Chapter 4. The Betrayed.

Ed, Ling, Envy and Al caught a bus, so they didn't have to walk. Ling invited them to the building of his father's company. They were fooling around in the back seats.

"So, Eddy?".

"'So' what, Ling?".

"Did anything happen with Winry while the three of us slept?"

"Huh, Uh, no way, we are just friends, and I just met her…!".

"That's a confession" Envy said.

"Yeah, brother, you blushed".

"I didn't blush!".

"Also, you said 'I just met her", and that reveals your intentions in long term" Ling said.

"Shut it!".

"Oh, crap!".

"What?"

"That's the bus inspector. We paid minimum, and we have been riding for 10 minutes".

"Uh, whats minimum?".

"We paid for a ten blocks ride, and our ticket confirms that. That guy is gonna give us a big bill". Ling said.

"The next stop is two blocks away". Envy said.

"He's coming this way!".

"Leave this to me" Envy said, snapping his fingers.

He went near a lady that was close to them, and took her purse. He hit the button on top of the back door of the bus, and the door opened. He jumped down, and ran. Automatically, the bus stopped, and they all fall to the floor.

"Stop! Stop the thief!" The lady shouted.

The inspector got off the bus and ran after Envy. A while later, they got down of the bus, before the police came, and started running. Envy caught up with them a while later.

"So?" Ed asked.

"I ran next to the bus and threw the purse through one of the windows. I had to climb up a fire truck so the inspector wouldn't see me".

"Nice… We better stop running, guys, they suspect from us". Ling said.

"How long 'till we make it to the building?" Al asked.

"It's about ten blocks away".

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They kept walking. They got past a park, and a block away, there was a hospital. Waiting, sitting on the stairs, there was a kid, with long black hair, wearing jeans and a black shirt.

Ed looked at him, and walked up to him. The kid heard the steps, and stood up. He looked at Ed in the eye.

"So you are here, too".

"I'm not allowed to speak with strangers" Wrath said.

"I'm Edward Elric. Now I'm not a stranger".

"I'll fight you if I need to".

"What are you waiting for? Is there anyone in there?".

"Go…".

Ed looked down, and walked away. None of them fully understood.

o0o

They made it to the building in five minutes. Ling walked in, and everyone recognised him. The security guards blocked Ed, Al and Envy when they were walking towards the elevator behind Ling.

"Let them go, they are with me". He said.

They moved aside, and let the teenagers go inside the elevator. Ling pressed the button for the fiftieth floor. The last one. During the trip, they didn't talk. Al was entertained listening to the music, and Envy was making faces at the mirror. Ling looked as the buttons were turning red as they went up. But Ed was thinking.

"Sensei got past the door. Perhaps she is in the hospital".

Suddenly, the elevator stopped.

"Final floor, lets go".

They walked in a hall. It was covered in mirrors, and there was only one secretary, and a golden door with chinese letters encripted on it.

"Hey, Schyezca, I'm here to see my father".

Schyezca, with her thick glasees and her messed brown hair was smiling at him.

"Your gonna have to wait, your dad is in a meeting right now". She answered.

The doors opened, and three men in black suits came out. They were the main actionists, and the seconds in charge of the company.

"Hiya guys" Ling smiled, but they looked at him coldly.

"You picked a bad day to come here, Ling" The taller one said.

They opened the door and went in.

The office was all windows. A long red carpet went on to a giant desk, in which a Chinese man with a suit was sitting. He had beard, and was typing on his computer.

"Hi, father" Ling waved at the man, who looked up at him and smiled.

"I need help on a little thing, Ling".

"Name it".

"Your sister".

She appeared from under the desk, with a teddy panda bear under her right arm. She waved at Ling, and ran towards him to hug him. He picked her up, and hugged her back.

"Hey, sis, this are my friends, Al, Ed and Envy".

She waved at them and blushed when saw Ed. He smiled at her, and she blushed even more. She covered her face with the teddy bear.

"She is Mei Yang" Ling said.

"Boys, I'm afraid I have bad news. I'm sure my son wants you to take a look at the office where games are created, but something has gone terribly wrong".

Ling looked at his father, worried.

"Those men you just got past, they are taking over the company. And they are coming this way. Please hide under my desk, and don't make a sound".

"What are you talking about, father?".

