I walked down the hallway to Colonel Mustang's office. The newly arrived cadets, since about yesterday, stared warily at me as I strode by and I smirked. If they thought that I had a temper, then they just had to wait until they saw Ed and Roy get into a fight. It was that time of year.

Colonel Mustang always got the 'untrainable' recruits like me and Ed first. That scored him points but he was always fighting with one of us. I chuckled at the next recruit I walked by, he was giving me huge doe-eyes in wariness and was just a young boy. Yep, some of those recruits, by the first fight of Ed and Roy, would be out of here.

A slam down the hallway made a few of the rookies jump but I half lidded my eyes in a look of boredom and listened to the occurring fight.

"Yeah, right, Colonel Bastard!" Edward's voice was easy to pick up in the fray of scuttling feet.

"No need to be short-tempered Edward. I merely want you to sit this out," as always the Colonel was seemingly unaffected by the enraged subordinate and as always he managed to work in an insult. Talk about adding oil to the fire.

"Who are you calling short!"

I sighed; Ed could be so predictable sometimes. The feet had gotten louder as they made it down the hallway towards me and the voices had hit another octave.

I took out my pistol and stroked the barrel gently checking for ammunition. Time for the intervention, I looked at the shaking boy next to me and my previous smirk widened, those first shots should make him pee his pants.

I aimed my gun at the corner and waited. One. The voices were louder and people hit the wall trying to get out of the way. Two. A started sentence by Edward, "Smaller than a…" Three. They came around the corner.

Bang. Bang-bang. The pistol created three perfectly round holes in the wall. Ed's face was a comical scowl as he stood by his lover who had moved closer to Edward to avoid the near bullets.

I don't know how it happened, but my smirk got wider. I swear the thing was about to split my face.

Edward was the first to move forward, "Captain! You nearly nailed Mustang!" He should have been more serious, his face was serious but his voice was laughing at the shot at man.

Roy huffed as he too moved towards me, "Geez Captain Accalia! You sure know how to shoot." Edward sweat dropped as Roy shuddered looking at the punctures in the wall.

I grinned, only a slight change in my eyes to register the difference between my earlier smirk, "I learned from the best." I nodded over to the suddenly busy Hawkeye and laughed along with the other two.

The recruit was more than a little wet in the pants and confused in the head. He headed towards the general direction of the door amidst the heightened laughter. I had known, as soon as I saw him, he wasn't for Colonel Mustang's division.

Roy turned serious and turned towards me, time to get down to business, "Captain Accalia, I want to see you in my office now." He walked off and as ordered I followed.

The door clicked behind all three of us as we walked into the Colonel's clean office. The leather couch creaked as Edward made himself comfortable and the chair behind the desk was filled with Roy's presence. I stood alert in front of Roy. The only reason I came into the Colonel's office, unlike Edward, was to receive orders or give reports.

"Captain," he stared at me and I waited, a bundle of military control, "As you have come to work today, I assume you are ready to move on. As such, I would like to stick two more recruits under your care. To add to Lirit, your fourth in command who will move up to second command at the moment, you will receive today's recruit Kauko, and last week's recruit Miadoka."

I sucked in a breath and let it out. Training the earlier recruits had been a pain in the butt. I let out the breath and a predatory smile lit my face, of course, I had had such a fun time whipping those recruits into shape. I still missed my second in command but right now was no time for mourning, "Colonel Mustang, sir, could you give me their specific training needs and things you would like them to learn under my command?"

He nodded his head, "Lirit looks really good so far Captain, but I need him to learn more about regular weapons. His alchemy is strong but in the face of a tough enemy he will need more experience in using what is at hand. Kauko is as of right now at an unknown power status and specialties status, work with him as you see fit," My eyes lit up as he continued, "Miadoka is a champion Phaser. She graduated top of her class in the transforming and phasing part of the official recruitment test but her alchemy and gun skills lack. We believe she could do great but has so far worked under no one she seems fit to deem with respect. She is also yours to train as you will."

Perfect. I had too free reigns in my pack. They were in for a hard time of it. I was known as the toughest but most effective trainer and Captain in the whole military. The poor recruits didn't know how lucky or unlucky as some would see it, they were.

I saluted and walked out of the office. On hearing the door lock, I snickered. Ed and Roy were in for one of their 'sessions' about Edward's outfit or lack there of.