A/N: Ooh, I love this one. It's probably not my best, but it's still one of my favorites because… well… murder in fanfics are kind of a weird fetish of mine… ha ha. Please review!

36. Guilty

"And on the count of murder in the first degree of FullMetal Alchemist Edward Elric, the court finds the defendant, Flame Alchemist Colonel Roy Mustang… guilty as charged."

Those words of the judge resonated in my ears for the next three hours after the trial. The legal process hadn't taken very long – less than a year since I was first formally indicted - then there was a short trial, and then I was home in the slammer for life.

I know the others wanted me to get the death penalty, but my rank and good lawyer just got me a life sentence. Without parole, of course. Why would they give a murderer parole? That's foolish.

At the trial, everybody in the military testified against me. Well, everyone except Al and Riza, of course, who had burst into hysterical tears as soon as they were put on the witness stand. Their testimonies were not necessary anyway; Hughes, Havoc, Fuery, Falman, Breda, Ross, Brosh – even Fuhrer Bradley – all took care of the testifying part. Against me, of course. I had no one on my side except my lawyer.

So that's why I'm sitting here in this dank, disgusting prison cell. And I'll be sitting here for the rest of my life. Am I sorry I did what I did to FullMetal? No. Not really. The newspapers wrote every-so-creatively "the killer showed no remorse". Yeah. Original. And you're damn right I didn't show any remorse. Why would a murderer show remorse? That's not what murderers do. They murder. And they do it because they want to – hence the "no remorse" part.

Ahh… FullMetal. I remember the bastard when he was alive. I'll bet he's gloating up in Alchemist Heaven… or burning in Alchemist Hell, wherever it is that he went when I burned him to death after strangling him with a garrotte from behind and chopping off his flesh fingers and toes. Damn automail ripped me off; I could've had all ten fingers and all ten toes in my pocket by the time I left his room. But no. I'm left with no tokens of my kill and I'm wearing a goddamn smelly prison uniform.

FullMetal Bastard was really pushing me to my limits. He served me staggering amounts of paperwork on a fucking silver platter, treated me with as much respect as one treats a mosquito, and would yell at me for hours on end in his little temper tantrums that other people found so amusing. No. It was not amusing. It wasn't funny at all. It was downright annoying.

That's why I'm here. To put FullMetal in his place. A grave.

The bars slam shut on my cell. It'll be a long and lonely fifty-plus years here. But any fifty-plus years will be wonderful without the FullMetal Bastard.

Reviewer Responses!

MetalWing Alchemist: I never watched the Super S ones… just the original. Dunno why… Oh! And "Soul of the Guardian"! That's one of my favorite episodes (along with "FullMetal vs. Flame", of course and um… umm… this other one that I can't remember the name of… o.o')! I think on they said new eps air on September 17 at midnight. I'm glad you liked the drabble! I'm such a big sucker for Royai… Awww… lmao, "robot in a loin cloth"… :bursts out laughing: Wow, I used to watch G-4 back when it was still called "Tech TV"… I used to be such a big Robot Wars junkie… until my folks cut back on the satellite, and now we don't get that channel anymore. T.T Ah well. Thanks for the review!

Fading wind: Oh, are your Royai fics posted here? If they are, I'll have to check them out tomorrow (I gotta get goin' to be soon… :yawn: ). I love Royai! XDDD :squee: That's okay if you can't find the right word. "Sweet" works for me! Thanks for the review!

writerauthorguy: Ya know, I'd almost be offended there… You're lucky you didn't catch me at a moment when my massive ego was at its most-inflated. :-P Thanks for the review!

Valen aka Backstreet: Well, hey, ya know, I love all the reviews I can get, so me happy you review here. :D I don't know why this one's your favorite… it's really not that great, but hey, whatever, you like it, so therefore I must be a genius… ha ha, just kidding. Thanks for the review!

Blackrose Kitsune: Ah, see now, that's the magic of fanfiction. Characters can do all sorts of things they wouldn't normally do – like paperwork! Actually, I really have no idea why Roy was doing paperwork… he just… was… O.o; Eh. Thanks for the review!

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