Chapter 2: The Man in Black

Point of view: Edward Elric

I woke in a small enclosed room, roped to a chair.

Haha! I can cut these ropes easily! I smirked, as I thought to myself. I quickly transmuted my hand-blade, and began cutting at the rope.

"What, why the hell isn't it cutting!? Dammit!" I yelled frantically cutting at it.

"Hmm, I see you are awake, boy. Oh, and if you are trying to cut those ropes, with that can opener, it won't work. Those ropes have solid steel, entwined in them. You fool." He smiled mockingly.

"Shut... the hell...up!" I screamed angrily.

My eyes shined brightly, and I fidgeted so much that the chair flipped over. There I lay, a crumpled up heap of rope, broken chair, blood, and me. I lay there motionless, wooden shards had stabbed into my arms, hands, and face. My auto-mail arm was scratched, a small puddle of blood on the floor. All I could think was, "Owww!"

"Hahaha! You truly are a fool, Edward Elric!" He said cackling.

His hair was a dark brown, cut short, practically black from what I could see in the shadows. His eyes were a dark chestnut, his lips curled into a psychopath's grin as he cackled at my foolishness. He wore a black men's dress coat, and dress pants, black suede shoes, and a black tie. He had on a white dress shirt, and he was probably about '6, 2", maybe.

"Huh, how do you know my name you bastard!? Do you stalk me? Do you watch me take a shower, you sicko!?" I asked, my eyes burned like fire to match the pain I felt from my cuts.

I slowly tried to drag myself across the shadow covered floor towards him, I wanted to sock him in his smug face. Failure. There I lay, unable to move, helpless, like a newborn infant.

"How do you think, Edward? We have met before you know." He said in a mockingly confused tone.

He walked over to me slowly, then kicked me in the stomach. Pain rushed through my body, and then to make matters worse. STOMP Pain rushed through my chest, my breath was raspy, my body weak, I couldn't move. All I could do was squeak, and try to breathe. All at once, I felt my body being lifted from the floor, soon I realized my golden braid was tightly clasped in his grasp.

"What...do...you...mean? I...don't...think...I have. Who...!?" I wheezed.

My body still burned like fire. I felt dizzy, lightheaded, and weak.

"I am Karl Elric, your uncle." He said bluntly.

"What?! No, you...you're...you were supposed to be dead!" I said exasperated.

I couldn't believe it. My mother's brother who had soooo many hostile feelings toward me.

"This can't be happening! I'm dreaming, I just need to wake up, yeah, that's it, but why do I feel pain, why do I hurt? It's not a dream, it is real, he is alive!" I told myself, denying his words but eventually accepting them.

"Are you alright, Edward? You're talking to yourself, is something wrong?" He said cheerfully.

"What do you mean? Of course there is, you died, I saw you, you fell off the cliff! You were choking me, and I pushed you off, then you fell over the edge! You can't be alive!" I said with incredulity.

There my uncle was, holding me up by my hair, just kicked me in the stomach, and stomped my chest moments before. Although, how come he told me this, was he wanting to scare me? I thought to myself.

Point of view: Alphonse Elric

If a suit of armor could get tired, I would be exhausted! Brother isn't anywhere to be found. I searched for him for three hours or more! I figured he'd come back to the hotel once he was done with his work. I guess I was wrong. It's extremely dark still, and it's about five in the morning. There's an alley, I wonder if he's there. "Brother! Brother! Ed! Edward! Are you in here? It's dark and I can't..whoops!" I yelled as I fell clumsily.

CLASH!

"Al, is..is that you?" The voice was deep.

Too deep to be Ed.

"Yes, is this the Colonel?" I asked.

"It is, what are you doing here?" The Colonel confirmed.

"I was actually looking for Ed, have you seen him? He hasn't came back to the hotel, and I'm worried." I said in a concerned tone.

"No, but..don't get upset about this. Someone actually attacked me, mimicking Ed's voice. I blacked out, but I woke up to someone screaming. I think it was Fullmetal..Uh..I mean Ed. He sounded extremely frightened, I couldn't move fast enough. From the alley, I could see an arm, an automail arm. The screaming stopped, the next thing I heard was the squealing of tires. Then, silence." He said solemnly.

