p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Chapter 2/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Chris/p
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p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I kept close to the walls of the alleyways. The military wasn't as high on alert today, but there were still troops crawling everywhere. I had to take the long way several times but I finally made it back to the building. Man, I was tired of calling it that. I had to give it a nickname. Well, Evil Mansion sounded good. It definitely fit it. Now, with the new nickname aside, I had to find a way in there. There were more troops around here because it was where I had been spotted and where the man had shot people. I had to be careful. I waited until the troops had their backs turned, then dashed across the street, making no sound. When I got to the other side I hid behind Evil Mansion and tried to get my breath back. My heart was pounding, thinking I was going to be caught. I finally got my breath under control so I peeked around the corner. No one had noticed me crossing. I looked at the building. How to infiltrate it? There was a snap and the air got hot and I jumped to the side. The air combusted where I had been. Only one person could do that. I turned and saw the three people that had chased me yesterday. I said, "You guys don't give up, do you?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Not when you're a murderer and a thief!" shouted the boy. I sighed and said, "When did I ever murder someone?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yesterday, at the jewelry shop!" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Jewelry shop? I've never been to one in Central," I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Nice try! We saw you! You can't trick us!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I do hope that you don't think I was that man with the mask I saw running into the alleyways."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Of course we do! You're wearing the same exact clothes! And if you know about him then you obviously have to be him!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Or I just saw him when I was close by."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Or not! Why else would you be wearing the same thing!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I really don't know. Unless... They did! Those jerks planned this! They're trying to frame me so I can't get to him! How dare they! Well, I'll show them a piece of my mind!" I clenched my hands. I would save Chris even if they framed me for countless murders! I heard a snap and I jumped out of the way as flames were made in the spot I had previously been. I looked at the military man and said, "Why are you trying to roast me Snap Flame man?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"All three looked at me in shock, then the boy and armor man started laughing and the military man looked angry./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How dare you call me that! And you boys! Stop laughing!" he said. They kept laughing uncontrollably and the boy said, "I'm sorry Colonel, but that is just too funny! 'Snap Flame.' That's great! I'm calling you that from now on!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You'd better not!" the military man said and snapped his fingers, causing flames to go at the boys. They jumped apart just before it hit them, yelling. I snickered. The military man turned on me and said, "You'll pay for that!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He snapped and I dodged the flames. I could see him getting irritated and he yelled, "Why won't you just stay still?! Come with us and we can get this whole thing cleared up!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I scoffed, "Like that would happened. They've somehow infiltrated the military, so they will somehow find a way to get me killed. I can't let that happen until I've rescued him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"They looked at me I confusion. I sighed and said, "You wouldn't understand and it takes too long to explain. The only thing you need to know is that I'm not an enemy and that you can't trust anyone in the military. Now please, let me go in there and rescue him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I'm sorry, but we can't allow that. We have no idea if you're lying," the military man said, seeming to calm down./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, I have no reason to," I said, a little irritated myself./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""We don't know if that's true either. The name's Colonel Roy Mustang, by the way," he said. That struck me. I knew that name. I gasped as I realized who he was. He was the Flame Alchemist! That explained the flames. I smirked and decided to mess with him./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're first name's Colonel? That's odd. What kind of parents do you have?" I said. The boy and armor man cracked up again and Mustang got irritated./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""That's my strongtitle/strong not my strongname/strong! My first name is Roy!" he said. I snickered. He was so much fun to mess with. But this talk was pointless. I decided to go for it./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, this had been fun boys, but I think it's time I go," I said, then dashed away. I would have to come back later. There was no way I was getting in now without a fight./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Hey, get back here!" Mustang yelled after me. I chuckled. Like heck I would! I expected to hear snapping but there was none. That meant he wanted to take me back alive. I heard footsteps and headed into the alleyways where I knew I would lose them. I went down the twists and turns. When I looked over my shoulder I saw that only Mustang was chasing me. Good. I turned around to see the boy and armor man cutting me off. I stopped running and looked around for a way out. There was none./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""This time we really got you!" the boy said. Crap, he was right. I could bring my wings out but I would probably be trapped before I could fly away. I scowled at the boy and said, "Come on, just let me get outta here. I already told you that I didn't do anything."