I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood. But there will be some direct lines from the story.
This story deals with a gender-swapped Ed.
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POV AL
Winston and I were waiting in the hotel room for sister to come back from wherever Armstrong took her to.
"I wonder how long she's going to be?" Winston asked and I looked down to him. I was about to answer when I heard something drop to the floor, it wasn't heavy and it sounded graceful like a cat landing on something.
"Edelle isn't here?" I heard an man ask. I turned to the voice and saw Ling sitting on the window sill.
"What do you want with Ed now?" Winston snapped at the teenager. It was funny two boys were fighting about sister and she wasn't even here to see it.
"I looked everywhere for you two and it turns out you are just in a regular hotel, not very exiting." Ling continued looking out of the window. "I heard from Barry the Chopper that you guys are interesting."
"Speaking of him why where you even in jail should your guards have been protecting you?" I asked the Xingese boy.
"Lan Fan is currently with your army buddies and Barry and Old man Fu is meeting your sister and whats-his-name, the tall blonde one, to Xerxes to show them that Ross is alive." He said casually.
"What she's alive?!" Winston and I asked at the same time.
"Yup she's going to seek refugee in Xing, I mean with the way she looks she wont turn to many heads."
"So that's why the major took her." I said just stating the obvious. "How come I wasn't told about this." Ling's attention wasn't on me it was on the sky outside.
"Uh-oh it's started." He said "You want to come?" He asked looking at me.
"I might be able to find out who actually shot Hughes, I'm with you." I went to the window, Ling jump out onto the roof beside our building.
"tell me about it when you get back." Winston said.
"I will." and with that I somehow managed to fit my armour through the window.
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POV ROY
I reached the bottom of the bell tower. I ran to the stairs taking them two at a time sliding my gloves on as I ran. After about three stories I began to lose my speed every time I reached a corner I pushed myself off the mildew covered stone walls to give me an extra boost. To think I used to do runs like this in the academy all the time to keep in shape. I could hear the firing of the shots getting louder I was almost there. I saw the doorway when I heard the bullets stop and the enemy say.
"No more bullets?" He had a child like voice which was disturbing. "Okay then bon appetit." I got to the doorway and snapped my fingers at the fat blob. The alchemy was hastily done but it served it's purpose of launching the attacker out of the window. As I saw it fly out of I bent down and put my hands on my knees trying to catch my breath. I wasn't listening to Hawkeye lecture me I was trying to keep my lungs from exploding.
"Yes... I know... I'm a moron..." I said between breaths.
"Colonel the target is making an escape." Fuery reported. 'Run back to your nest.' I smiled at that.
"Sergeant withdraw now! Leave nothing that can indicate us being here." I ordered "1st Lieutenant with me." I started walking back down those stairs I climb seconds before. "What was Hayate doing here?" I asked on the way down.
"He was guarding Fuery sir." She reported.
"Man I love dogs." I smiled. Walking down the stairs was much easier then climbing them. "I'm glad you're alive." I said
"Sorry I worried you." I could almost her the smirk in her voice. When we reaching the ground I climbed into the left side of the car to sit in the drivers seat. Falman and Havoc were waiting for us. "How's the target?" I asked as I started the engine.
"Barry is chasing it. You better hurry."
"Falman say you were kidnapped by the prison attacker, pretend to be the victim." I ordered "Ready Lt?" I checked the review mirror to see a suit of armour trying to catch up to the car.
"Colonel wait." I heard Havoc climb into the back seat.
"What is it Alphonse?" I asked putting up the cold Colonel front.
"Does this have to deal with Mr Hughes attack?"
"Get in" I merely said answering his question. He climbed in pushing Havoc closer to the door. I threw the car into drive and slammed on to the gas. "Hold on everyone." I smiled as the vehicle moved faster. We soon caught up to Barry. I leaned out of the window the wind blowing my bangs out of my face. "Don't lose him Barry!"
"Like hell I would." I looked down to the speedometer to see that I was well over the speed limit, I wondered if Al could run that fast. I looked to the passengers. Riza was reloading her gun but I could see that she was braced against the seat and the door. Havoc was holding his gun as a lifeline and his eyes were shut. Al was holding himself so he wouldn't crush Havoc against the frame. I looked back to the road, there were few civilians and when they saw the car they moved out of the way.
