Chapter II

The Suit of Armor with a boy's soul and an old friend

Their journey has begun for Heart and Akira tell the brothers that the only place to get information is the State Military and they would have to find a train station but first they find something else.

The five wolves were leaving the lodge but Akira just wanted to get something first.

"Wait here guys I have to get something" Akira said as she went in the lodge.

"I'll come with you" Kiba said following her.

Akira was in her room going through her drawers and she found a picture.

"Is that what you were looking for?" Kiba asked surprising Akira.

"Oh Kiba it's just you" Akira said.

"Sorry for startling you" Kiba said.

"It's alright and yes I was looking for this it's a picture of my mom and dad" Akira said.

"Well you can't lose here let make it easier for you to carry" Kiba said as he clapped his hands and touched the picture.

The picture glowed brighter and changed into a pocket watch. Akira's eyes widened when she saw this.

"Here now it's easier for you to carry" Kiba said.

Akira had tears in her eyes she immediately wrapped her arms around Kiba's neck and hugged him.

"Thank you Kiba" Akira said.

Kiba hugged her back and stroked her hair.

"You're welcome" Kiba said.

"Come on let's go they're probably worried about us" Akira said letting go of Kiba but grabbing his hand.

"Yea your right" Kiba said as he followed Akira.

They returned to the others who were waiting for them and they were smiling.

"Are you two ready?" Edward asked.

"Yea we're ready" Kiba said.

"Then let's go" Heart said.

"Yea we're burning daylight" Lelouch said.

They changed into their wolf forms and ran to the closest village with a train station it took them a few minutes to get to the village unlike the mountains it was grassy and sunny it was the town of Resembool and it look like the train was just arriving a few miles away.

"It's so sunny here" Akira said changing into her human form.

The others changed into their human forms as well and were smiling.

"So this is Resembool" Edward said.

"Yep here we'll take the train to Central but we should get some food first before we go on our trip" Heart said.

"Yea your right, come guys I'll race you" Edward said running down the hill to the town.

"Hey no fair" Akira said chasing Edward and Kiba following her.

Lelouch and Heart sighed and smiled.

"Have you and your sister been here before?" Lelouch asked.

"Yea we have mom brought us here a few times" Heart said.

Lelouch looked at Heart and saw that she was a little sad. He smiled and he put his arm around her shoulder. Heart was surprised and looked at Lelouch.

"You don't have to hide your feelings Heart if you need to talk or a shoulder to cry on I'll gladly help you" Lelouch said.

Heart smiled and rested her head against Lelouch's shoulder nuzzling it.

"I knew you were attracted to me" Heart said.

"Shut up that's not it" Lelouch said denying it.

Heart giggled and she broke the embrace and grabbed Lelouch's hand.

"Come on Lelouch times a wasting" Heart said running down the hill holding Lelouch's hand.

"Hey" Lelouch said being dragged by Heart.

Heart was enjoying the time she was spending with Lelouch. Both Heart and Lelouch were slowly falling in love with one another. Meanwhile in the town of Resembool, Edward along with Kiba and Akira were looking around until they saw a dark alley way.

"Hey guys I can sense something's there" Edward said.

"Yea I can too" Kiba said.

"What is it guys?" Akira asked.

"I don't know stay here" Edward said.

"Not a chance" Both Akira and Kiba said.

"Suit, yourselves" Edward said going in the alley.

Kiba and Akira followed and it was a pretty big alley way and there was an abandoned suit of armor in it.

"It's just an empty piece of armor" Kiba said.

"Hold on let me check it out" Edward said.

Edward walked closer to the armor and took off the helmet and saw a strange drawing on it. Edward's eyes widened as he recognized the seal it was a blood seal that can seal ones soul into an object.

"Hey Kiba there's a blood seal in here" Edward said.

"There is?" Kiba asked.

"What's a blood seal?" Akira asked.

"A blood seal is where you can transfer someone's soul into an object to save them from dying practically makes them immortal" Edward said.

"Do you think you can revive it?" Kiba asked.

"Yea I think I can" Edward said as he clapped his hands and gently touched the blood seal which glowed bright red.

Edward, Kiba and Akira back off as it glowed and something happened.

"Wh-who are you?" A little boy's voice asked.

"So the blood seal contains a little boy's soul how sad" Kiba said.

"Is that you in the suit of armor talking?" Edward asked.

