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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 0:23:45 GMT -5
"Edward, huh? But we can call you Ed. Alright, nice to finally get your name!" Sora exclaimed, holding out his hand for a shake.
Cid shook his head, "Look fellas, I appreciate the greetings, new and old, but I still got a buisness to run here. You gonna buy something or not?"
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Yuffie laughed, "I know he's not bad! Just messing around!" She put one hand on her hip and the other under her lip, "As for the old coot, I don't know where he ran off to. He should be around. Probably buying sea salt ice cream."
Alphonse sat up and looked at Yuffie. "So he's busy somewhere then. That's okay, but... who are you?"
"I'm Yuffie Kisaragi, world class thief and ninja! Oops, I guess I shouldn't have said that aloud... forget that last part!"
"Well Yuffie, it's nice to meet you! I'm Alphonse Elric."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 0:33:21 GMT -5
"Sorry, Cid. Do you have any`projectiles? The heartless ships blew out our first one," Goofy asked the man.
Ed smiled and held out his hand to shake Sora's. "Nice to meet you too..." he said and stopped, looking at Donald and Goofy. "So what are you two suppose to be? A dog and a bird?" he questioned, confused by how strange they looked. "You're not chimeras, are you?"
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Riku shrugged. "Whatever. Just tell him we need him once he gets back," he said, ready to walk inside when suddenly a puff of smoke appeared and an elderly man with a long beard and wearing a blue cloak stood beside Alphonse. "My goodness, I need to watch where I appear next time. I almost ran into this knight in shinning armor," he said, adjusting his glasses to get a closer look at Al.
"Oh, there you are Merlin!" Kairi said and waved. "We were looking for you. The search for the fourth key failed, but we found someone else instead," she said, motioning toward Al.
"I figured as much. I didn't think the fourth key would be in this town anyway. I would've sensed his presence," Merlin said, looking at Kairi, then looked back at Alphonse. "And who might you be?"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 16:41:06 GMT -5
"Yeah, yeah, hold on a sec," Cid replied, wandering into the back of the store.
Donald glared at Edward, "Chimeras!? Nuh-uh! I'm just a duck, just a duck!"
"Yeah!... Say what is a chimera?" Sora asked, "Is it a type of heartless?"
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If armor could blush it would. Knight in shining armor? I'm flattered! "Uh, I'm Alphonse, Alphonse Elric. I'm from Amestris. Sorry sir, but I'm not a knight. I'm fourteen."
"Fourteen!? In that thing? No way!" Yuffie exclaimed. He then began to climb on Alphonse, much to his protest.
"Hey! Wait! Stop!"
Yuffie grabbed his helmet and took it off, "A-HA!! EEEKK!! HE'S EMPTY!!"
"Oh no, not this again... AND GIVE ME BACK MY HEAD!!"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 17:05:15 GMT -5
Ed blinked. "Not a chimera?" he asked confused. "Then how are you able to talk?" He then looked at Sora. "No, nothing like that. A chimera is more like combining animals together through alchemy. Sometimes they combine humans and animals together too. It's really inhuman and the practice is forbidding in my country. I've run into lots of people who broke that rule, including people in the military..." he muttered and shrugged, sadly thinking of Nina.
Goofy thanked Cid as he disappeared into the back and turned to face Ed. "Well, we're not chimeras. We're just from a different world were dogs and ducks can talk," he said and smiled. "Ah hyuck!"
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Riku shrugged. "He's a soul possessing a suit of armor, Yuffie. Stop using the poor kid as a jungle gym," he muttered.
Merlin laughed. He wasn't all too surprised by Al's armor being empty. He had seen lots of strange things in his time being a wizard and all. "You're from Amestris, you say? Perhaps you know the fourth keybearer then? The King told me he was from your world."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 17:15:43 GMT -5
Al took his head back from Yuffie as she jumped off of him and shook it in dismay. "No, I don't even know what you're talking about, sorry."
"Well, shoot! It's okay though, we don't blame you for not knowing anything!" Yuffie exclaimed, patting her hand on his back. "The 'key' we're talking about isn't literally a key. It's a weapon used to banish heartless!"
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Cid came back with a big box and set it on the counter. "That'll be 300 munny, boys."
Sora dug into his pocket and slowly counted it out, much to everyone's displeasure.
"Military?" Donald asked Ed, "Is that a big deal in your world?"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 17:27:39 GMT -5
Riku nodded to Al and took out his keyblade. "The weapon destroys heartless, but it also attracts them, because the wielder of the keyblade has a strong heart. And hearts are what the heartless are after..."
