#i NEEDED to reference the stupid boot and him being in history books XD

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i keep laughing imagining Al showing up to the Xingese Court and being like "hi Ling!" and all the courtiers are like "GASP" bc that is NOT how you greet His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, Son of Heaven and Lord of Ten Thousand Years. Ling finds it hysterical tho. And if /Ed/ ever shows up to the court... oh boy fgfghfjfh

Welp, I just couldn’t help myself so have little ficlets of Al and Ed individually meeting up with Ling and his court

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Al shows up to the court, sunshine personality showing into his large smile as we waves enthusiastically at the emperor, “Hi Ling!”

The crowd gasps. How dare this stranger, this foreigner be so casual to their lord! He should be punished for his insolence—

“Al!” Ling cheers as he flings himself off of the throne and rushes to the blonde boy’s side, “How’s it going buddy?”

The court stares in shock and awe. Emperor Ling hugs this foreign boy like he’s a close brother. They chat animatedly. Even his bodyguard Lan Fan goes to the boy to speak casually and politely.

Their shock is amplified as Princess May Chang comes into the room, latching herself onto this “Al,” much to the boy’s embarrassment. Are they an item? Is he Princess Chang’s “prince consort”?

No one says anything, too afraid an outburst would offend their majesty and princess. They just sit back quietly and watch the exchange between foreigner and royalty.

Al is none the wiser that he was almost beheaded where he stood.

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“Yo, Emperor Freeloader, where’s my feast at?!”

The court gasps dramatically as the doors are kicked inward to reveal a golden haired man. He scowls as he stomps rudely to the throne to exchange words with their Emperor. Everyone is offended on their majesty’s behalf. The guards prepare their weapons--

Only to be thoroughly confused by the jovial laughter coming from Emperor Ling’s mouth.

“Edward! Good to see you, brother! How’s the family?”

The two converse, bickering and bantering like old friends would. The court is baffled. Why would their most prestige lord know someone so...so...uncouth?!

The guards turn to the emperor’s bodyguard, in need of guidance. Should they apprehend the foreigner or not? Lan Fan’s response is to roll her eyes and motion for them to stand down........for now.

As if remembering where he’s at, Emperor Ling wheels around, an arm around the golden haired man’s shoulder as he excitedly proclaims, “This is Edward Elric, the man who saved your emperor’s life during the perilous journey to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone!"

“Eh it was nothin’.“ Edward chimes in a rather bored manner. The court sneers at him in return.

“He deserves to be put into our history books as the man who fed me when I was hungry!”

This gathers the court’s attention as they were now on the edge of their seat. This brash young man saved their lord and majesty?! Pray tell what could he have done?!

Lan Fan holds her palm over her face. Ed does the same.

“Ling, please, not that story! I thought you were kidding--”

“Oh don’t be so modest!” Ling said, though anyone who knew him well could see his face had taken on a mischievous look to it. Oh yeah, Ed was definitely gonna kick his ass later...

“What did he do to feed you, my Lord?” an eager member of Ling’s court inquires. “A roasted duck? Plump fruit from the mightiest of trees? A large loaf of bread baked fresh from the oven?”

Ed blinks at the court in disbelief. Where the hell did they come up with that crap? Did everyone in Xing think of nothing but food?

“Nope!” Ling denies, his voice deepening fro dramatic flair, “Due to the lack of resources of our location which I will not disclose at this time, we were out of luck on more...healthier choices.”

“Here it comes...” Ed mutters.

“Just like a charitable man would give a homeless person the clothes off his back, Edward Elric of Amestris fed the next Emporer of Xing something off his own person...his own leather boot!”

When Winry finally enters the throne room minutes later in search of her husband, she would be shocked to see the court had lifted a very annoyed Edward into the air, cheering their praises while the Emporer himself rolled onto the floor in laughter.

The Fullmetal Alchemist would, indeed, be known a legend and a hero in Xingese history books.

#anon #responses #my writing #i'm sorry did you say you wanted a fanfic of the two brothers coming to visit ling? no? okay have it anyway #ed's is longer because i couldn't help it #i NEEDED to reference the stupid boot and him being in history books XD #originally the xingese people were going to be behead ed for being...well ed but nah it didn't turn out that way #fma #edward elric #alphonse elric #ling yao