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I'm so sorry this took so long! I've had Writer's Block for a while and just got around to finishing this chapter.
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Edward smiled. "I've been looking forward to finishing it as well, actually. Here, to make it fair, we'll give you back your two subordinates so I can have my two friends helping me."
On cue, Fullmetal placed his hands on the ground and the earth that surrounded the two Ishbalan's legs fell away so they were free to move again.
"That's going to be the biggest mistake of your life," Scar said, smiling. He launched himself forward at the same moment as the two Ishbalans. It was apparent they had practiced.
But they weren't fast enough for a shape-shifting Envy, who took on the form of a giant snake and surrounded both Edward and Fullmetal, trying to take a bite out of whoever got into his mouth.
Meanwhile, Edward and Fullmetal were getting ready to fight Scar and his accomplices. Edward was checking his guns. He tossed one to Fullmetal, saying, "Keep it on hand. It could just save your life."
Fullmetal had a gun in his hand once before, but he didn't bother mentioning this fact. He slid the gun in his pocket, glad he wouldn't have to draw transmutation circles to activate his alchemy.
"Now Envy!" Edward shouted. Envy suddenly changed back to the way he was before, landing by the rest of them. Fullmetal slammed his hands into the ground, causing stone spikes to shoot out of the ground and head right for the Ishbalans.
"Too slow!" Scar called out, dodging them and running directly at the trio.
There was the sound of a gun firing and bullets flew right past Scar, like he wasn't there at all. This didn't faze Edward, though, who jumped forward and landed a solid punch on his cheek.
Scar flew into the ground, Edward jumping forward to try and kick him before he could recover.
Behind them, Envy and Fullmetal were finishing up the other two Ishbalans. Going up against an alchemist and a Homunculus with little more than a few guns wasn't the smartest move they made.
There was too much dust in the air to tell if it was Edward or Scar winning, but when the dust did settle down enough, Fullmetal and Envy saw both of them panting and badly wounded.
"How strong is Scar?" Fullmetal asked, knowing far too well how strong Scar was in his Amestris.
"As far as we can tell, he's very strong," Envy explained. "He's been able to stand up to Wrath and survive. You should know Wrath's no pushover."
Fullmetal agreed, remembering how strong the Fuhrer was.
Edward ran forward, trying to land a punch on Scar, only he found himself getting kicked in the stomach. "You're better than this," Scar said. "Or does being here really affect you that much?" To prove his point, Scar walked over to the five graves the trio was looking at earlier and destroyed each one with a kick or a punch.
Fullmetal was the first one to react. These may not have been the same people that made up his family, but he wasn't going to stand by and watch their graves get destroyed. He placed his hands on the ground and pulled his spear out of the ground, grabbing it and running for Scar.
Scar spun around and moved to kick Fullmetal, but Fullmetal used his automail arm to block the kick and brought the spear down on Scar's shoulder.
Scar caught the shaft of the spear with his other hand before it could make contact with his shoulder and used the momentum to send Fullmetal into the ground.
Edward punched Scar from behind, sending the latter flying across the graveyard and crashing into one of the few standing trees.
Alphonse hissed and ran up to Fullmetal, licking a wound on his cheek as Fullmetal got over the shock of getting slammed into the ground. Envy joined them and helped Fullmetal get at least somewhat upright.
They turned towards Scar, waiting to see what his next move would be.
Scar stood up and looked at them, but a barking caught their attention. A golden retriever, blonde with white marks in the same place Den had, came over one of the hills and shot at Scar, barking and snarling.
Fullmetal noticed that while the dog didn't have an official collar, there was a string with a wrench attached to it.
They watched as the dog pulled the wrench off the chain and started hitting Scar with it. Fullmetal recognized Winry's spirit in this dog now.
Scar managed to grab the dog and tossed it aside, but she dropped the wrench and bit into his arm, growling as he tried to shake her loose.
I'm glad Winry doesn't have teeth like that, Fullmetal thought upon seeing the display. Getting hit with wrenches on a semi-daily basis was enough.
The Winry-dog finally let go of Scar's arm, showing how badly his arm was bleeding. Scar gripped the arm close to him and said, "You've won today, Edward, but next time you won't be so lucky." With that, he was gone.
The dog ran up to the group, first licking Fullmetal on the face before trying to reach Edward's cheek so she could lick his face also.
"Well, that was a surprise," Edward said, kneeling down to look at the dog. She licked his cheek before running over to her wrench and attaching it to her collar again.
Envy asked, "Has this dog always been here?"
"Not since the last time I was here," Edward replied, scratching her behind the ears.
Envy looked at Fullmetal. "The cat reminded you of your brother, does she remind you of anyone?"
"Winry," Fullmetal answered, "And I don't think that's a good-gah!" He couldn't finish his sentence because the dog just nailed him in the back of the head with her wrench. "Geez! It's Winry all right."
Envy laughed, petting the dog. "Good girl," he told her. She barked and licked his hand before trying to chase her own tail.
"Something tells me she won't be leaving us alone," Edward said, watching her.
"If Alphonse is anything to go by, that's a good bet," Fullmetal agreed, rubbing the back of his head where he got clocked by the wrench.
Alphonse ran over to the dog and mewed before licking her cheek. She barked and they started running around, but it didn't seem to be anything dangerous.
"Well, looks like we're keeping her then," Edward said. He whistled and she walked back over, Alphonse jumping onto Fullmetal's shoulder. The group walked back to the plane and headed back to Central.
But one thing was still bugging Fullmetal: If Nicholas Flamel's notes on transmutations sent him here, how could he use them to send him back?
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