I stare out the window of the empty train cart, wondering about what Central has for me. I look across from me, and there's no one. Sometimes, Ed would be asleep, and Al and I would talk about what we're thinking. Or the three of us would be joking around, playing card games. Al and I would tease Ed about Winry.

But it all feels so long ago.

I remember sleeping on his shoulder, talking about missions, laughing, talking. When I look back on things like this, it makes me miss him so, so much more. But I shouldn't waste time missing him. I should find him. But then I remember why I'm going, and forget that fantasy.

I open a book from my bag, when I open it, I see pictures falling out, along with a pen, and some paper. I smile, and start writing, stopping every now and then to shake my hand from it hurting. I finish it off and sign my name. I re-read the letter.

Dear Alphonse,

I am writing from you from a train, so this might be a bit messy. How's the search for your bodies? I wish I could ask you in person, but I know that I might not see you for a while. How's Ed behaving? I know he can be bouncing off the walls every now and then. Have you met someone else? Have you met someone to call your own?

I'm heading to Central right now, I fixed my back a few days ago, I studied it, and it said that it will take a few years off my life. But I'm ok with that, I just want to fight along your side again. I'm planning on going for my state alchemy test in a few months, I heard from Ed that it was easy, so I think I'll be good. I know being a state alchemist is a dangerous job, but I want to do it for Nicole. Nicole just passed, and I'm wondering if this could be connected to Tucker. They tried to convince me that it was suicide, but someone obviously killed her. Write back to me as soon as you can, ok?

Love, (Y/N).

I see a wet spot on it, and feel my face, and feel tears on my cheeks. I wipe them away and put my letter neatly in my bag. But something else comes out, another letter. The letter is a brownish color, and was written a while ago. I open it.

Dear my daughters,

I am sorry to say that I know that this birth wouldn't go well, and I might die. I want your father to give this to you if that does happen. I love you and your new sibling dearly, and I will be watching over all of you. I want you to take care of each other, and support each other. I want you to become successful, and to be kind hearted people. I also want you to be safe. I love you all, so much.

Love, Mama.

I feel tears flood my eyes, rushing like a waterfall.

"Mom..."

Time skip.

I wake up on a bench, with my father next to me. He looks down. "You're awake! You fell asleep on the train, and Mustang told me to get you off of the train, so I didn't want you to miss your stop to Central." He looked happy, probably to see his only daughter.

"How have things been going here?" I ask, still laying on the bench.

"Pretty good. The Elric brothers came here a few days ago looking for you. They said it was something about a guy named Ling."

"Oh, that jerk. What was it about?"

"He's become a Homunculus."

I bolt up. Why would he turn himself in like that? "We need to go to headquarters." I say, throwing on a jacket I made for myself. The jacket was a dark blue, with a white symbol for my form of alchemy.

"They said you couldn't walk. How did you...." he tried to figure it out.

"I shaved off a couple years of my life."

"Why would you do that?..."

"I don't want to be sitting around on my ass all day doing nothing."

He changes the subject. "How's home?"

"Home..... home isn't the same...."

"What happened?"

"Nicole.... Nicole was murdered. That's one of the reasons I'm here."

"Well.... in that case... I'm helping you."

"You could get killed. These people are tracking me down, they're probably linked to everything going on around here, you know."

"And you can't get killed, either. We have to have each other's backs. You're my only reason to keep going." He smiles and hugs me. I hug him back, I feel tears soak my new jacket.

"Dad?..."

"I'm sorry, Pumpkin." He wipes his tears. "Lets keep going."

We walk side my side until we get to the headquarters.

"Go to the Colonels office." My dad said, as we turn to each other to go our separate ways.

"Got it." I start walking up the stairs, and looking around. I wonder where Hughes is?

I walk into his office and swing the door open. Everyone looks up and I keep walking. I sit down in a chair in front of Mustang, who is currently taking a nap.

I smirk for a second. I use my alchemy to lock his wrists onto his desk, then take off his gloves and hide his stash of gloves under someone's desk.

"You're going to get yelled at, you know." A man with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, and blondish hair said to me.

"It's a visiting gift." I say, smirking a bit.

"You're the new kid, right? Hughes has been talking about you." He rolled his eyes when he said Hughes, I chuckle a bit.

"Yes I am. I'm heading to the library. See ya." I turn around on my heel and head towards the library. When I get there, I see Sheska.

"Hey! How's traveling going?" She said,  looking up from a book.

"Pretty good. Do you have anything about...." Shit. I don't really know what I'm looking up. "Anything about murders around Amestris and homunculi?"

She jumps up and gets on a ladder, then gets some books. She sets them on the table. I start reading through the first one, and start to remember the Orabourus tattoo on Greed. Wait, Greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Therefore, shouldn't there be more of them?

I scroll through the library, and find some religious books on the sins. I take out a note pad and start writing down some notes.

Greed had an Ultimate Shield, he might have it because the best way to strive for immortality is to protect only himself and his possessions. A power for Envy would be shapeshifting, so they can be like the people they are envious of. Gluttony would probably be related to eating in some ways. Pride would like to see themselves, so it'd be something to do with their reflection. The others I'm unsure of.

The easiest to kill someone would most likely be Envy. Someone could be jealous, shape shift into someone else, and kill them when their backs are turned.

Nicole had two stab wounds. The words on the wall showed that they knew me. In that case...

They made it easy.