"Wh-What?" Ed stammered sitting up immediately in his hospital bed. Al shot up from the chair he had been sitting in, "Brother, Will you be alright in here alone while I go check on her?" Ed was in a panic he didn't respond to Al, he could only think about Kat. Imagining her cough up blood and looking miserable made him sick to his stomach. Al looked at Winry, "Winry, stay here with Brother!" Then he disappeared behind the door. Ed looked down, "Winry...When did she start...Coughing." Winry clenched her fist and looked away from Ed, "She told me it's been going on for about three days. Sh-She just didn't want to tell anyone because she didn't want to worry anyone. When she was just being stubborn, telling herself it was nothing."

"Dammit! Why didn't she tell anyone? She's such an idiot!" Then, a scream was heard from down the hallway. After that, something broke and, "Don't touch me! Leave me alone!" was heard. Winry looked to Ed then ran out of the room.

She ran in to find Kat crippled over in the hospital bed. Al, Mio, and Alexander and at least six doctors crowded around her. "Miss, Please!" A nurse cried, "We need you to calm down! Your broken rib may have pierced your lungs!" Kat stayed exactly where she was, but soon came to look tired out, "Just...Leave me the hell...alone." Al, Mio, Alexander and Winry could only watch in horror as Kat slowly became unconscious due to over excerting herself in the condition she was in. Her vision became only a blur and soon enough, she fell back into darkness.

Kat was put through hell. She was put through ten hours of surgery to remove a whole rib from her body. She didn't wake up for a week after the surgery because of the intense sedation. When she did wake up, rain was pounding against the window and Winry was the only one in the room. She breathed in a deep sigh. Winry came rushing over, "Are you up?" She said excitedly. Kat nodded to her weakly, "Hey..." She managed to stammer out along with a faint smile. "Welcome back," Winry said with a laugh. Kat soon drifted off into her own thoughts, 'How long was I out for? Where's Ed? Is he Ok?' There was one more thing that she just couldn't' remember

She tried to go to sleep after a long conversation with Winry but, instead she listened to her friends' conversation. First she heard Al's voice say, "When should we tell her?" Winry's voice replied with, "When she has more strength. You know how she'll react to it." Next she heard Mio, "Agreed," which was followed by a mumble from Alexander. That night, Kat never got to sleep. She laid there and stared out the window while the morning slowly rose from the horizon. She felt better, she was able to move and sit up on her own. ''I guess resting really was the best thing for me at this point,'' she whispered to herself. Winry had been in the room with her all night; soon she woke up and sat up in her chair drowsily. "Morning Winry," Kat said smiling. Winry couldn't smile back; she knew it was time to tell her about what happened. "Kat," Winry began, "There's something I need to talk about with you." Kat hearts pounded in her chest. This wasn't going to be good news that was for sure. "While you were still waking up from the anesthesia, Ed had a dream that you..." Winry took in a deep sigh, "Never mind. It was nothing." Then she shot a smile at Kat and walked out of the room. Honestly, Kat didn't care what Ed's dream was of. All she wanted to know was if he was Ok.

While all this was going on, Al was on his way to Central command to report Ed and Kat's conditions to Roy. "So, how's Kat dealing with all this...emotion wise?" Havoc asked while driving the car. Al was staring out the car window, "She's strong. She doesn't show her emotions as much as the next girl, but I know they're there. She's acting as if Ed's the only one that matters in the whole world and that no one should worry about her because she doesn't matter."

"Ah. I see," Havoc replied. "Here we are Al. Good luck." Al hopped out of the car and rushed up to Roy's office. "Alphonse!" Roy exclaimed standing up from behind his desk, "I take it you're here to discuss their conditions." Al sat down in one of the couches in Roy's office, "Yes sir. Brother's doing fine. The doctors say he should be able to go home by tomorrow. But, I doubt he'll leave Kat's side until she's out of the hospital as well."

"That's good," Roy replied, "and Moonlight?"

"Kat woke up yesterday. She's already sitting up and interacting with everyone. The doctors say she'll be out of the hospital by the end of this week." Roy smirked, "Good. I have a mission for all of you, well, Mio, Alexander and Winry excluded. Right after Kat gets out of there I want you three on a train to East City."

"But, sir!" Al complained, "She'll still be too weak to g-"

"Don't argue with me, Alphonse! Last time I checked you don't have the authority to do so!" Al shut his eyes and took the paper work off of Roy's desk then left without a single word.

The next few days were wet and unhappy. Ed had been let out of the hospital but, like Al predicted, didn't leave Kat's room. Kat had gone to sleep for the night and Ed and Al and Mio were the only ones in to room. Ed slammed his fist down onto the table in front of him, "Dammit all! Roy shouldn't be doing this to her! That bastard knows she won't be able to do anything for at least three days before she's ready to do anything!"

"Brother, please calm down!" Al whispered, "You're going to wake her up!" Ed replied with a whisper that ended in a yell, "How am I supposed to calm down knowing that every time she tries to fight someone on this damn mission she'll be in pain!" Mio, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, spoke up, "There's nothing you can do, shrimp boy. Once she's got something to go after, there's no telling her otherwise. No matter how much pain she's in, she's gonna go at it. Full force." Ed stared at her, to angry to react to the "shrimp" comment. "I know...she's as stubborn as I am."

Time passed and eventually the day came where Kat was let out of the hospital. She could walk but she was in no condition to fight anyone or anything. "Man, am I glad to be out of there!" She said as her, Ed and Al walked to the train station. Mio, Alexander, and Winry had left for Risembool the night before. "Don't get to excited yet Kat. You could slip up on this mission and you could be back there in two seconds." Kat only glared at him and grumbled. She walked up to Ed, "What's wrong? You seem...sad." Ed sighed, "It's nothing. Let's keep going." Kat sighed and took his hand, "Yeah...Let's go."

They got on a train. The three of them were headed to East City to investigate mysterious disappearances that had been going on. "Kat," Ed said turning his whole body to face her, "I want you to be careful, please." Kat sighed and tried to control her temper, "Don't worry, Ed. I'll be fine."
"I hope so," Ed mumbled.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kat shouted answering his thought. "It doesn't mean anything!" Ed shot back, "I just want you to be safe!" Al sighed as they continued to argue. "Here we go again..."

Hours passed and the trio finally got to East City. As they head to Eastern Command to check in, Ed held a conversation with Al but noticed that Kat hadn't joined in. He turned around worriedly and the worst possible had happened. Kat was gone.