Because I had idea's for it, I'm writing the next chapter of civil war. Cool beans? Cool beans.
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Civil War; Chapter 2
Alphonse instinctually threw his hands on his helmet, keeping it steady. Edward gripped his seatbelt so hard, his hands turned white. Hughes threw his hands over his face, just in case glass broke. Ross's hand gripped her gun, while the other hand gripped the handle to keep herself steady. The car rolled down the street, landing on it's side. It was only then that Ed realized he'd been squeezing his eyes shut.
"Everyone ok?" Hughes asked.
"Just a bit scratched up" Ross replied, undoing her seatbelt and crouching on the broken window that was now the ground. She had a small cut in her head, which had blood dribbling from it. Hughes did the same, then went to give Ed and Al assistance.
"I'm fine," Ed chocked out, pushing away the hand Hughes had given him, and standing up on his own. The three others then helped Al sit up from his position. Hughes then went to the door to find a way to unlock it, Ross getting ready to fight their way out. While the others weren't listening, Ed crept over to Al and whispered, "Hey, kiddo? You good?"
"I'm ok" She said back. "But my head hurts,"
"Don't worry. Just keep quiet. We'll get you to safety soon" Ed assured her.
"Ok, I'm gonna open the door. Ross and I will start shooting at our assailant, and I want you and Al to get out of the car and run" Hughes explained.
"Will you two be ok?" Ed asked cautiously.
"We'll be fine," Hughes assured him, "Just get out of here quickly as possible. Get to one of the other cars"
Hughes threw the door open, popped out along with Ross, and the two started shooting at Scar's general direction. Ed and Al climbed out behind them, ready to run to the next car, when—
"Damn it!" Ed snapped, upon seeing the wreckage that was once the cars, on a broken looking street. "He crashed all the cars! Where do we go now"
Scar turned towards Ed and Al (he had managed to dodge Ross and Hughes's bullets without much of a scratch) and started running towards them with incredible speed. A scream choked up in Ed's throat, his feet frozen in fear. The assailants right hand was inches from Ed's face. He shoved his arms up in front of his face, when Scar grabbed onto Ed's right arm. Alchemical energy swerved through Ed's arm, but a reaction meant for flesh was rendered ineffective. The blast sent the two of them flying backwards, both landing on their butts, but it was enough to encourage Ed to move.
"Al, run!" He shouted, scrambling off the ground and running towards a direction he knew was Eastern Command. Al started running after him, hoping that the girl in his armor wasn't getting too beat up. Scar began to chase them.
"Ed, Al!" Hughes shouted out in panic. He quickly jumped out of the car. "I'm going after them! Ross, you radio in for backup! Request Major Armstrong and Colonel Mustang!"
"Sir!" She yelled in affirmation.
Ed and Al ran down the streets, Ed's automail ports screaming in agony as the rain pelted down upon him. Scar wasn't far behind; they could tell by the extra pair of footsteps on the streets. This wasn't good. At the rate they where going at, they would be caught in no time.
Al ran past a set of stairs that lead to the city park. He had been there before; it had trees, a phone booth, a pretty water fountain with a clock at the top of it... Al changed directions and started to run up the stairs, while Scar got uncomfortably close to his big brother. Once Al got up to the first level, he reached his arm down.
"Ed, jump!" He commanded. Ed quickly jumped towards Al's extended arm, grabbing onto his hand. Al pulled him up to the top level, Ed's feet nearly missing Scars destructive right hand. Scar stopped in his tracks, his feet nearly slipping out from under him in the rain. Al pulled Ed over the railing, and onto the stair platform. The two quickly ran up the other stairs into the park, while Scar re-gathered his baring and quickly pursued them.
Hughes ran up to where he thought they went. He watched Scar run up the final set of stairs, but before he headed into the park, Scar eyed Hughes at the bottom of the stairs, and destroyed them using his alchemy.
"Damn!" Hughes snapped to himself. He pushed his glasses up his nose, and started running to the other side of the park. It was a longer rout, but he hopped to close Scar off, and perhaps save Ed and Al.
Ed and Al ran through the trees, hoping to loose their pursuer. The two stopped to catch a breath, and Ed let out a moan of pain.
"Are you ok?" Al asked in a worried tone.
"I'm fine," Ed replied, rubbing his ports. "It's just the automail"
"I think we lost him. You can take a rest here." Al told him.
Ed cautiously sat down, leaning against a tree. "Hey kiddo!" He shouted, "You okay in there?"
"I think I'm gonna be sick" Came the girls voice from inside Al's armor.
"Do you wanna come out?" Al asked.
