Chapter 14
"His name is Dr. Maddox, use to be known as the Mixing Life Alchemist. He was formally state alchemist with expertise on bioalchemy, like Shou Tucker. He was stripped of certification after using Ishbal prisoners as experiments to create chimeras. He was known to be quiet eccentric and dangerous in form of information and alchemy knowledge." Roy explained to his team as they stood in his living room. They had decided to take matters into their own hands to find and rescue Edward.
"When do we head out Sir?" Havoc smirked.
"Right now. Mission: find where Edward Elric the Fullmetal Alchemist is being held and rescue him. If met with resistance use violence, if necessary. Understood?"
"Yes Sir!" They saluted and headed outside to load up in the cars to head to their designated searching regions.
Edward, hang on. We'll find you. Roy sat in the driver's seat of his car as Riza jumped in and they sped off to the first abandoned laboratory to search for Roy's young lover.
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Edward felt groggy as pain filled his body. Edward scanned his surroundings to find he was in a cage in the room where the transmutation had occurred. He was alone, not crowded into a noisy room with the rest of the chimeras. Pain continued to course through his body, he feared to see what his body looked like. As he looked down at his hand to not find a hand but a paw, it was a golden paw. He turned to see his body. He looked just like a dog, except with two missing limbs and with the mind of a human.
Dr. Maddox opened the door and came in, he was carrying two things in his hands. "How are you Edward?" He had closed the door behind him and turned the lights on.
The lights stung at first, but Ed's eyes quickly adjusted.
Dr. Maddox laid something down on a try and he sat a bowl of water on the ground. He dug in his pockets and pulled out a ring of keys.
Edward watched Dr. Maddox as he picked through the mass of keys to find one with an 'E' on it written in permanent marker.
Dr. Maddox slipped the key into the lock and with a click, the lock opened. He opened the metal cage door.
Edward tried to stand upon his two paws, but fell.
"Poor thing, we'll fix that soon." The man smiled, proud of himself and his creation. Without any difficulty, he scooped Edward up in his arms. He then laid Ed down next to the water bowl and urged him to drink.
Edward was thirsty, but wasn't touching anything that psychotic man gave him.
The Doctor sighed and walked over to his table, he grabbed something and walked back over to Edward.
It was metal and almost a foot and a half long.
Dr. Maddox kneeled next to Edward and stroked his new fur.
Edward said nothing, he was too tired and in too much pain to care about something so small as being pet. Edward looked at the metal contraption to see what it was a dog's hind leg.
"Like it? I customized it specifically for you." He pulled out a connector from his pocket. "This will only hurt for a second." The man promised locking the leg in place.
Edward squeezed his eyes shut knowing the pain that was soon to come.
As the Doctor connected the nerves, Edward howled in pain.
Edward felt even worse now. He whined and whimpered as currents of pain coursed through his body.
The Doctor returned to the table and grabbed something else.
Edward closed his eyes, waiting for the madman to inflict more pain upon him. Ed felt the man wrap and buckle something around his neck.
"There you go!" The man cheered.
Edward felt something on his neck.
"You look so handsome in your new collar." The man scratched behind Edward's ears.
Edward didn't respond, still too weak to do anything.
After urging Edward to drink water with Edward refusing to, Dr. Maddox stuffed Edward back into his cage. The Doctor left, leaving Edward with his painful chimera body and his smashed and humiliated pride.