SCA: I'm back people! I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while! I was on vacation and my beta(Emily) was on vacation and we both had band. So now I'm finally updating! But feel free to send ninjas. I'm hoping to creat an unbeatable ninja army led by Sasuke Enchalata. Now if you want to know the origin of that name, feel free to ask. I you don't want too, then just wonder the rest of your life. :D

Ed: Ya know, you're very strange...

SCA: Thank you!

Ed: That wasn't a complement

SCA: Oh well! Roy! Do the disclaimer!

Roy: SCA doesn't own FMA

On with the chapter!

*EDITED MAY 8, 2011* (PLEASE IGNORE ALL THESE STUPID AUTHORS NOTES. THX.)

Chapter 7: Property Damage with a Side of Pain

The Unfab Four were currently running around Lab 5, trying to find a way in. So far they hadn't had much luck; the only door was locked and guarded and all the windows were too high for even Al to reach. Edward suddenly skidded to a halt and pointed to an air vent a couple feet above his head. The others came to a stop around him and looked up at it. After a few moments of studying, Al nodded and moved forward to remove the cover. Emily watched as he worked, nodding a bit as well. Alice on the other hand, was watching Al as if he were punching a baby.

"Uh...Isn't there another way?" Alice asked. Ed turned to glare at her.

"No. There isn't."

"I'm sure there is! We just aren't looking hard enough!"

"Trust me," Ed replied, not bothering to look at her. "This is the only way in."

"It can't be! Why can't we just blow a hole in the wall?"

"Hmmm, I actually hadn't thought of that..."

"Brother!" Al dropped the vent cover, appalled.

"Property Damage."

"What?" The three turned to look at Emily, who had a bored look on her face.

"Property Damage. If we put a whole in the wall, we'll get arrested for property damage."

"Uh...Em, I don't think this is the time...And didn't we already commit property damage when Ed destroyed the wire fence?" Alice grumbled. Suddenly her eyes widened and she turned to her friend. "Hey, do they even have that here? I mean, this is Amestris! They're way back in like, 1910 and stuff. I don't think they had that kind of stuff back then! Right?"

"I dunno. Maybe?"

Alice sighed, shaking her head.

"By the way, it's 1915."

"What?" The two girls asked in unison, glancing at the blonde alchemist.

"1915. The year is 1915." Ed repeated, giving them a look. "Can we just get going?"

"Fine."

"Al, can you help me out?" Ed asked, pointing to the vent. Al nodded before lifting Ed up. The blonde crawled in and Al turned to help Emily up. When he turned back for Alice, she flinched back, shaking her head rapidly.

"No. I don't do small spaces."

"Well, I guess you can help me find another entrance."

"That works."

~X~

The two brave enough to enter through the air vent were now running down a dimly lit hallway. Emily had already pointed out that Alice hadn't followed them in like she was supposed to, but Ed hadn't seemed to care. Perhaps there was more to this trusting obsession Alice had then she had originally thought.

Edward raced on ahead of her, as if he had a destination in mind. She wasn't quite sure how that was possible but she figured she was better off with him. With this piece of wisdom in mind, she sped up in an attempt to catch up to the alchemist. The halls they were passing though were considerably dim and Emily kept expecting to trip. Thankfully she didn't. But she did almost run into a wall when Ed pulled a sharp turn without any forewarning. She skidded to a messy stop before she turned into the room Ed had entered. It was an obnoxiously huge room with lots of pillars holding up the ceiling and there were little round stump things scattered across the room. Emily squinted, looking closer to see that the stumps where actually in a circle, not just randomly placed as she had first thought. Ed had come to a stop a few feet ahead and was slowly turning in a circle, studying the room.

Emily stiffened as the sound of footsteps echoed around them, the source of the sound directly across from them on the other side of the room. She began to panic. Shadowy, obnoxious rooms with echoey footsteps were never good.

The footsteps continued to get louder and louder, until their owner was out of the shadows and fully visible. It seemed to be an Asian styled suit of armor. Maybe something an ancient samurai would have worn? It held a long silver sword that glinted dangerously in the dim light. It walked to the center of the room and lifted the weapon, aiming it at Edward.

"Run."

"W-what?" Emily stuttered, rudely knocked out of her studious revere.

"Run! You don't know how to fight, remember? Run!" Ed snapped, sliding into a fighting position.

"O-oh. Right!"

Without waiting to see if the armor would attack, Emily spun around and began to run. She flew out the door and down the hall, desperately hoping she was heading in the right direction. The halls seemed even dimmer than before, if that was possible, and there wasn't a single window. Sliding around yet another corner, she saw a set of stairs ahead. Hope blossoming, she put on a burst of speed and sped down the stairs, exiting at the first floor. The halls seemed to be a bit lighter here, tiny lights blinking up at her from the floor. A cool breeze caressed her face as ran and she backpedaled to find a much brighter corridor. The cause was a large, shattered window.

Grinning, she ran over to it and quickly climbed out, tumbling to the ground. Something large leapt over her, shrouding her in shadow as she let out a scream. Crawling out that window didn't seem like it had been a very good choice anymore. Keeping her hands over her head, she looked up to find Al engaged in battle with another suit of armor, this one armed with a meat cleaver.

"Emily!" Al cried in surprise, ducking and sliding around the animated armor. "Where's Brother?"

"Somewhere inside!" Emily called back, pressing her back against the wall in an attempt to get away from the fight. "We got sepera- Al look out!"

