Author's Note: That's right people! This is indeed… (Drumroll) a double update! Two updates in less than 24 hours! XD
Firstly, I really do feel bad about randomly leaving for just over three weeks. Secondly, awesomenaruto specifically asked me for a double update, and I like to keep my reviewers happy! :) Lastly, I got a really beautiful review from A Happy Guest Reader, aka Jay, and it motivated me. ^_^
One more thing, I want to give a shout out to TheBlackRose123 as my other reviewer and my awesome creeping buddy! :D Well, that's it from me… Go read Chapter 14!

Chapter 14-

Winry screamed sorrowfully as the car squealed to a halt, tears forming in her eyes. Al saw the whole scene as if he was watching it through the eyes of someone else- the dancing flames, the stinging of the ashy smoke, and what used to be a military car blasted to smithereens on the edge of the sidewalk. Al's mind froze, but his body moved on its own, forcing him to rush out of the car and over to the site of the explosion along with his three companions.

"Colonel! Lieutenant! Havoc! Ed! Can any of you hear me?" Falman shouted, hoping to hear a response. Fuery began digging under the mass of molten steel, twisted rubber and splinters of wood, hauling piece after piece out of his road in search of the rest of his team. Falman, Al and Winry joined him, although Winry could barely see through her tears. Oh, she'd seen destruction and blood before- her parents were doctors, after all- but it had never been her friends whose lives were in danger. Al trembled as he shoved more of the mess out of the way. His friends were buried under there… his brother was buried under there! He exerted his willpower and stopped his trembling, now able to work faster and more precisely.

Falman called out to them again, and this time Al and Winry did as well, but Fuery couldn't make his voice work. So soon after Breda… he couldn't lose anyone else! He pushed at an excessive piece of metal twisted beyond repair, but couldn't move it- it was far too heavy. As he pushed, Fuery thought he heard something. He paused, ceasing all movement in order to listen. Again came the sound- it sort of sounded like a muffled groan. Fuery's eyes lit up, and suddenly he found his voice.

"I found someone… I found someone! Help me move this!" he yelled, pushing the obstacle with all of his strength. Al and Winry came sprinting over, and Falman rushed around the other side to help pull it out. Under the force of four people, the warped debris moved easily.

Falman peered through the smoke, detecting jet-black hair and a ripped, dirty blue uniform. But the Colonel was completely unconscious- he couldn't have made the sound Fuery heard. Falman took hold of the younger man's arms, while Fuery picked up Mustang's feet, and they carefully lifted him up and out. Normally they didn't move an injured soldier immediately in case of spinal injury, but the surrounding metal was slowly burning him, and he needed to be relocated as soon as possible.

Al watched concernedly as they moved Mustang out of harm's way, but a small tremor of movement caught Winry's attention and she glanced back over to the wreckage.

Her eyes widened. "Miss Hawkeye?" she gasped, kneeling by the older woman's side. The Lieutenant was lying under where Mustang had been before, barely conscious, and she wheezed uneasily when she tried to breathe. She groaned painfully again. The officers decided to move her as well, and she too was lifted out of the burning heap and onto the deserted sidewalk.

"Lieutenant? Can you hear me, Lieutenant?" Falman asked urgently.

"Colonel… where's the Colonel…?" Hawkeye shut her eyes against the pain, as if it would help.

"He's right here, Miss Hawkeye," Winry replied, gesturing to Mustang even though Hawkeye couldn't see. "He's alive."

"Stupid… he protected me… it should have been… the other… way around," Hawkeye wheezed, taking many breaths between her words as if the air wasn't getting to her lungs properly. "Where's… Havoc, and… Ed…?"

Al bit his lip. "We haven't found them yet…" he began to tremble lightly again. "I'm sorry."

Fuery and Winry promptly began to search again for the other two, and Al went to help them, leaving Hawkeye with Falman.

"Falman… I think… Ed … was taken…" Hawkeye told him wearily.

"What? Lieutenant, what happened?" Falman gave her a solemn look.

