FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
Dear (place name here)
Chapter 6
By Sakura Sagura
Disclaimer…Al: Skaii?
…Same time…
Ed: Idiot?
Roy: Person who doesn't own us?
Al: Great job brother. You made her leave…
R&E&A: …We're free!
Ed: We can leave we can leave we can leave!
Al: YAY! We can get out of here!
Roy: We'll be back to sanity in no time!
Skaii: Wahoo she's not here! … Wait who's gone?
R&E&A: … NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Skaii: Hmm, that's a little weird. Well, lets get going…
A young girl stood in front of the brothers. She had dark pine green hair that was up in a long ponytail like braid, a small button nose, and her eyes were a light chocolate color that matched her skin color almost perfectly. Her shirt was a lilac color with a frog picture on it, she wore a jean jacket with yellow stars embroidered on, her jeans were quite similar to the jacket, and her lilac colored shoes were barely visible under the leg hems. The two stared at her for a while.
Does everyone here have to look so… out of the ordinary? Ed wondered to himself as the girl came closer to them.
" You two aren't exactly normal either." The girl said haughtily as she stopped before them. Ed glared at her.
" Why can everybody read our thoughts?" Ed asked himself.
" I wasn't. You're just easy to interpret." She smiled, as she looked them over. " I like your change in clothes. Skaii chose well."
" Yeah, about Skaii… mind telling us where she is?" Ed asked crossly and stepped forward while clapping his hands. He placed a hand on his auto-mail and transmuted it into an arm blade. He wasn't sure what it was, but there was something about the girl that he didn't trust. Al noticed this too and went in two a fighting stance.
" What did you do with her?" Al asked the girl. The girl scratched the back of her head.
" That's a good question. To tell you the truth… I have no clue!" She flipped her braid as she smiled in a way that Ed and Al could tell pretty much tell meant she wasn't telling.
" All right fine. Then can you tell us who you are?" Al asked nicely. The girl placed her left hand on her hip and pointed to herself with her right.
" I am officer 5, Teyya Montana. It's nice to meet you." She said this with quite a lot of pride.
" You're in the military?" Al asked dropping his stance a little. Teyya nodded.
" I am certainly. I believe I'm the only officer on the train at the moment though. Well, not if you count…" She gave them a playful salute. Ed dropped his stance too.
" So, where's Skaii?" Ed asked coldly.
" Probably in…" Teyya stopped when a ringing sound came from one of the jacket pockets. " Wait a sec, okay?" She lifted the phone out of her pocket and pressed a button. " Hello, officer 5, Teyya Montana, how may I please you?" Ed and Al exchanged glances.
" What is that, brother?" Al whispered to Ed.
" Actually, I was going to ask you that." Ed whispered back.
" It looks like a telephone."
" Uh huh, I thought that too."
" But it still seems…"
" Al, we've seen weirder."
" I guess."
" Of course! I will make sure…She what? I under stand…Good-bye." Teyya said in a computer like voice. Ed and Al stopped talking to watch her put the phone back.
" 'She'? Now who would that be?" Ed asked smiling mysteriously.
" No matter of yours." Teyya walked by them with out even a glance. The two followed her. She grabbed the handle on the door. " Stop following me." She said impatiently.
" Tell us where Skaii is." Al said swiftly.
" Why should I?" Teyya spat at the floor.
" Why shouldn't you?" Ed asked mockingly. Teyya glared at them.
" She's in the car you two were originally in." She said quickly and ran through the door and shut it promptly. Ed and Al looked at each other.
" Ready to go back?" Al asked his brother. Ed frowned and shook his head.
" No way. You go back and I'll go follow Teyya." Ed said this as he grasped the handle.
" You sure? Maybe I should go to the front."
" No, she'd probably hear you."
" You're going to sneak?"
" Well, I'm not going to walk up and say ' Hey, you don't mind if I follow you and see what your hiding, do you'."
" Hmm, you're right, saying that would never work. And when it comes from you it just sounds… "
" Sounds what?"
" …Er… like an idiot speaking."
" Pfft, not to mention you should probably go get the colonel."
" That's why you're going up front right?"
" … Maybe." Ed said quickly. He opened the door and walked through. Al sighed and started the long trod to their car.
" Dang, how'd she get out?" Teyya asked a tan boy with spiky black hair that had a blue cap over his head; he looked about 11 or so. He put his hands in his tan shorts that looked like it was made completely of pockets and looked at his feet.
