Me no own FMA

-Chapter 10

Ed and Al stared at Roy Mustang in surprise. Roy stood frozen in the doorway, staring at the two boys in shock and horror.

Edward was standing over Alphonse, his ouroboros tattoo exposed on his chest. He looked like he was about to attack Al at any moment. Ed stared at Roy with wide golden eyes, at a loss for words.

Roy finally snapped out of shock and pulled out a gun. "Alphonse stand back!" He shouted, aiming the gun at Edward.

"N-No! General, stop!" Al screamed.

Too late. three loud gunshots split the air. Edward gasped in shock and stumbled away from his brother in pain as the bullets ripped into his chest. he collapsed on the ground, blood splashing the floor. Ed's breathing was fast and panicked but it soon slowed until it stopped altogether.

"Ed!" Al shrieked, running over to his wounded brother.

"Al, get away from that thing! It's a homunculus!" Roy shouted angrily.

Al wrapped his arms around Edward and lifted him up. "Come on Ed, snap out of it!" He begged, shaking his brother's shoulders and ignoring the blood that soaked into his clothes.

Edward gasped and opened his eyes. Red alchemical light sparked around his body. The gun wounds healed and his blood stopped flowing.

"Ed! Are you okay?!" Al asked worriedly.

"Y-Yeah... I'm fine..." Ed gasped, breathing heavily.

"Alphonse, what the hell are you doing?! Get away from him!" Roy snarled. He loaded his gun for another attack.

"Mustang! Stop it! He's not going to hurt us! It's really Edward!" Al snapped.

Roy growled and stomped up to the two brothers. "No he's not! It's because of these damn monsters that Fullmetal died! I'm not letting that happen again!" He snarled, pushing Al out of the way.

"No! Stop!" Al shrieked.

Edward's eyes widened in terror as Roy walked right up to him, pointing the gun down at the boy's head. Before the general could shoot him, Ed swung his arm up to protect himself. The ultimate shield stopped the bullet and gave him some time to react.

"Mustang, knock it off!" Ed gasped.

He scrambled up to stand and leaped away from the flame alchemist as another bullet flew by him. He cursed under his breath and shape-shifted into a sparrow. With his new tiny size, Ed was a harder target to hit. Edward frantically flew around the room while the enraged general shot at him repeatedly. Luckily for Ed, Roy isn't very good at shooting, only with alchemy but he left his gloves at the office.

"Roy, stop!" Ed squeaked as he swooped away from another bullet.

"Quit moving!" Roy snarled, trying to shoot the little bird.

Edward screeched in pain when a bullet grazed his wing, making him fall from the air. But as soon as he hit the floor he healed himself and shape-shifted into a squirrel.

He immediately scurried towards the couch to hide under it but Roy blocked his path and shot another round at the orange-furred rodent.

"Show us your true form, you coward!" Roy shouted.

A bullet hit Edward and sent him flying. He squeaked as his tiny body smacked a wall and fell behind a small dresser, leaving a streak of blood behind.

Roy slowly walked up to the dresser and loaded his gun again. "How many times am I going to have to kill you until you stay dead, you monster!" He snarled as he yanked the dresser away from the wall.

Mustang gasped as red light flashed and Edward's squirrel-body grew rapidly. Roy stumbled away as a huge mound of shaggy dark brown fur rose in front of him. Ed had shape-shifted into a grizzly bear and was now towering above Roy. (Even though he was still a pretty short bear :3)

"Bastard General, stop shooting at me!" Ed-bear roared, tossing his huge furry head back and bared his long fangs.

Edward grabbed Roy with his massive brown paws and pinned him to the ground. The gun was knocked from Roy's hands and slid away from him. Although Ed was careful not to hurt the general, he didn't know his own strength yet.

"A-Alphonse! Get out of here! Run!" Roy gasped from under the crushing weight of Edward's bear paws. Instead of obeying the commands, Al ran up to Ed and grabbed hold of the fur on one of the bear's arms.

"Ed, you're hurting him!" Al shouted. Edward grunted in response and tried to be gentler but still held Roy's body to the ground.

"Al, get out of here before it kills you!" Roy shouted again.

"General! He's not going to hurt us as long as we don't provoke him! His mind isn't exactly stable, one slip up and he'll try to kill us!" Al said.

