Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Replacement ❯ Broken Trust ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: I do not own FMA but I do own this story. Hahaha.


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6: Broken Trust

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Ed stared at Havoc, Havoc stared at Ed, in his mind, Ed was making up a conversation between them.

“Hey, Shorty, what have you been up to?” Havoc would ask.

“Don't call me Shorty! Not much, been babied by that psycho for the past few days,” Ed would reply.

“Oh, we've all been worried. You okay, except for the being chained up without your arm and leg, I mean?” Havoc would ask. Ed would shrug and then reply.

“Yea, no serious damage, but this gal's really nuts, she's thinks we're her dead husband and…” Ed's mental conversation with Havoc was interrupted as the woman appeared and moved towards Havoc with a bright, happy smile. Ed noticed the way Havoc was staring at the woman, like he knew her or something.

“Oh, Alexander, finally, after all these years, you've come back,” the woman fell on him and Ed suppressed a chuckle at the look on Havoc's face. Ed slowly realized that he wasn't as frightened now that there was a familiar face around, even if that familiar face was also chained down and ball-gagged. “Mommy has missed her Daddy and Marcus so much.” Havoc's eyes widened as he looked down at the woman and then at Ed. Ed nodded, mentally screaming at Havoc to play along.

“Have you missed Mommy, Daddy?” the woman asked and Havoc looked at Ed nodding wildly before he nodded slowly. “Oh, Alexander!” The woman was hugging Havoc and the panicking soldier was staring at the woman.

“Mommy will go make dinner for her boys right now!” she cried before running out the door, locking it behind her.

Havoc stared at Ed, Ed stared at Havoc, in their minds, they were both screaming at the other for answers.


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Roy woke up looking at the white of a hospital room, next to him Maes was groaning as he came to.

“Glad to see you're awake,” a stern, but familiar voice stated, not really sounding that `glad' at all. “Colonel, you and the Lieutenant Colonel might want to explain a few things to me right now before I arrest you.” With that Roy's eyes focused on VanBuren, flanked by several officers, none of whom, looked happy to see the two military officers.

“What are you talking about?” Roy asked and the woman walked over to him, he took note that VanBuren was in a uniform.

“What happened in the alley while walking Detective Woodgrove home?” Detective VanBuren asked and Roy looked at her before he remembered.

“There was a person in the alley, Woodgrove shouted something at us when we ordered the person to exit the alley, then there was a blast of alchemic light, now I'm here,” Roy snapped and VanBuren stared at him.

“Are you certain Woodgrove shouted at you?” she asked and Roy nodded. “Then be kind enough to explain why she was found unconscious with you and the Lieutenant Colonel.” Roy's eyes widened and he looked to his other side to see Woodgrove still unconscious, in the bed to his left.


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The woman was straddling Havoc's waist, her breasts pushed into his neck as she undid the ball gag and Havoc was about to yell at her when Ed began shaking his head frantically. Havoc played along.

“Is that better, Alexander?” the woman asked and Havoc nodded.

“Loads,” he whispered and the woman looked at him.

“You can call me Angie, I don't mind that anymore,” she whispered and Havoc gave her that stare again. “I missed you a lot, Alexander.” With that the woman lowered her head, slowly covering Havoc's mouth with her own.

At this point, Havoc's body caught up with the fact that a beautiful, shapely woman was straddling him and kissing him. Ed closed his eyes and turned away, but he could still hear, dear God, he could still hear.

“Please…don't…” Havoc whispered and there was a surprisingly girlish giggle.

“Alexander, you haven't changed a bit, still so flustered that your body reacts like everybody else's,” she whispered. Then to Ed's complete horror there was a groan from Havoc and a wet suckling noise. Ed kept his eyes shut and head turned away, he had a good idea what was happening to Havoc and he didn't want to see his friend in such a helpless position.

“N-n-n-no….please…” there were more groans pulled from Havoc's throat and Ed wanted to cover his ears, he buried one into his shoulder, but there was nothing to cover the other one so the suckling kept going on and the grunts and groans continued.

“Gah!” Havoc cried out and then came a quiet lapping sound before Havoc groaned.

“Just the same, no different, you taste just the same,” she whispered and Ed looked over to see Havoc's face turned away, the scarlet hue of embarrassment clung to his cheeks. “Here, let me feed you.”

“I'm not hungry, thank you,” Havoc muttered and there was a growl and his eyes caught Ed's before she growled.

“Already you want to dismiss me, Alexander? You did that once and look where it got you. Now you're mine again and I won't let you dismiss me. You'll eat now!” she screamed and Ed watched in horror as she racked Havoc's chest with her nails. Havoc screamed as she ripped at him with her nails again and again. Finally, Ed began to scream too and the woman stopped, staring at Ed as if she'd never seen him before.

“Marcus?” she asked, as if confused. “I…I need to leave.” With that the woman left the room thrusting Havoc and Ed into the darkness.