"Is it still raining?" She replied.
"Yep" Al answered.
"I'll stay in here then" She decided. "I don't want to get wet"
"Maybe I can climb in along with you," Ed joked.
"I don't think there's room!" She laughed. Ed smiled. It would be okay. Scar would eventually give up searching for them, and they would receive help any minute. But then again, when did life ever go the way you want it too?
The group froze when the heard the sudden crack of a tree branch. Ed quickly stood up, silently scanning the area. That's when Scar came into view. Ed stifled a gasp. He wasn't looking at them. In fact, Scar's back was to them. Ed and Al slowly crept away from their position. Slowly and carefully. However, Al shook a little to much, and the little girl in his armor banged her head against him.
"Ow!" She cried out.
Scar swiftly turned around, his glare boring into the two boys. Ed turned around himself. "Al, run for it!" He shouted. However it was to no avail. Scar simply placed his right hand on the ground, and the tree's began to fall down around them. They where trapped. The would have to face Scar head on.
"What the hell?!" Ed shouted at their assailant. "What do you have against State Alchemist?!"
"This world was made perfect by God," Scar answered. "State Alchemist defy her work, turning it into something grotesque. They must be purged for their villainous deeds,"
"But, aren't you using alchemy?" Al questioned.
"I am God's Instrument of Justice, placed in charge of purging State Alchemist, who have turned their backs on God," Scar answered.
"Well, that's hypocritical," Ed muttered. He then clapped his hands together, and turned the fallen tree into a large wooden sword. Al got into a fighting stance, making sure to protect his stomach. "I guess we'll have to fight this one out!" Ed chanted.
Scar scrunched up his hand. He ran forwards. Ed swished his sword at Scar, but Scar ducked down. He reached up to grab Ed's skin, but Ed was pushed out of the way by Al, who then turned to give Scar a kick. Scar jumped to the side, rolling on the ground, and getting up to his feet again. He re-scrunched his hand, running at Al. Al wasn't able to block the hit in time. Scar's hand landed on Al's armor, and broke it apart. Al fell into the dirt. Scar looked at Al's empty body in shock.
"Al!" Ed shouted in worry. He raised his sword, running towards Scar, ready to strike. "You son of a bitch!" He shouted. Scar slid down, throwing his leg's under Ed's as he ran. Ed tripped over, rolling through the mud and into one of the fallen trees. "Brother!" Al shouted in worry.
Ed gritted his teeth, standing up and throwing his coat off. He clapped his hands together, creating a blade from his automail, seething in anger.
"I see," Scar hummed to himself, "You clap your hands together, creating a ring, which then creates your alchemy"
Ed ran at Scar, ready to strike.
"So allow me to start by destroying this right arm of yours," Scar finished, grabbing Ed's automail with his left arm, and connecting his right palm to Ed's automail. The arm broke apart. And Ed went flying backwards.
Winry's gonna kill me... Ed thought, seeing his automail pieces littering the mud, sinking into it. That's it. I'm helpless. I couldn't protect Al from this man. Why did I think I could... I couldn't even save Nina.
"Ed! Get up!" He heard Al's voice from the distance, but it seemed so far away now.
Ed laid down in the mud, the rain pouring on his face. Scar stood over him. "I'll give you a moment to pray to God" He said.
"I'd hate to disappoint you, but there's no God I feel like praying to" Ed moaned out. "Tell me, are you just planning to kill me today, or are you planing to kill Al as well?"
"If he interferes, I will eliminate him. But you, Fullmetal Alchemist, are the only one I plan on judging today"
"Then promis me this. Promis me, that if you kill me, you will leave my little brother alone" Ed requested.
"Ed! What are you doing! Get up and run!" Al shouted in protest
Scar paused for a second, before saying, "I promis," He lowered his hand towards Ed's head.
"No! Please no!" Al shouted out.
At least this way I can save Al... Ed told himself.
"No stop!" Al demanded in panic. "Don't touch him!"
I'm sorry I failed you, Alphonse...
"Don't you dare touch him!"
I love you, Al... Stay safe.
"No! BROTHER!" Al called out in a final shout. The little girl, who had hidden in Al's armor, started to climb out, and the next second, in barely a blink of the eye, the girl was laying on top of Ed, her back to Scar. She looked at him with a mix of anger and fear.
"Don't touch him!" She shouted.
Scar looked at the girl with confusion. He could've sworn she wasn't there a second ago. He quickly shook the shock off. "Girl, move. I will not kill you,"
"No! He can't die!" She shouted back. "If he dies I'll never get to see him again! He's my friend! I don't want to loose another friend!"
