After the Battle (An FMA Story) Chapter 43: Meet her Maker
Ed brought back the food and walked up behind Kitty," What are you doing?" He asked. The man looked at Ed," Hey Edward you still got the deed?" he asked. Ed looked at Al. Al pulled it out from his armor. "How much for it?" The man asked." Oh I'd say 8 grand." " But that's the same amount for--...oh I see! Deal!" Ed took the deed from Al's hands and gave it to the man. Silver wasn't paying attention. She was too busy eating.
Kitty stepped back confused. "didn't he already sell that to you the last time he stayed here?!" she asked in shock. "oh well, I don't really care, we get to stay here for free!" she said and walked over to the table and began eating, Tenshi and Neko were already digging in.
"I didn't sell all of it to him." Ed said," Yeah. I didn't realize it 'til after he left!" the man said. Sakari was gnawing on the sausages. Silver hadn't paid attention to any of was just happened.
Kitty laughed. "Well that works." she said with a smile and walked over to begin eating with Silver.
" So where's Yoki now?" the man asked," Not sure. I think he was fired." Ed said. Silver stopped eating," What are you guys talking about?" she asked. "Nothin' really." Ed said." Alright then." Silver said and continued eating.
Kitty stopped eating for a moment. "yup, he's fired, I hired him as my maid for a few months, got fired from that too." she said and then continued eating.
Silver was gonna laugh but her mouth was full so she didn't. "Ooooook." Ed said.
'he really sucks at blackjack and poker too.' she thought but continued to eat.
Silver finished and stood up. She walked outside and walked down a sidewalk, "That scent..." she said following a scent. She recognized it but at the same time didn't recognize it. The scent was kinda like blood but sweeter. It was strong.
Kitty followed Silver. "Wh-what is it?" she asked sort of confused. "is there something here?" she asked wonderingly as she stared up at the sky, her hair waving in the wind.
"I'm not sure...This scent it makes me urn to find what's creating it." she said still following it. 'How do I know this smell? What is it? It smells good but at the same time horrible.' she thought.
"Well, good luck with that..." she said, still curious, so continued to follow.
Silver walked to an old building and kicked in the door. She walked in and looked around," Where's it coming from..." she asked herself. She caught the scent again and headed upstairs. She may have been scared but didn't care.
Kitty followed her up the stairs, figuring as she'd lived in them most all of her life, she was used to old and weathered buildings. "Silver, can you recognize the cent?" she asked, not sure why else Silver would come in a place like this willingly.
"Yeah. I don't know why but I do." Silver said. She walked to a string and pulled it. Stairs to a attic came down. Silver climbed up and into it. In a corner sat a beast. A chimera. It was brewing something. That was what was giving off the scent. The creature turned to Silver," Heh, I was making this to give to my new chimeras as a snack but it seems one of my older ones has come for some." It said in a sort of whisper. Its head was turned up. It put it down. The face was upside down. Silver stumbled back when she saw it," Its been awhile no. 8590." it said .Silver shuddered," You...your the one...the one that turned me into this thing..." she said," Shou Tucker!"
She followed Silver up the attic and then saw the thing. "TUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she shouted in complete rage. "I thought I got rid of you! Apparently I didn't do a good enough job." she said her left eye twitching as she held out her sword.
Tucker looked at Silver," Stop the girl 5890." he whispered. Silver flinched and stepped in front of Kitty," I'm really sorry Kitty but I can't allow you to hurt my creator..." she said sadly.
She looked down and put her sword away. She breathed in deeply. "There are reasons why I was about to do such a thing Silver, perhaps he hasn't told you, but..." her voice trailed off remembering how the stone had been created. 'h-he's just. like me...' she thought and was rendered speechless. here." he whispered. Silver reluctantly walked to her creator and stood in front of him," What happened to those nice folk who gave you to me to turn you into a chimera? Why are you with this girl?" he asked. "Well this girl as you call her saved me from them. She's my best friend." she said. Tucker laughed," Your "best friend"? A chimera I created has a friend? Chimera's cannot have friends my dear." he whispered. Silver growled," That's what you think! I have friends! And you can't change that!" she yelled angrily.
