Chapter 5 Sin. Last time Scar found Tanua at a refugee camp and took him in but he has lost his memory. And its a five way showdown between Ed, Izumi, the military, two strangers, and a man posing as the Fuher.
"Zolf Kimberly but you should be dead!"Armstrong exclaims
"Zolf Kimberly the Crimson Alchemist. Sentenced to death after disobeying direct orders from you superiors." Archer explains to Sam
"Or you could say that I made woman and children go boom and when my superiors told me to stop." Kimberly explains
"Boom!" the kimera squeels
"But you should have been dead years ago." Armstrong asks in shock
"Well I wanted nothing more than a death penalty but for some reason the powers that be decided to keep me alive. Maybe you should ask that gentlemen behind you." Kimberly suggests sarcastcally
How would I know? the imposter thinks
"What are you doing just standing there arrest them!" the Fuher yells
"You heard him arrest them, arrest everyone of them." Archer orders Sam and Armstrong
"Hmm yes sir." Armstrong says
"Teacher we have to-oof!" Ed is cut off as Izumi kicks him in the gut.
"There is no point in trying to stop me!" she yells at them.
The first shot is fired Sam thinks. Bang,Bang,Bang! Sam opens fire on the two strangers and Izumi. The Kimera ducks as a bullet grazes his head and takes some skin off. The kimera charges at Sam who fires at him and hits his leg. "Aaah!!!" he yells as he falls to the ground. Izumi goes around the hallway and Sam gives chase. But she is cut off by Al who was waiting in the hallway.
"Good job Al, now I wont have to shoot her." Sam says as Ed catchs up. But before anyone can react the imposter runs between them and grabs the boy. He looks at the foot and says "Definitly Homunculi which means he is coming with me!" he says before runs off.
"Hey wait!" Sam yells going around Al and chasing the Fuher. Amazingly he can keep up and soon tackles the man to the ground.
"Sam how dare you attack a commanding officer!" Archer yells
"You dont fool me!" Sam yells punching the imposter in the face.
"Sam stop!" Armstrong yells firing a blast of pointed concrete at him. Sam jumps off of the imposter but a stray piece of concrete hits him taking his mask off. Everyone is looking at him as the imposter runs away. Armstrong walks up to him and says "Those who dare harm the Fuher will be defeated in the most powerful and graceful manner but I must ask, are you okay?"
Sam who is covering his face with his right arm says "Nah, I'll be fine." he says removing his arm and Armstrong doesnt know whether to be frightened or disgusted. Sam's head is normal except for the fact that his right eye is a red snipering flash light with hatchs surrounding it that are wide open suggesting that those are his artificial eye lids and has a beam of red light that is aiming right at Armstrong's forhead and the rightside of his head has been blown open and there is a bullet proof glass dome covering his brain. You can still see part of the brain and a water like liquid inside.
"Izumi go after that imposter and get the kid." Sam says loading his pistol with tranquilizer darts just in case.
"Imposter?" Armstrong asks still confused
"Forget it, he is a traitor attack!"Archer yells
"Since your my commanding officer I'm gonna use these, they wont kill you. And I'll explain my actions later Sir!" Sam says
"No if what you say is true then explain it." Armstrong says stopping
"Yes sir,First. when we first saw the Fuher my built in scanners found out that his body structure was different than any human I have ever met. Second why didnt we seem him come in. And third when he grabbed the kid he moved at impossible speeds. He ran down the hallway and grabbed the kid in a blink of the eye, thats not human." he explains while putting the gun away.
"Thats right." Ed says
"But until we prove that your under arrest." Archer says walking up to him
Ed turns around and runs after Izumi. But Izumi is way ahead of them and is chasing after the Fuher.
The boy is in a dark room with a red light lighting up the room and the imposter is smiling wickedly. Suddenly there is a flash of light which reveals the imposter to be Envy. Envy smiles and walks over to him while holding a bag. He opens the bag and reveals a bunch of red stones.
"Teacher, Teacher!" Al and Ed are calling for Izumi while she gets to the room the boy is in. She opens the door butEnvy is gone and the bag is empty while the kid is lying unconsious on the ground. She runs up to him and grabs him. She looks at his body which now has some got black pants and a black top with lines going down them.
"Already different."she says before running off.
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"Looks like she's gone brother." Al says looking in the room.
"Come on lets go find her." Ed says and the two run down the hallway.
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A few hours later. Sam is tied to a chair and Armstrong is watching him.
"Wait that cant be right! Replay that transmission!" a man yells
"What have they confirmed the Fuher's safety?"Archer asks
"No but when I made a call to central base they said the Fuher had no intention of coming here today." the man says
"(whistles)" Sam whistles to Archer who glares at him and says "Major, release him."
