Kain Fuery stood outside the alleyway, searching for pieces of Al's shattered armor. Kain looked up as Lust stood infront of him.

Lust: "Do your best, Mr. Soldier." Kain blushed as she walked away, he dropped the piece and gasped. Gluttony stood infront of a wall, picking at it. He pulled a bullet out of the wall and opened his mouth. Lust smacked his hand and the bullet fell to the ground.

Gluttony: "It's the scent of the Ishbal stray dog... But... He's gone now."

With you and the Elric Brothers

Al: "Hey, Brother... What will happen to Marco now?"

Ed: "The Fuhrer said he would take care of him. What can we do?" Ed opened the crumpled up piece of paper Marco had dropped. It read 'National Central Library 1st Branch.

Al: "Central Library?"

Ed: "Marco intentionally hid his research near the military."

Al: "What does this mean?" Lower on the paper it said. 'The Genuine Truth Behind Truths Tim Maroh.'

Ed: "I don't know. Anyway, keep this a secret from the Colonel and the others."

Al: "Brother?" Ed looked over at you. You were laying on your stomach. Hawkeye had changed your into a tube top, so your bruised lower back as noticable. You were sleeping and curled up between Al and himself. Ed sighed and ran a couple fingers through your long red hair.

Ed: "I don't know if we can trust them anymore."

Lost Thing

Roy: "I heard that you must leave immediately." Roy stood in the Fuhrer's office as he packed his things.

Fuhrer: "Yes. Now that we have found out that Scar is in East City, everyone is worried how things are going in Central. I'm sorry for the trouble, but I'm going back."

Roy: "Before that, please state the punishment."

Fuhrer: "Punishment?"

Roy: "I've known where the Crystal Alchemist was, but I left him alone." There was a pause.

Fuhrer: "Good job."

Roy: "Huh?"

Fuhrer: "I was thinking on protecting him. My direct subordinate, Gran, was against it... But he used Marco's research on the battlefield and, as a result, cause Marco a lot of suffering. I know it's late, but I want to compensate that for him."

Roy: "Is that so... But that research..."

Fuhrer: "That is all. I'm counting on you."

Roy: "I wish you a safe journey." And Roy walked out the door.

Fuhrer: "The Philosopher's Stone does not exist." Hawkeye looked at Roy as he walked out the door, his hand in his pocket.

Roy: "I'm okay, as you can see."

Hawkeye: "Maybe you'll straighten up if you get punished once."

Roy: "He shows no weakness at all."

Back To You

Armstrong: "Creation soon follows destruction. I will beautifully repair you!"

Al: "No thank you..." The three of you had moved onto a desk in the corner. Al sat in the corner, Ed was on the other side, your head resting on his lap. You were sleeping and Armstrong had moved you, but now you were wide awake.

Roy: "The method to affix a soul to armor... Only one person knows it... The Full Metal one."

Ed: "Yeah, and to do that, I need to do something about this arm first."

Riza: "Yes, if Edward can't use his Alchemy at all..."

Havoc: "He's just a foul-mouthed brat." You rolled your eyes and shivered, snuggling closer to Ed, while said Alchemist laid his hand gently on your side.

Ed: "Anyway, I'm going to see my mechanic. You know her, right, Colonel?"

Roy: "Yes. I saw a useless Alchemist cry out in pain there. 'Ouch! Ouch! I'm going to wet my pants!' Like that."

You: "You bastard." Everyone looked over at you. Your voice was shaky as if you were crying. "Who the hell are you to say that? You haven't gone through half the things that Ed has, so until you do. Shut up." Roy looked at you and sighed. Ed leaned down and whispered something to you. Roy could see you shrug and Ed smiled. "He's just lucky I'm over here." Roy heard that much and chuckled.

Hughes: "What are you going to do once you're fixed?"

Ed: "I want to look something up at the Central Library."

Hughes: "That's going to be a long journey. If that's the case... I have to accompany the Fuhrer and his party."

Roy: "I cannot leave."

Hawkeye: "I have to keep an eye on him."

