House of the Homunculi
Disclaimer: What was I going to say...?
Err... Oh yeah, Hello everyone! I would happily announce that...
I don't own Full Metal Alchemist!
Not Greed, my love... (nuuuu!)
Not Envy, thank god...
Nor any of the other homunculi...
Introduction
About Envy
Yeah, for some reason I always have an introduction. I guess it's my own personal drabble space. Anyway back to the topic... Envy, everyone's favorite palm tree, crossdressing, homicidal Homunculus. Personally, I don't really like him because he killed Maes Hughes, but that's beside the point. He's still a homunculus and everyone seems to like him, I guess since he's evil and looks sexy doing it. Well whatever the reason may be, the guy helps my story flow, so he's a main character in this story. Besides... you have to admit... His arguments with Greed are hilarious! And for some reason he always wins. Maybe because he's older, or smarter... well whatever the reason may be, the guy is popular and essential! I have discovered that Envy doesn't really wear a skirt at all! It's a black towel thingy draped around extremely short and black tights! We shall call it, Tighty Skirts!
Anyway, back to the story.
Chapter 3: Disturbing Memories
Act IV: Reconciliation
Setting: Dublith Suburbs
Greed couldn't help it, the currents tugged and pushed him around. No matter how much he struggled, The Ultimate Shield couldn't swim the way he wanted too. Everywhere he looked, there was water. Water, water and more water... Not only that, but he got a lungful of water down his throat, and holding his breath was pretty difficult. The River was merciless to him, and what more? Greed sinks like a rock. So not only was he in the bottom of the river but he was tumbling along by the current. This sucked... Nature hates him, I guess. Too many things running over and around him. Too many things running inside of him.
Envy, that bastard. Greed thought, Dirty son-of-a...
His thoughts were cut off, Dammnit... This is no time to lose my cool!Greed gripped the floor with his hands and slowly forced himself against the tide. Climbing the bottom of the River with his hands, using all the strength his homunculus body can muster. His body wasn't that strong yet. Even so, little-by-little he made himself across the river... little-by-little he got himself out of the wet, cold water. With a little bit of effort and alot of water down his throat, he made his way out of the river. Gasping for breath he slowly put his head down on the solid, dry ground. Land beneath him, water behind him, air around him, Saliva, riverwater and curses out of him.
Greed clenched his fists, ENVY! That asshole! Greed crept his way up a hill. The ground was covered in soft grass... It seemed he drifted to the outskirts of the town. To his left he could see the flashing lights of Dublith. This must be the suburban countryside... Beyond him he could hear the whistles of a train. He coughed out some more river water.
"Dammnit Envy... cocky little-!" He was interruped with another cough and gasp that erupted from his mouth.
"Shit..." Greed gasped, "Must've drank atleast a gallon... urgh..." He slammed his fist into the earth. The Earth slowly crumbled, "That little monster... I'm going to pay him back big time for this..."
The Ultimate Shield lay down on the grass... the Wind blowing past him. "I feel like crap..." Greed's body was pretty stiff... not enough energy. Maybe he didn't eat enough Red stones? No, this was a different feeling. "Shit, what the hell did I get myself into?" He gazed up at the dark sky... "This is so uncool..." Greed mumbled. He felt a surge of anger. Envy, that piece of crap! He's probably laughing his little heart out! Wait, I forgot, that evil incarnation didn't have a freakin' heart! Just the mere sight of his smug little face... makes me want to Crush it! If he gave up now, he would just admit to defeat.
The City of Dublith was still quite busy. Normally, it's a quiet little town but sometimes it gets full of life. Street lights were lit and the main street wasn't as crowded but even so, Many activities, not known to many, go on at night. Greed walked around town, without any money there really wasn't much to do. He began to think... Was this how it feels to be abandoned? Not like I want to be watched over by Envy but... it felt awkward. I feel awkward. Greed paused, Was this freedom? Can I do what I want now? So many thoughts tumbled into his mind. He angrily shook his head. Envy will probably come looking for me... Dante wouldn't let me go that easy... Greed walked up another alley. His thoughts running around... that familiar feeling.
