Lessons Learned (A PRIVATE FMA rp)

[Lierik]

Al sniffled again and stepped back from the Colonel. "I...I'm going to the office. I'm going to get everyone to help look for Nii-san."

He turned to leave, but paused and faced the man again, "Actually, y-you can get the whole military to help, right? Or at least the police? Nii-san's only sixteen... that's still an Amber alert, isn't it?"

[ocobeam]

Roy nodded dumbly,
"Yeah... "he said, feeling like he'd rather look himself, "I suppose I'll get on that... you can come with me... that way everything will be taken care of, all right?"
He hated seeing the younger Elric so panicked and worried. The Colonel felt that if he let the boy out of his sight, he might do something reckless.

Winry finally caught up, and stood beside Alphonse panting, and leaning against her knees.
Once she caught her breath, she looked up and smiled, recognizing the Colonel, but trying to ignore his outfit.

[Lierik]

"Thank you so much, Colonel! But, uh..." Al made a vague hand gesture, "Maybe you should change first, so they take us seriously..."

[ocobeam]

Roy looked down at his clothing and nodded.
"That would be a good idea..." he muttered.
Hawkeye's dog would have to wait...

[Lierik]

At that moment, Mei finally caught up, panting heavily and she stopped behind Alphonse to cling weakly to her knees and just breathe.

She glanced up at the others, ready to ream them for leaving her behind (curse her short, little legs!), but her voice died in her throat when she noticed what the Colonel was wearing.

People in this country...were really odd.

[ocobeam]

"Let's just get to my car so I can head back to my apartment..." The COlonel muttered, "Oh, and grab as many of those dogs as you can..."

[Lierik]

Al blinked. He glanced down to the dogs still circling Roy's feet and then back at the Colonel again. "Okay..."

[ocobeam]

Roy didn't say another word but rather made his way to his car.
"I swear... if one of those dogs isn't Hayate, I'm going to kill myself..."

[Lierik]

Mei, over her breathlessness, studied the many identical black and white dogs with wide eyes. "Alphonse-sama...is one of these pups the dog we are looking for?"

"Hmm..." Al hummed, studying each dog carefully. "No... I don't think so. See, Black Hayate has this little black star on his face... But let's just grab them and go. I'm not sure why the Colonel has all of these dogs, but the faster we do what he says, the faster we'll be able to go find Nii-san."

[ocobeam]

Roy found his car and sat down in the driver's seat, waiting for them to catch up.
He wanted out... of the steak costume, that is.

[Lierik]

Al herded the dogs toward the car quickly, scooping up a runt that couldn't keep up from the back of the pack and carrying it under his arm.

He paused and hugged the puppy to his chest--it was a runt...Nii-san...

"Come on! Let's get going already!" the boy called back to the girls behind him.

[ocobeam]

Winry nodded jumping into the car's passenger seat next to Roy and waited for Mei to catch up.

[Lierik]

Mei scooted into the backseat besides Alphonse and the dogs and slammed the door behind her. "Let us go quickly," she said with a glance at Al.

[ocobeam]

Roy instantly started up his car and headed to his apartment.
He mentally planned it all out... He'd keep the dogs in his apartment and then he'd change into his clothing.
Yeah... nothing could go wrong.

[Lierik]

"Sir," Mei asked, nudging a curious pup away from her knee with one foot, "How long will it take to get to your place of residence? I have heard that in kidnappings, time is very important."