I've been getting a lot of reviews asking me if I'm going to include their signs. Don't worry; I'll include all the signs sooner or later. Some signs will have a larger role than others, and some will be good, some will be evil. Don't be surprised if your sign turns out to be an evil one, heh. Gotta have a few bad guys, right? Hehe.
Disclaimer: I do not own FullMetal Alchemist. I'm still saying this, and it's still true. Heh. Take note of this, since apparently I need to always repeat it. Write it down and repeat it three times a day if you can't remember it, okay? Heh.
After the three water beings woke up the next morning, they discussed what would be the best course of action for that day.
"We need to work fast, because Scorpio's…uh, I mean, Ed's strength is growing weaker all the time."
"Don't remind me," said Ed, rubbing his eyes, "So what do you suggest we do today? Should we seek out Aries, or is there something else we should do first?"
Pisces thought for a moment. "Aries is expecting our attack, so we need to find some was that'll catch her off guard." She snapped her fingers. "That's it! If we can enlist the help of Aquarius, we'd be sure to have an advantage!"
"What can Aquarius do?" asked Ed.
"Aquarius is an air sign, and she's opposed to Aries. All air signs can get from place to place rather quickly, whereas we water signs are rather slow compared to the fire and air signs. Being the water-bearer, she can actually carry us with her at her amazing speed. None of the other signs can carry other signs with them, only Aquarius."
"Okay, so how can we find this Aquarius?" asked Ed.
"I can tune into her and locate her," said Pisces, "I just can't say exactly which town she's in or anything. We would pretty much have to get on a train and go until I knew it was time to stop."
"That's probably as good of a lead as we're going to get," said Edward, standing up. "We have to no time to lose, so come on." He turned and started walking.
"Your brother sure likes to take charge of things, doesn't he?" said Pisces.
"That's just the way he is," said Al, "He's been like that ever since we lost our mother."
Roy Mustang still didn't know where he was going, but he figured that going on guesses was better than doing nothing at all. He was walking through the woods, when he smelled the smell of water nearby. "A lake," he said to himself, "FullMetal and his brother probably headed there. Water signs are naturally attracted to water. I wonder if they've discovered their true nature yet. I hope they have."
He pushed his way through the dense foliage and finally found himself at the lake. No one was here now, but he could tell that someone had been here recently. He saw indications of a fight, or perhaps more than one, since he saw indications of a battle between those in human form, as well as those of a battle between the elements. He also noticed fresher footprints that were placed calmly alongside each other, three sets of them. He recognized one set of footprints as being Edward's, but he couldn't place the other two.
He scanned the shoreline and caught a glint of something metal. He headed over to it to see what it was. It was Ed's auto-mail arm. He hoped that Ed had left it simply because he'd found a way to get his normal body back, and not because it had been taken from him by force.
He looked again at the three sets of footprints. He couldn't track the footprints once they got out of the clearing, but he could still get an idea of which way they were headed. At least he had a lead. He would go back to his car and head to the nearest town. Maybe they'd headed there. Maybe.
Ed, Al, and Pisces had boarded the train, and were heading for who knows where, just depending on Pisces' intuition. They had no choice but to do so, for Aries would capture them and take over the land if they didn't, especially with Ed in his weakened state.
After riding for some time, Pisces said, "We need to get off at the next station. Aquarius is here."
When the train stopped, the boys gasped in surprise. They'd been here before!
"Aren't all the signs of the zodiac alchemists?" asked Ed. Pisces nodded. Ed turned his head back to the window and said, "The only alchemist I know of in Dublith is…Sensei."
Al gasped. "Brother, do you really think Sensei is one of the signs?"
"I don't know, maybe," said Ed, "I'm kind of hoping it's her. I know that I can trust her."
The three people piled out of the train and followed Pisces. She didn't know this town, but she knew her senses. She led them straight to Izumi's house.
"It's her," said Ed, "I wonder if she knows what she is."
Edward knocked on the door. Izumi's husband opened the door, took one look at them, and promptly slammed it shut.
"Hey, what gives?" shouted Ed, "You know us!"
"That woman you're with is one of the signs," said the man's voice from behind the door, "I won't let her take Izumi."
Edward shook his head, this was kind of annoying. He cast his eyes downward and noticed a tiny bit of space between the door and the ground. "I'm going in," he said.
"But, Brother, we shouldn't intrude," said Al. Again, he shouldn't have wasted his breath, because Ed simply converted to his watery form and slipped under the door.
Once on the other side of the door, Ed returned to his human form. Izumi's husband was standing over him with a club in his hands, but dropped it when he realized who it was. "You're…one of them?"
"Yes," said Ed, "But all three of us are opposed to Aries. If we're to defeat her, we'll need Sensei's help."
"She's too weak to fight," said the man in a gruff voice.
"She could recover if she'd just return to her native form," said Ed. "Look," he pulled back his right sleeve, "No auto-mail."
The man grunted and then went to get Izumi. After a moment, Izumi walked out into the living room.
"Edward, what are you doing here? I never expected a visit from you."
"I didn't expect to be paying a visit to you either," admitted Ed, "But I need you help."
"What can I do you help?" she asked.
"I need you to return to your native form."
Izumi narrowed her eyes and looked at Edward. "How do you know about that?"
"Because," he sighed, "I'm Scorpio." She gasped. He was one of the signs of the zodiac? Was Al one of them too? Why hadn't they ever told her?
"They just discovered their true nature," said Pisces, reading her thoughts. Apparently, she had snuck in the same way Ed had.
"Pisces?" said Izumi, "I hope you're still opposed to Aries."
"I am," she said, "We all are. The three water signs are finally together, but we'll need the help of the water-bearer to get the edge on Aries. You should heal once you convert to your native element."
"I know," replied Izumi, "But I hate converting to my native element. It reminds me too much of being under Aries' control. That's why I haven't transformed for years."
"You're going to have to transform soon, whether you want to or not," said Pisces. "Aries knows exactly where you are, and she's planning on capturing all the signs to unite them in the circle."
Izumi sighed. "Okay, I'll transform if it's for a good cause, especially if it will help my children." She still thought of Ed and Al as her children, even though they were no longer apprenticed to her.
Izumi took a deep breath and then began to transform. Soon, a breeze was rushing through the house. Ed and Al know that that was Izumi in her elemental form. The breeze began to swirl in the center of the room.
"Convert to your native elemental forms now," said Pisces, "And get inside that cyclone." The boys and Pisces did so, even though Ed and Al hadn't a clue as to why.
Soon after, Izumi returned to her human form, completely healed and refreshed. She should have converted to that form long ago.
"Ah! Where are we?" called Ed, quite confused.
Izumi laughed. "They don't call me the water-bearer for nothing, Edward. The three of you are inside of me."
"Inside of you?" cried Edward, "In your human form?"
Izumi shrugged her shoulders. "Yes, I'm in my human form right now. That's the best way for you three to sneak in. Aries doesn't fear me, so she won't suspect anything if she can't see you."
"This is still pretty freaky," said Edward, trying to see how far he could stretch in her body. He couldn't stretch very far, and it appeared that he couldn't get out of her body either.
Izumi chuckled. "Don't worry, Edward, I'll let you out when it's time." With that, she went and explained things to her husband, kissed him goodbye, then converted to her elemental form and flew off, carrying the three water signs with her.
Yes, I know, that chapter was quite weird. I like weird, and hopefully you do too. If you don't like weird, then I have no idea why you're even reading this story, hehehe. Hope you enjoyed it.
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