Showdowns and Promotions
Disclaimer: Nope. Still don't own anything but Rei and gang members.
Ed looked at Riza, "So, its all about what everyone wants with Rei huh?" "Yeah. Now bring her here. She's coming home." "Home is where your around people who love you. This is her home now." "Well, then you can die." Out of nowhere, Rei ran in with a gun and aimed at Riza, "You betrayed me. The only family I had, and you betray me. Why?" "When I left I begged for Moren's family to take me in and I would become a rat for them. The ambush on the party was planned by them. They were supposed to kill you, mom, and dad and their biggest supporters and leave. You being saved was unplanned. Now I'm supposed to complete the job and if you resist, the hawk's got her eye on you, and you won't make it out alive." "Well, your going to lose it because I won't let you kill me." Riza snapped her fingers and six thugs busted into the house. Rei went over to Ed and Roy as they all gathered in a circle. Rei slid a pair of gloves into Roy's pocket as she loaded her gun. The thugs jumped at once onto them. Roy quickly pulled a glove on and stopped two heading for him with a blast. Ed knocked his two back and as they recovered, he managed to quickly bind them. Rei shot at one in the shoulder, but they didn't slow their attacks. She tried to fight them off. Roy and Ed went to help Rei, but Riza quickly neutralized them, knocking them unconscious. Managing to disable one, she quickly bound him, but the second one pulled a sword out. She managed to keep it from hitting her body, but her right arm was sliced to the bone. She screamed out in pain as she Shot the gun and killed her attacker in self defense. Riza shot at her, but she managed to dodge her bullets. She ran at her pulling a sword out as well and aimed at her arm. The sharp and sturdy blade managed to slice through the bone and her arm fell to the floor. Rei screamed out and grabbed the gushing wound as she punched her sister in the face. Roy slowly came to and saw Rei and Riza locked in a stale mate as riza slowly backed away seeing her sister's severed arm. Riza was in shock and dropped her weapons. Roy pulled himself over to Rei as she passed out and tied his shirt over her wound. Pulling the phone on the counter down, he quickly called for help.
Rei slowly awoke to lights in her face. She went to push herself up with her right arm, but realized it wasn't there when she didn't fell her hand on the sheet. She looked over and saw her arm gone. She managed to sit up and looked around. The door slowly opened with Roy and Ed walking in. Roy walked over and hugged her, " I did everything I could but they couldn't give you your arm back." She rested her head on his chest as Ed walked up beside them, "I have a friend back home that can give you an arm back. It won't be flesh and blood, though. It'd be an automail limb. If you want it, just say so and I'll take you out there to get a new arm."What happened? After I blacked out I mean." "The military came and arrested Riza. She's been dishonorably discharged and being jailed now. She goes on trial in a few days. I tried to slow your bleeding so you wouldn't die, and they managed to save you after getting you here. Later we found out HQ was attacked as well, but no one died, just injured. A ceremony's being held for everyone involved in this incident so we managed to get you permission to leave to come with us. That is, if you want to." "I want to be there if something should happen, so I'll join in." "Security will be high so there won't be anything to worry about." "You never know what can happen." A nurse came in with a wheelchair for Rei, "Sir, your car is here and here's a wheelchair for Miss Hawkeye. The doctor says she needs to be in one until she can walk without it, or she gets an automail arm so she'll stay balanced." Roy nodded as the nurse left the room. Rei tried to move to get out of bed but she couldn't. Roy picked her up and placed her feet on the floor. He stood by supporting her until she sat down. He took the wheelchair and went out to the car, followed by Ed. They all got in and went off to the ceremony. At the end of the ceremony when promotions were being given where needed, the Fuhrer called up Ed, and Promoted him to Lieutenant Cornel for his actions and then called up Roy. "Cornel Roy Mustang, For your acts of daring in saving a life in the assault on your home and your bravery there, You are being Promoted to Brigadier General and if at any time I am unable to preform my duties as Fuhrer, I am making you my replacement." They saluted as the fuhrer placed the necessary badges on Mustang's uniform. After the ceremony had ended, Ed was walking out with Rei and Roy when Rei turned to him, "I want you to take me to get the automail limb Ed. I don't know If I could live my life without an arm." "Well Roy, I'm gonna need some time off to go see my mechanic." "Of course. Just try to make it fast. You both can head off tomorrow. I'll do what I can to get Rei released tonight." Roy headed to the hospital with Rei as Ed headed home. That night, they both came home and Roy took Rei to her room, "Get some sleep. You're going to have a long day tomorrow." As he headed for the door, Rei looked at him, "I never wanted to drag other people into this. I'm sorry." He walked back over to her, "You don't have to be sorry. Bad has to come with good. Equivalent exchange, alchemy's first law. No matter what." He leaned down and softly kissed her lips before leaving. She smiled as she slid into a deep sleep.