Maclie drops the ax and kneels to grab Edward's left arm, "I'll be taking it."
Maclie moves up while holding Ed's arm. Edward struggles to speak, "What are you going to do to my arm?"
"I don't want to spoil the milk for you, wait and find out." Said Maclie.
The tone of his voice changes raspy as he transforms his appearance, "Let's go Rhys before they find us, and you too creature."
Edward's vision blurred in and out of looking up at them, suddenly he fell unconscious.
"Winry, you don't have to worry about it." Said Riza giving me a boost in my self-confidence, "I know, but is it okay for you to leave your child with Sheska?" I ask her.
Riza crossed her arms and said, "Yes, I'm sure, and Roy spoils him. He likes his father equally or more than me considering he's only 4 and is already talking about him."
"Sounds like someone is jealous," I said with a giggle. "Me, jealous of Roy?" Riza said, raising an eyebrow. "In his dreams, I'm the best mother." I poked her shoulder and asked, "Best wife, you mean?"
Riza rolls her eyes as she reddens, "Well, he's been acting like Hughes by talking about Royai and me to everyone in the military."
Riza chuckled and said, "I have to admit Roy irritates a lot of people, but I think it's cute. He's happy and so am I. Although it does irritate me too."
I asked her, "Yeah, I bet it does. What is the best thing you ever did as a mother?"
Her eyes sparkled as she explained, "Well, we took our son to a target practice, and boy did we have fun! Roy lost, but our little Royai was thrilled that I won."
I giggled and said, "It seems to me you're the one who's happy."
I glance behind my seat and saw a lot of reinforcements on the train and looked at her, "You sure brought a lot of reinforcements, is that okay?" I question her.
"This isn't my doing since Roy is our leader and he has a lot to do, Roy said just in case if he's not here, bring out some reinforcements, but what about you and Edward?" Riza asks me.
"We're okay, I didn't want to go with him since I thought I'd get in his way," my head moves down as I clench onto my bag.
"Winry you're always there for him, you found all this info and came to get him to let him know so he won't get in trouble. You know you're doing the right thing and putting everyone's safety ahead of yours." I sense Riza's hand on mine she said, "Edward chose you for a reason he cares about you a lot I could tell Edward loves you, don't beat yourself up."
My eyes grew wide as I looked at her and said, "I'm sorry, what on earth was I thinking?" I wiped my tears, "I fixed him, helped him and other people, I am useful. But Riza, I must ask you something-"
A voice spoke in the intercom: "We are here in Dublith, take your belongings!"
"We should leave now." Said Riza standing up,
I grabbed my heavy bag and I followed her out of the train and so did the reinforcements who came with us, "My last visit with Izumi and her husband has been a while." I said to Riza while she checked her watch, "Yeah, same."
We approached the meat shop, Riza opened the door and told the men to remain outside, while I went inside and looked around, but Izumi wasn't to be found.
"Hey Winry, looking for Izumi?" Said Sig politely holding a box of meat in front of us. "Yeah, where is she?" I ask.
Sig explains, "She's looking for Edward and Clara, who've been out for around two hours. They were searching for men holding women's hostages. Our town is currently celebrating a festival, so it should have died out."
"Thanks for the information, we're on our way now," Riza said, hurrying out of the door.
I drop my bag near the door and waved at him as I ran out of the door, I said, "We'll be back!"
After passing through crowds of people and bumping into people, I see someone I recognize, "Izumi!" I shouted her name but don't think she heard me, because there is still chaos going on around us.
As she walks along the nearest alley, we see her turn left as she stops and turns to us.
I shout, "Izumi!" As we caught up with her,
Izumi pressed her hand against her hip, she asked, "Winry? Hawkeye? What are you doing here?"
"We were looking for Edward and Clara, but they weren't with you, are they?" Riza gasped for breath.
"Well," said Izumi moving out of the way, we see Mustang standing nearby behind her.
"He found Edward and Clara before I could," Izumi said.
I ran up to him and he quickly placed his hands on my shoulders staring at me with a sorrowful expression on his face, and stated, "I don't think you should go in Winry.."
I look at him in astonishment shaking my head left and right. I said, "I want to see him." I pulled him away and ran inside the facility before going downstairs, Mustang, Izumi, and Riza chased after me.
My voice crackled as I muttered while I stared at Clara lying on the floor with blood splattered on her face. "Cl-Clara?" I hesitantly cried.
The words in my mouth cracked and shook as I glanced at Edward pinned against the wall with his arm missing.
After running, I fall to the floor shocked, I feel like my body is being torn apart, my feet feel heavy, and my heart is pounding out of my chest. A light touch on my lower back caught my attention, and as I watched Izumi rub my back as I breathed I got up afraid and ran toward him. I plopped down next to him.
The feeling of his cheek feels so cold, as I position my hand on his face and my hand shakes while tears roll down to my chin. I place my hand on his shoulder trembling, my voice gets a little flutter as I shake him.
I shook Edward repeatedly trying to wake him up, but Mustang stopped me while Izumi pulled me away from Edward, I cried out-frightened, "Edward, wake up for Al, for us."
"He'll be fine, Winry," said Izumi.
My head leans against her chest and my eyes are filled with tears as I hear her voice muffled as she talks to me I scream in agony as her arms are wrapped around me.
My head turns to look at Edward, seeing Mustang and Riza get Edward and remove the blade from the right hand that was pinned to the wall, while Riza lifts Clara with an arm resting on her shoulder, Mustang takes Edward on his back to get reinforcements.
Izumi looked dreadful as she said, "Winry." As she let me go, I stood up.
"Where are they taking them?" I asked her.
"Don't worry Winry, let's go," Izumi said, I nodded. After we walked out, I was so shaken up that I couldn't remember we were on the way to Izumi's house.
Izumi sat me down on the bed and said, "Mustang will pick you up tomorrow morning so you will be able to see him at the hospital." I nodded as she walked out of the room and closed the door.
The crying catches my attention through the door. (Izumi) I turn my head to the phone and call Al.
"Hello?" Said Al,
I said, "Hey, Al, can you come over to Dublith tomorrow? It's Edward." I bit my bottom lip and clenched it onto the phone.
Al asks in a worried tone, "What's happened to Ed? Winry are you okay? You sound like you're crying, I'll be right there."
"I'm fine and okay," I said as I hung up the phone and laid my head down.