Fullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa Makoto Inoue

Author:Hiromu Arakawa, Makoto Inoue [Hiromu Arakawa, Makoto Inoue]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: VIZ Media
Published: 2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

THE ABDUCTION

OF EDWARD

fwip … ssst.

Fwip … ssst … bonk.

Strange sounds emanated from Roy’s private office in a corner of Eastern Command.

“Colonel Mustang, please contact us immediately re-garding your report on the incident earlier this week . . . ”

Krunkle … krunkle. Fwip … ssst.

“Colonel Mustang, we have received a report suggesting that you are investigating an abduction case outside your jurisdiction. We are sending a representative to investigate this matter firsthand …”

Krink … krink … krink. Fwip … ssst.

“P.S. Please explain why you have failed to make any progress in the investigation of designated radical groups. Before this situation has an adverse effect on your own career, we highly recommend … ”

Krunkle … krink … krink. Fwip … bonk.

The sounds continued until a sudden knock on the door silenced them.

“Come in.”

“Er … sir?” Havoc’s face peered around the edge of the door. “What exactly are you doing?” Havoc’s eyes scanned the white paper airplanes scattered around the room before they alighted on Roy, sitting at his desk.

“I’ve been reading my letters of encouragement from Central Command,” Roy explained. He picked up a single piece of paper from his desk and began to read: “Colonel Mustang. Words are cheap. We demand results. We await your report …”

With deft hands, Roy folded the paper into the shape of an airplane and, aiming carefully at the far wall, let it fly.

Fwip …

Havoc watched as the paper airplane rapidly lost altitude and dropped, nose first into the floor.

Ssst …

Havoc looked up at his superior officer, one eyebrow raised.

“Double-bond paper,” Roy said with a shrug. “It’s heavy.”

“Dead-end in your investigation, sir?” Havoc asked.

“Stone cold.” Roy slumped onto his desk.

He had been working for days on end, not giving himself a moment’s rest, and still had come no closer to finding out just who was behind the terrorist attacks. He had coordinated with divisions in other locales, but the terrorist attacks were so widespread that every investigation seemed to raise more questions than it answered. Many people on his team now felt that other radical groups had begun copycatting the original group, compounding the problem.

But something about the man he had seen in the freight depot that day had convinced Roy that this was not the case. They were dealing with somebody very powerful, and very centralized. If only he could find a connection. Some single, guiding objective. And his investigations into the kidnappings had yielded little in the way of results.

Meanwhile, Roy’s desk had piled up with complaints from citizens and vague, threatening grumblings from higher command.

Havoc picked up one of the many paper airplanes lying at his feet. He opened it.

“The military’s budget is not limitless. We must consider the cost of repairing the destruction caused by the blasts as well as the cost of personnel sent to each site. We are concerned that some divisions have not accounted for these factors when assembling their teams …”

“So,” Havoc said after a long pause. “Any insights from your experiments in paper aviation?”

“I’ve discovered a correlation between the rank of the writer and the aerodynamic qualities of the finished plane.

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