In His Own World
Chapter 9
The Return Of The Fullmetal Alchemist
(A/N I'm glad some of you liked my side story from the last chapter please enjoy this next chapter.)
SOUNDS/sounds
Thoughts
Telepathy
(Last Time)
The woman tossed the long blade at the cops as she slowed for moment letting Logan and his bike come up beside her. Reached and grabbed his hand.
"JUMP," she yelled, as leap at her as he pulled him toward her.
He landed right behind her in the seat. She hit the gas once more hard. The bike picked up speed towards the end of the road.
"That's a 30 foot jump," he said as the girl just stared at gap from the side of the bridge to the other. "I don't think you can make it."
"Watch me," she said, hearing the cop car come to a screeching halt as they were 5 feet from the very edge. "You have no idea what I can build! Hold on tight!"
(Present Time)
Logan wrapped his arms around her small frame as they cleared the strait edge of the bridge. His grip tightened slightly when he saw no more ground right beneath the bike's wheels. She was a mad she had to be. They were half way over the gap and she looked like she was enjoying every moment of it. Soon the other side of the bridge came closer as the bike started to fall. Logan watched as the very back wheel just land about 3 inches from the edge.
"YEE-HAW," She yelled, hitting the gas again, giving a jolt from burst of speed. "I told you I knew what I was doing. Once we're off this shitty bridge you're getting off."
"I don't think so," He said, bring his closed fist to the back of her head. "You're taking me back to the Xavier Institute. If you don't do as I say I'll make sure my claws go through this end and out the other. Understood?"
"This is thanks I get for saving your ass," she grumbled, steering around another road closed sign to before turn left to back on an open road.
Hank scratched his head as he looked inside a steel cabinet that had been locked shut. Chemicals were missing yet again it was 2nd time this week. They were nothing dangerous but it was the fact that someone in the mansion had broken into the cabinet and taken the chemicals. The only person he knew that had been unseen before in taking chemicals was Edward. But why would Edward take them? More importantly how without being seen?
He closed the cabinet and locked it back. He was going to have a word with Edward about these chemicals that had gone missing. He grabbed a laptop with a speech program on it, before heading upstairs. As he started up the master staircase he heard a motorbike pull up to the front door with muffled yelling and cursing.
"Logan, what did you do now," he muttered, watching Logan swing open the door dragging in the redhead from last night. "You found her I see."
"Where's, Chuck," he asked as Hank point toward his office.
"It's going on 1 in the morning," Hank moaned. "He's still up, waiting for you come back."
"C'mon, you," he huffed, pulling her down the hall back the back of her neck.
"You're hurting me, asshole" She bit out, trying to get out of his tight grip.
"I could care less," he snapped disappearing out of sight.
Hank sighed as the yelling continued down the hall. He started up the stairs yet again and down the hall. Once at Ed's room and knocked a couple of times before turning the doorknob. Once the door was opened he saw Ed at a desk with only a dim desk lamp on. He was awake and working on something.
McCoy walked in and closed the door before walking over to Ed and looked down at what he was working on. It was that same equation he had been working on for a quite a while now. He had no idea what all those symbols meant. He shook Edward's shoulder to try and get his attention but he was off in his own world again. He did not even flinch as he continued to write.
Hank sighed and set the laptop down on the bed and looked around the room a bit. If Ed had stolen the chemicals where would he have hidden them? He looked under the bed first, then the closet, dresser drawers, and bedside drawer. Maybe the desk drawers? But he was not going to risk Ed snapping out of his daze as he went through the desk. He sighed and he sat down on the bed.
Edward, what are you doing, he wondered as he yawned a bit. What are you trying to figure out?
He yawned a bit as he looked at the clock in Ed's room it was 1:12. He got up taking the computer with him. No, telling when Ed would ever wake up from his stupor. He would try later when Ed was more with it. He walked out of the room and back down hall.
He was close very close. If he could figure out this last array for the transmutation circle and add it with the experimental catalyst he might be able to finally perform alchemy. But this was causing a problem. He had to make sure that everything was in tune with this world's energy signature or the consequences would be costly. He was almost there. Just a little bit more to go.
Suddenly the desk lamp flickered and went out. He snapped out of his daze and looked around the pitch black room. It was dead quiet in the building. He opened a drawer and pulled out a small flashlight and turned it on. He looked back down at the paper he was working on. He lifted his pen again and started writing again. He opened another drawer and pulled out something else out to work on.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
He turned towards the door, slipping his hand into his pocket as he got up. He walked to the door and slowly opened it. He flashed the light out into the hall to see Kitty standing at the door. She looked worried.
