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Colonel Roy Mustang or the Flame Alchemist tapped his fingers on his desk. He cocked his head side to side and was in deep thought.
'To burn or not to burn? That is the question.'
He positioned his fingers next to his piled up paperwork.
'One snap of my fingers my endless paperwork would be gone!'
He smiled at the thought.
'But, when Hawkeye returned he would become her target practice.'
He shivered.
'What to do!'
He decided.
Snap!
Suddenly his office was filled with the hot glow of a fire and ashes of his former paperwork.
Colonel Mustang chuckled to himself, "Looks like all my work is done for the day."
Just then Roy noticed who walked into the room.
BOOM
BOOM
BOOM
"I suggest you go find copies of your work sir," Hawkeye said as she reloaded her gun.
Ed, who was in between Lt. Hawkeye and Al, started laughing, "You got caught!"
Roy sighed as he picked himself off the floor and walked away from the wall which was filled with bullets, "I only did that because I couldn't see you over the paper, Fullmetal."
Ed's face turned red with anger and, from inside Al's armor, Marla covered her ears.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A LITTLE PERSON WHO CAN'T BE SEEN OVER A TINY PIECE OF PAPER!"
"You," was the colonel's reply.
Ed was shaking with anger, "Why you little…"
"Little?" Roy asked mocking surprise, "Are you talking about yourself?"
Ed jumped at the colonel but Al managed to grab him around the middle and hold him back. From inside Al's armor Marla steadied herself, "Al," she whispered, "try and keep still!" Al immediately let go of Ed who dropped head first into the ground.
"Sorry brother!"
"Something is really weird about you lately Al!" Ed said as he picked himself up from the ground.
"Sorry," whispered Al.
Lt. Hawkeye coughed slightly catching everyone's attention.
"I believe we have more important matters to attend to."
"Right," Mustang said as he sat down at his desk.
Ed glared at him but didn't say anything.
"I'm sure you've been informed before hand that there is another homunculus."
Edward nodded.
"There have been several incidents where people have gotten hurt and there is a lot of property damage. From several witnesses we were able to find out that this homunculus is like a walking bomb."
"A bomb? You mean a homunculus is out there blowing everything up!" Ed said dramatically while waving his hands in the air.
"Exactly. I'm not sure why the homunculi would want to destroy Central though."
"So, Al and I have to track it down, find out why the homunculi want to destroy Central and then kill it?"
"You took the words out of my mouth."
"Do you know what this 'walking bomb' looks like?"
"Not a clue."
Ed sighed.
"So, let me take a wild guess and say I have to do all the work!"
"You are such a good, little dog of the military."
Ed's face turned, once again, red with anger.
"You can leave now," Roy said as he waved at the door, "you know who to call if you need back up."
"There is no way I'd call you for help you lazy jerk," Ed yelled, "come on Al."
Ed turned around but didn't see Al.
"Al?"
"Where did Alphonse go?" Hawkeye asked.
"My great ability to see when people leave the room has vanished!" Armstrong exclaimed as tears rolled down his face.
Ed shrugged, "He's probably outside."
Marla breathed in the fresh air and stretched her sore muscles.
"Wow, I feel so much better," she exclaimed, "It's hard to sit inside of you and try not to rub off your blood seal on accident."
"You do know what brother and I are going to do when we find the new homunculus?"
"Yes," Marla said with a frown on her face, "but what if Anna isn't really evil?"
If Al could he would have given Marla a questing look.
"What if she was framed?"
"Do you really believe that?"
Marla pouted. "No."
"You aren't going to try and stop us are you?"
"…"
"Marla, answer the question."
Marla crossed her arms over her chest. "Can I at least speak to her?"
"What would you say to her?"
Marla imitated Al, "Alphonse, answer the question."
"Fine you can, just don't let brother see you."
"Okay," Marla agreed as she climbed into Al's armor with his help and managed to close his chest plate without falling out.
"There you are Al," Ed said running up to them, "you had me worried."
"I came outside because I didn't want to see you get mad because you're short."
Oh no.
"What did you call me Al?"
"Nothing!" Al said quickly putting his hands defensively in front if him.
"You called me short didn't you?"
"No, I said that I didn't want to see you get mad because it makes me tense."
"Nice save Al," Marla whispered.
Ed, who didn't hear Marla, accepted Al's accuse.
Al's-best-friend: Okay, okay, I know what y'all are thinking. This chapter is waaaaaaaaay too short. But please don't be mad at me!
Terri: My name wasn't even in this chapter!
Al's-best-friend: That's okay because the next chapter is when you find out where Marla is.
Terri: -evil laugh- I am going to kick her butt!
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