Chapter cinq, finally not really. I'm going to be honest with you; I really didn't like the Laboratory scene in the series. It's extremely difficult to have everything line up just so. Now, I want to ease into the romance instead of forcefully push. Sure, some girls & guys like it when it's pushed in. But the best stories I read developed a feeling towards it first. Personally, it's the first adjectives used in a character's feelings for another that really gear your story into a direction. So in the beginning, Pride & Envy will be stand offish and even hostel. But hopefully it will work. I know I fucked up in the chapter 3 went Envy thought of Ed like that. I wish I could forget it, I'll think of something. Oh, I've decided that Sloth will be in my story, but not for a while. This chapter mostly focuses on Envy and Ed.
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The Clock tower struck nine; it had been thirty minutes since Envy, Lust, and Gluttony arrived into the Lab. Lust took Gluttony like usual while Envy was a lone wolf. Amazing how small it was on the outside, but inside he had run into no one. He decided upon not transforming into another, just for insurance. The plot to create a stone with the young alchemist has to be postponed; if Greed was awakened creating the stone would be pointless. Envy stopped and closed his eyes, listening around the corner to hear if there was any breathing. Inhaling and exhaling normally, someone was near by. Mutating his arms into a blade he reflected it in the light to see around the plaster wall.
'Found you chibi,' Envy thought, transforming his arm into its normal form.
"Envy, come out. You know I can hear you," Ed commented with a confident smile.
The jig was up, time to play a sarcastic game. The sin just peered around the corner, not a hint of fear could be smelled.
"I knew I made noise. I was making sure your ego didn't infest your senses," Envy gestured with his hands and shoulder shrugged.
Pride squinted his eyes and arose with the black weapon in hand. With his black pants and black shirt that laid tighter on his chest it reminded Envy of the Reaper that humans made up from their imagination. It drew spiky head near him, and then transformed his left hand into a black broad sword. A duel was decided with no words needed. Just pent up irritation from one another caused a thunderstorm of tension.
Envy made the first strike to his shoulder; Ed ducked and wrapped the chain around Envy's ankle. But then Envy grabbed the shaft right below the blade and smashed upward into Edward's neck just as he tried to stand back up to block. Pride's body crashed into the wall. This barrier started to crack from impact then pressure. With the blade of Pride's scythe slicing against his neck an on looker would have assumed the winner to be Envy. Struggling, Edward was able to slither part of the chain around his foot.
"What's wrong Edward, too much?" Envy mocked.
Suddenly, Ed pushed his entangled foot to the cracking wall. Like letting go of a child the wall crumbled, throwing both sins on the falling rumbled into the next room. But before landing on Edward, Envy tried to jump away. Too bad he was unsuccessful in his attempts because of the chain around his ankle. Edward's scythe faced outward from his body, the end of the staff nearly touching his chin while the chain was reaching its straining point. While Envy's plan backfired, Ed grabbed the middle of the scythe and placed the end of the blade onto the other sin's shoulder. However, it had not contacted the skin yet. Upon Envy's landing, Edward curled his legs inside with his scythe in between them, making Envy's stomach land on Edward's feet. It was very uncomfortable because Envy's ankle was still wrapped with that damn chain, just like Ed's foot. His feet weren't the softest chair for the other sin's stomach.
"Game over," Ed taunted, grinning.
Blood was the evidence as Ed slammed his feet up, tossing Envy into the scythe's crescent blade. Then to leave real damage Edward dragged the staff towards himself, ripping straight through Envy's shoulder and part of his neck. (Ouch). Each action that took place was done in only seconds after the wall caved in. But while flying though the air, Envy used his strength in his legs and back to curl in the air. When he hit the ground he was able to fall into a summersault throwing Ed flying backwards behind Envy into a chunk of wall that didn't fall. It was an OK hit right into blonde's head. The bodies thieving crimson liquid dripped from Edward's ear when his corpse fell to the ground. Envy panted and unhooked the cursed chain from his ankle.
"What are you doing," a hushed murmur.
Envy was the first to notice it was the half chimera freak. Ed was still laying on the ground, but obviously not dead.
"Get away from her," the doctor whispered while running in front of the tank. His furry, muddy colored, hands...or paws pressed against the water filled tank.
Inside was the decretive form of his daughter. Parts were covered in a brown fur and her eyes peered slightly but were ever so hazy. Edward finally started to move, using his arms to prop himself up. The other sin had to think fast, so he ran though a near by door.
"Like I would take that waste of life you call your daughter."
"Don't go in there," The doctor moved away from his daughter to stop him.
But not in the nick of time inside was a room surrounded by eight glass tanks of red liquid on the floor was an engraved transfiguration circle. The walls where covered in the same red matter trapped inside glass.
'That's it,' Envy deducted, rushing over to the nearest vat.
He turned the nozzle slightly and poured at least a half dollar size into each of his hands. Then heading back into the room where the rising Edward been. Envy shut the door with the ball of his foot and crouched near Ed. He had already risen, laying with his hands and knees on the ground, and started to breathe heavily.
'If you die master will kill me as well. It's not that I want to help you.'
