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Anon 1: Wow, not even I knew that. Loloz how ironic :D and thx for the compliment!

GreedxEd: Palmtree! I love that! Truth be told I love Greed x Ed as much as Mustang x Ed :3

Anaee: The idea came to me after I was reading on mythical stories of the world, the result is genie Ed, heh heh

Cipher-of-Will: Well here you go Cipher, but Ed won't have any screen time until the next chapter *DUNDUNDUN*

sathreal: Yes, to me Ed is one of the constant uke characters! X3

Mustang X Edward; Envy X Edward

Philosopher in a Bottle : Chapter 2

Short raven black hair, matching sharp black eyes, handsome, bachelor, and esteemed treasure hunter. Roy Mustang of the South. A prideful man, and strong leader, well to his lackeys he is.

They don't call their work 'thieving', so they call it treasure hunting.

Mustang had been able to put together a crackpot team of specialists.

Riza, known as Hawkeye by many, a blonde beauty, has the sharpest eyes on the team.

Kain, goes by Fuery sometimes, the group's brain. Smart as hell.

Vato, the coder, studies several languages, and can decode almost anything.

Jean, goes by Havoc, the supplier, if you want something specific, and he'll get you what you need.

Heymans, goes by Breda though, the under grounder, maps out the location, and sketches the blue prints.

Maes, goes by Hughes, the knife specialist, when things go wrong, he goes ugly on it.

Lastly Roy Mustang, but he's just prefers Mustang, the Leader. He gives the orders, and dives the team into each hunt.

Currently their next hunt was to obtain the Lamp of Red Jewels. Stories and myths have been told about it, but known one ever thought it was real. And there's a rumored secret about the lamp that anyone would risk their life for.

All's fair, and love is war, right?

So the lamp was free game, in Mustang's mind that is. After several days off tracking, he received word from Vato and Kain back at their base, that the lamp is located somewhere in Arabia.

And who else would most likely have such a treasure? None other than the Prince of the land himself, Prince Envy. Now any sane man would back down from such a challenge.

Well Mustang was no such man; he was a tactics person, who knew how to improvise plans. And just so happened, one of those plans were to break into the palace, and slip out with the lamp artifact, that will most definitely be waiting for them.

Mustang smirked at the thought as two guards stepped aside for him and his companions to enter the kingdom's borders.

He already knew that his face would be identified quickly, and the prince would find out sooner or later, that a renounced treasure hunter was within the borders of his kingdom. And soon the walls of his palace, if he played his cards right.

Mustang pulled down the hood to his cloak as his group walked through the bustling kingdom. Merchants here, sellers there, children running on the street bare foot to the ground.

''Alright, now let's check out that palace, shall we?'' Mustang said with a smug smile as the rest of his team removed there hoods.

''Sir, we'll have to wait until night fall. The blue prints Kain sent us will help us devise a plan for the occasion.'' Riza said in a straight tone as she held an old rolled up piece of paper. The team communicated through a messenger bird, named Black Hayate, that belonged to Riza of course, a falcon that could track anyone if commanded to, and delivers messages in within two days.

''Ah yes yes, but you know sometimes I can't help myself.'' Mustang shrugged his shoulders up a little. then glanced back at the rest of his team. Maes, Breda, and Havoc came along as well as his most trusted, Riza. With his team in tow, the hunt will be over in a blink of an eye.

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Sundown equals show time...

Riza was scoping out the area, counting and locating the guards. ''Two at the gate, two on the balcony rails, two near the stream, and four outside the garden.''

''The garden it is then.'' Mustang smirked as he prepared some gear.

His team seemed a bit mystified about why their leader would choose the area with the most guards to break in.

'' Uh sir... Why the garden? '' Havoc frowned a little, while Riza snatch away his cigarette.

''Because according to the blue prints, the palace roof near the garden is slanted, and a cement wall was built around the garden to keep pests out.'' Mustang began with his all-knowing voice.

''Meaning we can scale the wall, and have better access to the roof!'' Breda exclaimed, and Mustang nodded as he marched back and fourth in the sand dunes they were hiding out in, not far from the palace.

''And from the roof, we can enter into the original throne room hidden in the newer one. There's a small opening on the roof that slips sunlight and moonlight into the room. But knowing the prince, there's properly at least 8 guards standing guard outside the room, in the newer throne room. '' Breda mused as they looked over the blue prints once more.

''Which is why we need a distraction at the front gate...'' Riza blinked as she met everyone's gaze on her.

'' Good evening gentlemen...'' Two guards at the front gate couldn't believe their eyes as they stared at what was before them. A beautiful pale skinned woman, who wore thin silken robes and had beautiful long blonde hair. The woman's mouth was covered with a cloth as she spoke again, ''I am the new sculpture designer your highness has sent for. I apologize for my lateness, my horse died of dehydration on my travel to this land.'' She said in a somber like voice, and the two men swallowed hard.

''Uh yes, we'll escort you to our prince immediately.'' One guard said as he offered to lead the woman inside while the other kept watch.

''Thank you...''

''She's in, move out!'' Havoc whispered hastily, and Mustang and Hughes headed out for the garden, while Berda stayed behind to give the 'signal'. Hughes gave the other two a boost onto the cemented garden wall. ''I'll keep look out here.'' Hughes said with a thumbs-up at the other two.

Mustang and Havoc moved silently as they crept on top the roof of the palace. Moving through the shadows, avoiding moonlight.

''There...'' Mustang whispered as they came to a part of the roof where it seemed to cave in a little. At the center was a small square shape skylight.

The duo slid to its level, then gazed down. Sure enough, it was there, in the center of the room sitting on an old throne chair, illuminated in moonlight, was the Lamp of Red Jewels...

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Ah, the lamp has been discovered! But will Mustang be able to 'steal' it? The more reviews, the more and faster I upload chapters! = U w U =