The small town that had once been ruled by Priest Cornello was beginning to gain back its feet after the numerous numbers of military that had been patrolling and misusing their power on the people. Rose had become a teacher in the small town and her daughter once among the many students of the school. Rose did not hide the fact that she still feared the possibility of the events that had occurred in the past could once more occur, but she hid that mask of fear as she maintained a sense of composure as she taught her students about History and the events that had taken place in their small town and how the town was now becoming more prosperous than ever.

"Children, who can name the God that we praise for all the miracles that happen?" Rose asked as she looked out at her students.

"Leto, the Sun God!" the children replied.

"Good, but the form of our religion has died out in the past five years and we now have turned towards the will of Ishbala that has been started here by our neighbors that are from the famed city, Ishbal."

A roar of "awes" broke out amongst the students for many of them had been merely babies when the new religion had been instilled into the small town, but many had had their doubts about the new religion, but Priest Cornello had been dead for more than five years, he had been dead after the Elric brothers left after they exposed him for the fake he was.

"I wonder what has become of Ed and Al, I haven't heard anything from them since that battle at Fuhrer King Bradley's castle three weeks ago and that was one battle that I will never forget," Rose thought as she dazed off from her lesson, but was brought back by the squabbling noises of two boys fighting over something.

"Fullmetal Alchemist was a great alchemist, even if he was a "dog of the military"' shouted one of the boys.

"He was a fake and he was nothing more than a scum of the military following orders to do their dirty work and I am glad he is missing," shouted the other boy.

"Fullmetal may have been a "dog of the military", but at least he was not about to roll over and play dead for them. He was a true hero and was not about to follow the orders the military gave in order for them to gain the Philosopher's Ston—"the boy started to say as a hush came over the class at the mere mention of the stone.

"What did you say?" Rose asked.

"The Philosopher's Stone?" the boy answered.

"That is a topic that is not discussed in the religion of Ishbala because all those that seek it are either driven mad by the insanity of what is detailed in the description of the stone or they are driven power hungry by the power that is within the stone. There shall be no more mention of the stone."
"I second that motion," came a voice from the doorway as the Principal of the school stood in the doorway as the students scrambled back to their desks.

"Principal Scar, I didn't hear you come in."

"It is the will of Ishbala that we do not mention the alchemists involved in the events of three weeks ago or the past five years or the Philosopher's Stone for they are nothing but stories now and if I hear any mention of these things, that person will be punished. Do I make myself clear students?" Scar asked as he paced the rows of desks to make his point clear to the students.

"YES SIR!" replied the students as Scar made his way to the front of the classroom and back out the door, but on his way to the door, he whispered something in Rose's hear that only she could hear.

"Students review the prior lesson while I step out here to speak to the Principal."

Rose and Scar stood in the hallway to speak and it was a tense moment as the two paced the doorway as they tried to think of how to address each other until the tension was gone between teacher and Principal.

"Have you heard the news?" Scar started.

"No?" Rose replied.

"There has been rumors going around that King Bradley who was the Fuhrer for the Government and Military was not the true person, but was a Homunculus member who was using his position to manipulate the Military to gain the Stone?"
"That is a new by me."
"I have heard that a man by the name of Colonel Roy Mustang has gone to the home of the Elric brothers to find out whether one or both of them have made it home or have notified their remaining family that they are returning home. There are questions spreading about the position of who is to rule in place of the nonexistent Fuhrer. What started that argument in the room?"
"I have been teaching about History from five years ago and I may have mention the Elric boys during my lessons and I dazed out for a moment and when came back into the picture, they were fighting."

"This is not the first time this has happened, is it Rose?"

"No, I can't help these moments of zoning out, but what am I to do?"
"Maybe you should take a few days off to get your head back on straight, and believe me it will do you some good."