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""And I already told you that all you had to do was come in and tell us your alibi," Mustang said behind me. He sounded much calmer now./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well what do you think they will do to me once they know I'm a chimera? They'll dissect me. I don't want that. Doesn't sound very fun," I said flatly as I turned to face him. Mustang looked shocked, then disturbed./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're right. They probably would do that. But if you aren't going to come in then at least tell me what you were doing there," he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It's none of your business," I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It is my business. Tell me and I can somehow make up a way to say that it wasn't you."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""No."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Why you-! I'm trying to help!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I don't need help from the military!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Why not?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Because-!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Before I could finish my sentence a familiar group of men in white coats came up behind Mustang. I stopped talking and starred at them. No, it couldn't be./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What?" Mustang said, seeing my horrified expression. He turned around and stepped back in surprise./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Thank you, men, for finding her for us. Please let us take care of the rest," one of them said. He stepped around Mustang and started walking towards me./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Come on dear, lets go home," he said. I scoffed and said, "Yeah right! I'm not going back to that hellhole! And you made sure I didn't have a place to return to long ago, so don't even think about calling that place home!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He chuckled and said, "You don't really have a choice in the matter."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then he sped up emfast/em and was suddenly in front of me./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Now come with us quietly or you shall be greatly punished," he finished./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What did you do to yourself?" I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Isn't it obvious? I made myself better. Now I'm better than a mere human," he said with a creepy grin./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You turned yourself into a chimera?!" I said in horror./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Not just any chimera, but a cheetah chimera. Cheetah's are the fastest animals alive. They come from a far away place, past Xing. They are hard to find. I got quite lucky."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How could you turn yourself into a monster?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How rude of you. You're one too."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I already accepted that I'm a monster. But you, you knew what was happening and emwanted/em it. You people make me sick."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, that doesn't matter because we're your masters. Now come with us quietly unless you want to get some harsh punishment later."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""First, tell me what happened to my brother."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Oh, you mean the small boy with messy black hair and lime green eyes that was in the cage next to you?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yes, that's him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Lets see. I think I remember him. Oh yes! A few days after you left we got a new animal. It's called a hyena. It's from a place far beyond Xing too. In fact, it's around the same place that my cheetah was found. Well, we wanted to mix someone with it right away. We looked at our candidates and saw that your brother was the one that was most ready. Besides, we wanted to see what he would look like. So we mixed him with the hyena. He looked fantastic! Unfortunately, it was too much for his little body and he died. It was so sad. He was such a great specimen. Oh well, we can make another hyena chimera."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"(a/n: start listening to this song now- a style="color: #003399; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #003399;" href=" watch?v=gnVkYjEbe8M%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" data-cke-saved-href=" watch?v=gnVkYjEbe8M " watch?v=gnVkYjEb.../a)All I could do was stand there. I hadn't thought they would make him one yet. He was so small and frail. I had thought that surly they wouldn't. But they had. My knees buckled and I fell to the ground. How could he be dead? My sweet little brother. He always was so kind and loved helping everyone. But they had killed him for their own sick reasons. I shook with rage. How dare they. They had no right to decide who lived and who died./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, that certainly seemed to break your spirit. Why don't you come along and you can see his body?" the cheetah man said. He bent over me and I felt my rage growing and burning inside me. When I felt his hot breath on my head I surged up and gave him my hardest right hook to the face, knocking him unconscious./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How could you?! Chris was a nice boy and you killed him! Now my whole family's dead because of you!" I said, tears starting to roll down my cheeks. I noticed that Mustang just stood there, unsure of what to do. The other men in white coats ran at me and I got ready to fight them./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""The whole time you guys never even bothered to learn our real names! You treated us like we weren't even human, like we were garbage!" I said as one of them grew little horns and bleated. He must be a goat chimera. He charged at me and I dodged, then punched him in the side. As he fell over and another person ran at me I said, "Our real names are Brenna and Christopher Vlasta!