Okay I'm back! Hopefully I don't take any summer courses. I really would like to focus my time on some of my fanfics ^^:
I was mostly trying to complete this for two nights in a row, I wasn't sure how I wanted the Elrics and Naru~chan to officially meet.
So all week I'm studying for my exams and I kind off rage quit on Physics and picked up on this story even though it's breaking my update schedule I set up before. This story is schedule to be last to update, but it's going to be first!
Well since I try doing this fast, the chapter might not be good...T.T sooooooooo sorry!
Next chapter I'll try to make it better.
Thanks for the reviews/fav/follow!:)
Here's chapter 3!
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Clang!
A low power kick to the ribs, one criminal gasp at the unexpected pain. It was later followed with a quick series of strikes to his bruise ribs. She ignore the man as he's reduce to fallen lumber, Naruko smirked, fatty number twelve is down.
Feeling the air shift, she ducked and side step as her next enemy tried to pitifully smash a crowbar to her right shoulder. She leaps back, performing a handstand, propelling her legs rapidly. The first kick bends the crowbar the next broke the metal and hit her target, breaking his shoulder. "Back at ya!" She fist pumped.
One serial killer thirst to have the blond boy's blood, after seeing the teen's display with his fellow killers. His blood-lust increase, he can't wait to swim in the child's fresh salty crimson. He dropped his weapon and released a crazed yell, charging at the seventeen-year-old.
Naruko unconsciously caught someone fist, without realizing it, she jabbed number fourteen on his pressure point, rendering him useless. She blink at the slouch man from her left, shrugging she stepped over him and wiped the blood that splatted on her shoes on his shirt. She scans the warehouse, looks like no one escaped, "Man, none of ya didn't even give me any challenge." She complained aloud. Clapping both her hands, she focus on the circle hanging on her necklace and created their prisons.
Sighing, she focus concentrating on the coral palm technique and shot at all her prisoners. Once the troublemakers are secure, Naruko canceled her transformation jutsu and alerted her men to move in.
"Good work Lieutenant Colonel!"
Giving a harsh stare at her subordinate, "I hardly consider this to be good. They weren't much of a fight...hell a practice dummy seems to put more effort! I never gotten a chance to take them down using any alchemy." Twitching a smile, "Everything is just pure fist-fight." She joked and reverted back to her serious facade again.
"Aww. Don't be like that ma'am. I'm pretty sure the general have a new assignment for ya." Another Briggs man commented.
Pondering, Naruko dreamily sighed, "Maybe I should had gone doing a massive genocide on Drachma."
Heck, she became curious on what Obito and Madara were thinking. She heard Obito use to have been like her. They shared almost the same personality before he changed, so that meant he was fun! Massive genocide might be fun...if she was that blood thirsty for revenge. Her mother would very much like an extinction to Drachma, but even Olivier wouldn't wish to terrorize her enemies. Scratch that! She probably would.
The men laugh uneasily, they shiver remembering one of her pranks. How on earth did she made the Fort home to many type of insects!? The place was a humongous nest!
They needed more than shovels to dig through. A few men are scared to crush a cockroach! Just the feeling of millions small insect with their creepy legs crawling all over them. Not to mention some became nests for a few bugs laying eggs in their skin, sent many men to Briggs's special psychiatrist. Briggs soldiers wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't for the general's ability to command bugs without even trying. Naruko was disappointed when her mother took away her new hive, at the end Olivier let her keep the hive in the underground tunnels.
Naruko noted that her men somehow turn pale. Her mother must have urged them to tell her she's needed immediately.
Miles stacked the last piece of paperwork left for the general to sign when a gust of wind blew them. The cause of the whirlwind, sheepishly scratch her cheeks. Sweat-dropping, the scarlet hair adolescent give him an apologetic look. "Sorry 'bout that hehe."
Miles sighed, he has to rearrange them in order from importance to most likely trash. Shifting his goggles, "When you come back from your next mission. I'll have all your paperwork ready for you to enjoy."
"There's nothing enjoyable about paperwork."
"Hmph...it is when you want time away from the front-lines. Peace and quiet."
"More like rotting my brain." She muttered.
"I think the general is waiting for you." Miles reminded the young girl.
