02-23-2015, 04:44 AM
As bad as the slums were, this sewage system was definitely worse. The smell was bad enough that Edward had resorted to taking a breath after every minute. The tunnels were full of wooden debris and stone rubble, clearly they hat set up markers such as this to guide the way for anyone using the route. Edward clapped his hands and placed it on the rubble, a blue light sparked from inbetween his hands and the rubble as Edward transmuted it into support struts for the tunnel, of course Edward had added additions such as lanterns that acted as markers for future traders.
‘If they’re all set up like this, then this job will be over in no time.’ Edward grinned happily as he spotted the next area up ahead. He watched the water as he moved towards it, it has shallow and ever so slight ripples coursing through it as he walked.
‘That’s… strange…’ Edward mumbled to himself as he transmuted the next marker point. Edward wondered why he was needed for this, surely they could have managed to rebuild this on their own.
‘I guess a free shop is a free shop. No point in complaining about easy work.’ Edward sighed as he placed his hands against the passage marker, transmuting it as he moved along.
‘Ah man, so much to transmute, but I can’t complain… Well… About the work anyway, but the smell in here is terrible!’ Edward exclaimed as he transmuted yet another tunnel marker. Upon clearing up the rubble Edward had found himself at the end of a tunnel, a large pool of murky water took up most of the area while a ladder, heading upwards, sat in the centre of the pool. Edward had been walking and transmuting for at least an hour, granted he had gone a little faster than he usually would, but it was because of the foul stench.
‘Strange, how the scent got worse and worse as I worked my way here…’ Edward said to himself as he turned back, the winding tunnel blocked his view of his starting point, but he knew he had made it quite a long way. As Edward turned back he heard a large growl as the surface of the water began to displace itself. A large, green, scaly back emerged from the water along with two large yellow eyes. The beast stared at Edward as Edward started back at it, his face was overcome with a shocked expression as it lashed out at him. Edward guarded the beast’s attack with his right arm, its teeth cracking ad breaking on the metal arm. The beast threw itself backwards, revealing its strangely coloured belly, in contrast to the green back, its belly was a creamy brown colour.
‘A crocodile? Why is a giant crocodile here!?’ Edward exclaimed as he transmuted his arm blade. The Crocodile launched itself at Edward, causing him to roll backwards and swipe upwards with his left leg, striking the animal underneath its jaw. The animal looked at him with an odd look of sadness and hurt before restoring its anger, it launched itself at him again. This time catching his arm before he got the chance to react.
‘Smart beast…’ Edward gritted as the crocodile shook its head up and down, as if in agreement to his statement. Edward gathered all the strength he could to throw the large beast backwards. As it flew backwards, Edward ran along the path that separated the sewage from the wall, as he reached the crocodile, Ed jumped at it, planting his foot in its snout as he did so. The Crocodile reared back and growled as it retreated backwards into the water, keeping its eyes locked on Ed as it retreated under water.
‘This part, they left out.’ Edward sighed as he transmuted his arm back into its normal state. Turning back towards the way he came, Edward heard one final, low pitched growl as he began to head back to Winry.
‘Thank you Ed!’ Winry exclaimed as she hugged him around his neck, Edward kept his eyes focused on Fin as she did so. Fin averted his eyes from Edwards glare, darting his eyes from place to place, he’d withheld information from a Prime and now he was going to get a stern talking to.
‘So… Fin. You kept some information from me.’ Edward said angrily as Winry let go and stepped to the side.
‘Well I uh…’ Fin mumbled as he looked at Edward with an ashamed expression.
‘So you met Sally then.’ Fin coughed as Edward raised his metal fist to the sky.
‘Yes I met Sally!’ Edward screamed as Winry held him back from striking Fin.
‘Ed, it’s not worth it and I have a shop now!’ Winry exclaimed as she continued to hold Edward back.
‘Wait… Sally?’ Edward asked in a confused tone.
‘Y-Yeah… A Guard Crocodile we have down there. Anyone that isn’t a part of the family is attacked, she never kills anyone, she just scares them off.’ Fin explained with slight fear in his voice as he stepped backwards. Edward thought about punching him, but decided against it, either way, the task was done and he and Winry could get to work setting up the shop.
‘Fine, you’ll have access to the sewer route, as long as you give Winry whatever she needs, free of charge.’ Edward stated as he turned his back to Fin. Fin nodded, causing Winry to jump with joy and hub both him and Edward.