Pride opened his eyes and turned to Envy. Only one of his hands was open, revealing the devil's brew of life. Even though the room was darkly dimmed for the doctor's daughter it shone a horrible red. Suddenly the mood of the room changed, Edward became very primal. He showed his teeth and hissed like a fearful cat at Envy. His eyes became squinted and focused on the mixture. Envy had seen this before; it was very dangerous to him the red water, the incomplete philosopher's stone. With Pride being a half-breed of homunculi it thrived on and for the red water. But since he was part human his body would also reject the concoction. It was the homunculus that needed the stone not the human. Pride wanted to take over; Edward would make sure that would never happen. His tattoos burned while a mental fight brewed up. Pain that resembled hot metal pressing against his body was the identity the demon marks took.
'Stop I don't need that,' Ed thought; however his hand kept reaching for one of them.
'You don't but I do,' Pride fought back.
'No,' Edward fought back.
Ed's heart began to race erratically and beads of sweat dripped fiercely off his chin. Even the involuntary act of breathing became a strain from his split like personalities. Seconds appeared to be minutes, as tension filled whatever matter had not occupied the space. The doctor seemed to also act just like Pride, however, he was fearful.
'They're homunculi,' He thought as he stood in front of his daughter.
'They're just like that women I met, the beautiful one.'
A painted grin splashed on his face. It was the gears of planning that turned into a dangerous idea.
'I think I can use them later on,' the doctor constructed.
The suffering sin twitched as his back cracked from stress. His hot breath steamed over Envy's hand and wrist.
'You know what happened last time you defied me,' Pride darkly questioned.
Unable to forget the past, this time the darker side of him took over. Hands cupped under Envy's hand, holding it up like a chelas. He ensnared the ruby candy made from dead souls, nipping and biting Envy's hand. Envy's hand began to feel a warm sensation as Pride's tongue forcefully licking off the liquid. It was kind of like a puppy that was given a new chewy. Envy could do nothing as he began to finish up. It was interesting how submissive Edward must be to satisfy Pride. Unknown, lost, and confused was a definition to place Envy in. But it intrigued him that this thing eating out of the palm of his hand was similar. Both had the same father but there was not one physical feature that identified one with the other.
'Why are you like this to me,' Envy slightly thought.
Everything started to boil over again. Strangely even though Envy did not care much about Edward or Pride he always had to tell himself that.
'No, we will never be the same.'
"I hate when you do this," Envy commented to the thrashing Pride.
Some would call it cannibalism but for Edward it was a way to survive. Sure when he fought Envy that was Ed most of the time, sometimes Pride would take over and try to kill the other sins. His markings calmed down as he consumed the other hand with the liquid.
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The echoes of the two wandered around the emptiness. Al still didn't trust Scar—he was a murderous being none the less. But he must get along to search the dilapidated building. Alphonse walked at least five feet away from the monster. Every since he joined him Al's heart would not slow down for a second. It was like a constant shot of caffeine flowed though his veins that poisoned his thinking.
'Alphonse, this is madness, (no! this is Sparta!) he's just going to kill you.'
One pace, two paces, three paces, four...
Alphonse put his thumb just under his chin and thought of a plan.
'Maybe I can talk him out of killing other alchemists. I mean he still is human after all,' He thought trying to calm himself down.
Then the alchemist stepped on a pebble, which halted Scar. Al's eye went completely open in shock while gritting his teeth.
'HE'S GOING TO KILL ME!'
"Scar, I'm sorry I-"
But what made Al stop speaking was not from what Scar did, it was what he didn't do. All that happened was he halted—only a fool would ask why. Scar looked to the left and slightly stepped towards the wall. After awhile the walls all started to look the same so it was just strange.
"Stand back," He warned Al, placing his right hand on the wall.
Suddenly his hand exploded, sending red electricity circuiting though the wall. The bolts jumped and frayed to make the wall crumbled onto the matching floor. Even the crowbars that held the wall in place could not with stand such force. Enough waiting, Al ran next to Scar to examine the damage. It was very strange, carvings surrounded a room and blackness was an accompaniment.
"Why did you do that?"
"I was getting tired of seeing the same color. And I heard something behind this wall."
Scar turned to look at Al, still having the same frown. It wasn't the same frown though; it was kind of sensitive, if that made any sense for Al. But instead of making an awkward moment together he just turned his gaze into the marked room. There was something lying as a boulder.
"Is that a human," Alphonse questioned.
"No, it's not human," Scar replied.
He was right it started to move. First it ripped the black restrains that held and stood up. Whatever it was it looked up at both Scar and Al. It grinned and showed its teeth like a prize. The worst part was its eyes, how they stared menacingly at the two of them.
"Why hello," it said. "I'm Greed."
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Yes, I finally introduced Greed I'm so excited. The laboratory five saga is only a three part story. It'll be easy to finish in the next chapter. Soon I'm going to fix my past chapters with the grammar and spelling because my friend Sam in my new beta. (YAY!!!! ). I'm still trying to figure out what Ed/Pride's ability is. If anyone knows please tell me. Next thing, when I talk about Ed/Pride in a normal conversation that means Edward is in control of his body. I will tell you when Pride is talking, fighting, etc.
Example: Pride walking over and grabbed a cookie when no one was around.
This is Edward not Pride. Instead of using Ed's name I used Pride.
The insanity Pride released could not be contained while his hands tightened around Al's neck.
This is Pride not Ed. Ed would probably not do this so it's safe to say this is Pride. (O.O GASP-ETH!!!!)
Tee hee, got to go for now peeps.