Perhaps it'll be like this:
Winry saves Scar, and gets hurt in the process.
Kimbley decides to kill Winry, but Scar saves her.
Kimbley and Scar dish it out.
Kimbley dies.
Scar dies or gets severely injured (enter Mei Chan!)
Scar earns Winry's (and maaaaaaybe Ed's, like you said) forgiveness.

See why I can't be a novelist or a mangaka?

Amythest Sunset and Alchemical- I think a series of duels is possible, what with the "divide and conquer" method, but who's doing the conquering where? I mean, are the skills matched evenly in the places where the battles would be? Well, not evenly, per se, because there's gotta be winners and losers! And, like Alchemical said, would there be one big battle where everybody meets up? It would be totally funny if Ed and Roy fighting back to back and keeping track of how many people they get rid of and being all, "You so owe me." "No, you owe me!" Then, finally, one is just about to be completely killed/maimed and the other saves them, solving the "who owes who" dilemma once and for all.

Wow... I just got really carried away there.

Anyway, it seems like it will start out as small skirmishes, then there'll be a rally of sorts, because Father wants the human sacrifices... um, I dunno where, actually. Maybe he wants to make sure they're the real thing or something?

Oh, and has it been theorized that Izumi will be killed off at some point? It seems pretty likely that she would protect Ed or Al and die because of it. I don't want her to, 'cause she kicks ass, but it just seems like she'll be one of the ones that doesn't make it. Poor Sig, too, if that happens.

Hey, we were talking about Ed and Roy fighting back-to-back a few pages back, and we started having fangirl moments... Now it's back... I so want to see it happen!

Izumi has never been my favorite character, but her death would bring out lot of emotion, and I'd probably be really sad.
But you're right, it doesn't seem like she'll make it.

Whoa! Brainstorm! Izumi'd probably be the one to (once again) call Ed out if he were to stupidly attempt to open the Gate again. I highly doubt Ed would, but give him enough reason, and he would. Maybe to get Ed's body back, and Izumi would be all, "No, dammit!" because the price would be Ed's body or something (yes, I know that happens in the anime, but I came up with it independently, since I didn't remember at the time), and she'd jump in and make the sacrifice. Then again, she abhors human transmutation, so maybe not...

Oh, I can do fangirl moments. I'm normally pretty grounded, but get me excited about something, and it'll be like I'm sugar high, but without the sugar. The ones I have usually involve Havoc. I just wanna hug him and tell him it's gonna be okay! I don't have a crush on him (I personally think having crushes on fictional characters is a little strange), but he's just such a likable character!

It's pretty much a given that Izumi won't survive for long. I mean, how long can you survive without several internal organs?

Roy and Ed...they've unwittingly got each other's backs. And they'll end up owing each other. XDDDDDD Hey, at least it's an opportunity for them to work together!

Well...if Ed succeeds in getting Al back to his body and vanquishing the Homunculi, he would partly owe the military for helping him on both counts. And the best way to repay the military, in equivalent exchange, would be to stay a State Alchemist. Or, he could leave the military for a while, and return when he's older. Ah, heck. XD

I really wonder why she's coughing up blood? What exactly did the Gate take, anyways? I thought it was her reproductive organs in the manga, but something else must have been taken for her to cough up blood, right? Of course, it just might be a tool that is being used to show how she's actually sick despite her strong exterior, and I'm thinking too much into it. I'm not even going to bring up the anime explanation, the other organs taking over the jobs of the ones that are missing? Please.
The idea of Roy and Ed fighting together?
...
My imagination runs wild. *must restrain thoughts*

I'd personally like Ed to stay as a State Alchemist. But then, there's the Human Weapon thing...Ed would not want to be a Military's Dog longer than he has to. Besides, I think that Izumi would kill him if Ed stays in the military even after he got Al's body back. However, if there's a new fuhrer after Bradley who'd change the role of State Alchemists to something better than being used as human weapons...

~Roy for Fuhrer~

the ending will most likely involve the words THE and END

ps: has anyone noticed that the homunculi (except brath/wradley) completely suck at fighting? hey each get killed like a 100 times without even killing their enemies once.

I'd like Ed to stay in the military as well. It's like he wouldn't be Ed if he wasn't a State Alchemist. And he might actually stay, with a new Fuhrer (Roy for Fuhrer! ^___^)



... Wow.

But can't the homunculi kind of afford to get killed? Not that they'd want to, but when Lust was about to off Riza and she got shot (and then the Gluttony thing before that), both were kinda, "Okay... are you done now?" I think it's because they think that they have easy prey. They're underestimating humans. And that's what will be their downfall.

