Finally double digits! Sorry it took so long.

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'italicize' - thoughts

Chapter 10

We got to the wall that surrounded the fifth laboratory. Al helped us get over the wall. When we got over we went to the closest wall near the building. What was strange about this place was that there was people still that guard it even though it is unused. I whistle to them and pointed at the air vent above me " nice Alisa" Ed said " Thanks but I don't think Al will be able to fit in here." I said " It's alright Alisa I'll wait out here for you guys to come back." Al said"Alright Al see you later" me and Ed made our way into the building. Ed suddenly stopped " Damn it a good thing I'm small a normal person would never have been able to get in here...AHHH I JUST CALLED MYSELF SMALL." he screamed " Ed just keep moving and worry about that later." I told him " Alisa make sure you tell nobody about what I just said"
" Fine just move" he kick down the vent and jumped down. I follow him but kind of landed on him when I jumped." Alisa get off of me." he said " Sorry, man this place looks creepy."
" Yeah but the lights are still on. ' Not currently in use' my foot"
" Depends which foot are you talking about." I said and he glared at me. We kept walking until we came to a big room with a transmutation circle in the middle of it. The circle had blood in a couple areas 'That must be where they place their ingredients' " What is this?" Ed asked " It's probably the circle for the philosopher's stone transmutation circle." I told him "That is correct, little girl." A voice said "I don't know who you kids are but if you can tell by just looking at the transmutation circle" A armor then walked out from the shadows " Who are you, pops?" Ed asked him " I am in charged with guarding this place. I'll go by the named ' number 48' for now. and I am not your pops. I have orders to dispose of any outsiders that come in here. Don't think ill of me, I'm just doing my job." number 48 said " I could say the same" Ed said as he clapped his hands together and made his arm into his knife. I also turned my necklaces into my daggers. " Don't think ill of us once you are defeated by theses 'kids'" Ed said " You are an alchemist, are you?" next thing I know, is that he's going straight for Ed. I ran and block him with my dagger crossed. " Let's see what you guys got." 48 said " Ed pay attention next time." I told him "R-right." 48 then gets out of my hold and goes around me to get Ed from behind but Ed turn around fast enough to block his attacks. " your prosthetic arm just saved your life. however, my trusty sword will pierce even steel." 48 said as he aim an attack for ed's head. I then came up behind him and stab his arm that holds the sword. " You didn't forget me, did you?" I asked him " Naw, just hoping to save you for last, that way you can live a bit longer than your friend here. "Who say that we were going to die." I said as we go at it again. Ed then came up from behind me and I backed away. Ed kicked him in the chest and sent him toward the wall. " Let me guess that your hollow pops." Ed said " I'm impressed that you realized that."
" We spar against someone like you all the time."
" Oh so there someone like me in the outside world?"
" Well that annoying, imagine there's some other idiots out there who came up with the idea of bonding a soul to a suit of armor."
" Let me introduce myself again, 48 is my prisoner number. In life, or should I say when I had a living body, I was known as the Slicer, a mass murderer." Slicer said " So you are a condemned prisoner, tell us do they use condemned prisoners in this place as ingredients to make the philosopher's stone?" I asked " That is difficult for me to answer,they just recognized my skill, gave me this body, and made me the watchdog of this place." he answered " Which means, you have a seal that serves as a medium between your soul and that armor."Ed said
"Yes that is correct." he then showed us where his blood seal is." This blood seal, if you destroy it then you win."
" That very kind of you to show us your weak spot."
" I'm the type that seeks out a little tension during a fight, you see"
" As long as you're being kind, you think you could let us go?" Ed asked " Ed why would you asked such a stupid question?" I said " Well I figure I might as well ask." he told me " There no way a mass murderer would do nothing and let his prey escape, when it's right in front of him." Slicer told him" See, I told you that was a stupid question." I said " Well here I come." Slicer warned us. 'I wonder if Brosh and Ross have notice that we're gone yet' I just sat there watching Ed and Slicer go at it. I mean I don't really want to get drag into that fight. I'll attack if Ed gets in trouble but meanwhile I'll just watch, least work for me. I looked at Ed and he had this worried face on him. He then keeps his distance away from Slicer a bit then gets hit in the shoulder. I stand up to help him but " Alisa stay put this is between me and him." Ed called out. so I sat back down, knowing he could take care of it himself. Slicer then become real close to hitting Ed. so I decided not to listen to Ed and take charge. I came running up to Slicer and attack him before he could hit Ed again. I was only thinking of protecting Ed that I was attacking sloppier than usual. He got me in my leg really bad but not enough to stop me. I got the dagger to where his blood seal was on the back of his head but didn't strike. " I'm so glad, it's been a long time since I had worthy prey." he said " Should you really be saying that, after all I am the one with the advantaged here." I said " But can you strike me there? What stopping you? you can kill me now and leave?" I moved my blade "not sure."
"You know even now my companion is finishing off your partner."
" As if Al the best fighter I know, he stronger than both me and ed." I said " Yeah we got nothing to worry about. We have fought with him for a long time now and we have never beaten him." Ed said proudly." Oh you're brother is that good, is he? Then I'll have to hurry up and defeat you." Slicer said. " Al now!" Ed suddenly screams
