Story: Undo

Summary: A deserted house in the mountain about three hours on foot from Central. No one knows how long it has been there or who used to live in it, but rumors had it that it was haunted. Time-travel. Time-loops. Monsters. Past character death. RoyAi. Parental RoyEd. Possibly EdLing. Based on HetaOni, but you don't have to have played it to understand. Likely some future trigger warnings.

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA.

Also, if any course of events seems contrived, I can't help it because I'm basing the events off of Hetaoni's events.

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A deserted house in the mountain about three hours on foot from Central.

No one knows how long it has been there or who used to live in it, but rumors had it that it was haunted.

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"Well, what do you know? It's really here, after all…" Roy smirked at the mansion in front of him. It was surrounded and overshadowed by tall trees, separated from the world around them, which had, quite frankly, made this place a hell of a pain to find.

He had come here to investigate a rumor that some of his men had been spreading, specifically about children going missing. He didn't know how much base there was to the story, or who had first leaked it, but he was here to get to the bottom of it.

He didn't believe in ghosts or anything of the sort, but he would be damned if he allowed the risk of another child possibly dying at the hands of some crazy lunatic or whoever was behind the disappearances. And that was why he was here.

"Geez." Havoc scratched the back of his head, a cigarette in his mouth. "And here I thought it was just a rumor. I never thought we would actually find it."

"It has such a desolate feel…" Riza mused.

"Yeah, not too bad for a... 'haunted house', right, Colonel?" Edward added. It was a known fact that he, just like Roy, had never been the type to pay much mind to ghost stories and stuff, so he was obviously just trying to joke around with Roy.

"Perhaps, but it's nothing that impressive," Roy said simply, looking around at his surroundings for a moment.

"Hate to say it, but I kind of have to agree with the Colonel." Havoc murmured.

"However," Roy said, growing more serious."Whether or not this is a hoax, we must not underestimate whoever is behind this until we know who it is. So stay alert at all times, do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, sir." Riza and Havoc said in unison.

At that point, Roy opened the front door and entered, Havoc following behind.

Riza was about to go after them when she noticed Edward wasn't moving. He was staring off into space as if lost in his thoughts.

"Edward? Is something the matter?" She asked in concern.

"Huh?" He jumped a bit, startled, before smiling. "No, it's nothing."

With that, he ran ahead to catch up with the others, leaving Riza a bit taken aback and worried. But after a second, she regained her composure and entered the house as well, closing the door behind them.

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The inside of the mansion was huge from what they could tell. The bottom floor alone split off into three different hallways and even a staircase.

"It's cleaner than I thought it would be." Riza noted.

"...Yeah." Roy responded in a low voice, trying his best to ignore the suddenly suffocating atmosphere of the place.

"What's the matter, Colonel?" Edward smirked mockingly, not failing to notice his hushed tone. "Don't tell me you're scared."

Roy opened his mouth to retort when, suddenly, the stifling sound of glass shattering interrupted them. It had come from down the corridor to their left.

Immediately, Havoc turned towards the door. "Well, while you guys check that out, I think I'm gonna leave now-"

"Hold it, Havoc. You're not going anywhere." Roy grabbed the back of his jacket, pulling him back.

"Sir, I'll go and check what that was. You stay here with Edward and see what you can find in here."

"Alright. Be careful." Roy said, before smiling a bit, figuring she was more than capable of taking care of herself. "And make sure to watch out for ghosts, while you're at it."

"Right." Riza returned the gesture in amusement. "I'll try to keep that in mind."

With that, she began heading down the corridor. There were only two doors in it, one in the middle of the hallway, the second in the end. The first one was locked, so she opted to see if the last door was open, which it was. Upon entering the room, she realized it was a kitchen and a large one at that.

Walking further into the room, she discovered a broken plate on the floor.

But upon inspecting her surroundings, she realized that it was over several yards away from the shelf containing other plates.

It hadn't just fallen. The only way it could have ended up there is if somebody had intentionally thrown it or dropped it in that specific spot.

So somebody else was here after all. But where had they gone? The kitchen was empty as far as she could tell, and there were no other-

Well, there was another door beside the shelves…

But it was locked.

Suddenly, she got the feeling that this had all been a ploy to lure somebody off.

She had to get back to Roy and the others immediately to let them know what she had seen.

Somehow, she felt a sense of relief that the kitchen door didn't get locked while she was investigating the broken plate. After all, that's how most horror stories went. Then again, she wasn't exactly the type to buy into horror stories and no matter what kinds of things she could see here, it was no match for what she'd already seen in her life as a soldier; in Ishval, so she wasn't really unsettled by this at all.

At least not until she came back and found that Roy, Havoc, and Edward were all missing.

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End of Prologue

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A/N: Buh-duh-bUH-DAH! Cliff hangers are great, aren't they? ^^ Also, I hope I've portrayed everybody right, all things considered.