the profanity that was sure to string from Ed's tongue.

Finally, the ride lifted into the air at too slow of a pace.

"It's going to take us forever to get to the top!" mused Edward, shutting his eyes.

"It'll be over before you know it . . ." Winry said suddenly.

Edward opened an eyes to see her looking at him with concern.

Edward ignored her and shut his eyes again, but was surprised when he felt Winry's fingers lace through his, which were tautly wrapped around the hand-hold.

"I'm not scared!" he growled, but didn't shrug her fingers away.

"Come on, Brother," Alphonse said from his other side, "I'm not scared, and I'm even shorter than you are!"

"Height has nothing to do with bravery!" yelled Ed, squeezing his eyes shut even tighter.

"Just open your eyes! Enjoy the view!" Alphonse said cheerfully.

Without knowing what possessed him to listen to Al, Edward opened his eyes and looked down, immediately wishing he hadn't.

"Arghh!" he squalled in panic, seeing the seemingly little park below them.

"Look at it this way, Edo. Everyone down there is shorter than you now!" Winry giggled.

Edward grumbled underneath his breath as the ride finally slowed down as it came to the top. It jerked violently as it locked into the contraption that held the pod in the air for several seconds, causing Edward to yelp.

"This is great!" Alphonse cried out, swinging his free legs back and forth.

"Don't shake the ride!" Edward whined.

Winry's hand encircled his a bit tighter and she said, "We should be dropping right about now."

"I don't need you to tell me–" Edward's words caught in his throat as the pod unexpectedly dropped and smoothly sailing downwards,

Winry and Alphonse screamed in joy, raising their hands to get the full feel of the free-fall.

When the ride fully came to a stop, Winry and Alphonse unbuckled themselves and stepped off the ride.

"How did you enjoy the ride, Brother?" Alphonse asked, turning to Edward, who didn't respond, "Brother?"

-x-

Dear Journal,

Today, Brother took Winry and me to Havoc's Fun Park. I got to see the inside of an amusement park's First Aide wing! We were there because Brother passed out on the drop tower . . .

~Alphonse

A word from Gabe: I'm really happy with this one! Please, everyone! R&r!