" What?" Ed then charged at Slicer and knock off his head. " That was dirty" Slicer complained
" There's no such thing as dirty in a fight" Ed then put his sword away but for some reason I kept my daggers out." What's the matter? You still haven't destroyed my bloodseal. Hurry up and destroy it." Slicer said as Ed picks him up. " There something I need to ask you about."
" The philosopher's stone?"
" Why don't you tell me everything you know about it?"
"I can't"
"Hey now, beaten dogs don't get to show me up."
" I haven't been beaten yet."
"ED BEHIND YOU!" I yelled as Slicer's body was going to stab Ed. It hit ed a little and ed threw Slicer head somewhere." Impossible"
" I forgot to mention, this mass murderer Slicer..." said the head " was actually a pair of brothers" said the body " An independent head and body? That reeks of foul play" Ed argued " but Ed didn't you say that there's no such thing as a dirty in a fight?" I said " Hey Alisa who's side are you on?" he questioned me " But she right." head said " Now let's begin the second round, short stuff." body said "DON'T CALL ME SMALL!" ed yelled, i just walk over and sat with the head to watch. " Whoa, I'm not giving you any time to transmute." body said as he began beating on Ed " Is it really fair for you to just watch this?" head asked me " Well I would just get in the way and I believe Ed can take care of himself. If it get's bad then I'll jump in." I told him. I was about to jump out there when Ed back was up against a wall, when he went under the attack and cut the body in half. " You reminded me of someone I can't stand. now I've gone and done the same thing he did, haven't I?" Ed asked nobody " Now you've done it, you little brat!" body screamed and freaked Ed out. I picked up the head walked over there and sat him next to his brother. " Ugh, that just gross." Ed said " My brother?" body said " I hate to say it, but we've lost." head said " You're not going to tell us you're actually three brothers, are you?" Ed asked as he poked the bottom half of the body. "No,no" the brothers replied and I laughed. " Kid hurry up and destroy us." the head said " Don't tell us to become murderers." Ed said " With bodies like these, are we even people?"
"If I don't consider you to be people, then I don't consider my own brother a human."
" Is that why you didn't kill me when you had the chance girl?" head asked me "Yeah because that would be the same as killing my friend. Even though you're in armor, you're still human." I replied " If my brother is human, then you guys are also human. That's why we don't want to kill you." Ed said " Hahaha" head laughed " Brother?" body asked " We two, as brothers, have been stealing,destroying, and killing for as long as we can remember. And now to be treated as humans for the first time, after taking the form we have...it hilarious! Kids, as a parting gift I will tell you everything. The ones who made the philosopher's stone, and ordered us to protect this place..." All of a sudden black spear like things shot out of nowhere and hit where heads blood seal is." That was a close one." said a wicked voice and the black thing reeled head to a lady wearing a black dress. She also had the ouroboros tattoo on her chest. 'An homunculus, by Greed description of his 'sibling' this must be Lust' "No,48, we can't have you speaking out of turn." she said " Oh my what is the fullmetal pipsqueak doing here?" said a voice behind her. A guy/girl came out and was wear a tank top with a mini skirt and shorts underneath.'And Envy' " such a trying boy. How did you find out about this place?" and the head split in half "Brother, brother!" Envy then came up to body and stab his blood seal. I couldn't move at all because of the pain in my leg finally hit me. " Pipe down, you halfwit" Envy told him as he kept stabbing him. " You were just about to kill one of our precious sacrifices. Do you understand? How were you going to account for this if it messed up the plan?HUH?" after Envy was finish with body it walk up to Ed and Lust followed. Ed tried to stand up " Who are you people? What plan? What do you mean sacrifice?" Ed yelled" Oh my, the pipsqueak is raring to go" Envy said
" You shut up with the pipsqueak talk!"
" A pipsqueak is a pipsqueak, right, pipsqueak?" Ed then tried to kick Envy but it back up before Ed hit it." Whoa I don't like fighting. It's painful when you get hurt, like your 'friend' over there." Envy said empathising the friend part. " I don't want to hear about pain from a homunculus like you" I said back " Oh so the brat knows what we are. Well glad to know that."
" Yeah from what I heard, the lady over there is a hag and you're a palm tree that doesn't know it's gender."
" You know saying stuff like that, will just put you in more pain." Envy said as he walked over to me and stab the sword in my arm and twisting it a little. " What don't know how to scream kid?"
" And give you the pleasure, I don't think so." Ed then came and tried to hit him again. He clapped his hands and said "You pick a fight with me don't go hurting my-" We heard something that sound like it broke 'Oh crap' Ed's automail arm then fell to his side ' Yup it broke' " Looks like you have a malfunction." Lust said "WHA-?!' Ed yelled " Lucky me!" Envy yell as he knee Ed to put him unconscious. " You're fortunate your arm broke." " Listen to me, boy. Don't forget that you're being allowed to live. We can't have this boy showing up again. Let's burn this place down." Lust said " Now what shall we do with this brat." Envy asked " Well she is part of the plan as well so we can't kill her. Looks like she going to pass out anyways." Lust said " I got one question for you before that happens." I said " What is it " Envy said " Are you a boy or a girl envy?"
" I AM BOY YOU MORON!" he said as he hit my head. Everything went black.

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