My mouth dropped, I wanted to cry, scream, faint. I really didn't know what to do!

"Do you know which way the car went!? Please! I need any information I can get!" I asked desperately.

"Umm, I believe the car went out of town." He said, a look of dizziness on his face.

"Thank you! Please Colonel, would you please help me find Ed!? I need all of the help I can get!" I asked trying to get the Colonel's support.

"Did you even have to ask? Fullmetal is a dog of the military, he means just as much to me as he does to you. We will find him." He said bluntly.

"Thank you so much, Colonel! Let's go!" I ordered.

I help the Colonel up, then he and I head toward Central command.

Point of view: Edward Elric

"This...this can't be! It's impossible! No one could survive a fall like that!"

"Except for a homunculus." He stated bluntly.

"Excuse me? You...you're..you're not serious!" I said in a flabbergasted tone.

My eyes shone brightly in the moonlight with disbelief. This bastard..this bastard that attempted to kill me when I was younger, is..a..homunculus.

"I don't believe you, prove it!" I demand.

"You want proof? Okay, I'll show you proof. Transmute your letter opener- hand-sword. Well hand-sword, don't correct me, and stab me in a vital area." He stated taunting me.

"What!? No, if you're bluffing it will kill you! I promised myself, I won't kill another person. No matter who it is! That includes you too!" I said angrily.

"Aww, come on, you won't know until you do it." He taunted.

"Dammit, I said NO!" I answered stubbornly.

"Well then, I guess I'll have to convince you now, won't I!?" He screamed as he charged full speed at me.

Okay, so first of all, how could I transmute my hand-sword, I'm still tied up! Then, second, I'm not an idiot, I am pretty sure he's bluffing, so of course I wouldn't stab him! Alright, somehow I manage to get my binds off and block his attack before he even scratches me.

"Really, is that the best you've got? I've seen girls that fight better than you do!" I taunt.

"You are about to pay for that smart comment, dear nephew." He threatened.

I thought that he was joking. Before I could block, thanks to my arrogance, he slices my cheek with his sharp butcher knife. Blood dribbles onto the floor in droplets. Just the sight of it makes me dizzy. Then, to my misfortune, ouch, right in the groin, oh shit. I hit the ground hard. My body is aching, my eyes watering, all I can do is stare in horror as he lifts his foot. Lights out.

Point of view: Alphonse Elric

The Colonel and I get to the command center, I'm frantic! Ed has been missing for four and a half hours now, and I'm worried sick.

"Any luck, Colonel?" I ask hoping for anything.

"Nothing. I've asked everyone, no one knows where he could be. The secretary did confirm though, that he did leave. So, it's a good possibility that the person I saw was Fullmetal. If that's the case, he was abducted."

"No! It can't be! Who would?"

"We have no idea, Al. However, we will keep looking for clues. As far as Fullmetal goes, he has plenty of enemies." The Colonel stated bluntly.

"Okay, Colonel. We're going to start from scratch, go see if you can find anyone who saw the license plate on that car. Then, bring back the number." I said forcefully.

"Hahaha, who made you the superior officer, Al?" The Colonel chuckled.

"Since when, you're the reason Ed was kidnapped! Now, you want to make any more smart comments, Colonel? If you are, then go ahead, but if you really care about my brother, you'll do as I say. Or, if you prefer being forced, I'll be happy to oblige. Now, go see if you can get me that license plate number, or I'll kick your sorry ass!" I demand, somewhat scaring myself with the tone of my voice.

"Hahaha, very well, Al. Anyone who threatens me like that deserves the utmost respect. I will do whatever I can to see that Fullmetal is safe once again." The Colonel complies.

"Good, I thought I was going to have to get violent, but I guess not." I say, pride seething out of my armor.

"Sir, I was already way ahead of you, turns out someone did see what happened that night. It is officially confirmed, Edward was abducted. However, the woman who saw it got the license plate number. It's actually a pretty good picture." Hawkeye stated as she handed the picture to the colonel.

Then, he studied it.

"Hahaha, excellent work, Hawkeye. Looks like, we've got everything we need to catch this criminal. The Colonel said, a smirk spread across his face.

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