Chapter Eleven.

"Ed, why didn't you go after Envy?" Winry was still holding my arm tightly as we walked back to our seats.

All the passengers had been fine, the only casualty was the window I broke and a rather confused conductor. We had been moved to the front of the car, maybe as a precaution on the innocents' part.

"I didn't go after him because I know I can't beat him. Alone." I sighed, thinking once again of my brother. These few weeks really were going to be torture.

"We could have come and-" Winry tried to say something, but I cut her off with a sigh.

"I'm not putting you in danger ever again. The only person who would have been able to help is May." May lowered her head, feeling the tension of the fight. "And also, he was messing with our heads. It was a distraction from something else."

"What do you mean?" Both May and Winry looked to me with curiosity. I pulled them along, walking to our seats still. I took Winry by the waist, May by the hand. I towed them along, pulling them down into our seats.

"What I mean is that he wanted us away from his real plan, and so he fought us here. He wanted us away from something-"

Realization hit me. Al was alone, on a hill-side, hurt. Envy had said he wanted Al out of the picture. Turning to May with horror in my eyes, I mumbled a question through clenched teeth.

"Please tell me Al is not alone. Please tell me that someone is there with him." I almost glared to her. She nodded, looking to me with comfort.

"I had Mustang and his crew come down last night as a sort of... Welcome home party. Al is fine." She couldn't hide the worry in her voice though.

"We need to get off this train." I grabbed Winry, scooping her up in my arms. The next second we were on the roof again.

Luckily for us, the train had been stopped when Envy had attacked, otherwise we would be much further away.

"Win, when I tell you, you have to jump. We'll be right behind you." She nodded, clutching the locket around her neck nervously.

Looking to my right, I saw a pile of cut hay coming up. I gestured, getting an understanding nod from both of them. As it came up, Winry jumped just in time, followed shortly by May, and then me.

We all landed with a thud in the soft hay, a groan escaping from Winry.

"Edward Elric, never make me do that again."

I smiled, pushing myself up from the hay. Luckily for us, we had alchemy. That would speed up our travel a lot.

I grabbed Winry, heading off up the hill. Stopping suddenly, I slapped my hands to the ground, making a platform underneath us. The platform took off, sliding across the road with the speed of the previous train. We'd be there in no time.

~~Al's P.O.V~~

I sat in my wheelchair with Hawkeye behind me. Mustang was wildly aiming his flames at Envy.

"Hawkeye, do you think flames will kill him?" I asked her in a slight whisper as she leaned closer. She pulled out a gun, handing it to me.

"You need to be able to defend yourself. Do you know how to shoot?" I nodded, trying to decipher what that could possibly mean. I leaned back in my chair, holding the gun tight in my hand.

Mustang kept firing, Havoc and the others shooting. Envy was twisting in every direction, red alchemy sparks flying everywhere. He was laughing psychotically as he writhed.

"Alphonse! I have a little message for you!" Suddenly, he lunged. I pulled the gun up, my arms going straight out in front of me. Envy laughed, coming to a stop in front of me. He pressed his head against the gun, cocking it at an angle. His eyes were wide, smoke still coming from his hair.

"Is your dearest Brother doing okay? Have you contacted him recently?" His voice was menacing, as if he was playing some prank.

"Ed can take care of himself." I pressed the gun harder against his head. Around me, I could tell everyone else was pointing guns as well. Mustang had grabbed an extra one from Hawkeye, not wanting to burn me.

"Are you so sure?" He laughed again, keeping his smile wide as he stared to me. "I could have gotten to him and your precious girl May."

"You leave her out of this!" I raised my voice, pressing the gun closer. He laughed, swirling away the next instant.

"Whatever did happen to Ed, guess you'll just-"

A rock came flying down on his head. He huffed, fixing his hair in an irked matter.

Ed came flying around the corner, May and Winry right behind him.

"Get the hell away from my brother!" He transmuted his gauntlet into the blade, lunging for Envy.