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"Graveyard... Graveyard..." Those were the words the figure outside whispered before it disappeared. Al was completely shocked when he saw the figure arrive and disappear. His brother always told him that ghosts weren't real and he believed what he said. Now, Al was starting to have second thoughts. Even if he did tell Ed what he saw then he probably still won't believe him. Perhaps Link would believe him since he is from this world. After all, Link did say that there were some wierd night creatures and even day creatures. Al was about to get up and tell Link what he saw, but decided to save it for the morning. They were so tired from the long walk, and Al didn't want to disturb their slumber.

Suddenly, the kitten's ears started twitching like before. Al could feel it shivering, though he couldn't feel the temperature. The cat started making whimpery meows and started burying it's face in Al's hands. Al stroked the fir to calm it down.

"Don't worry," Al comforted. "That ghost won't get inside here. You're safe with me, my brother, and my friends." That continued shivering. Al knew that it sensed a close presence nearby. Once again, the wind started to howl and the voice was back.

"Graveyard... Graveyard... Awaken at the Graveyard..." The voice whispered. The words were carried throughout the wind. Al didn't see anyone... Or anything... Everything outside was still all of a sudden.

"I wish this was just a bad dream," Al said to the cat. The cat made a small meow as a response. Suddenly, there was a crash downstairs that woke several of the villagers at the Inn. Some even went out of their rooms to see what was going on. Al saw the cafe manager rush downstairs with his same butcher knife. A few people followed him. The rest, including Alphonse and the kitten, stayed by the top of the stairs to watch.

The cafe manager walked slowly into the dark. He was careful not to bump into anything. With each foot step there was a small creak from the floor boards. The others behind him were starting to chicken out and ran back up stairs.

"Wait," the manager whispered. "Don't just leave me here." The cafe manager started shivering in fear. There was then a clanking noise coming down the steps. The manager held his butcher knife out in front of him.

"Who's there?" He whispered in a shakey voice.

"It's just me," Al replied. He had decided to go with the cafe manager to investigate the noise down there.

"Who's 'me'?" The manager asked.

"Link's friend. I'm the one in the suit of armor. Remember?" Al said. He had to tell that he was in armor because everything was too dark too seen. The manager sighed and continued walking. Suddenly, he gave a small shriek. Al gave a small shriek too because of the manager's shriek.

"What happened? What did you find?" Al asked. The manager started backing away slowly into Al's direction.

"I stepped on something," he replied, a little calmer. "Nothing painful. I just got a little startled. Sorry I jumped you, kid."

"No problem," Al responded. "...Sir..."

"Yes?"

"By any chance, have you been hearing any noises lately. Not the crash. I'm talking about voices that's carried with the wind."

"Why, no I havn't," the manager said, a little confused. "Why do you ask such a question?"

"Well, I have been hearing voices... or at least just one person's voice. It sounded like they were saying graveyard... And I think it's a..." Al paused for a moment. He wasn't sure if he wanted to use the word 'ghost' or not. Perhaps he should use a different word, but he couldn't. The manager was already speaking.

"You think it's a ghost?" he said.

"Why, yes," Al replied.

"I'm a bit suprised. Usually a ghostly voice carried with the wind is a sign of trouble. Are you positive you weren't dreaming?"

"No, no. Infact, I can't even sleep," Al said, waving in arm in front of him. "In this suit of armor, I can't sleep, eat, or even go to the bathroom."

"Hehe. Lucky you," The manager said. "Well, at least the bathroom part... But it sucks that you can't sleep or eat."

"Hehe. Well, I think I'm going to go to the graveyard and check things out. I heard Link talking about one around here... That is true right? And if it is, are the gates leading to it guarded?"

"Well, there is a graveyard," he started. "But I'm not sure if the guards are guarding it at this hour. Usually people don't go into it at this time of night. People think that they would be swept away by the ghosts, or so I've been told. But to me, I think that's all superstition. You may head to the graveyard if you want, but just be careful not to get caught or anything."

"Don't worry, sir," Al said. "I'll be careful. Besides, I'm not going to be gone that long." The manager gave a wink and wished Al good luck on his way. Al waved goodbye and headed out the door. The kitten stayed inside Al's chestplate. Suddenly, Al remembered the others back in the inn sleeping. Before the manager closed the door, Al turned around.

"Sir!" Al called out. "If you see that Link, Envy, and Ed wake up tell them I will be back in a little while. Don't tell them that I went to the graveyard unless I'm gone for more than two hours."

