The Rainbow Alchemists, from the Order of Flamel's Apprentices, Peace-Keepers of Amestris! They were the strongest Alchemists of Amestris, possibly even the world! Descendants of the First Apprentices themselves, they were of pure blood and soul, never the ones to do intentional harm to their friends and allies. Edward Elric, Strawberry Fawnson, Cathrine Honeywater, Daisy Clearwater, Karina Ren Suzuki, "Dark" Angel Jones, Violet Thompson, Lyn Simmons, "Black Cat" Catherine Bridges, and Terios the Were-cat.
But as they were just getting out of head-quarters, a ring of flames encircled them. "You aren't getting away that easily." someone snarled.
"Spectrum, this is bad." whimpered Violet as the flames licked ever closer.
"Terios?" he hissed.
"Split up. Meet at the Witches Tavern." suggested the Xingese were-cat prince.
"That's our best bet." he nodded, facing the oncoming colonel. "So are you as low as to harm little kids?" he leered loudly. "That's pathetic! I wonder how you ever made it so far!"
"Look who's talking, Fullmetal!" Mustang snarled, snapping again.
Another fire-ball met the colonel's half-way there. Everyone looked surprised.
"Yo! Over here!" someone yelled.
"Red! When the heck did you get over there?" yelled Black Cat.
"Since I jumped. Shut up. This battle is between me and Mr. Hot-head!" Strawberry snapped, and another fire-ball shot towards Mustang. He countered it, and the next, and the next. They matched each other, blow for blow. Finally, Strawberry whipped him in the leg with a long, skinny tongue of flame. "Let's go!"
They hit the rooftops, running back to the Witches Tavern. When they got back to the inn, they changed back. Edward was the only one who wasn't happy. "Mustang knew who I was. How did he know? How?" he sighed in exasperation.
"Probably just a lucky guess. I mean, your appearance is a little obvious." grinned Daisy.
He smiled back at her. "True, but if they follow us, we're on the run!" he said cheerfully.
"Who cares? Now that we're together, nothing can hurt us! Anyways, we have on last count, almost seventy-two hiding places including this one!" laughed Lyn. "But man, did you see the look on those men's faces when I jumped onto the ceiling?"
They shared their stories until dawn, when they all had to go back to work. Terios, Strawberry, Dark, and Ed had to go back into the secret room. It was even rougher, knowing they'd be in there all day.
"Bitch!" "Bastards!" "Barbarians!" "Fuckers!" "Dicks!" "Freaks!"
The swearing and fighting went on all day. Due to the cramped, dark space, they didn't dare perform Alchemy for fear it would backfire. When Black Cat opened the door, they were all at each other's jugulars, ready to fight to the death.
Daisy, for once, was sober. She didn't laugh and joke or try to steal anyone's glass or mug. Eventually, Violet asked what was wrong. "The Colonel Flame. He came to the café today and told me that we should stop fighting. That we should give ourselves in. And that Edward should go back to them, or he'd be arrested." she said quietly. "He knows who I am!"
"Time to move out. No two questions asked." Lyn said, standing up. "I'd better go inform Uncle I'm moving."
"I've got to call up my sister and tell her she can have the place." Black Cat nodded.
"We're running away? Awesome!" Karina cheered. Violet blushed, nodding.
"I'd better tell my boss I'm quitting." Daisy agreed.
"Well, we just need our clothes and crap. You guys tell me what you need and where to go. I'll get it." Cathrine told the others. "And don't argue; I'm an assassin with almost fifteen years of practice. I know how to break into places without detection, even if there are seventy-seven and a half guards. "
"'Seventy-seven and a half?' Where'd the half come from?" Dark asked.
"The inexperienced one I cut in half." she said bluntly.
"Eeeew!" they squealed.
All four of them wrote a short list and gave it to Cathrine. "Cathrine, wait!" Ed said quickly. He handed her his pocket-watch with a slip of paper stuck into it. "My resignation note. Leave it in my room. They'll find it."
"Will do."
The next morning, they were all ready to go. "Where's the one we're going to?" Ed asked curiously.
"You should know this place; a little town called Rizembool." smiled Lyn slyly before dropping into the sewer they'd decided to travel by.
"Home sweet home. The first place they're going to look for me." Edward grinned. "Well, let's go!" he cheered.
They walked through the sewers for about two hours before they ran into trouble. Edward heard it first, turning to look down a perpendicular tunnel. "Did any of you hear that?" he asked.
Terios now looked back. "Yes. Something is down there. And from the scent, it isn't trying to make friends." he affirmed, coming back to stand next to Edward.
The object of concern moved into the light. Upon seeing what it was, Ed's face split into a grin. "Oh, it's just you! I was afraid it was someone important!" he laughed.
Scar growled in reply.