House of the Homunculi
Disclaimer: Feels kind of like Deja vu, ya know? If I owned Full Metal Alchemist, than Greed would have owned everybody!
-Introduction-
Issue about the SOUL
Ah, what a sin it is to find myself losing my cool at a time like this. (shakes head) Sadly, sadly, I have so much to do...well anyway, I wonder what new surprises await in this chapter... (thinks hard) As for that question about the manga, yes. In the manga the date of their births are all different.
Homunculi are supposedly created without a soul. This I highly doubt, if it had no soul then wouldn't it just be an empty husk? A body that is no more than just a puppet? I mean, of course the emotions are controlled by the mind, but don't you need a soul to keep it all together? Also, if they had no soul then why are we so attached to our own favorites? Greed wouldn't have his rebellious streak, Envy wouldn't be evil all the time, Lust wouldn't be haunted by memories. It's something to think about... Also if they had no soul, then why was it so sad to see them die? Just because they can't do alchemy doesn't mean they have no soul. (thinks hard) They wouldn't have personality, pain, hatred... all that stuff. Greed would still listen to Dante's every whim, Envy wouldn't be evil to the heart etc etc.
And if you see in the later epp, Nina had no soul, she was just a lifeless doll. Maybe the soul and memories ISN'T theirs... but its still a soul, right? Maybe it's because they were told that they never had one is why... Something worth thinking about, neh?
Chapter IX: Trapped in Time
Act XVII: Train Station mishap
Setting: South City Streets
If there was anything Greed hated the most, it was obnoxious men. Besides that, he dislikes obnoxious people in general. Plainly, he had no taste nor the patience when handling troublesome humans, whether female or male. Greed wasn't sexist, nor picky... There was no descrimination among humans in his eyes when it came to respect. He hated any and all humans who don't have a scratch of respect. If it was a female, he would snap her neck, if it was a male, he would snap his neck. Easy, simple, clean. No blood, no mess, no effort. Humans live such short lives, why should they learn to be jerks in such little time they possessed? Exactly. All the more reason why he didn't want to be human. They live such short and unfulfilling lives...
At this moment, his hatred for human stupidity increased. Dressed in a fancy suit, a tie, surrounded by three women, and covered in jewelry, some cocky bastard had the nerve to bump into the Homunculus, Greed. Greed usually didn't mind when someone carelessly brushed past... but this guy was pushing his luck on him. Foolish humans. Greed decided not to get angry about something so... trivial.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" The man snapped.
"Sorry, my bad." Greed replied quickly, not looking up. He had much on his mind. Tubby, also known as Gluttony was now addicted to eating humans... and to refrain the obese homunculus from eating everyone in town, Greed had to go fetch dinner for him. For the past week, Greed had to hunt down 'useless' humans for Gluttony's meal. And for the book, Greed disliked this immensely.
"You're apology isn't accepted!" The pretty rich-boy grabbed Greed's shoulder to get his attention. "You almost knocked me over! This is a new suit, if it was messed up, what would you do about it?"
Greed, noticing the hand on his shoulder brushed it off. "The keyword is 'almost', I 'almost' knocked you over. And Lucky for you, that you didn't."
The man was in a white suit made of rich leather and polyester, his fingers were embedded with rings and gemstones, and he had the most ridiculous hair style. He looked as if he used more gel than Envy's crazy hair. The impact between the Ultimate Shield and this human was merely a tap on Greed's account. Sadly, a tap was a shove when done to a human.
"You think you're such a tough guy, eh?" The boy clenched his fingers on Greed's jacket.
Greed, smiled and shrugged. "Hey, hey, I'm not looking for a fight. Beating the living crap out of a human isn't my style."
"Oh?" The rich boy pushed his ridiculous hair out of his eyes.
"But..." Greed gave a small grin, "You wrinkled my jacket... that I might not let off so easily."
The surrounding women cheered for the opposite team. Greed stared blankly, shrugged, then faced his opponent. He was pretty much a head taller than this man, not to mention, Greed wasn't even a human to begin with. Too bad, these women's cheers won't help much. Greed's arms hung loosely by his side, his back leaning forward, the sharp grin on his face. Looks like Gluttony's dinner was just about to be served...
"I'll whipe that Smug smile off yer ugly face!" The boy threw a punch at Greed's face. It was a direct hit! Sadly, not much damage was done.
"Ugly? That hurts my feelings, kid." Greed chuckled, "But gee, my feelings probably don't hurt as much as your hand does right about now."
Surely enough, the man's hand was bleeding from the hard impact. It would be presumed that a few broken fingers were in order. "Ah, well... I did try to warn you." Greed shrugged, "I didn't have to put on a shield for that one."