Miles observe the young alchemist sweating more than usual before she dash down the next room.
"YOU'RE LATE!"
"GAUAAHH!"
Miles starts whistling, picking up the mess Naruko left behind.
Olivier gives the young girl a stern look. "Are you slacking? You of all people know how it is to be on time." Giving her adopted daughter/best-companion a skeptical glance and lifting her right arm containing the bracelet. Cocking a brow, giving a how-simple-is-this?
The younger of the two mentally face-palmed.
Naruko composed herself, bowing to her superior. "Sir, I'm told I need to be debrief for my next assignment."
The firstborn Armstrong beamed in pride almost letting a genuine smile stretch upon her lips. Almost.
No doubt Naruko will become the next Briggs general if she wishes to. It took a long time to refine her very short manners, especially the tor-training she gave teaching the young girl to stop insulting superior officers of her station. No matter if they're assholes,... especially if they're assholes!
She'll not let her daughter be charge for something so petty. No the right way would be destroying their command and claiming it was an accident with plenty of alibis to get away with.
"We receive word that the Fullmetal Alchemist resolve a problem in Liore about a fake priest and religion."
"I heard of the church of Leto." Naruko arched a brow. "Wouldn't Liore be split and cause a riot?"
The older women scoffed, "Do you think Mustang and his alchemist cares? He lets his dog out off his leash and gives him permission to wander around looking for something, damning the consequences for whatever goal. Causing more damage than the amount they accomplish in getting their jobs done."
Naruko silently analyze the situation. Liore is surely going to be in a civil war if left alone, the alchemist doesn't seem like he would just abandon the place unless he had someone to take care of it. The teen is dangerously reckless...it's the thing isn't it? The arm, leg, and the other Elric brother's body. Instead of performing another way to get into the gate...it's possible to avoid any harmful encounter with Truth the only method is. The only item consider to be a holy fairy tale quest for unsuspecting alchemist...the Philosopher Stone.
Pity, she'll have to strike them if they lust for power. No need for another madmen in the world.
"Besides that incident, at least he was useful in a coal-mining town of Youswell. Your next objective is to be General Halcrow bodyguard, make sure they travel safely to their destination."
Taking an envelope from her uniform pocket. "Please give this to that poor excuse of a man as well."
"Yes sir."
Naruko scanned the whole compartment, nothing lethal been hidden.
"Everything appears to be safe sir." Naruko bows to the man letting him and his family enter.
She was about to leave and head over to where she'll be guarding until the higher official stopped her.
"You can stay. We have more than enough room for you, and the other guards are capable to keep us safe from a normal train ride." The man smile uneasily at the child-soldier. Really the idea she's not that young, only a bit older than his son and in the military made him want to question her parents. If she have any? She must be an orphan.
Nodding, she slouch to the far corner near the door. She use the time to meditate and practice sage mode, making sure her hood is up to cover her face. She doesn't want to be questioned about her eyes.
"Wah!"
Naruko glance at her charges watching the family enjoying the train ride.
"Daddy! This is fast! Wow!" The General's youngest daughter squealed.
He smiled at his daughter, "Didn't you promise daddy we'd play a lot after we get there?"
The eleven-year-old State Alchemist smiled at the sight, but she couldn't help to feel bitter at Mustang. Not once did the man ever made time for her in his life to do things. In her eyes, his goal is always his first priority. They mostly butt heads whenever he doesn't want her to help or get to know his business.
It might be selfish of her to resent the man, she wasn't the best daughter he could ask for either. They were randomly thrusted onto each other. Who knows? He might have been a lonely womanizer who drinks more than he's willing in front of her with a hot-headed temper to set anything up in flames for no reason. Don't forget his god-like ego...never mind. She's starting to think that will never change.
Hearing the General's wife snapped her out of her funk.
The lull she felt forebode trouble, she stretch her sensory range more wondering what's wrong.
"-spending time with the family shouldn't be a sin. My second in command is the one who suggested to bring in an alchemist."
"Isn't she a little young?" Asked his wife worriedly.
"She might be, but I heard good things about the Red-Flash." He assured his wife. Although the woman felt unsure, but will take his word for it.