"That's why your world was destroyed. They were after the wielder of the fourth keyblade," Kair said sadly.
"Ah well, enough of this talk. We don't want to upset the boy anymore than he already is," Merlin said, walking in his house. "Since I have no use for you two here, I've prepared a gummi ship so you may travel to other worlds."
Kairi's eyes brightened. "Really? So we're still searching for the new keybearer?"
"Yes, and you may find Sora, Donald, and Goofy as well. They might know something about the Key," Merlin said and smiled.
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Ed nodded to Donald. "Our whole country is run by the military. Ever since Bradley took over as Fuhrer, our country has been into nothing but war..."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 18:07:36 GMT -5
Donald took over for paying after Sora shorted Cid out of 150 munny. The boy lowered his head. "Oh... that sucks... it doesn't run your life, does it?"
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Alphonse was excited. He didn't know what a Gummi Ship was, but he really wanted to see other worlds! But... he felt as if something was missing. Not his brother, no he already knew that. He just felt... unarmed. "Umm... Mr. Merlin? Before we go... can I have like... something to fight off heartless with? I don't think my alchemy would be enough."
"Al...che... my?" Yuffie asked herself.
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His head throbbed like he had a neverending migraine. He couldn't stand the pain any longer, it was worse than any hangover he had. Roy groaned and put a hand on his forehead as he sat up. He didn't know where he was, in a large gorge in the middle of nowhere. The boys! Hawkeye! He looked around in panic and saw ten feet away from him his first lieutenant.
"HAWKEYE!" He cried as he stumbled to his feet. He ran as fast as he could but skidded to a halt when a large black aura blocked his path.
"Where do you think you are going?" Out stepped a woman with long black horns and green skin in a black and purple robe. Despite being a witch, her face was quite beauiful.
"Who are you!? What did you to me and my lieutenant!? WHERE ARE WE!?"
"Patience, dear child, all questions will be answered shortly..." She grabbed his face with her hand and admired him, "My my, what a strong will you have. Surely you don't use it to protect your friends, do you?"
Roy's eyes widened in fear. His friends!? What about them!? Was this her doing!?
The witch laughed, "You do! But you were weak, you lost them when your world fell apart."
It's true.. she's right... how does she know this?
"I can help... I am Maleficent... and I can make you stronger than you could ever imagine." She looked behind at Riza then back at Roy. "Go to her... and consider my offer... if you accept, you know where to find me..." And with that, she disappeared into a puff of black smoke.
Roy panicked and knelt down to Riza, "Hawkeye! HAWKEYE! Wake up!"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 18:37:18 GMT -5
Ed shook his head. "Heck no! Just because I joined the military doesn't mean I became their dog..." he said and looked to Goofy. "No offense."
Goofy shook his head. "None taken..."
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"Oh dear me, I forgot!!" Merlin said, slapping a hand to his face. He then did a couple of swishes with his wand and a blue flash of light appeared before Al. When the light disappeared, a blue like sword floated in front of him.
"And other thing..." Merlin said, swishing his wand again. A red orb appeared and floated into Al's sword. "That there is magic. The red orb is fire. Just concentrate your energy into the sword and you'll be able to use it. You'll also learn other magic on your journey," he said and smiled.
"Wow, Al! That's so cool!" Kairi said, looking at Al's sword.
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Riza slowly rolled over, groaning in pain from the same headache she had. "COLONEL! ED! AL!" she yelled, bolting upright then blinked, realizing she was in someone's arms. "Colonel..." she said, relaxing a bit. "W-Where are we...?"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 19:10:05 GMT -5
"Sorry! Sorry! Didn't know that was a sensitive subject!" Sora pleaded in his defence, but still with a smile on his face.
Cid grunted, "Well, where're you four gonna go now, eh? Maybe you should head to Radient Garden and say hi to the others, eh?"
"No no, not yet! We have to take Edward to Master Yen Sid!" Donald exclaimed.
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Alphonse looked at it in awe. "It is cool! Thanks so much! I can already feel it amplifying my alchemic power! I can't wait to use it on those nasty heartless!"
Yuffie giggled, "Aw shucks, you're so funny Al!"
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Roy looked at the ground. "I don't know..." He looked back at her in dismay, "But all I know is that we survived whatever happened back there. Some woman told me our home of Amestris was destroyed by those dark things..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 19:32:33 GMT -5
Ed shrugged. "It's fine..." he muttered then looked to Donald. "Yen Sid? Who's he?"
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"It's no problem at all my dear boy!" Merlin exclaimed happily. "Oh, and one more thing." he said, adding a power to Kairi and Riku's blades. "The three of you will be able to fight together and use the Trinity Limit."
