Pride huddled against the cold wall. He had been kept here for several days now, waiting for Envy or Lust to return. But most of the waiting kept him busy thinking about what had happened. During the nights, he was plagued with nightmares of the blonde haired girl and a suit of armor and a dark night, where he saw a little boy dissolve right in front of him, and when he looked down, his own leg was being eaten away.

The pain was still in his arm and leg, though dull now.

Maybe it was there to remind him… remind him of who he was before.

And he needed to find out.

Envy didn't seem like he would return any time soon. In that case, Pride decided to break out and find the answers by himself. Walking over to the other side of the room, he placed his hands on the damp wall. It was cold to his touch. The whole cell was cold. He clenched his fist and threw a punch at the wall, breaking it apart easily. The stones were thrown back and through the dust Pride noticed that he was in a tower. Envy must have tried to keep him there. Obviously he didn't know what power Pride had.

Pride quickly jumped off, landing in a matter of seconds smoothly on the ground. Slowly he stood up, taking in his surroundings. It was near the middle of the night and nothing could be heard. He was surrounded by hills of grass and trees off in the distance. He felt a few raindrops, and looked up to a clouded night sky. The moon was not hidden from the clouds, however. The moonlight shown over the land, making it look mystical.

But Pride didn't care to ponder on the beauty.

He needed answers.

Xxx

Traveling at a slow but steady run, Pride grinned when he reached the town that Envy had called Central. He had made it this far in only a few hours and he could see the sunlight slowly creeping up. Pride hurried into the city, wanting to search around before anyone could find him.

Where would he find answers? Central City only looked vaguely familiar to him and wasn't helping that much.

Central Headquarters… the thought passed through his mind. He turned his head sideways, seeing a large white building. Out of curiosity, he headed for it. He jumped from window to window, heading for the rooftop. Alchemy…

He cursed. Thoughts and memories were passing through his mind, but he didn't know where they were coming from. He landed next to a window and looked inside and opened it carefully. Nobody was in the room. He stepped down quietly and soon was running swiftly through the halls. He sensed that the girl was here. As the boy.

He came to a stop in front of the door. Putting his hands on it, he slightly opened it up. He peeked in and sure enough, the girl was asleep in a bed. Slowly he walked up to her, a memory popping up in his mind. The girl was smaller and crying, and the other person who looked like a miniature person of him who was holding a doll. It faded away, and Pride kept looking at the girl named Winry.

She turned over on her side and he got a full few of her face. Her bangs slid across her face. He was tempted to reach over and brush them away… and he was about to do that when the door burst open.

Roy Mustang stood the door way, panting and out of breath. He held his hand out in a snapping position, the other arm in a cast. "What are you doing here?" he gasped out.

Pride straightened to full height, which was about a little shorter than Roy. "To find answers," he said lightly. He gazed back down at Winry, who was staring blankly at him.

She had woken up to find him there, and she had just finished dreaming about him. She didn't know what to do.

Pride walked to the window. "I won't find any answers here," he whispered.

"Yes, you will," Roy sighed. He rested his hand, now holding it out, motioning him to come back.

Pride hesitated, and then took a step foreword. He rubbed the side of his left shoulder subconsciously, the shoulder with the Ouroboros tattoo that declared him different from these humans. He looked down at the girl, who had sat up and walked over to Roy. He gazed at them painfully.

"I remember nothing," he said abruptly. He shook his head. "All these memories keep coming back to me," he said softly. "You called me a name last time… what was it?"

"Edward," Winry replied.

"Edward doesn't exist anymore," Pride declared, mostly to himself. "I can't find him."

"You are him!" Roy scoffed loudly.

"I doubt that," Pride said sadly. "I may look like him, but I bear the mark of a Homunculi. I guess… I used to be him. Ever since I've woken up, I've had this fear deep inside me. Fear of Homunculi." Pride looked straight into Roy's eyes. "The fear that belonged to Edward. He feared Homunculi, and he has become one." His eyes softened. "I guess I have to accept that."

"I won't accept that," Winry said, crossing her arms. "You are still Edward Elric. A brother. Friend. Companion. Comrade. You're still him. You just need to find him."