At the moment, a clump containing negative emotions is approaching. The last sign she needed was a guard's life force diminishing to nothing.
"Sir!" Naruko alerted.
"We have hostiles getting closer?" Halcrow half-asked.
Narrowing his eyes, "I hope you're good as they say you are. My wife has your circle within her person. Vanish from sight, engage them, but don't kill. We'll need them for questioning, maybe." In this situation he can't take chances. "You're first priority is to keep my family safe instead."
Naruko nodded before vanishing from sight, a useful skill she learned from Jiraiya spy tricks that'll allow her to be invisible.
The first task she'll accomplish, is making sure the civilians are free from being hostages. At most, the general's family will be alright for awhile since she's highly making a gut feeling, suspecting they are bargaining chips for this attack group.
Stretching her field of range, she manage to lock on two people she wasn't expecting to be in this ride. She guess either Fullmetal or his brother can handle that train cart. She'll start on the cart next to them and work her way up. Ruffling her bangs in annoyance, she hopes this event at least give her some amusement.
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*Elsewhere on board*
The Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric, is busy snoring?
'At least Ed is comfortable.' Al noted.
One of the henchmen feels like harming the blond boy, irritated that the sleeping brat is not taking him seriously! "You can sleep pretty well in a situation like this, kid."
Jabbing his gun at the boy he yelled. "WHY DON'T YOU ACT A LITTLE MORE LIKE A HOSTAGE, YOU SHRIMP!"
Edward's eyes pops open, the atmosphere tense as he stares murderously at the idiot who dares to call him a sea cockroach!
"Oh. You got any complaints?" The man taunted.
Edward darken more, fuck yes he has complaints! One! He's been woken up rudely by a brute with no fucking manners, pointing a gun at him like a caveman with a stick. Who the hell does that man think he is?! Some whiny teen who'll shit himself at the sight of a gun?! It's plain obvious his intelligence is comparable to a rock if he bugs a teen to wake up just to show him how much of a lame bad guy he is. The idiot is clearly using his fire arm to overcompensate something he lacks! Two, Ed doesn't like the guy's attitude. God he sure smells, where the hell did he live? Behind an evil cow's butt? Ed wouldn't be surprise if that slimy white substance named milk is ordering a hit on him...that thing is evil! And three...THE FUCKING BASTARD CALLED HIM SMALL!
Clapping his hands on the neck of the rifle, the blond smiled vindictively at the thug. He'll give him pain.
Ed first transmuted part of the gun, shocking the dumbass and then kick the man's face with his automail foot. Hearing the crunch of bones beneath his foot sure sound like music to his ears.
Alphonse face-palmed, he had a feeling this would happen.
"Not bad punk."
Ed glared, 'great another.'
"We're told not to give any mercy to anyone that resists us." Henchman two explained.
"I don't feel right about shooting a shrimp like you but..." As the man was about to pull the trigger. Alphonse intervene grabbing the man's arm. "Now now, calm down you two."
Pissed, the man angrily asked the armor boy. " What you want to put up a fight!?"
The last thing he saw was something black jammed into his face, his nerves went aflame.
'Gaah! Brother!' Al screech internally in horror, witnessing his older brother eloquently made a fabulous ballet leap with his knee out in front, and implanting it straight to the man's face.
"WHO THE HELL IS THE FLEA-SIZED ULTRA SHRIMP!?"
Alphonse watched worriedly, his brother was beating the man every inch of his life.
While Edward is shaking the man around like a ragged doll. "Brother! If you do anymore than that, he'll die."
Edward stopped, blinking around before looking at the slump man he's holding. Gazing questionably to his younger brother. Ed pointed at the near dead man in his grasp.
"Anyway, who are these guys?"
Alphonse's head hunged down disappointed. 'So it was only a subconscious reaction from hearing shrimp.'
"Big brother, we're in a hostage situation."
"Huh?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
Coughing. "So, first we need to tie these guys up. Then beat them for answers."
"Ed? You already beat them up." Al pointed out.
Flushing in embarrassment. "I'M STILL DROWSY GODDAMMIT!"
"Whatever you say brother."
"Lay off!"
