A/N- Sorry about the delay, but I'm updating this story a little slower now (Sadly.) because I'm beginning on a second story about Ed CUTTING HIMSELF! What else? That's about all I'm good for lol.

Disclaimer- I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or its characters.

Chapter 7- Death of a Friend

That rundown building was horribly dark, Al thought to himself, straining his eyes to see even an inch in front of his face. He was even unsure as to where the door was, and if he actually found enough energy to make it up, he'd probably die trying to find the entrance, or exit, as he'd very much like to think of it right now. Where was his brother, and why had Envy reappeared in Central? Something was wrong.

It was only a few minutes later before the "backup" Roy had sent entered the building, Mustang, Armstrong, and Hawkeye leading them on.

"Sir, we could use a light." Riza said, stepping onto the wooden floor that was falling apart with caution. The boards could break at any moment, and she wasn't sure she wanted to spend any time at all in the basement, especially since the upstairs was as dark as it was. A couple seconds after Riza's statement, an ironically placed keg with some wood in it was in flames. Roy's doing.

Immediately afterwards, Roy saw the body laying in the middle of the floor. Al was starting to lose conscienceness, what with all the blood he was losing at an alarming rate of speed, and Armstrong was the one to lift him up and out of the building.

"I hope Edward didn't do this," Riza said, examining Al's bloodied up face.

"Fullmetal would never do such a thing to his own brother," Roy replied. "I have no idea how this happened, but we're going to find out. I want a search party sent around town for Edward Elric. They need to find him."

Becoming a sin was about the same thing as dying. Edward Elric could tell you this whenever you had some free time on your hands.

Envy had dragged him back into the rundown building. The pain had gotten so bad now that Ed could barely breathe, and it didn't look like Winry was doing any better. At least she was coughing up blood as Ed was. He couldn't see, not that it made much difference in the pitch black building. Mostly, he was worried he'd fade into another dream again, but he really should have calmed down.

Ed was lost in thought until he felt someone pulling him upwards.

He could barely make the face out, but he saw Winry, helping him up, and Ed was positive that if he could have seen her in the light, her eyes would have been sympathetic, wanting to help him out of this situation. They were in it together, after all.

However, when he did see Winry's face in the light, it wasn't a sympathetic look he recieved. It was more like a blank, lifeless stare. The look of a sin.

"Winry? Are you alright?" No answer. "Winry?"

"Who is this Winry?" She asked. Ed looked apalled.

"I... Uh... I..." He was lost for words, or at least until Envy stepped into the room, smirking in happiness at his new companion.

"Lust, leave him be. He'll be one of us soon enough." Lust, or as Ed had spent his whole life knowing her, Winry, nodded, and proceeded out the door, into the darkness that Edward feared now more than ever before. Envy walked carefully over to Ed, who was struggling to breathe.

"Fullmetal, stop fighting it. Your fate is sealed. Allow it to happen. Accept it. Then it won't be so hard later when you're ripping your younger brother to shreads. Ed's pupils grew small as he stared at Envy, who was a blur from the terrible eyesight. Honestly, there was nothing Edward could do, and realizing this, he leaned as far back as he could, and remembering his wonderful memories with his friends and family, he allowed pain to overtake his entire body.

The last thing he saw before a red light clouded his vision was Winry.

"Well, now that that's over with..." Envy had of course been planning to leave the room, when he heard a few gunshots ringing away from outside. The military rats had apparently figured them out. "Lust..." Envy and Winry went barrelling towards a few of the idiots stupid enough to assault them, and sure enough the building was soon bathed with blood. Most of the soldiers were cleared out, when...

"Stop right there."

The voice of Roy Mustang cut through the air. A gun in one hand, gloves on both, looking at Envy angrily. Winry, who was now unrecognizable with her black hair and red eyes, fell to the ground now, already out of power as Envy stared at her. She looked helpless. After all, she was dead now. "Just tell me where Miss Winry Rockbell and Mr. Edward Elric are, and the charges won't be quite as bad."

"Horrible chance of me getting any charges, I'm afraid," Envy replied. "If you're talking about Lust and Pride, they're right here, with me, in this building."

"Quit lying and everything will be alright." Envy shrugged and sighed, doubting this Mustang character was any more intelligent than Al had been. Honestly, Envy could have taken him out right then, but Winry would need some target practice when she gained back her power.

"If you're not going to believe me, I would suggest you leave, and get as far away from here as you possibly can. Then, we'll have a fun time tracking you down." Roy readied the gun. "Alright then, I guess we'll have to leave..." Winry was still on the floor, but stood up at the slightest hint of a command from her superior. "Fetch Pride, and we'll be on our way..." Envy let out a disgusted sigh. "And then I'll have to come back for the brat later... I knew having a child would be a bother."

Winry had by this time reached the back room where Edward was being held, but she stepped backwards when a crimson light burst through the door. Ed stood there, markings glowing, once golden eyes now a deep red, staring at Mustang with a craving to kill.

"Elric, what's wrong with you? Get your ass over here before these freaks kill you!" Roy yelled, and sure enough, Ed slowly stepped over to Roy, glaring at him with a look that could terrify anyone at that moment.

And the last thing Roy Mustang saw before he died, was his once proud friend pounding his skull in.

A/N- Sorry Roy fans! I PROMISE Roy will come back, somehow. YOU WILL SEE IF YOU CAN'T ALREADY GUESS! And sorry about the dilema, but I've been working on my other story which should be up soon. Please read it! This one will be RoyXEd if anyone likes that pairing.