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I've gotta... get everyone inside... where they'll be safe... Shadow wearily thought. He found that it would be easier to move Ed and Al, as they were closer to his own size. After he struggled to bring the injured to Roy's living room, he went to the phone. His injured leg buckled. He felt like he was losing himself to his exhaustion. If I give in now... we're all dead... and he'll get what he wants anyways... don't give in now. He forced himself to grab the phone and called for an ambulance.

"Hello, Central Hospital, what can we do for you?" The operator asked in a perky voice.

"Get... get an ambulance... please...!"

"Sir, are you okay?"

Shadow gave a light hacking cough. To his displeasure, more blood came with the cough. "No, I'm not. Please... get someone over here fast... please...!"

"Okay, where are you located?"

"Urk... R-Roy M-Mustang's place... I-I don't remember the... address..." The phone fell from his hand as he passed out. The thud could be heard on the other end of the line.

"Sir, Sir! Are you still there?" The operator quickly sent a unit over to Roy's place. The medics ran inside to find Ed and Al on a couch, Shadow passed out by the phone, Roy and Hughes on separate chairs, and the bounty hunters layed lightly on the ground.

"Come on, we need to make sure everyone's still okay." The lead man said authoritively. They all checked to ensure that no one had died. Luckily, no one had. They brought everyone to the hospital.

Ed, Al, Roy, Hughes, and Shadow shared a room. The bounty hunters had their own separate room. Out of everyone, Ed was the first to awaken. He found moving hurt him, so he just wandered the room with his golden eyes.

Al was in a bed next to his. The others, minus the bounty hunters, were in the same room, unconscious. The room they were all in was mostly white, along with the beds that they were all on. Ugh, that smell. I know that smell... hospital. Why are we all here, though? Then he remembered. The fight against Vyrex. They'd lost badly on that one. But if we lost, then why are we alive? How is it that that murderer spared us? Or was he chased off by something...? Too tired... with that, he passed out again.

The doctor, woman with shoulder length white hair and intruiging blue eyes, walked in to see her new patients. She went over to check each one, making sure they would be okay. It wasn't that she didn't trust her subordinates, it was just that she preferred to avoid little mistakes when she could avoid them. It was her way of showing her patients that she cared.

When she checked on the Elric brothers, she noticed that Ed had automail. Strange for a kid to have that. She pondered. Looking closer, she noticed that it wasn't just his arm, but his leg as well. He must have been through quite a lot. I feel bad that he had to endure so much for someone his age. What gave her the liberty of smiling lightly, was when she noticed that Ed was lightly snoring and pushing off his blanket in his sleep.

While looking at Al, she noticed that he seemed the more gentle type. He didn't really toss or turn in his sleep. Even though he was injured, she noticed that he seemed at peace. That was good.

At Roy, she noticed something felt off. Like he seemed to regret something sorely. She let her smile fade a little.

Near Hughes, she could tell easily that he was a good person. He didn't look the type to have many regrets. In fact, he seemed the type to be more of a fatherly figure than anything else.

Then, she came over to check on Shadow. He was twitching in his sleep like he was in serious pain. When she checked the papers, she noticed that there was no name indicating who this patient was. She also noticed that although he looked like he was in pain, he was given some pain meds a little while ago. Must be a nightmare. He was the most injured out of all of them. Probably thinks he failed to get medical help for everyone. Then it hit her... his presence almost felt... familiar. She really couldn't tell why or how, but it seemed like she should know him.

"I wish I could help disspell that nightmare... too bad I really can't..." She said lightly.

As if on cue, he stopped twitching. Almost like her voice alone calmed his nightmare.

Ed started waking up again. "Ugh..." he shook his head. The doctor walked over to his bed. "I guess I passed out again."

"Hello." she said in a friendly manner.

"Er... hi." Ed said in return.

"Is there anything I can do to make you more comfortable?" she asked.

"Huh? Er... no, I'm fine. Is my little brother okay?" Ed asked, looking over to Al, who was still sleeping.

"Yep! He'll be fine with a little rest." she smiled happily.

"And... how did we get here?"

"Your friend over there called for an ambulance," she said, pointing towards Shadow's bed.

"H-he did? I-I thought he was too concerned about himself... guess I had him pegged wrong. Is he okay?"

"Yeah, he'll be fine... given time."

"'Given time'... what do you mean by that?"

"I mean, he's pretty messed up right now. He'll need a pretty long time to heal properly. Along with pain meds until he starts to feel better."

