And here it is! The long awaited sequel to Ensnared! Sorry this took so long, but I've been doing NaNoWriMo for the last three weeks, and before that I had writer's block, but it's all good now! :D

Now, without further ado, INVEIGLED (don't even try to pronounce that, trust me)!

Chapter One: Blue, Blood

The BAU members walked into the brick house with the blue door and the broken window.

They walked past the pristine foyer and lushly carpeted steps that lead to the spacious living room. The large-screened television was still on, the comforting sounds of audience laughter and bad jokes of a sitcom drifted down to the main level.

They looked in the modern kitchen. One of the cupboard doors stood ajar, while the refrigerator hummed. The dish washer was on.

They finally made it to the staircase that lead to the basement. Pictures of the family hung on the walls. A daughter, eleven. A son, thirteen. And a family portrait that looked a bit outdated. Then a smell they were familiar with hit them like a wall: the sickening, metallic stench of blood.

When they finally reached the crime scene, they all stopped dead. Now, the BAU profilers were very well acquainted with blood. They had seen hundreds of crime scenes. But this... This was just pure carnage.

"Oh my God." JJ. whispered. She looked a little green, they all did.

Every surface in the main room of the basement was coated in a thick layer of blood. The entire lower floor reeked of it. One of the police officers suddenly bolted past them and up the stairs, having been over-whelmed by the horrifying aroma.

The only remains of the four victims were dried-out carcasses. Their wrists and throats had been slashed. The killer had drained their blood into a large bucket (left at the scene) and had then splashed it over every square inch of the room. To finish they had then cut out the victim's eyes and had stolen them.

"This is..." Prentiss trailed off, pursing her lips.

"Awful." Reid offered. Prentiss nodded.

"Sounds about right." She agreed. JJ. put her hand over her mouth and nose.

"I'm going to go talk to the neighbours." She said, hurrying up the stairs.

"Prentiss and Reid, go with JJ. Morgan, and Rossi, stay down here with me." Hotch said. He, Rossi and Morgan did not look overly bothered (especially the elder men), but Reid and Prentiss were all too happy to oblige the order. "Alright, let's get to work."

...

Edward groaned and curled up on his side. The ground was hard and cold under him and he felt blades of cool grass tickle his face. His forehead rested against something warm, hard and rounded. He cracked open his eyes to see familiar golden hair. He sat up a bit too quickly and grunted.

"Alphonse?" He half-whispered, shaking his brother's shoulder. The younger blonde blinked awake and rolled onto his back, looking up at Edward.

"Ed? Where are we?" He asked, slowly sitting up. Edward looked around , his brow furrowing.

"I don't know, Al... Do you think we're anywhere close to Quantico?" He questioned. Alphonse also looked around. They were in a large grassy field sprinkled with bushes, trees, lampposts and benches. A paved path wound it's way around the field, which was bordered by houses on two sides and streets with stores and apartment buildings on the other two sides.

"Well, I think it's safe to say that we're still in the future of Axiom's world." Alphonse said, looking at a sleek black Lexus parked not-too-far off on one of the busier streets bordering the park.

"Fullmetal, where the hell are we?" Roy grunted from behind them. The Elrics turned to see Roy laying face-down on the ground under Riza, who was just waking up. Riza quickly stood and helped Roy to his feet.

"We don't know." Edward answered, he and Alphonse also standing. Roy's lips twitched.

"Useless as always, Fullmetal." He quipped. Edward's eyebrow twitched, but before he could retaliate, Riza hit Roy over the head. "What was that for, Hawkeye?" Roy demanded. Riza glanced at him and rolled her eyes.

"Sir, we are in an unknown time and place. Now is not the time to be picking fights with Ed." She dead-panned. Roy let out a short, sharp sigh and crossed his arms.

"Fine." He huffed, looking at the sky. "It looks to be about 8 pm. That street seems to be the busiest, let's go there." He continued, pointing to one of the brightly lit streets. Edward put his arm out as Roy walked past, effectively stopping him.

"You two can't walk around here in Amestrian Military uniforms. You'll attract unwanted attention." Edward said, running his gaze over the street. "There." He said after a moment, pointing at a large department store. "I still have some money from this world. We can buy you clothes there." Roy looked like he was about to protest, but thought better of it.

"Alright, lead the way, Fullmetal."

...

"You're a real prick, Axiom, dumping them in an unfamiliar place." Truth groaned, rubbing it's forehead. Axiom chuckled.

"Stop being such a downer, Truth. Just go with it. It's all part of my plan." Axiom said, smiling. Truth crossed it's arms, exasperated.

"As if you even have a plan." Truth grumbled. "Where are the Homunculi?" It asked a few minutes later. Axiom paused.

"Not far. I don't think it will be long before they run into the Elrics." Axiom replied, nodding to itself.

"They will be okay, right? The Homunculi cannot hurt them?" Truth questioned. Axiom leered at the white being.

"Aw, do you actually care about them? That's cute." Axiom chuckled. Truth opened it's mouth to protest, but Axiom ploughed on. "They'll be fine, Truth."

"Good." And that was the end of that.

...

"Put it on."

"No."

"Stop being so difficult!" Edward exclaimed, shoving the clothes in his hands at Riza. The woman behind the counter gave them an odd look.

"I am NOT wearing this, Edward." Riza growled back.

"But this is what they wear in this world!" Edward protested.

"It's not functional! Where am I supposed to hide my guns?"

"People in this world are not supposed to be able to hide guns in their clothes." Edward said, sighing. Riza's brow furrowed.

"But-" Edward's eyebrow twitched.

"Put on the damn clothes!"

"Fullmetal, what the hell is going on out here?" Roy asked as he exited the change room. He wore blue jeans, a white button-up shirt with only one side tucked in, and a faded black leather jacket.

