A/N: NONE OF YOU FREAKING ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS! Well except for elysenjazz. She gets an extra special cookie for being amazing. BUT YOU ALL BETTER ANSWER ME THIS TIME, DAMNIT! *trying to calm down* Ok, the question is: who should the baddie be? Go back to the A/N in the last chapter for more details. Oh, and it won't be EdxLyn because pairing the OC with Ed is way too over used. So it'll just be a brother/sister relationship unless someone really really wants some romance.

Disclaimer: I asked Truth for the rights to FMA again, but it wanted my computer this time! So I did what any respectable citizen of the internet would do and told it, "Hell to the no."

(Betrayal and Envy's POV)

Betrayal bowed slightly at the person in front of her. "The mission was successful, Master."

The hooded figure glanced apathetically at the two homunculi before it. "Good. See to it that nothing interferes with the current arrangements."

Envy glared defiantly at the shadow he called 'Master'. "What was the purpose of our mission anyway? I've seen no affects other than slowing the brothers down. Why go to all the trouble?"

"Because, Envy," the figure told him in the tone one uses when teaching an unruly child, "chimera or not, the girl has seen the Truth. She's a perfect candidate for sacrifice; we need to protect out sacrifices, don't we? And what better place for her than with the Elrics?"

Envy hated that condescending voice. Without another word, he turned and stormed out of the room. After checking for the Master's small nod of permission, Betrayal followed. "Why do you insist on following me!?" Envy snapped at her in annoyance.

The homunculus girl considered it for a moment. "I don't know. Maybe because envy is at the heart of all betrayals?"

Envy glared at her. "If that was some poetic crap that translates into 'I love you', I'm going to toss you out the nearest window, pick up your mangled corpse as you regenerate, and feed the bloody pieces to Gluttony." Betrayal just smirked. "Anyway, why are you still using that body? Its part in this is over now."

The traitorous girl merely glanced at him. "Finding a suitable new host is bothersome; people rarely make strong enough bonds for me to use. Besides, I've grown used to it and it seems to bother the chimera girl. Maybe this form will come in handy."

Envy thought on what she had said about finding a new host. "What about the Elrics?" he asked.

"Homunculi can't do alchemy," she answered before turning and disappearing into the darkness.


(Mustang's POV)

"Well Fullmetal, I can't exactly say I believe everything you three have said, afterall, human chimeras and alternate dimensions aren't exactly the kinds of things you expect to find out about, but if the homunculi are after this girl, I think her travelling with you is an excellent idea. You still have missions to complete, however." Smirking, he put his elbows on the desk in front of him and rested his chin on his clasped hands, "Do try not to die."

Ed muttered, "Shut it, Bastard," but he was glad that Lyn could travel with them.

Standing up, Al said, "Thanks for listening to us, Colonel!" Everyone could tell he would be beaming if he wasn't stuck in that suit of armor. It saddened the group that such a sweet boy had been deprived of so much.

Mustang hummed in acknowledgement. "Just make sure no one in the military sees your ears, Lyn. That would just give me even more paperwork."

Lyn grinned as she followed the Elrics into the outer office. "I will! See ya Colonel Bastard!"

A tick mark formed on Mustang's forehead. "I don't like her," he huffed.

"Sir, if I may say something?" the sole other occupant in the room asked.

"Yes, Lieutenant Hawkeye?"

"You're smiling."


(Lyn's POV)

I was still grinning as we entered the outer office. As I closed the door, a blond man with a cigarette poking out of his mouth greeted Ed and Al. "Hey Al! Haven't seen you in a while! And what's up E-" the man was suddenly cut off as he choked on laughter. "W-what are you w-wearing!?"

Ed thwacked him on the head, growling. "Ask her," he told him, jerking his thumb in my direction.

The man straightened when he saw me. "Oh hey! Sorry for ignoring you! I'm Jean Havoc," he held his hand out and I shook it.

Moments later, I was introduced to Fuery (a slightly timid tech guy with black hair like Mustang's), Breda (a large man with red, poofy hair), and Falman (a tall, strong-and-silent-type man whose hair reminded me vaguely of a skunk).

Havoc leaned over conspiratorially and stage whispered, "So how come you're travelling with the Elrics? Did Ed finally get a girlfriend?"

I smirked at him. "He wishes."

Breda put his hand to his chest in mock horror. "You mean you aren't even dating yet and you're already changing his wardrobe!"

Fuery, Havoc, Falman, and even Al snickered slightly.

I was going to reply, but then a man I'd never seen before burst into the room. He was a fairly tall man with short, spikey black hair with one strand that hung in front of his square-shaped glasses. His eyes were an odd yellowish-green, but he was grinning like an idiot as he waltzed in. The grin widened when he saw Ed's pink-ness, he but didn't comment.

Alphonse seemed happy to see the man. "Lieutenant Colonel Hughes! It's been a while!"

"Hey, if it isn't the Elric brothers! Glad to see you all back in one piece! You know, Elysia has really missed you two since you've been gone! Hey, do you guys want to see my newest pic-"

Ed cut him off hastily, "No! I mean... I'd like you to meet Lyn, our new travelling companion!" He grabbed me and used me as a human shield between himself and the strange man.

"Lyn, huh?" For a moment, I could have sworn his eyes turned cold and calculating, but in the next moment he was back to his smiling self, leaving me to wonder if I had imagined the whole thing. "Well you're just in time to see my newest pictures of my darling daughter, Elysia! Oh, and the ones of my beautiful wife, Gracia, too!"

I barely had time to process what he had said before he shoved a handful of pictures in my face. I glanced over at the others to see Al's and Havoc's sympathetic gazes. But what pissed me off was the fact that Ed was laughing. He must have planned it! That son of a b-

"This is Elysia! She's turning three tomorrow! Oh! You three should come wish her happy birthday; Gracia would love to see you all!"

Ed started to decline, but Al interrupted, "Of course, Mister Hughes! We'd love to!"

The man ignored Ed's protests and exclaimed, "Great! I'll see you guys tomorrow at my house!" And with that, he headed into Mustang's office to talk to (torture) him, leaving the office in a sort of stunned silence as usual.

"Well," I said, breaking the silence, "What do you get a three-year-old girl for her birthday?"

A/N: Ok, I know there's not any plot here, but it's setting up and explaining some seriously important stuff here. So it's all good. NOW REVIEW DAMNIT! *growling*