I am so very sorry for the wait! Major case of writers block again, this story is fighting me at every turn. But for some reason as soon as term is about to start I get ideas! Anyway, I have no idea how busy I'll be with Uni this year so we'll have to see how my updates go from now on. Hopefully not every two months!

Thanks to all who reviewed last chapter and all who are putting up with my slow writing.

Note: It's getting late so my editing is probably poor I apologise.

"You bastard," Ed hissed. Envy laughed it was a gleeful yet menacing sound. With her usual lighting fast reaction Riza snatched the gun from the holster and pointed at the homunculus.

"Stop the car," she demanded.

"You won't shoot me little girl," Envy replied.

"Want to try me?" Riza asked but her hands were shaking slightly.

"Riza, he isn't human, he's created by alchemy," Ed shouted as Envy tried to lash out and knock the gun from Riza's hands. The sudden action caused Riza to pull the trigger and shoot Envy. The bullet hit him in the throat and the car swerved off the road. Everyone covered their faces as the car hit a tree, the jolt sent the all forwards but apart from bruises everyone was ok.

Red alchemical light filled the car again.

"What's happening?" Al asked, panic creeping into his voice.

"Don't know but we need to run now," Roy replied as he opened the car door. Riza and Al both scrabbled out their respective doors as Roy reached back in and practically yanked Ed out from the awkward middle seat. Then they took off sprinting into the woods, with no clue where they were or where they were going.

"What do we do now?" Roy said, panting as they ran.

"I don't know," Ed replied, before calling them to halt. "We can't just keep running in a random direction. We need a plan."

"We need to get to the police, but how do we do that? We don't know where we are," Riza commented.

"Which hopefully means that thing also doesn't know where we are," Roy said.

"Is that relevant isn't it dead?" Al asked.

"I wouldn't count on it, like I said it's made by alchemy, besides there is more than one," Ed replied. "Damn it, that old git just left us to get killed again," he hissed.

"What? What is actually going on here? This started off as a nice camping trip in the woods, how has it ended up with us on the run from a monster that may have survived being shot?" Al demanded.

"It's a long story, abridged version is our father got himself in trouble and was used to create an alchemical solider like thing that went bad and now wants him dead and is willing to use us to do so."

"Ok," Al said simply.

"That all you got to say?"

"I can't really think of anything else to say right now."

"So what do we do?" Roy asked again.

"I don't know," Ed snapped.

"Look, we all need to calm down and find a way back to the road," Riza said calmly, the voice of reason.

"Except the road is where we left that thing," Ed countered.

"You got a better idea?" Riza asked.

"No," Ed admitted.

"I do." The teens all whipped round to see Envy step out from among the trees. "How about you pathetic humans give up this little escape attempt and come back with me, before someone gets hurt." Before any of them could do anything he'd grabbed Riza.

"Oh please, you're not going to hurt any of us, you would have done so already," Roy said with more confidence than he really had.

"Actually I only need the alchemists alive, so this one is expendable. Also it doesn't really matter if you're whole or not!"

"Wait, why do you need alchemists?" Ed asked.

"Guess you'll find out soon."

"What do you mean, they're gone?" Izumi demanded, looking sharply at the blonde police woman.

"The squad car they were travelling in disappeared. I'm very sorry Mrs Curtis but we will find them."

"Oh my boys," Trisha Elric, who had rushed around to Izumi's, sat down heavily. Izumi sat next to her and placed an arm around her.

"We know Roy's father was involved but I just can't understand why the other children would be taken." Detective Armstrong said.

"Well my husband got into some trouble a long time ago," Trisha said and then quickly explained the story.

"But how does that all connect with the Mustang's?" Detective Armstrong mused. No one could work out the answer.

The radio that was clipped to the detective's belt crackled to life. Armstrong spoke into it briefly before snapping an order to the person at the other end.

"Widen the search, I want those kids found."

The door opened and a police officer escorted a stern looking man into the house. Izumi stood up to greet him.

"Mr Hawkeye." He nodded to her, then fixed Armstrong with a glare.

"Where's my daughter?" he asked.

"Sir, we'll find them," was the only answer she could give.

