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Chapter 1

Edward Elric brushed his golden locks away from his gold eyes as he examined the map. As he swiped his hair with his right hand, which was concealed in a white glove, he could feel the cold steel arm that he bared with his steel left leg since soon after his attempt to resurrect his mother. He turned to his younger brother Alphonse. His brother's soul was concealed in a suit of armor, another remainder of their sin. He wanted to find the fable Philosopher's Stone as soon as possible so he can restore both of their bodies.

"The old geologist in Youswell told us he saw a red stone that he had never seen before in one of these caves," Ed sighed. "But there is too many." Al nodded. They look up at the mountain of about 100 caves. "Dammit…"

"Big brother, don't give up now," Al encouraged his brother. "Let's try the one on the right bottom." Al pointed at the cave farthest away from them on the bottom of the mountain. Well, it's a start Ed thought.

The cave was cold and damp and you can see only see ten feet in front of you. "Boy, it's dark," Ed noted clapping his hands together. The air resonated and yellow light sprouted out of Ed's hands as he gently placed on the floor. A short portion of the floor started sinking in as a oil lamp started to take form. "Ah, much better," Ed concurred as he held the lamp in his left hand. The lamp illuminated the cave a little more (adding 30 feet of visibility).

The brothers toured every twist and turn throughout the maze of the cave. They finally reached a dead end. On the cave walls there was a strange but a tad bit primitive dragon chiseled into it with red ink (maybe even blood). Ed touched the strange symbol, and muttered sullenly, "Al, let's go."

Al followed Ed as they began their journey to the cave's entrance. Then he heard a old man's voice rambling about something and a bird squawking. At first he could barely hear the man but then it became clearer and cleared until he finally could heard the man unmistakably enough to hear him say 'The Philosopher's Stone.' Then he went into a daze and stumbled towards the wall.

"Al!" Ed exclaimed. "Where are you going?" As soon as Ed finished his sentence, Al reached the wall, and then WALKED THROUGH IT! "What the #$?" Ed shouted. Then, he too heard the voice and followed his younger brother's lead into the wall. In the matter of minutes, all that was left in the cave was a fallen oil lamp, still glistening in the dark.

A/N: Yeah…by the way, today in science, I heard that geologist tasted the minerals to see what mineral it is. I hope the old geologist that Ed mentioned didn't… Oh yeah!!!! This takes place after episode 12 (where Ed helps the miners in Youswell)