A/N: okay i have a fullmetal story ready to post. it's called "Edward that Bastard" so i rated it T cause a) the title and b) language and so on. if ur still confused about the title.. there's a meaning to it don't worry. should be self explanitory at the end of this chapter. if u still have questions though, feel free to PM me and i'll give an answer to u right away. hope u like the story. also, the chapter's gonna be kinda longish.. so if u don't like long chapters... then i suggest u either a) skim; haha i won't mind or b) if u really absolutely hate long chapters exit out right now. i'd rather have readers who couldn't care less about the chapters longness and still like the story anyways; and i don't mean that in a snobby judging way so no offense, if offense is taken! anyways, please R&R

Summary: Ed's 2 children are left with their mother. Wondering about their father and his whereabouts, they travel to go find ed; and also to find answers as to why he left them and their mom. (takes place about 18 years after ed and al are on the other side of The Gate.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist. It's a great show though.

Chapter 1: Edward Who?

It was a bright morning in Risenbool, a nice open fielded town that lived peacefully and quietly. The birds sang, spring was here at last. The buds began to bloom, and a loud barking yawn had come from a home a little out west.

"Sam, mind your manners." a woman of about the age of 36 said with a smile, her long blonde hair in a bun with her light blue eyes shining in the sun. Ever since her first dog, Den had died, the woman decided to get another dog for company for her two children. She opened the door to her first daughters room, a girl about 16 with light golden colored hair. She peeked in to see her daughter lazily sleeping.

Her daughter had long golden colored hair, with her bangs getting in the way of her right eye. She slept with her mouth wide open, a little bit of saliva running down the side of her cheek. Her mother laughed; her daughter sure had her father's napping qualities. Sam trudged over, and licked the girl on the face.

"Err...Hngh..." the girl muttered as she turned, wiping the saliva away. She didn't want to get up.

"Lizzie, it's time to get up sweetie." the woman called.

"Mo-omm. I don't wanna." Lizzie complained.

"Elizabeth, come on. Please? At least go up and wake your sister." Lizzie's mother replied as she closed the door, walking downstairs to the kitchen.

"Winry, what's for breakfast?" a voice asked softly downstairs. Lizzie complained silently to herself, and then looked out the window; her golden colored eyes staring off into the distance. 'It's time... I'm going to find that Bastard..' Lizzie thought, her eyes narrowed as she finally got up with a yawn. Sam jumped up and down happily, letting Lizzie be wide awake to wake up her younger sister by three years.

"Hey! Lys! Up an'attim!" Lizzie called to her sister. Her sister got up abruptly, a smile on her face. She had layered caramel colored hair that went to her shoulders and light blue colored eyes.

"Kay, I'm up! Sis let's get some breakfast I'm starving!" Lys replied happily as she bounded down the stairs. Lizzie still wondered how her sister could be so perky in the morning. As she trudged downstairs, she turned to a picture. 'Good morning, granny.' Lizzie thought to herself as she placed a hand on the picture's frame. It was of herself and Lys as babies, and their great grandmother Pinako. She smiled. Pinako, their great grandmother was able to stay alive the day they were born, and for a little more longer than that. Lizzie then turned to another picture next to the first.

This picture showed herself clinging onto her Pinako's skirt playfully while Lys was in their moms's arms. She was at least 6 in that picture, with Lys being 3. It was the last picture the four of them took together... The next morning, great grandmother Pinako died in her sleep... With their mother crying the next morning. Lizzie wiped away a small fallen tear from her face. She just hated seeing her mom cry, being so strong, waiting for that man to come home soon..

"Lizzie! Your breakfast is going to get cold if you don't come down and eat! Or... Alyssa's going to eat it!" her mother called.

"Comin!" Lizzie called as she quickly rushed down the steps. When she entered the small kitchen, she saw her sister, mom, and Auntie Rose. Ray, Auntie Rose's son, had gone to sign up for the military. He was three years older than she was, and Lizzie missed him a lot, considering he was like an older brother for her and Lys.