Kitty continued to twitch. "This girl...has a name...and so does Silver..." she said desperately trying not to reach for something lethal. "Chimeras...are no different...then humans..." Saying that seemed to strike a nerve from somewhere inside of her. "I TRUSTED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed out. "I had the right to take Nina with me at any time! I had that right! I was given it by your wife before you killed her!" she said with a flame in her eye. "I had my suspicions about you anyways, always trying to mess with the lives around you!" she yelled angrily not being able to control her anger from at least yelling, but managed to avoid physical torture. "and yes, SILVER has friends! In fact, I think some of their names may have impact upon you! You shalln't know mine, but I'm sure you recognize the Elric brothers." she said with a hint of fire and ice in her voice.
" The Elrics. Yes the fullmetal and his armor brother. Or as Nina would put it 'Big and Small big brother'." He whispered," Nina...she would always say she wanted to be with Alexander forever. I got the chance to full-fill her wish." Silver growled," YOU SICK MAN!" She yelled." Silence 5980." he whispered. "My name is Silver you bastard!" Silver yelled and walked back to Kitty," You can hurt him!" she said to Kitty angrily.
Kitty's eyes burned with the fire that they usually did when about to kill someone who she found a menace. "Oh, you don't haveta tell me twice!" she said drawing her sword once more. she then looked and put it away. "I'm sorry, that kills you to quickly." she said and pulled out her bow and an arrow dipped in poison. "THIS is much better for a man such as you, if that's really what you are." she said bitterly and put the arrow in the bow. she drew back. "Trust me." she said with her icy tone. "There is no worse way to die!" she said shooting him in the arm. "That poison acts like a deadly virus. You will lay in complete pain for at least 6 months, until finally you are drained of your will to continue living and then, only then, you may die." she said in a cold, harsh whisper. "no matter what you do, there IS no cure." she said and turned walking down the stairs then back to the inn and sat down next to Ed and Al in silence.
Tucker fell over in pain. Silver didn't follow Kitty. She went over to Tucker and sat down near him," Tucker...When I was bought to you was there a boy with them too?" she asked him," A boy?...Yes. There was. They left him with me. I turned him into a fox chimera. Amazingly, he turned out to be like you. The only thing fox that was visible was his fox tail." he whispered. Silver's eyes lit up, 'So he is still alive!' she thought. After ten minutes," Silver, aren't you going to leave?" he whispered. "No. I'm gonna stay here for a while." she said and walked to the brew. "You can have some if you want." Tucker whispered. Silver looked at it,"...thanks..." she said and tried some. For some reason it was the best thing she had ever tasted in her entire life.
"...I can't believe I just did that..." Kitty thought and eventually looked up at Ed and Al. 'he was a monster but he was also Silver's creator...' she thought and after a moment began to speak quietly in kind of a shaky voice. "do you, have the room keys?" she asked them, still freaked out that she'd done that. Even if he was evil, she knew that no one deserved to die like that, yet she had attempted it anyways.
Silver went back over to Tucker and sat down next to him,"...It hurts doesn't it?" she asked. "Yes." Tucker whispered," That's the same kind of pain you put humans and animals through when you turn them into chimeras." she said,"...I never thought of it that way." "And you wouldn't have if Kitty didn't shoot you with that poison arrow." "...yes. Silver there is something I want you to do..." "...Fine .What is it?" Tucker shifted his gaze to a spot in the attic. Silver looked at where he was and walked over to it. She moved a curtain revealing a young girl sleeping," Please. Take care of my Nina..." Tucker said."...Alright." Silver said and looking at Nina,"...She's a homunculus isn't she?" " ...Yes…She is."
