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"Water... water... water..." On the horizon of Reole, two figures were approaching the desert town. Both had on black cloaks, the most inappropriate clothing for this type of weather, and one had a bulky looking camera hanging around their neck.
"Calm down, Anna. We're here." The taller of the two told the shorter, pointing at the now visible city.
"At last! Reole! We're here!" Anna, the smaller of the two cheered, pumping up her fist with new found energy.
"That's what I just said." Her brother, Lei, sighed. He pushed up his glasses in irritation.
"Shut up Lei. Now, let's find a place to get me some water." And so the two ventured forth, into the town that would change their lives. The plot.
Part 2: The rising actions
Anna's P.O.V
"Children of the god who lives on this earth, have faith, and thou shall be saved."
I stared at the radio above the small stand me and Lei sat in annoyance. Wouldn't this priest guy shut up? I was trying to enjoy a meal. I groaned as the strange forecast continued.
"The god of the sun, Leto, enlightens thy path. Behold, having descended from the throne, the lord shall save thee from thy sins."
Now I could tell that even Lei was annoyed. There was no sun god Leto. If there was, I'd have heard about it from Lei from now. That guy and his stories. But this priest dude was slowly stumbling over the line.
Talk about stuff like this has always annoyed me to the point where any 'run away' tendency I have dulls.
"As a messenger of the sun god, I am your father."
And he just took a giant leap over said line.
"A radio broadcast of Sermon?" Lei asked. At the same time, another person muttered the same thing. They blink and look at each other but I was to occupied to notice the exchange.
"A messenger of god?" I say, eyebrow twitching. "What's that...?" I trail off, looking strangely at the guy next to me. He had said the same thing. At the same time even. It was a stare off until the bar tender guy got our attention.
"The thing I ought to say is "What's that" 'bout you guys." He looked at all four of us strangely. "Are you guys street performers or something?"
The blond haired boy next to me spit out his water. Both me and Lei twitched. Why did people keep asking us that? I guess I understand that the armor would be a hint for that sort of occupation, but they weren't with us. Heck, who were these guys anyways?
"Ok pops, what part of us looks like street performers?" The blond asked, obviously angry.
"I keep looking, but that's all you could be..." Oh, ouch.
"Well, anyways. I don't see people like you around often. Are all of you tourists."
I laugh nervously. "Yeah, something like that?" It was more like a question. Lei nudged me and the others just gave me a strange look.
"Anyways, what's with this broadcast?"
"Haven't you heard of Lord Cornello?"
"Who?" Both me and the red-jacket-kid-who-really-needs-a-name asked. Again with the talking in unison thing! Who is this guy!
"Founder Cornello! Messenger of Leto the sun god!" He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. And to them, it probably was.
The guys surrounding us begun to praise him and I quickly lost attention. I could tell that Lei was losing himself in thought too.
"...You ain't listening, kid." The man stated annoyed.
"Nope." He replied curtly "I'm not interested in religion." Well, neither was I, but then I meet Helen and got into a whole bunch of crazy stuff...
'I'm stuffed, Let's beat it." he told his companion, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Yep." the armored guy replied in a surprisingly childish voice. As they got up though, the large tin of metal hit his head on the low down top of the stand, causing the evil radio to drop and smash into pieces.
"AH!" The bar tender yelled in anger. "Hey! Don't cause any problems here! It's all because you're walking around in armor like that!"
"Sorry." He apologized, crouching down to expect the damage. "I can fix it."
"Fix? How?"
"Just watch." the shorter of the two informed us, leaning on the store counter.
I stared as he pulled out a piece of chalk and gave it to his companion, who in return started to draw a round circle around the smashed radio. I knew what he was doing.
"Ok, here I go." The tall guy informed, standing up with his hands crossed above it. A flash of light appeared and sand rose, causing a small smoke screen.
"Hows this?" Blondie asked, pointing at the now repaired machine. It crackled to life, broadcasting the religious talk once more. Dang it!
"I'm totally stunned." The bartender dude responded, looking at the radio and then the boys. "You can use the power of miracles?"
"The what?" Blondie questioned.
