Original subtitles

Owari naki tabi no tochuu

Tachidomarisou na toki

Fukai tameiki kobosu bokura wa

Tsukamikakete wa mata hanarete itta

Demo ima wa mou nani mo osoreru koto wa nai

Kokoro wo tsunagu tsuyoi kizuna wa

Keshite hodoke wa shinai sa

Sagashitsuzukete tadoritsuita

Kono basho de period ni

Kanashimi ikari chikara ni kaete

Unmei wa sugu soba ni

You're free to shoot everyone but Colonel Mustang!

Huh?

They're free to shoot everyone but Colonel Mustang... which means,

they're free to shoot the missus?

Those are words that I wanted to hear, but...

Have I...

I mean, has my husband been forsaken by this country?

Or has my husband forsaken me?

I do not know.

However, I promise you, we will protect your life.

To prove to you, once everything is over, that we were not wrong.

Reinforcements coming in! Hurry!

We've spared your lives.

If we had been Briggs soldiers, you'd be dead.

What?!

Colonel, long time no see.

Mm-hmm, good work. Where is General Grumman?

Finishing up with the train accident.

You haven't told the missus about the Fuhrer going missing?

No. If she faints or anything, it will be harder to move her.

This place is teeming with them. You're quite popular, Colonel.

You got that right.

Haven't you dealt with him yet?!

What are you doing?! There are only five of them!

The enemy force has increased!

There's at least a platoon's worth of them now!

What are our losses?!

59 men injured, 0 dead.

Zero?

Damn it! Are you all right?

Yeah, more or less.

The Flame Alchemist is that one guy,

the one who was so incredible in Ishval, right?

It's funny, he doesn't seem all that impressive.

You're right. He's made nothing but penny-ante explosions here.

Jess! Parky!

Damn, my eardrum is blown!

What's the toll?

Five wounded, none dead!

We're lucky nobody got killed.

They've got both the Hero of Ishval and the Hawk's Eye.

It's strange that none of our men have been killed...

Unless...!

No doubt about it! They're...

They're going easy?!

Yes, sir. We have many wounded,

but up to now, no fatalities.

Even those who have been shot have been hit in non-critical areas.

Th-They're mocking us...

Send Dimitri Squad and Kim Squad!

Stack up the bodies of Mustang's men right here, immediately!

Hasn't Mustang been caught yet?

What is General Cremin doing?

They aren't killing our men,

but instead, they're whittling down our forces.

There's no way they can keep up their crafty little charade.

Colonel Mustang is too soft.

Absolutely. What is he thinking?

And nothing is softer than the Central forces, who can't defeat him.

They're almost like children at play.

What was that?

Come to think of it, there was a single rebel earlier,

who nearly froze the command center, wasn't there?

From the nation's founding,

there hasn't been a large enemy force that has attacked Central.

This lack of experience is what's at fault.

They may be good on offense, but their defense is appalling.

Why don't you let me have a few of the Central forces?

Don't get carried away, Armstrong!

Do you think you're in your position because of merit?

You're just being detained here.

We know that the connection between Briggs' forces

and yourself is strong. As such, keeping you here

is a powerful restraint against having the Briggs soldiers rebel.

You people don't know a thing about us!

I've told them that if there is an emergency, to abandon me.

The law of Briggs is survival of the fittest.

Even if I were to kick the bucket here,

they are a force that could just write me off as being weak,

and keep on moving. That's who the Briggs soldiers are.

Don't speak about the men I've trained like you know who they are!

Colonel Mustang is exchanging fire

in the manufacturing quarter on the west side.

There are many soldiers being dispatched there.

We're moving out. You can kiss this cellar goodbye.

Sink your teeth into the windpipes of those Central pantywaists!

See? Here they come.

Men of valor, all of them more than a match

for the giant bears of Briggs Mountain.

I wonder which are stronger: them, or your vaunted dolls?

Damn!

New forces?

Impossible! Where did they spring up from?!

They just suddenly appeared in the middle of town.

What is this, sorcery? How did they do that?!

You guys head in there, too!

What's the enemy's number?!

Unknown. However, judging from their gear,

I believe they are Northern soldiers.

From Briggs?!

Inside the Armstrong mansion?!

Yeah. Under cover of the repairs to the mansion,

we moved soldiers and weapons into the cellar.

Just how huge is that house?!

Charlie, give me some ammo.

Sorry, but I'm out, too.

Now what do we do? Isn't the supply unit here yet?

You don't think they've been captured, do you?

Guys, if it comes to that, leave me here and get yourselves away.

Roger that!

Don't you mean, "We'll stay with you until the end"?

I'm not going out surrounded by men.

I've got a wife waiting for me at home.

Ah, you don't say!

Th-They've all but stopped fighting back with their guns.

C-Could they be just about out of ammunition?

All right, we're moving in on them!

Round up everyone we have left!

Yoo-hoo, Riza!

Rebecca, you're late!

Sorry, sorry!

I've got some nice presents for those of you who've been waiting!

--Awesome! --It's not just ammo, either, they even brought this?!

Way to go, Rebecca! I love you!

You hush! Men with no money don't get to flirt with me!

--Here you go. --Mm-hmm, thanks.

Long time no see, Colonel Mustang.

Second Lieutenant Maria Ross, returning without orders!

Why aren't those guys charging in here?

We've got the Flame Alchemist with us,

so they have to be careful about approaching.

But we're in the middle of town,

so the colonel can't get too wild with his flames.

Oh, dear, here I came to Central to snag me a nice man,

and you're all a bunch of wusses!

D-Damn it!

It's a tear-gas bomb from Xing. It's got extra pepper spray.

