|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 1:12:07 GMT -5
Ed blinked. "MUSTANG??" he asked and glared. He then did a nose dive into the water, his tail sticking out above the surface and smacked Roy across the face with it. He then surfaced again. "I am NOT a guppie, horsey!" he yelled and smirked, seeing that Roy couldn't do much to him while he was in the water.
Cathy jumped off of Sierra's back and sighed. "So does this mean we're stuck in this form?"
"I sure hope not!!" Riza cried.
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 1:15:51 GMT -5
"Not until the sun rises," Sierra sighed, looking up at the waxy moon. It's face appeared to be laughing at the poor creatures.
Roy stomped back in frustration. "DAMMIT! If I could swim, I'd KILL YOU!" He stomped a couple times again on the ground before snorting and flexing his wings to regain composure.
Al held up one of his front paws in protest, "Brother, please stop! The Colonel really did save your life!"
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 1:18:53 GMT -5
Ed shrugged. "Yeah, yeah...Okay. Thanks, Horse!" he said, still smirking and leaned against the edge of the river. "So now what do we do?"
Riza shrugged. "Camp out here all night maybe?"
If Cathy could pout, she would. "That's boring!" she said and looked up at the moon. "I'm really hungry..."
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 1:24:28 GMT -5
"Well, I already had a rabbit on the way to the Rockbell's," Sierra thought aloud.
Roy looked at his cousin in shock, "IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU GOT OUT OF THE CAR!?"
The mngwa growled and looked at Riza and Alphonse. "I can go hunt something for you two until you get the handle of your new forms. In the meantime, Roy and Cathy can scavenge for food near here since they don't eat meat."
"And what about brother?" Alphonse asked, looking like a dog that had just taken a verbal beating.
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 1:30:14 GMT -5
Ed gacked, thinking about the time he and Al had to hunt for food when they were training for alchemy training. It didn't bother him then, but for some reason the thought of it now didn't set well with his stomach. "God, what do...merpeople...eat?" he asked in disbelief.
Cathy hoped over to Roy and sighed. "Well, let's go then. I just hope we don't eat anything poisonous. I could go for some bread right now..." she muttered.
Riza stood up and followed Sierra. "May I come with you?"
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 1:35:11 GMT -5
Mustang nodded and watched his step carefully not to accidentally crush his little step-sister. He could really go for some lettuce and carrots right now... it was so odd for him to have these cravings...
"Sure Lieutenant, you might be helpful," Sierra said as she lumbered towards the nearby forest, her large bushy tail sweeping behind her.
Only Alphonse stayed behind with his brother. He sat down and put a paw under his chin. "What do you eat, Ed? Fish?"
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 1:41:33 GMT -5
Ed blinked. "I don't know... Wouldn't that be cannibalism?" he asked and sweat dropped.
Cathy flapped up to a tree and looked around. "Isn't there poison ivy around here? Let's be careful not to eat any!" she said then realized what type of tree she was sitting on. "Hey! Berries!!!" she said, her eyes sparkling. Being a bird, that was all she could really eat besides seed and...bugs. She shivered at the though of eating bugs, but hey, it was good protein.
Riza nodded and followed closely behind. If anything, she could kill something with her talons. She then realized something. "I wonder if I can fly up and spot anything from the air. I might have a vision like a hawk," she said, also wanting to try out her flying skills.
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 1:51:03 GMT -5
Al's ears drooped, "I don't think so. You're mostly human, more so than the rest of us." He then remembered something. "Ah! I feel so ashamed! What if you're right!? That was a stupid question for me to ask!" He hid his face in his talons and wrapped his tail around his feet.
Roy looked up and watched as Cathy began to eat the sweet treats above. "Appetizing for you maybe, but I guess I'll have to stick with the basics..." He lowered his head and took a bit of grass in his mouth and began to chew. He was surprised that the taste wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. At least the only think unnatural about him were those large wings on his back...
"Hmm... I have yet to see a creature my size fly..." Sierra thought aloud. The idea was amusing to her and she gave the Lieutenant the go ahead. "Look for something big like a deer. God knows Alphonse is starving to death..."
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 1:59:24 GMT -5
Ed blinked. "D-Don't be ashamed, Al! I-It's not your fault!" he said, reaching out to pet his brother on the head. "Here, give me a sec..." he said and dove under water. He looked around and squinted. Surprisingly the river was well lit by the moon, so he was able to see all the creatures swimming around in the water. 'Now to catch one...' he thought.
