Chapter Three: Roy gets a Kitty.
previously on Pack Protects Their Own
After running into Edward, Colonel Roy Mustang and his Lieutenants go to Maes Hughes office-who happens to be part of their pack-to discuss their newly acquired pack mate and the threat of the gang known as the Sins. Ed interrupts to deliver his report but ends up getting wound-up. With already being so close to having to shifter, he runs out, leaving a worried and upset Alpha. Now on with the chapter. Enjoy.

"Ed! SHIT!" Maes called after him rushing to his office door.

"Where is he going? It's not safe!" Mustang was fuming. 'What was the boy thinking? He can't just rush out when he's about to shift.' Havoc and Riza already rushed out trying to get a feel for where Edward went.

It was to hot. He was burning from the inside out. He would die from this heat, it hurt, it hurt. Why wouldn't it stop? 'PLEASE! Just make it stop, it's so hot. It had to get out, it had to get out!' Struggling to get out of his clothes, Ed clumsily unbuttoned his button down-ripping a few buttons along the way. Stumbling to a sink, he turned on the water, splashing his face. Staring up at his reflection, he could see his pupils turn to slits then back.

"Haggrr.." he groaned, and then it was like opening his eyes as his animal form.

When a shifter hasn't shifter for a while, not only are they forced to shift, but they are more animal than not. So Edwards first instincts were to hide and get somewhere high...

Havoc-being the best at sensing other pack members lead the group to the office facilities. Maes pushed the door open as the others trailed in. Riza was the first to spot Ed. He was up on the edge of the bathroom stalls, pushed up into the corner.

"Sir." she said drawing Mustangs attention from the clothes, and his own search. She then pointed to the last stall, and up. As Mustang raised his gaze to the top, he stopped shocked.

"He's a cat." Havoc put in curiously, inching forward to get a better look. Ed growled at him, baring his teeth.

"Oooo he's a feisty one isn't he? Come on Chief, we wont hurt you." Havoc reached his hand up towards him-only to have his hand swiped at.

"He wont come down with us all smelling of wolf. It's like saying 'come to the nice predators waiting to eat you.' He wont come down until he gets more control over his form." Maes said. At Hughes' voice Ed perked up, his ears twitching-toward him.

"We may not have to wait as long as you thought." Havoc said watching as Ed laid his head down but his ears twitched when he spoke. Roy looked around before deciding to give orders.

"Hawkeye, lock the door. Hughes, go to you desk collect anything you'll need for the next week." Maes and Riza moved into action.

"Havoc find Detective Elrics' desk, get his bag. Then bring the car around, we're heading back to East." Riza unlocked the door letting Havoc out before shutting it again. She then proceeded to take out her phone-informing the pack of recent developments. Now, with Roy's orders being followed he turned his attention to the lion cub, who had opened his eyes to watch the proceedings.

"Alright Edward, this is what we're going to do. Your going to come down right now. Then we will be leaving to East City and the rest of our pack. Once you take control of yourself, we can begin to integrate you with the pack. Are we clear." Roy really had no idea how far gone Edward was but just to be sure he wanted to lay everything out on the table for him. Edward for his part raised his hindquarters, and narrowed his eyes.

Slowly, Roy picked up Ed's shirt so that he could wrap him up-and not get clawed.

"Alright Ed, come down. Do like tuna I have tuna, maybe a nice slice of antelope." Roy chuckled.

"Sir, perhaps not patronizing him will have more affect." Riza suggested-always the level headed one of the bunch.
While he was turned Ed choose to pounce-all 38 pounds of him-right at Mustangs hip.

"Oomph"

Once he'd gotten his pray on the ground, Edward proceeded to pull out the shinny trinket and bite it.
Pushing up into his elbows, Mustang looked down at the cub now gnawing on his pocket watch.

"Well that's one way to get him down." Roy deadpanned. "Look, Riza our fist cub." Riza gave him a look, as there was a knock on the door. Through the pack bond, Riza knew it was Maes and Havoc. Opening it, they both squeezed in so as not to let Ed out. Maes let out a squeal of joy.

"Oh look at him, look at my Edo." he pulled a camera out of no where, taking pictures of the two on the ground. "EDO! Look over here. Over here EDO!"

" Maes, ENOUGH!" Roy yelled over Maes excited clamor. Ed was trying to look feral and fierce, but the image was ruined by the silver pocket watch still clamped in his mouth.

Havoc snickered.

Riza bent down and plucked Edward of the ground, and held him to her chest. Mad at the loss of his shinny trinket, Ed turned to take revenge on who had pulled him away from it, but one look as the chain hanging from Hawkeye's uniform changed his mind.

Chick

Maes snapped another picture as Havoc helped Roy off the ground.

"God he's heavy. What are you feeding him, Maes?" Roy complained.

"He does seem to be heavier, than he should." Riza added.

"Ah, that would be his metal implants(1). He was caught in a pack war, and was pretty messed-up. But he's fine now, moved on with his life. He's working here and sending money to his brother for his studies whenever he can. Nice boy you'd like him, Al that is, almost the exact opposite of his brother polite, kind, and never disrespecting." Hughes explained as Mustang smoothed out his uniform. Normally, Roy would have been the one holding or stroking a pack member in form, but Riza being his mate and Ed being their first cub...he'd let it go.

Pushing their way out of the building and onto the street, they immediately spotted the car, and piled in; Havoc in the drivers seat, Maes in the passenger, and Roy and Riza cozied up in the back with Ed on top of them, now lying on his back playing with the fingers stroking him. Roy smiled contently, being in the presence of his wayward pack member and the newly added cub, lifted a weight he didn't know he had, off his shoulders. And soon he would be reunited with the whole pack and everything would be well.

Notes...
1. I still wanted Ed to somehow have the name Fullmetal so he needed to have an accident. However I couldn't have Ed with automail, no matter how much I wanted to. It just wouldn't make sense with him shifting, he'd end up with a human arm and leg, but lion cub body. So to rectify this problem Ed has a few metal plates, and screws, and maybe a few metal skeletal pieces thrown in.

Thank you to everyone who has commented. It helps, it really does since I'm new to writing. I'll try to proof read better and have someone look at my writing.

Sorry it I keep leaving off with cliffhangers, I don't mean to it just sort of happens. I tried to round off chapter three's ending so that it wasn't a complete cliffhanger. How'd I do? Let me know.