STEER CLEAR OF THE SUN | OBSERVATORY EVACUATION

[Roy Mustang]

Roy was in his room when the fire broke out. While Bastilleprisoner had his little power mishaps in the past, Roy thought Bastille had them under control now. The male wasn't expecting the fire, and when the smoke reached his nostrils, he was quickly running to the entrance of his room. Roy knew this can't be another power mishap, never once did Bastilleprisoner's past incidents ever cause the fire alarm to go off. Roy heard Bastilleprisoner's cough filled voice, ordering them to evacuate.

Roy should have listened to the order, but Roy was planning to stay behind- Bastilleprisoner wasn't wrong that there are Ascendants members who wield fire. Roy happened to be one of them, there was a reason why he was called the Flame Alchemist. While he can produce flames with a snap of his mutated claws, he can also kill them. This fire certainly seemed much larger than the small fires Bastilleprisoner caused in the past, he can only hope he won't suffocate in the process of putting it out. But before Roy could run deep into the black smoke, his ears pricked up at a familiar voice.

"Dad? Daddy?"

That was Aaliyah, she was in another room! She's in trouble- she's caught in the smoke! Aaliyah was almost six months old, she no longer had to stay in Roy's room anymore. She had her very own room so she can have her own privacy. Suddenly, Roy was deeply regretting that decision- he indirectly put her into danger. If she was still staying in his room, she'd be able to get out without getting caught in the smoke. Her room was closer to the fire, meaning the more smoke you inhale, and the harder it is to breath. "Aaliyah!" Roy yelled out in between coughs as smoke went into his lungs, the male shaking his head. He has to get to her- he has to get her out of there and outside to safety. And then, he'll go back in if he doesn't see Riza outside.

Without another thought, Roy crouched low to the ground, so he was under the smoke. And then, Roy began to crawl, slowly making his way over to Aaliyah's room. Thankfully, Roy knew where Aaliyah's room was- Roy was still quite the protective parent, so he got there as quickly as his three crawling legs could. When he finally crawled into the room, it seemed like Aaliyah's yelling grabbed another groupmates attention. Atreus also came after Aaliyah, to whom Roy spoke up to first. "Go! I got her!" He said to them with a commanding tone, blue gaze landing on Atreus for a moment. Quickly after, his gaze landed back onto Aaliyah, he crawled his way over to her. "Hold you breath Aaliyah," Roy coughed out as he crouched beside her smaller body, attempting to grab her by the scruff with his jaws. "I'll get you out of here," He said with a mouthful of fur, before he began to crawl backwards, attempting to safely guide Aaliyah out of the observatory and away from the flames and smoke.