Fullmetal X
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! Also: Please R&R! (If you've read my other Fanfic, Kaya, the Fire Arrow Alchemist, this is a completely different style that that)
Disclaimer: I forgot to tell you that I don't own either FMA, or Xmen Evolution. If I did, I would be a millionaire and make Ed taller, Hughes alive, and Xmen Evolution would be still around… ahem, I hope cartoon network is listening
Chapter 4: Tests
The whole FMA crew headed for the medical room and sat in sheer panic and a sense of humiliation… Each had their own thoughts about the procedure:
Alphonse: I'm empty, I've got nothing!
Ed: I hope they don't screw up my automail…
Hughes: I wonder if they would like to look at some pictures of Elicia…
Havoc: Is the tester a girl? If so, how far do I have to get undressed?
Mustang: Let's hope Hawkeye is NOT in the room…
The answer was imminent when Beast came into the room and after they got over the fur, he told them that the boys needed to take their shirts off, while the girls were lucky and got to keep them on. However, all boots and socks needed to be taken off.
Hawkeye: This is going to be good! Let's see what the REAL Mustang looks like!
Armstrong: LOOK AT MY BULGING MUSCLES!
(The rest had sweat drops from the thought of Armstrong's light and sparkles…)
Winry: When do I get to fix Ed's arm?
After everyone was de- shoed, socked, and for the boys shirted, it was silent. (Except for a blushing and giggling Riza and a glowering Roy) Beast called each one separately to a small chair. Everyone thought they were quite comfortable when restraints popped out of nowhere to restrict them from moving,
"Sorry for that, but we don't want you moving when we take the tests. Surprisingly enough, even the toughest guys are scared of needles. Go figure…"
"NEEDLES! WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT NEEDLES? GET ME OUT OF HERE!" yelled Ed as he tried to escape. The restraints had prevented it.
"My hypothesis proven again… I promise I will do the best I can to make it as comfortable as possible. After the procedure, you'll fall asleep, and wake up in a few hours. But we would like to know if we could probe through your minds if possible to find out what makes alchemy tick, and whether or not we can trust you with some more secretive things about this place."
Although they were reluctant at first, they were promised none of the confidential information that might be accidentally tripped over would be revealed. After that, they all consented for it to be done.
They decided that the boys were to be examined first, because in the end, the girls would need to have their shirts removed, but with some privacy, and their examinations would be done by Jean Grey, so it was barely an embarrassing thing to be done.
The first to go was Roy, because his embarrassment was peaking to almost unhealthy conditions. First, Professor Xavier probed his mind, which left Roy a bit dazed but looking grim. Beast then quickly withdrew blood from him for tests. After that, he was somehow detached from the chair's base and was put through a CAT scan for 15 minutes (I honestly don't know how long in real life it takes, but it is fifteen minutes there) There they took all different types of tests, and put him back on the base. After that they did all other sorts of examinations on Roy which seemed so pointless to the FMA crew, but Beast found them all very important.
After what seemed half an hour, Beast shot Roy up with something laid him in the cat scan and proceeded with the next victim who was Armstrong. Xavier had no troubles reading his mind, however, five minutes and the sparkles had faded from Armstrong, and he seemed to be troubled by his thoughts that Xavier was going through. When he was finished, they pulled Roy out of the CAT scan and laid him back to his base where he was out cold.
Armstrong was then surveyed the same way, and then was shot up with the mysterious concoction and put back into the CAT scan. Hughes and Havoc were the next to go, and Xavier didn't spend much time evaluating them, but Beast took the same time with them in measurements and such.
The next was Alphonse. He really didn't think it was necessary, but they insisted that it was needed. First, Xavier tried reading Alphonse's mind; he had little success, so they put him in the CAT scan. Beast then was very curious to see how Alphonse would be able to be walking without any means of support. He took outward pictures and then asked,
"Would it be all right if I take you apart?"
A sweat drop started on his head, "Ed, what do you think?"
"As long as he doesn't touch the transmutation circle, you should be fine… If he can't put you back together, we can always transmutate you back together."
"Okay then, go ahead; it's not going to hurt me." Beast took great care of Alphonse as he took him apart. He laid each piece out and in a line, so he could make sure that he put him back together again. When he got to the collar, he slowed and looked at the circle that binds his soul to the armor. He took out a camera and took a picture of it and decided to start putting him back together, when Ed got mad and had Beast let him transmutate Al back together.