The helmet's eye holes glowed bright red and the helmet moved to look at Edward, Kiba and Akira.

"Yes" The suit of armor said.

"I'm Edward, this is my younger brother Kiba and our friend Akira" Edward said.

"Hey" Kiba said.

"Nice to meet you" Akira said bowing.

"What happen to you how did you get attached to that suit of armor?" Edward said.

"I don't remember all I know is that I'm alone" The armor said.

Edward sighed and then a few seconds passed and he had an idea.

"No you're not your two big brothers are here now" Edward said smiling.

Kiba and Akira looked at Edward surprised as did the suit of armor.

"Brothers?" The armor asked.

"Yep you're no longer alone right Kiba?" Edward asked looking at Kiba.

"Yea he's right" Kiba said agreeing with Edward.

"Yea and a new friend" Akira said smiling.

"I… I don't know what to say" The armor spoke.

"Tell us your name first and let's get out of this creepy alley and go meet with our big brother and his girlfriend" Edward said.

"It's Alphonse" The armor said.

"Well Alphonse how about I call you Al" Edward said smiling.

"Yea come on we have to go soon anyway to central so from now on you're coming with us" Kiba said.

"Right" Al said getting up.

The four of them came out of the alley to see Lelouch and Heart smiling at them.

"Let me guess this is our new brother?" Lelouch asked looking at Al.

"You heard?" Akira asked.

"Yep we both did" Heart said.

Lelouch walked to Al to get a better look at him.

"We couldn't just leave him in there Lelouch" Edward said.

Lelouch raised his hand up to have silence as he took a good look at Al. Everyone was getting worried about what Lelouch's reaction will be.

"Welcome to the family Al" Lelouch said smiling as he put his hand on Al's shoulder.

Everyone was relieved with this mostly Al.

"Thank you brother" Al said.

They soon heard the train whistle and looked at the clock tower it was almost time for the train to leave.

"Hey could you guys get some food in the market close to the train station I'm going to call an old friend of mom's in the military he might be able to help us" Heart said.

"Alright come on guys" Lelouch said as they went to the market.

Heart and Akira went to the phone booth and called Central Head quarters the phone was ringing and someone answered.

"Central operator how may I help you?" The operator spoke.

"Yes connect me to Colonel Roy Mustang please" Heart said.

"Just a minute" The operator said.

They waited for a minute and someone spoke.

"Colonel Mustang here" The man spoke.

"Hey Roy it's been a while" Heart said.

"Well, well Heart it's been a while" Roy said.

"Yes it has me and my sister is coming to central with a few friends and we plan on becoming State Alchemist" Heart said.

"Heart I know your mother was a state alchemist but I can't risk you and your sister joining" Roy said.

"I know you're our godfather but my friends are capable of becoming state alchemists" Heart said.

"How do you know if they're qualified enough?" Roy asked.

"One of them saved my sisters life in an avalanche and do you remember the old legend about Dive into the Heart?" Heart asked.

"Yes I remember it your mother was in that dream world once and obtained a powerful sword which I remember is Tensa Zangetsu and I'm glad your sister's save but what does that have to do with the Dive into the Heart?" Roy asked.

"Well my friends were in that world and the oldest one name Lelouch has obtained that exact sword and his younger brother Edward has Excalibur and the youngest out of them has Tensa Zangetsu but the opposite color and their talented Alchemists I've seen it they don't need a transmutation circle" Heart said.

"Very interesting very well Heart I'll see what I can do, where are you now?" Roy asked.

"Resembool, the train is about to leave" Heart said.

"Alright get on it" Roy said.

"Yes sir oh and I forgot to mention we'll be traveling also with a boy who's soul has been sealed inside a suit of armor" Heart said.

"I'll see you there" Roy said.

"Bye" Heart said hanging up.

Roy hung up as well with and smile on his face as he leaned on his chair.

"This might be interesting let's see what they got" Roy said.

Meanwhile the train was about to leave and Heart and Akira were already on it.

"Come on boys the train's about to leave" Heart said.

"Come on Al" Edward said as they ran for the train.

"Thank you" Al said to the merchant lady as he ran after them.

They made it on the train and it left for Central. The six of them were talking and Heart, Akira and Alphonse were learning more about what the three brother's family was really like. A then a little girl leaned up to take a peek at Al seeing that he was the only one wearing armor. Al saw the little girl and waved at him the little girl moved back down as Edward turned to look.

"Edward… am I scary?" Al asked.

