Izzy Trigger is a character from the 3rd Fullmetal Alchemist video game for the ps2. "The Girl Who Succeeded God."
Aversion - Hatred
Wring - Hold
Abornazine - Keeper Of Flame (Abnaki, Native American)
Alchemist Chronicles
Chapter 38 - Aversion's Wring
Looking at the Emperor in shock, AJ, Roy, and Grumman then look at each other. He then asks Grumman. "She is deemed fit to battle, correct?"
Grumman addresses. "Sargent Rambo will stay with me here in the Imperial Palace as one of my guards."
"I'll take her place instead." Al volunteers.
Ed shouts. "The Hell You Are!" "You know you can't take my place, Ed, so why bother?" Al sharply replies. Ed and everyone else looks at him in shock.
AJ takes a deep breath. "I'll do it." She says (Everyone looks at her in shock as well) as she then quickly looks back at Grumman. "But I want the limits included. Deal, sir?" Grumman nods his head.
Emperor - "Limits?" "Because she is a child, there are restrictions that I've placed upon her of my chosing and by her mother's request." Grumman replies.
Ed - "Really?" She nods her head at him. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask you this Ed. So, you've never wore your military uniform while you were in service?" AJ asks him. Ed nods his head. "Well don't I feel special then." AJ sarcastically blurts out, earning chuckles from the group.
Grumman - "I'm not as loose as Bradley, Fullmetal. You will also be in uniform as well."
Ed - "WHAT!" Roy and everyone else tries to contain their laughter. Roy says smirking. "This will be fun." Ed glares at him.
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The next morning, Al walks out of the Imperial Palace to meet up the team who is already waiting outside.
(With the team are: Zampano, Darius, Heinkel, Jerso, and Alex. The Native's, A few Ishvalans including Scar (Scar's mentor and Miles are staying back in the Imperial Palace), and several Xingese warriors that Ling himself choose.)
Mao and May show up shortly thereafter. "Good morning Alphonse-sama." May happily says, smiling. Al waves hi back. "Good morning."
Al then notices AJ a few feet behind them and runs over to her. "Hey." "Hey." They embrace each other with a hug. May scowls at AJ briefly. Walking back to the group, Al asks Roy. "Where's my brother?"
Roy - "The Fuhrer decided to keep him in the palace as one of his guards in place of Janine. Said it would be best if he didn't join us. Valman and Fuery are also staying behind as well."
Ling sarcastically adds. "Of course. Because it's not like Ed doesn't know how to use a sword or has never been in a hand to hand type of combat situation without using alchemy. (Sighing) I guess we have no choice but to accept your leader's decision after all." He says as he rolls his eyes.
Roy sighs as he looks Ling. "So are you gonna try to talk to him to s-" "Once the Fuhrer makes a decision, he doesn't usually change his mind," Roy replies. Ling raises an eyebrow. "I'm not asking him to change his mind, Ling."
Ling - "So you're leaving him behind?"
Al sighs as well. "Just drop it, Ling."
AJ then remembers something. She turns around to look back at Roy. "By the way, Aero is in charge of Central while The Fuhrer is out at the moment."
Roy smirks. "Well that's interesting. Anyone else got transferred too?"
AJ rolls her eyes, playfully. "Well, rumors of H. But that's just hearsay. Nothing concrete at the moment."
Roy - "Good to know. Anything else?" "On that topic no. But about another one, then yes. She knows their names now cuz I told her." Roy takes a relaxed sigh.
Riza interrupts him before he could reply. "No more distractions, sir. We have a mission to do. Let's move forward everyone."
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Finally making it to Xizang, May and Mao explain where the enemies whereabouts were. Roy then orders each of his members to get into position, keeping Al, AJ, Hawkeye, Rue, and Scar near him. Ling as well commands his team to their positions.
About several minutes goes by and a small group Ikembians and Farhians walk forward and stop near them. "Native's have no place here. All of you need to leave." "We will not," Rue replies quickly. "Is that the reason for your people's precipitate extinction?" The Farhian yells back.
Al catches AJ's cold stare at the Farhian. The Farhian then notices May and the other children. "You Amestrians never surprise me. Still using children in battles. Pathetic."