"Damn!" He slammed his fist in the wall, "I'm so freaking confused! These stupid thoughts won't leave me alone!"
The alley was quite filthy, there were garbage cans and litter everywhere. He placed his hands on his head, rubbing his temples. So many thoughts that he didn't understand. Greed walked past that alley and made his way up the street, grumbling to himself. Slowly little bits of memories began to come back to him, some of which he didn't really understand.
"What the hell am I?" Greed asked, Of course there was no answer. He shrugged, "Forget it, what do I care?" It wasn't like anyone was going to just come up to him and tell him, right? It was up to him to find the answer for himself. He walked past a group of women who were lustfully eyeing him. They were smoking some type of cigarette watching him walk up the street. Greed paid no attention, these women were not very attractive nor was he in the mood. He ignored them as if they were nothing.
"Hey there, big guy." One woman adressed Greed.
"Huh?" Greed looked up at the group of women. There were 3 or 4 of them. None very beautiful, none very young either. If he could guess they were probably in their mid 30's Early 40's... "You talking to me?" Greed asked.
"Where you goin' handsome?" One woman asked.
"Nowhere." Greed replied simply.
"Hey, how about you play with us?" The girl asked.
"Sorry, not in the mood." Greed replied waving his hand. The Homunculus walked passed them his hands in his pocket and his shoulders hunched forward
"Aww, come on! Play with us! Let's have some fun, okay?" One of the girls tugged on his arm. "Please?"
"No thanks." The Ultimate Shield answered. The women continued to flirt around him, grabbing his shoulder and coat. Greed slapped the woman's hand away and kept walking. He wanted women, alright, but not ugly old ones. Envy was enough of a crossdressing hag that he could deal with. The women were persistant and surrounded Greed.
"Play with us!" They yelled determined. "We promise to be real gentle." Greed was not only annoyed but angry too... ugly as they were, he was also in deep thought. What's more? They were loud... Greed didn't like Loud noises, unless it was him who made them. These women were loud and annoying.
"Didn't I say, Get lost?" Greed yelled. He slammed his fist into the wall, "Normally I don't hurt women but if you don't scram it'll get ugly." He threatened, the mere sight of them made him feel like puking some more river water out. Luckily, he held his stomach in.
Scared, the women all bolted and ran. Greed trudged forward, so many memories, so many confused thoughts. So much river water... Greed didn't like it one bit... Suddenly there was a small tap behind him. Greed felt something in his mind click in annoyance. "Didn't I say scram?" Greed asked irritated, he turned around and appeared face-to-face with Envy. Surprised, Greed jumped backwards, holding his fists up. Ready to fight. Envy merely stuck out his tongue.
"What the hell?" Greed asked surprised. "It's the ugly old bat!"
"Miss me, dumbass?" Envy asked.
"You!" Greed stared angrily at the monster. "So... you decided to show your ugly face..."
"Ugly?" Envy giggled, "I beg to differ! You're calling me ugly? I'm the cutest thing you'll ever see!"
"Oh please, Roadkill looks cuter than you. You're ugly just admit it." Greed sighed leaning his chin on his hands.
"Not as ugly as yours." Envy replied with another tongue sticking out. "Why are you so angry? Be grateful, you greedy idiot, I actually went to go look for you." Envy, who was hanging from a balcony flipped down next to Greed. Walking around the Ultimate shield, inspectingly. "So how was your swim? Looks like you made it out in one piece, that's good." Envy replied musingly.
"Shut up." Greed replied swatting his hand at Envy. "It's all your fault..."
"Yeah I know." Envy snickered. "But its so much fun torturing the living daylights out of you."
"So why'd you come back?" Greed asked, "Don't tell me you want to fight some more?"
"Hey, Hey, Calm down." Envy held up his hands, "I'm not here to fight again."
"Then...?" Greed asked impatiently.
"It would be big trouble if I lost you, you know." Envy smiled, "I would get my ass kicked good, ya know?"
"..." Greed paused.