Although, that would mean essentially luring them into a trap with the so-called "weaker" ones, who could possibly be killed... Yikes! No more dead people, please! (Tch... yeah, right. Like that'll happen.)

Oh, and if I recall correctly, those who have tuberculosis sometimes cough up blood. Maybe she has that? Or the FMA world's form of it? After all, her organs are missing, so the others, like Alchemical mentioned, might have to take over the jobs of the others. This puts a lot of strain on the body. Strain on the body gives way to a weak immune system... do you see where I'm going with this?

Homunculi are too stupid to be superior to humans. You're right, the underestimate them After all, that was their downfall in the anime, and it most certainly will be in the manga. Power-hungry people (in this case, things) are always blind to this fact.

I might be... Then again, she lost her organs, making her quite weak and it's easy for problems to stir up then that are not related to a disease. But I do see where you're going.

And GreedLing did say "Do not unterestimate humans" to Bradley in chapter 50 or 60 something if my memory hasn't completely failed me. He was sitting on a roof(?) and Bradley came there playing all highty and mighty.

Darn, I want my own computer back >.< But I won't get it till monday...

I think so... I don't remember that well at the moment, either.

I still have hope for Ling. I took a little nap this afternoon on the way to my aunt's house (where I am now) and had a dream about Ling dieing... Made me die a little on the inside. ;_;

It's actually possible. I would dig up infos from my anatomy textbook, but I don't feel like doing so since final exam is finally over for me lol...



Ling said that, not Greed (I think).

Here is what I remember...
"Do not underestimate humans..."
"... was what that guy just said." (Greed saying to Bradley)

so that makes it obvious that Ling was the one who said it. (unless memory serves me wrong 8D;; )

Yeah, that would mean Ling said it. I don't remember that chapter well though. What chapter was it in?

And (we only talked about this a little bit) what about some Greedling/Mei Chan interaction?

Yeah, it was probably that. (But I said GreedLing so I could have meant both!)

GreedLing and Mei meeting would be an interesting scene (like would be GL's and Ran Fan's...). Half siblings meeting and the younger suddenly learns that her big bro got the Philosopher's Stone first. (Or did she learn it in chapter 59? 60? 61? When Knox told her, Ran and Al about Ishval... It could have been mentioned...) She would be pissed, I'm sure (speaking from personal experience... though I'm the older sibling so... )

Now I'm wondering what GL and Ran's meeting would be like....


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Speaking as a younger sister (with older brothers, no less, but we aren't half-siblings.) I can tell you that Mei probably would not take the news very well. She's pretty headstrong, and it seems very clear where her loyalties lie, so she wouldn't be happy at all, to say the least. I have no idea what she would do, though. Dragging Ling back to Xing whether he wants to go or not wouldn't work, and I think she'd have a pretty tough time ripping the stone from his body (ewwww...), so, well, I don't know. I just know that she would not be happy with the way things are going.

GL/Ran Fan meeting = TONS of angst and fluffy fanfiction. But I really cant wait for a scene like that.

And that made me think about something else. What if Ran Fan blamed Ed for Ling becoming Greed. THAT would be some nice angst.



Also speaking as a younger sister, I agree with you. Mei Chan definitely won't be happy.

True about fanfiction. (I should probably write some... tomorrow when I get my computer.)

I agree with both of you as an older sister with a little brother. It's NOT pretty when I get something he wants too. (And I - literally - blow up when he gets something I want xDDD)




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I should too, if I ever get off my lazy ass to finish another chapter of one of my fanfics. That'll be awhile. -.- But I really want to write an AU scene for the manga. Some good 'ol Greedling x Ran Fan angst.

Heh, you're not alone. I'll be pissed for days when my older brother gets something I want. XD




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I won't quote now as it would be freakishly long xD

Hmm... In fanfiction arena I have only Sinner's Path and one nameless manga based Royai one-shot still in progress (+ some more or less useless manga and anime based ideas). But Ran x GL would be fun to write

Last time I swore my lil' bro to the deepest dephts of Hell because he cheated at cards xD (makes me think the beginning of episode 10... only with the younger one cheating xDDD)

And to get back to on-topic... I'm waiting for Hohenheim, Ed, Al and Father to get into the same room/field/mountain/cave/whichever Arakawa-sensei decides. That would result in a many broken bones, lots of debris and craters from explosions and probably at least one dead guy. And hopefully with fully restored Alphonse.

Hell yes, I want to see a scene like that. And, what's this? More angst? Mmmmm....

Seems like all the scenes we want to happen will be filled with angst and fighting. XD

@Reta McClain - Yap I say that's a very good decision to stop adding another layer to the Pyramid!!

