The Waters of Lethe
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA, I just like to play around in it's world and torture Ed for awhile
Author's note: post series and very AU. Some movie events will happen, but differently
Warning: May contain movie spoilers, violence, blood, death, bad language, and possibly sex.
21. Trapped (Eingeschlossen)
Edward tried to brazen his way out the situation he was in, "I'm terribly sorry, but my name is Bauer, Edward Bauer, and I'm a Swiss citizen. You have the wrong man, good morning!" He twisted his arm out of the man's hand and started to walk away. Only to be brought up short when the man grabbed his ponytail and yanked it - hard.
"You are lying," the man, in the uniform of the Vienna train station police took a fresh hold of Edwar's left arm as another uniformed policeman grabbed Edward's right arm in a firm grasp. He held up a sheet of paper with a black and white photo on it, and Edward's blood ran cold. "You are Edward Elric, and a little bird in Munich told me you ran away from an insane asylum. But your running is over, and you will come with us now."
Feeling numb with shock, Edward dropped his suitcase and dug in his heels, "No, please! You have the wrong man, sir! This is a terrible mistake!" He was babbling as he skated close to the edge of an all-out panic. Edward started to struggle in earnest, but he couldn't shift the grip of the two policemen. At an unspoken signal, they yanked him off his feet and he found himself kicking ineffectually.
"Where are you taking me?" he cried, his voice hitching upwards with hysteria. Edward got his answer a few minutes later as he was partially carried, and partially dragged into the stationmaster's office. A third man, grey-haired and austere, and dressed in a dark suit got up from his seat at a desk.
"Hmph!" he said after perhaps thirty seconds of peering into Edward's face. "He doesn't look dangerous to me, what to you think, Captain Braun?"
Captain Braun, the man who had first grabbed Edward, shrugged. "I just know what Kesslar in Munich told me. He doesn't seem like a dangerous lunatic to me, but looks can be deceiving."
"All right then," the grey-haired man paused as if to collect his thoughts. "Put him in the back room and let him cool his heels for awhile. The door has a good, strong lock on it and he'll be secure untill that Dr. Stein comes to collect him."
"NO!" Edward shouted, in a desperate appeal to the stationmaster. "I'm not the man you're looking for! Please, sir! You have to believe me!" He yanked and twisted as hard as he could, but it ws like steel bands were holding his arms. The trio crossed the room towards a plain wooden door which stood ajar, Edward was thrust into a small room beyond it, which was barren except for a table and two chairs.
Once his arms were released, Edward whirled around and he tried to dart between Captain Braun and the other man. Only to go reeling backwards when his suitcase hit him in his face. He lost his balance and fell hard on the floor. He sat there, winded and looked up at Braun.
"You behave yourself now, or I'll call the station doctor to give you something to calm you down," Edward must have given him a suitably horrified look, because Braun smiled and added, "There's a good little nutcase, just be quiet and don't give us anymore trouble."