"Don't worry," the manager called back. "I will be sure to remember!" With that, Al waved goodbye again and continued walking. As he walked, he looked around and tried to look for signs of the direction to the graveyard. There really wasn't much help though. Finally, he came across a man. Al dicided to ask for directions.

"The graveyard is just another 10 minute walk," the man replied. "You should see a large hill with gates. I'm not sure if there are guards on guarding duty. I highly doubt it, but even so the gates are going to be closed. Good luck, stranger." The man then gave a slight node and continued walking down the trail. Al sighed and continued walking as well. Pretty soon he came a upon a large hill with gates. There were no guards, but the gates were closed. Al decided to use alchemy to open the gates.

He started sketching an alchemy circle in the mud and placed his hands on the edge of the circle. A blue lightning color appeared and giant thorns stuck out of the ground, striking the gate's lock. The gates swung open and Al entered. He had to continue atop the hill. When he came to a curving, he noticed something floating. It was a lanturn and a faint figure! Al's eyes widened in horror as the lanturn started swinging at him. He quickly made a run toward the graveyard, hoping the ghost would disappear. It was indeed gone, but Al didn't know if the ghost would come back.

"This is the freakiest graveyard I ever seen," Al said to himself. Suddenly their was a noise coming from inside him. It was kitten! It mustive waken up while Al was running. It startled Al at first, but he then calmed down and took the kitten out.

"Sorry if I startled you, little kitty," Al said. "I think you need a new name, since i'm going to keep you for a little while." Al started thinking of a name. He was rather good with pet naming, so it wouldn't take him that long.

"I'll call you Addy!" He said. "It's short for Adamant. Your eyes are the colors of adamant, and they are very adorable." The kitten gave a happy meow and started licking Al's face... Or at least his metal armor. Al started to giggle.

"I'm glad you like me too," Al said. He really wanted to show a happy expression, but it was mostly impossible. The kitten understood and meowed again. Al set Addy on his shoulder, away from the spikes, and continued walking in the graveyard. The tombstones there all looked alike. The were kind of triangular, but with the tip resting toward the ground. Some even looked easy to push and open.

(A.N./ I have no idea how to describe the tombstones. If a Legend of Zelda fan knows how to explain, then please do so in the review.)

Al walked in the rows of the graveyard, seeing if he could find anything. There was hardly anything to be found. Al walked up to the very last grave on top of the hill and sighed. He sat down and leaned his back against the flat edge of the grave. Suddenly it started to budge. Al quickly stood up and backed away for a moment. Now he was wondering if he should open the grave or not. Maybe he could find something inside that Link needed. That would really be a use for him on the journey. So it was decided. Al was going to push open the grave.
He walked up to it and used all of his strength. To his surprise,it opened quite easily.A large hole formed in the ground. it was the perfect size for Al, so he knew that if the others come along then they can fit in it as well. Al closed his eyes and leaped in the hole. Addy also closed its eyes and gave a slight meow.
The drop was long, but somehow, Al landed gently on a small platform. Above the platform there was a light shining down on Al. Perhaps this was some sort of magic that would help Al get back up. He walked slowly and looked around. There were small puddles on the ground from the dripping ceiling when it rains. Al saw bones from dead people who mustive either raided the tomb or was burried here, anccestors and all. Al gulped when he saw a puddle of blood.

"Kinda spooky down here, don't you think, Addy?" Al asked. Addy gave a frightened meow and jumped in Al's hand.

"Don't worry," Al said, placing addy back on his shoulders. "I am here to protect you, and I won't let anything hurt you." The cat gave a smile.

"Meow!" Addy said happily. Al giggle and continue searching around. There was ancient writing on the wall. Of course he couldn't read it, but maybe Link or another Hyrilian could.
As he continued walking, he noticed small steps with two torches on top. There was also a door. Al tried opening it, but it wouldn't budge. Al sighed and turned around. Suddenly, there was a noise coming from the same room. It sounded like flapping wings, followed by soft screeching. There seemed to be more flapping and soft screeching as the first one moved around the room. Suddenly, a figure started biting at Al. It was a deadly bat! Then there was a whole swarm of them! Al quickly took Addy and placed it in his chest plate for protection. Al covered the blood seel on the back of his neck with his hands so the bats would scratch or bite it. Suddenly, more bats started attacking. There were at least twenty of them! Al gave a scream and tried running, but unfortunatley tripped and fell down the steps. Addy gave a painful meow.