"It's heading to the centre of the city." Riza said.
"I can see that." I said making a quick last second turn. Cars honked at me making me laugh.
"Maybe you should slow down sir." Havoc whimpered from the back.
"Right probably not the best idea to draw attention to ourselves." I dropped down to the limit. "Is that better 2n Lieutenant?" I asked rhetorically. My eyes were off the road for a second to long.
"Watch out sir!" Hawkeye scream as I hit Barry with the side of the car. I turned the wheel back. So it was the car was back in it's lane.
"Sorry Barry!" I yelled to him.
"So what about that guy with the long hair eh?" Havoc said trying to keep his mind off of my driving.
"He had an ouroboros tattoo, I saw him at the 5th laboratory, I think his name is Envy." Al said. "He was the guy that dragged Ed out of the building before it collapsed."
"What do you mean dragged Ed out? Why didn't she walk out on her own?" I demanded
"She was out cold. It was the reason why we went to the hospital."
"Wait, she was hurt enough to be sent to the hospital and I didn't know about it." I hit the steering wheel.
"Turn right sir." Riza said that and I made a hard right not watching for cars. "Let's focuses on the subject at hand sir." She suggested.
"Right okay Al continue."
"When we where in the south I met someone called Greed who was a lot like Envy. Sir they are homunculi."
"Al sell that horse shit somewhere else I'm not buying it."
"Greed said he was one, and I saw him get his head knocked off of his shoulders and it grew back. Envy changed form from human to dog he also changed his appearance. And Lan Fan couldn't kill him. You have to believe me sir."
"We do." Hawkeye answered. "That big man from earlier must have been one too. None of my shots even slowed him down." She clipped her gun into her holster. I couldn't believe this, homunculi where things that alchemist talked about but they weren't real, or were they? It was dark know and harder to see Barry or the target. I almost drove past Barry but he was stopped in front of the 3rd laboratory. I slammed on the brakes and threw the car into park just as quickly. The vehicle lurched forward but it didn't move from it's spot. Havoc clawed at the door and fell to the ground once it opened.
"Yeah and the cigarettes are gonna kill me." He let go of a shaky laugh.
"Your alive aren't you?" I asked moving to meet Barry. "Are you sure this is it?" I asked the murderer
"Yes this is it." I turned my back to him
"Great we have their hideout, let's head back to base and regroup." I told the other three soldiers. Barry didn't agree with that plan and he charged the building.
"Damn that idiot." Havoc cursed. 'now we have a reason to get inside the building.'
"How convenient." I smiled walking to the front door. I looked back to my men who weren't moving. "Are you coming or not?" I asked. Barry caused enough of a scene that we went by unnoticed. I pulled out my gun with my men flanking me. I shot my gun into the celling. "A wanted killer has entered the building I want everyone to evacuate!" I yelled. That caught their attention. The guards tried to follow us. "Stand down, this is a specialized team trained for this and besides I have back up on the way" I lied. "Go protect the civilians." I ordered the guard he saluted and helped the evacuation. I lead the group to the basement where a door was chained off. Al clapped his hand and the chain broke with alchemy. He's like Ed, but why hasn't he used it before now?' Hawkeye took her point in the group walking down first weapons ready. We got down to a dark corridor that split in two. "Havoc with me." I said giving Hawkeye to Al so he had my usual protection, I knew Edelle would kill me if I hurt her little brother. "Split up. Don't go to far meet back here once you've gathered reasonable amounts of information." Hawkeye gave her friendly smile to Al and started cheerily talking to the young boy.
"This way Colonel." I heard Havoc call from our respected hallway. The farther we got any from the fork in the tunnel the more dense the air got. It felt damp too, no in a way that would disable my alchemy but enough to make it eerie. All the doors were locked but one of the wooden doors I tried was rotten and it broke to pieces as I grabbed the handle. We walked into the room that looked like a tornado has hit it. Broken glass and wood, a book case was knocked over and pipes were hanging from the walls and celling.
"It looks abandoned." Havoc said. I looked down and kicked a broken beaker I found at my feet.
"It's a broken lab room." I clarify. There was a make shift operating table in the middle of the room and other medical equipment broken throughout the room. "I doubt they did anything ethical in here." I could almost hear the screams that this room must have caused. I heard a familiar voice come from the door.