"Sweet!" Riku said, swinging his blade.
"Alright. Alright, now. You should get going. The gummi ship is right outside. Good luck on your journey!"
"Thank you, Merlin," Kairi said and bowed, Riku just nodding in appreciation.
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"A woman?" Riza asked and blinked, looking around. "But, I don't see anyone..." she then stopped and frowned. "Our home...." she said and looked at Roy's face. "What about Ed and Al? Are the boys safe?"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 19:47:47 GMT -5
"Yen Sid trained me for a bit, improved my magic and abilities and also taught me Drive forms!" Sora exclaimed, "He made me stronger!"
"He can make you stonger too and tell you more about your keyblade." Donald added.
"Then Yen Sid it is, I guess. I'll be seeing you boys later! I gotta restock those projectiles, you guys cleaned me out." Cid said as he wandered into the back room once again.
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"Thank you very much!" Alphonse repeated again. He didn't know how else to show his appreciation. Once they were all out side he stopped and had to ask the burning question:
"Where to now?"
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Roy shook his head again. "I-I still don't know. Everything happened so fast... I hope they're alright, that's all I can say with certainty." He then began to plead with Riza, "But the woman I saw! She called herself Maleficent and offered us a chance to find them! If we just see her again, she might take us Edward and Alphonse!"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 20:04:05 GMT -5
Edward grinned. "Really? Well what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" he said, almost flying out the door.
"There he goes. We better hurry before we lose him!" Goofy said, running after Ed.
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Kair and Riku got to the gummi ship and got inside. "Hmm...this si a bit bigger than the one Donald and Goofy have," Kairi said, taking a seat next to the driver, Riku.
"We should head to Disney Castle. Maybe Queen Minnie has an idea where the King is, or if she heard anything about the fourth key." Riku said, pulling some levers and switches. "Strap in..."
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Riza slowly stood up, holding Roy's hand as she did. "We should start looking then. She may also tell us where we are too..."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 20:11:43 GMT -5
"QUACK!" Donald exclaimed as he followed suit.
Sora grabbed the heavy package that Cid had left for them and waddled out of the store as fast as he could, "Wait for me, guys!!"
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Alphonse nodded. He sat in a fairly large seat and did the buckle. It was a simple concpet to something he had never seen before. "So we're going to another castle, huh? Well, I'm ready when you guys are! The sooner we get there, the sooner I get to see my brother!"
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Roy nodded and stood up when Riza did. She said I would know where to find her... how vague of direction... but I don't care. I have to find those boys! They might be in danger! He started to walk deeper and deeper into the gorge, the canyon walls getting higher and higher. He didn't know where his feet were taking him, but somehow he knew it was the right direction.
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Jul 6, 2010 20:23:40 GMT -5
Goofy finally caught up to Ed, telling him which direction the gummi ship was in.
"Gummi ship? Is that how you get to other worlds?" Ed asked, blinking in confusion. At first he thought a sea ship, but when they got closer, he was very mistaken. "No way! Are we really going into space??" he asked in disbelief. No one in his world ever successfully went into outer space. He had only heard stories about it in fairy tales and science fiction.
"Ah hyuck! Yup! Just as soon as we fix the cannon on the ship we can leave."
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"All systems go!" Kairi said, checking to make sure there was nothing wrong with the ship.
"Roger," Riku said, lifting the ship off the ground. It whizzed and hummed, rocking back and forth a bit, until it faced the sky and took off at lightning speed, passing the atmosphere and into the starry sky.
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Riza quietly followed behind him, having a sinking feeling in her stomach. "Colonel, do you know where we're going? And do you trust this woman?"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Jul 6, 2010 22:00:20 GMT -5
Donald came back to the ship without problem, but Sora could barely breathe. He set down the box and then collapsed along side it. Donald let out a sigh.
"I'm okay! Really! Just... tired..."
"Whatever. I'm fixing the ship. Goofy, you helping?"
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Alphonse braced himself. He gripped the arm rests of the seats for dear life and once they entered the Plane of Existance, he sat there in awe. He had never seen so many stars in his entire life. He unbuckled and wandered from window to window. "Are we really in space!? This is so awesome!! I wish Ed could see this! I never would have imagined people could actually launch into space successfully! It's amazing!!" This jabbering went on a few minutes more before taking his seat again. "Wow..."
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Roy focused his attention on the path ahead and glared. "I know where I'm going, Hawkeye, you just have to trust me. As for Maleficent, I don't know what to do but to trust her. If it means getting the Elrics back and going home, I'm all for it."
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