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Warning: This story does hold homunculi related spoilers! You have been warned!
The train to Dublith was just arriving at the station. The platform was soon full of people getting on, dragging luggage, and others getting off and greeting those waiting for them. Ed and Al wasted no time and quickly boarded the train, finding seats in a nearly empty car. Soon the train was chugging towards Dublith. Ed started moodily out the window, his foot tapping impatiently. Al was looking at the letter they had received again, trying to make more sense of it.
"So who do you think did it brother?" Al asked.
"I'm not positive, but judging by the fact that they told us to go to the forest outside of Dublith, makes me think it was the Homunculi and Dante."
"But why would they kidnap Winry?"
"How should I know? All of their plans are always over elaborate."
"Well, I guess we'll know when we get there."
They both fell silent as they tried to decide on a plan of action.
Meanwhile, in Dante's Mansion.
"I'm hungry." Winry said.
Envy, who's head was flat on top of the table, looked up at her.
"I said, I'm hungry!" Winry repeated.
"Wait until Sloth gets home! She does all the cooking."
"But I'm hungry now!" she said.
"I don't care! Would you just shut up?" Envy yelled.
"Do you want me to start screaming again? Cause I'll do it!" she threatened.
Envy growled, his fists clenching and unclenching. He stood up and exited the room, heading for the kitchen.
"Good he's gone."
Winry moved her hands around, testing her bonds. They were tied very tightly and with a lot of complicated knots.
"I'll have to cut it with something."
She looked around the room, trying to find something to cut the ropes with. The room was completely devoid of any sharp objects in preparation of Winry's capture. Envy, meanwhile, was searching the kitchen for something easy to make. As he searched, Wrath entered the kitchen, rubbing his eyes, having just woke up.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm trying to find something for that hell spawn to eat!" Envy answered.
"Who? Greed?"
"No! I kidnapped the pipsqueaks girlfriend!"
"Really? Where is she?" Wrath asked, eyes wide.
"Why do you care?" Envy asked.
"No reason…" Wrath said, avoiding eye contact.
Envy narrowed his eyes in suspicion, but decided to let it go for now. He resumed the search for food and managed to scrounge together some crackers with peanut butter. He put them on a plate and handed it to Wrath.
"She's in the anteroom over through there." Envy pointed. "Just give her the plate and then leave!"
Wrath nodded and left. Envy sighed and sat down, enjoying a moment of peace.
Winry looked up as she saw Wrath coming into the anteroom. He stared at her and she stared back.
"Uh…Hi?" Winry said.
Wrath didn't say anything. Winry was starting to get a little bit uncomfortable. She saw the plate and said, "Is that for me?"
Wrath finally stopped staring and nodded. He put the plate on the table next to Winry and turned to leave.
"Wait! How am I supposed to eat this?"
Wrath turned back around and said, "Envy told me to just give you the plate, then leave."
"Can't you help me first?" Winry asked.
"But Envy said—"
"Forget what that jerk said!" Winry yelled. "I'm not going to bite you or anything!"
Wrath thought about it for awhile and decided to help her. He grabbed a cracker and fed it to Winry. She chewed for a few seconds then turned green. She gagged and spat out the cracker yelling in disgust. Envy heard the cries from the kitchen and smiled.
"That'll teach her to order me around!" he said with satisfaction.
"What is wrong with these things?" Winry yelled out.
"I don't know! Envy made it!" Wrath replied.
"How does he expect Ed to save me if he kills me before he even gets here?"
Wrath decided now would be a good time to leave and turned to make a quick exit. Before he could Winry pulled air into her lungs and let loose an even more piercing scream than before. Wrath's eyes widened as the cries brought back memories. Terrible memories of the Gate! He grabbed his ears and fell to the ground, yelling even more loudly then Winry. They both screamed and yelled until the door slammed open and Lust entered the anteroom, Envy right behind her.
"What is going on in here?" She yelled.
Winry stopped but Wrath kept on crying, rolling around on the floor and saying, "No!" over and over again. Envy kicked him into the wall and he stopped. Lust frowned at Envy's harshness then looked at Winry. Her eyes widened in surprise then narrowed in anger.
