I just read the end of Fullmetal Alchemist. All I can say is 'Wow!' I don't think there's much more we could have asked for.

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Standing near the entrance to Target is Freakshow, Lydia, Box Ghost, and a new ghost that I've never seen before.

Beside me, Ed lets out a stream of curses that would make even the most seasoned sailors blush. "Envy."

The new ghost looked almost human. He was of average height with a lean muscular build. His eyes glowed violet and his hair was forest green and reached his waist. All in all, he didn't look too very threatening. Supposedly, this was the ghost that injured Ed and Al on their trip through the Ghost Zone.

"Stop calling me that, Pipsqueak!" yelled the new ghost furiously. "The name's Ravager!"

"Who are you calling so small that puppies confuse him for a squeak toy, you psychopathic cross dressing palm tree!"

"Calm down Brother. Danny, I recognize Box Ghost, but what can you tell us about the other two?" asks Al.

"The guy with the pasty complexion is Freakshow. He has the ability to control ghosts. Lydia is his main lackey. She can control the ghost animals tattooed on her body."

"Brother, take care of Ravager. Danny, I'll deal with Freakshow, you take care of Lydia and Box Ghost," says Al.

"Now wait a minute. I'm the hero of Amity Park. I'll take care of Freak…"

Al cuts me off, "We can't risk Freakshow taking control of you. Trust me. I can take care of myself."

I nod. Turning back to the store front, I notice Ed is already locked in battle with Ravager. Ed aims a punch directly at Ravager's face, but before the blow can land Ravager shifts. Suddenly, there's a large cat-like creature where Ravager had stood seconds earlier. He looks like some distorted version of a saber-toothed tiger. Ed jumps back and transmutes a spear. He then leaps towards Ravager with the spear raised. One of Lydia's creatures snags the back of Ed's shirt forcing him back. As a result, the tip of the spear only grazes Ravager.

"Oh no, you don't!" I transform and launch myself at Lydia.

Now, Lydia isn't all that strong, but she doesn't have to be. All those little tattoo ghost creatures of hers can really wear a halfa down. I keep launching my best attacks, but I don't think a single blow actually hit her. I guess if I keep taking out her 'little pets', she'll have to fight me eventually, right?

A few feet away, Al has engaged Freakshow. He's not using much alchemy. Mostly, he's just using hand to hand combat; he keeps attacking without doing any real damage. I notice that he's slowly leading Freakshow away from the ghosts.

I suddenly have a sickening thought, 'Where's Box Ghost?'

"Mwa ha ha ha!"

Lydia and Ravager rush back to Freakshow's side and Al is forced to make a strategic retreat. Looking for the source of maniacal laughter, I find Box Ghost overhead. He has over a dozen large appliance boxes suspended above our heads. My hands glow green as I prepare to blast them apart.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," chides Freakshow.

"Give me one good reason!"

"In one of those boxes is your little girlfriend. Now, I'd just hate to have to hurt someone with such impeccable taste in fashion."

"She's not my girlfriend!" I yell.

"Girlfriend or not, you start blasting boxes and…Well you get the idea," Freakshow sneers.

Edward and Alphonse simultaneously transmuted a pair of stone pillars. Riding on top of the pillars they quickly reached the floating boxes. The brothers started opening boxes at random, hoping to find Sam.

"Stop them!" orders Freakshow.

One of Lydia's bats knocks Ed off of his pillar. Ed attempts to transmute a second pillar, but several more bats joined the first and attack him. Meanwhile, Box Ghost uses his boxes to knock Al off of the other pillar. Al hits the floor hard. He's lying sprawled under a pile of boxes. I can't tell if he's still conscious or not.

So Box Ghost really can fight…If someone else is controlling his actions.

"Box Ghost," Freakshow commands, "fetch his other little friend."

I move to intercept Box Ghost but he's already too close to Tucker. Box Ghost scoops Tucker into one of his many boxes and spins the boxes faster than my eyes can follow. I attack Box Ghost head on, but before I can reach him he places a wall of boxes between us. I count the boxes, 20. Sam and Tuck are in two of them. If I just destroy one box to get at Box Ghost, there's only a 10% chance of me hitting my friends.

"Think carefully Danny. Are you willing to risk your friends?" taunts Freakshow.

I already know the answer. Lowering my fists, I turn back to Freakshow.

"Now that I have both of your friends, do you know what that means?" Freakshow asks.

I shake my head silently, shaking with rage.

"What, no clever quips? It means that I can afford to kill one of them just to prove a point."

"What do you want?" I growl.

"Why, Danny? Do you think so little of me?"

"Freakshow," I snarl.

"Your friends over there," he points to Ed and Al, "they have some new power that I've never seen before. They're fully human, but they have the power to fight ghosts. I want that power. You will give it to me, if you want to see your friends alive again."

"Still suffering from Ghost Envy, you freak," I banter.

"I'd watch who you're calling a freak, halfa. I'll be waiting in the park near the fountain. Be there tomorrow at midnight. Show up late and I kill the geek. Don't show up the following night and I'll send your girlfriend back to you in pieces."

"She's not my girlfriend!"

Freakshow shrugs nonchalantly. "Come," he commands. Lydia grasps his shoulders and they phase through the mall's ceiling. Ravager and Box Ghost follow them, trailing boxes.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" I yell.

Ed and Al approach. Apparently, Ed had got the boxes off of Al while I was talking to Freakshow.

"What are you going to do?" asks Al.

"I don't know," I whisper. "Is there any chance that you can give him what he wants? It'd only be temporary, I promise."

"Alchemy takes years of training and practice. It's not a device that we can simply give away," replies Al.

"But what if it was?" asks Ed, grinning mischievously.

"That's impossible Brother."

"I know that, but I'm betting that Freakshow doesn't," Ed replies. "Come on! We need to go and talk to Jack and Maddie."

"You can't tell my parents about this," I reply.

"Who said I'm going to? Trust me. I have a plan," Ed grins.

Al moans, "Oh no, here we go again."

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