Last time, Sora, Donald, Goofy and the Elric Brothers were in hot pursuit of Bald, an old enemy of Roy Mustang, who has Hawkeye as a hostage. But as they were following the wet footprints of his steed, the invisible Golem Known as the Stealth Sneak, it surprised them and attacked.

The team fought until they set the beast on fire, courtesy of Donald's magic. Afterwords, Sora came upon a small, homeless, black and white puppy, whom Donald suggested they use to track down Bald.

But while the heroes were rushing to the rescue, Mustang beat them to it when he arrived inside the train station, where Bald was waiting. But to Bald's shock, Mustang brought his leader to him...

Warning: Kingdom Hearts and Fullmetal Alchemist are both licensed by Square-Enix. The secondary licenses for both franchises are Disney (Kingdom Hearts), Aniplex, Bones Inc., and Funimation (Fullmetal Alchemist).

PS: There will be spoilers.

Fullmetal Kingdom: The Fanfic

Chapter 38: Enter the Freezer

"Isaac McDougal, or by his aliases, Isaac the Freezer, and the Freezing Alchemist. He is a former State Alchemist who used his abilities during the Ishbal War, during that time, there were no signs that he turned traitor. But afterwords, he resigned from his commission and went into hiding. He's been working with the Anti-Establishment Movement ever since. The Movement was a rebellion of turncoats and cutthroats who went by different names in Amestris, the Eastern Liberation, the Northern Liberation, Southern and Western, there's been countless acts against the military by the Anti-Establishment Movement, but after a few months, Isaac was spotted in an attempt by the Movement to overthrow Twilight Town's own mayor and make the town their new base of operations, a fortress to be exact. It was a clever plan, and they would've been eager to use the Mayor as an example to the military, but the fuhrer surprised the Freezer and his men when they arrived in the mayor's office. Ever since the ambush, Isaac, was placed in prison for the remainder of his days until he showed signs of cooperation. So I'm sure you know the risks of what happens when you let him loose?" Mustang said.

Bald replied, "All that and more, colonel. He's the best thing that ever happened to this state. The Movement and the Eastern Liberation will finally have their leader returned to them, and we will begin the destruction of the military and King Bradley, the man who changed this country into a hellhole!"

Hawkeye then said, "...and fired you because you and your allies were driven to kill innocent people." Bald looked at Hawkeye and said, "I was fired because I wanted to be stronger!" Mustang then said with sarcasm, "By chopping off your arm and replacing it with automail? Well, if that's not crazy, than it HAS to be brilliant...now, back to business, I brought your leader here, so release the first lieutenant."

Bald shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't Mustang, chances are that you'll set me ablaze again like last time, so to keep you from trying anything, I'll bring the little girl with us!" Mustang yelled, "We had a deal, Bald!" Bald then points his new arm at Hawkeye and replied, "Yeah, we HAD a deal, and now we have another, if you want to see this bitch alive, you will release our leader from his shackles and let him CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU!"

Hawkeye struggled to get free from the black web, "YOU LYING PIECE OF-!" Bald turned around and punched Hawkeye in the gut, "Shut it!" Mustang shook his head and proceeded in loosening the shackles on Isaac's arms.

While everyone was paying attention to Isaac's shackles, Hawkeye heard someone whisper in her ear, "Psst, First Lieutenant, are you alright?" Hawkeye recognized the voice, "Hughes? What are you-?" Hughes replied, "SHHHHH, you want the one-eyed psycho to hear you? Just stay calm, I've brought some 'insurance'." Hawkeye felt a gun slip in her hand, she smiled and said, "Thank you Lieutenant Colonel, but could you cut the web?" Hughes replied, "I'm already on it!"

Back outside, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the Elric Brothers followed the small puppy as it's nose guided them to where Bald and his Golems were hiding. As they followed the dog, Sora looked at Ed and said to him, "So Ed, you know how those Golems attacked my hand earlier?" Ed replied, "The hand that you used to hold that funny-shaped sword?" Sora nodded and explained, "It may just be my imagination, and it's NOT something you have to take seriously...but I think Xehanort's the one to blame!"

Ed bursts with laughter, "(laughing) Y-you mean the shrink? The guy who scrambled a prisoner's 'Heart'? Oh yeah, HE'S evil, he's got eyes like mine, so he has to be evil! Or maybe it's because he's Ishbalin, racist." Sora stuttered, "THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT YOU LITTLE-!" Ed's eyes started to burn as he looked at Sora, "...go on...continue...I'm a little WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

Sora pushed Ed away, "Listen you creep, I'm not suspecting Xehanort because he's related to Ishbalins or even if he's got the same weird eyes you do! Ever since I shook his hand at the ceremony, the Golems were attacking me like crazy! I was hoping if you could find out why the Golems are drawn to my right hand, since the two of you ARE alchemists! So if there's a chance you'll find something there, I'd be grateful! Now please...LOOK AT MY GOD DAMN RIGHTY!"

