Hi again! I am back with an update, yay! XD

So I decided that this is gonna end up as a three-shot. This chapter is going to be kind of the whole thing from Mustang's team, Hughes' and Al's point of view I guess.

Anyways, if this seems a little bit rushed, well it's because it actually is. I wrote this whole thing today because I needed to update on the date I gave you guys. Basically after I posted my first chapter and said I will update on 10 July, I got caught up in some art contest. I was working on my entry for almost the whole week so I had to write this chapter and upload it today but thank god I managed!

*Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist. I do not own the profile picture. I do have permission from 'wild-springflower'to use her story. All I own is the rest of the plot.

*Pairings: None

So here you go. Hope you enjoy!


Chapter 2

Once Colonel Mustang and Edward left the office to capture the rogue alchemist, Daniel Hamilton, the atmosphere was ten times quieter than usual. Hawkeye was totally intending to enjoy the peace while it lasted, hence her breathing down the necks of the rest of Mustang's team to behave and do their work silently. They were being surprisingly cooperative as she sat doing her own work, with her pistol threateningly lying in plain view on her desk.

Earlier that morning, the Colonel received important intel about the hideout of Daniel Hamilton and was sent out along with Edward under direct orders from the Furhur himself, to capture him. Years ago, Hamilton had applied to the State Alchemists Exam but was turned down after giving his suggestions of ways to interrogate prisoners. His methods were thought to be too unconventional and sadistic… so apparently the series of explosions taking place in Central were his way of getting revenge on the state.

By the afternoon however, the silence became more eerie than peaceful. The colonel was as much as it was hard to believe pretty punctual when it came to his field missions, so when he didn't come back arguing with Fullmetal at 1 pm, a nagging sense of worry washed over Hawkeye and was reflected on the faces of the rest of the team as well.

"Hey Hawkeye, didn't the Colonel say that they will be back by one?" asked Havoc, finally breaking the tense silence in the room.

"Yes." she answered with a frown.

"Well it is almost two." He replied.

"Do you think something happened?" asked Fuery, looking worried.

"I am not sure, he isn't usually this late unless something happened" stated Falman.

A shrill ring interrupted them and Riza reached to answer the phone.

"Colonel Mustang's office, First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye speaking"

"Hi Lieutenant, it's Alphonse"

"Oh hey Alphonse, do you need anything?"

"Yes, I was wondering, is brother at the office? He is late and I am kind of worried…"

"Sorry Alphonse but he isn't here. He and the Colonel didn't come back yet." She replied with a slight grimace.

"Umm… Brother told me they were going to capture an alchemist who is hiding near the mountains, is that right?"

"Yes, is something wrong with that?" she asked with a sense of dread at Alphonse's anxious tone.

"Well, I heard people talking about a cave collapsing around that area and … what if they were caught in it?" he asked frantically, now that he knows his brother and the Colonel are still out there.

Hawkeye stood up and griped the phone tighter before speaking in a clipped tone.

"Alphonse, are you absolutely sure of this information?"

"Well no, I just heard it and … and... I don't what to do!"

"Alphonse, it's okay calm down. We will try organizing a search party as soon as possible, I am sure they are okay" though she was beginning to doubt her own words.

"Okay" he mumbled and the line went dead.

After putting the phone back down, she rounded on the others and started giving orders.

"Sergeant Fuery, turn on the radio and check for any explosions near caves or mountains. Alphonse just informed me that he heard people talking about a cave collapsing so I want you to confirm that."

"Yes sir!"

"Do you think it's related to Mustang and Ed?" asked Falman.

"Yes I believe so because that's where Hamilton's hideout was said to be around." She answered before turning around towards Havoc.

"I will go ask Lieutenant Colonel Hughes to get clearance for heading out with a search party. Once I have the permission and Sergeant Fuery confirms that there was a collapse, I want you to come to the Lieutenant Colonel's office to gather the rescue team, medics and at least three ambulances."

"Yes sir!"

After Hawkeye left the office, everyone turned to Fuery who was in the middle of connecting wires and adjusting his radio.

"Found anything?" asked Falman.

"Give me a moment" he said and resumed his fiddling before static noises started emitting from the device and he started switching channels.

"Stop there!" yelled Breda.

"-there have been increasing reports from people living near the mountains about an explosion followed by a collapse. Thankfully no civilians were caught in anything because the cave-"

"Okay I will go inform Hawkeye and Hughes about this, then round up the rescue team and medics" Havoc said urgently before leaving the office.


Around 20 minutes later, Hughes burst into the office, closely followed by Hawkeye and Havoc. Everyone perked up at their entrance including the recently present suit of armor.

"Alphonse, what are you doing here?" asked Havoc surprised.

"I am going to go with you" he said with determination.

"But Alphonse-" started Hawkeye.

"No I have to come, my brother is missing and possibly injured! You can't stop me, please Lieutenant!"

"Okay, Alphonse calm down, we don't have time for this, just tag along." Hughes said before straightening up and calling out in an authoritative tone.

"First Lieutenant Hawkeye, Second Lieutenant Havoc, you are going to accompany me and my team to find Colonel Mustang and Major Elric. Second Lieutenant Breda, I want you to contact the hospital and have them ready to receive at least three patients who might be suffering from life threatening injuries"

A chorus of "Yes sir" was said before Hughes, Hawkeye, Havoc and Alphonse left the office to meet up with the rescue team and medics.

At reaching the site of the collapsed cave, the rescue team had set out on slowly removing the rubble and debris.


After a few minutes, a member of the rescue team came up to Hughes and saluted.

"Sir, we have just found a body near the entrance and it was identified as Daniel Hamilton. He is dead sir."

"Okay, continue searching, I want all the rubble removed and Colonel Mustang and Major Elric found" he said with a grim expression.

"If he was dead, do you think the Colonel and Ed will make it?" Havoc asked while looking at the destroyed cave.

"We have to hope for the best Havoc" replied Hawkeye and he grunted.

Around thirty minutes later, the rescue team yelled for the medics.

"We have found the Colonel and the Major!"

"How are they?" asked Hughes while starring as the medics lifted Roy and Edward onto stretchers to take them to the awaiting ambulances.

"They are alive but in danger sir. Especially Colonel Mustang, apparently he shielded Major Elric with his body." replied one of the medics.

That's so like Roy thought Hughes.

"Okay thank you. Make sure they are taken to the hospital as soon as possible. Dismissed"

"Yes sir!" he said before running off.

"Brother!" Alphonse yelled, moving towards the stretcher on which his brother was laid upon and loaded into the ambulance before a hand on his arm stopped him.

"Alphonse, let them do their work, we will just slow them down." Riza said softly.

"Do you think they will be okay?" he asked, now sounding every bit of the thirteen years old child he is.

"They are strong Al, we have to believe in them, alright?" Maes replied after he was done giving orders to his team to wrap the place up and transfer Daniel's body to Central Head Quarters.

He received a subtle nod from Alphonse and patted his arm before looking at Havoc and Hawkeye.

"Okay, come on we will go to the hospital in the car." He said as he gazed at the departing ambulances. Hopefully, they had made it in time to save them because if any of them died, Maes wouldn't be able to forgive himself.


Hehehe, another cliff hanger XD

Sorry for not including much about Roy and Ed in this chapter, this is just like an interlude kinda thing. But no worries, I won't have you wait another week.

I am going to post the final chapter in 4 days

*Next update: 14July 2017, Friday.

See ya then!