Alchemy in the Hunger Games?
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Chapter 1
Edward Elric watched as Katniss Everdeen volunteered to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games. When he heard Peeta's name called out for the male tribute he leapt at the chance. "I volunteer to take Peeta's place in the hunger games." He said before walking up onto the stage next to Katniss.
"What are your names?" Effie Trinket asked them both.
"My name is Edward Elric." Ed replied in a calm yet determined manner, his eyes were those of a war hardened soldier. His eyes shined and sparkled with knowledge and wisdom far beyond his years, and carried the haunted look of pain and sorrow of someone who had seen too many close to him die. Ed's eyes were not the eyes of that short oddball teenager that all of District Twelve knew. For his eyes also spoke of the story of a boy who had experienced and endured more pain both physical and psychological than any his age should have. No one of District Twelve or anyone else in Panem for that matter knew that those eyes were the eyes of one and only the Fullmetal alchemist, the real Edward Elric. Someone who despite his small stature was a dog of the military before he had ever lived in Panem, from the other side of the gate, and was carrying himself as such with the pride and strength of a soldier back when he had been an Alchemist of Amestris.
"I am Katniss Everdeen." Katniss replied solidly with no emotion and carrying herself as the hunter she was, Edward's own strength fueling her own. Everything was silent for a moment as District Twelve still getting over the shock of Ed's sudden transformation from short tempered oddball to war hardened soldier. Then all of District Twelve put three fingers to their lips and then moved it away as if the entire district was blowing a kiss towards the two tributes. This was both a sign of respect as well as a farewell to Ed and Katniss. The moment was then ruined by Haymitch vomiting on the stage and the tributes were then taken to an area where they could say good bye to their family and friends.
Once forced into the room Ed began to work on his automail until he heard someone knocking on the door. He put his coat and glove back on. Katniss' mother and then came into the room. "Why did you volunteer?" Katniss' mother asked.
"Hmph trust me you wouldn't understand lady." Ed replied
"Try me alchemist" She replied
Ed almost fell out of his chair when he heard her say this.
"How did you-"
"Know? Why how couldn't I know who and what you are considering what I am." She said a sinister and unnerving smirk making its way onto her face as she pulled up the sleeve of her dress revealing the Ouroboros mark on her upper arm.
"Homunculus, figures but how can a homunculus have children?" he asked.
"That alchemist is another story for another time but let me tell you one thing Alchemist if you kill my daughter and do survive the hunger games. Then I will personally kill you myself afterwards." Katniss' mother said in a way that made sound more like a promise than a threat, and that she would make it as slow and painful as possible while enjoying each and every second she was doing so. This made him realize that there really was a wrath worse in hell than a woman scorned and it was a protective, angry, caring and/or vengeful mother homunculus. She's worse than Winry! Ed thought to himself as he began to slowly back away from the scary mother homunculus threatening his life.
"By the way my name is Elizabeth and you should know that you won't be able to hide your automail once you reach the capital." she said before walking out of the room. Ed nodded realizing she was also trying to help him but would kill him if he killed her daughter.
"Oh and why is that?"
"Oh you'll see soon enough." she replied with a frighteningly gleeful giggle as she began to imagine what would happen to him once the Capital saw his arm and leg.
Katniss' mother, Elizabeth had apparently taken up all his time for visitors as two enforcers entered the room and led him into a car where he sat next to Katniss and tried to ignore ride to the train went by in silence.
"Uhh... Katniss has your mother ever acted oddly in any way? Or shown you any strange tattoos or markings on her body that have ever lit up or appeared and then disappeared suddenly at any point"
"No, why?"
"Nothing, just wondering."
Katniss looked at Ed suspiciously knowing that whenever Ed was asking something like that it was never because he was "just wondering", but she also knew that when Ed didn't want you to know something then it was just better to give up and wait for him to tell you because you certainly wouldn't be learning about from him no matter how hard you tried. That is not until he was ready to tell you or you were ready to hear it. Ed as she had learned had an extremely bad temper when it came to his height and she was going to be looking forward to seeing Haymitch learn that the hard way as he got attacked by the short blonde boy with golden eye's that were unnaturally natural, unlike the styles people in the Capital had which were just plain unnatural.
The rest of the ride to the train continued in relative silence. That was until the car stopped and Ed grabbed her roughly by the arm and pulled her into the train at speeds she had never thought Ed even was capable of.