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It was very nice of the Fuer to let me off the hook. Maybe it was a ploy to get Ed and Mustang to kill eachother without a possible peace keeper in the way but I didn't really care anyhow. So what was I spending my free time without Ed doing? Taking a nighttime walk around Eastern headquarters of course!

You see I love nighttime walks. They're refreshing and they're alot less bright then daytime walks. The pale moonlight always seemed like a better light source to me then the sun.

I sighed and twirled around my silver pocket watch letting moonlight bounce off it.

...Shiny.

Now I guess some people would admonish this late night activity with Scar around but hadn't all the military people come here to avoid him? He was probably somewhere in central right now.

Besides who would exspect a completely innocent girl like me?

...scratch the innocent part.

'He's done his research. He'll know' the little sensible voice in my head said.

I tend to ignore said sensible voice.

I ducked into an alleyway... actually it had a dead end right after it so it could hardly be called an alleyway. More like a... pocket between buildings.

I leaned back against the wall and stared up at the sky where a wispy cloud was passing over the moon. I pocketed my pocketwatch and decided to head back to see if Ed and Mustang were still alive.

"You are a state alchemist correct?" a heard a deep, smooth voice say.

I saw a figure, shrouded in shadow standing at the head of the alleyway. (Ominous right?)

"Who want's to know?" I asked wearily.

The figure stepped into the moonlight to reveal a man with brown skin and an X shaped scar on his forehead.

Wait didn't Scar have the a scar like th-...Oh.

...Damnit!

"Well I'm only sixteen" I said in the sweetest voice I could possibly muster through a slowly growing panic. "How am I supposed to be a state alchemist?"

"I saw your pocketwatch" Scar took a step forward. "I believe you are the lightning alchemist."

... You know it is in times like these when that annoying little sensible voice comes back and slaps me in the face.

"Well if you already knew why'd you ask?" I said nervously taking a step back.

Scar just flexed his hand by his side. "Judgement will be passed on those who have strayed from the path."

I nodded slowly having absolutely no idea what he was talking about "Um... yeah ok. Remind me to kill the guy who gave the directions."

Ha ha! Follow with the metaphor! Take that!

...am I pushing my luck? Yeah yeah I know but I'm in a dangerous situation, these comments come naturally!

I think I saw Scar's mouth twitch a little "You have guts for a girl, lightning alchemist."

SNAP!

"WHAT DOES BEING A GIRL HAVE TO DO WITH IT! WHY THE HELL DOES IT MATTER I AM THE ONLY FEMALE STATE AlCHEMIST! ARE YOU SEXIST!?" I yelled, anger clouding my vision.

I barely even noticed him charging me and I jsut barely was able to duck away from his hand as it swung twoards my face, flip back on one hand and land gracefully on one knee.

"You're light on your feet" Scar turned around to face me again "But you will not escape."

"Well I sure as Hell am gonna try!" I hissed and I turned and ran full speed for the alleyway exit. There was a bang and an avalanche of brick and stone tumbled down forming a baracade between me and my way out. The only other opening was the sky and last time I checked I can't fly.

I turned around to glare at Scar "Ok, that is not fair."

Scar said nothing but charged me again. I jumped up and cartwheeled over his shoulders and landed behind him.

A succession of acrobatics followed as I tried to match Scar's speed. I wasn't trying to kill him I just wanted to avoid dying. Plus my energy needed to be saved.

...Did I mention that I left my gloves in my room? I didn't? Heh heh... yeah...

"You can't keep this up forever " Scar growled as he nearly got me for the fith time.

"Yeah thanks for the update captain obvious. I'm well aware that I'm not a super human!" I did a one handed cartwheel. "But since my power is energy I think I'll not worry about that and deal with that when it comes."

The problem was I hadn't really stocked up lately and my stores were a little depleted after todays fight so I was kind of in a... well I was... I couldn't...

...Ok I know. I'm screwed.

All that needed to happen was for me to make a wrong move, to stumble or step the wrong way. Then I was dead. I had maybe one good energy attack up my sleeve before my own energy started draining so I had to save it.

Then it happened. I stepped right instead of left. One crucial mistake and Scar's arm swung around and hit me square in the cheast, sending me flying into the back wall.

I slumped to the ground my vision fuzzy. The back of my head was sticky with blood.

"Ow." I muttered.

Scar began to come twoards me "I did have conflicted feelings about killing a young girl like yourself."

