Alchemical Reflections. Chapter 1
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Roy Mustang, also known as the flame alchemist, sat at his desk at central HQ with his chin resting on his hands while smirking at his youngest subordinate, Edward Elric. The latter could be seen sitting on the couch in Roys office. His slouched posture, crossed legs and arms and overall irritated expression showed Roy, that he would rather be anywhere else then here. Roys smirk deepened due to anticipation, the new assignment which Roy, had for his subordinate was sure to royally piss him off and, Roy knew from experience that his reaction would be very amusing.
"So Fullmetal, it's my understanding that in your last mission, you managed to destroy five buildings' Roy said nonchalantly
" Hey, it's not my fault that the group of drug dealers you sent, Al and I after knew alchemy" Ed retorted indignantly
"No, but it is your fault that the military has to pay for repairs. Pay that comes out of your research funding's."
"Is that why i'm here? So you can lecture me on my last mission? Because the last time I checked, I successfully completed that mission"
"No, Fullmetal. you're here for the beefing of our next assignment"
"Wait, what do you mean by our next assignment"Ed asked, slightly terrified
Roy, sighed, preparing himself a long explanation."A rouge alchemist by the name of, Ives Monde has barricaded himself inside an old mansion, located on 66 Pinewood Rd. on the outskirts of Central. We have the place surrounded and under heavy surveillance. Under normal circumstances, the military would just leave this case open to the police. However; soldiers have reported seeing unusual transmutation circles on every square-inch of the mansion, transmutation circles that don't match up with any known circle. Also; after he was discovered, the soldiers who had attempted to enter the mansion were reported to have been greatly injured by transmuted weapons that surpass most highly skilled alchemists."Roy explained
"So what does that have to do with me"Ed asked, curiosity written all over his face
"it's possible that this alchemist could be using something to boost his alchemic reactions, like a Philosopher stone" Roy answered
At this Edwards eyes widened in surprise, which was immediately followed by his eyes dimming slightly. It was as if he was trying not to get his hopes up.
"Yeah? Why does this assignment require so many people!" Ed asked angrily. Not wanting to go on another fake lead and not wanting to work with others, especially Roy of all people.
"Easy there, Fullmetal. If you get any more short tempered, you might disappear" Roy taunted
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL HE COULD CLIMB A BLADE OF GRASS LIKE A TREE!" Ed shouted in-raged
"You"Roy said simply
Before, Ed could shout at his superior officer any further, Roy shoved a folder in front of, Ed. With this distraction, a question grew in Eds mind.
"Hey, why do the both of us have to go on this assignment?" Ed asked
"Because this alchemist causes a greater threat and we don't know what he has up his sleeve. Also; the reports said that, there were multiple transmutation circles drawn around the mansion.Meaning, we'll need at least three certified state alchemists to not only deal with this alchemist but also record and report the circles to central command for further investigation. In total; the rest of the team, with the exception of, Breda, Falman and Fuery will remain at the office. Major Armstrong as well as Hughes will be joining us and presumably your brother."Roy said
"So that means you, Hawkeye, Havoc, Hughes,Major Armstrong, Al and I will all be going on the same mission?" Ed asked mostly to himself, trying to fathom how seven, or technically six people seeing as, Al doesn't work for the military, were required for what should be a simple mission.
"That is correct, Fullmetal. If everything goes according to plan we should be finish in three day at the most."Roy added
"Three days!?" Ed exclaimed
Yes, Fullmetal, three days at most. You'll still have time to spend with Girlfriend this week" Roy said smugly
Almost instantly, Eds face reddened into the shade of a tomato."S-she's not my girlfriend! W-Winry and I are just friends, w-we've been friends ever since we were kids. It's not like I'm dating her" Ed said hurriedly.
Pleased with himself for embarrassing his subordinate, he got up to his feet and handed two train tickets to a very embarrassed, Edward.
"Go ready your things, the train leaves in two hours" Roy said sternly.
And with that, Edward left.
"Really? They need seven people for one mission?Alphonse asked
"Yeah, it's kinda strange. This 'Monde' guy must mean business if he has the military this worked up" Ed said
Looking up at the empty suit of armor that held his brothers soul, he wished that he could take those words back. Edward, wasn't sure how a suit of armor could convey emotions. Maybe it was the bond that he and his brother shared, that allowed him to read hid bothers emotions better then a 'normal' persons. Alphonse, was scared and nervous but was trying to hide it,witch was pretty easy for a suit of armor. However; Ed, could see right through that.
"Don't worry Al, we'll catch this guy in less then one day" Ed exclaimed loudly, while a cocky grin spread across his face.
"Sure, whatever you say, brother" Al, agreed, giggling slightly.
The brothers continued on their way to the train station and within ten minutes they had greeted everyone else who was joining the brothers on the upcoming assignment.
"Hello,Fullmetal,Alphonse" Mustang greeted
"Hello, Colonel" Alphonse greeted back
"I assume that, Fullmetal has already explained this next assignment to you"
"Yes, sir" Alphonse answered politely
The train pulled into the station twenty minuets later ,carrying away all of it's passengers.
The train ride to Pinewood Rd. took just over twelve hours. During the time when Edward wasn't sleeping, he and Al, were forced to endure long lectures about various skill that 'have been passed down the, Armstrong family for generations' and Hughes, shoving pictures of his 'darling daughter, Elicia' and 'Beautiful wife, Gracia' in his face. In the moments when, Armstrong and Hughes would leave, Edward and Alphonse would often play poker. By the time the train had pulled into the station, Edward was more then ready to get this assignment done and over with due to the fact that he didn't want to be late to Winrys visit in Central, if he was he would have Winrys wrench to look forward to.
