Author's Note: I am sooo sorry! I was on a roll and the BAM! Dog tries to eat me and makes me miss a post. :( and then three. I'm sitting here, now, in my Forever Lazy, curing my addiction for Psych,trying my best not to think of the six rabies shot waiting for me at the ER tomorrow (you though I was joking about the dog), and I'm beggin your 's Chapter 8 to make up for it.

8. Never ignore your commanding officer. He might get too worried.

A shot rang through the small arena and Roy turned his head towards the vicinity of the sound. The voices of his team, in his earpiece, echoed his thoughts exactly, what in the hell was that. It wasn't the sound he had grown used to over the last hour. It was a fuller bang than the modified weapons they were playing with, less pop of air and more pop of bullet. It was a real gun and the only person he could think of who would bring a real weapon was the lieutenant he was currently "protecting". He really hoped he wasn't right. His brain kicked into gear and he pushed the button to called out to his team.

"Report."

"Clear, sir." Fuery's voice.

"Clear, sir." Breda.

"All clear Chief." Havoc

"Clear, sir." Falman

"Wasn't me." Fullmetal.

A chorus of 'clears' rang from his two recruits but no Riza. He was starting to panic.

"Hawkeye, report." Silence. He let it sit for about 30 seconds. "Hawkeye!" he was worried, very worried but he had recruits on this line, so he made his voice gruff and started moving toward where the sound came from.

"Who has Hayate?"

"I saw him with Fuery last."

"Fuery?" the poor boy's voice showed up in his ear.

"He's not here, sir. I just tried buzzing her system and there's no response." Mustang didn't respond.

"Havoc, you're with me."

"Sir!"

"Fullmetal, let Horton and Dyer take your post and you take Havoc's"

"Alright" no argument from the oldest Elric was a surprise for the Colonel but he pushed that to the back of his brain as he took off runnng toward the area the noise had came from. He could hear Havoc's footfalls coming closer as he caught up. They had made it from building F to C before her voice was heard over their radio, sounding annoyed but not as if she was injured. He stopped running relief coursing through him.

"Hawkeye reporting, sir. Everything is fine, you can go back to your posts." Havoc had caught up and turned at the mans nod to head back.

"What the hell happened Hawkeye?" Roy asked

"Nothing to worry about, sir. Everything has been taken care of. You' ll be able to read the details in my report."

"Not good enough, Lieutenant. Meet me in building B in no more than 5 minutes." the line was silent for a moment. He imagined the exhasperated look on her face that usually came with a small sigh, on her part.

"Yes sir."

Not the best, I know. I'm still waiting on the betaed version. *coughcough* Sammy *coughcough* Please review if you have a chance!