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"The man that was running at me grew orange and white fur with black stripes, then claws and fangs. I had at least heard about this creature before. He had been mixed with a tiger. He slashed at me and I jumped back. He left a big opening so I dashed forward and punched his nose. He roared in pain and held his nose. I drew a quick transmutation circle and used it to make a pillar come out of the floor and bash the tiger chimera in the stomach, shooting him into the air. He crashed into the ground a bit later and I was pretty sure he was unconscious. I knew that the breath had been knocked out of him at least. I turned to the last two and said, "I'll stop you, I swear on my parent's graves and my brother's body!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"They ran at me from two different sides. One grew brown fur and a long muzzle with a big nose on it. He also got big black claws. So he was mixed with a bear. I turned to the other and saw him grow tusks and get a piggish nose. Then he was mixed with a boar. Then went at me at the same time and I grinned. They were idiots. They knew science but had no idea how to fight. I, on the other hand, had been taught by my parents. Not only that I had been running/fighting the military for a bit now and had experience. There was no way they were beating me. When they got close I jumped up high. They couldn't stop in time and head-butted each other. I landed next to them and kicked them in the head./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What makes you think you can decided who lives and dies?! I hate you people! I'll get rid of you all!" I said. When I looked around they were all unconscious. That had been too easy. Even novice troops would have done better. I panted as I felt my anger subside. I noticed that my cheeks were wet. I was crying. I couldn't help it. He was emgone/em. I felt my knees grow weak again. I went down on my knees and started sobbing. I punched the ground and said, "Why you?! It should have been me! I'm your older sister, I'm supposed to protect you! I should have never left you! It's all my fault! If only I'd been there, I could have done strongsomething/strong! Instead I ran away and left you to die! How stupid am I? I should have known. I should have known."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I felt a hand on my back and I whirled to see the boy there. He looked at me with sympathy and... something else. Was that strongunderstanding/strong?! How would he know how this felt?! I felt my anger come back and I yelled, "You have no idea how it feels to be alone and a monster! At least after we found out that our parents died we had each other! I had to stay strong for Chris, but now I've got no one! Then to top it all off I'm a freak that's being hunted by the military! You still have your family and you're a normal human, so don't you dare think you could understand!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He looked shocked and stepped away from me. I slammed both my fists on the ground and said, "I should have never gone, even if it meant I'd die! Why am I so dang useless!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I started pounding the ground as I continued, "I swear, if I ever see anyone that dares to try to make human chimeras, I'll kill them!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then I stopped. I thought about it and said, "No, Chris wouldn't want that. He'd want me to stop them, but not kill them. He wouldn't want me to become more of a monster. I have to do what Chris would want. Yes, that will be my goal. I'll stop the making of chimeras and make the scientists pay for their crimes."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I looked up and saw what a beautiful day it was, with the sun shining brightly./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"em(flashback)/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emCome on Brenna!" Chris said and tugged on my arm./em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emSorry Chris, but I don't really feel like playing outside right now," I said to my 7 year old brother. I was 9 at the time. He pouted at me and said, "But it's a great day today! Just look outside!"/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"emI sighed but did. The sun was shining and there were a few lazy clouds floating by. I smiled. Just that beautiful view of our beautiful world was enough to make me playful. I turned and touched Chris saying, "Tag!" before I ran out the door, laughing./em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emHey, that's not fair!" I heard Chris yell as he chased me. I just said, "Then you better get revenge!"/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"em(flashback ends)/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I gave a small smile. That had been a good day, back when we were still with our parents and we had been innocent. People were right when they said innocence is bliss. I felt more tears roll down my cheeks. I didn't try to stop them, though I doubted that I could even if I wanted to. I had thought I no longer had a reason to live. But I was wrong. Chris had given me another reason to live. I would take it. He would want me too./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Chris would have loved today," I said, "Especially since we didn't see the sun for two years. He would have dragged me outside and begged me to play with him. We would play outside until lunch was ready. After that we'd draw, then go and play outside again. He loved the sun."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I suddenly remember that there were other people there. I looked at Mustang. He was looking at me with shock and surprise. I bet he had no idea that this kind of stuff was happening right under the military's noses. I got up slowly on shaking feet. I no longer had a reason to be here, especially with the military looking for me and the Evil Mansion here. I turned around and saw the boy giving me the same expression as Mustang. I couldn't see the armor man's expression./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What are your names?" I said. This took them by surprise and the boy stuttered, "I-i'm Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""And I'm Alphonse Elric, his younger brother," the armor man said. It was my turn to be surprised. He wasstrong huge/strong compared to his brother, yet he was younger?! Wow, that was a first./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're pretty big to be younger," I said. They freaked out and Alphonse said, "Oh, that's because I, uh, I had a big growth spurt!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yeah, that's it! He sure grew a lot!" Edward said. They were acting funny but I decided to ignore it for now. I looked at Edward more closely. He still had a kiddish face./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How old are you anyways?" I asked him. He was suddenly angry and said, "I'm 15 almost 16! How old did you think I was?