Liz: Hey guys... *suddenly gets assaulted with food and dodgeballs*

OW! Ow ow ow ow ow OW! *collapses with bruises and bumps on my face*

O-Ok, I deserved that.

Roy and Ed: Yeah, you really did.

Liz: I'm sorry ok? But as a little something extra for you guys, I made this chapter super long! I think it's the longest chapter of the story so far.

So please try not to kill me too much in the reviews? (If I get any...) I know you guys want to read now so I put my official apology at the end of the chapter if you all wanna read it.

So...Enjoy~ *gets hit in the forehead with a rock and falls* OW! T.T

.:3rd Person POV for the ENTIRE Chapter:.

~Several days later~

Al and Winry sat patiently on the couch in the colonels office. Said colonel was pacing the room, a worried expression etched onto his face.

"Colonel?" Winry asked.

No answer.

"Colonel?" She asked again.

Still no answer.

"Roy!" Al yelled. Roy snapped out of his trance and blinked twice before staring at Al.

"Yes, Alphonse?"

"You've been pacing around your office for about an hour." Al informed the man. Roy was about to reply when Winry cut him off.

"Plus, have you been getting enough sleep? No offense, but you look like crap."

Roy sent a glare at the blond girl halfheartedly before running his hands through his hair and sighing deeply.

"No, I haven't. I can't sleep at all. I'm too worried about Ed. I can't even eat." Roy explained as he sat down at his desk.

"What?! When was the last time you ate?!" Al exclaimed.

"I don't know. The morning that Ed got taken...maybe?" Roy said as he propped his arm up and rested his head on his hand while waving his other hand carelessly. Al and Winry's jaws dropped.

"WHAT?!" They both shouted simultaneously. Roy flinched slightly in response. It had been a while since he ate something.

As if on cue, Roy's stomach grumbled loudly. He felt a blush rise on his cheeks and quickly stood up and headed towards the door.

"Colonel, where are you going?" Winry inquired.

"To grab something to eat before I accidentally starve myself...or before you both kill me." Roy replied but mumbled the second part.

"What was that?" The blond girl questioned.

"Nothing. I'll be back soon. Havoc knows where I'll be." Roy said with an amused smile as he waved to the two teens before leaving the office.

Roy soon found himself at a little café just a couple of blocks away from HQ. As he was waiting for his meal, he couldn't help but worry about Ed. Ever since Ed started living with him, he had grown strong feelings for the young alchemist. He just wanted him to be safe and in his arms.

Just then a plate of mouth-watering pancakes, eggs, and bacon was set in front of him by a cute waitress. She smiled seductively at Roy. Now, if Roy wasn't crazy about Ed, he would have surely taken the opportunity to converse with the young woman. He merely smiled politely and thanked her. The young lady grinned widely.

"Let me know if you need anything else, handsome. Anything at all." She said before she winked at Roy and walked away, swaying her hips the whole time.

Roy sighed and began eating his meal. He hated it when people did that. Don't they know it makes them look ridiculous? Roy shook his head. He can't worry about that now. He needed to find Ed as quickly as possible. He knew that the Homunculi and Hohenhiem were the ones that took his shorty. That thought alone made Roy's blood boil.

Roy paid and left the café soon after finishing his meal, making sure that he wasn't seen by that waitress. As he headed down the street, he had the foreboding sense that something bad was going to happen really soon. He walked past an abandoned alleyway (AN: Yeah I know, abandoned alley, such a cliché), his guard up the entire time. Unfortunately, since he was too focused on what was in front of him, he wasn't expecting a hand to shoot out from behind him and drag him into the alley. Roy struggled with the assailant but lost the fight when a piece of cloth was pressed to his nose and mouth. He accidentally breathed in the offending chemical and his vision swam. Before he blacked out, one person came to mind.

'Ed...'

Ed was very sore and very pissed off. He had been stuck in this dark, damp, depressing room for God knows how long. The chair he was currently sitting on was annoying the hell outta him too.

'There has got to be a way out of here.' Ed thought. He looked around the room for anyway to escape. Sadly, there were no windows available for him to use. The only way out was the door.

'Well, guess that's how I'm getting out of here. But first things first...how the hell am I gonna get outta this chair?'

Before he could even entertain that thought, the door had opened.

