PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! I know the delay was monstrous but I've had lots problems here in my house, and the inspiration really didn't come to me, but at last I finished it. I hope you like it. a funny chapter with various jokes.

Chapter 10: Areugo: Land of Blood and Iron

(Winry Entered the Room)

Winry: What's up Al, how's your story going?

Al: Oh Winry! I was just going to put some interesting facts about our travel to Areugo

Winry: ………You aren't going to put…that, are you?

Al: Of course I'm going to, the readers deserve to know the truth

Winry: …………… Well, I don't mind, that was another life, so I don't mind.

Al: hehe….

(Time Passed)

Al: You can be here when I'm writing Winry, but please put your Wrench away!

Winry: Oh! Well

(Winry hide the wrench behind a bookshelf)

And after a complete day of long train travel and the progressive cheering of Ed's mood thanks to some well timed Ton teases. We finally arrived to a big city. Miran, one of Areugo's biggest cities and, according to Winry, Powderburg's born place and then, Automail's born place. We arrived to the Train station at 4:00 p.m. more or less. The three Elrics got out of the place quite quickly. However Winry was another story.

- Eh? What's wrong? – Ed asked, seeing Winry as movable as an statue.

- When I put down my feet on this ground. I'd have had made one of the greatest dreams of every Automail mechanic.

- Yeah, yeah I know; but please hurry, we're tired and hungry.

However, almost 15 minutes passed and Winry hadn't moved yet.

- Oh! C'mon Winry I want to go! If I knew this would have happen I would have said no until the end.

But there wasn't response; she was frozen with an expression of excitement and happiness.

- be more patient "niisan", you know this is very important for her.

- Yeah, but I'm really hungry now so we need to hurry here. Winry!

- And if we carry her? – Ton suggested

- Maybe it's the only solution at this situation

From behind us a person said to us – Gier bindi, lerg Riailis vora cöuz ni 5 ninutes.

- Eh? What did he said? – Edward said, quite surprised.

- Maybe is that Arendoshian that Winry was talking about, maybe he is warning us of something but I can't deduce what.

- Well, let's hurry, I'll carry her.

But Ed tried a lot and he wasn't able to move her even a millimetre. – Argh! What have you eaten lately! – Ton, help me please.

And the one with an automail arm and the strangely strong boy for his age weren't also able to move the automail mechanic. – are here tools that heavy? – Ton asked, sweating now.

- Al, please try, you're stronger than both of us together

And even I with my absurdly strength wasn't able to move her.

- Maybe if we try together. – I suggested.

But even the three of us weren't able to change her position

- Seems like she had fused with the train – I said quite confused. – What can we do now?

- Well, seems like I'll have to move her with a portion of the wagon, I'll repair it then.

But before he could clap hands, a strong sound of a whistle sounded and the train started to move.

- WHAT! Why nobody told us that the train was leaving? – Ed shouted, as the three started to run to catch it, leaving our luggage at the place.

- Maybe this is what that person dressed in the outfit of the train station, said to us.

- Why didn't you tell me that he was an employee here! Damn Arendoshian! WINRY!

But although the three of us shouted with all our strength to her, she was still lost at whatever place that his mind had gone. Suddenly an idea came to my mind; somewhat risky, but I had to test it.

- Winry! Ed has broken his Automail!

- Eh! - Ed suddenly stopped, seeing me quite frightened.

But it worked. Doing an acrobatic jump, Winry came out from the moving train, and wielding the mother of all wrenches dragged from nowhere, she rushed against Ed.

- ED! HOW YOU DARE TO BROKE YOUR AUTOMAIL AT THIS HOLY GROUND!

- WINRY! WAIT! SEE, IT'S COMPLETE, IT'S COMPLETE!

- Huh? And why did you shouted that Al?

- to take out from your trance Winry – I explained grinning

- YES, BUT RISKING YOUR "NIISAN'S" LIFE AT THE PROCESS. – Ed complained.

- Bah! Nothing I couldn't heal later. Anyway, congratulations Winry, you're stepping the "holy Areugo's ground".

- Areugo…A…A…Areugo…..?...AH! AREUGO! Oh my! I'm stepping Areugo's ground with my dirty feet, what a shame! How could I dare? How can I be stepping this ground without….

And she continued saying a lot of things about the purity of Areugo's ground and how she dare to step on it and lots of things like that. Ton stared at her as if she was completely crazy (as I think the few people around did, due to her strange movements) but Ed sighed if that was completely normal. He dragged me some meters from that point and asked me.

- Al, couldn't you really.

