Soul Eater Brotherhood Part 9
"Where are Ed and his brother?" Maka asked, "I want to apologize for assaulting his brother and those underlings of his."
What's the point of saying sorry to his brother?" Soul said, "We just injured one of his brother's underlings anyway."
After their little skirmish with Al and the two chimeras Zampano and Jerso, Stein told Maka and her friends to stay in their classrooms until further notice. Maka feels bad since she mistaken AL as a threat to Death City.
"So what if the shrimp's brother is in town?" Black Star said, slumping on his seat. "I could probably kill that pig when I had the chance."
"The guy you fought is a boar, not a pig Black Star" Tsubaki corrected.
Then Stein appeared at the classroom door, holding an unusual bird in a cage. "Since Ed is excused for personal reason" he said, "We will dissect this specimen for the time being."
Everybody in the classroom groaned.
After class, Maka searches for Ed and AL in the courtyard but they're not there. By the time she finds them in the library, Maka is surprise by tons of scattered books and papers on the floor and she sees Ed and Al at the far side.
"Why are there books and papers scattered on the floor?" Maka shrieks, "Books are to be respectfully stack in their shelves and the place has to be clean and orderly!"
Everyone hushed Maka. "You know this is a library" Ed reminded without even looking at her while he reviews some papers.
She puffed. "Well excuse me for reminding you that this is a library, not your dorm room" Maka said impulsively.
Ed decides to ignore that last statement. Why did she go to my dorm room he thought.
Al sighed. "You'll have to forgive Big Brother" he said politely, "He's just grumpy for attacking the chimeras there. By the way, my name is Alphonse Elric, younger brother of Edward Elric."
Both of them shook their hands in respect. "Sorry for attacking one of those..." Maka said apologetically.
"You mean Jerso?" Al thought, "He and Zampano are chimeras and I think they don't mind you and your friends for attacking them. They're a bit excited since we got out of the desert."
"Funny" Ed interrupted, "You and those crazy chimeras just had heatstroke and a tinged of dehydration back there."
"How did you know that?" Maka asked in surprise.
"Pay attention to Al's condition right now" he explained, "Look at his body language. Don't you think he's a bit fatigue and his voice is partially dry? Take note at his skin colour. It's a little dark, right? Also, if you notice Al's irises, it's a bit diluted."
Maka became speechless. "You just deduce him, right?" she said.
"Yup" Ed said.
"So, what are you guys explaining?" Maka asked thoughtfully.
"I'm glad you ask" he replied, thinking that Maka is interested in their research, "You see, this research provides basic information from around the world. It talks about chimera in sequence of facts and its procedures plus the equation on making one. We're still figuring how to do it in order to revert them back to human forms."
And I thought my words were difficult to explain she thought.
"Once me and Al are done discussing things" Ed said as he piles up another stack of books on the table, "We may have free time and perhaps Toad Face and Grey Snout could use a little snack in some fancy restaurant."
"That's sounds like a good idea Big Brother" Al said, "Zampano and Jerso begged me to let them eat food before we passed out in the desert. By the way, if it's a fancy restaurant, how do you propose them to pay the bill? They eat like starving cannibals!"
Maka imagines the two chimeras eating the customers in a restaurant, gobbling down their food into their throats.
"Don't worry" Ed said reassuringly, "I got a plan for them."
"Uncle Bob's coffee is the best!" Zampano remarked in a hyper voice.
"This Joe Buttataki knows it!" Jerso said, "This is even better than in Amestris!"
Both of them laughed like gullible drunkards in a saloon. As they drink a swig of coffee, they dance a jig until they drink and restart. But a young man, older than Ed, sulks at the corner of the table.
"This is supposed to be my day off and what do I deserve this?" he said to himself, "A hot blood charlatan asks me to have his buddies have a place to eat. I didn't know that they're starving like pigs and getting all hyper. I should be the one to dance at Uncle Bob's."
"So this is how you wield Soul in weapon form" Ed said in amazement.
"Why? You think I bite?" Soul said.
Maka and her friends, plus Ed and Al, were at the court yard and she and the others (excluding Patty) were shocked to find Ed holding Soul in scythe form.
"It's not my thing though" Ed commented, "I mean, pole weapons don't suit me well."
Soul transform back into his laid-back human form. "In that case" he said, "How about we continue our training as you promise."
Meanwhile, on Al's situation, he is casually talking to Kid. "So, your father's spirit protects this city?" Al asked.
"Yes" Kid replied, "His spirit is stuck in this city because he used this to trap the mad god Asura back then. If he were to step outside of Death City, he'll die."
"It kind of reminds me of Father" he said, "Take out his human shell and he'll die. Pity, he had a new form in his sleeve."
"I can't believe that Edward can hold Soul like that" Maka said in astonishment, "I can see why Professor Stein sees him as a high level meister, three-star even."
"You mad Maka?" Soul asked, giving her a troll grin.
"The shrimp can carry you?" Black Star said, "Soul, transform!"
"I rather not transform and suffer from another backlash" Soul said.
It looks like Al and the two chimeras are welcomed in Death City, but what conflict will caused them to teamed them? Find out at the next Soul Eater Brotherhood!
*I am so sorry for the long update. Forgive me but I have to go somewhere else so I'll be on hiatus mode. While I'm gone, how about you suggest me some villains as part of your comments.*