Hey, this is my first story for FMA, so i hope you enjoy it!
It's kinda sad, but it will get better and make more sense later one!
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA
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Chapter 1: At the end of the day
"I will follow you into the dark"
Why?
Why did this happen?
I couldn't do anything…nothing.
I was useless. Usually I could have done something, stalled and at saw it coming, but not this, this was…
Why?
It was too—too real.
This can't be happening.
No. It's not right. It's wrong. Wrong!
It…it was too—human.
We're gods, we're indestructible, we can't be killed. No, this is all wrong.
All wrong…
Why?
"What do you mean...disappearances?" Edward Elric's voice took a tone that sounded a lot like pure, utter, confusion. The word 'disappearance' seemed, in this context, to not compute in Edward's brain as an actual word he knew.
Roy Mustang had a similar reaction when he first read the document. The document was given to him from General Grag(1) when he first arrived at Headquarters that morning. That meant that the document was set on his desk and was not looked at until after lunch and after Hawkeye shot a few warning shots above his head. This was point at which Roy Mustang realized that there a document on his desk that required attention. He read the document around two in the afternoon.
He then proceeded to reread the document several times afterwards. It was like it was written in a foreign language. It was a new mission, Roy Mustang knew that. He knew that he and Fullmetal had been assigned to this said mission, he figured that much out. He knew that is was a high profile case and that it should be taken with the outmost caution. He also knew that he and Fullmetal would end up traveling to Isabel. Beyond those few facts, nothing else seemed to make sense.
Roy Mustang sighed. "Exactly what the word means, Fullmetal."
Edward Elric was not having a good day in the least. He had woken up late, had skipped breakfast, lost his car keys, ergo he had to walk to work, so that means that he ended up being late which meant being shot by Hawkeye and then he was dumped a whole load of paper work. When lunch time rolled around he realized that he forgot his wallet at home so he would have to eat the military food, which meant that he should just chew on his paper work instead, because that had about as much flavor. Then after he was summoned into Mustang's office and now he was acting like a fool, just great.
Edward sighed. "How can Generals and Colonels and Majors just disappear?"
"That's why we are going to Isabel to figure that part out. If we knew why they were disappearing we wouldn't have to be going through all this right now," Roy knew what Edward was going through right now cause Roy had gone through the same process, but hey, he wouldn't be Roy Mustang if he cut the kid some slack, now would he?
Edward promptly sighed, again.
"Fine, when do we head off for the mission cause I'll need to call Al before I go?"
Roy wasted no time. "Today at seven, meet me at the west station, we will be taking the last train of the day."
Later that day, Edward would wish that he had talked longer with Al. Edward was running late so he had to cut his brother short. The last thing that Al said over the phone was cut off mid sentence because Edward was too busy trying to talk, listen and pack at the same time. He had spent to much time at the library after talking to Mustang and was now running late, thinking that Al would be there tomorrow, Edward had cut him short.
Edward was right, Al would be there tomorrow, but Edward wouldn't.
Edward stuffed the last of his belongings in the suitcase, before zipping it shut and running down the stairs. He grabbed the keys off of the table and sped all the way to the west train station. Edward had gotten there with two minutes to spare.
Roy Mustang was already waiting against a pillar with his and Edward's train tickets in hand. He carried a small suitcase with him and held a newspaper in the other; he wanted something to read on the train, even though the newspaper was a day old. He had spotted Ed right as the teen had jumped out of his car and started to sprint across the parking lot and through the crowd of people.
Roy chuckled. "Right on time Fullmetal, must be a sign that the end of the world is coming."
"Oh, ha, ha, ha," Ed gasped as he dragged his suitcase onto the full train. Him and Roy had quickly found seats on the train and promptly sat down, Roy with a little bit more grace then Ed. Though Roy knew that Ed was still scanning the crowd of people on the train, his mind was always working even if he was dog tired and out of breath. Roy smiled slightly in Ed's direction before scanning the crowd himself.
The people were ordinary. No one stood out among the rest. Most of the people were in business suits that were most likely heading home for the day since it was seven at night. Across from Roy and Ed sat a woman with her two little girls. The little girls had fallen asleep sharing their mother's lap. Behind Roy and Ed sat a man with a leather briefcase, he had papers about him and had one on his lap which he was focused on. The rest of their compartment held people of the like, most just taking the train home.
Roy and Ed relaxed a little.
Roy changed his gaze back to the blonde sitting in front of him. The blonde in question was intently reading the document containing details about their case. His briefcase lay next him and Ed was using the briefcase as a foot rest. Roy watched as Edward's golden eyes scanned quickly across the paper, then dropped onto the next line. The lower Edward got down the page, the more his eyebrows would bush together.
He had a look of pure concentaration on his face, Ory knew that Fullemtal had found something that he missed on the case, maybe a clue or a conection between the people were missing. Roy had failed to notice that the man sitting behind them was gone, his papers still on the seat along with his breifcase. The man was no where to be seen. Roy had failed to notice a small ticking sound also.
"What did you find Fullmetal?"
Ed didn't even look up as he turned the page. He was completely lost in his reading and had tuned everything else around him, out. Edward didn't see the man leave and did not heaer the ticking noise either, no one had saw this coming.
Edward did not hear Roy either.
Roy didn't like being ignored even if it wasn't on purpose.
He stood up and made his way to the blonde this same action would be teh deciding factor on if Roy Mustang, The Flame Alchemist, would live, it was only a couple of feet away form where he was, but it did change his fate. Roy was comopletely oblivious as he grabbed a corner of the file adn pulled it out of Ed's hands.
This time Edward looked up.
"Hey! What the Hell was that for basta—"
Edward then noticed the ticking noise and recognized it--he grabbed Roy's shirt and pulled him to the ground a second later.
The sound that came afterwards was deafing.
It was too human.
It wasn't right and it wasn't happening.
The pain was too real, the blood was too real, the screams were too real…
Why?
Why?
…?
(1)--I made that person up, just incase you wanted to know.
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