Feb 13 1913
"The Ice Alchemist, you said?" Roy said.
"Yes. He has made his way to this city of Central." Fuhrer said. "Colonel Roy Mustang, I want you to be in charge of his capture."
"If such are your orders." Roy said.
"Ah, it certainly is a chance you were in Central. I am relieved knowing I can leave you in charge." Fuhrer said. "Oh, and... This boy is also here. Be sure to make good use of him."
"Führer Bradley, by "this boy," do you mean..." Roy said.
"Yes. The Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric." Fuhrer said.
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"Dammit, the Colonel sure handles people roughly." Rei said.
"We even bought our tickets for Lior and had to cancel..." Kuri said.
"Can't be helped. Let's get over with this quickly, Al." Ed said.
"Yes, brother!" Al said.
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"There he is! That way!" Military said. "Stop! If you don't-"
"Freezing and boiling. Those are water's attributes." Isaac said.
"Alchemy." Kuri said.
"You sure do gruesome things." Rei said.
"To perform a great work, one always has to make sacrifices." Isaac said. "That's equivalent exchange!"
"How the hell is that equivalent exchange?!" Ed thought.
Ed attacked.
"Without a transmutation circle?!" Isaac said.
"You won't have any time to contemplate!" Ed said.
Isaac attacked his arm. "What?! Impossible! If there's water, it should boil!"
"Damn, you completely ruined my coat!" Ed said, taking it off.
"Automail?" Isaac said. "An unworldly technique of transmutation that does not require a circle, and an automail right arm...You are... The Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric?!"
"Wasn't it you?" Isaac looked over at Al.
"Ah, I'm his younger brother, Alphonse." Al said.
"Such a dwarf is..." Isaac said.
"Who are you callin' a damn dwarf?!" Ed transmuted him into a box.
"To think a man called the Fullmetal Alchemist would be such a small child..." Isaac said.
"Don't call me small!" Ed shot him into the sky with a blast.
"Brother, I think his comment just now wasn't about your height." Al said.
"Even so, I'm not forgiving him!" Ed said.
"Nothing less from the Fullmetal Alchemist, Mr. Edward Elric!" Military said to Al. "Thank you very much for your assistance!"
"Ah, no... I'm his younger brother, Alphonse Elric..." Al said.
"Okay! Sorry to have kept you waiting, Al!" Ed said.
"Let's go now." Kuri said.
"Aww, you're so impatient, I swear." Rei said.
"Is that steam?" Ed said.
"Brother! He's gone!" Al said.
"Dammit, he's toying with us!" Ed said.
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"Looks like you were underestimating your opponent, Fullmetal." Roy said.
"Just who is that guy?" Ed said.
"This is exactly why I told you to listen to my explanations." Roy said. "Yet, you said you'd take care of the guy in-"
"Yeah, I understand... It was my fault completely." Ed said sarcastically.
"You have to listen carefully to the words of your elders." Roy said.
"Yes, yes..." Ed said in an annoyed voice.
"And so... The man's name is Isaac McDougall. A former State Alchemist, called Isaac of Ice." Roy said.
"Former?"" Kuri said.
"Yes. During the Ishbal Extermination War, he performed as a member of my troops. After the war, he relinquished his title of State Alchemist, and joined an anti-government movement. His capture is a top-priority mission. Depending on the situation, we may have to kill him." Roy said.
"I don't want to kill." Ed said.
"Me neither." Kuri said.
"Do as you please. What we want are just your results. By the way, did you find any hints on returning your bodies to their normal states?" Roy said.
"Like you give us the time for that!" Ed said.
"Yo, Roy!" Hughes said. "That's one shitty mission you've got, capturing the Ice Alchemist! Or is it a chance for you to get promoted to Central? Oh! Look its my friends the Elrics and Hikawas!"
"Hughes." Roy said.
"Yup?" Hughes said.
"If you have nothing to ask of us, please leave at once." Roy said.
"Oh, I will, once I'm done with my business." Hughes said. "You guys, I bet you don't have a place to sleep, right? If not, just come by my place."
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"Elysia-chaaaan!" Hughes said.