"Liz! Check this out! I've been waiting for this for months!" Lys exclaimed as she passed a telegram to her sister. Lizzie opened it and read the short telegram.

'Dear Elizabeth and Alyssa Elric,' Lizzie muttered grumbly under her breath as she took a bite out of her toast. Why did they have to take his last name?

'We have been informed that your alchemy skills are extremely filled with talent. We have sent you this telegram stating that you should try the alchemy exams to become a State Alchemist. It would be a great honor having the daughters of Edward Elric to join us in our quest. The military would have special uses for your talents, and you would have so much more knowledge to gain on alchemy. Please do not ignore this offer, it only comes once in a millenium after all... With all jokes aside, the Alchemy Exams shall begin next week, so we hope you will be able to attend.

Sincerely,

Fuhrer Roy Mustang'

Lizzie stared in disgust at that letter. Edward Elric? Who? She didn't even want to hear his name anymore. All her life she was told so many amazing stories from the military about her father. About how brave he was, how selfless he was, what an amazing alchemist he was. It disgusted her, when she didn't even know the guy. Why would she care about her dad if he had never been there? Never been there when she was born, when her sister was born, when she spoke her first word, had her first laughs and cries together... nothing. He wasn't there for anything, not even now.

What hurt Lizzie even more, was how her mother always tried to put on a smile for her, for Lys... Even for Auntie Rose. Her mother always told stories about her father and uncle, always ending up somehow with her mother wiping away small tear droplets from her eyes. 'Why did he leave us? Why hasn't he come home.' Lizzie wondered. She simply tossed the telegram back to her sister who looked a little down.

"What's wrong Liz? Don'tcha think it'd be awesome? I mean, State Alchemists!" Lys exclaimed.

"You can try it out Lys, I'm going somewhere else." Lizzie said proudly.

"Where?" Auntie Rose asked, concern written on her face.

"I'm going to go find Him. And bring Him home." Lizzie replied sternly. Winry turned to face her daughter now, a worried look on her face.

"Dear, you know that it's pointless to go searching after your wreckless father. You don't even know his whereabouts." Winry said sternly. Winry had always fought with Lizzie when it had come down to the subject: DAD. Winry had never told her children the real whereabouts of Ed, or Al. Just a story, of where they might be and what they could be doing. Truth was, Ed didn't even know Winry had brought two children into his life; not even knowing he was their father.

"I don't care. I wanna find Him." Lizzie said in defense.

"Please, don't." Winry replied softly. Winry was really in no mood to start a fight, especially when it was the morning... Winry had always kept Edward's state alchemist pocket watch. This morning, she held it close to her heart, wore it like a necklace. The date today was as it had said in his watch. "Don't Forget. 3. Oct. 11". It was the day that Ed and Al had first begun their journey, and where they had been locked on to a road filled with danger, drama, adventure... and suspenseful happenings that she had faced with them as well. She just wished that Lizzie would understand that it wasn't right to hold grudges, and that she felt her daughter's pain... But nothing could be done, for where Ed and Al were, there was no hope in having them come home any time soon. The kitchen fell silent, and Lys decided to try and bring up the alchemy exams again.

"C'mon Liz, the Alchemy Exams are really great! Don't you wanna be a cool State Alchemist like dad?" Lys asked. Lizzie looked off to the side for a moment. She didn't even know what her father looked like... Her mother had always said, "Elizabeth, you have almost a spitting image of your father. If only he could see how beautiful you are." Lizzie didn't like it, didn't like the fact that she looked like Him. She didn't even know Him. Lizzie was about to say no, when she remembered something her mother had said. "When your father was in the military, he was under the jurisdiction of a man by the name of Colonel Roy Mustang. He was known as the Flame Alchemist back in his day, I wonder what's become of him now..." That name... the telegram! 'Sincerely, Fuhrer Roy Mustang'.

