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'AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH'
'ha ha ha ha ha.'
'Ichirou stop him!''
BOOM!
Al watched as Takeo set of another reaction causing some hidden bombs to go off. Takeo was standing at the alter laughing and holding a knife above the Emperors body.
'Why do you try to stop me? I am trying to help this country by bringing back your Emperor.' Takeo said, Ichirou glared up at him as he tried to stand up from the injury he had gotten from the blast.
'Don't bother trying to lie now. We heard you in the hallway saying that "You" will finally be Emperor like your father "should" have been.' Princess Asari shouted, standing up with the help off Hayato.
'Hah you will still have your beloved Emperor, just not in spirit.' Takeo laughed, he brought the knife down into the Emperor's chest, the knife glowing red on contact. Al shivered as he felt the power starting to serge through Takeo's veins as he got ready to transferee his soul into the Emperors.
'Stop him! We can not allow him to complete the ritual.' Asari screamed, Ichirou throw his kunia at Takeo causing one to go into the talisment he was wearing, Al recognised it as the same talisment that he had bought from a man at the market and offered to May as a gift.
'Stop you fools, what are you doing?' Takeo shouted at them as he tried to remove the kunia that was stuck tight in the metal. Ichirou draw a circle on the ground, which Al recognised as being the same symbol that was in one off the books that he had been reading, and activated it as Takeo activated his.
'AAAAHHHHGGGG, NO, NO STOP WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' Before an answer could be given Takeo gave an almighty scream that echoed in the stone temple. He clutched onto his chest and fought to keep himself up as the energy that was supposed to be going into the dead Emperor seeped into the talisment that he was wearing.
'I WILL... GET YOU ALL FOR THIS, MARK MY WORDS, I WILL BE AVENGED.' Takeo wheezed as he fought desperately to stay concuss. Princess Asari, Ichirou Chan and Hayato watched as Takeo dropped to the floor in a heap motionlessly.
Al stood and watched as Princess Asari ran to her fathers side as Ichirou Chan picked up the talisment that was around Takeo's neck, checking his neck for any signs off life. He felt angry at what Takeo was trying to do but at the same time he felt sorry for him, and pitted him for his misfortune. He felt himself being pulled back to reality and blinked at the site in front off him.
Ah I wondered when you would wake up, I was starting to get worried. Takeo said, Al looked around and frowned at his surroundings.
'How long was I out for?' Al asked wondering if he really wanted to know the answer to that question.
Three days. To be honest I was hoping that you would be out for a while but not three days, it must have been a long flash back.'Takeo replied.
'THREE DAYS? What happened whilst I was out? What did you do to the soldiers?' Al asked concerned with the consequences that he would have to face.
Don't worry all I did was knock them out and then fixed the track so that I could take the train. I made sure to...
'You stole the train? Are you trying to make me into a fugitive? Do you realise that each time you do something like that it makes things worse for me. It is going to be difficult to explain all off this without the charges against me.' Al said finding it hard to try and keep hold off his anger.
Well no one was killed so you don't have to worry about that. Just try and concentrate on what we need to do and then once we have achieved that I can help you explain it all to them. Takeo said trying to calm Alphonse down but Al couldn't stop thinking about the flash back he had seen and the dead Emperor that he had tried to posses.
'You wanted to take over Xing and get revenge on Emperor Yao for what happened to your father didn't you? That's why you ended up imprisoned in the talisment because the transmutation was interrupted by Ichirou Chan...'
Don't say that name in front off me. He was the biggest traitor that country has ever seen. Takeo said angrily.
'Why what did he do that was so wrong? From the looks at what I saw he saved Xing and was a very close ally to Princess Asari.' Al replied just as angrily.
'Have you not read the history books? Princess Asari Yao and Ichirou Chan married a year after the incident with me. They were happy for many years until Empress Hea decided that she wanted to bear his child.' Takeo explained shocking Al who wondered how Takeo could know all off this since he was trapped in the talisment for many years. In fact how many years had it been? Takeo read the questions in Al's mind and laughed.