Surely, this battle was quite one-sided. "Hey kid, I normally don't kill people but since you're the lucky human for today, well..." Greed scratched his head, "Looks like you'll be taking a trip with me, see? No grudge intended."
"What do you mean?" The man asked. There was no need for words. A second later, A hand grabbed the collar of his expensive suit and was dragged away. Greed waved back at the group of girls who stared terrified and dumbstruck. Greed winked.
"Sorry Ladies, but this man is as good as dead." Greed waved, "Well, it was a pleasure meeting you. Though it was quite brief." The Ultimate Shield kicked the flailing the human in his grip, "What kind of man are you? Hurry up and say farewell to the nice ladies."
"Farewell? You're dragging me away!"
"Oh yeah, what a coincidence." Greed laughed. "Ever been to hell, kid?"
"What? Of course not!"
"Well, me neither!" Greed whistled, "But You'll be seeing it pretty goddamn soon!"
Setting: South City Train station
Gluttony rubbed his belly in satisfaction. The Ball of chubby cuteness was still hungry, but the taste of humans made his mood far brighter than usual. Humans walked by, but the poor Homunculus couldn't touch them. The Consequences was far too great. The older brother, the Ultimate Shield would obviously get angry at him. So here sat Gluttony, licking his fingers tenderly, his mouth and hands were stained with blood as he watched the humans board the massive trains. His older brother was buying some train tickets for the ride home while hitting on the ticket vendor. Gluttony was suspicious about Greed's money. He seemed to have more than usual... but the only response he received was, 'It was a parting gift from a 'delicious' friend...' Gluttony wondered what he meant.
A week passed since they encountered Hohenheim... Greed loved to dawdle when he was on his way back home. He had limited freedom as it is... When Gluttony asked why he disliked Dante the only answer the Ultimate Hunger received was a fist to the head and a death glare. It seemed the topic was taboo. Rarely did Greed ever get angry, but when he did... Gluttony knew when to watch out.
"Here you go." Greed handed over the train ticket to Gluttony. "We're heading to Dublith, and then going straight home. Train leaves in 30 minutes..."
"No more having fun?" Gluttony asked rubbing his tummy.
"I'd love to hang around and play some more, but you know how that bitch Dante gets when we're late." A lighter was pulled out from his pocket, followed by a cigarette.
Gluttony whimpered and began to suck on his finger.
"The next time we go on a mission we'll play some more, ok?" Greed noticed the sad expression on the Ultimate Hunger's face. "So cheer up. Until then, we'll be stuck in her house for a while."
Gluttony got up from the bench and stared hungrily at the people walking by. It was mid-day, the crowdest hour, especially in a large city like South City. People always wonder what humans taste like; Gluttony can give you a clear example. In simple terms they taste kind of like steak. There's the nice tender meat, the bone where you can pull the meat off, the fat, and depending on what the person has (perfume, recently took a bath, cologne) They have a variety of seasoning, some are sweet, some are salty, and some taste bitter.
"Whoa," Greed looked around. "Gluttony, where the heck did you go?"
His little brother was nowhere to be found. The Ultimate Hunger must have wandered off somewhere... Greed groaned. "For the love of-" A sigh escaped his mouth, "Ah, Shit..." The clock ticked 12:45, 15 minutes until the train leaves. Greed got up and searched the station... no sign of the fat homunculus anywhere. The crowds of people began to thicken as humans poured out of the trains...
"Where the hell is he?" Greed threw the cigarette on the floor and crushed it with his shoe. "For someone who's as noticable as Tubby, he can't be that hard to find... I mean his legs are scrawny; he can't have gotten far."
There was a moment's silence... "Shit, nevermind. It doesn't take a genius to figure this out. The fatty must have gotten hungry..." Without a word more, the Ultimate Shield ran off into South City. Preferrably heading to the closest Restaurant, alley or food stand.
Meanwhile... Gluttony walked back to the bench. The Clock on the black metal pole indicated it was only 10 minutes till the train departure. In one hand was a map, the other hand was the ticket and clamped in his mouth was the string of a red balloon. He looked around confused at first. "Greed?" The young homunculus mumbled (due to a balloon in his mouth), looking around. No sign of his guardian, Greed, anywhere. Gluttony sat down on the bench, opening the map; his hungry little eyes staring at the people passing by. Greed's spiky hair, black leather clothes and shark-like grin was easy to spot...
"Greed?" Gluttony looked around. "Greed?"
