It was a cloudy day in the quiet and peaceful canyons of Amestris. The only thing that could be heard was the faint chirping of birds and the whistling of the wind that blew throughout the deep caves.
Edward couldn't wait to ruin it.
A smiled tugged at the corner of his lips as he was speeding closer to a wall of rock. Both flesh and now artificial hands grasping the steal railing attached to his solar board. Beams of sunlight and energy pulsed through the mismatched sails and all that was left behind him was clouds of dirt. His golden eyes concentrated on the fast approaching wall, he didn't move an inch nor slowing down.
It wasn't until the very last second he pulled up, now flying up the wall instead of crashing into it. The bottom of the metal board just barely scraping against the jagged rock. He flew past the top of the cliff and high up into the clouds. His deep golden blonde blonde bangs blew every which way in his face while the rest of it stayed pulled back in a ponytail. His bright red coat whipped behind him as he went higher and higher from the safety of the ground. Edward waited a few more seconds before pressing his heel against a small lever towards the back of the board, making the sails disappear and the engine come to a complete stop. He closed his eyes, leaning back and falling in mid air.
He began doing flips and spins, paying no attention to the rest of the world or where his location was in the air for that matter. It wasn't until he opened his eyes again seeing just how close to the ground he was. He let out an almost silent gasp, removing his heel from the lever, making sure to grab a hold of the metal rail as the engine came back to life and he was now jolting forward instead of down. "YES!" he cheered in excitement when the gears worked perfectly. He felt his heart beating out of his chest and his adrenaline pumping. It was almost like a drug to him this feeling, one that he wasn't planning on giving up anytime soon.
Edward squinted seeing small red flashes and a sign up ahead. It read 'CONSTRUCTION' from what he could tell. "Construction, huh?" he bit his lower lip debating with himself. It was soon replaced with an evil grin. He leaned forward, increasing his speed "One little run through wouldn't hurt."
He burst through the yellow and black wood, shards of the once clear warning went everywhere and a small alarm started to ring. Edward didn't seem to notice or care in the slightest. He cheered and laughed in excitement, ducking through tubes and sliding along rails and other suck in-progress materials that laid in his path. He then noticed a spinning fan at the end of it all, he couldn't have asked for a more perfect finale. Edward made sure to gain enough momentum before closing his sails once again and leaning forward so he was small enough to fit through the small hole. "Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on." he kept mumbling to himself. Just as the blade was turning, Edward managed to dodge a painful demise and make it past the blades unscathed.
He quickly opened his sail again "Whoo! Ha ha ha!" He smiled to himself, proud of his accomplishment on, well, not dying while looking completely bad-ass in the process. His self-praise however was cut short by the sound of two police sirens whirling behind him. Not even needing to turn around, he shut his eyes tightly in annoyance and let out a frustrated sigh. "Great." He opened them just slightly to look over out of the corner of his eye, secretly glaring at the two robotic policemen.
"Mrs. Elric!" a purple creature with wrinkles galore, big full red lips, and tentacles had shouted for the millionth time.
"I know-"
"Refill on the purp juice! I got you Mrs. Dunwiddie! Let me just go get some from the back!" a blonde had shouted from across the inn having just walked through, smiling at Mrs. Elric as they put on an apron and opened the kitchen door with their back.
Trisha smiled sweetly to the teenager "You're a saint Winry!" Trisha was currently juggling a million things to do in her head as well as in her hands. She knew when she took up this old Inn it would be a handful and certainly mind boggling. But, she couldn't help but love the extra work. She was currently bringing breakfast to a family of what appeared to be frogs. (Two parents, a small boy, and a little girl with pigtails who would rather be skipping around then eating her food.) Except for their four eyes instead of two and the fact that they were properly clothed. "Alrighty. That's four powdered spheroids, two lunar eclipses," Trisha started placing the dishes on the table, smiling wider when she noticed the picky little boy shove away his parent food in disgust. "and it's a big bowl of zorellian jelly worms for the big boy!" "Awesome!" he chimed stuffing his face. "Enjoy!"
She made her way over to a table by the large glass window. Holding a pot of coffee in her hands and slouching her shoulders just a bit as she let out a long over due sigh. "I'm sorry Pinako. Its been a madhousehere all morning" she poured the small old women a cup while gesturing to the pact dining hall. Pinako looked up from the paper she was reading and over her glasses, putting out the pipe she currently had in her mouth "Oh its no problem Trisha, I know how busy you always are. I'm surprised that with all the work you do you still manage to keep a genuine smile on your face." "Oh there's nothing to it for me really, though yes it does get kind of hectic, I still enjoy it very much." Trisha made her way over to a counter of dishes, all while still holding the conversation with Pinako. "Besides, it does help to have three willing teenage volunteers to help me out every once in a while. Winry is just so sweet for helping me, I feel bad that she does it all with no pay." "Oh Winry is always going on about how she could never accept something like that from you. She just enjoys being here with you and the boys. Has been ever since she was little." Pinako took a small sip of the still steaming mug, careful not to burn her tongue.