'I know all off this because when the talisment was found by the man that sold it to you, I was able to read his thoughts just as I am doing now. You see when someone is wearing the talisment I am able to hear them and read their mind with out them knowing but not actually be apart off their mind like I am with you, and he liked to read a lot off history books.' Takeo said, Al didn't believe him.
'So you are telling me that you was...'
"Alphonse Elric? Alphonse it is you. What are you doing back here so soon? I was told that you were heading to Xing after the visit from Emperor Yao." Someone said noticing him standing there just outside the train station. Al looked at the Elderly lady that usually runs the ticket counter and blinked, he looked up at the sign above the station to see that he had arrived in Resembool.
"Al are you ok? You look kind off lost." Mrs Pots asked with a wry smile crossing her kind features. Al wasn't sure how to answer that, he hadn't expected to wake up in Resembool.
'What are we doing here? I thought that you said that you wanted to go straight to Xing because there was someone you wanted to see? Though how you can do that in my body is beyond me.' Al asked confused.
I thought about it and decided that I did want to get that book after all. Takeo said. Al didn't like the sound off that.
"Al?"
"Oh sorry. I'm here to receive a book from Winry, you see I told her that she could borrow one and think that she might have picked up the wrong one. And I really need it for my training with May back in Xing." Al lied hopping that Winry hadn't said too much to the people that lived there.
"Ah I see, well Winry is at home helping her grandmother attend to some off her patience. Poor dear after that fall she had we were all worried about her." Mrs Pots said with concern in her voice, Al looked at her with worry and shock.
"Fall? What fall?" He asked startling the elderly woman who was wiping the counter down.
"Yeah she fell off her front porch last week and broke her ankle. Winry didn't mention it to you?"
"No she didn't." Al replied sounding hurt and betrayed, he had thought that if anything had happened to Granny that Winry would tell them.
She would tell Ed but why would she tell you? You mean nothing to her. Takeo said fuelling the hatred that he had started to feel towards them. Mrs Pots looked at him with concern not knowing what she should say to him. She knew that he had been having some problems concerning his emotions but didn't understand the extent off it and didn't intent to find out. Al noticed the look that she was giving him and frown, he turned to look up the road that lead to the Rockbell's house and started walking down it ignoring Mrs Pots when she shouted her good bye.
"Was that Alphonse?" Mr pots asked, who had been over to check to see if the train driver waited a drink whist he waited to discover that the driver wasn't there and that Al had high jacked the train taking the passengers along with him. Mrs Pots nodded. They let the frighten passengers off of the train and sat them in the waiting area giving them a hot drink to try and calm their nerves.
"What will we do when he comes back? With his skills he could kill us with only the clap off his hands." One passenger cried, shaking as she sipped her warm drink.
"I told that soldier that he couldn't be trusted but no he wouldn't listen." The elderly man that had overheard Al's half conversation with Takeo said angrily. Mrs Pots looked worryingly at her husband before walking over to the phone and dialling the Rockbell's number.
At the Rockbell's Winry was serving Pinako and their guest some tea, whilst everyone discussed what had happened to the men on the rail tracks.
"It's a good thing that you were able to get here before he did. There is no telling what we would have done otherwise, especially with the way that you and Winry have told me he's been acting." Pinako said sipping her tea.
"Yeah I know, I still can't believe that he stole a train." Ed replied shocked that his brother could do such a thing. Suddenly the phone started ringing and Winry answered it, speaking softly into the receiver.
"Hello Rockbell Auto-mail shop Winry speaking."
"Hello Winry this is Mrs Pots at the train station." Mrs Pots said on the other end sounding frightened.
"Mrs Pots? Are you alright? You sound nervous about something." Winry asked concerned.
