Okay chapter 3, it's shifting back to Roy and Ling this time, I hope it's not too boring.

Note: This takes place while RanFan and Riza are sitting in the hallway.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of it themes or characters.

"So what are you going to do now Mustang?" asked the Blond women in a cold voice, no trace of sympathy for the blind man who stood in front of her.

"I don't know breath air and expel carbon dioxide I guess, General Armstrong." Replied to man sarcastically.

"You know what I mean" she spat out a look of deep annoyance in her eyes.

"There's not much I can do, I expect I'll be receiving a discharge letter in a few hours."

She looked at him for another second before turning to Ling "what about you, Xinganese Prince, what will you do?"

"I'm honestly not sure, I was planning to bring the philosophers stone back to my country and present it to the Emperor, but I don't know anymore, after seeing how it corrupted this country I'm not sure. Hell even if I go back I'm not sure how anything I've done will help my clan anymore, hell I don't even know if the Emperor is still alive."

Roy remembered how Greed had said the young Xinganese man wasn't ready to talk and feared a mental breakdown from the young Prince. General Armstrong however wasn't about to develop pity for children.

"So what you're telling me is that we have to cowards here who aren't man enough to handle their situations, is that it?"

The room was silent for a few moments before she strode to the door and said "Mustang, leave the military if you want, I'll take my place at the top on my own. Oh and Xing boy, I'm sure the Chang heiress will take her opportunity in her home country, feel free to hide in Amestris." The door slammed leaving both men with her words ringing in their ears.

"She's a very soft hearted women isn't she." Asked Ling.

"Heh, I think she'll run this country all right though."

"So you're going give up on leadership then" asked Ling sitting down on an empty chair.

"I need someone to lead me down the hallway; I don't know if I'll be able to lead a country." He hesitated while he felt around for a chair and sat down "what about you, will you be returning to Xing or staying to watch this broken country try to get back on its feet."

"I'm not really sure where I belong, hell I'm not even completely human anymore." He sighed and slumped in his chair a little. "Heh, I guess if worst comes to worst, I could go with Greeds idea and open a bar while I try to take up a plan for world domination."

"Greed really going to do that?" asked Roy.

"I'm not sure about the bar part, but taking over the world is definitely on his list."

"You agreed with that?"

"Even if I'm not, Greed will try it anyway."

"I thought you both had equal control."

"No, we have an understanding but Greed still has more control than I do, He'll let me have control when it's convenient but he can take it back at any second."

"I guess Armstrong's right then, we really can't control our situations"

Silence rang around the room again as both men thought about what they had lost, not only in their battle but on their journey, both thought about the goals they had made, back when life had seemed so much simpler, both thought if those goals had been worth the losses.

"I guess all we can do is press on."

Lame ending I know, but still I'm thinking of posting another chapter, please review and comment.