Hey~ So yeah, second chapter is finally up! I tried to upload the video today but I can't right now... I will try again later and tell you guys when it's up okay? Good.

Chapter 2~

"So will you help me?" Carmine asked them. "We hardly know anything about you, and we only just met you. Do you really think you can trust us?" Edward asked her. She crossed her arms. "After being forced to work for that freak show carnie, I think I'd know who's truly trustworthy and who's not."

Edward sighed. "I'll have to get back to you on this one. I have to report back to Central Command before I do anything else. Why are looking for this place anyway? Do you even know where it is?" Carmine frowned. "Well, no. I don't know where it is but there's someone there I have to see. If you can't come with me, that's fine. I just need to research it if i want to find it. Only the military has all the best books so it'd be very useful if you'd just take me to the library. That'd be enough."

Alphonse looked at Edward. "I don't see why we can't do that. Let's help her with that, Ed." "Alright but just the library. After that, we're not helping you." Carmine smiled, "Thanks." Everything went quiet for a while until Carmine spoke up. "So, why'd you join the military anyway? You seem so young for something like that." Edward stared out the window. "We're just looking for something important too." "I see. Hey, can I ask you something?" Edward looked at Carmine. "Sure." "Do you know how a humonculus is born?"

Both Al and Ed were a bit shocked to hear a question like that. "Why do you ask?" wondered Alphonse. "Just wondering." Edward sighed. "They're born after trying to bring someone back from the dead." "So does that mean they're like the walking dead?" "Not quite. Though they're brought back from the dead, they aren't zombies. But they aren't human either. It makes me wonder just how many people actually believe the dead can come back."

Carmine smiled, "But you know, humonculus can't be all that bad can they?" Edward crossed his arms. "Of course they are. But what's even worse are the people who made them. Humonculus are bad news, I would know." Carmine frowned and it became qiuet again. "Uh, so, Carmine; You said you were forced to work there at that carnival. Why?" Alphonse asked trying to break the awkward silence. "Are you really as strong as they said?" he added. "Oh, yeah. I'm pretty strong but it wasn't just for show. People would place bets on me whenever I was challenged to a match. It was terrible but I'm gone now so I'd like to see where they end up without me." She grinned. "Why'd they take that neclace from you?" Carmine held the neclace in her hand. "It's the key to the place I'm looking for... How about I tell you guys about it?" Edward and Alphonse listened. "It's called Lunar Castle. It's supposedly in ruins but it doesn't effect its value. There, at night, you can see the people you've wanted to see most. I heard about it from the carnie I worked for. He said that once he makes enough money off me, he'd let me go to it. But obviously, he lied about letting me go. So I got sick of his lies and left."

"How do you know he didn't lie to you about the castle?" asked Edward. "I don't know. But I want to look. That's why I asked for your help." The train's whistle blew and it came to a stop. "This is the stop. C'mon Carmine." Alphonse followed behind Edward and Carmine as they got off the train. "So this is Central? It's huge." Carmine said as she looked around at all the busy people and large buildnings. Every second a car would pass by. the streets were damp from the previous rain fall.

"There's our ride." Edward said pointing to the black car in front of the station. Inside sat Havoc with his usual unlit cigarette hanging out his mouth. He waved as the brothers and Carmine headed toward the car. "Who's this?" He asked as he pointed to Carmine. "just an aquantince we're helping out. We're dropping her off at the library."

Carmine sat in the back seat with Alphonse while Edward sat in the front with Havoc. The car began to move along the asfault beneath them. "What kind of work do people in the military do anyway. is it much different from what police officers do?" Carmine asked. "Huh? Are you serious? Of course there's a difference. Trust me, anyone in the military will tell you how much murder and crime they work with compared to that of a police officer." Havoc told her as they drove through the darkening streets. the sun started going down and street lights flickered on. "So it's that bad huh?" Carmine said as she noticed a large building in on the right side of the car. "Here's your stop, Carmine." Alphonse said as he pointed to the building.

"Thank you." She opened her door and stepped out of the car. "Al, you go with her and make sure she gets inside. We'll be back to get you two later." Said Edward. "Okay, see you later." Siad Alphonse as he got out of the car. Carmine and Alphonse stood on the curb as they watched the vehicle drive off into the direction of Eastern Command Center. Carmine turned around and looked at the large library before her. "It's huge. I hope I find what I'm looking for in there." She headed for the door as Alphonse followed behind her. The soldier standing guard let them past because he had seen Alphonse with the Fullmetal Alchemist multiple times.

As they entered the library, Carmine gasped. This place really is big! She thought as she walked over to the nearest book case. She immediately began scanning the titles of books as she searched for any books about ancient building and castles. "Would you like me to help you look?" Alphonse asked politely as he stood next to Carmine. She had already finished scanning the first shelf. Without taking her eyes off the books she answered Alphonse. "Please do. Thanks." and she continued scanning the spines of books.

Meanwhile at Eastern Command Edward made his way to Colonel Mustangs office. As he entered the ops room where most of Roy's subordinates sat gathered around the cluster of tables. "where's Mustang?" asked Edward. He noticed Roy's desk was empty. Breda was leaning back in his seat. "You just missed him, Edward. He recieved a call from Central Command and had to leave on an important mission. He tried to wait and see if you'd show up in time for him to ask you if you wanted to come with him but he got impatient." Edward crossed his arms, "what kind of mission?" Havoc came in behind Edward and sat in his seat. "He said Central Command was attcked by those Humunculus that keep chasing you and your brother. They weren't looking for you though, they were looking for another humuculus they said was hiding in Amestris somewhere."

