I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist.
- Chapter 7
"Okay, this is NOT fun... It's terrible!" A VERY unhappy Edward sighed.
He was perched precariously in a tall tree, watching his own military funeral from up high. Ed found out that he could move extremely quickly now without much effort. Seriously, he could move inhumanly fast... Well he isn't human anymore so it makes sense.
(Sloth. :3 Ed doesn't know about Sloth's power so he uses it without meaning too)
And he was right, this was NOT fun. Try watching your own friends grieve over your own death! And try surviving it when you know you are putting them through this yourself... At least Ed hasn't tried to kill anyone.
A military funeral isn't very long or complicated. They just do the whole soldier honor things n' drop ya down a hole n' leave. (:P JK) So Ed thought it wouldn't be so hard to watch. He was wrong, very wrong.
Several times Ed has almost fallen out of that tree, to run away and not have to watch his best friends grieve. But he had to stay, he'd heard that there would be extremists or terrorists attending to try and assassinate the higher ups that were also present.
It was almost over, thank goodness. But Ed couldn't shake the feeling of dread. Maybe there was a terrorist here... But how can Ed stop them if he doesn't know who it is?!
"Wait..." Ed whispered. He could sense someone who didn't belong. It was as if he could see right into their soul. "The ultimate eye?" Ed gasped.
He focused his sight on each person, studying them closely until he knew what their intentions were. Sure enough, one guy seemed to be standing around doing nothing, just waiting for something to happen. Ed had a bad feeling about this guy...
'You better not be doing what I think you're doing...' Ed thought. Then he saw a tiny flash of metal shine from the guy's coat. A gun. 'Shit! You bastard, you are an extremist! But what the hell do I do?! I can't alert the military, I'd be seen. But I can't just attack the guy either.'
Ed suddenly smiled an evil-looking grin and quietly laughed. (as you know, an Ed with an idea is very dangerous and destructive. But hey, isn't Edward always like that?)
'if I have the ultimate shield and the ultimate eye... Do I have Pride or Envy's powers?' he asked himself. 'Lust's power is kinda weird but can be useful... What about Glut-' Ed's eye twitched. "nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, SO MUCH NOPE!"
(I love that part XD. also, get that reference :3)
Ed looked at the terrorist again. he was approaching Roy, who was talking to some higher-ups. The man's hand moved down to where his gun hid beneath his jacket. Ed's breath caught in his throat. "Shit!"
Mustang didn't notice the danger and continued to talk to some other soldiers. Luckily, the extremist still had quite a distance to walk before he reached Roy.
Ed didn't waste any time. as soon as the man walked near a dark cluster of trees and bushes, Edward closed his eyes and concentrated. The shadows cast by the trees darkened and stretched like snakes. The terrorist let out a quiet gasp before he was dragged into the trees.
Ed grinned and leaped from the tree, moving so quickly he only appeared as a blur. He stepped into the thick bushes and approached the struggling terrorist. Even though it was too dark in the trees Ed kept his head ducked in case he was recognized.
"What's with the gun? You do realize you are at a funeral, right? And you obviously aren't from the military." Edward said coldly.
"You damn brat, let me go!" the man snarled.
Edward frowned and flicked his hand. the shadows immediately responded to the movement and wrapped themselves tighter around the extremist. "I would keep my voice down if I were you. Now tell me, why do you have a gun? And don't say to help protect the others. Don't you know there is already a bunch of soldiers here who have guns? Even though they were for the honor ceremony, they are used as protection too."
The man's eyes widened slightly in fear but kept a scowl on his face. "You're with the military, aren't you?! We will not allow your government continue to start pointless wars and slaughter innocent people!"
Edward scowled and tool a step closer. "I'm not from the military, you bastard. And also, the government isn't corrupted anymore! What do you think was going on in central recently?! That wasn't a pointless war, it was to destroy the corruption in the government!" Ed hissed.
"You really believe that?" The man sneered. "They are just making up an excuse to turn the citizens away from the truth!"
Edward clenched his teeth to keep himself from kicking the guy in the face. "I know because I was THERE. You have no idea how much this military had to give up just to defend their country, they had to turn on their own führer to stop the corruption. You damn extremists just don't want to admit that your so-called 'noble cause' is no longer there, so you bastards made up reasons to continue. you shouldn't be talking about excuses, especially with me here. I've seen more betrayal and damn lies than no living person should ever endure." Edward growled, reaching down and grabbing the gun from the man's jacket. "Now get out of my sight before I do something to you I'd rather not do at a funeral." the shadows unwrapped themselves from the terrorist and dropped him to the ground.
When the man made no move to leave, Ed became even more pissed. "Now!" he snarled in a distorted and demonic voice. The shadows that surrounded the two suddenly gained a horrifying detail. Red eyes opened along the darkness and grinned with creepy jagged teeth. The man gasped in terror and staggered away into the surrounding forest.
Ed sighed and let himself relax. 'That bastard better tell his terrorist buddies...' the dark snake-like tendrils shrank back into the normal shadow of the trees.
Edward looked back out at the gathered military. they were now leaving. "At least I didn't try to murder that bastard... And thank goodness this whole thing is over." he sighed.
Edward stood up and looked down at the small gun in his automail hand. 'This damn gun could have been used to kill Roy... They need me here, I don't care if it's a childish thought, I will protect my friends.' he stated. Ed closed his metal fist around the gun, crushing it. He dropped it on the grass and walked away into the trees.
(I know what you are thinking, "Sapphire?! three chapters in ONE day?! what is this sorcery?!" but this story will be updated on a daily basis and maybe more than one chapter will be posted per day. at least until i catch up with what I have already written...)
*(ready for some crack-tastic alternate scene thingamajig?! No? TOO BAD! I thought of this after watching Nullmetal alchemist. :3 you should know what that is. If not, LOOK IT UP! YOU WILL LAUGH YOUR FACES OFF! It's magically delicious!)*
Cracktastic adventure!
Edward glared down at the terrorist from his perch. "You better not do the thing..." Ed hissed.
The man suddenly began walking towards Roy Mustang, his hands reaching for the hidden gun.
Ed scowled. "Oh, he's doing the thing!" He snarled.
The terrorist continued to advance towards Roy. He pulled the gun from it's holster and pointed it at the back of mustang's head.
Edward leaped out of the tree and sprinted at the extremist, shouting, "GET BACK HERE YOU THING DOER!"
Roy Mustang will never understand why he saw Edward (who was supposedly dead and who's funeral he was attending) jump out of the trees and tackle a guy with a gun and beat the crap outta him while screaming about doing 'the thing.' Mustang had no idea what 'the thing' was. Nor did he want to find out.