"Grrr... Dante would probably yell at me if I lost you." Envy mumbled, "I was planning on picking you up in the morning, but I could hear her screeching in my mind... Besides you're probably hungry, right?" He reached into his pocket and began to dig up some Red stones that Dante gave him. "Here's some dinner... it's kind of like taking care of a freakin' baby..." He gave a deep sigh, "One day I terrorize humans, the next I'm babysitting a premature punk." Envy then looked down at Greed, he seemed down in the dumps. Envy tapped him in the head, "Hello? Anyone home?" Envy asked knocking on his skull. "Are you even paying attention, moron?"
"Hey!" Greed grabbed Envy in a headlock, "Who said you can touch my head, you bastard?"
"What the?" Envy struggled in Greed's arms. "Let go, moron!"
"I am not a moron!" Greed yelled grabbing the little monster's hair.
"Gah! Get off the hair!" Envy kicked Greed off, "Watch the hair, idiot!"
Greed began to laugh, "Look who's the idiot."
"Why the heck were you so down for anyway?" Envy asked. "Don't tell me your homesick, already?"
"I'm not homesick." Greed spat.
"Oh? Then maybe you miss mom?" Envy asked, "Or maybe you're feeling sick? I mean how embarrassing is that? A Homunculus that caught a cold!"
"Shut up." Greed muttered.
"Hmm? Then what's wrong? You can tell your big brother what's wrong."
"None of your business!" Greed yelled. He then grabbed his head, the pain returning... you didn't have to tell Envy what was wrong. He could see it for himself.
"Oooh, lemme guess!" Envy chuckled, "Your in that stage when your getting those pesky memories back, aren't ya?" Envy laughed, "Yeah, that's a real pain in the ass! Just give it a while and they'll pass in a few days." Envy let out a yawn, "It's a phase, it'll pass... We're not humans, so we shouldn't concern ourselves with human things."
"Ugh..." Greed grabbed his head, "They won't freakin' leave me alone!" He shook his head furiously, "These stupid things dont make any sense! What is this?"
"Memories." Envy replied, his elbow leaning on his knee. "They live to annoy us, just forget them and move on." He got up on his feet, "Well, I'm bored..." He held out the red stones out at Greed. "So...? You gonna eat or what? I bet your starving your little body out, aren't ya? The Ultimate Shield stared at the stones hungrily... Envy chuckled. "Eat up, it's good for you... Eat as much as you can, your body is still vulnerable, Eat them all and those pesky memories won't hurt so bad anymore."
"What are you planning?" Greed asked suspiciously.
"Planning?" Envy laughed, "I'm not planning anything! I'm giving you dinner!" Envy shook his head, "Biting the hand that feeds you, Greed, Biting the hand that feeds you..." Greed only stared venomously at Envy. The Green-haired Homunculus sighed, "Look, as of now your body depends on these pretty little gems... after you eat a few more than you won't be so dependent on it. You'll be happy, you'll be stronger, you'll feel better. Anything your greedy little heart wants, you'll get. Trust me."
"Trust you? I smell something foul..." Greed growled, "It reaks of deception."
"Oh?" Envy asked.
"Fine, but... Anything funny then I'll hit you hard." he grabbed the stones from Envy's hand.
Envy shrugged. Greed began to greedily eat the small Red gems, they tasted so good, so sweet. The Each human life that were embedded in these stones began to give him strength, intelligence, memories. His eyes began to sharpen and his body grew stronger. Envy whistled, "Hungry ain'tcha, that's good..."
Greed finished eating the small stones. He clutched his stomach again... again that pain returned. That feeling was sharp and biting... He gave a sharp groan, as if someone was twisting both his mind and body... It hurts so much, too much. Envy only smiled at the pained Homunculus, "That's good..." Envy whispered, Greed's eyes widened at his words, "...Now you really are a part of this family, and 'she' will have total control. Just like back then..." Greed felt his spine crack, the memories rushing back to him. The pain was too much, so much that he was lost.
"Y-you..." Greed spat at Envy, "You bitch..."
