"It's been over a week." Moaned Alphonse Elric "And there's nothing. No research that hasn't been torn up, no glass viles that haven't been smashed. This is useless." He pulled a pile of papers and threw them aside. "Don't give up Al." Said Ed "There has to be something, if only…" He gasped as he pulled open the remains of a desk. "What is it brother?" Asked Al as he walked over to where Ed was standing. He to gasped and dropped the bag of broken bottles he was carrying. "Oh no."
Ed sighed and read the label again 'The blood of Shou Tucker's second chimera.' "Nina." He murmered. "And Alexander." He was remembering the time he met Tucker. When they were first introduced he had been nice, helping the Elric brothers study for the State Alchemist exam, though he was worried because his State Alchemist evaluations haven't been going very well. It had all been perfect, that is, until Tucker used his dog and daughter to make a second talking chimera.
He wondered if Nina could ever be brought back. Maybe, if they found the Philosophers Stone they might have a chance. Using this blood they could… "No Ed!" He scolded himself. Thinking like that was what got him into this mess in the first place. Trying to bring back Nina was the least of his worries. And anyway, hadn't he seen her? Hadn't he seen the pain she was in? Could the deed of her father be undone even if she could come back? Or would she and her pet stay fused together forever? Ed shudered at the thought. Then he began to think. How had Marco got hold of this? He knew Scar had used alchemy to end Nina's life, did that mean Marco was folling Scar? Scar wanted Marco dead. He had tried in vain to kill Marco before. Ed cursed himself under his breath. He was even more confused than ever.
