Chapter 19
Fighting death
Hey everyone sorry it took so long to update. I couldn't find a way to end it, then I put it down tried to pick it up but couldn't so I came up with this. this has been the longest fan fiction I have ever written and the end is drawing near. Not yet but near. sorry if the paracgraphs are weird this chapter will not upload properly i have tried at least a dozen times and finally i had to go through and space it myself becuse it had been one block hope this helps. Thank you all of my reviewers and sorry if this chapter doesn't live up to be extremely awesome I kind of want to finish this but I am also trying not to rush everything to insanely. Anyway I have talked to long. Please R&R I do not own FMA now ON WITH THE STORY!
"No!" I yelled but there was a bright flash of light and the shadows were once again destroyed. I shielded my eyes the best I could and blindly ran towards Amanda. The light faded and I looked around. Amanda was gone and I was confused. I glanced over to my left to see Breeze had pulled her away to safety. I spun to face Pride I was only a couple feet from him. He looked at me his eyes glowing scarlet. I growled as he sent his shadows after me.
I dashed away but ended up being forced to run into the nearest patch of forest even though it was on fire. I gagged on the smoke as the red and orange flames danced in front of me. It was blazing hot and I could smell the burning wood and smoke I could barely breath I ducked down under the smoke as I ran. A limb from a burning tree beside me snapped and fell for me.
I screamed as the burning wood rapidly approached and landed only a foot in front of me. I stumbled back in shock and tripped. A black shadow hand wrapped around my foot and pulled me away from the burning trees. I franticly clawed the ground trying to get hold so I could get lose but with no avail then I began coughing again and fell almost completely limp. Once out of the fire I was flung up into the air then slammed down on the ground my vision blurred for a second before I found myself suspended upside down in mid air by one ankle, staring across the field at everyone. I was about 4 feet off the ground and couldn't break lose.
Then I saw Hohenheim and Al sneak up close to Pride. Pride laughed assuming that was their plan only to find himself enclosed in a dome. He shot a spear at Hohenheim but it broke off just as the dome concealed him completely. The arm holding me vanished and I fell down headfirst. Ouch I thought as I climbed to my feet, rubbing my aching head. I ran to the others my head pounding and sides burning, everything felt a bit sore. I approached Amanda.
"Hey," I greeted but she punched me in the face and yelled.
"How could you I thought we all agreed you wouldn't try to protect me anymore!" I cringed and said.
"I'm sorry but it was a really bad fight and I just didn't,"
"I don't care never do that again do you hear me!" I sighed and Breeze said.
"Amanda, I know it upset you but I think April did the right thing. She had knowledge of what would happen and how to fight it yet even we both still got pretty banged up. Please just trust us when we ask you to duck and cover." She turned and walked away without another word. Amanda and I stared after her and I smiled.
"Thanks," I muttered and turned and walked back to the others. I saw Greed/Ling jump onto a tree then run towards central. Ed walked over to watch the rising sun and said. "It's today, today is promise day."
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I took a deep breath taking in the gorgeous sunrise while Ed and the other discussed a battle plan. Breeze was telling them what they should do helping to make sure they would be at the right place at the right time. I looked back at the sun in the distance as it peeked over mountains and traveled fields. Never in all my life have I seen something so beautiful. This will be the most important day of my life and after this there will be no going back to how things use to be.
I have people I need to protect. People I need to help. My friends are about to go into battle and I can't just stand aside while monsters try to take over. But I knew that there wasn't much I could do. I really don't want to be here when the battle with Father starts. I thought. I think I can get us out of here before then and let the cast deal with this. I'm sick of being stuck here I just want to go home. It was time we have to go home. I thought back to the end of the series and what Ed did in his final transmutation. I had no other choice. I walked over to the large transmutation circle Lust had made to help us defeat Sloth.
"Amanda, Breeze." I called them over. "Are you ready?"
"Ready for what?" Amanda asked. I took a breath and said.
"I am going to take us home."
"Wait April no!" Breeze told me. "We can't just leave we can help them!"
"Breeze even though it's only for a short time Father becomes a god we have to get out before then. They will be fine without us you know that." Breeze stepped away from the circle and shook her head.
"We have been away from home long enough."
"What home?" Amanda asked me.
"Your parents have been lying to both of you are you sure you want to go back?"
"Even so you have a family to return to."
"I don't want to go back." Amanda said. "These people are more like family then my real family has ever been."
"What do you mean?" I asked. "You love your family." I answered clawing back into my memory for any time Amanda ever talked of her close family I had no recollection of it. Amanda shook her head.
"No they are terrible family." Breeze and I stared at her curiously and quietly just above a whisper Amanda said. "My father is a drunk. He abuses my mom and me." Breeze and I gasped and I was filled with the urge to go back to our world and slap the crap out of him. "He was arrested a week before we came here. I never told anyone. but it's just been my mom and me and she is so distant I can't stand it I don't want to go home!" I could tell by her voice she was on the brink of crying. I stood beside her and put a hand on her back.