"Edward, the powers gone off through out the place," she said as Ed stared at her. "I was just checking up on you. You want to come back with me to my room. Scott and the others are in there too."
He nodded lightly and opened the door fully, walking out into the hall with Kitty. He started down the hall right beside her. He glanced up at for a moment before stopping.
"AAAAAAAAAGH!"
(10 minutes earlier. Xavier's office.)
Lilly sat in a chair as Logan held onto her shoulders to keep from getting up. She had her arms crossed with an angry glare on her face as she stared at Xavier across the desk. She was creepy. Xavier was a little rattled at finally meeting face to face.
"What's your name," he asked as her glare narrowed.
"Lilly," she huffed.
"Alright, Lilly, can you tell me why you are looking for Edward," He asked, leaning forward a little bit.
"That's not your concern," she snorted.
"It is my concern. He is under my care and I would like to know why you are looking for him," he said. "Are you working for someone?"
"Why do you care," she snapped.
"We caught you on the cameras last night," he said as her eyes widened. "You mention the name Hohenheim Elric. That wouldn't be Edward's father, would it?"
"Yes, but he's not really my partner if that's what you thinking," she sighed. "He's just giving me a place to stay and helping me with something I require. Sure he wants Ed back but I'm not getting Edward for him. I have other plans for why I want Edward."
"What about this Envy person," Xavier asked as he face darkened. "Why does he want Ed?"
"Envy is just a menace that is getting in my way," she said in a cold tone. "As far as I know, Envy hates Hohenheim and will strike at him in anyway he can. He also has a few scores to settle with Ed."
"Do you know why," he asked as he shook her head.
"Only Ed and his father know why. I don't make it my business to butt into family affairs."
"If you're not working for Hohenheim then whom are you working for?"
"I'm not a liberty to say."
Just then lights flickered and went out and everyone and everything when quiet. This was odd there was no storm to knock it. Something was up.
"Well, this is awkward," Lilly spoke up as the sound plastic rustling was heard flowed by snap. "I just love glow sticks, don't you? I like the purple ones myself. OOOO, pretty. See? It's purple."
"Shut up," Logan grumbled, looking out into the hall. "Something's wrong here."
"Ya think," Lilly grumbled.
"Why you…"
"AAAAAAAAAGH!"
"For the record that wasn't me," Lilly spoke up.
"I know that," Logan bit out, letting go of her and ran out the door. "That sounded like Kitty!"
"Mind if I have my gun back," she asked, looking at the gun in dim security lights.
"I thought you were out ammo," he asked, picking up the gun. "And why would I give this back to you?"
"Because one of my main objectives is to protect Edward," She rolling up her left coat and shirt sleeves. "We're more alike than you think. I'm here to make sure he makes it back in one piece."
Her arm was made of metal just like Edward's. She opened a flap in her arm and pulled out new magazine for the gun. She then closed her compartment and rolled down her sleeves.
"I'm never without extra," she smirked. "My gun if you don't mind."
He handed her the gun as she grabbed it and took off out of the office. She had to hurry and make sure nothing happened to Ed. Her whole future was on the line. She could not return empty handed or with a dead Ed.
Logan ran down the hall towards where he heard the scream other people started to file out of their rooms to see what was happening. Rouge had been the first one there she couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Ed, stop," she snapped as she watched Ed come at Kitty with his blade with intent to hurt. "YA CRAZY! STOP IT!"
Kitty ducked as Ed swung the blade at her. He then started to kick at her and punch. What the hell got into him? Rogue had just about enough and started to pulled off her gloves. She was going to do something before Ed did. She started towards him when she felt a strong arm grab her shoulder.
"Stay here," Logan said, running past her and straight at Ed, knocking him to the ground, hard. "What the hell is wrong with you?"
Ed got back up and started at Kitty again. Logan grabbed the back of his shirt and slung him to the wall. By that time everyone else was in the area watching what was going on. No, could figure out what was going on.
BAAAANG! (Gunshot)
"Outta my way," Lilly yelled, pushing people from her path. "What's going on? What did you do?"
"The only thing I could think of," he snapped, turning to look at the redhead. "He was going after Kitty here."
Why would he do that, she pondered, looking at daze Ed leaning up against the wall with crack into. UNLESS HE… THAT HAS TO BE IT!
