The clear blue skies were only dotted by a single figure, loyally flying to his goal. His large falcon wings flapped effortlessly while his feathery and scaled lizard body flexed to help him conquer the blue wild. His long scaled tail whipping from side to side as his clawed back legs pulled up and down to help keep his body afloat.

The large blue lizard eyes rarely blinked as the Chimera sought his target. He would never let his mission fail, and always found whoever his Mistress sent him to. He landed on a rock briefly to rest his wings a while, and possibly catch a bite or two of a beetle. His large eyes caught the slight movement of a scarab beetle, and his long pink tongue flicked over the side of his head and he closed in on the insect.

-_-

"Augh! Serena!" The blonde whined profusely as his companion dragged him up the stairs of central.

"O, hush up, you big baby! You know as well as I, Colonel Horsey will throw a fit if he finds out you were in central and didn't tell him." Serena barked. Edward let out another over dramatic groan and continued his whining.

"Then let him throw a hissie! I just want to leave!" He griped yet again. Serena couldn't help the smile that spread across her face at Ed's groaning. She laughed and pushed Ed in front of her.

"Listen, blondie, either you go and check in with the Colonel, or I get Major Armstrong to escort you to the station-" She snickered at the look of horror that washed over Ed's normally careless face-"and see that you get on the train. Your choice." Serena watched with a grin on her face when Ed practically ran to the Colonel's office.

"Brigadier General Clowe?" Serena turned to see another Major behind her, saluting. She huffed and returned the salute half-heartedly.

"Yes, Major?" She said, mentally putting the young major on her list of annoying people for reminding her of her rank, she was far above Edward, although the two we not far in age. The young military man stood completely still and Serena mentally groaned. Another one of THOSE types. Yippy. She smiled as best as she could.

"At ease, Major and continue." She said as the Major relaxed and began to talk.

"Are you traveling with one Major Edward Elric?" He asked. Serena was instantly on guard.

"Who wants to know?" She growled. The Major quickly adjusted himself and stuttered. He knew who he was dealing with. She wasn't the youngest Brigadier General in history for nothing, not to mention the rumors about how she got her military name: the Iron Angel Alchemist.

"N-n-no one, ma'm. It's just that there's a chimera out front with a message for an Edward Elric, and its biting everyone that tries to get close." He said.

Serena was instantly surprised. "A chimera? Really? Show me." The Major led her outside to where a bad tempered chimera was devastating the soldiers around it with its viciously sharp beak, talons and its nasty little trick of breathing a small amount of fire.

A brave, but extremely foolish, guard tried to grab the chimera by the back. He got a sharp curved beak in his hand, and the chimera began to literally tear it apart. He yelped and threw the chimera away, which steadied itself in the air and landed on a desk about six feet away, hissing loudly. Serena tried next, trying to get close enough to pin it down with alchemy, only to find the thing had a wicked eye sight range.

Before she even got close, the chimera shot up and dived down on her head. She yelled at its back claws dug deeply into her skull and tried to bat at it. It flew up, taking a small chunk of hair with it. She cried out as the hair was ripped from her head and glared viciously at the beast. It clacked in glee and victory before dropping the hairs to the ground.

Serena growled and clapped her hands together. She grabbed the nearest piece of metal and it turned into a net upon contact. She threw it at the chimera, who tried its best to dodge it, but one of its wings got caught in the net. Serena yelled in victory and ran to get to the caught chimera. She smirked to herself as the enraged chimera tried to free its wings by tearing the metal. She squatted in front of the fallen beast and tried to remove the message from on its back.

The chimera instant latched onto her hand with its beak and she cried out as it began to tear chunks from her thumb. She smacked the animal, only to get bit again, on her palm. She growled at the beast and was about ready to stomp on it when she heard a familiar laugh.

"Well, well. Sebastian managed to make a number out of you, Serena."

Serena's head snapped over in Ed's direction and she snarled at him. "I'm going to kill it." She growled. "It ripped my hair out, attacked everyone in this room and has ripped a rather large chunk out of my hand. It's going to die."

Edward merely laughed again. "Let it go."

Serena looked at him with a look of disbelief. "No. Freaking. Way."

Edward's eyes froze over, and his face became the famous 'Elric glare.' Serena cringed at his voice. "Let. Him. Go."

She knew this was his 'no nonsense' voice, and he would most likely free the thing anyway, so she let it go. The chimera clacked at her and looked like it was going to attack her again. It hissed and Serena brought her bleeding hand up to defend herself when Edward whistled.

"Sebastian, come." The chimera responded immediately and flew to Ed's wrist. It clacked at him happily, but hissed as Serena came closer. Ed shushed it and stroked its head.

"Good boy." He whispered to it and Serena nearly fell over.

"WHAT?! HE ATTACKS EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, INCLUDING ME AND YOU SAY 'GOOD BOY'?!" She yelled. Edward merely chuckled again.

"Did it ever occur to you that maybe he's been trained not to let anyone read his messages?" He said, stroking the chimera again.

"Who would train a chimera to be that vicious?" Serena asked.

Edward didn't answer, but took the message from Sebastian's back and read it. Al walked in behind his big brother and hugged Sebastian to his metal body as best he could without killing the small animal.

Edward crumpled the letter and put it in his pocket.

"What is it, brother?" Al asked, Sebastian clicking happily on his shoulder.

"Serena, change our plans. We're going to Loire." Edward said, walking out the door.

"Wha?! Why?" Serena asked, chasing after the brothers.

"Brother, is it Kristen?" Al asked.

Edward nodded. Serena huffed again. "Who's Kristen and why are you changing all our plans to visit her?"

Edward responded without looking at her. "She's the head of my research team."

"So?!"

Edward sighed. "She's also my daughter."