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"Hey Beansprout, wakey, wakey!" A foot harshly kicked Edward in the side, rousing him from a horrible memory.
"Stupid kid, wake up or I'll kick you even harder!" Envy threatened with a glare as he stared down at the cat sprawled out on it's side, twitching in panic.
"Wake up!" With that, Envy kicked Edward in the side again, hard.
Edward snapped his golden eyes open and bleary glared up at the tall figure over head of him.
He wanted nothing more than to jump up right now and claw off that damn weirdo's face off.
Envy stepped back with his hands on his hips, frowning at the cat. Envy impatiently tapped his foot against the cement floor.
Edward tiredly rose from the floor, putting weight on shaky legs. His side ached from being harshly kicked. His shoulder burned from where the needle was roughly shoved into his skin. Even his veins were on fire as the needles contents cursed through his system. It even hurt to breathe.
"Nice to see you can survive such an ordeal, it takes a strong mind for that. Perfect for future tests, we'll use your blood to help us with our next experiments. Hopefully with these tests we do on you, they'll tell us if the experiment will even work on humans. We wouldn't want weak humans." Envy sneered down at him.
"Although, I will say, I'm sorry for having to do these tests but we need to see how our little plan will work."
Envy didn't sound sorry in the slightest
Edward scowled at him, he shifted his wight from foot to foot. He peered around the room once more, trying to come up with a means of escape.
If only I knew where the hell I am, then maybe this wouldn't be so hard!. I wish someone would come for me but nobody even knows I'm alive. They don't even know I made it out of that old man's house, damn, I wish I would have listened to Alphonse then this probably wouldn't have happened. I wouldn't be here, and most importantly, I wouldn't be a freakin' cat!, Ed hissed in his head.
"It's okay Pipsqueak, I know how you must feel but don't worry, we're not planning on keeping you alive for too much longer. As soon as we finish with these tests, I'll kill you with my bare hands!" Envy smiled coldly as he fiddled with something on the table in the room.
A knock sounded at the door, echoing through the cold and quiet room.
Envy sighed loudly and set down what he was working on. "What?" He snarled to the door.
"Envy, we need you for a moment." Lust called from outside, her sweet voice made Edward want to puke.
"Can't it wait?, I have things to do!" Envy crossed his arms and glared at the door, anger radiated from him.
"No Envy, we need you now!. Get out here!" Lush growled at him then left, her heels clacking on the hard floor, sending more echoes down the hall.
"Well Envy, sounds like your boss is calling you." Edward teased, a feeling of relief washed over him as Envy started walking towards the door.
Envy opened the large door then paused, "I'll be back, Small Fry" He promised. Then he walked through the door and slammed it, sending vibrations through the cement floor.
Edward stared at the door for a moment then cast his gaze once more around then room, letting them rest on the hook in the cement wall that was holding the chain in place around his neck.
He walked closer to it, letting the slack come back in the chain.
"Hmm, wonder how the hell I'm gonna get you off of me..." He thought out loud, frowning at the hook.
He grabbed the chain with his teeth and tugged, letting his added body weight help. It groaned against his weight but held up against his tugging. He yanked harder on it, feeling his teeth ache with the amount of strength he put into it.
"Damn it!, let me out of here!" Edward whined to nobody, he gave one last futile pull and sliced his gum. He let go when he tasted the coppery taste of blood. He spat out the blood onto the cement floor and sighed in defeat.
"Okay fine, you're not coming out of the wall so how about off of my neck?" He lifted a paw and extended his claws, he felt around on the collar holding the chain in place, making sure to avoid the collar that allowed him speak.
His claws found the latch and he hooked his claws around it, trying to find a flaw in the design.
He came to a small crack, just big enough for his claw to fit into.
Smiling, he then tugged on the collar. He heard a faint pop before it crashed to the ground.
"Yes!" He silently cheered as he hunched his body close to the floor, letting the dark aid him in his hiding.
Peering around, his eyes locked onto the door. Light came from under it, there was a rather large opening where the door didn't fit correctly.
He crawled over to it and examined the opening, deciding that he could fit under it, he got closer to the opening.
"I know I can fit under that, I'm tiny!" He smiled with pride, he held his tail high as he started to crawl under the opening.
"Wait a sec! I'm not small, damn it!" He came into realization of what he just called himself, silently cursing, he peered around before emerging from under the door.
He was in a narrow hallway with florescent lights glaring above him, casting their glow off his orange fur.
