Chapter 2: A New Deal
"Mommy… mommy… mommy!!" Wrath screamed in pain as his was helpless to move or use his alchemic abilities. "Wrath?! What's he doing here? Explain yourself Roosevelt," yelled Edward in what appeared to be some secret base of the U.S. government. "Please, call me Frank. I myself don't know; this is Truman's, my Vice President, department," Roosevelt replied. He then turned his attention to the solider that brought this news to them. "Private, explain to me why we have a young boy strapped to a chair." The solider responded, "Sir, this boy landed in south Idaho. He then went on to attack every citizen he could find, yelling the word 'mother' over and over again. Due to his entrance sightings, and the fact he looks nothing like a human, we thought it best to lock him up." Edward began to speak, "This is what we call a homunculi, an artificial human. This one particularly has the ability to attach surrounding elements and structures to his own being. Needless to say, he's a monster." "Hmm…" Roosevelt pondered, "Clearly we cannot make peace with this creature, and by our country's law he deserves death for his attack. Do you have a problem with this Ed?" "Not at all. If you think you can kill him, give it your best shot. But if the laws of the homunculi apply here, he won't die by traditional standards. You may have to settle for life in jail," responded Ed. "Well then, that's that," said Roosevelt. "Private, I'll leave this to you." As Ed and company walked away, the solider began to walk toward the necessary room to relay the order. Just then, a man in a suit stopped him in his tracks. "Disregard that order private," spoke the man. "But sir, Mr. Roosevelt is our Commander in Chief," responded the solider. "Yes, but ol' Frank said it himself son, I'M the man in charge of this division," replied Truman, "and I have a use for this 'monster.'"
In Germany
"So… you are telling me that you are the strongest in your group?" said the short man in uniform. "Yes, because unlike the others, I have the ultimate eye Mr. Hitler," Pride said after taking off his eye patch. "Sloth and I have done some research, and thanks to our combined speed, we know where all our comrades are except Envy." "So you are saying none of them will assist Germany in world domination?" Hitler responded. "Well then, they are of no use. Come Mr. Pride and Ms. Sloth, we will now continue our invasion of Stalingrad. Since Ms. Sloth has her aqua ability, she can even freeze over the Russians," said Hitler with eager eyes.
In Russia
"I don't believe you! America would never break our agreement, we can trust them," yelled Stalin with a passion. "You said the same thing about the Germans, and look how that turned out," responded Lust with a snicker. "Foolish, foolish," Gluttony uselessly added. "America has no reason to break our pact; we have nothing of value to them," pleaded Stalin. "Sure, ignore what we say. Because you've been doing a great job of winning this war so far," sarcastically responded Lust. "Ok, so what should we do?" Stalin asked. "The Fascists are your central problem right now, seeing as they have Greed on their side. Send in your troops to stop them in Africa, and then we can focus on the Nazis," said Lust. "Very well," Stalin replied, "but you two will have to assist on the battlefield. Now, move out!"
In America
"Well, I don't know how to send you home son, but I know how you can find out. Surely your friends have landed in different areas of the world, so your answer may lay one the battlefield. Join our forces, and you will all be given immediate ranks in our military. What do you say?" questioned Roosevelt. Ed responded, "We all talked about it, and agreed that would have to be the solution. We'll help you out, but only because we can't let the homunculus run free in this world." "Very well," said Roosevelt. "As of now your ranks are as follow: 'Commander General Alex Armstrong,' 'Colonel Edward Elric,' and 'Major Riza Hawkeye.' Very soon my friend Winston and his new acquaintance will arrive- Never mind, they're here now." Edward turned around to find a new face smiling, and an old one smirking. However Ed was not quite as happy to see this face, as he was to see Ed. The man spoke, "What's the matter FullMetal, hoping that you wouldn't have to see your commanding officer again?" said Mustang.
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