A/N: Sorry about the typos on the previously. This chapter will probably be better.
For the second time that day, the door was busted down.
"Sheska? Sheska are you in here?" Al called.
A dorky but very grumpy voice came from behind the book shelves. "Yeah, I'm back here."
The giant suit of armor peaked around the shelf to see Sheska at her desk and covered in mountains of paperwork.
"Is this a bad time?"
Sheska glared at Alphonse.
"I'm here to get you out of your paperwork."
The bespeckled girl leaped up and sent papers flying in all different directions. "Alphonse! You've always been my best friend! How can I ever repay you? I know! Lets go get ice cream!~ oh wait..."
If Al had his body he would feel tears in his eyes. But he was able to shake it off. "Brother was kidnapped and we need your help to find him. We thought, with your photographic memory we'd have a better chance of finding him."
Sheska nodded in determination. "If it means getting out of paperwork then I'm in."
"Great! Lets go!"
"And then we can get ice cream!"
Alphonse made a mental note for revenge.
The Voice Behind the Door - as Ed called it- had been gone for a few hours. That meant Circus Afro was not playing. That meant no more sappy quotes about the importance of friendship. Edward could be at peace. He started to cry tears of happiness. But they soon turned to tears of fear when he realized that the peace would not last. Soon, The Voice would come back and begin the torture all over again. Ed wasn't sure how much more he could take.
What if no one comes for me? Will I die here?
...da da dada dada da da circus da da dadadadadada afro circus afro cirCUS AFRO POLKA DOT POLKA DOT AFRO
Edward began sobbing.
They all got their things ready. Riza readied her guns. Roy pulled on his gloves. Alphonse took out his chalk. And Sheska grabbed her 60 lbs book bag. In case she got bored during the rescue mission.
"Alright team! What clues do we got?" Roy asked.
They were gathered in a small dark room lit with a lone light bulb above a table the group was surrounding.
"We know its on Gringose street." Al piped up.
"I've narrowed it down from here in Amestris to Xing, Ishval and various other places." Roy ignored Alphonse.
"How are you not Fuhrer yet?" Said the sarcastic suit if armor.
"Right? Right?"
Sheska took out one of her books and slammed it on the table. "I remember looking out the window and seeing a man with a stolen taco and bike too small for him. I think this might be a lead."
"I think I remember that too." Hawkeye said as Alphonse gave a disbelieving laugh. "I like where you're going with this, Sheska. Only a man with a bike barely enough to support him and a stolen taco could have something to do with Fullmetal's kidnap. I remember th boy eating a taco of his own just before his mission. I think that's why he was kidnapped. Taco lovers are attracted to taco crumbs. Maybe Edward refused to give his kidnapper the rest of his taco so he took him to the shack on St. Gringose street and is now torturing him."
"You can't be serious."
"I like your logic, Lieutenant. I think I know how we can test this theory." Roy said while rubbing his chin.
"How?" They all asked in unison. Even Mustang. He likes a little mystery.
"First we need to investigate."
The four of them entered the abandoned shack on St. Gringose.
"Alright, to cover this quickly we need to split up into groups... But who goes with who?" Roy wondered.
"Well, you're the colonel. You choose." Al suggested.
"Hold on, I'm thinking."
Riza groaned. "Sheska and I will check out the lower area. Alphonse, you and Mustang will head upstairs."
"Aw, but Hawkeyyyyeee!" Roy complained.
"Fine. Al, search downstairs with Sheska. I'll got with Mustang."
As they were heading off to their respected areas Riza heard Alphonse whisper a "thank you".
"Hey, Al?"
"Hmm?"
"There's nothing down here."
"Yeah, just pretend you've found something important in case Mustang comes down."
"Alright."
Roy and Riza walked around the upstairs, not quite sure what they were supposed to be doing. They'd been at it for a few minutes until Riza actually found something. It was a pile of Autumn leaves and taco crumbs right in the center of the room.
"Colonel. There's a suspicious pile of leaves. Should I jump on them, sir?" She asked Roy.
"Always, Lieutenant Hawkeye." Roy winked. "Always."
Riza prepared herself to jump on the crunchy leaves but stopped in mid air when she realized there was a net below the leaves.
The leaves.
The crisp Autumn leaves.
They were a lie.
Just like everything else was a lie.
"NO!" Riza stopped the jump and rewound so that she landed where she had begun. When she was safe she collapsed into a fit of sobs but tried to restrain them.
"Lieutenant! Lieutenant, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" Roy asked urgently.
Hawkeye didn't look up. She simply pointed to the leaf pile.
"What? Are they not crunchy enough to jump on them? What is it Lietenant, I need to know!"
"They're a lie, Roy." She whispered.
"What? What? I can't hear you, Hawkeye, speak up!"
"THE LEAVES ARE A LIE!" She let the tears flow freely now. "Just like everything else is a lie! The clock in the room is a lie, Armstrong's shirts are a lie, even the *sob* even the damn cake is a lie! I'm done with lies, Colonel! I can't take it anymore!"
"Hawkeye, Armstrong's shirt is not a lie." Roy's voice was soft and calming. "He just doesn't like wearing them. And the clock is only 3 minutes a lie."
She looked up at Mustang again.
"And the cake, Riza. The cake is for nerds." He pulled her into a hug. "Come, on. We've got what we wanted."
Riza still had tears in her eyes as they walked down the steps. Al and Sheska met them and they made their way out of the shack. Edward wasn't there. Where could he be?
"AHA! I've got you!" Said The Voice as it jumped out from behind a closet.
The net hadn't been used.
"They foresaw my plan. It seems I underestimated them. Well, it looks like I have to try harder. Also find a taco. I'm starving."
Then The Voice made a really creepy evil laugh, choked on a lying leaf and fell unconscious.
"It looks like its time for the plan." Roy said mysteriously.
"Hmmm" Said everyone in the cast.
I am almost sorry. Almost.
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