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Chapter 15: Onwards

"They've been gone a while. Maybe we should go look for them?" Furey asked concerned looking over at the hill the two had run up.

Breda shook his head. "I think it's more important that we stay here."

"But-"

"Furey." He cut off him quickly. The two were still sat in the car trying to distract Lia from thinking of her parents. Breda leaned over to whisper in his ear so that Lia couldn't hear anything.

"I think we should be reassuring a little girl that her parents are coming back together, rather than doubting them."

Furey nodded in agreement. The little girl in question had planted herself on Furey's lap staring intently out the window for any glimpse of her parents. She tapped her fingers impatiently along the window.

"Mama and Papa are coming back right Fwery?" She looked at him with her big innocent eyes and he found himself unable to tell her the truth.

"O-of Course they w-will! They love each other lots right?" He laughed nervously as the girls intent gaze was set on him. Breda gave him a look which simply said "Is that the best you could come up with?"

"But they fight. They don't fight." She muttered looking down at her lap depressed.

"Sure they fight Lia. Everyone fights. But you have to remember that they love you the most, and they'll always come back for you." Breda placed a reassuring hand on the girls shoulder.

She nodded slowly.

"Hey that's them!" Furey shouted excitedly as they crowded around the window.

And there they were. Roy heading down the hill calmly and with a bright smile on his face. Riza comfortably on his back her cheek resting against his hair. The same kind of smile Roy wore plastered on her face as she waved at the group.

Furey flew open the door and Lia ran towards them arms stretched out. She hugged Roy's leg tightly, sobbing loudly.

"Papa, Mama. Don't go again." She wailed. Roy lowered Riza and picked up Lia.

"We're sorry. It won't happen again." Roy said with a chagrin.

(-)

Two weeks had past since that incident and there was news about Havoc. That he had broken out of jail. Again. It came to a great relief to his comrades but if they knew the real circumstances behind it, they wouldn't be so happy.

Half way through the second week they had to abandon the car as fuel had run out. They had to make it the rest of the way on foot. Or with Roy's suggestion, freeloading a train heading to Risembool. So here they were travelling deep into the forest to the bottom of the valley where they knew a train would pass through. They waded through the thick foliage silently trying not to disturb nature that could give away their location.

Roy reminisced the phone call he'd made to Elric earlier, after some heavy disguises.

"Hello?" It was Winry.

"Winry can you put the beansprout on the phone?"Roy said with a smirk.

"Gen-!"

"Shh. They could be tapping your phone."

"Oh, okay then."

The sound of scuffling could be heard in the background. Ed could be heard shouting something and then stomping towards the phone.

"Yeah who is it?" He muttered annoyed into the phone.

"Shrimp?"

"Bastard?"

"No, It's the King." He smirked.

"Are you sure you should be making this call, there's a nationwide hunt for your head!"

"Yeah I know that. We just need your help."

"What do you want? And it better not be money!"

"Let's just say we're heading somewhere for the pawns to plot."

"Oh yeah where?"

"Obviously where the best apple pie is made." With that he shut off the phone abruptly. He'd given enough clues to be aware of their arrival, yet not to be easily understood by outsiders.

"Stop." Roy broke out of his reminiscence and made everyone freeze in their position. He sniffed the air. "Is that cigarette smoke?" He turned his head to look behind them.

"Shit. Run." He grabbed Lia and ran the others already charging ahead.

"Dammit Men, they've spotted us. Initiate capture operation. Remember we want them all alive except Mustang." The military secret agents appeared from their camouflaged hiding places. They raised their tranquilizer guns ready to aim. But then the sound of a train whistle interrupted them.

"Everybody get to that train now." Roy shouted loudly and forced himself through all the foliage hurriedly.

"Don't let them get away!" Their commander leading his troops to capture them.

Roy turned quickly still carrying Lia with one arm and snapped sending a wall of fire in their direction in hope of slowing them. He was about to do a victory pose when a wave of water swallowed up his flames in one go, steam rising up as a result. Roy gulped and carried on running instead. Damn. They had a water alchemist with them.

But he didn't have time to worry about that. When a landmine went off it sent them all flying.

