Hello everyone! I'm back! Chapter 36 is on it's way and I'm here in my exhausted state to deliver it to you all! =D
I'm skipping my usual comments on my life this time so we can get right to the good stuff so onto the reviews! But one thing that I've noticed is how much I use 'XD'. XD Damn, I did it again! *facepalm*
Lnicol1990: Now you have an Ed collectable shoe. Eh, what's funny is when adults try to pronounce my username. XD I try not to burst out laughing. Well, Ed is already badass, but this will probably heighten the badass meter. What's happening is that the badass meter is beginning to rise and he's taking the effects. Don't worry, Guilt is coming soon. Yes, Winry's answer was interesting. And as you can see: Chapter 36 is here!
Crazy-Mellow-Chan : You changed your name! And yes, evil beef. XD You'll find out what happened to Ed in this chapter! And math is extremely evil!
TheMarshmaloWizardGhostCookie: Yay! I feel loved!
The Silent Orion: Search your feelings, you know it to be true! However, you are wrong this time. No poison! =D XD
Kathy Ann: I felt the urge to be extremely random. XD The skit is going good and I'll try and put the video on youtube.
Amiegirl17: Sadly, no more cookies until Easter for me. I am on lent so I gave up cookies! It's a test of true will! Here's the new chapter! =D
Heartless-are-squirrels: Ed needed a little OOC. It made sense though because he was completely out of it. Me likey random ed. =D
IFlygon: Edwin= Edward and Winry pairing. For I thought that it needed a pairing and I thought that this story would not be yaoi. It wouldn't fit in this and I don't really write yaoi. Banjos are awesome, that's why. If Roy had a twin then I think Ed would implode. Or just go insane and destroy the world or something. XD Facebook is addicting XD, and forums aren't fun anymore for me as well. FMA will live on! Because we now have the dub in English! And Naruto will never end. XD
StarNight888: It actually doesn't have to do with Arakawa-sensei. I figured he hated milk and was hallucinating about it. And I came up with it randomly. It shows why my friends are worried about my sanity sometimes. XD
OhJay: I glad you liked it all and I figured Ed might make fun of yaoi after awhile. Eh, at least I think he would. And your second guess was correct. XD No happy endings here yet =3 Just read this chapter! Don't worry, there's going to be an Edwin chapter.
So, I actually have a shortened author's note! =D Well, I shall carry on with the story as it begins to wind down! Me thinks it to be a good way to end the story in order to pull it into a sequel. Now I will not delay and I'll put up chapter 36! Thanks for all of the support people!
Falling into Myself
Chapter 36
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What happened? Ugh, where the heck am I?
I opened my eyes to blinding white walls and the sterile smell I was well accustomed to. I'm in big trouble.
"Are you Edward Elric?" Yep, I'm in some deep shit.
"Am I in as military hospital?" I asked cautiously and I glanced to my left where two men in blue uniforms stood. Yep, I'm screwed.
"Yes, you are located in Central Headquarters' hospital. Are you Edward Elric?"
"Yes, I am. Who wants to know?"
"I'm Colonel John Mayer. Edward Elric, you are being held for questioning on your disappearance and forged death." Damn it.
"Fine. What happened to my friends?"
"They are being held in Central Prison while they await questioning." I looked at the man who stared at me with a steel gaze. I couldn't try and escape or they would just shoot me down plus the others are in Central prison.
"So, are you going to question me or not? I'm not going anywhere soon so you might as well get it done with now."
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Roy's POV XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Travis, Winry, and I sat in the jail cell quietly while the guards switched shifts. They probably had Edward somewhere they could get answers from him. Well, hopefully since I had taken down Pride and helped to expose the homunculi while Ed took most of them down. Though, with him missing for a year or so caused the thought of 'abandonment of the military' in the higher ups' minds. We also had to keep Travis away from the higher ups just in case. "Roy Mustang?" I looked up to see a lieutenant standing at the doors of the cell. I stood up and stretched. "I'm here to take you to questioning."
"Alright." Of course, I wouldn't be able to warn Travis…..unless….I turned around to look at Travis,
"Brother, look after Miss Winry, okay?" There was flicker of confusion before he nodded and smiled.
"We'll be fine Roy. It's not like we've done anything wrong."
I grinned before turning around and shrugging to the lieutenant. "Lead the way for the retired Colonel."
I recognized the way around the building as I recalled all of the times I had been here. But, times had changed and I had to take care of my family. I may return to the military, but it would be a family decision.
We reached the questioning room fairly quickly and I casually took the seat across the table from where I once sat. It was ironic really.
"Can you tell me where you were for the past few months?" That was a question I had been expecting.
"I was kidnapped from my home." I sighed, "My wife even saw me get taken away but was unable to do anything because she was pregnant with my daughter Elle at the time."
"Well, congratulations on the birth of your daughter. So, where were you taken?"
"It was in a different country, America if I remember right. It is extremely far away so it took a long time to figure out how to get back." Well, I'm not exactly lying. Just withholding bits and pieces.
"And what happened there?" Now I know why people getting questions leave so annoyed.
"I found my brother there. When my parents died, my brother was sent there apparently. But I found Edward there as well. It was a surprise to me. He had found out that there were more homunculi on the loose and he faked his death so he could track them more easily."
The questions lasted for another long hour. I was led back to the cell where they escorted Winry out next.
"How was it?" Travis asked and I sighed.
"It felt like it took forever. Also, there's some things you should know oh brother of mine….."