~X~

Alice ran through the halls of the lab warily, wondering if climbing through that window had been such a fantastic idea. Especially since Al hadn't been able to follow. A suit of armor had ambushed them as soon as she had entered the building and he had stayed behind to fight. She kept one hand on the wall as she moved, afraid that the lights that lined the hall would go off if she took it away.

It wasn't long until she came to a staircase. She should have ignored it but instead, she foolishly climbed it. The hall above was ten times dimmer than the hall she had just left, the floor and walls covered in a thick layer of dirt. Alice kept going; she could hear noises nearby, but she couldn't tell where they were coming from. Going with an age-old tactic, she ran into the first room she saw. And immediately regretted it.

The room was large and flooded with shadows. And standing in the very center, almost as if he was waiting for her, was Gluttony. He smiled at her, drooling, as he moved forward. She let out a shriek, stumbling backward. Spinning around, she exploded out into the hall, slamming into the wall in her haste. She pushed off it and ran, all too aware of the loud, echoing footsteps that Gluttony was producing. Alice reached out and grabbed the corner, flinging herself around and instantly slamming into someone.

She fell back, hitting the floor hard. Gasping a bit, Alice looked up to find Envy standing above her, Edward slung over his shoulder. She paled, her eyes locking on the blood dripping down the alchemist's face. Lust came up behind them; her entrance accompanied by the clicking of her heels.

"Hey, Lust," Envy said, smirking. "Would you mind taking care of this brat for me? I need to deliver my 'package'."

"Sure." Lust replied, walking towards her as Envy ran past. The busty woman watched her for a moment before she spoke.

"Well little girl, it seems as though you've ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I suppose Envy would disagree with that," she sighed, crossing her arms. "You know, I was really hoping Gluttony would get you, but I guess not. I personally would keep you alive but Envy thinks you're too annoying."

"A-annoying? But...he's never even met m-me!"

"You think we haven't been watching you?"

"A-aah..."

"Yes. We've been watching you and your friend since you arrived here. Sadly for you, we won't be watching you anymore. You see, we're going to blow this place up. And I'm leaving you here to be blown up with it."

"W-what?"

"Oh stop yelling. Envy was right, you are quite annoying. Come Gluttony."

Alice watched in shock, unable to move, as Lust and Gluttony left. Slowly, much too slowly, her brain came back online and she pushed herself up. Trembling, she looked around, trying to find an exit. There was a staircase a few feet away. She didn't want to take it, but the ground under her feet was already shaking and there was no way she'd make it to the other stairs. She jumped, landing the lower stairs as the spot she had been standing in exploded. Alice quickly pushed herself up and raced up the stairs, hoping to find another set, and from there, an exit.

She could feel the heat on her back as she ran, but her search had no results. Turning a corner, she was met with a dead end. There were no windows or doors, just wall. But she couldn't go back the way she came, the hall she had been in was ablaze and falling apart.

"Shit." Alice muttered, gasping. "Now what?"

Ignoring the heat, she ran her hand along one of the walls, her brow furrowing in concentration. She had never performed alchemy before. But she had gone through the Gate. That meant she at least had a chance, right?

Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and clapped her hands together. Her eyes flew open as she slammed her hands against the wall. A soft blue light exploded around her, sending her hair aloft as the wall shattered. It wasn't nearly as clean or easy as Ed and Al made it look. The stone shards flew at her, the cuts stinging unpleasantly. The heat was closer, stronger now. Closing her eyes and saying a quick prayer, she launched herself into a three story free fall.

~X~

Barry the Chopper had been defeated, with a little help from Ross and Brosh, and Alphonse was now trying to calm down a panicked Emily. He felt that he was making some progress when someone cleared their throat. Al turned to find a man (at least, he assumed it was a man) with long green hair and revealing clothes walking towards them. A bleeding Edward was slung over his shoulder.

"Hello!" It called," I've come to deliver a package!" It came over set down his "package". Emily crawled over to Ed, shaking his shoulder.

"Wait..." Said Al, holding out his hand. "Where's Alice? Have you seen her?"

"Oh yes, I saw her." Suddenly the building behind them began to implode, the fire lighting up the night sky. Al let out a cry, turning to look but stopping when the thing started laughing.

"Yeah, I saw Alice alright. By now she's dead or heading for it."

"What?" Al cried, standing up.

"You see, I saved Fullmetal shortie here 'cuz he's way too important. But I left that brat in there. I thought she was too annoying. So as I left, I had Lust tell her why exactly we were leaving her there, and then we blew the place up. If she's not dead right now, I'd be surprised."

"You...How could you do tha-" Al was cut off as a loud, female scream rang through the air. Ross looked up, scared. The thing just grinned.

"Alice." Emily whispered in horror.

*EDITED MAY 8, 2011*

Ooohhhh, cliffhanger. Don't forget to send those ninjas! Anyway, once again sorry about updating so late. But I was so anxious to write this, I stayed up late. Right now, it is 12:15 AM. So be happy and Review! Now here's Envy to tell you what you get.

Envy: You...called me...an "It"

SCA: Yes, I did. You can kill me later, ok? Tell the reviewers what they get.

Envy: Fine...-looks at paper- The reviewers get stuffed...palm trees...-looks as SCA- Ok, you die now.

SCA: EKKK! Ok I gotta go! But please press that button and review! I'm not updating till I have 5 reviews! 5! So review! Please!