Ed and Al had hopped onto the train headed for Central City. Ed sat with
his head pressed against the window, staring out at the passing land.
After about a half an hour of doing this in utter silence, there was a
large bump. Ed jumped an inch from his seat in reaction to the sudden
movement. Next came a screeching noise, like the train was –– derailing.
Ed and Al were both slammed against the wall of the train, a bruise
beginning to form on Ed's left cheek.
But as swiftly as all the movement had come, it was gone just as quickly. The train had fallen over onto its side. Ed and Al had managed to climb out, helping the passengers that they could to do the same. After the remaining people had left, Ed jumped down from the train's side and leaned against the top while sitting in soft grass.
"Well, this is just great..." he said aloud. "Got a plan?"
Al had just finished climbing down, as he joined his brother in the grass.
"Not really," he said.
Just then, a rustling noise came from a nearby bush. Ed crawled over to the bush, moving the leaves as something small lunged at his face.
"Gah!" Ed said, falling backward into the grass.
Ed removed the thing from his face to see that it was a little white dog that wore a collar with a shining red jewel on it.
"A dog...?" Ed said, sounding a little surprised.
The dog barked happily, then began licking Ed's face. It then jumped from Ed's hold and pranced over to Al. It sat on his metal leg, expecting to be pampered.
"Awwww," Al said, scratching the little dog's ears.
"Yes, yes, it's very cute." Ed said, stroking the dog's fur. "But we have to get to Central City."
"Okay," Al said, ceasing to scratch the dog and standing up as the little creature hopped off of Al's leg.
Ed and Al began walking along the abandoned railroad tracks, when they heard little footsteps behind them. They both turned to see that the little dog was following them.
"I think he likes us," Al said, his mind smiling.
"Meh, we've got to go." Ed said.
They turned and continued to walk, and continued to hear the little footsteps of the dog. Ed turned around every hour or so to see if it was still there, and sure enough, every hour there was the little dog, panting right behind them.
But as swiftly as all the movement had come, it was gone just as quickly. The train had fallen over onto its side. Ed and Al had managed to climb out, helping the passengers that they could to do the same. After the remaining people had left, Ed jumped down from the train's side and leaned against the top while sitting in soft grass.
"Well, this is just great..." he said aloud. "Got a plan?"
Al had just finished climbing down, as he joined his brother in the grass.
"Not really," he said.
Just then, a rustling noise came from a nearby bush. Ed crawled over to the bush, moving the leaves as something small lunged at his face.
"Gah!" Ed said, falling backward into the grass.
Ed removed the thing from his face to see that it was a little white dog that wore a collar with a shining red jewel on it.
"A dog...?" Ed said, sounding a little surprised.
The dog barked happily, then began licking Ed's face. It then jumped from Ed's hold and pranced over to Al. It sat on his metal leg, expecting to be pampered.
"Awwww," Al said, scratching the little dog's ears.
"Yes, yes, it's very cute." Ed said, stroking the dog's fur. "But we have to get to Central City."
"Okay," Al said, ceasing to scratch the dog and standing up as the little creature hopped off of Al's leg.
Ed and Al began walking along the abandoned railroad tracks, when they heard little footsteps behind them. They both turned to see that the little dog was following them.
"I think he likes us," Al said, his mind smiling.
"Meh, we've got to go." Ed said.
They turned and continued to walk, and continued to hear the little footsteps of the dog. Ed turned around every hour or so to see if it was still there, and sure enough, every hour there was the little dog, panting right behind them.