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"This took me by surprise as well. He looked younger than that. And why was he mad? I only asked him how old he was... oh. I knew now. Chris had been like that too. Well then, I wouldn't call him short in any way. I smiled slightly as I remembered how sensitive he was about it./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I thought you were 13. Must be your face. Makes you look younger," I said. He stopped being mad and looked at me in confusion./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Um, is that the only reason you thought I was younger?" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What other reason were you thinking about?" I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""N-nothing!" he said. I knew it. He didn't like to be called short. I heard people shouting a little ways away. Looks like it was time to go. I started walking past the brothers when Mustang said, "S-stop!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I turned to look at him. He looked confused./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What happened?" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""These men are the ones that turned me into a chimera, as well as countless others. The process is very dangerous. Both bodies have to accept each other, otherwise they both die. I'm sure they wanted me alive because I am the only bird chimera to have survived. Being turned into a chimera is a very painful process. It's also inhumane, kidnapping and altering people. This should be stopped. That's my ow goal, to stop the scientists that are turning people into chimeras. Don't worry, I won't kill them. I'll just leave them for the military to find, after I trap them that is. So please, let me go. I have to do this or I'll go crazy," I said. He hesitated./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I'm not the person from the jewelery shop," I said. He hesitated for a moment more, then sighed and said, "Fine, go. I better not find out it was you though."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It's not me, I can assure you of that," I said, then turned to the brothers, "You guys had best look after each other, or one day you might lose the other person. Trust me, you don't want to go through that."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then I walked past them and through the maze of alleyways. I wiped away my tears, but they came back. I tried again, but again I failed. I sighed and just let them fall. I knew I would burst into tears as soon as I got to a safe place, but for now I couldn't. There were too many dangers here. I sighed. Chris had been a good boy. I would make sure that no one would ever be turned into a chimera again. When I finally got out of the city I want a ways then sat beside a tree stump and /br /a/n: so, did you guys like the song? I thought it went along well with that part, don't you? the song is not mine. also, just out of curiosity, who is your fav. FMA character? Mine's Ed. I guess that's kinda obvious. though all the characters are good. Hiromu Arakawa is a genius!/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Chris/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;" /p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I kept close to the walls of the alleyways. The military wasn't as high on alert today, but there were still troops crawling everywhere. I had to take the long way several times but I finally made it back to the building. Man, I was tired of calling it that. I had to give it a nickname. Well, Evil Mansion sounded good. It definitely fit it. Now, with the new nickname aside, I had to find a way in there. There were more troops around here because it was where I had been spotted and where the man had shot people. I had to be careful. I waited until the troops had their backs turned, then dashed across the street, making no sound. When I got to the other side I hid behind Evil Mansion and tried to get my breath back. My heart was pounding, thinking I was going to be caught. I finally got my breath under control so I peeked around the corner. No one had noticed me crossing. I looked at the building. How to infiltrate it? There was a snap and the air got hot and I jumped to the side. The air combusted where I had been. Only one person could do that. I turned and saw the three people that had chased me yesterday. I said, "You guys don't give up, do you?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Not when you're a murderer and a thief!" shouted the boy. I sighed and said, "When did I ever murder someone?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yesterday, at the jewelry shop!" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Jewelry shop? I've never been to one in Central," I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Nice try! We saw you! You can't trick us!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I do hope that you don't think I was that man with the mask I saw running into the alleyways."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Of course we do! You're wearing the same exact clothes! And if you know about him then you obviously have to be him!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Or I just saw him when I was close by."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Or not! Why else would you be wearing the same thing!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I really don't know. Unless... They did! Those jerks planned this! They're trying to frame me so I can't get to him! How dare they! Well, I'll show them a piece of my mind!" I clenched my hands. I would save Chris even if they framed me for countless murders! I heard a snap and I jumped out of the way as flames were made in the spot I had previously been. I looked at the military man and said, "Why are you trying to roast me Snap Flame man?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"All three looked at me in shock, then the boy and armor man started laughing and the military man looked angry./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How dare you call me that! And you boys! Stop laughing!" he said. They kept laughing uncontrollably and the boy said, "I'm sorry Colonel, but that is just too funny! 'Snap Flame.' That's great! I'm calling you that from now on!