"Then why aren't you attacking him if he could kill us?!" Roy snapped back.

"Bastard!" Ed growled, his voice deep and rumbling like a bear. "I'm trying not to! It's not my fault Father turned me into a freaking Homunculus before I killed him! Just calm down!"

Roy glared up at the bear with hatred shining in his black eyes. "Calm down?! I have a freaking BEAR HOMUNCULUS on top of me! Your kind are the ones who killed my best friend! And the ones who destroyed countless lives!" He snarled.

Edward hung his head in shame. "I know... I'm a monster... But I don't want to hurt you! Please, Roy! Calm down and let me explain!"

Roy glared at Ed and then looked at Alphonse. Al nodded to him and gestured to the massive bear who was still pinning the general's body to the ground.

"It looks like I don't have much of a choice..." Roy growled.

Edward sighed in relief and lifted his big paws from Roy's back. The officer slowly stood up and glared at Ed. The boy shape-shifted back into his original form and sat down on the couch.

When Roy just continued to glare at Edward hatefully, Ed became annoyed. "Come on Bastard, I'm not going to hurt you." He sighed.

Roy warily sat down in a chair that was facing the couch, farthest away from Ed and continued to glare at him. Ed shifted uncomfortably and stared back.

Mustang tensed as Alphonse settled down next to his brother. 'That THING better not do anything to harm to the boy or else he's toast' He thought.

"So, 'Edward,' care to explain what the hell is going on?!" Roy growled warily.

"Uh... General?" Al said before Edward could answer. "C-Could you try to be a little more gentle? Brother's mind isn't exactly stable at the moment."

Edward face-palmed. "Al, I don't think that's helping..." He sighed.

"Well I'll say he's not right in the mind, he's a savage homunculus!-"

"You know I'm still here, right?" Edward interrupted.

"That THING could have killed you!" Roy continued, ignoring Ed's comment.

"Okay, now that's just mean..."

"And plus, it's because of THEM Huges is dead! These monsters are the ones who caused so much bloodshed! They killed countless people!" Roy snarled.

"Uh, G-General? Could you stop talking about war-" Al whispered, but was interrupted by said general.

"It was because of the homunculi that Havoc was paralyzed! It was because of them that Ishval became a bloody massacre!"

Al nervously glanced over at Edward, who had started to twitch. "Roy, please..." Al whimpered, eyes never leaving his brother.

"And it was because of them that so many lives were ruined! So much blood was spilled! The homunculi and that Father bastard tried to kill everybody in central! It's because of THEM that Fullmetal DIED!" Roy shouted in rage.

"Heh... Hehe..." Edward chuckled, a crooked smile working it's way onto his face.

"These THINGS can't be trus- why is he staring at me like that?" Roy asked, noticing Edward's creepy laughter and malicious grin.

"heh... eheh... HEHAHEHA!" Ed laughed. His eyes were dark with insanity and his body twitched crazily.

"Damn it, General! I told you to stop talking about war!" Al shouted. He rushed over to Edward's side and grabbed Ed's shoulders.

"Al, what the hell is going on?! Get away from him!" Roy gasped.

"Come on Ed, snap out of it!" Al begged, shaking his brother's shoulders. When that didn't work, Al looked around frantically for a way to snap Ed out of his trance. "Sorry in advance, brother." Al murmured and punched Edward in the face.

Edward's hysterical laughter subsided and he shook his head, eyes clearing. He squeaked and leaped up, putting a hand to his aching jaw. "What the hell, Al?! What'd ya hit me for?!" he shouted angrily. He blinked as the realization struck him. Ed flopped back down on the couch and held his head in his hands. "It happened again, didn't it?"

"Yeah..." Al sighed.

"What happened again?! What the hell is going on?!" Roy shouted.

Al turned to glare at the general, catching Roy off guard. "Damn it, general! Next time I tell you to quit talking about death, listen to me! Brother isn't very stable, one slip up and he'll snap like he just did. But as long as he doesn't think about death, he won't try to hurt us!" Al snapped.

Roy took a step back, his eyes widening. "That looked like what Edward kept doing before he died... H-He just seemed to go crazy and attack someone."

"That's because I AM Edward, you bastard! I could have hurt you!" Ed growled. Turning to his brother he added, "Jeez Al, you can hit really hard..." he mumbled, rubbing his jaw.

"Sorry." Al laughed.

