Something locked away is now free

[amandarose]

Sarah knocked on Roy's door. She received noticed that he had new orders for her.

"Enter" Roy didn't bother to look up from his paper work. "Sarah perfect timing. I want you to read that file there." He pointed to a file on the right corner of his desk.

Sarah shut the door behind her and walked over to his desk. She started to go over the file and noticed that there was no picture inside.

"You are to protect Dr. Redrick for three days. We have been receiving reports that someone might try to kill him. Just to let you know this order comes from King Bradly himself. Lieutenant Havoc will drive you to Dr. Redrick's manshion. Is there any questions?"

"just one sir. since dr. redrick is the current leading biochemical alchemist should i expect edward elric to stop by?"

Roy smiled a bit as he looked up at her. "I take it you know then no matter to be honest I'm not sure. He is out following a lead right now and there is no telling when he and his brother will return. But just to be on the safe side I will say yes. Besides he always has a nack for showing up unexpectedly. Is there anything else?"

Sarah closed the file and returned it to Roy's desk. "no that is all for now sire." With that she saluted him and started to leave.

"Oh Sarah one more thing. I've ordered Lieutenant Havoc to assist you for the three days. I have found that he is the best at doing grunt work."

Sarah nodded as she left. After getting into the car they where at Dr. Redrick's place in no time.

Havoc who was dressed in civi's opened the door for Sarah. When they got to Dr. Redrick's door he rang the doorbell. "I wounder what this guy looks like? There wasn't a picture in his file. I just hope for his sake he doesn't try to make a move on you.

Sarah was going to ask him what he meant by that when the door started to open.

[Dr. Redrick]

Redrick looked stood over his operating table in his basement lab staring at two different files. Havoc eh... wounder why they sent him? Well he is rather discreet in public affairs and has been host to many a conflict. Then there is the alchemist Sarah Ann Holaster, pretty picture. Hopefully she has enough sense to make sure to be dressed as a civilian, as for her credentials she doesn't have much, but then again the less conspicuous we are the better. Redrick stretched as he got up and began placing the file into back into his extensive cabinet.

He put a hand through his dark brown hair with red highlights at the ends, as he looked into the mirror. Well I look like I have been working all night... He took off his black lab coat, he smoothed back his hair and rubbed his chin. Perhaps a slight rugged look will work for a few hours. Redrick drew a circle on a piece of paper and filled in the necessary symbols. As he placed it to its face it fizzled with energy for a few moments as the hairs upon his chin grew out ever so lightly making a slight five a clock shadow. Much better, now it only a matter of wai.... His very thought cut off from his doorbell ringing. He placed his hand on his gun that remained snug at his side as he went up and answered the door.

Redrick eyed havoc for a moment, then his dark jade gaze fell to a girl of a gentle petite body, long silvery hair and a pair of deep green eyes that matched his own if only he didn't have a red iris. He looked back at havoc in his civilian attire and back at at the military dressed Sarah and sighed as he took his hand away from his pistol. "Dressed for combat I see, now they know I am protected if they had half a brain to figure out were I lived..." Redrick walks into his large living room that is littered with book shelves that lean against every door. He lights a cigarette but leaves it in the ashtray without even taking a drag. He turns and watches the others as they walk in, she is a cute girl; but it is best not to distract myself from my work and my many routines. He sits down in a chair that lay snug by his fire place and sigh "have Sarah get changed into one of the outfits on the third floor, it is the fifth door on your left. Havoc you get changed three doors down to the left on the second floor. I will explain why you did this once you both get back down here." Redrick placed his pistol near his cigarette and waited for them to come down.

[amandarose]

Once they where both inside Sarah shut and locked the door behind her. She started to survey the inside. She thought to herself. He seems as if he could handle a few on his own. So why the extra protection. Something doesn't make since here and I don't like it. She had heard every word that Dr. Redrick had said she gave Dr. Redrick a slight nod as she headed for the stairs as she climbed the stairs for some reason she remembered what had happened on this day. Jason her best friend and the closest thing she had to a brother died this day. To her now it seemed like a life time ago. She closed her eyes and opened them again trying to set her mind on the task at hand.

Havoc shrugged his shoulders a bit as he followed Sarah up the stairs. "What ever floats your boat I guess."

[Dr. Redrick]

When they both descended down the stairs in different cloths of their choice he looked them over. He double checks Sarah and sigh's "lovely just lovely, now that both of you have changed persona's ever so slightly I can explain." Redrick stands and his gaze darkens as he looks at them with unfeeling eyes "you are to protect me, since mustang deemed it necessary. Though I can't escape my routine affairs."

