Metal Snakes
Chapter 2
Angelscars: I hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks for following and reviewing it. This time, Armstrong is doing the disclaimer.
Armstrong: Sadly, Angel does not own FMA. She only owns her OC. (Who I'm way better than, because her OC doesn't sparkle!
-Armstrong get's hit on the head -
It was now nighttime, but all the street lamps were on, so Ed, Al and me had no trouble seeing. We've been following the ice trail for about an hour and a half now. As we walk on, the streets become dirtier and trash liters the streets that haven't been used in ages. We're in the poorer part of East City and nobody has cars or if they do, they hardly ever work from rust and broken parts. The streets smell like moldy cheese and rotten milk. Children wear rags and no shoes. The adults wear worn, old clothing and tattered shoes.
"Ed, this Isaac guy is probably hiding in an ally up ahead. Most criminals are found in alleys anyways. It's like their hideout." I said. Ed nodded and started running.
"Come on! I see an ally! Hurry up and get over here!" Ed called. I sighed and ran over to where he was pointing.
There was nothing except a few rats and trash cans. It smelled worse in this ally and the trash cans were overflowed. But, the ice trail led down the ally and into an even darker area. But then, I noticed the red glow. Alchemy. By a Philosophers stone! That's probably where Isaac is.
"Al, can you get Roy and Armstrong? Tell them to bring along some of their men too. Also, tell Roy we've found Isaac." I said, writing a note and giving it to him.
"Alright! Ed, Claire, be safe till I come back!" Al waved a quick goodbye before running back into the distance.
"Claire, I'll do the fighting, you protect me! Understand?" Ed whispered to me. Does he really think I can't fight? What an idiot!
"No can do dumbass! Do you think I'm so weak that I can't fight! Let's just kill him together. We'll sneak up behind him." I whispered. Ed sighed before grabbing my arm and pulling me towards Isaac.
Then, we clapped our hands at the same time and preformed our alchemy. Ed created a miniature rock slide and I created a wall of blood.
"W-What are you people doing here? I'm just a plain State Alchemist! I swear!" Isaac said nervously.
"Sure, like we would ever believe the likes of you! Now die!" Ed yelled. He clapped his hands again and created a lightning bolt that Isaac dodged.
"You must be the Fullmetal Alchemist. I've heard of you, and your friend over there is the Blood Alchemist correct?" Isaac asked.
"Yeah. I'm Edward Elric! The youngest State Alchemist! Ed said proudly. Isaac looked confused and raised an eyebrow.
"So that little runt's the Fullmetal?" Isaac asked me. Oh no. Isaac's going to face the wrath of Edward Elric ...
"CAN A LITTLE RUNT DO THIS?" Ed yelled punching Isaac hard in the face. Isaac flew back and hit the wall. But, when he got up, he was smirking.
"Sorry, but I'm going to have to kill you. 1, 2, 3!" Issac yelled, before using the stone to perform alchemy.
A red blast of lightning appeared in his hands and he thrust it out at us. I quickly grabbed Ed and pulled him to the side. But, we were too late. The lightning hit me square in the face, while Ed was hit in the chest. We flew back and hit the street with a large thud. My ribs were broken and my wrists were sprained.
"Edward! Claire! Don't worry! I can handle this! Alright tough guy, prepare for the Armstrong family's speciality, the fist punch!" Armstrong suddenly appeared next to us, along with Roy, Hughes, Breda, Hawkeye, Havoc, Falman, Fuery and some other people I don't know.
Armstrong quickly tried to crush Isaac with his special fists, but Isaac quickly dodged him. I've got to say, this criminal actually is pretty fast. I mean, most people can't dodge Armstrong's fists.
"Well, I see you can dodge my awesome fists, but can you dodge this?" Armstrong said before trying to crush Isaac again. Issac this time, got hit.
His cheek started to drip out blood and you could see the pain in his eyes. I felt a little bit of sorrow for him, but not much, since he was a criminal. Isaac quickly did some alchemy, which summoned ice blocks. Issac jumped on one and started riding it.
"You fools! You'll never be able to stop me!" Isaac said, before he disappeared along with his ice blocks.
"Roy, Claire, Ed and Al! Stop him! I'll take care of the transmutation circles. Now go!" Armstrong commanded. The four of us nodded, and headed off to work.