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You'd better not!" the military man said and snapped his fingers, causing flames to go at the boys. They jumped apart just before it hit them, yelling. I snickered. The military man turned on me and said, "You'll pay for that!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He snapped and I dodged the flames. I could see him getting irritated and he yelled, "Why won't you just stay still?! Come with us and we can get this whole thing cleared up!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I scoffed, "Like that would happened. They've somehow infiltrated the military, so they will somehow find a way to get me killed. I can't let that happen until I've rescued him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"They looked at me I confusion. I sighed and said, "You wouldn't understand and it takes too long to explain. The only thing you need to know is that I'm not an enemy and that you can't trust anyone in the military. Now please, let me go in there and rescue him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I'm sorry, but we can't allow that. We have no idea if you're lying," the military man said, seeming to calm down./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, I have no reason to," I said, a little irritated myself./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""We don't know if that's true either. The name's Colonel Roy Mustang, by the way," he said. That struck me. I knew that name. I gasped as I realized who he was. He was the Flame Alchemist! That explained the flames. I smirked and decided to mess with him./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're first name's Colonel? That's odd. What kind of parents do you have?" I said. The boy and armor man cracked up again and Mustang got irritated./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""That's my strongtitle/strong not my strongname/strong! My first name is Roy!" he said. I snickered. He was so much fun to mess with. But this talk was pointless. I decided to go for it./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, this had been fun boys, but I think it's time I go," I said, then dashed away. I would have to come back later. There was no way I was getting in now without a fight./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Hey, get back here!" Mustang yelled after me. I chuckled. Like heck I would! I expected to hear snapping but there was none. That meant he wanted to take me back alive. I heard footsteps and headed into the alleyways where I knew I would lose them. I went down the twists and turns. When I looked over my shoulder I saw that only Mustang was chasing me. Good. I turned around to see the boy and armor man cutting me off. I stopped running and looked around for a way out. There was none./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""This time we really got you!" the boy said. Crap, he was right. I could bring my wings out but I would probably be trapped before I could fly away. I scowled at the boy and said, "Come on, just let me get outta here. I already told you that I didn't do anything."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""And I already told you that all you had to do was come in and tell us your alibi," Mustang said behind me. He sounded much calmer now./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well what do you think they will do to me once they know I'm a chimera? They'll dissect me. I don't want that. Doesn't sound very fun," I said flatly as I turned to face him. Mustang looked shocked, then disturbed./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're right. They probably would do that. But if you aren't going to come in then at least tell me what you were doing there," he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It's none of your business," I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It is my business. Tell me and I can somehow make up a way to say that it wasn't you."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""No."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Why you-! I'm trying to help!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I don't need help from the military!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Why not?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Because-!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Before I could finish my sentence a familiar group of men in white coats came up behind Mustang. I stopped talking and starred at them. No, it couldn't be./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What?" Mustang said, seeing my horrified expression. He turned around and stepped back in surprise./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Thank you, men, for finding her for us. Please let us take care of the rest," one of them said. He stepped around Mustang and started walking towards me./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Come on dear, lets go home," he said. I scoffed and said, "Yeah right! I'm not going back to that hellhole! And you made sure I didn't have a place to return to long ago, so don't even think about calling that place home!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He chuckled and said, "You don't really have a choice in the matter."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then he sped up emfast/em and was suddenly in front of me./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Now come with us quietly or you shall be greatly punished," he finished./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What did you do to yourself?" I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Isn't it obvious? I made myself better. Now I'm better than a mere human," he said with a creepy grin./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You turned yourself into a chimera?!" I said in horror./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Not just any chimera, but a cheetah chimera. Cheetah's are the fastest animals alive. They come from a far away place, past Xing. They are hard to find. I got quite lucky."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How could you turn yourself into a monster?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How rude of you. You're one too."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I already accepted that I'm a monster. But you, you knew what was happening and emwanted/em it. You people make me sick."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, that doesn't matter because we're your masters. Now come with us quietly unless you want to get some harsh punishment later."