Roy Mustang wouldn't say he was as worried as Alphonse, but all the same he was concerned about the eldest Elric brother. They had been searching throughout the night for the sixteen year old, and came up with nothing. Alphonse had pleaded for Roy to keep helping, and although he was freezing and soaking wet he never thought once of quitting the search for the missing brother.

Al every once in awhile would call out Ed's name only receiving no reply. Which broke Roy's heart when he noticed with every shout of his brother's name Al's broad shoulders seemed to sag more and more. When his heavy metal head lowered with a long sigh Roy decided to try and give him hope. Although he wasn't that good at that sorta stuff, he knew at this moment it was needed.

With a awkward cough he narrowed his eyes on the towering suit of metal walking beside him on the dim lighted sidewalk. "You know, Ed's always getting himself in trouble." Al's shoulders if possible seemed to drop even lower making Roy bite his lips with his stupid pick of words.

With a sigh he dug his soaked wet gloved hands in his coat pockets. "But, he's always the type to get out of it too..I don't know how, but your brother's strong and very skilled." Roy said looking up at Al hoping it'd give him a better mind set.

Al gave a heavy nod. "I know colonel." His armour clanged with every step he took, the sound seeming to echo though the rainy cold night air. His hallow eyes stared ahead. "It's just..I have this weird feeling.." He paused as if to try and piece out exactly what he was feeling before telling Roy. After a few long seconds he continued. "I feel like Ed's in trouble, but not something simple..I don't know..I'm just scared that I'm not gonna find him..or I am and he's..." His sentence died out with another bow of his head followed by another sigh.

Roy didn't know what to say. He just wasn't good with this kinda stuff. He prayed that Alphonse was wrong though and that Ed was just fine...but the brothers knew each other more then they knew themselves, and if Al was after all this time of Ed being in danger was this worried then maybe Roy had a much bigger problem on his hands then what he had thought. He would find Ed no matter what...but hopefully alive and in one piece.

Skull walked back and forth; his round eyes locked on his creation in the tank.

He thought of what Tucker had said. -Pain? It was going though pain?- But to him it looked peaceful, there was no trace of pain on the creature that he could see anyway.

It angered him. He had spent months. Years on trying to bring something so mythical to life, to show the people who claimed him as insane that he was in fact right! That he Could create a creature of a fairytale!

And here he stood, staring though the glass tank at the merboy who slept peacefully at the bottom. He had already grown sick at staring at it..it didn't do anything BUT sleep. He was angry that maybe in someway he had failed again.

His brown blood shot eyes swept across the room until they laid on the motionless bodies of the children that laid against one another in a pool of blood. His eyes traveled down to the missing body parts. -That's right.. - He thought as he stared on at the half of there legs that were left. -He's perfect...he's not like them..worthless subjects.-

But still he didn't care to have a lazy creature. He wanted to see it active, he wanted to see his creation act alive! Instead it looked like the dam worthless kids in the corner of the room.

Groaning he stopped his pacing and rubbed at his temple. "Stupid thing!" He snapped kicking at the tank. His eyes widen when he spotted the boy jump a little. It was the first movements he's seen for about six hours now and was overly excited.

He walked closer to the tank and pressed his palm against the cold glass. When he didn't notice anymore movement he decided to tap against the glass. After a moment of doing it he was about to give up and pull away but paused when he again saw little movement. Smiling he tapped harder and with that came more movement until finally the boys head begun to rise his hair waving around his head.

Skull's breath was caught In his throat when big beautiful golden eyes opened and stared directly at him. He at that moment was over joyed, he had gotten lucky with God sending him the best subject he could ask for, still he wished for a mermaid instead of boy but no longer would he complain...all he needed now was to get the thing active and after training and all that he'd sell him and get his name out there...he'd become huge, he'd be famous and everyone would bow to him!

Finally his dreams were coming true!

A very annoying sound came though the tank reaching very sensitive ears. A constant tap..tap...tap again and again. It was driving him mad. The sound bounced around the four corners of the tank and sunk deep into Ed's still pounding head. It made all the pain more painful. He wanted to cry out, to scream out the pain he felt. To let lose the burning he felt in his legs that he couldn't with the life of him move anymore, his head felt heavy and foggy.

It pissed him off that no matter how much he slept he'd always feel more tired when he woke and he'd feel more pain. It was like a never ending cycle, but what REALLY pissed him off was the empty memories. He felt trapped in his head just trying to put together one memory of his life, of who he was and wear he was. He hated the feeling of being lost and helpless.

Another louder tap got him moving as his head exploded with pain more intense then before. After a short pause the taps got louder and faster until he had enough of it and lifted his heavy head from were it laid. His eyes fluttered open trying to find the source of the noise but again just like before he was only met with more pain and whiteness...

-Am I blind!?- He thought as his stomach twisted making him feel uneasy. He was scared and didn't know anything about himself or were he was.. Everything was a question..and being blind definitely didn't help.

I'd honestly LOVE to see what you guys think of this story so far..

Should I continue? Is everyone in character to you guys?

Thank you for the comments on chap 3 and I hope I get more on this one...maybe?

Also may be changing the name to tails & Fins.