Sorry it took so long to give this one to you guys...or I would be sorry if I had gotten more than three reviews. (angry face.)
Seriously, I'm sorry to the people (Ghosthp,lalalatala, and merlyn1382) who always seem review each chapter, but because others don't feel like reviewing, I don't update as fast. I don't care if I'm acting like a bitch for waiting out for more reviews but I will. I won't ever stop a story completely when there are people who want to read what I have to say, but I will go on strike. I have another story I can always work on...(evil grin)
So, it's up to you if you want me to update faster.
Hope you like this chapter, I had this chapter mostly written since like, the first chapter so I'm glad that o get to put it up now.
(I don't own FMA)
"Brother!" Al yelled as he stared over the edge of the cliff. "BROTHER! MUSTANG! …no…no…"
Al stared down into the deep dark depths and suddenly felt incredibly empty. His brother was…he could very well be…
"I-I have to get help…" Al muttered to himself after he pushed the idea of jumping off of the cliff after them.
Al turned on his heel and ran as fast as he could towards the large shapes in the distance that could only be the storage yard. The sun was beginning to peak its way up over the mountains but it was still pretty dark from were he stood.
I have to hurry up! Brother needs me! W-what if he hit his head or something? Hell, I don't even have a clue as to what's beneath the cliff. What if…what if there's nothing…he and Roy could've just gone…
Al closed his eyes as he tried to block out the image of Ed and Roy falling to their untimely deaths.
Relax Al…rivers run all throughout the canyon system…hopefully there's a large river under them…but…how high up was that canyon?
"No…stop it…" Al growled to himself as he tried to run faster. "They'll be fine. They'll be fine…Ed's too stubborn…he can't, he can't die just like that! Not in some stupid way!"
Al tried his best to keep his tears from overflowing onto his face as he came closer towards the yard.
"RIZA! HAVOC! Everyone!" Al screamed as he saw their shadows slowly coming closer.
"Alphonse!" Riza exclaimed as she saw the boy running towards, just moments away from crying. "Alphonse what is it?"
"Ed…R-Roy…man h-had a b-b-bomb…" Al panted as he collapsed onto the ground on all fours. "Cliff…B-B-Brother f-f-f…Roy…don't, don't know wh-what happened."
"Slow down Alphonse, what happened?" Riza asked as she kneeled down next to Al.
"The man had a bomb!" Al managed to gasp out.
"Did, did it go off?" Havoc asked as he moved closer to Al and Riza.
"Y-yes! But, but they didn't get hurt by that…"
"Then what happened after that?"
"Bomb made the ground…made the ground weak…Brother and Roy…were near a cl-cliff and…and they didn't realize it."
"Okay…" Riza said as the feeling of dread slowly made its way into the pit of her stomach.
"The cliff…the cliff it…it broke." Al said quietly.
"It broke?" Riza asked in a hollow voice.
"And…and Ed and Roy they…they were…" Al couldn't say anymore but thankfully the others seemed to have gotten the message.
"Do you no what was at the bottom of the cliff?" Breda asked.
"No…" Al whispered.
"So they may be alright!" Furey said with an optimistic smile on his face.
"Maybe…"
"Well we can't just stand around and wait for them to pop up," Riza said as she stood up. "We have to go get help. We're probably their only chance at surviving. Let's get back to the town and send out a search for them."
"Right."
"Let's go." Riza ordered before she began running towards the town while attempting to pick up a police frequency on her radio.
"I hope you're all right brother…" Al sighed as he began running after Riza.
"*cough-cough* Edward!" Roy called out as he struggled against the roaring waters that surrounded him.
The cliff that they had fallen off of had, thankfully, not been as high up as Roy had believed it to be. Roy was thankful that he had not landed just onto clod hard ground. But he wasn't exactly enjoying the gallons of freezing cold water that were trying to force their way down his throat as he fought against the fast current.
"EDWARD!" Roy screamed out into the dark as he tried to catch a glimpse of the teens golden hair.
Dammit, dammit, dammit! Where is he?! Fuck!
"Edward!"
Roy cursed loudly before he took a large breath of air before he let himself sink under the water. He forced his eyes open but unfortunately, couldn't see anything due to the time of day along with the general murkiness of the water. Just as Roy thought his lungs were going to explode, his head broke the surface. Roy managed to latch onto a large rock that shot upwards from the bottom of the river and caught his breath.
