Hohenheim: YOU SOLD ME OUT YOU WORTHLESS CHIMERA!

Tucker: I did no such thing...gasping for air

Lust: He's not worth our time...

Gluttony: Shall I do the disclaimer Lust?

Mystery guest: Don't you think it was almost time for us to come out of hiding as well...

Lust: Gluttony asked, so it's his turn

Gluttony: Fullmetal Alchemist and all related characters, locations, and objects are not owned by either of the fan fiction authors...I'm hungry

Hohenheim: You and your young companion will have your time...Sloth, but for now, you are not needed. When I need you, I shall call on you

Erin and Amanda: Uh oh! Something is going on that we don't like...we are going to go hideout while you guys read this next chapter.

Riza walked up beside Ed and placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder; she could tell that Roy would make it through the ordeal alive because there was going to be HELL to pay when he woke up. The long journey back to headquarters was silent except for the occasional annoying sounds from Tomoyo as she rode on Havoc's back and played with his hair and with him. Ed was not in the mood for such horseplay, but dawn was soon approaching upon the small town and now was not the time to be dealing with her horseplay. Off on the far outskirts of the city, Shou Tucker was putting his life back together in the secret basement of Lab 5, but he was not alone; Hohenheim had found his hideout.

"So, you decided to go behind my back and help out that little girl!" Hohenheim shouted as he pressed Tucker against a wall in the room.

"It was not my fault, she came seeking my help for creating the Stone by other means other then by human sacrifice!" Tucker whispered through the hard clenching grip of Hohenheim.

"We found the girl and she put up quite a struggle, but now it seems that she possess the stone herself and she could possess a threat to us….we don't have much time on this world until she uses it against us and destroys us all," Lust said as she moved from the shadows.

"I'll help you create a Stone stronger then the Philosopher's Stone that she possess, you can use it for whatever purpose you see fit to bring her down," Tucker said as he pushed Hohenheim off him.

Hohenheim was impressed by the former State Alchemist's willingness to cooperate as an evil grin crossed his lips; he left the former Sewing Life alchemist to his work as he and his other "children" left through the shadows.
"Fair warning Sewing Life Alchemist, one slip up and let's just say you'll be seeing your daughter and wife sooner then you think," Hohenheim said sternly as he looked back for an instant as the other Homunculi continued to walk through the darkness.

"As you wish….sir," Tucker said as Hohenheim finally left the abandoned Laboratory, "what have I done, Miss Sakura will kill me for allowing her chimera's to be used for an evil purpose to create a Stone that surpass the original design of Dr. Marco's creation. If it were to follow into Hohenheim's hands….God help us all."
Tucker stared off into the dark voided that was the night sky as he tried to beg for forgiveness for what he had to do for such an evil man; the night had been filled with danger, suspense and two deaths, death of an Homunculi and the woman who had created the now deceased Homunculi. What else could go wrong in this world?

Roy ended up having to spend the night in the local hospital for his wounds and a long and enduring surgery to close up the hole in his chest; when he was brought out of surgery, he was not the same as he was when he went in. Near his bed, he was hooked to a respirator to help him breath and several monitors beeped around him as they monitored his heart rate and several other vital signs. Riza was unsure about entering Roy's room, but when she cast her eyes upon his limb body in the hospital bed with tubes sticking out of his mouth it was enough to make even a grown man break down into tears. Lieutenant Havoc Riza into the room and stayed by her side as long as she needed him until she finally decided that she wanted to be alone with him.

"Roy, I don't know if you can hear me, but I want you to know, that what you did was stupid and….I don't know what to say," Riza said as she broke down and threw herself onto the edge of Roy's bed.

"Lt. Hawkeye, it's not your fault about what happened to the Colonel," Havoc started to say as he laid a hand on her back.

"No, you're wrong, it's all my damn fault! I told him to swallow his pride and ego and listen to Envy to rescue Sakura and like a fool allowed him to get away from me so that he could be the hero," Riza said as she heaved with each sob.

Tomoyo came to find Lt. Havoc, but all she found was him watching over Riza as Riza cried for the Colonel; Riza wanted nothing more then for Roy to live, but as the doctors had said….there was a 50 chance of survival, if he made through the night. Tomoyo walked over to Riza and picked her up by her shoulders and once she had Riza facing her, Tomoyo took a hand to Riza's face and gave her a smack across the face.

"Riza, I'm sorry for doing that, but you have to realize that sometimes you have let go of the guilt and stop thinking that all happens to those around you is your fault! I've learned in my time of being a ninja, I knew that becoming what I am, it meant that would see people die," Tomoyo said as she stared Riza straight in the face, "Colonel Mustang will make it through this ordeal, you have to have faith. He can feel your every emotion, it may not seem like it, but he can. Don't let him die knowing you feel guilty for what has happened."
Tomoyo left Riza with these of encouragement as she walked out of the room with Havoc soon in tow; Riza wiped the tears from her eyes and sat down by side Roy's bed and for the first ever in her life, she prayed, she prayed for a miracle to happen, she prayed that Roy would pull through and things would return to normal.

"I ask you save Roy from the suffering and the pain, please, I beg you to spare his life and redeem his life back to the life he knew….I don't know how to sign off, so I'll just say, good bye," Riza said as she got up off her knees and sat beside Roy's bedside and watch him throughout the night in hopes that her prayers would be answered.