Act V: Reminescence of the Past
Setting: The Gate
Greed felt his life flashing in his head... so many memories, so many thoughts. He could hear words, whispers... they were all speaking in his ear. Those creatures beyond that accursed gate...As if enjoying it, they began to whisper everything, show him everything. Greed was filled with so many memories, so many thoughts that his mind began to crack... He could then see Envy... Envy stood before him, those accursed creatures were gone. Envy smiled, but said nothing.
"You!" Greed lunged forward but Envy merely disappeared. "What did you do?" Greed demanded.
"She wants you to see, Greed." Envy smiled, "She wants you to remember, the easiest way is to eat the stones... they'll make her control on you much stronger..."
"No..." Greed stood before the gate. Slowly he began to see the past, remember the past. They seemed so familiar... as if buried in his mind. And for a good reason, he didn't want to remember.
Flash
"I love you..."
A couple hugged each other. Greed recognized this house... it was that of Dante's. His eyes widened when the two faces were revealed to him. One was himself, no... it merely looked like him. The One that Greed was failed to resurrect... They looked the same. Same face, hair, body... the only difference was that the human wasn't as well built, nor the eyes the same. The man had kind eyes... real eyes... Greed touched his own face. He was a fake... everything was a fake.
The two looked so happy... Dante, almost too happy. She put on an evil smile. But the man was in love with her... Blind. Greed stared in horror, He can't stop the flow of events.
Blind...
Fake...
Illusion...
"I love you too." Dante replied hugging him. Her twisted smile was unseen... Fake words. There was no love. He was not her first love, not her first husband... nor was it her last.
Flash
"My love?" Dante asked.
"Dante!" The man called out. He stormed into the room, blood leaking from his mouth. He was tattered and beat.
"What's the matter, dear?" Dante asked in a fake-yet-confused expression.
"Dante! What's happening?" The man asked.
The human was older now, his late 20's early 30's. He stood before Dante. The woman merely smiled, her eyes dark... "I don't know what your talking about." Dante replied.
"You know what's going on, don't you...?" The man's eyes widened... "Dante...?"
"It was fun." Dante called back, A flash soon followed.
"Dante... why...?" The man fell on the floor. He was stabbed through... Dead. Cold. Alone. Drenched in his own blood and tears.
That bitch... Greed thought, but it didn't end there. Envy who was watching interestedly, as if it was a movie, clapped.
"Ooh, this is where I come in." Envy giggled.
Sure enough, in came Envy. Exactly the same as he is now. He opened the door and walked forward giggling at the sight of the dead body. Greed's eyes were glued to the memories. He wanted to wrench his eyes away, but he couldn't. It was just too painful...
"Ooh, I thought you said I could kill him." Envy asked, "Ugly bastard, Jeez Dante why'd you marry such a... guy? You have some pretty bad taste... you know for a woman" Envy laughed, "Ah well, there's plenty of other humans to kill."
"Heh, he was the best one yet, Envy." Dante smiled, "But still... these foolish humans could never compare to my love."
"So...? You want me to toss it out back?" Envy asked. "In a few hours the guy'll be covered in maggots."
"No, Envy." Dante replied, "I killed him now for a reason."
"Then...?" Envy asked.
"I'll make you a brother." Dante answered, "It's best when they look young, afterall...Heh, not to be shallow or anything, but they look better that way."
Better that way? Greed couldn't help but feel the hatred in him growing. Better that way? Better that I'm dead? Is this what you call goddamn Better? All this anger, all this hatred...Yet, he couldn't do anything at all.
Anger...
Death...
Farewell...
Flash
It was dark, everything was still. He was in the library... the neat and very large room looked nostalgic, and almost evil. Beside him was Dante, his creator. From the other end of the dark room he could see a body covered by a white sheet, dead and cold. What an odd feeling it was, to see your dead, motionless, and cold body lying right in front of you. Dante stood before a basin of materials... flesh, bone, blood, whatever made up the composition of a human body. She was to commit the ultimate taboo, the resurrection of man. Greed looked away, His dead body behind him, his new body in front of him, he didn't want to see either of them.
"Humans are made of the most simple materials." Dante whispered, "That means Human are simple creatures..."
"But your human too..." Greed replied looking away.
