Is it possible? Could it be? Yes it is. I have updated within a week of my last update! I am on a roll!

I probably could have put this into two seperate chapters, and probably should have, but Eh. I tried to make this one as long as I could.

Speaking of that. There is a new OC in here! From now on, I'm going to be putting both things that are happening in Amestris and things that are happening from Tara's side of the gate! It may not be every chapter, but we'll see.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, Kaira, or Raven! Kaira and Raven are owned by my Best friend and sister! She also wrote the piece from Kaira's point of view, I just revised it.

Chapter 10

~Kaira's POV~

A young woman of about nineteen left the library, sighing to herself. There has to be something, somewhere.. anything to explain this.. Looking up at the sky, she saw dark clouds start to roll in. Great. Rain. What else?

"Kaira!" A child's voice rang out from further down the road.

Kaira raised her head and smiled. Well,thismakesthingsalittlebetter,atleast. Her lightning blue eyes gleamed as she pulled her hair back into its usual messy ponytail. "Hey, Raven," she laughed. "Better be careful out here all alone, the big bad Tickle monster might find you!" Kaira grinned, raising her hands and making her fingers waggle back and and forth in a tickling motion towards her younger sister.

Raven grinned at her and rolled her eyes. Then she looked back up at Kaira brightly. "Are you gonna be home for dinner tonight?"

Kaira looked down. "I still haven't found the information I need. I'm sorry, Raven. Not tonight. Tell Mom not to make me anything, I'll be gone for a while."

Raven sighed. "I hope you find what you're looking for, Big Sister."

Kaira smiled at Raven and ruffled her hair. "I just need to figure this out. Okay?"

Raven looked up at her. "She'll come back, you know. She was family.. Tara loved us. Especially you, Sister. Even if she doesn't come home on her own," Raven grinned up at her. "You'll find her!"

Kaira smiled sadly at Raven, hiding the wince that came at the mention of Tara's name. That little brat had been gone for almost a week now. Normally, Kaira wouldn't have been too worried, except for the fact that she had left with absolutely no warning at all, which was extremely unusual for her. Oh,Tara,whereareyou? Kaira knew that she wouldn't receive an answer, but her mind pleaded anyway. I'll find you. I promise. I know you didn't run, like Rosa says.You wouldn't leave me to deal with her alone..

Kaira sighed. Sending her little sister back home, she turned and began to ascend the library steps once more, her mind turning to Fullmetal Alchemist, the anime that Tara had introduced her to. It was quite ironic, actually. Tara hadn't exactly introduced the anime to her, she had more of reintroduced it. Kaira had known and loved FMA much earlier that Tara had discovered it. But some things led to others, and the anime became the least of her worries and moved down on her list of favorites. When Tara had first come running to her about it, she wanted almost nothing to do with it. Until she started talking about a character who had stayed in the back of Kaira's mind since she had first discovered the anime, Roy Mustang. She smiled as she recalled the fangirl squabbles that she and Tara had engaged in over which character was better, Alphonse Elric or Roy Mustang. If only you were real, Kaira sighed. You might be able to help me solve this.. I'd give anything to meet you.

Kaira stopped suddenly. Tara had detention last Friday. Today was Friday. Exactly one week after her disappearance. "She was last seen at the school!" She raced down the steps. Thunder echoed in the distance, merging in with her rapid footsteps against the pavement. This is my last chance! Please, Tara, show me what happened!

Approaching the now-closed school, Kaira peered through a window. Seeing the lights were all shut off, she grinned. "Perfect!" Sneaking through the window she had just picked open, Kaira landed in the library. Pulling her hood over her head, she ran through the halls until she made it to the main office. Silently, Kaira snuck into the principals office.

Tara's books were still right on the desk she must have been sitting at during her detention session. The books were all open, the pages slightly torn and ruffled. Tara usually kept her books neat, so this startled Kaira a bit. "A clue. Anything.." Examining the desk, she traced along the scratched lines that made up the graffitti on the desk, until she came across a small transmutation circle. Normally, she would have turned away from disgust, until she saw the small smudges of what were fingerprints. "This ink.. its the same color of what kind of pens Tara uses for drawing!"