- I won't use alchemy against Winry and it's definitive "niisan", no matter how crazy she act. If you want to calm here, use a muzzle or a robe, but wait for the consequences when she fell normal again.

- Well, that's not really necessary – he clapped his hands and put them around Winry's head without touching her. Suddenly, Winry closed her eyes and fell on Ed's hands.

- What did you do!- I asked quite confused

- It's a trick I learned from Roy Mustang, not that I'll use it as he use it, but it was useful right now, she's just fainted. Take her, let's go.

I easily lift Winry with my arms and the four of us went inside the train station.

- Oh! So you're the specialists that the Government of Amestris has sent to help us. – said a man dressed with an elegant green suit. He spoke with a strange accent. That's why I thought Amestrian wasn't his native language. I verified that when I noticed his very basic grammar mistakes. Winry was already awake and Ton was staring at the man as we did.

- So what is your names?

-… Well, I'm Colonel Edward Elric from Amestris, also known as the Fullmetal Alchemist. You surely have listened about us.

- Oh! Yeah, that mighty state alchemist that helps normal people and that have helped a lot to change the image they had about them (Ed was grinning now). Overall the last year, when his actions came to their peak (Ed fell into the ground). Hmm, any problem sir?

- No, no….I just… stepped on something.

- I'd need to talk with the cleaner of the floors later, and what about you mister?

- Oh! I'm Alphonse Elric, also known as the Soul Alchemist.

- Oh! You are brothers; this will help a lot to the mission to develop good. But you've come with company, who are they?

- I am Anthony Elric sir, we are orphans so I have to travel with them, sorry. But I am an alchemist too.

- grote lene Amestrian, to han so piccolos to appendier Anechemy!. – He exclaimed and seemed to be quite worried. – Oh! Well, and who is the girl we have here.

- She is Winry Rockbell, she is our friend. – Ed answered.

- Is she only your friend? Is she an Alchemist?

- No, I'm afraid she is not.

- Uhm…well I'm sorry, but she'll have to return to Amestris.

- But… WHY! – Winry finally said, this last one as loud as an hurricane.

- Well…that's because our people won't admit a simple civilian of Amestris to walk on Miran's streets, remember we have been at war just until some months ago.

- But I'm not a simple civilian sir; I am an Automail mechanic, and a good one in my country. Oh! Please sir. It's my dream to know the place where Automail was born, please sir! YOU CAN'T CUT MY DREAM AT THAT WAY!

After recovering from that shout, the man talked again.

- Oh! So you are an Automaille mechaniqque well, that's different. But… do you have a proof that you are a good Automaille mechaniqque?

- Uh! Well….

She desperately opened her big wallet and started searching something, and she launched all her stuff to everyway, but Ton picked up all before they fell into the ground. She didn't find anything to show, though. She looked quite worried then. Her dream could be trunk just there. But suddenly an idea came to his mind; a very interesting idea.

- Oooooh..."Eeeeeeeeeedooooooooooooo"………………

- …W….Winry…why are you looking at me at that way…w…what are you going to do with that penknife…no…no Winry!…stay away….STOP!

- Oh so this is your work, well, I can recognize a work of art. You can stay on Areugo

- YAY! GOOD! – Winry replied jumping. The arendoshian man was inspecting both Ed's Automail Limbs, who was with all his clothes scratched and his underwear exposed to everyone.

- You should eat more boy, you're terribly thin – the man said to Ed.

- I'll follow that advice, thanks – Ed replied. Then he death glared the one that made that to him.

- WINRY! HOW YOU DARE TO MAKE THAT TO ME!

- Oh! Sorry Ed but I need desperately to do that you know this is too important to me.

- YEAH! BUT YOU COULD HAVE ASKED ME TO SHOW THEM INSTEAD OF LEAVING MY CLOTHES REDUCED TO TATTERS!

- ….Oh well! You're an alchemist; it's easy for you to fix such an elemental thing.

- Yes, but that's not the point.

Ton couldn't resist a little laugh at that time.

- And what is so funny! – Ed yelled.

- Well…you are not the first one that is left in his underwear because of some hurried personal thoughts. But now that I remember, I was even without underwear at that time.

Ed kept quiet then, I also remembered "that" incident.

- Don't worry "niisan" I will do that for you

I clapped my hands then and my gloves started to glow. Some lighting became from them and touched Ed's destroyed clothes, in a matter of a few seconds, his clothes were as they were before Winry's actions. He took care that everything was right and then he adjusted his clothes.

- Well, now that everything is all right let's go to the Hotel, your rooms are ready.