What was Gluttony doing for the past 5 minutes? Well, it's simple. The chubby homunculus noticed a really nice looking red train, when he followed it, the train already left. Sad, Gluttony then noticed the 'women's bathroom'. Confused, he slipped in... Even more confusing was that the women didn't really notice him much at all. He washed his blood stained mouth in the bathroom after overhearing some women talking about 'table manners', 'personal hygiene' and 'common courtesy'. After a while, he got bored and left the bathroom, a man asked him if he wanted a free train map and a balloon. Gluttony took the balloon and the map and asked. "Can I eat it?" The man replied no. Sad and hungry he walked back to the bench. And here he is now. With a balloon...
"Greed?" There was no reply. Only a crowd of people...
Gluttony climbed the bench and stood up. The Ultimate Hunger took a deep breath, and with a loud voice, yelled. "GREEEEEEEED! WHERE YOU GO? WHERE YOU GO, GREED?"
Beeep, "Attention, Attention, the Train leaving for Dublith has arrived in terminal 6. I repeat, the train to Dublith has arrived in terminal 6. 5 minutes until departure, I repeat, 5 minutes until departure."
Gluttony sat down on the bench. He was bored, confused and lonely... "Hungry... Lost..."
Act XVIII: Face to Face with Mom
Setting: Dante's manor
Envy, the first homunculus was evil. Actually, evil was an understatment. You can give him therapy for centuries, and still no human or homunculus alike can understand the complexity of his mind. Dante lived with him for many centuries, raised him, taught him, and even now she is surprised by his evil brilliance. Gluttony doesn't want to stay anywhere near Envy when he's evil and Greed gave up on the first day he met the psycho palm tree. All humans who attempted are sadly dead, or already sent into a mental institution. The real mystery of life is Envy... or that's what he wants to believe anyway.
Some think he's psycho and crazy because of his father... in some terms, yes. But it seemed much more than that. He didn't live for more than 400 years for nothing, afterall. Either way, he was an evil genius in his accord. The evilness runs through his blood, mind and soul (if he has one). Why he was so insane, is beyond me.
Striding into Dante's study, Envy had a defiant and proud smirk across his face. It's been a week... Greed, that buffoon was late. Envy knew well enough that this was going to lead to BIG trouble. A battle took place in Central, it didn't take a genius to know who caused it. Hohenheim was deffinitely there... Greed and Gluttony deffinitely were present as well. Envy was so ecstatic with delight. Not only was he give.n the wonderful job to Infiltrate the military, but now he knows Greed would get into trouble. Trouble means pain, and Hohenheim was most deffinitely alive...
"Envy..." Dante looked up.
Envy visited Dante a few weeks ago, his mission was successful in providing a nice, young and comfortable body. The old body, with the soul of the victim was killed and buried in the backyard. Now, the Homunculus' leader was in a body that looked no older than 20, blonde, curley hair and a very attractive face with a nice body. She was very beautiful, sitting on the ledge. A pen in her hand and a book in the other... but of course Envy had no interest in human women, let alone his own 'mother'. He already informed her about the appearance of Hohenheim... that was a week ago.
"Greed and Gluttony are here. I spotted them in the woods..." A smirk appeared on his evil face. "Do you want them to report immediately?"
"Let them settle in, first." Dante answered. She was in a particularly good mood now that she knew Hohenheim was alive.
"Fine." Envy shrugged. He hopped on top of the railing and sat on the balcony, swaying his legs back and forth. It's been a long time... Too long of a time. Hohenheim left, so long ago. Envy made sure, to give the man a century's worth of torment, hell and pain. Envy didn't know why but the pain of others brought him great happiness... sometimes Envy even confused himself.
From beyond the large double doors they could hear the voice of Greed... from the tone of his voice, the homunculus was a bit irritated... and possibly angry. Envy whistled... he knew what was coming next. Greed would be punished good for not coming home immediately after his encounter with Hohenheim... It's been a whole week already! Envy placed his chin over his arms, whistling... Dante who was sitting by the usual window ledge was reading her books. She peered up, her beautiful yet dangerous face portrayed a mixed assortment of emotion. Her eyes flashed dangerously when the sound of Greed and Gluttony's voice was heard over the haunting melody...
"You are SO lucky we caugh the train on time..." Greed sighed, "I ran atleast a mile to catch up to it, if I wasn't human I oughta-!"
"But you got on the train on time." said Gluttony sadly.
"Don't even start with me." Greed puffed, "You're the one who needs the exercise, not me. And catching up to a train moving 70 miles per hour is not easy!"
With a loud and sharp creak, the door swung open. The Ultimate Hunger walked in first, its massive gorilla like arms hanging from his side. Following it close behind was Greed. His black shades covered his deep violet eyes, the always jokeful and fun grin on his face slowly disappeared from his face as he entered Dante's presence. Just a second before his arms were wringed around Gluttony's neck, mockingly threatening him for the previous trouble... but as his slim eyes spotted the woman in the far end of the room, Greed removed his arms and shoved his hands in his pockets. Carefully, his mouth carved out a slight smirk...
