"Annabeth? What's wrong?" Al asked as I stopped, holding my temples.

"I... I don't know..." I murmured. "Something with Ed, I think..."

"I'm sure he's fine. He did spar with Izumi, didn't he? And he and Al survived on that island for a month without Alchemy?" May asked.

"Yeah, but this is a strange country... Who knows what dangers there are there? Bigger than a fox, that's for sure!" I said stubbornly.

"I'm sure everything's fine..." Ling soothed. "It's probably just a headache."

"Yeah... Sure..." I nodded, not at all reassured. "It's a nasty headache, anyways... So I'm gonna go t' bed for now..." I muttered, standing up.

Shakily, I made my way to the room that Lan Fan, May and I shared. I practically dove under my blanket, shivering. I was scared. Something was wrong, I could feel it...!

I fell asleep easily enough... But my dreams were riddled with screams and bright flashes of painfully bright light... And a voice, taunting me, sneering about how weak I was, how I was such a princess...

I shot awake screaming.

"Ow!"

"Oh! Gosh, sorry Lan Fan!" I said, covering my mouth in shock. I'd delivered a nasty blow to her nose when I'd thrashed... Oops.

"What's wrong? You were screaming and yelling for Edward in your sleep." May said worriedly. Shao May nodded from May's shoulder.

"I... I think he's in danger, but no one will listen! And... Oh, no..."

Those screams in my dream had been Edward's!

I jumped up and ran. Lan Fan and May ran after me, shouting. People got up and came out of their rooms to see what all the commotion was. I ran right past all of them, ignoring the bewildered cries and people yelling my name...

I had to get to Edward...!

I made it to the huge court-yard. Spreading my wings, I was about to take off when Al grabbed my arm. "Annabeth, what's wrong?" he asked, scared.

"Edward! He's in trouble!" I wailed in distress, flapping frantically, but not strong enough to take off.

"How? What do you mean, and how do you know?" Ling asked, looking concerned.

"I... I went to the room and fell asleep... But my dreams were bad! Very bad! Ling, I heard Ed screaming in pain and fear and there were all these really bright flashes and someone was saying nasty things to me and-"

"Woah, woah, slow up! Calm down! For all we know, this was just a dream!" he said.

"But it wasn't!" I cried indignantly... I had a strong connection to the Gate of Truth, and he was doubting something I thought was going on. I was real upset.

There was a flutter of wings, and something landed near us.

"What kind of bird is that?" Alphonse asked.

I gulped. "A golden eagle..."

I've had a bad experience with them. A bully at my school had a pet golden eagle, and once the thing attacked me, badly mauling my back. Naturally, I was a tad on the nervous side...

The thing fluttered over, and I ducked behind my friends with a squeak. "It's got a message tied onto it's foot!" Ling said.

"S-so take it off and read it...!" I stammered. "And don't let it near me...!"

May obliged. She paled after giving it a once-over. "A-Annabeth was right..."

Giving the eagle a wide birth, I ran over and snatched the paper from her hands. "N-no..." I gasped, falling to my knees. "I-it can't be... No..."

"Annabeth, what is it?"

"My past tormentor, Shayle... He-he's here in this world... He's got Ed captive!" I sobbed, the paper crumpling in my hand. As if in a mood-swing, I jumped up, glowering at the eagle, Fury. I ripped a piece of my shirt off and quickly bit my thumb. Satisfied, I scribbled down a quick message. Shaking a bit, I tied the cloth to the scaly leg.

Content with the response, Fury flew off.

"Annabeth, what did you reply...?" Al asked, scared by the message which he'd just read.

"He may have a mini-army of Drachmans and assorted thugs behind him... But he's hurting Edward. I'll plow through them until I find that coward and shove a size XXXXXXXL machete into his gut!" I snarled.

"You'll need help! And, come on, this is perfect! Amestris and Drachma have been fighting for... Ever! With this, you can pitch them against each other!" Ling urged.

"How? One little character isn't gonna matter to the country!"

"Yes, it will..." Al nodded, apparently seeing some logic that I didn't.

"Tell, 'cause I'm all ears!"

"Ed saved Amestris. And if you know a lot of people in Amestris, this Shayle character may take more of them. If you warn the people that Drachmans are abducting their own, you can stir them to action!" May prompted.

"Oh..."

I felt stupid then. Way t' go, not seeing that...

Okay... So I've got a few proposals for you people here.

BECAUSE YOU READ THE STORY, YOU MUST DO ONE OF THESE! SHOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE (LIKE) BUTTERFLY'S SAMURAI!

1) I need a new OC. Well, a few details. Can you finish his\her design in a way that it pleases me and fits the story?

2) Think you have Annabeth's best color? Write a one-shot about one of the many different looks of Annabeth!

3) SONGS! Annabeth loves to sing, but I'm outta songs! HELP!

4) Annabeth listens to Vocaloid... Can you write her into one of their songs?

DETAILS ARE ON MY FILE AT THE VERY BOTTOM! CHECK IT OUT! WINNERS GET A PRIZE!