Chapter 13: Escape

The real Sila wriggled the restraints on her wrists and ankles but she was tied and bound tight. She had a gag in her mouth and could only see the basement she was kept in. There was a small window near the ceiling: A hole in the wall with bars, no bigger than a couple of shoes boxes. Sila twisted herself to her feet and hopped over to the window.

Lust appeared out of the darkness and said "Don't even try it. You might as well be dead already. Plus, you couldn't fit through that window even if there were no bars."

Sila stared off into the unending darkness searching for a sign of hope, anything that might pull her from the dungeon and free her. Then she saw her beacon; a small red dot. She knew she'd choke on her gag if she tired to scream, and did the next best thing.

Lust was again voicing how impossible escape was when Sila dropped to her back and slammed Lust in the stomach with her two bound feet. This caused Lust to let out a strange, but loud yell.

Havoc heard the sound, and he was a soldier and knew the sound. 'A woman is being attacked!'

Sila knew she would pay a price for hurting Lust, but she had to take the chance. Lust stood and glared down at the impudent human. The tips of her fingers extened upward and Sila felt she had made a mistake. A big one.

Envy burst through the door and seemed ready for a fight. "Lust, Pride & Sloth are here. Quit fooling around we have more important things to do. We're having a meeting, let's go."

Lust slowly retracted her fingers and said "You're lucky Sila, but I'll be back."

After the door closed behind the Homunculi Sila slumped down under the window and began to cry. She whimpered lamely hoping that whatever that light that was would have heard Lust's cry and come to investigate. She raised her eyes blurred with tears, and saw the same strange red light flutter down to her left then settle on the floor and disappear. 'The light smells funny…!'

Sila looked up at the window and saw a spiky haired silhouette. 'Havoc!' came out muffled from her mouth "MAVOFF!"

Havoc smiled, but faded when he saw her tears. "Don't worry. I'll get you out of there."

Havoc examined the window and it's bars. He heard people conversing beyond Sila's cell door. They both froze and stared at the door until this noise passed. Havoc then began to try and shake the bars free. They wouldn't budge. Havoc thought about leaving and coming back, but when he looked into her eyes he knew he couldn't abandon her.

Lust returned to the room and Havoc moved out of the view of the window and escaped detection.

Lust said "My my. Trying to get a glimpse of the outside?"

Sila looked down at the ground doing her best not to give anything away. Havoc drew his gun from the holster and waited. 'I can't just dive in. I can't see what I'm firing at. Havoc raised the gun supporting his hand with his wrist. His cigarette burned out again. He could hear the click of Lusts heels on the stone floor and the threats she casually doled out to Sila. "It was foolish of you to attack me. I was the most sympathetic to your plight."

Lust walked up to the window and looked out into the darkness. She saw a match flare to life and the flash of gun powder just before a bullet buried itself in her brain. Sila heard the crack of Lust's skull and saw the trail of blood.

Sila heard a scuffle in the hall and looked pleadingly up at the barred window. 'They must have heard the shot!'

Havoc reappeared in the window and said with determination "I'll get you out of there Sila! I swear!" He tried again to shake the bars free but had no success.

The homunculus Sila had heard referred to as Gluttony burst through the door. "Lust! Lust?" The obese monster inspected his fellow Homunculus. Gluttony's slow wits were Sila's saving grace. Havoc pulled out his gun and took another short range shot at Gluttony. Havoc missed.

Gluttony saw the hole in Lusts head and put two and two together. He ignored Sila who had wriggled to the side of the room out of the way. Gluttony cried out senselessly as anger drove him towards the small window. Gluttony chomped through the bars in a few large bites. He tried to fit through the hole he made. Havoc fell back and watched in horror as Gluttony ate the division between them.

Havoc pulled out his gun and before he shot he decided to wait. When Gluttony began to wriggle his massive bulk through the hole in the wall, Havoc raised his gun and shot three times in a row burying the bullets deep in Gluttony's head.

Inside Sila watched with wide eyes as Lust blinked her eyes and sat up. If Sila could have gasped she would have. Lust put a hand to her head and said "Damn."

While Gluttony wriggled in the ever growing hole Lust stood and said to Sila. "I don't know who did that but you're the only one around to pay for it."

Lust extended her deadly piercing fingers and tried to strike. Sila rolled out of the way, but just barely fast enough.

Lust's fingers luckily cut Sila's ties form her wrists. Sila wasted no time tearing the gag from her mouth. Lust took another swipe from where she stood catching Sila on the arm.

Havoc heard Sila scream and began to brave the still body of Gluttony.

Sila tried to pull free the ties from her ankles but had to dodge Lust's attacks. Lust smirked at the futile attempts that Sila made trying to free herself.

Havoc looked at Gluttony a little closer, nudging the corpulent body with his boot.

Havoc lit up again and began to kick Gluttony's body back into the hole. Havoc grimaced as his toe sunk into Gluttony's fat. He saw he wasn't getting anywhere. Havoc sat down on the ground and used both his feet to pound the fat heavy homunculus back into the room below. Havoc could feel he was moving his enemy's body.

Lust was oblivious to the movement of Gluttony's body, but Sila noticed. As Lust prepared for another attack she said "Now. You can try to dodge this one, but don't think you'll esca-" Lust was then clobbered by Gluttony's unconscious corpulent body.

As the dust settled Sila saw Havoc and his ever present dangling cigarette.

He leaned in the hole and looked around in the dark. The quiet stirred up some fears that he may have been too late. Then he heard Sila call out to him.

She quickly undid the binds on her ankles and ran to the hole where the window used to be. Havoc pulled her up and out and they decided to run away to safety.

Riza Hawkeye could feel she was being followed. She walked back to her home and heard Falman, Fury, and Breda even though they were yards behind her. She turned up her walkway and entered the building. She walked up the stairs and looked over her shoulder. She didn't see the officers but could hear them whispering "Don't get up! She'll see us!" "Sh!" " You SH!"

Riza rolled her eyes and continued up the stairs. She unlocked her door and shut it behind her. She laughed to herself as the three officers tried to figure out what to do outside her doorway.

Romani-chan! Thanks for your review! I hope you enjoy the following chapters as much as the ones you have read so far! I wasn't sure how my FMA story was being received, so thanks for the review!