Kaira stared at the transmutation circle in shock. "No way. Tara, what did you do? Did you really try..? More importantly, did it work?"

Fierce determination took over her anxiety. Raising her palms slowly, she placed them carefully and held them against the circle.

Nothing happened.

Seeing her last hope fade from her grasp, Kaira fell to her knees in frustration. "Come on! Tara, please! I need an answer! What happened to you!?" Tears of anger and sorrow began to cascade down her cheeks. She was so lost in her fear for Tara that she barely registered it when a light snapped on from the doorway.

~Tara's POV~

Come on! Tara, please! I need an answer! What happened to you!?

Kaira..? Tara's eyes snapped open. A stinging pain flashed through her head, causing her to whimper slightly when she moved. "Ow ow ow ow.. my head.."

She was quickly interrupted by a sharp "shhh!" Looking up, she saw Ed standing in front of her, his back turned towards her. He stared straight to the side, his eyes never leaving the door. His lips moving ever so slightly, he hissed, "Don't move and stay quiet."

Angered at the command of being quiet and very confused, Tara was about to hiss back when the compartment door was kicked open so forcefully it banged into the wall and was knocked off of its hinges. Two burly looking men entered the car, frowning at the sight of Tara and the others. She would have not thought that much about it, until she noticed one cock something from behind his back. Her eyes widened. That's a..!"

Ed must have noticed it as well, because his eyes shifted ever so slightly. But only for a second, before they locked onto the hijackers once again. "Who are you," he growled. "What do you want?"

The first man grinned. "We've taken over this train. If you cooperate, you will leave unharmed. Now fork over any money and valuables you have!"

Tara stared at the men. They really thought this was going to work, didn't they? Either they were extremely confident, had some sort of secret weapon, or were just incredibly stupid. She had watched the anime enough to know that none of the people she was traveling with would take this crap. Especially Ed, who would probably pretend like it wasn't a big deal in the first place. So it didn't come at all of a surprise to Tara when Edward simply grinned and shrugged. "How about I don't give you anything and you get off this train before I kick your butts?"

Tara wasn't prepared when the guy actually smirked back at Ed and held up his hand in a sort of gesture. At once, the door to the car slammed open again. The room was flooded with more crooks, about nine or ten of them. Tara turned quickly to look at Ed. He was gritting his teeth, his eyes now more focused and angered. She also noticed that Al had stood up from across her seat and Armstrong had opened his eyes when they had been closed before. That meant one thing; they were in some deep trouble.

The man grinned and repeated himself. "Now, it looks like we're all on the same page here. Fork it over, Shorty."

Of course, that's when World War III broke out on the train headed to Central.

~Tara's POV~

The first thing Tara saw was Ed flying towards the leader of the pack who had spoken the insult. Everything else was a total blur. Scrambling further into the back of the train, she heard a series of screams, wails, clanks, punches, alchemical reactions, and a few gunshots. Ducking under the seat, Tara trembled as the fighting commenced, watching everything she could from her hiding place.

The sounds continued for a good couple minutes before the eruption of chaos finally ceased. Creeping slowly out from under the seat, Tara looked around. It didn't come to a shock at all when she saw the hijackers all out cold on the floor, Ed standing over the leader, looking like he was ready to kill, Al trying to hold him back, and Armstrong just standing in the back, doing his usual sparkle routine. Tara rolled her eyes and went over to Ed. "You really did a number on them." She pointed out.

Ed turned and smirked at her. "And you're quite the coward, aren't you?"

Tara seethed. "Hey, shut up! I wasn't trained by a teacher that left you on an island for a month before doing your actual training, or got his State Alchemist certification at the age of twelve! I'm not as coordinated, okay!?"