Ed had tried to run off but found that Beast was quicker than he looked. He had caught him before he had touched the doorknob. Alphonse struggled to put him back in the chair and left when Xavier came over to read Ed's mind. It took forever; Xavier had started to sweat and seemed to have trouble reading his mind. Ed was sweating too, apparently trying to block Xavier from a particular memory. It took fifteen minutes and Xavier finally broke Ed and read the rest of his mind. It took another thirty minutes and finally Xavier was finished,
"I will go now and dwell on what I have seen; I will see you when everyone is awake. Good day." Xavier stated and wheeled out the door, and Beast finished all of his strange tests. It took him forever to finish examining Ed's arm; he was like a kid in a candy shop. After Ed's examination was complete, Beast left and Jean Grey did the girl's examinations, which took no time to the boys' lengthy ones. Riza was the last to go, and Roy had started to wake up wondering why Riza was being tortured by the evil red head.
He was becoming more and more conscious when he finally realized that Riza was safe and was only being examined. He feigned sleeping and got to get a good look at Riza in a bra. He was extremely proud of himself until Jean Grey smacked him and removed the memory from him, but remembering that she removed the memory, so when he looked back, the picture of Riza in a bra wouldn't be there, but a big blank where her shirt is supposed to be. (Like a censor, lol)
Jean then put Riza's shirt back on where Roy couldn't see her, and then set him back up in a sitting position. She released the leg cuffs, but wouldn't allow him to leave, so left the hand cuffs from the chair on.
Armstrong, Hughes and Havoc were coming around very quickly; apparently Xavier hadn't drained them as much as he had done on Roy. Poor Roy had to live through the Ishbalan war again in pain and agony. Armstrong probably had that happen too, but he didn't try to commit suicide afterwards. He felt so horrible about himself that he almost wanted to cry. Hughes had seen Roy thinking in pain when he said,
"Are you hanging in there, Roy?"
"Why would you say something like that?"
"Well, Xavier went through a few of my older memories, and I feel very… well, heartless,"
"You being heartless Hughes? I believe you are the one who activates hearts at the thought of his family."
"I miss Gracia and Elicia!" Hughes wailed with milk tears going down his cheeks. Jean Grey had been watching proceedings and noted how strange these people were. No normal person is able to produce those rivers of white tears even around here… But to stem the wailing of Hughes, Roy proceeded,
"Hughes, thanks for saving my life back there,"
"and look where it's gotten you, Colonel Mustang, the Flame Alchemist,"
"Plenty of girlfriends and a lot of money is where it has gotten me! I don't favor Fullmetal though, he has more horrific memories than me. No wonder he fought so hard against Xavier…"
"I would like to point out one thing to you though, Roy. You keep forgetting the most important thing I keep telling you over and over,"
"What is THAT?" Havoc asked eagerly, now fully awake,
"That Riza is the only one for you! She's the one you like, and you know it!"
"Can it, Maes!" Roy's eyebrow was twitching.
"I'm telling you she is perfect for you. A perfect balance between,"
"You're lucky I don't have my gloves Hughes! So SHUT UP, and that's a command!"
"But we're on vacation!"
"WE GOT POOFED INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION! THAT'S NOT A VACATION!"
"Poofed is such a harsh word; try teleported instead,"
"Why I ought to charbroil-,"
"Colonel, Winry is waking up, so please, no more shouting," Armstrong whispered as Winry was coming around. Once she woke up they were completely silent, waiting for Ed and Riza to wake up. Riza woke up about fifteen minutes later, while Ed was still out cold. Jean Grey released everyone and informed them that Ed would soon be with them. Winry detached his arm and left looking for somewhere to fix it. She was hoping someone had all the tools to help her fix it…
Author's Note: (Walks to computer and looks at messages. Sighs in relief of not finding anyone upset with me taking forever. Looks behind me and sees reader with gun, and starts to freak out) HOLD ON! I've got a good explanation on why this took forever.
I only have opportunities to write on every other weekend.
Week days I have to battle my sister to get on.
This story has been really hard to write for me.
I'm just plain lazy anyhow…
I thought I would let you know that I think I am going to finish my other Fanfic because I've been going chapter for each story, so reviewers of my other story have been waiting as long as you, and I haven't started their chapter yet. I promise to work hard on finishing it though!
Preview of the Next Chapter: (I thought I would add this) Winry finds a friend in the Xmen Evo world! The Brotherhood sniffs around the mansion. Logan and Xavier discuss the results of the tests.