Lizzie whirled over to Lys, a sly smile on her face. Winry noticed her daughter's grin, realizing that Lizzie had just hatched some plan in her head. Ed had always put on a smile like that before going off on a wild goose chase.

"Yeah. You're right Lys, I'll try the alchemy exam with you!" Lizzie said with a grin, and Lys smiled happily as she gave a tackle hug to her sister.

"Oh boy! I can't wait! We should leave tommorow! The alchemy exam is going to start next week and we need to register before they're finished with the entries for the new alchemists!" Lys said with a laugh as she went back to her food, practically gobbling it down while Lizzie simply ate quietly, her mind on something else. Yes, it was the perfect plan. At Central, she would become a State Alchemist, but also find out more about her father. Wait, was she really going to be a State Alchemist?

Throughout the day, Lys and Lizzie helped their mother outside while Rose did some house work inside. Occasionally, the four would take a break and go out to eat. The time was now about 3:30... As the four entered the small town nearby with a small cafe, it was there that they met up with Alex Louis Armstrong, Lys and Lizzie's 'uncle'.

"Hello there you two! It is so good to see you both!" Uncle Armstrong said to them, hugging them; practically crushing their bones.

"Uncle..you're...killing...us..." the two girls managed to say as he let go; having them drop to the ground with a Thud. Armstrong apologized, and decided to have lunch with the group.

Fullmetal-----Alchemist

"So Colonel. How have things been going at Central?" Winry asked politely as she sipped her coffee.

"Things have been going quite all right. In Central, Mustang has been able to unify all of the militaries together, stopping crime wherever it may be!" Armstrong said happily, his sparkles all around him. All four girls laughed heartily, and then grew silent when Armstrong turned to Lys and Lizzie. "Ah, you two have grown mavelously. It's been so long since I've seen the two of you. Why, three years ago both of you were to my knees, and now you're right by my stomach! It's amazing how you've both had a growth spurt!" Armstrong joked happily, making the two girls blush.

"Alyssa, have I ever told you you have the spitting image of your mother? And the color hair of your uncle, Alphonse? What a bright fellow Alphonse was, as you are now." Armstrong complimented. Lys blushed.

"Aw, thanks Uncle Armstrong." Lys said with a blush. When Armstrong looked at Lizzie, she knew what was coming next. She gulped. Armstrong had always told her the same thing somehow, someway, and sometimes she wished she could just disappear for a moment so he wouldn't see her and compliment her on how she resembled someone too close to the family.

"Ah, Elizabeth. You have the strong resemblance of your father. The greatest alchemist I have ever known in my life. You should be very proud to have the famous Fullmetal Alchemist as your father. If only he could see you now." Armstrong said with a smile. Lizzie smiled weakly.

"Thanks." she said, avoiding eye contact. She hoped that Uncle Armstrong wouldn't pursue the family resemblances anymore. It was ashame though, he decided to continue to talk about their father.

"You know, have I ever told you about Edward?" Armstrong asked.

"Plenty of times." Lizzie countered.

"Ooh! Tell us more Uncle! Please?" Lys exclaimed. Lizzie shot a glance at her sister, wishing she hadn'tve said anything. Uncle Armstrong laughed, and decided to tell an old story about Edward and his adventure. As he began, he stopped, wondering if he had already told them about one of Edward's adventures.

"Before I continue, what have I already told you? I doubt you would want to hear a story you've already heard." Armstrong asked.

"Lessee... you've told us about dad and his match with Mustang, umm... how dad was an awesome alchemist when he passed the exam... Oh! What about-"

"Uncle, do you think you could tell us who dad exactly was?" Lizzie asked abruptly, interrupting her sister. Armstrong, and almost everyone stared at her with confused looks.