Roy landed on his back to shield Lia from the shock. The pain rippled through his body but he didn't have time to worry about that. He quickly recovered and stood up once more. There was steam filled in the air from their previous counterattack making it difficult to see where the others were.

"Is everyone okay?!"

"Yes sir."

"I'm fine." Riza and Breda headed towards him, waving the steam out of the way.

"What about Furey?"

"He's down." Roy quickly handed Lia over to Riza and crawled over to where Breda had found Furey.

Roy's blood froze as he saw the prone body of Furey lying face down in the ground.

"FUREY!" He called out rushing over to the body lying on the ground. He completely forgot the MP's chasing them behind them and turned his Sergeant around and shook him to get him to wake.

"Wake up Kain! Come on! We can't stop here." When he didn't receive a response he pulled his limp subordinate onto his shoulders and started to run towards the railway where the train was rapidly approaching, he could tell by the whistling sound coming.

"Chief!" Breda shouted, concerned about his superior and comrade.

"We'll be fine. Just make sure you all get on that train. Even if we don't, just charge on ahead without us. I'm Trusting you Breda!"

"Yes sir!" And with that he pulled Riza and Lia ahead as fast as possible. Roy fumbled with Furey on his back and followed after them swiftly stumbling through the bushes. One of the alchemists stopped, preparing to unleash his alchemic attack onto the vulnerable two. However Riza was faster, she turned around and shot bullets through the hand of the alchemist preventing further alchemic moves.

"Nice shot!" Roy called out receiving a wink from Riza and a thumbs up from Lia. They were getting further and further ahead when Roy tripped and came tumbling down the steep hill, catching up to the others.

As they rolled down the hill Roy did his best to shelter Furey's head from impact. They eventually got stuck and Roy hurriedly tried to get up and continue the run. Riza's group had already made it onto one of the trains open compartments but the train continuously moved forward not slowing down.

Despite the weight on his back Roy was still able to keep up with the train to an extent. Breda and Riza held out their hands and pulled Furey into the compartment. With the loss of weight Roy picked up the pace of his run.

However the train also picked up its speed as it had turned onto a straight patch. Riza's hand seemed to get further and further away.

He wasn't going to make it.

The fatigue was getting to him.

His heartbeat was racing.

And he could see the MP's closing in from the hills.

So he took a risk. Either make it onto the train or miss and get caught by the MP's.

He took the leap and his hand met Riza's. Her grip was firm as always. She wasn't going to let go.

And with that he was pulled onto the train and the large wooden panels shut quickly as soon as he was safely inside.

They all panted for several minutes before speaking, their heartbeats racing. Lia sat quietly on the verge of crying. Furey's body lay limp but breathing nonetheless.

"That was a damn close one sir!" Breda shouted finally. He lay on his back exhausted.

"Sorry for all the trouble." Roy grinned and scratched his head nervously, before finally getting a good look around the train compartment they sat in. Pretty empty apart from some crates in the corner. He peered inside. Great. Dynamite. Really.

He sighed loudly and lay on the floor exhausted as well. Lia played with his hair absentmindedly, while Riza tried to wake Furey. He barely stirred and remained in the deep sleep. She sighed also and let him lay his head on her knee while he rested.

This had Roy up in a second. Removing his jacket, padding it up and shoving it up Furey's head.

Riza looked at him mildly shocked. Breda grinned as he secured the doors to separate cabins.

Roy coughed nervously. "Um, your lap is reserved for my head only." Then full of pride, lay his head on his beloved lap.

Resulting a burst of laughter from the Breda and Riza. She laughed so hard tears formed in her eyes.

Lia on the other hand whined loudly. "What about me? I like mama's knee. You can't tell mama what to do."

A cough broke up the laughter and they all rushed around Furey. His hand over his face as he sat up.

Riza placed a comforting arm on his shoulder. "Are you alright Furey?"

His eyes took sometime to focus before he looked up.

"Who are you?"

okay, so this is kindof important

If anyone still really really wants me to finish this fic, then please let me know and I will continue it to the end (although it will probably be atrociously written with minimal description), otherwise I think I'm going to have to discontinue it, I mean I have difficulty writing at all nowadays and I have no motivation to continue at all.

Just thought I'd let you all know, sorry about this