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After the Scar attack Ed Al and I had to figure out what to do next. Al of course was broken and couldn't walk, Ed had no right arm so he couldn't do alchemy and two of my ribs were broken so I wouldn't be a big help if we were attacked again by Scar (Which didn't seem too impossible given the fact that he had tracked me down three times in under twenty four hours bust whatever.

So what we ended up deciding was to go back to visit Ed and Al's home town so that Ed could get a new arm. I had only met his mechaninc, Winry, once... when she was kidnapped by a serial killer (Yeah it's seems I meet alot of people in life threatening situations) She was a nice girl, obsessive about machines, but nice.

Besides a trip to the country sounded like what I needed. Luckily my ribs were only a little cracked so they wouldn't take long to heal.

The one problem was we had to have an escort. We got Major sparkles.

Oh yeah, that's my new nick name for Armstrong. I mean I am grateful to him for saving us from Scar but let's face it, the guy was too etcentric for my taste.

But whatever. I guess it made since. Not like we could do much against Scar at the moment.

We got to Resinbol after a few minor detours (Aka: Al being mistaken for cargo and us listening to a depressing old man talk about dreams and stuff... I don't know I was mostly just sleeping) and started out twoards the home of the Rockbells.

"There's the field we always used to play in. And over there is a nice family." Al was pointing out.

"It's pretty out here." I grinned "And this really is a nice break from city busstle.

"Yeah but I don't know if I can really relax" Ed muttered. "I want to get to central and to the first branch as soon as possible."

Oh yeah did I not mention the note Marco dropped us? It said "Central Library first branch"and then also "The truth behind all truths"

...Whatever that means.

"There. There's our house!" Al pointed out.

It looked like a modest, two story country house. Outside it was a sign that read Rockbell Automail Outfitters. Standing on the porch was short old woman... like shorter than Ed and I short.

I asumed this was their Aunt Pinako.

She walked up to meet us "Well look who it is."

"Hey their Pinako" Ed grinned.

"I can't believe it. All this time and you haven't grown an inch." Pinako's mouth quirked.

Ed practicly exploded "WHO ARE CALLING SHORT YOU TINY OLD HAG!"

"YOU'RE SHORTER THAN YOUR TEMPER!"

"YOU COULDN'T BE SEEN BEHIND A-"

Armstrong interupted this incredibly entertaining argument by ripping off his shirt (He does that alot) and saying "Children should respect their elders!"

I blinked "Wow..."

"Your friend doesn't get the joke does he?" Pinako muttered.

"Alex Louise Armstrong Madam." Armstrong held out a hand. The sparkles were begininning to creep me out.

"Flattered" Pinako took his hand after a pause.

I heard a woosh as a wrench came flying through the air and hit Ed right in the head knocking him down flat.

"Oh hey Winry!" I waved at the angry girl on the balcony.

"WHAT THE HECK! I BUY YOU A WRENCH AND YOUT TRY TO KILL ME WITH IT!" Ed yelled a bump already forming on his head.

"Well apparently you're trying to kill your selves!" Winry snapped "What have you been up too!? Oh, Hi Liz."

Ed and Al exchanged nervous glances.

"Just pycho serial killers who blow up peoples brains. Nothing to major." I said cheerfully.

Winry's eyes bugged "WHAT!?"

"In our defence he found us." I smiled sheepishly "So don't kill them."

"Nice job telling her Liz!" Ed muttered.

"Completely broken!" Winry looked livid. "I put my heart and soul into that automail!"

"Yeha." Ed grinned sheepishly "And if you can get it done quickly we need to get back to central."

Winry inspected Ed and Al "It wouldn't happen to be something dangerous your doing is it?" she wipped out her wrench.

"No nothing like that!"

"Nothing dangerous!"

Winry's eyes narrowed and she turned on me "Liz?"

"Just some reasearch" I grinned from the couch "Don't worry Winry."

"Ok fine" Winry sighed

"What! You trust her and not me!" Ed quipped.

"Yes of course I do! What kind of question is that?" Winry strode out of the room.

