The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Summary: Edward's gone. No one can find him. The Seven have also disappeared, including King Bradley. What is going on? And what does Mr. Tucker have to do with anything…?
Disclaimer: Do I own FMA? Think, people, think!! Use your head! What do you think? Of course I don't, you dimwits. How long did it take you to figure that out? Rawr…
A/N: How's the story so far? I must say, I'm kind of disappointed. I have six reviews for this story and yet…over 300 people have looked at it. Knowing that that many people looked at my story is slightly encouraging, but I have no idea what all those people thought of my story. I hope more of you will review. It makes me so happy. Anyway, I've been kind of bouncing back and forth between this story and Broken By War. I'm surprised to discover that this story is a little more popular than BBW. I don't know why. Um…crap, now I'm out of ideas about what I should rant about right now. So, uh…just read the story if you want to…
Chapter Four
The silence stretched on and on, nothing moving except Edward's trembling. Mustang hardly dared to breathe.
"Lust…I'm hungry." Gluttony broke the stillness and it was like a dam had been shattered. Al sprang forward and again Envy jumped between him and his older brother. Riza shot two bullets at the Homunculus, her aim as accurate as always. Envy took the bullets in his leg and in his stomach. He staggered sideways before the bullets fell out and his skin grew over the holes. But by then Al was already attempting to pull Edward away from Mustang.
"He…won't let…go, Al! If—you…hit me…you'll hit him—too!" Ed tried to explain. Mustang twitched and a thin line of blood appeared on his neck. Al clenched his hand into a fist and whispered,
"I'm sorry, Nii-san." Then he pulled back his arm and punched his brother in the shoulder hard enough to send him flying across the floor where he landed in a disgruntled heap, his silver streaked golden hair fanned out around him. A shallow cut appeared along Mustang's jaw line from the edge of Ed's automail when he was tossed away.
'tall steel hurt me hurt boy hurt own brother not good kill hunt good good'
"Al-phonse! Look out! He's…coming after…you…next," Ed growled before the wolf could take over again. He charged at Al, dodging his younger brother's punches easily.
"Stop, Edward!!" Hawkeye and Hughes shouted together. Ed, surprisingly, froze where he stood. Whack!! Seemingly out of nowhere a small piece of metal piping went sailing through the air to connect violently with the back of Edward's head. The chimera-boy's eyes rolled back, sightless, and he collapsed without a sound.
"Go get 'em, Gluttony!" yelled Envy furiously, pointing at all the blue-clad figures in front of him. With his tongue hanging out of his mouth, Gluttony loped forward, grinning hungrily. (how else would Gluttony grin: )
"Fall back!" Mustang commanded. Everyone took one look at the figure running towards them, then backed out of the door they had entered, breaking into a run as soon as they passed the threshold. Alphonse turned to look at his brother's motionless form and hesitated.
"Come on, Al! There's nothing we can do!" called Hughes. Al stood still for a moment longer, indecision whirling around in his mind, then he ran after the others, leaving his older brother to the Homunculi.
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'can't see all dark can't move why where ow ow…'
"What went wrong?!"
"He was outnumbered, Envy. He didn't stand a chance." Ed opened one eye, then the other, peering cautiously around him.
'can see now good fire bangs gone very good hungry…' Ed winced. -Will you shut up?!- He asked the wolf. The wolf grumbled slightly in response, but fell silent.
"See, Lust? That's why I want to take him for 'training' before we attack Head Quarters! He needs to be able to fight against multiple armed people!"
"Relax, Envy. Of course he needs practice. He obviously doesn't know how to work together with the wolf. But he will learn." Ed stirred, then sat up.
'talk now…?' asked the wolf timidly. Ed didn't answer. He glared at the two Homunculus that stood across the room from him.
"So that's it, huh?" he asked. "You want me to attack Head Quarters! But why? What good would that serve? I thought you guys were after the Philosophers Stone."
"We are," replied Lust in what could only be described as an innocent tone. "But we are taking the necessary steps to achieve our goal."
"And what does that have to do with the Military?!"
"Everything."
'bored now hungry big speak no understand play want to play with boy yes yes fun' Ed sighed. He was trying to understand what the Homunculi were planning and then the wolf had to butt in, spouting more nonsense. Then an idea hit him. -Hey Wolf.-
'yay boy wants to talk to me again fun fun' Ed closed his eyes to keep his impatience in check. -Yes, it's wonderful. Anyway, you said you wanted to play?-
'yes yes will boy play with me play play'
"Hey, shorty, what's wrong with you? You're zoned out. Hello?" Ed opened his eyes and suddenly found Envy's hand waving in front of his face. Hunching his shoulders, he put his hands on the sides of his head and screwed up his face in mock pain. As much as he loathed to seem weak in front of Envy, Ed made small whimpering noises and shook his head back and forth. -Yes, I have a fun game to play. Envy…uh, the not-man is bad. We want to get away.-
"Hey, Lust. I think something's wrong with him. Come look at him."
