FMA Fic- "Stronger Than Anyone"
This was written for a prompt at fma_fic_contest, "Armstrong". It was my first time entering! C:
I haven't had a chance to post the story to my normal journal until now, though. Please enjoy! <3
Title: Stronger Than Anyone
Author: Lalikaa
Series: Anime/Manga, it really works for both
Word Count: 394
Rating: G
Characters: Alex Louis Armstrong and Catherine Elle Armstrong
Summary: Alex and Catherine talk about his future in the military.
This is my first time entering, so please don't critique too harshly. Also, this is set when Alex is around 18, and Catherine is 5. C:
Alex, Alex, big brother, big brother!”
Alex Louis Armstrong turned around, only to be tackled by a short, slender figure with long blond hair.
“Oho! Practicing that new lunging move Strongine taught you?” Alex beamed bemusedly at his bright-eyed little sister. Catherine Elle was normally a shy and quiet girl, but she undoubtedly had her moments of energy, just like any other 5-year-old.
“No, silly! It was a hug!” Catherine giggled. “But, but anyway! Daddy told me that you were incepted to the military academy, just like, like all the generations of Armstrongs before us!” Pink sparkles eagerly glimmered around the young girl, as her older brother waited patiently for her to finish her animated spiel.
Alex chuckled. “That’s right! I’ll be yet another Armstrong in the noble line of Armstrongs to have served as a soldier for our great country!” The sparkles practically orbited around his massive frame.
“Won’t you be scared?” Catherine’s eyes widened at this sudden thought. After all, great-uncle Felix had died when fighting for the military. Her eyes filled with tears at this distressing thought.
“Waaaaahh… I don’t want you to die, big brother!”
Alex’s own eyes began to brim with tears at the sight of his little sister’s concern.
“Don’t cry, Catherine!” Alex hugged the whimpering 5-year-old, tears flowing down his own cheeks and soaking her dress. “Your big brother is stronger than anybody!”
Catherine looked up, wiping her tears away. “Even stronger than Olivier?” She asked, referring to the two’s older sister, who was already a lieutenant in the army.
Alex pondered this. “Hmmm… maybe not as strong as her yet, but I will be!” Sparkles seemed to burst from his very being. “And besides! I’ll be a state alchemist! I’ll work for the people, just like I’ve always wanted. A tradition upheld by our family for generations!”
Catherine was immediately reassured. There was no way anything could scare her big brother.
“I want to keep getting stronger,” Alex was saying enthusiastically. “I’ll be so strong I’ll be able to protect everyone in Amestres single-handedly!”
Catherine grinned and stood on her tip-toes, stretching her hand out to grab her brother’s, who leaned down and engulfed it in his own.
“Big brother, when I grow up, I want to marry a man just like you.”
A Note: In paragraph 4, when Catherine says "incepted", she means "accepted". x)