"Oh, Roy!" Eva burst into his office, flinging the doors open wide. Justin was standing behind her, looking like he'd been trying to stop her from bursting in the way she had, but had failed- as per usual.

"Lightning Heart," Roy muttered, "I was half expecting it to be Hughes, the two of you tend to burst in here similarly.

"Hmph." The blonde pouted, flicking her braid over her shoulder and glaring at him, "You do know I could replace you rather easily, right?"

"You're still 18, so don't go getting ahead of yourself." The Colonel chuckled, leaning back in his chair, "I'm sorry about having to move up the meeting, but I was pressed for time."

"It's alright." Emma clamped a hand over Eva's mouth before she could say another rude comment, "It was a bit sudden, but nothing we couldn't handle."

"I'd like to introduce you to someone," Roy motioned over to a couch on the side of his office, "These are the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse."

Eva backed up a little as Emma walked passed her to address the two sitting on the couch. "It's a pleasure to meet you." She bowed lightly, her emerald eyes glinting in the light, "I'm Lieutenant Colonel Emma Gladstone, the Elemental Blood Alchemist."

"Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist." The blonde boy with a braid nodded to her.

"I'm his younger brother, Alphonse." The suit of armor sitting next to him nodded, "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

Mustang glanced at Nicki, who was leaning in the doorway, "Not going to say anything?"

"I'm not one for introductions, but if I have to." She sighed, stepping into the room, "Major Nicki Gladstone, the Diamond Blood Alchemist."

"Who're the red-heads and the blondes?" Edward asked.

"David Cassell, First Lieutenant and the Lieutenant Colonel's bodyguard."

"John Amell, Second Lieutenant, bodyguard to Major I-love-people there."

"Justin Hawkeye, Second Lieutenant, and Eva's bodyguard."

"Speaking of," Riza interjected, looking at Justin, "You haven't been getting in too much trouble have you?"

"Relax, sis, I can take care of myself!"

"Is that why you're missing an arm, a leg, and an eye?" Eva nudged him in the side. "I suppose I'm the last to introduce myself, aren't I?" She turned to the Elrics and smirked, "Major Eva Wolff, the Lightning Heart Alchemist, and the State Alchemist that's going to replace Colonel Mustang's ass by the time I'm twenty."

"In two years, hm?" Emma asked, "I've got a year more than that before I'm 20."

"You're only 17?" Alphonse asked, "And already a Lieutenant Colonel?"

Emma nodded, "Yep. Been a State Alchemist for two years now, all three of us. It was too confusing to have two Major Gladstones, so I got promoted and Nicki was left in the dust, so to speak."

"Why they promoted you instead of your sister, I still don't know." Havoc chuckled from his desk, "She's four years older than you, isn't she?"

"Four years older than my sister, yes, and still not dating you so don't even bother asking this time." The purple-haired alchemist rolled her eyes, "Why are we here, Mustang?"

"I wanted your department to aid in the Elric's research." The Colonel smirked,"Emma. You've had dealings with their current point of interest before. Considering last year's incident."

Emma laughed uneasily and rubbed the back of her head, "You mean with the Rolling Girl, right? I'd rather not talk about that right now..."

"Rolling Girl?" Alphonse asked.

Edward stood up, "I'm sure the Lieutenant Colonel can explain on the train back to Central. If we sit around talking anymore we'll miss the train."

"You're headed to Central?" Eva glared at Mustang, "So we're going back anyways? What the hell, Roy?"

"I didn't know the Elric's plan before I asked you to come out here." He grinned with an evil tinge in his eyes, "Plus I couldn't miss the chance to make you suffer through another train ride."

Nicki clamped a hand over Eva's mouth before she could utter anything that could get her court-martialed, "We'd be heading back to Central at some point anyways, Lightning Heart, get used to it."

"Well, what are we waiting for? We have a train to catch." Emma nodded over her shoulder before turning and leaving; Eva and Nicki behind her; John, David, and Justin behind them; and finally the Elrics behind them.

Roy turned in his chair to look out the back window of his office with an amused chuckle. "The Gladstone Sisters and the Elric Brothers all in one place. This should prove to be interesting."

"Colonel, were you going to tell Lieutenant Colonel Gladstone? About the reports?" Riza asked, setting more paperwork down on his desk.

"I decided against it. The Rolling Girl will find her way to Emma, we don't have to cause the avalanche that will lead to. It's best to just let it happen on it's own." He turned and tapped his pen on the desk, "We'll keep in touch with them though."