" Ano." He said biting his lip. He blushed a little out of uneasiness and his big dark blue eyes gazed up at Teyya.
" Grr, I told you to keep an eye on her." Teyya said in an 'I told you so' voice. The boy flinched when she reached her hand out and placed it on his head. She smiled a genuine smile. The boy felt unpleasant as she walked away from him to a ladder. She gripped the handlebars and started climbing up. " You know what'll happen if we can't capture Skaii, right?" She said flatly halfway up the ladder.
" Ano…" The boy's eyes grew wide (A/N: You know those scared and or shocked faces FMA people get right? Place one on his face.).
" We'll wipe your world off the map." Teyya opened the trap door and climbed out of sight.
Now that's interesting… Ed lifted his ear from the steel door. It had a complicated lock with several dials, chains, and keyholes. Ed stood up and brushed his dark blue jeans off. Looks like the door is locked… And I don' trust transmuting any more for a while. He looked around the room. It had a stale bread smell; the walls were covered in turtle and penguin wallpaper that was starting to peel, the seats were bleached brown leather, the pink overhead lights gave off enough dim light to make out a ladder down the aisle. Hmm, that'll work. He walked down to the rusted ladder. He started climbing up it. Ed reached his left hand up onto a bar. " AAAH!" Ed yelled as he fell to his butt along with several shattered metal pieces. "OW!" Ed flew up from the floor. He glared at the lone sharp metal screw he had sat on. He rubbed the bottom of his right thigh.
" Ano?" Someone asked as the door swung open. Ed turned to see a little boy who looked as though he was about to wet himself.
" What?" Ed asked dumfounded. This was obviously the boy he had eavesdropped on earlier. The boy motioned for Ed to come into the room.
" Ano!" The boy said quickly. Ed just stared at him.
Oh, when I find Skaii…
" Now, Teyya did say Skaii would be in our car, right?" Al asked himself as he checked under the seat they had sat in earlier. " Huh? What's this?" Al sat up with a letter in hand. He quickly read it before putting it in his armor for safekeeping. " These people are seriously crazy…" Al looked up and down the aisle. He saw something that wasn't there before. " A ladder?" He walked over to it. The fine chrome was so well polished that even Winry would be jealous. Maybe Teyya meant Skaii would be up here. Al opened the trap door and stepped out into the 5 o'clock sunlight.
" AH! WHAT'RE YOU DO'N UP HERE!" Someone yelled at Al, who turned to look but they had thrown a washrag at his helmet.
" What was that for?" Al asked a bit scared as he took the washrag of his helmet. Only to be greeted by a little gray shoe that knocked his head off. Luckily, he was able to catch it.
" Dang, I thought… Sorry mister." Al looked towards the voice. It belonged to none other then a little girl. She had curly, silver hair that went just past her hips. She wore a wool bonnet that covered most of her head and her ear area. Her clothes weren't much; just a knee-length bleached gray dress and a plain old, gray, and coal-smothered shoe.
" Uh, its all right … who are you?" Al asked as he slowly put his head on.
" It's…" She blushed a little.
" Yes?"
" That is ma' name is…
" You can tell me."
" Promise ya' won't make fun err' it?"
" … I promise.
" Ma' name is-"
" Ano!" The boy handed Ed a piece of molded bread.
" Uh… thanks." Ed clapped his hands and transmuted it mold free (A/N: I don't know if that would be considered E-E but he just reformed it and stopped at step 2 with the mold) and gave it back to the all to thin child. He stared at Ed what seemed like forever and a half. " Aren't you going to eat it?" Ed asked him.
" Ano." The boy tore it in half and handed the bigger piece to Ed and then gratefully ate his half. " Ano!" He nodded his thanks.
" Your welcome… Say do you say anything besides 'Ano'?" Ed said as he ate some of his bread. The boy somberly shook his head. " Ah, sorry…" Ed apologized hastily. They munched down their last breadcrumbs. Ed looked around the small room. It was really warm. And he, having auto-mail, was burning up. There was a 6 soot tall furnace in the far corner, which was blowing soot out now and then. The walls were bare, there was a gray ladder near the door behind them and piles of soot on the granite floor. The boy glanced to see Ed standing up and brushing himself off.
" Ano ano!" The boy grabbed Ed's coat for attention. Ed looked as the boy dug through a pile of soot. " Ano!" He handed Ed a letter.
" Hey, thanks a lot…" Great, Skaii isn't even here and she still tortures me! Ed took the letter with a sour face. He read it quickly and stuffed it in his pants pocket. "Say, what's your name?"