"What is she doing here Envy?"
"I kidnapped her to prevent Edward from going to stop the Southern Rebellion."
"Did the master tell you to do this?" Lust asked.
"Not…exactly…" Envy said, crossing his arms.
Lust sighed and turned to leave the room. At the door she turned back and said, "I don't think our master will be too happy about this Envy. You'd better keep her quiet."
Envy stuck his tongue out at Lust's back. Wrath crawled away, muttering about child abuse.
"Now keep quiet!" Envy told Winry. "Or so help me I'll stuff one of Gluttony's socks in your mouth!"
And with that, he left.
Winry noticed that Envy had left the butter knife used to spread the peanut butter on the crackers was still on the plate. She bent down as far as she could tied in the chair and jumped. The chair hopped a few inches towards the table. She repeated the process again and moved a few more inches. This could take awhile…
Meanwhile, on the train to Dublith.
"Tickets please. Thank you. Tickets please. Thank you sir."
The ticket collector was slowly moving through the train checking everyone's tickets and tearing off the stubs, handing the information back to the passengers and putting the stub in a small box hanging around his neck. Ed was ignoring him, deep in thought as he stared out the window while al continued to read.
"Tickets please sir."
Al looked up and saw the ticket collector before him, holding out his hand.
"Oh, right, sorry." Al said, quickly rummaging for his ticket.
"Uhh…Brother?"
Ed looked over at Al and said, "What is it?"
"Do you have the tickets?"
Ed felt a cold sensation in the pit of his stomach.
"No Al. I gave them to you remember?"
Al shook his head and said, "No you didn't. You always keep the tickets."
The ticket collector frowned at the two boys as they started to sweat. Well, Ed started to sweat anyway.
"Do you have your tickets or don't you?" he asked in a dangerous voice.
The brothers looked at each other, then at the ticket collector.
"No?" Ed said quietly.
Almost instantly the brothers found themselves being tossed out of the train. Al wasn't affected by the impact, but Ed got a bad cut on his leg and his automail arm felt dislocated. Al quickly went to his brother's side and looked at the cut. He pulled a first aid kit out of a bag slung around his shoulder and began helping Ed. As Al swabbed the cut and prepared to cover it with a butterfly bandage, Ed checked his arm. It wasn't dislocated and his cut would heal in due time.
Ed got to his feet, grumbling, "Who the hell throws people out of a moving train? ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KILLED?"
He sighed and turned to Al.
"Come on Al. We'll have to walk the rest of the way."
And so the brothers set out for Dublith, now on foot.
Back in the Mansion.
Winry had finally managed to make it to the table. She was out of breath and laid her head on the table to rest.
"That was harder then I thought. I should exercise more."
She looked up and yelped in fright as she saw Wrath staring at her. She jerked away from the table and ended up falling to the floor. She cried out and Wrath knelt down next to her.
"What do you want?" Winry asked irritably.
"I can help you escape." He said.
"Really?" Winry said, excited, then suspicious. "Why?"
"It'd make Envy mad and he's always mean to me!"
"Alright then."
Wrath quickly undid the ropes around Winry, who jumped up and stretched relieving the pain in her joints.
"Thanks!" She said, then turned to leave.
She stopped as she heard the entrance to the mansion open, then close. Wrath gasped and ran out yelling, "Mommy's home! Mommy's home!"
"Uh-oh." Winry said nervously to herself. "I'd better get out of here."
She crept to the door and listened to make sure no one was there. It was clear, so she opened it and moved down a hall, leading to the main entrance. She saw the shadows of two people appear on the wall. She gasped and turned around, looking for an escape route. All the doors were locked except for one. She darted inside and closed the door. She listened as indistinct voices passed by. She sighed then turned to see where she was.
She was in Dante's bedroom.
Ending Note: And that ends the second part! What will Winry find in Dante's bedroom? Will Ed and Al make it to Dublith in time? Also, find out how Roy's handling Ed's change of plans. Review please, but leave no flames.