He may be a greedy bastard, but Greed was smart. He was gifted with intelligence and a nasty killer and survival instinct, though the man looked more like a thug. His gut told him that this young beautiful woman was Dante... no doubt about it. His anger for her, his hatred for this bitch was too strong.
"We're back..." a simple sentence was said from his mouth. The Ultimate Shield glared at the woman by the window...
"Welcome back, welcome back." Dante greeted with a smile. "I missed you oh, so much! My two children, you're finally back home to me!" She skipped up to the two homunculi, her long lacy dress spinning around. "So...? What do you think?" Dante asked.
"About what?" Greed asked bluntly.
"Why honey, I thought you'd be able to use your eyes by now." Dante replied.
"My name isn't honey, it's 'Greed'." Greed sighed, "You named me, remember? I expect you to remember it."
"Why so unfriendly, Greed?" Dante said coolly. A hint of anger was presence in her cold eyes. "Afterall, I missed you dearly."
"I doubt that. But that's beside the point..." Greed shook his head, walking up to the center of the large room. It was a massive library... the room he despised greatly. Maybe it was because it had Dante's stench all over it? Or maybe because all the books on alchemy made him sick to his stomach? Either way... it was a bad room. "So, what do I think about what?" Greed asked.
"This new body!" Dante spun once more, dancing around like a professional ballroom dancer. "It's lovely, no? Comfortable too."
"Yeah..." Greed looked down, avoiding eye contact with his creator. A hint of sarcasm was present as well. "It's great..."
A sneaky smile appeared on Dante's face. With swift strides she waltzed up to Greed, her arms hung around the Ultimate Shield's strong and sturdy neck. The second homunculus was deffinitely uncomfortable, the woman he hated the most in the world was hanging from HIS neck. Kissing his shoulders! He shifted violently away from her grip but her grip was tight... yet hauntingly soothing. The woman's invisible leash was tight around his neck... choking...
"Isn't it to die for?" Dante asked, she ran her fingers over the young flesh. "So clean and soft... don't tell me you don't like it?"
Greed shook his head, no answer came out from his mouth. The body may be beautiful, but her soul was deffinitely not. Evil, corrupted and filled with malice... So many words can express Dante. Greed pulled her off from his shoulders and moved back... She was testing him again. "Well, who knows." A smile appeared on his face, revealing sharp fangs. The Ultimate Shield shrugged and laughed coarsely. "Not my place to say anything. Now if you'll excuse me..."
"Greed..." Gluttony, who was sitting on the floor, looked up. A nervous expression appeared on the chubby face.
"How did the mission go?" Dante asked. "I'm hoping you came home with some good news?"
"..." No reply.
"Any strange events happened lately, Greed?" The woman pressed on.
"No..." Greed carefully replied. Any wrong answer would cause much havoc on his account... Greed's statement should be as general as possible. "We were pretty close... alot of lies and false information. Sorry..."
"Anything else?" Dante asked.
Greed shrugged and smiled, he faced Dante. "Don't tell me you don't trust me, Lady Dante. I may be greedy, but I'm honest too. We didn't find anything of much interest; nothing happened."
"This isn't about trust, Greed." said Dante, a hint of impatience in her voice.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Nothing happened, there were a few accidents, that's it. I may joke all the time, but this time..." A moment hesitation followed, "This time... it was nothing. I'm done for tonight, I'm heading up."
Greed turned around and was ready to exit the room. Envy, who was sitting on the railing above, smiled. Greed was a pretty bad liar... He was always too disgustingly honest for his own good. No surprise that his lies weren't convincing at all. Not that it mattered, Dante was already informed about Hohenheim. The Ultimate Shield barely exited the room when a long, sharp spike pretruded out of the ground in a flash. It shot out from the ground, positioned a hairwidth away at Greed's nape, ready to lunge in any second into his upper spinal cord.
"I didn't excuse you yet." Dante said in a cold tone. "Just where do you think you're going?"
"Oh I'm so sorry." Greed chuckled and shrugged, "My bad, I forgot that free will is denied in the fucked up family."
"So what really happened in Central, hmm? I expect a clear answer, darling." A treacherous smile appeared on her beautiful and delicate face. "Lying is a sin, Greed... you should know that by now."