*Few moments later*
"Other than us, there are two in the engine room. Four holding the General in the first class car, and four of us are guarding the hostages spread throughout the passenger cars." The man said tiredly.
"And?" Ed threatened bringing up his fist.
He smirked, enjoying the man's terrified face.
Shivering, "Really that's it!"
The passengers in the cart were alerted knowing there's more, and whether they might come check on them once the group is aware on what happen to two of their members. They nervously thought they will not survive.
"If a certain somebody had acted calmly. This would probably have ended peacefully right?" Alphonse lectured.
"We can't move on if we only regret the past, Little Brother!" Ed resolutely voiced.
Ed stomped over to one of the windows. "Can't be helped. I'll take the top. Al, you handle things down under, okay?"
"Okay, okay."
A guy spoke out in the crowd, "J-just who are you people?"
Ed smirks in pride, "Alchemists!"
He slowly move out of the window, he didn't count the speed of the train. Ed tried to hold on screaming in panic till Alphonse grabbed him and start helping him up. 'Whew, right I need to be more careful.' He thought, steadily rising to his feet. "Kay. Now, I'm off!"
While Ed is braving the wind and trying to fight air resistance on top of the train. Alphonse observe and asked questions with the rest of the passengers in different carts. He discovered one or two individuals from the group strangely magnetize to the ground. Looks like a work from another alchemist, the transmutation circles are bizarre! He have no clue what to make of this? If only Ed was here, he might be able to take a crack out of these circles.
"Er...excuse me miss?" He asked a lady sitting and watching the view.
Glancing, she tried not to flinch at the strange person wearing a suit of armor. "Yes?"
"Can you maybe help enlighten me on what occur over here?"
Staring dumbly, "Yes. It was too fast for my eyes, but it happen in seconds! One moment they were just ordering us to stay still, the next they were knocked down in a red blur! If I didn't share my thoughts with everyone else...I sincerely thought I was going crazy!"
"Thank you for your time." He turned, and enter the next car seeing practically the same thing. Except these guys are buried up to their necks with...sand?
How on earth is there sand in here? Was it the same red blur everyone was talking about? Whoever the alchemist was...one thing the guy must be a master in a broad amount of categories to specialize in.
Sighing, he began to repeat the same drill. 'Big brother must be having fun...'
Clunk!
Clunk! Clunk!
BOOOOM!
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!"
"Daddy what was that?" The daughter of the General asked.
Halcrow curious, interrupted the young alchemist who was currently reading a strange orange book. "Lieutenant Colonel what happen out there?"
She silently turned the page, scanning the inhabitants in the room. The troublemakers are barred up, check! Family just lounging, check! Weapons, check! Nothing is out of the ordinary? Blinking once, "Did you say something?"
The General sweat-dropped. "What was the sound outside from on top of us?"
"Oh! That...well I placed an explosive bomb in case someone thought they had a smart idea to ambush from the roof." Naruko eye-smiled.
Rubbing his chin, "I wonder who blew up?"
Shrugging, Naruko went back to her reading. "Who knows? Probably a midget."
*Back to Edward*
Breathing heavily, 'Wah! Too close, too close!"
Pulling out his almost charred boot, a steam of smoke wafted out from his left foot. Edward relaxed as his foot cool down. 'I would be a goner, if it wasn't for my left foot.'
Gritting his teeth, 'Damn you! You're going to pay for this!'
He can't wait to strangle the life out of whoever was responsible for that bomb, but first! He have an engine room to recapture.
When he reach to his destination, Edward peered inside only to see the men shoveling coal. There in corner are two men encased in an ice prison, Ed blinked the ice aren't melting? How could ice not melt near a live furnace?
Looks like he have to keep moving, Al must have done something...Ed highly doubt it, but if Al was able to copy the Freezing Alchemist. Then it's likely possible his brother was responsible for that.
He reach to the top, then slowly made his way. 'The crap...' he is very paranoid with traps, how can anybody easily hide one from up here?! 'Okay. Left foot here, right foot there. Left foot her...' Lightning zapped Edward, twitching, he decided traps might be bad for his health.
"HEY! What do you think you're doing to the tender? That's the life of the train!" The conductor scolded.
