The Iron Blade Alchemist

Chapter 9: East Head Quarters.

Mika: One of my best friends started reading this and has been threatening me since. And so I give you Chapter nine. :o

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"Back on to another train…" Mattie sighed to himself as he sat down opposite his older sister. Chirs said nothing to comment, she was to wrapped up in her own thoughts about what the fuck was going on in the East.

'What could of possibly be going on here…Who or what could be killing theses children like this. Well not even just children. There's been reports of men and women… What could of possibly be behind all this?'

"Uh.. can I sit here please?" A voice from behind Chris interrupted her thoughts. She looked up to see a lean male of about 30 or so. He had dark brown hair and amazing green eyes. The boy was pointing to the seat in front of her.

"Of course!" Chris said. "What are you doing on this train?" She said happily, making conversation to make it less awkward.

"Going home." He said, a small smile on his face. He had been away form his home, family, and her for so long.

"That's always nice." Mattie said softly thinking back to their own home. A roaring sound was heard that shook Mattie and Chris from their thoughts. The train was starting up, and their bags were still not here.

"You think something happened to Kip Chris? He's still not here with our bags and the trains going to start moving soon…"

Chris sighed in annoyance. "I'll buy us some new clothes when we get there to hold us through our visit. Don't worry Mattie." Chris stared out of the window, her thoughts coming back to her. Their journey had just began…

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A boy of about 18 walked down the halls of East HQ. He was tall, around 6'3. He had dark flame colored hair that contrasted his soft blue eyes. He wore black pants and a red shirt, a white one underneath. A couple silver necklaces hung around his neck. And high cut black combat boots. He walked in to the colonels office. A woman of about 16 years old sat at her desk, she wore her uniform proudly, her arm band reading Colonel Riya Mustang. She was sorting papers on her desk.

"It would probably be easier if you just got off the desk." He smirked while leaning against the door frame, his arms crossed over his chest.

Riya turned and glared at him. "Are you questioning a superior officer Kyle?" He smiled and shook his head and walked towards her.

"Just cause your rank is higher than mine. It means nothing! You need to listen to your elders!" He shook his finger and then straightened out and sighed. "Besides, you only got the position cause the Furhur is your father."

A sly smile came across her face. "I know. I love having connections." She sang to herself. "Anyway, what did you come in here to say hmm?"

Kyle stopped and thought for a moment. "Oh yea, that Iron blade will be arriving in a couple hours."

"Great so she could get a train… Perfect. Thanks Kyle." She waved him away with her hand and waited for the arrival of her newest alchemists.

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As the train pulled into the station, the man they had met on the train had identified himself as Brook. He was acctually a very quiet and shy individual. They stepped down from the train. The three figures stood looking around there surroundings.

"Well it was wonderful meeting you Brook." Mattie said, bowing his head slightly.

"Yea, we'll see you around alright?" Chris said, a smile on her lips. Brook smiled and nodded back at Mattie and then again to Chirs.

"You can come stay with me any time you wish, I live in a small house down the road from here." Brook pointed off in a random direction. "Visit me if you wish, its closest to the forest, its one of the only brick houses in the area, you can find it easily if you wish." He bowed once more before walking the direction towards his home.

Chris looked around, there escort was suppose to be here for them.. Then she spotted a tall male looking around, as if searching for someone. His outfit was different, but then again so was hers. She looked down at her father's old clothing, perhaps a new style for the Elrics was in store...

The male strode over to her direction, saluted and looked down at them with crafty smile. "Kyle Warren the Phoenix Alchemist, at your service."

Chris blushed and nodded. "Chris Elric-"

"The Iron Blade Alchemist. I know, I've heard a lot about you. Come this way I'll take you to eastern headquarters." The red head looped his hands around the back of his head and began walking towards the car.

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Brook opened the front door to his home, peering around the corner. "Honey, I'm home…" He raised his voice a little, and let the long empty corridors carry out his voice. When he received no answer he sighed and continued searching around the house 'Perhaps she's house out…' Brook came into his room that he shared with his wife to find her clothes sprawled across the floor. A playful smile tugged on the corners of his lips. But as he continued looking around, it came to his attention that a large chalk circle was underneath him, just barely visible because of its fading. His eyes widened as he realized the markings of the transmutation circle. "Kate!" He screamed as he realized she had committed the forbidden taboo that she had been talking about for weeks before. Brook crumbled to the floor as he realized that his beloved wife and lover of over five years, was gone. He began crying his heart felt like it had been torn open. The last family he had, torn from him by trying to bring back their daughter of twelve years, Tai.

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Colonel Kip Mustang, shaken, but alive sat in his chair, eyes wide about what had just occurred earlier. His first encounter with death, the image of Julia's dull unseeing eyes staring up at him, haunted him mind. Kip looked over to Winry laying motionless in her hospital bed, save for her eye lids fluttering from the moving eyes under them and the raising of her chest as one of the dozen of machines attached just to keep her alive, forced oxygen into her lungs. The surgeons had to operate immediately if she were to survive the night. Kip stood, his head bowed low in respect.

