A/N: wow. i mean, just... wow. I really didn't think u guys would like this story! i mean, i had doubts but like, wow! thank you! i hope i won't disappoint u either. anyways, here is chapter 2 and yes it is shorter than chapter 1, and i have dividers! i hope they will work so yea... lol. basically, it will be saying where the ppl are and who is where kinda, u'll see heheh. anyways, so yea. please R&R. o i almost forgot! i um, might not be good with the ages of everyone, i kind of guessed since i can't find how old the characters were... so..yea... heheh.. anyways, also, i made a mistake in chapter 1. since mustang was upped to fuhrer, i moved everyone up by 5 ranks since it took 5 for mustang to get to fuhrer. so armstrong should really be a Lieutenant General. -Sil
Chapter 2: Stop 1. Central
Lizzie had gotten to a great head start at 12:00 midnight when she had first left home. Now... she ran and ran, the pocketwatch around her neck; she could feel it ticking. Her mom must have been able to mess with the inside of it, and make it work again. Her new red coat gave off a curious glimmer as the moonlight began to shine down on her.
"Don't stop now Liz!" she shouted to herself quietly, suitcase in hand. She didn't know how long she had run, stopping only once in a while to breathe for a few moments, and then run off again. Lizzie checked her watch. It read 4:00 a.m. She sighed heavily, sweat falling from her face as she fell to the ground, panting for breath. "Okay... break time! ...I should get to Central early in the morning..." Lizzie said to herself, looking to see a tree. She walked over to it, and decided to rest there for now. As she sat down, she blew some bangs out of her face.
"Okay... only for a few minutes.." Lizzie mumbled to herself, closing her eyes as she rested. Her mother's voice was repeated in her head. 'The key people you want to talk to are those with the names of Sciezka, Breda, Fuery, Havoc, Hawkeye, Falman, and most especially; Mustang.' Her voice echoed in Lizzi'e mind. Right, she had to remember those names. Not realizing it, she dozed off and had a dream... The same dream she had been having since she turned 15...
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Lizzie saw herself, but she wasn't herself. She was standing in front of a boy who seemed to be 3 years younger than her. He had nice light brown hair and gray eyes... She gasped. Was this Uncle Alphonse? Then... who was she if she wasn't herself? She looked into the mirror, not able to talk in her dream and saw the reflection of her father. Her father, he looked just like her! Could that even be possible?! Yes... Those golden eyes, the only thing different was her hair color and set of bangs... Still, dad...
Lizzie found herself breathing heavily, eyes wide open. "Dad..." she breathed, and then looked up to the sky.. It seemed to be a little more sky blue color than dark.. She turned, seeing the moon was beginning to fade. Lizzie looked at her watch; it read 5:10. "Crud..." she muttered to herself as she rose from her spot, still panting from the running she had done. Her legs seemed pretty tired too, but still she kept pressing on. "I... can't say I'm...not tired... Damn." Lizzie cursed to herself as she continued her pace. She stopped for a moment, and decided to walk a while. Soon, she came upon two destroyed car tiers and a pole. Lizzie stared at the objects for a moment, and then a grin appeared on her face.
"Right. Time for alchemy." Lizzie said to herself brightly as she clapped her hands. It had been a while since she had used alchemy. Lizzie wondered if it still worked for her. She took a deep breath, and placed her hands on the objects. 'C'mon... Show me alchemy!' Lizzie thought. She couldn't remember the last time she had to use alchemy with a transmutation circle... Actually, never in her life did she have to use a transmutation circle; unlike her sister and the rest of them. Maybe she was just born with a gift. She sighed, realizing nothing was working, until the objects showed off a glow; being replaced with... Lizzie smiled, her alchemy worked. Now she'd be in Central no time!
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As the morning arose for Lys, she got up groggily and walked downstairs in silence. The house seemed empty for some reason... Lys seemed down when she passed a picture of herself and her sister. She yawned loudly as she entered the kitchen, declaring that she was awake.
"Good morning Lys." Winry called.
"Mornin.." Lys replied softly as she sat down at the table, resting her head on the table with a sad frowm on her face.
"You seem awfully low on energy today sweetie. What's wrong?" Winry asked, sitting down next to her daughter.
"It's only morning... and I miss her already. I wonder where she is now..." Lys replied with a sigh.
