Easier said then done (open)

[discorantentity]

OOC: will post asap, gomen! I forgot about here with all my problems between MP3 player dying and the holidays coming up! Sorry, will post tomorrow!

[Zolf J Kimblee]

Kimblee

The group finally arrived at Lab Five and he shuddered involuntarily at the nightmarish memories the place held inside. They were just outside the ten foot high wall and it was ringed in barbed wire. "So..how the hell are we gonna navigate this mess?" he asked Barry.

[hey...Kimblee and co are here to get Barry his body back, for those who don't know why the hell I'm here. xD]

[amouri]

Barry looked up nervously, eyeing the wire with distaste.
"I dunno Zolf, this must be your kind of thing. All entrances to this wall are heavily guarded, from what I've heard there are trip wires just beyond the walls as well."
He paused. "The only way would be to either crawl over the wall somehow, or blow a hole in the thing. From then on it's not as hard to get into the building itself." He glanced at Kimblee.
"Though of course, I doubt it would be possible to make a silent explosion."

[Zolf J Kimblee]

"Yeah, that's a nasty problem with my alchemy... it's fun to do, but noisy as all hell." He sighed. He was itching to blow something up so he could feel the thrum of it's deep vibrations in his body. But then again, the inevitable hardon it gave him would be embarrassing in front of Roze. If it had shocked Riza or Siran, he'd just laugh, but Roze...yeah..humiliations galore.

"You know Siran..your alchemy would be handy right about now." he said, looking to her hopefully. "Think you could quietly make the ground soft enough here for us to get through?"

[syradarkangelle]

Siran walked over to them and looked at the wall,as she examined around her,as she said," I'll try,"she said,as she slipped her knife out of her holster,and the knife hardly made a sound as she made a circle on the wall,she brought her hands together and then touched her array to the circle as she placed her other wrist on the circle as well.
The wall rippled like a wave,as she looked at them.

"If i remove my hands it will go liquid then solid quick,as long as I have the array on the circle you can pass through it like it is liquid,I will behind you guys." she said.

[amouri]

Barry hesitated.
"Liquid? What, is it gonna stick or something once we're through?"
It wasn't that he was concerned about how he'd look if he was to be covered in a grey sticky substance, it was more the fact that if it happened to go hard in his joints, he might then have some difficulties moving.

It seemed their only option however.
With a sigh, he stepped gingerly towards the circle, pushing his hand and leg through it.
It was a weird sight, as his limbs were swallowed up by the wall, and he was grateful that he couldn't feel it.

He quickly moved the rest of himself into the circle, his bloodseal tingling with the remnants of alchemy that still held the liquid in its state.
With an immense feeling of relief he re-emerged on the other side, thankful to see that the tendrils of grey matter slid off his metal body easily, returning to the wall.

He briefly stuck his head through the other side again, glancing at the others.
"You might want to hold ya breath when ya go through, it covers ya completely."

He pulled his head back again, removing it to let the last bits of slime trickle out and reunite with the wall.

[Zolf J Kimblee]

"Close your eyes and mouth, darlin." he said to Roze and put his arm around her. "Alright, here goes nothing."

He closed his own eyes and mouth and scooted through, Roze in tow. On the other side, he examined himself and watched in creeped amazement as the remains of the wall slid with liquid grace back to the rippling mass. "Now that was creepy beyone words." he said with a shudder. "Why...I feel downright violated."

He chuckled and looked over Roze to make sure she was unhurt and free of residue.

Riza

She took it all in stride and simply walked through it. She brushed a few straggling drop and watched as they squiggled and flowed back to the wall. "Honestly sir..it's just a bit of cement. You're being overly dramatic."

She stood next to Barry and plucked a bit that was beginning to harden from his toga.

[syradarkangelle]

Soon after the other's had stepped through, Siran dashed through quickly,and smirked on the other side. She watched as some remnants dripped off her and returned to the wall,as it turned solid again.

