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Post by axel on Feb 28, 2007 22:12:43 GMT -5
"Eww... It's so dirty down here... My armor's beginning to rust from the fumes...", Alphonse whines as the group makes its way through the sewer passageways.
"Quit your complaining, Al! Would you rather face those soldiers?", Edward asks.
To this, Alphonse had no reply, and just continues walking alongside his brother. "So, what do we do now?"
"First, we have to get away from those soldiers. Then, we'll have to hide out for a little while."
Hours later, Edward and the group emerge from the sewers at nightfall, arriving smack-dab in the center of Xenotime Village. "...Okay. The coast is clear." The group then makes their way to the nearest tavern, looking for shelter. Edward walks inside first. "Hey, guys! Me and my friends are looking for a place to sleep! Name's Edward Elric!" As soon as Edward introduces himself, he's thrown from the tavern.
A man from inside the tavern calls out, "Imposter!! The real Edward Elric's over at Mugear's place experimenting with the red water!! Come back when you're ready to tell us who you really are!!"
"Jeez... Frickin' State Alchemist haters... Wait, REAL Edward Elric?!?"
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Post by L on Feb 28, 2007 22:30:32 GMT -5
L grinned mischievously, his entire eyes now covered by his black shades. He stared at Edward Elric and then Alphonse who was just as confused as Edward. "My my my...we have a bit of imposters in our midst here. So Edward, I'll be splitting ways with you for the time being. I'm going to survey the area. Then we'll probably meet up later. I ain't leaving ya, but I want to be alone for now." He flashed a childish grin and started walking off. He wouldn't mind if anybody followed him as he walked.
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Post by Hartz on Feb 28, 2007 22:35:05 GMT -5
Hartz eyes L as he started walking away. He made a movement to the others that he was going to follow him. He didn't exactly trust him yet and by following him, he wanted to find out whether or not he could be trusted. After L walked a few yards away, Hartz quietly walked in the direction he was going in.
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Post by L on Feb 28, 2007 22:51:41 GMT -5
When L finally reached the edge of town, he turned to face to Hartz. A devilish grin still planted on his lips. "Any reason why you following me monk boy? It's not like I care, why would you follow me. I would have expected Edward or the thief or the samurai..but why the most quiet one of the group? Hehe." He chuckled lightly and turned again to walk forward. He stopped, the wind picked up it's pace and then started blowing gently. "Okay. The two that is following us. Come out or I'll fecking kill you." L said calmly and in control. Two figures then appeared in front of L as quick as lightning, but L saw every step.
The pair was a beautiful women but looked a bit dangerous, and the other was a short, bald fat man that seemed to have a mind of a common five year old. But yet, L was cautious. The women was first to speak, "Word has it your little group is looking for the Philosopher Stone." He said, but L merely continued smiling. The fat man pulled on the women's garment, "Lust...Lust...can I eat them now..they look tasty. Please Lust! Please?" He begged impatiently, his mouth drooling a bit.
The women that was called Lust looked at him patiently and replied, "Not now Gluttony. You'll get your chance." She smiled deviously which L find attracting. "The Philosopher's Stone...it is said you have to create it. The method is something I don't know. But some say that it was created already and is located in an underground city. Locked away." She stopped and looked at L for a response. "You know alot...tell me why you're telling me this and who're you anyway." He asked demandingly.
Lust merely smiled and turned around. "Okay Gluttony. Go ahead." The fat man called Gluttony smiled ethusiastically and charged forward. His mouth wide open, drool falling everywhere and a symbol on his long tongue that L failed to recognize. L cursed for being off guard but he took out his Gun Scythe and prepared for a fight.
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Post by Hartz on Feb 28, 2007 23:03:47 GMT -5
"You can say I'm here to judge your actions. Your conscious, if you will," Hartz replied plainly. It was his reason for following him, as he wouldn't lie. He had no need to. He kept quiet afterwards until L stopped. "Wha?" he questioned, as he saw two figures walk out of the shadows. He kept quiet as L and the other two talked, wanting to digest all the information to learn more about the situation. 'What is this Philosopher's Stone they keep talking about?' He thought to himself. 'Why is everybody trying to get it?' His attention focused on the woman as she turned around, saying something to the fat, bald man. Suddenly he ran at them. Hartz quickly reacted, Zodus in his hands, his stance set, ready for a battle.
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Post by ninjazack on Mar 2, 2007 23:25:12 GMT -5
Locke turns and glares at L "I am not a thief" he mutters and simply chooses to listen to L and Hartz conversation. Locke looks at the strange pair as they discover them. The two were strange, but what did he know, this was a different world. As the monster of a man change at them, Locke pulls out his sword "He can't be human, but this world doesn't have monster like him".