Shit! Can that kid even swim?! Roy thought suddenly. I mean, he had those metals limbs on him for five years. And he hasn't had all of his limbs for six…crap…
As Roy tried to readjust his grip on the rock, the tough current swept him up and forced him farther downstream.
"E-Ed!" Roy called out as he coughed up large amounts of water.
Wait…was that him…?!
Yes. It was Edward. He was too far away from Roy to hear his shouts over the roaring waters. Roy took a deep breath and began forcing his way across the river.
"ED!"
Roy reached his arm out and tried to grab onto Ed's drenched jacket. After several failed attempts, Roy managed to latch onto it and pull Ed closer to him.
Ed was unconscious, or at least Roy hoped that was all that was wrong. His face was pale and it looked like he had gotten a few bumps and bruises from the debris that surrounded them. Roy tightened his hold on Ed as he felt the current begin to speed up.
Roy felt completely helpless.
Roy's teeth had begun to chatter due to the near freezing water, Ed was violently shaking in his arms, Roy was slowly losing feeling in his arms and legs, but worst of all was that the river didn't seem to want to end anytime soon.
This can't get any worse, right? Roy thought wearily.
"Blue team, you will be sent out on boats to search the river! Red team, you, along with Yellow team, will be sent out to search the forest area around the river bed! Is this understood?"
"Yes Ma'am!"
Riza stood in front of a large group of soldiers on the outskirts of the town. It had been almost an hour since Roy and Ed had fallen off of the cliff. Al was surprised at how fast these soldiers had gotten together but it still infuriated Al. His brother was out there. Had been out there for almost a whole hour, and they were still standing around throwing out orders to people! The only good thing that came out of this little…pow-wow…was that Al learned that when they fell from the cliff they had fallen into a river. At least Al could push the image of his brother and Roy becoming flat as a pancake as they hit solid ground.
Hey could be seriously hurt!
Al tried his best not to worry about Ed; he knew what his brother was capable of…but still…sometimes things were out of a person's control. Maybe Ed can't do anything from were he's at right now…
"Hey Al."
Al turned around and saw Havoc and Breda running towards him. Al let out a deep breath and started to walk towards the two.
"What is it?"
"We're going to go search the wood lands nearby river beds. You coming?"
"Of course."
"Good. Then come on."
Al followed Havoc and Breda to a large Jeep. Al go inside the Jeep, waited for more God damn orders to be given out, and then tried to relax as he was driven away from the scene of aggravation.
Roy was exhausted. He had been fighting the current for some time now, but was no closer to his destination than he had been ten minutes ago. He had finally begun to spot a solid stretch of land, but unfortunately, he was too tired to swim quick enough to get closer. Ed was clearly weighing him down…but he couldn't just lay him on a rock and hope he could somehow get him onto the land after him. He would just have to try harder.
"Come on…come on…" Roy growled to himself as he began to kick away from his current side of the river. "I have to get…get over there…"
Finally, as he the water level started to lower and the speed of the river started to slow down, Roy was able to pull him and Edward onto the muddy bank. Roy just wanted to collapse onto the gritty ground, but he knew full well that he couldn't. Not yet.
Roy bent over Ed so his ear would be right above his mouth. He wasn't breathing. Roy then moved his fingers to his neck to check his pulse…good…he had a pulse.
"Damn it…I have to…" Roy muttered as he stared at Ed's half open mouth. "No…can't do it…has to be another way…"
Roy searched his mind for a moment and then nearly smacked himself when he remembered his old CPR training. Roy placed his hand, one over the other, on Ed's chest and began pushing down.
1, 2, 3…come on…4, 5, 6…breath dammit!...7, 8, 9…Come on Ed!...10.
Ed shot up and projected gallons worth, it seemed, of water. Ed bent to his side and began coughing roughly, occasionally water would be forced up and out. After several more minutes of coughing and hacking Ed collapsed on his side and closed his eyes.
Now that he was sure that Ed was alright, Roy collapsed right next to Ed and let out a long shuddering sigh.
"You're to much damn work to take care of…"
So Roy and Ed are fine! Did you people seriously think that I would kill them off? I'm not that mean...at least in this story that is.
Review and make me happy please!
Okay now I have to go upstairs and talk to family members...sigh... But everyone should review fifty times becasue it was my birthday yesterday!
-FSK
