A/N: Wow…this is the moment we've all been looking forward to (almost): the moment Envy and Gel escape their prison! But how will it all go? O.o

Warning: Ummm…relatively small spoilers. But they're still there! WATCH OUT!!

Escape

Okay…things are really going bad.

Let me restart with this…you remember me talking about there being guns shot off a few floors up? Well, although that was still going on, Squinty-Eyes still managed to come down and bring food. Well, for the past several hours (or days…I've pretty much lost track of time) no one's come down. And I'm fairly sure we've missed at least two meals already.

Also, the room started quaking and cracks have been appearing all over the ceiling. Pretty soon, it's gonna cave in.

Gel…oh, that poor girl's frightened nearly to death. Right now, she's holding me close to her chest, trying to protect me from the debris falling from the ceiling. I can definitely tell you that she's crying, too, 'cause I'm all wet.

Normally, I'd be laughing at her expense. But since she's been my friend (might as well admit that now) for the majority of my prison time, I felt no such urge to mock her in any sort of way.

Suddenly, the noises stopped and dust stopped falling from above. She slowly uncurled herself from the position on the bed and looked around, wiping tears off her face with one hand. "Envy…I, I think it's over…"

Wait a few minutes, Gel. There still very well may be danger that we're not fully aware of yet.

She got up off the bed and started walking toward the door. "I…I think this is the time for us…" Blue-green eyes turned down to me for an instant before turning back to the knob. "I just hope it isn't locked…"

Oh don't worry, that damn thing never locks.

Before she could turn the knob, the part of the ceiling just over the bed gave way and completely crushed the piece of furniture. Panicked, she yanked the door open and started running down the hall and up a flight of stairs. She didn't get very far before we were surrounded by the Guards.

"What are these things…!?" she whispered fearfully, practically squeezing me to her chest. Boy, was I glad she hadn't hit puberty yet…

One Guard in particular, a lizard-dog-sheep Chimera, leapt in front of Gel, but didn't engage in any attack. It made eye-contact with me, and it took a cautious step back. If that's the leader of this particular pack of Guards, then I think it recognized me.

Then, seemingly at random, a stalactite erupted from one of the walls and killed at least seven of the Guards. I dug a paw-full of claws into Gel's arm to snap her out of whatever was stalling her and we resumed our escape. Reaching the end of the second hallway, a sneak-attack from a hidden Guard knocked her down and I went flying out of her arms.

After I landed, I don't really remember anything. Well, my head hurt definitely, but beyond that I don't remember anything with clarity. I think Gel was bleeding, but…

Anyway, when I finally got out of my dizzy-spell, Gel and I were hiding behind a large piece of concrete that had been jarred loose and made a nice little cave big enough to hide a ten-year-old girl and a tiny mutated lizard.

I leaned my head against her chest, already knowing that she was panting and in a good deal of pain. If I was in my human form, I'd carry her out of here easily. But with this body, I could barely carry myself around.

"Envy…?"

I looked up at her, lightly wrapping my tail around two of her fingers. I'm okay, kid.

She lightly kissed me on the top of my head, tears sliding down her cheeks. "I thought you were going to die…"

Heh, no one can kill me that easily.

Then again…this body is far more fragile than any of my other forms, so I guess I really shouldn't blame her. Besides, I over-reacted when she fell ill, so we're even.

We both heard voices and she stiffened, holding me closer as footsteps ran past.

"Where the hell did Scar go!?"

I'd recognize that voice anywhere. It was the Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric.

"Brother, this way!"

So his brother was here, too. Hmmm…

The footsteps died away, and Gel relaxed some. She cautiously, carefully peaked around the corner to check if the coast was clear, then slowly crept out of our hiding place. Without a word, she started jogging awkwardly among the maze of crumbled buildings. Amazing how much damage can be caused by a pair of teenage boys and an Ishvaran serial killer…

After awhile, she had to stop and catch her breath. Leaning heavily against a half-torn down wall, she clutched one of her legs –her right one, I think –and started sliding down the bricked wall.

Gel…Gel, stay on your feet! We don't know how long we have until another attacker comes along!

I knew she was in pain, and she was trembling badly. I was a bit surprised she hadn't dropped me yet. But we really couldn't afford it if she couldn't get back up.

I looked up into her eyes, which were misted over in pain and exhaustion. Hold on just a little longer, I thought, hoping that my eyes were telling her this message. We're almost out.

She was taking in quick breathes, and taking in all of her physical symptoms I knew she was on the verge of passing out. This knowledge was of little use to me, however, because I could do nothing to help her.

We both stiffened as we heard footsteps again, and although I knew Gel was trying to get back up, she just didn't have the strength.

I looked in the direction of the footsteps and my eyes widened.

It was Fullmetal and his brother again.

They were both looking down at us, although I don't really think they saw me at first.

"She's hurt, Brother. We need to get her to safety."

Just as he started saying that, she passed out.

Pipsqueak looked up at his younger brother with a look of anger and impatience. "We don't have the time for that, Al! If you wanna help her, you have to do it by yourself…I'm going to capture Scar and make him tell me where he's keeping Winrey," he stated as he hurried on past Gel and I, not looking back even once.

As long as you don't get yourself killed, Pipsqueak, then good riddance.

Al knelt down beside us, though he seemed to just now notice me. "Oh, hey there." He reached down to pet me, but decided against it. "I need to get your human friend out of here, okay?" he said to me. Although it annoyed me that he was talking as if I were some sort of pet, I was willing to tolerate it because I knew that this kid would never leave an injured person behind for any reason unless there was someone trustworthy staying behind to take care of the injured people.

Just…oh, you're going to put her inside you, aren't you kid?

Yeah, you read my thoughts right. I never told you who Pipsqueak's Soul Transmutation "experiment" was, did I? It was Alphonse. I don't know the entire story, but I know that Fullmetal placed his brother's soul in a suit of armor to "save the only family he had left".

Anyway, he took off his chest plate and started to gently place her inside his suit of armor. Making sure she was in a relatively comfortable position, he put his chest plate back on and picked me up (oh, he had taken me out of Gel's hands before he put her inside of him). "Let's get your friend to a hospital," he said, turning around and jogging.

If she dies before we get help, Alphonse Elric, I am going to kill you…

To Be Continued…