"Speaking of which, how are the boys doing. And by boys I mean that little firecracker of yours, Edward, lord knows Alphonse is doing well. Why, Winry was telling me the other day how he had volunteered, what was it? Six hours at a cat shelter! He also still manages to help you cook during days like this."
Trisha giggled "Oh yes, that's my sweet little Alphonse alright. He always has been so set on helping out anyone or thing in need. But don't sell Edward out so short yet. He also helps out as much as he can..he just..has a more odd way of showing it. He doesn't seem to really stick around long enough for the person to even give a thank you."
Pinako rolled her eyes "Or maybe its the other way around. Maybe people don't want to stick around knowing how short of a fuse he has."
"Now now Pinako, Ed is doing much better. I know he may have had some...rough spots earlier this year. But I think he's starting to turn a corner."
Trisha had picked up a large stack of dirty dishes turning around to put them in a bin to take to the kitchen. When the front wooden door of the Inn slammed opened. Revealing two robotic policemen, one of them holding a pissed off Edward by the arm. "Mrs. Elric" they said in an serious computer like voice.
"Ed!" she dropped the dishes in surprise, her mouth hanging open.
"Wrong turn.." Pinako mumbled to herself looking the other way.
Alphonse poked his head out from the kitchen door along with Winry to see what the problem was. Al turned his head over to where his mother was gaping. His own bright yellow eyes widening in shock "Brother?!" he rushed over to the scene leaving Winry leaning in the doorway. She decided that glaring at Edward from afar with her hands placed firmly on her hips and her eyes narrowed was for the best. If she got any closer she didn't know if she would be able to suppress the urge to hit him upside the head a million times with her wrench '...too many witnesses' she had to calmly tell herself.
Edward saw the look on his brother and mothers faces, maybe, he could play this off as nothing. "Okay guys, thanks for the lift. We should really do this again sometime-" he smiled pulling his arm out of the cops grip and tried to casually walk away. "Not so fast." one said grabbing him firmly on the shoulder and pulling him back. So much for that plan.
"We apprehended your son operating a solar vehicle in a restricted area."
"Moving violation, section fifteen, paragraph..um.."
"Six" Edward helped while rubbing the back of his neck and looking towards the floor.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it." he shrugged it off as if he was helping someone answer a simple question.
"Edward!" Trisha gasped. How had her son become so accustomed to this?
"As you are aware ma'am, this constitutes a violation on his probation." She ran a tired hand through her hair "Yes, yes. No I understand. I'm sure we both understand." she said gesturing towards Ed who was doing his best to avoid her and his brothers gaze. "Due to repeated violations of statue, we have impounded his vehicle. Any more slip-ups will result in a one way ticket to juvenile hall." Alphonse grabbed his brothers wrist pulling him carefully away from the two higher authorities, giving them his best smile.
"T-Thank you officers. We promise, it wont happen again" Al stuttered.
"We see this type all the time young man."
"Wrong choices"
"Dead-enders"
"Losers" they said in unison.
Edward quickly turned around, angry with their last statement. He opened his mouth to say something back but was quickly stopped by his mothers hand. "We understand completely" she looked towards her son, daring him to try and say anything smart. "You take care now" they said with a tip of the hat before rolling out of the Inn and closing the door with a loud bang behind them. All three Elric's looked towards the dining hall, realizing everyone's eyes on them. The loud clutter of plates and meaningless chatter filled the room after a few more seconds of pure awkward silence. "What were you thinking brother?! Again! Cant you stay out of trouble for one day?" His mother soon chimed in "Do you want to go to juvenile hall, is that it? Edward?. Edward look at me." " There was nobody around okay! Those damn cops just wont get off my-" he tried to defend himself but shook his head in defeat. Giving a broken laugh "Forget it." he quickly made his way back to the door. "Where are you going?" Alphonse asked worried "Somewhere." he answered before slamming the door shut behind him.
A/N: Only been one chapter and our little alchemist is already getting himself into trouble.
Oh what ever shall we do with him.
Like I said, there are some aliens and stuff in here as well as robocops. sorry if I described or explained them a little weird in here ;-; Anyways before we continue I think I should give the ages of out golden trio here
Edward: 17
Alphonse: 16
Winry: 16
There ages aren't all that important I suppose but just so you know~ If anything needs explaining or if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask!
Disclaimer: I do not own FullMetal Alchemist, Treasure Planet, or Disney