The Fullmetal Human : The Making of Friendship

by nb

Chapter 29 - The Train Ride

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Hours Earlier

"How did I get here again?"

Ed was sitting on the bench at the train waiting for it to arrive as he tilted his head up too the sky and opened his eyes. "Oh yeah I don't like flying" Ed said as he remembered what he was doing today. He was invited to an event that took place in Canderlot, but since he didn't like flying he decided to take the train instead and have the mane 6 go on ahead in there carriages so that they didn't keep the Princesses waiting. So there he was alone to think to himself, or so he thought.

"Excuse me sir have you seen a pink little mare with a tiara on her head"

Ed looked to his side and saw that there was a stallion with shades wearing all black asking him a question.

"I can't say I haven't" Ed said as he shook his head.

The stallion nodded before he turned and left, leaving Ed alone to finally think to himself. Or so he thought as he mentally sighed.

"So what's your story little lady" Ed asked as he leaned forward looking under his bench finding the pink little filly the stallion was looking for.

The filly looked shocked as she saw that she had been discovered and quickly came out from her hiding spot. "How did you find me!?" She asked as she now stood on her feet, dusting her back off.

"I sensed you when you walked onto the station" Ed causally said as he sat back on his bench.

"B-But your eye's were closed!?" The filly said as she pointed a finger towards his face.

"I didn't see you, I sensed you" Ed said as he gave a smug smile.

The filly was confused at Ed's words before she crossed her arms and "Hmphed" Causing Ed to let out a small laugh.

"Well look's like my ride is here" Ed said as he stood up and moved past the filly.

The filly turned and looked down the tracks but didn't see any train coming down them. She turned back to Ed and gave him a funny look. "What are you blind, there's no train-"

*CHOOO* *CHOOO*

The filly stopped talking and turned back to the tracks as she saw the train coming down them. She was at a loss as she looked back to the stranger she just met and saw that he was yawning.

"What's your name?" She asked as she looked up to him slightly.

"My name is Edward Elric, I'm a human" He said as he smiled at her.

Just before she could say anything else the train came and and sent a gust of wind that almost knocked her over. She held her ground for a few seconds then the wind died down and she could see again. When she looked she saw the human getting on the train as he handed his ticket to the pony who took the tickets. She watched him disappear into the train then quickly shook her head as she ran to get on the train. As she approached the pony taking tickets she saw that it was a mare wearing one of her company's uniforms and quickly took out her wallet.

As she approached the mare she held out her ID and the mare quickly moved to the side making way for her. The filly walked past her on and got the train. As she stepped on board she heard the mare quickly say, "Welcome aboard Miss Tiara" and stopped moving. She turned to the mare and she almost froze as she saw the filly staring at her.

She puffed up her chest and stood straight. "It's Miss Diamond Tiara" She said as the mare quickly bowed. "Yes Miss Diamond Tiara"

With that she smiled and walked on to find the human.

Else Where

"Where is she now?"

"She seems to have boarded the train Sir"

"Aw good, not too many witnesses and we can easily dispose of the body"

"But sir!?"

"No Buts! They had there chance now it's time to get what I deserved, I paying you so shut up and do it"

"...Understood"

Back on the Train

Ed had his hoodie on as he rested his head against the window of the train. He was pretending to sleep as he knew that the little filly from before was staring at him from the seat behind him. He didn't really know the filly but felt as though she could get him in trouble somehow so he decided to ignore her. Which caused problems because now she was in front of him trying to get a better look at his face from what he sensed. She didn't know that he was actually awake until she tried to take his hood off and saw one of his eyes open looking at her. She instantly eek'd and fell back onto the seat behind her as she found him awake. Ed went ahead and took off his hood as he sat up and looked at the mare. She had a small blush on from what he could see and sighed.

"What are you doing following me" Ed asked as he folded his arms and sat back against his seat.

The filly just looked around up and down the aisle before answering him. "I'm following you so you could detect bad pony's" She said as she somewhat whispered it to him.

Ed looked at her funny as if she was crazy. "Bad pony's?" Ed questioned as he got up and stretched turning around to see everypony on the train as he did. He counted all the ponys that were in this car and remembered that there were about 5 in here. So why were there only just him and the filly now as Ed didn't see anypony seating in any of the seats. Something was very wrong as Ed walked out from his row and stood in the aisle.

The filly could see that something was wrong as she looked at Ed's face and quickly got up. She walked to his side as he began to walk down the aisle to the next car.

"What's your name little one" Ed asked as he kept looking around the car.

"Diamond Tiara" She said as she kept looking in the directions he looked.

Ed stopped as he looked at the little mare then face palmed. "Your the Daughter of Filthy Rich!"

"So?" She asked as she didn't know what he was getting on about.

"Who are the pony's that are after you!?" Ed asked as he started down aisle faster now.

"Rivals against my father's company" She said as they got to the door leading to the next car.

Ed closed his eyes and put his sense up as he got ready to open the door. Ed's eyes quickly popped open as he opened the door and saw the same stallion with shades at the other door across from him about to close it but stop as he spotted Ed and the little filly with him. He grunted as he turned around and yelled something out.

"I thought you said you got everypony!" He yelled as he received a response immediately.

"I swear I got everypony in the car except for the girl" Somepony yelled back as Ed became suspicious.

"Where are the passenger's?" Ed asked as he moved the filly behind him.

The stallion just chuckled. "Don't worry there about one more car ahead of us" He said as he folded his arms and leaned against the wall next to the door.

"What are you planning to do?" Ed questioned as he noticed that the train entered a tunnel.

"Simple, there's going to be an avalanche so we moved the passenger's up a few cars so that they wouldn't get hurt" The stallion said before chuckling. "Sucks that we didn't get you though, well I guess it doesn't matter, one more pony doesn't matter" He said as he evilly grinned and closed the door.

Ed tried to remember when they were moving the passenger's out but nothing came up. He suddenly remembered that his focus was on the filly and nothing else and mentally hit himself as he looked to the filly then back to the door across from him. He saw that they left the tunnel and now were in a snowy landscape.

"Follow me!" He quickly rushed to the door but almost tripped as he felt the car move and paused for a second as he looked outside the window and saw the terrain slowly coming in to focus as the train was slowing down. He looked back to the door and opened it seeing that there was one more car still attached. He looked down the aisle and saw the next door and was about to sprint to it but looked back and saw the filly lagging behind. He waited for her at the door but then it happened.

Time seemed to slow down as the train suddenly tipped over sending the filly into one of the nearby seats as she entered the next car. Ed himself was thrown against the wall as the train started rolling down the snowy mountain. Ed tired to grab on to something but couldn't as he was being flung around in the car like some rag doll. He slowed down time for his eyes and tried to spot the filly but then blackness.

Present

The train was hanging off a cliff and he was on it. He quickly put his other hand on the pole he was hanging off and chuckled. "How did I get here again!?"

He suddenly remembered why and sighed. "Oh yeah I don't like flying"

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