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Susanou weezed a laugh, and Hien held his brother in his arms, tending his many injuries. Umi disengaged herself from Greed, and began healing Susanou's wounds. Hien looked at Umi, his eyes softer now. He seemed to look at his hands and think, What have I done?

Umi heard Greed falling over too late. Her energy was down too low from healing Susanou. She turned, and passed out.
Susanou recovered enough from his injuries to get to his feet. He swore a bit, and reshaped his sword. He was thankful it molded easily, being the atoms in it were in a state of constant flux, much like the wind itself. Susanou had no idea what that meant, but Father had told him that when he made the sword for him.
Hien lifted Umi gently in his arms. "Shall we...go?"
Susanou grunted, rotating his shoulder. "Yes...Raiden's a waste of time..." He kicked the unconcious figure. "But that Greed fellow...he's something else. I actually thought I might die back there..." He grinned wickedly. "Thankfully, sister is such a bleeding heart." He looked at Greed, curiously. "Shall we take him with us? Father might be interested in him..."
Hien shrugged, carefully trying to keep his fiery hair and feathers away from Umi.
Susanou shrugged. He lifted Greed casually, and chucked him out the window. Greed landed heavily on the ground by Rocky, who was startled. He had been playing with a bird who had landed on his shoulder. The bird flew away at the noise.
"Hey! Rocky! Stop playing with birds, and carry that lump already! We're going back." Susanou jumped to the ground, and landed with a heavy thud. "We have to move fast. He could wake up at any moment."
Rocky nodded, quietly, and picked up Greed. The three walked out of town, and took off towards the east.

Rocky looked at Greed out of the corner of his eye. "Umi...always good to Rocky. Rocky believe Umi. Rocky will do what Rocky can." He looked around nervously. "But not right away. Rocky need a little time."

The three arrived at their 'hideout' before too long. It was an imposing old fortress, that looked strong and secrue, even in its state of decay.
Upon arriving in the darkest catacombs that crisscrossed all over under the fortress, the brothers found a secure cell, and threw Greed roughly against the wall. Then, for good mesure, knowing no bonds would hold him, Susanou made Hien pin Greed to the wall with his sword.
Hien did so, burying the burning sword up to the hilt in Greed's chest, and further still into the wall. Greed was securly pinned.
"Have a nice sleep, Princess," Susanou chuckled as he left, echoing a bit of Envy-ness in his demineur. ((*shutters* Eww. Envy. XP ))
Hien carried his sister up to their Father, who was working away in the hall of the fortress.
The hall was a huge room, designed origionally to store large weapons. It was located at the far end of the building, far from the entrance, and far from Greed's current position.
The whole room had been layed out with a chalk array. The circle encompased the whole room. Hien and the others looked at it in awe.
"So...you have returned her to me, have you?" the man they called Father asked. He turned his head. His long, thick hair lay in tangles over his shoulders. He may have been a hansom man once, but madness and sleppless nights had turned him into a bedraggled figure. He hardly seemed human anymore.
"That's good...very good...ahh, you have brought Umi back with you this time, I see..." 'Father' stroked Umi's cheek lovingly. "Good, good...I thought I'd have to punish you three again..." He stared at the boys with eyes that seemed to glow fiercely. "We wouldn't want THAT, now, would we?"
The boys swallowed, and shook their heads, 'No.'

Rocky walked over to Hien, and gently took Umi from his arms. "Sister needs rest..."
'Father' stopped him. Rocky winced as he squeezed Rocky's shoulder.
"Umi's fine, dear boy...you needn't worry...she can sleep peacefully...it might be better for her if she does..."
Susanou and Hien looked at their Father in confusion. "Father...what are you talking about? What's going on?"
'Father smiled at his boys. "What I have promised you can now come to fruition."

Greed finally pulled the last of the sword from his chest, and fell to the ground, healing. "One mistake, leaving this sword here." He used the sword, and cut his way out of the cell. He then remembered the turns, and wound up back at the entrance, where Dorochet Loa and Martel were waiting.

Dorochet motioned for Greed to follow, as he tracked Umi's scent.

((Of course...if you can get there in time, that is.))
Rocky put Umi down, wiping the hair out of her face tenderly. 'Father' watched, chuckling.
"I always knew you were soft, Rocky," he muttered. "Too soft for your own good.
Rocky looked up, his face firm. He had made up his mind. He had made a promise. He could feel the ground under his fingers pounding slightly. Foorsteps. Had Greed freed himself yet? He hoped so.
Taking a deep breath, Rocky launched himself at his Brothers.