Huh? By any chance, did you get all of this from Xing?

I didn't hear that you were part of this operation.

Did you procure this many weapons all on your own?

Or did someone else order this?

Would you like to speak to them personally, sir?

Okay!

Here you go.

Some Xingese dignitary?

This is Colonel Roy Mustang, of the armed forces.

I am honored to be able to...

Man, you sound so respectful!

Let's just keep it to our regular tone, Colonel.

In your hearts for 80 years,

with everything from underwear elastic to armored vehicles,

delivered to you, anytime, any place, with just a phone call,

we're your neighborhood Havoc General Store!

Havoc!

So, who gets the bill?

I'll pay you when I've made it big. Start a tab!

There's smoke rising in the city. I can faintly hear sirens, too.

Looks like the colonel and the Briggs guys are on the move.

Central is in chaos right about now.

I guess we should be going.

Yeah. The nationwide transmutation circle counter is in place,

but best to keep it from activating in the first place.

He's still inside a flask; he's just gotten a lot bigger.

If we smash his container, he'll die.

We can also free the souls of people that he has trapped inside him.

But how do we get to where he is?

We use the underground passageway that I took with May earlier.

There will be a ton of vicious Chimeras,

but with a crew like this, we should make it through.

Heinkel, you hold down the fort here.

Yeah. I owe you one.

Don't worry about it. Dr. Marcoh, don't let the military find you.

Yoki...

You stay behind, too.

G-Gladly!

Al...

What, Brother?

I'm going to pop out for a bit

and kick that underground bearded guy's ass.

Be careful.

Yeah.

The city sure is in an uproar, huh?

We should hurry.

Father is about to show off the secrets of immortality.

All right!

We'll cordon off this area!

Do not let Mustang's squad or the Briggs soldiers

set one foot past here!

Have your soldiers pull out of there at once!

You're the ones who stole the command of Briggs away from me, right?

Do you think you won't pay for this?!

What about you? Do you think you won't pay for this?

You must have heard from that "Father" guy.

What he's going to sacrifice, and what he's going to obtain.

Yeah, I heard. Those of us who are chosen will rise even higher,

while Amestris here changes the world!

The pain that accompanies this change cannot be avoided!

Why can't you understand that?!

You guys are hopeless.

What?

Folks like you, who watch the battlefield

from the comfort of a safety zone,

make pain out to be something lofty, and exploit it.

You would turn traitor?!

Who knows? Once this is all over, I might be a hero. However...

...you'll find I'm not as merciful as the Hero of Ishval!

W-Wait!

What?!

Sir!

Major Armstrong!

Sergeant Brosh...

Isn't this your day off?

I saw the smoke from my house. What is going on, sir?

Colonel Mustang and his former men have taken the Fuhrer's wife hostage

and are fleeing through town.

Huh?!

How cowardly of him! First he kills the innocent Lieutenant Ross,

and now he has Mrs. Bradley!

The man's a devil in disguise!

Major!

General Armstrong just shot General Gardner

in one of the command center conference rooms.

She killed him?!

Hmm, things are progressing faster than I imagined.

I have to find the Young Lord soon.

Then again, I can't trace his presence,

because the gigantic flow of chi from underground is interfering.

My word...

It feels like the underground presence

has spread itself out since yesterday...

This won't work.

The military is using it as a mustering point.

We can't get near it.

It looks like it would be a bit tough to force our way through.

There is another way in!

The 3rd Laboratory! Al and the colonel broke in before,

and fought that Homunculus!

There are three guards at the entrance.

Well then, let's have a go at them.

No, a situation like this calls for me to use my title.

Hey, Mr. M.P.!

I'm Edward Elric, the State Alchemist!

Eh? A State Alchemist?!

Please help me! I'm being chased by Scar!

The man on the wanted list!

Don't move!

That was pretty mean of you.

Shut up. Let's go.

Excuse us, coming through!

I'm sure it was right around here...

Here it is!

Should we split up into two teams?

Yeah.

I'll go this way. Edward and Scar, you go that way.

Wha--?!

Why do I get stuck with him?!

Call it distribution of alchemic power.

Besides, when he used his alchemist-stopper technique,

Scar could still use his, but you were helpless, weren't you?

Okay, that settles it, these two are a pair. What else?

I'm a bit beyond standard, so I should be fine on my own.

However...

...as long as she's here,

why don't I take the Xingese young lady along as my bodyguard?

All right, once we find him, we smash him with all our might.

Roger!

Are you sure you'll be okay, with just the two of you?

We'll be fine. This old man would be happier with just the young lady.

Dirty old man.

Let's go, let's go.

You need to search for the Xingese prince, right?

Go on.

Er, but...

Don't worry about us.

He's dear to you, right?

Thank you... very much...

Criminy, what a pathetic bunch.

They can't even handle those Briggs Mountain monkeys.

Please, wait! The multiple soul-bonding tests haven't yet been--

Shut up! If we don't use them now, when will we ever?!

It was for a time like this that we worked so hard to make

all these Philosopher's Stones, wasn't it?!

Now, move! Dig into those rebels!

Kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga

Kyou mo bokura no mirai wo ubaou to suru

Hoshigatte ita mono wo te ni shite mo

Sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou

Afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai ja nai

Itami ga unda kakera de

Donna shunkan datte unmei datte

Hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta

Genkai datte konnan datte

Akirametakunai yo

Kono mama hanasanai de

Kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori

Koko ni aru kara

Souls that once dwelt within people

now stalk about, dwelling in dummies.

Though their forms are oddly shaped,

their souls are no less human.

Next time on Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist,

Episode 51: "The Immortal Legion."

To kill, or not to kill?