Full Metal Outlaw Introduction Chapter
SEVERAL CHARACTER PROFILES! -
Edward Elric - Full Metal Outlaw; an outlaw of the Blue party
Alphonse Elric - Edward's little brother; ally to the Blue party
Winry Rockbell - Edward's automail mechanic; somewhat a Blue party ally
Pinako Rockbell - Winry's grandmother; automail mechanic; outlaw ally
Roy Mustang - He Who Fires --- Fire Outlaw; Blue party high
Riza Hawkeye - Roy's subordinate; Blue party
Alex Louis Armstrong - He Who Breaks --- Strong Arm Outlaw; Blue party high
Maes Hughes - Very proud father; Blue party high
Blue Party organization: Boss, right-hand person, assistant, then equally high positioned outlaws given a name and nickname that goes "He Who/She Who", then their subordinates and assistants. There are some outlaws who are high positioned but do not have obvious alchemy power such as Hughes.
Disclaimer: All the characters shown in this fanfic are property of the makers of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi/Full Metal Alchemist; solely Square-Enix. Also readers of this fanfic are not required to have seen the full series though implied spoilers may occur (such as the homunculus)
It was a large city full of prosper and friendly faces. Banners and ribbons were seen about the streets, filled with laughter and music. Welcome to the underground city of Resemboole. The population consist of members of the outlaw party as well as their allies; outcast from the society existing above ground. What makes one a declared outlaw is their use of alchemy.
Alchemy was branded as a tool against nature no matter the laws of "equivelent trade." The government and other higher powers saw alchemy as a threat thus turned their heads in the other "more settling" direction. As the years passed by, more people would take on interest in the use of alchemy as it was useful to their everyday lives. As soon as one would create a transmutation circle, they would be exiled from the so-called normal society. There are also such things as people who use alchemy in secret and still manage to live in the above world.
As more people showed interest the outlaws organized themselves into a large party known as A.O. (Alchemy Outlaws --- more commonly known as "Blue"; a reference to the Japanese word "ao" or "aoi" for "blue" using "A" and "O" from the abbreviation of the group's name).
A certain gifted outlaw caught Blue's eye. For a reason unknown to all members, he had the ability to simply clap his hands and perform alchemy without the need of a transmutation circle. He was accepted into the outlaw party without question or need for testing. The outlaw's name was Edward Elric. He was born in the underground city as his father too was an outlaw. His wife, the Elric brothers' mother, came from a family of allies to the outlaws.
It was said that several years before, the mother of the brothers passed away to a disease. As orphans, they were taken in by Pinako Rockbell until they studied alchemy from another outlaw. At age fifteen, Edward was taken in by the Blue party as well as his fourteen year old brother Alphonse. Alphonse was declared an "ally" rather than an "outlaw" due to his minimal abilities.
Alphonse's appearance was a little hard to accept in the start. He stood at almost 7 feet tall --- a suit of empty armour. Only a few did know that due to a certain accident a few years before, Alphonse's soul was transmuted into the suit. The brothers did not want to get into personal detail of the matter and the Blue agreed to keep silent as long as they had Edward joined in with them.
This is where the story begins.