Hello my duckies. Sorry I haven't updated in a while; major writer's block.

This series is almost done... Only 14 chapters left... I'm gonna miss this a lot. This is my baby, but there's always more fanfictions to come. I'm planning on some one shots that relate back to this, but it won't be the same... With this series, I went international and my viewers reached to 2k. I can't take all the credit, though. My cowriter (who has no idea of the surprises I have coming) has been a major help. CrazyZimGirl97 I believe is her name, so thank her. Now, on to the clue!

So far they have been:: White, Question, Yes, Fire, and Tears. This chapter's is... Rain. If you think real hard, you'll figure it out. I know you guys are smart.

"Who are you?" I step forward again, my eyes ablaze. This... This impostor had the gall to waltz in here, expecting to take the role of Edward? Of all the people, Edward would have been the first choice. I'd been with him my entire life... He was my brother, and damn it all to Hell, my lover. "Tell me, now. Who are you?"

"I.. I'm..." He blinked up at me, his eyes still wide from the... Surprise. I guess he didn't know about our relationship. "I'm..."

"Who are you?"

"Envy!"

"You..." This time I don't take I step, I launch forward, pinning him back against the wall. "What did you do with him?"

"Like I would tell you!"

"Where is he?" This time I press my hands against his shoulders, slamming him back into the wall a little, just for good measure. "Tell me or so help you God..."

"So help me God what? You're not strong enough to do anything." At his words my hands starting glowing a light blue and he lets out a yelp; back in Xing an elderly woman had taught me how to change the temperature in certain parts of my body. Right now, my hands felt like hunks of ice. "Fine, fine!"

"You'll tell me?" My hands begin to fade and I ease off a little, still wary. I had been in this situation multiple times and I knew what Envy was capable of.

"I'll do you one better."

"What's that?"

"I'll take you there myself."

"Tell me where it is first."

"If I did that, you might go guns blazing. We wouldn't want that."

"Why not?"

"Because of what's going on with your brother."

I bite my tongue after his words reach my ears. What could they be doing to him? Did they take him, knowing I would do everything to get him back? They may very well still be after me and used him as bait to get me back there... 'Is it really worth it? To lose your freedom, maybe even your life, just to save him?' As soon as the thought enters my head, I shove it away. Without Edward... It's unbearable just thinking about it. "Take me to him."

~*~ Later that Evening ~*~

My eyes grow wide as we come upon a building I would more than like to forget. Made of solid brick with metal shingles for a roof, this old, worn warehouse held a terror inside that was unimaginable. As if it were my own personal Hell, the headquarters of the Sins kept coming back to me. "Someone up to there has to hate me..."

"Tell me about it." Envy chuckled, pressing a hand to the solid steel door. "Ready?"

"No." I let out a deep breath and walk forward, glancing at him. "I'm not going to be ambushed am I?"

"If I told you then it wouldn't be an ambush, would it?"

Staying far enough behind him, I follow Envy into the darkness of the building. After blinking a few times to help my eyes adjust, I stop as I see machines lining the wall opposite the one where the door was located. "Remember those, do ya?"

At the sounds of Envy's voice, I direct my attention away from them. "No..."

"Come on Al. Wasn't it so much fun, making all those Philosopher's Stones?"

"Shut up." I cast a glare his way, my anger seething when he just laughs and walks on. He stops in front of another door and enters, not even waiting for me to follow. As I jog to catch up with him, I notice the dimming light as we walk further down the hallway. Pushing all questions aside, I focus on yet another door, which we then enter. At first, I only see a machine much like the one I was put into to check my vitals before they put me through training. Then, I notice the person in the machine. "Edward."

"Al..." His breath is raspy and weighted, as if he's struggling to breath. He turns his head, ever so slowly, and looks at me through the hardened plastic. With an oxygen mask on and his limbs tied down, he's never looked so weak... So defenseless. I immediately turn to Envy, my anger flaring.

"What did you do to him?"

"Nothing life threatening, of course." After seating himself on the edge of the contraption he looks up at me, a devilish look in his eye. "The rest of what happens to him depends on you."

"What do you mean?"

"We need your talent, Alphonse."

I glance between him and Edward, my mind going back to what happened years ago before I surrendered to Father. Edward was in a situation in which I thought he could never get out of on his own, yet he did anyway... The only difference is that this time, I know he can't do it on his own. He's bonded to a table and a flimsy mask if giving him air... As my hands curl into fists I look down, willing myself to hold back tears. I never thought I would be faced with a decision like this again... "What do I have to do?"