AN: This is a one-shot about Mustangs thoughts as he's being beaten by Pride and pinned up against a wall. As usual I don't own FMA, I'm not that lucky.

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"Damn" I muttered as the sword pinned me arm to the wall. My gloved hands that had brought so much destruction hang at my sides. The Furor or Homunculi was saying something but I wasn't really hearing it.

I saw my life flash before my eyes. From when I entered the military, to the war in Ishballa to the day I met fullmetal. To my rise and fall, the day I found out Hughes died… To today. Hawkeye had been by my side through out most of those endeavors... If I get out of her I owe her a drink.

Come to think of it... I hope I come out of this. If nothing else then for her. I've accepted that I must lose my dream of becoming Fuhrer if I wish to atone for Hughes death. But she must not be executed because of my foolishness. I saw Bradlees son walk into the room. "How do you explain loving him?" I shouted trying to wiggle away from the son. He continued to talk to his son while I attempted to wiggle free. Suddenly I heard a small scream. I looked over to see The Furor strangling his son.

This child. Who hadn't done anything was being killed by this...this...puppet. I felt a sense of purpose flow through me. I ripped out the sword only grunting slightly from the pain. I ran over to the boy's body and grabbed something rapped in bandages. I realized it was a skull and something the boy said earlier occurred to me "You said your live depend on it." I look down and let the cloth un-ravel " I don't know how many times you've died Fuhrer or how many times you've cheated Death" I lifted up the my hand and drew an alchemic seal in blood on my hands. "But this the end of the line"

I saw the homunculi start sweating and an accomplished sense swept through me "this is it. This is the end" I though as I activated my alchemy. The flames circled around the Fuhrer who let out a scream." I watched as he pooled down to a crimson red liquid. I took a big breath "For Hawkeye who stood bye me, for this child who only wanted to please a father, For Hughes who died to help, and for the brothers Elric who showed me the truth DIE!" I whispered yelling only the last part. I set the flames on the liquid and my bloodied face reflected in the light. I tossed the skull in making sure there would be nothing left. I turned around and picked up the kids body and walked out of the mansion.

I heard a mechanical clanking noise and looked up in time to see Archer squeeze off a round. As I fell to the floor I heard 3 shots coming from a gun whose owner had been a faithful companion to me through out the years. "Damn... I owe Hawkeye a drink" I muttered to myself before passing out."

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000So what do you think? Its my first FMA one shot so please R&R