May, who asks in annoyance. "Are you just gonna talk forever? What's your name anyway?"
The Farhian then replies with an angered voice. "You mind your place, harridon!"
Ling then bolts forward and knocks the man out in front of everyone. AJ and a few others including Al look away when it happens. After a few minutes, Lan-Fan then asks the Ikembian. "So why are the both of you attacking my country and my fellow countrymen as well as our tourists?"
The Ikembian - "My name is Masego. We Ikembians are searching for illegal tyrants who breached our borders. Who broke and stole several of our precious artifacts. Relics of our many clans that were made by our ancestor's eons ago. We were told that a Xingese man and several Amestrians were the ones responsible back in 1915."
AJ walks forward, stopping next to Ling and asks. "What do these Relics from your people look like?" Masego explains.
Another Farhian steps forward nervously, Ling glares at him. AJ grabs his arm. "Ling, wait a minute." He stops and looks at her. She still has her eyes on the guy. "Do you have something to say in regards to why you Farhians are attacking their country?"
He tells her. "My name is Qasid. Please understand that not all Farhians are ... well... rude like ...(He tries to look at his fallen ally but shakes his head and continues) It was a traumatic experience from his younger years that caused his inappropriate behavior." Ling says in a tone. "That's not the answer to the question she just asked you."
Qasid - "My apologies. There was a child from our country that was taken a few years ago. A little girl. She was, I believed to be 8 years old at that time. Witnesses all have said the same. A foreigner male that was tall, light-skinned with an Amestrian accent." AJ and Roy's group stare at them with concern.
AJ - "Did it happen in the same year that Mr. Masego mention?" Qasid nods his head.
Mao - "But why attack Xing?" "Our Leader was told by an individual that confirmed the man's identity. Said that's he's been kept in Xing along with the girl for the past year and a half." Roy then asks. "Then what is the name of this person that spoke to your leader?"
Qasid - "I do not know." AJ then turns and asks Masego. "And you. Who told you who it was?" Masego shrugs his shoulders. "Our leader was the only one who spoke to the person. He doesn't want to create a chain reaction."
Ling then asks. "Let me guess, he knew?" Pointing to the man on the ground. "Probably. I do not know for sure." He replies.
AJ - "So on one side, you are attacking Xing because you are looking for several artifacts that were taken into their country hence the same country that you're attacking and probably destroyed said artifacts because of your actions. (Looking over to Qasid) And on the other hand, you guys are destroying the same country, looking for a little girl who you might of killed because your actions as well! Do the both of you see the bigger picture now?"
The Farhians and Ikembians look at each other with sadness and regretful expressions.
Another steps forward and says. "The girl that was kidnapped. She knew what you Amestrians call Alchemy." Everyone stares at him in shock.
May then looks at them confused. "Why are you attacking my country if you want the girl back alive? That just doesn't make any sense." Ling nods his head in agreement then asks. "Is there anything else you can tell us about the man?" Qasid nods his head (no).
AJ - "So what's the girl's name?" Qasid responds. "Her name is Advika. So are they in your country or not?" He asks Ling, who ignores him. Mao answers instead. "We do not know, however-" "So you've still would have attacked Xing regardless?" May interrupts him.
None of the Farhians speak at first. Qasid then says as he looks around at the girls there. "In your cultures, women are not strictly homebound?" AJ sharply replies. "Does it look like we're wearing aprons, dude?" The other girls giggle lightly.
Qasid - "My apologies again. I wasn't trying to be rude. Just curious. My countries ways are ... how you say (he clears his throat) not like the others as you can tell." Nodding his head in the direction of the deceased. "Not all of us are like him. I don't agree with every law we have as I'm sure some you don't agree with some of yours as well in your own countries."
Roy - "You still didn't answer her question. That's the second question you tried to avoid. Why are you doing that and why hasn't your leaders told you any more details about the individual if your leader so desperately wants that girl?"
Qasid sighs then says. "Our leader orders are just that. His orders." He makes a slight grin.
AJ - "Why are grinning like th-" She then looks down and hears something moving underneath near them along with the chimeras. Shao May jumps off of May and points to the ground.
