Sonoma's sense of smell told her where everyone was. Alphonse Elric was on his way to the trap and Martel, Loa, and Dorchet were also in place. But there were other scents. Two females, and they were coming towards her friends and herself. As Dorchet jumped down to talk to Martel and Loa, Sonoma slipped off in the opposite direction. In absolutely no time at all, she had found the two intruders and had cut them off. Before jumping down to stop them, she slipped her mask over her face.
"You two've wandered a little far from Main Street." She said casually, jumping off the roof to land in front of them. Only then did Sonoma recognize the two girls. Rika Mustang and Anne Elric. Rika stepped forward and held her hand out.
"We're just passing through." She smiled. Sonoma ignored the gesture.
"Well, then you better take a detour." She said, her eyes flashing.
"And might we ask why?" Anne asked, flipping her golden hair. Sonoma turned her green/gold gaze to her.
"There might be trouble down this way. I'm just recommendin' a safer route." Sonoma shrugged. Anne and Rika looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
"We'll go through." They said in unison. Sonoma's movement was so swift, neither girl saw them coming. Sonoma punched each of them in the gut and tied them up, their hands to their wrists so they couldn't transmute. Then she simply slung each one over her shoulders and ran back to where Dorchet, Martel, and Loa were supposed to be.
"Oh, come on!" She muttered when she found that the three had gone without her. Rika laughed.
"Looks like whoever was waiting for you decided to quite." She snickered.
"Shut up!" Sonoma hissed. She knew the quickest way back to the Devil's Nest. She'd have to use the rooftops, which wouldn't be easy with the two anvil's on her shoulders, but she'd manage.
Once Sonoma reached the Devil's Nest she rushed to the room where she knew the other Chimera's would be holding Alphonse if they had come back yet. She opened the door and found Dorchet sitting on a large wooden crate and a suit of armor sitting against the wall.
"Glad you could make it." Dorchet mumbled through his pipe. Sonoma placed the two girls on either side of Alphonse. As she did so, a whiff of reptile scent came to her nose.
"Martel? Are you really inside that tin-can?" Sonoma laughed.
"H-hey! 'That tin-can' has name!" Alphonse said indignantly. Sonoma laughed and bowed mockingly.
"Of course, Alphonse Elric. One thousand apologies." She chuckled and went over to the crate where Dorchet was sitting. The girls began to come to.
"So, um, are you a chimera too?" Alphonse asked. Sonoma looked alarmed.
"You told him about us? That wasn't part of the plan!" She said. Dorchet shrugged.
"Martel began and, well, once the cat is out of the bag..." He said, not meeting Sonoma's eyes. Sonoma's eyes narrowed and she looked back to Alphonse.
"Yes, mister Elric, I am a chimera." She replied shortly.
"Well, aren't you going to tell me what kind?" Alphonse asked after a few short minutes. Both girls were now awake and keen to listen.
"I'm the one and only wolf chimera. I'm the only one that there is and will ever be of my kind. And the worst part is, I wasn't even a part of that goddamned war! I was an innocent girl, wounded by a stray bomb. Some soldier found me and took me to Lab. No. 5, where I was combined with the wolf gene. I woke up in a strange place that reeked of death and decay. I was lucky enough to get away before they tested me." She said smoothly, not a trace of emotion in her voice. She took Dorchet's pipe from him and stuck it back in his pocket.
"Hey, that's still hot!" Dorchet shouted. Sonoma smiled under her mask.
"So let me get this straight. You're just a runaway mutt?" Rika asked. Sonoma's eyes immediately found hers and bored into her.
"Excuse me?" She asked stiffly.
"I believe you heard what I said." Rika smiled smugly. Sonoma jumped to her feet and was in front of Rika before she could blink.
"Listen, girly. It's my orders not to hurt the Tin man over there, but I ain't got no orders against you." Sonoma growled. Her voice thickened and her nails began to lengthen in the transformation process. Rika smiled.
"The correct way to say it is, 'I haven't got any orders against you.'" She laughed. Sonoma pulled her fist back and the door opened, revealing her boss.