"OK, OK, don't scream my ear off, give me the hand already." Ed said as he grabbed Sora's right arm. He examined the right hand and said to Sora, "So you think Xehanort's hand did something to you, huh?" Sora nodded, "Yes. But Edward, Is it possible for an alchemist to even make something that could attract a Golem?" Ed replied, "If I knew that, then I'd tell you. Golems aren't exactly things you can understand just by looking at them, you know."

Al then said, "I might know something about a Golem. Not the type we deal with, but another." Sora asked, "There was another type of Golem?" Al nodded, "It was a transcript I read about a while ago, where a rabbi by the name, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, created a large stone creature to defend his people from brutal attacks. The way the rabbi commanded the Golem was quite unique from how you would order animals and soldiers. Instead of simply telling it what to do, Rabbi Bezalel wrote a small script that implied the order. And then, he would put the script into the Golem's mouth, and send it out to do what it was commanded to do."

Sora's eyes lit up with fascination, "So a Golem can also protect innocent people? It's hard to believe Golems are capable of doing the right thing." Ed interrupted, "Just as long as the one who controls the Golems isn't a sociopath like our black 'n red buddy, Crimson."

"You called?"

Just then, Crimson appeared before the heroes and bowed before them, "I'm enjoying this, seeing you tiny-minded mortals risk your lives AND limbs to rescue the hussy. And for your bravery, I hereby award you with a location..." Crimson then pointed to the dog's target, the Eastern Train Station.

Sora looked at the others and said, "It's just as dad said, the train station was where Bald went all along!" Crimson then said, "By the way, your leader, the colonel, went in their with a very messy looking criminal. Could it be that your leader has decided to...switch sides?" Ed replied, "As if, you overgrown headcase! If Mustang went in their with any criminal, it would have to be the criminal that Bald wanted, the Eastern Liberation Leader!"

Crimson clapped at Edward's explanation, "Bravo, Fullmetal, bravo. Now all that needs to be done is for you tykes to get in there and rescue the young lady before Bald, how you say, 'busts a cap'!" Sora then approached the tall Golem leader and asked, "Crimson, why are you helping us anyway? Aren't you a Golem-?" Ed then asked, "Who commands the other Golems to kill us?"

Crimson replied, "It's as I said earlier, there was someone else who had control of my pets. Knowing this has greatly irritated me to no extent, and I want to show this puppet master who truly deserves to pulls the strings of my Golems. Once you take care of Bald, perhaps he'll be willing to tell me where his employer is so I can choke the life out of him."

Al then pushed his friends towards the station and said, "Well...thank you for your help, bye now!" The party then headed towards the station, but as they did, Crimson stopped Sora by grabbing his shoulder and saying, "Did you find a small bit of sand on your right hand?" Sora looked at his hand and found small bits of red sand on his hand. The Keyblade Master turned around to look at Crimson and ask him how he knew, but before he could ask, Crimson replied, "That is a small residue from a red stone."

"A red stone?" As Sora dusted his right hand off, Crimson explained, "A key ingredient to the stone to be precise. The man who shook your hand left trace amounts of that ingredient to try and cripple your arm and cease your involvement in the military's activities. THAT ingredient...is what attracts the Golems." Sora then asked, "Well what's the ingredient he used?"

"..."

Sora asked again, "Tell me! What did Xehanort use?" Crimson answered, "...I think it would be best if you, 'Biggs and Wedge' over there figured it out on your own. It's always fun to watch someone figure things out on their own. But I'll tell you what, if you join me, I might give you some more answers." Sora replied, "Your joking right? After what you pulled, it's a miracle that your still alive right now!"

"Oh, so you'd be willing to kill me to stop the Golems?" Crimson asked. When Sora heard his question, he replied, "I'm not the killing type of assassin, I protect my targets." Crimson nodded, "How noble, how inspirational, HOW STUPID ARE YOU?" Sora stepped back in surprise at Crimson's burst of anger.

Crimson then said, "Many years have passed since I last stepped foot in this country, but if there's one thing I know that won't change here, it's the military's cruelty! You believe the soldiers here can be your friends, your cover, your 'friends to the end', but in the end, your friends will use you, they will even hate you for all the hard work you've done! I've been a witness to their acts, and I can tell you this, loyalty will NOT be rewarded with praise, it will be awarded with a position for you in the laboratory's of the state! They dig into you and use whats left of you to make them stronger, is THAT a friend, NO, it's an enemy Sora, an enemy who will never respect you or the work you've done! You are currently the only one who can wield the Keyblade and it's power, join me, and your Keyblade will grow even stronger! It 's better than rotting with these alchemists and their barbaric quest."

Sora replied, "Too bad Crimson, I'd rather 'rot' with my friends than join you." Crimson shook his head in disappointment, he then patted Sora's shoulder, "...then rot boy, rot with the rest of the 'bad apples'." After the Golem leader walked past him, Sora continued onward towards his friends.

