A.N.: Sorry for the delay – again – but real life demanded more attention from me. We're going to the second part of this story and hope that people can forgive me for taking so long to write. Oh, Happy Valentine's Day!

Rate: R-15 for language, violence and light sexual content.

This is a small resume from the previous chapters: Ed and Al finally were able to get back to normal - almost normal – since the Gate played again with our short alchemist turning him into a girl. The two siblings were staying at Lt. Hawkeye's house for awhile; Ed was under severe charges of human transmutation and the damage made to the city while he, now a she was getting used to her new body and the everyday stuff of a girl's life. Even that the blonde saved Central from the chaos caused by the homunculi and Father, the military court decided that she committed crimes that might be punished. They proposed a deal, she might destroy the last homunculus left, the Emperor of Xing, Ling – or Greed his new identity – in exchange for freedom. In the middle of this mess, the General Roy Mustang and Greed himself were disputing the heart of the young alchemist. However, that night she went there with one idea in mind: accomplish her mission. They fought, but seemed that Ling had another plans for her also for Roy who went there.

Chapter 8: "Weird dream"

When he arrived at the train station late at night, he recalled how Central always was a quiet place when the moon is high. However that night weren't so calm as usual. Soldiers and military cars were everywhere, principally around a luxury hotel in the downtown. The hotel where he'd followed secretly his sister. He was so pissed off that Ed was keeping secrets from him again. She didn't talk with Al about a new mission or anything different. It was hard to imagine what business his sister can have in a hotel in the middle of the night.

Al caught tonight's last train instead of wait for the first train tomorrow morning; the younger Elric sensed something wrong with his sister in the last phone call. He came as quickly as he could to the Lt. Hawkeye's house, accidentally in time to see his sister leaving the house. Al figured out that something was going to happen and left his baggage in the backyard, following closely his sister through the streets.

Al didn't know if he was just freaking over his worries or curiosity or he was being that jealous. They always shared everything – mostly everything – and now Ed was deliberately excluding him of her life. Ed is such handful – he thought.

Anyway, Ed was still Ed and an adult by Amestris law. He was worried but the boy didn't want to be nosey on his sister business. He decided to stay around just in case if she would need him.

What was she doing in there? Al stopped in an alley just in front of the hotel. From there was possible to see if Ed leaves the building.

After twenty minutes a man caught his attention. He came by car and entered in the hotel. Al was a little bit far to see his face clearly but the boy was sure that the man was General Mustang. Now that was really weird. Ed and Roy in a hotel? Al felt his cheeks hot. So that was his sister's great business. He was about to leave when military trucks parked in front of the building and closed the street. A group of fifteen soldiers went out of the trucks and quickly surrounded the hotel. Surely they weren't there to cover a celebrity's night walk.

The hotel was surrounded. No way to enter or leave. What could he do? Fry the soldiers and destroy the hotel? No, that was more Ed-style. He even didn't know if Ed was in real danger. She didn't do anything wrong, right? The soldiers evacuated the hotel, workers and a few guests. He didn't see Ed neither Roy. They waited until the last citizen left and invaded the hall. Al thought that he could seize the opportunity and followed the soldiers.

He saw by the glassy entrance the soldiers closing the elevators and going to the emergency stairs. Four soldiers remained outside helping to keep the perimeter and perhaps other two or three helping to keep the invisible perimeter. The boy didn't have a choice; he should wait for an opportunity. The surprise element can be his advantage in this case. When the soldiers opened the stairs' door, grenades were launched from the upstairs, but instead of explode those grenades were full of gas. This gas was so irritating that the men were coughing and rubbing copiously their eyes. To protect from the smoke the boy ran to the other side of the street. Suddenly a group of people using strange masks and black clothes surged from the middle of that haze of smoke carrying large packages and black bags on their backs. Alphonse recognized them by their outfit; they were Ling's servants.

He watched them leaving quickly the building. The four soldiers that remained outside were quickly knocked down by just one of those people. The group headed into a truck that was parked nearby and left. Ed didn't get out of the building and now the smoke haze has almost disappeared and he could see the hotel's hall clearly.

The teenager decided to do something and quickly. When he was walking halfway to the hotel, a car stopped besides him in the street. The blond alchemist looked at the driver, who surprisingly was the Lt. Hawkeye.

"Come in!"

She demanded. Al just did what she has told to him to do so; she seemed so determined.

"…but Ed is in that hotel… and the General too!"

He spoke and looked at the woman while she was driving fast, heading to the same direction that the truck went.

"They're in that truck, I'm sure. The soldiers didn't find out anybody there. That emperor wouldn't leave the hotel in a furtive way if he wasn't hiding something."

Her logic was right as always. The black bags were rather suspect and Ling had interest in Ed. Al cursed his inexperience, but wished that Ed and Roy were okay.

"I'll save you sister, I promise."

The younger Elric whispered to himself. This was like a weird dream that he didn't want to participate, but now his sister was his responsibility. Al glanced at Riza who was driving the car and thought how he was thankful that the lieutenant was there. She was a strong and admirable woman, not that he had a crush on her…or maybe not? He felt quite attracted by her in the past. His cheeks turned red and he looked away.

Riza smiled slightly when found out the boy admiring her. She was sympathetic about the boy, so young and passed by things in life that most of the adults would pass in a whole life.

