TEAM ELRIC!
A/N: This is a revised and edited version of my first story on Fanfic. It's changed a lot because I was having trouble thinking of how to continue it. I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Full Metal Alchemist doesn't belong to me.
Sixteen-year-old Edward Elric made his way through Central Headquarters scowling. It wasn.t often that he was asked to report to Colonel Mustang.s office, but he always dreaded when he was.
The Colonel constantly teased Ed about his height and age. Edward tried to convince himself that the Colonel was just jealous of him, but he knew it wasn't true.
Throughout Amestris, Edward was considered the "Alchemist of the People." He was the youngest state alchemist ever and one of the few alchemists in the world to have survived an attempt at human transmutation, but it cost him an arm, a leg, and his brother's entire body. He could perform alchemy without a transmutation circle and was a first rate hand-to-hand fighter. He didn't feel inferior to anyone and had little respect for the officers in the military.
With, of course, the exception of the Colonel and his men.
Edward opened the door leading to the Colonel's office with a loud bang. In the center of the room there were two small couches where Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, a young, female sniper who was particularly close to Mustang, now sat. She stood up when Ed came in, gave him a small smile, and left the room.
Most be something important, Edward thought as he watched her leave.
Behind where she had been sitting, a young man sat at a majestic looking desk with the Amestrian crest engraved on it. He had black hair, small eyes, and, now, had a very annoyed look on his face.
"You know, it doesn't hurt to knock," he said in a mocking tone.
Edward waved his hand brushing the man.s comment aside.
"Yeah, yeah." He said sarcastically. "So tell me why the hell you called me here. Got any news on the Philosopher's Stone?"
The Philosipher's Stone is the legendary stone said to increase an alchemist's strength and allow them to bypass the laws of nature (including the Law of Equivalent Exchange and the taboo of Human Transmutation). The Elric brothers had been searching for it ever since they met the Colonel, for four years, without any success.
"Not exactly."
The Colonel's reply caused Ed to shake with annoyance and frustration.
"Then why am I here! I don't care about anything else right now! I came all the way from South HQ for some pointless reason and to listen to some arrogant old man get on my nerves!"
"Watch your mouth bean sprout!"
"What.d you say?!" Edward hated when people called him small more than anything else.
"The Fuhrer seems to have taken a special interest in your well being," the colonel continued. "He wants you to have a partner to help protect you, some one besides your brother," he added when Ed opened his mouth to protest.
"I got the pleasure of choosing that lucky person." Mustang spoke in a voice that made it seem like he was asked to rip his own leg off.
It was well known to Edward and the Colonel.s other subordinates that Mustang wanted to become Fuhrer himself and he despised the one in power now. Amestris had been in several wars since the current Fuhrer gained power. Mustang wanted to become Fuhrer to stop all of that; despite being the legendary Flame Alchemist, he hated battle.
'Why?! If he thinks I can't handle myself I'm going to.' Ed thought to himself, making strangling motions with his hands.
"Well you better not have paired me up with some old hag!" He said turning his attention back to the man sitting before him.
"Don't worry. She's young, beautiful, and a state alchemist. You'll like her."
"Alright..." Ed he wasn't so sure he liked the way the colonel said beautiful, but it did make him curious. "So where is she?"
Just then the door opened revealing a girl about the same height and age as Ed. She had long black hair, eyes that looked like they could peer into the very core of a human's soul, and a very strong, well-toned body.
Her beauty caught Ed off guard.
She smiled, walked in, and tripped.
"Oww!" She complained. "That hurt!" She said, rising to her feet, blushing.
Ed blinked. What a Klutz! We're were constantly fighting for their lives and the Colonel is partnering us up with a girl who couldn't walk without tripping over her own feet? What is the Colonel thinking?
The girl walked up to him. "Hey there!" She said waving at Ed. Her voice sounded like that of a very energetic, but mature, woman.
"Hi." Ed replied unsure of what else to say. He didn't want to insult her.
"This is Kris." The Colonel said standing up. "She's 16, an expert fighter, and she's hunting the Philosopher's Stone. Couldn't be more perfect!"
Edward turned and began examining Kris, unable to believe that someone like her could be an expert fighter.
"Hey!" Kris exclaimed. "You have a little brother who travels with you, right?"
Edward nodded.
"Well then," she said clapping her hands together, "the three of us can be TEAM ELRIC!"
Well, there you have it! Please Review! Thanks!