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Aaliyah's POV

I keep running and hitting dead ends, I can hear the fighting and the explosions but I can't find Ed and Al anywhere. Come on where can they be? how do I miss three people blowing things up at each other? Come on! another wrong turn.

I'm gulping down air as I run towards the train yard, I sprint out into the open and look at Ed's wide eyes.

"Aaliyah! look out!" He shouts at me, I spin around and see Gluttony coming straight towards me. Shit, shit, jump...jump! I throw myself into the air and just miss the tackle, but I can't get my landing. I land hard when I fall back down, Gluttony continues towards Scar.

"Just let me eat you!" He whines, I shiver at the thought.

"Here Aaliyah." Al offers me his hand and pulls me up. "Where is Winry?" he asks quietly, I give a quick smile.

"She's back at Central, don't worry she is safe there."

"Ling!" Ed shouts, I twist my neck quickly to see Ling landing on gluttony's head.

"Move it!" Ling manages to growl out as he stuffs a grenade down Gluttony's throat, I throw myself at the ground as body parts blast apart.

"Ergh." Ed scrunches his nose looking at the tongue in front of him.

"Ed hurry, we need strong cable." I tilt my head toward the train tracks, I see the realization lighten his face.

"Yea, right." Ling grabs the cable and begins to wrap gluttony.

"You're own regenerative ability is working against you, your body won't stop expanding it will keep you tied up nice a tight. You're mine homunculus " Ling grunts, pulling the wires tight.

Ed's POV

A gun shot cracks through the air, as a car spins around.

"Get in." The blond demands, Ling picks up the thing off the ground and throws in the back. Wait... she looks so familiar... It's the Lieutenants!"

"Lieuten..." I begin to call but she raises a finger to her mouth, the car rips away.

"Wait what's going on!?" Al shouts.

"Quite Al the MP's are watching... The Colonel may be a creep and a jerk but at least we can trust him, besides we have something to do." I smirk and find Scar in my vision; I charge at him and land a punch solidly on him jaw. He grunts and begins to fight back.

"You killed the Rockbells and Nina along with many other, now it's your turn to pay." I manage to snarl out the words, I snap my hands together than Al suddenly falls over. What the hell? I see a foot coming for my head but Aqaliyah jumps in front of me and sends the person flying towards Scar. She manages to land beside him and is glaring at Aaliyah in awe and anger.

"Are these people giving you problems servant? This man is the servant of the man who saved my life. You better leave him alone, puny little boy and you girl."

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING PUNY!" I shout at her in extreme anger, I can hear Aaliyah give a small laugh and stick my tongue out at her.

"Get away girl, it's dangerous!" The MP's start surrounding us.

"They have us out numbered, we have to escape." She throws something I can't quite make out and some more on the ground, she scrapes her foot in the dirt than puts her hand on it. The trains explode around us, I begin coughing on the soot.

"What kind of alchemy was that?" Al's voice is in awe

"She was able to do it from so far away..." I grind my teeth.

"It was alkahestry." I hear Aliyah say quietly, I can't see her but I feel her hand grab mine.

"I can't see a thing...damn it.." I mutter angrily. No scar can't get away...He can't, not after everything he has done. "SCAR!" I scream at the clouds of soot in front of me, I can feel Aliyah squeeze my hand tighter.

"Here..." Aaliyah takes her hand out of mine, I can hear her hands move through the air and wind comes blasting at us. My eyes dart to where Scar last was, but there is nothing there.

"Damn it!"

"Mr. Elric! Ms. Martin!" The MP's are already right in front of us.

I watch carefully as she walks up beside me.

"Come on, let's get back to central." She tugs me towards the car, Al clunks behinds me quietly giggling to himself. One of the officers opens the door and Al gets in first then I climb in, Aaliyah sticks her head in.

"Ok.. how are we going to do this?" I look around and also see the lack of space, she smiles. "Scoot over." She begins to push me over until I'm squashed beside Al.

"Are you trying to kill me?" I grumble as she sits down and shuts the door.

"Nope, you can still breathe." She smiles.

"Hey brother look what I found." He says cheerily and reaches into his armour and pulls out this weird looking cat.

"What the hell is that?! How many animals can you fit in that suit of armour?! Get rid of it!" Aaliyah raises an eye brow at me. "What!?"

"It's just a little panda bear."

"How can you be so heartless brother, she's all alone." I let out a puff of air and grumble to myself. "Look how cute she is." Al smiles, the car slows to a stop and the door opens.

"Thank you." Aaliyah gives the solider a smile and continues walking, I watch the guy's eyes follow.

"HEY!" I growl at him, his eyes instantly drop. "I catch you looking at her one more time.."

"Come on brother..." Al laughs and pushes me forward.

"He was looking at her, I didn't like it." I say through gritted teeth, Al shakes his head at me.

"A lot of people stare at Aliyah, brother. There's something about her that catches people attention." He says sweetly.

"That guy was giving the wrong kind of attention." I hiss and put my hands in my pockets."

