Across The World I Will Follow:
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Hiessgart,
Edward Elric led his men back outside. "Alright I want as many off road vehicles as we can muster! I am in need of arriving in Neuruvia within the next two weeks. Move Now!" His men saluted him and they ran off to begin carrying out his orders. He walked to the train station and sat at a booth there for a moment staring at the tracks going south. Edward Elric stayed there and wouldn't move for nearly an hour, and then he heard a voice.
"Colonel Elric!"
Ed turned his head to see Robert Shimkus running up to him. Robert stopped a few feet behind him staring him in the eye. A few moments passed as the two looked each other down. Edward felt a great since of arrogance from this man, but he knew he wasn't here to start another fight. "What do you want Mr. Shimkus?"
Shimkus slowly crept forward, his steps crawling and not closing the gap between the two quickly. He walked around the bench and sat across from him on the other side of the bench and looked at him. Ed turned his head around and looked him in the eye. "I said what do you want Shimkus?"
"I want to ask you, why did you let me go?"
Edward looked him in the eye silence groped them and Edward turned away, "I may be a dog of the military, but I do have a heart Robert Shimkus," he looked up at the ceiling of the train station. "I too would have given up my freedom for a girl," he turned to look him in the eye. "A life isn't the cost for a life, no matter how much one of the lives in question thinks their life has been used."
Robert bowed his head and nodded, "I understand," he stood up and started to walk when he got in front of Edward he turned and looked at him. He smiled and put his hand out in a friendly handshake. "Take care of yourself Elric; you really are a good man, unlike most of those State Dogs."
Ed laughed and took his hand and they firmly shook and then he nodded and walked away. He put his arms up on the back of the bench and leaned back to wait for his men to come back with the vehicles they would use to try to catch up with that train.
In Route to Ishbal,
Silence groped the back of the train. Khristie looked over at Al, she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him as far as she could reach. Alphonse looked at her he stared at her for the longest time and then he finally spoke. "Winry, but how can you really be Winry?"
Winry bowed her head and stood for a moment not moving or speaking just breathing heavily. Her hands were shaking. Then Winry turned her eyes to the pouch at her side. She stuck her hand into the pouch digging around for something in it for a moment, after a few moments she pulled out a picture. "Alphonse if you don't believe me then how do you explain that I have this picture?" She put her hand out the picture in hand Alphonse took it and grasped it. He raised it to eye level standing quaking still and silent for a moment more and then a silent gasp left him. Winry only bowed her head.
Central,
Annabella and Arianna went back to Mr. Fletcher's home directly after the Tombstone was completed. They rushed home to prepare to get ready to leave. When they arrived Annabella sent Arianna upstairs to get in something fit for travelling and to grab some clothes and to meet her back downstairs in twenty minutes. Annabella dressed quickly putting back on her uniform and placing her weapons at her side. She pulled her Katana out, she walked to a mirror and stared herself down. She moved her body slowly feeling the weight of the sword in her hand. She moved stealthily watching each step carefully and making sure that silence was the key word, after a few moments she bowed to herself and placed the sword back in its sheath on her back. She tied her hair back in her bun making sure that everything was ready. She pulled out a black. She pulled her right glove off with her mouth holding it in place between her teeth. She placed her finger in the cup and a black residue left itself upon the tip of her finger. She wiped it upon her right cheek from the tip of her nose to the bottom of her cheek diagonally from the nose. She repeated this on her left cheek. Then she drew two lines that connected to make a peak just above her forehead. She looked at herself in the mirror her muscles showing through her tight uniform which allowed for quick and easy movement. She then put her glove back on and pulled her mask on over her face only thing showing was her eyes but then she pulled out a pair of black goggles and wrapped them around her head. She was once again Annabella the assassin the soldier the enemy of the State.
Arianna then came downstairs and saw Annabella back in her uniform. "So are you a soldier or something Anna?" Arianna was wearing jeans and a pink t-shirt her hair was pulled back in its braid and she had a back pack in her hand ready to go. Annabella walked over her and stood on one knee looking at her she pulled up her goggles so she could see her eyes.
"Ari, yes I'm a soldier, I'm fighting for our freedom, our peoples freedom. I'm at war with the State and I'm taking you somewhere safe so that you won't be in the middle of the fighting. I may not come home but as long as I know you are safe, I can die peacefully" Arianna began to cry she stepped forward and embraced her older sister. Annabella looked at her and held her close for a moment but then pushed her away far enough so that she could wipe away her tears. "It's okay Ari, someday you'll be living in a country where you will be able to live in peace and not have to fight for what you believe is right." She stood up kissed her on the cheek and then took her hand. The two walked to the front door to find Chastity waiting for them.
"Are you ready Anna?"