"Alphonse is here. He arrived about ten minutes ago, the passengers are scared out off their minds, afraid off what they will do when he gets back." Mrs Pots explained trying to hold bad a sob that was threatening to escape from her throat. Winry froze as she listened to what Mrs Pots was telling her trying to stop herself from dropping the phone.
Ed saw the look off fear on her face and rushed over to see if she was alright. "Winry what's wrong? Has something happened?" He asked looking into her shining blue eyes that were wide with fear.
"Al...Al as arrived in Resembool...and is on his way here." Winry said shakily hating herself for feeling so scared and weak at the announcement off her old friends arrival. Roy and the others were up and ready in an instant fearing the worst, if Al was to attack them then they would have no choice put to fight him. Even if he ended up getting hurt in the process.
They went outside to await for Al's arrival whilst Ed said goodbye to Mrs Pots on the phone, he escorted Winry over to the couch next to Pinako and handed her a cup off tea that she had previously brought in for them.
"Please...don't hurt him Ed. You know that this isn't his fault." Winry said knowing how angry Ed had been after hearing what was wrong with Al.
"I can't promise anything. If he suddenly attacks us then we will have to try to restrain him." Ed said standing to head towards the door, a heavy burden pulling at his heart. He stepped outside to join the others not know what to expect when Al arrived.
"Don't worry Edward, we will try to restrain him without causing any harm to him." Riza reassured, Ed sighed.
"It's not him that I'm worried about, he's hurt so many people because off his stupidity that I'm afraid off what he might do to all off you when we try to arrest him." Ed explained, Riza could hear the different emotions that were in his voice and gave in a concerned smile. She was about to say something to him when Al appeared in front off them.
"Hello Alphonse, I'm sorry but I am afraid that you will have to come with us." Roy said to him in his authoritative voice. Al frowned at them.
"If you would let me explain then everything would be alright but no you all have to jump to conclusions." Al said bitterly glaring at Ed with anger in his usually peacefully eyes.
"You killed two Xinginess men and then tried to attack Alex. How did you expect me to react?" Ed asked.
"Oh I don't know like a brother concerned for his younger sibling. I had been attacked and knocked out, I can't remember what happened." Al argued, watching Roy and the others in case they made their move against him."
"Al, please we only wish to try and help you. Just tell us what is happening and we will do all we can. We promise." Riza said trying to reason with him. Al huffed at her.
"You honestly expect me to believe that?"
"Yes we do because we are your friends. No matter what trouble you are in we will try to help you through it." May said walking up behind him.
Be careful don't let her get too close to you or use her kunia. You saw what happen to me in the flash back. Takeo warned. Al turned around to face may giving her a suspicious look causing her heart to break at the sight.
"Al that thing inside off you has corrupted your mind, don't listen to it and let us help you." Ed shouted causing Al to spin around to glare at him.
"THIS THING HAPPENS TO BE A LOST SOUL THAT WAS TRAPPED IN A TALISMENT FOR A FEW HUNDRED YEARS!" Al screamed clapping his hands together and slamming them to the ground transmuting the minerals in it into a spear.
"I can't let you take me. If I do then we will never be separated." Al said standing in a defensive stance really for their attack. Riza took her gun out pointing it at Al causing the others to follow suit while Roy put on his gloves. Ed Just stood there, unable to transmute anything due to the fact that he had sacrificed his gate for Al, and glared disappointingly at him.
"Al, who is this spirit that is trapped inside off you? And how did it happen in the first place?" Ling asked jumping off the roof that he had been observing from.
Don't give them my name. If you do then they will imprison me again and I will be trapped for all eternity. Takeo said not wanting Al to tell them too much.
"Alphonse please answer my questions. If you tell me what happened then we can help you rectify it." Ling said again stepping closer to him holding his hand out for the spear that Al held. Al raised the spear and pointed it straight at Ling warning him to stay back.
"I don't know what his name is, he just calls himself..."
"Al we know that you are lying to us, we can sense the evil that has been embedded into your soul, now tell me what this lost spirits name is." Ling said angrily.
