Bye Bye Birdie:
Rin: I'm so happy I get to update again!
Ed: You need to make up your mind on who's updating and when.
Al: Did you bring us a souvineir?
Envy: Like a shrunken head?
Rin...No I did not but you all can have a cyber cookie and to my readers who have stuck through with all this craziness! CYBER COOKIES FOR ALL! Thanks and I own neither FMA or the song that I have entered into this fic. Enjoy and reveiw!
Chapter 14: Monster
Ed rushed around the corner, 'It was all a trap!' he thought but soon was distracted by the razor sharp talons that missed his head by centimeters.
"Keep them busy Lust," Envy mumbled as he slung the lifeless body of Wren of his shoulder.
"Get away from..." he started to say but was stopped by another swipe from another Lust.
Al ran forard and slapped the ground making a stone fist that shoot up out of the ground and pin Lust in place.
"Where did he take her!" Ed growled malice laceing his voice.
Lust didn't answer but just gave a wicked smile and as Ed turned to looked behind him Gluttony's large fist met his head.
"The secret side of me I never let you see I keep it caged but I can't control it."
Wren groaned, she felt like crap. No actually crap was an understatment, she was curled into a ball on a cold hard floor, she could feel the burning slash on her leg that throbbed in unison with her head.
As she uncurled from her position a voice behind her rumbled, "You have been particularly difficult to get a hold of,".
Wren stood, sending a wave of fresh blood down her leg.
"I can't imagine why?" she growled sarcastically, "but usually when you try to capture someone they don't take to kindly,".
"I suppose, but either way you are here and won't be leaving under you're own will," the blonde man said in a monotone.
With a wave of his hand Envy and Lust materialzed out of the shadows each holding a prisoner.
"Wren RUN!" Ed struggled against Envy but to no avail.
It was true, she couldn't run and forfit the Elric's lives.
"Who are you...what do you want?" she demanded, stalling for time.
"What do I want? Well you of course and I as for who I am, I am your future father," Father said as if just talking about the weather.
"Future...what...when..." his answer was so unexpected.
"In about ten seconds, that pill should just be about dissolved,"he gave a small smile.
Then it clicked, the pill that she had been forced to swallow. But she didn't have much time to ponder it as a pain more intence than any of the others blasted through her stomach and with a fury burned through her veins.
"So stay away from me, the beast it ugly. I feel he rage and I just can't hold it. It's scratching on the walls in the closet in the halls. It's comes awake and I can't control it."
She was sucked into a raging storm of red and blacks. She stood on some unknown surface her hands clentched into fists.
"Finally I get a new body," a voice sound from behind.
Wren whipped around to see a girl around her own age with silver/white hair, violet eyes and when she smiled pointed teeth like a wolf.
"Hiding under the bed, in my body in my head. Why won't somebody come and save me from this make it end!"
Ed struggled against Envy feeling helpless as he saw Wren writhing, her hands clawing at the floor and her eyes rolling.
"Who are you?" Wren felt like she had been asking that question alot.
The girl considered her then gave a wicked smirk, "I am everything that you humans hate and try to hide. The black abyss that traps everyone in it's cold fingers, I AM Fear the eigth homunculus,".
Wren scowled and clapped her hands, trying to summon her electricity alchemy. Nothing happened.
"YOU'RE MINE!" Fear screamed and lunged at Wren.
"I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin. I must confess I feel like a monster! I hate what I've become, the nightmares just begun, I must confess I feel like a monster!"
Wren stopped moving and lay deadly still on the concrete floor. Ed felt his heart skip a beat Then she slowly dragged herself off the floor. She turned to look at Edward, her green eyes flickered and then turned a deep violet.
"I...I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER!"
Envy backed away from Ed and Lust backed away from Al. Both of them rooted to the spot, the only movement between them was Edward's shaking fists.
"Wren..." he whispered.
"Sorry are you talking to me?" the new person before him said in a mocking tone.
Wren put all her energy into breaking down Fear's control. She rammed mental shoves everywhere trying to immobilize her or at least slow her down. To her this was the worst kind of prison.
She could hear and see but have no control over what her body did, it almost sickened her.
"My secret side I keep, hid under lock and key. I keep it caged but I can't control it. Cause if I let him out, he'll tear me up, break me down."
Fear looked over at the blonde man, without a word he nodded in silent approval and clasped his hands. She started forward towards the blonde Elric.
Ed looked at his former friend anger and sadness bubbling up inside of him, despite his feelings he transmutated his arm into a blade and widened his stance.
"What you'd hurt me?" a silky voice floated out of Wren's mouth, making Ed cringe.
"You...you aren't the same person as before...you...aren't...her,".
Fear stopped looking hurt but then shrugged and charged forward.
Before he could do anything Fear's outline shimmered and Ed saw a blonde girl running towards him with a bloody neck, then it shifted to Alphonse falling apart into a transmutation circle.
"NIISAN!" the vison vanished as Al's yell brought Ed back to the real world, just as the kick connected with his stomach.
"Who are you?" he spat out a globul of blood and stood.
"I think you know now," the homunculus sneered and attacked again.
"Why won't somebody come and save me, make this end. I feel it deep withing, it's just beneath the skin, I must confess I feel like a monster! I hate what I've become the nightmare's just begun, I must confess I feel like a monster!"
Envy, Lust and Gluttony started forward but was stopped from a raised hand from Father.
"What if she kills them, don't we still need sacrifices?" Envy questioned.
"I won't let it get that far but we need to test her out don't we," this made Envy grin.
"I...I feel like a monster. I...I feel like a monster."
Ed ducked a punch and slashed back, making connection with Wren's side. A large gush of blood made Edward freeze but soon he had to jump away as crackling red energy pieced her back together again.
"It's going to take more than that to stop me, human," Fear snarled and back handed him so hard it made his eyes water and his nose bleed.
Al then jumped forward and kicked out at their attacker, making her have to do a split to avoid his heavy blows. Then as she was distracted Edward slashed again nearly severing her leg.
"Al...do you think you can keep her busy!" Ed yelled as he doged again.
"Not for long brother, do what you need to to quick!" Alphonse blocked another strike from Fear, grabbed her ankle and threw her across the room.
"It's hiding in the dark, it's teeth are razor sharp. There's no escape for me it want's my soul it wants my heart. No one can hear me scream, maybe it's it's just a dream. Maybe it's inside of me! STOP THIS MONSTER!"
Ed ran as fast as he could towards the far wall. He clapped and then placed his hands on the wall. There was a blinding flash and a giant door melded out of the concrete.
"Al come on," even though it pained Ed to leave Wren behind, he had to get his brother and himself to safety, Wren wasn't there anymore.
"I feel it deep with in, it's just beneath the skin. I must confess that I feel like a monster. I've got to loose control it's something radical. I must confess I feel like a monster. I...I..."
Fear growled and lunged forward, she would not let her prey escape. Wren saw that the Elrics weren't going to make it, with the last of her energy Wren screamed and Fear flinched and stumbled.
The doors closed with a hollow boom, Edward and Alphonse had escaped.
"Nooo..." Fear howled and knelt.
"Never mind them my child you fought well," Father gave a smile as Fear slowly stood, her back ridgid.
"Besides, you and your siblings have some preparing to do,".
"Are you saying that the day had come?" Fear murmered with intrest.
"The Promised Day has come with your arrival," Father said.
Fear gave a manic grin and then turned. Her job was about to start and world was about to end.
"I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER!"
Rin: For all who will ask the song used is Monster by Skillet. Please review! :3
Ed: That was a bad chapter...
Envy: No it was good you had your butt kicked.
Al:(munches cyber cookies)