" Ano?"
" Your name. What is it?"
"Darrie Cupps." The boy said with difficulty but managed a big smile. Ed gawked at him. He could speak and his name was something related to milk! Suddenly Ed felt is stomach roll. He stumbled a little and landed in some soot. The only thing was, the 'soot' Ed landed in wasn't 'soot'.
" I told ya' wouldn't like my name." The little girl said sadly to a freaked out Al and loincloth cat.
" Your name is Alfonse?" Alphonse stammered. Alfonse nodded. Alphonse nodded back. Alfonse looked like she was going to be sick. Alphonse's loincloth cat looked like it was going to be sick too.
" You want to know something?" Alphonse laughed a little. Alfonse looked up at him and nodded. " I have the same name…"
" Really? For truly!"
" Yep, A. L. P. H. O. N. S. E."
" Wow, that's amaze'n!"
" How so?"
" Someone gots the same name as me!"
" Yeah, I guess it is. Say what's you last name?" Alphonse asked a little nervous Alfonse thought for a bit.
" I don't got one of 'em last names." Alfonse said as though she was talking about the weather. The loincloth cat looked surprised.
" Really?" Alphonse asked slowly. She nodded a 'yes'.
" Most of us don't got 'em, specially da' younger ones, like me."
" What do you mean?" Alphonse asked swiftly.
" Say, you know how 'em trains work, right?"
Ed fingered the soot. He couldn't believe it! Ed gave Darrie an overly shocked and angry look.
" What the hell are you doing here?" Ed asked weakly, standing up and brushing the 'soot' off. Darrie bit his lip and looked at his bare feet. There was no need to answer though. Ed didn't care what Darrie knew (since he probably couldn't say anyway). Ed grabbed the collar of Darrie's dark blue shirt and brought him eye to eye. " WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" Ed yelled at Darrie, who could only cringe and start crying. Ed let go of the boy and watched him curl into a ball on the floor.
" Ano ano!" Darrie sobbed on the floor, Ed looked away.
I didn't mean to make him cry like that! But… what in the world is happening? Ed bared his fists at his side. This must be why Skaii wanted us to get off…Skaii must of…SKAII! Ed looked at the soot on the floor. Oh no… She couldn't of been- No! But the letter…Ed dug through some soot. Darrie was now wiping his tears and sitting up. He watched Ed look desperately for what he didn't want to find. Darrie stood up and feebly stumbled over to Ed and tapped his shoulder. Ed Look around at Darrie darkly.
" Ano." He shook his head and pointed to the ladder.
" Huh? D-did she get out?" Ed asked his face softening. Darrie nodded and pulled up his shirt. There was a large, purple bruise on his left side next to smaller bruises. " So, she hit you and ran? But she was so weak…" Ed rambled off. Darrie pointed to the ladder again. Ed took this just by looking at Darrie's face as ' Go and climb it you idiot!'.
" Fine, I'm going!" Ed stood up and walked towards the ladder. Hot! Hot! HOT! Ed's left hand was burning up and his auto-mail doubled in heat. Skaii, once I know you're alive... I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!
Alphonse stared in disbelief. Alfonse looked out at the swiftly changing scenery. The once tall grass, numerous trees, hills and valleys, and occasional bodies of water were steadily depleting.
" Is that why Skaii-" Alphonse started slowly only to be cut off by Alfonse's response.
" Yeah, more den' likely. I don't know Skaii doe'. Look ya' need t' get off of ere'. You got a brother right?" Alfonse took a quick look at Alphonse who was walking to the trap door. " I wouldn't go dat way." Alfonse called over her shoulder.
" Why not?" Alphonse asked quickly. Alfonse walked towards the next car and waved her hand for Alphonse to come.
" It goes quick'r this way!" The wind was coming so fast now that Alphonse had trouble hearing what came next but followed anyway.
Skaii: I really need to put letters in don't I?
All: YES.
Skaii: Thought so…
Al: Why did you call her Alfonse?
Skaii: That was so hard! Typing out your names like that!
Ed: Then maybe you should let us go!
Roy: Where am I? I'm not in here anymore!
Skaii: Are you sure about that?
Al: Please Review!
Ed: You still have my lunch on your foot?
Al: …
Skaii: I thought that smell was Roy!
Roy: WHAT? Make fun of the shrimp not me!
Ed: HAHAHAHAHAHHA! Wait… I'M 'NOT A SHRIMP'!
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