"Uh! Sorry!" Ed grimaced.
Ed sat silently thinking, he can't make it across. The traps will surely kill him, he probably need to check on Al for this one. That's when he got an idea. 'Hm? The tender?'
Naruko was reading one of her Icha Icha books when she sensed an alchemist using alchemy. 'What the hell is that?'
If she was a teacher, she will give the alchemist a D- on creativity.
This might be getting interesting, is it Fullmetal or Armor-boy about to cause trouble?
"ATTENTION ALL CRIMINALS."
Naruko start drawing a barrier seal in the compartment. Her intuition is telling her she needs to provide cover.
"PLEASE RELEASE THE HOSTAGES AND SURRENDER YOURSELVES. WE HAVE RECAPTURED THE ENGINE ROOM AND THE REAR CARS. ALL-"
Double checking her seals, she ushered the family to huddle in the center. Shaking her head, the alchemist is a reckless idiot. Doesn't he check...And HOW can he ignore all the prisoners she imprison? The dude have to be brain dead to be ignorant of obvious flags that someone already dealt with the problem.
"HEY DUMBASS! DO YOUR JOB BETTER!" Naruko yelled.
"All HOSTAGES PLEASE HIDE BEHIND SHELTER."
The red-head probably would had felt remorse for letting the criminals almost drown, but she's not! The little kids giggled seeing how the rushing water avoided their small space. At least she opened the windows!
Alphonse opened the cart door, water flowed out. An invisible question mark appeared on top of his head, shouldn't they had flushed out? He check inside, maybe they had the wrong car?
'EEEEEHHH!' Al internally squealed, the criminals were barred up already!
"Brother! Come down here!"
"Al! What's wrong?" Ed hollered.
"Um...I think we almost drown the general and his family." Al gulped.
"What do you mean? We almost what?!"
"T-the Leader and his men are captured. Someone beat us to it."
"Wait let me see!" He dashed into the car and Al is completely right. The Leader and his men are imprison and gasping for air, his eyes slid over observing the people in the car being completely dry, but his eyes were drawn to a female barely the same height as him. If she wasn't wearing her hoodie up, Ed would be praying for his mother for his stupidity. Ed can feel the massive KI she sent him, that female is not happy.
Ed paled, Mustang won't like this for sure, he almost drown the General.
"Hi, father." Naruko greeted.
'This is awkward... Hinata must be a saint. How can she put up with this every single day?' Naruko struggle to contain herself. She will not flee from her own father! 'Behave. Behave. Behave! Can't run away from him all the time. I mean...I can't ignore the arrogant prick, how the hell are we going to get along?!'
"Naruto. What did I said about calling me father during work?" Mustang chided.
"My bad," She laughed uneasily.
"You said to never under any circumstances to reveal our relationship to others. You specifically ordered me to call you by rank only and no informal way either. If I want to be a "Dog of the Military" then I'm refer to as "Dog" and cannot pick a fight about it. Otherwise I will be grounded, stuck with you at home attach to the hip, even when we have to use the bathroom, you won't care that it is deem embarrassing as punishment for sneaking out multiple times. You can do this because somehow you convince the others to let you leave early and finish paperwork at home. I still don't know how you manage that! Your lieutenant is more likely to shoot you than let you get away with it. Uh...where was I? Oh. Yeah...I'm stuck watching you do paperwork and then become target practice to outrun your flames or I'll be charcoal once you are done with me, just to show how my life is "insignificant" because it's my decision to join the military without your consent." Naruto deadpanned.
Miffed, "You shouldn't be talking! My undercover name is Naruko." She whined.
Mustang would had busted out laughing like a maniac. He silently snuffed out the urge to hug his daughter, she reminded him of a cute baby fox pouting adorably.
"Hmph...Well I heard from the General that you've done a marvelous job body-guarding." Roy said in a straight face.
"Thank you, Colonel. Is there anything else?" 'Please like how much work are you going to make me do?' Naruko hope he can feel her KI.