When they finally reached, Pinewood Rd. Ed and Al, were struck dumbfounded by the houses in the old neighborhood.
"Theses houses are huge!" Ed stated loudly
"Fullmetal! the mansion's this way"Mustang yelled back irritably. He and everyone else was already nine meters ahead of the brothers.
Nodding, Ed and Al ran to catch up with everyone. while walking, Ed took the chance to observe his surroundings. The houses were in fact huge, to say the least. Most of the houses were at least four stories high, exceptionally large in width and the architecture was extremely detailed. Despite the houses being old and abandoned, they didn't look ramshackle at all.
The mansion which the military had surrounded was the sixth mansion on Pinewood Rd. After approaching the head soldier, the group gathered at the front door.
"How should we go about entering?" Armstrong asked, sparkling in his usual, Armstrong like fashion
"We should check the perimeter and find a safe entrance"Riza suggested
"We could sneak in from underground. That 'Monde' guy would never expect it"Ed said
"We could come in through the back"Hughes supplied
"Or we could just walk through the front door" Havoc said, already opening the the front door.
"Havoc, wait!" Mustang shouted
Havoc opened the door and every one held their breath. For approximately five seconds every one waited. Nothing happened. Every one took a gentle step inside the mansion and for a second time, nothing happened.
"Hey, what's the big deal, Colonel Jerk. I thought that you said 'the soldiers who attempted to entered the mansion were reported to have been greatly injured'" Ed shouted
"Yes, I did say that. Continue to shout and we might just find our self's in the same situation"Roy said , also creating a mantle note to lecture Ed, on stealthiness once they were back at ,Central.
Before anyone could say any more, a sudden crash was heard from the second floor. Without a word said, everyone slowly made their way to the source of the sound. Soon every one found themselves in front of a wooden door,unintelligible mumbling could be heard coming from the other side. With a nod to each other, Hawkeye and Havoc, kicked down the door to what was reveled to be a library. After they charged in with their guns ready, everyone else didn't waste any time as they bounded in after Hawkeye and Havoc, ready for a fight.
Ives Monde could be seen in the center of the room kneeling in front of an absurdly large transmutation circle. Without flinching, Monde slowly stood up and turned around to face the new occupants of the room. To say the least; Ives Monde looked like hell. He was a tall skinny man and had greasy brown hair that appeared to be balding and a ghostly white complexion. On top of that he looked beyond exhausted. It was like he hadn't slept in days.
"Ives Monde, you are here by arrested for vandalism, illegal uses of alchemy, harming military personal, breaking and entering and more"Roy shouted sternly
"Arrested? you make it sound as though i'm leaving" Monde, said nonchalantly
Before, Roy could say any more, Ed caught a glimpse at the transmutation circle that, Monde had drawn. The transmutation looked very similar to one Ed was too familiar with.
"Is that a human transmutation circle!" Ed cried out, shock written all over his face.
"You have a sharp eye boy, but no this is not exactly a human transmutation circle" Monde said, turning back to the transmutation circle
"What do you mean by 'not exactly'? Just what are you planing on doing!?" Ed shouted sharply, charging forward only to be held back by Roy.
"You know, it's amazing what a person will do once they lost everyone they love"Mode started to explain, hysteria consuming his voice.
"It's been two years since the day when I lost my daughter and pregnant wife in a fire that burned down my house. My wife and I grew up in the same orphanage as children and we never knew our parents. The day my wife gave birth to our daughter everything became perfect in my life. I finally had something that I never thought I could, a family. Everything was perfect and it remained that way for three years, Until the fire happened. You have no idea how it felt, losing everything you've ever dreamed of and when they were gone I realized that I had nothing to live for. I was just going to kill myself, that was when I heard a local alchemist talking on the phone about a parallel world. After that, I dedicated my life to learning more about this world. It's fascinating, a world that's identical to our own yet different and the best part is; everyone has a counterpart. By using alchemy I can break down the wall which separates our own world from the parallel one and bring my family back to me." Monde explained
"WAIT! That's human transmutation!"Ed yelled
"So What if it is?Do you think that a stupid taboo is going to stop me from seeing my family again!?"Monde asked fiercely
"STOP YOU-"Ed screamed but it was cut short due to Monde activating the transmutation circle.
As Monde's hands his the edge of the circle, a blinding yellowish light erupted from the center of the transmutation and then, almost instantly the light changed to a crimson red color. Edward managed to slip out of Roys hold with his right arm outstretched as he charged toward Monde.
"WAIT!"Ed cried out just before a sickening cry filled the air.
A bright flash of light filled the room, momentarily blinding all of the occupants. By the time the light had faded, Monde had disappeared from sight and on the wall directly from where he stood, a message written in blood could be seen by every one. It read;
'Welcome To My World Of Fun'
-Sliver
"That message, what do you think that it could mean?"Hawkeye asked in a hushed tone.
"Umm, Where's brother?" Al asked sounding panicked
Everyone quickly looked around the room, searching for Edward.
"EDWARD!"
"BROTHER!"
"CHIEF!"
"FULLMETAL"
However, Edward was nowhere to be seen.
PK2000; Alchmical Reflections is based of of 2p Hetalia. Also the line 'Welcome to my world of fun' is from the song, The emporers new clothing by Panic at the disco. Please let me know what you liked about this story and what i could have done better
-Until next time
