State Alchemist Mustang
Chapter Six - Old Friends
Beeping. Ticking. People talking. All these sounds ran though the head of Fuhrer Roy Mustang. He felt someone lean into him and turned to see the tear stained face of Lieutenant General Riza Mustang.
"Damn. I should have kept those books locked up." Roy cursed quietly to himself as Riza sat up and looked at him.
"Roy, it's not your fault. It was an accident. Neither one of us noticed how depressed she really was behind the mask." Riza tried to calm him.
"I messed up with Robin, now I've messed up with Raven," Roy begins as Riza leaned back into him.
"You didn't mess up on either one. Everything that has happened was all an accident." She slowly began to calm down the tired and angry Roy.
"Everything will be fine." Riza ensured him and Roy leaned back against the wall just as a man dressed in blue walked over to them.
"Fuhrer Mustang?" The doctor said and Roy opened his eyes.
"You may go see her now. But I'm sorry, only one at a time, it's a small room." The doctor said and Roy got up and followed the doctor to Raven's room, giving Riza time to go find some coffee. When Roy entered the room the doctor left and Raven sat up.
"Daddy I'm really sorry. I never should have..." Roy interrupted Rave and sat down on the edge of the white bed.
"It's okay. It's okay Raven. I'm only upset now because you got hurt." Roy said and embraced his daughter.
"I don't want to loose you too." Roy said, fighting tears as his daughter wrapped her arms around him.
"Daddy, I'm so sorry." Raven began to cry. She reached down to feel her legs and cried harder. Roy noticed this and stood up.
"Raven, what's wrong?" Roy looked down at the sheets where Raven's legs should me.
"My dreams of being a great military person and a good soccer player are over." She cried as she pulled back the sheets reveling her right leg was gone.
"No, your dreams are not gone. I have away of helping you. Only if you want the help." Roy said with a small smile, proud that his only daughter was still alive.
"Yes daddy please yes." Raven smiled and wiped the tears away. Roy started to leave but stopped in the doorway.
"One condition. No more hiding and no more secrets." Roy continued to leave and Raven smiled and agreed.
After Roy left, Riza walked in and embraced her daughter. Raven told her mother about everything that happened, from starting the alchemy to loosing her leg to her dad running off with a plan. Riza just smiled. She, too, was glad Raven was okay.
"I think I know what your father is up to." Riza smiled as Raven looked at her curiously.
"Rebecca's mom ( 1 ) is an auto mail mechanic. She's the one who created Edward's arm and leg. Your father is probably going to help you by ordering the automail." Riza looked away at the door.
"Will it hurt." Raven asked.
"I don't know. By the way Edward kept breaking his and needing repairs I would say not, unless he is a glutton for pain." Riza laughed and turned back to her daughter who was smiling.
"I hope I will still be allowed in the military." She looked down at her lap.
"Of course you will. Why wouldn't they?" Riza questioned.
"Because. Look." Raven pulled out a pen from her bed side table and drew an alchemy circle on a pice of paper. The circle then began to burn, but not burn the paper.. Riza stared with wide eyes. Her daughter was an alchemist.
"Yes they do allow alchemy in the military. But only under special circumstances. You need to be a State alchemist. Like your father." Riza smiled and Raven reached for something behind her pillow.
"Thus this?" She held up Roy's watch and Riza took it gently.
"Yes. The State alchemist watch." Riza twisted the chain and watched as the shinny silver pocket watch spin around.
"Ah, my watch." Roy said as he returned. Walking behind him was Rebecca Elric.
"Hey Rebecca!" Raven exclaimed as Rebecca walked over and hugged her friend. Behind Rebecca walked in Edward Elric.
"Hello Ed." Raven smiled and waved a small wave. Edward smiled but continued to walk over to where Riza was sitting.
"Hello Edward." Riza smiled and Edward smiled back. He leaned down and whispered something in Riza's ear and then left the room, Riza following in tow. She stopped and kissed his daughter on the cheek, then continued to leave the room.
"Well, well, well." Came the soft voice of Winry Elric. She entered the room and stood with her hands on her hips, a large metal tool box at her feet.
"Roy, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave along with Rebecca. Okay?" Winry smiled and Roy looked over at his daughter.
"We will need to move her to a room, a lonely room away from the main floor. Know of any?" Winry turned to the hallway and spoke to a nurse.
"Yes miss, I'll call one of the other nurses to transport her to the sixth floor. It's an unused floor. But it should be safe enough and clean enough." The nurse smiled and walked away. Winry turned back around and found Roy embracing his daughter.
"It will be okay I promise." And with that, he left leaving Winry and Raven alone.
"Well, Raven. Look at this predicament." Winry said after every one left.
"Your lucky your dad knows a good auto mail mechanic." Winry smiled and sat down in a chair next to the bed.
"Let me see what I have to work with." She said as Raven pulled off the covers and revealed a stump where her right leg used to be. Winry smiled.
"I've seen this before. Edward lost his leg in alchemy too. Don't worry I know what I'm doing. I assisted in giving Ed his first auto mail leg and after that I was his main mechanic." Winry said after noticing the fearful look on Raven's face.
"Will it hurt?" Raven asked.
"Well the thing is,... I have to connect each of your leg nerves to the auto mail. That can be pretty painful. I've known some full grown adults that scream. But Ed never did. It was painful yes, but he claimed nothing could be more painful then losing his mother and trapping his brother in a suit of armor." Winry said as two male nurses enter the room with a wheelchair.
"Let's go." Winry said as Raven was placed in the wheelchair and wheeled to the elevator then up to the sixth floor. It was dark and somewhat dirty, but one room was cleaned up and lit up. They were brought to that room then the nurses left the floor leaving Raven and Winry alone.
"Forgive me in advance Raven. I'm only doing this on your order and that of your father the Fuhrer." Winry said as she opened her bag and began prepping Raven. When she was ready to start she looked over at Raven.
"Just give me the word and I'll start." Winry looked over at Raven who took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"Go."
( 1 ) In chapter one I mentioned Robin going to hang out with Rebecca Elric. Well you can put 2 and 2 together and figure everything out.