"Maybe I should go visit the Elrics and see what has become of them since that mystery fight at castle three weeks ago I bet they are back and are wondering what has happened to everyone since that day."
"That sounds fine, but know this, don't get into problems or situations where you can't get yourself out of because I won't be there to help you."
"Thank you Scar, and I swear to you, if you tell anyone what I am about to tell you, I will hurt you."
"What is it?"
"I love you and I hope you love me in the same way."
Scar did not know what say at the sudden show of emotion from Rose, but at the moment he believed that he felt the same way that she felt for him, but as time passed she had left the room as the words of affection silently escaped his lips as she slowly walked away to gather her things from her room and continue her teaching lesson to her students.

"I love you too Rose, but only if I could tell you," Scar said silently as he watched her pass her by like a sad dream.

Rose had made it back to room only to find the same two students fighting over something stupid, a book of alchemy that seemed to be the root of all controversies in the day of age in the city, but these two boys had been fighting about the history lessons, history of the Military and many other topics that had been many targets of their fights, but this book was becoming a problem.

"What are you fighting about now?" Rose asked as she grabbed the book.

"I was reading the book and then Tim grabbed the book out of my hands and started to say that he could be an alchemist and that I would never be able to be one," answered the boy named Joseph.

"Tim, what I have told you about such behavior?"
"Not to do it, but it was my turn!" Tim answered as he looked at the floor, but then he tried to grab the book back, but Rose was quicker.

"You two, in separate corners and I will talk your parents later."
"Yes, Miss Rose."

Time passed by as the bell rang and the students ran out the door, but Tim and Joseph walked out the room and then ran past Rose outside as they avoided their teacher's gaze as she watched her students run home.

"I wonder what has become of the Elrics. I only hope that no harm has come to them, but I doubt that with the trouble they had gotten into with being involved with the Military and their search for the now fabled stone. Oh, Edward, where are you?" Rose thought to herself as she wondered down the dusty road to her home, but as she turned the corner to her home she was stopped by a man in a cloak.

"Who are you?" Rose asked as she prepared to attack the mystery person.

"The past is about to come back to play once more for time is about to change and the evil ones will seek their vengeance once more on those that stood in their way, beware, for they shall return, but they will not be as they once were. One such creature is the one that could take shape, but now that has changed," said the cloaked figure as Rose stood frozen in fear of the mystery figure.

"What do you mean?"
"I can't answer that, but beware, the evil one shall return to seek his vengeance upon the Elrics and no one can stop the evil one for those that try shall face the wrath of the evil one and none shall live to tell the tale," said the figure as it slipped into the shadows.

"Who was that, and what did it mean by the "evil one" and it wanting vengeance on Edward and Alphonse? Oh no, I need to get in contact with the members of the Military so that they know about this!"

With that Rose was off to pack her things up and head to the East where she knew that could talk to someone from the Military, but only if they were to listen to her would she be able to get help for the Elrics, only if she knew where they were.

"She has figured out that the boys are in trouble?" Russell asked from the shadows as the figure that talked to Rose.

"Yes, but I don't know you would trust me, even though I had been a Homunculi in the past, but that is in the past and I realized that only after death that my intentions to become human were in vain. Know that there have been signs of Envy back on the streets, I have turned towards the side of helping them and help you find your brother," Lust said as she unveiled her hood as she talked to a hooded Russell.

"I only hope you are right, come on let's get going back to the hideout and grab our things and head towards the East as well and see what trouble we can find in the archives," Russell said as the two cloaked friends moved through the city to an abandoned warehouse where they gathered their things and hid on the train that would take Rose to the East Military Headquarters along with Russell and Lust.

YOU GUYS SHOCKED YET! Okay, tone it down now, I have a note for readers, sorry that I haven't updated in a while, my dad came home on leave for two weeks from Iraq last Sunday and I haven't had the time to work on the story and I can't do anything with my dad looking over my shoulder at what I am doing on the computer. Anyway, someone replied asking, "Does Ed really faint a lot in the end of the series?" to answer that NO! Anyway read and review because your reviews really help to continue this story and as it gets to the last chapter I plan to post a few ending options and I want some feedback. PLEASE! Thanks again to all the readers of this story! 