Chapter 5 – Central
Miles away Hoenheim was visiting Trish's grave and had been lost in thought. He knew that it had started the very instant Ed made up his mind to perform the forbidden arts. He wished he knew what to do but no answers ever came to him.
A woman embraced him from behind kissing his ear. "Well hello lover," She said in a sexy voice. He was instantly isolated at the touch from fear.
"Sloth…" He replied in sadness. "Here to try and kill me again?" He quickly cast a spell of fire that pushed the creature out of his way and jumped back.
The woman, no the creature instantly healed it's burns. It smirked giving an evil stare.
"So cute to give us nick names that represented your sins…" It exposed its sharp teeth in a lustful rage. It ripped Hoenheim's shirt off by biting him exposing a bear chest. The man, Hoenheim's stomach was mostly missing or too scarred to tell it had ever been skin.
"As much as I'd like to kill you, I'm here for the new recruits. You know very well what happens when people dabble in the dark arts. You did create us after all you bastard," It finished.
Hoenheim's eyes widened in shock, He realized that Winry's parents had recently been buried in this very same cemetery.
"I'll bring you all back to hell with me if you so much as touch the boys…" Hoenheim warned.
"Hah, only if we had souls…" It smirked pushing its black hair back. "We need to complete it and your boys are talented enough just to do that…"
"You don't mean…"
Sloth smiled darkly.
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"Edward, he's not dead but he might as well be. He currently resides in a rather large battle machine," Hues explained. I'm sure you're confused at all of this but…I'm ready to explain all of this best I can," He had told Ed. "At least in a little while, you first need to rest…"
The calm man left the room; apparently his wife was due for labor or something. He said he'd be back and that he wouldn't be allowed to leave for a while. This had irritated Ed…
Ed waited for his "supposed brother" to visit him.
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"Al quit playing around, where are you really?" Ed asked again.
"I'm right here…" He said.
"Al's dead…" Ed said coldly. "It was my entire fault, damn it," He finished.
Edward had been so confused, so much had just happened. Was his brother alive or not? What did the black hair man mean by "might as well be dead?"
"This is a sick joke, I killed him," He said.
"Brother…"
"STOP IT!"
"But…"
"I SAID STOP IT!"
Edward began crying, not just out of physical pain of course but in mental pain as well. He did see his brother explode all over the place after all; this had to be a sick joke.
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"Ed!" Winry screamed. Was Al really dead? She looked around the room to see the bloody mess. She stepped on what looked like a finger.
She gagged at the sight and ran to the other side of the room, puking in the corner.
"That can't be…this is a nightmare, I'm dreaming that's all…" She told herself.
"You're not dreaming at all," A man introduced himself entering from the doorway.
"Who are you?" Winry managed as she wiped her face clean.
"Lieutenant Colonel Ron Mustang, I am of the government. A special branch to be precise, we were looking for their father when we noticed strange activity coming from this trailer,"
Winry didn't care, she just cried. She just lost one of her best friends and was in denial. It didn't look like Ed was going to make it either. What did you guys do? She thought to herself.
"Mr. Ulrich I assure you this large heap of metal is in fact your brother…" Lisa Hawkeye stated. "I know it's not a very human looking shell but we are working on one that will be ready in a few days," She explained.
"Edward, will you guys tell me what happened?" Winry screamed at him.
"Winry…?" Ed seemed to not have noticed her. He looked down in sadness; right now he really didn't want to see her. "Winry…I'm sorry…"
"SORRY FOR WHAT?" Getting all the madder at him.
The metallic looking thing claiming to be Alfonso turned to look at Winry. "It's all right Winry, he's just feeling guilty about something we decided to do for-" Edward quickly interrupted.
"Al…?" Edward asked, finally realizing this tin can may be in fact truly be his younger brother.
"As much as I like reunions, we need to discuss some important matters," Ron Mustang yelled in rage. "Your all under arrest," He warned. General Hues entered the room. He looked rather happy…
"Don't scare them Ron! Look at this…" Shoving it into Mustang's face. Ron blushed at the picture. "Isn't she the cutest?"
"Yes, congratulations now as I was-" Hues interrupted him.
"Her name's Alyssa, Alyssa Hues! She's my new baby girl!" He continued.
Lisa Hawkeye smiled at the sight and turned to Winry and the brothers.
"Did you see those black things?" She asked.
"What the hell were those things anyway?" Ed asked back.
"Embodiments… or rather death itself…" Lisa finished.
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"I won't let you harm them or let them be any part of this," Hoenheim warned.
"They were involved the moment you decided to bring her back," Sloth hissed.
Hoenheim had to think for a moment and raised his hands. He began chanting. "Before I leave…I think a fitting nick name for my new sins are Pride & Wrath!" Disappearing into a flash of light.
Sloth tried grabbing for him but was too late. She started laughing…
"Pride and wrath? Hah that's rich…fine I'll honor your abusive personality," She smiled.
"I'll make your boys suffer too, that ought to torture you the most…"
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Al looked down at his brother. It had been a few months since they performed the forbidden arts. Edward was getting ready to go under the knife. He was getting new prosthetic limbs fitted.
"That body looks much better than the first one central gave you," Ed looked to Al. He was now much taller than Ed. His new body looked much more humanoid than the last. You could still tell he wasn't human anymore yet he resembled a lively young man.
"Central…" Ed whispered.
"Are we really going to join up with Central?" Al asked politely, looking out of his newly fitted eyes seemingly testing his new body. He was a rather handsome looking android…
"Of course, besides they said they would keep us locked up until we died if we didn't. I don't want anything bad to happen to Winry either…" Ed looked away in sadness.
"She was pretty upset with you…"
"I still don't get quite all of this…" Ed sat up on his bed quickly changing the subject. "A Paranormal Agency, Witches, ghosts and vampires? They really exist?"
"Apparently so…I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't become a ghost…" Alfonso answered.
Edward looked up to him with a rather sad look. "You really can't feel anything anymore…can you?"
"No brother…I don't…"
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I do not own the rights to Full Metal Alchemist! Much thanks to Impella since we now have one review for this story, Yay! You guys shouldn't be so shy. I'd like as much feedback as possible, GOOD OR BAD!
I thought an android body would be so much more American than a suit of armor. I'm trying to make this story look like all kinds of American cliché. Oh yeah and more Sci-Fi themed…
I know I've been jumping around from time to time in the story but it's for your benefit. Bedside's Ed's confused too; it will all make sense in the end, promise.