"Come on Al your kindness in a can" Edward said.

"Mommy that guy's weird" The girl said.

"Rosy be nice" The mother said.

"But he's wearing that armor doesn't he get hot in it?" The girl asked.

Edward was getting a bit irritated so he decided to say something but saw everyone staring at them.

"Nope nothing to see folks nothing out of the ordinary here" Edward said slumping back to his seat as everyone in that group got embarrassed mostly Al. Then that girl came back up and waved at him smiling the three brothers noticed.

"See Al she's not scared of you, she likes you" Lelouch said.

"That's enough Rosy you bothered them enough" The mother said smiling at them.

The six of them returned the smile and smiled at each other. Meanwhile in another coach in the radio room a major who was a friend of Roy was talking on the phone about something.

"I'm telling you Roy ever since she got pregnant she's lovelier then a love goddess" The major said.

"Hughes you've told me this five times with this if you have a problem talk about it with your wife" Roy said getting irritated on the line.

"I already have" Hughes said.

"THEN STOP BOTHERING ME!" Roy yelled.

The woman in Roy's office picked up a spare phone and interrupted the talk.

"If I may Major BABIES AREN"T BORN AFTER SEVEN MONTH'S!" She yelled.

The train went under a tunnel as the woman yelled.

"Geez she actually thought we were talking seriously" Hughes said.

"It's you we can't take serious" A friend of Hughes and Roy said outside the radio room.

"Okay Hughe's the phones aren't being tapped so what do you got?" Roy asked.

"No one's trying anything yet but I have a feeling something's about to happen" Hughes said.

As the two friends were talking the man that was outside of the radio room went in to the next coach to radio room there he saw Al and was worried that it was an enemy he ran outside and grabbed a spare phone and talked to Hughes.

"There's been a breach" He said.

"They carry any weapons?" Hughes asked.

"No but one's carrying armor" The man said.

Hughes was about to say something but didn't when he heard Roy laughing.

"It's alright they're friendly and they're traveling with old friends of mine and maybe a pip squeak" Roy said.

The man ran back to the coach and saw everyone and Edward sleeping on the seat.

"He's right and the boy's small" The man said.

Edward's eyes shot open and started yelling.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A SMALL YOU JERK!" Edward yelled.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you" The man said.

Then two guys sitting down came up and drew their guns as did the other man but he withdrew his gun knowing it was useless. This surprised everyone and Lelouch and his brothers knew they had to do something but wanted to wait for the right moment.

"Alright this is a hostage situation" One man said firing his gun as his buddy was tying up the man.

Hughes heard the gun shot and hang up the phone as Roy was talking then he climbed out the window to the top of the train he knew how to handle hostage situations. Mean while in the other coach the men saw Al and walked up to the group.

"Alright hands up" The men said.

But none of them moved.

"I said hands up" They repeated.

They didn't receive and answer but Kiba gave a wolf roar and attacked one of the men.

"He's a demon" The other man said preparing to shot Kiba.

But Lelouch did a jump kick on the man as he was about to shot Kiba.

"Kiba are you alright?" Akira asked walking towards Kiba.

"Yea I'm fine" Kiba said.

"You idiots" A passenger said.

The group looked at the passengers and saw that they were all worried.

"Won't they go looking for them once they realize some of their men are missing?" Another passenger said.

One of the men grabbed his gun and was about to shoot Rosy and her mother. Al saw this and stomped on the man as he shot but missed them.

"Are you alright?" Al asked.

"Yes thank you" The mother of Rosy said.

The brothers looked at each other then at Al and then at Akira and Heart.

"Al you'll take the bottom coaches while we go on the roof as Akira and Heart look after the passengers" Edward said.

"Right" Al said.

"Ready to go top side?" Lelouch asked.

"Yea" Kiba and Edward said.

"Be careful you guys" Akira said.

"Don't fall off the roof Lulu" Heart said smiling.

Lelouch just sighed and smiled.

"I won't" He said as he ran for the ladder up to the roof as Kiba and Edward followed him.

They reached the roof and saw the ocean.

"Nice view too bad we can't enjoy it" Edward said.

"We will once this is over" Lelouch said.

"Yea your right" Kiba said.

"Let's go" Lelouch said as he started running to the train engine.

Kiba and Edward followed him. Meanwhile below Al was ready to go into the next room when a man with a gun came out.

"AH!" He yelled as he started to shoot at Al.

