Disclaimer: I do not own FMA or its characters, nor do I own or claim to own the FMA movie. I am just a fan. My ideas are original. If I use another show's ideas or themes, I will list them at the bottom of the chapter. However, I do not intentionally base my work on the work of others.

Author's note: Just a few facts to get you into the story. First, this story takes place three years after the movie, so five years after the anime series. Therefore, the year is 1925, and Ed is 20, and Al is 19.

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Chapter 6: Haze

Red.

When she gained consciousness, the first colour she saw was red. It was from the bright light shining on her eyelids.

Her head was pounding.

Oh damn – where am I… am I…

She couldn't feel anything but her pounding head.

dead?

She opened her eyes slowly, but she had to quickly close them again. There was a blazing light hanging above and it made her eyes water a little. She wanted to wipe the tears away, but her arms were too weak to move.

Damn it! Everything went wrong. It was all my fault.

She didn't even know where she was. She didn't even know if she was all right. All she could think about was the plan… the plan that went wrong.

Is he safe?

She wanted to rest. It had been a long time since she had truly rested.

She felt drained. She was so exhausted…

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I must apologize for this ridiculously short chapter. Hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. Please R/R – thanks for those who have stuck with this story so far. There's much more coming!