"I promise I'll find him." He whispered deep and horse, his throat thick with pain. He then turned and left to search for the Alchemist who had committed this crime.

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Kyle stopped the car outside the black iron gate.

"Welcome to East HQ!" He smiled happily at the two preteens in the back of his cars. Kyle leaned out the side of the window and pressed several numbers on the key pad and let the gate swing open as he drove through it.

"Come on Munchkins!" He sang as he parked the car and got out. Chris growled and balled her hands into fists. She would not get angry and attack a superior officer during her first week. She wouldn't… Kyle gave them a small tour of the building as they got to Riya's office. Kyle knocked and opened the door.

"Riya, Iron Blade has arrived." As Chris walked through the door she saw a young woman at her desk, not much older than she. She had a slim figure with dirty blonde hair with a few black streaks through it, her hair was pulled into a small tight bun. She wore a long skirt down to her knees, her long legs were covered by tan colored pantie-hose underneath and almost two-inch high heels. Her military jacket held the symbol of a high colonel. Her jacket and shirt was pulled tightly and done all the way up. Her red eyes were covered by a thin frame of glasses. Kyle looked in confusion at the woman in front of him with confused eyes. 'Who is this woman? Skirts, high heels? What the hell is going on…'

"Welcome to East Head Quarters, my name is Riya Mustang Colonel to this facility. I've heard a lot about out Ms. Elric. And let me just congratulate you on your abilities at such a young age." Chris nodded up at her, the woman seemed intimidating but kind. 'So this is Kip's sister… She's so different that him. More professional, more uptight.' Riya's attention was caught by Mattie seeming to try and sink into his chair. Riya smiled and looked at the small eleven year old boy.

"So your Chris' younger brother, Matthew isn't it?" Mattie blushed and slumped down in embarrassment from the sudden attention, but gave a small nod to the older woman in response.

"Well I'm sure you two are exhausted, long train ride and stressful day with everything that's been going on today. So please retire to your rooms for the night and I'll see you at Ten O' clock tomorrow morning. I'll get Elliot to take you and your bags to your new room." Chris bit her lip and twiddled her thumbs.

"Well, there's sort of a problem with that. See, Kip was going back to get our bags before the train left, but he wasn't there in time. So we don't have any clothes…" Riya sighed and rolled her eyes.

"That brother of mine is so lazy and unorganized. Kyle will be more than happy to take you two out shopping at Ten." Riya gave a grin to her lieutenant.

"Isn't that right Kyle?" Kyle gave a small barely noticeable twitch in his eye.

"Yea… Fun." The red head was slumped against the wall by the door, arms crossed in slight annoyance.

"Right then its settled. ELLIOT!" Riya yelled, a man of about twenty-five ran into the room. Wearing of course a military uniform, he stood to be about 5'9. His strawberry blonde hair framed his almost famine face. A couple of strands fell in front of his large blue eyes.

"Yes, Colonel?" He asked standing to the attention a salute to his superior at his forehead.

"Please take these two to room 213." He gave a salute and walked through the door waiting for the two kids to follow him. Chris stood and gave a small bow to Riya. "Thank you for understanding and I will see you at ten tomorrow." With that she followed the older man and her brother to their dorm for the night.

As soon as the door was closed, Kyle smirked and walked over form his slumped position on the wall.

"She seems like a good kid." He smiled as he took a seat by her.

"Yea, nice manners, she's shy though, not as shy as her brother, but I'm sure they'll grow out of it."

"Your lazy unorganized brother…" Kyle mumbled to himself. "Says the one who sorts papers while on top of them." Riya gave him a glare.

"I just want her to think I'm a little better of a colonel than my brother. I was making a good impression."

"Is that what the skirt and high heels were for?" She sighed and growled at him.

"Your asking for an injury you know that?" Kyle gave her a small smile and shrugged.

"I haven't found out if its worth it or not yet."

"I hate you sometimes." Kyle stuck his tongue out and wiggled slightly.

"But you love me."

"You know I just want to make a good impression on out newest recruits. I'm not used to be the eldest in the officer, solider relationship. And I wasn't to be looked up to as a good person. Is that so wrong?" Kyle gave her a warm smile before standing and walking to the door.

"You don't even wear glasses though." Riya gave an almost frightening growl and threw her glasses at him.

"That's it! I'm going to bed." Riya stormed out of the office the best she could while in high heels, she wasn't use to them. They felt unstable and to light compared to her usual combat boots.

"Need help standing?" He giggled slightly as he watched her down the halls.

"Fuck you Kyle!" She yelled as she flipped him off, continuing to walk away to her room. Kyle smiled and watched her as she walked away. "God I love messing with that girl." He chuckled to himself as he turned off the office lights and walked up to his own dorm room for the night.

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Mika: Yes yes I know. I'm alive. O-o I'm slightly surprised myself. With a new year and the fist of a new month, why not celebrate with a new chapter. Anyways. Please don't hurt me and please review. :D