"Papa, your beard hurts!" Elysia said.
"Really? There, there!" Hughes said. "Look, our guests today are the Elrics and the Hikawas."
"Big! Small!" Elysia said.
"Elysia-chan, I'm Edward Elric. And this is my younger brother, Alphonse Elric. You get it? He's my younger brother." Ed said.
"How come you're smaller when you're the big brother?" Elysia said.
"Now, now... They're letting us stay at their place, so behave." Rei said.
"Let's have dinner right now. Gracia's cooking is really good, you know?" Hughes said. "There, eat up!"
"Thanks for the food!" All said.
"Mmm, delicious!" Ed said.
"It's really good!" Kuri said.
"Make sure to eat a lot!" Gracia said.
"Yes!" Rei said.
"Alphonse can't eat while wearing his armor, right?" Hughes said.
"Er, that is..." Ed said. "You see, Al is currently undergoing training as an alchemist... Okay, Al, today I'll eat for both of us again, okay? Leave it to me!"
"Training, training!" Elysia said.
Central Prison
"Among the ones I've heard lately, that joke was the best. Me, joining forces with the Ice Alchemist? I, the Crimson Alchemist?" Kimblee said.
"Kimblee, let's take down Bradley together, and his corrupt military! You must have seen what it was like at Ishbal. That hell... You must know what Bradley had us do... That's why you killed those pigs of high officials in the army, right?" Isaac said.
"Please don't misunderstand. I don't have any noble ideas like you. I killed them because I wanted to kill them, that's all." Kimblee said.
"Such a shame, Kimblee... Really, a shame." Isaac said.
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"Thanks for your hard work." Hughes said.
"How unusual. You can't sleep?" Gracia said.
"Sort of, yeah..." Hughes said.
"Hmm, let me guess. You were thinking about those two, right?" Gracia said.
""State Alchemist," that means... being called a dog of the army by society...When I think he's made to carry that burden at this young age..." Hughes said.
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"Brother, are you awake?" Al said. "Ms. Gracia's quiche, it was just like mom's, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, it was really good." Ed said.
"Really? Then, I have to add it to the list of things I'll eat when we get our bodies back." Al said.
"Sure! Add it, add it!" Ed said.
"Brother..." Al said. "I really want us to get our original bodies back soon..."
"Same here." Ed said.
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"Just one more... Just one more, and Bradley will fall into Hell." Isaac said.
Xxx
"According to the reports, Isaac broke into the Central Prison last night. The situation calls for immediate action. Find him no matter what. Seal the roads closed, and search everywhere. You have permission to open fire and kill him upon sight. Such are the Führer's orders! I will also move out." Roy said.
"Medics! Hurry up!" Officer said.
"Five casualties, report to HQ!" Officer said.
"How horrible..." Kuri said.
"It's steam explosion." Rei said.
"When you raise the temperature of water suddenly, it swells in an explosive manner." Ed said.
"And the body is made up 70% of water, too..." Al said.
"Let's hurry. We have to catch him quickly!" Ed said.
"Being able to dodge my transmutation is quite impressive, Mr. Isaac!" Armstrong said.
"That voice... Armstrong?!" Isaac said.
"Indeed! The Strong Arm Alchemist, Alex Louis Armstrong! Take this!" Armstrong said.
"High-pressure water will cut through anything!" Isaac said.
"Such a technique is meaningless against my fist!" Armstrong said.
"Major!" Ed said.
"Watch out!" Al said.
"The water from his flask? Thank you, Al!" Rei said.
"After him, Brother!" Al said.
"Let's go, Elric Brothers!" Kuri said.
"Yes!" They said.
"It has been a while, Ice." Roy said.
"Roy Mustang... No, the Flame Alchemist." Isaac said.
"It really is a shame, that I have to fight with a former comrade-in-arms..." Roy said.
"Comrade? I have no comrades. Those who were at Ishbal were only that rotten army and its dogs! Mere flames can't win against water." Isaac said.
"Good, good, good!" Ed said. "That's where it ends for you! I was wondering what you were doing in that alley, so I came back... And, "bingo."