She looked down at her hand," i am getting better at that."

[amouri]

Barry glanced briefly at Riza, and then at Siran as she scooted through.
He glanced up at the building before them, eyes flickering warily.
"If any of the guardians are still alive, at least one of them would know we are here by now. There's a system of mirrors in pipes, that act as crude security cameras. There!"
He pointed at a small shape on the roof, which looked not unlike the telescope of a submarine.
((Crappy comparison, I know.))
"They're placed randomly all over the building, and inside as well. If we're lucky, no-one will be watching them right now. If not...Lets just hope its someone I know."

[Zolf J Kimblee]

"Well, you know where all the booby traps are in this funhouse, so I'll leave it up to you to take the lead." he said.

Until they actually got down to the nitty gritty of why they were there, he felt like a completely useless addition. His alchemy was pretty useless and he'd have to curtail the use of it unless it was a dire emergency that required a quick getaway.

Riza

Her eyes followed Barry's pointing finger until she, too, spotted the lens. Like Barry, she also hoped they wouldn't be seen. If all the guardians of this place were like him, her best shooting skills would be useless at best.

"What are we up against here anyhow Barry?" she asked. It seemed like an obvious question, and it irritated her that Kimblee hadn't thought of asking considering that he was her superior officer. But like Mustang, he required babysitting. Men always seemed to jump in with both feet. Barry was more precocious than that and it was a trait she appreciated and admired.

[amouri]

((Barry? Precocious? Now thats a sure sign that I'm rp'ing him wrong >:/ lawl.))

"Ffff, not even I know where all the traps are. I have a general idea though."

He glanced a Riza.
"Welll...There's the traps. There'll probably be the odd chimera or two, though we killed off the weaklings when we got the chance. The other guardians might be a threat, just cus I'm one doesn't necessarily give me the right to live."
He paused, thinking.
"...There's probably more. Much more. This place is a house of horrors, the vilest spawn of alchemy inhabit it. At least I'm pretty sure we won't have to venture down into the lower levels, there ain't no light at all down there. Thats where the real creepy stuff lives."

He glanced at the others.
"Just...don't let your guard down. Don't pretend that you're prepared, cus you won't be."

[AG]

Ed walked into the fifth laboratory quietly. He didn't know exactly what to expect, so he was taking it very carefully. He looked around for any traces of people. He heard voices down the way and started to walk in that direction, very slowly.

[Alphonse Elric]

Alphonse has decided after all to go together with his brother at the Fifth Laboratory,mostly because he had a really high curiosity to find out what on earth could have happened there and also a sparkle of hope that Mustang would be there so the dilemma about Slicer and the words spoken by him to be proven whether they were real or not.

But he didn't follow Edward too further on,he remained somewhere at the entrance,inside.The reason was plain and simple,he was an armor.And an armor would only make weird noises and was too big to fit some places some would need to get stuck in,so they could go where they wanted to.Al wasn't fit for sneaky things.Instead he remained there and would probably pop in scene if he was needed.He wanted to sigh,but didn't really want to make that sound either,since it would have only echoed trough his armor so he stood there like a statue waiting for...well,not too sure for what,but for something after all.

<< Bad inspiration day...Bad bad baaad.And I'm still a little left behind,so yeah... >>

[amouri]

((Seems like almost all the armors are gathered xD))

Slicer cursed slightly, crouching stiffly behind a trashcan.
He had followed the Elrics and their friend, but had lost track of them just before reaching the lab.

With a quick glance to either side, he sprinted out into the open, dashing across the street, before launching himself onto another trashcan.
Wincing slightly at the racket he had made, he leapt upwards with his brother's assistance, managing to grab hold of the wall surrounding the lab.
He heaved himself upwards, and let himself drop on the other side.

He quickly moved away from the wall, hiding in the sheltered shadow of the building.
He glanced up nervously, listening to the cries of alarm from the guards.
"What the hell?"
"Did ya hear that?"
"Something messed up the trash."
"Och, it'll be a cat then."
"Blasted felines."