"Then don't" I suggested scooting myself as far back into a corner as I possibly could. I could feel adrenalin pumping through my veins. I couldn't attack or he would dodge and kill me quicker. I had to by time. Had to play this right.

Scar just shook his head "All state alchemists must perish."

"Well that kind of sucks" I said bluntly.

Scar knelt down in front of me. It tensed. A hand flew infront of my face instinctivly but Scar caught my wrist and pinned it to the wall over my head. I tried to jerk away but his grip was firm.

"Let me go" I hissed feeling panic rise in my voice.

"I will kill you quickly." Scar said softly. "You won't be in pain for very long."

"Yeah" I growled "And then I'll be dead. That's not exactly very comforting."

"It isn't meant to be."

"Your sympathy warms my heart really."

Scar had ammused look in his eye though his face was still set like a stone "You aren't very afraid are you?"

"No, no, I'm fricken terrified." I said shakily "But when I'm in the life threatening situation my adrenalin comes with sarcastic comments. Natural reaction."

Scar sighed and placed his hand on my forehead.

Now I was shaking. I tried to jerk away but Scar's grip stayed firm.

"Farewell Lightning Alchemist" Scar murmered.

"Yeah same to you!" I growled.

And just as Scar's hand began to glow I brought out my energy wave. My final trump card. The reactions hitting eachother sent me flying upwards, high enough to grab the roof edge and swing myself onto it.

"I'm alive" I breathed "I didn't think it would block it but it did! I LOVE MY ENERGY FORCEFIELD!" I laughed gleefully and took off, jumping over the roofs for a moment before swinging to the ground and running for where Central HQ stood it's lights breaking through the night.

My arms pumped at my sides. Not too much farther-

That's when Scar suddenly appeared in front of me and gave me a blow to the stomache that forced me to my knees.

I coughed and curled up into a ball, the breath knocked out of me.

"You have no more energy attacks left" Scar said from where he stood over me "That is why you weren't using them before. You are starting to have to absorb your own energy. You were careless and do not have what you need to get more energy."

I looked up at him still clutching my stomache "Yeah, everyone always told me my carelessness would be the death of me but I just didn't think they meant it literally."

I felt Scar's hand ontop of my head "Pray before you die."

Um... Dear Gods please don't let him kill me? That would be nice. I thought. I was trembling all over. I was actually going to die here.

There was a sudden orange flash that cut through the night sky.

"Step away from the girl Scar." Mustang's voice ordered.

I looked up to see that there were several military personel surrounding us. With them was Hawkeye, Mustang, Havoc, Breda, Falman, Hues, Ed and Al and the fuer.

My I sure am popular this evening.

Scar's hand slowly came away from my head "Stay out of this. Your time will come soon."

"Yeah I'd rather be soon then now" I muttered as if my opinion mattered "So run away and kill me later."

Scar seemed to be contimplating whether or not he had enough time to kill me then he slammed his hand against the ground and in a blast of debree he disapeared in the classic sewer escape.

"Is he gone" I asked shakily, coughing and looking around.

Mustang sighed and lowered his hand "Yes."

I tried to stand but stumbled again and began to fall, only to be caught by Ed.

Ed steadied me "Can you walk?"

I nodded "Yeah I think so."

"Are you ok Lightning?" Mustang came twoards us.

I put on a bright smile "Lovely! I've almost been killed twice tonight by a phyco serial killer with a religious complex and explodes peoples brains but I am just dandy."

Mustang kind of smiled "Of course you are."

"Isn't that the serial killer that's been targeting state alchemists?" Al cast a worried glance at Ed.

"No the other serial killer" I muttered sarcastically. "Seriously is there any other?"

"Not at the moment no." Hues sighed. "But he's giving us plenty of trouble as it is."

"Are you hurt anywhere?" Hawkeye asked me wrapping her coat around my shoulders. I hadn't realized how much I was shaking.

"I've got a good sized cut on the back of my head and my breath is still kind of out of me from when me in the stomache and I'm tired as Hell but other than that I'm ok." I shrugged.

"What were you doing anyway?" Ed asked incredilously.

"Uh, wandering dark alleyways without my gloves or a good supply of energy while suspiciously swinging around my pocketwatch?" I said sheepishly.

"What the Hell" I muttered.

"What? Not worried about me are we chibi-san?" I smirked

"You wish!" Ed snapped

I heard Al sigh.


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