Across The World I Will Follow:
The Unknown,
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?
Alphonse was down on his back staring at Winry and Khristie, Khristie was in tears she was shaking violently in Winry's arms. Way behind them they saw lights and heard noises as the Military and Edward tried to get around the barrier that Khristie had created. Winry was caressing the poor child holding her close and speaking words of comfort into her ears. Alphonse continued to stare at this girl. So much power now he saw what had caught his eye, her aura was intense it glowed brighter than any Al had ever seen before. It would've blinded a normal seer but an Alchemist is used to the powers emanating from a soul. He slowly stood up and stepped next to Winry. "Take her inside let her rest she needs it."
Winry looked up at him worry in her eyes and she nodded she took her inside. Alphonse stared up at the moon waiting for Winry to return.
"Khristie get some rest we'll talk tomorrow okay?"
Khristie nodded, Winry tucked her in their bunk that they had rented and Winry lowered her head and kissed her on the forehead. She stood up after patting her head and began to walk out of the room.
"Winry,"
Winry stopped and turned around, "Yes Khris that is my real name."
"No that's not what I was going to ask you,"
Winry laughed and smiled, "Oh so then what were you going to ask me then?"
Khristie twisted in the bed and turned to her side to look at Winry. "Are you mad at me?"
Winry walked back over to her bedside and leaned down on one knee.
"No, for using Alchemy, of course not Khristie, but don't you worry you get some rest and we can talk more in the morning."
Khristie nodded and then closed her eyes. Winry stood up and began walking out of the room. "Good night sissy,"
"Good night Khristie." Winry stepped out of the room and walked back to the rear of the train to find Alphonse waiting for her. He was still staring up at the moon his hands on the railing he looked into it searching for something but he turned to Winry so he must have not found it. "So you noticed her power to then?"
Winry nodded, "How does a little girl who I picked up off the streets get so much power?"
Alphonse shook his head, "I don't think she got it," He turned and looked up at the moon. "It's like with me and Ed, I think it was always there."
Khristie had fallen into the grasp of slumber. Falling deeper into the realm of dreaming, she floated on air as she found herself landing in a meadow deep in the woods. There were eight figures standing in the meadow seven facing one and she could only make out one of the figures and she recognized him as the Fuehrer.
She stood silent behind them not daring to move for they were deep in discussion.
"We know what you are doing Chastity, we know why've you been sent from the gate to Amestris," The Fuehrer's face stood out in the moon light now as he spoke to the women that was called Chastity which was standing surrounded by the other seven.
"The gate doesn't agree with us does it?" this time she recognized the voice and discovered it was the Fuehrer's secretary Miss. Douglass.
"It's sent you to stop us," a tall thin women standing next to a short stubby fat figure spoke her hair was long and black and she blended in with the night because of her long black gown.
"You and those brats are planning to stop us aren't you?" a figure that very oddly reminded her of a palm tree stood out during this attack she couldn't tell if it was a male or a female so she didn't even try.
"Envy, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath you think you will win but you will fail" Chastity stood there looking at them with no fear staring them in the eyes she looked at the Fuehrer and guessing by the way he acted he must be the one she called Pride.
"Let me eat her," the short stubby figure was trying to get away from the tall woman and was squirming trying to go and attack Chastity.
The woman spoke again. "No Gluttony, her essence would rip you apart but when she is weak we will let you eat her piece by painstaking piece."
Then another short figure standing next to the secretary jumped forward fists outstretched. "Let me at her so she won't hurt mommy!"
"Shut up you little brat!" The palm tree yelled at the child and the child ran back to the secretary wrapping his arms around her.
"Envy; calm yourself the boy only acts this way as to how he was created." So the palm tree headed figure was named envy she now knew what some of their names were like it mattered.
"Don't tell me what to do I'm the oldest of us all and yet you think you have control!" Envy turned to the secretary, and held its fist out, ready to fight.
Pride turned to Chastity and spoke, "Chastity you will fail I promise you." All the others but envy then turned and walked away into the woods.
Envy stepped closer to Chastity, "I will rip you piece by piece and that Bastards son's will pay for it as well!" Envy then followed his comrades.
"Child so you have finally awaken" Chastity was staring up at the moon and then turned to look at Khristie.
"What do you mean Chastity?"
Chastity stepped forward and leaned down upon one knee, "You are not a normal girl Khristie Lyanne Turner, in fact you are very special, you have powers that many do not have."
Khristie looked down at her hands and she saw a blue glow emitting from the tip of her fingers. Chastity pointed at her fingers. "See how many people do you know that have blue sparks coming from their fingertips."
Khristie shook her head, "None,"
"It's not a bad thing Khristie when the time comes you will understand completely."Chastity stood up and touched her forehead, her eyes glowed a bright pink both Chastity and Khristie's heads rose into the air and the wind picked up around them growing faster and making a vortex of leaves grow around them. Moments passed ant then it grew silent and Chastity was standing looking at her.
"What did you do?"
Chastity shook her head, "I told you child you will understand when the time is right and that time is drawing close all roads lead to Neuruvia everything is tied together everything has a purpose even those who die young they had a purpose everyone is one with the world even though you may die and you may decay and rejoin the Earth everything flows through it everything has its purpose and all those who try to mock its purpose fall and die to it." Chastity stepped away and looked up at the sky once more. "You will understand soon my child, now return to your realm of slumber the time is drawing near the tides are shifting, and it all lays in your hands to bring it all to light." Then Khristie faded and Chastity was left alone.
Earlier that day,
"It all began seven to eight years ago," Chastity was standing before Roy Mustang, they were in his office a few hours before Alex Armstrong's funeral.
"Seven to Eight years ago inside the gate we sensed something that was amiss on this side of the gate. War was growing greater and it only being a few years after Ishbal we knew immediately what was going wrong. Pride or more commonly known as Fuehrer King Bradley was planning for another go at creating the stone, with Ishbal in shambles there were only two ways that he could get a stone. He had to trap the Elric boys into trying to discover the stone which worked well, but he had a backup plan in case what took place in Liore failed."
"Neuruvia," Mustang looked up at Chastity listening very carefully.
"Yes, being as Neuruvia is a very densely populated nation due to it being in the middle of the dangerous Neuruvian Desert. All they would have to do is force all the civilians into the capital and make sure that the circle was fixed and for a very special alchemist to be abroad to activate the array and bring upon the creation of the stone."
"The girl?"
"Precisely," Chastity stepped forward and placed her hand on his desk. ",but we are hoping this will happen but we want something to get in the way of it."
"Edward and Alphonse,"
"Yes we've already got a game plan to make sure that it is not civilian casualties that fall. It will be all Military, which is why you won't be going to Neuruvia, and neither will Hawkeye or any of your subordinates that will be needed to try to bring down Central's government during the time of Anarchy."
"So are you trying to get Alphonse to return to his body?"
"It is on our agenda, but he would have to go to the other side of the gate."
"And there is only one way to really open the gate by will,"
"Exactly,"
"I understand now, Chastity even if the Alchemists become banished; I would have done it for the people I've been working for them since Maes died."
Chastity then walked to the door. "The time is coming fast Mustang, the war is drawing near, and you know that when you and Scar meet in battle more than likely one of you will have to fall."
Mustang nodded, "See you when it all starts up then I suppose right Chastity?"
She nodded and walked out the door.