"It's ok this world is our new home." I said and Breeze put a hand on her shoulder.
"We will stick together." Breeze comforted. Amanda had always been so strong yet kind, and sympathetic and as a person I looked up to her even after she came back from being evil. Seeing her ready so hurt it is like a little kid watching superman cry. It's just not right. we walked away from the transmutation circle Amanda quickly regaining her composer and showing no sign she had been about to cry we went to stand next to the cast of FMA. We need out own plan. I thought but nothing came to mind. I guess we have to wing it. and we went up to Ed.
"Hey Breeze what do you say we stay with Al?" I asked. She nodded deciding it was probably safest even if we do face off with the tiny little kid of evil. "Are you ready to go?" Lan fan asked Ed. "Yea but I am just a bit worried about Al." Ed answered. "We will stay with him." I volunteered. "It's the least we can do." Ed nodded thankfully. "Thanks I don't want him to get lonely." I nodded and they all walked away leaving only Amanda, Heinkel, Mei Chang, Yoki Marco, Breeze and I between here and the village. The day seemed to creep by slowly and from the earth dome I could hear Pride hitting Al's head sending out in Morse code his location.
It took every last drop of my self control not to yell for Al to stop him. time crept slowly by, until the sun was fully risen and I knew it was time for Kimblee to show up and smash Pride's prison to pieces. I walked up to the Dome Breeze Amanda and I kept a safe distance. Everything fell silent Heinkel meanwhile stood by the Dome asking Al what the sound was and that's when I couldn't help myself.
"Heinkel! Get away from there!" Heinkel Looked at me like I was crazy but obeyed moving just as the explosion hit right where he had been standing. He was blown past us and I covered my face to protect myself from the giant dusk cloud. Heinkel was badly injured his wounds fatal if he hadn't moved he would have died on the spot. The force of the explosion pushed my hair and my clothes as if a strong wind had blown through.
The explosion left a gaping hole on the side of the Dome and Pride stepped out like nothing while Al had scooped up his head and ran to face Kimblee. In no time Pride was standing beside Kimblee. Al spotted Heinkel and ran to him screaming if he was ok. I was surprised how confusing it was to keep up with that was going on. Between the smoke and the yelling I could barely keep track. One second I was standing in front of Breeze and Amanda the next there was another explosion and as I stared through the smock I saw Al's legs were missing. but still he was struggling to pull the wounded Heinkel to safety. I ran to him as Heinkel handed him the stone and told him something.
"Go!" I ordered Al as I lowered myself to Heinkel. "Guys help me!" I called to Amanda and Breeze they ran over and helped me move Heinkel and I told Al. "We will watch out for him Marco is on his way." All nodded and with a flash of alchemy had legs and ran to fight Kimblee and Pride. There was another explosion and I saw Marco headed towards us and we put Heinkel down while Marco caught the stone when Al threw it. I ran up beside Al and Pride spotted me.
"Aw so your still alive? We don't need your sacrifice anymore the least you can do for me is make a good meal!" Shadows dove at me and Al rammed into me his heavy metal shoving me out of the way and collapsed on top of me, saving my life. We stood up and Pride spotted Marco and his shadows made a dive for Marco wanting the philosopher's stone. Kimblee made another explosion but in the chaos missed everything but the force did send me flying and I rammed into the side of the dome, hurt. I tried to stand but was unable the pain was just too much at the moment. I have to get up I have to get away.
I thought but I gave into the pain and just laid there no one noticed me and no one could see me in the smoke. Then out of nowhere and I mean it when I say no where I had no clue it was coming A car came out of the trees and rammed into Pride sending him flying. Then Heinkel in lion form attacked Kimblee in the neck giving him a wound that would bring him a slow painful death. Yoki was in the car crying.
"I hit him I actually hit him. don't say I never did my part!"
"I'm surprised you are here chicken man good job." Heinkel said Yoki didn't seem to notice him.
"You should have told me you were coming Yoki, we could have car pulled." Marco joked as we all climbed into the car. Heinkel threw Kimblee's lifeless body at Pride forcing Pride to dive away as we drove away, from both Pride and me. I watched as pride's shadows consumed Kimblee. I tried to look away but couldn't I was paralyzed were I was. Unable to move. Please don't see me. I mentally begged.
Please don't see me! the smoke cleared and Pride gathered himself looking in the direction of the car. A strange look crossed his face and he sniffed the air and slowly turned to face me an evil grin playing on his lips.
"Well, well looks like someone was left behind." I tried to stand up but only raised myself about an inch off the ground before my arms cave out and I collapsed on the pavement I realized that my clothes were stick and wet I swallowed as I painfully turned my head to see I was in a pool of blood.