Keeping close to the wall, he crept along, making sure to keep alert for any danger. His paws hurt from the length of time he'd been forced to stay on the cold cement of the dark room.
As he followed the wall, voices could be heard from up ahead. Edward crept closer, hugging the wall tightly until he could see the group of Homunculus.
They were all sitting around a large table filled with expensive food and drinks. Wine was poured into fine crystal drinking glasses, the light that blared from the chandelier cast its glow on the table.
Grapes were stacked high on sliver platters and leg's of chicken were sitting on sliver plates around the table, each with its own glass of red wine.
Lust was at the head of the table. She had her arms folded neatly on her chest and a light smile on her red cherry lips, her black dress matched her raven colored hair.
"Father says we have to move the date up." She declared as she looked over at Greed who was absentmindedly picking the splinters from the table and flicking them onto the floor.
"Oh yeah? That's cool." He stated with boredom, he didn't even lift his eyes as he rested his hand on the table and set his head on it. His cheek was smashed against his hand as his eyes stared into space as he peeled off another splinter and flicked it to the floor.
"Cool? That's all you have to say?. Hmpf, I thought you'd all be trilled." Lust scowled as she closed her eyes.
"Oh we are, Lust!" Gluttony spoke up with a large grin on his fat face. He was drooling as he stared at the meat on his plate.
"That wonderful, Gluttony." Lust rolled her eyes then shifted her gaze as Sloth entered the room and pulled out a chair then sat down.
"I find it rather exciting. Just think, in a matter of days, we'll be the rulers of the Amestris!" Lust smiled at the thought, then reached for her wine glass and took a sip.
Edward shivered with dread, "Homuncuil the rulers of Amestris?." He focused on them for another moment, hoping to hear the exact date. All his senses screamed for him to run but his curiously won over his better judgement.
"Father says humans are nothing but animals, so they should rightfully look like animals too!. In just a few days, everyone will be meaningless animals under our command!" Lust shrieked with delight.
"I gotta get out of here." Edward mumbled, finally giving into his better judgment. He shifted his eyes from the table to the small room they were in.
It wasn't much, just a small room with a fancy red throw rug. The chandelier was hanging over the only table in the room. His only known escape was to run for the hallway just ahead of him. But that meant having to pass the table, and its guests.
"How the hell am I supposed to slip by them without them noticing me?" Edward questioned himself quietly.
"How's the tests going on The FullMetal Alchemist?" Lust asked as she took another sip of wine.
Fear crept into Edward at the mention of his name and he shivered.
"Great! Just a few more experiments then I'll be able to kill him!. That's been a long awaited moment!" Envy smiled as he imagined the life draining from Edward.
"Yes, I'll just squeeze his tiny little head until it pops!" With that, Envy gripped a leg of chicken and squeezed it until it exploded in his hands.
"Was that really necessary, Envy?" Lust glared at him as she wiped drops of chicken grease from her black dress.
"I have to make a run for it, I have to tell Mustang what they're planning!" Edward let his eyes focus on his path of escape, which was right along the wall of where the table was.
With nervousness building in his chest, he made a run for it. Trying to keep low and quiet as he darted along the wall, hoping his orange fur didn't give him away.
So far, so good!
"What's that?" Greed pointed a finger to Edward who instantly froze. Greed had his cheek smashed against his hand while his eyes stayed on Edward.
"The damn kid's trying to escape, and he's got the collar that allows him to speak!. We have to get him before he finds someone and tells them of our plans!" Lust yelled as she rose from her chair, her raven hair fell into her face.
"Get him!" She commanded with rage in her voice.
"I'm so screwed!" Edward said to himself as everyone, except Greed, ran for him.
He could feel the vibrations of their footsteps with each footstep they placed upon the floor.
He darted away from the wall to make sure they couldn't corner him as he raced through the room and down another hall.
His claws scrapped against the cement, giving him an added boost to his pace. Even so, his movements were slowed from his countless beatings that Envy gave him.
Each breath hurt, his chest felt very bruised and sore. The running wasn't helping things, not only did his chest hurt with each breath, but his legs were sore with each pawstep.
His shoulder burned from were he'd been kicked brutally. Edward pushed the pain aside, letting his fight or flight mode take over. His adrenaline soon overcame his pains and, with new found speed, he ran.
"Get him!" Lust screamed from behind him, he didn't dare look back. Edward kept his eyes focused in front of him.
Endless grays walls past him in a blur as they chased him through the long hallway.
It was pitch black in the long hallway, the only light was ahead of him.