You: "We wouldn't want you to come anyway." You whispered and Ed chuckled. "Shut up."

Havoc: "I don't think I could protect you three from that dangerous man." Kain, Breda, and Vato all raised their hands.

All: "Same as him!"

Armstrong: "Then it's decided. During your journey, I will escort you three!"

Ed: "I don't need an escort!"

Hawkeye: "What will you do if Scar finds you like this?"

Hughes: "And you and you're girlfriend can't carry Al either."

You: "I'm not his girlfriend!"

Armstrong: "Children should listen to adults."

Ed: "Children! Al, say something!"

Al: "That is the first time someone has called human since I've gotten this body! Thank you!"

Armstrong: "Now then, Edward Elric... Let's begin packing." Al sighed as he sat in the back with the sheep.

Al: "Baah." He spoke sarcastically. "And this is the first time someone has treated me like luggage. You sat on the train across from Ed and Armstrong. Ed was squished against Armstrong. You shifted in your seat. The seats were uncomfortable because of your back and you winced.

Ed: "Geez..."

Hughes: "I have a message from Roy."

You: "The colonel?"

Hughes: " 'Taking care of the details is troublesome, so try not to die within my jurisdiction.' That is all."

You: "Roger. Well, tell him this. 'There's no way I'm dying before you do, you're just a morally bankrupt Colonel with a God complex'."

Ed: "While you're at it, take the escort with you."

Hughes: "Hey, now... I don't know what Marco told you, but let me tell you one thing. Three years ago, the body of a girl who had been transmuted into a chimera was found."

You: "Nina?"

Hughes: "The cause of her death... has been determined as Scar's use of Alchemy." Ed gasped and then smirked.

Ed: "Thanks. Now I can fight him."

Hughes: "Let's meet in Central City. I'll submit a request to enter the First Branch Library with you." You all saluted.

Ed: "Excuse me for using my left hand."

Boy: "Central City! Central City First Branch ... something."

Scar: "The First Branch of the Central City Library?"

Boy: "Yes! Give her back now!" Scar grabbed a little girl and shoved her towards the small boy.

Girl: "Brother!"

Scar: "I'm sorry..." Scar punched a bag of flour and when the two looked up, he was gone.

With Marco

Marco sat on the bed in the hotel room the Fuhrer had put him in. There was a knock on the door and he jumped up.

Marco: "What was the Fuhrer's answer?" He opened the door and Lust stood there smiling. He went to shut the door but she extended her fingernails so the blocked the door from shutting. Marco stared at the Oroborus marking on her chest and gasped. Lust pushed her fingers further and he flew back, one of her nails imbedded in his left shoulder. His back hit the bed and blood quickly stained his jacket.

Lust: "You told that boy where you hid the research data, correct?"

Marco: "I don't know what you are talking about..."

Lust: "That's all right. That boy will come closer to the Philosopher's Stone now." Blood traveled down his arm and embedded itself in a puddle around his hand. "But if that data has something unnecessary written on it, then that will cause a problem."

Marco: "That girl he is with is smart. When she reads it and figures it out, she won't let him do what you want him too..." She turned her hand to cause the doctor more pain.

Lust: "So before that happens, I want to look at it first to make sure."

Marco: "That's impossible. You're going to ... die here!" Marco had drawn a Transmutation Circle with his blood and a spike shot through the floor, impaling her in the stomach. She hung there lifelessly and the doctor smiled. But that soon changed.

Lust: "That wasn't nice ... I just died." She used her nails to shatter the spike and she jumped to the ground.

Marco: "I see ... So the rumors are true. You people are..."

Lust: "Gluttony." The large man walked in with his arms around a maid, his mouth wide open around her head. She looked scared beyond imagination. "Say it. Where did you hide the research data?"

With You

Ed: "This was a bummer, Al." Ed walked into the back compartment where Al was supposed to be. "That old man kept talking and talking. And it was all bragging about his family heritage. Let me at least take a small break in-between..." Ed opened his eyes and looked around.

"Al? Al? Al? Al?" Ed grabbed his coat and looked out the window.

