04-17-2015, 12:51 PM
Edward was confused, the smoke had engulfed Dumbledore yet, when it cleared, he was the one that had left the office. Edward looked around only to find the familiar hallway and doors that led to Dumbledore’s office.
‘Well, that went well.’ Dumbledore’s strange assistant asserted with a short cough as Edward looked at him.
‘How could you tell?’ Edward asked as he returned the man’s bored expression with his own, frustrated, expression.
‘Well… you’re not a toad.’ The man laughed as Edward looked at him with an angry expression.
‘That’s never happened before… Has it?’ Edward asked out of concern as the man just kept laughing, ignoring his question. Edward turned away from him and began heading towards the elevator.
‘Remember, the password is Sherbet Lemon!’ The man exclaimed as he watched Edward trudge towards the Magic Elevator. Edward grumbled and then shook the back of his hand at the man, a gesture that usually meant goodbye, but in this case it mean shut up. Whether the man realised this was unknown to Edward, but he had bigger problems to worry about.
‘I guess I’ll head back and let Winry know I’m okay…’ Edward sighed as he reached the elevator.
‘Sherbet Lemon.’ Edward said as he stepped onto the platform, His stomach dropped and he found himself on the ground floor again.
‘I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that...’ Edward shivered as he walked through the hallway and toward the entrance of the building. The lobby was exactly the same as when he had arrived earlier.
‘So no one got the memo then?’ Edward laughed sarcastically as he walked through the lobby, out into the city and headed for the Gryphon he’d summoned earlier.
The streets had come to life, at least, within the time he’d spent at Dumbledore’s office. It was nice to see people out and about, it reminded him of home – Central city at least – to say the least. Edward smiled as he walked the familiar streets, which was how he knew he was going in the right direction. Edward looked at the buildings as he walked by, each was similar but different in their own way, some were normal, square, houses while others were partial to their own adornments and decorations. It was nice to see people living their lives for once, rather than unknowingly being controlled by their government.
‘Hey! Hey Edward!’ Mark’s voice called out from behind a mob of people. Edward spun around to see a very excited Mark gesturing him over to his house. Edward waved back and began making his way through the crowded streets, there weren’t too many people but he still needed to be mindful of them, he didn’t want to accidentally bump into someone and knock them over.
‘So Edward, I’ve been practising what you taught me and well… come and look.’ Mark smiled happily as he guided Edward through his house, once again. Edward smiled and nodded, happy to see someone from a new world taking interest in his own science. Edward noticed objects with alchemical markings on them, the odd l stretching and extra, square shaped, growths around the room. Edward smiled as they reached the table that he had been at only hours ago, finding an Alchemy circle printed on the table with a pile of iron ingots at the centre of the circle. Edward waited with anticipation as he watched Mark place his hands at the outer edge of the circle. Blue sparks flew from the centre of the circle as it slowly became engulfed with a bright, yellow light.
‘He’s been practising.’ Edward thought to himself as he watched the iron ingots twist and contort, moulding themselves into one object before spiralling out, coming together again and then solidifying into a solid form. What was left at the end was an Iron statue of a Puppy.
‘Amazing! You’ve come this far in only a few hours.’ Edward exclaimed happily as he examined the statue, there were the tell-tale alchemy marks on the base of the statue, but the statue was perfect in every other aspect.
‘I’m not as good as you – I can’t use only my hands like you can – but your explanation earlier really helped.’ Mark smiled as he looked at Edward, noticing the piece of paper in his hand.
‘What have you got there?’ Mark asked as he moved closer. Edward looked at the paper, shoved it in his pocket and then.
‘Oh nothing…’ Edward said as he held the piece of paper firmly in his hand, hoping that Mark hadn’t caught sight of the writing on it.
‘D-D-Dumbledore! You went to see Dumbledore!?’ Mark exclaimed as he began rushing around the room, first he picked up a bunch of scrolls, then ran over to the table to grab the puppy statue. Edward moved swiftly and accurately, pinning Mark’s hand to the table before he was able to reach the statue.