Then I approached to him.

- You really follow his advice "niisan" – I said. – You are really thin now.

- Well…two years of erratic eating is not something that you can change from day to evening. Can you give me your secret, how could you have gotten so fitted in just one month?

- I think drinking milk helps

- ha ha, good try, but I know I won't grow up more, I'm already 18

- You can grow until 21 years, so you still have an opportunity to stop being

- STOP BEING WHAT!

- …. A Colonel.

-….

- "the smallest Colonel in the history of Amestris" I thought amused.

And after a calm night at a beautiful hotel, the four of us went outside to know the city, before starting our job. Me and "Niisan" came out with our usual Clothes, distinctives of the Fullmetal and the Soul Alchemist. Ton started using a green overcoat similar to us that he made with his Alchemy.

But the one that was incredibly weird dressed at that moment was Winry Rockbell, who was using very tight clothes that stood out her feminine attributes and was covered by tools from head to toes.

- Er… Do you have a disguise party Winry? Ed asked when she joined us outside the hotel.

- Why do you think that? She said with a warning glare…

- Urhm….nothing…nothing

- I hope so.

We then started walking around. Miran was a beautiful city, filled with colourful houses and a atmosphere of happiness between the people. However, this was only the outsides of the City, because when we reached the central part, the three brothers became completely astonished with the sight.

If I say rush valley was just an Automail Store at the middle of the desert compared with that, I won't be exaggerating. The centre of Areugo was the biggest semblance to technology that has ever existed. And although I was used to most advanced science with the time I have been in the other world, Areugo was very awesome. When we entered Downtown, Ed and I were very impressed, Ton was completely shocked….but Winry…was literally Drooling as if she was looking her first meal in a week.

- OOOH! I feel like I'm in Heaven! – She shouted at the middle of the street, however, nobody took him attention.

- Oh my! This girl has really gone nuts! – Ed exclaimed, touching his head while Winry ran across the counters watching the strange automail parts that lied there.

- Well, you know that she has achieved a dream almost impossible for any normal Automail producer. She will return to normal in some time

- What are you planning…? – Ton asked Ed. He Knew as me that that face didn't mean anything good.

- Nah! Nothing I was just thinking how Winry will feel if she knows that she was acting like this when she returns to normal. I wish I had a camera now. Wait! I can do one!

- Isn't a camera too complex to make just with alchemy? It's better that we buy a new one – I suggested.

- I learned how a camera worked at my free time in the other world. And besides, try to buy something here where nobody understands your language. This just needs a clap of hands.

But he didn't count the reaction, because just a few seconds before my "niisan" did the transmutation, all the people around watched us like we were from another world (and in fact we were).

- hrn….- Ton started to feel quite unease about the situation

- You see, I told you it wasn't a good idea to use alchemy here

- You liar! You just said that it wasn't a good idea to transmute the camera

- Well but it was obvious that something like this will happen.

- Nope it wasn't

- Ed! They were enemies of Amestris until some months before enemies of Alchemy

- Yeah! But nothing will happen like Ishbal, won't it?

Meanwhile, Winry was still running from store to store. After some minutes, a girl appeared at our side and say us something in Arendoshian

- Shala nu cora notte foreigind, gored diddi pidde lind

- Er… what did she said – Ton asked quite confused, as the question was directed to him

- We don't know Arendoshian – I answered, as confused as he was

- Well, at least I hope there wasn't any insult on that, he said. But suddenly, the little girl started to cry and ran towards the crowd that had been formed around us.

- Gennde Shindi anne, gone rudé, thense foreigind gone rude!

All the people then started watching us with their faces filled with anger

- What did you did to her Ton!

- ME! I didn't do nothing, you see that!

- but there must be a reason why all this people is looking at us at that way

- Gorka duru nadda tondoronaw corn ed the shindi, lork gen turun darntei foreigind! Gorrdo duru nied your vidés!

All the people there grabbed big tools from nowhere and their faces promised a painful death.

- "niisan", I think we must flee

- Don't think twice, RUN AWAY!

And then we started running at full speed, but the people followed us and the floor started shaking as they run. We kept almost 15 minutes running until we end in a death end alley. We were surrounded then

- Well I think I have no choice – Ed clapped his hands and prepared to do Alchemy

- WAIT ED! DO YOU WANT TO PRODUCE ANOTHER WAR? – A woman's voice yelled from the other side of the crowd. She was Winry; the entire crowd turned to see her

- Beware Winry, they are crazy and they want to kill us!

