just to say, the talking in a certain part is more like mumbling and small sounds, not constant barking. it's hard to explain.

and sorry for jumping around

"BREDA RUN!"

Breda heard Riza and he knew he had to run, but his feet were glued to the floor. He was scared shitless and couldn't move. Move feet! Move, damn you! he screamed in his head as he watched the wolf-thing come towards him. He closed his eyes, ready for impact when a shot rang out and Breda cracked open an eye. The wolf was distracted by the shot Hawkeye had shot into the opposite wall of the room.

"Go, Breda!"

Finally finding his strength, he ran down the hallway and away from the room.

Riza was now the center of her superior's attention and although usually it was a good thing, this was anything but.

"Colonel… Colonel, it's me…"

Roy snarled as he watched her with a death stare, daring her to do anything he didn't like. Hawkeye kept her gun in hand, ready to defend herself even if it was her superior.

"You know I will shoot you, sir."

As if he understood, he snarled a little and then looked at the unblocked passage out of the hospital. After glancing at Riza, he bolted for the door and she could hear people yelling as he left. She ran after him as fast as she could.

Edward was leaning against the bars, sleeping, when he heard the door open to the room he was in. He looked out of the bars but couldn't see very far due to it being dark. Suddenly a ring of keys dropped at the front of his cage and he looked at them and then up, meeting a pair of eyes. He jumped back a little. The eyes were staring so intently at him in the darkness and he looked at the keys.

"Are you giving these to me to escape?"

The eyes didn't do anything and Edward gingerly reached out for the keys. He got them and then began to try and undo the lock. Just as he was about to be home free, he felt something enter into his hand and he hissed, dropping the keys.

"That's a good dog."

Edward wasn't sure who the voice was talking to when he suddenly felt dizzy again. He tried to keep his eyes opened and was barely able to see when he thought that he saw his hand changing and then he passed out.

"Chief?" Havoc whisper-yelled. "Chief, where are you?"

Havoc had been hiding in the broom closet of an abandoned room ever since they tried to catch him when he called the Colonel for assistance. He hadn't seen Edward since they had been separated when they first got there. He hadn't had a cigarette in days and the cravings were killing him but he knew that if he lit one up, the dogs would smell him and he'd be caught for sure. It was either crave or get caught.

Havoc moved as a dog-guard padded around the corner. For some reason the dogs seemed to ignore him unless he made any noises that alerted them. He was fairly sure they could smell him, they were dogs after all. Wolves… he corrected. He knew that canines in general had higher senses of smell than other animals and hearing as well. Havoc noticed, though, that these dogs seemed to not see him or hear him unless he brought it to their attention.

I need to get out of here… he thought as he went around the compound again. He came across the training field but stopped and stayed around the corner.

"Why didn't you consult me about this?" he heard someone say.

"I didn't think I needed to. You told me that if we thought there was a threat, we eradicate it and control it. He was a threat, so I did what was asked of me."

"This is the Fullmetal Alchemist! He has automail for goodness sake! How am I supposed to act like I don't know what we're doing or where anyone is if they can see this and know exactly who he is?!"

"I was just trying to protect the experiment."

"That suit of armor and the other man are staying here for the night! Do you really think that they won't see this? See what you've done?!"

Suit of armor? Alphonse is here? Havoc thought when he heard a small growl behind him. He turned and saw a red colored wolf growling at him. Havoc put a finger over his mouth and tried to shush the wolf.

"Don't expose me, you idiot, we're trying to save you." He hissed.

The growling suddenly stopped and Havoc thought the wolf went away when he felt something touching his hand. He didn't move and then felt a tongue licking his hand. He looked down and saw the wolf was licking his hand. Havoc bent down to it and began to pet its head. The wolf closed its eyes in pleasure and Havoc turned his head.

"Can you understand me?" The wolf looked at him and lolled out its tongue. "You were one of the officers sent by the military, weren't you?" The wolf nudged his muzzle on his hand. "Do you know where the suit of armor is that that guy mentioned? He said he came here…"

The wolf whimpered and Havoc looked to where the other two were.

"Shit… go! Run away. Find the suit of armor and tell them I'm alright but I don't think Edward is… I mean… as best you can…"

The wolf didn't want to leave but Havoc pushed it and went back to his hiding place, which wasn't that far.

Edward was thrown back in the cage and growled at his captors. Just his luck to be caught in the stupid experiment. At least the Colonel got out…

"Are you alright?"

Edward turned and saw Shiro Kiba looking at him sadly. He glared at her and turned his head.

"I'm so sorry you got caught up in this mess, Mr. Alchemist."

"Whatever…" Edward frowned as best he could. "I'm a friggin wolf now."

"Yes, it seems you got caught up in the experiment. I really wish you hadn't."

"I assume it's easier for you to talk in dog?"

Shiro Kiba narrowed his eyes at him. "I am a wolf, thank you, and although I do not walk on four legs, I consider myself quite worthy of some respect. I tried to help you but you went and got yourself caught."

"I told them I was going to look around by myself. Like they didn't see me running into you."

Shiro Kiba looked away. "You're right… I shouldn't have spoken to you like I did. I just wanted everyone to be safe… these people… It's like what my mother used to tell me about my great-grandfather. He had tried to do a project like this and ended up turning into a wolf."

"Well what now?"

"I don't know who that wolf was with the keys but I could tell he was forced to bring them to you. They have a way of making the other wolves bend to their whim with solid commands."

"Solid commands?"

"Like 'sit, stay, roll over'… harsh commands."

"And you're immune?"

"You're there because of me, so yes."

"Can you turn human?"

Shiro Kiba seemed to think for a second.

"If I tried hard enough, I might but it wouldn't do any good."

There was another scratch at the door and then it opened, a red colored wolf padding in.