"Those boys failed to kill you and allowed you to enter this room." I turned to see Maes nurse Solaris. I held my gun pointed at her "I guess you shouldn't send a man to do a woman's job." She leaned against the door way. The dress she was wearing was different from her nurses one, this one hugged her curves and showed off her breast. Havoc turned about to shoot but he froze. I looked at him with sympathy, poor guy was going to have to shoot his girlfriend. "Hi Jean, so you stood me up to come here instead? You missed out on a fun evening." She walked into the room heels clicking with each step. I caught myself starring at her chest, there was an ouroboros tattoo right above her boobs.
"Nice tattoo nurse, Havoc I know you don't have to tell me everything about your personal life but you could have mentioned that." I gestured with the gun.
"First time I've seen it." Havoc tried to stay cool but I could tell he was dying on the inside.
"I'm sorry I lied to you Jean but I only wanted information. Your Colonel didn't let any slip, and poor Maes Hughes remembers nothing of the night when I attacked him so I didn't even think I should bother with him. You seemed like the perfect candidate." She held her ground, I tried not to kill her on spot for admitting she attacked Hughes.
"I'm sorry work and private life are different things, even the Colonel knows almost nothing about my home life." He said. I re-gripped the gun adjusting my hold on it.
"I can see why you feel for her." I said, talking about her breast.
"I don't see why you didn't" Havoc retorted.
"Promised a friend he could hook me up with a lady of his choice." I looked right at Solaris. "So you are the one who attacked Hughes it explains so much."
"My only regret is losing him after he got away from me. I would have loved to finish him off." I shot her in knee. I had what I needed to know.
"On your knees. I want you to tell me everything you know." I aimed the gun at her head.
"I'm not going to kneel for a man like you." She stood back up and her legged healed in seconds. I shot her again this time in her chest. She tumbled back. "I love how merciless you are."
"No she can't be" Jean said still not grasping the situation.
"Oh Jean, why don't I catch you up to speed." Her fingers grew into sharp talons and she slit her chest right between her breast. "Can you see it, the philosopher's stone. The legendary item that amplifies an alchemists powers. Humans with a philosopher's stone as their nucleus, that's us." Her skin healed back together.
"Freak." I said and shot her one more time. It did in theory no damage to her.
"How rude, we look like humans, we can feel like humans, we are humans." She was telling us too much to let us out of here alive.
"You don't intend to let us out of here alive do you?" I asked.
"Unfortunately yes," She swung to attack us and I had to push Havoc out of the way.
"Havoc this is a matter of life and death forget about her." I ordered.
"My luck with girls eh?" he asked I was about to fire my gun again when she cut it in half with her claws. I dodged her next attack and slipped my gloves on. I was about to snap when she cut one of the pipes that was low hanging above us.
"To late." I was drenched with water. She was about to attack again when I signalled for retreat. I jumped over the table and Havoc slide under it. We both made it out the door at the same time. We both hid on a side of the door way. I re arranged my gloves.
"What are we going to do?"
"Am I that underrated?" He looked at me confused. "Lots of water means lots of hydrogen in an enclosed area. Inflammable gas and I can transmute as much as I want." Havoc caught on and pulled out his lighter. I touched the water with my glove and nodded to Havoc. He tossed it into the room and I pulled my hand out a second before flames came pouring out of the door.
"How did you." He said picking up his lighter.
"This is my filed." I said walking into the room. I could hear Havoc try to light his lighter but it only sparked.
"Do you think she burnt to death?" We surveyed the room, flash backs from Ishval edging their way to the front of my mind.
"No she was blown to pieces." I licked my lips after I said that.
"How can you tell."
"Lick your lips if they are greasy the means she burnt to death because the lipids in her body burnt into the air."
"Nice Colonel."
"Stay on guard we don't know how good their regenerative abilities are." As if on cue two claws came out of the ground and screwed Havoc. "Havoc!" I screamed.
I still feel really bad about on being able to post last weekend so I'm trying to pump these out asap. Sorry no Ed in this chapter by hey Mustang and other crucial story events. And a little self insertion with Mustangs driving style, I wanted to have some part of me present in this story, so Mustang drives like I do.
See you next chapter with the Roy and Lust, hopefully they will be some Ed who knows. Feel free to comment and suggest.