"Sorry, I forgot all about it." answered Greed icily. "We got into a fight with the old geezer, good enough for you?" Once again, he turned to face his creator. The woman's cold eyes were glaring with anger... no matter how much she denies it, Greed knew. This woman was just human, all alchemists are still human. They may commit evil, play god and make foolish decisions... but they were still stinking humans. No matter how many times she prolongs her life, no matter how skilled in alchemy she is... human is still human. What is a human? Not like he cared anyway... If anything humans were the monsters in this world. Dante was the best example. Dante and that old fart, Hohenheim.
Envy giggled from above, his chin resting in the palm of his hand. "You can be such a dumbass, Greed." Envy jumped down from the upper floor, advancing forward. "You're retarded rebellion and cool attitude should be wiped out completely."
"So it was you." The Second Homunculus glared at Envy. "You little traitorous bastard."
"Me? A traitor? I beg to differ." Envy mocked. "The only traitor is you. You're so transparent, it's no surprise that you want your stupid independence. Thus, you are a traitor. Isn't that right, Dante?"
"Quite right, Envy." Dante answered coolly.
Greed glared at the two. One was an old bitch, who's evil knows no bounds... the other was an insane psychopath that couldn't be trusted. Naturally, he didn't know which one was worse... Envy might be alot safer to take down on his own, afterall they were both homunculi. Dante may pose a possible threat. His eyes wandered to Gluttony in the corner... he was sitting down, his huge arms held up, his hands closed upon his head. Tubby was shivering in the corner, scared. It was obvious Gluttony wouldn't be any help at all...
"So, Greed." Dante walked up to the homunculus, her hands on his face. They gripped his cheek to make sure his eyes had no place to wander but her own. "What is it that you want? Just ask and Mommy will give you whatever you want."
"..." Greed was silent.
"Tell me." Dante whispered. "Whatever you want, just ask."
His eyes sharpened in anger. Why was it that he felt so helpless here? Greed gritted his teeth and smiled evilly, "Don't make me sick. You must be joking."
Dante frowned. "A joke?"
"You? Give me what I want? That's absurd." Greed spat bitterly, "I want everything in the world, money, power, women, servants, I want it all!" Greed reomved the hands on his face and grinned, "I want freedom, I want everything... except..."
"Except this life?" Dante finished for him.
Greed paused. He smiled and shrugged, walking into the room, closer to the large windows. "Who knows?" Greed returned a treacherous smirk back at Dante, "I want everything in this world, everything except you."
Envy whistled. "Bold words, dumbass, bold words." Envy clapped. "Impressive, really..."
"You shut up, ugly bitch. No one's talking to you." Greed replied coolly at Envy.
"You hurt my feelings little brother," Envy chuckled, "Sometimes i really want to cut out that impulsive tongue of yours. But my feelings aren't that hurt. Well not as much as hers, anyway." Envy pointed at Dante. Her delicate and beautiful face was contorted in anger and fury.
"Lying to your mother, always running away, and now demanding independence? My, My, Greed..." Dante's hands began to shake in anger. "I told you this before, haven't I? I give you a home, feed you, give you power, and this is how you repay me? I even found out that you harmed my beloved Hohenheim! As your mother, I am incredibly displeased..."
"Don't make me sick." Greed laughed, "You? My mother? You of all people should know that homunculi have no mothers!"
"So true..." Dante grinned. "You're nothing but a fake human, anyway."
"And you're nothing but a bitch who pretends to be something she's not." Greed snapped back. Greed lifted his hands, aiming them dangerously at his creator. The Shield began to spread over his skin creating the strong and sturdy exoskeleton. "I, for one, am sick of listening to you!" Without a moment's hesitation Greed lunged forward at Dante, ready to strike. Dante didn't move a muscle, she only smiled. That same treacherous smile...
Act XIX: Grounded!
CRACK!
"Envy..." Greed gritted his teeth in anger. "Move... get out of my way, now."
"No can do, little brother." Envy replied back with a smile. The Ultimate Mask's arm was a sharp blade that blocked Greed's attack instantly. Envy protected Dante from the Ultimate Shield's attack...
"I'll say this only once more, get out of my way, Envy!" Greed threatened, swinging him arm at the homunculus who stood before him. "I won't hesitate to kill you too!"
"If you can!" Envy shrieked in delight, "It'll be centuries until you beat me, little boy."
"Don't underestimate me." Greed's shield spread over his whole body... The Ultimate Shield's true form is revealed, once again. His diamond like black skin covering his entired body, leaving no trace of invulnerabilities... His red eyes glaring at Envy before him.
"Ooh, fighting me serious now?" Envy chuckled.
"You should know better that my skin will protect me from any of your attacks." Greed smacked Envy across the face with much force. The Ultimate mask flew backwards from the impact... Greed cracked his knuckles. "You don't stand a chance."
