Wow. It's been only a day, and already I'm getting reviews. Yay! I'm so happy! XD

Since I've got so many reviews who want my Ed-As-A-Vampire fanfic, I'll start working on it. Don't worry, I won't make this a yaoi or a Mary Sue. The Helen Arthur that I mentioned before will have a very definite, non-fangirl character, even if she's from our world…

I feel I've said too much. Now, on with the show!

Disclaimers: I don't and shall never, ever, ever, ever, ever own Fullmetal Alchemist… (sob)

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Al looked with horror as Ed tumbled down the mountain side. "BROTHER!" he yelled, his armor reverberating from the avalanche. Behind him was his portion of the wall; still intact, unlike Ed's, and he was keeping his own. For now.

Immediately, Al pushed away from the wall, hoping to catch his brother. But in the time he walked two steps, the rest of the wall broke away, allowing the rest of the avalanche to shower on the younger brother. The rocks were huge, and Al was in the wrong position to jump away. The boulders knocked him down, piling upon him.

Al was buried 5 feet deep under the heavy boulders before he heard the rumbling stop. He tried to get out, but couldn't. And sadly, there were some things that alchemy couldn't change.

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There is a world that neighbors ours, where creatures of the supernatural exist. They live separate to us normal humans, hidden from our very sight. Magic-users, like magicians and psychics, could see them as they saw us, and use their powers upon them. Feared and despised, these creatures of the night stayed in hiding, anger at the humans brewing deeply within their souls.

There is also a legend there, passed by ear and never written. The Dragon's Stone, it was called; said to have mysterious powers. A power that could change the world.

Most people didn't believe it. They thought the Stone was a myth, nothing real. But others would search for it all their lives, believing the Wizard's Stone would grant their wishes. These were the people who put their life at stake, and trudged forward with an iron will. These were the ones who discovered the truth…

And so the race for power begins.

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Hours passed by with slow agony.

Al kept thinking about his brother, hoping against hope that he would be all right. Worry gnawed at him; he strongly felt that it would be his fault if Ed was hurt too badly. Al would sometimes make an attempt to push away the rocks, but they were too heavy to lift. He would also try to reach for his chalk pocket, to pull the rocks away with alchemy, but both of his arms were out of reach. "Someone has to come by!" the suit of armor thought. "Or else brother will be…" He didn't want to continue that thought.

Al was in the middle of trying for the hundredth time to lift the boulders when he heard some scuffling noise above him. Immediately he became still, straining his (ahem) ears to see if someone was there. It was, along with some muffled voices.

"Are you sure those two people went by here?" asked one voice.

"Yes," said another. "I remember them because one was grey, while the other was red and yellow. Those are very unusual colors, for my village." "Colors?" thought Al. The shuffling stopped.

Someone whistled. "There must have been an avalanche here," said the first voice. Al guessed it to be female, but it was too soft for him to tell.

"Tell me, Mum, what's an avalanche?" said the second voice. Al twitched. The second voice sounded very deep, the voice of a big man in his prime. And yet here was this person acting like he was eight!

"Not now, Teddy," answered the first voice. "We have to find these people first." It was then that Al decided to try to catch the two people's attention. He lifted himself with all his might, hoping the rocks above him would move at least a little. He received good results.

Someone gasped. "Teddy, I think the two strangers are buried underneath here!" cried the first voice. "We have to dig them out! Get the villagers; we'll need all the help we can get!"

"But what should I say to them, Mum?" asked the second voice.

The first voice sighed exasperatedly. "Tell them… that there's some buried treasure here," said the first voice.

"Oh, really!" cried the second voice excitedly. "Are there any lollipops?"

"Just GO!" shouted the first voice. Al heard more shuffling, and someone lifting the smaller rocks above him.

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Guess what? I actually finished this a day after the second chapter! Congratulate me! (Ego grows) And thanks so much for all the reviews! The make me feel so happy inside! Keep them coming!

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