Episode 3: Lifeless Eyes
The next morning, Roy and A went to go visit Ed again.
"Is his condition any better?"
"No. He's still freezing and his breathing is shallw, but he's stable,"
Roy just sighed, and they both entered the room. Ed hadn't changed a bit from yesterday.
Al sat next to him and gripped Ed's automail arm.
"His arm and leg are restored?"
"I guess not...Nii-san didn't even get his body back..."
Thw two sat in silence for a few minutes. The time passed slowly and they were getting ready to go ack when Ed sttired.
"Nii-san!" Al cried, rushing over to his brother's side.
Ed opened his eyes, and looke over at them. It sent chills along they're spines. His eyes were pupiless, just dull gold. His eyes looked lifeless.
"I'll get the doctor!" Roy said, rushing out.
AL hugged Ed. "Nii-san! I'm so glad you're alive and awake! You made me so worried! Why didn't you tell me about the blood and stuff? You nearly died!" AL cried.
Ed was silent.
"Nii-san?" Al said, looking at Ed questiongly.
Just then, the dorr opened and the doctor and ROy came inside. "Good god! He really is awake! Excuse me but, please leave the room gentlemen,"
AL nodded and left the roo, leaving the docotr to run some tests on Ed. THe whole time, Ed kept his monotone face.
"How is he?" Roy asked when the doctor came out.
"Peculiar, his breathing and body temperature is still the same, but he seems to be healthy,"
"Can I go see him?"
"Yes, you may,"
The two re-entered the room. Ed was sitting up with the same expressionless face.
"Nii-san?"
Ed looked at them.
"Are you all right?"
Ed said nothing.
"Nii-san! PLease answer me! Nod, shake whatever! Why won't you react!"
"Alphonse, let me try,"
Al nodded, and shifted.
"Hey, shortie. You had us worried for a bit there,"
Ed didn't try to strangle him like he usually did.
'This is badder then I thought..' Roy thought.
"Roy, do you know what's wrong with him?"
"I'm sorry Alphonse, I have no idea,"
"...Maybe THEY did this to him.." AL said after a while.
"They?"
"The ones at the gate..The Truth.."
"YOu meant the one that took FUllmetal's arm and leg and you body?"
AL nodded.
Suddenly, a violent gough fit racked the young blonde's body. His face was screwed up in pain.
"Nii-san!"
The cough just got worser, until he started coughing up blood.
"I'll go get the doctor!" ROy said, rushing to ge the doctor again.
"Nii-san! HOld on! YOu'll be be all right!" Al said, trying to calm Ed down. It didn't work. Al's hands were flecked with blood, while Ed was covered with them. After w while, it gradually stopped. Ed took a deep breath.
"Are you all right?"
Ed nodded.
'He responded!' AL thought, happily.
THe doctor came ruhing in. "Alphonse, leave the room immedietly please," the doctor ordered. AL nodded and left.
After a while, the doctor came out with a grim look on his face.
"Is he Ok?"
"He's sleeping right now,"
"The reason for the coughing?"
"...SIr, I regret to infrom you, he is missing various internal organs,"
Al and Roy froze.
"M-Missing?" Al chocked out.
"Yes, I don't know how or why, but they are clearly missing,"
"Oh crap," AL whispered.
"Do you know what's wrong with him?" asked ROy.
They were back at his house.
"THEY probably took his organs,"
"...But what about the monotone face? ANd his reaction to the word shortie? It was nothing,"
"I don't know,"
Roy sighed. "Might as well wait for FUllmetal to get better,"
"Yes,"
Unknown to them, someone ws listing to their conversation.
"SO the haganeno ochibi-san succeeded...But not without a price. Maybe I should pay him a visit,"
ENd EPisode 3
A/N: GAH! Internal organs! Can anyone live throught that much limb loosing!
Preview for the next episode... Episode 4: The Price Of A Body What is the price of a body? Was it only internal organs Nii-san? Or was it more...?