I blinked too. "Their alchemist." I inform the man. I shrink as everyone's gaze turned to me. "Um, yeah. Continue."
"Anyways, she's right. We're alchemists. You can call us the Elric brothers. We are sort of famous."
The crowed spring to life once more, shouting out all sorts of things.
"The Elric brothers?!"
"I know them!"
"The older one is a national alchemist, The "Fullmetal Alchemist!" Edward Elric!"
I froze. Elric brothers. Edward Elric. Fullmetal alchemist. Crap! crapcrapcrap this is bad! Very bad!
The rest of the conversation was blocked out as I paled, remembering what caused Reole to be my next destination in the first place.
"Fufufu! This is so awesome! Finally!"
I stared at a manically giggling Helen, the general feeling that was promising malcontent and suffering in the air around her. "Hey Helen. You haven't visited me in a while." I wish she never would "what's up?" please let it be nothing and it's someone else's demise she was giggling about like a school girl.
"Nope, It's yours" She practically sung. "Your demise and suffering I mean."
I gulp. "A-and what is it that's going to be so horribly mentally scaring for me?"
"That's a se-cr-et!" She then brook into another fit of insane giggles.
I slowly backed away. Maybe I could make a run for it and wake up.
"Nope~"
"Ahhhh!" I shrieked as she suddenly appeared behind me.
"So, Anna, I called you here for more than just me mocking you this time. I need you to go somewhere for me."
"No." I flat out refused. last time I went somewhere for her, I was almost maimed by a bear and stuck in a cold fort full of crazy military officers that reminded me of a boot camp.
"You don't have a choice!" She said, not losing her happy exterior. "Truth repellent!"
I massage my temples. She got me there. "Fine!"
She smirked. "I'm glad you see it my way."
Quickly, I grab my brother's arm and pulled him away form the crowd. "We're going." I inform him. "Now."
He nodded. "Ok." Quickly, without a word, we sneaked away, soon leaving the crowded street behind. Only then did I let out a sigh of relief.
"What was that about?" He questioned me. I just look at him.
"When I spun the wheel of doom to decide my fate, my requirements were in this world titled the 'Fullmetal' world.
"Wait! So that means.."
"Right." I nod "Somehow, that guy's going to be the center of everything. Just like the main protagonist of a book! And so..."
I point at the Elric brothers, who I drew a poor sketch of. "We must avoid these guys at all cost!No matter what!"
"Right!"
I stood next to Lei in the middle of a large crowd of people, all attention directed to one man. He waved to them all and they cheered as if he was a celebrity. Scrunching up my nose, I point at him.
"Uh, Lei? Who's the fat guy?"
"Miss!" random villager one interrupted "That's the most holiest man alive! A saint!"
I tilted my head. "So he's Mustang! That's exactly how he describes himself. Hm... he's gotten a bit chubby though, huh?"
Some where in eastern, one Roy Mustang sneezed. "For some reason, I want to punch Anna..."
Back at Reole, Lei's fist came down on my head. "Idiot. That's obviously not him. It's probably that Cornello we heard about before."
"Ohhh." I nodded. That made a lot more sense. "But what's so great about this guy."
"His miracles!" I looked at random villager one.
"Just watch." Random villager two said besides him, gesturing to the fat dude.
Just then, a stray flower petal from the hundreds that were floating in the air went into his hand. He clasped his other hand on top and poof! Out came a sunflower that was ten times the size of the original.
My jaw dropped. "What! That was definitely alchemy but- but- the law!" I sputtered. Lei nodded gravely.
"Some how, that man ignored the law of equivalent exchange." He looked at me. "What do you want to do?"
"We investigate. If it gets to bad, or to troublesome, we run."
"Um, miss. Do you know where we could join this religion?" I approached the first person I could find. She was a young woman with dark brown hair, although the fronts were pink.
Was that natural?
The woman beamed. "Oh, are you interested in the religion too? I'm Rose and I was just taking these guys there. You two may come also um..."
"Anna" I informed. "And this is my brother, Lei."
"Ok Lei, Anna. Come with me. Oh, and these are the other guys I'm taking to see him. Their names are Edward and Alphonse Elric." I recognized the two instantly.
