Alright peeps, this is my second story. Well, this fic is for us ladies, it's a readxed fic. So, hope u enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING.

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Chapter 1: Destruction's Right Hand

"Maj. Armstrong, who are we looking for again?" you asked your friend and subordinate, while you looked around and scratching the back of your head.

"Lt. Col., have you forgotten? We're here looking for the FullMetal and his brother. Remember, Lt. Col. Hughes told us to find and act as protection for them, so if the Alchemist Killer shows up, we can give them some assistance." The Strong Arm Alchemist replied while a little pink spark showed up on the side of his left eye.

"Did he even conceder the fact that I've actually never even seen him before?" you said as you continued to look around and gave a light sigh.

Meanwhile

Edward and Alphonse were walking away from a family they just finished talking to, Al was waving as they left.

"Flash of light…" Al said

"Yeah, its gatta be alchemy… This is Doctor Marcoh " Ed replied.

"But he's a fugitive. Why would he become a miracle-performing doctor? He had to know it would attract attention." he said as Ed looked up and saw two soldiers a little further up on the road.

"Get down!" he said as he moved to pushed Al into a huge stack of hay.

"Why? This is a bad idea, I'm filling up with straw." Al said as he looked out of the hay stack.

"Shhh!" Ed shhed him.

"Who are they?" Al asked as he continued to look at the two.

"I saw them come to HQ, they came here with the Fuhrer."

"Why are they here? Did they know we were here?" Al continued to ask questions

"I don't know what else to say, the Col. said that he never revealed his location to Central Command." Ed answered as the two alchemist started to walk away to look in a different part of the village.

"Come on Al, we better go to Marcoh's straight from here." Ed replied in a somewhat loud and rushed voice.

In front of Marcoh's house

-gunshots

"Easy there, doc, we don't want any trouble." Ed told the man in a calm voice showing that he meant what he said.

"You're Tim Marcoh, the Crystal Alchemist." Al said after lifting his head to look at the man.

"Are you here to take me back? No more, I can't take anymore orders… Or have you come here to silence me?" Marcoh said, still pointing his gun at Edward.

"Take it easy, we're not here to hurt you." Al said as he started to get up and stand in front of Ed, so he can protect him from the nervous elder.

"You can shoot if you want, but I won't die." Al told him as he moved forward, so his chest plate would hit the gun, causing it to make a hollow sound.

"That's it… you're him… the FullMetal Alchemist." Marcoh replied as he lowered his weapon.

"No, for the hundredth time, that name belongs to me." Ed said as he moved Al out of the way with a tick mark on his head.

The three were now in the house of Tim Marcoh. He was explaining what happened in Ishbal. After awhile, Marcoh made a short comment, that really was not meant to be taking the way Ed took it, Al as usual had to hold back his brother, for fear of him hurting Marcoh. Ed got loose and started looking around the wall to see if he could find something.

Ed found what he was looking for and made hole in the wall, via alchemy, and got a vile of the red water. While Ed had the vile and was examining it, Al got-a-hold of him again and Ed ended up dropped the bottle. When the bottle broke, the now freed substance like liquid, turned into a solid.

"It's not really a liquid." Ed said, while looking at the fallen item.

"It looks more like the stone that the Priest had in Liore." Al replied, as he to was looking at the now formed stone.

Just then, the door was forced open and some soldier came into the room, followed by none other then the Brigadier General Basque Grand, The Iron Blood Alchemist.

"The Sage's Stone… The Celestial Stone… The Great Elixir…The Red Tincture … The Next Element. Did you really think that a substance with so many names, would be limited to just a stone?" Grand said as he picked up the stone.

"Brig…Brigadier Grand?" Ed stuttered out.

"Brigadier? Well, you've crawled your way up." Marcoh said.

"You're damn right. Now you'll turn in all your research to me, along with the Philosopher's Stone." Grand replied in a stern voice.

"The Philosopher's Stone? That thing." Ed questioned.

"Yes. An experimental leap at best, a roulette at worst… you never know when it'll backfire." Grand replied as he started going into detail of what the stone did with their abilities during the Ishbal Massacre.

Ed got exited about knowing that the stone that he and his brother have been looking for was actually made by human hands. Grand denied him access to the information because it fell under his jurisdiction and the info was top secret.

"Let's go" Grand yelled, as two soldiers took Marcoh by the arms and lead him to a waited car outside. There a crowed had formed, leaving a path to the car. People were watching as the soldiers took Marcoh and placed him in the car.