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Post by axel on Mar 3, 2007 21:52:36 GMT -5
Almost immediately, Edward heads towards this Mugear's mansion, leaving his friends behind and ignoring the fact that L took his leave. "I've gotta get to the bottom of this!!"
"Huh?" Alphonse's eyesight shifts back and forth between L and Edward, wondering who he should follow. "Ohhh... W-Wait up, brother!!", he shouts, attempting to catch up with his brother.
As Edward runs up the hill, those words continue to race through his mind.
"The real Edward Elric's over at Mugear's place experimenting with the red water!!"
"'Real' Edward Elric?! Red water!? Dammit, what the hell is going on here?!?"
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Post by L on Mar 3, 2007 22:08:55 GMT -5
L is seen in front of Edward, right in the middle of the pathway waiting for the Fullmetal. He was whistling and his hands were in his pockets, he turned his head to see Edward. L grinned innocently at him which gave off an aura of malice. "Hello Edward. You heading towards Mugear's place?" L asked, a brow raised while still smiling. He turned to face where Edward was going and started to run. "Better hurry up..." Then as the three came closer, a huge castle could be seen. L hid in the shadows as he counted how many guards were guarding the front. They would have to find another way.
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Post by axel on Mar 3, 2007 22:26:38 GMT -5
Edward notices the several guards at the front foyer of the mansion. "Okay... Let's see what I have to work with here..." It's at that moment that Edward notices a small opening in the bushes leading to the side of the mansion. "...Bingo!"
Edward and Alphonse make their way through the clearing, escaping from the guards' line of view. Edward then proceeds to use alchemy on the wall, creating a doorway into the mansion's library. "Whoa... Look at all these books!"
Suddenly, two boys - a tall blonde and his little brother - walk in to greet the Elric brothers. "Well, well... I was wondering that all this commotion was. ...You must be Edward Elric.", the older brother says.
"And you must be the guy impersonating me!", Edward snaps in reply.
"You got it! Though I gotta say, I expected the infamous Fullmetal Alchemist to be taller."
Edward's left eyebrow twitches when he hears this. "You wanna start something with me!?"
The fake Edward walks up to Edward and says, "No, I don't wanna fight with you, Ed, so why don't you turn around and go home? And leave us to take care of things around here.
"That's not the way you beg somebody to do something!" Edward suddenly points to the ground below the fake Edward's feet. "On your knees!" The fake Edward simply raises an eyebrow in silent response, incurring Edward's anger further. "I said, get down on the ground!!"
"Why? So we can see eye to eye? Surely you must be used to people looking down on you!", the fake Edward teases.
"You son of a...!!!"
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Post by L on Mar 3, 2007 22:48:05 GMT -5
L coughs as he walks up from behind the real Elric brothers. He bows politely at the fake Edward and looked at him with a melancholy expression. "You're very existence is anathema to me. So please, move aside. We need money, and I'm guessing from this mansion that you have lots. And also this red water. Mind telling me what it is Because someone told me a secret about this place. And I bet it pretty much helps in my goal." L smiled and took out a handgun out from his trenchcoat, and tipped his fedora hat. "Tell me or the little kid gets it. And I don't mean the real Edward." He grinned slightly and waited for a response
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Post by axel on Mar 3, 2007 22:57:32 GMT -5
The fake Alphonse hides behind his older brother in fear of L.
The fake Edward looks at his little brother in worry, then turns back to L. "...Threatening a little kid, huh? You sure know how to pick your friends, don't you, Edward?" Fake Edward draws a transmutation circle on the ground and uses his plant-like alchemy to constrict Edward and his friends in alchemy-instilled vines. "Sorry about this... But if Mugear finds out that there are two Edward Elrics, my cover'll be blown. You understand, don't you?", Fake Edward says as he leaves the room.
"Grrrr... Get...back...here!!!!", Edward screams as he tears through the vines and attacks Fake Edward. "You're gonna regret stealing my name, you bastard!!!"
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Post by L on Mar 6, 2007 21:42:23 GMT -5
After the trio escaped the collapsing. L and the group sought refuge in an abadoned cabin which they spent the night. Now, it was about lunch time and the sun was already high. Everyone was lying lazily around the cabin, except for Alphonse. Why? They were all hungry. They haven't eaten in two days. L got up and stretched. "Alright. I'm going to go around and bit and steal some food. Locke or whoever, come along with me so we could get supplies." L commanded and started to leave with his hands in his pockets yawning as he walked out of the cabin.
