Across the World I will follow:
Chapter 6: The Dog ofthe Military
Edward had finally composed himself after the interference of Bet in his battle. She seemed oddly familiar yet he had never met her in his life. A thought came to him, Maybe it was the lady from the train…but…well I won't put out the possibility of it being Envy. He continued to walk to the main headquarters of the Military. His thoughts continued to wrap around the woman on the train and the two women he had just met. Is there a connection? On the very outside of his mind he thought No ,and yet deep inside him he thought yes.
Edward finally made it through the slums of the lower city and entered the sophisticated part of Central, where the Heads of the State sat on their asses all day and sent their alchemists out to do their dirty work. Ed resented having to be tied to the state as much as any person in this country, yet there were still the morons, and dipsticks of the country who wanted power and money and if you want that then working as a dog for the rest of your life sometimes feels like the best and only option.
Edward continued to walk down the primped streets of the Upper class homes. Many of the homes in this section of Central looked like castles instead of houses. The State lived off of the backbreaking labor of the people. Ed wasn't very happy to have to work for them, but he needed to have special access to everything if he wanted to find the philosophers stone someday, and then now he needs to exploit his military power to find Winry. Winry, I am so sorry…
Ed felt a tear dripping from his eyes; Ed couldn't forget the night he walked away from her without a second glance, the nigh he turned her away, the night he kicked her out on her ass for loving him. He felt no more than an animal for treating her that way. Edward continued on his lonely trek to the headquarters, his head pounding with anxiety and confusion.
He finally neared the building it was a great stone building built many years before he was born. Its great tall towers towered above many of the surrounding homes and businesses. The States headquarters was covered with military men and protesters which were always on cue whenever the military tried sending the state alchemists on to other cities or countries. Edward walked onto the main square to get to the entrance to the monstrous building. He did not like coming here for he was always the talk of the city with his outrageous tactics and his youth always on the lips of the people.
Edward was greeted by many alchemists and state workers as he entered the building. He entered the great marble hallway decorated in old roman attire. Millions of dollars went into this place on the backbreaking labor of the people glares. Ed keeps walking until he makes it to the elevator. He presses the up button and waits patiently. After a few seconds the elevator arrived at his floor. Ed stepped on and let it take him to the next floor. When he arrived he departed the elevator and took a left to go to Mustangs office. He nears Mustang's office door and his secretary was not present. That's odd. She's normally always there. Ed opens the door into his office and looks in he's not there.
Then Ed turns quickly behind him. He heard footsteps. He recognized one of the footfalls as Roy's light pitter patter, and the distinguished higher official walk of the Fuehrer and the third was that of the 2nd Lieutenant Jean Havoc. Ed quickly acted and threw himself under Roy's secretaries' desk.
"King Bradley, Intel from Neuruvia reports that there have been rumors of rebellion to the presence of our men there. They have also begun to protest the treaty of peace between Amestris and Neuruvia." Havoc wasn't very happy about this for he knew the Fuehrer wouldn't be too pleased with it either.
"Yes I have heard this. Mustang," Bradley turns to him, and Mustang stands at attention.
"Sir," he salutes.
"When you see Fullmetal tell him he needs to head to Neuruvia, I want our best to be out there. We may have to begin the conquest soon. If Neuruvia doesn't cooperate with us then there will be no other choice but to take offensive force."
"Yes, King Bradley," he says in a sarcastic and yet not suspicious manner, "Ed should be in Central at this moment more than likely already in the building. I will pass on the assignment." He salutes him.
"Mustang, Havoc, right now you two are the only ones that I can trust with this information. The rest of the State doesn't need to know about the possibilities of Conquest. Negotiations for a new treaty will be held within the next few weeks. I want Edward to go to Neuruvia and be one of my representatives at the Negotiations. We need to have one of our best inside just in case the wall falls and we have to invade, odds are against it, but we can't be too weary," he gives him a strange look. "Can we Colonel?"
Roy stands at attention once more,"No sir." He turns to Havoc, "Okay Havoc you can go home for the evening."
Havoc salutes and leaves to the left the same way they came. The Fuehrer nods to him and then walks away. Roy stands there for a moment and as soon as he noticed that he was out of ear shot he let out a hearty laugh. "So looks like you got to hear, Bradley talk about his hair brained scheme to take over Neuruvia right? Don't worry he's been talking about that since they refused to take sides with us in the war in Ishbal."
Ed falls out from under the desk and looks up at his boss. "How did you know I was there?"
"Ed you seriously think I don't have eyes everywhere? I know the moment you step foot in Central where you're at you ding batted pipsqueak." Ed's face turns red. He immediately jumps up and starts waving his arms around in the air in a tantrum.
"HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A SHORT INSIGNIFIGANT DWARF PIPSQUEAK WHO CAN'T EVEN LIFT UP HIS OWN ARM?!" He keeps screaming and yelling and flailing his arms about for a few more moments until Mustang puts his hand up.