"Something's coming!" Zampano yells. Ling jumps back as AJ rushes back to The Native's and Roy. The sand where Ling and AJ once stood on, starts to cave in as a giant chimera emerges.
A chimera with a spider head and legs with a scorpion's body and tail reveals itself. Janine, Riza and Roy's gang, including the Ishvalan group, all have their guns pointed at the beast. Al, Ling, May, Mao and other Xingese warriors pull out their swords and knives. The Native's and Rue have their bows and arrows set and ready.
The creature roars, startling everyone. Jerso then notices the Farhians and Ikembians disappearance. "I hate to say it but they're gone." He tells them.
Jerso and the other three chimeras then change into their forms. Rue signals AJ of their uncomfort. "They're fine. Allies of Abornazine." Rue nods his head to the others.
The chimera rushes at them, they scatter, dispersing around it. Bullets, quils, saliva, and arrows are aimed and fired at it. May throws her knives at the beast's back, impaling its skin. The monster cries out in pain.
It then thrashes its tail side to side on the sand, creating sand waves. Everyone is immediately blown away and pushed back, landing either their back or face first onto the sand.
When May comes too, she opens her eyes and sees the chimera hovering over her. It sheeches as it lunges forward with its mouth wide open at her, staring at her with its wide eyes. She screams loudly, as she closes her eyes in fear.
Al rushes over and stabs the monster on the side of its back with his sword. Ling, Mao, and Lan-fan all attack it at once after it slams its tail at Al, hitting him away from it and knocking him onto his back. Mao picks up May quickly and carries her back to the others.
The chimera then collapses onto its stomach, panting heavily, glaring at AJ and the others. AJ reloads her gun and aims it at the beast.
Roy - "Steady Sargent, steady. Hawkeye, men, After the spark, you shoot!" "SIR!" All of them replied in sync. The Natives too, ready to fire their steel arrows.
The chimera then slowing starts to stand back up, Roy snaps his fingers, immediately followed by gunfire, more quils, and arrows.
The chimera burns alive and shrieks in pain, wailing its legs about and eventually dies.
Roy then walks over to AJ and pats her on the shoulder, startling her since she's fixated at the corpse of the monstrosity. "Let's go." He orders.
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Making it back to The Imperial Palace, The Emperor, Grumman, Miles and Scar's Mentor are all informed of what happened. Taking a dishearted sigh, Rue says. "And the aversion cycle repeats. Another waste of a life."
Emperor - "On the wring, we know two. Qasid and Masego. And only if."
"Quick feet once in danger it seems. Their deliberate plans of artifice are quite bothersome." Grumman adds.
Miles - "I wonder what are these Relics they so desperately want that they are willing to take a life or more to gain back what was once theirs."
Scar's Mentor - "As for the little girl. If she knows Alchemy at that age then we have to include her into the matter at hand as well."
Mao adds. "Since it's been confirmed that during the homunculi controlledment of Amestris, they set up the Ishvalan War, do you think both Creta and Aerugo also have some unfinished business with Amestris as well?"
May - "Or Xing for that matter."
Emperor - "I sure do hope that our agreement still stands, gentlemen. That any and all potential threats that might arise will be a mutual partisanship." The other three, agree and shake hands again with the Emperor.
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The following morning, Grumman and his soldiers, the Elrics, Natives, and Ishvalans leave Xing and return to their establishments.
Once he makes it back to Central, Grumman immediately orders out several searches for the missing girl and the Relics. He also asks Ed (prior to him in uniform) to stay in Central for another week as a personal request from the Fuhrer. Ed makes a call afterward.
Ed dials the number, it rings.
Pinako - "Hello, Rockbell Automail."
Ed - "Hey. Granny, listen. Is Winry there?"
Pinako sighs. "She is. I'll get her." She then hands phone off to her granddaughter once she enters the room.
Winry - "Hello?"
Ed smirks and says in a flirtatious voice. "Hey sexy." Winry immediately blushes as her faces heat up and her heartbeat pumps faster. After a few seconds, she takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
Win - "Edward." She says in a toned voice.
Ed - "Yes baby?"
Win - "What. Did. You. BREAK!" She yells.