Inside the train station, Bald watched as Mustang took the shackles off of Isaac's arms. Bald then said out loud, "Reminder alert Mustang, if you try anything funny, I'll kill the little lady over here!" But as Bald scolded Mustang, Hughes was busy cutting Hawkeye free. Hughes whispered, "Almost...there..."

"Colonel, what's going on?"

Mustang turns towards the entrance and sees Sora, the Elric Brothers, and the Genomes. The colonel explained, "I'm releasing a criminal in exchange for the life of the first lieutenant." Ed asked, "Your giving in to the cyclops's demands? What the hell, Mustang?" Bald snapped and said, "C-cyclops? Why you little brats! THAT TEARS IT, I'M KILLING THE WOMAN-! ...huh?"

To Bald's surprise, Hawkeye was nowhere to be seen. He looked at Mustang and asked, "BASTARD, THIS IS YOUR DOING, ISN'T IT?" Mustang shook his head, "I don't know what your talking about, you had her right next to you-aww wait, not there? Looks like the deal is off."

"Not likely Mustang."

And to everyone's surprise, Isaac tore the restraints off his arms and kicked Mustang away. Bald cheered, "OUR LEADER IS FINALLY FREE!" Then Bald threw a gauntlet with a transmutation circle over to Isaac, "Suck on THAT failure, Mustang while the Freezer kills you where you stand!" As Isaac took the gauntlet and placed it on his arm, he looked at Bald and asked, "Bald, did you just say that I was going to kill Mustang?"

Bald nodded, "Yes sir, it's a way of getting your revenge on the military's dogs." the Freezer started walking towards Bald while clenching his fists, "Your LEADER, who founded the Anti-Establishment Movement...was going to kill Mustang?" Bald was starting to feel disturbed by Isaac's temper and asks, "S-sir, I-I don't understand, why are you talking like I disobeyed you? Haven't I saved you from the Military?"

Isaac replied, "Regretfully Bald, Mustang was the one who released me, YOU did nothing but threaten the military with kidnapping a hostage. And using that strange arm to make monsters to obey you? I'd say your getting cocky in your age...a bit too cocky!" Bald swallowed his pride and tried to explain, "S-sir, isn't this what we wanted?" Isaac replied, "What I want..." Isaac's eyes started to burn with intense anger as he grabbed Bald by the throat with the arm that wore the gauntlet, and he said to Bald as he was gasping for air, "...What I want is what the people want...an ending to the tragedy."

As Isaac finished talking, his gauntlet arm instantly froze Bald's body into frozen flesh! And then Isaac drops his frozen victim, and watches Bald break into a million pieces of ice.

Sora was disturbed by Isaac's action and asked, "Y-you killed your own soldier! WHY DID YOU DO THAT! Wasn't he on your side?" Isaac replied, "It doesn't matter who's side your on, as long as you get what you want, nothing matters. What he wanted was more bloodshed, I on the other hand wanted the opposite, to free the people of Amestris from King Bradley. Bald was starting to think outside the box, so I kicked him out of that box by putting him out in the cold."

Sora protested Isaacs words, "HE WAS ONE OF YOUR MEN, THERE WAS NO REASON TO JUST THROW HIM AWAY LIKE GARBAGE!" Isaac just smiled and replied, "Your a part of the military, aren't you? So you of all people should know that great deeds require great sacrifice. ISN'T THAT THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE?" As Isaac laughed, Ed answered, "Save your breath, the laws of alchemy don't justify murder!"

Edward then clapped his hands and transmuted an iron bat with his face on it. Isaac staggered when he saw Edward's alchemy, "No transmutation circle?" Ed replied, "Don't be too impressed. SORA, AL, LET'S GO!" Sora unsheathed his Avenger and charged at Isaac alongside Edward and Alphonse. As Alphonse prepared a punch for Isaac, the Freezer ducked and kicked the giant suit of armor away, but Sora had the opportunity to attack Isaac, but Isaac was too fast, and swiftly dodged the attack.

Isaac took a look at Sora's weapon and asked, "What kind of a sword is that?" Sora replied, the kind that makes mincemeat out of thugs like you!" Sora then rushed at Isaac with repeated slices, each one was close enough to cut Isaac, but the Freezer was still dodging every last attack! Isaac made an attempt to use his alchemy on Sora by grabbing his sword and reaching out at the Keyblade Master, but Sora made a backflip and gave Ed a chance to attack with his spear!

Isaac dodged the spear and grabbed Ed's right arm! And then, he used alchemy to try and boil Ed's arm, "Water freezes, water boils, either way, your just as dead!" But Ed kicked him away, making Isaac wonder, "No, I had you! Any water in your arm should have boiled you alive!" Sora walked beside Ed and said to Isaac, "Well, if it's any consolation, you did ruin his coat."

Isaac looked at Edward's right arm and noticed his automail. Isaac then realized who he was fighting, "A gifted young alchemist...with no need for transmutation circles...and has an automail right arm! I know you, you are the Fullmetal Alchemist! EDWARD ELRIC!"

End of Chapter 38

Edward's battle with the Freezer was only beginning, but a surprise guest makes things worse...

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