A Rose Inside A City A Fullmetal Alchemist Fan fiction

"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days we really believed that to be the world's one and only truth."

*YAWN…then a sigh from a familiar voice. Edward Elric coming down from the train he and his brother Alphonse Elric use to ride when going back to Central City.

"So Brother, what did the Colonel want us for?" Alphonse eagerly asked as he stood up in Central City's train station.

"I dunno. Anyway, why the hell are you asking me? Of all the people to ask, come on Al! You know the Colonel and I don't get along pretty much." Ed answered obnoxiously as they started to walk heading towards the Central Headquarters.

"Oh okay, as if you did get along with him. Oh! I remember, the only thing that you agreed with him is to become a State Alchemist!" Al shouted knowing that his brother would get pissed off.

"Shaddup Al. Huh? Are you seeing what I'm seeing? What a Crowd! Is there a party or something?"

"Wait Brother, don't run! What about YOUR luggage?"

"Carry it for me Al! Can't miss the show!" Ed ran hurriedly to the crowd and unfortunately, he blended with the crow making him hard to see.

"Brother! Where are you?" Alphonse began to look at every place within the crowd then he accidentally hit a man with his metal head.

"Huh? Oh! Al! How are ya?" It was a familiar guy from country called Xing.

"Oh! Ling? Ling Yao! Long time no see! How have you been?" Al shouted shockingly.

"Oh me? I'm fine, still going out on the adventure thing on searching the Stone. What about you? Oh, where's Bean-sprout?"

Suddenly…

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING BEAN-SPROUT YOU CLOSED-EYED PRINCE?" Ed appears out of nowhere.

"There you are brother! Hold these will you?" Al then drops the luggage to the bean-sprout alchemist.

"Ow! Hey Al! *Sigh, Okay, jokes aside, what's up with you three? I hardly see you in Central."

A familiar girl answered Ed's question but Ling spoke out.

"Well, we-."

"Ran Fan…"

"Yes Young Master."

"Well, did you hear about alchemy without using any circles?" Ling asked knowing that Ed and Al can do it.

"Well we are doing it. What about it?" Ed answered.

"No, I didn't mean it that way. What I mean is-."

"THE FUHRER KING BRADLEY IS HERE! LOOK! HE'S IN THE LIMO!"

"What? King Bradley going out in the public for what?" Ed asked to Ling shockingly.

"That's weird. Why would the Colonel ask us to go to Central if there's a gathering here? And most of all, where is he?" Al asked himself.

"That's what I want to know too. Why would King Bradley go out in the open like that." Ling said to Ed.

"Brother, look!"

"What is it Al?… Huh! Isn't that the Colonel? He's Having a speech? Or maybe that speech is from the Fuhrer but instead the Fuhrer wants him to make the speech? Ooooooohh! THAT OBNOXOIUS FIRE FREAK! I'M GONNA GET HIM FOR THAT!"

They then began to listen to the speech until a man with a black cape came from the sky and landed on where the Fuhrer is seated and attempted to kill the Fuhrer.

"Wha-? The Fuhrer is in danger! Al! Let's go help them!"

"Ed!" Ling shouted. "Above you!"

"Huh-, OOF! Hey that hur-, huh? What the?" Three Black-coated men came from the sky and began to attack every military personnel in the area.

"Okay, that's it! I don't like this one bit!" *Clap, bam! Alchemic reaction. Ed created his favorite Auto-mail dagger.

"Hyaaa!" Ed attacked without thinking.

The Black-coated man raising his arm and from out of nothing, transmuted claws that are inserted in his fingers.

"What the heck? He transmuted claws out of nothing?" Ed ask hysterically

"Not just claws Ed! There are guns too!"

"This is bad. Ling! Back me up!"

"Alright, alright!"

"Al, you fight the gunner-boy!"

"I will brother!"

"ED-LING COMBO!"

Meanwhile…

*BOOM!

In front of the Central Headquarters, there, Roy fights the other mysterious man who attempted to kill the Fuhrer.

*BOOM!

"You're quite troublesome." The Black-coated man said.

"And you're quite fast", "For a one who wears a cape, he has a good eyesight."

"Colonel!" A subordinate of the Mustang team shows up. Riza Hawkeye.

"Lieutenant! Back me up!"

"Yes sir!"

"Oho, two birds-, no, three birds with one stone I presume."

"Not so fast Black Man!" The triumph of Ed, Al and Ling's company over the other two Black-coated men.

"Fullmetal!"

"How's it going Colonel? You seem to having a hard-," *BOOM!

"Who's having a hard time Fullmetal?"

"WHY YOUUUUU!"

"Brother! Look! The Colonel's Flames! The Black-coated person is absorbing it! As if he-, no! They're regenerating!"

Ed's eyes became big, as he was shocked for what he had seen.

"Impossible, regenerating like-, Impossible!" Ed transmuted his Auto-mail dagger and suddenly attacked the three Mysterious Black-coated men but when he was about the hit them, the one in the middle started an Alchemic Reaction causing a heavy wind blowing Ed and his friends away from them. Now, they are seeing the three making a huge circular pillar of Rose-colored flame to protect them and as the flame disappears, so as the three Black-coated men, leaving only a single Rose Flower in front of the Central Headquarters. – End of Chap. 1