Pinako laughed softly and came in "She worries about you two you know."

"I know" Ed sighed.

"So, you're the lightning alchemist?" Pinako turned to me "Winry's told me about you. I hope you've been keeping these boys out of trouble."

Ed rolled his eyes as if to say "Yeah right. We're the ones getting her out of trouble." but I ignored him.

"I do my best!" I grinned.

Pinako nodded and shook her head "Another child in the grasp of the military." she turned back to Ed "So you need to get to central hmm?"

"Yeah" Ed said "Can you get the repairs done in a week cause we need to get there quickly."

"Don't insult me Ed" Pinako smoked her pipe "We'll have it done in three days."

Ed looked pleased.

Waiting for Ed's arm and leg (Apparently he had grown an inch and had to get his leg re lengthened.) was uneventful bliss. It was a great break from running around looking for the philosiphers stone and going on assingments and running from serial killers ecetera. I was going to enjoy it while it lasted.

Al probably had it rough only being able to sit in a crate.

Ed however did not seem to being enjoying the break.

"I can't stand doing nothing! I get all fidgety!" Ed muttered rolling around in the grass.

I rolled my eyes "Loosen up. You'll be fine!"

"Brother" Al suggested "Maybe you should go visit mom's grave. You have nothing else to do. Liz and I will wait here."

I smiled "Yeah Ed. That's a good idea."

Ed nodded "Yeah, ok."

Later that day Al and I were sitting by the house when Winry came out "Anything I can get you two?"

"We're good." Al and I said in unison.

"Winry" Al saked looking out at a girl passing by "Who is she?"

"Oh you know her. That's Melly. We used to play when we were kids" Winry laughed.

"Oh." Al sounded troubled.

"Something the matter?" Winry asked.

"No I just... couldn't remember." Al murmered.

"It's been awhile" Winry pointed out.

"Yeah maybe."

I looked at Al as Winry went back inside "Are you ok."

"I think there's something wrong with me Liz" Al mumbled "I... I try to picture alot of things from my past but it's all fuzy."

I bit my lip "I guess the best person to ask about that would be Ed, Al. Maybe he knows."

Al nodded "Yeah. You're right. I should."

That night, right after dinner I was sitting and Ed and Al's room with them. Eventually the conversation got around to Al asking Ed what he'd been meaning to.

"Brother... I think there's something wround with me." Al said. His voice really did sound like a childs now. It was always hard to picture a fourteen year old in that gigantic suit of armor that stood so tall over Ed and me.

Ed stared at him, waiting for explanaition.

"I... I can't picture parts of my past. They're all fuzzy. It seems like there are whole sections of my life missing.

Ed sighed and looked at the ground. "Al... there's something I've been meaning to tell you for awhile but... I've been to afraid of what your reaction would be."

"What?" Al leaned forward.

"It's... never mind" Ed shook his head.

"What!?"

"No, forget about it."

I was about to ask Ed myself when Major sparkles stormed into the room talking about the beautiful night and moon.

"Were you listening in?" I muttered.

Armstrong ignored me.

"Ed?" I asked him later "What is it you were meaning to tell Al?"

"I just... wanted to ask him..." Ed looked off into the distance with a forlorn expression on his face "If he... hated me for everything that's happened."

I stared at him dumbly for a secong before wacking him hard over the head.

"OW! Hey! What was that for!" Ed demanded rubbing his head.

"You idiot." I growled "I've seen you two together and I tell you this. There is no way Al could possibly hate you! He idolizes you! He loves you. I know he would gladly give him self up for you. And Al... I don't think he's capable of hate in general." I smiled "Al could never hate you Edward."

Ed stared at me for a second before smiling "Thanks Liz."

"And now the day you've all been waiting for" Winry said cheerfully clapping her hands together. "Docking time!"

Ed looked pale. "Yep attaching each one of my nerves to the automail! I can't get enough!" he said through a forced smile.

I grinned and leaned back against the wall "Something tells me this is going to be entertaining."

"Don't complain you baby" Winry" smiled as she and Pinako lined the automail limbs up "You want to hurry and get back to Central right?"