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Post by axel on Mar 6, 2007 22:50:47 GMT -5
Edward merely gazes into the fireplace, thinking about the fake Elric brothers. "..."
"Brother? What's the matter?", Alphonse asks sincerely. All of a sudden, Edward stands up and makes his way to the door. "Huh? Ed, where are you going?"
"...I'm gonna find that other Edward and give him a piece of my mind.", Edward replies darkly.
"What?! Why?! Why now?! We don't even know if he's alive!!"
"He's alive!! I know it!! ...The way he fought...His style of alchemy... He doesn't seem like the kind of person who'd die that easily. So I'm gonna find him...and beat him senseless!"
"But... Huh? Ed, w-wait up!!" Outside the cabin, Alphonse sees Edward stop in front of a flyer. "Edward?"
"Alphonse... Look..."
The flyer read 'Two boys impersonating Edward and Alphonse Elric were discovered having deceived Mugear with plans for the red water. They have been identified as Russell and Fletcher Tringham. Tomorrow, at dawn, the two Elric brother impersonators shall be tried and sentenced to death. --Mayor Kingston of Xenotime
"To death!?" Alphonse couldn't believe what he had just read. "W-What should we do, brother?"
"Those two must've had a reason for tricking Mugear. So I'm gonna find out what it is. Get ready, Al, 'cuz tomorrow... We're busting out the Tringham brothers!"
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Post by Hartz on Mar 6, 2007 23:08:36 GMT -5
Hartz looked up from where he was sitting on the floor. He noticed L stand up and go out, asking Locke to come with him to steal. What he didn't get was why didn't he just use the money he stole when they were in Central? Unless he used it all already, which wouldn't surprise him at all.
His gaze then turns to the two brothers. He had grown used to their strangeness and came to find amusement in their behavior. However, he heard Edward say something about another Edward. 'Two?' He thought. 'Or just someone impersonating him? Ah well....doesn't matter me right now.'
Hartz got up to stretch and decided to take a walk outside for some fresh air. He noticed a poster that Ed had commented on from before, and put the pieces together. 'Ah. So those two are the ones. Interesting.' He shrugged it off as he leaned against a pole, head slightly down so his hair would block the sun. Although it looked like he dozed off, he was actually alert to much of what was going on near him.
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Post by ninjazack on Mar 7, 2007 18:20:02 GMT -5
"Huh" Locke looks at L. Locke than hears L's commend and repiles "Ya, sure" slowly gets up and follows shortly behind L. Rather it was really to gain supplies or to gain 'supplies', didn't matter to him.
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Post by L on Mar 7, 2007 19:58:10 GMT -5
Within the confines of a cell in the town jail, Fletcher and Russell Tringham stood on a wodden bench connected to the wall. It was dark within it, even though it was as bright as day outside. It was cold and lonely, fortunately they had companionship within each other. Fletcher was shaking and turned to his older brother, "I'm scared.." He whimpered, Russell sighed and rubbed the younger one's hair. "Don't be...we'll get out of this. I promise. I guess it was a mistake for me to impersonate someone famous huh?" He smiled warmly, trying to comfort his brother.
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L strolled the town, looking left to right on easy pickings. However, this town was so poor it wasn't worthy stealing anything. It would cost less, even less than the regular price. L sighed and passed through the jailhouse. It wasn't big, but it was able to fit at least two cells of criminals. He grinned at such a thing that wouldn't contain him, no matter what. L noticed a small sign about the Tringham brothers and L couldn't help but grin in earnest, he found a way to get mroe information on the red water.
He turned to Locke and pointed to the jail. "Hey thief boy. Could you get the key from there? Come on and do it. If you get captured, I'll back you up. But I prefer if we do it stealthily." He ordered and gave him a smile that would creep the person out. L knew he was dangerous and highly a threat. He just hopes that Locke fella wouldn't be rebellious. After all, Locke, Hartz, and Musashi was worthless trash to him as of now. They haven't proven useful in many aspects regarding the stone he sought for. Only the Elric brothers are of used to him. But the point was, L would kill anyone to get what he wants. Even his own allies. But no one knows that yet.
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Post by ninjazack on Mar 7, 2007 20:05:40 GMT -5
Locke glares at L, he feels insulted. Was this guy saying that Locke couldn't simply take a simple key, for his it was like breathing, second nature. "Is that all you need me for?". Locke had no fear against L as he was given a murderous glare. L didn't scare him. He had meant many shady people during lifetime. "This is gonna take least than a minute" Locke whispered as he skillfully past the guard, just as they turn their heads the other way and without even making a sound grab the keys.
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