a creature such as Fox. The doctor and nurse
slowly closed the door behind them and approached
the creature.
"I assume it's friendly," the doctor said
casually.
Roy nodded. "Yes, she is," he told them.
The nurse checked Fox's front right leg and
shoulder blade. "The poor thing has a bad gash
right on her shoulder," she noted. "And it looks
like she has some pretty nasty bruises as well."
The doctor took a moment to absorb this. "Okay,
let's start by cleaning the wound."
The two-man team set to work. Fox yelped and
snapped at the medics when they applied a cleaning
solution to the cut on her shoulder. Roy had to
pat her on the head and assure her that everything
was alright.
Grimacing, the fox endured the pain as the doctor
and nurse finished cleaning and bandaging her.
Roy patted Fox on the head while telling her how
brave and how good she was.
The doctor instructed the Colonel to change
bandages every so often until the bleeding stopped.
Then he handed over some pain pills and he and the
nurse left the room.
Roy gave Fox a couple pills to start off with. He
then returned to his desk to finish some paperwork,
while she lay in the center of his office. She
watched him for a while before growing bored and
falling asleep. She figured she would try moving
tomorrow.
After working for about a half hour, Roy decided
that his food has settled enough for him to sleep.
He got up from his chair and neatly pushed it back
under his desk.
The noise woke up Fox. She looked over at him
silently, then yawned.
Roy looked behind him and saw that she was watching
him. A faint smile crossed his lips. "Goodnight."
Before leaving his office to his bedroom, he
remembered one last thing. He looked to her and
said, "By the way, my name is Roy Mustang. Please
excuse me if I seem a bit rude. It's been a long
day, and I'm tired."
With that said, he left Fox alone. She laid her head
back down and fell back asleep.
The next morning, Fox woke up as the sun was just
beginning to rise. She yawned and tried getting up.
There was a slight twinge of pain in her right
shoulder. Thanks to those pain pills, however, the
pain is a lot less severe than it should be.
She stood up straight and limped around, sniffing
things here and there. She lifted her head when she
heard a noise coming from the bedroom. Curious, she
quickly hobbled over to the door.
She couldn't possibly open it in her current form,
but she could at least get Roy's attention. She
gently pawed at the door and whimpered softly.
Footsteps told her that someone was coming. Roy
calmly opened the door and smiled down at her.
He was dressed in formal pajama wear. "Just a
minute now." Closing the door, he proceeded to
get dressed.
He came out in his uniform, although this one was
obviously another set. The one he wore the night
before had stains on it from when he had crawled
on his hands and knees.
Fox looked up at him happily. It was probably the
first time she has ever been glad to see a human.
"Hungry?" Roy stepped around her and headed for his
desk. "I'll need to make a phone call." He picked up
the phone and dialed. "It's me. Listen, Riza, I
need you to tell everyone about our newest member."
He explained the situation about Fox over the phone
-- about how he had ran into her, and the fact that
she could be a chimera.
Roy hung up and walked over to Fox, giving her a good
scratch behind the ears. "Well, should we go get some
breakfast then?"
Fox nodded and limped to the door. She looked back to
see if the Colonel was coming.
He looked at her in disbelief, then smirked. "So,
you understand human speech. That must mean..." He
trailed off, finishing the thought in his head.
He opened the door, and the two of them walked to
the mess hall.