Redrick Turns towards a closed window and stares at it almost in a violent trance "you will have to fallow my orders. Both of you are going to have to act different, dress different, and feel different about the world." He look's at both of them and sigh's "and hopefully we wont be caught or noticed." He re-holsters his pistol and fastens it tightly. He then picks up the book of matches and his half burnt out cigarette.

He makes his way to a petty coat and lets the smoke slither about it so the smell seeps in. He then puts on the coat and makes his way to the fire place and slicks his cigarette into it. he then turns around around and gives them a slight smile that is subtle aiming more for Sarah "any questions?" Great this is going to be a pain, I will have to make sure to do my research and my business while trying to keep a secret from and direct theses two... Well at least I can spend some time with such a lovely woman... God now I know I am thinking way to much into a pretty face.

[amandarose]

"king bradly ordered me to be here not the colonel. also i think it best to inform you that there is a good chance that edward elric will be paying you a visit since your the leading biochemical alchemist.

Havoc was sure that Redrick was going to try to put some moves on his soon to be girlfriend. Ok so maybe he hasn't asked her yet. But he was not going to give the guy a chance. Three days he told himself and then I will ask. He then heard that Ed might be stopping by. "Fullmetal Ha it will be good to see that kid again. I haven't heard form him in awhile."

[Dr. Redrick]

Redrick stared at both of them making sure to hold his unfeeling composure about himself. The Furor orders... something didnt seem right, but if mustang went with it then I guess he trust's in my ability to keep a lid on my situation. He turned his gaze fully to Sarah "Edward Elric... I see well if that is the case I suppose I should spped up my earleir appointments as to give him an open time slot. So tell me why would he be dropping by?" Redrick cracked his back as he streched and walked over to his calander. He loooked it over before he opened a draw under it and fumbled through it, he then pulled a pocket watch from the draw and began to wind it as he clasped the chain in his shirt pocket.

[amandarose]

"i'm sorry but i can not say the reason. it's due to a promise i've made. but i'm sure once you have meet him you will figure it out. as for you appointments i do not mind playing along but do keep in mind one of us will be with you always except your lab. according to your file that is a secure area as is. before i go anywhere i will be doing a full security check of the home. havoc will go with you till i am done. we will not enter your lab unless you want us to. after all everyone needs a little privacy. as for how we feel i can not speak for lieutenant havoc but as for me i don't feel anything be it emotions or pain i could stick a blade through my hand to prove this to you." not once did she flinch as she told him this to her it was just another person who needed to know how she was going to do things and that was that.

"Sarah are you sure that will be fine here by yourself I mean what if....

before he could finish the question Sarah had her short sword pulled and just a mear millimeter from his neck where a major artery was located.

"Er ah never mind Have I ever told you I admire a women who can handle herself like you."

Sarah removed the sword from his neck and put it back into its sheath.

[Dr. Redrick]

Redrick nodded to Sarah with a small smirk, well then no emotion, no pain. How intriguing, id say she was bluffing if not for the look in her eye.That look of emptiness, as if hope itself had died in her years ago. Redrick walked in between them both and continued on to the door "now, now you two no need to start your love hate relationship in my living room. Havoc you will drive me to the cafe at the street corner, from their you will don the hat and scarf located in in the glove compartment of my car." Redrick turned around to them both as he opened the front door, "Sarah hurry up and meet us at the Cafe so we can figure out what the Elric Brothers want, and remember no lab." Redrick turned around and walked himself into the back of his parked car in the driveway. Luckily they think I am worried about the Elric brothers coming. No one is the wiser that I have already read through their files, interesting bunch, maybe they would be of some help if they weren't blindly fallowing every damned philosopher stone lead. He sighed and looked up as Havoc Sat down in the drivers seat.

[amandarose]

Havoc looked at her with a kind of good luck look on his face as he headed for the car. Once in he fansed his seat belt and headed for the cafe. "So do you have any idea who would want to kill you?" Havoc had figured why beat around the bush may as well come out and flat out ask the guy.

Sarah waited for them to pull out the drive before she did her secerty sweep. As she went from room to room she made notes and made sure that the windows where all locked. She stayed true to her promise of not entering the lab however when she past it she had a flash back. Jason had made her promise that she would take care of his mom and dad once he was gone. She foreced her eyes tightly closed shut and then opened them again and thought to herself. Why after five years are these memorys returning? I still feel nothing after that night but. She looked at the time and finished her sweep and then joined Havoc and Redrick at the cafe. "sorry it took me so long there are more rooms then what i was lead to believe. after your apointments are done with this day we need to make a stop at a hardwear store so i may pick up a few things to make the location safer. i've done what i can for now with my alchemy but its only a temp fix."

