TRUTH IS IN THE BLOOD

Becci 'D': Hello, I have recently become obsessed with Fullmetal Alchemist. So I have been reading a lot fan fiction, viewing art, etc. I got inspired to write my own story as I wanted something very angsty and dramatic. It's been many years since I have wrote a fan fiction so I am probably a little rusty but hope you enjoy this story. ^_^

Edward stirred with a groan. He wasn't sure where he was. His head was throbbing and his vision was blurry. All he could make out was that the air felt damp and cold. 'Feels like concrete' Edward thought as he placed his hands on the ground. He looked around to try and figure out where he was, it seemed as if he was in an alleyway between some tall buildings.

The buildings looked familiar but he wasn't sure where he was. It was hard to make out anything as his vision was blurred. He staggered to his feet; pain shot through his arm as he lifted it to clutch his side. Ed looked down at his automail arm. "Shit!" His hand was dripping with blood and all down his left side.

"Shit...Need to get...out of...here!" He clutched his bleeding side again and lent on the wall as he dragged himself to the exit of the alley. His eyes were out of focus and he was then blinded by a bright light. He sounded like it was a passing car.

"uhHHHhhh...Damn hurts...Where's Al?" Ed was breathing heavily; his body was dripping with sweat from the effort of moving only a short distance. Blood was slowly dripping down his face. He looked around again to try and verify where he was. He didn't recognise anything.

"DAMN IT! Where the hell am I!" Edward said with irritation. He instantly regretted shouting as he started to cough violently. Edward dragged himself to the end of the road leaving a trail of blood behind him. As Edward turned the corner onto another unrecognisable street he literally bumped into somebody.

Ed grimaced with pain as he fell backwards and landed on his bad side. He clutched himself even tighter; his vision had become so blurry now he practically couldn't see anything apart from shapes and colours merging into one another.

"Oh my god! Edward!" gasped the blurry figure in disbelief. "Hey Edward can you hear me?...ED!" The figure grabbed his shoulder.

Edward looked up and could just about make out that this figure was wearing military uniform. Edward was in so much pain; he let out a slight groan and then started to close his eyes. He was losing the battle of consciousness.

"HEY! NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE?"

That was the last thing he heard before he passed out.

Headquarters

"Status Report!" Ordered Roy Mustang with a slight worry to his voice.

Havoc saluted at Roy; "Edward Elric was found of the early hours of this morning at around 5am and is currently in Central hospital. His condition is critical and is under constant super vision".

"Where did you find him?" asked Roy.

"Well believe it or not sir, I had just left my apartment, lit a cigarette, and walked around the corner and got knocked off my feet by the kid" explained Havoc.

"What's going on? Where is Alphonse Elric?" Roy asked with frustration.

"Calm down Sir." insisted Lieutenant Hawkeye.

"Yes sir, I located Alphonse in his home town. He told me that Edward has been missing for 2 days now" reported Sergeant Fuery. "He will be on the next train to central".

Roy nodded in acknowledgment; he then turned his attention back to Lieutenant Havoc.

"Right, Havoc Breda! Go to the location Fullmetal was found, look for any clues that might indicate what happened to him."

They both saluted, "YES SIR!"

"And Lieutenant Havoc?...It would be best if you changed your jacket; you don't want to attract the wrong attention" Said Roy as he pointed at him.

Havoc looked down and realised he was covered in Ed's blood.

"Sorry Sir, I didn't realise" He saluted once again.

"Fuery, Falman! I want you to go to the station and wait for Alphonse. When he arrives, bring him straight to the hospital".

"YES SIR!" They saluted.

"Lieutenant Hawkeye, You're coming with me to visit Fullmetal."

"Yes sir."

In Central

"Ah! I can't believe I didn't notice all this over me!" Havoc said as he pointed to himself "It's kind of everywhere else".

Breda looked over to area they had to search, it was stained in blood.

"Hmmmm, this is so strange." She said; "As far as we knew Ed was in Resembool with Al. What could happen in just 2 days!"

Havoc shrugged "Beats me, we better look a bit further to see what direction he came from."

"That should be easy, look. Just follow the blood." said Breda as she pointed down the street. Havoc looked down the street. There in plain view was a trail of stained blood smeared against the wall with splashes of it on the pavement.

"Damn...How was that kid able to move?" Havoc said in shock as he scratched the back of his head.

"Leads to this alleyway here" Breda said as he followed the trail. "Hmmmm, the blood just stops there. This must be where Major Elric must have been laying"

"Don't look like there any signs of a struggle either" Havoc looked around "Hmmmm, but look. There are some signs of alchemy here."

Breda inspected the area they thought Ed had been laying. "Yeah your right, I can see the alchemy scars… This is getting weird! I don't think we're going to find anything to help us here".

"Hmmm, I don't like this." Havoc sighed as he lit a cigarette "Lets report back to the Colonel".

Hospital

Edward was still unconscious. His beaten bruised body was hooked up to a heart monitor, breathing equipment, a drip full of blood to refill what his body had lost so much of. His breathing was slow but steady; he didn't have much colour to his face.

'I can't believe this kid is Edward it really doesn't look like him. But that automail is unmistakable'

Roy sighed, Edward was a mess and he didn't like the strange atmosphere around this situation. Roy sighed again. "2 days" he muttered "what happened in him 2 days?"

Hawkeye looked over at the colonel with concerned eyes "Don't know sir. But he wasn't even reported missing".

Roy clasped his chin as his thumb scratched his cheek in thought. "hmmm, we have to ask Alphonse what happened before he vanished." He looked down at Edward once more 'Don't worry Edward, We'll help you, you'll be ok'

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