Thanks for all of your reviews! You have made me recover from my disgusting gross stomach flu! I was worried that chapter wouldn't turn out well because my brain felt like absolute mush that day, but you know…well, here's chapter seven. You will all hate Envy by the end of this story, let's put it this way.

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Ed watched as the figures of the others faded into the darkness of the island. He felt a cold sense of dread welling up in him, but thinking of all the people Envy had killed…the thought of a young woman in an alley, dead…

"All right, Ed," said Roy, finally breaking him out of his trance. "Envy was just here a few minutes ago, so he couldn't have gotten far. Keep on guard at all times, do you hear me? And don't be hesitant to kill. I know killing a homonculous will just bring it back, but it should buy us some time."

Ed nodded, feeling even more nervous. "Where did you say that cave was?" asked Roy.

"I…I don't know. It was really dark, and really empty. It was lit with a few candles. I'm not sure if this island has any maps, because when Al and I were here we never really saw any caves…" Ed stuttered.

"As a matter of fact, there was a map," said Roy. "I believe the only cave was in the southwestern part of the island."

Ed paused for a moment, going over the dream in his mind. Yes, he had remembered the southwestern part of the island. It was a thickly wooded area…he and Al would usually stay out of it, but he had remembered, there was once a small cave there he really didn't want to go in…

"That has to be it," Ed breathed. "That cave…it's in a really hidden area, full of trees. It's perfect, the perfect place to hide. That's why he wasn't seen."

Roy nodded. "Let's go there," he said. "That is the only place that Envy is vulnerable in, so we can't afford to stay out here."

"But what if it's a trap? Why would he strand us on an island where his only weakness is?" Ed asked.

"He may not know, Ed," said Roy, lowering his voice to a whisper. "No matter what, if he encounters us at all before we get to the cave, we cannot let him on." Ed nodded once, finally catching his breath after all that happened in the past few minutes.

Roy gripped Ed's arm, and they were off, running for their lives through the dark woods. Ed could hardly see where he was going, but Roy seemed to know, and by then he had trusted the Colonel enough to lead him through correctly. So he obeyed the pressure, running forward.

All of the sudden, Ed felt a strange sensation, as if his heart turned to ice. It was almost like being drenched in cold water, but he had no idea why. What was going on?

"Keep up, Ed!" Roy yelled from in front of him. Ed tried to obey, but he had the huge feeling that something was wrong. He felt an awful feeling of dread cover him again, ten times worse than the one he experienced when he was the only one on the island.

All of the sudden, the air seemed to shift, and he was on the ground, sprawled on his back, the wind knocked out of him. He heard Roy screaming for him to get up, but he couldn't…

A dark shape moved out of the trees. It looked large, towering, menacing…and it had a knife…a knife. Ed's mind seemed to go blank…all he could do was scream…

At the last second, Ed felt Roy jerk his arm, making the knife position over his automail leg instead of his chest. Ed heard the sound of metal cracking, like a gunshot. It was true…that knife could really cut through metal. Luckily the cut in the automail wasn't too deep, but it still kept Ed from balancing on his own.

As quickly as he could, Roy grabbed under Ed's arm and began to pull him. Ed eventually managed to get his legs working again, as fast as they could. Ed couldn't hear the sound of someone chasing him…but that could only mean that Envy was just waiting to jump out at them…

"Are you all right?" asked Roy, his breath coming out in gasps. "God, Ed, you almost gave me a heart attack!"

"S-sorry," Ed stuttered, trying to keep up. The two ran, as fast as they could with one of the two having a broken leg.

"How…much longer do we…h-have to run?" gasped Ed, clutching his side.

"I don't know," said Roy, slowing down slightly. "We can slow down for a little, if you want, but be on guard, Fullmetal. We don't have much time left and it's him or us."

Ed could practically feel the stress on his automail increasing. Roy was right, he didn't have much time before the whole thing shattered. He cringed when he thought about what Winry would do to him when he crushed her precious automail.

It all happened in a flash of white and silver…all of the sudden Ed was on the ground, completely disarmed and completely useless.

"Ed! Run like your feet are on fire and your ass is catching!" Roy screamed from the side of the fight. Ed closed his eyes in fear, paralyzed by his own terror and unable to move…

A sickening crunch sounded from his leg. That was it…his automail was shattered and he was unable to move…and all of the sudden he heard a familiar voice chuckle…

"Well, well, it looks like the Fullmetal pipsqueak has no where left to run," it said gloatingly. Ed stared, in absolute horror, as his housekeeper, who was dead, stood over him, her knife raised. A gaping wound pierced her front, and blood had spilt on her clothes. Nevertheless, she was smiling a smile that didn't belong to her, as if she had been possessed. But this wasn't her…it was defiantly Envy.

"All right, then, I'll put you out of your misery!" she yelled, raising her knife. All of the sudden, Ed managed to see how Envy did it…the knife was incredibly sharp, and it must have been made of unrefined diamond, the hardest substance in the world. It could cut through anything, even metal. Ed was terrified that an object a woman wore on her finger for beauty could be used for such murder.

Ed felt such panic in his system; he was acting before he could think. He alchemized a sword over his chest, and with a terrified cry, used it to pierce Envy squarely in the stomach.

The housekeeper cried out in shock, rather than pain, and fell to her knees, looking dead but in precious seconds, would arrive.

"Ed!" Roy acted purely on impulse and scooped Ed off the ground, running as fast as he could. Ed was purely out of breath, clinging to Roy's shoulder as hard as he could. "We're almost there…" Roy panted.

The woods seemed to get thicker and thicker...Ed could make out a familiar part of the island that he had been through few times…and just like in his dream, he was heading down, nearer to the dark cave.

The cave was sealed with the same unrefined diamond Envy had used to kill so many people. Ed knew he had to transmute the wall, but he was so tired…he clapped his hands with a determined force and pushed them against the wall, creating a hole large enough for them to climb through.

Roy nodded at Ed, and then carried him in, slowly, cautiously.

It was extremely dark. The candles that were in his dream were not lit, but somehow the morbid atmosphere of the area made him feel that this place was the right place.

Roy snapped his fingers once, creating a spark that lit a candle. He did this until five were lit, and then laid Ed down on the floor carefully. Ed noticed something on the floor, and managed to push himself, using his arms, to it.

Ed gasped, a sharp intake of breath that echoed on the walls. He didn't dare touch it, because it was his weapon, and he wouldn't dare to mess it up now.

Roy knelt down by the boy, touching him lightly on the shoulder. Ed's eyes were fixed on the floor, where his weapon lay.

"So, Fullmetal, you managed to find it?" a familiar, sneering voice called through the darkness. Ed wheeled around, getting ready to fight, and he saw a young man.

Something about this man was so familiar though…he almost looked like…

"Dad?" Ed squeaked, his voice raising a few octaves from shock.

The figure sneered again, tossing his blonde hair. "Don't name me after that bastard. We think alike, Ed. Both of us hate our fathers."

Ed's eyes widened and he thought for a second that his heart had stopped breathing. He felt paralyzed, and he was sure that he was going to be killed there. So his father was in love with another woman?

He felt as if the world just ended.

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Ed, I am your brother! Ha ha ha. That's what I thought of at the end of the chapter. I didn't like this one as much, but oh well. There's the action I promised. Just warning you, the next chapter will be very reminiscent to the 51st episode in the anime. Sorry, but it's just so much like that episode now! Oh, and the "run like your feet are on fire, and you're a is catching" is courtesy of my friend, so honor her cleverness! Right, review and you get a hug/cookie/candy!