Ace: OMG OMG OMG!

Kayla: WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT!

Lela: Oh no.

Ace: WE GOT OUR FIRST REVIEW!

Kayla: OMG OMG OMG!

Lela: Well, are you two gonna OMG all day or are you gonna answer it?

Ace: Right. I have to say that DarkVampirePrincess8 gets a virtual cookie first *hands cookie* then we can continue.

Lela: *rolls eyes* Thanks for the compliment.

Kayla: And trust me, feeling sorry for Sonya isn't a good thing nessicarily.

Sonya: I DON'T WANT OR NEED YOUR PITY!

Ace: Yeah, she's kind of a bitter harpy due to the whole blind-thing.

Sonya: And finally, I'd like to add that curiousity KILLED the CAT!

Lela: CURIOUSITY KILLED ME? *runs away*

Ace: SHOO, BITTER HARPY! *throws Sonya into sky, hopefully never to be seen again* Kayla, would you?

Kayla: Ace5980 does not own FullMetal Alchemist. Now, please enjoy this next chapter. *runs off to go comfort Lela*

3: Discovery, Capture, and Flight

Oh good, Lela thought happily, the rain's letting up a little! She sat up, looking every inch a dignified house cat inspecting a napping spot rather than a half-drowned chimera girl anxiously waiting for the rain to stop. I bet Sonya and Kayla'll be gladly awaiting my return, or Kayla at any rate. Sonya hates my guts most of the time, so I doubt she'll be too pleased to see me.

Coiling the muscles in her legs, she launched herself to the ground, landing easily on all fours. Just then, she caught the scent of something that wasn't a human or a chimera. Her head shot up in surprise. What the hell?

As she did that, something leaped out at her, pressing a cloth over her nose and mouth. Chloroform, she thought weakly as the scent hit her sensitive nose. She recognized the drug only through the sheer number of times those alchemists had used it against her. Shit, she thought weakly, struggling against impeding unconsciousness, I hope Kayla and Sonya don't come looking for me and find this too...

Sonya could tell the storm was nearing its end now; the raindrops were falling far less often and the thunder was gone completely. Hesitantly, she unfurled her ears and let out a quiet chirp, wanting to inspect the damage.

"Ow!" a masculine voice cried, badly startling the chimera girl into letting out a few more high-pitched squeaks. "Cut out the sonics crap, it hurts!" Sonya whimpered as a face poked down to look at her, catching sight of her leathery wings. "Whoa. You have a nice pair of wings there, now don't you? It's okay; I'm a chimera, just like you. The name's Dorochet."

"... Sonya."

"Come on then, Sonya. I'm sure the boss wouldn't want to miss meeting you."

Slowly, the young chimera came out of her hiding place, shaking her hair out and unfurling her wings so they could dry off before she grabbed hold of Dorochet's hand, letting him lead her away, all without a thought for her older sisters, Lela and Kayla.

Kayla awoke when the rain had stopped and the fire had burned down to cinders. Shaking out her bed head, the chimera pushed herself to her feet. Sniffing the air, she realized something was wrong. She couldn't catch any scent of either of her sisters more recent than when she'd told Lela to go out. Worrying, she ran upstairs first to Sonya's room, panicking when she found the door locked. Pausing long enough to trick to lock, she barreled in, only to find her younger sibling gone.

Needless to say, Kayla freaked. Being the loyal, protective person she was, she was not too reassured when Sonya's scent rail ended at the window, which she'd no doubt flew off from. She was even less reassured when she discovered Lela wasn't in her room either. Tearing through their house, searching for a note or explanation that wasn't there, Kayla was frantic. The rain had washed away all trace of her siblings, leaving poor little Kayla, who craved attention and human interaction of any kind, alone.

It was too much for Kayla to handle. She didn't really handle solitude well, never had and never would as a chimera. She simply needed someone to be nearby to provide a presence in her life. Better yet, she needed a leader because if there was one thing Kayla wasn't, it was a leader.

Luckily enough, Kayla had kept enough of her wits about her to quickly devise a temporary solution to her problem until Sonya and Lela could be located. She hurriedly pulled on concealing clothes and a hat to hide her ears. Shoving her paws into her coat pockets to make sure she didn't end up running four-legged in her haste, she sprinted out of the house, an abandoned wreck, heading towards the main part of Central.

Lela: So it was all just a metaphor? A cruel, thoughtless, tactless metaphor?

Ace: Yeah, sadly.

Kayla: And why do we live in an abandoned home?

Ace: Because you're SUPPOSED TO BE hiding from the Military, Kayla.

Kayla: I am hiding from the Military!

Ace: *raises eyebrow*

Kayla: *growls*

Lela: *sigh* Remember, reviews will be met this time with chloroform and our first subject, Greed! *rubs back of head as she holds Kayla back from eating Ace* Well, I may have lied about the chloroform...