"You little bastard." Envy spat out blood from his mouth.
"Why don't you show me your true form, eh ENVY?" Greed pounced forward sending his own heavy hits onto his older brother. Envy quickly dodged away, his agile moves allowed him to evade harm. Greed laughed in delight as he chased him down, "What's wrong? Is your true form that ugly? No worries, no one will see it when you're dead!"
"Don't fuck with me!" Envy smiled, kicking off from the walls, he rammed his legs straight into Greed's torso. The damage was minimal but the Ultimate Shield did flinch.
"Homunculi can live long lives..." Dante walked to the other end of the room. Envy and Greed both stopped, listening to what their creator said. Dante walked up to her desk... "They live as long as the red stones that sustain them."
"We know that already." Envy said impatiently.
"But homunculi are far from immortal. They may be superior than humans, but nonetheless they are not gods." Dante smiled, "Would you like to learn a valuable lesson, Greed? As your mother... no... as your creator I have an obligation to punish misbehavior."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Greed asked.
"Just a little something for you to remember your place!" Dante withdrew a small jewelry box. The box was decorated with emerald and jade encrusted upon its gold lid. She opened it with a snap, a haunting melody followed... Greed felt a sudden pain in his chest. It was excruciating... as if an invisible claw was wrenching at his chest. Every cell in his body was in pain that he couldn't move at all...What the hell was in that jewelry box? Greed was frozen, paralyzed, motionless. Sweat ran down his face, breathing a single breath felt as if knives were stabbed into his body, his skin began to lose its natural hue...
"What the hell...?" Greed gasped, glaring at the woman before him. "You... what the hell did you do?"
"It's your punishment." Dante replied pulling out something from the box. "Since you are so eager to reject me as your mother, then I have no obligations to show you mercy at all. You are my creation, you are just a figment of my abilities, understood?"
"Fuck you!" Greed spat. "Even if you were God I would never-!"
Dante clapped her hands, the floor around Greed sharpened into deadly spears... all aiming at a single target. The homunculus, Greed. Envy moved out of the way, a smirk on his face as he looked down upon the dangerous floor.
"Ooh, nice, nice." Envy whistled. "And now for the grand finale?"
"Greed." Dante faced the Ultimate Shield. "For disobeying me, for disrespecting me... for such rebellion. It is a crime to your existance." The woman held out her hand, in it was a skull... Greed's eyes widened in horror. It was his skull... The same skull he saw before... It was the remnants of the foolish man who fell in love with Dante. That was the source, that was the reason why he was immobilized. "Listen well children, Gluttony, Envy... Greed." Dante smiled, "I'll teach you all a valuable lesson; a homunculus is a mere mortal when faced with the body part of who they failed to resurrect. Anything to remind you of your miserable existance, you are at my mercy."
Envy's face was emotionless... he wasn't sure how to feel. Homunculus' have a weakness? This was something deffinitely new. Gluttony, who was in the corner cringed in fear of his creator... Dante was scary when she was angry.
"You bitch-!" Greed's insult was interrupted as the spears all lunged into his body, all 47 of them. Greed choked out, saliva running from his mouth. His body, frozen and vulnerable was weakened, easy to penetrate from the blades that were stabbed into his body. Everything was numb, he couldn't feel his arms or legs at all... his shield wouldnt work... nor was his regeneration.
"So..." Greed smiled. "You had this secret all along... how very clever of you."
"Of course." Dante held the skull in front of him. "With this, you can't even touch me. Raising a hand against me is unforgiveable, Greed... you know that."
Greed shrugged, a hoarse chuckle escaped his mouth. "I'm greedy... I can never get what I want when I'm with you, get it?" The Sun began to set behind the glass of Dante's study... Greed reached out. He was helpless... "You dirty bitch... you can kill me over, and over, and over... but one day I'll come back. I'll haunt you, all of you!" Greed began to laugh with pride, "I'll haunt you and in the end, I'll get what I want!"
Dante frowned. Her eyes darkened, she tossed the skull to Envy. "Without your shield, it's easy to dispose of you."
"Then why don't you finish me?" Greed yelled, laughing at the madness of it all. "Kill me, bitch! Or are you too scared?"
"Envy."
"Yeah?" Envy asked tossing the skull from hand to hand.
"Finish the job." Dante replied, she headed for the double doors. She didn't even look up when she passed Greed... all the spears stabbed through his chest... In his pitiful state, Dante refused to look up. "I'm done for today... I don't even want to look at you. Envy, teach your brother a lesson."
Envy jumped up from his seat. In his hands was the skull, he held it up to Greed. A groan escaped the Ultimate Shield... he scowled at Envy, as if he wanted to jump at him... unfortunately in his situation it was impossible. "Envy..." He gave off a glare.