"I knew you were right Sam but orders are orders."Armstrong whispers
"No problem but can I have my mask back?" he points to a mask in Archer's hand.
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Later that night at Izumi's house.
"Please you have to tell us were teacher is! Were really worried about her, she was injured and that kid she had is a homunculi theres no telling what he'll do!" Ed pleads with Sig who ignores him and continues to cut a slab of meat.
"To the place where the human transmutation took place, where she brought her child in a desperate attempt to bring him back to life." Winry explains walking up.
"Yock Island." Sakura says
"How did you find out!? Doh!" the teen shuts his mouth.
"Of course." Ed says he looks at Al and says "Al lets go."
"Right!" the two run out of the buchery and head for the docks.
Ed, Al, Sakura, Kelly, and Winry arrive at the island and run in with Sakura leading them where Izumi had taken her. They quickly get there but when they do they see Izumi is beng strangled by the boy who looks angry. He tosses her to the ground and she coughs up some blood. Ed sees this and is enraged "Why you basterd!" he turns his metal arm nto a blade and charges at the boy.
"Dont touch him!" Izumi yells stopping Ed.
"But we saw him strangling you." Al says as she pulls herself up.
"I brought him out here to kill him... but I'm the one who deserves to die." Izumi says sadly "Because Ed, I created this child."
Everyone gets a slight expression of shock on their faces but they know its true. "I used the remains of my baby and some other elements and attempted to perform a human transmutation." she explains as it begins to rain.
"But what I got back, well I think you know Ed." Izumi says
"Somthing not...not human." Ed says slightly terrified remembering his mother.
"Haaah,Haaaa!" a disfigured corpse breaths heavily and looks at a ten year old Ed with purple glowing eyes.
"Aaaaaahh!" Ed screams as lightning strikes outside.
"This child is my sin, I need to be the one who deals with it." Izumi says
"When I awoke, I was once gain at the gate." she says flashbacking to her with a baby in cloth standing infront of a huge door with purple eyes pearing out. "I left the baby there." Izumi hands the baby to a bunch of hands that grab the child and begin to carry it away into the darkness.
"Waaah Waaah!" the baby begins to cry and Izumi suddenly has a look of shock on her face as she tries to grab the baby again but cant move.
"Nooooo!" she screams
"But if you left the baby at the gate then this couldnt be the same child." Kelly says
"Yes but when I saw this boys face I knew that this would be what age he would be ." Izumi explains " This Homunculus appeared on Yock Island, the same place he was born."
"Its the only explaination." Izumi says
"But that still doesn make sense! Homunculi are created by alchemy alone!"Ed says
"Created? Is that how you really think that a homunculi is born Edward?" Izumi asks
"Not exactly but there probably created just like Kimera's like that laboratory seven." Ed says
"No-your wrong." Izumi is interupted by the child who finally speaks up. She turns around and sees the kid who talks again. "Either because of love or foolish curiosity. Human Transmutations are attempted, but all these attempts backfire." the kid explains
"Instead of human life, a different life is created. A being that has its own body and mind, but no soul. That is how the damned are born, that is a Homunculus!" the boy yells revealing sharp teeth and small pupils. Izumi is shocked but looks to the ground,Winry gets a scared look on her face and Kelly clutchs her necklace.
Its like, he's an entirly different person. Kelly thinks. Tanua...please be safe.
"And how do you know all this, who told you?!" Ed yells
"Envy told me where I'm from and what I am." the boy explains
"Envy, you've seen that monster, he did this to you?" Ed asks in shock
"I have. Envy was born the exact same way so are the other Homuculi. All thanks to idiots like you who decided to play god and now all we really want is to become human ourselves, my brother probably wanted that as well and so we'll be going after him next." the kid explains
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Meanwhile Roy Mustang is riding in a car towards the exile grounds. Tanua is reading the book in fascination when twof sneaks up behind him. Thump! He is hit in the back of the head before he can react and is dragged away by two cloaked figures. A slimy looking man with a whispy mustache is standing on a pile of garbage watching the cars loaded with military officers drive up. Some exiles have looks of fear on their face as the cars drive up. The man smiles and runs up to the cars while the two figures watch him from behind holding a large sack.
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Back at the island a wave of water starts to change shape and turns into a woman and who surfs towards the island. Meanwhile on the island the man who sent the Kimera and Kimberly is getting onto the island with a group of his men.
"My,my if it isnt the worlds ultimate shield." a voice calls out from above him.
"Hello yourself ultimate, oh wait you prefer to be called abomination right?" he says sarcastically
"Well you were sealed in a prison for more than a century and you still havent learned your lesson, Greed?" Envy says from up on a cliff side
"Well it has been a little stale, I havent been able to keep my jokes current in a cell." Greed says as Kimberly gets on the island
"What did you do with the skull?" Envy asks causing Greed to grimace.
