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Ed walked down the sidewalk deep in thought. He was still trying to sink in the information he was given. He pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time. It was 10:30 a.m. Ed gasped, he was late for headquarters! If he didn't go "Al" would be suspicious! He changed directions and ran for headquarters. He ran up the steps and swung Mustangs office door open.

"You're late," Mustang said.

'I don't give a damn; I already know the mission perfectly, and you're not even real.' Ed thought but didn't say out loud. Instead, he sighed and plopped down on the sofa. "I got busy," he said.

"You need to be on time," Mustang ordered.

"Whatever just tell me the damn mission already. Bastard," Ed said.

Mustang glared at him. "Lose the attitude Fullmetal. Don't forget that I am your superior officer."

That was it for Ed. He couldn't deal with this when he already had so much on his mind. He would never go on the mission anyways. He jumped up from his seat, swung the door open, then ran out.

"Fullmetal get back here!" Mustang shouted.

Ed froze dead in his tracks. He had heard that before. The familiar pain pierced through his skull. He fell to his knees and clutched his head tightly. A few soldiers came by and asked if he was okay. He was remembering something clearer. It was a big room. The walls were gray and the floor was dirty. Armor Al and Mustang were by his side. They were all crouching down behind a door. Through the door, they could see a man. The man had a long black coat and short brown hair.

Suddenly, Ed saw something that made him get up and run to the man. It was getting blurry so he didn't know what made him chase the man. He heard Mustang and Al shouting for him. "Brother, no! We're supposed to stick together!" Al shouted. He heard the familiar clanking armor and knew Al was chasing him. Soon he heard footsteps from behind him. "Fullmetal get back here!" Mustang shouted.

"Edward are you alright?" Hawkeye asked, shaking him gently.

He snapped out of it and looked up. "I-I'm fine," he stuttered then got up.

"You don't look so good. You should go home and get some rest," she said in an almost motherly tone. It was a side of her Ed rarely saw.

"What about the mission?" Ed asked.

"We can't have you go on a mission when you're like this; you'll get yourself killed. Go on home. I'll talk to Mustang about the mission myself," she said.

Ed gave her a slight smile. "Thanks." He got up and left the building. He thought about his memories and tried to link them together. Could that person have been Leon? If that's so he probably got caught because he ran away from Al and Mustang. He didn't know for sure, and hoped he would remember more.

When he got back to the apartment he decided to take a quick nap. Al wouldn't be done with the day care for hours. He spotted the mirror that killed Al previously and threw it in the trash. He then walked over to his bed and fell asleep.

When Ed woke up, Al was standing next to the bed. He jumped and fell out of the bed.

"Brother? Are you okay?" Al asked.

"Crap I fell asleep for too long. Sorry Al," Ed apologized.

"Don't apologize brother, you must have been tired. I'll go make us some dinner," Al said.

"Okay." Ed got out of bed and fixed his hair then followed Al to the kitchen. Al was already hard at work cooking his favorite: stew. Ed offered to help cook, but Al declined. Ed couldn't cook well anyways; he would probably mess it up. However, that didn't stop him from setting the table. Suddenly, while Al was stirring, the pot tilted a bit. Al didn't have time to react and the hot substance landed on the floor. He slipped and fell face first hitting his head against the stove before hitting the floor.

Ed gasped and his eyes widened then he sighed. "Here we go again." As expected his clone showed up. Ed sighed and sat down at the table waiting for everything to go to black. Now that it wasn't the real Al Ed wasn't going to let himself get upset. He had to stay strong and try to find the road out.

"Interesting. You seem calm about this," his clone said.

"I know what's going on. I could care less about my fantasy brother," Ed said. Truth be told, even though it wasn't Al, he still was angry and sad that he had to see it.

"Is that what they said? How do you know that's true? They could be lying to you," it said.

Ed rested his head on the table and didn't bat an eye lash at his clone. "Go to hell; you can't fool me with that crap," he muttered. His clone laughed and soon it all went to black.

Ed woke up and repeated the same system. Get dressed, tell Al about the daycare, then go there. It seemed the daycare was the only place Al could be without dying. They got there a little later than before so Maria had already left. Ed said goodbye to Al and left the daycare. That gave Ed time to get Headquarters over with and go to the R.A.H. hangout. After Headquarters he made his way to the hangout. When he got to the door he scanned his memory for what Maria did to get in. He knocked three times and then kicked. After a moment of silence he heard footsteps and soon the door swung open.

"Who on earth are you?" A girl asked. She had short blonde hair and blue eyes. She looked to be around his age. She had a small dog on a leash. She reminded Ed of Winry. He wondered what Granny Pinako and Winry were doing at that moment.

"I'm Edward Elric, I'm just like you. I already met Maria and Anton so can I come in?" Ed asked after explaining.

"Whatever," she said and then stepped out of the way. Ed looked around and saw Maria. She waved and he waved back. He sat down next to her.

"How's it going kid? Any luck?" she asked.

Ed shook his head. "Not really. Also my negative side tried to get me to believe you guys are liars," he said and then let out a slight chuckle.

"That's happened to me before. I got to go, I'll see you around kid." She said and waved.

"Bye." After Maria left it was just him and the girl. "So, what's your name?" He asked, trying to make at least some small talk.

"What's it to you?" She asked.

'What a snobby girl.' Ed thought. "Just asking that's all. You don't have to bite my head off for it," he said. She didn't answer. They sat for a moment in silence. Ed looked at the dog and decided to try to break the silence. "Cool dog," he complimented.

She sighed. "You're boring, I don't have time to sit here with you." She said and then got up and left. Ed sat silently for a moment, trying to process what just happened. Once he snapped back to reality he thought, 'Note to self: stay away from the bratty girl with the dog.'

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