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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 17, 2009 23:58:20 GMT -5
Ichigo put his elbow on Edward's head. "I really did appreciate your help back there. That was one big Hollow and he needed to be hit on all sides."
"Maybe if you're lucky you can become a Soul Reaper too!" Renji said with a laugh.
"Don't get his hopes up..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 0:11:33 GMT -5
Ed blinked then grinned. "Hey, it was nothing. Something that ugly should be hit ten times over."
Roy put a hand on Ed's shoulder. "C'mon, Fullmetal. We need to get this place cleaned up. Someone with alchemy skills like yours could have this place fixed up in a jiffy."
"What!?" Ed yelled and glared. "Colonel, you lazy a--"
Al pulled Ed away and sweat dropped. "C'mon, brother, let's help the others."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 0:26:53 GMT -5
"See ya later!" The Soul Reapers chimed before departing. They weren't leaving the city really, just to report back to the Soul Society and rest up.
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 0:50:24 GMT -5
~Later that night~
Ed and Al has departed to their dorm room after the placed was cleaned and fixed up while Roy sat in his office doing paper work on the damage.
Ed sat on his bed and stared at the ceiling. "Al?"
Al was sitting on the floor beside him, reading a book and looked up at the sound of Ed's voice. "Yeah, brother?"
"What do you suppose happened to make us see spirits all of a sudden?" he asked, staring at the fan spinning on the ceiling.
Al looked back down at his book, not sure how to answer that. "I don't know, brother..." He then looked back up at him, as if the suit of armor could frown he said "Get some sleep, brother. You look exhausted.
Ed sighed and turned on to his side, his back facing Al. "Good night, Al."
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Meanwhile in Roy's office, the Colonel was slumped over his desk, stacks of papers scattered everywhere.
Riza Hawkeye walked in with a cup of tea and set it down on the desk next to Roy. The loud thud made Roy's head snap up. "Oh, lieutenant. Thank you," he said, picking the mug up.
"Actually, sir, I came to give you those papers you asked me to research," she said, holding out a pile of papers.
"Ah, thanks again," he said and took the papers from her, leafing through them briefly.
Riza frowned. "If I may ask, why did you ask me to research 'spirits' and 'ghosts?' I thought the creature that attacked the place was a chimera."
Roy looked up at her and sighed. "That's what I wanted everyone to believe at the time," he said, getting up and walking over to the window. "To tell you the truth, it wasn't...I can't really explain it at the moment. Still, don't you find it strange there was no body of the chimera and that the people who survived the attack couldn't see what had attacked them?"
Riza nodded slowly, somewhat understanding where he was getting at. "Yes, I do find it a bit strange, but...ghosts?"
Roy scratched his head. "Ah, I don't know. Maybe I'm going crazy," he mumbled and took another swig of his tea.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 1:02:54 GMT -5
~Meanwhile, in Karakura Town...~
Renji yawned heavily as he lay on the tatami of Kisuke Urahara's shop. Back in his gigai, he impaciantly waited to see if the alchemists would call back. "Buzzer ring, Rukia?"
She too in her gigai and laying on the floor next to him, shook her head. "Nope."
Ichigo, the only one in a real body, sighed heavily. "Man, I don't see why we have to stay up and wait for another call. They can take care of themselves, can't they?"
"You heard the Colonel, their powers can't kill a Hollow, only damage it enough for us to kill it."
"That's true. *yawn* But really, pull an all-nighter? Is it nessicary?"
"You know you sound stupid when you're sleepy."
"I *yawn* do not..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 1:39:15 GMT -5
Ed woke up in the middle of the night, an uneasy feeling creeping into his stomach. He looked over to his brother, who looked like he was sleeping, even though he knew Al couldn't sleep. 'He must be dreaming...' Ed thought and looked back up at the ceiling. 'Great...I can't sleep now.' He was about to say something to Al but snapped his mouth shut when he heard a low growling sound. Ed slowly moved his head to look out the window, his heart stopping when he saw it. A hollow, staring through their window.
The hollow crashed through the window, sending glass shards flying everywhere. Ed covered his face from the flying glass and gasped as the hollow grabbed him and picked him up. He was small enough to fit in the hollow's hand. "Give me...your...SOUL!"
"BROTHER!!" Al yelled and quickly drew a transmutation circle on the ground, sending a stone lance at the creature. It smacked into the Hollow, making it drop Ed.
~Meanwhile~
Roy sighed and set the papers down. He looked up at Riza who was still in his office. "You can go home you know, Lieutenant," he said, breaking the silence.
Riza shook her head. "That's alright. I'll stay here just a bit longer. After what happened today, I don't think I could go home just yet."
Roy frowned. He knew she was staying because she was worried about him. Thing was, she wasn't getting enough sleep these days because of his late night work hours. "You're gonna tire yourself out."
"I should say the same thing to you," she said and smiled.
Roy smiled back, but dropped his smile a few seconds later and froze. There, staring through the window behind Riza was another one of those hollows. Roy quickly stood up. "RIZA, GET DOWN!!!" he yelled and ran for her, tackling her to the ground as the window shattered into pieces.
"I must have you soul. Give it to me!" The hollow said, reaching for the two.
"It can speak?" Roy wondered out loud and snapped his flames at the creature.
Riza screamed and covered her ears as Roy sheilded her with his body and attacked the hollow with his right hand. "Colonel, what's going on!?"
