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A/N: I am not giving up on the other stories. However, one lesson I have learned is you can't just sit around waiting for writer's block to go away, otherwise you will remain stuck indefinitely.
The Aerugo Capital
The only sound for miles that could be heard around, was the deafening shots of artillery cannons. Prince Claudio could hardly believe the dire circumstances his homeland had come under. He was clutching his side, blood staining his uniform. Damn it all, if these amestrian dogs don't slaughter me; It's likely all the shrapnel will Claudio thought to himself as he could still hear the fires from behind the makeshift bunker.
He couldn't comprehend how any of this had come to pass. He knew that there were alchemists in Amestris' army, but for them to easily get past all their scouts. There were only two possibilities he could account for; Either they had come up with some new ingenious way of stealth or had completely wiped out all the scouts and communications before they knew what was going on. Claudio panted in shallow breaths, his ginger hair slick with sweat. If he fell here and now then his beloved nation would be without leadership. It would be an effective decapitation leaving them completely to Amestris' mercy.
"Sir, we need to get out right now!" His soldier's shouted to him, leaving Claudio to feel an intense rage and sorrow at the thought of having to abandon his home city. But he understood it was better to live and fight another day. He and his men got up ready to make a run for it, but a hail of bullets surging with what seemed like lighting came from the sky as though God was raining down divine punishment upon them. Only Claudio lived much to his dismay. He looked up at the sky, and there he saw her. 'Now it all makes sense,' he thought with gritted teeth before yowling in pain as the figure in the sky floated down, shooting off two more bullets as she descended, shooting his kneecaps and driving him to his knees in the process. Taking out his spare pistol, he fired off a few shots in vain towards the descending figure only for the bullets to simply stop, caught in a strange steady crackling static wave-like field surrounding her entirely, the light passing through created a dazzling rainbow-like effect. It would've been mesmerizing if it didn't belong to such a terrifying person. He could see why they called her the Pixie Alchemist. Her alchemy was truly as beautiful as it was deadly, like a mythical dragon or calm storm.
The figure that landed was a little girl, which only served to remind Claudio of the children too young to go to war. It was sickening to think how "the great nation of Amestris" had no problem with State Alchemists being so young, much less send them off to war. But this was no mere child as far as Claudio was concerned. Although she looked innocent by all accounts, with her angelic blond hair in a messy ponytail and piercing almost silver-like blue eyes, the smug expression on her face was anything but.
"Well now look what I caught," She said with a slight lisp that was high pitched. But Claudio knew this young girl far too well. She was only twelve years old, but the reputation she had was one of infamy; The Devil of Ishval, Argent Silver, The Pixie Alchemist. Colonel Tanya Von Degurechaff. Claudio grimaced at the sickening fact he had been found by her. Claudio could only grunt as she knocked him out harshly with the butt of her rifle. Tanya sighing as she reached up to the radio equipment she carried with her. "This is Colonel Degurechaff. I have the prince detained. Over." She then waited for her next set of orders.
"Roger, Colonel. Bring him back to HQ. Over and out." Tanya then draped the much larger unconscious man over her shoulder. She then took off despite all the bullets flying at her, all of which just deflected off her force field. It didn't take her long to fly over the battlefield, her eyes narrowing at the display.
'Stubborn fools. I really despise irrational people. This could've been so much easier had they just given up sooner. Ah well, it's over now. Hopefully, I can head back to Central and get a cushy job like Roy,' she thought to herself with a smug grin as she flew back to HQ, which was just a scattered collection of tents set a few miles away from the capital of Aerugo.
As she landed, soldiers saluted her before taking the unconscious prince away from her. It didn't take too long for her to debrief with the commanding Major General. Afterward, Tanya headed back to her tent for the night.
"Ma'am!" was the surprised exclamation of her adjutant Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov, though they called her Visha for short. Visha raised a salute standing tall at attention, even though her long brown hair was a little messy; not that Tanya could really blame her since it was a hot day. Tanya saluted back and smiled, smelling Visha's freshly brewed coffee.
"Thank you for the coffee, Major. How are Weiss and the others faring?" She asked casually as she walked over to where the coffee was awaiting her. If she were a cat, she would've purred from the pleasant scent and sensation of warm coffee going down her throat.
"They are performing well, ma'am." Visha let go of her salute, but still stood at attention.
"Was there anything else?" Tanya asked, raising an eyebrow quizzically.
"Yes. A message came from Central today, from Roy Mustang," She said holding a telegraphed letter. Tanya held out her free hand for it. After receiving it, she began to read it while sipping her coffee. 'Oh ho, well now ain't that interesting.' A devilish smirk appeared on her face that sent shivers down Visha's spine.
Visha knew that look on the Colonel's face all too well. It was the same look she had when she had trained her and several others into an elite fighting force not too long ago.
"Edward Elric, huh? The second youngest State Alchemist in history." Tanya could remember it like yesterday when she was only nine years old passing her exam. The State Alchemist exam had no real restrictions on age, what only mattered was if you could pass the requirements. "Perhaps I will see him on the way back to Central." She chuckled as she put the letter away. It looked like things were finally getting interesting.
A/N: Just a one shot to see if people are interested. If enough people are interested I will continue this story. If not then maybe it will inspire other people too. Either way until next time.
But for those curious: Her alchemy and any other questions you might have will likely be explained and explored more if you're curious enough for this to continue.
Until next time, Stenv signing off.