"He's really that badly injured?"

"Yeah. Whatever fight everyone got into, he was the one to bring everyone to safety, from what I heard. He also had to call for help. We found him unconscious next to the phone... blood was all over him."

Ed shuddered. How could he have done all that for the people that constantly hunted him? For the people who's only goal was to attack and imprison or kill him? I guess he's a better guy than I'd thought. "He will be okay, though, right?"

"Yep. If all goes well, he'll be out within a month. Less than that if his recovery's better than average."

"That's good. And what about Al? When'll he wake up?"

"Probably within-" she was interrupted by Alphonse waking up with a yawn. "I guess now."

"Al, are you okay?" Ed was full of brotherly concern.

"Huh... uh... Ed? Where are we?" Al looked confused.

"We're in a hospital. We all got beaten up pretty badly by Vyrex."

That struck a chord in the doctor. Her blue eyes looked shocked to hear that name. "Excuse me. Did you say Vyrex?"

"Yeah. That guy's a sadistic asshole. He came out of nowhere to kill his own kid! That's as low as you can go!" Ed ranted.

"I see."

"Why, does that name mean something to you, ma'am?" Al asked.

"Um... it used to."

They heard Hughes mutter in his sleep something about his cute, little Elyssia and wonderful wife, Gracia. Ed snickered. Al held in a little chuckle. The doctor smiled. Roy rolled over in his sleep to get his pillow over his ear. At this, Al let out his chuckle. Hard to believe that such opposites would be best friends.

They heard Roy mutter in his sleep: "stop telling me to get a wife, Hughes." They also heard him mutter "Stop pushing those photos in my face or I will snap."

By this time, Ed was cracking up with laughter. Al joined him. Their laughter was enough to bring Roy out of his passed out state. "Uh... wha- where am I?"

"We might as well wait for Hughes and Shadow to wake up before we play this game." Ed said, annoyed that the word 'hospital' was being brought up so much in one day.

As if on cue, Hughes woke up. Instead of doing the obvious thing, which would be asking where he was, he noticed his surroundings, then commented: "looks like we're all in a hospital. Don't know how... but... it's good that we managed to get medical treatment."

"Hospital?" Roy asked. "You sure?"

"Yep. Why else would there be such a pretty lady here?" He nodded towards their doctor. She lightly blushed and looked away. "Don't worry. I'm married. But if you were interested in Roy here..."

"Hughes! I don't feel like marrying my doctor!" The Flame Alchemist yelled.

That caused everyone to burst out laughing. The laughter finally brought Shadow out of his stupor. "Guh... urk...!" He tried to push himself up and found it to be too painful to attempt. His eyes scanned the area, coldly, until he realized that it was just a hospital, not a prison. He noticed that, luckily, the bounty hunters weren't in the same room as him. He also noticed the white haired, blue eyed doctor looking back at him.

"Hey, Shadow. Are you okay?" Ed asked.

It took a little bit before Shadow realized what all happened. They were in the hospital. They were alive. He'd managed to save everyone. Just these thoughts made him happy. He hadn't failed!

"Uh... Shadow... are you okay?"

"Huh...! Oh... yep. I'm okay. Sorry. Not used to people asking." he let out a little chuckle. "I can't believe we lived."

"Yeah, that was one tough fight." Ed agreed.

"Yep. But we managed. Oh! and Shadow... did we actually beat Vyrex?" Al asked, his head tilted a little.

"No, but we came close. He walked away from the fight and asked if I was going to let you all down as well. I barely managed to pull all of you into Mustang's house and call for an ambulance before I passed out." He started coughing. Some blood came with his cough. "Ugh. Wish this annoying cough would stop already!"

"It will soon enough. Don't worry." The doctor said. Looking into the teen named 'Shadow's eyes, she noticed even more, the feeling that she should know him. Why was this? She walked up to his bed. She noticed he tried to shy away. That's odd, she thought. She took a step back and noticed he looked like he felt a little better about that. Looks like he doesn't like having people too close to him. I'll keep that in mind while he's here.

They all heard footsteps. Then, Fuhrer Bradley appeared in the doorway...

I hope you've all enjoyed the story so far. Sorry for the delay, but I felt like updating on my birthday, so... yeah! So, how about for a present, you give me a review? Eh, or not. Feel free to choose. I hope you enjoyed the time in the hospital, 'cause it's going bye-bye next chapter! REVIEW~~~