Nevermore Sister
Full Reunion – Truth Revealed
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Edward, Alphonse and Skye turned their head above them. Sitting on the branch above was Envy. The Homunculus relaxed on the branch, studying his nails.
"How touching?" he said in that familiar feminine voice of his. "A family reunion. It's good to see us all together again, don't you think?"
He jumped down from the branch when Ed had thrown a spear at the green haired man. He stood in the center of the clearing, his arm transformed into a spike. Edward had transmutated his automail into his signature blade as well.
Al moved into a combat stance, ready for a battle. Skye stayed where she was. She felt strange around Envy. She had been searching for him ever since she read her father's journals about him. How it was he and this person named Dante tried to bring their son back from the grave. But instead, they made Envy.
She had read a lot about their first son. William, they called him. She thought it a coincidence that she would meet a boy by the same name. She never did find a picture of him. She sometimes wished she did.
"What the hell do you want Envy?" Ed asked.
"Nothing much really," he answered. "I just want you three dead."
"Leave Skye out of this," Al said. "She's done nothing to you."
"No, she hasn't. But she still came from that bastard as well as you two. She's going to die tonight right after I finish you.
"So what do you say, Fullmetal Midget?"
Edward attacked Envy with all the energy he had. Every attack he made, Envy dodged it easily.
"Who are you calling Fullmetal Midget!?" he yelled. He continued fighting until he got tired. He let his guard down and Envy was able to hit him square in the chest, sending Ed flying into a tree.
Al went to attack Envy, but Envy was more agile than Al was. The homunculus leaped over Al and tricked the suit of armor. Al tripped over his own feet, landing right on Ed. The action also caused him to be hit hard against a boulder, causing part of his armor to shatter, making it useless to move.
"AL!" Ed managed to get up from the ground. He was about to transmutate his brother back to normal, but Envy took that chance away. The homunculus grabbed Ed by the shoulder and hurled him to the other side of the clearing near Skye. She hadn't moved since the fight broke out.
Ed struggled to get up, but to no avail. He was weakened that time. He was on his back looking up to the canopy of the forest. His eyes moved around, trying to throw the spots from his vision. He couldn't see Envy, and that made him nervous.
"Well then… I see that didn't take long."
Envy stood over Ed, but far enough away that Edward couldn't reach him without pain. He held his bladed arm over the boy, ready for the final blow.
"Nii-san!" Al cried. "Get up Nii-san!"
It didn't help. Ed had gone unconscious. Envy smirked evilly and grabbed Ed by his hair. He pulled the alchemist upright and raised his blade.
"I win."
"NII-SAN!"
Ed fell to the ground. But he wasn't dead yet. Envy didn't get the chance. Something clicked in Skye's universe. Something made her get up from her weakness and fight against the green haired Homunculus.
Envy was amused by her attempts. But he got a little worried when she wouldn't tire. She attacked him again and again. She had transmutated a spear from the ground and was now using it to fend him off. Envy blocked all of her hits and jumped up onto a branch to get away from her.
She stood panting beneath him. She hurled her spear and it lodged into the trunk of the tree near Envy. Slowly, her muscles were screaming at her for her exertion. But she paid no mind to it as she hurried over to where Ed was. Al had made his way over to them by means of crawling.
"Nii-san?" Al asked. "Wake up Nii-san."
Ed slowly opened his eyes. But he wasn't met by his brother but by Skye.
"What happened?" he asked.
"I saved your ass," Skye said. "That's what happened."
Edward looked at her and then at his brother. Al nodded his head to affirm that it was true. Ed turned back to Skye and smiled gently.
"Thank you."
"Oh, how precious." Envy's voice was full of sarcasm. He was irritated that the bitch stopped him from killing the shrimp.
The three looked up at Envy. He was walking back and forth on the branch; purely irritated and seething from all the affection they were showing each other. Skye stood up and walked to the middle of the clearing. She brushed her hands over her forearms and bent to the ground. Standing, she transmutated another spear.
"Bravo," Envy said. "You can make spears."
"Shut your trap Envy," she said. "Let's finish this."
"Skye?"
"Quiet Al," she said. "Take care of your brother. I got this ass."
Envy chuckled. He shook his head and leaned against the tree trunk.
"What's so fucking funny?" she asked angrily.
"You. You must be so eager to join your son."
Skye went rigid. Ed and Al looked between the two.
"How did you know about him?" Skye asked, seething. "Have you been stalking me?"
"How do you think I broke it to those two? Your last letter arrived right when they showed up in Risenbul. You sent that letter two weeks before. Yes, I've been stalking you since I left you alone."
"What the hell…?"
Ed was confused. The conversation between them had no meaning to him or Al. There was something he had to be missing.
"My, my… don't we look upset?" Envy said making fun of Skye's anger.
"Shut the fuck up Envy," she said. "You don't know anything."
"I actually do. I know much more than what you think. You son, William, was murdered at the age of three. He was taken from your front yard when you weren't looking. You searched for days after you couldn't find him. You found him, bloody and hacked in an alley…"
"Shut up…"
"You were devastated. The town didn't believe you when you said you didn't commit the murder. You were shunned, kicked out, left for crap…"
"Stop…"
"But I'm not finished. So, you couldn't live with the guilt. And the man you gave yourself to had gone bye-bye before he was born. So you had to deliver alone in the dead of night without anyone to help. There was no one there save for one small black cat."
"How did you know that?" she asked in fear. Envy only laughed.
"Because I was that cat."
Skye had fallen to her knees. Ed and Al were both getting upset and they wanted to help. But they couldn't move. They could only watch as their sister's life was unraveled bit by bit in the worse possible manner.
"And you want to know something else?" Envy continued. "I was the one who took him away. I was the one who killed him. And I enjoyed every minute of it."
A/N: The truth comes out. How will Skye react? What do Ed and Al think about this ordeal? Just wait and see. Only two more chapters to go. I'll make them the best I can. Review please!