"Now".

They all walked towards "The Emperor", and hid under the desk. When Ed came closer, he gave him a scroll.

"This is my last will. Please help my kids out of here, and make sure a judge reads this. It is a major piece of information".

Ed looked at him, worried, and hid under the desk. It was very big, and they made silence so to hear everything that happened.

The door opened, and three men came in.

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"We have had enough of you, "Emperor". As from now, this company belongs to us. We will take over all of your actions".

"What if I refuse".

"What if, what if… You are dead, old man. We poisoned your coffee, with an undetectable chemical component. Then we will tie a rope to the ceiling and let you hanging there. It will seem suicide".

"But in case you didn't drink up, as we thought you would, we brought this".

They heard a gun hammering.

"You ought to know that this will be pointless in the end".

"Really…".

The trigger was pulled.

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The body fell heavily on the chair. Mei Yang hugged her brother harder. From his hand, there was a little string of blood dripping on the carpet.

Envy didn't hold it any more.

"You BASTARDS!".

He kicked the desk, and it flew through the window, throwing a man with it. He jumped towards the others, and kicked one on the face.

The second one shot, but missed by inches of his head. Ed clapped his hands, and a big fist grew from the floor. It hit the man with the gun, and sent him out off the building, crashing the window, too.

"Run!".

They all stood up and started running. Ed and Envy were at last. Once they got out, they grabbed Schyezca, and made her go with them. She was very scared.

They went inside the elevator, and Al hit the lowest floor button. The pannel broke. They started going down, when Ed claped his hands, and made the elevator go faster. Suddenly, it stopped, and they all fell to the floor.

"We are ten floors away!". Envy shouted.

Ed clapped once again and opened a hole on the elevator's wall. They jumped off, and he cut the wires so to create a distraction in the lower floors.

They ran down the aisle, guided by Schyezca. Some guards stopped them, but Ed blocked their path and opened a hole to the right. He had created an isolate aisle crossing through the offices, blocking many paths. They all ran as fast as they could.

They were going down the stairs, and reached the entrance hall. There were ten security guards waiting for them. Al took Mei Yang's teddy bear, and made Ed transmute it into a big robot-like bear. Al transmuted a part of his soul to it, and made it fight.

Envy jumped on top of two guards, and grabbed their clubs. Then, he started jumping around, kicking the rest of the guards, and gave the clubs to Ed and Al. Ed transmuted them into spikes, and they fought alongside Envy.

Once they were done, they ran out of the building.

"Schyezca, do you have a car?" Ed asked.

"Yes, it's around the corner". She said.

They ran as fast as they could, and Ed was at the back. They were turning the corner when they heard two shots. Ed had fallen. His right arm and left leg were wounded badly.

Al clapped his hands, and put them on the wall. He created a suit of armor, and passed part of his soul to it. Then, Envy picked Ed, and they got inside the car.

"We gotta take him to the hospital, quick". Al said.

Schyezca drove as fast as she could. Once they got to the hospital, Envy ran past Wrath and went inside with Ed on his back.

Al stayed behind, and transmuted the car into several trashcans. Schyezca was about to cry.

"I was still paying for it".

"That is not important right now".

The doctors took Ed to an emergeny room, and got ready for surgery. He was wounded really bad, and many muscles and veins were destroyed. He was bleeding a lot.

"We will have to amputate".

That was the last thing he heard. He wasn't worried about it, for he was used to pain.

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When he woke up, Winry was by his side, asleep in a couch. His right arm and left leg were gone. He looked at his scars with sadness, but he didn't mind. Winry woke up, and we she looked at him, she started crying.

He hugged her with his left arm alone.

"I have a challenge for you".

"What?" She said, still teary.

"I want you to buil a mechanical arm and leg for me. You will need to connect my nerves to the machines, but I know you can do it".

"Are you crazy!".

"Trust me… I know you can".

Then, he kissed her. She felt warm, and suddenly, everything was possible. She could have built a robot from the scratch.

She took some measures, and weighted his arm and leg. Then she took some notes, and went away, kissing him goodbye.

When she left, the door reamined open, and he saw the room in front of his, and the patient in the bed. He stood up, and started jumping, maintaining balance as he could.

He crossed the aisle, and layed in the bed.

"I knew I would find you, Sensei".