As Ed expected, Hohenhiem strutted in the room with a smirk on his face. Ed had the feeling that something was horribly wrong just by the look of that smirk.

"I see Envy did quite a number on you." Hohenhiem commented, his smirk growing larger with each passing second. Ed just glared at the man who was unfortunately his old man.

"Is that any way to treat your father?" He said and lifted his sons chin slightly with his index finger.

"You're not my father. You never will be, you unbearable bastard." Ed snarled. Hohenhiem furrowed his brow and sighed.

"Alright then. I'm tired of playing these games. But lucky for you, we actually brought you a little present. Envy?" Hohenhiem called.

The Homunculus strutted into the room, dragging a sack along with him. Hohenhiem then transmuted a chair from the floor right in front of Ed. After that, Envy placed the sack in the chair before ripping it off and revealing what was inside.

Ed felt his blood run cold and his heart drop into his stomach as he stared at the one he loved.

"Roy." Ed whispered softly, eyes widening to the size of dinner plates. There was Roy sitting in the transmuted chair, currently unconscious. If there was one word to sum up how Roy looked right now, it'd be terrible. He was paler than normal, and extremely noticeable bags under his eyes. Ed had never seen him look this bad before.

Envy let out a high, bone-chilling laugh that shattered the tense yet quiet atmosphere. Hohenhiem was about to speak when Roy began to stir.

Twin onyx orbs slowly revealed themselves.

Roy was very confused at the moment. The last thing he remembered was that he was walking down the sidewalk trying to figure out what happened to Ed, and the next thing he knew, he blacked out.

He slowly regained consciousness and forced his eyes open. The first thing his eyes landed on was the shocked and somewhat relieved face of the Fullmetal Alchemist.

"E-Ed? Are you ok? Where are we?" Roy whispered hoarsely.

"R-Roy!" Ed exclaimed. He tried in vain to reach his love but the ropes wouldn't allow it.

"So, he's finally awake I see."

"Took him long enough." Roy turned his head to see Hohenhiem and the Homunculi Envy standing right behind him. Roy looked back to Ed only to see him covered in cuts and bruises. His confusion turned to anger in a matter of seconds. He glared at his and Ed's offenders harshly.

"What the hell did you do to him you bastards?!"

Envy just stood there with a smirk on his face while Hohenhiem slowly approached Roy. The black-haired man glared at the man who called himself Ed's father. Suddenly, a fist came flying through the air and hit Roy straight in the jaw. His head was thrown to the side as he grunted in pain.

"Roy!" Ed yelled.

"Ok, I'm done playing games. Now Edward, I know you're wondering why I'm doing this and I'm going to tell you. You will NOT besmirch the Elric family name by being with another man! It's absolutely sickening! You're an even bigger disappointment than before! I knew I should have gotten rid of you the moment—" Hohenhiem was suddenly cut off by none other than Roy.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU ANNOYING ASSHOLE! You have no right to control anyone's life! I will always love Ed with all of my heart and soul! Nothing you or anyone can ever do or say will ever change that! It's his life, not yours! He doesn't need permission from who be with whoever he wants!"

Dead silence rang throughout the room. Everyone was stunned by the mini speech Roy just gave. Ed looked at his love with wide eyes. He never knew how deep Roy's feelings went. It was something he always wondered. Now that he knew the truth he just wanted to cry out of pure joy. Right on cue, tears started to fill up the young blondes eyes as his chest became warm and tingly. He was absolutely 100 percent positive that he felt the same about Roy. A wide smile easily slipped onto his face when gold eyes clashed with onyx.

As Hohenhiem got over his shock, his eyes landed on the two lovers staring lovingly at each other. He felt his eye twitch and walked in between the two lovers, effectively blocking the sight of the other from view. He looked down at Ed and said,

"Enough! Now listen Edward, you have two options. One, you can create a philosopher's stone for the Homunculi and my self—" He was cut off by a disgusted scoff from Ed.

"Like hell! I would never help you! After what you've done? Forget it!" Ed exclaimed. Hohenhiem then smiled smugly and walked over to Roy and instantly produced a needle with a clear crystal like substance inside of it. Ed's eyes widened as he realized it was potassium chloride.

