"Come in and take your seats quietly," the normally relaxed male voice ordered sternly. The class filed in silently, confused looks assign over their faces as they took the appropriate seats. It was only when someone pointed to the ministry witch sitting in the corner with a scroll and quill that realization dawned on the class. The Colonel was acting for the Professor.

The man's smirk had not left his lips, though, much to Edward's delight for once. The smirk meant that the man was going to do something. The young alchemist kept his face smooth, only his eyes throwing a questioning look at his superior officer. They were answered by a look that said 'you will see'.

Charcoal eyes lit up evilly as he looked the class over before saying, "We have a pop quiz today, class." In unison the class groaned and the man's smirk widened. After this class, they would love pop quizzes. Mustang turned his attention to the woman in the corner, "Could I receive your help, Professor?"

Startled Umbridge looked up appalled and confused. Eyes furrowed in thought, she shook her head, "I am only here to observe."

Mustang nodded his understanding but explained slightly, "I only thought that your help in this quiz would enhance your understanding of the subject so that you may do your job to the fullest extent. But if you insist I shall have Lieutenant Hawkeye assist us." Raising his voice, the man called, "Lieutenant Hawkeye!" Wordlessly, the blond woman appeared in the door way of his office and saluted. He waved her down the stairs to his side and motioned for Ed to come to his side.

"Ed, use a transmutation circle to put the Lieutenant in a cage, with bars," the man instructed when the two were at his side.

"Do what?" Ed asked not sure he had heard the man clearly.

"Put the Lieutenant in a cage," Mustang repeated slowly and clearly.

Ed eyed the woman warily before shaking his head, "She'll shoot me."

"Sir?" Riza Hawkeye interjected. "Why not just ask Full Metal to change my pants into a mini-skirt?" she asked sarcastically, her hand dropping to next to her gun.

Roy looked at the woman as if she was a genius, before clapping his hands together. "Great idea! Make it a mini-skirt, Ed!" Before anyone could respond there was a bang of a gun firing and the woman stormed out.

"Perhaps it would be a good idea, if I helped out," Umbridge offered uncertainly from the corner. The idea that a gun had been fired so close to children had her shocked and she would report it as soon as possible, but first they had to get through the class safely. Mustang smiled at her thankfully, still making sure that he wasn't missing any body parts from the other woman's anger. Umbridge cautiously made her way to the front of the room.

With a wave from the Colonel, Ed nodded and grabbed a piece of chalk. Within moments a large intricate array was drawn around the Professor's feet. Hands pressed against the drawing and a blue light flashed. A moment later the woman found herself in a large stone cage made of twisting bars with the symbol of a cross, with a snake twisting around it carved into the top of the cage.

Ed returned to his seat silently, a look of pure evil happiness radiating from his face. Mustang spoke just as the boy sat, "You're pop quiz is to free the Professor using alchemy. You each have one try." With a glance back at Ed, he added a small, "You are far past this level, you test was to make the cage and you will remake it every time it is destroyed." The blond boy merely rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat.

Five students into the class and Professor Umbridge had yet to be freed from her cage. It looked as if most of the students had weighed their test grade against keeping the ministry woman locked up and the latter had one. Edward and Roy both new for a fact that the students in the class were capable of completing the task given to them. At this time of year they had already moved on to several harder tasks, especially since the array that the class needed was drawn on the board with notes around it. Each student looked intensely at the drawing, studying it and imitating it almost perfectly. Each student would make one small mistake, however, and the transmutation would fail.

Mustang stood patiently watching as his last student drew the array with precision, taking care of leave out a small triangle. His smirk grew, only the Slytherins had freed the woman.

The door to the classroom flew open and a fourth man in a blue uniform entered, a cigarette held loosely between his lips. The man did a lazy salute and sauntered towards the Colonel. "We've got some trouble, sir," he said in his native tongue.

"Second Lieutenant Havoc!" the Colonel managed to say in surprise. "What is going on? My entire command is showing up here!"

"There's a situation, sir," the man repeated this time more firmly still in his native tongue.

Mustang nodded curtly before turning to his class, "Class dismissed, now everyone out. Elric free the Professor and then retrieve Hawkeye for me." The students looked at the new arrival curiously wondering what had made the Colonel so tense, but did as they were told.

Without a word, Ed moved to the front of the class clapped his hands and freed the woman inside. Then he took off for the Colonel's office to retrieve the Lieutenant. "What is going on?" Umbridge asked sharply, standing as soon as she was free. She eyed the new man warily.

"Military matters, ma'am," the Colonel answered quietly.

She glared at the uniformed men, "And this couldn't wait until after class?"

Havoc shook his head already annoyed with the woman, but answered her, "We may only be here for a short time. I need to brief the Colonel and then we may be leaving to take care of the matter tonight."

"I will take Elric and leave then," the woman informed them after a moment, indignation in her eyes.

The Colonel shook his head, "Edward must stay. This will be part of his training." Infuriated the woman turned on her heels and left the classroom as Elric and Hawkeye appeared at the office door.

A/N: Well… sorry it's short and took so long! I've been extremely busy between college applications, semi-formal, my sister coming home and school. Hope y'all enjoy this. And here's our lovely Havoc! Have to love the guy! And what will they be leaving to do? Who knows! Oh wait… the author does! And that's me:P

Let me know what you think! Thanks for the reviews! I'll get responses sent out eventually… When I have another five minutes! And a big old thanks to anyone reading this! It's great to know that people actually find this interesting enough to read ten chapters!