Fullmetal Alchemist Awakening

Hidden Truths

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Aaliyah.

{Opening song}

"Doctor Marcoh's research! It's all gone!" Ed and Aaliyah screamed in front of the burnt-down Central Library. "I can't believe it..." Aaliyah muttered.

*Atop Central's Watch Tower*

"In the end, burning the place down was easier." Lust said. "Is that what you were doing in Central?" Gluttony asked the woman. "Yes...three kids found out about Marcoh's research notes; something had to be done about it." She sat down as she continued, "With that issue taken care of, I thought I would come to see how things were progressing here in East City...is he here?" Gluttony stayed quiet as Lust looked at him. "Gluttony?" "I smell him...I can smell him." Gluttony continued to sniff the air. "The scar-faced Ishvalan is close...I can taste his stink...like blood. I still get to eat him, right?" "Oh yeah, right down to the last hair..."

Chapter 7: Hidden Truths

*In the Sewers*

Scar walked through the sewers, hands in pockets, as he saw the rats quickly scurry off. Scar turned around, only to find a pair of red eyes staring back at him. Gluttony charged at the Ishvalan as the man brought his arm back, ready to attack. Scar brought his arm to Gluttony's head, using his alchemy to blast his head clean off. Lust then came running to him with her ultimate spear. There was then a huge explosion.

*East Headquarters*

Scar hasn't been sighted, not once since with the Elrics and Daniels." Riza read from the report. "Maybe he isn't even in East City anymore." Havoc said looking over a marked map. "I hope you're wrong about that." Mustang said. "Huh?"

"This case has obviously become too much for Central to handle. If I can close it quickly enough I'll be golden." He smirked and faced them in his twirling chair. "I've got a ladder to climb, and this is how it's done– I need every mark in my favor I can get, at least until I've assumed the office of Fuhrer, that is."

Hawkeye smiled. "You may not want to display your ambitions quite so nakedly, sir." "Yeah," he says, spinning back towards the window, "I'll be sure to remember that in the future."

"Reporting in, sir." A soldier shouted, saluted, and breathed hard from his fast sprint. "We've just received a report of an explosion occurring on the MarrowRiver!" "What!" Soldiers gathered on the bridge at the site of the explosion.

"Was it a gas explosion?" A soldier asked another. "With everything else that's been going on around here, who knows." "There no mistaking it," Hawkeye said, observing the torn piece of material covered with blood, "this was definitely Scar's jacket."

"Have you found the body?" Mustang asked Havoc. He hit his head. "Not yet, but we're still searching," "Either way, he can't be in very good shape after losing this much blood." Havoc stated. "Yeah, but we do this by the book," Mustang said. "We need to find hard proof that he's dead... Alright, Lieutenant Havoc."

"Yes, sir?" Havoc reply. "You and your men will work day and night to clear out this debris. I want his body found! Don't take as much as a coffee break until that's done, do you understand?" Mustang stated. "Come on Colonel, can't you cut us some slack? You're gonna work us all to death." Havoc replied. "Shut up! I don't gotta relax until I see his body and that means you don't get to either!" Mustang said.

"I guess we'll get to work then." Havoc said. Gluttony stood in the crowd, shrouded in a gray hood, with a tear in his eye. "Looks like he got away." Lust said. "I didn't get my snack." He said, sucking on his finger. "Yes, I know. Maybe next time. Though, I think we can safely assume that Scar will be out of the game for s little while. I suppose I'll be heading back to Central again. I need to report back to Father about everything that's happened here."