Night Elementalist

Disclaimer- Like everyone else, I wish I owned FullMetal Alchemist… Unlike everyone else, I own Forbidden Night and her two sisters.

Chapter One: Forbidden Night

"I assume satisfied with assignment?" A hooded figure towered over Mustang. She shifted. "These two boy great interest me. I wish meet with them, your permission, Lieutenant Colonel Mustang."

"Of course," the black-haired alchemist replied. "However, I expect constant reports from you. Oh, and be careful of the older one. He has a bit of a temper when being insulted about his size."

"Not worry. I oldest shortest of three. Youngest tall than I. Size does not matter, hrr-rrh." She pulled back her hood. An elongated, dark-violet-scaled, frilled serpentine head with horselike ears was revealed. Long black hair hung in a thick braid over the dragon's shoulder. Long bangs hung over her angular midnight-blue eyes. She grinned. "Ngur, these boy, great power." She turned to leave. "No interfere Roy. My choice. My own."

…

"What do you mean 'overseer?'" Edward Elric yelled into the receiver. "Mustang this is completely ridiculous!"

"No, it's not. Just nod and go along with what she says. She's the best we've got. Her name is Night. Forbidden Night. She'll watch over you." The line went dead.

"I don't believe this!" Ed glared at Night. "You've got some explaining to do!"

Night just sneered under her hood. "No comment."

Ed fumed. "That idiot Mustang! He doesn't think we're good enough yet! Well I'll show him! I'll show them all!"

"Clam up!" Night pounded a hard scaly fist into the top of Ed's head. "No self-control." She turned to Alphonse and glared straight into his eyes. (I guess?) The gleam in her eyes made the suit of armor shrink back. He reminded Night of a chibi. "Young human. Steel body. Guess'n failed human transmutation." Night turned and looked back down at Ed. "Mustang right. Very small, some temper"

"Grr, who you callin' so small he has to look up to see an ant's face?!"

"Oh, you prefer'n amoeba?" Night swatted the boy down again and laughed. "Not now time talk. Time move onward." The dragon lifted her head slightly and snorted.

By this time, Al had recovered from Night's intimidating stare. He timidly addressed the beast. "Um, Night? Why did Mustang send you to watch over us?"

"I work'n military second chance. Seen much, heard much. Deny much." She laughed. "Mustang note abilities send me to you." She picked up Ed by his shirt collar and dragged him onto the train. "Come, or we miss train. We go now, no look back on past, look forward to future." Al followed nervously.

…

Night rolled her eyes, silently fuming at the fact that their train had been hijacked. She looked out the window and saw nothing but rocks and stray branches. She turned her attention back to the hijackers and calculated the odds. Two men holding guns held the car and its passengers hostage.

"Hgur, not like this. Ed, let me fight." Night was ready to pounce when the hijackers looked at them. "Kah! Hss…"

Ed crossed his arms. "Are you guys serious about taking the train?"

One of the hijackers looked down at Ed. "Such a serious question for a small guy like you." He laughed.

So did Night, when Ed jumped up and kneed the man right in the face. "Ah, now fight!" She struck out with her foot and knocked the second hijacker in the gut. She punched his face and he fell unconscious. She wiped her hands on her cloak.

"What now?" a passenger asked. "When they realize something's going on the other hijackers will send backup."

"Don't worry," Ed replied. "We'll take care of them."

Al, meanwhile, was sulking, forgotten in a corner. Another passenger's sudden question made him jump. "Who are you guys?"

"We're alchemists." Ed opened a window and pulled himself on top of the moving train.

Night turned to Al. She sighed. "He meet Death reckless. I follow you to front."

"Okay, sure," Al said, nodding. He and Night made their way toward the front of the train. They stopped when a hijacker blocked their way.

He didn't expect to see Al, a walking suit of armor, standing before him. Frightened, the man started shooting.

"Wait don't!" Al held up his hands, but it was too late. A bullet glanced off his body and struck the gunman in the leg. "Oh… I tried to warn you about the ricochet…"

Night snickered quietly when another gunman came to investigate the noise. "Your stupidity astounds me." It was a repeat performance. Night burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.

The two stepped over the injured men and entered the next car. "We wait here now," Night giggled, still thinking about the gunmen's stupidity. "No worry. Time come soon. Brother everything has in control." A few seconds later there was a rush of water. Al opened the door to the next car. Three more hijackers were washed in.

Al and Night looked down ominously at the men and said "Welcome… To the grave."

I actually decided to combine the first two chapters I wrote on paper because they were so short. Kind of like Ed. If you're wondering, Night doesn't flawlessly speak the language yet. You may notice she starts making more sense later on. It's a work in progress, so people be patient. Review and tell me what you think!