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""First, tell me what happened to my brother."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Oh, you mean the small boy with messy black hair and lime green eyes that was in the cage next to you?"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yes, that's him."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Lets see. I think I remember him. Oh yes! A few days after you left we got a new animal. It's called a hyena. It's from a place far beyond Xing too. In fact, it's around the same place that my cheetah was found. Well, we wanted to mix someone with it right away. We looked at our candidates and saw that your brother was the one that was most ready. Besides, we wanted to see what he would look like. So we mixed him with the hyena. He looked fantastic! Unfortunately, it was too much for his little body and he died. It was so sad. He was such a great specimen. Oh well, we can make another hyena chimera."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"(a/n: start listening to this song now- a style="color: #003399; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #003399;" href=" watch?v=gnVkYjEbe8M%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" data-cke-saved-href=" watch?v=gnVkYjEbe8M " watch?v=gnVkYjEb.../a)All I could do was stand there. I hadn't thought they would make him one yet. He was so small and frail. I had thought that surly they wouldn't. But they had. My knees buckled and I fell to the ground. How could he be dead? My sweet little brother. He always was so kind and loved helping everyone. But they had killed him for their own sick reasons. I shook with rage. How dare they. They had no right to decide who lived and who died./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Well, that certainly seemed to break your spirit. Why don't you come along and you can see his body?" the cheetah man said. He bent over me and I felt my rage growing and burning inside me. When I felt his hot breath on my head I surged up and gave him my hardest right hook to the face, knocking him unconscious./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How could you?! Chris was a nice boy and you killed him! Now my whole family's dead because of you!" I said, tears starting to roll down my cheeks. I noticed that Mustang just stood there, unsure of what to do. The other men in white coats ran at me and I got ready to fight them./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""The whole time you guys never even bothered to learn our real names! You treated us like we weren't even human, like we were garbage!" I said as one of them grew little horns and bleated. He must be a goat chimera. He charged at me and I dodged, then punched him in the side. As he fell over and another person ran at me I said, "Our real names are Brenna and Christopher Vlasta!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"The man that was running at me grew orange and white fur with black stripes, then claws and fangs. I had at least heard about this creature before. He had been mixed with a tiger. He slashed at me and I jumped back. He left a big opening so I dashed forward and punched his nose. He roared in pain and held his nose. I drew a quick transmutation circle and used it to make a pillar come out of the floor and bash the tiger chimera in the stomach, shooting him into the air. He crashed into the ground a bit later and I was pretty sure he was unconscious. I knew that the breath had been knocked out of him at least. I turned to the last two and said, "I'll stop you, I swear on my parent's graves and my brother's body!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"They ran at me from two different sides. One grew brown fur and a long muzzle with a big nose on it. He also got big black claws. So he was mixed with a bear. I turned to the other and saw him grow tusks and get a piggish nose. Then he was mixed with a boar. Then went at me at the same time and I grinned. They were idiots. They knew science but had no idea how to fight. I, on the other hand, had been taught by my parents. Not only that I had been running/fighting the military for a bit now and had experience. There was no way they were beating me. When they got close I jumped up high. They couldn't stop in time and head-butted each other. I landed next to them and kicked them in the head./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What makes you think you can decided who lives and dies?! I hate you people! I'll get rid of you all!" I said. When I looked around they were all unconscious. That had been too easy. Even novice troops would have done better. I panted as I felt my anger subside. I noticed that my cheeks were wet. I was crying. I couldn't help it. He was emgone/em. I felt my knees grow weak again. I went down on my knees and started sobbing. I punched the ground and said, "Why you?! It should have been me! I'm your older sister, I'm supposed to protect you! I should have never left you! It's all my fault! If only I'd been there, I could have done strongsomething/strong! Instead I ran away and left you to die! How stupid am I? I should have known. I should have known."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I felt a hand on my back and I whirled to see the boy there. He looked at me with sympathy and... something else. Was that strongunderstanding/strong?! How would he know how this felt?! I felt my anger come back and I yelled, "You have no idea how it feels to be alone and a monster! At least after we found out that our parents died we had each other! I had to stay strong for Chris, but now I've got no one! Then to top it all off I'm a freak that's being hunted by the military! You still have your family and you're a normal human, so don't you dare think you could understand!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"He looked shocked and stepped away from me. I slammed both my fists on the ground and said, "I should have never gone, even if it meant I'd die! Why am I so dang useless!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I started pounding the ground as I continued, "I swear, if I ever see anyone that dares to try to make human chimeras, I'll kill them!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then I stopped. I thought about it and said, "No, Chris wouldn't want that. He'd want me to stop them, but not kill them. He wouldn't want me to become more of a monster. I have to do what Chris would want. Yes, that will be my goal. I'll stop the making of chimeras and make the scientists pay for their crimes."