Ed flinches. "Nothing! I swear! I wasn't in any battles or fights at all!"
Confused, Winry asks. "Wait? What? But I thought that-"
Ed interrupts her. "He ordered me to stay with him at The Imperial Palace. As one of his guards."
Win - "Huh? Why?"
Ed rubs the back of his head. "Uh. It's quite a story. Anyway, that's not why I'm calling you." He takes a deep breath. "The Fuhrer is requesting my assistance for an important matter for another week. The week starts tomorrow, Winry."
Win stays silent. "Win? Winry?" Ed asks. She finally talks after a few moments. "Ed. Is he? ...Are you gonna be deployed?"
Ed immediately replies. "No."
Win takes a sigh of relief. "So what are you ordered to do then?"
Ed - "It's a bit complicated to explain so I'll try." He starts but leaves out the chimera fight.
Win - "And no one has a clue where they went?"
Ed - "Back to their country, I assume."
Win - "Well... It's only for a week right?"
Ed - "Yup. But I'm only gonna stay in Central for the week and then no more of these pervy men and freaks of nature."
Winry laughs. Ed can't help but smile. "Well alrighty then. I'll talk to you later, dear. I love you." "Yeah, I love you too Winry. Bye." They hang up and Ed heads back to Grumman's office.
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The first three days were like hell to Ed.
From the common 'Hey guys! Look! He's still short!' jokes to running all around the headquarters dropping off or picking up folders, documents, etc. Ed was exhausted by the end of each day.
'I think I might -er would rather be fighting a ... wait. What the hell am I thinking! I can't even use alchemy anymore!' Ed reminds himself as he places his head against a wall in the hallway. Sighing, he then walks to Mustang's office and knocks on the door.
"Alright Mustang, here are your-" When the door opens, Al pulls him in the room, causing him to drop the pile of folders outside. "Damn it! AL! W-" Ed freezes completely when he sees his military uniform folded and settled right on top of Roy's desk.
Al - "Your uniform finally came in, brother."
Roy says with a smirk. "Go on ahead. Try it on Fullmetal."
Ed (who is still frozen to his core) staring immensely at the uniform, not taking his eyes off of it. Jean stands up and places his hand on Ed's shoulder. "Relax Edward. You'll be fine. No worries."
Breda who sarcastically adds. "Yeah, I'm mean it's not like the rashes and blisters from the new uniform last longer than a week." Everyone looks at Breda with a disgusted face. AJ makes an exhausted sigh.
Ed then shudders at the thought. 'Eww.' He says to himself.
Al looks at him with concern. "Seriously, Breda?" He apologies. Roy tells them. "He was only joking you two."
Riza then stands up and walks over to Ed. Before she makes it to him, he grabs the uniform and leaves quickly. Not talking to anybody. Everyone sighs a few seconds after the door closes.
Blue Cloud tells them. "It isn't his ego or pride for his behavior. I believe that repressment is what's troubling him."
Roy - "So he's worried about being judged? By who?" Everyone looks at him with a raised eyebrow.
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A whole hour goes by before anyone sees Ed again. Hawkeye spots him in uniform walking out of Grumman's office. He tenses up and stops walking when he sees her.
She smiles and says. "You look very nice today, Edward." Rubbing the back of his neck nervously, he replies. "Thanks." He sighs afterward. She places her hand on his shoulder. "Al's been worried about you." She then whispers something in his ear.
Running over to the diner, he makes it to the corner and spots them. AJ stands and salutes when she sees him.
AJ - "Major Elric. It's nice to have you back." She smiles at him. Al stands up as well. "I didn't join for the rank, Janine." "And neither did I and yet here we are." Ed then looks down and away sadly.
She walks over and pats his back briefly. "Remember what she taught us at the range." Ed looks up at her. "Shoot to disable." AJ starts. "Not to kill." Ed finishes. AJ nods her head. "Well except for the chimeras, you know. Putting them out of their misery and whatnot." Ed adds.
Ed then turns to his brother and asks. "So how do I look, Al?"
Al - "You look well... weird, brother." AJ then raises an eyebrow at Al. "U-Uh I mean in a good way." Ed sighs defeatedly.