"Silly Greed..." Dante replied, "Me? Human? I am no longer a simple human."
The Envy behind him began to laugh hysterically. The Envy in the image watched intentively at Dante, so this was how we are born... Envy was thinking to himself at the moment. He was chuckling to himself. Swaying his legs back and forth as he watched from atop the spiral stairs. Dante clapped her hands, the Transmutation Circle on the floor began to glow an eerie light. The room began to shake with power as the materials in the basin began to move, blend, create. Greed can smell the foul odor of blood and flesh... It was nauseating.
Taboo...
Forbidden...
Inhumane...
Flash
Greed opened his eyes. He was no lonsger watching the images of his birth, now he was born. He was behind the mind of an abomination. Breathing was painful, everything was painful even his own heartbeat. Greed felt himself screech in pain. Words didn't come out, rather mere shrieks. Everything hurts... The smell of blood and flesh everywhere. He remembers... The dark room, the hand that feeds him... the face of Dante. They were all familiar, each and every one. His hunger and greed quickly eating up the red stones in her outstretched hand. He didn't even know it was food... but it tasted so good, every bite, every swallow.
Abomination...
Monster...
Rebirth
"Oy, oy." Envy pulled Greed back, Greed's face was stricken with horror. "Watch it Dumbass, If you get lost in that gate all those red stones'll be wasted."
"..." Greed can only gasp, absorbing everything that was forced into his head.
"Did it feel good?" Envy asked, "If you want, I can send you back to Dante..." Envy tapped Greed in the back, "It's alright though, Now you should understand why those filthy humans can never understand... We don't fit in you and I..."
"Dante..." Greed clenched his fist, "Dante...!"
Envy watched him intrigued, one eye open. "Calm down, be grateful, atleast... she brought you back." Envy chuckled, "She could have thrown you out, you know, like all the other husbands."
"..." Greed was silent.
"So, how about it Dumbass? Or should I say, Ultimate Shield?" Envy asked with a grim smirk on his face. "You just gonna wollow in misery, or do you want to destroy? Your choice..."
Greed began to think... wollowing in misery was a stupid idea... but destroying the world wasn't much fun either. He gave a small smirk, "What choice do I have?" He shrugged and got up. His eyes glowing with a dangerous fury. Envy smiled, this was the face of a true homunculi. Brushing the dust off, Greed looked around the streets of Dublith... the world was fascinating. So much he wanted, so much he craved... to destroy it would be pointless. Living is what mattered, right?
"Yeah, I'll come for the ride." Greed smiled. "But don't think I'll forgive you, you ugly bastard."
Envy shrugged, "You're still a dumbass."
"What'd you call me?" Greed yelled swiping his hand at the Palm tree.
"Dumbass! Dumbass!" Envy stuck out his tongue, "I'm cute and don't you forget, cocky dumbass!"
"Who's cocky?" Greed yelled.
"Here," Envy handed over a ticket.
"What's this?" Greed asked staring at the small piece of paper.
"You're train ticket, idiot." Envy replied, "The train leaves in the morning, therefore I'm getting some of my beauty sleep."
"Where are you sleeping?" Greed asked.
"The Dublith inn." Envy replied, "Your not invited. Go sleep with the rats."
"WHAT?" Greed yelled, "You didn't even bother to rent me out a freaking room?"
"I paid for your ticket, didn't I?" Envy yawned.
The Two Homunculi walked down the streets of Dublith. Tomorrow they'll be heading out East for Xerxes, the city that vanished in one night. They were to finish what they were set out to do, look for Hohenheim. Greed knew, he was no longer free. He was bonded to Dante, chained and caged... but Greed would follow her, he didn't know how long. Not forever, but one day he'll be free... and when that moment comes, not even Dante will know what hit her. Greed gave a yawn and scratched the back of his head. His shoulders slouched forward, his other hand in his pocket. Envy walked proudly through the streets, the same evil grin on his face. Nobody really suspected them, they blended pretty well. Except maybe Envy, but hey, alot of shady characters wander the night.
"Hey Dumbass." Envy addressed Greed.
"What do you want?" Greed asked annoyed.