- Because you can't understand them, it doesn't mean that they are crazy, you moron! – She then raised her wrench to the air and the entire crowd suddenly stopped shouting. We took that opportunity to sneak between them and to stay at Winry's side. From the crowd, a mid age bearded man came out; he was covered with tools as Winry was, and he also raised a Wrench to the air.

- What kind of ritual is this – Ton asked.

- She said she was able to communicate with them, I wonder how will she do it?

Suddenly, Winry started moving like she was a puppet that needs oil. In fact, it was like she was dancing some sort of dance, and I've to say that was quite embarrassing.

- Oh my god what is she doing! – Ed asked to the sky. Winry, don't they think they aren't furious enough to starting mocking them that way?

But the situation got really odd when the man in fron of her started moving like she was.

- WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!- The three of us exclaimed. I'm sure our chins touched the ground then.

They continued making those movements for a while and our impression wasn't reduced even a bit. After a couple of minutes, the man ceased and went to talk to the crowd in their language; I didn't hear what he said, but after it, the crowd came near us and at the same time they said "Pardouns uss" and then they left the place, leaving us alone there.

The three brothers were frozen like statues. Then, Winry said – Well guys, I know I must to be here to save your lives.

-…Exactly, what you have done…? Ed asked, still with a very impressed semblance.

- Something that is called communication; something you seem to lack.

- I'm talking about that strange dance you've just perform and, not being odd enough, the other man started to do too!

- Oh! That's the secret language that us Automail makers use.

-…..secret language….?

- Yes, secret language, and as you could guess, that was born in Areugo; so I, as a great Automail Mechanic, am able to communicate between the Automaille mechaniqques of here.

- …who taught you that?

- Granny.

- Had Granny Pinako been in Areugo?

- Yeah, before King Bradley became Führer there was a small period of peace between Areugo and Amestris, and as with me, a dream that became true.

- Well, that explain a lot of things – I said, starting to understand the situation – and by the way, do you know why all of this started.

- Well, the girl that approached to you thought that Ton was pretty handsome and she said that to him. But he ignored her and that's a terrible offence for Arendoshian people.

- Oh! she thinks I'm handsome – Ton said, starting to blush.

- Stop thinking about that Ton, you're too young for thinking on that things

- Hey! I am not trying to get a girlfriend, and the fact that you haven't had any with 18 years old doesn't mean that anyone of us could have one.

- What have you just said? You little…-

- Ha! Who's talking about little, you …

And they continued so on, one of the fights that were quite regular since Ton came to our lives. Funny aren't they?

- Well, at least Winry you came out from that state you were into – Ed said when we were having breakfast the next day.

- Well, alchemy is not something you see regularly in Areugo, so my brain noticed that something wasn't right so I returned to the reality – she replied, grabbing one of the Areugo's delicatessens that they have served to us.

- Hmm… this is delicious! Better than the food there – Ton said degusting his breakfast

- Well that's only because you've had to eat the food that this two morons cooked (that wasn't funny) but don't worry, when I've time, I will cook something delicious for you.

- Thanks! – He replied grinning, both Ed and I glared him.

- How happy you are! Overall when you were the one who caused the attack

- Oh c'mon Ed, you can't blame Ton for being so cute and having more luck in love than you.

- What do you know to say that! – Ed asked, quite angry now.

- Ha! You even have had your first kiss!

- Of course I had!

- Oh really? With who was, Roy Mustang? ……………...why don't you respond? ...WHY ARE YOU BLUSHING!

Suddenly, the door was knocked. There was an Arendoshian boy standing at the other side. After some seconds, he said in his particular accent "Winry Rockbell".

She came where I was and greeted the boy. Then, both of them started to do the same crazy dance of the day before. After some minutes, the boy left.

- Argh! How much orthographic mistake, and the calligraphy is awful as well, What do teaches taught in school now! – The three of us sweated how a body sign language can have calligraphy and orthography!

- Ok guys! I'm leaving.

- But, wait, you didn't said anything!

- The association of Arendoshian Automaille mechaniqques has invited me to their next reunion that is going to be in an hour. Don't worry about me; you know I can communicate myself here better than you.

And then she left, without leaving us time for replying. I stayed some time there quite amused; thinking how funny could be a meeting where everyone communicates themselves with that type of weird movements. But not more than 15 minutes after, the same man that received us in the Train station appeared at the other side of our door. With his particular way of talking our language; he said in a very solemn way.

- The Great Alchemist Aurora Mendier wants to see you, honourable guests.

A/N: Could you guess what will go on next, there are lot of clues about that.

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