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Recap: Last time Ed and Al's mother died and Ed decided that they would bring her back.

Chapter II: Faces Of The Military

"Buuuuut, hooooow Eeeeed? Hoooow aaare weee goooing tooo briiiing mooom baaack?" Al said still wail and was now sniffling and wiping his nose on his sleeve.

"With alchemy, Al. That's how."

Two Years Later

"Are you ready Al?" Ed asked standing up to admire the alchemic circle that he and Al had just drawn on the floor of "Daddy No Show"'s room.

"Ed are you sure that we should be doing this…I mean it's forbidden" Al said shakily

"Don't worry Al it'll all be okay, just you wait and see"

"O…okay"

But as soon as they started the whole plan went horribly wrong: the first reason that it failed was obviously because it was forbidden, the second reason was that the alchemic circle was very neat and tidy on Al's half and on Ed's it was a squiggly jumble of lines and the last reason was because Ed and Al weren't able to get all the materials needed they improvised with on of those Watch It Grow animal kits that you soak in water for three days as the main ingredient.

As soon as the transmutation began taking a turn for the worse Al got up and made a dash for the door out, but then hand raced out of the Doorway that they had opened and pulled him in.

"No, Al" Ed cried as Al was sucked in.

So Ed did what any sane and normal person would do at a time like this: he pulled out a knife and sawed his arm and leg off to keep the door open while tried to get Al or do something within the line of rescuing. He succeeded in doing this by grabbing whatever was left of Al and then transmuting Al's soul into a suit of armor that was nearby, and then passed partially due to blood lost and partially from excitement.

Meanwhile Towards the Edge of Town

It was raining in Rizenbul and two men were approaching town heading in the direction of the Rockbell household.

"Well would you look at that Hughes" a black haired man cried excitedly pointing in the direction of Ed and Al's house.

"I'm looking Mustang, but what is it?" Hughes said.

"It's an alchemic reaction. But it's not normal, it's probably a human transmutation or something" Mustang replied with a matter-of-fact tone.

"Riight so what does that tell me? Besides did you forget why were here?"

"Huh? Yes I have"

Hughes said with a sigh "You're here to tell those nice military hating people that those nice "breaking the rules" doctors died at the "enemy hands".

"Can't you tell them" Mustang said suddenly sinking into an Emo corner

"No! So get out of your Emo corner."

"Hey it's not an Emo corner. And why do I have to tell them? Mustang said as his Emo corner suddenly disappeared.

"Cause I'm sure as hell not going to!"

"Why couldn't they just send Kimbley or … someone that's not me?"

"Gee, I don't know could it be … that it was you who killed them.

"I know but why me?" Mustang said sinking back into his Emo corner.

"Let's go!" Hughes said dragging Mustang down the road.

At Winry's House

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ……. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?" a blond girl cried

"Winry, it's me Al! Please you have to help Ed, he's bleeding to DEATH!!!"

"Oh…oh the pain!" moaned Ed in pain

After the drama of the moment had finally played itself out, Pinako, Winry's grandmother decided to let the two of them.

"Alphonse? What happened to you guys?"

"Noothing…I mean its not like we tried to bring our mother back so we wouldn't have to fend for ourselves and it's like the two of us ended up like this because the unreal attempt to bring our mother back failed."

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!?"

"Noothing"

"I know Ed didn't cut off his own arm. START TALKING ALPHOSE!!"

"Aaaah! Don't kill me!"

Suddenly the door was knocked down and it flew and hit the wall with a bang.

"Hughes, why did you have to over dramatize opening the door?" exclaimed Mustang.

"I didn't mean to, it's just it sounded like someone was getting killed. …Anyways, howdy folks, my name is Maes Hughes, lutienant, and this is Roy Mustang, colonel, and we were sent by" he sighed "his Excellency Fuher King Bradley to visit you. Tell'em Roy. Go get'em!!" said Hughes.

"You tell them Hughes!"

"No, the fuher sent you; I'm here for moral support! Just remember what we talked about before we got here." Hughes said pushing Mustang forward.

"Hughes, all we talked about the forbidden alchemy coming out of the shack that someone calls a house and Emo corners and then you dragged me here."

Hughes said while suddenly breaking it to a cough "at the hands of the enemy" and he coughed again. "Sorry about that, I think I'm coming down with a cold from all the rain."

"Fine! Okay Mrs." Mustang said as he pulled out a piece of paper and read it. "Rockbell your son and or daughter …wait…oh they circled son…sooo, your son and his wife died at the hands of the enemy during the Eastern Rebellion."

"And…!" said Hughes

"Uh…um…and what Hughes? Tell these people that we won…and even easier after those damn doctors were execut–, I mean killed by the enemy" said Mustang

"Huh? What I wasn't listening? Wait…oh yeah…and…um…you have our deepest condolences."

"Well with that out of the way. Hey Tinman! Did you and the dying midget in the bed over there try to do a human transmutation?" said Mustang

"How did you–." gasped Al.

"Huh? Aaaah…OH MY GOD…IT'S A GHOST…SAVE ME!!!!" cried Hughes the moment Al started talking.

"Maes! It isn't a ghost! It's a human soul attached to a friggen suit of armor! Relax" shouted Mustang.

"Riight, I knew that…I…was testing you Roy…because without these split-second tests you won't make it to the top"

Meanwhile Winry and her grandmother were standing in shock, partly from the message they had just received and partly from the stupidity of these two military officers and Al had walked over to the bed where Ed still lay dying and began shaking causing more blood loss, saying "Brother, wake up! Some guys from the military are here!"

TBC