"Ah!" We yelled, pointing at each other. "Cloaked girl!" He yelled at the same time I yelled "Blondie!"
Lei sighed in the background. Of all the people to just randomly meet in the street...
"Huh?" Rose tilted her head. "Do you already know each other?"
"No!" I yell quickly, moving over to her side. "Ok! We can go now." That was close!
"Sure. Just follow me." As she walked ahead, the national alchemist pulled me to the side.
"Who are you and why are you here?" He whispered.
"Ah, long story." I mumble back. "Let's just say I'm trying to find something." That's right. A flower that might or might not exist.
Edward seemed to think of it as something else though. His grip tightened. "So you think it's the philosopher stone too, huh? Well sorry pal, but we got here first." He let go and walked to his brother.
I rubbed my sore arm, moving back to my own sibling. "What was that all about?"
I shrugged, my mind in action. The 'philosopher stone'... where have I heard that before? I decided to phone Kelvin later and ask. With that in mind, I followed Rose and the others to where I could get some answers.
"Now please enter."
The five of us walked in turn behind a large man in a black uniform of a priest.
"The founder is a very busy person, and does not have much free time. But you sirs-"
"And lady." I cut in.
"-have good luck."
"I'm sorry. I won't take up much of his time." Ed said.
Our guide reached into his coat and I backed up a bit. I had a bad feeling about this.
"Yes, we'll end this soon." He stated, pulling out something black and shiny. "Just like this!"
Before anyone knew it, he had a gun in his hand and it was pointed at Al's face. A bang resonated through the room and the head of the armor fell off.
I tried to dash forwards, but Lei held on to my shoulder. "Look." Was all he said.
I watched helplessly as Al's body fell to the floor and soldiers rushed forwards, placing pointy inwards scythe things at both Ed, Lei and my necks.
Wow. What a grand welcome.
"Brother!" Rose yelled "What is the meaning of this?!"
"Rose." He replied "These men-"
"And woman!" I couldn't help but yell.
"-Are heretics that were going to trap the founder. They're demons."
I glare at him. Not once, but twice was I ignored!
"No!" She denied. "If that's why, the Founder surely wouldn't have allowed th-"
"The founder has allowed this." He smirked evilly.
"The word of the founders are the word of god! This is god's will!"
"Oh?" I froze for the second time that day. That voice! It's-
"That's a mean god." as if rising from the dead , Al's body rose up, grabbing the gun. With one swift movement, a metal fist hit him in the face.
At the same time, Ed, flipped one of the guards that restrained him into the other. Then he and his brother turned to the remaining guards. They all flinched as the small alchemist took his brother's disembodied head and threw it at them. It skull bashed one of the guards and the others ran away in fear.
"Strike." The full metal alchemist said, giving me a thumbs up.
"My head!" Al yelled at him.
"W-what! What's this!" Rose pointed at the brothers, falling to the ground.
Alphonse bent down so we could all see his hollow insides. "It's always like this." He explained.
"Th-that's! Th-there's nothing inside!"
I just looked at them with a dropped jaw. Lei was taking it better than me. But I have the feeling he already knew... I'll ask him about it later. Right now...
"Oh, this? This is just the sin of someone trespassing on a forbidden domain. Just like me. And my brother too."
"Edward too?" She whispered.
"Ok, let's stop this topic." I suggest, unnerved.
"Yeah." Ed nodded, he turned to me then Rose. "Rose, do you have the guts to see the truth?"
"So this is the Founder's room Rose told us about."
The four of us stood in front of the tall door. Ed turned to me and Lei. "Why are you two still here anyways?" He asked.
I shrugged. "Hey, I wan't to see the truth too."
"Although she has close to zero guts." Lei added in. I nudged him in the side with my elbow.
"Ignore the idiot." I gestured to the door. "Please proceed. We'll be right here."
"Cowering behind my brother." Edward depthened. I nod.
"Feel free to pretend were not even here." Lei advised. Sweat dropping, the Elric brothers turned back to the doors.
They creaked open and the two went in, me and Lei behind them. "hmm, You're supposed to say welcome." Ed informed.
"Welcome to our Holy Church."
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