The Trenches: Chapter 1

A shot. A scream.

Blood splattered on the ground. A fresh corpse; Still bleeding, still warm.

Roy and Jean throwing themselves at Alphonse; Tackling him, holding his arms apart so he can't clap and transmute.

“Brother! BROTHER!!” Alphonse screams as he tries to fight against his two friends restraining him; His brother can't be dead just like that! He just CAN'T be!

“Chief!” Jean ducks, dragging Alphonse and Roy down with him as bullets fly over their heads.

Another shot. A gasp of pain.

Riza slides down into the trench with them, clutching her bleeding shoulder. She'd been lucky, unlike Edward…

Yes, it was true. Bloodshed only led to more bloodshed.