Chapter 1
"The train incident."
"Hi, Fullmetal."
"Oh, it's the Colonel, Hello."-said the strange man in the huge suit of armor. The short boy beside him had a disgusted face, as if he had seen the most repulsive thing in the world. He had long golden hair, tightened up in a braid. He was dressed on a black tank and pants, black boots, and a long red coat with a drawing on the back.
"Why does that face look so unhappy?"-asked the man who had talked first. He was tall, had jet black hair and eyes, and was dressed in a military uniform.
"I should have stayed out of the Colonel's jurisdiction!" said the boy, apparently really angry with himself.
"Just as cold as always." Said the man. "And you still haven't restored yourself."
In the background, the guy in the armor was saluting rally politely a woman that also had a military uniform.
The boy stayed silent a moment.
"We've looked in many books, investigated a lot; but still got nothing. We are now looking in East City, but we have nothing good yet."
"I've heard the rumors, they say that you've made quite a bit here and there." Said the uniformed man.
"You've got good ears." Answered an exasperated kid.
"It's only because you exaggerate things."
They were interrupted by a big shout, and an insult shouted by a man, that until that moment had been tied up, but apparently he had freed himself with a blade coming from an automail in bad shape. The small kid said in disgust. "A knife", and immediately, all the escorts surrounding the man with black hair, began to take out their guns. He only raised a hand to calm them down. A gloved hand with a strange symbol on it.
He snapped his fingers, and a great spark came out of nowhere, causing a big explosion, and burning the menacing man. The man of the military approached the man with automail and told him.
"I went easy on you, next time, and you won't be here to tell the tale."
"What the hell are you?" asked the man who was being dominated by the escorts.
"I'm Roy Mustang, rank Coronel, and the Flame Alchemist. Be sure to remember that."
Behind him, his guard was admiring what he did.
"How did he do that?"
"Is this the first time you have seen the Colonel in action?" asked a blonde man, pulling out a cigarette.
"Yes, Second Lieutenant Havoc."
"Well, his gloves are made of spark material, so when he snaps his fingers and a spark will be created. Then he just changes the concentration of oxygen in the air, and boom." He finished, using a lighter on his cigar.
"But still, how can he do that?"
"He's an Alchemist, just as the little guy beside him. State Alchemists."
"Who, the kid? Then, the one to take all the criminals out was…?"
"Wow"
"That's pretty weird. Not normal." They said as the kid started walking away, with the man in the armor following right behind him. The Colonel stayed behind to make sure that General Halcrow, his family, and the rest of the passengers were safe and sound.
He stopped to talk with a little girl, with black pigtails.
"Hey girl, could you tell me what you saw?"
"Well, we were on the train, and out of nowhere, this guys came to us, menacing with weapons, telling us to stay calm, and asking for some captain, general, or something like that. Then they came to a pair, a weird pair, I think I saw them just now, and one of them, the short one, got up and punched in the face one of the thugs. He soon knocked out every one of them in the wagon. He did some tricks, clapping his hands, and there was a lot of light, and the weirdest things happened. I wish I could explain it to you better."
"It's okay, please continue." Said the colonel.
"Well, then people got scared and angry at them, because they didn't obeyed the orders this people were giving us. But they assured us that they would make everything okay and the short one just got out of the window.
I don't know much about what happened next, but obviously he went to the front of the train, since a time later, a big hose appeared in another compartment, and water was poured everywhere."
"Anything else?" asked the colonel sighing.
"I heard that someone got hurt, I think this important person they were looking for, but I could have been wrong. But I definitely heard gunshots." The girl looked back over her shoulder. "Sir, may I go now? I think my… parents are looking for me."
"Of course little missy, thanks for telling me what happened."
"You're welcome." She said, turning and getting lost between the crowd. The colonel watched her go, shaking his head from one side to the other, but with a small smile on his lips.
Now to find the General.
It wasn't so difficult, since they were surrounded by military officers. But they let Coronel Mustang to see them because of his rank.
"General Halcrow!" Is everything okay?"
"Yes, thanks goodness, everything worked just fine! It was all thanks to your capable personnel."
"My personnel?"
"Yes, please thank that beautiful little girl. We are very grateful. The little alchemist, she saved our daughter's life! And she never asked for something in exchange, even when I offered her."
"I'll send her you message, Mrs. Halcrow." Said the Colonel, bowing a little bit.
"Very capable alchemist, and a charming girl. She managed to heal my earlobe too. I was shot by that mercenary. She told us that she and the boy, the Fullmetal Alchemist, were under your command."
"That's correct, sir."
"We are very grateful."
"You have good Subordinates. That will get you somewhere. It is good to surround yourself of good and capable people. Good Job Colonel Mustang. Could you tell me the name of the girl? I wanted to know a little bit more about her."
"Her name is Ashley Atkins, and she is the Gray Alchemist." Answered the colonel suppressing a smile.