He felt a new surge of energy as he narrowed his eyes against the bright light he was nearing.
It was a ladder that led into the day, sunlight glittered through the opening at the top.
"No, get him before he gets away!" Voices yelled behind him.
A hand roughly grabbed Edward's tail and yanked, he yowled with pain.
Digging his claws into the gritty cement, he looked behind him to see Gluttony grinning with delight as he squeezed Edward's tail.
Edward lifted a paw and clawed Gluttony's hand, he released Edward with a howl of pain. Tears came to his eyes as he sucked on his injured hand.
Edward turned his attention back to escaping and started running once again for the light up ahead.
He neared it and, without looking back, Edward leaped for the ladder. His soft paws slowing him down, he extended his sharp claws and gripped the rung of the ladder and pulled himself up.
Footsteps were getting nearer to him as his paw slipped from the rung and he momentarily hung in midair. Determined to escape, he pulled himself back up and climbed the rest of the ladder.
He yanked his body into the day and flipped onto the cement of a back alley. The sun's warmth fluttered onto him as he climbed to his paws and started running again.
Glancing back once, he found nobody was following. Without slowing, he continued running.
He dodged past people and wove through small crowds, making sure to stay hidden around people's large feet.
Finally, he slowed. His breath came in great gasps, he could feel his heart thudding against his chest as he heaved for breath. He sat down, trying to take in his surroundings.
He wasn't far from HQ, with a small smile, he rose from his seated position and started walking again.
He could see the large building of HQ, he was almost there when he caught sight of the guards out front. He'd never concerned himself of them before, but now, they looked big and threatening.
Slowing, he gazed around the front of the building. One guard was posted on the right, he held a baton and was twirling it absentmindedly as he chatted with the other guard.
"I can slip between them and they wouldn't even know it!" Edward decided then crept over to the gates.
He pressed his body low to the ground and paced past the guards, they were too busy laughing and talking to notice him.
"Huh, some great guards they have here..." Edward rolled his eyes as he proceeded to walk through the front doors of HQ and reached the stairs. By now, Edward was developing a slight limp as he approached the stairs leading to the upper floor were Mustangs office was.
People in uniforms buzzed past him, not even noticing his presence . In their hands were stacks of papers, probably important documents.
Edward ignored them and started jumping up the stairs, he wasn't capable of walking up the giant steps. He had to hop with all his might just to climb one step.
By the time he reached the top, he was out of breath and panting. He glanced around the room, people were talking and walking right past him without even taking notice of him.
"Geez, and these people are supposed to protect us?" He shook his head then started limping towards Mustang's office.
He reached the door and frowned, he hadn't considered how he was gonna get the door opened.
From this height, he could clearly see the amount of dents he'd put in the door over the years.
"Mustang!, Hawkeye!, anyone?" He called through the door, he could hear lots of commotion coming from within.
"Hey, open up!" He yelled once more, this time he clawed at the door hoping the added noise would help.
He heard footsteps coming then the door opened. Havoc was staring out, looking for the person who knocked. His cigarette hung limply from the corner of his mouth as he gazed around.
Edward slipped through the door and padded over to Hawkeye's desk. She was focused on the papers in front of her, her hand moved the pen neatly sighing each one. No doubt, most of those papers were Mustang's since the man was incapable of doing his own work, or so it seemed.
Edward frowned then hunched to the floor and leaped up onto Hawkeye's desk. She flinched and reached for her gun but paused when she saw him. Relief flooded in her eyes as she saw the cat, the little orange ball of fluff was staring at her with its golden eyes.
"Oliver? What're you doing here. Where's Roy?" She frowned and glanced around the room then back at him.
"Well, it'll be okay. At least I've found you. You know, Roy's been searching everywhere for you." She picked Edward up and looked into his golden eyes with a smile. She started patting his head and petting down his back.
Edward grimaced from her touch, his injuries aggravating him. "Uh, Hawkeye, could you put me down?" Edward frowned.
Hawkeye jumped and let him fall roughly onto the table, hitting his injuries. He flinched as pain flowed through his body.
She looked at him with wide shocked eyes. "You spoke!, you're a cat and you just spoke!" She blinked a few times as if making sure she was really awake. She looked wildly around, trying to see if anyone was laughing and this was all some stupid joke. Seeing everyone was working, she let her eyes fall back on the cat.
"How?" She asked as she slowly lowered herself back into her chair, she put on a serious face to cover up her previous one and watched the cat intently.
"Well, you may not believe this but...I'm Edward."
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