Characters:
Hizui - Age 8, Male
Roy - Age 49, Male
Laura - Age 23, Female
Elizabeth - Age 29, Female
Ticketseller - Age ?, Male
Year 1, January-
SETTING - Military HQ, Central, Mid-day. A newly founded
cafe strand sits along the HQ.
ROY: .
HIZUI: .
ROY: .
HIZUI: So...what did we need to talk about?
ROY: Oh, um...Hizui?
HIZUI: Yes, sir?
ROY: I...I'm sorry to have to say this, but.
HIZUI: (smile fades)
ROY: I can't...take care of you anymore.
HIZUI: (shocked) Wh-why!
ROY: Well, I actually have two reasons. One: I'm 41 years
older than you, and it just seems odd. To me, at least.
Two-
HIZUI: What's wrong?
ROY/He's not ready to hear this./ Nothing. I guess I only
had one.
HIZUI: O-oh...Um.
ROY: Yeah?
HIZUI: You told me that you'd tell me something when I turned 8.
ROY: Yeah?
HIZUI: Well, um...I'm 8 now. So...will you tell me?
ROY: No.
HIZUI: What?! Why!
ROY: I thought you'd be mature enough by now, but.
HIZUI: "Mature?
ROY: It's hard to explain. I guess..adult-like. But you're not.
HIZUI: So...what does that mean?
ROY: I can't tell you for awhile.
HIZUI: (sighs) I guess...it's for the best. So! Where's my brief-
case?
ROY: How can you be so calm about this?
HIZUI: (shrugs) I dunno. But where is it?
ROY: (frowns) It's under my desk. Here. (Hands it over)
HIZUI: (takes it) Thanks.
ROY: .
HIZUI: Well, I guess I'd better be going.
ROY: Hizui!
HIZUI: (flinches) Y-Yeah?
ROY: When you find her...come back to me. (holds a picture out)
HIZUI: (takes the picture and looks at it) What's her name?
ROY: Adilade Everest.
HIZUI: Alright. Goodbye, Mis-
ROY: To find her, find Zizefia, Bifein, and Renald in Kaah'n. But.
HIZUI: Kaah'n? Sounds like an Indian tribe or something.
ROY: It isn't, but they DO live in teepees.
HIZUI: ...What? (confused)
ROY: They practice the science of alchemy regularly. You have a bit
of alchemist blood in your veins since your mother was an alchemist,
right? You could probably find a bit of information there.
HIZUI: (nods) Go on.
ROY: But don't go alone. Take a skilled alchemist with you. Find
Zizefia, Bifein, and Renald, then find Adilade. Discuss Kimbley
and Ophelia with her, and ask if she knows about Pride. If she
does, then leave Kaah'n. If not, then bring her back to me.
HIZUI: Pride? Why should she know about that? And isn't Kimbley
an ex-state alchemist who died?
ROY: Kimbley was her father, and Ophelia was her mother. Some-
thing happened to Ophelia, and she died. I don't remember it
all, but then, someone attempted a human transmutation.
HIZUI: What's a "human transmutation?
ROY: Where they attempt to bring someone back to life. But without
the Philosopher's stone, they bring back a homunculus. Someone
transmuted Kimbley, and turned him into Pride.
HIZUI: Why did his name change?
ROY: Unless something insane occurs, there should only be seven
homunculi at a time, each named after one of the seven deadly sins.
HIZUI: So...someone transmuted Kimbley after his death?
ROY: (nods) Right. There is much more about homunculi that I can't
explain, but you can probably discover it in Kaah'n.
HIZUI: Yes, sir.
ROY: Now get out of here, and don't come back until you have Addie.
HIZUI: "Addie?
ROY: I mean Adilade! Now go! (stands up and points to the door)
(Hizui flinches, then stands out of the leather chair, and leaves.
He passes through the white-coloured halls until he reaches the
front door, and exits, then heads to the strand of cafes. He mutters
the details about Kaah'n and Adilade to himself when he bumps into
what seems to be a woman in her early 20's, who stands at about 5'8.
A handmade plush falls off of her belt, and it seems to be of Roy.)
LAURA: Ah! (scoops it up) Are you okay, my little Roy?! I'll never
drop you again, I promise!
HIZUI: Uh...sorry about your little man.
LAURA: (smiles) It's okay! I'm Laura Mustang. What's your name?
HIZUI: "Mustang"? So you're related to?
LAURA: I'm his daughter! (grins)
HIZUI: (smiles) I'm Hizui Noramutsu. /She shouldn't know that
I know the Fuhrer.../ Wait. You're wearing a military uniform,
so shouldn't you live with your dad?
LAURA: Oh, no. I live alone. (smiles) I was just on my way to
visit him right now. Would you like to come with me? I can
introduce you!
HIZUI: No, thanks, I've got to find someone to escort me somewhere.
LAURA: Oh...is it far? I can take you if it isn't.
HIZUI: Well, it's called Kaah'n. Someone asked me to go there to find
Zizefia, Bifein, Renald, and then Adilade.
LAURA: Oh, that's only about an hour by train. I can take you now, but
the place doesn't have a station. We'd have to walk from Resembool.
HIZUI: (shrugs) Sure. It's okay. Thanks. (nods)
LAURA: No problem. I hope you don't mind if I'm an alchemist.
HIZUI: Oh, it's no problem.
LAURA: Alright, then! (smiles) Shall we go now?
HIZUI: Sure!
(The two begin to walk in the direction of the station, when Laura stops in her tracks.)