‘You won’t see Dumbledore for the next few days. In fact, you won’t even mention that he’s back to anyone.’ Edward said with a fierceness that shook Mark into submission. Edward was awfully strong for such a young boy. Mark nodded and put his scrolls on the table.
‘Sorry Mark, It’s nice to see someone taking an interest in my science, but you need to let Dumbledore rest.’ Edward explained rather sympathetically as Mark sat down at the table, grasping his hand, which was now in pain due to Edwards quick actions.
‘I understand…’ Mark sighed as he looked at the table with disappointment.
‘Look… If you go there in a couple days, tell them that Edward Elric sent you. You’ll get in to see him.’ Edward sighed before turning around and heading for the door.
‘Thanks Ed!’ Mark exclaimed with a slightly happier tone. Edward didn’t break his stride, he kept his back to Mark and exited the building with a smile on his face.
‘Ahh! Finally!’ Edward gasped as he turned the corner to see the Gryphon he’d flown up her on, sitting in a nest. As soon as he turned the corner, its head shot up and stared at him, almost as if it was reading his mind. Edward stared back at the Gryphon, it was easier than talking to it. Plus, it creeped him out a little. The way it always knew what he wanted it to do, it was like it was actually reading his mind.
‘You… You aren’t reading my mind are you?’ Edward thought to himself as the two stared at each other. The gryphon nodded its head slowly as it stood and jumped out of the nest, its feathers swaying slightly as the animal moved. Edward took a hesitant step towards the beast before noticing it roll its eyes. Edward became frustrated and a little angry, losing all hesitant feelings as he stomped towards the beast. The Gryphon looked at him fiercely, reminding him of his need for its flight ability to get back to the city of Minas. Edward took a large breath and sighed, setting aside his temper.
‘Can you take me to Minas Tirith?’ Edward asked as he stood beside the animal. It didn’t make a sound, other than a large inhale and exhaling noise, it just kneeled down and gestured for Edward to get on its back. Edward jumped on and it turned to face him, Edward flinched backwards a little bit before the beast took off into the sky.
‘I’ll never get used to this!’ Edward screamed with certain peril in mind as the two headed towards the city of Minas as fast as the Gryphon fly.
‘Well, that went well.’ Dumbledore’s strange assistant asserted with a short cough as Edward looked at him.
‘How could you tell?’ Edward asked as he returned the man’s bored expression with his own, frustrated, expression.
‘Well… you’re not a toad.’ The man laughed as Edward looked at him with an angry expression.
‘That’s never happened before… Has it?’ Edward asked out of concern as the man just kept laughing, ignoring his question. Edward turned away from him and began heading towards the elevator.
‘Remember, the password is Sherbet Lemon!’ The man exclaimed as he watched Edward trudge towards the Magic Elevator. Edward grumbled and then shook the back of his hand at the man, a gesture that usually meant goodbye, but in this case it mean shut up. Whether the man realised this was unknown to Edward, but he had bigger problems to worry about.
‘I guess I’ll head back and let Winry know I’m okay…’ Edward sighed as he reached the elevator.
‘Sherbet Lemon.’ Edward said as he stepped onto the platform, His stomach dropped and he found himself on the ground floor again.
‘I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that...’ Edward shivered as he walked through the hallway and toward the entrance of the building. The lobby was exactly the same as when he had arrived earlier.
‘So no one got the memo then?’ Edward laughed sarcastically as he walked through the lobby, out into the city and headed for the Gryphon he’d summoned earlier.
The streets had come to life, at least, within the time he’d spent at Dumbledore’s office. It was nice to see people out and about, it reminded him of home – Central city at least – to say the least. Edward smiled as he walked the familiar streets, which was how he knew he was going in the right direction. Edward looked at the buildings as he walked by, each was similar but different in their own way, some were normal, square, houses while others were partial to their own adornments and decorations. It was nice to see people living their lives for once, rather than unknowingly being controlled by their government.
‘Hey! Hey Edward!’ Mark’s voice called out from behind a mob of people. Edward spun around to see a very excited Mark gesturing him over to his house. Edward waved back and began making his way through the crowded streets, there weren’t too many people but he still needed to be mindful of them, he didn’t want to accidentally bump into someone and knock them over.