"Don't worry Lys, I'm sure your sister is fine. You need to be energized! Today you head to Central." Winry replied with a warm smile. Lys turned to her mother, a worried look on her face.
"Mom?... Y-you'll be okay without me here right?" Lys asked nervously. Winry blinked at her daughter with a blank look on her face for a moment, but quickly smiled.
"Of course. Moms always need to know when to let their kids go. I'll be fine, don't worry. I'll have Auntie Rose with me, and I wish you good luck at the alchemy exams; and also becoming a State Alchemist." Winry replied lovingly as she gave Lys a hug. Lys blushed for a moment, and after finishing her breakfast she set off.
"Okay mom, I'll be back soon! Or... I'll call to give you the good news!" Lys called with a wave as she headed to the train station. She looked back once, seeing Winry wave and blow a kiss. Lys responded with another wave, and hurried off to the station. Once she got there, she boarded the train to Central. On the train, she wondered where exactly Lizzie was, and what she was doing.. Falling asleep, she rested her head against the window, waiting for the arrival at Central...
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"Ooooooooh yeah!" Lizzie shouted as she drove down the street on her new transmuted two wheeler motocycle (okay i don't know how to explain it... just think of a scooter, but the wheels are both in front side to side). Passing by people down the street, she had to clearly shout to be heard and to also have people be warned; for already she nearly ran over 10 people who came into contact with her! Still, at least she was in Central. Now if she could only find HQ quickly, for her time was running short. It was 6:00 now, and she only had a few hours at the least. 'Lys will probably get here at 9 since the train is running... better hurry.' Lizzie thought to herself as she sped down the street. As Lizzie found herself running lower and lower on gas, she needed to find something to give some more kick into her vehicle. She slowed down to a hault, and then stopped by at a nearby store. She walked inside, not realizing people staring at her, wide eyed.
"Excuse me, sir." Lizzie said, having to look up at the man who was by the cash register of the store she had walked into. The man in front of her seemed to be very elderly looking, maybe in his late 60s.. He had big glasses on, and he looked like he was lost in his own thoughts; as if looking at her brought back a memory for him.
"Uh.."
"You know where I could get some fuel? Like, maybe some material I could transmute perhaps?" Lizzie asked, ignoring the fact that he stared at her. Clearly she didn't think anything of it. The man just silently trudged off somewhere, finding something Lizzie could transmute for fuel. As Lizzie waited, she looked around, noticing a few people stare at her strangely.
She turned to a little boy. She smiled a little bit, but was puzzled when he simply pointed at her while muttering something under his breath. She couldn't understand the boy at that distance, but quickly saw his mother pull him away as she scolded the poor kid. 'What?... Am I a disease or something? It's like people here think of me as a bandit... If that's so, then I didn't do it.' Lizzie thought to herself drying, starting to whistle a tune. Her mother used to hum it a lot to her when she was little, it sounded pretty. Her mom had said that the song she had sang to Lizzie when she was younger, was actually sung in russian by a chorus group. It was very pretty, and whenever Lizzie heard it she would cry.
"Um..." The man's voice startled her, making him jump and herself. She looked at him for a moment, and saw that in his hand he had a bos of...coal? Hm, strange, she didn't think transmuting coal into fuel could work... She normally thought that transmuting coal into gold would be something but, that was against the laws and also the military.
"Oh, thanks. How much?" Lizzie asked.
"Oh.. you can have it. I don't need it, it was clottering up the closet. Say, are you an alchemist?" the man asked.
"Yup, I most certainly am." Lizzie replied with a smile, clapping her hands and placing them on the box. In seconds, in front of them was a container filled with gasoline. Hey, whaddaya know, it worked. The man looked at her, amazed.
"I haven't seen someone transmute like that in years. The name's Alfred miss." he said, feeling like she was privaleged enough to know his name.
"Nice to meet you Alfred, I'm Elizabeth." Lizzie responded with a smile. He nodded quietly, and then watched her go outside. Interested, he followed. Once he met her outside, she saw him look at her vehicle.
"Did you transmute that with yer hands too?" Alfred asked her, pointing. She nodded, sheepishly. Alfred smiled, and then noticed the chain wrapped around her neck, followed by the State Pocket watch.
"You a State Alchemist?" he asked her, pointing to her watch. She looked down, and gripped onto the watch tightly for a moment. She laughed a little.
