Ace: Waah, I'm drowning in reviews! 7 before the new chapter! *falls to ground*

Kayla: We'll help you then!

Sonya: First reviewer: DutchCherry12. Let's say you can have Al, because we all know I don't care about them, and Ace doesn't care about your abuse because you have a good excuse, here's the next chapter for you to read so she's obviously not giving up because she's already reached chapter 8, which is entirely dedicated to me since chapter 7 avoids me completely, and as for you, Yuki, I will call your friend whatever I want because YOU AREN'T THE BOSS OF ME, SO HA!

Lela: Second reviewer: Furorensu-Chan. Thanks for the compliment; Ace really appriciates it. You may have your virtual cookie *hands cookie*, the authors' notes are quite frankly the funnest part for Ace to write because she makes everything up as she goes, thanks again for the compliments, and as you can see, we have updated.

Sonya: Oh great. I'm doing DarkVampirePrincess8 again. Yes, Dorochet is friendly, I accept your apology, however I still plan on killing you, of course Lela's a feline because it would make no sense for her to be anything but, and as for Kayla, well, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Kayla: Bloody Bonez Alchemist XD; before I answer your review, I'd like to say that I just love your name. Would you mind if I borrow it if I ever became a State Alchemist like Edward? Anyway, thanks for the compliment too, and I'd personally like to see what happens next too, because Ace doesn't like showing us her little notebook-draft until she's typing it up, so we have no clue what we've done until everyone else does too.

Lela: And, before Ace asks for it, Ace5980 does not own FullMetal Alchemist.

Ace: *sniff* I love you guys! *hugs*

Kayla: Enjoy!

5: A Change of Alliance

Lela was surprised Envy could carry her so easily by the scruff of her neck with his slender body but not by too much. Her paws dangled by her boobs, rather exactly like they would if she were a house cat rather than a chimera, a person, and her tail hung limply behind her as though lifeless. To tell the truth, she felt more like a badly behaving cat than the girl she really was. She was dropped unceremoniously on a bed with blood-red sheets, unable to catch herself before she fell on her face, the metal tag slapping her in the chin. Okay, this has got to be the single most humiliating experience of my life.

"No," she muttered, pushing herself up and raising her head.

Envy's purple eyes narrowed dangerously as he stormed over to stand before her. "What did you say, kitten?" he hissed, each word daring Lela to defy him.

"Well, I was thinking this was the most humiliation I've ever experienced, but then I remembered how it felt to betray my only companions, my family, to the alchemists who made us into these monsters. Nothing could ever compare to that shame. I can never regain the honor and dignity I lost that day, on matter how hard I try."

Envy laughed, his green hair falling into his eyes. "Trust me, kitten, when I say there is nothing more shameful than being a pet to pure evil, to the true monstrosity known as Envy the homunculus!" Suddenly realizing the true depth of her predicament, Lela dropped her eyes to her back paws, knowing that if she was ever captured, the alchemists had yet another reason to kill her where she stood now.

Eventually, Edward managed to herd Kayla out of his room long enough to shower and put on some proper clothes rather than only his pajama bottoms. He came out to see the wolf girl pawing sadly at her abandoned hat, her gloves left on a coffee table beside Al. She looked up at Ed, her yellow eyes shining sadly, and murmured, "This was Lela's hat."

"Who's Lela?" Al asked gently, trying not to upset her further.

With more important matters on his mind, Ed didn't bother with such trivalties. "There were more of you?"

Kayla nodded, sniffling. "Yeah, and even though they weren't wolves, like me, I always thought of us as a pack. Lela was the oldest and our Alpha. She was part panther but lived with a lot of guilt and shame because she held herself responsible for our change. Sonya was the youngest and as blind as her animal, a bat. She was also bitter of being the only chimera without sight." Here, her tail and head drooped. "Because of that storm last night, I can't track them, so I guess I'm pack-less now, and it's all my fault.

"I'll be part of your new pack, Kayla!" Al reassured her, "Me and Ed and Winry and Pinako and Den. We'll be your pack, and we'll even look for Lela and Sonya on our travels too!"

The crying Kayla looked up, Edward coming over to pet her head comfortingly. "Okay."

Sonya liked Greed and Dorochet. They weren't afraid of her intimidating bat wings or her uncanny blind stare as most people were, which only increased young Sonya's opinion of them. In fact, they had even persuaded a spider chimera by the name of Eve, a close friend of Dorochet's who he was sweet on, to help patch up her battered wing membranes.

Still, she wasn't expecting Greed's offer in any case. She sat outside, loving the warmth of the sun on her face, when he made his move. "Sonya, I know this is rather sudden, but how would you like to work for me?"

She blinked, cocking her head. "But I'm only eleven."

"And I'm only a rogue homunculus. Neither of us, quite frankly, are in any state to listen to any type of government now, especially when said government is run by hypocritical bastards and homunculi."

"Good point." Sonya was quiet for a moment, contemplating the pros and cons to working for Greed versus living with her sisters. It was no contest. "I'll do it."

Lela: Answering reviews is hard work.

Kayla: You said it.

Sonya: Don't review anymore. It's not worth it!

Lela: Don't listen to the grumpy bat, we love answering reviews!

Kayla: So long as they aren't flames. The only flames we're allowed to deal with are the ones involving Colonel Mustang, and quite frankly, we have more than enough of those.

Ace: Yeah. I'm still missing eyebrows from the last one he did.

Lela: What are you drawing, Ace?

Ace: Kayla. *shrugs* Ed asked me to.

Lela: Okay then.

Kayla: Reviews get you Envy this time! Yay Envy!

Lela: *glare* Yeah, because he's just a barrel of monkeys, now isn't he?

Sonya: Do I detect sarcasm?

Lela: *blinks* How'd you know?

Sonya: I'm the queen of sarcasm.

Lela, Ace, and Kayla: Oh.