Making it back to the headquarters, Ed and AJ salute to the Fuhrer when he leaves for the day to go home. "Ah, Al, Fullmetal, and Sargent Rambo. Goodnight. Til tomorrow."
Al, AJ, and Ed - "Goodnight, Fuhrer."
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The next morning after the three finish breakfast, an explosion occurs in the distance just as they stand up.
All three of them immediately turn and take off to the area, pushing through panicked civilians who are rushing to the opposite direction of where they are heading to.
A soldier that they run into tells them. "The Fuhrer's Estate! Someone's trying to get in through the front gate!"
Riza stops her car right behind them once she sees them. "All Three Of You Get In NOW!" Without a second to pass, they hop in and she takes off.
As she turns the corner, a man is standing in the middle of the street facing them in front of the Fuhrer's home. The front gate to the mansion is destroyed. Soldiers that are on the ground nearby are either dead or unconscious.
Riza stops the car and the others get out as well. AJ tells him. "Sir, you need to evacuate the area... Huh?" She says as the man looks up and is grinning from ear to ear. Ed instantly recognizes the man. "Izzy? Izzy Trigger?" He says.
Izzy who laughs briefly once he sees at Ed. "So you survived? (He chuckles for a bit) It's too bad. You've should have died, Fullmetal." Janine stands in front of Ed and Al stands next to her, in front of Ed as well.
Izzy - "Well. I would like to stay and catch up but I have other plans to get too." He then holds up his philosopher's stone. The Metatronic Stone immediately reacts to it. Izzy notices. "Oh, so you're the one that he's been talking about. (He sighs) It's ashamed that I have to kill you as well."
AJ grinds her teeth as she has her gun pointed at him. Hawkeye as well. Ed pulls out his gun. Holding it in his hand. He stares at it, remembering what he told Winry.
{"It's your hands. They weren't meant to kill. They were meant to give life." He says as one by one he moves her fingers off of the gun.
He then recalls what Hawkeye said to him at the shooting range when he first joined the military.
As he's nervously staring at the gun in his hand. Riza tells him. "Before you pull that trigger, Edward. (He looks up at her) I want you to understand. With this, you have the power to take away a life and save a life at the same. You also have a choice to injure an enemy so they can't hurt you or anyone else for that matter as well." Ed looks down, nervously as he's still holding the gun in his hands.
Looking back up, Ed nervously asks. "But what if-" She puts her index finger to his lips. "I want you to follow my orders, Edward. Shoot to disable, not to kill. Understand?" He salutes to her and smiles. "Understood, Lieutenant." He says. She smiles back.} Taking a deep breath as he walks over next to Janine. He then aims the gun at Izzy.
Izzy then activates his Philosopher's Stone, slamming the palm of his hand on the ground, destroying the ground around himself. The gang covers their faces from the dust and debris that enlopes around them quickly.
Looking up once the dust settles, all four of them see a robot emerging out of the hole that Izzy just created. "Hahaha! Marvelous! Spectacular, am I right! Such a beautiful mechanical masterpiece she is! Ah, she's one of kind. Kinda reminding me of someone else, eh little girl." He says as he looks at Janine.
Jumping into the Robot's cockpit, he starts controlling it's movement and tries to grab her quickly, but she dodges its hand. Ed and Al jump back to dodge it as well. He tries again and misses as she rolls to the side, dodging him.
"Stay still!" He yells as he tries to catch her again. Riza fires a few bullets at the wires sticking from the side of the robot. Ed follows her lead and fires a few shots as well. Al claps his hands, placing them on the ground and creates several spikes aiming right for the enemy chest but the spikes only leave scratches.
Al - "Damn. What kind of metal is that?"
AJ - "Titanium." Al makes the 'Are you kidding me?' expression at her.
Izzy - "Those crap attacks won't do anything to my baby! CZ84 is a titanium goddess! She has no weaknesses!"
Boom!
A tank fires a round right at the front of the robot, knocking it off of its feet, blowing a hole in front of it.
Izzy screams in terror. "AAAHHHH! My baby! My Precious BABY!" As the robot falls backward.
Al, Ed, Riza, and AJ all turn around to see a tank coming towards them.