You: "Ed, what's wrong?"

Ed: "Someone must have thought Al was luggage and dropped him off at the last station?"

You: "That's not good. Let's return to the previous station after we stop, then."

Ed: "I can't wait!" Ed was about to jump out of the window when Armstrong grabbed onto his leather pantleg, ripping it from the knee down. "Don't bother me!"

Armstrong: "Calm down, Edward Elric. Your lady friend is right."

With Al

Al: "I guess it couldn't have been helped... If armor like me said, "No I don't get off here," the person would've just been suprised. I hope brother found out. " The clouds opened up and it began to rain. "I'm the one who wants to cry... Oh?" A boy about Ed's age walked up to Al and looked at him. He picked up Al's head and smiled.

Damian: "Nice."

Ed: "There's no way he would leave on his own!" Ed yelled at the security guard when the three of you came back to see Al gone.

Armstrong: "Are you sure the armor looked like this?" Armstrong held up a perfect drawing of Al for the guard to see.

Guard: "Yes. You're good at drawing, sir."

Armstrong: "It is a portraying ability passed down in my family."

Ed: "We don't have time for that!" Ed began to run, but Armstrong grabbed onto him.

Armstrong: "Wait, it's dangerous. What are you doing?"

Ed: "You people don't know anything about us!"

Armstrong: "What?"

Ed: "I heard from Dr. Marco, we know what happened in Ishbal." Armstrong let go of Ed and they stared at each other for a minute and Ed took off.

You: "Ed, don't run..." You groaned and chased after him, but not as fats as you wanted, your back aching painfully. When he was far enough, he stopped, letting you catch up.

Ed: "I'm sorry..." You slumped against a wall and groaned again. Ed jumped up as he saw a girl a little ways infront of him. "Hey! Do you know about some armor that was at the train station? Someone took it! It's big, black, and... Wait!" You both jumped up and ran after her. You both walked into a dead end alley.

You: "Ed, look up!" The girl threw a box at you both. Ed opened his eyes.

Ed: "Ouch..." He looked up to see the girl clutching his leg. "Hey, wait!" Ed jumped up and went to run after her but he crashed to the ground. The crash woke you up and you looked over at Ed. "Damn it... If I had my arm and leg, I wouldn't be in all this trouble."

You walked over to Ed and helped him up. He gently wrapped his arm around your shoulders, which were now also bruised from the crash landing with the box. You wrapped an arm around Ed's waist and you look on as a man walked out of a house, you could see where his pant leg was tied off, his leg was missing.

With Al and Damian

Al: "This is bad... I'm getting farther away from the station. Excuse me." The boy lifted up Al's head and looked around.

Damian: "Was that my imagination?"

Al: "Here. It's the armor speaking." The bike crashed and Damian sat up.

Damian: "That didn't hurt at all! This thing can..."

Al: "Excuse me..." Damian jumped.

Damian: "I still hear it."

Al: "Please don't be suprised. I'm... the newest suit of armor around. It's popular at Central. Talking armor, that is."

Damian: "Where's the switch? This is annoying."

Al: "You can't turn me off."

Damian: "Anyway, just be quiet."

Al: "Um, where are we going?"

Damian: "A fight." Al: "A fight?"

Damian: "My brother, How, told me that if I want to become like him, I need to kill a person or two. That's why I told him that I'd charge into the Gaumscher family's estate, since they come into our territory and mess around with things. Now if I bring back a head or two, no one can treat me like a child. And I'll be accepted as Brother's right-hand man. I'll... I'll do this."

Al: "Are you going to kill a person?" They crashed again.

Damian: "You're a good piece of armor. I'll be okay even if they pull a gun on me."

Al: "Is that why you're wearing me? So it won't hurt?"

Damian: "Yeah. I can do this as long as I don't get hurt."

Al: "But it should hurt."

Damian: "What? Are you defective?"

Al: "It should hurt... your heart."

Damian: "No way."

Al: "Or do you want your heart not to hurt either? Loosen your arm."

Damian: "What's going on?" Al created a Transmutation Circle and the bike became deformed.