"We were… attacked… they blew up… the car…" Hawkeye coughed, her voice scratching painfully. "It was… an ambush… they were waiting… followed us…" her injured voice was quickly fading to a whisper as she attempted to finish her report.

"Who did this?" Falman nearly growled, although his anger was not directed towards Hawkeye.

"It was… the vampire hunters…" Hawkeye whispered. Falman's jaw dropped; he was expecting the Homunculi or the actual vampires to be the cause, or possibly even Scar. Vampire Hunters? Surely, she had to be kidding!

"They knew… about Ed… the Homunculi… told them… Ed… captured…" Hawkeye's voice couldn't take anymore and completely gave out, her consciousness swiftly following.

Falman's mouth formed a firm line as he reflected on the news. The Homunculi told the Hunters that Ed was a vampire, and they'd blown up the military car with explosives in order to capture him. Falman knew by observing the tracker that when Hawkeye was driving before, it was in the entirely opposite direction to where Ed needed to go. The Hunters must have been following them, and they were just driving out of gunfire range… but it was a trap, they were actually herding the car towards the stack of explosives…! Falman frowned. This was why he usually never went in the field- he was more of a research-and-technology sort of person.

Fuery and Al came up beside Falman with Winry following, this time carrying Havoc.

"They're all in such bad shape…" Winry murmured, worryingly looking over the injured three.

Falman looked at them all solemnly, but his next words were directed mainly to Al and Winry. "I'm sorry," he said, and briefed them on the information he'd learned from Hawkeye before she'd passed out.

"Ed's gone…?" Winry whispered, gazing at the charred ground with watery eyes. Falman went off to one side, taking Fuery with him, and quickly called an ambulance, as the car they were travelling in before didn't have enough space to transport them all to the hospital.

Al seemed to be in shock at first, but after a moment he looked at Winry and smiled, astonishing her. "Don't worry, Winry. Think of who we're talking about here. Brother's been in loads of situations like this before and he always manages to escape without serious injury. I'm sure he's fine, and we'll see him again soon!" His eyes also watered, but he stood with a determined look in his eyes. He had faith in his older brother.

Al's words didn't seem to help Winry any. "But… oh Al, he doesn't remember that! He won't remember how to get away!" Winry began to panic. "I know he's a vampire and practically invincible and all that, but these people deal with vampires specifically! They'll know any weaknesses… they'll know how to kill him…!"

Winry began to tremble. "Al, I'm so worried about him… he's too stupid! He constantly puts himself in danger!"

Al gazed worriedly at her for a moment, before pulling his long-time friend into a hug. Winry threw her arms around the younger boy, distraught beyond belief.

"He's already changed so much. What if he doesn't come back this time…?" she cried.

Al smiled sadly, even though Winry wouldn't see it. "Brother always comes back, no matter what happens. Always. And besides, even if he didn't, he'd have us to come find him again."

Winry gazed at him, this time comforted by his soothing words.

"So, what do you say? Do you want to go find Brother with me?" Al looked hopeful, seeing as how Winry wasn't crying anymore. She gave him a small, genuine smile.

"Alright. And when I find the idiot, I'm going to throw my entire tool set at him!" Winry frowned. Al wasn't sure whether to be happy she was back to her normal, strong self, or frightened for his brother's health. Winry's tool set was enormous, being a mechanic and all.

The ambulance pulled up then, and Mustang, Hawkeye and Havoc were loaded inside. Falman ended up going inside the ambulance as well, but Al, Winry and Fuery had to drive to the hospital in the Military car.

All of them had completely forgotten about the Clan's summons. They were soon to learn that the Clan would not be defied the hard way.

A/N: Oh dear… they've angered the Clan, and Ed isn't there to help them out any more! Will they rescue Ed from the Hunters in time? What will the Clan do? When will the Homunculi choose to attack? How will Ed ever get his memories back in the midst of all this madness and chaos? Will I ever stop talking? If you want to find out… review! :D