"I think I've already told you about your father, Lizzie. Of how a great alchemist he was, how he was a selfless brother, how-"

"No Uncle, that's not what I mean!" Lizzie exclaimed, her fist slammed the table fiercely, her golden eyes showed off that glimmer like Edward's had so long ago. Armstrong felt the boy's presence even now when he looked into her eyes. "What I mean, is who is he really?! I don't care about what he was! I care about who he is! I hardly know the guy, how can I be proud to be his daughter?! How can I be proud to look like him?! How can I be proud to be the daughter of him when he never showed his face to us ever! Not once! If he really is out there, then why hasn't he shown his face?!" Lizzie asked, her anger rising. Armstrong rose for a moment, and walked over to Lizzie, placing his hands on her shoulders.

"Now now, Elizabeth. You shouldn't speak badly of your father. He is out there, somewhere. Maybe he hasn't shown his face here in a while because he is busy with-"

"With what?! With alchemy?! Is alchemy so much more important than us?! Is alchemy more important than mom?! Does he really know he has kids?! If he's out there then why doesn't anybody find him and tell him?!" Lizzie roared, moving away from Armstrong's grasp.

"Elizabeth!" Winry cried, immediately turning to her daughter, rising from her seat. Lizzie looked at Winry, those golden eyes burning with furious anger. "Your father, wherever he is, would know that we are more important than alchemy. Wherever he is, if he knew... then I know for a fact that Edward would come home! He promised to me all those years ago, that he would come back. I still wait for that day, and though it may be hard, he will come. Soon. Please, don't cause a scene Elizabeth." Winry practically begged, and for a moment a tear fell from her face. Lizzie looked horrorstrucken. She just made her mother cry... and it was her fault.

"... Fine. Whatever, I'm outta here." Lizzie said and turned, walking away from the rest of the group to home. The table grew silent, and Lys immediately rushed after her sister. Armstrong and Rose walked over to Winry who was cupping her hands over her face. Armstrong put a strong hand on her shoulder, while Rose gave Winry a hug.

"Winry, you still haven't told them the Truth yet, have you? Nor or the boys past... am I correct?" Armstrong asked softly. Winry shook her head yes in agreement.

"How can I? It's so hard to even talk about their father without causing a scene anymore. Elizabeth is just like her father... I just wish I could tell her the Truth as to where Edward is.. and as to who Edward truly was, holding all of his sins within this watch.." Winry replied, taking the watch out as it glimmered; already beginning to rust slightly. She opened it, and sobbed again, the date was still there. It was like it was etched in stone. "Don't forget. 3. Oct. 11." She clutched the watch, and held it closely to her chest. "Edward.. oh Edward, please.. come home." she sobbed.

"It's all right Winry. I'm sure Ed and Al are on the Other Side right now, trying to find a way to come home. It just will take time." Rose said as she continued to hug her friend dearly. Winry only muffled some words before trying to calm herself down. Today was the wrong day to talk about Edward...

H-I-L-L

"Sis! Hey! Wait up! Elizabeth please!" Lys called as she rushed up the hill to where Elizabeth was. When she reached her sister, Lizzie turned with an angry look on her face.

"What?! Lys, I'm not in the mood now. Why don't you just go back and hear the stories Uncle will tell you about him." Lizzie spat.

"Liz... Why do you hate dad so much?! You used to like the stories about him! You used to laugh with me at the times he had!" Lys asked, wondering why her sister acted this way.

"That was when I was younger and less experienced! Don't you realize it yet, Lys?! It's been 16 years since we've never heard or seen dad! You really think he wouldn't know about us if word spread all the way to Central the day you and I were born?! He's gone, out of our lives! He left us! HE LEFT MOM! Don't you get it?! He's not our dad, he's just a man who ran away from the life he would have had! I hate it when people relate me to him! I HATE IT! I don't even know the guy so why should I be so proud?! WHO REALLY IS EDWARD ELRIC?! That's what I want to know!" Lizzie cried. Lys looked at her sister so strangely, it almost made Lizzie's stomach churn.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, Lizzie. But what can we do?! Wait..that's all I know." Lys said.