Olivier opens up the tank's roof door, looking out of it. "Are you having a hard time with this garbage, Rambo?"
AJ rolls her eyes. "That's rich. You're in a damn tank for crying out loud!" Before Olivier could respond, the robot is back up on its feet. Izzy then slams his hands down on a few buttons, activating the rockets and firing them.
Riza shoots and destroys the one that was aimed and heading right for her. Ed dodges the rocket that was aimed him and it crashes into the ground a few feet behind him. AJ places her glowing hands up, melting the rocket until it deliquescences in front of her. Al claps his hands creating a wall and the rocket slams into it, destroying it.
As the smoke from the wall's destruction subsides, they hear more rockets being fired. "Oh Come On!" Ed shouts. Explosions from up above as they look up and see the rockets self-destruct.
Hearing more yelling from Olivier and footsteps of other soldiers in the distance, AJ stands and turns to Riza who has her arm up, trying to look in the distance to see who it is.
"Boss!" AJ yells to get her attention. She runs over to her as Ed helps his brother up. "Are you ok?" "Yeah." She replies.
Looking back in front of her, she sees someone approaching them. Riza salutes as AJ turns to look in the same direction. The tank's gunfire and the other soldier's crossfires are in the background, as the robot is now fighting them. AJ scowls once she realizes who it is.
Hakuro - "Good morning ladies. What a lovely way to start the day!" He says smiling. Making an uncomfortable expression, AJ sighs as she uncomfortably salutes to him. He then turns noticing Edward. "Well hello, Fullmetal. I heard you came back. Glad to see you in uniform instead of that hideous red coat."
Ed - "And I should give a rat's ass about your opinion, cuz?"
Hakuro - "Still with a sharp tongue, I see?"
Ed ignores that last comment and asks. "So why aren't you in New Optain? Isn't that your post?"
Hakuro - "You have been gone for a few years, Elric? How disappointing." "Why are you so creepy?" Al blatantly asks. Hakuro only smirks as he turns and walks away the brothers.
"Rambo and Fullmetal! Move Your ASSES, NOW!" Armstrong yells, scaring them. Then all four of them head over to Armstrong's position.
The robot, who is now signifiantly damage, turns as it hears footsteps approaching from behind it. Izzy aims an arm at Ed. "DIE, FULLMETAL!" It lunges right for Ed but AJ pulls him, pulling them both onto the ground as the arm flies over them. At the same time the arm thrusts towards Ed, a shell from the tank is launched at the same time towards the robot.
The rocket crashes into the ground underneath the robot, destroying the ground underneath it, causing it fall backwards. Creating a cloud of smoke around it as well. The arm breaks and falls to the ground near the group.
As the dust settles, the cockpit to the robot is opened with no one inside of it and a hole is visible where a set of bars is in place that once blocked an entrance to the sewers underneath the city.
Standing up, AJ helps Ed up as well. Dusting themselves off, Olivier approaches them. "That was reckless, Rambo."
"Well, I've got a reputation to live up to now, don't I?" AJ sharply replies. They smirk at each other.
Olivier then turns and sees Mustang and his men walking towards them. "Speaking of reputation." AJ then turns and sees him as well. Olivier grabs her by the jacket towards her and whispers something in her ear.
Janine chuckles a bit as Olivier leaves and walks away. Taking a sigh, she then looks up and sees him approaching her. She salutes and smiles.
Roy - "I want details. What happened here, Sargent?" "Well first, does the name Izzy Trigger sound familiar?" Roy looks at her with dismay at first before he takes a quick breath. "I'll take that as a yes." She adds. Then she tells him what happened.
Putting his hand under his chin, he then asks. "And where is Fullmetal?" "I'm right here, General," Ed says as he's standing next to Al.
Roy then asks Ed. "Are there any casualties, Major?" Ed unenthusiastically nudges at the front gates. "A few over there. I don't know if there's any more." He sighs sadly afterwards.
Roy - "I see. And Izzy?"
Riza - "He escaped, Sir." Roy raises an eyebrow. "Mustang!" Olivier yells. Roy looks at and walks over to her with the others following him.