Cathy flapped around the tree, pecking at most of the berries. "Man these things are delicious!" she said and looked down at Roy. "How's that grass tasting?"
Riza took a deep breath and nodded as she spread her wings. She then flapped them several times before lifting off the ground. She wobbled a bit, finding it difficult to keep herself upright. She then got higher, searching the earth for a living creature besides them moving about in the moonlight, all the while trying to keep herself airborne and right side up. "I see something!" she yelled. "It's a deer...looks like a buck, about 20 yards away, 12:00 o'clock!"
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 2:07:02 GMT -5
Al winced and lowered his talons. "Mmm... Ed..." He looked at the water to try and find his brother, but all he saw was his own reflection... and all he could think about was his face. "I feel guilty looking like a fox..." Al said to himself, "It was one that bit Ed..."
"Like grass..." Roy replied as he stuffed his face. He tried to shrug it off as if it was a survival instinct, but he couldn't help but enjoy his meal.
Sierra's ears lay flat against her head as she crouched down low. Killing came naturally to her no matter what form so she knew exactly what to do. She tried to keep her growling quiet as she inched nearer and nearer towards the buck. Soon enough, she was ready for the kill. Like lightning, she whipped out her paw and struck it across the face, killing the animal instantly. With her powerful jaws, she took a tight hold of the neck, the blood pouring down. She believed she deserved a taste of this kill... after all it was her catch...
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 2:13:01 GMT -5
Suddenly a fish jumped out of the water, Ed following behind it. "I'll catch you, you DAMN fish!!" he yelled before splashing back into the water after it.
Cathy landed on a branch again, almost falling over and sighed. "Man, I'm stuffed..." she muttered and jumped a bit when she heard Ed's yelling. "Huh...Guess Ed hasn't caught his meal yet."
Riza flapped her wings and landed beside Sierra, nearly tripping over her own feet as she landed. "I need to practice flying more..." she muttered and looked at the deer. "Nice find, I say. Let's take it back to where the others are."
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 2:19:38 GMT -5
Alphonse blinked a couple times and then fell on his back, laughing harder than ever. It was the first time he smiled since the transformation, and his sides hurt from the amusing show his brother put on for him.
Roy looked over his shoulder as he kept chewing to see the Elric brothers back to their normal selves. I guess not everything changed. Ed is still Ed and Al is still Al...
The big cat nodded and dragged the carcass over to the river where Al was rolling in the dirt and laughing like a hyena. She dropped the deer and sighed. "Oh God, what now?"
"ED... TRYING... TO... CATCH... FISH!" Al replied between breaths before howling again.
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 2:24:17 GMT -5
Cathy flapped over to the group and looked at the river to see a bunch of fish jumping out of the water along with Ed splashing along with them. It was like one big cloud of fish. Ed finally flipped around and caught a fish in his mouth, chomping down with his teeth. "Hah! Finawy chaut yew, yew shtuped fesh!" he mumbled with the fish in his mouth.
Riza sighed. If she could facepalm, she would. "Oh dear..."
Ed then swam to the bank and dropped the fish in front of Al. "Here. You eat it, Al," he said and smiled.
|
|
|
Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 9:07:00 GMT -5
Al's ears perked up in alarm. "M-Me? You caught that for me?" He sniffed it and ripped a chunk off. He never even bothered to try raw fish in the past, but now he didn't understand why he didn't before. "MMM!! This is good!"
"I guess the buck is for me and Hawkeye then," Sierra yawned. She started where her teeth had already sunk in before, ripping a good portion of the deer's neck off the bone.
"Well, I can say for all of us that this has been one hell of a night," Mustang chuckled as he walked back to the group, "No one would ever believe this..."
|
|
|
Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 14:18:46 GMT -5
Ed laughed. "Glad you like it," he said and looked behind him at the river. "Wonder if I can catch another one..." he said, smirking because he kind of enjoyed that.
Riza shrugged and looked at the deer, unsure. She was starving though so why not? "Well...bottoms up," she said and dug her claws into it's flesh, pecking at the meat. "This actually isn't that bad!"
Cathy plopped back onto the grass and sighed. "So what are we going to do after this? I mean...there's not anywhere we could go until we change back into our human forms."
"CRAAAAAAP!!" Ed yelled, just realizing something and face palmed. "I left my clothes, suitcase AND automail at Winry and Granny's!! Don't you think they'll find that strange that I just left all of that behind?"
|
|