"You're thinking too small Lys, I'm going out to find dad. Mom told us a lot of stories about him, where he went.. I'm going to go and find him and bring him home." Lizzie explained. 'Not before I punch the lights outta him though.' she thought inside her head. Lys took firm grasp of Lizzi's arm, a worried look on her face.

"You're just.. leaving? Like that? What about the alchemy exams?! You said you were gonna do it with me! You have to!" Lys pleaded.

"Alyssa, you know that you're just making up excuses." Lizzie said sternly, placing her hand over Lys's. She then gave a smirk. "Don't worry about me, Lys. You become a State Alchemist, it's been your dream since we were kids." Lizzie said, starting to get teary as she saw her younger sister start to cry.

"B-b-b-but... Lizzie I don't want you to go... I mean, how can I accomplish becoming a State Alchemist without you?.. We've always done everything together... and now, we're just going to be apart? Just like that? It's not fair.. You're not being fair!" Lys cried angrily. Lizzie embraced her younger sister with a hug.

"Lys... I'm sorry, but I promised myself that one day when I was older, I'd go and find him and bring him home no matter what. That's what I promised... when Granny died... Maybe that time was when I realized these things about him, but you never know until you take that risk. Lys, you take the risk of becoming a State Alchemist. Who knows... maybe when you get to be a State Alchemist, we'll meet up on a crazy damned mission of yours. So... until then, okay? Go back to everyone else, okay?" Lizzie explained, and gave a smile to her sister.

"O..Okay... But you gotta promise me that we will see eachother, and you won't forget about me and mom." Lys said.

"Of course! I would never forget you! Now hurry back before they come for both of us. I'm going to pack and leave tonight." Lizzie explained and Lys nodded. As she ran back to the family, Lizzie rushed to the house to pack her things. As Lizzie entered the small house, she saw Sam give her a worried look when she took out a bag and filled it with some alchemy books, food, and money. She wished she had a picture of dad, she would need his picture to ask people if they had seen him. It was ashame, she would just have to use her own features. After all, she was the spitting image of her father...

"Sam, I'm going to be leaving tonight, so when you hear me come down the steps you don't make a sound, mmkay?" Lizzie explained. Sam barked happily, wagging his tail. Lizzie smiled warmly. "Good boy." she said and gave Sam a dog treat. Lizzie stood up now, and went to her room, wondering what clothes to bring with her. Her closet was a real big mess, half of her clothes looked decent. She decided to pack a few things like jeans, T-shirts, a tank top, shorts, and a pair of her cool black pants. For shoes she brought sneakers and black boots her mom gave her for birthday last year.

"Okay. I'm all set." Lizzie said to herself out loud, looking out the window. The sun was slowly setting, it had already become 4. Funny what a lot of chores, and old reunions could do to pass the time. She looked out her other window now, seeing the rest of the family coming back inside. It seemed Uncle Armstrong had left to go back to Central. Yeah, that would be her first stop. "Oh yeah! Map!" Lizzie exclaimed to herself and went digging into her bureau. Taking out a map, she wrote down on the back of it the stops to be made.

"Stop 1. Central..." she jotted down. 'I can ask that Mustang guy, and any other personel there who knew dad..' she thought. "Stop 2. Lior..." she wrote. 'That was where dad met Auntie Rose. Maybe other people knew him too.' Lizzie thought logically. "Stop 3.." Lizzie thought for a moment. What were key places that Ed went to?.. "Stop 3. Xenotime." Lizzie jotted down. She remembered two specific alchemists who posed as her dad and her uncle.. maybe they knew where he was.

"Lizzie? Are you up there?!" Lizzie heard her mother shout.

"I'll be right down!" Lizzie called back. "Stop 4. Rush Valley." 'Mom said she had made friends there, and they knew dad...' Lizzie thought. She only had about two more stops left? "Stop 5. Dublith." 'If there's any traces of.. maybe the people dad knew there... Gee, I hope there is.. Weren't the people mom mentioned older back then? I wonder how old they are now..' She thought. What was the last stop, if any? Hm... Oh well, if given hints then she would jut go with them. Besides, nothing else came to the girls mind. She slipped the map into her bag, and shoved it under her bed.

