The Blade Alchemist: Father Returns
Body Snatcher
Drake POV
We all walked inside to the building and Greed set me down in a chair. Roy set Riza down on the unfolded medical stretcher from the bag, and Alex set Jess lying on the seat of the car. After a few minuets, they all walked over to us. "Al, take the kids and go wait by the car. Alex, please go keep an eye on Jess and Riza." They nodded and walked away, leaving only Roy, Ed, Greed and myself. I turned to Greed. "Now you! Explain!" I ordered very sternly to Greed and he sighed. "Well first. Before you ask, yes, I am the same Greed from years ago. Somehow, when I died, I ended up at the gate with the others. Don't ask how, cause I have no damn idea. When Father escaped, he took us with him."
"Okay, but now answer my damn question! What the freaking hell are you doing in my daughters body!?" I yelled. "Calm down Drake. As I told you, it was not my choice. Father kidnapped your daughter and put a Philosophers Stone, A.K.A. me, inside her. I had no idea who she was until she started crying for her mom and dad. I asked who they were and she told me, you. I'll say it again, I am not the one at fault here. To be honest, if I could, I would leave this body. But we both know that's not possible." I lowered my head and tears fell from my eyes. "So…..my daughter really is gone." Greed shook his head. "No, she's still in here. And she's driving me up the damn wall right now."
I just couldn't help but chuckle. "Yeah. She did that to me and Jess too...Wait! She's still there!?" I finished looking in his/her eyes and he nodded. "Yeah, that brat is there. I don't want to be in this body anymore than she want's me here. But we both have no choice. Until we can figure out a way to get me out, I'm stuck in this body. And you don't need to worry, she can have her body back. I'll keep to the side and stay out of the way, unless those guys show back up, or you need me." I looked at him with a mean stare. "Oh really? You're Greed! Why the hell would you give up the chance to own the world? You know damn well that 'Father' is right, I can't kill my own daughter! So why help us!? What's in it for you!?" I yelled.
He scoffed. "I already have what I want, my friends. That's all I need. But before I turn over to the brat, let me ask. How's that annoying prince, Ling?" I scoffed and shook my head. "That idiot got what he wanted, the throne of Xing. And he's just fine last we heard. Didn't know you liked him that much." Greed sighed. "He was annoying, but he was a good guy. I'll let the brat out now, but call if you need me." I looked at him and nodded. "Later guys." he said then twitched with his hand on his head. "Dad?" I froze. "...Liz?" Tears came to her eyes and she encased me in a hug. "Dad! I was so scared!" I returned the hug and just held her.
"It's okay Liz, I'm here. Did they hurt you….besides the body snatcher?" She shook her head. "They beat me up a bit, but I'm fine. What the hell happened to me dad? What did they do to me?" I sighed and explained what they had done and she now had a Philosophers Stone in her. "I'm sorry dad, it's my fault. It's all my fault." I pushed her back and stared in her eyes. "No, it's not. It's theirs. I'm just glad that the stone didn't kill you. And at least it's a friend of ours that they put inside of you." She looked at me confused. "I thought these guys were our enemy?" Ed walked up. "They are, but Greed turned from them. It was him that helped us on the Promised Day." he stated.
"Dad, what do I do about this? How do we get him out of me?" I shook my head. "We don't know. But we'll figure it out Liz. I promise." I then turned to Ed and Roy. "Guys...should...we tell Jess about this?" Ed sighed and Roy turned towards Jess, still out cold in the car. "She will find out sooner or later Blade. In my opinion, we should tell her." I nodded and turned to Ed. "Ed?" He sighed again. "You know it'll destroy her Drake. But at least Liz is alive, and she needs to know about her. She deserves it." I nodded and turned to Liz. "Liz, can you still talk to Greed?" She nodded. "Yeah, he says he's there. It's freaky to hear him inside me."
"And what does he think?" She lowered her head and nodded. "He suggests you tell her. But...I don't want to see mom hurting." I nodded and grabbed her in another hug. "And he said he's tired of all this sappy stuff." I snickered. "Though luck Greed." Liz then punched me in the head. "Shut the hell up! You idiot!" she spoke with Greed's tone, then twitched. "Dad! I'm so sorry! I wasn't me!" Liz then cried. "I know. I know. But….as much as we both hate it, I need you two to switch for a minuet." She nodded, then twitched again. "What!?" Greed moaned. "I need to know, how did they find us? And did we kill any?" Roy turned to me. "We got that big guy, the one that darts at high speed." I sighed. "So we managed to get Sloth too. But how did they find us Greed?"
"No idea. I just followed Wrath, and he led me here to you guys. But you got more important problems than that." We all turned to him. "The transmutation circle is done." We all gasped and froze. "Done!? But...we still have a couple of weeks!" Ed stated and Greed shook his head. "No. They finished it yesterday. I found out from the brat who over heard them before I entered her body. But I heard that they are still waiting on something. And no, I have not the slightest idea of what it is. But I do know it's important for the transmutation." Roy, Ed and I all looked at each other. "Any ideas Drake?" Ed asked and I shook my head. "None."