"okay, lemme get this strait... You're Fullmetal, but you're also a homunculus? How did that happen?" Roy asked.

Edward rolled his eyes. "That Father bastard put his philosopher's stone in me before I killed him. He was going to take my body from me and make it his own so he could continue to fight the military. But Greed interrupted Father before he could transfer his soul. so he only put his stone in me, turning me into a homunculus. But my soul is being corrupted by the stone. The urge to kill everyone I see keeps gnawing at the back of my mind. Truth said that if I stayed around humans, my soul would corrupt faster and make me more insane. So I ran away from you guys. If you knew I was alive you would have gone looking for me and I could have killed you. So... I left." Ed explained matter-of-factly.

Roy flopped down in the chair and held his head in his hands. "I'm confused... Why are you staying here if you could go crazy just because you are around us? Why not run away again?" he asked.

"I seem stable now. As long as I try to stay sane, I shouldn't harm anyone. as long as I'm not with loads of people, I should be fine." Ed answered.

"This is really weird... So, you're a homunculus, which means you can survive anything?" Roy asked.

Edward's expression darkened. "No, not everything. The philosopher's stone within me isn't nearly as powerful as the other homunculi's. Father was dying and his stone was nearly gone when he put it inside me. If I use it up, I die, as simple as that."

Roy suddenly looked horrified. "S-So... When I shot you... How much of the stone did that use up?!" He gasped.

Edward scowled, "Oh yeah, THANKS for that little welcome gift, by the way." he growled. "It didn't do too much damage I don't think... But damn did it HURT!"

"Oh... Sorry Fullmetal." Roy murmured.

"Yeah, whatever. Anyway, what now? What the hell are we supposed to do?" Ed asked.

"I don't know... Maybe we can try to cure your insanity? I mean, there could be a way to help that, right?" Roy suggested.

"I doubt it."

"But maybe there is a way to treat it! Doctor Marcoh might be able to do something with his medical alchemy..."

"I'd rather not. I have no idea how my philosopher's stone would react to any alchemy preformed on me."

"Good point..." Roy murmured. He trailed off into his own thoughts.

Edward sighed and leaned back into his chair. He stared around the room and tapped his finger. "This is boring..."

"Well, get over it." Roy growled. "Can I tell the others in my team about you? Riza, Havoc, Armstrong, and the others? They wouldn't tell anyone else, and plus, they could help." He asked hopefully.

"No!" Ed replied.

"Why not? They wouldn't do any harm! And it's not like you're gonna be around them very much. They are all your friends!" Roy argued.

"No."

"Come on, you're gonna need all the help you can get."

"FINE!" Ed shouted. "Jeez... But telling them doesn't mean it'll be a happy reunion, I'd rather not be around more than two people at a time. Maybe three if there's not much danger."

Roy smiled, "They'll be happy to know that you're okay, Fullmetal. After all, we are your family." He smirked at the embarrassed look Edward had before the boy turned away to hide a slight blush.

"R-Roy?" Edward murmured.

"Yes Fullmetal?"

"D-Did you really mean what you said... before..."

Mustang blinked in confusion before realizing what Edward meant. Now it was Roy's turn to look embarrassed. "Y...You heard that?" He asked softly.

"I heard all of it..." Edward murmured with a nod and continued to stare at the floor. Roy sighed and stood up. He walked over to Ed and sat down beside him.

"Yes, I meant it. I was afraid to tell you in person... I felt like it would make me seem weak if I told you the truth. But when I thought you died... I was just so scared that you were gone. I couldn't stand to see you that way, so defeated and lifeless, it really hurt." Mustang sighed.

Edward smiled slightly. "Thanks Roy... I'm sorry I put you through that. I was scared too, you know. but for a different reason. I was terrified of hurting you and Al, of hurting anyone... I'm sorry." He murmured quietly.

Roy suddenly pulled Edward into a hug. Ed jerked in surprise and stared at him in confusion.

"It's alright, Ed. You're here now, and that's all that matters." Roy said. He then let go of Edward and gave him a hard stare. "But if you tell anyone I cried that day, you're toast!" He growled.

"Okay, I won't. As long as you don't tell anyone I let you hug me just now!" Ed chuckled. "AND I won't tell anyone that you basically shot and killed your subordinate. twice!"

"Hey! I said I was sorry!"