Motto Meets Elric Pt.9

The day is raining, Faces are sad, as people gather to give their last respects

The Cemetery

The military as well as Ed's friends and family stood around the freshly dug plot. Tears leak out of everyone's eyes.

Roy: I'm sorry Ed, I should have protected you better than I had. You did not deserve to die. You were to young

Hughes: It's not your fault Roy. You couldn't have known

Riza: He's right sir

Al: I can't believe he is really gone…

Yugi: I'm sorry Al…This is all my fault.

Yugi runs off into the distance as far as he can go before he tires out

He sits there in the rain waiting for time to go by

Yugi: I can't believe that happened. I was with Scar, I was talking to him and he… he killed Ed. Why did this happen? I was there…I let him do it.

Hours pass by and Yugi still sits there

Yugi looks at the ground and sees that it isn't raining anymore

He thinks for a bit and then he puts his finger onto the ground.

He draws a Transmutation circle on the ground

Yugi: is this how its done

Yugi grabs a few sticks and sets them in the middle.

He puts his hands down and to his surprise it sparks and turns the sticks into a miniature Baseball bat.

Yugi: I did it

He picks up a small pebble and tosses it into the air and hits it with his bat.

Yugi looks at his tiny bat and frowns

Later That night

Yugi: They probably wont let me come back. But where can I go

Yugi walks around the town deeper and deeper into the night

Yugi: What do I do? I don't have any friends anymore

Al: That's not true

Yugi: Al? What are you doing here? Don't you hate me?

Al: No, its not your fault.

Roy: He's right Yugi.

Hughes: Yeah its ok, we all blame ourselves and you shouldn't bare this alone.

Winry: Yeah we all have too.

Yugi: Who are you?

Winry: Sorry, I am Al's and Ed's friend.

Yugi: Thanks all of you for being so kind. But I have no where to go.

Roy: Nonsense, you can stay at headquarters

Hughes: or you can stay with me

Yugi: Thanks, can I stay with you Al.

Al: Yeah, I am going to stay in Ed's room for a while

Back in Al's Room

Al is sitting and Yugi is lying on the bed with his face down

Al: Yugi are you ok?

Yugi: No

Al: Are you sad because you cant go home

Yugi: No, I am sad because of your brother. Going home Is the least of my concern now.

Al: Yeah

Yugi: I was so mean to Ed. The day before. I told him he didn't have any friends. But he came to save me anyway. And I couldn't save him…

Al: Don't worry about that. The morning he left he had forgiven you and he went to go look for you.

Yugi: Maybe but I was being friends with Scar. I talked to him and showed him my cards. He seemed like a nice guy, but then he turned completely.

Al: oh

Yugi: He used me to get to Ed. Do you know I was going to bring him here

Al: What?

Yugi: He wanted to know if I new Ed and I told him I could introduce him since it was so important.

Al: I can't believe it

A few hours later

Yugi: Al?

Al: Yeah

Yugi: Can you teach me Alchemy?

Al: What, uh I don't know if I can

Yugi: Please Al, I really want to learn

Al: Ok

The Next Day

Al: Ok This is a Transmutation circle

Al draws the circle on the ground

Yugi: Ok so you draw that put some stuff in the middle and change it

Al: No not exactly. It is called equivalent exchange.

Yugi: Whats that mean

Al: You need something of equal value to make something else.

Yugi: So it is like paying for something

Al: Yeah sort of.

After a few hours of practice

Yugi: I got it

Transmutation circles are all over the ground with different little sculptures in each one

Yugi: This is great. I never thought I could ever do something like this

Al: To tell you the truth neither did I.

A bird falls from the sky

Yugi: Oh no, its dead

Al: Yeah

Yugi: It looks like it was in a struggle with some animal.

Al: um

Yugi: Can we bring it back Al?

Al: What? No never, that is not allowed.

Yugi: Yeah, I guess you're right

Al: Well we better get going

Yugi: I'm going to stay for a while and practice

Al: Oh, ok. See you later

Yugi: bye

Al walks away and Yugi takes another look at the dead bird.

Yugi: why cant it be done. This bird didn't deserve to die

Yugi takes out his Philosophers Stone, and draws a circle around the bird.

Yugi: Ok Here I go

The light around the bird makes a small rumble and then the bird moves

Yugi: I did it

The bird stands on the ground and jumps up and flies away.

Back in Al's Room

Yugi: Hey Al

Al: Hi Yugi, you seem happy

Yugi: I've got to go somewhere

Al: Where are you going

Yugi: I'm going to meet someone, Watch my duel disc and cards please

Al: Sure

Yugi Walks out of the room

Al: Hmm, where would he want to go without this. Hmm, its not working

Al opens the compartment on the bottom

Al: The Stone is gone!

In an alley

Yugi walks into the alley

Yugi: Scar! I know you're there!

Lightning Flashes

Scar: You, what do you want?

Yugi: You killed Ed, you had no right too. He never did anything to you…You are a murderer.

Scar: Have you come here for any reason

Yugi: I have come for you.

Yugi's eyes glow an intense red as he squeezes the stone tightly into his palm.

Scar: Is that the Philosophers Stone

Yugi: That's right

Yugi Charges towards Scar with all his force. Scar dodges his attack.

Scar: You may have the stone but you don't know how to use it

Yugi holds the stone in his hand and smashes it into the ground making the sand lift up and create a weapon.

Yugi: You are going to pay for what you did

Yugi slashes at Scar smashing through his leg

Scar: Ahh

Yugi goes in for a punch to his face to be caught my Scars hand

Scar: Now you will pay

Yugi: I don't think so

Scar: What my power isn't working on him

Yugi pushes the power he is trying to use back on him tearing off Scars fingers and skin on his palm

Yugi: How does it feel to be killed by your own hand.

Yugi grabs scar by his elbow and rips it off

Yugi: You will suffer for what you did.

Scar: You beat me, just kill me off

Yugi: No, I'm not going to kill you. I am going to let you suffer as long as possible.

Al: Yugi

Yugi: Al?

Al: Don't kill him

Yugi: I'm not going to kill him. I am not a murderer. I am just bringing justice to this killer.

Roy: It's Scar seize him

The guards grab Scar and hold him in keeping him controlled since he is almost dead.

Roy: What were you thinking?

Yugi: I wanted Ed's murderer to feel the pain he made all of his friends and family felt.

Roy: I understand that but you should not have done that

Al: Are you okay Yugi?

Yugi: Yeah

Back at headquarters

Roy: Well Scars in our custody, and you are ok so I guess all went well

Yugi: Yeah

Roy: But Why couldn't he hurt you

Yugi: It was probably the stone preventing him.

Roy: Yeah that must be it.

Yugi: I am going to go visit Ed

Roy: oh, ok.

Yugi walks out

To Be Concluded