I know it was only a week or something ago that I finished "The Dog, The Bean, and The Well…" and now I'm putting up the sequel but what can I say? I've wanted to do this for sometime…just couldn't think of a story to go along with it. But then! Bam! After doin' "The Dog, The Bean, and The Well…" it was like duh, sequel! Anywhozles, I'm putting up three/four/etc… chapters at once because it's all up there! In my head, and being the black hole that it is I didn't want to lose it. So I really hope it's good, I think it's going well…though I personally think I've been letting my chapters overflow into each other, but that's just me.

Chapter Three: Discovering the Undiscovered

Ed, Al, Winry, Fletcher and Russell all sat in the living room of Belsios' house. Nobody had said a word for sometime and it was getting uncomfortable, finally Winry spoke up and said,

"So, I've heard a lot about you both, it's nice to finally meet you."

"Can't say we've heard much about you Winry," Russell shrugged "Though it is nice to meet you as well."

"You…haven't?" Winry turned and gave Ed a rather loathsome glare.

"Nope, and it's a shame too," Russell continued "Not to talk about someone as pretty as you."

Winry blushed slightly, Edward on the other hand looked most displeased. He glared at Russell who only laughed, he then looked at Alphonse and said,

"So Al, you got your body back, that's great," he then looked at Ed "What about you Ed?"

Edward narrowed his eyes and didn't reply, Russell didn't push the subject any further. Then Ed spoke up and said,

"No, I haven't gotten my arm and leg back yet. Let's just say I've been…preoccupied."

"I see," Russell sat back in the chair he was sitting in "So, what brings you all to Xenotime?"

"That's right! Yesterday was Ed's birthday and we all decided to take a trip to celebrate it." Winry said.

"Really?" Fletcher asked.

"Yep! Brother's seventeen now!" Al said happily.

"Hey! I can speak for myself!" Ed hissed at them, Winry just waved him off and Al ignored him completely.

"In that case, when Belsio comes back we can have a party!" Russell replied "Lemon cake and lemonade I'm afraid is all we can do."

"That sounds great!" Winry smiled, Ed though just crossed his arms and had a slight scowl on his face.

--

When Belsio returned and everyone was sitting around the table talking and having cake. Alphonse stood up and said,

"Brother, seeing as we didn't have time yesterday, I want to give you your present." Al then reached into his pocket and took out a small box and handed it to Ed. Edward took it and examined it for a second then looked up at Al smiling,

"Thanks Al!" he opened the box and inside it was a pocket watch, Ed took it out so he could get a better look at it "I…um…"

"I know, it looks sort of like the one the State gave you when you became a State Alchemist. But, this one doesn't have the Fuhrers' crest on it, see," Al pointed to the engraving on the front of the watch "It has this one!" it was the engraving of the serpent and cross symbol that he used to ware on the back of his jacket.

"Wow Al, that's really…nice!" Edward smiled, he put it in his pocket. Winry then stood up and said,

"Now it's my turn," She then ran off towards the living room and came back carrying a small box, she then handed it to him "It's nothing much really…"

"I'm sure it's great Winry," Ed smiled taking the box, he opened it and paused, everyone looked at him "I…well…" he stood up and smiled "Thank you Winry, it's a very nice gift!" he then walked out of the dining room and out the door.

Everyone was stood there for a moment, then Winry sat down and said,

"Do you think he really liked it?"

"He didn't even show us what it was." Russell grumbled.

"Don't worry Winry, I'm sure he liked your gift." Al smiled, he got up and made his way towards the door "I'll go look for him ok." He then left the house to go look for his brother.

--

Edward hadn't gone very far, he was sitting in one of the lemon trees and starring out across the town. He then looked down at the box Winry had given him and opened it again, inside was a photograph of himself, Alphonse, and Winry. There was also a small locket. He took these out and looked at them closely, inside the locket was a smaller version of the one that came with it. Smiling slightly he pulled it over his head and tucked it into his shirt.

"Ed?"

Ed jumped and nearly fell out of the tree when he heard his name, after regaining himself he looked down and saw Alphonse looking up at him worriedly. He hopped down and patted Als' shoulder and said,

"Sorry about that back there Al."

"Are you ok?" Al asked.

"Why is everyone suddenly wondering if I'm ok?" Ed grumbled, Al just sighed and replied simply,

"You've just been acting a little strange lately that's all brother."

"Strange? Strange how?"

"Well…you seem to be having some trouble remembering small things and for some reason you always seem lost in thought."

"And…that's strange? Heh…I guess I have been lately haven't I?" Ed shrugged and started back towards the house.

"There was one more thing…" Al said.

"What's that Al?"

"After we had gotten of the train, that moment when you doubled over coughing…I've only ever seen you react that way once," Ed turned and looked at him questioningly "That was when we first came here, and we where breaking into Mugears' mansion for the second time and we came across the stream of Red Water."

"Al…it was nothing, it was just the dry desert air is all," Ed smiled "Besides, we got rid of the Red Water didn't we?"

"Yes…well…what if we didn't get all of it?" Al asked.

"If we really did miss some then why aren't all the other towns people reacting to it?" Edward asked.

"I'm not really sure…"

"Then there's nothing to worry about! Come on Al, it's getting cold out here." Ed continued his way back to the house. Al watched him for a moment, he narrowed his eyes, there was a slight lean to his walk. From Als' point of view, it looked like Ed was swaying slightly as if he was off balance.

"Coming brother."

--

The next morning Edward had once again left without telling anyone. Alphonse was most flustered by this, Winry walked up to him and asked,

"Al, where'd Ed go?"

"I'm not really sure Winry, he was gone when I woke up." Al replied, Russell and Fletcher had joined them now.

