Author note: another short chapter but it's leading up to something important in the story.
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Disclaimer: FMA and its characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa.
Chapter 7: Scar
Several days later Lieutenant Colonel Hughes along with Major Armstrong came to East city because there had been sightings of the scarred man, or Scar as they call him, so they came to apprehend him. He warned his friend Mustang to lie low until Scar has been captured but what he didn't know was that the Elric brothers were also in the city and were walking around unaware of the danger. Mustang quickly realized this and sent out a solider to find them. The solider found them on Main Street and quickly called out to them unknowingly drawing the attention of a man walking by, a man with an x-shaped scar. The man approached them and killed the solider that had reached for his gun at the sight of the man's scar. Edward stood frozen, as the man got closer. The clock behind them gonged at the hour startling him into action.
"Run Al!" His yelled at his brother as he ran away from Scar. Scar chased after them destroying the wall Alphonse had transmuted to block the alleyway they had run into. Ed and Al attacked but Scar was too fast for them. Using his destructive alchemy Scar destroyed some of Al's armor revealing his hollow insides. Ed attacked enraged at the attack on his brother. Scar grabbed his arm but was unable to destroy it since he didn't know it wasn't made of flesh till Edward took off his coat. However… he succeeded the second time. Edward Elric, the famous Fullmetal Alchemist, was now reduced to kneeling helplessly in the rain, unable to fight surrounded by the bits and pieces of what was once his automail arm.
Edward was afraid. He was about to die. No…I don't want to die… Please…someone …help me. He pleaded in his head. He looked up sharply at the sound of something heavy landing in a puddle nearby. Someone had jumped from the roof and landed in between him and Scar. The person then grabbed Scar outstretched hand twisting it behind his back while also grabbing the other hand. Scar was now restrained and Edward was saved but not by whom he expected.
"I won't let you kill him." Sam said harshly into Scar's ear adding pressure onto the arm he was restraining making Scar inhale sharply. Edward couldn't believe it…Sam had saved him just like he promised he would. "I know why you're doing this but you've been going after the wrong people. There was more than just the military at work that day." Sam was preoccupied so he didn't notice that they had company until…
"Sam! Watch out!" Ed called out to him before the sound of guns firing filled the air. Sam quickly released Scar to dodge the bullets. Most of them whizzed by but one managed to lodge itself into Sam's shoulder. Sam gritted his teeth as he pressed his hand into the wound to halt the blood that was starting to pour from it. He looked in the direction in which the bullets came and saw a group of soldiers lead by Colonel Mustang. Some of which held smoking guns. Apparently they had been hoping to take him out along with Scar. Mustang spared Edward a suspicious glance before observing the men that were being held at gunpoint. Scar stood defensively while Sam just stood there clutching his wound.
"Is this really how you thank the person who just saved one of your own?" Sam asked. Mustang frowned.
"Is this true Fullmetal?" Roy called out to Edward who was still kneeling in the alley.
"Yeah…" Ed said a bit hesitant. Roy narrowed his eyes at him before glancing at Alphonse.
"Alphonse Elric! Is this true?" He asked the immobilized suit of armor.
"Huh? Oh. Yes!" Alphonse said surprised that he had suddenly been brought into the conversation.
"What you don't trust me?" Ed yelled angrily at Roy who looked at him rather coldly showing that he didn't at that moment. Ed flinched at that look then averted his gaze. Mustang then looked back at Sam.
"Even so we're still going to be taking you into custody…you and Scar." He said glancing at the scarred man. Scar started to back up preparing to make a run for it but was stopped by the sudden appearance of Major Armstrong who attacked him from behind. Scar jumped away just as the Major's fist came down creating a crater where Scar once stood. Armstrong quickly pursued the fleeing man throwing punches in all directions. Scar dodged the punches unaware that he was being backed into a corner until his back hit the wall. Armstrong came in for an attack and Scar saw a hole in his defense. Scar was about to attack but the Major pulled back just as a bullet sped past him heading for Scar. Scar moved so that it just grazed him instead of fatally wounding him. His sunglasses fell and clattered across the ground. He glared at the soldiers revealing his red eyes.
"Brown skin and red eyes." Armstrong said unbelieving.
"He's an Ishvalan!" Mustang said sounding somewhat distressed. Edward looked at Scar remembering what Sarah had told him about the war in Ishval. Scar glanced over at Sam. Sam tilted his head a bit, not at all surprised by the revelation. Scar then used his alchemy to make the road beneath him crumble and give way taking him down into the sewers. No soldiers chased after him. Sam used this chance to get away but not before glancing at Edward who was watching him go but not saying anything to alert the others. Sam smiled at him then vanished with only a few drops of blood on the ground to show that he was once there.
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