"Lizzie! What in the world are you doing up there?! I've already set dinner and you're still up there! Hurry up you lazy butt!" Winry teased.

"C-comin!" Lizzie countered with a laugh as she slammed her door shut and rushed downstairs. Because of the door's vibration, something fell off Lizzie's bureau with a thud. When Lizzie got downstairs, she saw her family sit around the table, Winry getting dinner ready.

D-I-N-I-N-G--R-O-O-M

"There you are Liz, what were doing upstairs?" Rose asked softly, a smile on her face. It seemed she and Winry decided it would be best to drop the subject that fiercely came up that afternoon.

"Um, just doing; stuff." Lizzie answered bluntly.

"What kind of stuff sis?" Lys asked and Lizzie gave her a glance. Lys forgot and sweatdropped slightly.

"You know, cleaning up my room..." Lizzie replied.

"You? Clean up your room? Elizabeth, are you not feeling well?" Winry called from the kitchen, making Lizzie blush.

"Y-Yeah!" Lizzie replied and then started to smile when she saw Winry come out with the meal.

"Here you go you two. Your favorite meal, stew." Winry said as she laughed, watching her kids fight over who got the spoon first to serve. It was like Ed and Al were right in front of her, reincarnated within her daughters. Still, she knew in her heart that Ed and Al were still alive on the other side, trying to find a way home. As the meal continued, it seemed like a dead conversation now and then, having someone try and bring up a subject to talk about. Soon after, Rose and Lys went outside to play with Sam while Winry and Lizzie did the dishes. It was about 6:45 now..

Fullmetal-----Alchemist

All you could hear in the house was clattering, washing dishes, water running, and occasionally things falling with a crash! Normally, Winry and Lizzie chatted like they weren't mother and daughter, but best friends. Now, it seemed distant than usual...

"Lizzie, tell me something.." Winry said.

"Yeah, mom?" Lizzie aked with a gulp as she put some of the cups away.

"Are you planning on leaving to go search for your father? If not tonight, tommorow?" Winry asked. Lizzie stared in awe, looking into the cabinent, not wanting to face her mother. A slow, nervous, trembling smile crossed her face.

"Wh-why would you ask that?" Lizzie asked.

"I could hear you, mumbling to yourself of places to go to find your father..." Winry replied softly. Lizzie felt her voice become silent, her throat dry. All along? Her mom knew she'd be leaving, and didn't do anything to stop her.. no protest, nothing. The water ran, the only thing stopping the silence.

"You're not... planning on stopping me, are you?" Lizzie asked. Winry chuckled slightly, having her daughter face her in confusion.

"Of course not. I know you. You're stubborness is just like your-...his. There's no stopping you. I just want you to be safe, have a good travel, and when you find him..." Winry started. She walked over to Lizzie, and took her daughter's hand, while hers placed Edward's State Pocket Watch in Lizzie's palm. Lizzie watched silently in amazement as she clutched onto the watch that belonged to her father.. "Please, both of you come home safe. That's not to say you should ignore your uncle. If you can, please, all three of you come back safe and sound. I'll be waiting, and so will Aunt Rose." Winry said with a smile. Lizzie felt something stir, and she tried to be strong. All these years, she had tried to be strong too, just like her mom. She wanted to, she thought it would be easy leaving, but she guessed; leaving her mother was the hardest thing to ever do in her life.

Lizzie's shoulders started to shake as she grasped onto the watch so tightly, her fist clenching as it shook. Tears began to stain the floor. Winry understood, and embraced her daughter in a hug that Lizzie returned with all the strength she had a daughter could show her mother. When Lizzie had finally stopped crying, she wiped her tears away, that determined look shining on her face.