"No kidding. This is more motivation for me to get my body back to pure flesh and bone!" Ed muttered.

"Be a shame to lose our best customer though" Pinako commented.

"Seriously Ed why go to this trouble for normal limbs" Winry said "You've got the smell of oil, the creak of synthetic musels. Who needs real limbs when you've got automail?"

"Loser machine junky" Ed grinned.

"Alchemy freak" Winry retorted.

Al sighed and I laughed.

"Ok we're ready" Pinako said. "1... 2... 3."

They turned two of the cranks and there was an electric fizzle. Ed gritted his teeth and hissed in pain his eyes shut tight.

"Armstrong, Liz get over here. We're laying him over there. We could use some help!" Pinako commanded.

"So what do you think about the changes in your automail" Winry asked sitting down on the couch next to where Ed lay.

"Yes Ed." I grinned "What have you noticed? Besides the excruciating pain."

Ed grunted.

"I tried to make the steel 80% lighter. We can't have you being wieghed down by your automail and not grow any taller."

"That has to be illeagle." Ed growled forcing himself to sit up. "Making fun of someones hieght when they're in pain like this."

Winry and I both laughed.

"Now the automail be lighter" Winry continued "It will make you faster but that means it's easier to break so don't be careless."

Why does this seem like a bad idea I thoguht It couldn't be cause we're always getting in life threatening situations could it?

Meh, whatever. I'm sure my sensible voice has no idea what it's talking about.

Soon Ed had fixed Al and he was back on his feet.

"I feel great! Thanks brother!" Al said happily.

"No problem" Ed grinned "So? Are usual routine then?"

"What's that?" Armstrong asked.

"Just a skirmish between brothers." Ed said "Our teacher said you have to train the body to train the mind so we spar once in a while to test ourselves. But I've never beaten this tin can once!"

"Well then" Armstrong ripped off his shirt (again) "Allow me to help you in your goal Edward!"

"Thanks!" Ed said wuickly "But I'll stick with Liz." he turned to me "Wanna help me fight AL?"

I sighed "Well if I had a choice I'd rather beat up you but sure why not?" I grinned and charged Al who dodged and took a swipe at me.

I cartwheeled smoothly out of the way and rolled around Al while Ed attacked him from the front then I jumped onto his grabbed my arm and threw me off. I landed ten feet away on one knee and watched as Ed was tossed over by Al and landed next to me.

"Next up: ME!" Armstrong charged Al and they both grasped eachothers hands trying to master eachothers strength.

"Your attitude is to soft. You'll never win like this!" Armstrong picked Al up and tossed him over by us.

"Damn" Ed hissed.

"Elric's? Liz? Is that all you've got?" Armstrong taunted.

"You wish!" I growled.

We charged him again. Al came first slamming his hands against Armstrong's then I jumped over Al and onto Armstrong's shoulders. Ed slid under Al and hit armstrongs legs with his automail foot making him lose his balance and allowing me and Al to flip him over to the ground.

I jumped off of him at the last possible second before he hit the ground with a hard thud.

"YES!" Ed, Al and I slapped high fives.

Take that Major Sparkles!

Later that day, around sunset, Ed and Al led Armstrong and I to a pile of burnt rubble.

"This was our house" Ed sighed.

"The front door was here" Al was walking through the rubble "And the living room. And the fire place was here." he turned to Ed 'You'd always find an excuse not to chop wood."

Ed smiled "Yeah."

"And whenever we stayed out to late" Al recalled "Mom would flash a light from the top wherever we were we'd see it and come running home."

I sighed "My mom used to have a bell she'd ring. And my little brother and I..." I trailed off and stared at the ground.

Al put one of his metal hands on my shoulder and I smiled at him.

Ed sighed and looked at the rubble.

"You do have a home" Armstrong sighed "With a caring family that loves you."

I smiled "He's right. You two are lucky."

"You as well Elizabeth." Armstrong said and I didn't bother correcting him "The Rockbells are glad for your company and as lond as you are partners with the Elrics it will be your home as well."

I smiled... a home. I liked the sound of that.

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