Roy sighed scratching his hair, "I also receive reports about my Alchemist performance. No doubt the Ice Queen will be hearing about this and holds it against me. Do you wish to send any referrals to mark his record as a warning? If so, I'll need the paperwork hand delivered to me seeing as I'm his superior and responsible for the Elric brothers. The General was laidback about this and passed it on to you, seeing as you were the next highest ranking officer above Fullmetal. It's your decision in how you want to punish him for his careless actions when the situation were under control, and his faulty attack could be deem as an assassination attempt and could be seen as an enemy to the State."
"I won't be making any paperwork for this bullshit!"
Roy coughed, 'where did she learn such language?'
Naruko huffed. "He might have head straight without knowing anything for a genius, but I can sense he wanted to help. I won't do anything for that. So I won't be marking his records. The best I can decide is a personal punishment or favor he can owe me. Is that clear?"
Mustang nodded. "Thank you, I will be sure Fullmetal hear this."
Puffing out her chest, "Yeah, he better be grateful he haven't aggravated me enough to prank his sorry ass!"
Naruko made numerous attempts to prank Roy, where he constantly comes out victorious unless it's one of his lazy or tiresome days. After her first successful prank, he took her pranking nature seriously after feeling the brunt of that trap. It is a great way to stay in shape, honestly his body is more hotter than ever in his opinion. Can't say about actually getting caught...if someone incur her wrath in a prank war. He automatically knew who's going to win, and has the necessary preparation in a phone call away for funeral arrangements or a specified psychiatrist he has waiting on standby.
"Oh man! I almost forgot. My commanding officer want me to give this letter to you."
Mustang hesitantly grabbed the letter, who knew what that woman did to it! She probably placed a bomb! Okay, he will admit he's exaggerating, but that's one evil-sadistic-she-devil-witch of a woman! Although she's one attractive looking woman.
Naruko waited for her leave, but Mustang is still not finish addressing to her! How hard is it to read a letter?
Suddenly, he father burn the letter up shaking in rage. 'Hmm...oh god what is it this time?' She mostly have to play peace-maker between them. She dreaded whatever argument they'll have in the future.
"Well, it looks like you'll be under my command until further notice. The Ice-Troll mention how you're starting to get bored."
'Spending time with "Daddy"...not great! He probably won't let me do anything except paperwork...' Naruko is itching to pull her hair.
Well that's good news! She doesn't have to face Miles with her pile of paperwork.
"You're still going to be doing paperwork. All documents will be transfer to here."
A depressing cloud formed, 'Darn. It must be Miles, definitely him!'
Naruko can hear all the Tailed Beasts snickering. "Kit, you'll never win. If all the Kages fell against that thing, including your original father. Than you won't either. The Fourth even used Kage Bushin."
Tugging on his daughter's ponytail, "Come on, I'll have to introduce you to the rest."
Nodding, she paced behind her father. Whimpering about Miles not liking her.
A blonde woman with a clasp holding her hair is diligently working on her own paperwork, "Lieutenant Breda." She called, handing him a stack of paper.
"Right." He took the stack from her and review the pages. "Jeez... The Colonel's sure letting his work pile up again, huh? Havoc, give me a hand will you?"
"I've got plenty to do over here already." Havoc growled.
"Next up..." Puzzled, he asked. "Who's this?"
"Lieutenant Yoki." Falman answered. "Remember, the crook who was using the Youswell coal mine concession to line his own pockets? Anyways, the Elric brothers exposed what that dirty thief was up to, and now he's on the run."
A young short spiked-up hair officer is fiddling with an old radio. Riza paused. "Master Sergeant Fuery, how's the radio?"
Tweaking the radio more, Fuery is still not receiving a reading. "The receiver on this thing has seen better days. I think I'm going to have to replace it."
Fuery still messing with the radio, gaze in awe as the old radio turned brand new right beneath his eyes.
"Huh?" Fuery spun around from his seat, he gasped. "Hey, it's Edward and Alphonse!"
Hawkeye didn't blink, pulling another stack. "Welcome back, boys. Go on in, the Colonel's expecting you."
"Uhh." Ed groaned dejectedly.
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"Well done on the Liore case you two. Nice work. I appreciate you resolving the matter." Mustang praised.
"No big deal. It's not like we did it for you." Edward retorted.
"Right. The Philosopher's Stone. Another false lead?"