Standing over the hole, Olivier points out. "The hole leads to the underground sewer system that leads to the closed chambers of the destroyed lair. I already have several men down there in search for him." Roy nods his head.
Back in Roy's office, Olivier adds. "In the meantime, I've already asked the Fuhrer for Fullmetal and Fuery up north. He allowed."
She then looks at Ed. "And Alphonse is coming along as ell wiether he wants to or not." Ed sighs before he looks at Al who also sighs.
AJ looks at Al sadly from over her shoulder. Looking back forward, she sighs as well.
Olivier - "Any chance you could make it to your mechanic today rather than tomorrow, Fullmetal?" Nodding his head. "Of course. How else will I be useful if I go up there?" He says smirking.
Sighing, AJ adds. "The wolves. They'll help too but you may need this." She says pulling out The Metatronic Stone.
Jean - "But I thought no one else could use it."
Ed - "Yeah that's what I thought at first until I asked. Then I found out for myself that that's not entirely true." The stone glows lightly as AJ tosses it at Ed who catches it.
Everyone stares in shock. Blue Cloud tells them. "Anyone other I choose can use only my powers to a limit. It will not affect her at all. But..."
Ed adds. "If I'm near or around Greywolf. He can let me use his range as well if he wants too. But as she said before. Limits are a definite."
Olivier - "What are the limits, Fullmetal?"
AJ - "No healing. At all."
Ed - "I can't melt every metal."
AJ - "He can only stretch certain kinds of metal but it's only from its starting amount. He can also use his own blood (Iron in the blood) as well."
A few of them make uncomfortable faces.
Ed - "I'm sure you two were surprised the other day." Pointing at both Alex and Jean. "Yeah I sure was." Alex then asks AJ. "Are there any other last regulations, Miss Janine?"
AJ - "The main one that he understands it that she can turn it off at any moment, at any time. Regardless if he's in battle or not." Ed - "Yuuuppp. Cuz that's always nice to hear again, Janine." She smiles at his sarcasm.
Roy - "You know I don't approve of this. I don't like this. Does she even know?"
AJ nods her head. "No, of course, I don't tell her everything. And neither do you."
The both of them just stare at each other.
Roy - "Are you aware of your own consequences?"
AJ rolls her eyes as she's looking away from him. "Riiiight. As If I haven't heard that one before."
Roy - "And you didn't learn your lesson the first time?"
Looking back at him, she replies sharply. "Ok, Seriously? What point are you trying to get across? Just say it!"
Roy sighs as he stands up and faces the window outside. "You're too young to understand this, Janine. But once you get to a particular age and you make a rash, in the heat of the moment decision, there's no going back."
AJ - "But that's for every decision. Regardless if it's a rushed or consolidate."
Roy then looks at her. "Not all the time."
AJ - "And what does that mean then? Help me understand."
Olivier - "It'll take more than just words for you to understand, Rambo. It's something that everyone will experience for themselves, eventually."
AJ sighs sadly. Olivier asks. "Talk." AJ then looks back at her. "Nothing new, I'm guessing?"
"Do you think there is?" She replies. AJ rolls her eyes in annoyance.
Roy - "Anyway. So any plans yet to visit there since you want to try and find your father?"
AJ nods her head. "I'm more concerned with the wrong answer that I may hear over there if I ever ask it. But there are also those two women, ya know."
Roy sighs. "Yeah, I get it."
Olivier - "If the small talks are over, then we shall leave immediately. I'll go on ahead with Fuery and my team. Edward and Alphonse, I want to see the both of you up at the North Command Center no later than afternoon tomorrow, understood?"
Ed salutes and Al nods his head. Before he heads out the door, Al stops next to AJ. He quietly asks her. "If you have a minute?" She nods her head and stands, walking out with him.
In the hallway, once they make it down the corner before the steps, Al pulls her towards the empty office and closes the door behind them. "AL? What- " She's interrupted as he grabs her cheeks and kisses her.
Smiling into the kiss, she wraps her arms around his shoulders as he wraps his arms around her waist. Panting as they part a few minutes later, he tells her as he's blushing. "I'll miss you."
Blushes as well, she replies. "I'll miss you too." Al hugs her as she hugs him back as well.
End of Chapter 38