"See? That bastard has already changed. Go." Edward said, forcing the clothes into Riza's arms. Riza gave him a look that could kill.

"Hawkeye, go." Roy commanded. Riza looked at him for a moment and then sighed, walking toward the woman's change room. A moment later Alphonse came out of the men's change room with a pile of clothing for Roy.

"She's very stubborn." He noted, putting the clothes on the counter.

"I heard that, Al." Riza's voice called from the change room. Alphonse shifted guiltily. After a minute or two Riza reappeared. She wore black skinny jeans, a navy blue tank top, a black studded belt, and a black trench coat (in which resided at least ten hand-held weapons).

"You look nice, Hawkeye." Roy commented. Riza nodded at him as she put a pile of clothes onto the counter beside Roy's.

"Thank you, Sir. You also look nice." She replied stonily. Edward payed for the clothes and they left.

"Here's the plan. You two," Edward pointed at Roy and Riza. "are our aunt and uncle."

"Do you mean..." Riza trailed off, her eyes narrowing.

"We have to act married?" Roy finished, a devious look settling onto his face.

"Yes, that is what I said." Edward replied, raising a brow at them. Roy grinned and put his arm around Riza.

"Can do." He said, cheerily.

"Sir, I will give you five seconds to put a foot of space between us before I shoot you." Riza deadpanned.

"Come on, Hawkeye. We're married now." Roy said. Riza reached her hand into her coat.

"You two, behave. Colonel, stop being such a bastard. Hawkeye, lighten up. By the way, you should probably start calling each other by your first names." Edward said. Roy and Riza looked at each other.

"Sir, would it be alright if I called you by your first name?" Riza asked bluntly.

"Yes. May I call you by your first name, Hawkeye?" Roy replied. Riza paused.

"I will allow it... Roy." She stated. Roy nodded.

"Good. Now, we need to figure out where we are." Just as Edward said that, he spotted something that made him stop dead in his tracks. Alphonse squeaked as he ran into his brother's back. Coming out of the police station across the street were the BAU profilers. "Al... Look." At that moment, Reid turned and his eyes landed on the Elrics.

"Edward? Alphonse?" He called. The other agents looked at the blond duo as well, stunned.

"Spencer..." Alphonse blinked and then his voice lowered to a whisper. "So... Are we still in Quantico, then?"

"I don't think so. None of this looks familiar." Edward murmured back. The agents hurried across the road.

"Where have you two been?" Reid asked. The Elrics exchanged a glance and shrugged in unison. How were they supposed to answer that?

"Nowhere." Alphonse said. It certainly was not a lie. JJ. stepped forward and grasped his shoulders, her wide eyes roaming first Alphonse's face and then Edward's.

"How...?" She trailed off, paling. She looked like she had seen a ghost.

"What's wrong?" Edward asked, frowning. Rossi, who wore a troubled scowl, stepped forward to examine them.

"You've been gone for almost two years. And yet you haven't aged."

...

"So, where do you suppose we are, Pride?" The tall man asked, surveying the street over the rims of his sunglasses. The child beside him scoffed.

"What do you think, Greed? I have no finer grasp of this area than you do." The child hissed, his voice demonic. Greed shrugged and resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

"Geez, sorry. Just thought I'd ask." He said. Pride glared at him. "Why are we even here? Truth must have been bored or something." Greed noted.

"The other being said something about the Elrics." Pride's icy gaze flickered over the street. Greed noticed his shadow's crawling across the ground and walls, their slitted eyes and sharp teethed mouths glinting in the dim light of the blinking streetlights.

"So you think this is where they have been hiding for the last few days?" He asked, shoving his hands in his pants pockets. The smile that marred Pride's face was hardly human, and looked especially out of place on Pride's young face.

"Precisely."

...

"Never mind about our ageing, or lack there of." Edward cut in after a few minutes of endless questioning via the BAU agents. "Are you working on a case right now?"

"Uh, yes... Why?" Reid replied, blinking. He still seemed surprised by their sudden reappearance.

"We'll help you." Alphonse offered, although it sounded less like a request, and more like a demand. The Elrics exchanged a glance. They were both thinking the same thing:

'If they are here, and they are working on a serial killer case... Then this is part one of Axiom's quest. So, we need to get in on this case.'

"You can't help us with a case, you're just civilians." Hotch stated firmly.

"We need to help you." Edward retorted, his tone leaving no room for argument. "This is our aunt and uncle, Roy and Riza Mustang." Both of said "distant Elrics" stepped forward to give the BAU profilers strong handshakes.

"I prefer to go by Hawkeye." Riza said. Edward rolled his eyes, but said nothing.

"Anyway, tell us about this case." He said, ushering them back into the New York City police station. Hotch, seeming to think it better to not argue with Edward, led them into a conference room and pulled up some photos on the projection screen. To the profilers' surprise, Alphonse was the only one who looked away from the pictures. Edward looked a little pale, but Roy and Riza seemed completely undisturbed by the horrible crime scene.

"Last night a family of four was murdered in their home in the suburbs. The unsub gathered the family in the basement -probably at gunpoint- and then slashed their throats and wrists, before draining their blood into a bucket. The unsub then covered the entire room in a coat of blood. He removed their eyes postmortem." JJ. explained.

"What colour were their eyes?" Roy asked, crossing his arms and looking at the gruesome pictures with a military-like indifference.

"Blue. All of them had blue eyes." Morgan said.

"That does not sound like a coincidence." Riza commented, frowning.

"That's what we thought, too." Prentiss agreed. Edward drummed the fingers of his left hand on the table pensively.

"So the question is... Why collect blue eyes?"

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Just a heads up: I definitely will not even start an update until early December, so I will not update again until mid-December at the latest. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Until the next update, DFTBA.