'I can't keep this up much longer...' he thought and reached into his pocket, pulling out the phone. He then pressed the #2 button and held it down.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 1:44:40 GMT -5
~Karakura Town~
The phone buzzed violently and all three Soul Reapers sat up, ripping themselves from their bodies. "The Colonel!" Rukia cried.
"I knew something was up in that city," Renji growled as Ichigo prepared the portal.
"Let's go!" He cried, being the first one to arrive in Amestris and sencing the Hollow immediately. Unfortunately for him... it wasn't the one the Colonel was sending the SOS over.
((Idiot's gonna go solo... let's make this Hollow BAD~! ))
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 1:59:28 GMT -5
"Al!" Ed yelled as the hollow focused it's attention on his younger brother instead.
Al sent another stone lance at the creature and it smacked into it's face this time. Ed quickly dodged out of the way as the hollow fell to the floor where he was standing. "Did I get it?" Al asked, looking up at the hollow lying on the floor.
Ed carefully walked up to it to check. "I think so..." he said, but was cut off when the hollow grabbed Ed around the waist again.
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Roy quickly moved Riza out of the way and began snapping furiously with both of his hands. The explosions rumbled through the building and knocked the hollow to the ground, the thing roaring furiously.
Riza looked around and blinked, trying to see what Roy was attacking, but could see nothing. She did, however, hear the roaring from the monster's pain. "What is it!?"
Roy quickly pulled her under his desk. "It's a hollow. The same kind of creature that attacked HQ earlier today. For some reason, only certain people can see it."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 21:21:15 GMT -5
"HurrrAHHHG!!" Ichigo roared as he came out of nowhere, stabbing the Hollow in the back as he landed. It roared and dropped Edward, clawing at it's back to where Ichigo was. "You sure are brave! AND STUPID! We told you to let us handle it!"
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"Sode no Shirayuki!" Rukia hollared as she swung her sword at the Hollow's leg. It froze instantly, allowing Renji to shatter it. The monster lost its balance, but continued swiping at Roy... not before using it's other back leg to send Rukia and Renji flying.
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 21:46:38 GMT -5
Ed dropped to the floor on his back, temporarily knocking the wind out of him.
Al ran over next to his brother to protect him. "We couldn't contact you! The Colonel has the phone," Al said just as Ed was getting up.
"How did you know we were in trouble?" Ed asked, clutching his chest.
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Roy pulled Riza closer to himself, bracing her into a protective hug, and quickly snapped at the Hollow.
Riza felt helpless and pulled out the gun she carried near her waist.
"No!" Roy yelled, quickly lowering her hand. "You can't even see the hollow. Don't start shooting blindingly," he said and snapped at it again.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 21:56:56 GMT -5
"Huh!? The Colonel isn't here!? But was how we knew you were in distress! Wait a second... " Ichigo, not being as dumb as he looks, put two and two together to make four. "S***! Two Hollows at once, not making my job easier..."
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"Last thing I want is to be shot down by an ally!" Renji replied, knowing Riza couldn't hear him, "Bullets freaking hurt!"
Rukia shook her head as she ignored her friend. She swung her sword, sending a fog of ice at the monster, in an attempt to freeze the thing over. However, it only looked like she gave it freezer-burn. Ugh! My spiritual power is still shot! Dammit! I can't sit this one out!
"ROY!" She screamed, "DESTROY THE MASK! THAT'S HOW YOU KILL A HOLLOW!!"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 22:04:16 GMT -5
Ed and Al both got knocked into the wall by the hollow's massive hand as it let out an angry roar. "Dammit..." Ed said, clenching his teeth. "That thing is just so powerful."
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Roy looked up at the hollow and nodded, grinning. "Got it!" he said and crawled out from under the desk. He stood up and aimed, firing at the hollow's mask. The spark hit the mark and it erupted into a loud explosion.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 18, 2009 22:33:47 GMT -5
"Getsuga TENSHO!" Ichigo commanded as he cut the monster in half.
"RAAAUUUGGGHHHH!!! THAT HURT YOU BUG!" The Hollow screamed as it tried tying itself back together.
"What the--!? AUGH!" It backhanded the Substitute Soul Reaper into the side of the building, leaving a bloody human print. It licked Ichigo's blood and chuckled.
"Stupid Soul Reaper, getting in between me and my meal. Now... FOR THE BOY!!"
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Apr 18, 2009 22:38:33 GMT -5
Ed grimaced as the hollow zeroed in on him. "Like hell I'll be your meal, ugly!" he growled out and stood up.
Al ran forward, punching the hollow in the side of the head, but his fist just bounced back off like it's head was made of rubber. "What the--?" He then looked over at Ichigo who was knocked into the wall. "Hey! Are you alright? Get up!"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Apr 19, 2009 12:17:41 GMT -5
Ichigo growled and lifted his head. Despite being a bloody mess, he tore himself from the wall and fired another Getsuga Tensho, trying to cut off the monster's head. But he missed, a large cut in the wall where the attack connected. It wasn't entirely in vain however, as Ichigo had managed to cut off the hand that was about to take Edward's life.
The Soul Reaper was furious, fire seemed to burn in his eyes as the Hollow roared again in agony. But he knew going too far over a measly little Hollow like this one was not worth dying for.
"ICHIGO!" He heard Rukia cry from the streets below.
Renji sneered at the monster. "Idiot, he's swinging blindly again! The mask, you moron, the mask!"
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