"I know that I don't have to tell you both what this is. So as I was saying, you have two options Edward. One, you comply with our demands or…" At this point, the old alchemist leaned over Roy from behind, holding the needle dangerously close to his neck.

"…You can say goodbye to your lover." He declared as he said the word 'lover' with disgust.

Ed's heart dropped into his stomach as he realized he'd been forced into a corner. Either make a philosopher's stone for the most evil, diabolical people on the earth, or let his love die. He knew he couldn't let Roy die. He just found true happiness and he couldn't live without him. He also couldn't let the stone fall into the enemy's hands. He didn't know what to do. Just then, Envy spoke up.

"I should also mention shrimp (Ed: SHRIMP?! .), that if you choose to help us make the philosopher's stone, we'll let you and your boy-toy go…and give you an antidote for your little problem."

At this statement, the captured alchemists looked up in shock. They stared at each other, desperately wishing to know what the other was thinking.

"So what'll it be Edward?"

Edward grit his teeth tightly together. He had no choice, he had to do it.

"A…All right. I'll do it. I'll…I'll make you a philosopher's stone."

"No Ed! What are you thinking?!" Roy shouted.

"I'm thinking that I can't let you die!" Ed exclaimed.

"I…I can't…I can't lose you Roy." Ed spoke softly. Roy's eyes softened and he stared sadly at Ed.

"Ed…"

Just then, Hohenhiem snapped his fingers and Envy went and untied Ed from the chair. Envy then pulled the vertically challenged alchemist out of the chair and kept a tight grip on his arm as Hohenhiem faced them. He presented a piece of chalk to Ed and told him that in the room above them there were several dozens of criminals that were to be used for the transmutation and to start drawing the array. Ed slowly grabbed the chalk and began drawing, Roy protesting the entire time. Envy had to eventually place duct tape over Roy's mouth. He finished the array several minutes later. Hohenhiem just stood there with a smug look on his face. He'd be able to extend his life even longer now.

Ed sat on his knees in front of the array and felt a tear silently slid down his cheek. He was about to clap his hands when a sudden rumble shook the room. They all looked to the door and silence rang throughout the room for a few seconds. Then, before anyone knew it, the door was smashed off its hinges and a sudden burst of white smoke-filled the room. The occupants of the room began to cough harshly as the smoke filled their lungs. Ed felt himself being dragged by an unknown person outside of the room. As the got into the hallway, he noticed that it was Havoc that had taken him from the room.

"H-Havoc? W-Wha-?" Ed asked before coughing harshly.

"There's no time for explaining Ed! We need to get out of here so just keep running!"

"B-But what about Roy?! We can't leave him there!"

"He'll be fine. Major Armstrong is getting him. Now let's move."

Back in the room, Roy was severely confused and worried about Ed. He had no idea where he went or if he was even safe. Hohenhiem began to scream at Envy to find them and make sure that they didn't escape. Roy made sure to not make a sound. Suddenly, he felt himself being untied and the duct tape being ripped off his mouth. He cringed from the sudden pain.

"Are you alright sir?" A voice whispered in his ear.

"Armstrong?" Roy whispered back.

"Yes it is me, Alex Louis-"

"We don't have time for that! Where's Ed?" Roy hissed quietly.

"No worries. Havoc has taken him out safely. We need to do the same."

"Right. Let's go."

As they rushed to get out of the room, Roy heard the sound of a glass bottle hitting the floor right by his feet. He decided to grab whatever it was and then quickly ran to his freedom.

To Be Continued...

Oh God, it's finally done! *sinks to my knees and pumps my fists into the air*

I'm so sorry that this took almost a year to complete but I really needed the break. I know that I didn't let any of you guys know and I truly am sorry about it. I feel like I'm growing up so fast that I don't even have as much free time as I did. I hate that as wish I had more time. In short, I'm sorry I made you guys wait so long.

There's only one more chapter left and I'm hoping to get it done before New Years. A Christmas gift for you all.

Again I'm really sorry for all of the people who were waiting for this. I promise to do better from here on out. I know that I've said that MANY times before but since my life is calming down some, I'm more confident in my abilities as of recently.

Thank you guys for sticking with me this far even though I've been a procrastinating a-hole.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'll see you with the last chapter very soon! You can count on it!

~Lizzy