[Dr. Redrick]

Redrick shut his eyes pondering havocs question, kill me eh? How would the Furor know if someone was trying to kill me or not... Redrick looked up as they pulled up to the cafe "I do not think they are trying to kill me, I think they are trying to recruite me. Now to think of it the added protection must be made to put off any deal that would be put foward to me, temporarily at least." He stepped out of the car and went to his usual seat and pondered what would happen next as he ordered his coffee.

These peopel probably want what the Elric's want, they know I have been working on the stone. I had made sure to keep that a secret so how these people figured it out is beyond me. The elrics are only coming to me out of suspicion, but these people have to have some kind of knowledg of my work to be seeking me out so readily. The sound of Sarahs voice snapped Redrick back from the valley of thought, he sighed as he finished sipping his coffee and slipped the payment unde the saucer. Little do the others know in the folded bills is orders to my contact for him to drop off the information on those who have been searching for me. I only wounder who they are... Redrick sat up and looked at Sarah "Sarah we have time what needed to be done has been for the time being. So I suggest we move quickly." Redrick made his way to the car somehwat anctously. Damn I had no idea I had wasted over an hour at the cafe, luckily time was one of the few things I needed to kill to figure out who my future buisness associates were...

[amandarose]

Havoc thought over his answer for a bit. "That sounds alot better to me. Me and Sarah had a chance to talk before we got to your place and to us something did seem wrong with the picture."

Sarah nodded in agreement with what Havoc had said. "after i get the things i need and we return to the house havoc i need you to send a message to edward tell him he needs to get here fast it has to do with what he has been looking for. that and i believe more trouble is headed this way."

Havoc nodded as they headed for the car he took them to the nearest hardware store then back to Redricks place. He then left for the telegraph office to send Edward the message.

[Dr. Redrick]

Havoc was securing the front while Sarah was off doing something... probably setting up more defenses. Redrick slipped into his lab ever so quietly, the lights were out but a piece of paper was folded and dropped on the floor. My informant worked faster then I thought. Redrick opened the envelope expecting some name, an organization, maybe a detailed idea of what he was getting into but no... Nothing was on the paper but an odd symbol, it looked somewhat alchemical, but had a variety of extra symbols he could not make sens of, Redrick rested his hand on his pistol as the lights abruptly turned on in his lab. "Who is there?" Redrick had kept his voice low as to not alert the dog's upstairs.

Redrick drew his pistol prepared to walk away with blood on his hands. How the hell did they get in without my alarm going off, better yet how did they know about my informant. And what the hell does that symbol mean... Maybe I have gotten in over my head for once. Redrick turned the corner into his lab, his thumb slightly trembling has he pulled back the cock, his right hand trying to steady his left. His eyes narrowed at the dark lab, he reached his hand out to the light switch fearful of what may leap out at him from the unknown shadows. He could make somewhat of a figure out that he pointed his pistol at, but he haft believed that he was seeing things that aren't their. Redrick flipped on the lights and backed up against the wall only to see what he was prepared to shoot and kill...

[Ayumi Elric]

Envy sat on one of the tables, his arms and legs folded in a cocky manner. He flashed a grin and bounced off the table, taking a little time to stretch. "Ah, Redrick, about time you showed up. "

He blinked when he noticed the gun, and then sighed in dramatic exasperation. "Oh, c'mon, don't do that, it'll get messy in here. And then I'll have to hurt you. And I really don't want to hurt you." He smirked evilly, his eyes glinting, betraying the bloodlust in his eyes.

[Dr. Redrick]

Redrick examined her up and down, she seemed to be weak enough but something didn't seem right. In the way she moved, it didn't seem natural. Is it a he or a she... best not to think on that one to much. Redrick backed up and sat on a stool in the corner. "So your my contact, cant say I am not impressed. So tell me what does this mean?" Redrick threw down the piece of paper with the odd symbol on it, so that it could see it. "And let's talk about what you want and why I want to help." Redrick leaned back against the wall casually holding his gun in the persons direction. Now we get to the answer's of my many question's. Not to mention this might be a worth while endeavor too.

[amandarose]

Sarah finished up the last of the adjustments and headed for the kitchen. She started to make a good taste meal for everyone when an old familer feeling came apon her. She shruged it off after all what would a doll be doing here.