Leave me alone, please leave me alone. I don't want to die. I thought desperately Pride approached me taking slow deliberate steps walking as if he has a purpose. The arms of his shadows reached out around him faces dancing in the darkness. I swallowed as he drew near.
"Get back." I choked out desperately my throat feeling like sandpaper.
"You're going to die you know." Pride said. "That wound in your leg is fatal. And with all the blood you are losing it won't take long." Wound in my leg? I thought. after a second I realized I couldn't feel my leg. The entire lower part of my body was numb. Horror struck me and I once again tried to get away but found myself unable. His shadows wrapped around my arms and legs there cold touch awaking my feeling and sent waves of pain raking through my body. I gritted my teeth and groaned causing Pride to smile. "Let go of me." I rasped losing my ability to speak. If I am going to die let me die in peace not by the hands of this monster.
"It is very tempting to eat you." Pride admitted as a wall of shadow rose in front of me and a large mouth appeared opening so I could gaze inside. A type of cold emanated from it and I could see souls inside the people from the stone screaming in pain and torment trying desperately to find a way out of their hell. The mouth closed. "But I won't." I stared at Pride confused and he told me.
"I just ate Kimblee I don't want to seem unimaginative. Besides you are dying and I know a much better way to kill you. I am going to have some fun before you pass." A low growl escaped my throat and the hands holding me in the air tightened sending wave upon wave of burning pain through me. I clenched my teeth trying not to scream and Pride said. "What you don't agree? I was going to give you some time to live but if you don't want to I could simply eat you or spear you… or rip you limb from limb."
The icy arms began pulling in different directions making it feel as if my arm was about to fall. I gave into the pain and screamed and it stopped as Pride said.
"No? well then you best not complain." He turned and began walking in the direction they drove off in a few men from the town emerged trying to find the source of the explosion. At the sight of the little kid controlling the little arms of evil holding me they screamed and turned to run back to the village but they couldn't out run Prides shadows and they were speared before they got to take a step. I recoiled and tried to look away.
"Enjoying the show?" Pride asked. "No? Then maybe you will like the finally with your friends." Before I could think time and existence it faded. And I felt like I was being squeezed through a space through oblivion cold surrounded me and for a moment made my body go 100% numb the feeling strange but I preferred it to the pain. But still it created a new pain as if I was being torn and pulled apart molecule by molecule. Finally I resurfaced and we were in central or shall I say under central in the tunnels at the homunculi base. I had just gone through one of Prides transitions where he fades into shadow and resurface somewhere else. I tried to scream I wanted to scream there was nothing I desired more at the moment then Pride's death unfortunately that wouldn't happen anytime soon.
(Breeze's View)
"Stop we have to go back for her!" I screamed through the car as it swerved severely barely avoiding head on collision with another car.
"Breeze we can't we have to get away from pride it's sad she got left behind but we have to make sure we finish the plan." Marco told me. "Maybe we can go back for her later." Marco said trying and failing to calm me down.
"He's going to kill her!" I cried out. The car swerved again.
"Please stop yelling!" Yoki called back to us. "It is making me nervous."
"Stop yelling. or your kill us too." Heinkel told me.
"We have to get her. We have to save her." I said fighting back tears she had been my friend for what felt like ages when all I knew was betrayal and even when I betrayed her she still trusted me, still forgave me. and even though it's been six months since I abandoned her deep down I still felt like a bitch for it. If only she had been mad at me for it then it wouldn't be so bad. "We have to save her. If she dies then it's my fault I'm her older sister!" the car swerved again.
"Breeze!" Amanda said strongly, sternly. I was shocked at the tone in her voice. Amanda rarely ever yelled. "We have to keep moving forward April can take care of herself and if not we will avenge her full force. We have to continue with what we are doing from what you told me if we don't hurry everyone will die even if just for a short time. so we need to stick to the plan otherwise it won't matter if we go back for her or not." I couldn't believe that Amanda the kindest person I know was leavening April for dead. But on the other hand…she was right.
"Alright." I said. "We keep moving forward." The rest of the car ride was in silence.
(April's view)
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Pride had been conversing with Father for a few minutes leaving me pinned in the air with his darkness in the shadows. I thought he had forgotten about me and slowly my vision began to fade. Black dancing before me calling me. My pain had numbed my body and I was thinking through a haze unable to gather my thoughts. I began to fall through the darkness. Giving into its offer to pull me out of this horrible situation.
"Now, you aren't blacking out on me are you?" Pride asked through a large face in the shadows before me allowing me to see its razor sharp teeth. Normally I would feel threatened by its presence, being so close to the monster but instead I didn't feel at all. Dante looked over and stared at me a grin playing on her lips.
She is enjoying my suffering. I thought no, no. I don't want to die as her entertainment. But if I live it won't be much better, being used as a pawn in their game. The last thought that crossed my mind before my sight totally left me was. Live free or let me die.