"Don't worry, I am here. I'll call Lt. Havoc and the others and they will help."

Al smiled shyly and they turned their attention in finding the truck.

Roy was having fuzzy dreams. They were those dreams that you can't explain, but it happens liking it or not. Normally was something related to the Ishval war, but this time he was enjoying it – a lot. The Flame was walking upon clouds. The black haired man was jumping from one to another, as light as a plume. It was wonderful! – he thought. He could see looking down the land so distant, so small. The man decided that he could lay in one of those clouds; they seemed to be so soft! Chosen the largest one, he did lie down on his stomach and enjoyed the sensation.

"Oi. What are ya doing?"

A voice came from nowhere and talked to him. He just sighed and snuggled against his 'bed'.

"I'm just enjoying my dream."

"Get up lazy bones! Bastard! You're heavy!!!"

The voice seemed urged and suddenly the clouds under him were shaking his body up. It was so bothersome that woke him up. Roy opened his eyes and noticed that he was indeed laid in something soft… Ed's boobs.

"Holy shit!"

He yelled and tried to stand, but his arms and legs were restrained by ropes. He just crawled fairly as he could and looked at the teen. Her cheeks were red and her body equally restrained as his. Oh shit, he was laid upon her boobs, what he should say? By the way, what the hell WHERE that place? Why his head and body were aching like he was beaten up? He was sore, dizzy, thirsty and hungry as hell.

"I'm sorry… for huh… that."

It was a lame apologize, but the dark-haired man was indeed feeling the drugs' side effects or whatever they injected in him. His pain and hallucination surely were effects of it. From embarrassment, she turned on into the bitching mode that the General knew so much.

"I got drugged, tied with rope and locked in this cool place with you general-pervert-Mustang. At least you should thank the fuckers who did this that I can't kick your ass bastard!"

The teenager snarled. Roy just sighed and took a look around the place. It was poorly illuminated, but he could recognize the sounds and the movements when you're in a train. They were in a train.

"We're in a train."

Roy stated mostly for himself than to Edward. The blond girl rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, tell me something new."

She tried to untie the hated ropes but it was useless.

"You will only get hurt if you move like that."

Roy was thinking in a way. They were being taken to somewhere and who knows for what purposes. Their captors knew how to immobilize a prisoner, because he tried in the last minutes all the tactics that he could remember from the military academy and failed in all. After 10 years without practice should be another point to his fail.

"At least I'm trying general-USELESS-ass."

Ed emphasized the 'useless' thing and gave a nervous laugh. In a small part she was right, how a General could be caught like that? People inside of the military didn't want him in their way and planned this trap. There was no other explanation.

"Ed we're in the same situation. We shouldn't fight with each other, we should be thinking in a way to escape instead."

The girl glared at him. What was now? He didn't do anything wrong, did he? Ed was so childish but the General could understand that the blonde was scared and at the same time trying to hide her emotions. This was so typical for Edward.

"Humph… arrogant bastard."

Ed averted her eyes, she was defeated. The girl noticed how nice the General seemed. His maturity, the confidence and well he was quite calm. That helped her to calm down, since this was the first time that the blonde alchemist was dealing with such situation since she turned into a girl. She has heard fearful stories about what people do with girls in kidnaps.

"They will have to stop and wherever they're taking us it won't be that far from Central. I don't feel that I slept that much."

The blond girl just replied harshly.

"Hey, what's about the ropes? We're still tied down asshole."

"I'm thinking in a way! Let's look for something sharp enough to cut these things or a piece of coal."

They rolled over their stomachs and started to look around. It wasn't that easy to find something or see something. After half hour the two stopped to move around defeated.

"It's a waste. We're fucked up."

The blonde said with a tired voice. After that they remained quiet, mostly because of the tiredness and half because they're thinking. Roy passed by a lot of dangerous situations at war and just a damn rope defeated him. It was humiliating. The black-haired man was worried with Ed too. The mother fucker of that Ling planned something for them. Was he going to use him to blackmail Ed for some dark purpose?

While they were wandering, the train decreased the velocity until stop completely. Ed looked at Roy who nodded in a silent understanding. She was going to fight against whoever was coming to pick them.

They heard heavy footsteps and someone opened the door. The two captives closed their eyes suddenly blind by the clarity. A familiar voice greeted them.

"Good morning my dear guests."

Roy felt the impulse to set that bastard in flames if he could.

"You! Bastard! You're taking as captive two officials of Amestris' army! You'll be arrested and sentenced to death!"

He yelled and glared at the damn homunculus. The Emperor just smirked.

"This would happen in Amestris but you're in Xing now."

Roy was speechless. Ed widened her eyes in surprise.

"How? Xing is very far, three days at least!"

Ling approached the blonde and knelled beside her. She didn't move but glared at his eyes.

"Sorry sweetheart, I had to drug you up for three days. You must be hungry and tired, aren't you?"

Ed was showing confusion on her eyes but she remained quiet.

"Wu take them to the palace." He addressed one of his servants who were close, then talked to the two alchemists "Welcome to my empire." a large grin formed on his lips while Roy and Ed were carried away.

To be continued.

P.S: Due to mrawgirl-chan comment, I re-read this chapter and changed what I could. I got a new beta and she promised to review this again so... sorry for the mistakes :(