"Get away from us!" Al screamed. "Leave us alone!" Suddenly, as Al started losing hope, there was a slashing noise. The bats gave a small screech before they died. Then their was a tug on Al's arm.

"Al! Al!" The voice called out. "Al, are you ok?" Al looked up and saw Ed. He was so relieved to see a familiar face.

"The cafe manager said that you went to the graveyward to investigate something," Ed started. "He also said that you were hearing noises while we were asleep. Why did you go alone? Why didn't you wake us up?"

"I noticed you guys were so tired," Al replied. "And I thought that I could handle this situation on my own. But I guess I was wrong. I nearly got malued by bats, and if it wasn't for you guys I probably wouldn't be exsisting right now." Ed gave a sigh of relief and sat down by his younger brother.

"You have a few scratched on your armor," He then said. Ed then clapped his hands together and rested them on the damages. The damaged armor started mending back together.

"Ed. Al. Come take a look at this," Link then said. The boys quickly stood up and rushed over to Link and Envy.

"I think I know how to open this door," He said. "I have a spell called Den's Fire. You guys are probably going to want stand back for this." The boys nodded and backed away. Link then closed his eyes and started focusing. Smashing his hand on the ground, a large fire dome appeared around Link. The torches were automatically lit, and the door swung open. Ed and Al and Envy stared in shock. The four boys entered bravely. Beyond the door were creatures that Ed never saw before. They made moaning noises and walked very slow.

"I think they are chimeras," Ed assumed. He clapped his hand together and placed on on his metal arm. Part of it turned into a blade. Without warning, Ed just dashed at the so called chimeras.

"ED!" Link called out. "THOSE THINGS ARE DANGEROUS!" Too late. The creatures, or at least one of them, already paralyzed Ed in fright. Suddenly, when it approached, it leaped behind Ed and started choking him. Link quickly shot an arrow at the creature. It fell off and burned in the acid. Ed caught his breath and rushed back to the others.

"Are you ok, brother?" Al asked.

"Yeah," he replied. "But I think Link can handle this." Link nodded and fired arrows at the rest of the creatures. They died in at least two shots for each.

"What are those things called?" Envy asked.

"Redeads," Link replied. "They can freeze in fright, allowing them to choke you." Ed and Envy gulped and shivered. The four boys continued walking in the grave. They were careful not to step in the acid. When they reached a dead end, Ed and Link noticed a hidden door. They opened it and found that the next room was empty.

"I think this where I can learn a new song," Link said. "I recgonize some of this writing." Ed and Envy just gave a strange looke and shrugged. They decided not to question, for they probably wouldn't understand. Link walked up to the wall and started reading it. There were some kind of notes on it. Link took out a small, blue instrument. It was an ocarina. He began to play it, following the notes on the wall. When he learned the song they all exited the grave.

"Where we headed to now?" Envy asked.

"Well, we better head back to the inn and get some breakfast," Link replied. "Then I will see where we will be heading next." The others nodded and followed Link out of the graveyard. As they walked back to the inn Ed spoke.

"Al. You can keep the cat," he said. Everyone was so shocked. All but Al and Ed forgot about the kitten.

"I made some selfious dessicions that you always followed, and I think that you should make a dessicion."

"Brother... Thank you..." Al walked up to Ed and hugged him. He had to kneel down in order to hug him because of his height. He hugged back and still had to stand on his tippy-toes in order to hug. Suddenly Addy meowed and started scratching at Al'schestplate. Al took it out and started petting it.
When they entered the inn they saw the cafe manager preparing them some breakfast.

"You kids alright?" He asked.

"Yeah," Ed replied. "Not too bad of damages."

"Well I prepared you guys breakfast." The four boys smiled and sat down and ate.
After they were done they said good bye andexited the village.

"Ok guys, I think I have everything planned out," Link said. "We are headed to Gurodo Valley. It's only a 3hour walk. I'm not going to use Epona, so I sent her back to the ranch while Ed and Envy were in the graveyard."

"Ok," the others said. The four boys... And Addy... Made their way to Gurodo Valley, prepared for any ambushes or attacks.

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X Piastol X: I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Tetra935: I sure did! And we finally found a way to shut SilverFlamoftheWindScar up!

Fire Angel 2007: All we neede was some funnel cake.

SilverFlamoftheSindScar: Mmf! MMf!

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Tetra935: Actually, it's more like 'in your mouth'.

X Piastol X: Lol! Speaking of funnel cake, I gotta be heading out now. I'm going to a carnival called May Day at the High School. I can't wait! Well! Cya guys next time on Full Metal Legend!