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The Colonel that had questioned me went away about a half hour ago and my back is stinging again. I sat up and grabbed my clothes before heading to the bathroom. They said I could wash up or take a shower in the bathroom that was connected to my room. It seems that I'm in one of the more 'exclusive' parts of the hospital or something because the food is actually edible here.
It was when I took off my shirt that I noticed.
And I blacked out as I felt a sharp blow to my head.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Roy's POV XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Winry came back another hour later and we were sitting in the cell for awhile before we heard alarms going off.
"What's going on?" I yelled as Travis stepped in front of Winry and the guard looked back at us.
"The Fullmetal Alchemist disappeared again from his hospital room but it's believed to be a kidnapping." He replied and I went pale.
"Damn it." I spat, "It's probably those homunculi we've been trying to go after! You have to let us out to help!"
"I'm sorry sir, but I don't have the authority to do that." Damn it! They're going to get away with Edward while we're trapped here without being able to do anything!
BOOM
Damn.
"EVERYONE EVACUATE!" A bloodcurdling scream was heard from somewhere from HQ and it sent a shiver up my spine.
"We need to get out of here." I muttered and turned back to Travis and Winry. "Let's go. We're going to need to find Edward." They both nodded, although Winry was extremely pale.
"This would be the part of Amestris that I don't like." Travis groaned as we got the door open on the cell, since the guard abandoned his post, and we were now running through the building and I was leading the way.
"What's a little danger?" I asked as we turned a corner.
"I think I'll leave my sense of danger where only my voice is in the situation."
We made it through Headquarters to see that part of the building had collapsed and another part was on fire, but no sign of Edward anywhere. Where the hell could he be?!
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Ugh, my head…. What happened? Last thing I remember was…………… that.
It looks like the gate etched itself on my back! Except, only one part is on my back.
"It's the missing piece." What?! My eyes shot open and I sat up quickly to see…… me.
"Let me guess, you're my homunculus." I spat and he smirked.
"Well at least 'I' figured it out. It's too bad the bastard lived though, 'I've' always wanted to get back at the colonel for all of those height jokes."
"You aren't me. I may have held a grudge against him, but I didn't want to kill him!" I shouted and tried to get up to see that my hands were stuck together with metal.
"I figured the first thing I would try and do in a position of kidnapping would to find a way to transmute a way out. I already took care of that."
"Screw you." I growled and he had a fake look of hurt on his face.
"I guess this would be a case of self loathing then." He sighed and turned around, "But I really am you, but just the more effective parts. I mean, I can even do alchemy like Wrath was able to. I may not be one of the original sins, but I'm just as deadly; especially with myself."
"Then what the hell are you then if you're not one of the sins?" I yelled and he turned around with a sadistic grin.
"I'm Guilt. Something that has been festering inside yourself ever since the transmutation. I've been there the entire time but thanks to Russell I was able to gain my own form while you were zoned out in the gate. You didn't even remember your own life in Amestris! I was almost wiped away due to that but Russell unknowingly pulled me out. Envy wasn't so pleased to see me, as was expected, but we soon shared common goals. Meanwhile, Dante escaped to find our new home. You could say I got in touch with the other side of my family." He said with a grin.
"You bastard!" I yelled and struggled against the bonds but it didn't work.
"Be careful there." He said and I looked up, "Don't want one of the last pieces of the gate to get too reckless. You could destroy everything if your temper flares like it usually does."
"What are you talking about?" I growled and Guilt sighed,
"You really don't think that big ass tattoo covering your entire back came from nowhere did you? The pain you've been in lately was just the fragment of the gate, that you broke I might add, beginning to wake up again."
This didn't make sense! Part of the gate is inside me?!
"I know what you're thinking. 'Oh, I screwed up again! Now I'm endangering all of my friends, family, and two worlds because I exist! Now I have to make everything right again by sacrificing myself to the gate! I'm such a bad person who deserves to die! Wah, wah, wah.'" He mocked and I glared at him and he only smirked, "News flash hero: every time you feel guilty about something, it makes me that much stronger. Anyone, really. I mean the colonel: he's drenched with guilt but not as much as you. I've been around your entire life and you still haven't found a way to stop me. Where's the hero now Mr. Alchemist? You're known as a human weapon and you couldn't even save one little girl. Now can't you see? It's impossible to beat me. If you can, let's see you try!"
Dramatic plot twist! =D I had a little quote there near the end about the human weapon thing from when Nina was killed. Ed finally meets Guilt! I had fun writing as Guilt too! Ed's going to have a hard time beating him, that's for sure. Also: Ed's tattoo is about the size of Hawkeye's tattoo on her back (I think that's in the manga) and it looks like the giant eye with branches coming out the sides of it like the hands of the gate babies. Now you know why Ed was out of it lately!
So, I'm exhausted from gym from yesterday because I was involved in 6 fights (guys were even yelling 'CATFIGHT!' XD) and the bottom of my back is all bruised and I have scratches all over. But, I would like to say: I SCORED OVER 10 POINTS! I even wads at the bottom of one of the dog piles with the ball and I managed to crawl enough to reach my hand out with the ball and score the point! It was epic! Also, the name of the game was called 'Chaos' which lives up to it's name. There were people wrestling across the entire room and girls were actually putting each other in headlocks when the ball wasn't even around! =D So, there's my epic story!
Now, please review! I know after 36 chapters it gets a little old of me reminding you all but I am aiming for over 300 reviews by the end of this story! Although, I'm amazed I got this many reviews so far! THANKS YOU GUYS! So, bye for now! =D *waves*