"Please stop if you keep doing it" Al couldn't finish as one of the bullets deflected back to the shooter hitting him on the leg.

"I was going to warn you about that" Al said.

"What's going on" The shooters friend said as he came in and saw Al and was surprised as his friend and started shooting.

"No wait" Al said but it was in vain as this shooter's bullets deflected back to him and also hit him in the leg.

Meanwhile back on the roof the three brothers were getting close to engine when an incoming branch came and knocked Edward off the branch.

"Edward!" Both Kiba and Lelouch yelled.

But someone caught Edward on a ladder.

"We'll never expected a kid to drop by" A man said.

Edward opened his eyes and saw Hughes smiling.

"Who are you?" Edward asked.

"Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes a friend of Roy Mustang" Hughes said.

"Lieutenant Colonel" Edward said.

Kiba and Lelouch came to the end and saw that Edward was alright.

"Ah you three must be friends of Heart and Akira" Hughes said.

"Yea we are" Kiba said.

Lelouch grabbed Edward's arm and helped him back on the roof as Kiba helped Hughes up.

"What are these people after?" Lelouch asked.

"Let's just say there's someone important in the military in this train" Hughes said.

"And they took everyone hostage" Edward said.

"Yea… shall we take retake the train" Hughes said.

"Yea time to teach these people a lesson" Edward said.

The four of them reached the engine where two terrorist members were holding the engineers at gun point to have to train continue move. Edward looked down and saw them he stuck his tongue out and moved back up as one of the terrorist felt Edward's presence and turned around.

"What's wrong?" His friend asked.

Hughes silently climbed from behind and drew a hidden knife. The other terrorist turned around just to get a thrown knife on his hand making him drop his gun.

"Bastard!" The other terrorist yelled ready to shoot Hughes.

But Edward jumped inside the train and kicked the man in the face. As the two terrorist's were about to get up the engineers punched them in the face knocking the two terrorists out.

"Good work" Kiba said climbing inside.

"All in a day's work" Edward said smiling.

"I'll check on Al and see how he's doing" Lelouch said on the ladder outside the train.

"Be careful" Kiba said.

"Always am" Lelouch said climbing back up to see a man in a hooded black coat hiding his face in his hood.

"Well it's been a long time Lelouch Eira Wolf" The man said in a familiar voice.

"Who are you and how do you know who I am?" Lelouch asked as he glared at the man.

"Now, now is that how to treat an old friend?" The man asked raising his hands up to show that he means no harm.

"Old friend?" Lelouch asked trying to remember where he's heard that voice.

"I was a close friend of yours like Neil was to Kiba" The man said.

"Lea?" Lelouch asked.

"Bingo" The man said removing the hood to show his face.

He had long red hair that was spiked like Cloud's but was pulled back.

"It's been a long time Lea" Lelouch said.

"It's Axel now got it memorized" Lea said.

"Still saying that line?" Lelouch asked.

"Got a problem with it?" Axel said.

"No it fits you" Lelouch said chuckling a bit.

"How like you Lelouch" Axel said.

"Let me guess this is mother's work?" Lelouch asked.

"Caught on quick" Axel said.

"Judging from your spiritual pressure you grown stronger after last time we met and you control the element of fire" Lelouch said.

"All that by just my spiritual pressure?" Axel asked.

"Yes" Lelouch said.

"Hehehehe you always were the quick study" Axel said laughing.

"Yea but enough of that how about helping us take care of these terrorists?" Lelouch asked.

"Like to but I have somewhere I have to be… oh and your mom wanted me to give you something" Axel said.

"What is it?" Lelouch asked.

Axel raised his hand towards me and fire appeared around my body.

"The power to control fire use it wisely" Axel said.

"Mother's gift to me and you?" Lelouch asked smiling.

"Yea, see you later old friend" Axel said disappearing.

Lelouch smiled and held up his hand and a small fire ball appeared.

"Yea, see you later" Lelouch said.

Meanwhile in the head coach the leader got a report.

"We lost contact with all the engine room and all other coaches" His subordinate said.

"Must be Mustang's plan" The leader said.

"Sir what are your orders?" The man said.

"Go to the roof and shoot anyone who's up there" The leader said.

"Yes sir" The man said climbing the ladder.

Back on the roof Hughes saw Lelouch standing there.

"Hey Lelouch you alright?" Hughes asked.

Lelouch turned around and saw Hughes.