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Woodgrove slept fitfully, beads of sweat moving down her forehead as her head tossed back and forth. Pained moans emerged from the woman's throat, making her sound young and weak.

Roy watched her troubled rest and felt pity for her, she was alone, her sister had left soon after taking Maes and his formal statements. VanBuren had not looked happy, Woodgrove's nightmare started soon after the officers had left.

“Do you think she took Havoc and then rushed back to knock herself unconscious?” Maes asked as he looked at the dreaming woman.

“Maybe,” Roy muttered as the woman began to groan more.

“Not my baby….don't take him….not my baby boy…” the words were moaned and sobbed, tears slipping out from under her closed lids. Her eyes were moving frantically. “No…bab….” Her body began to shake and Roy felt a bit disturbed, as if he shouldn't be watching her.

Gold eyes suddenly opened and her body shot up, the open back of her hospital gown displaying a back that was as pale as the moon. Red brown hair moved behind her like silk caught in the wind and her face was a mask of pure pain.

“Don't take my baby from me, you son of a bitch!” she screamed arms flailing in front of her as if trying to defend herself from some attack. She screamed again, gold
vanishing behind black eyelashes. Her body hit the bed and her eyes opened slowly, tears moving down her cheeks, an angry flush covering the tops of her cheeks and nose, and her gold eyes shone like fire with the red in her eyes. She lay there as if she was in a daze before she sat up, shaking her head as she looked at him and Maes in complete shock at their presence and her surroundings. She reached down and ripped the IV from her arm before getting up, holding the back of her gown together as she staggered over to the closet, opening it to display their clothing.

“What are you doing, Angelina?” Maes asked and the woman looked at them, fear was written all over her face.

“I can't stay here,” she hissed and Roy stated to get up when Hawkeye and VanBuren entered the room.

“Angelina, you need to get back into bed,” VanBuren ordered and Woodgrove shook her head.

“I won't stay here, Catherine, you know I won't,” Woodgrove actually growled and there was a look that Roy recognized flashing in those golden eyes.

“You don't have a choice, Angelina, you're blood tests came back,” VanBuren stated and Hawkeye had her gun on Woodgrove. Woodgrove looked unhappy as she stood there, one hand in the closet, the other holding her gown shut.

“When did you stop taking the medication, Angelina?” VanBuren demanded and Woodgrove glared at her sister.


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The door opened and Ed stared to see the horror he had been spared from originally. There in the doorway were three chimeras, each one more horrific than the last and each one with that same intelligence in its eyes as the Nina-Alexander. Slowly they limped in. The first one was very similar to the Nina-Alexander, probably a dog-human combination, however, he was four times larger, completely a sandy color, and both his left arm and leg were fully canine. The second one was hobbling along carrying a tray of food, it was more of a squirrel or rodent, one fully animal leg, causing it to limp along, its long, hairless tail trailing behind it. The next one had to be a human-goat chimera, one foreleg completely goat. Ed watched as the last chimera entered, the cloth over his eyes, above that monstrous beak-mouth, it was terrifying. He stood upright like a human, but the feet coming out from under his pant were monstrous, one more human than the other, but both horrible bird feet with tiger talons. Ed felt ill, of the four, this one wore clothing, the sleeve covering his right arm while his left…hand…held the light.

“She…not…back….we…feed,” ; the dog-chimera stated, his fangs clearly in the way and his tongue, far too wide for normal speech. Ed swallowed his fear as he stared at the creatures as they stumbled around, so gangly as if some nightmare brought to flesh. Ed looked at Havoc and the poor officer looked ready to piss himself.

“Excuse their voices, they haven't had as much time to work on talking as I have, she kept their jaws wired shut for a long time, they're still not allowed to speak around her,” the real Marcus stated as he rested against the wall.

“Here,” the goat-chimera stated, pulling a stool to the Marcus-chimera, who found it with his now lantern free hand before sitting down.

“Thank you,” he stated as he patted the goat-chimera's head, between the two horns.

“No scream?” the rodent-chimera asked Ed and he nodded. The gag was removed and so was Havocs as he stared at them.

“What's going on Havoc?” Ed asked and Havoc stared at the chimeras for a moment as they sat back. “Havoc! Answer me!” It wasn't shouted but it wasn't spoken. Havoc stared at Ed before shaking his head and nodding to himself.

“We came to Laketon the day after you vanished. There's been a serial kidnapper and murderer prowling after young men ages thirteen to eighteen with golden to light brown eyes and blondish hair, she'll take any color hair and dye it,” Havoc stated and then looked at the chimeras. “At that point only five of the nine victims had been found, all decapitated, I'm guessing I know what happened to the other four. But…who's the last chimera?” The Marcus-chimera stood up and bowed toward Havoc.

“My name is Marcus, that woman was once my mother, she's gone insane since,” he stated and then looked towards where Ed was. “She sees young men near my age when she did this…” he let the sleeve pass over his body. “…and she thinks I found a way to escape her. She blinded me, made me a chimera, murdered my father, and has gone mad with guilt. Now she thinks you and the boy are my father and me.”

