Hey everyone! I'm the FullDexter Alchemist and this is my very first fanfiction! Woot! Since it is my first, I'm just warning you ahead of time that I don't think it's that great, but my friends have reassured me that it is fine. So I guess it's up to you. I originally wrote it because my friend had a contest going for anyone who wanted to write an edchimera fic. At first I got intense writer's block so I stopped writing it. After some time I glanced at it again and decided to give it a second try. I edited it a bunch, so now here is the finished product. I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don't own fma, if I did, Ling would have been in the anime.


The Power to Heal

Chapter One

Roy was pissed. Not just any type of pissed, Roy was extremely pissed. Nothing had been going right that day. Reports had crossed his desk about Scar still being on the loose and murdering any state alchemist who happened to cross his path. Other reports had talked about how chimeras were being spotted on the outskirts of Central. Even though these reports were terrifying, they were nothing compared to what had happened earlier that day. The thing more terrifying than Scar or even chimeras was...Riza. Why was Riza the worst thing that happened? Well...

Flashback:
Word had started to pass through headquarters that Riza was back from her two-week vacation. Sensing that there would be trouble, Roy's subordinates decided to run like hell before Riza decided to show up and go trigger-happy on all their asses. Roy, completely tied up in his work, had missed hearing the rumor that was floating around the office. He was the only one left when Riza decided to make her appearance. She hurridely walked through the door and saluted.

"Colonel Mustang, I'm ready to report back to work..." She stopped. Looking down at the ground she noticed what seemed like hundreds of paper cranes littering the floor. Upon further inspection, she spotted that the Colonel was the one making them. I never knew he liked to do origami. That's just odd. Realization slapped Riza in the face when she figured out exactly what those cranes were made from. She cocked her gun and...
-Bang, bang, bang-

"I want all of those cranes unfolded, filled out, and signed by tonight. I better see that pen moving when I get back." -Slam-

Riza had left a whimpering Roy in his office with some new bullet holes decorating the back wall behind his desk. Roy will have to think twice before slacking off again.

Back in the present:
"Mumble, grumble." I've been working on this paperwork all day, but Riza won't give me a break. She won't let me stop for lunch, or even use the bathroom for that matter. I HATE paperwork!

Suddenly the office door flew open and in the doorframe stood Alphonse.

"Colonel! I need your help!"

Yes! A distraction! "What seems to be the problem Alphonse?"

"My brother is missing!"

"Are you sure you didn't just overlook him? He is rather small," Roy snickered.

"Stop with the jokes, this is serious!" Alphonse snapped.

-Sigh- "Alright, just tell me what happened."

"The other day my brother and I got into an argument. He got so mad that he just got up and walked out on me. At first I thought that getting out of the house would cool his head, but it's been three days and he still hasn't come back. I tried searching in all of his favorite places, but I still wasn't able to find him. I just don't know where to look anymore. I need help finding him."

"FullMetal has been missing for three days?" Roy was worried about his young subordinate. Sure FullMetal had walked out on his brother before, but he usually came back after a couple of hours to try to make amends. Wandering around for three days didn't sound like him at all. He must be in serious trouble, or else wreaking havoc on the city. Either one would look bad for Roy's career since FullMetal was his subordinate. He better go find him.

Roy hurried out of his office and called to his troops. Or at least, he would have called to his troops, but they all seemed to be missing except for Riza.

"Where the hell is everyone?"

Riza saluted. "I haven't seen them at all today, sir."

"Damn. I guess we will have to make do with three people then."

"What's going on, sir?" Riza asked with a confused look on her face.

"FullMetal is missing, so you, me, and Alphonse will have to go look for him. Now lets move out!"

Much later that night:
"Where the hell could he be?" Roy grumbled.

"Calm down Colonel, we'll find him," Riza reassured him.

Al panicked, "But what if we don't?"

"Dont worry, we'll find him. He's bound to show up sooner or later."

From there they kept walking in silence. The three of them had already searched the downtown area of Central and were now heading more towards the outside rim of it. As they walked, they could hear cats fighting in the alleys and raccoons digging through the trashcans looking for a late night snack. At one point, Al tried to sneak off and rescue a kitty to put into his armor, but Roy forbade him from doing so. Roy wanted to find FullMetal as soon as possible without any interruptions, especially since they were in the bad part of Central where there had been recent chimera spottings. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to search for him here so late at night.

"Alphonse, I think we should quit for now and try again in the morning after we've all gotten some rest."

"No, Colonel. I'm really worried about my brother, we can't just give up."

"It would be in our best interest to stop for now, especially with all the chimera sightings."

"But..."

"No buts. We'll keep looking as we head back to headquarters. If we don't see him, we will continue our search in the morning. Now lets hurry and find him before a chimera does."

It got silent again as the group passed old broken down factories and warehouses that had long gone out of business, along with a neverending string of alleyways and dead ends. The further they walked, the darker it got since it seemed like almost every streetlamp was out. The area was just downright creepy. No sane person would wander around here this late at night, unless they were armed. Roy pulled out his ignition cloth gloves, Riza cocked her gun, and Al got into a fighting stance. The sooner they were out of here, the better.

All of a sudden, there was a slight rustling in one of the alleys. The three jumped and turned, snaping to attention and getting ready to strike if need be. They waited...and waited, but they didn't hear the noise again. They turned to leave, but Roy had a bad feeling that they shouldn't leave just yet. Suspecting that maybe the noise was a chimera; Roy snapped his fingers and made a spark big enough to peer into the alley. What he saw froze him in his tracks. It was...

"EDWARD!"

So that was the first chapter. Yay cliffhangers! So what did everyone think of the story so far? Love it? Hate it? If you have any comments, opinions, flames, etc please review and tell me what you all think. Comments are greatly appreciated!

Just to let everyone know, I have the second chapter almost completely finished. I would like at least five good reviews before I even decide whether or not to post the second chapter. Like Seaki says: When one person likes it, I keep writing. Well with me, I need more reassurance that it's good.

Finally, I would just like to say thanks to everyone who reads my fanfic, and especially thanks to the Fullmetal Chibi and Seaki for encouraging me to keep writing! Without them, you wouldn't even be reading this now.

See ya in the next chapter! (The next one is better in my opinion, at least you find out what Ed is! Bonus points to anyone who can guess what he is!)