"No, afraid not. This was my dad's, my mom gave it to me." Lizzie explained. Alfred laughed to himself, and nervously scratched the back of his head.
"You remind me of a young lad back in the day when I was younger. He wuz a State Alchemist when he wuz just 'bout yer age. Yep, he sure was a little shrimp. Then again, you aren't that much taller anyways! Hahaha!" Alfred said with a snort, and Lizzie turned.
"Oh? Who?" Lizzie asked, curious.
"Hm. Went by the name of Edward...Edward something... Started with an E.. Uh, Edward Elurich?" Alfred said, trying to remember. Lizzie's eyes went wide for a moment. Her dad? Did she have every single damn trait, all from him? Even her alchemy skill... it was just passed down to her? Why was everything for her, alwas in the past "your father" this or, "you and he" or "him" or whatever... Everything she did, it all related back to Him. Still... Lizzie sighed, and got up once she was finished refueling her vehicle. She got on it, and started the engine. It made a ccrrr noise before starting. Alfred noticed her leaving at a slow pace, stopping once.
"It's Elric. His name was Edward Elric." Lizzie said monotonously and then sped off in a rush, down the streets to Central HQ. Alfred was left there, blinking in disbelief. How did she know who he was talking about? Now he finally remembered.
"Right! That's right! His name was Edward Elric!" Alfred said with a snap of his fingers, finally walking back to his store; as if forgetting he had ever met Lizzie. Lizzie sped down the road, forcing back any tears or any sad thoughts that came to her mind. She wasn't going to lose it after coming so far! 'Damnit...DAMNIT ALL! Why do I have to be stuck with his traits?! Why couldn't I be stuck with Lys's?! I mean, then I wouldn't even be on this wild goosechase, and things would be perfect! I wouldn't have a care in the world about dad!...' Lizzie thought angrily in her mind. After slowing down for a moment, she looked to see a sign pointing to Central. She sighed, and gulped once. "But I do care... that's my problem." she said aloud to herself, and finally after a few loose turns, a couple of corners taken, she finally arrived at Central. And boy, was it huge!
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"LOOK OUT! COMIN THROUGH MAKE WAY!" Lizzie roared as she sped down the path to the opening Central Gates, having military officers open them and have her speed through; making the officers jump out of the way. She sped up to at least about 50 MPH, finally coming to a screeching hault as her vehicle swerved off. Luckily, she managed to jump off before it hit the ground with a thud, knocking over 3 officers too. She was surrounded now. Okay, bad impression on the military.
"Hault! In the name of Furher Mustang what are you!...doing?.." a man's voice called angrily, stopping when he saw Lizzie from the back. Her red coat with the black cross and winged snake on it, her black boots and pants, golden braided hair.. When Lizzie turned to face him, the man could have sworn that an image of Ed flicker. He rubbed his eyes for a moment, and then stared again.
"I'm here to see Mustang! Where is he?" Lizzie responded, and then wondered why the man was staring at her like she was a ghost.
"Ed..Edward?" the man asked, his glasses falling slightly off his face. It was Lizzie's turn to look at the man strangely, looking at him like he had 6 heads. Now that she got a better look at him, she saw that he wore glasses, had black spiky hair, and seemed to be in his late 40s. Lizzie chuckled silently to herself for a moment, a small smile crossed her lips.
"You must be mistaking me, sir. My name is Elizabeth." Lizzie started, slowly feeling the last name roll off her tongue. "...Yes. Elizabeth Elric." she finished with a smile that could only come from the daughter of Edward himself.
Me: okay. that's the end of chapter 2. i can say that chapter 3 will be longer haha. and yes, i'm sorry if i rushed again, i just wanted to get across the people planned to be in the next chapter. and i will say that-
Lizzie: hey. u. writer. why do i have to always be cursing at dad?
Me: um, cause u hate the guy?
Lizzie: ok.
Me: anyways... i will say that-
Lizzie: Hey. writer. Who's the guy with the glasses?
Me: U'll find out in chapter 3! anyways readers, i will say that in chapter 3 the military troops are going to meet Lizzie and also a new character that u'll recognize as the son of!-
Lizzie: Until next chapter! Hey writer, go get me a sandwhich!
Me: U gotta be kidding me. Please R&R! byez. -Silver