Anna nodded, "Let's get her safe."
Chastity took both of the girl's hands and closed her eyes. The wind began to pick up and for a few moments nothing happened, but then one final gust of wind roared through their hair and they were gone.
Hiessgart,
Edward heard a progression of trucks pull up in front of the train station. He quickly ran from the train station and found Havoc standing at the door to a truck. He was saluting as he walked down the steps. Ed went to him and saluted back. "Havoc get in, we must make it to Liore before that train can possibly get going again."
"Sir!" Havoc jumped into the truck. He started the engine and the rest of the trucks quickly followed behind. Ed sat in the passenger seat with his legs and arms crossed staring out the window as they drove beside the train tracks at top speed. He had been thinking things over and this girl seemed to be following the same path Winry had mentioned in her letter.
"Leave me alone!"
Winry that's you isn't it? Betty Romero is Winry Rockbell.
He sat there and pondered over it for hours on end. He realized the truth.
I've found you at last Winry.
Outside Dublith,
Scar had made a camp just out of Dublith. He had sent in some of his most trusted soldiers that were in the Militia to go inside and recruit as many men to the cause as they could. It was growing dark and he was expecting Chastity and Annabella to be back at any moment. He stood over his army in silent vigil waiting for the time that he could begin his evening ritual of calling forth them all and praying for their success. Then a gust of wind picked up around him. He stood silently waiting for it to calm and then a voice sounded from behind.
"Scar we have returned." He turned to find Chastity staring him directly in the face. He had to strain his eyes but to her left was Annabella fully equipped for battle.
"Good then for now we wait." He turned and looked back over his people. "We must wait for war to begin in Neuruvia. Since Neuruvia lies down to the southeast and we don't have but a slim border to it to the south if we begin the attack here then Neuruvia will win the war and Ishbal and Neuruvia will turn their resources to help our cause. Then the people will overthrow this government and we will finally be free of the State."
"Like I said before Scar, you make this sound way too easy."
"I know but for now there is nothing we can do we already have resistance all along the railroad when the time comes when enough of the army has been sent to Neuruvia we will cut them in half. With the countries surrounding us many will flock to us to aid us in this war soon Amestris will be under new rule and peace can be restored to this fair land."
In route to Ishbal,
Alphonse stared down at the picture that Winry had given him. It was the same picture that he had taken two years ago of Winry and Ed after they fixed his automail after the battle in Liore. Only Ed and Winry had this picture there were only two copies and this truly showed that this woman indeed was Winry Rockbell. "Winry, Why?"
Winry lifted her head up and looked him in the eyes. She began to explain all that had happened the day Ed walked out on her, her life that week or two in Central, and how she had found Khristie she put it all on him only stopping for Khristie to say something or Al to nod and let it all sink in, after a few minutes she finished. "You see I'm sorry Alphonse." Then a horn sounded from behind them they saw a progression of Military trucks. Winry looked at it then realized what was happening. "Alphonse do something!"
Alphonse quickly drew a transmutation circle on the edge of the train but he fell back and Khristie stepped forward and her foot touched the circle. A blue glow emitted from her eyes as a wall of Earth rose in front of The Trucks they heard the sound of breaks but no explosions they were slowed down but they would keep coming. Alphonse looked at her and so did Winry. Winry bent down and looked at her. "Khristie what did you do?"
Khristie looked scared she looked at Winry but didn't say a thing she clapped her hands and a blue sparkle shown in her eyes.
This girl this 8 year old girl she did alchemy, she's from the streets and she preformed alchemy how. How can this girl use Alchemy?
Somewhere in the woods,
Chastity stood in the silence of the woods staring up at the moon that had just risen from the depths of the darkness. She had her arms crossed looking at it. Then a blue haze bounced off of it. She laughed, "So the girl has finally preformed an act of Alchemy, how nice her power is finally being released will it be enough to save mankind from destroying themselves in this war?"
We know what you are doing Chastity,
We know why you've been sent to Amestris from the gate,
The gate doesn't agree with us does it?
It's sent you to stop us,
You and those brats are planning to destroy us aren't you?
"Envy, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath you think you will win but you will fail"
Let me eat her!
No gluttony her essence would rip you apart but when she's weak we'll let you eat her piece by painstaking piece.
Let me at her so she won't hurt mommy!
Shut up you little brat!
Envy; calm yourself the boy only acts like this as to how he was created.
Don't tell me what to do I'm the oldest of us all and yet you think you have control!
Chastity you will fail I promise you!
I will rip you piece by piece and that Bastards son's will pay for it as well!
"As you will Envy but you will not succeed" A gust of wind blew through the air and then all was silent once more. She looked up at the stars she looked into the moon and saw three colors. Blue, golden brown and green. "Please hurry time is running out."