The Elemental Alchemist
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Chapter 5
Two weeks later, after long hard training, testing and conversing with higher ups, Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang handed Mana a certificate stating that she was a certified State Alchemist. She was squirming with joy inside but didn't show it. She accepted the certificate and official State Alchemist pocket watch with a solemn face, bowed to Colonel Mustang and left his office, closing the door behind her. She hurried down to the lobby where Ed and Al were waiting for her.
As she approached, Ed turned to her.
"Well?" he asked expectant.
Mana handed her certificate to Ed with a brilliant smile.
Looking at the certificate, he snorted inwardly. They still have these ugly things, he thought, it's the same as mine except the name and title.
He looked at the title.
" 'The Elemental Alchemist,'" he said out loud, "Nice."
"Really?" Mana asked.
"Totally. C'mon, let's go celebrate."
Roy Mustang watched the girl leave with the Elric's from his office window. She was staring at her watch as ahe held it up in the sunlight.
The watch shone silver in the sunlight.
"I can't believe I really did it!"
"I knew you were a shoe in. I kinda had to pull some strings so they'd let you take the test, reminding them of what they did in my case."
"Yeah. Once you except one you gotta let others."
She smiled and tapped the watch so it spun.
"So what're we doing to celebrate Mana?" Al asked.
"I'd like to shove this watch in my father's face. Why don't we go out to eat?"
"Great idea! Then maybe you and Al could face off, no Alchemy."
"Sounds good to me," Mana said, " I always was a good fighter."
"Let's go find a restaurant."
Mana stood in a field facing Al at dusk. Ed stood a little ways away, watching. Mana quickly pulled a knife from her boot.
"No weapons either," said Ed.
Mana took the knife in her hand and slit the right side of her skirt up to her hip. Ed and Al stared at her.
She looked at the two of them.
"What? I'll have better maneuverability this way."
Mana slipped the knife back into her left boot.
"Ready when you are Al," she said.
Later that night Mana lay on her bed in a hotel room provided by Central. She held her pocket watch in the moonlight streaming through the window, watching it shine.
"I can't believe I really did it," she said to herself, "in your face Papa!"
And it was all because my friends believed in me." I have the best friends in the world."
Ed was passing by Mana's room and heard her say this. He smiled to himself and thought, I just hope she doesn't get scared over some o' the stuff that happens.
Thanks to all the reviewers. And thanks again for the positive feed back Wing. It was really kind of you. Any way this story is only going to be typed up once a week even though it has taken a long time for me to get this chapter up. SOOO SORRY. Please be nice and review. Thankee.