“This is bad,” Ed groaned and the rodent-chimera sat on the edge of the bed.

“Look…like we…used to,” he stated as he held up a fork.

“Is there anyway you could get us out of here?” Havoc cried and Ed looked at the chimeras.

“These three are really scared of her, not that I blame them, they won't help and Marcus can't,” Ed stated and the Marcus-chimera nodded sadly.

“I wasn't a bad alchemist, but without my eyes, I could easily kill you with my alchemy, I'm sorry,” he whispered and Ed stared at the rodent.

“Let…feed…” it stated and Ed let it feed him. There had to be a way out of this. His mind was racing as he tried to find a way out of this.


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Woodgrove and VanBuren stared at each other, it was a stand off like no other Roy had ever witnessed. With her dark hair down, Woodgrove looked wild, the wave in her hair causing it to frame her face.

“Angelina, you know you shouldn't have stopped taking your medication,” VanBuren stated and Woodgrove looked at her.

“Catherine, I won't continue trying to pretend my family never existed, I won't be a zombie to medication, and I won't stop till I solve this case,” Woodgrove stated and then Roy noticed her posture changing. “Don't you trust me anymore, Little Sister?” VanBuren's face hardened.

“Ms. Woodgrove, you will not distract me by reminding me of our relation. Right now you are a potential suspect, the profile fits you, you are indicated by two witnesses, and you are no longer taking your medication,” and then two guns were pointed at the detective made suspect.

“Don't point that thing at me, you know better than to put me in this situation, Mrs. VanBuren,” Woodgrove growled and Roy wanted his gloves desperately.

“Don't do anything stupid, Ms. Woodgrove,” VanBuren stated and Woodgrove smiled, Roy couldn't help but stare, she almost seemed happy. With her hair down and her face in such a lovely expression, she looked no more than twenty, as if the danger of the situation was rejuvenating.

“Stupid is completely relative,” Woodgrove stated and then the wall exploded forward, creating a wall between Woodgrove and the rest of the room. The telltale sound of a window breaking quickly followed and Roy looked over his shoulder out the window beside his bed. There, in what was more likely than not a transfigured hospital gown, was Woodgrove running towards the heart of the city.

“Shit!” VanBuren cried as she stared out the window.

“Dectective, what should we do?” one of the officers asked and VanBuren sighed.

“Are Thompson and Clive at her home?” she asked as she gripped the windowsill with white knuckles.

“Yes ma'am, they've got the tranquilizer guns,” the officer stated and VanBuren sighed.

“Let them know she's on the loose, but I doubt they'll see her,” VanBuren muttered.

“Why not?” the officer asked and VanBuren gripped the windowsill with white knuckles.

“Because, while she's stupid enough to run from us, she is not stupid enough to go home now,” VanBuren sighed.

“So what's your plan now?” Roy asked and VanBuren turned.

“We start a search,” she sighed. “This is going to be like trying to hunt a blood hound that's been on ten times more hunts than you.”


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The sound of someone skidding down the stairs followed with the harsh sounds of gasping breath.

“Get out of here, you beasts!” the woman screamed as she appeared at the doorway. Her disheveled appearance barely noticed compared to the intense fear and rage burning in her gold-brown eyes. Ed felt his fear building as the chimeras raced out of the room, even the Marcus-chimera moved with such agility that Ed was shocked the blinded creature was so swift.

“Mommy won't lose you to that traitor. How dare she? She stared at me like I was a freak!” the woman snarled as she made fists. She quickly gagged Havoc and Ed quickly shot his question.

“Who Mommy?” he asked before the gag was shoved in his mouth and the woman froze, her eyes on him before they softened.

“The Traitor, one of many. They left me, forgot me, allowed me to suffer in my loneliness,” she whispered as she stroked Ed's cheek. “She thinks she can take me back and take you and Daddy from me. She will prove to be fatally wrong on that.” The woman smiled as she hugged Ed and quickly walked away, leaving Ed and Havoc in darkness again.


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Roy and Maes were walking down the street behind VanBuren, Hawkeye and several officers, VanBuren was in deep conversation with Armstrong.

“Detective, why are we going to Detec…” VanBuren glared at the much larger Armstrong and the blond man actually stuttered before resuming. “Miss Woodgrove's apartment?”

“She stopped taking her medications, meaning there's more going on with her than I originally thought,” VanBuren stated as they reached an old building. “Her home is the starting point to figure out where she's gone.” They approached a building surrounded by police and were allowed to enter right away.

“Detective, we've found a room that's been securely locked, we thought you should be the first in it,” an officer stated.

The door was thick and heavy set, there was an alchemic symbol that none of the State Alchemists recognized carved in it.

“Well, let's see what we've got here,” Armstrong stated and the group watched as he demolished the door. They gasped as they saw what was staring back at them.


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AN: Sorry this took so long getting out, I've been busy, however, I hope to have the next chapter up within three days.