Fanfic: The Fly (Fullmetal Alchemist)

[nebroadwe]

Title: Drabble: The Fly
Fandom: FMA (manga version, technically, but nothing to contradict the anime)
Character(s): Ed, Al, Winry
Pairing: None.
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Warnings: None. Takes its inspiration from a conversation between Ed and Al in manga chapter 21, but without spoilage.
A/N: Third in what looks like becoming a series of drabbles about Ed, Al and Winry's childhood; the first two can be found here and here. This time I imagine it was a performance by Lon Chaney, Sr., that they saw -- one lost, alas, to this universe. Crossposted from nebroadwe to Höllenbeck (i.e. hagaren_manga, fm_alchemist, fullservicefma, fma_gen, fma_writers, fma_fiction, and winrylovers).
Dedication: For Andrew, pop-culture maven and all-around helpful guy. Thanks!

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      After the stone ended the fly-man's torment, the children walked home, pensive and shivering in the August sunshine. "I wonder how it worked," Winry said. "That machine."

      "Alchemy?" Al suggested doubtfully.

      "You can't do alchemy on humans," Ed objected.

      "You shouldn't," Al corrected him. "But engines don't do things like that -- alchemy does."

      Ed dragged his feet, chin down. "And he wasn't trying to make a chimera -- maybe you could just disintegrate something and send it somewhere ... "

      Winry stared at him. "What're you talking about? I meant the projector, dummy."

      She broke into a run, leaving them to catch up.

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Author's Note: It occurs to me that this drabble makes more sense if you know the basic plot of The Fly: a scientist, testing his newly-invented teleportation device, accidentally commingles his body with that of a fly. Bad Things ensue.


[Disclaimers: Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) was created by Arakawa Hiromu and is serialized monthly in Shonen Gangan (Square Enix); the anime of the same title was directed by Mizushima Seiji and story-edited by Aikawa Sho. Copyright for these properties is held by Arakawa Hiromu, Square Enix, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Aniplex, Bones, and dentsu. All rights reserved.]

Comments

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I've never seen either version of the film in full, but I was amused when it got a reference in the manga and then was struck by the image of Lon Chaney Sr. in a grainy, black-and-white silent edition. It may not have existed, but it should have ... :-)

[evil-kat.livejournal.com]

I need to check that reference again--I probably missed it the first time because I hadn't seen the film yet. Whatever you do, do NOT see the Jeff Goldblum, 1984 version.

You're right, THAT version should existed :D