-Ed's POV -
Great, just great. How did I get tied up in this? Well, I guess I should do my job since its Armstrong's orders. When you disobey him, well, I don't really want to talk about it. Al and me were running after the ice blocks as fast as we could. The blocks were about three feet ahead, so we had to catch up a little.
"Hey brother, why don't we sneak up on this criminal? He'll be easier to kill that way." Al suggested. I nodded. It would be funny to see this guy's reaction.
"Alright here's the plan, I'll lift you up from behind and jump up to the ice block while making little noise as possible. Then you trip him so we can weaken him. Sounds good, right?" Al said. I nodded again.
Al lifted me up while I tried not to struggle. It was hard because it was freezing and I needed to move around to get warm. Then, Al jumped. I closed my eyes trying not to yell. Suddenly, I couldn't feel the wind against my neck. We must of landed. Like planned, Isaac didn't notice us. Perfect. I put my finger up to my lips before tiptoeing up to Isaac.
I kicked him down as hard as I could and punched his back with my hand. Of course, it was kind of hard to punch him when my hand was frozen and my automail couldn't do any punches in the freezing cold. Isaac fell down and was about to slip off when he suddenly smirked before he disappeared into thin air. I groaned. Now we would have to find him again.
-Claire's POV -
I sighed. I've spent 30 minutes looking for this guy and I've had no luck at all. There's no sign of him anywhere. Has Ed and Al already killed him? Maybe. But Isaac does have a Philosophers Stone. So chances are, no. I continue walking down the now brightly lit streets, when suddenly, I hear moaning. My eyes widen? Has Isaac been defeated, or worse, has he killed someone?
I quickly tried to find where the moaning was coming from. Then, I notice a hand poking out of a pile of rubble that must have fallen down by alchemy. Isaac must of been here and caused this. But I had to rescue this person before pursuing Isaac again.
I used my alchemy to lift the rubble up easily. It took about five minutes to uncover it all. The man was breathing heavily. He had a few cuts on his arms and legs that would need to be cleaned. He was a military officer that had dark blonde hair and sharp, blue eyes. I guess he was trying to fight off Issac.
"Thank you for saving me. This guy trapped me down there with his alchemy. I thought I would be stuck for days and I thought I might of died there. By the way, are you the famous blood alchemist, Claire Serret? The man asked. I nodded and showed him my pocket watch.
"Then accept this token of my gratitude. It's a necklace with a special design on it. Now I must go and report what happened. Thanks again!" The man said before quickly running off. That was strange. Normally, no one would reward me like that. Especially a man from the military. The design on the necklace was strange too. It was a dragon wrapped around a star. It's probably just a normal piece of jewelry though. I should get back to trying to find Isaac.
-Envy's POV-
That girl was so clueless. I can't believe someone like her could be tricked like that. But I bet any State Alchemist would try to help. The necklace is actually a tracking device that allows me to keep an eye on her. I don't want a sacrifice saying anything that would give us a way. At least she doesn't know anything about us. I hope that Hohenheim never finds her or that Fullmetal pipsqueak that I ran into.
What I was going to do was report my findings to Father. He would probably tell me how I should capture her. She's probably way weaker than me since she's a stupid human. Human's are so stupid and clueless...
-Claire's POV-
In the end, I was too late. King Bradley actually appeared and kill Isaac on his own. All this trouble for nothing. When really, King Bradley could have just killed him without asking us. Of course it's our duty. Roy was drenched and Ed was frozen. Al was just, well, Al.
"Um Roy, why are you soaking wet?" I asked him. Roy glared at me and facepalmed himself.
"That stupid criminal! That's why! He used a hose and sprayed water all over me! You know how that feels?" Roy yelled. He was like a fire himself, about to burn something at anytime.
"I'm sorry, but I don't. Anyways, another man from the military needed to be rescued. So I saved him. It was strange though because he gave me this necklace. Nobody usually gives gifts to a person who saves them." I said. Roy looked at my necklace before his eyes widened.
"That's an Ouroboro tattoo design. I've never seen a jewelry design with one on it. I guess it's a new piece. Anyways, your next assignment is to go to Liore. There's been a fake priest doing something strange with alchemy there. The Elric brother's will be with you. If you get in any trouble, call me. I'll send my men over there if you do.
I guess I'll be with the Elric brothers on another assignment yet again. And I have to find about the strange necklace. But first, this fake priest is going down!
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NEXT TIME, THE FAKE IDIOT PRIEST PART 1! (I make fun of him a lot, so you'll see some of my jokes being said about him in the next few chapters!)