Come Back To Me🪭 ✔️

Nothing Like Tap Dancing On A Landmine

Riza wrung her hands nervously, something she didn't normally do in a situation like this, but things were all over the place. Edward was missing, having snapped and ran off to do who knows what; Alphonse was in complete disarray, not knowing if he should stay with Roy in case something happened or go and find his brother; Roy was in surgery due to the pipe wound that wasn't closed up properly; Havoc was trying to get a search party as well as swear everyone to secrecy about the situation...

The door opened and Riza looked up, standing. The doctor came out, a gruff looking man that Roy knew of who wouldn't ask questions. He looked at Riza quickly and assessed that she was the one to speak with.

"Let's just say I didn't see you guys, I never heard of you, and I don't know a damned thing about human transmutation, taboos, or unprofessionally sealed up pipe wounds. He's in the clear though." He added as if a trifle of an aftermath.

Riza's anxiety melted substantially as she sighed in relief.

"Is he available for guests?"

"I'd give him an hour to sleep off the anesthesia but by then he'll be fine. Also, tell that bastard that when I 'owed him a favor', I was not expecting this. So now he owes me a favor to keep my mouth shut."

"What is it? I'll let him know."

"That would be for me and him to discuss. But he's fine. He'll live... again."

Riza nodded as Havoc walked up to her.

"I have everyone under death threats, demotions, and terminations in regards to keeping this a secret. I told them that you know all of their names and if any hint of this gets out, you will go back to your Ishavalan days as a sniper. Did he give you any information?"

"He said the Colonel's in the clear." Havoc let out a sigh of relief. "He will be available to talk to in about an hour after the anesthesia wears off. Go tell Alphonse that the Colonel is fine and to go look for Edward."

Havoc nodded and found Alphonse, who was looking out the window.

"Al?" He turned as Havoc smiled. "Hawkeye said that the Colonel is good to go. It would be better for you now to go and look for Edward. I'm sure there's something we can do when we get him back. Maybe he and the Colonel can talk it out-"

"You don't know Brother." He said softly, the echo in the armor making it sadder than it should have sounded. "He sacrifices himself for those he loves. He doesn't care about himself, just the person he's saving. I know the Colonel was just being the Colonel but saying what he said... Brother is never going to be able to be right again."

"All the Colonel has to do is apologize, right?"

"He's more complicated than that. He was already on such a thin rope but he was willing to give up everything for the Colonel. Knowing he would have given his body and soul for him and then having the Colonel just reject him like he did? All it did was bring him back to the issue that happened with the pipe: he knew but he wasn't thinking. He thought bringing the Colonel back would make everyone happy -make him happy- but all it did was cause more heartache and shattered my brother..."

Havoc sighed when he noticed someone walking to them.

"Dr. Chambers..."

"I wanted to formally apologize for what happened. If I hadn't dozed off for those few seconds, this all wouldn't have happened. I'm taking myself off of the case due to my inability to help your brother. Please forgive me, Mr. Elric." He said, bowing low to the armor.

"Although that's nice of you, Brother would have done it no matter if you had been asleep or not. When he's determined to do something, he does it. His mental state didn't help but drive that passion about him..."