"It's pointless trying to run away." Kuri said.
"Run away? I don't need to." Isaac said.
"At the same time... These transmutation reactions..." Al said.
"It's not possible... No way, that's..." Rei said.
"The Philosopher's Stone!" Ed said.
"What? The water in the atmosphere is..." Kuri said.
"Edward Elric! Dog of the army, State Alchemist! Do you know what this country is trying to do?" Isaac said.
"I don't know! And more importantly..." Ed said.
"If you knew, you'd understand what I am trying to do!" Isaac said.
"I'm telling you I don't know!" Ed said.
"Good job, Al, you did it!" Rei said.
"That man's alchemy..." Al said.
"Hey, you! You got a Philosopher's Stone, right?" Kuri said.
"What are you talking about?" Isaac said.
"If you're not going to tell me, I'll make you say it by force!" Ed said.
"You think this is the time to talk about crap?!" Isaac said.
"The artistic transmutation technique passed down..." Armstrong said.
"We're counting on you, Major!" Ed said.
"from generation to generation in the Armstrong family! Admire it at work!" Armstrong said. He hit it and it just went another direction. "What the..."
"What are you doing, Major?!" Ed said.
"No, I didn't..." Armstrong said.
"The ice walls are..." Rei said.
"They're connecting?" Al said.
"No way, he can't be..." Kuri said.
"He's trying to put Central... No, the central command headquarters..." Ed said.
"He's trying to put it under ice?!" They said.
"Major! Al and I are going to stop him. In the meantime, take care of the transmutation circles!" Ed said.
"Breaking them, you mean? Understood!" Armstrong said.
"King Bradley! My ice shall now dig your grave!" Isaac said.
"Wait up!" Kuri said.
"Hothothothothot!" Ed said.
"Brother!" Al said.
"Too late!" Isaac said and hit Al knocking his head off.
"Al!" Rei said.
"An empty armor?! It can't be... You affixed his soul to the armor?! You lost an arm... Your brother has an empty body... I see... You guys have broken the taboo! You performed the greatest taboo in alchemy, human transmutation!" Isaac said.
"You... have just taken your first step toward Hell." Ed said.
"Give it up! You have no water to use." Kuri said.
"You're forgetting what the human body is made 70% of!" Isaac said stabbing Ed with a spear made of blood.
"Brother!" Al said.
"You guys wouldn't understand what this country really is!" Isaac said and left.
"Brother! Brother!" Al said.
"Al, we're going after him. He's toying... with us..." Ed said.
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They exploded the ice wall and it reformed.
"Did that do it? Again?!" Officers said.
Roy hit it with his flames.
"Don't underestimate my flames!" Roy said.
"Really... Could you please be useless only on rainy days?" Riza said.
XXX
"Bradley! Prepare to die!" Isaac said.
"Such a shame..." Bradley said, and killed him.
Xxx
"Führer King Bradley..." Ed said.
"Oh, congratulations on your hard work, Fullmetal Alchemist. Oh, but... I will be able to boast to my son that I saved you." Bradley said.
Xxx
"Oh, you caught a cold? And by the way, I heard you accomplished quite the feat back there!" Hughes said.
"I just destroyed the transmutation circle. The culprit was taken down by the Führer." Roy said.
"And the Führer is saying that you did it. What, and you're not happy? Just accept his words with gratitude. Don't I always tell you? Listen carefully to the words of your elders." Hughes said.
Hospital
"In the end we couldn't figure whether it was a Philosopher's Stone or not. Yeah... We have no choice but to wait for the army's investigation." Ed said.
"Edward Elric, I heard you were hospitalized, and ran here!" Armstrong took off his shirt. "There, I shall console you of the boredom of being hospitalized! Aren't my splendid muscles warming your heart? You don't have to hold back, you can touch them."
"Stop it!" Ed said.
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"I see... So Isaac died." Lust said. "He could have become a human pillar. You did a most regrettable thing. And, what about the Philosopher's Stone? Hmm, he overused it, I see. Gluttony, you know you shouldn't eat weird things! Yes, things are going fine in Lior. It shall start, just anytime."