Gaah! Sorry for the long wait everyone! My computed totally fried itself and then I went to train to be a camp councellor at a Girl Scout camp! Plus writer's block! I'm really sorry too because this really is only a filler chapter and nothing plotwise really happens... Just to let you all know. In the FMA (Or HNR if you prefer) series this takes place circa episode 11-24. Mainly because I need Hughes. I'd love to have it take place after the series, but Al wouldn't be as a good a consolation for Syaoran as he is now. Plus, there would be a lot more Germans running around... I know I already took several liberties with the flexibillity of the gate. On with the show!

Oh by the way, my new computer needs a name! Any ideas? My first one was named Chii... she lasted me a good five years before her hard drive went blftz. I've already "bonded" with my new computer... I think it's a guy. (Anyone who finds this weird, doesn't understand the bond between a geek and her computer) I also have a laptop; his name is Chibi.

"Nii-san, look!" Al cried after a week and a half of working, bounding up to his brother with a piece of paper crunched up in his hand. He flatened the parchment onto the table Ed was wiping down.

"It's a train schedule," he replied tiredly.

"Look! There's a train leaving today." Al said, jabbing the paper with his finger.

"Trains do that..."

"Nii-san!" Al was getting slightly irritated, "This train only leaves for Central about once a month. Its monthly stop is today!"

Ed brightened, "Really? When does it leave?"

"That's what I've been trying to tell you! It's going to leave in twenty minutes!"

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"Sorry, sir!" Ed cried to the innkeeper, "But you see, we've got to catch a train and--"

"The train to Central, right?" he asked, handing Ed their pay, "Don't stand there blubbering to me, you've got a train to catch! You'll be running twice as hard on those short legs," he chuckled. Ed was livid.

"Who're you callin' a grain of feed so small a chicken wouldn't eat it! I oughta--"

"We're going, nii-san!" Al said cheerfully as he hefted his vertically challenged brother over his shoulder, "Thank you very much, sir!" He bowed awkwardly.

"--your life! How would you like that?"

Al carried him-- still raving-- into the kitchens.

"Ne, you two! We have about fifteen minutes to get out of here and onto a train!" Al informed them frantically. Sakura and Syaoran exchanged looks of puzzlement.

"I'll go get my bag!" Sakura announced before running upstairs. Syaoran placed the dishes in his arms onto the counter.

"Lemme go! Lemme go! Put me down!" Ed squirmed until his feet hit the floor.

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"Made it," Sakura sighed as they all clambored onto the slowly moving train. The station was getting smaller and smaller as they made their way to their seats and sat down.

"Do you see that?"

"What're those things on the side of his head?"

"An alchemy attempt gone wrong?"

"Well, he is traveling with the Full Metal Alchemist."

"That's not Full Metal."

"Yeah it is. See that short little blond kid in the red coat, and there's that big armor guy he's always with."

"No, isn't that one of those new-fangled perso-thingies?"

"Persocoms? Here? I heard you need a lot of money to even manage one!"

Syaoran sighed without breath and tried to ignore the comments as he laid his head against the window.

"Are you all right?" Sakura asked him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired," he replied with a smile.

"Tired? Do you get tired?"

"I don't know. I've only been sleeping out of habit. I don't feel drowsy, it's just sort of difficult to move right now." he explained, slowly flexing his arm. He looked over to Ed who was now fast asleep against his brother. Al's eyes had dimmed and his chin rested against his chest.

"Hey, Sakura,"

"What is it?"

"Turn me off,"

"Hoe?"

"There's a switch behind my left ear. Wake me up when we get there, please."

Sakura blinked at him for a few seconds, "O-okay..." She reached behind his ear and flicked the switch. Syaoran's world slowly went from the rich orange glow of the setting sun, to a monochrome greyscale, and finally blackness. He slowly closed his eyes as he laid against the seat cushions.

Edward opened his eyes first as his stomach rumbled uncomfortably. Careful not to disturb the sleeping others, he crept out of his seat and walked to the empty dining car. He rested his arms up on the high counter that was almost taller than he was.

"Can I help you?" the man asked. There was a certain familiarity about his tone of voice that rubbed Ed the wrong way. He brushed it off, but couldn't help but glance back at him as he sat down with a bowl of ice cream. The smirk on his face, the way he held himself... Ed quickly downed the bowl, cringing through his brain freeze, and headed for the door. When he tried to slide it open, however.

"It won't open!" he exclaimed out loud. He jiggled the door a little, but it wouldn't budge. When Ed turned around he found himself face to face with a pair of dark green eyes piercing into his own gold.

"It's you!" he cried as Envy flipped his green-black hair out of his eyes. He grinned widely.

"Well, Full Metal Pipsqueak," he began, pushing Ed down into a booth, "I hear you performed, yet another, perfect soul attatchment. Let's talk about this!"

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To Be Continued

Preview! -Next week promo music plays in back-

-Gasp- Ed-kun's in trouble and everyone else is sleeping through the whole thing! Eh? Sakura-chan's saving the day? Why does Syaoran-kun have so much trouble moving? Where did these purple sparklies come from? Next time: Sakura and the Strong Arm Alchemist! Don't miss it!