"By the way, you don't get anymore dinner!" Envy laughed.
"Shut up." Greed shoved the Green haired Homunculus into a wall and walked away, his hands in his pocket, and a new goal set to work.
To be Continued
Hmm... Normally I put in three acts per chapter but I guess In this fanfic I could only put two. I hope no one gets offended by this. Well since I get some extra space what should I put? Hmm... Maybe some more facts that I can dig up about the other homunculi? Well, here we go! By the way, this fanfic is based more on the anime than the manga. I read the manga, and yeah... Obviously its not the same. Especially since Dante comes out, than this is deffinitely not based by Manga.
Also, to answer one of your questions. No this is not shounen ai, GreedxEnvy. It's more of a Greed vs. Envy for the first section. When we get more in the story, Greed gets sealed and the other homunculi appear. So xD Hope you stick around till then. Also for Shounen Ai fans, sorry! I'm not good at writing stuff like that! Plus! (Hugs Greed) My Greed! Not Envy's!
Greed: "Heh, I feel special, how about you and I go out tonight for a little-!"
Envy: (Shoves Greed aside) "No one cares about that! Everyone knows they only read this fanfic because I'm in it!"
Greed: "Hey watch it!...Somebody is full of themselves..."
Envy: "SHUT UP DUMBASS! Or else I'll seal your sorry rear, here and now!"
Greed: (rubs his head) "What a loud brat you are..." (Shoves him in a wall) "Go take a nap, idiot."
Envy: "Grrr... Little bastard..."
More Full Metal alchemist Facts (Anime)
-Homunculi cannot have children! I heard rumors around the net that Envy gets pregnant, or has Edward's child or some nonsense like that. WRONG! No offense, but Homunculus' cannot reproduce like that. Pride (Fuhrer King Bradley) has a child name Salim/ Selim/ Sarem whatever because he was adopted! Homunculus' aren't THAT human because if that was the case than whoo, Greed'll have to distribute MANY Birth control pills. And ladies, sorry but Envy will NOT BE THE FATHER TO YOUR CHILD. Go have babies with Ed instead or something... (Oh my god I can't believe I just said that... Not that I care about Ed but... ick...)
-Homunculus cannot use Alchemy, pretty clear and simple. Wrath is an exception since he has Ed's arm and leg.
-Of all the homunculi's the only one I am not sure of is Gluttony. I have no idea when he was born, My guess is that sometime after Greed and sometime before he was sealed. I remember when Greed first met Lust she said "You already met Gluttony, Nice to meet you I'm the current Lust." Also, Gluttony was afraid of the seal in which Greed was sealed... he probably has seen it before.
- Funny thing about Lust, her lover (Scar's brother) transmuted her after reading many books on Alchemy. For Equivalent Trade he lost a body part, guess what part he lost XD. That's right, he lost his you-know-what. How do I know?
When Scar went to go look for his brother, and he opened he door, you could see he had all his limbs but the blood trail only stops below his waist. Later you see him walking naked through the streets of the destroyed Ishbal, notice that all his body parts are still there. Of course they wouldn't reveal his... private area... but yeah, you get the idea that its not there. Now you know why she was named Lust...
-Scar's bro was exiled and learned Alchemy in Kishiur by that old guy... pretty obvious and straight forward. It comes out in the episodes.
- Red Stones and more importantly, the Philosopher's stone is created by the condensed and collected lives of many humans. Scar's arm also collects human lives to create energy. Also known as the Great Catalyst the Philosopher's stone is just a massive Amplifier that speeds up and powers up Alchemic Reaction. It can only be created by the purest of substances, what's more purer than human lives and blood?
If you take Chemistry, a Catalyst is something that speeds up a Chemical Reaction but doesn't interfere with the Chemical Composition. The Philosopher's stone is just that, except stronger and in a purer form.
-Law of Conservation- Matter and Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred or changed from one form to another. A 100 percent true statement but life itself isn't tied to this law, only Matter and Energy. Human Lives and souls don't abide.
Any Questions? If you have any I'll be happy to answer!
Anyway, I guess that's enough interesting Info for now. xD Enjoy!