Author's Note: Boo! Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: FMA belongs to Hiromu Arakawa and all those other people that published this wonderful story. I own nothing but the plot of this fanfic. That is all.

Chapter Fourteen: Hope

In the Colonel's office two soldiers burst into the room panting. Mustang immediately went to them and asked them what the hell was going on.

"We found them!" Breda and Havoc said at the same time.

Alphonse looked at them and yelled,

"REALLY!"

"Yeah… we found them in one of the houses in the eastern outskirts of the city and they are both being held in the same room. We didn't see any other hostages or the mad man." Said Breda.

"But we have to get there now! We might have been seen or heard and he might move them to another location." Havoc exclaimed.

The men looked at each other and immediately went into action. Mustang called Hawkeye over and they both went and quickly got the other three alchemists for the exchange, Hughes started getting all the other searchers to make a perimeter around the house. Havoc and Breda rushed to get all the weapons and transportation ready for the exchange. Al watched with a deep sense of relief that this was going to end soon and that he would have Winry and his brother back.

Don't worry anymore brother! We're coming to get you! I promise!

…

Back with Ed just before Havoc and Breda arrived at the house.

Man…is this awkward. I'm tied to a metal bed covered in blood with Winry right next to me not being able to say a thing to me. What am I supposed to say to her? Maybe 'Hey sorry about you being kidnapped and all, but it's not like I could do anything about it…' or maybe, 'Hey Winry, how's life treating you. Nice weather right?' Oh wait. I can't see the weather outside! AHHRG! Stupid alchemist… when I get my hands on him I am going to make him pay!... well if I can even stand up. My whole body feels like jello. Damn it! When the hell is the Colonel Bastard getting here? Why is it taking them so long? Jeez even Winry found me before he did. Useless.

Ed sighed and stiffened because of the protest in his lungs. At least he didn't go into a coughing fit this time. It was quiet for about a minute until he heard someone whisper loudly, Ed and Winry froze at the sound and tried to listen to what they were saying. Unfortunately for them the wall was too thick for them to make out any words that they were saying. They heard their footstep get further and then heard someone fall down a hole. If Winry could free her hands at that moment she would have used it for a face palm.

I already fell through that hole! How the hell could they not have see it?

Her attention was caught back when the people started to bicker. Then she heard Ed gasp in realization. She noticed a small grin appear on his face. Now she really wanted that gag out of her mouth. It sounded like they got out of the hole since their footsteps were getting further and further away. She turned back at Ed who was still grinning. He managed to croak a few sentences to Winry to explain the grin.

"That was Havoc and Breda's voice. They spotted us, meaning were going to be rescued soon."

Winry let the words sink in. They were going to get out of here soon! Everything at that moment seemed perfect. They were getting out alive. Not unharmed but alive. But then a certain someone came into the room and ruined that whole feeling right there and then.

Stupid alchemist.

Ed thought as his grin disappeared from his face.

What is he going to do to us now? Jeez Mustang better get here soon!

"So how are you feeling my little hostage? I take it you are being kind to our guest."

"Don't call me little you bastard! Cough!"

Again Winry had a real urge to face palm herself. Of all the things he would worry about! Some people just never change.

The man put another cut on Ed's cheek with his newly sharpened knife. Too bad for him it didn't register with Ed. He could feel that tiny cut compared to the pain with the rest of his body. The man frowned.

So he can't feel the small stuff anymore. But I have a better idea…

"Are you talking back again? Do you want me to hurt the girl now? Should I scar that pretty face of hers? Oh wait you can't see her. Well I guess I am kind enough to take of your blind fold so you can see her."

He reached behind Ed's head and pulled the blindfold off. This left Ed blinking around, not used to the light anymore. But at soon as he could see better he glared at the direction of the man and snarled. Then he turned to Winry. He saw her strapped down to a chair inches away from him. There was a gag in her mouth and tears in her eyes. His eyes filled with pain when he saw the tears. He had indirectly made her cry again.

"Well now that you can see her it is only courteous that she introduces herself. Why don't I take that gag out of your mouth sweetheart?"

He walked over and pulled the gag knot and slowly caressed her cheek whist taking off the gag. As soon as it was off her lips and his fingers right in front of her. She bit his fingers. He pulled back and screamed,

"You bitch! You'll pay for that!"

He slapped her with his other hand. The hand holding the knife. Winry couldn't help but shriek as blood started trickling down her cheek. Ed watched the scene with eyes fill with horror. And then pure rage and hate. No one does that to Winry and get away with it unscathed. He just cut her with a knife. She is bleeding. The girl who he has known since he was a little baby, the girl who gave him and arm and a leg, was just cut by this psycho.

Ed forgot about everything. He forgot about the protest of his injured body. He forgot all the fatigue that held him down on to that cursed bed. He wanted to hurt this man with everything he got.

"YOU BASTARD!" yelled Ed as he broke off the chains binding him, with his brute strength.

Author's Note: Mwuhahaha! I made Ed go all super mad. Yosh! Payback time.