~DUBLITH~

"Uh-huh… Alright… I understand… Thank you." Izumi Curtis hung up her phone and sighed. She rubbed her face before turning and walking to the spare room and knocking on it before opening and walking in. Frowning, she stood next to a still-sleeping girl and sighed, then turned when she saw a shadow by the door. "Sig…"

"She hasn't woken up yet?" Izumi shook her head.

"No. She's still asleep."

Sid walked up to his wife and rubbed one shoulder. "Hopefully she'll wake up soon. Who was on the phone?"

"Roy Mustang. He told me Edward and Alphonse are coming." She turned to him. "And they're bringing guests."

~DUBLITH TRAIN STATION~

The four travelers walked out of the train station and looked at their surroundings. Ed stretched his arms and back, complaining about the seats while Gakupo nodded to his every complaint. After Ed's rant, they all started walking toward Izumi's butcher shop.

"I hope Teacher doesn't kill us…" Al said, sweating.

"Y-yeah… But what would she kill us for?" Ed asked, also sweating like crazy.

"She might be stressed, or angry…"

"What exactly does this Teacher teach?" Meiko asked, raising her eyebrow. Gakupo shrugged, then decided to stay on another topic.

"Alphonse," said boy turned to him, "I've been curious. Why do you always wear that suit of armor? I was told that you were the younger brother. That shouldn't be possible unless you got an enormous growth spurt." Ed and Al flinched at this, then Ed turned to him.

"It's nothing too big, really. He's just freakishly tall." Ed explained.

"Then why the armor?" Gakupo asked.

"It's a training exercise."

"Then why don't you have to wear one?"

"Because I didn't want to. It's too uncomfortable."

"Riiight…" Gakupo trailed off, getting elbowed in the side by Meiko.

"A-a-anyway, we're here." Al pointed out the shop and Edward knocked on the door. "Teacher? It's Ed and Al. We—" He was suddenly grabbed from behind and pulled to the side as the door shot open and a foot stuck out. "Eh…?"

Izumi blinked then looked over to Ed and the person behind him. Ed looked up at her as well. "How did you…?"

"I heard your footsteps." Meiko smiled at Izumi and let go of Ed.

"B-but… No one ever hears Teacher before she attacks… Otherwise I would always duck!"

"Meiko's got pretty good hearing." Gakupo smiled.

"I'm impressed. So you two are the ones who came from the transmutation circle." Izumi said, gaining their attention. Meiko and Gakupo bowed respectfully.

"My name is Meiko."

"And mine is Gakupo."

""It's nice to meet you"" They said in unison.

"It's a pleasure." Izumi smiled at them, putting a hand on her hip. "I'm Izumi Curtis. I assume you're here for the girl?" They nodded. "Alright then, come on in." She gestured them inside, showing her to the room Miku's in. "She's still resting. So be quiet, alright?"

"We will." Meiko said before walking inside with Gakupo, shutting the door behind them. Ed frowned at them.

"Brother?"

"Yeah Al?"

"I wonder what brought them here… and if we'll be able to find them all…" Al poked his fingers together worriedly. "I mean, what if something bad happened to them?"

"Oh come on Al. Nothing bad will happen to them." Ed smiled reassuringly at his younger sibling.

~NORTHERN FORT: BRIGGS~

The girl with pink hair sat semi-calmly in the interrogation room, her hands clasped together on the table and frowning deeply in thought. The door to the room opened and a tall woman with straight/curly hair and big lips walked in, holding her sword by its sheath. The woman stood in front of the chair opposite of her, resting both her hands on the top of her sword's handle. She glared down at the strange-haired girl for a moment before dropping a file on the table. "These pictures were taken of the large transmutation circle found above the base exactly thirty minutes before we found you unconscious under where the transmutation circle was." She explained as the girl looked through the pictures, her eyes widening for a moment. "If you cooperate with us, we will not have to take drastic measures.

She looked down at the pictures thoughtfully, frowning deeply, before looking up at the military woman. "I will cooperate. Although, I don't know much about these transmutation circles aside from a show I watched." The woman frowned, then nodded.

""What is your full name?"

"Luka Megurine."

"Age?"

"Twenty-one."

"Where are you from?"

Luka paused at this, thinking up a lie before saying, "I am originally from Xing. My father came illegally, met my mother, and had me in Resembool."

"Do you know who summoned you here?"

Another pause, then, "No, I do not know." Luka shook her head.

Frowning, the woman walked over to the door.

"Wait!"

She stopped and turned to Luka with a raised eyebrow. "What?"

"What is your name? I should know the person I'm being interrogated by."

"…i am General Armstrong."

Luka nodded before the General shut the door and left. Luka sighed. "Great… the military… I just hope the others are alright." She looked around the room, sighing. "She said she was General Armstrong… but that's impossible… Isn't it?"

~LIORE~

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Kaito screamed as he ran from the military's bullets aimed at him and his green-haired companion. The girl held her head in her hands and bent forward as she ran along side him.

"Somebody HELP USSS!"