Hi Guys! It's been a long while! Someone asked me to change my earlier chapter involving the vending machine because they didn't have them in the time frame this show was put in but no offense, I'm not changing it. Putting things where they don't exist is a writing technique, please read Julius Caesar and you will know.

STORY NOTE : In the section with bold text is to clarify when Roy and Hughes are talking to each other quietly while hiding. If it isn't bold it means that they are overhearing or observing then at the end the italics is Ed in his disoriented unconscious state.

Ch.8 Revelation

Ed slid back on his hands, his once white gloves now torn and covered in dirt.

"Can we reconsider?" Envy put a hand on his hip as he tried negotiating with the young alchemist, who by this time in the fight was panting but was nowhere near being beat, "You obviously don't want to leave without answers, and I can't just blurt out stuff here, so why don't you just come back with us? We'll do a few transmutations, just stuff like that."

Of course Ed considered this option, but what about Al? He was tough of course, but he didn't like the sound of walking into these 'transmutations' without some back up.

"What kind of transmutations are we talking about?" he questioned as he attempted to think up another way out of this. Maybe he'd get lucky and Mustang would show up with some MP's and he'd be able to take this thing into custody.

"That's a company secret." Envy grinned.

"That's not how this is going to work." Ed began to get back into stance.

"Oh really?" Envy raised an eyebrow, "because I know something you don't"

"What would that be?"

"Shhhhh." Roy told Hughes as the crept around the corner of some debris, "Lets watch until something happens. No need to make our presence known. We might have to back him up."

"Oh really?" Envy raised an eyebrow, "because I know something you don't"

"What would that be?" Roy could see Ed tensing up his arms as he got ready to fight.

"You've been having issues lately haven't you?" He replied with a smirk, "And it's been throwing you off your game hasn't it?"

"What's he talking about?" Hughes whispered to his friend in hopes he would know something- Roy responded with a simple head nod "no".

Ed scowled, "I don't know what you're goin' on about."

"So you're a liar too, and a good one. But unfortunately see, I know better than that." Envy took a step forward.

Edward took a step back, "So are you doing this to me? Are you causing them?"

"Yes." Envy's voice dropped its humor, "And if you don't want more of them I suggest you come with me."

Ed clapped his hands," Unfortunately," he said transmuting a blade from a piece of metal sticking out of some concrete from the now broken building, "I'm not going with you."

Envy scowled, charging at Ed.

The fight began to ensue, Ed losing more blood by the second; he stabbed the blade forward towards Envy, the blade missing by less than a centimeter but mixed with blood loss the disorientation from missing threw him off his balance.

Envy shoved his knee into Edwards stomach, then slammed his fists into the back of his neck, sending Ed crashing to the ground.

Envy seized the moment, pulling a needle from under his pocket.

"He needs our help!" Roy grabbed Hughes shoulder, I'll try to draw this guy away, you take care of Ed."

"Right." Hughes nodded as Roy jumped up and ran towards Envy, attacking him from the side, sending the now empty needle to the ground.

Hughes watched as Roy tackled the guy but quickly ran over to Ed and checking his pulse.

The pulse was there yes, but not only was Ed unconscious from the blow to the head, he was bleeding rapidly from his head from whatever had happened before they had arrived.

Maes' attention was drawn to the fight as Roy exploded something in the process of trying to hit Envy, but he focused back on the objective at hand: get Ed to safety.

Picking up Ed's arm, he hoisted the teens limp body over his shoulder and racing away from the fight

Gluttony ran forward, spit dripping from his tongue as he charged Al- taking a bite from his metal forearm.

Al screamed, Maria instantly pulling her gun out and firing rounds into the things body.

Gluttony fell back, giving Al enough time to get to his feet, but within seconds red alchemic light surrounded him and there his body was- completely reconstructed to one hundred percent.

"It's not working!" Brosh yelled, holding his gun in his hand as well.

Al quickly drew a circle, using what little elements he had there to completely blow up Gluttony.

"That won't stop him long, run!" Al yelled to his friends, who began to run after they realized Al intended to run with them.

"Al!" Maria breathed hard, "where is Edward?!"

"He's around here," Al said back, "I was supposed to help him from the back but I got held up by our new friend." He gestured to Gluttony who was beginning to slowly reconstruct.

Al stopped short as he could see Hughes carrying his brother as he ran.

"Mr. Hughes?!" Al questioned as his brothers condition was become clearly worse by the minute.

"Alphonse!" Maes' sighed in relief, "Brosh, Maria. Listen, Al, you take Edward and get him to a hospital he needs medical attention soon. Brosh, Maria, you escort them there and call ahead to send backup. Go!"

"What about you?" Al question as his brother was placed in his arms.

"I've got to back Mustang up." He replied quickly, "Get him to safety now!" Hughes ordered as he ran back towards the area where the sounds of explosions could be heard.

"You heard him." Brosh said, "Let's go!"

"Right." Al nodded, all three of them running back towards safety.

"Al…." Ed moaned.

"Hang on brother, we're going to get you help. You'll be ok, ok? Just hang on!"

"Al….." Ed laid in his brothers arms, pain over whelming him as blood poured from his missing arm and leg.

"Brother! What happened to you?! What happened to me? What happened to me!?"

"I gave up my arm to bond your soul to the suit of armor on the wall. It was all I could do Al, please forgive me, I'm so sorry."

"I'm so sorry Al…." Ed muttered in his unconsciousness as Al raced to save him, "I'm so sorry Al…"

TO BE CONTINUED

I had a discussion with my youth pastor about cussing (because I don't cuss but Ed does, so, you know) and unfortunately I can no longer cuss for characters, meaning I will had to edit the bad words from my story, sorry =D

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