Tara was about to continue ranting to him when she stopped abruptly. Ed was staring at her in complete shock. She was confused at first, until he stuttered, "How did you know about our teacher?"

Tara immediately froze, locking her wide eyes onto Ed's shocked ones. No! Frick, Tara, you blew it!

Ed glared at her. "Who are you? How do yo- Get down!"

Ed's warning came too late. Someone grabbed Tara from behind, pinning her arms behind her back. She screamed and kicked, but the grasp stayed firm. Ed ran towards her attacker, ready to free her, when he was also grabbed from behind. A burly man slammed him into the wall, hard, causing Ed to slump down, weakened from the blow. Al cried out for his brother and Armstrong prepared to use some of his "artistic Alchemy passed down through the Armstrong family for generations," When the sound of a gun cocking was heard. Tara felt the shock of cold metal being pressed into her neck. Ed, Al, and Armstrong all froze, staring at her.

Tara's eyes widened. Her heart beat rapidly, fear overtaking her entire body as it started to shake. Not good, not good, not good!

"Let her go."

The man that held her whipped around, gun still pressed firmly to the back of her neck. "Who are you," He hissed to someone in the back. "What do you want?"

A figure completely cloaked from the head down repeated itself. "I said. Let her go." Tara's spine prickled. Who..?

She was jerked roughly back, her air supply cutting off slightly as the creeps hands tightened around her neck, and from the sound of flesh against metal, the gun. Gasping for air, Tara kicked her feet in a desperate attempt to get free, or to even just have him loosen his grip, but to no avail. Al wisely refrained from making any sudden movements, to avoid the possibility of setting off the hijackers, and Armstrong glared at the unmoving ones, just daring any of them to stand. Although, he as well, refrained from fighting. Ed's hands were being held apart behind his back, so he couldn't use alchemy.

Wait... Alchemy!

Tara looked down at her hands. She had seen Truth. Did that mean..? Glancing around quickly, she saw that all of the attention was on either the hijackers or the mysterious figure in the doorway. This was her only chance, it was now or never.

And Tara chose now. Twisting her hands slightly, they touched. She raised a hand ever so slightly and touched the rough hand that was holding her arms captive.

The man screamed in pain and shock, releasing Tara and falling to the ground. Immediately, Tara ran over to the guy holding Ed and used the same technique. The same thing happened, the guy screamed, fell, and Ed was released. He stared at her in complete shock. Tara simply grinned. "Hows that for a coward?"

"You'll pay for that!" Tara spun around to see the first hijacker holding up the gun, aiming right at her. She had no time to dodge, no time to even think before there was a loud bang. She closed her eyes and waited for the exploding pain.

But none came. Opening her eyes slightly, she saw a dark shadow standing in front of her. The figure from the door had taken the hit for her. But the weird thing Tara didn't understand was that he wasn't hurt. The figure simply stood and brushed himself off. Sighing, he shrugged. "That hurt. What was that for?"

Every face in the car gaped at him. The figure simply shrugged. Then he flew forward, grabbed the leader by the collar of his shirt, and proceeded to give him a swift kick to the head, knocking him out immediately. Turning, he pointed to Ed. "You. Transmute something that I can tie them up with."

Ed grumbled slightly, but did as he was told. In a few minutes, every one of the hijackers were tied in a bundle, their backs to one another with a long rope made from some of the seats. Tara payed no attention, her eyes fixed on the cloaked man. She couldn't explain it, but she knew him. But from where?

The man grunted and caught her by surprise as he stood and looked at her. She couldn't see his face, which discomforted her. He was strange. But at the same time, Tara recognized him. "My work here is finished," He muttered as he headed for the door. "Take good care of that girl, Fullmetal Alchemist. Your brother as well. I'm putting my trust in you. We will meet again." He disappeared behind the door.

Tara ran after him. "Wait! I need to know more! Who are you!?" She grabbed the handle and swung the door back. But he was gone. Just as suddenly as he had came, he was gone.

Hmm. Creepy person...

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