"Aliyah, wait up!" I shout to the sandy hair caught in the wind, she wipes her head around and I can see the light reflect off her Hazel eyes.

"Come on slowpokes." She sticks her tongue out at us and begins to run into the building.

"Hey get back here!" I shout and run after her.

"Slow down brother!" Al runs behind me, she's just waiting there with a smile on her face.

"Finally." Her tone is mocking and it makes me smile. "Come on, Winry is this way." I freeze. I didn't even ask what happened... I knew she was ok with Aliyah, I'll have to explain everything to her now... I let out a sigh and follow Aliyah, she opens the door.

"Winry!" Al and I both shout at once, she has a huge smile on her face. Than I see someone else, the Fuhrer.

"Why hello there Fullmetal and Blue Flame alchemist." He says in his usual calm manner, I look at Aaliyah who look like she is looking at him as well. Their Hazel eyes are focused on him.

"Fuhrer Bradley, what a surprise." I mutter shocked.

"What brings you here?" Al asks quietly, the Fuhrer looks up and smiles.

"I heard a good friend of the Elric's had been brought into our custody, a friend of such a special alchemist deserves our every courtesy." Something about it doesn't sound right but I nod anyways, Aaliyah is still staring a him with a stare I can't quite place.

"Well I better be going, excuse me miss." He nods.

"Thank you, sir." Winry bows a little, I watch him leave but his stare never leaves Aliyah. When he leaves, I stick my head out of the door and watch him leave with Al.

"What was that about?" I ask Aaliyah, she just looks at me silently. "He has staring at you."

"I know... It wasn't anything Ed, don't you worry." She smiles and turns to Winry.

"Please Ed, can you tell me everything now?" Winry asks quietly, I attempt a smile and nod. The words come smoothly but they hurt to say to her, when she begins to cry they hurt more. I watch Aliyah put a hand on her shoulder and smiles.

"You'll make them proud." I just manage to catch the words. She never says anything about the future much... and she is trying to comfort her with it; Aaliyah... Winry's eye widen.

"I will?" She stands up.

"Yes, just remember you were made to help people; to give life." Aaliyah is still speaking so quietly.

"Thank you." Winry cries and hugs Aaliyah.

"Come on... Let's get back to hotel, this place gives me the creeps." She tugs Winry along and she follows.

"Come on Al, we better catch up to them."

"Thank you, for stopping me back there." Winry smiles as she sticks her head out of the train window.

"No problem." Aaliyah gives a small smile back.

"I except you to take good care of your automail." Winry gives me a mocked glare. "And I'll make sure to send you some good polishing oil soon Al."

"Ok." Al says in his usual sweet manner. "And Aaliyah..." Winry looks at her seriously.

"Take care of them..."

"Of course." She says simply. "Till we meet again." Aaliyah turns and walks away.

"And you make sure, you look after them too; both of you." Winry gives us both a stern look.

"Yes, whatever Winry." I smirk.

"I'm serious Ed, I don't know much about this girl but she seems to know a lot more than any of us will ever know; and that means she can get hurt and even though Lyssa seems like the kind of girl that can handle herself. She will need someone to watch out for her."

"We will Winry." Al says convincingly, the train bells siren off as the train pulls out of the station.

"Good bye Winry." Al and I both say at the same time, we turn and begin to head to where Rose went.

"Do you really think Winry was serious when she said Aliyah could use protection?" I tilt my head towards Al.

"Well she does have the homunculus's attention whenever there are around, they almost have as much interest in her as they do us brother." I think it over in my head as we exit the station. They always do have a certain interest in her... they always make comments about her being an.

"Hello Fullmetal and Blue Flame alchemist." A deep familiar voice tears me from my thoughts, I look up and see the Colonel and Aliyah having a stare down. Oh great... what does this bastard want now? "Get in the car we have some things to deal with." Aaliyah walks around the Colonel, I walk closely beside her.

"What was that about?" I whisper to her, she gives me a quick look.

"Ever since Hughes has died, he has been trying to get information out of me..." Aliyah mutters so just I can hear it. I knew that bastard wanted something...

"Keep moving brother." Al laughs as he bumps into me, I shake my head and plop myself down in the car.

"I wonder where we are going..." Al whispers, Aaliyah looks out the window.

"We going to get the doctor..." She trials off, something is wrong... She seems distracted.

"What is going on Aaliyah?" She looks at me and Al, she gives a small sight.

"Things are about to start moving faster... Things you have been questioning, the answers will be there now." I reach for her but Al is ahead of me.

"It will be ok Aaliyah." Al says comfortingly and hugs her into his armour, I can see a smile come onto her face.

" Al...I..Ne..Need air.." She gasp and begins to laugh as Al pulls away.

"Well isn't it nice that you are all laughing?" The Colonel huffs getting in the car and beings to drive, the car lurches forward. It doesn't take long before the car stops and he climbs out again but when he returns the doctor climbs in.

Aaliyah's POV

We scramble out of the car, night has already begun to set in. I take a look at the shabby house and than at the forest.