'play play play play…' -Um, Wolf, are you even listening to me?'
'yes yes what game want to play' -Okay. So, first I want you to howl. Really loud. Can you do that?-
'yes can howl why though why howl' -Just do it! It's part of the game- Closing his eyes again, Ed gave the wolf control of his speech and he felt a howl vibrating in the back of his throat. Then the wolf howled through Ed, the sound echoing through the room where he was kept. (Again, I laugh. Ed howling. Such a funny picture.)
"What the hell?!" Edward was pleased to hear the startled exclamations of Envy and Lust. -Good job, Wolf.-
'was fun what now play game more'
"Do you think something happened to him when he got hit?" asked Envy. -Okay, so what we are going to do is when we get close enough to a door, we are going to play a game of chase- said Edward, a plan growing in his mind. -The not-man is going to be the one chasing us, got it? We have to get as far away as possible. Do you understand?-
'yes yes understand chase is fun where do we go why does not-man get to chase'
"Hey, Fullmetal Shorty! Wake up! Open your eyes, you damned brat!" cursed Envy. "Maybe the whack on the back of the head messed up the connection between his wolf side and his human side." Ed cracked one eye open and looked up at Envy. He was pleased to see a furious look on the homunculus' face. He clambered to his hands and knees and crawled to the nearest door.
"Oh no you don't!" growled Envy, starting to reach forward and grab Ed by the braid.
"Stop, Envy!" barked Lust. "You don't want to hurt him even more."
"Will…you be…quiet….you stupid…wolf," Ed growled out loud, not even really talking to the wolf, just putting up a show for the homunculi. Then he growled and dropped down, hands on his head again.
"Hmmm…It looks like he's fighting to gain control over the wolf," said Lust and Ed cheered inwardly. They were reacting exactly how he wanted them to. "Let him fight for a while." Envy scowled and took a step back. Ed faked that the wolf had control again and leapt forward a few paces before he skidded to a stop, gaining control over the 'wolf' again. He repeated that running-and-suddenly-stopping routine until he came closer to the main door of the building. He hunched his shoulders and growled loudly. He clenched both his hands and gave another snarl. -Ready Wolf?-
'ready boy asks me ready for what' Ed clenched the muscles in his legs, preparing to spring. -You have to run now, wolf. Okay? We are going to play chase now. Do you think you can outrun the not-man?-
'yes yes can outrun not-man fun fun chase run' -Okay…now!- Ed felt a sudden flood of energy surge through his arms and legs and he took off, through the main door and away from the house where they had kept him.
"Hey…!" shouted Envy. "Get back here, you mutt!"
"The wolf won," said Lust calmly. "The wolf is controlling him now." Ed laughed quietly. Ha, that's what you think… He kept running, not waiting to see if Envy would follow him. He was amazed by the wolf's running stamina that coursed through his body, keeping his breath even and his speed at a steady pace. His feet pounded down a faintly worn dirt trail and he could see buildings up ahead. Then it occurred to him that he had no idea where he was. And if he went up to someone, they might try to kill him because of his ears and silver-golden eyes. Just then a lumbering figure came meandering up the path. It had long arms and was carrying the bloody remains of what looked like half a cow. He was crunching happily on one of it's legs when it caught sight of Ed.
"Lust!" Gluttony bellowed around the cow leg. "Lust, what's going on?" Ed put on an extra burst of speed and tried to dodge around Gluttony. But the homunculus was faster than he expected and reached out and caught Ed by his black over shirt. (Is it a shirt or a vest or what?)
"Bad doggy…" said Gluttony dully. He licked his lips with his long, tattooed tongue. "Very bad doggy…"
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Bloody Sword Alchemist: Again, I hope someone out there likes this story and will be kind enough to review. It's very encouraging.
Wrath: I'm bored. Will I be in the story too?
Blood Sword Alchemist: Um, Wrath, you don't technically exist at this point in time.
Wrath: Yes I do! I'm either running around an island naked or I'm stuck in that freaky gate! shudders and gags
Bloody Sword Alchemist: No, you don't exist as 'Wrath' right now, so I can't put you in.
Wrath: Well, that's stupid. I should still be in the story.
Bloody Sword Alchemist: I agree with you. But I can't put you in yet. Maybe later in the story.
Wrath: Fine. (stalks off, then drops down on all fours and chases a mouse around and around the room)
Bloody Sword Alchemist: (sigh) Well, please R&R. You can flame me if you want, just to let you know. But it will be a waste of your time and energy. All flames will be used to melt chocolate and marshmallows for smores. And only if you apologize for your flames will you be given a smore. So, R&R and I will give you a smore if you say something nice about my story.