A/N: Thanks to my sweet reviewers: bladzesword, colonelduckie, PokemonFreak90, animelover199514, TkHale, jbean13, MangaGirl135, Tehiving Alchemist, ILoveAnonimity
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Here we go:
Riza starred at the men that were gathering down the mountain, in the valley full of snow.
They were…alive.
Normally she would be happy to see survivors coming out after an avalanche, but these were the people SHE tried to kill. And she didn't want them alive. Not at all.
They were few. But enough.
And Bradley was one of them.
She felt chills down her spine just at the thought of him.
What scared her more was one of them, one with weird green hair.
She realized he looked kind of like a palm tree, when he turned into…into another man?
She starred in shock. No fuck. He was a palm-tree-haired-dude, and now he was a bald soldier. How was that possible? And the enormous child looking man near him…was really weird.
She was more than freaked. But she had to help. She couldn't just leave. They were clearly going to the imperial city.
She ran to her horse and grabbed her horse.
"Uhm, home is that way" Edward said pointing in the opposite direction.
"I have to do something" Riza said, leaded by her good heart and logic.
"Did you see those Huns?" the blonde dragon replied scandalized. "They popped out of the snow! Like daisies!"
She tried not to chuckle.
"Are we in this together or not?" she asked using his previous words. He sighed.
"Fine, let's go kick some Hun buts" he said getting on the horse behind Riza.
They took off as fast as they could, hoping they wouldn't run into the Homunculi.
….
They arrived in the imperial city, also called Central City.
There was a festival, in the honor of the heroes of China. Everyone was cheering, but Roy and his soldiers had pretty sorrowful looks. They didn't feel like they deserved any of that, since Riza, who would maybe day because of the coldness, did everything.
Roy was torn apart. He trusted Al…Riza. It turned out he…she was nothing like what he had imagined. Then there was the guilt. He felt horrible for leaving her there, but at least he didn't kill her…
Still, that wasn't good enough for his heart. He wanted to know her safe and sound, right behind him, with her watching his back. Yes, that sounded ideal. Having that strong woman to watch his back, but still treat her like he would treat an equal. Damn those laws.
Riza finally found her companions in the huge manifestation. She drew the reins, making her horse go faster towards Roy.
"Roy!" she called as she was near him. He looked at her surprised.
"Riza?..."
He was so happy to see her! But he wouldn't show it to her. There was no chance in hell.
"The Homunculi are alive. They are in the city!" she warned him.
"You don't belong here, Riza. Go home" he said coldly, despite the pain in his chest. How could they be alive? Was she making it up just to be close to him?
Did she want to be close to him?
She growled lowly. Damn him for not listening! All China was in danger!
"Roy, I saw them in the mountain! You have to believe me!"
"Why should I?" his bitter voice said.
Indeed. Why should he? Still every part of him was screaming 'go with her, trust her'. But he couldn't. Not after he found out that one of his men was a woman…
"Why else would I come back?" she said blocking his way with her horse.
'For you' she mentally responded herself, but kept her mouth shut about that and continued.
"You said you'd trust Al. Why is Riza any different?"
'It's not' he mentally responded her, but didn't reply. He just kept riding on his horse slowly.
"Keep your eyes open" she told Havoc and his friends, who nodded. "I know they're here somewhere"
….
She left her horse somewhere and went to the imperial court. Half of China seemed to be there.
"Where are you going?" Edward asked.
"To find someone that will believe me!"
….
Roy and his men were going to meet the emperor.
Mustang bowed in front of a very large man, with a huge mustache. Alex Louis Armstrong, the emperor.
"My children!" his baritone voice ringed through the whole court. "Heaven smiles down upon the Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern kingdom! China will sleep safely tonight thanks to our brave soldiers!"
The crowd started cheering.
Roy and all his men felt more than guilty. Getting cheers for something they did not do.
Riza smiled as she saw them applauded. She wasn't going to be mad, after all they were safe. And they were al going to have nice lives thanks to their success, that was sure.
But until then, she needed to make sure they would still be alive, and not get killed by Huns.
She went to the first man she saw.
"Sir, the emperor is in danger!"
He looked bored at her and moved away.
"But the Huns are here!" she insisted. Yeah, the man didn't listen to her. She went to someone else.
"Please, you have to listen!" she said. He walked away too. She turned to Edward.
"No one will listen to me!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, did you say something?" he replied bored.
"Edward!" she growled.
"Hey, you're a girl again, remember?"
He was such a misogynistic jerk! But her was right…she was a girl again. Her opinion didn't matter that much for the dicks in the society.
She was so frustrated! They were all in danger! She needed help!
…..
"Your majesty" Roy said, "I present you the sword of Bradley the Furious"
"I know what this means to you, colonel Mustang" the emperor said. "Your father would have been proud"
Suddenly a hawk came down and took Wrath's sword from the emperor's hands. It flew up and landed on the first roof.
That to everyone's surprise, it got bigger. And bigger. And the feathers started falling. And…
"Oh no" Riza mumbled for herself. Instead of a hawk now there was a skinny, pale young man, with long, dark green hair.
"The palm tree" Riza growled, and Edward raised his eyebrows. Being small (WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT HE CAN'T SEE THE TOP OF A PALM TREE?) he couldn't see the man on the roof. So he could just think his girl was going nuts.
The palm tree man smirked, almost grimaced and shouted:
"Party tiiiiime!"
Everyone was still too shocked to speak. Roy was tensed. He knew what he saw, but he still couldn't believe it.
'So it's true. Not only Wrath has supra human powers…I wonder if they get all that force from their philosopher's stones. '
But he had no time to think. He had to act.
Too late.
Right after Envy's shout, Wrath and his men jumped out of the huge dragon that was following the winning soldiers.
Like a Troian horse, the dragon had been their hiding.
Archer and Kimbley got the emperor inside his own castle and locked the doors. Wrath climbed on the castle, leaving everyone stunned.
While the Homunculi leader was acting, Roy and his men attacked. All their training wasn't for nothing!
But their way was blocked by a rather large man.
"I am hungry. You yummy!"
"Are you retarded?" Havoc asked annoyed that the emperor was being kidnapped right before their eyes. He tried to hit the large man with his sword, but it had no effect.
"Having fun, Gluttony?" the green haired man asked, with a mad hint in his voice.
Roy climbed on one of the Hun soldiers' shoulder and got on the roof. He didn't know why, but he really wanted to kill that green haired man.
But the Homunculi climbed further, and Roy couldn't reach him.
They couldn't enter on the front door, since it was locked, and the freaky huge Homunculi was guarding it. Both Havoc and Fuery were trying to get through him, with no success.
They couldn't go further. That meant they couldn't save the emperor. And not saving him wasn't an option.
"They'll never reach the emperor in time" Riza said to herself as she approached the small army trying to enter in the castle.
She saw the columns. It was like someone specially put them there for her!
'Thanks Mustang. At least you trained us well' she smirked inwardly and approached the columns.
"Hey guys, I've got an idea!"
Havoc looked at his friends and they nodded. They went to Riza, ready for action. She smiled. She knew she could count on them.
She told them her idea, and they agreed.
Roy looked astonished after them.
They were supposed to follow his lead! Still, he felt like following her too.
That was chapter 9 xD.
So there are only two chapters left of this story…
I hope you will enjoy them! I'll update soon.
Note: would you like some Roy-Riza physical action? I mean in Mulan there isn't any actually, but it's your decision. I can leave it without, or I can add some action xD. Your wish is my command :D.
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