She reached into her pocket and pulled out something. Hohenheim had given to her after last night. She was not exactly sure what it was for but she was ordered to use it if Envy attacked. She started over towards the three.
"Kitty, right," she asked turning to brunette.
"Yeah," she nodded.
Lilly swung her locket out in Kitty's face about 4 feet from her. She when stiff and looked like she was in pain.
"What the matter, Envy," she smirk. "Does it hurt?"
"G-get it away fr-from me," that was not Kitty's voice that came out. "Don't you c-come near m-me."
"Envy," Logan snapped, looking at the Kitty look alike. "Where's Kitty?"
"W-wouldn't you l-like to know," Envy said, backing up and shifted back to his original form.
"Damn it homunculus," she snapped, holding out her gun. "Where's the girl?"
Suddenly Ed, taking Lilly with him, slammed Envy to the wall. She lost her grip on her locket and it rolled along the floor, before slipping down a slot in an air vent. Now that the locket was gone Envy had his strength back. He kicked Ed off of him braking blade in his arm. He then whipped around and picked Lilly back up by her neck in a vice and held her up in the air. Ed scrambled back to his feet.
"You're going to pay for that one, wench," he growled, forming his free hand into a large blade. "Now DIE!"
He thrust the blade her but Ed once again knocked Envy into the wall, releasing Lilly. Envy quickly got back and went straight at Ed with the blade. Ed could not move. He was frozen stiff as Envy came at him.
"EDWARD," Lilly yelled, knocking him out of the way, taking the full force of the blade to side of her gut as she landed on top of Ed. "L-left pocket… Take it… N-new catalyst… H-Hohenheim… With your notes… I found…."
She laid on top of him barely awake. Logan ran past Ed and Lilly and knocked Envy back away from them. Ed sat up, staring at her in fear and shock. His face and clothes were covered in a thick coat of blood. His eyes widened and he was unable to move. Who knew Envy was right there fighting off Logan and staring to win but he could not move. A memory flashed into his mind. A memory he had kept out for two years since it happened.
It was cold blooded murder that moonless night. He watched from the shadows. He was froze in place. He could not do anything. She was looking right at him, begging with her eyes for help. She was helpless against her attacker, her own father. He was close enough to feel her blood hit him in the face and run off. He watched as she died unable to help her. He let another child, another friend be killed. He was too cowardly to help her. He could not save her. He hated himself. He wished that he could never remember this or any other tragedy in his life. He could not take any more. He wanted it all to go away. He wanted to forget it all so he for the last two years.
Ed started shaking as he looked down at the woman that rested on top of him. He slowly reached down into her pocket as ordered a pull something out. He looked at for moment in shock at the round, silver item with matching chain. He then opened it up. He swallowed hard at the words inside.
DON'T FORGET 3 OCT. 10
Then something snapped in his head. Everything came back; both the good and the bad. He remembered it all. He could not forget anymore. How could he forget? He remembered the vow to never forget that night. The promises he made to those around him he cared for. He was never going to forget them ever again.
He pulled himself out from underneath the woman that had saved him. He owed her one, big time. He slipped the watch into his pocket. So, his father figured out a catalyst too. From his own notes the woman had found, meaning if his father got it right then he had twice the power. He pulled his own batch out in small, glass bottle that he just finished, making dropping at her side. He saw the markings on her black gloves. She would need it too if she found herself able to get up.
Ed then looked forward and watched Logan get kicked down the hall. Jean and Scott started towards him only to feel someone pulling on their night clothes as they ran by. They stopped and looked back to see Edward, staring up them with anger.
"Envy's m-mine," his voice weak and raspy.
"You can talk," they asked in unison.
"That is a h-homunculus. He's an a-artificial being created by f-father," Ed said in the same weary voice. "Y-you'll have to t-take him a part m-molecule by molecule. I-I'm the only one th-that can do it or h-he'll just keep c-coming back. Take care o-of her."
Ed ran past them heading straight for Envy. Envy had Logan pinned to the wall. He was having fun with this guy he lasted longer than any normal human he's faced even the that pipsqueak alchemist.
"Envy," came weak voice. "Let h-him go, it's m-me you're after. So, here I-I am."
"So, you finally woke up have," Envy smirked, dropping Logan to the ground. "DIE, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!"
(A/N Well, how was that? I posted this earlier but I fix some errors. It's not perfect but it is better. Buh Bye.)
Millie M. Banshee
A/N: Still not my story. The next chapter will be posted tomorrow.
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