"Yea I'm fine" Lelouch said.

A bullet passed Lelouch and almost hit Hughes but missed. Lelouch glared at the shooter and shot the fire ball in his hand and hit the man's gun and burning his hand.

"Sweet" Hughes said.

"Hey be careful up there this tinder is the life of this train" The engineer said.

"A load of tinder" Edward repeated then he got an idea on his head.

"I know that look you have a plan" Kiba said.

"Yep" Edward said.

Back in the other coach the man was telling his boss not to go up the roof.

"Mustang" The leader said angrily.

The wall behind them started to glow and then something odd appeared.

"What the hell is that" A man said.

"Attention terrorist's why don't you give up you won't get out of this" Edward spoke through it.

"Why you are you in lead with Mustang?" The leader asked.

"No but let the passengers go they got nothing to do with this" Edward said.

"I'll kill every passenger on this train to get what I want" The leader said.

"Anything to spill blood alright you asked for it" Edward said as the wall glowed again and something similar to a pipe appeared.

"What is that?" A man asked.

"Looks like a pipe" Another man said.

"Passengers hold you breaths and hold on" Edward said.

The pipe shot out gallons of water out flooding the coach. Al was at the last coach waiting for them.

"Here we go" Al said as he opened the door and water shot out and the terrorist came out after being pulled in from the water.

"Damn" One of the terrorists said trying to recover.

They all looked up to see Al punch his fists together showing the terrorists that they weren't going to enjoy what was happening next.

"Welcome to the brig" Al said.

Al began to beat them all up as the leader was still inside of the coach soaked.

"Face it Ball you probably needed a bath" Hughes said opening the radio room door.

The leader drew a gun and fired but Kiba deflected the bullet with his sword and Kiba grabbed the leader's throat and threw him. Al came in and caught the leader and smacked him in the face knocking him out. Lelouch and Edward came in the coach as did Akira and Heart.

"Well looks like we got the last of them" Heart said.

"Yea not bad for a couple of wolves and a suit of armor" Edward said.

"Wolves huh?" Hughes asked as he sat up holding his wounded arm.

"Yea we're wolves" Lelouch said.

"I prefer that you would keep it a secret" Kiba said.

"Don't worry I won't tell" Hughes said.

"That was quick" Akira said confused on why Hughes was being so cooperative.

"What are friends for?" Hughes said.

"Friends huh?" Al said.

"Let's round these terrorists up" Lelouch said.

"Yea" Kiba said.

The train arrived at Central and all the passengers were safe and all the terrorists were restrained. The important man they were after was a general in the military whose family was also held hostage in the train hijack.

"Well Ball I can't say I'm surprised that this happened" A man said who's voice Akira and Heart recognized.

"So you're Colonial Mustang" The leader of the terrorists said.

"Roy!" Both Akira and Heart said as they ran to Mustang.

Mustang saw his two goddaughters running up to him and they hugged him tightly after not seeing him for a few years.

"My you two have grown" Roy said.

"And you still look the same" Heart said.

"Are you too alright from the hijack?" Roy asked.

"Yes thanks to them" Akira said pointing to Lelouch and his brother's along with Al.

"So you must be the young boys Heart told me about" Roy said walking up to Lelouch.

"Yes my name is Lelouch Eira Wolf and these are my brothers Edward, Kiba and Alphonse" Lelouch said.

"Eira doesn't that name belong to Eira Celia Wolf?" Roy asked.

"You know our mom?" Edward asked.

Let's just say I knew both your father and mother" Roy said.

"Old friends?" Kiba asked.

"Exactly and Hughes was a friend of theirs as well" Roy said.

"Really?" Lelouch asked.

"Yes quite your mother and father taught us a lot of things even taught Roy here how to use Flame Alchemy" Hughes said.

"We'll talk more about this tomorrow you all must be tired from after what has happened today" Roy said.

"Yea beating up bad guys is a lot of hard work" Heart said.

"Hey we did most of the work" Lelouch said.

"So did we" Heart said getting at Lelouch's face.

"WE HAD TO GO ON THE ROOF!" Lelouch yelled.

"YOU PLANNED IT!" Heart yelled back.

The two of them glared at each other but a soft voice ended the battle between the two.

"HEY BROTHER'S!" A little girl's voice said.

They turned and saw the young girl and her mother and they were waving at them. The group waved back and smiled but what as for tomorrow no one knows.