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I rested my forehead on a wall of a nearby building. I had been wandering aimlessly around Central for at least an hour, searching for Scar's hiding place. Now it was almost ten o'clock. I sighed and cursed, trying to remember where he was at this point in time. I drilled my brain for information, which it was reluctant to give. That's when an idea sparked in my head.
Okay, I remembered the events now. Tomorrow morning, they would fight Scar. Scar would lead a chase to some train tracks, where they would encounter and capture Gluttony. May, the little Xingese girl, would help Scar escape. They would go back to where they were staying, only to have May find out her panda is missing. So they were somewhere in a mile radius of the certain train tracks.
I popped up, my hope restored. I sat down, grabbing a nearby stick and weighing it in my hand. I shrugged. Good enough. I set it down next to me, closing my eyes for a moment to get a few transmutation circles in my mind.
I used the earth underneath me to make a bowl out of hardened earth, so water wouldn't leak through. I then used a transmutation to the air to use the water molecules to gather in the bowl, making a bowl of water and letting the excess gasses escape. I used another transmutation to make a hand out of hardened earth come out of the ground, and I handed the rock hand the big stick I had found, having the hand hold the big end of the stick over the water. I took a long strip of cloth I had stored in my pocket and wrapped it around the fat end of the stick, tying it there firmly. I then did a transmutation to make another bowl, and thought a bit.
Gasoline is made of mainly heptane and octane, which are compounds using mainly hydrogen and carbon with a few other small traces, so... If I use the hydrogen in the air, and the small amounts of carbon in the soil... I might be able to make a small amount of decent gasoline. So, that's what I did. After the transmutation, I gathered the small amount of gasoline in the empty bowl and stared at it. It was roughly a fourth of a cup, but that was good enough. I used the rock hand that held the stick to dip the clothed end of the stick into the makeshift gasoline, soaking almost all of the liquid up in the fabric. I then used a lighter I had got from Mustang as a gift to make up for my birthday, which if I was wrong was the day I had met him. It was a cute notion so much like him. The lighter did, actually, come in great handy. And so, I used the lighter to light the gasoline-soaked cloth on the stick, making a nice torch.
I knew I was very odd, choosing a torch when I could always buy a gas lamp or a incredibly old-fashioned flashlight, but hey, can't blame me for loving fire. I helplessly loved the things that could most definitely kill me. Squee.
Anyway, that torch would definitely last me at least an hour. I ended up using the bowl of water to make hydrogen for the gas, so both bowls were empty. I smoothed them back into the earth with another transmutation, keeping the arm that held the torch. I laid out my map near the rock arm, using the light from the torch to look at the map.
I took out my pen, inkwell, and pad and started writing down directions on my notepad, making sure I was correct.

"Ah, I'm going to be here forever..." I yawned, scratching the back of my neck, walking into another alley. My eyes were drooping and I was becoming increasingly tired, but I tried to go on. But I stopped in my tracks.
I blinked. I gaped. I blinked again.
"Holy shit, my mind must be toying with me..." I mumbled, staring sleepily at the people gathered around a fire. A small girl with a panda, a sniveling guy tending to the fire in a box, and a heavily muscled Ishvalen monk sat in the alleyway, all currently staring at the new intruder.
"Who are you?" Scar asked in his gravelly voice. I yawned.
"I am... Hmm..." I thought for a moment, my brain slow; "Oh! I'm Lynette, and I've been looking for a person. Are you the person?" I asked, pointing at Scar. I must've seemed very strange to them, a sleepy stranger wandering streets at night saying they're looking for someone.
"Who are you looking for?" The sniveling man I identified as Loki asked. I looked at him.
"I am looking for Scar, an Ishvalen. I need to ask him some stupid stuff." I said, my eyes threatening to droop.
"You're that girl." Scar said, and for a reason unknown to me, I got scared. "That girl that protected a short state alchemist."
"He doesn't like being called short." I huffed, but soon got over it, "Yeah. I'm that girl. But I need to ask you some-AHH!" I squealed as Scar's hand just brushed past my head as I threw myself out of the way.
"HEY! THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT A GIRL!" I yelled as I retreated. I was screwed. I mean, my fatigue slowed me down, it was dark, and Ed is stronger than me and he got smashed to pieces! I AM A ROYAL DUMBASS, NOT EVEN THINKING THIS THROUGH! Crap, I'm stupid.
That's when I remembered something.
"Please hear me out." I said, relaxing my body. Scar just looked at me sharply, and I stared back calmly.
"What do you want?" He growled. He must not know about my status as a state alchemist, I thought, that's why he's not being very serious in this fight. Phew.
"Do you perhaps know the name of Colette Shiran? Or maybe have seen a woman alchemist that seems to wear diamond-coated armor?" I asked. Scar's eyes widened in shock.
"How do you know that name?" He asked harshly. I gulped.
"I am trying to find her to get something she has taken from me. I..." I trailed off, clenching my hands, shaking slightly, playing it up a bit. "She took away everything for me, even stole my most treasured thing. I need to get this bitch back." It was true. This woman had stolen away my entire world from me, dumping me in the FMA world. It is true, I had made good friends and had some fun, but it still didn't change the fact I was ripped from my home and people I loved.
"She was one of the people who destroyed Ishval." He ground out. I looked at him, surprised. If Scar knew Colette, then... That means a lot. There's no more I could get from Scar. So she attacked Scar's sector in Ishval. That means... That's means... She must've fought alongside Kimblee! SQUEE! I can always talk to him! Yay!
"Is that so... I just needed to confirm. Thank you." I said, bowing. "Really... I'm going to cut her down when I find her. Thank you." I said, standing straight. Tears had pricked my eyes as I yawned wide, my head starting to loll on my neck as I tried to keep myself up. I hadn't had any sleep since I had woken up in the hospital a day or two ago. And it was maybe around midnight now, so my mind was starting to shut down. I had been studying for a long while, some academic book I had acquired. By now I was probably a lot behind. So, with all that studying, packed in with pondering about what I'm going to do in the upcoming events of the FMA storyline, and I was also thinking about another serious matter. I had survived this far on coffee and sugar, but I guess now I was taking the impact of the aftermath of energy fueling foods. The ultimate energy low. I swayed on my feet as I tried to walk away.
I tripped and fell on the ground, wincing as my casted arm had hit the ground. But my eyes drooped, and I couldn't find the will to get off the ground.
"So... Sleeeeeeeeeepppppyyyyy..." I drawled quietly, making Scar and Loki sweat drop while May rushed over to help me.
"Are you alright?!" She asked in her cute voice, alarmed. I smiled slightly.
"No sleep for the past few days..." I mumbled, "So tired... He's gonna... Murder... Me..." My eyes shut and I couldn't muster up the energy to lift them. As soon as thy closed, I drifted into a blissful sleep, laying right there on the ground.
I'm gonna have an unusual morning.

Hey guys! Horray, double update... Yet short chappie…. AHH, so tired right now... But yay! I've just started rewatching another one of my favorite animes! I'm trying to get more romantic ideas... So now I'm watching Kaichou Wa Maid Sama. If you've watched it or read the manga, AWESOME! If you haven't, I recommend it!
Anyway, how's the story? A MINI FIGHT WITH SCAR! MORE ACTION IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! BUT LYNETTE IS AN IDIOT, PERIOD. Even letting her guard down enough to fall asleep in front of a murderer at large killing state alchemists, which SHE is. I just can't wait until she encounters Scar during the mission. HAHA! Oh well, sucks for her. Anyway, Colette Shiran is being revealed! The mysterious diamond-armored woman. Ah~ Sounds so cool~
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