She surveyed the occupants of the room. Mr Hawkeye sitting stiffly in his chair, Trisha Elric with her head in her hands, Izumi Curtis sitting next to her with one hand on her shoulder the other holding her husband's hand over her own shoulder. Detective Olivia Armstrong didn't have children but looking at the faces around her she felt she could understand what these people were going through, she vowed to find the missing children and catch the bastards who had taken them.

The old factory, or whatever it was, looked the same as the police car pulled into it. The four kids, sitting together in the back, stared out at the bleak scenery.

"What no welcoming committee this time?" Ed asked, hiding his fear behind sarcasm. He got an elbow in the rib from Roy for his trouble.

"Get out," Envy ordered them and, with little choice, they did just that.

They were led into the facility this time. Ed frowned, his father had been on his way here to finish this, whatever 'this' was. He sort of expected there to be some sort of indication that his father was here.

Envy stopped by an old, rather unsafe looking lift and pressed the call button. Once the lift arrived he gestured the four kids inside and pressed the bottom button. The lift began to descend jerkily. A few seconds later it jerked to a stop causing them to lose their balance. Roy caught hold of Riza's shoulders to keep her upright. He gave a comforting squeeze before he let her go. Ed stumbled forward and caught himself on the wall the same time as Al grabbed the back of his shirt. Al didn't remove his hand once Ed was stable.

With a malicious grin Envy stepped out of the lift gestured, once again, for the others to follow. They stepped out into a dark dank cellar and followed Envy. Al let go of Ed and they walked shoulder to shoulder, Roy and Riza followed, Riza half a step behind Roy.

They were led into a large underground room. The man known as father stepped out of the shadows.

"Nice to see you again, Edward, Roy. Seems you brought some friends," he said with no emotion. He scanned the four; his eyes fell on Alphonse last.

"Well well, so both his sons survived, I must say my creators were rather stupid. Much like your Father."

"Where is he, you son of bitch?" Ed growled stepping forward.

"Don't you dare speak to father like that," Envy hissed, slapping Ed hard across the face making him fall to the ground. Al dropped to his knees beside Ed to check he was ok. Sitting up Ed spat some blood on the floor and glared at Envy.

"Can it Ed, before you get us all killed," Roy told him angrily.

"Bite me, Mustang," was Ed's reply.

"Envy please refrain from damaging our guests." The way he said guests implied they were anything but. Turning back to the teens he said "I think you have greater things to worry about than fighting amongst yourselves. Now you girl, come here." Riza didn't move and Roy stepped in front of her.

Father sighed and alchemy crackled around the pair. The floor underneath Roy's feet cracked and crumbled throwing him off his feet. Rope sprang out of nowhere and tied around Riza pinning her arms to her sides. With one loose end Father pulled her forward and she had no choice but to stumble towards him.

"Now girl, are you an alchemist?" Riza's face set into a mask of determination.

"No," she answered.

"Then you are of no use. Envy take her away."

"No," Roy yelled, having scrambled to his feet, he lunged at him, but he felt an automail arm stop him.

"Who's going to get us killed now moron," Ed hissed.

With a gleeful laugh Envy pulled the bound Riza back out the door. Roy stared after her, hoping she'd be ok. They hadn't been gone long when the crack of a gun going off split the air.

"No!" Roy's anguished cry filled the room. Ed slumped at the sound of the gun shot, releasing his grip, he hadn't really expected to lose anyone. Roy twisted out of his grip and turning round he punched Ed on his jaw, causing him to fall back and blink stupidly up at Roy.

"You little bastard why did you stop me!" he yelled, his voice so full of fury Ed was a little scared. Roy raised his arm to hit Ed again but to both his and Ed's surprise. Al knocked his legs out from under him and with one knee on his back, yanked the arm he'd raised back.

"Calm down." Al instructed in a tone even Roy couldn't argue with. Roy relaxed and after a few seconds so did Al. He let him up and pulled Ed to his feet.

The three stood shoulder to shoulder and faced Father.

"You will pay." Ed said, his voice dripping with venom. Then a voice caused all of them to pause before obeying the one simple command.

"Duck!"

Yes I am being so cruel sorry! Please review!