Just to clarify, this takes place before the manga. Ed is around 13 or so.
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Mustang was extremely confused.
He had expected a heavily guarded base... But he saw... Nothing!
It was deserted!
He opened the ajar door and froze at what he saw.
Blood everywhere. Coating the walls, the ceilings. Bodies scattered the grounds, stained scarlet. Odd shapes sprouting out of the ground showed the work of an alchemist.
Then he saw him.
"Fullmetal!"
He ran over to the fallen alchemist.
Edward was in horrible shape. Broken limbs, infections, trashed automail, bullet wounds everywhere.
"Dammit...!"
They carried Ed out and away.
Ed was safe.
Right...?