"Now, now." Envy chuckled holding up the skull. "Looks like things are looking up little brother. I'll make sure you suffer, well."
"Bring it on, bitch." Greed chuckled. "I'll take whatever you got!"
"Such pride... It's gonna make this even more fun." Envy cracked his knuckles. "Not my fault, it's gonna hurt..."
"..." Greed closed his eyes. The strength in him was waning thin.
"Consider yourself grounded." Envy advanced forward, skull in hand.
Without another word, Dante left the room. The alchemist walked up the stairs of her home... and in the distance she could hear the harsh cry of a dying homunculus. The pain in his groans were sharp... but from it all... Dante couldn't help but smile.
Setting: 5th Laboratory, Central
Disguised in a blue uniform of the military, Envy walked into the 5th Laboratory. Inside this lab was a series of forbidden experiments under Dante's supervision of course. But Envy wasn't alone, on the contrary. He was attended by an attractive young woman... a triumphant smile on her delicate face. Everything was according to plan... The military would play a big part for her. Too bad that her plans had a few bumps on the road, but that was to be expected.One of these obstacles of course... was her failed homunculus, Greed.
The Ultimate Shield was binded, black restraints were placed on his arms and legs to prevent running away. He scowled... a series of bruises on his skin... For the past time in bondage Envy was merciless to him. A long time... a long time he tormented. Despite it all, Greed bore a smile on his face. His sharp teeth could be seen by his sly grin... Marching down the halls Envy, Dante, Gluttony and the restrained Greed marched. A death march...
"Perfect..." Dante giggled. "This place is absolutely perfect." She raised her arms and spun around the room... "The 5th Laboratory is the perfect place for my research... good work, Envy."
"No problem." Envy replied. "It was hell-a-fun."
"I'm sorry to say, Greed..." Dante put her hand on his cheek affectionately, "This will be your prison... maybe a little time out would do you some good? Some time to think over all the bad things you've done? I apologize to do this..."
"Well I don't apologize anything." Greed replied with a smirk, "I'll remember everything! Everything and my hatred for you as well... bring it on, bitch!"
"If that's the way you want it." Dante gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Goodbye, Greed. I'll have to say, this won't be very pleasant. Envy..."
Envy stood before Greed, skull in hand. The room was completely secluded, no windows, nothing... it was completely square and a single locked door. The skull was placed on top of the room... embedded in the wall. Envy kicked Greed to his knees... A grin on his face.
"See ya later, dumbass..." Envy giggled.
"Later." Greed whsitled.
Dante clapped her hands together, the room began to glow a crimson light. Embedded on all the walls were transmutation circles... it was like a deathmarch. Greed closed his eyes... the Crimson glow was deffinitely not a good sign. The Pain was excruciating, Greed began to choke as the red stones spilled out of his mouth. He could barely gasp, for every breath was replaced by spilling red stones. It felt like hours... mere moments felt like years of torture. Greed yelled out triumphantly.
"I'LL BE SEEING YOU LATER!" Greed laughed. "JUST YOU WATCH! And together... AND TOGETHER WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER IN HELL!"
And without a moment more... Greed collapsed on the floor. The last thing he could see was the flashing red light... and his skull laughing back at him.
To be Continued.
Sorry for the Long wait. Practically cried when I wrote this. There you have it folks... greed is finally sealed! He went out with style though! AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT! Psychodog, out!
For Envy:
If you had to choose between being handcuffed to a lunatic or being superglued to a bear, which would you choose?
Envy: "Hmmm? What kind of stupid question is that? I'll just glue the two together and they can suffer! Or they will both die!"
Greed: "Psst, Psst, He prefers the lunatic...hehehe..."
Envy: "Idiot! How about I kill you first?" (Tackles Greed)
2. Where do you see yourself in the future?
Greed: "Surrounded by Sexy women, in a palace, covered in gold!"
Envy: "The question was for me, FOOL! I will be dancing on Hohenheim's dead body, or Super Midget Edward's dead body, Or the Metal Freak's dead body! I'll be dancing on Everyone's dead body!"
3. If A small child ran up to you, hugged you and called you daddy, what would you do?
Envy: (Giggles) "Awww, that's so adorable! I would pet him in the head, give him a hug, give him some candy, hold his hand and..." (Gets all mean and serious) "Spin him around, and around, until it squeels and begs for mercy, then I'll stab him in the legs and run away laughing..."