"At least someone agrees with me." His younger brother sniggered.
Number 48 chuckled slightly. "We were lucky. We haven't had to move like that in ages. We are way out of training."
With a sigh, he got to his feet.
"The Elrics can't have gotten far..."

----

Barry glanced up with a start, stiffening as the sudden crashing of metal caught his attention.
He immediately shifted his bulk in front of Riza, shielding her from any potential harm.
He listened warily, hearing the angry voices.

He thought he saw a dark figure jump down from the wall, but it was gone before he could be certain.
He straightened up.
"...We've gotta move on. It won't be long before the guards check this stretch of wall. We have to get into the lab before that happens."
He glanced quickly at the spot where he had seen the blur of movement.
"...C'mon. THere'll be a way in."

He started walking towards the spot where the noise had come from.
He had an odd feeling that something was up.

[velinda]

(I'll post tomorrow, promise)

[Alleck Davisson [Scar]]

Alleck was accompanying the brothers to the lab, and once there, he did note a lack of any personnel there to guard it. Odd indeed. However, that did not deter him from looking across the perimeter, and if no entrance was available, he'd create one. Once the gate was cleared, he'd motion for the boys to follow. Since there was no personnel there to confer with, they'd have to assume it was a combat excursion, and Alleck drew forth his sidearm. "Ed. You mind making us an entrance? Don't want it to attract attention, and my alchemy is ill-suited." he said, tone hushed, but not whispered. He pointed at the wall before them. Assumed to be somewhere in the vicinity at least, of the area the party that had entered earlier had come through.

[Zolf J Kimblee]

Riza stepped out from behind Barry. It was sweet, how protective he was, but she was fully capable of taking care of herself in risky situations. "Do you think it's wise to head toward the noise?" she asked, glancing up at him.

"Don't sweat the details, Hawkeye. Barry knows this place like the back of his hand." Kimblee said as the group followed the armored former guard. "It's probably a stray cat looking for a few scraps."

[amouri]

Barry heard Riza, and understood her concern.
"Cat or not, whatever it is, it would have heard us by now. And if it so happens to be intelligent, we had better dispose of it before the outer guards get the idea that something's up."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, still moving towards the spot.

---

Slicer froze as he heard voices.
He thought it might have been the guards again, but he realized to his horror that they were much nearer.
Damnit...I might have misplaced Elric's location. He thought, backing into the shadows again.
But he couldn't recognize the voices as the Elric Brothers, let alone their friend.
As they moved closer, he could discern the voices from each other, coming to the conclusion that one of them was female.
He was slightly surprised that one of the voices seemed oddly familiar.

[velinda]

Roze was quiet throughout. She didn't want to be a burden to anyone- hell, Kimblee had been against her being here from the outset, and she was trying not to be a burden. When they passed through the wall, she had merely said a silent prayer to Ishbal, and stepped through. It was like water, but clingier. When they got out, she found herself brushed off by Kimblee, and she smiled. She knew his feelings for her.. but she wasn't sure about her own. To remedy it, she mainly kept to herself about them. When the sound occurred, she nearly jumped out of her skin, and kept a hand down in case she needed the knife that was hidden near her hip....

Hikari-

Hikari noticed the guards starting to move outside, and she stopped one, who gave her a once-over, but figured she was fine if she was this low in the labs without being killed. The guard told her that there were intruders, and they were going to check it out. She nodded and let him go on his way, and glanced back to her protector. "Gomen... but I need to check this out..." she whispered, and ran up the stairs after the guards. She was faster than them, in her youth, and quickly passed them by. She ended up by a group of people she could barely make out from the position she was in, and hoped they could barely see her. It was a larger group- about four to five people if she wasn't mistaken, and she had no clue what they wanted. She stayed behind the bushes, hoping that they couldn't see her...

[Zolf J Kimblee]

[waiting for siran to post]