Al: "I am the cursed wormy arm... I mean... I am the cursed armor... If you become one with me, your heart and body will never hurt... Forever and ever..."

Ed and You

Man: "I'm sorry. She was trying to help this old geezer in her own way..." You stood behind Ed, lightly drying his long golden hair with a towel.

Ed: "So she took it to help you out, eh. You have good eyes to see this. I can't give you this, but I can introduce you to the mechanic who made it. She has a foul mouth, but she's good."

Man: "Thank you for the offer, but I don't need an artificial leg."

Ed: "Once you get used to it, it's quite useful."

Man: "Maybe, but... But I want to leave my leg the way it is." The girl left the room as the man sat down. "A sword wound on the battlefield got infected... By the time I was moved to the rear base, they had to amputate it."

You: "Battlefield? You were a soldier? What war? The northern one? You went to Ishbal?"

Man: "On the battlefield, people change into different animals. You can do cruel things without feeling anything. Maybe my heart shut out all emotions to protect me. But once the war ended, the effect wore off. You should not forget what you saw and did there. When I look at this wound, it reminds me of these things."

Ed: "Is that why... Is that why you don't need auto-mail? That's just..."

Man: "That's not the only reason. I lost my leg. But in exchange, I gained something much more valuable. Peace in my heart, and this lifestyle with my Grandchildren. And... Perhaps people gain something after losing something."

Ed: "Really? There are those who still feel nothing after going to war. That is what a soldier is supposed to be like."

Man: "Those people lost something as well, even if you cannot see it in your eyes."

Ed: "If you've lost something, you should get something back."

Man: "In Alchemy, they call that Equivalent Exchange, right?" Ed's hand began to shake as he clutched onto his State Alchemists watch.

Ed: "That can't be right! I lost my right arm and my left leg... And my little brother lost his entire body. We desperately live to regain our original bodies! To regain everything... That's our dream! There's nothing we gained in exchange. We were robbed of everything!" Ed slammed his fist on the table and the tea cups crashed to the floor. You set you hand on his shoulder, he reached up with his left hand and laid his hand on yours, closing his eyes. Man: "The dream of regaining everything... But what will you do after that comes true? A dream that will come true is not a real dream." There was a long silence.

You: "Even so..." Ed clutched your hand tighter. "Even so, we have to try damn it. We will regain everything." Ed stood up and grabbed his coat.

Ed: "Thanks for the drink." You both walked out the door and walked down the road. Ed grabbed onto your hand and smiled at you. You laid your head on his shoulder and he gently laid a hand on your waist. A very cute boy ran past the two of and you looked behind you.

Girl: "Damian! Brother came home." You both look at each other.

Both: "Oh yeah... Al!" You both began to run down the road.

Ed: "Al!"

Al: "Yes?" Ed crashed to the ground again as you looked at Al's armor. Ed laid on the ground with a smile.

Ed: "Al..." Al's armor was covered in ritual tape. The signs were to ward off demons. You: "Al, you smell like sheep." Ed and yourself was pushing a cart with Al in it down the road.

Al: "SOOOOOOORRRRY. Once we get to Aunt Pinako's house, I'll get washed."

Ed: "Hey, Lita... Four years ago, the colonel came to Risembool, because he saw one of the letters we sent, right?"

You: "That's what he said. He was looking for Dad."

Ed: "But maybe the colonel went to Auntie's place too..." The weight was lifted off the cart and you both look behind you to see Armstrong holding Al up in the air with one hand.

Al: "Major..."

Armstrong: "I was worried."

Al: "I'm sorry."

Armstrong: "What's wrong?"

Ed: "Major... I'm sorry for what I said back there." There was a train whistle in the distance.

Armstrong: "Oh, no. If we miss that train, we'll have to wait til noon tomorrow." He picked you and Ed up. Ed on his left shoulder, your legs straddling his neck."

You: "What ARE you doing?"

Armstrong: "We're running with the very fast method that has been passed down in my family."

Ed: "Let me go!"

Al: "You're going to break me!"