"He says that I can't tell you. He is afraid off what you will do to him if you find out." Al said honestly.
Alphonse what are you doing? They will be even more suspicious now that you have said that.
"I'm sorry but I can't lie to them, doing that only makes the situation worse. Look at the trouble I'm already in because off what you forced me to do." Al said aloud.
I only did what was necessary, you would be dead by now if it weren't for my quick actions. Don't you forget that.
"Al who are you talking to? The spirit?" Ed asked surprised with how comfortable he was with the foreign being that had possessed his mind and soul.
"Before I answer your questions, I would like you to answer some off mine," Al said with a sigh. "What will you do with the spirit that is trapped within me?" He asked. Everyone turned to face Ling wondering what his answer would be. They hadn't thought about what would happen to the spirit only Al.
"How do you mean? Like where will the spirit go after it has been separated from you?" Ling asked unsure off the answer that he should give him.
"Yes, will he be able to go back to a body, you know like make an artificial one for him or something." Al asked. Ling thought about what Al was asking him and shook his head. "I'm afraid not, as you have already learnt from your past experience Human Transmutation can not be preformed." Ling replied, "If he had his original body then we could draw a circle on him and transferee his soul into it." Ling tried. Al thought about this, it could be possible if he could get Takeo's body, but Takeo 'died' years ago so his body would have been buried and wouldn't be any good to them.
"He has been trapped for too long and his body no longer exists." Al said, all hope draining from him. He thought about what Takeo had been telling him over the last few months and wondered how he planned to get 'his' body back.
'Takeo how do you plan on getting a body? Yours would be decomposed after all off these years.' Al asked him. Takeo stayed quite trying to find a way off explaining it to him without giving him too many details.
"Takeo answer me!" Al said aloud causing Ling, May and Lan Fan to look at each each other with worry. They gave each other a nod and moved closer to Al hoping to try and restrain him and get some answers. Takeo saw what they had planned and pushed himself into Al's concusseness. Al's eyes flashed red and within seconds the spear that was in his hands was being thrust in the direction off May, (Who to Takeo was the greater threat). May managed to dodge the blade off the spear and backed away.
"AL WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Ed shouted running towards him to try and help the others. Roy stood there with his figures posed ready to snap but was hesitant because he didn't want to burn Ed who was running in his path.
"Ed what are you doing? Get out off the way." He shouted annoyed that he had missed his opportunity to trap Al/Takeo in a wall off flames.
"Ed be careful it isn't Al, he's been possessed again." Ling said dodging another attack from Al and reaching to grab his arm but failing to because Takeo had jumped back to prevent it. Takeo clapped Al's hands and transmuted the spear into a sword to make it easier to fight with. Roy clicked his fingers and created a ring off fire around Takeo. Takeo smirked and jumped over the fire landing next to Riza who shot at him.
Takeo dodged the bullets and moved behind Riza slashing her side causing her to fall to the floor with blood dripping to the ground.
"RIZA NO!" Roy screamed clicking his figures and setting Al's body on fire, nearly hitting Riza as well in his rage. Ed eyes widened at the site and ran up to him pulling his coat off to try and put the flames out. Takeo couldn't feel no pain as he wasn't completely part off Al's body but pretended that he could, rolling around the floor screaming. Ed managed to put the flames out and held Al in his arms.
"Roy what the hell did you think you were doing? You could have killed..." Ed didn't get to finish his sentence, he froze as he felt the sharp, cold blade as it was flung into his stomach, Al's face filled with glee as he smirked up at him. Ed fell to the floor with a loud thud, clutching his side as he tried to slow down the bleeding. He could hear voices above him but couldn't hear what was being said due to the throbbing sound that was loud in his ears as he tried to stay awake. The last thing he saw was Al's body being slung to the floor by Havoc as Takeo tried to escape.
Will Ed and Riza be ok? Will Ling and the others be able to help Al and find the answers they seek? Thanks for reading.