"Don't make me Ed. We both don't want to have to go and have that fight like we did last time do we?" He smiles evilly and lights a fire in the palm of his hand by snapping his fingers. Ed looks at him for a moment and then stops.
"No I guess you're right." He looks at him for a moment until he lets go of the ball of fire.
"So I realize you're here for something. Something other than the Philosophers stone for once maybe?" Mustang walked into his office and sat down behind his wooden desk and linked his two hands together and watched Ed as he followed in and closed the door behind him.
"Actually yes," he moves towards the desk and sits in one of the small wooden chairs in front of his filthy desk. His desk had a typewriter, piles of papers, ink stains, and quills, empty ink bottles, and other such knick knacks that he normally had along with some chalk for transmutation circles. "My friend Winry, she left a note telling me, Al, and Pinaco that she was running away. She mentioned Ishbal and I was coming for clearance to head down that way, and to know if you had heard anything."
Roy sits there for a moment staring at Ed like he was a bit deranged. "Okay so you actually came for clearance for once in your life?"he raises his eyebrow and stares at him, "and what makes you think I know anything about little Winry?"
Ed sits there flabbergasted, "Well don't you usually know who comes in and out of this city? Aren't you the one who always has," makes finger quotes," eyes and ears EVERY-where?"
Roy's lip began to twitch at that sly comeback. He sat up and crossed his leg. "Yeah I do, and I'd known if Winry had been here, though rumors were going around about some girl in the lower city who hated us with a passion but made sure that no one got into any fights with us. I think its all hogwash to me." He snaps his fingers and a spark erupts from his hand. " I can't tell you anything about Winry, but I can tell you, you could go ask about that girl. Anyways you have to go through Ishbal to get to Neuruvia, if you want to keep your job you best go on down there you know? I mean you are A dog of the Military, Like you told your brother, 'You're a dog with a leash tied around your neck.'"
Ed looks down and then looks at him. "Yeah well," he slams his fist down and stands up. "Looks like I'll have to play by the rules for now but with ONE. ONE! Tail or ear of her I'm pulling out and looking for her you understand me forget the damned Fuehrer. I love her I made a mistake, AND NOW I MUST FIX IT!" Ed's heart was beating fast. When he had slammed his fist down upon Roys desk he accidently tore away a fist shaped hole in it. Ed's face was engulfed in righteous fury. "You must understand the only thing I care about now is her! I don't care about the philosophers stone anymore. If I had to I'd give up my other arm and leg for her to know that I'm sorry!" He grabs a hold of the desk. "Tell me where I can find out about this girl."
Roy was becoming very irritated his favorite desk now had an Edward Elric fist print that tore right through it like it was butter. "Well Ed learn to control your temper. All I can tell you is to check down in the lower city. Nothing else I can do for you I don't worry about rumors." He smiles "That's your department, Not mine."
Ed looks at him and put his hand out. "Give me my papers so I can get to Neuruvia and everywhere on the way," Roy grabs some papers and quickly signs them and stamps them with the seal. ",but remember. I don't care if I have a leash around my neck. Leashes can be cut!" And he walks out not saying another word.
"So it has begun then," a female voice sounded from out of nowhere within the room. Roy nodded and looked to his left.
"You can come out now."
From out of the shadows a violet glow peaked from it and came out. "Good, So Edward will make it to Neuruvia then?"
Roy watched as he saw the last glances of Ed as he turned to walk into the elevator."Yes," Roy looks back at her. "Same for Winry Al, and the girl?"
The woman walked to the window and watched Ed as he walked away from the capital. "Yes the ones from Resembool are going, and yes she is with them." Edward goes to the edge of the street and waves down a taxi. "Their road to their Destiny is coming fast Mustang. The revolution is coming. Amestris will not stand much longer and those four are the only hope left."
Roy watches her as she turns around. "So Colonel. What is Bradley planning now?" She crossed her arms and sat on the windowsill with her legs crossed. Roy looks towards her and bows his head.
"Well the usual, negotiations don't work, we invade, but I think even if we do agree to the treaty we'll still attack. He doesn't understand what lies in Neuruvia." He looks up. "Something he's not expecting." He then as a curt evil smile on his face as he flips his hair out of his eye.
His phone rings. "Hello?"
"Colonel, Lt. Colonel Hawkeye Reporting."
"Oh Hawkeye how is it on the train to Hiessgart."
"All is well the three have met up."
Roy laughs. "Good, now Hawkeye." He scrunches his eyes and makes a fist. "Tail em'!"
Hawkeye a few hundred miles away in Hiessgart salutes to the fun. "Yes sir."
Roy hangs up the phone. "Well It looks like its begun."
She looks back out the window as Ed finally boards a taxi. "The fate of the world is in their hands now. In the hands of two lovers, and that of a little girl."