Ed and Al were watching from the lower part of the stairs, Ed remembering what happened to Nina, then Ed started to chase the car on foot, when all of a sudden the car came to a screeching halt and the car exploded.

In front of the car stood the Alchemist Killer, Scar. He was the one that made the car explode.

"Brigadier General Basque Grand, The Iron Blood Alchemist." Scar said

"Your timing's too bad, now that I have this." Grand said as he reached into his right pocket to get the stone. Then, without warning, Scar had his hand on Grand's head and started an alchemic reaction, which resulted in Grand's brains being turned into liquid, blood coming out every opening in his head.

'That face, that's the guy I saw 3 years ago in Central' Ed thought.

'This is messed up, my mind's telling me to run, but my legs are frozen stiff.' Ed kept thinking.

"Edward Elric, the FullMetal Alchemist. You wont escape this time." Ed started running as he grabbed Marcoh by the arm and dragging him away from danger.

"Brother, this way." Al showed up by making a tunnel in the wall. But Scar saw them and followed them by using alchemy to blast the wall and cutting their exit route.

"Who in the hell are you? What are you coming after us for?" Ed asked.

"You are the creators of this society. There must also be destroyers." Scar replied with an angry look on his face.

"You can't understand, Ed. Please, leave me and run." Marcoh told him as Al helped him up from the ground. Ed got a hold of a pipe and transmuted it into a dagger.

"You have a kind look in your eyes. My brother's were exactly the same. Eyes that were strong, and seemed to peer into the distance, as if seeing something I could not. It was 3 years ago, yes, I was glad that you gave up being a State Alchemist, so I could take you off my list." Scar said, as Ed took a defensive stance in front of his brother and Marcoh.

Ed attacked, but Scar was able to dodge without any kind of difficultly. Scar was about to grab Ed, when Al jump in front of the attack and his right arm was cracked by Scar.

"Al!" Ed yelled.

"You got lucky, that alchemy was meant to destroy human flesh. That's way you only got away with a scratch…… Next time, stay out of my way, or you'll be next." Scar told Al.

"I'm a alchemist too." Al told Scar.

"Then why do you seek death?" Scar asked.

"I don't, but you mentioned that you had a brother, that's why you know I can't just sit here and let you hurt him." Al replied to Scar as he stood up.

"I know what it feels to see your brother murdered right in front of your eye's and not be able to do a thing. As a matter of fact… I'll show Ed." Scar replied as he went to attack Al. As he went to attack, Ed blocked by putting his right automail arm in the way. Scar grabbed his arm and used alchemy to try to destroy his arm. It didn't work because Ed's arm isn't flesh.

Ed then transmutates his right arm into a blade and goes to attack Scar. Only after Scar tried to compare Ed to himself. Just when end was going to hit Scar, the blocked exit blows up with yellow lighting going through the rocks, a definite sign of someone using alchemy.

From the smoke appeared an alchemist, Maj. Armstrong, The Strong Arm Alchemist to be precise.

"A State Alchemist… what's he doing here?" Ed questioned, as he watched the alchemist come forward from the opening he made using alchemy.

"You've come for Doctor Marcoh?" Al questioned as he took a defensive stance next to the doctor. He just walked right pass Al and Marcoh, and up to Ed.

"I'm sorry I'm late, the Lt. Col. asked me to tail you as protection." he said as he placed his left hand on Ed's shoulder.

"What? You mean Hughes did?" Ed questioned. All the Major did was a noise saying yes and also nodding his head to him.

"I saw you on my way down here, you say you're an agent of god. Well…why don't you try passing judgment on me, that's Alex Louis Armstrong, The Strong Arm Alchemist." Armstrong says as he looks at Scar.

"What a righteous day this turned out to be. You saved me the trouble of going out and finding you. Blessed God full of grace." Scar said with a stressed smile on his face.

"Don't start praying yet… your facing the technique passed down through the Armstrong generations, that's hardly a blessing." Armstrong said as he began his fight with Scar. Meanwhile Ed, Al, and Marcoh made their get-away.

Once they made it out of the tunnel, Ed returned the stone back Marcoh. After, they left to find a safe place to hide.

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Well, peeps this is the 1st chap of my new fic. 1st time makin 1 for FMA. I know, you were only in the beginning , yes u r a Lt. Col. as well. You will come out soon, so please bear with me. I'm starting this on ep. 15. Please Review & tell me what u think.

Key : this is the abbreviations I'll be using. I don't know if these r the 1's they use.

Col. - Colonel

Lt. Col. - Lieutenant Colonel

Maj. - Major