Who would have thought that a city way out here would be so busy? The Colonel thought going through the city would be the fastest way to get to the lab but that was not the case. He was moving at a glacier's pace, waiting for people to get out of the way. It would have been easier if he'd gone by foot instead of car. Quietly he grumbled to himself as he leaned on the steering wheel about all the things he was going to say and do when he found those damn brothers. His patience had worn so thin now that he was even mad with Al for not talking Ed out of this stupid plan. On top of everything, it was beyond hot in the car and even removing his blue military jacket and rolling up the sleeves of his light blue button down shirt was not making him any cooler. At last, he could see the lab off in the distance.

"Finally," Roy muttered, letting out a tired breath. He pressed down on the gas, picking up speed. It took about fifteen more minutes before he made it to the complex-like building. A deep frown crossed his face as he noticed the guards. Stealth was definitely not his thing and going through the front gate was going to be difficult. "So guess we'll go with blunt force then." He left the car hidden and headed around the back. The brick wall had to be at least twelve feet high, meaning climbing over it wasn't going to happen. Mustang stuffed his hands in his pockets, reaching for his white gloves. "It's too hot out here for this." He quickly snapped his fingers in the direction of the obstacle.

The explosion would no doubt be noticed but he really didn't care as he stepped through the debris. As he headed for the front, three guards came around the corner. Now he had a dilemma as he couldn't just torch humans. He thought about running around the other side but running just seemed like a lot of effort. As the three men moved closer, he noticed that they seemed off. One looked like he was drooling on himself while the other two just seemed confused. None of them were armed either. Pulling out Hawkeye's gun, he took an extra second to aim and fired. The bullet made contact, hitting the closest one in the knee.

The guard let out a yelp and was sent crashing to the ground. The other two didn't even respond. Walking even closer, he side stepped the one on the ground and past the other two. One glanced at him only for his head to drop to the side. The Colonel shook his head sadly, as this kind of thing was what he had expected. He knew the military had sent several men there already to take care of Ferguson, who hadn't returned. For the first time in awhile he felt more concern then anger for his subordinate.

Knowing there was nothing that could be done to help these men now, he snapped his gloved fingers and turned away. "Sorry bout this." He walked to the main door and was surprised to find it open with ease. With the first couple of steps inside, he could hear footsteps heading in his direction. There were several boxes stacked off in the corner that he could hide behind. Moving quickly he pressed up against the far wall.

From where he was, he could see Ferguson passing him to go outside. Probably to see what the commotion was. As soon as he left the building, Roy moved quickly to lock to door behind him. Maybe this was why Fullmetal enjoyed sneaking around, it wasn't as hard as he thought it would be. Usually he just blasted his way in if there was no other alternative.

"Now comes the problem of figuring out where he'd put those two." He moved around the corner to the hallway Ferguson came from. "This place is too big for me to search everywhere." He was also sure that locking the front door would only keep Ferguson away for so long. The more he saw of this place, the more he wanted to avoid the owner as much as possible. As he came to the end of the one hallway, he noticed two more guards standing in front of a solid metal door. "Well if I was going to lock Ed up, that's a good place to start."

Alphonse heard a click just outside his small confines. There was a sudden blast of hot air that pushed against the door and there was the sounds of screams from the guards. Several seconds went by before the heavy latch was slowly lifted and light from the hallway entered the small confinement. In the darkness of the room, Mustang could only make out Alphonse crimson eyes which gave off an eerie look.

"Colonel?" Al's voice squeaked from the dark, making any creepy feeling go away.

"Alphonse, where's Fullmetal?" He moved in farther, noticing the chains keeping the younger Elric brother from escaping.

"Ferguson took him somewhere else. He was unconscious." Roy snapped his fingers again melting one of the links.

"Well regardless of that, I'm not happy with either one of you. Why didn't you convince him not to come here?" His dark eyes and unfaltering tone made Al drop his head. The chain snapped apart and Alphonse took a step forward slowly.

"I...I know. I'm really sorry. Fergusons' really dangerous."

"Yeah I know that and that's exactly why I didn't want either one of you anywhere near him. Your brother is in so much trouble when we get back, you have no idea."

"Colonel, please can we go find Ed? I know you're mad at us but I'm really worried." Roy let out a huff and nodded back.

"Fine. Let's split up though. The sooner we find him and get out of here the better."

"And what about Ferguson?" They headed back out into the hallway.

"Honestly, I just came to get you two out of here. Haven't thought that far ahead."

Alphonse would have been smirking if he could. The Colonel was just as bad as his brother. They walked down the hallway quietly. "Did he say anything that would help us out here?" Something on the wall caught Al's attention and he paused. "Actually he was muttering something about thirty two. I think he might have been talking about a room. See this ones labeled exam room fifteen."

"Okay so we're looking for room thirty two." The hallway split at the end and they seperated. Roy moved around all the clutter in his way. Every so often he'd past a door and stop to try to read the sign next to it. "Seventeen, this is going to take forever," he grumbled as he kept moving down the dimly lit hallway.