Hello, back again. Thank you guys so much for the support! It means the world that you like my content. Let's see our mages in the world of science. Oh, and I'm not sure about pairings so that's up in the air.
Cana's POV
Man! This grandma Pinako's food was good! Cana was currently shoving turkey down her throat. They were all sitting at the woman's counter. Charla was glaring at the dog with a metal leg. "Well," the old lady started to speak. "Can one of you tell me why I found you four in the middle of the forest on my morning walk?"
They all started awkwardly scratching their heads. "You see…" Lucy started. She never found an end to that sentence.
The older woman raised her hand. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." They all breathed sighs of relief. When the card mage thought about it, three teenagers and a little girl weren't all that threatening. This lady had no idea.
"So," Cana spoke, "got any good drinks? Some wine REALLY sounds good." Cana had drunk all of her traveling alcohol earlier that day.
The grandma raised an eyebrow. "Are you even old enough to drink?" For some reason, Lucy got into deep thought.
"Actually, it depends on where we are." The blonde said.
"You not from around here?" The old lady asked.
"No." Juvia answered. "We do much traveling."
"So, about that drink-." Lucy whacked Cana upside the head.
"Ignore her, so how did you get us from the forest to here?"
"Some of the villagers helped me. We all take care of each other." We all smiled at that.
"Juvia was wondering," the water wizard said, "where is the biggest city?" Oh yeah, that's right. We have to meet up with everyone else who was sent to this place.
"You would be talking about Central. The very center of the country."
"That's perfect!" Wendy yelled in delight. "Thank you for your help!"
"No problem, the next train to Central leaves tomorrow morning. Feel free to stay here tonight."
Although she'll never admit it, Cana was thankful for where she ended up. She doubted the others were as lucky.
Winry's POV
This was definitely interesting. She's had some very interesting cases, but a man dragging his unconscious friend through the desert with only one arm and leg, it is very much up there. "So," She asked, "how did you lose your limbs, if you don't mind me asking?"
The bulky man, Gildarts, only smiled. "Let's just say, it was a very big animal." Animal?
"What kind of animal can do that type of damage?"
"It was big and fast, that's for sure." The man smiled brightly. Winry was finishing up the last couple adjustments to his stumps. She didn't mind that he wasn't telling her everything, painful memories and all that.
"Have you worn automail before?" Gildarts body seemed already able to carry automail just fine.
"Yeah, didn't make the trip."
"What happened on your way here?"
"Oh… we were attacked by bandits and were forced to make it the rest of the way here on foot." A robber took of his ports? The mechanic shrugged, it wasn't her business.
"What do you do for a living?"
"Odd jobs. People come to us with requests and rewards for the people who do them." Winry gave him a questioning look. "OH, no, no, no, no! I don't kill. We may get a request or two to bring someone in, but assasination requests are illegal." That was good news. She didn't need to be equipping a killer. "Oh and one more thing." She listened. "I don't have any money." She could see a drop of sweat coming off his forehead.
"Don't worry. You dragged your friend across the desert, half dead. I'd say you earned it." He let out a sigh in relief. "Where you headed?"
"I'm trying to meet up with some friends. Where's the best place I could find them?"
Winry thought. "Well, where are they from?"
"All over. There's a lot of us."
"Then Central would be your best bet."
Lisanna's POV
"Mind telling me what happened?" Izumi asked. She let them stay the night and were currently talking over breakfast. Elfan was sleeping off his injuries upstairs.
"Some thugs attacked us. We got away, but the only things we have on us are our cloths." Mira said. It was a good excuse and very believable.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Are you heading anywhere?"
This time Lisanna spoke. "We're looking to meet up with some friends from around the country. By any chance do you know where the most likely place to meet up with them be?"
"I'd say Central is your best bet. Biggest city in the country."
"Thank you so much! I'm sorry we can't do anything for you." Lisanna said sadly. They all felt that way.
"I may be able to speed up his healing." She said quietly.
"Really!" Mira yelled. "Then please."
"I don't know, I've never done it before."
"Please, we need to get going as soon as possible!"
She sighed, "Okay, but don't blame me if something happens."
Hey, sorry for the short chapter. I'm trying to get this going so just hold on for the action. See ya!