"Aaliyah?" Ed stands beside me and looks at the trees. I must have been staring for longer than I thought... Than I feel my arm begin to tingle and I swear I see red eyes in the dark, I grasp Ed's hand tightly.

"What is it?" He puts his arm around me defensively and I smile at his protection.

"I thought I saw... It must have just been a animal..."Wild animal...Oh totally a wild animal...not Envy or anything being a total creeper in the shadows, nope...

"You just let her wander the sewers with her arm cut off ?!" I can hear the doctor shout at Ling, I tug Ed away and into the house.

"Ling!" Al smiles, but Ling looks seriously at him.

"What happened?" Ed's golden orbs harden, than a scream rips through the cabin.

"It's Lan Fan..." I say sadly and sit beside Ling, his squinty eyes follow me and he looks at me. another scream echoes and I cringe.

"I'm sorr..." Ed starts but Ling cuts him off.

"Don't apologize..." I can't take the screaming anymore, I get up and walk into the room I can feel all three of them stare at me. I can't heal it or it would raise to much suspicion... but I need to do something.

"What are you doing?!" The doctor snaps at me but I ignore him and reach out my hand, I place a hand on Lan Fan's head. The screaming stops and she relaxes, I keep my hands on either side of her head I can feel blood on my finger tips.

"Keep going doctor." I look at him but he gives me an annoyed stare.

"What did you do? Why are you even here anyway?" He puffs at me.

"I took away her god damn pain, I couldn't take the screaming. So just do your job." I hiss at him feel the anger rise in the throat. I can see Ed, Al, Ling and the Colonel all standing in the door way, they are all closely squished together to have room to look in.

The doctor continues to work away, bloody bandage after blood bandage until finally it's over.

"Aaliyah? you can let go now." I hear Ed's voice float through my head, I look at him and try to focus. He has a small smile on but worry in his eyes, I look down at Lan Fan and take my hands slowly off her head and untangle my fingers from her dark black hair.

"I must have blanked out..." I say apologetically, Ed just shakes his head and gives me a hug.

"You helped her?" I glance over Ed's shoulder and see Ling looking straight at me, I pull away from Ed and feel his cool metal hand linger on my back.

"I did... I took away the pain, even if it was just for a short while." I sigh.

"Thank you." I can hear the gratitude in his voice, he reaches out a hand for me to shake but I smile and give him a hug. I can feel him tense but lighten up after a bit than he I can hear a small laugh beginning from inside his chest, I feel my feet lift off the ground as I'm spun around. Al and Ed begin to laugh as well, it's a moment of ease before the storm and I enjoy it.

"Will you all shut up?! She needs her rest and with all of you being so freaking noise how do you expect anyone to stay asleep?" The doctor huffs grumbly as he leaves again, Ling sets me down and smiles.

"Come on, You should see the homunculus." We follow Ling down the hall and he opens the door, Mustang and the doctor are already there.

"What the hell is that thing?"

"His name is Gluttony, he is a homunculus."

"You've got to be kidding, that can't be possible!"

"Him and his friends have some connections, high up in the military." Mustang says smugly

"Just some you say? It goes much high than that. You know your Fuhrer King Bradley? He is a homunculus.

"What?!" Everyone says at once.

"The eye that he keeps behind the patch, it had a ouroboros tattoo on it. When Gluttony attacked us they were working together." I can feel Ed's eyes fall on me, but I try not to look at him.

"Our ruler a homunculus..." Al begins to panic.

"Except I didn't get the same kind of feeling with him, at his core; Fuhrer Bradley is still human."

"But what about his son? in that book it said homunculus have no reproductive capability."

"No the Fuhrer's son Selim is adopted.. he has no blood relation to his father."

"Aaliyah." I can hear Ed's voice, I finally look up at all of them.

"Do you want some confirmation?" I say blankly, Ed furrow's his brows.

"Yes I do." Mustang is glaring at me.

"It's true, there I said it."

"And you didn't think we could have used that information sooner?" The Colonel hisses and I can feel my feet lift off the ground, I smile smugly.

"I couldn't tell you anything anyway Mustang, that would have changed to much to soon."

"So what!?" The Colonel snarls.

"So if this changes to much than I don't know if Ed and Al will get their bodies back!" I scream at him, I'm so fed up with being yelled at for not being able to talk. He still keeps me up in air by the collar of Ed's jacket.

"You know to much, to be a good thing." Mustang grunts. Oh that felt good... I'm just here to help them, I just want to help.

"Than it's a good thing I'm on your side." I finally say and let my arms fall limp.

"Let her go Mustang!" Ed beings to yell at him, I can hear the rattling from the room.

"She could be working for them, for all we know!"

"Wouldn't I be somewhere else, instead of being here? would I be helping and saving if I was with them ? NO!" I scream at him but I don't try to free myself.

"Let her go!" Ed is beginning to steam.

"Are you so blinded by love, Fullmetal?!" Mustang shouts at him, than I see Ed's golden eyes catch fire.

"MUSTANG!" The shout stops everyone dead silent.

"Run." Are the only words I can say, before part of the building is sucked in.