"Stay here," Roy said. "Or at least somewhere else with us."

"Impossible," Pride responded quickly. "Envy is probably waiting for me. Who knows what he'll do once he finds out I ran away?" Pride crossed his arms and sighed. "I've searched for answers about who I was. I found out."

Roy clenched his fist again. "What are you going to do now?"

"Go back to the others," Pride sighed. "They'll probably look for me."

"Edward," Winry said, reaching out and placing a hand on Pride's arm.

Pride gasped at her touched and jumped back against the wall. "Don't touch me!" he heaved, pain creeping into his mind once more. He held his head. A door… a door was opening. Purple eyes were staring mockingly at him. He glared at Winry. "This is enough," he stated haughtily. "I can't stay here."

"What about your brother?" Roy asked lightly.

Pride opened the window, not looking back. "What brother?" he asked, staring out at the rising sun.

"Your brother Alphonse…"

"No!" Pride shouted and glared back at him. "I am Homunculi. The only brothers and sisters I have are the other Homunculus. Nothing else." And with that, he jumped out the window, running back the way he came.

Alphonse, who had been listening in on the conversation, collapsed against the door. Silent sobs rocked his frame.

Xxx

"Pride."

"Yes, Envy?" Pride answered back in a light, cool tone, ignoring Envy's cold stare.

"You didn't betray us, did you?" Envy said, crossing his arms.

"No," Pride responded, walking to the stone door.

"Where did you go?" the silky voice of Lust asked as she appeared out of the shadows.

"Where did you go?" Gluttony repeated in a whiny voice. He followed after Lust.

"I had to get answers," Pride revealed.

"Answers," Envy spat. "You are Homunculi. You don't need to know of what you were."

Pride still felt that was wrong. "Edward…"

"Edward is gone. You are Pride. One of the Homunculi," Sloth lightly said as she entered the room.

Envy, not having any more patience, stomped up to Pride. "We rescued you, and you want to betray us, is that right?"

Pride didn't answer.

Envy executed a kick at Pride's chin, which he didn't avoid in time. Pride was thrown back at the wall and slid to the floor, groaning as he did so. Envy walked over and kneeled in front of him and gave a sigh. "Answer."

"I won't betray you," Pride gasped out, the pain slowly decreasing in his back.

"You are…?"

"Pride. Homunculi."

"And our duty…?"

"To rid the world… of humans."

"Exactly," Envy grinned at him.

Pride slowly stood up and went out the door, though everyone followed him.

"They will begin looking for you," Lust said in a pondering voice.

Sloth nodded. "And that will open opportunities to kill the Alchemist's."

"And once Father's plan is complete…" Envy laughed. "Amestris will be destroyed."

Xxx

Winry hurriedly slipped on her backpack and opened the window quietly. She only got to have one foot out of the room when the door opened and she heard footsteps pile into the room. She turned around and stared into the hard face of Roy Mustang.

"And where do you think you're going?" he asked, face cross.

"… eh?" Winry laughed nervously. She stepped back out and stretched her arms. "OH, you know me! Just getting some… fresh, clean air?" she stopped when the faces kept staring sternly at her.

"Winry," Alphonse said as he walked out behind Roy and Armstrong who was taking up most of the room. "You were going after him, weren't you?"

"You'd be killed," Roy sighed. He looked back at the crew behind him. "I have gathered most of the best Alchemists'. We're planning on heading out tomorrow morning. And you…"

"I am going," Winry declared. "I could help. Really."

"And how?" Riza asked as she squeezed to Roy's side.

"I could… I could… I don't know, just be there to help Edwa- Pride," Winry said sadly.

"Really," Roy didn't question it.

"A battle against Homunculi is dangerous," Armstrong said. "We might need all the help we can get. Edward will need someone he is close to to be there."

"I understand what you're saying," Roy sighed. He looked at Winry and said in a firm voice, "You can come. But you must be out of the way. I don't want anyone taken captive."

"I won't," Winry promised.

Ku ku ku… this will be a really short story. I wasn't in the mood for another long story when I began this.

This could also have been called Redemption. But Faded Memory will work for now.

Anyways, only a couple chapters more, thanks for Kate Maxwell and Bar-Ohki for reviewing!