"What would they need another humuculus for? They're strong enough." Edward mumbled. "Take me to Central too. I want to find out what those humuculi are scheming now."

Back at the library Carmine sighed as she shoved a book into one of the shelves. "I can't find a single clue here." Alphonse helped put some books back. "Maybe there really aren't any books on it here. My brother and I always find what we're looking for in private records or documents. We never have much luck here either."

"It's alright; I'll just look for it myself. It can't be that hard to find, that is if it exists."

Alphonse wondered why she'd look for something that probably didin't exist in the first place. What could be so important about it that she'd really spend all this effort for a what could possibly be nothing more than a myth.

Alphonse, thank you for helping me and please tell your brother thank you for me." sadi carmine as she turned to face Al. "Are you leaving already? We could come with you and help you." Carmine shook her head. "No, remember I told you it might not exist, so I don't want to waste your time. I know that you and your brother are looking for something too. Get back what you lost; maybe we'll meet again." and with those last few words she left the library.

Alphonse wanted to stop her from leaving but he was too surprised by the fact that she knew what he and his brother were looking for something. "How'd she know that?" Al thought as he headed for the library exit. When he stepped outside he met his brother coming half way up the steps. "Oh, hey Al. I was just coming to get you. Where's that girl?" He asked.

"Oh; she left. But she said-" "You can tell me later, Alphonse. we have to go. Central Command was hit by the humunculus." Edward explained. "Huh; why Central?" It was odd for the humunculus to hit Central like that. The Elrics assume that King Bradly is also a humunculus, well not just assume, they know! It's deffinitely odd to attack a place where another humunculus hides out. Alphonse quickly got into the car with his brother.

Not long after Carmine left the library did it begin to rain. Carmine began to rain as she found shelter under an overpass. she heard the rain pick up as the drops pounded on the slowly moving creek. her hair was soaked, so was the rest of her. She tightened her scarf as she sighed. Carmine never liked thunder storms; for some reason they made her feel insecure. She had a feeling something bad must have happened on a night like this one but she couldn't remember exactly what but she guessed it had to do with how she came to live in this world.

As she leaned against the wall under the overpass she heard foot steps approaching her. She looked around but it was inevitable; the rain was too thick and it begain to thunder.

"You reak of alchemy. you must be removed from this world immediately." The voice was low and it was getting louded as the man approached Carmine. She stepped back some. "Who are you? And what are you talking about?" she was deffinitly scared now. Carmine wasn't a very good fighter even though she was called the "Strongest Girl" at the carnival. every thing she did there was a set up so she really didn'y know how to fight.

When the man was clearly seen he was a tall, muscular, Ishballan. He wore light clothing and had a scar across his face. When Carmine saw the tattoo on his right arm glow she knew right away it was alchemy and ran in the opposite direction. He caught up with her quickly; Carmine felt her scart being torn from her neck. She tripped and fell on the road. They were now standing on the overpass. "just as I thought; you were created with alchemy." He reached his arm out. Carmine touched the back of her neck. She didn't know why, it's not like there was any point in hiding it.

She scrambled away from him to stand and started running again. The rain still poured from the sky. She didn't have time to think of a way to escape for good; he was hot on her heels as she ran up and down several streets. There were only a few people and they were to frightened to help her, so she kept running. The next turn she made was a mistake as she noticed it was not a street but and alley. She was about to turn around to run out of the alley but the scarred man blocked the exit.

She ran to the end of the alley thinking she might be able to climb over the wall but when she realized how tall it was; she broke down. 'I'm going to die? Now? I haven't seen her yet. I don't want to die! Not yet...'. Even though she thought these things; she couldn't do anything to change it. she didn't know alchemy, she didn't have a weapon, and even if she threw a punch, it wouldn't do any good. Then she realized that even if she were to die, is this how she wants to do it? Like a coward, crying on the ground?

She stood slowly. The man was now standing in front of her, he stretched his arm out. As he was about to touch her, she ducked swiftly and punched him in the jaw. It wasn't a strong punch really but it was enough for her to get out of his reach and jump high enough to grab the top of the brick wall behind her. She felt him grab her ankle. She struggled to get loose but it wasn't enough. His arm began to glow and Carmine shut her eyes tight.

That very secong she heard him cry slightly in agony. Her leg was free and she pulled herself up the wall. As she sat on the top of the wall she turned around and saw that the mans arm was stabbed. the long black spikes that speared through his arm retracked to the direction they came from. Carmine looked to see where they were headed and saw a woman and large man staning on one of the buildings.

"Don't you know better than to touch things that don't belong to you, Scar?" The woman said. Her voice was pretty but it gave Carmine goose bumps. "Gluttony, fetch the girl. She's coming with us."

End of chapter 2! Did you expect her to be a humonculus? ...Oh, you did? Well...good job.

Chapter 3 will be up very soon! I hope... I've been having probs with my computer but It'll all work out. BYE! :3