‘So Edward, I’ve been practising what you taught me and well… come and look.’ Mark smiled happily as he guided Edward through his house, once again. Edward smiled and nodded, happy to see someone from a new world taking interest in his own science. Edward noticed objects with alchemical markings on them, the odd l stretching and extra, square shaped, growths around the room. Edward smiled as they reached the table that he had been at only hours ago, finding an Alchemy circle printed on the table with a pile of iron ingots at the centre of the circle. Edward waited with anticipation as he watched Mark place his hands at the outer edge of the circle. Blue sparks flew from the centre of the circle as it slowly became engulfed with a bright, yellow light.
‘He’s been practising.’ Edward thought to himself as he watched the iron ingots twist and contort, moulding themselves into one object before spiralling out, coming together again and then solidifying into a solid form. What was left at the end was an Iron statue of a Puppy.
‘Amazing! You’ve come this far in only a few hours.’ Edward exclaimed happily as he examined the statue, there were the tell-tale alchemy marks on the base of the statue, but the statue was perfect in every other aspect.
‘I’m not as good as you – I can’t use only my hands like you can – but your explanation earlier really helped.’ Mark smiled as he looked at Edward, noticing the piece of paper in his hand.
‘What have you got there?’ Mark asked as he moved closer. Edward looked at the paper, shoved it in his pocket and then.
‘Oh nothing…’ Edward said as he held the piece of paper firmly in his hand, hoping that Mark hadn’t caught sight of the writing on it.
‘D-D-Dumbledore! You went to see Dumbledore!?’ Mark exclaimed as he began rushing around the room, first he picked up a bunch of scrolls, then ran over to the table to grab the puppy statue. Edward moved swiftly and accurately, pinning Mark’s hand to the table before he was able to reach the statue.
‘You won’t see Dumbledore for the next few days. In fact, you won’t even mention that he’s back to anyone.’ Edward said with a fierceness that shook Mark into submission. Edward was awfully strong for such a young boy. Mark nodded and put his scrolls on the table.
‘Sorry Mark, It’s nice to see someone taking an interest in my science, but you need to let Dumbledore rest.’ Edward explained rather sympathetically as Mark sat down at the table, grasping his hand, which was now in pain due to Edwards quick actions.
‘I understand…’ Mark sighed as he looked at the table with disappointment.
‘Look… If you go there in a couple days, tell them that Edward Elric sent you. You’ll get in to see him.’ Edward sighed before turning around and heading for the door.
‘Thanks Ed!’ Mark exclaimed with a slightly happier tone. Edward didn’t break his stride, he kept his back to Mark and exited the building with a smile on his face.
‘Ahh! Finally!’ Edward gasped as he turned the corner to see the Gryphon he’d flown up her on, sitting in a nest. As soon as he turned the corner, its head shot up and stared at him, almost as if it was reading his mind. Edward stared back at the Gryphon, it was easier than talking to it. Plus, it creeped him out a little. The way it always knew what he wanted it to do, it was like it was actually reading his mind.
‘You… You aren’t reading my mind are you?’ Edward thought to himself as the two stared at each other. The gryphon nodded its head slowly as it stood and jumped out of the nest, its feathers swaying slightly as the animal moved. Edward took a hesitant step towards the beast before noticing it roll its eyes. Edward became frustrated and a little angry, losing all hesitant feelings as he stomped towards the beast. The Gryphon looked at him fiercely, reminding him of his need for its flight ability to get back to the city of Minas. Edward took a large breath and sighed, setting aside his temper.
‘Can you take me to Minas Tirith?’ Edward asked as he stood beside the animal. It didn’t make a sound, other than a large inhale and exhaling noise, it just kneeled down and gestured for Edward to get on its back. Edward jumped on and it turned to face him, Edward flinched backwards a little bit before the beast took off into the sky.
‘I’ll never get used to this!’ Edward screamed with certain peril in mind as the two headed towards the city of Minas as fast as the Gryphon fly.