"I'll bring them back soon Mom. And I'm not coming back until I find them." Lizzie said brightly as she rushed up the stairs, silently closing her door. Winry took in a deep breath, wiping a tear away from her eyes. She was right, Lizzie was just like Edward when he was a kid. She just wished it wouldn't lead her daughter into danger like it had done to Edward.

"I think, it's time." Winry said to herself as she walked over to the closet, opening the door to show a red coat with a symbol on the back of it. It was a cross, with a winged serpent on it. Winry smiled, finally realizing it was time to let go, and have Lizzie soar.

L-I-Z-Z-I-E-S--R-O-O-M

As Lizzie entered her room, she gasped as she found a picture on the floor, some pieces of glass surrounding it. Uh-oh... It was the picture that had herself, mom, and Lys. "Oh damn it.." Lizzie muttered to herself as she picked the picture up, seeing the glass had been on the floor and some pieces still inside. She took out the picture, and was suprised to see another taped to the back of the first. "What the?" Lizzie took the picture out, and saw how old it was... already turning a copper color. The picture seemed to be fuzzy, but she could make out the people. It showed two boys, a girl, and a puppy. The first boy to the left had light brown colored hair and gray eyes, a smile on his face as he seemed to have his arm locked in the other boys.

Lizzie looked at the other boy, her eyes becoming wide with shock. She recognized this boy, because he looked almost like her... "Dad..." she could only say in a mere whisper. He had golden hair, and burning golden eyes that smiled with such determination. One strand stuck out, and he had shorter hair back then. Still, he was hugging a girl with his other arm while the first was locked with the other boys. Her eyes widened slightly, realizing the girl in the picture was her mother! Pretty... Lizzie slipped the picture in her bag, and got dressed. She wore a black tank top, black pants and her boots her mom gave her. Finally, Lizzie slept on her bed, setting her watch for 11:55... Soon, very soon, she would be going after Ed, going after that bastard who left her, her sister, and mom... Questions would be asked, and she wanted answers...

11-----:-----55

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP! went Lizzie's alarm on her wrist. Lizzie opened her eyes wide for a moment, and then grabbed her things. She put on her boots, and crept downstairs to where her exit would be. As Lizzie tiptoed down the steps, she saw Sam, his tail wagging sadly. She gave Sam a pat on the head, and opened the door to see her mother standing before her.

"Mom?" Lizzie asked, surprised. Winry walked over to Lizzie, taking out the red coat. She wrapped it around Lizzie, and motioned her daughter to put it on. Lizzie did so, and looked at it with a smile.

"I thought you should have this. I was saving it for your 17th birthday but, now is a better time." Winry said with a sad smile.

"Mom? This belonged to dad... didn't it." Lizzie said, and Winry nodded. Winry gave Lizzie a tight hug, and Lizzie returned it with a hug of her own.

"Be safe, and once you get to Central you have to remember some key people." Winry said. Lizzie nodded, ready for her to go on. "The key people you want to talk to are those by the names of Sciezka, Breda, Fuery, Havoc, Hawkeye, Falman, and most especially; Mustang." Winry explained, and Lizzie smiled brightly.

"Got it. Thanks mom. I'll see you soon. And when I get to Central I'll give you a call or whatever. No worries, bye." Lizzie said and rushed off, not looking back. The watch pounded against her chest as she ran, tears started to fly behind her. It was too hard for her to look back, to see her mother waving to her, tears in her eyes as well. Lizzie grinned big then when she looked ahead. Today she would start her own adventure.

A/N: haha. aren't u glad it's over? lol. i hope u enjoyed the chapter, this is my first story so plz be nice... flames are... okay just don't go overboard with them just give me one that can help my writing and story skills and such. anyways, i can promise u the next chapter is going to be like... subtract 17 from 12 so yea. 5 pages WOW. anyways, yea. please leave a review, and i hope my first fanfic story is good! arigatou! -Silver-