Nina's Sister Chapter 2

Author Note: Thank you to everyone who read my first chapter and reviewed. A special shout-out to Transmuted Guest. I did read your reviews and I thought in Fullmetal Alchemist not Brotherhood Shou Tucker said that he had an easier time transmuting a younger person into a chimera. As for why he used Nina instead of Emma, Emma ran away after she found out her mom had been transmuted. And I'm not going to touch the pairings. I fully support EdWin.

Emma's POV

I was dragged to the interrogation room. Because of this, I'm gonna need a new coat. Mine was stretched out, and the back now hung down like a hood. It was cold in the room, and I started shivering. "I was already questioned," I said quietly. Heads turned my way and I shrunk under their gazes. I was embarrassed, upset, terrified, and confused. "Um-hum" Mustang cleared his throat. "Miss Tucker," he started, before stopping because of my glare. "Emma," he said, "we want some basic information. Just things like your age, where you were, your parents' names, and any special abilities you have." "Easy enough. Right?" said Havoc, giving a thumbs up. "Yeah, okay. My name is Emma. I am 15 years old and my parents are Rosalie and Shou Tucker. I spent the last two years on the street, and on especially cold days I was at the Hughes' house. My special ability is alchemy." I said. Falman scribbled that down in a notebook. "Why were you at Tucker's mansion?" Fuery asked. "I was checking on my little sister, Nina," I said. "Did you know she would be turned into a chimera?" Hawkeye asked. "I was thinking it might happen," I said grimly. "This is last question. Did you take any part in your father's schemes?" Mustang asked. The room went silent. The looks ranged from pity to accusing. "No, I did not take part in any of his inhumane work," I said. "Okay. You are good. Go to the hospital for a physical. I want doctors to make sure there's nothing wrong. Fuery, escort her," Mustang said. "Sir!" Fuery said with a salute. I was guided out of the room I hoped I would never see again.

Fuery escorted me to the hospital and talked to a few people. A nurse was walking over. "Hello, please follow me to your room," she said. I noticed Fuery hung back. Apparently it was time to start the physical. I entered the plain, overly-white room. "We need to get your height and weight. Please take off your shoes," the nurse instructed. I did as I was told and followed her to the scales. The weight one read eighty pounds. The nurse hmmed and scribbled something down on a clipboard. Then my height was taken. It read 4'10. The nurse held out a hospital gown. I have to change? She placed it on the bed, nodded, and left. Despite my efforts to protect myself from any threat, I found myself doing as she said and started changing. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. The nurse came in. "I'm just going to check your breathing, heart, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and pulse," she said. All of those things were taken, but when it came time to check my lungs, I was nervous. I tensed up as she slid the end of the stethoscope along my back. Finally, the seemingly endless physical was over. Fuery was waiting outside. He and the nurse talked. "She's at an overall okay, but she is eleven pounds from the lowest average weight for her height, ninety-one pounds," she said. Fuery took the sheet she scribbled on and walked over to me. "Feel free to roam around any non-restricted area, but be in your dorm room, room two oh seven by nine o'clock," he said. I nodded and walked away.

Ed's POV

I sat on the steps. Why Nina? What did she ever do? She was innocent! "We choose our own paths, knowing full well what we're doing. That's the way it is. Right Fullmetal?" Mustang said. I didn't answer. "You will more than likely come across cases like this again in the future. And you may even have to get your own hands dirty as well. You gonna shut down like this every time?" said Mustang. "We may be called Dogs of the Military. We may even be cursed as devils. But that doesn't matter. Al and I are still going to get our bodies back," I tightened my grip on my jacket. "We know the truth." I said. Mustang looked back at me. "We know we're not devils. We know we're not gods." My voice was trembling. I stood up. "We're human. WE'RE ONLY HUMAN!" I screamed. "We can't even do anything to save one innocent little girl," I said, almost whispering. I was torn between crying for Nina and punching something to take out my wrath of being so insignificant. So, so helpless. "So what good are we then?" I asked in a low voice. Al and I headed back to our dorm and went to bed.

I was back at my house as a little kid again. Mom was there and she was picking the tomatoes she planted. I came running towards her. "Hey Mom! Mom!" I said while clutching something to my chest. "What've you got there Ed?" she asked. "It's a present! I transmuted it!" I said happily while showing off my toy. "You did?" she said proudly, "You're your father's son alright!" I giggled as she patted my head. "That's an amazing thing you did! Creating something as neat as this takes talent!" Mom said. Suddenly, we were back in the house. "But..." she said. The tomatoes we collected fell to the floor and splattered. I was confused as I looked back up at her. The thing we transmuted looked back at me. "If you could do that, why couldn't you make Mommy better Ed?" the thing said. I was startled and backed away. Then I heard, "Big Brother!" I turned around and saw Nina and Alexander. The next thing I knew, they were merging and I heard "Let's play!" Then the chimeric Nina hissed and lunged.

I bolted upright. I was sweating a fear-induced cold sweat and gasping. The dream was vivid. So vivid it was scary. Last minute pictures and memories flashed through mind. Mom, the Thing, Nina, Alexander, Chimeric Nina. "Brother," Al said, "are you alright?" My expression of horror softened into one of bewilderment. "You were dreaming," Al said. I dropped my head and exhaled, a sound of a sigh and a breath of relief. Then I put my head on my automail knee and pulled it up to my shoulder. If Al had a body, he would have looked concerned. "Brother, let's go to Central Command to see if we can see Nina," Al suggested. "Okay," I said eagerly, ready to think about something else.

When we got to the command center, we saw Emma sitting on a bench in the hallway. "Hey," I said. "Hi," Al said with a wave. "Oh, hey guys," she said, "What are you doing?" "We're going to see if we can see Nina," Al said. "Can I come with you?" Emma asked. "If you want," I said. She stood up, and the three of us starting walking to find Mustang's team. We found Hawkeye's dorm, and stopped on front of it. I raised my hand to knock, but stopped when I heard the door knob turn. "What's the matter you three, you boys are up awfully early?" she said. "We," I started, and paused. "Need to know. What's gonna happen to Tucker and Nina?" I said, dropping my gaze. Her eyes widened a little and gasped, then appeared somewhat unfazed. "Mr. Tucker was scheduled to be stripped from his certification, and stand trial for what he did to Nina. But, they're both dead," Hawkeye said. Emma gasped and covered her mouth in shock, eyes already tearing up. "Dead?" Al asked, shocked. I stared in shock, with my mouth hanging open, making a sound like suppressed sobs. It hit hard. It was bad enough Nina was transmuted. Now she was killed? "You'll find out anyways, so I might as well tell you. They've been murdered," she said, pulling on her coat. I gasped. "They…How? By who?" I stammered. "We don't know," Hawkeye said. Emma was upset by this, but luckily, she didn't start crying. The three of us followed her down the hall, only half keeping up with her brisk pace. "I was just heading over to the scene now," Riza said. "We're coming with you," Al said. "No," she said sternly. "Why not?" I demanded. Hawkeye stopped and faced me. "You don't need to see this," she said, leaving no room for arguments. "W…will there be a funeral?" Emma asked, finding her voice. "Yes, I believe so," Lt. Hawkeye said. Then she walked off, leaving us all staring off into space.

Authors Note: Yes, I know having two A.N.'s in this one, short chapter is kinda odd, but I thought I needed another one. If anything is confusing, or you have suggestions, P.M. me. Also, keep a look out for other stories. My friend karatedanceandsing (Check out her stories) and I are talking about doing a collab crossover. Reviews, follows, and favorites are much appreciated. Bye!