Ed: Oh man, what kind of family reunion was that?

Al: I don't know brother, but I think the authors are waiting for the next disclaimer..

Ed: I'm a little busy

Envy: I'll do it then Pipsqueak

Ed: If I didn't have my hands full I would strangle! he just glares at Envy as Envy reads the disclaimer."

Envy: Fullmetal Alchemist and all related characters, locations, and objects are not owned by either of the fan fiction authors. Be careful with her Shrimp.

Ed: Shut up!

Erin and Amanda: sigh Well you two stop going at each other's throats long enough to do one thing? Enjoy folks.

Ed laid Sakura down on the floor and soon ran off to gather a bandage for Sakura's neck wound before she bled to death and as Al walked into the room, Ed could hear Al's screams for help but they were soon answered by a calm Ed walking into the room, toward Sakura and gently lifting her head, wrapping the bandage around her neck. After he had finished, it took a while for her to come to her senses and once she did she found herself being watched by Ed and Al.

"Edward….Alphonse…what happened to me and why is my neck feel tight?" Sakura asked as she felt the bandage on her neck and a million memories flooded back about the fight and struggle she with Greed.

"So…mind explaining what you were doing with, yet, another member of the Homunculi?" Ed asked as he sat beside her.

Sakura was too shy and nervous to explain her past to Ed and Al, even though she had already explained her situation to Al when she feared that she would die from being sick with a high fever. Ed sat by with a stern look on his face and seriousness shined his eyes, showing the years of maturity that had occurred in their journey of these past three to four years.

"I guess the truth must be revealed sooner or later, you told me your past and the truth about yourselves….there's no use hiding it anymore from you Edward," Sakura said as she prepared to tell her sad tale, "You know the truth behind how a Homunculus is born…well…let's just say that my mother had lost my father before I was born and then when I was younger my older brother was killed and you can say that by human curiosity my mother tried the alchemy you and other alchemists, like the Colonel call "forbidden alchemy"…yes Edward, my mother attempted Human Transmutation!"
Al knew her past already, but paid attention as she told Ed everything she told Al before. She sat back on her knees, "And that's it. Like I said earlier, my mother, the one you know as Dante, tried to bring my brother Daisuke back to life and created Greed instead. I was so sure that, somewhere deep in his heart, Daisuke was still in there…but….Daisuke would never have hurt me. Not intentionally. Not even the night he died, when he told mom that he hated being around me all the time, I know he didn't mean it. So," she looked at the Elrics, "now you know why I wanted my books." She said, getting up and picking up a red leather-bound book from the table. She opened it up and walked back over to the Elric brothers, showing them the contents of the page. Ed's eyes widened.

"This…this is…"

"Yes, it's a recipe to create a philosophers stone, minus the normal ingredient of human lives." She pointed at the diagram, "You see, it uses a chimera and the power of the sun to give the stone it's needed power. However, I don't have any alchemic powers of my own, and none of the villagers do alchemy. Ed," She looked him straight in the eyes, "will you lend me your alchemic ability? I want to create two stones. You can have one, and the other……..I have plans for the other one."

Ed stood in shock as he held the leather-bound book that held the hopeful hint to creating the stone that he and Al had sought after for so long since leaving home almost four years ago. They had stumbled the secret of Dr. Marcoh's notes that told that human lives were used in the creation of the stone, but now….he held in his hands the key to creating a stone that would not use a drop of human life.

"It can't be true….how did you stumble upon this secret?" Ed asked as he shook with anticipation and his voice was wavy as he tried to hold back the tears that were wanting to spring forth.

"I can't say Ed, the books that helped me to discover the secret about creating the stone without sacrificing human lives were destroyed in the fire that tore through Central's 1st Branch Library. Luckily, I managed to save copies of the papers and books at my home in Central; I have a contact in Central that worked at the library that said that she would—" Sakura started to say, but Ed soon cut her off.

"She what do you mean she?" Ed asked as he quickly closed the book.

"Oh, you don't know Sciezka?" Sakura asked, re-arranging her kimono as she turned to watch Ed and Al leafing through her book.

Ed's jaw dropped and Al was just stunned as they heard the mention of a close friend of theirs from Central that had helped them in their search for Dr. Marcoh's notes on the Philosopher's Stone.

"Who would have thought that she was still working within the library and so heavily with the Philosopher Stone, but wait, why would she be doing such a thing?" Ed asked as he pondered the many different reasons.

"She told me that she had become interested in the workings of the Stone after meeting you boys and because it was something a "friend" had been working on discovering the truth about before…something happen to him, but she wouldn't mention what happened or who her friend was…" Sakura answered as she finally realized who the "friend" was. Her eyes closed for a moment, then she opened them and stared at the boys, "Well, would you like to try?" she asked them, pointing at the book in Ed's hands.