Here's another story! Enjoy!

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THE STONE!

Edward and Alphonse were in their dorm room at military headquarters when they heard a knock on the door. Al went to open the door.

"Winry!" Alphonse exclaimed surprised.

"Hello! I came to visit!" Winry put her suitcase down and walked to Edward, who was laying on the couch. "How have things been going?" She said eyeing Ed's automail.

"Fine! I didn't break it!" Edward knew immediately what she meant and sat up.

"We're still looking for anything on the Philosopher's Stone, though.." Alphonse sighed.

"Everywhere we go, any information, it's always a dead end. That thing is so damn hard to find." Edward grumbled angrily.

"But it's right there." Winry said pointing underneath the couch.

"WHAT?" Edward said shocked and looked down. Winry crouched down and pulled a red stone from underneath.

"Is this it?" Winry wondered showing it to the two brothers. Edward put his hand to his face frustrated.

"Wait, you mean to tell me we've looked everywhere and it was under the couch the whole time? How the hell is that possible?" Edward shouted as Alphonse checked the stone.

"It looks like it might be the real thing, brother!" Al exclaimed.

"Hey, there are some papers under here too!" Winry took them out and handed them to Al.

"How to become Fuhrer in ten easy steps." read Alphonse, "That's the first page's title and the second..." when Al finished saying that, Edward grabbed the papers and ripped them to shreds. He then opened the window and let them blow away.

"Brother! What did you do that for?" Alphonse yelled at his older brother.

"There's no way I'm letting that bastard Colonel get his hands on that.." Edward smirked as he closed the window.

"Brother, the second paper's title was..." Al said quietly, "How to make yourself taller using alchemy and still obey equivalent exchange." Edward looked at his brother and turned around to open the window again.

"Wait! Come back you stupid papers!" Edward screamed while Alphonse held him back from jumping out the window.

"Brother, don't do it!"

"Edward, are you insane?" Winry shouted holding him back too.

"I want to be tall, dammit!" Edward shouted waving his hands in the air.

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So it was there all along...

-tsukiflower