"Why I smashed it into tiny pieces of course." he smiles crookedly
"Ah! I see you've taken it and hidden it somewhere." Envy says, not skipping a beat. "Dont worry I'll find it and put you back in your place."
"Hah! Like I'd let you!" Greed yells charging at him. He jumps up the cliffside and swipes at Envy who jumps back and dodges him. He side sweeps him with his leg, Envy ducks and comes up to punch him but Greed jumps back. Greed sends a barrage of punchs at Envy who dodges each one and he finishs with a kick that falls down like a hammer but misses again. "From the news I've been getting we've got a brand new member around here." Greed says
"He has nothing to do with you Greed." Envy says
"He doesnt?" Greed asks sarcastically "But I still want to live and be free. And to make that happen I need a few more allies."
"Thats too bad." Envy says smiling. Greed shoots him a sadistic smile and gets ready. But he soon has a look of suprise on his face when he ears somthing approaching the island. A huge cyclone made out of water rises into the air and lands next to Envy and reforms into a young woman with brown hair in a purple suit.
"Hello Sloth." Envy greets the woman
"Misses Sloth?" Greed asks confused "You mean someone with that name was born?"
"There's a new lust too. Which means the seven of us are all together for the first time in a long time." Envy says "Oh and there is that unkown guy that we just found."
"Its a pleasure to meet you Greed." Sloth says kindly "I'm so honored to make your aquantince."
Greed glares at her but replaces his scowl with a smile. "Well I may be greedy but I'm not stupid. I have no intention of fighting two Homunculi at the same time." he says backing up and jumping of the cliff an running back to the boat.
"Oh well." Sloth says slightly dissapointed."We'll have to deal with them at another time."
"Hahaha!" Envy starts laughing
"Where's Wrath?" Sloth asks Envy
"Oh, I imagine he should be with the Full Metal boy now." Envy says "hehehe."
"You mean you propelled him into a confrontation with the Elrics?" Sloth asks with a tone of irritation "The plan was to use Wrath as bait to lure them back on the trail of the Philophisor's Stone."
"That'll have to wait." Envy says "So sorry."
"I have to see the son of that basterd trembling on his knees and feet in fear." Envy says smiling evily
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"I remember and can picture it all." Wrath explains to everyone "The only thing I could do was sit and wait in the absence of the Gate."
"I just kept waiting and waiting. All the while my body was slowly growing, one day an idiot dropped by." he says "He had already given his leg and now he stuck his arm out cross the threshhold. He kept screaming and crying "Give me back my little brother!" " he says in a mocking tone. "I took his limbs for myself!"
"After a long time I was able to open the Gate with my new found power." Wrath continues "And I finally came out of the darkness!"
"This...cant be." Ed says dumbstruck
"Oh and thank you for the arm and leg!" Wrath mocks him and his face grows with more terror. "Thank you for this incomplete life, nothing can match my graditude." he aims the insult at Izumi.
"Not even my hate." he says "But I kinda miss my "adopted" brother and I think I'll pay him a visit." Wrath says with rage in his voice
"No leave him alone!" Kelly screams and charges at Wrath.
"Kelly no!"Sakura yells
Wrath simply jumps up and kicks her away. "Ugh!" she slides across the ground and hits a tree.
"Kelly!" Sakura runs over to Kelly whose nose is bleeding, she has a bruise on her head and she is unconsious
"But first, since I already have your arm and leg I think I need to complete the set so...GIVE ME YOUR ENTIRE BODY!" he yells at Ed. "Once I have that I'll be a real human!"
He jumps high into the air and comes down at Ed his feet forward. But Ed is still in shock and cant move. Al quickly pushes him out of the way and attempts grabs Wrath's foot.CLANG! Wrath's feet and Al's metal arm collide with tons of force and that sends a wave of power through the air that shakes the trees. Al throws Wrath away but he backflips back on his feet like a gymnastic trick. "Ow that hurt! Your Metal body isnt the one I'm after." Wrath says
"Brother, if your not going to do this then I will." Al says to Ed who is on the ground behind him.
"Al please dont do it!" Winry pleads with him.
"I have to! His arm and leg are my brothers!" Al yells "The things he lost because of me...its all my fault!"
"No, Al." Ed says quietly to him because he is to terrified to yell.
"All this time we have been trying to get our normal bodies back, NOTHINGS GOING TO STOP ME NOW!" Al lunges at Wrath.
Sorry I hate cliffhangers myself but times up Al.
Al;but...but.
Here have a kitty.
Al: YAY! o
Next time. Al vs Wrath and the Unkown Homunculi Tanua!
