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Hey people, well here goes Chapter 3! You guys finally get to find out whom the person was! Read on and review!

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He sighed. He hated the rain. It was cold, wet and made his automail and Al's armor rust up. He was made even more miserable by the fact that he was in the middle of a rather heavy storm. His red hood protected his head from the rain, which had soaked through so it didn't help much. The rain had soaked through the rest of his clothes to; right down to the black tank top he wore. Edward Elric was not a happy camper.

They had packed up then tent and started off early that morning, about 6 AM. The weather had been just peachy then, sunny and bright. Then, around 1 it took a complete 180 spin, and the black ominous clouds rolled in. That was then the rain started. And that was 2 hours ago.

" Good news Nii-san! Its only about another hour until we hit Arioan!" Alphonse exclaimed, examining a now soaking wet map, proving that his statement was a lie, in hopes of cheering his brother up.

It didn't work.

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It seemed Edwards sour mood liked him too much to leave, as he trudged on, muddy and wet. The rain had decreased to a small trickle, though the sky hadn't brightened any.

" How long until we hit this stupid town already?" Edward asked, looking back at Alphonse.

" Umm… a few more minutes I think." Alphonse said, making a blind guess, in another fruitless attempt to improve upon his older brothers mood.

Edward nodded; satisfied with the answer he'd been given and switched his suitcase to his other hand, to give his left a rest. Suddenly he felt a pair of eyes on him and turned to his left, squinting as he struggled to see through the bushes. Then his eyes widened.

Edward could do nothing but stare in shock at the man when he saw whom it was. It wasn't that he was anyone new or surprising to him, quit the opposite in fact. Edward and Alphonse had seen him a few times before, but those times the two had fought with each other. But this time the man made no move to attack either of them. He just stared at them. Now, from what Edward knew about the man (which was very little) he knew that something was up if he wasn't attacking him. But Ed did know one thing, which was that that this man was Scar.

He was slightly hunched over, a tan cloak wrapped around him, the hood up. He sat under the trees, right where the woods met the road. His face was hidden under the hood, but his blood red eyes clearly stared at the brothers.

" Hello, Fullmetal." He said, then added, when Edward sunk into a ready-to-fight position " Don't worry. I'm not here to kill you."

Now that surprised Edward.

" Scar-san!" Alphonse exclaimed, taking a step forward, that is until Edward held his arm out, halting his brother.

" What are you doing here Scar?" he asked, his voice venomous.

" That doesn't concern you State Alchemist." Scar said, his voice venomous, glaring darkly at Ed.

A shiver couldn't help but crawl its way up Edward's spine at the look, thought he masked it and quickly changed the subject.

" Then, why aren't you trying to kill us?" Edward asked.

" Because you are not the top priority anymore Fullmetal."

" Then who is, another State Alchemist?"

The glare reappeared on Scars face.

" That is no concern of yours." He said, and that topic of conversation was closed fro discussion.

" Fine, then we'll just leave you alone. Come on Al!" Edward said, sticking his nose high in the air and starting to briskly walk away.

" How can you still be so loyal to the military Fullmetal? I bet you don't even know what there doing." Scar said, and that called Edward back, or at least cause him to stop and turn.

" What do you mean?" Edward inquired, his voice demanding an answer.

Al also turned towards Scar, also interested in what he had to say.

" I mean that you have no idea the evil that the military, at this very second, is committing." Scar said, sticking to being vague.

Edward was about to inquire more on the subject when suddenly, out of the bushes across the pathway, out sprung a chimera, the very same one from the day before. It had a considerable wound on its face from Edwards kick, but it somehow had followed them. It lunged, claws and teeth drawn, towards Scar.

Scars eyes widened in surprise, and his raised his tattooed arm, which glowed the eerie red color. However, that was unneeded as Edward leapt in front of him, having transmuted his sword, and stabbing it in the chest. Its eyes widened as it fell, limp and lifeless, to the wet ground directly beside Scar.

" Why did you save me Fullmetal?" Scar asked, now standing, his arm still glowing.

" Equivalent Exchange. And besides, if you died and I didn't do anything Al would hate me forever." Edward answered, lowering his arm, and jerking his head towards Alphonse, who was clearly worried and had been ready to spring into action.

Scar didn't say anything, and promptly left, walking into the woods behind him. Ed sighed as Al worriedly rushed to him. He would have to speak to Colonel Mustang about what Scar had said.

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Speak of the devil; Edward got to do that a few hours later. The two brothers walked into Arioans local, and rather large inn. They dried themselves off with fresh towels provided by the innkeeper's wife, and attempted to pay for their food and board for the night.

" Oh no, that won't be necessary sir. Its all been taken care of. That man said you'd be coming and paid the expenses for you!" She exclaimed, pointing in the direction of the bar at the said man.

It was definitely Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist, but at first Edward didn't recognize him. He was dressed completely as a civilian, in brown slacks, a white shirt and suspenders. He sat at the bar, a mug of beer infront of him, talking to a rather attractive woman. Apparently he was using the good old ' jack-of-all-trades' story to explain what he did.

" Oh my, that must be difficult, having to travel that much!" the woman said, obviously very impressed with Roy.

He flashed and award-winning smile then said, " No, I don't mind. I love to travel."

" Wow, Mustang-san is here. I wonder why." Alphonse pondered, then got a look of worry at the mischievous look on Edwards face.

" Hey Roy! Haven't seen you in ages! So, how are the wife and kids? Didn't Jimmy just turn 5?" Edward said, striding over and throwing an arm around Roy's shoulders, as if they were best friends that hadn't seen eachother in a long time.

Roy blinked once, twice, then his face filled with fury as Ed grinned. He looked back to the seat next to him, about to write Ed off as a drunken fool, but the woman was gone, a look of disgust on her face.

" What the hell are you doing here Fullmetal!" Roy barked thrusting Ed's arm off his shoulder as Al walked over, attempting to apologize.

" Well, heard about a rumor about the you-know-what leading to here. Also, I have to talk to you." Edward said, his face growing serious and Roy's growing confused then growing serious also.

A few hours later Ed's story was told and Roy sat still, his eyes closed in thought.

" I can't tell you that Fullmetal, I don't even know. But I know it's big, real big. I also hear there's an Ishbalan involved and I think they may be even trying to make a Stone. I think somehow it and the girl are connected to one another, but I'm not sure how." Roy said in a whisper.

Ed's eyes widened at the mention of the alchemic catalyst.

' So that's what Scar meant earlier!' Edward realized, the gears clearly working in his head to figure out what was going on in the military.

" I'll keep you as up to date as I can, but for now tell me about this rumor." Roy said, signaling for the bartender to get him another beer and Edward some coffee.

And so, the rest of the night was spent in serious discussions, before all three retired to their rooms much later into the night.

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Okay, so that's it! In substitution for ' The Voice' Scar got to appear! And he'll be popping up a lot in this so the Scar fans will be happy. No preview for the next chapter because I haven't planed it out yet. So click that little review button below you and review! I COMMAND YOU! 'Till next time, see yah!