Scar growled, glaring angrily at him.
"Sheesh, guess you didn't hear the news. I'm retiring. No longer a State Alchemist anymore. No, now I'm the Spectrum Alchemist and on the run!" Edward smiled.
Scar blinked, but didn't back down.
"Hey, if you have a problem with our leader, might wanna tell us, 'cause we can fix it real easy. We prob'ly just surpassed you on the national most wanted list!" growled Black, stepping between him and the mass-murderer. Terios joined her, followed by Lyn and Strawberry. Karina and Violet stepped up as well. Dark, Daisy and Cathrine joined them, so that all the Rainbow Alchemists were between him and Scar.
"Hmm." Scar turned away, walking back down the tunnel.
"Might want your help eventually. The military only wants to kill the whole country." he decided to call after the Ishvalan.
They then continued on to Resembool.
Sighing, he pinched the bridge of his nose. Edward was nowhere to be found in Resembool. He and Alphonse had searched everywhere!
"Come on. You're tired, and there's a new store opening up. I think that the owners are real gossips, so they would've heard anything about Brother." Alphonse urged. "Not to mention they have food."
He nodded, meekly following the young Elric. "Whatever. But he was ordered alive, so we must be very careful."
They stepped into the shop, and a small bell tinkled. "Just a minute! We'll be right with you!" someone yelled. They sounded fairly young.
There were the sounds of a squabble coming from the back. A family obviously ran the shop. The noise died down to the hisses of discontent children as they came out and into view.
The one in the lead was a young man with brownish-red hair tied in a pony-tail. Behind him was a tall woman that was arm-in-arm with another man. She had long black hair and blue eyes, and the man wore dark glasses and had blonde hair. A woman pushed her way to the front. She was pale. Her white hair was in a neat braid down her back, and her clothes were striped black-and-white. Behind them were six other girls. "Can we help you?" she asked uncertainly. Her voice was familiar.
And the red-headed teenager boy… He was cuffing around a little girl with dirty blonde hair now, chuckling as she tried to make him stop.
"Yes, actually. We're looking for someone." he answered, watching the red-head's reaction. He was looking back and forth between him and the little girl. "He's blonde, wearing his hair in a braid, has an auto-mail arm and leg, typically wears a red trench-coat, and is short."
The teen turned around, but not before he saw the fuming red face and the fury in his eyes. Grinning, he snapped.
The whip of flame whipped the teenager across the back, singing his clothes and making him yell. "Nice to see you all again, Rainbow Alchemists." he smirked.
"How… how the hell did they find us so damn quick?" snarled the woman with the white hair.
"Wait… You're one of them? Are we missing something here?" Al asked, every bit as confused as he was.
"Uh… yeah… Terios is the oldest, but we didn't want a dad… We kinda wanted a mom on that part… So… yeah…" nodded Dark, taking off his glasses.
"Oh, shut up. Cross-dressing is kind of part of my contract here. On the prince and advisor to the most wanted in Amestris." Terios growled, a blush creeping across his face. It was a little ridiculous, knowing it was a boy in that skirt and high-heels.
There was a loud explosion, and the shop wall was blown apart.
"Okay, who's responsible for that one?" he asked, rubbing his eyes. Karina shrugged, pointing to Daisy, who pointed to Violet, who pointed to Lyn, who pointed to Dark, who pointed to Black Cat, who pointed to Strawberry, who pointed to Terios, who pointed to Cathrine. She shrugged, then nodded. "Cathrine!" he cried.
"How does oops sound?" she asked indifferently.
"Oops? You just totally blew everything up! And… oh look, she knocked out the flame dude." Karina pointed out.
"Good point. Seeya!" Dark yelled to Al.
They all followed the ex-soldier out of the destroyed shop. But as he was exiting the building, something caught his leg. "Ah—"
He toppled over to the ground. Looking back at his leg, he saw Al's armored hand clutching his leg. "Did you forget, Brother? I can't be knocked out." The tone his voice was cold and hurtful.
"No, Al, but—"
"Then why are you running away? Why did you turn your back on me?"
"I didn't! I'm trying to save the country! They're going to—"
"I won't listen to you, Brother! You're just another one of them!"
"Alphonse! Will you shut up and listen! I'm only doing what's right!"
"Edward!" he heard Daisy cry. He felt them pounding back towards them, running to help him.
"Alphonse, please!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. "Please! I'm trying to help!"
"Let him go!" Strawberry yelled, yanking him away.
"C'mon!" Terios urged as they turned and ran away.
He hesitated before leaving, looking sadly at his little brother. Al didn't have a real face, but if he did, he felt it would be contorted with rage and betrayal. "I'm really sorry…" he whispered.