Another friend? Ed questioned. That's when a realization came to him. He couldn't die. Ed started to sit up, peeling the child off of him. "You know, I was content with laying down here to die. After all, I just lost a friend. What good could I possibly do if I couldn't even save one little girl? But I just realized something. I can't die. Because if I die, then this little girl will have no one to protect her. If I die, Winry will have no one to wait for. If I die, who's gonna figure out how to save girls like Nina? If I die, who's gonna help Al get his body back?!"
Ed got into a fighting stance. Scar and Ed began to run at each other, Scars right arm out. However, Ed wasn't looking to fight. He ducked under Scar's arm, heading towards the smaller of the fallen trees. He was gonna make it! He would live!
Or not.
Scar turned around, reached out, and grabbed Ed by the shirt. He pulled Ed towards him, gripping his shirt collar, and lifting Ed up in the air. Ed struggled, trying to get out of his shirt.
"ED!" Al shouted in distress, unable to get to his brother and save him.
"Now, you die!" Scar shouted, about to touch Ed with his right arm.
The little girl screamed, and ran at Scar with an unnatural speed. She pushed her hands into his knee. A child's push shouldn't have done anything. However, Scar felt a burning throughout his nerves, and suddenly crumpled to the ground in pain. The girl glared at him, angry tears in her eyes. Ed was dropped to the ground.
"You! Will not! Kill him!" She shouted viscously.
What the hell? He thought.
Scar stood up as soon as he recovered. "I swear," He began, growing angry, "Right here, right now, Fullmetal Alchemist! This will be your grave!" He raised his right arm, ready to attack once again. That was until a shot rain in the air. He barely missed the bullet, as it grazed the side of his head, knocking off his sun glasses.
Ed looked up see their savior; Riza Hawkeye. She crouched on top of one of the fallen logs, her rifle out. Behind her, soldiers climbed over the log, jumping to the ground, and aiming their guns at Scar. Roy Mustang walked to the front.
"Well, now I understand your motives, Scar," He said, eyeing Scar's bright red eyes. "An Ishvallan survivor" Mustang held his fingers out in snapping position, ready to trigger his Flame Alchemy when the time called for it.
Scar eyed all the soldiers. He looked back at Ed, to see him and the girl backing away. He eyed his exit.
Scar used his collected destruction Alchemy to blast away the mud, temporarily blinding everyone. He ran away.
"Damn it, he ran!" Mustang snapped upon seeing a missing Scar.
"Just count yourself lucky he didn't fight us" Hawkeye snapped disapprovingly. "You only armed yourself with your alchemy. You know it's useless in the rain,"
Mustangs face fell into a grimace. "Yeah, I know," He groaned out.
"Al!" Ed suddenly shouted, running towards his brother in worry. "Al, are you ok?"
"Edward William Elric!" Al suddenly snapped, trying to swing at his brother, but finding himself unable to because of his current position. "You are an idiot!"
"What did I do?!" Ed asked, backing away from the swinging fist.
"Why didn't you get up when I told you to?!" Al snapped. "How could you let him kill you?!"
"Hey, I got up eventually!" Ed snapped back. "Give me some slack!"
"You where lucky!" Al snapped. "If the kid didn't get to you in time, you would've been dead!"
"Al, I—" Ed started, but was cut off.
"How could you think that?!" Al suddenly cried out, his voice breaking. Ed could tell, if Al could cry, he would be doing so right now. "How could you think couldn't do any good?! After everything we've been through! Sure, we made mistakes, and yes, we couldn't save Nina, but just because we failed then, doesn't mean we would fail later! You have to keep living! It's the only way we'll ever succeed!"
"I'm sorry," Ed whispered, leaning against Al's armor. "I lost faith in myself, and I shouldn't have. But we can do anything we want to do,"
"The little girl crawled up to Ed and Al, snuggling in between them. Ed patted her head, only to realize she looked terrified.
"Those are a lot of blue men" She whimpered.
"Don't worry, I'm right here" Ed assured her. "I'll keep you safe"
The girl snuggled deeper between them. "I'm glad you didn't die,"
The were caked in mud. They where falling apart. There fears where being laid out in front of them. But they where alive.
"Yeah," Ed replied, "I'm glad too,"
And done!
Yep, one chapter a day. Most likely won't stay that way. But hey! I got this out!
So, yeah, the little girl is weird. You'll see more of her weirdness later on.
I hope you liked this action sequence. I hope you thought it was cool. I hope you liked this chapter.
Read and review. If you have questions, ask away, and I'll answer them to the best of my abilities.
~MotherUniverse signing out!