Disclaimer:I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, no matter how much I wish, but am merely borrowing the characters to write this story for my own amusement.

Rating:M for language, violence, and later yaoi (boy on boy) relationships.

The Battle for Amestris

Author: 00angel

Prologue: The Forest

Trying to run without falling in a dense forest at night is incredible hard. Trying to outrun an inhuman monster in a dense forest at night without falling or getting caught is down right impossible.

God, I hope I never have to do this again. I screamed in my head not daring to utter a sound out loud. I was panting by now and needed all the air I could get.

As I streaked through the trees trying to get away from that monster I could just feel the footsteps coming closer. I ducked behind a tree and some really big bushes.

Please don't find me; please don't find me, PLEASE!!

"You can hide, but you can't run."

In any other situation I would have corrected him but I really needed to get far, far away and not draw attention to myself. I peeked from behind the tree to see how close he was. My follower was tall with green hair that stuck out like a palm tree. I think his name was Envy, one of the seven privileged to carry the name of a sin. His purple eyes flashed in the darkness as he looked toward my tree. I ducked behind it again.

I don't think he saw me…

"FOUND YOU!" was screamed in my ear as a hand latched onto my arm. I screamed and reacted violently, breaking his arm.

Ha, take that! Now I need to get awa…

Envy growled in pain and used his other had to grab my blond, braided hair.

FUCK!!

"You little brat, if I didn't have to bring you in alive I would kill you right here and leave you to the forest animals!!" Envy screamed in anger.

I always snap at the word "little" and this time was no different. I kicked out at his shins and he went down releasing his hold on my hair. I used this opportunity to once again rush through the trees.

I am almost to the border… where is it… I'm so close… THERE!

I could see the stone columns through the trees signifying the end of my country and the beginning of Xing. I needed to get across the border and away from Envy. My message had to make it to the king of Xing. Suddenly Envy burst through the trees on my left scaring me and causing me to trip on a tree root.

"Gah!" DAMN, not now, I was so close. I forgot about their healing abilities. Was my last though as I hit the ground but when no attack came I opened my eyes to see I had fallen to the other side of the border.

Holy shit I'm saved! I guess my lucks looking up.

I rock came flying through the trees hitting me in the head; efficiently knock me to the ground, vision already getting fuzzy.

"HA! Little pipsqueak. I may not be able to get you now that you have crossed the border but those forest animals I mentioned will." Was the last thing I heard as I blacked out.

Oh crap…

To be continued...