Roy trudged on through the passageway and even through the immense heat. The temperature rose until it grew to hot for Roy to bare. Sweat began to form in thick beads across his forehead and the water that dripped in the distance ceased….It was damp. It was sticky and the air wasn't dry but humid. Nothing but silence surrounded him and the further he walked the hotter it got. His muscles began to ache and his head started to throb.

Roy ripped off his jacket and dropped it. Roy loosened his collar and managed to cough in some air. Sweat poured from his glands and his breathing was starting to become quick and painful. Roy was becoming painfully weak and he laid down for long moments just focusing on breathing.
All he heard now was the sound of his own shallow breath. It echoed slightly until it was drained by a terrifying cry.

"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ah-Ah-Stop –NooaaAaaahh!"

What the…? Roy tried collecting his thoughts together but it didn't register until the horrible sound thickened. It reverberated loudly all around his head and his body told him to run forward. He regained his sluggish composure and concentrated on the screams he heard.

The sound was distant and far off but it sounded so familiar the louder it projected. Roy kept his body going, staggering onward even though his body cried not to. The cave was already dark enough but his vision kept playing light tricks on him. He wobbled slowly and then rested for only a few seconds before crawling to the screams.

They were growing louder and louder the further he pressed on.

Then it hit him. It was almost like a punch in the face but this time the sting lingered.

"Riza." He whispered. His eyes widened and he could feel his whole body quiver. Her screams resembled that of helpless prey undergoing some torturous game with it's predator. She screamed so loudly, so aguishly.

"Riza! Riza!" Roy exclaimed. It was all that came to his mind. Her face mangled and disfigure permanently ingrained his memory from the horrible noise she made.

Roy persevered through the struggle so defiantly that he forgot he was even tired. He forgot that he was even in pain. His breathing was rapid and uneven but he didn't care. He had to get to her some how some way so he kept following her screams.

The closer he got her screams go louder and then he her cough to hard that it was following by a gurgling sound. She had thrown up and the only thing that followed there after was a her sniffling hiccups.

"Please don't. No more –no more –pleaseaaAhhh! No-Stop! Ahhh! Ahh!"

It was as if Roy was standing on top of her the screams and cries were so loud. He searched blindly all around him for a door to rip open but instead his hand found it's way into the path of a transmitter.

He held the device in his hand carefully touching all parts of it and listening to her wails.

Roy started to cough now from the exhilarating exercise but his breaths were rapid and painful. He started to hyperventilate but he still gripped the radio transmitter in his hands.

He swallowed hard.

"Riza!" He exclaimed again into machine.

He heard her cries disappear almost instantly but she still hiccupped. He heard her throw up again…

"Riza I" –

"Good Evening Colonel Mustang. I didn't expect no less from a man of stature to make it this far however your Lieutenant here isn't fairing too well but maybe you can do something about it. What say you?" The voice growled. It chuckled to itself.

"Roy don't listen to him just get out of"—

There was a sharp noise. It sounded almost like a crack of a whip and Riza yelped.

"What will you have me do?"

"I want you and I to play a game." The voice chimed in almost excitably.

"A game?" Roy scoffed.

"A survival game –what say you to that?"

"…what do you mean by survival?"

"Simple really. I just want you to get through six courses –erm levels really but in each leve there's a key you must find. With that key you'll unlock the door and ascend to the next and so fourth –but you must it through the levels alive hence the word survival."

"What's the catch?"

"You have 24 hours to beat me in my little game Colonel or else I'm not exactly sure how long your precious Lieutenant Hawkeye will last"-suddenly the transmission broke and rasping noise could only be heard yelling out of the single speaker.

For long moments a part of Roy seemed oblivious to the situation, it was almost as if he was apathetic to the situation but deep down he was just scared to move. He did care but it frightened him. It frightened him more than anything because the life of the woman he's in love with is cradled in his hands.

He stared at the black space that surrounded him but nothing stared back. Silence was all that was heard but nothing but the quiet vastness of the unknown pierced his languish thoughts.

Roy was terribly frightened but he would survive solely for the purpose of seeing Riza smile again…