Greed: (Gasp) "What a bad father, bad Daddy, bad." (Laughs on the floor)
Envy: "And then I'll throw you to those idiots." (Points at Gluttony and greed)
For Dante
1. What's it like living with artifical life forms? (IE: Homunculi.)
Dante: "Oh, It's wonderful! They are such cute creatures and best of all, they rarely have to eat! Except for maybe Gluttony... (sigh) It's tough to be a single mother... Anyway they are like my children! Except... I can take away their minds and exploit their super abilities... hehe..."
Envy and Greed: "No way!"
2. Have you ever read Mary Shelly's Frankenstein?
Dante: "I have, except I'm pretty sure I'm more beautiful and more talented than any Crackpot old fool." (Laughs)
Greed: (Cough) "She's crazy!" (Cough)
For Greed
1. Are you familiar with the story "The Devil And Tom Walker"? If not, it's a very good story about a guy who meets the devil and exchanges his soul for wealth and power.
Greed: "As you can see, I don't read much unless the book has 'nice' pictures. But you know, I can get wealth, power and chicks without selling my soul (cough) Cuz some crazy old lady believes we don't have one (cough) But hey, I can be a devil sometimes too, sexiness and all."
Envy: "More like stupid as a shovel, hehehe..."
Greed: (shoves him off stage) "No one asked you." (shrugs) "Other than that I don't read much."
Envy: (Cough) Cuz he doesn't know how (Cough)
2. If you could live anywhere on earth, where would you live and why?
Envy: "IN HIS MOM'S HOUSE!" (Runs away laughing)
Greed: "Hmm... that's a tough question. I like the big city, Probably in a nice mansion surrounded by maids and servants, and henchmen, and cooks, and-"
Envy: "HIS MOM!"
Greed: "Shut up, Envy!" (Shoves him out) "Now where was I, Oh yeah, surrounded by cash, gold, land, women, booze..."
Envy: "His retardedness..." (sigh)
For Gluttony
1. What's your favorite food?
Gluttony: (Scratches head) "Cake, Noodles, human, beef, human, funnel cake, human, Candy, human..." (Stares at you and drools) "Are you tasty too? You wouldn't happen to be a human... would you?"
Greed: (Drags Gluttony by a leash) "Hey, hey, don't eat the fans."
2. Have you ever accidentally gotten stuck anywhere?
Gluttony: "..." (Thinks)
Greed: "Oh yeah, there was the time when he got stuck in between those two trees, in that elevator, That really thin alley..."
Envy: "Remember, the time when we tricked him that there was a squirrel in that pipe?"
Greed: "Oh yeah! He was stuck in there all night!" (Laughs on the floor) "He couldn't get out until he ate his way out! It was hilarious!"
Gluttony: (shivers) "Scary..."
Group Questions
1. What do you find to be the worst qualities in others?
Greed: "In the other Homunculi? Envy's ego, that guy needs to pipe it down a few thousand notches, Gluttony's... uhh... chubbiness... it like...hurts to look at... Also, his eating makes me lose my appetite. As for Dante," (shrugs) "I hate everything about that bitch. But for people in general, I dislike that I can't trust them... Like that bastard, Kimbley..."
Envy: "Humans are weak and stupid creatures." (shrugs) "It can't be helped, as for those that are so called 'my brothers', Greed's a dumbass who is... well... a dumbass. Gluttony's gotta lose a few hundred pounds, a new diet plan might be good, and Dante is just... a psycho lady who for some odd reason I hang around with." (Pose) "In other words, I'm the greatest you can get and adorable to boot!"
Gluttony: "The worst quality? ... They die easily... and they taste too good..."
Greed: "Oh yeah, I also think Lust is too sexy for her own good, that Sloth lady looks too uptight to have any fun at all, and Pride... for emotional issues in the manga, I hate him so much! And wrath is an evil monkey" (sigh)
2. What is your favorite book?
Envy: "My favorite book... hmm... Full Metal Alchemist Manga. What? You have a problem with me liking manga? I look so super cute, don't you think? Don't deny it! You all love me!"
Greed: "Favorite book... do magazines count? I got alot of those."
Gluttony: "I like books." (Eats them)
Dante: "Why would I want to read other books, when I can make my
own!" (Evil laugh)
2. Which animal are you most like and why?
Envy: "Some people say I'm like a snake... but what does that mean? I'm not some super skinny hoselike thing with fangs! How can you people call me that? I'm so much more cooler." (Transforms into a dragon) "Screw snake! I'm a Dragon, baby!"
Greed: "For the book, I'm not a shark! So my teeth are sharp, but the others have sharp teeth too!" (Points to Envy's teeth) "Pretty sharp, see! I'm a lion, you hear me? a lion! I can do whatever I want, whenever and wherever I want."
Gluttony: "Sloth... we like to eat..." (Pulls out a book) "They get to eat all day..."