"Do you think he's waiting on another eclipse?" Roy asked. "Could be, but with so many lives, would he need it? And if he really did need five sacrifices, it's only you two and Al who have opened the portal. He still needs two more. So he wouldn't be going through all these efforts to kill us if he needs them." Roy and Ed nodded. "Agreed. I'm going to contact that man and get some info from him." I sighed. "Fine. But like I said before, have everyone ready to leave." He nodded then they both walked away. "Liz!?" We turned to see Jess standing there. "Liz!" She ran up and encased, still Greed, in a hug. "Get off me woman!" Jess froze.
"….What?" she said and slowly backed away. "What did you just say?" She was completely shocked and confused. "Jess." I spoke and she turned to me. "That's not Liz right now." Now she was utterly confused. "Not Liz? What are you saying?" I lowered my head and sighed. "Father got to her." She gasped. "What!? What do you mean Drake!?" I shook my head. "Remember what happened to Ling?" She slowly nodded, then gasped as she realized what I was implying. "You….you mean…?" she stuttered and I nodded. "Father'….put a Philosophers Stone in her. And now Greed is in her body, like he was with Ling."
She fell back and broke out in tears. "No….no….my daughter….not…..my daughter..." Tears came to my eyes as I nodded. "Her and Greed now share the same body. Greed is in control right now." I got up, walked over to her, and held her. "She's still there Jess. Her and Greed have an agreement. She will remain in control, unless there is fighting. Then he'll take over again. But understand Jess, it's not his fault. 'Father' did this, not him. He's still the same Greed from before." She was shivering in fear, fear for our daughter. "Prove it! Prove she's still there!" she yelled loudly and Greed nodded. "Fine by me. We're done talking anyway. But you keep in mind about what Drake told you. I had nothing to do with this." He twitched again.
"Mom!" Liz yelled and ran to us. Jess encased her in a tight hug and cried on her shoulder. "My baby…are you...alright!?" Jess cried more and Liz nodded. "I'm fine mom. He's telling the truth, it's not his fault. And he promised he would leave me in control until those guys show up again." Jess pushed her back, kissed her forehead, and hugged her again. "But he does ask that you stop being all mushy." Jess then pushed her back and slapped her across the face. "That was directed at him! He stole my daughters body, so he can live with it!" she yelled and grabbed her back. "But was I the one who had to feel it mom?" Liz asked and Jess kissed her head again.
"I'm so sorry Liz...it's all my fault. It's my fault this happened to you. Please forgive me...please." Liz pushed her back and looked in her eyes. "It's not mom. You didn't do this, they did. And I know you're going to hate me saying this, but….as weird as it is….I really don't mind. Now I can help you all instead of hiding in the back. And as weird as he is….I actually like him." she finished in a smile and I couldn't help but snicker. Jess turned around and slapped me. "That's our daughter! Those monsters did this….horrible thing to our daughter! And you're laughing!?" I waved her off. "That's not it Jess, and you know it."
She then turned back to Liz. "Can he hear me?" she asked sternly and Liz nodded. "Greed! You do anything to my daughter, and I'll kill you!" Liz twitched, then scoffed. "Now why would I do that? You know I don't fight or hurt women." Greed spoke and Jess slapped him. "Give her back!" she yelled and Greed moaned. He then turned to me. "I hate your family Drake. They're all evil." I snickered. "Well, now you're stuck with this family." He moaned again, then twitched. "Uh….hi again mom." Liz spoke and Jess moaned. "I hate that man." she stated and Liz laughed. "Well I like him." Something then clicked in my head, and I turned to Liz.
"Liz, can you use Greed's shield thing?" She tilted her head to the side. "What's dad taking about Greed?" she spoke to herself. "Ohhh. He said I can, if he lets me. But he said he wont unless I really need it. But he also said that I can use it to prove it to you for now." She held up her arm and it turned black and hard, just like Greed's shield. "Interesting..." I stated and turned to Jess. "Jess….are you going to be okay?" I asked in a low tone and she slowly nodded. "I still can't believe what they did to our daughter Drake." She then looked at Liz. "But...I have not forgotten all the help you gave us on that day. And if someone had to take her body….I'm glad it was you Greed."
Liz twitched again. "Oh yeah, wolf. That reminds me. I forgot to tell you what a good fighter you were back then. We really let that old man have it, huh?" Greed asked and Jess nodded. "Yes, we did. Ready for round two?" Greed grinned with Liz's 'evil wolf ' grin. "Oh hell yeah!" I put my hand on her shoulder. "No. I told you, Wrath is mine." Greed grinned again. "And what if I told you that he was the one who took your brat?" I twitched and growled. "Then it just became a family matter! Which means.." I looked at Greed. "When we fight him….you give the body back to Liz!" He nodded. "When we fight Wrath again, her body is all hers, and my power is hers as well." I nodded and we pounded fists. "Wrath just made the worst enemies possible, a wolf family!"