HIZUI: Are you okay?
LAURA: LIZZIE!
(Laura runs toward another woman in a military uniform, clutching her.)
LAURA: Lizzie! I haven't seen you in forever!
ELIZABETH: It's been 3 months.
LAURA: It feels like forever!
ELIZABETH: Yeah, it does. (smirks)
LAURA: Hey, I want to introduce you to somebody. This is Hizui. (motions
him over)
HIZUI: Hey. (slightly waves, then smiles)
ELIZABETH: Hey. (kneels down) /Sky-blue hair and golden eyes...odd./ My
name's Elizabeth Everest.
HIZUI: Everest!
LAURA: Huh?! What-what's wrong!
ELIZABETH/Got him right where I want him/
HIZUI: Uh...n-nothing...sorry.
ELIZABETH/Shit!/ Well, I should be going now, but first...Hizui.
HIZUI: Y-yes?
ELIZABETH: What's in that briefcase of yours?
HIZUI: I dunno.
ELIZABETH: ...do you remember anything about your father?
HIZUI: (shakes head)
ELIZABETH: Well, I'll tell you your real name, if you want to know.
LAURA: Lizzie.
ELIZABETH: But I'll tell you something first. I know you're looking
for Addie, Zeffie, Biffie, and Rennie.
LAURA: In human language, please?
ELIZABETH: Adilade Everest, Zizefia Thorne, Bifein Ambrose, and Renald
Phens.
LAURA: So what's Hizui's "real name?
ELIZABETH: Hizui Elric.
HIZUI: Okay...who's my dad, then?
LAURA: Hizui, you're either the spawn of the FullMetal Alchemist, Edward
Elric, or his brother, Alphonse Elric.
ELIZABETH: The FullMetal.
HIZUI: I have no idea who those people are.
ELIZABETH: But recently, Edward and Alphonse are nowhere to be found.
HIZUI: ...so, if this "Edward" is my father, then where is he?
(Elizabeth pulls out a 34MM and holds it to Hizui's head.)
ELIZABETH: That's what I want you to tell me.
LAURA: ELIZABETH!
ELIZABETH: Shutup, Lauren.
HIZUI: Wh-what are you doing!
ELIZABETH: The answer to where the Elric brothers are is in that briefcase
of yours. Hand it over now.
LAURA: This is crazy Liz!
ELIZABETH: Didn't I tell you to shut up?!
(Laura suddenly pops her Roy plush in half and pulls out a piece of chalk,
then immediately draws a transmutation circle.)
LAURA: Hizui! Quick!
ELIZABETH: What the hell are you doing!
LAURA: Before you shoot him, I want to see his skills.
ELIZABETH: Wh-why?!
(Laura puts her Roy pluch back together.)
LAURA: Who knows? (smirks)
ELiZABETH: ...Urgh. Go ahead. (pulls gun off of Hizui's forehead)
HIZUI: B-But I'm not an alchemist!
LAURA: But your parents were pros. So you should have some alchemist blood.
(Hizui stares at Laura for a moment, then claps his hands and places them on a transmutation circle. Automatically, a flash of light strikes his arm and turns it into solid metal, with a flash cannon at the hand.)
HIZUI: Wh-what the!
LAURA: His arm was made of n-natural materials! It shouldn't have done that!
ELIZABETH: What the fuck is this?! (holds the gun to Hizui again) You knew
that would happen! God dammit, you knew!
HIZUI: I-I didn't! But... (holds his arm out) I think I'm stronger. (smirks)
ELIZABETH: ...shit. (puts the gun away) I wasn't gonna tell you, but if THAT
came out during the transmutation, then your arm must be some new form of
automail. So goodbye, assholes. I hope I never see you again.
(Elizabeth strolls off into the direction of the Central HQ.)
HIZUI: How did you guys meet?
LAURA: My dad. But we have to worry about your arm right now.
HIZUI: Yeah. How can I get it back to normal?
LAURA: I don't know, but we'll find the answer in Kaah'n. You ready to go?
HIZUI: Yeah. (smiles) Thanks, Laura.
LAURA: (smiles) No problem, Hizui.
(Laura and Hizui walk off into the distance, chatting about random things, like Elizabeth's appearance and food. But when they got there, the ticketseller said something surprising.)
TICKETSELLER: Kaah'n? You know that's in another country, right?
LAURA: What?! I thought it was two hours away!
TICKETSELLER: Naw, it's real far away now, at least.
LAURA: So...how long would it take?
TICKETSELLER: Walkin'...about a month. By car, about 3 weeks, and by train, about
3 weeks. Tickets ain't cheap, neither.
LAURA: How much for an adult and a child with only one piece of luggage?
TICKETSELLER: 'bout 400.
(Laura sighs, then holds out the exact amount in bills)
LAURA: I believe this will do?
TICKETSELLER: Y-Yeah...you must be some rich kid t' be carryin' 'round that much
money.
LAURA: Nope.
TICKETSELLER: (glances curiously) Here're yer tickets. (hands them over)
LAURA: Thanks. (nods) When do we board?
TICKETSELLER: 'Bout an hour. Oh, we can't send you precisely to Kaah'n. We're droppin'
you off 'bout a kilometer away.
LAURA: Okay. Thanks. (smiles)
(For the next hour, Hizui and Laura continue chatting until the train arrives. Laura says that she'll call her dad when they reach the drop off point, then board for their 2-week long trip. And by the time it ends, it's already February 17th.)
Year 1 part 1/12: End