Hello! I am back after a LONG hiatus. During the time I was writing this story it was near the end of the school year, meaning I had a lot of exams. Then summer came and I had to work almost everyday, and then my computer got a virus and wouldn't work! During this time I lost my interest for writing, but I have started my senior year of high school and I am taking a creative writing class and writing a fictional story for another class, so my love for writing has risen again! Sorry if this chapter is a little rusty considering I haven't worked on it in almost 4 months…I also haven't watched FMA in a while because I've been obsessing over other things (*cough*K-POP*cough*).
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: No, I still do not own Fullmetal Alchemist.
He woke up in a dark room with his hands tied to the wall, feet dangling above the floor. His head was pounding, his hands hurt from being tied up. His breathing was fast, his heart was pounding. He looked at his clothes, noticing the rips in multiple spots. He slowly lifted his head up and looked around the room. He saw two doors, one with heavy chains across it, the other a bit worn down but otherwise perfectly normal. No windows...He thought.
"Nnnng…" Roy groaned, head pounding.
"Colonel? Are you alright?" Alphonse. Roy looked over at him and saw that he was sitting down against the wall, and he too had his hands tied over his head.
"I'll be fine. W-where are we?" Roy asked in a weak voice.
"I don't know...I've been trying to figure that out. It didn't take long for me to wake up, probably because I don't have a body in the first place. Question is, how were they even able to knock me out in the first place?"
"I'm not sure," Roy responded. "Where's Fullmetal?"
"I-I'm not sure…" Alphonse put his head down in uncertainty and worry.
"Have you heard any signs of him?" Roy asked, also sounding worried.
"No. Nothing. I haven't heard anyone. I'm not even sure if there's anyone but us in the building…"
Roy and Alphonse sat in silence for what felt like hours. No sign of Edward, no sign of the guy in the black suit with the glowing red eyes, no sign of life anywhere except for the occasional fly buzzing across their faces, and a small squeak, most likely from a mouse, every 20 minutes or so.
After sitting in silence for so long, both Roy and Alphonse thinking about where Edward could have gone, or where the black suited man could have gone, or if Edward was with the black suited man, and (im)patiently waiting for something to happen, ANYTHING to happen, Alphonse spoke up,
"Dammit, we have to do something. What good is it doing us sitting here in this dark room waiting for something to happen?"
"Alphonse, we just have to be patient. There's nothing we can do. Our hands are both tied, and the doors are probably locked anyways. A criminal like the man in the black suit wouldn't be so careful as to leave a key lying around to unlock these chains." Roy knew Alphonse. He knew Alphonse was a patient person, but when it came to Edward, Alphonse could have a temper worse than his brother's.
Alphonse didn't want to hear it. "No! That's all we ever do-WAIT," He screamed, voice echoing in his armor, "We have to do something NOW! My brother is missing and we have to find him! He could be hurt or.." He trailed off. "...or dead," He cried in a tiny voice, a small choke escaping his armor.
"Alphonse, don't think like that, okay? Edward is a very strong person, he can take care of himself. I'm sure he's fine…" But even Roy knew it wasn't true. If Edward was missing and the black suited man was nowhere to be seen or heard, Roy knew that Edward must be with him, and sure, maybe he's not dead, but he definitely won't get away without a few cuts and bruises or so.
Roy and Alphonse waited another long and silent 5 minutes in the dark room, waiting. They were both sick of waiting. They both knew they needed to do something, but what could they do, trapped in this dark room, barely able to see anything except for the two doors, each other, and letters written in glowing red ink across the wall that spelled "CHAOS IS COMING". Wait, WHAT?
"Alphonse, look!" Roy pointed to the three familiar words.
Alphonse gasped. "When did those appear?"
"They've probably been here the whole time," Roy replied, puzzled.
"But I thought I scanned this room…" Worry and confusion could be heard in Alphonse's voice. He gasped, "Colonel, look below it!"
Roy looked below the three glowing red words. The word "EREBUS" was written in the same glowing red ink, as big as the top three words.
Whaaat… Roy thought. He was thoroughly confused now.
"This makes no sense...I don't understand. What is 'Erebus'?" Alphonse wondered out loud.
"I don't know. It sounds like a name," Roy responded, trying to remember where he had heard that name before. Think. Think dammit. Where have I heard that name before? He suddenly remembered. "Alphonse! I remember hearing that name. Remember when Hawkeye informed us of the pictures of the missing soldiers with the name "EREBUS" written across it?"
"Oh yeah, I remember! So what does this mean then?"
"I'm not sure...maybe Erebus is the man in the black suit with the red glowing eyes and he's informing us that 'Chaos is coming' or something?"
Before Alphonse could respond, the old, worn door sharply unlocked, and there stood the man in the black suit, dragging a small, long blond-haired body at his feet. The body was clearly unconscious, and blood could be seen gushing from the head.
"Brother!"
"Fullmetal…" Roy gasped under his breath.
The man spoke in a high-pitched, lunacy laced voice, "I brought you a present," He threw the small blond boy against the wall of the room, opposite Alphonse and next to Roy. "but please don't play with it too much, we need it for later."
"Brother!" Roy heard again.
Roy looked over at the boy, worry and confusion written all over his face.
The man spoke again, "I'll come back for you later. Erebus would like to see you...ALL OF YOU."
With that, he shut the door again, locked it, and walked away. The words "CHAOS IS COMING" glowed brighter on the wall.
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