‘Thank you so much, I’m going to build so much Automail!’ Winry exclaimed as she ran into the shop to check it out. Edward smiled as he watched her go, realising that his next task was no small one.
‘Find Truth, and get mine and Al’s bodies back.’ Edward said to himself as he wondered how Al was doing.
‘If they’re all set up like this, then this job will be over in no time.’ Edward grinned happily as he spotted the next area up ahead. He watched the water as he moved towards it, it has shallow and ever so slight ripples coursing through it as he walked.
‘That’s… strange…’ Edward mumbled to himself as he transmuted the next marker point. Edward wondered why he was needed for this, surely they could have managed to rebuild this on their own.
‘I guess a free shop is a free shop. No point in complaining about easy work.’ Edward sighed as he placed his hands against the passage marker, transmuting it as he moved along.
‘Ah man, so much to transmute, but I can’t complain… Well… About the work anyway, but the smell in here is terrible!’ Edward exclaimed as he transmuted yet another tunnel marker. Upon clearing up the rubble Edward had found himself at the end of a tunnel, a large pool of murky water took up most of the area while a ladder, heading upwards, sat in the centre of the pool. Edward had been walking and transmuting for at least an hour, granted he had gone a little faster than he usually would, but it was because of the foul stench.
‘Strange, how the scent got worse and worse as I worked my way here…’ Edward said to himself as he turned back, the winding tunnel blocked his view of his starting point, but he knew he had made it quite a long way. As Edward turned back he heard a large growl as the surface of the water began to displace itself. A large, green, scaly back emerged from the water along with two large yellow eyes. The beast stared at Edward as Edward started back at it, his face was overcome with a shocked expression as it lashed out at him. Edward guarded the beast’s attack with his right arm, its teeth cracking ad breaking on the metal arm. The beast threw itself backwards, revealing its strangely coloured belly, in contrast to the green back, its belly was a creamy brown colour.
‘A crocodile? Why is a giant crocodile here!?’ Edward exclaimed as he transmuted his arm blade. The Crocodile launched itself at Edward, causing him to roll backwards and swipe upwards with his left leg, striking the animal underneath its jaw. The animal looked at him with an odd look of sadness and hurt before restoring its anger, it launched itself at him again. This time catching his arm before he got the chance to react.
‘Smart beast…’ Edward gritted as the crocodile shook its head up and down, as if in agreement to his statement. Edward gathered all the strength he could to throw the large beast backwards. As it flew backwards, Edward ran along the path that separated the sewage from the wall, as he reached the crocodile, Ed jumped at it, planting his foot in its snout as he did so. The Crocodile reared back and growled as it retreated backwards into the water, keeping its eyes locked on Ed as it retreated under water.
‘This part, they left out.’ Edward sighed as he transmuted his arm back into its normal state. Turning back towards the way he came, Edward heard one final, low pitched growl as he began to head back to Winry.
‘Thank you Ed!’ Winry exclaimed as she hugged him around his neck, Edward kept his eyes focused on Fin as she did so. Fin averted his eyes from Edwards glare, darting his eyes from place to place, he’d withheld information from a Prime and now he was going to get a stern talking to.
‘So… Fin. You kept some information from me.’ Edward said angrily as Winry let go and stepped to the side.
‘Well I uh…’ Fin mumbled as he looked at Edward with an ashamed expression.
‘So you met Sally then.’ Fin coughed as Edward raised his metal fist to the sky.
‘Yes I met Sally!’ Edward screamed as Winry held him back from striking Fin.
‘Ed, it’s not worth it and I have a shop now!’ Winry exclaimed as she continued to hold Edward back.
‘Wait… Sally?’ Edward asked in a confused tone.
‘Y-Yeah… A Guard Crocodile we have down there. Anyone that isn’t a part of the family is attacked, she never kills anyone, she just scares them off.’ Fin explained with slight fear in his voice as he stepped backwards. Edward thought about punching him, but decided against it, either way, the task was done and he and Winry could get to work setting up the shop.
‘Fine, you’ll have access to the sewer route, as long as you give Winry whatever she needs, free of charge.’ Edward stated as he turned his back to Fin. Fin nodded, causing Winry to jump with joy and hub both him and Edward.
‘Thank you so much, I’m going to build so much Automail!’ Winry exclaimed as she ran into the shop to check it out. Edward smiled as he watched her go, realising that his next task was no small one.
‘Find Truth, and get mine and Al’s bodies back.’ Edward said to himself as he wondered how Al was doing.