*cough* Guys, stop building Quote pyramid, please.
(Or, if you like to include the quote, maybe you can edit and include only the portion of the quote that is directly relevant to the content of your new post. ^^)

Otherwise, instead of clicking on REPLY at the bottom right of the last post on the thread, please click on ADDREPLY button at the bottom center of the thread.

"Don't underestimate humans" Ling says that to Envy while in Gluttony's stomach. It happened in volume 13, right after Envy taunted Ling and Ed. And just before Envy transformed and a battle royale broke out.

I'm sure, but did they have a brother-sister relationship before??? Did they even meet??? Are they related by something other than simply blood??? They were raised in two different clans, who were apparently "enemies", I'm not sure that the little blood-link between them would mean something to them I can't see May killing him in cold blood because she is too gentle, but I can't see them as allies neither I'm sure she doesn't call him "brother"...

I don't see it as having to do with the blood relationship (or half-lack thereof) as having to do with "This idiot who just happens to be related to me by blood and is competing with me for the throne has what he needs... and I don't!" That's why Mei would throw a fit in my opinion.

Volume 13? I barely remember reading that one. I think I only read the volume once when I bought it back in May because I had re-read a few of the scanlations, including that chapter. And that was a week before the volume came out. I guess I didn't remember that part... But I do remember them talking.



Oh, I'm talking about not getting what she came there for, and Ling, basically, getting it first.

(And sorry about the pyramids, Tombow! ^.^; )

Hey, I am right too.... What I remember is pretty close to what they said. (well that's what i interpreted from the japanese version XD)

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Chapter 56...

Ah, thanks AA Battery!

I wonder if Ling would try to take over again if he saw Ran Fan? Perhaps he won't need any alchemist to help him.

True, true...once Ling sees Ran Fan, it's gonna be an all-out battle - inside him. But as we've discussed earlier, let's hope he can stay alive through all that, at least, 'cause fighting a Homunculus out of your system isn't as easy as it sounds...and it doesn't even sound easy to begin with XD

And pride will be the downfall of them all - especially Pride XDDDD

Pride: I AM THE FIRST HOMUNCULUS! MWAHAHA, NOTHING CAN STOP ME! *lurks in shadows*

Roy: *snaps and creates fire, which means lots of light, which means no shadows for Pride to lurk in*

Pride: ...T_T *PHAIL*

I know, I know, just another one of my twisted manga fantasies. XD

^I can see the background for that scene: EPIC FAIL.

When you really think about it, Pride could be the weakest of all the homunculi. And that's kind of sad for the Almighty First Homunculus. XD

That would be HILARIOUS! I actually thought that the fire thing might come into play at some point, and then I was like, "Nah- It'll never happen." But with homunculi underestimating humans so much, it suddenly seems very possible. To me, at least.

But he'd have to surround Pride with fire so as to not create shadows. A wall of fire wouldn't do much good, since it would cast a shadow behind him.

I mean, can't you just see Pride trying to strangle someone or something like that, and then the area lights up and it's Roy to the rescue! (Okay, I just had a fangirl moment there.)

Oh! Completely scary thought: What if Pride manipulated the shadows inside Al's armor? Like, he goes in and tries to rub off the seal or something so that everyone will stop for the moment, and Pride will live? Wouldn't that be creepy? I mean, that seal is Al's one physical weakness, and it's the best weakness to go after. Scaaaaary.....

jacksparrow589 - Quite you. You're all-too-possible scenarios are scaring me. Will you hold me?

Because I LOVE suspense, I think that'd be a great scene. I'd love to see that happen! (Of course, Al lives and beats the hell outta him. *nodnod*)

XD Never fear, Fuhrer Roy is here! X3

Somehow I neglected this thread. But now I'm back!
But really, Pride's asset is also his weakness...and it seems like pride can just appear anywhere as long as there are shadows around, so I don't think the 'surround Pride with fire' thing would work...unless I'm wrong and Pride has to move from shadow to shadow. That'd kind of suck for Pride.

jacksparrow- O-O;;; Never thought of that before...but if Ed seals all the gaps in Al(like he did in a omake to use Al as a gigantic hot water bottle), there'd be no shadow, right? Like in the tunnel at Briggs. Then again, Al wouldn't be able to move, then...so Pride could actually do that. Scary >0<;;
Sometimes these predictions are scary accurate, even if they weren't serious- I think someone said something like 'Selim's Pride!' before as a joke, but then, we know what happened.

ehxhfdl14- Oh yeah... Pride does that in volume... 12, I think? Yeah, when he gets mad at Envy and tells him that he's screwing up. And the thing at Briggs. Totally forgot about that. Thank you!