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I looked up and saw what a beautiful day it was, with the sun shining brightly./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"em(flashback)/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emCome on Brenna!" Chris said and tugged on my arm./em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emSorry Chris, but I don't really feel like playing outside right now," I said to my 7 year old brother. I was 9 at the time. He pouted at me and said, "But it's a great day today! Just look outside!"/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"emI sighed but did. The sun was shining and there were a few lazy clouds floating by. I smiled. Just that beautiful view of our beautiful world was enough to make me playful. I turned and touched Chris saying, "Tag!" before I ran out the door, laughing./em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""emHey, that's not fair!" I heard Chris yell as he chased me. I just said, "Then you better get revenge!"/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"em(flashback ends)/em/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I gave a small smile. That had been a good day, back when we were still with our parents and we had been innocent. People were right when they said innocence is bliss. I felt more tears roll down my cheeks. I didn't try to stop them, though I doubted that I could even if I wanted to. I had thought I no longer had a reason to live. But I was wrong. Chris had given me another reason to live. I would take it. He would want me too./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Chris would have loved today," I said, "Especially since we didn't see the sun for two years. He would have dragged me outside and begged me to play with him. We would play outside until lunch was ready. After that we'd draw, then go and play outside again. He loved the sun."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I suddenly remember that there were other people there. I looked at Mustang. He was looking at me with shock and surprise. I bet he had no idea that this kind of stuff was happening right under the military's noses. I got up slowly on shaking feet. I no longer had a reason to be here, especially with the military looking for me and the Evil Mansion here. I turned around and saw the boy giving me the same expression as Mustang. I couldn't see the armor man's expression./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What are your names?" I said. This took them by surprise and the boy stuttered, "I-i'm Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""And I'm Alphonse Elric, his younger brother," the armor man said. It was my turn to be surprised. He wasstrong huge/strong compared to his brother, yet he was younger?! Wow, that was a first./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""You're pretty big to be younger," I said. They freaked out and Alphonse said, "Oh, that's because I, uh, I had a big growth spurt!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Yeah, that's it! He sure grew a lot!" Edward said. They were acting funny but I decided to ignore it for now. I looked at Edward more closely. He still had a kiddish face./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""How old are you anyways?" I asked him. He was suddenly angry and said, "I'm 15 almost 16! How old did you think I was?!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"This took me by surprise as well. He looked younger than that. And why was he mad? I only asked him how old he was... oh. I knew now. Chris had been like that too. Well then, I wouldn't call him short in any way. I smiled slightly as I remembered how sensitive he was about it./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I thought you were 13. Must be your face. Makes you look younger," I said. He stopped being mad and looked at me in confusion./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""Um, is that the only reason you thought I was younger?" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What other reason were you thinking about?" I said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""N-nothing!" he said. I knew it. He didn't like to be called short. I heard people shouting a little ways away. Looks like it was time to go. I started walking past the brothers when Mustang said, "S-stop!"/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"I turned to look at him. He looked confused./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""What happened?" he said./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""These men are the ones that turned me into a chimera, as well as countless others. The process is very dangerous. Both bodies have to accept each other, otherwise they both die. I'm sure they wanted me alive because I am the only bird chimera to have survived. Being turned into a chimera is a very painful process. It's also inhumane, kidnapping and altering people. This should be stopped. That's my ow goal, to stop the scientists that are turning people into chimeras. Don't worry, I won't kill them. I'll just leave them for the military to find, after I trap them that is. So please, let me go. I have to do this or I'll go crazy," I said. He hesitated./p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""I'm not the person from the jewelery shop," I said. He hesitated for a moment more, then sighed and said, "Fine, go. I better not find out it was you though."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;""It's not me, I can assure you of that," I said, then turned to the brothers, "You guys had best look after each other, or one day you might lose the other person. Trust me, you don't want to go through that."/p
p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;"Then I walked past them and through the maze of alleyways. I wiped away my tears, but they came back. I tried again, but again I failed. I sighed and just let them fall. I knew I would burst into tears as soon as I got to a safe place, but for now I couldn't. There were too many dangers here. I sighed. Chris had been a good boy. I would make sure that no one would ever be turned into a chimera again. When I finally got out of the city I want a ways then sat beside a tree stump and /br /a/n: so, did you guys like the song? I thought it went along well with that part, don't you? the song is not mine. also, just out of curiosity, who is your fav. FMA character? Mine's Ed. I guess that's kinda obvious. though all the characters are good. Hiromu Arakawa is a genius!/p