Chapter 1 Rewrite: Without a trace
The Promised day was coming soon; preparations were to be made. Al was in the Reole, working to rebuild the city with Hoenheim until he decided to assist Major Miles and the other Fort Briggs soldiers with their preparations; it had felt like forever since he had last seen Ed. After the mine shaft collapse; he had heard that Ed was missing; though he was sure that he would somehow end up investigating the nationwide transmutation circle; so he began traveling to every point that he could; in the hopes to cross paths with Ed.
It was then as the final pieces of the plan slotted into place that he received the news. The military had declared Edward Elric M.I.A. with no further plans to search for him. He couldn't even ask the Colonel about it; after all they were all under the watchful, Ultimate Eye of Wrath, the Fuhrer King Bradley. Normally Al was not the vengeful sort; however he was furious. He knew that the Homunculi had something to do with Ed's disappearance but then again he reasoned that they would need him alive, after all he and Ed were two of their "sacrifices".
But to vanish without a trace; that was not Ed. Al knew that Ed would never go down without a fight; he would leave him a sign; he would know if Ed... oh he couldn't bear the thought.
They managed to smuggle a message out to Mustang and his men, who promised to do what they could from their end, however they knew they had very limited resources.
Winry was absolutely desperate; she would cry each night; after she had heard the news of Ed's disappearance, she immediately joined up with Al in order to search for him. They would find him, and that was the only goal.
