Hello people, this new chapter is SO late. I apologize to anyone that actually reads this story. Lol. Anyway, I hope that this long wait will satisfy you all...

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Ed and Roy were so exhausted from that walk from the train station, that they didn't realize everyone was starring at them. Eyes gawking, as they walked down the road. The streets were to quiet for a normal day in Ishbal. Balls in the streets untouched, carts unoccupied by people. Roy finally broke the silence, "Where in the hell is everybody?"

"I have no clue Mustang. If you know tell me."

They walked a couple of more feet and FINALLY they found someone.

"Hey kid where is everyone?"

The kid got scared and ran away.

"Damn you Mustang why did you have to talk to the kid you scared him away."

-sigh- "Let's just see if we can find someone that can tell us where the stone is so we can go back home."

A few minutes later a few more kids showed up and were playing in the street.

"Hey kids," Ed yelled, "where are your parents?"

"What do you want you big meanie."

Ed went crazy on them, "Who are you calling a meanie? Your the ones that are playing in the streets with no one watching you."

One of the kids started to cry, and another one got so mad that he ran off.

"Please excuse my brother. We haven't talked to many people lately."

Ed was curious. What did she mean by that.

"My name is Lili, and I'm one of the seven guardians of the stone."

"What do you mean one of the seven guardians of the stone?" Roy said.

"I mean me and my brothers and sisters protect the stone. We have for about 80 years, and for some reason we can use the power of the stone to keep us young."

"Hold on a second you little pipsqueak. Do you mean the stone is actually here?"

"Of coarse you stupid adult."

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking Ed." Roy said.

"Maybe, are you thinking of food?"

"No you dumb ass! I'm thinking we can get these little kids to take us to the stone so we can get home."

"Wow Roy you are so smart!"

"I know I know."

Returning their eyes onto the little girl they finished their conversation. "Okay this is what your gonna do for us kid. You are gonna take us to the stone."

"I can't."

"Why?"

"I just can't."

"Damn it to hell and we were so close to going home."

"Roy that is no way to talk in front of a child." Ed said acting all grown up.

"Hey Fullmetal I think that you actually have a conscience," Roy responded in a very stern tone.

"Shut up!"

"Lili why can't you take us to the stone?"

"We are the children that gard the stone and no one can use it, I mean other than us. Invaders and curious people come but all fail in the search of the stone. We tell them that it is some where in the city," the little girl concluded.

"So just asking but exactly how many people have found the stone?"

"None."

-sigh- "So the chance of finding the stone is slim to none."

"I guess so."

Ed was trying to get Roy's attention but failed. Roy and the little girl were still talking when Ed wandered off down the road. "I wonder? What if I followed one of the children maybe by some chance it would lead me to the stone."

Carefully walking, Ed was making no noise. Thanks to Ed being so short they didn't notice that he was following them. They climbed up stairs and down stairs. By the time that Ed finally saw something ahead one of the children noticed him.

"What are you doing down here? Grab him!"

"Grrrrrr..."

Ed was running for his life now, "What in the hell did I do to deserve this. Ah!"

"Dog pile on the guy! Wee!"

-humph- They knocked the air right out of his lungs. Ed hit his head and was unconscience. Ed found himself tied up to a concrete post. "What... what happened?"

"You shouldn't of come down here. You need to get your friend and leave the city of Ishbal."

"Why?"

"How come everyone keeps on asking why?"

"I really don't know but the other children and I have been trapped like this, in a child's form for so long, we really have forgotten."

"Nice of you to have forgotten because we aim to use it to go home," someone said from behind.

"Roy! Why are you here?"

"I saw you wander off and so I made that other kid shut the hell up."

"DON'T TELL ME YOU BEAT UP A GIRL! YOU ARE SO INCONCIDERATE. WHAT IF SOME ONE DID THAT TO YOU. YOU..." Roy cut him off before he could go any further.

"I didn't beat the kid up I just found some thing to put in her mouth, and I tied her up so she couldn't follow."

"I'm so glad that your on my side," Ed acted like he was gonna cry.

"So that is the stone that we are looking for."

"Yep. And they told us that we couldn't use it and for some reason they have forgotten the reason why."

"We're gonna use it anyway. I think you need to get beside me Ed"

Ed had a vein poping out of his forehead. "HAVE YOU FORGOTEN THAT I'M STILL TIED UP?"

"Oh yeah I kind of did."

After untying Ed they made a run for the stone. They were so close and then one of the children got in the middle and made them trip.

"You stupid kid."

After they got their footing back they were off again. Once they touched the stone there was a bright flashing red light that consumed them, body and all. In together they said, "I wanna go home, I wanna go home."

They were off, light passing by as they went back in time.

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"Ouch, my head hurts."

"NOT AS BAD AS MINE FULLMETAL."

Ed was ON Roy's head. "I wonder where we are. I sure as hell know that we're not in Ishbal."

"You can actually think? I thought that because you were so short it made your brain smaller."

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SHORT YOU BASTARD!"

Roy was laughing, and laughing hysterically.

After catching his breath he said, "we need to see if the stone actually brought us back home like it should have."

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Roy now standing, Ed now standing, they walked out the door.

Looking around, searching the room, everything was back to normal.

Missing sight, failing sound, nothing was there.

Going outside, smelling the air, they were finally back home.

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Authors note: This was the last chapter. It made me sad in so many ways. I guess that I could have made it longer. I'll do that when I make a sequel. If you think that I should make a sequel tell me in your reviews. Thank you and fair the well.