"Yeah, after all that the stone was a fake." He confirmed, placing his chin on top of his hand. Sharing his observation to Mustang. "Even so...the power it gave Cornello was real enough. He transmuted this huge chimera right in front of us."
"I still wonder how he was able to use the stone to do that. I'm not familiar enough with the field of bio-alchemy to really understand it." Alphonse stated.
Agreeing with his brother, "Yeah, I'm kind of curious about that too. It might be worth looking into. Who knows, maybe we'll find something that could help us restore our bodies."
"It might help if you consulted a specialist." Mustang advised, searching through his files.
"Huh?" Both brothers chorused.
Fetching the piece of information he needed, Mustang laid the file open for everyone in the office to see. "The Sewing Life Alchemist, Shou Tucker. He's done some heavy research into chimera transmutation. I'll introduce you."
"You would do that for us?" Alphonse breathed.
Edward was not easily fooled, glaring. "OK, what's the catch? You want something, don't you!" He concluded.
"Don't doubt my motives!" Roy argued. "I'm trying to repay you for your work on the Liore case!"
Turning his head away, grimly smirking "Doing you a favor is better than being indebted to you." He admitted.
Speaking about debts, "Fullmetal what do you know about the Red-Flash?" He questioned.
"What about him?" Ed scoffed. Why the heck should he know about the other Alchemist. Ed is not the type to be listening in on rumors or gossip.
"I think he's the first Alchemist under the command of Fort Briggs? He passed the exam a year later than me...some said the youngest. I know he's a rank higher than me because he completed more missions which is a landslide from the amount I have done...um...that's all I heard."
"Is he going to be able to help me get the Philosopher Stone?" Ed scowled.
Mustang arched a brow. "No. Do you remember the train incident?"
Ed gulped, this is not about his mistake...right? And what's the Red-Flash role in this?
Alphonse unlike his brother piece in the messing puzzle thanks to speaking with the passengers. Now he understood! The red blur and all the weird circles were from the Red-Flash, and not to mention some of the passenger were unable to see a red blur on the lower cars. How fast can a person be? Alchemy can't do t-that...it defies laws!
Grasping his head, Roy wonder why he deal with these boys. The short one with the bad temper often won't even listen to him. "You're not getting a reprimand Fullmetal. The Red-Flash was also on the train, station to be the General's bodyguard. You see the alchemist decided not to mark you down on property damage or attempted assault. You were just in the moment and wasn't aware enough someone beat you to it." Roy explained.
"The Red-Flash will either personally choose a punishment for you, the alchemist did not like it how you endanger the General. Or may decide that you owe a favor."
Ed pondered, he's not technically in trouble and it's better than "what if" he was in trouble. Ed can learn to deal with it.
"Colonel, we haven't seen the Red-Flash on the train?" Alphonse broke in. "Where was he?"
Glancing at the invisible sleeping figure on his lap, Roy wonder if she was being a sneaky imp again. He knows she sometimes do impossible things that it is better to not question at all for fear of getting a massive headache. Roy wince thinking how he heard a rumor about the Red-Flash being a seventeen-year-old boy, he drank so much that night. His daughter being a boy? She did many strange things, but he drank himself dry worrying about his eleven-year-old capable of growing something that should not be on a girl. If it wasn't for Naruto checking on him, he might had died of alcohol poisoning. She might give him grey hairs in the future, Naruto should appreciate having such a handsome young father. Oh why does she torment him to insanity...
"To answer your question Alphonse. The Red-Flash is not a male." Roy subtly pushed his daughter off him, but the Elrics don't know that. "The Red-Flash Alchemist is actually-."
Mumbling incoherent words, Naruko got the jiff Roy wanted her to show off. Hiraishinning in front of the Elrics, visible. "- an eleven year old-"
Ed was startled the moment she appeared in front of him, he blurts out. "You're a girl!?"
Again sorry I wasn't online, I had classes...T.T they take up too much time.
In the anime of FMAB it's a bit fast paced so I went and try picking a scene from the manga. She can't really meet the Elrics at Liore. She works at Fort Briggs located north, she went back there from the last chapter after traveling to Central to help out. There's also the fact she never met the brothers and therefore can't follow them or have any interest to do so.
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