"So you have no idea where he went?" Russell asked, Al just shook his head. Belsio came down stairs and saw everyone just standing around, he gave them all a quizzical look and asked,

"What's everyone standing around for?"

"It would seem that Edward has wondered off again." Russell replied, he looked irritated.

"Brother? Where do you think he went?" Fletcher asked, Russell just shrugged. Alphonse and Winry looked at each other for a second and nodded, they both turned to the Tringum brothers and said,

"We'll go look for him."

"He probably didn't wander off too far, it won't take long." Alphonse added. Russell just waved them off, Fletcher though asked,

"Can I help?"

"No, that's ok, we can handle it." Winry smiled. Fletcher nodded, he watch the two of them leave.

--

Edward was walking along the path that lead to where Mugears' mansion used to stand, he was curious, Al had a point, the last time he reacted the way he did was when they where close to Red Water. He figured it was a good idea to start looking where it all started. When he got to what used to be the front door of the mansion he looked around, nothing but baron land and debre from the mansion.

"Hmm, odd," Ed muttered looking up, the small cliff in the back had a small trickle of water that was a dark reddish color coming out of it "What's this?" he walked over and leaned in real close to get a good look at it, his stomach churned. He backed up and looked over the landscape once more. Edward was about to leave when he notices Alphonse and Winry coming up the path.

"There you are brother!" Al shouted running up the path.

"Al, Winry? What are you guys doing here?" he asked.

"We came looking for you silly." Winry replied.

"Well, you found me…" Ed paused then said, "Take a look at this."

Edward pointed to the cliffside, Winry and Alphonse looked in the direction he was pointing and saw the dark red spot where the water was coming out. Winry didn't understand quite what she was looking at, Alphonse on the other hand had a very disorientated look on his face, he knew exactly what it was.

"Brother…"

"Yeah…You where right Al, it's Red Water," Ed said gravely "There must have been some built up from when…um…" he paused, Ed had to go over the memory again because he'd sort of forgotten what exactly happened.

"Red Water? You mean that stuff that made all those people sick the last time you where here?" Winry asked. She was answered by a very dismal glance from both brothers, Al then asked,

"Ed…do you think we should tell Russell and Fletcher?"

"For the time being…that's all we can do." Edward said, he started towards the path when suddenly the ground started to shake. The spot on the cliffside started to spread, it was turning into a rather sizable crack and more Red Water was leaking out of it. The ground started to tremble as if something that had been held back and building up pressure was about to be released.

"B…brother? What's that?" Al stammered.

"I…I'm not…s…sure?" Ed staggered forwards slightly, turning he saw the wall start to crack even more.

"Edward? Alphonse? What's going on!" Winry shouted.

"Oh no…" Edward took a small step back "We…we've gotta get out of here quick!"

Before they where able to move a small but powerful gush of Red Water shot out of the mountain and slammed into Eds' back. He was thrown forward into the ground, when the water stopped Al and Winry rushed over to see if he was all right. Ed was lying face down on the ground, Al dropped down next to him and shook him slightly,

"Brother! Can you hear me?"

Ed gasped, the wind had been knocked out of him and everything hurt. He tried to get up only to find his whole left side was going numb, he was drenched in the Red Water and was involuntarily trembling.

"A…Al…" he stuttered.

"What is it brother?"

"G…go get…Russell…a…and…Fl…Fletcher…"

"Ok yeah," Al got up and looked at Winry "Stay here, I'll be right back ok."

Winry nodded and watched Al run off to get the Tringum brothers, she then looked down at Ed who was still lying face down.

"Ed? Are…are you going to be ok?" she asked, he turned his head so he could see her and said,

"Of…c…course…"

--

They had managed to get Edward back to the house and set him down on the couch, Russell though seemed to be in a fix. He thought they had gotten rid of all the Red Water, how could they have missed some?

"What exactly happened?" he asked.

"We found brother up at the old mansion, he was looking at something on the side of the cliffside when said it must have been trapped inside. Pressure built up over time and I guess it couldn't take it anymore." Al answered. Russell nodded, he had a grave look on his face, he then said,

"As you well know Al, we don't have any more Red Stones, and as you well know the Philosophers' Stone is gone. I'm not really sure what to do…"

"What? Are you saying there's nothing that can be done about this?" Winry demanded "What's going to happen to Ed?"

Both Russell and Fletcher didn't look her in the eye, they knew that it wasn't good to be doused in so much Red Water…the most common out come of it is death. Winry looked over at Ed who was sitting on the couch wrapped in a blanket, he was still shaking uncontrollably.

"He should just rest for now…" Fletcher muttered "I can head down to the pharmacy tomorrow morning to get something."

Alphonse walked over to his brother and sat down next to him, this all seemed…too convenient for some reason. He turned to face Ed and said,

"Brother, I'm just going to check on the mark ok?" he pulled down the back of Eds' shirt to get a good look at the back of his left shoulder, he had to check on the Ouroboros and seal.

"Oh…dear…" he muttered.

-To Be Continued-

The first three/four/five chapters may or may not be influenced by reviews so any suggestions stated may or may not show up. I dunno, I'm having fun with this story…I can't wait to get them to Millennium World. But anywhozles, yup…poor, poor Edu-kun got doused in Red Water, fun. This wittle even leads ta other wittle events in future chapters…so yeah…read, review, and enjoy! And I should really work on my other stories…I've sorta ditched the FMA/ HP one…not that I'm not going to finish it! I just have to come up with a decent plot (I'll admit…I started it out of a whim so yeah…not as much to it as I was hoping for T.T). Gates though is coming along…swimmingly!