Alchemical- Sorry for scaring you! As I was typing that, I was like, "If that happens... well... I just hope it doesn't!" I'd be frozen on the page and my heart rate would probably jump a little bit. I don't like scary moments like that.

Geez. I really hope my bad predictions don't happen. Then there was the month before 72 came out when I wanted some Roy and Riza interaction and I thought there was no way it was going to happen, and well, you see how that turned out... Hmm... Maybe I just shouldn't make predictions anymore... Nah! Too much fun!

Don't worry, you're not alone! I always think something like "I should stop before I scare myself too much... Or what if they come true? ... Or- Nah. Too much fun." I like trying to predict stuff.

I always get nervous around the release of a new chapter, and my heart jumps a few beats because I'm worried one of these predictions will come true. But then I read the chapter and none of these big predictions we've made come true and I'm back to thinking them up. XD

But I do hope a few do happen. Especially some Royai and LingRan Fan goodnees. And even some Edwin, since it's definitely starting to go that direction.

I dunno... Ling's kinda been on on the down-low lately. We saw him a little at the end of 73, though. I hope he flips everything on its head and fights for the side of good and alchemy!

I'm with you on all the pairings, though. One of my friends who hasn't read or watched FMA but wants to asked me to tell her about it, and one of my pros for the manga was that it had more hinting at romance. Once she reads, I'm going to need to get her on here...

Anyway, I have a question: Does anybody think Hayate will come into play at all, or is he just sort of in there for cuteness and stuff like that? I mean, he can't really sense homunculi (Gluttony attacked Riza, so Hayate attacked back.), but he's in there a lot for not having much to do with the story. That could just be me, though.

It would be neat for Black Hayate to make his way in there, but I doubt he will. Or, maybe, it'll be one of those scenes where the pets dies. TT.TT I'd definitely cry if he died.

We're killing Blaha now? ㅠㅁㅠ
Black Hayate might play a role, but mostly, I notice a pattern, like>> Riza is attacked by a homunculus. Blaha, who couldn't sense anything before, attacks the homunculus once it starts to harm Riza.
Remember Gluttony and what happened then? Blaha attacked Gluttony, right? Now this happens...
Blaha the super-secret-anti weapon against homunculi! Whoop.

I think we're going to end up killing everyone off in our little scenarios... ;.; Not the 'big rock slide, everyone dies thing again!

We seem to go through the 'Killer' phase once in a while. Strange.
So anyone else awaiting the next chapter?

Yep. XD

Well, it's only a few days until the new chapter, and I wanna see some Royai. X3 Been craving it for some reason... XD

Nah, not Blaha, but Shao Mei!! See how Shao Mei atacked Ed in the last chapter??
Shao Mei would do that to save Mei, and gets killed.. Oh no!!! I will cry if that would actually happen!! >.<

And BTW, some OT.....
Happy 15th Birthday, Alchemical!!

Thank you so much, Tombow!

I can imagine Shao Mei dieing for Mei.

Oh noes, Xiao Mei! T_T Like the possibility of Scar dying for Mei...but yeah, Xiao is a battle-ready panda, and since Mei Chan may as well be in a lot of danger...it is also possible.

So it's either Scar or Xiao who will sacrifice their life for Mei, eh?

Black Hayate will go the way of (DON'T HIGHLIGHT WITHOUT HAVING READ DEATHLY HALLOWS) Hedwig. You heard it here first.










...I hope not.

*cries* I can't take that twice!

I agree; I can't take it after reading DH! T_T Not another one!

If he did, though, I can see more HP/FMA crossover fics! XD

And what about Den? We're forgetting Den!

(Me, lamenting...) Why oh WHY did I pose that question? Now I need to know what happens with everything! Chapter 74 must come quickly!

Hmm. Didn't Den bristle when Hohenheim came back? Hohenheim has established that he's not exactly fully human. Are the two events/revelations related? If Den has some sense (like they say some animals do) that things aren't what they should be... nah. Not likely.

Speaking of which, what's going to happen to Risembool (sp?) ? Hohenheim told Pinako to leave, and it's fairly obvious what the general idea is, but it doesn't seem very densely populated, which isn't useful in creating a stone.

Can't think of anything more to write. I'm still a little weird from spending a night first in the rain with no shelter, then under a shelter with a concrete floor... and that was two nights ago. Ugh.

^Ouch, no shelter in the rain? Hope you didn't get a cold (or a severe back ache from that floor) *shudder*

So far, Risembool hasn't played a big part in the series as far as the last few chapters go. I want to see more happen to it. It sure would be quite an emotional blow to Ed and Al, not to mention Winry and the others as well.