"Ms. Kiba?"

"Who are you?"

"I'm Petty Officer Orwen Shables."

"Oh, I remember you… you've been here the longest…"

The red wolf looked at Edward and his tail wagged.

"You're the Fullmetal Alchemist!"

"Stop barking so loud." Edward literally growled.

"I saw your friend, the human. He said there was a suit of armor here."

Edward perked up. "Alphonse…"

"Alphonse… who is that?"

"It doesn't matter! Find that suit of armor and bring him here!" Edward barked happily, his butt going in the air and tail wagging.

"Now you'll alert everyone." Shiro Kiba growled.

"Ms. Kiba… I'm getting foggy-headed a lot lately. Is that normal?"

"No… Your brain is forgetting your human self. You've been a wolf for too long. Find that armor, Petty Officer, and get back home."

Orwen gave a salute as best a dog could and left the room. Edward looked at her.

"So…"

"If a man becomes a dog, his brain will soon follow suit. This suit of armor…"

"He's my brother. Long story that also explains my arm and leg."

Shiro Kiba looked over a little and turned around in the circle, laying down with her chin on her paws.

"Well, we have a while…"

"If I tell my past, you tell yours."

"Sure."

Maes threw the towel over his shoulder and sat on the bed.

"I can't believe that little charade worked."

"Me either. We need to find Brother…"

"We can't really do much of anything. That guy has his wolves as literal guard dogs and I'm sure they'll somehow report to him… By the way, nice improvising about the armor back there. I had no idea that you were such a good actor."

"I didn't know that either." Alphonse said with a small laugh. "I was so scared he would see through me."

"You gave a pretty convincing reasoning. Even I was starting to believe you."

"It seemed plausible."

There was a scratch at the door and the two of them stopped talking, sitting still. They waited for a few moments when they heard the scratching again. Maes grabbed his gun and cocked it, walking slowly over to the door. He opened it up and found a red colored wolf sitting there. He sighed.

"Hello there… What can we do for you?"

The wolf looked in and when he saw Alphonse he seemed to get excited, prancing into the room and jumping around, looking at Alphonse. Maes closed the door.

"Well, he looks happy to see you."

The wolf gave a little bark and pranced his feet, looking at the door. Alphonse turned his head at that and then looked at the door.

"Do you want me to follow you?" he asked.

In response, the wolf ran to the door and scratched at it. Alphonse got up as Maes watched him.

"I think this wolf wants me to follow him."

Maes pushed his glasses up. "What if he's leading you into a trap?"

"What can they do to me? That was the point of me coming…"

Maes sighed. "Just be careful."

Alphonse nodded and opened the door, the wolf leaving.

Shiro Kiba finished her tale and Edward thought about it for a second.

"So you bit the Colonel because you wanted someone to be able to investigate the compound a little more deeply than the others had, right?"

"This compound should have been shut down ages ago but Hasch just gets more supplies for his continued experiment. The military sends more soldiers who find out the truth and they just keep getting caught. That little wolf that was here was with the first group and I'm surprised he still had some of his humanity intact."

"From the way he acted, it seems like its fading."

"Most of the soldiers' memories have already faded. I can tell because when I speak to them, they are slow to respond."

"How do you mean?"

"We are speaking in complete sentences, complete thoughts, and wide vocabulary. Those whose minds have been taken over speak like I did when I tried to talk to you with human words… 'Me Jake, I like ball.' or something like that."

"Oh… Is there a way to prevent that from happening?"

"Don't do what those people ask of you. The more you obey, the more your mind fades."

"Tonight is a new moon, do you think the Colonel will change?"

"Yes. He will… I don't know what he will do but he will change."

The door suddenly opened and Edward walked backwards to the shadows of the cage.

"Armor! I brought Armor Man!"

"Petty Officer, get a hold of yourself!" Shiro Kiba snarled, making Orwen stop jumping around.

His tail went in between his legs. "I'm sorry…"

"Your mind is flickering. Take time to form your sentences. If you lose, you will never see your family again."

Orwen whimpered as Edward heard the familiar clanking of empty armor. His tail wagged and he almost barked for joy when he saw Alphonse enter the room.

"There you are, little guy. What's wrong?" he asked, noticing Orwen was looking scared.

Edward barked and Alphonse looked over as Edward paced the cage. Even though Alphonse didn't have the eyes to do it, Edward could almost see his brother's eyes widening as Alphonse knelt down to the cage.

"Brother?"

Edward barked and stamped his feet. Alphonse made a sympathetic noise.

"How did you get caught up in this?" He looked around the room for a second. "I'll get you out of here."

"Stop him." Shiro Kiba said.

"Ro!" Edward said with as much voice as he could towards Alphonse.

Al stopped and turned to him.

"What?"

"R-ro… Ro…"

"Are you saying 'no'?" Edward nodded. "Why?"

Before they could get an answer, a siren went off and everyone looked in the direction of it.

"What is that?" Alphonse asked.

"Rer-ral…" Shiro Kiba said.

"What?"

"Rer… ral…" she tried again, trying to find a way to communicate.

"Brother, can you help?"

"It's your colonel. He's coming."

Edward stuck his paw out and moved it on Al's armor. Al realized he was spelling and finally made out what he was saying.

"The Colonel?" Edward nodded. "Why would he be coming here?"

Edward spelled out another word and Alphonse got up quickly, realizing that whatever was coming was not good. He ran out with Orwen behind and Shiro Kiba looked at him.

"What did you tell him?"

"The only thing he would understand in regards to the shit that's about to hit the fan: werewolf."

so yay, breda wasn't eaten and it seems that havoc did escape from what could have been an inescapable situation

and looks like edward got caught up in the experiment too. roy will not be happy when he finds out. what will he do now that he's home free as a werewolf?