"But that would be murder. State Alchemists can't commit crimes," Peter said, hoping to at least bargain for a little longer to live.

"Who would know? You attacked me after all." She replied seriously. "I may only be seventeen but I have killed before. I didn't want to then... but for you I'll gladly make that exception..." She raised her other fist up, aiming the barrel on her gauntlet at him. Deep down, She was hesitating. 'Don't do this Yang... Come on, Get a hold of yourself.' She thought her fist visibly shaking.

"Come on Yang..." Ren muttered, wondering what was taking his sister so long. He had a bad feeling about this...

It was maybe 20 minutes before Yang came up to were Ren and Rose were. Her hands were shaking and she was furious. "It was a fake... This whole time he was just using a fake stone."

"A fake stone?" Rose asked, confused.

"The Philosophers Stone is suppose to be a perfect material. There should be no way it could damage or break... But his did. It broke right off his ring and turned to dust." Yang clenched her fist.

"So this whole trip was for nothing?" Ren asked

Yang walked to the edge of the Balcony. "We stopped a crazy man who wanted to rule over people and make them do horrible things for power... This trip wasn't for nothing." She looked over the city, she knew the unrest would start but it would be over soon. She would get the military here to help out, to keep the peace.

"Well, at least we did check the rumor about this being a possible Philosopher Stone. I just wish you didn't have to use all your vacation time to do so. Winter will be working you like a dog now I bet..."

"I have my research that Fuhrer Cinder continues to want progress on." She sighed before turning to Rose. "What's that look for?" She asked wondering what was going on through Rose's mind.

"What...do we do now? The father wasn't wrong when he said that he stopped us from being Nomads" Rose stated.

Yang looked out at the town, "The people here are strong, they are tough. They were being led astray but... You aren't sheep..." Yang pushed off the balcony lightly before walking to Rose. "You are a strong woman Rose. You got two perfectly good legs. It's your choice were you go. But whatever you do, do not stop walking.

"And who knows, if the village needs a leader, then I think you would be perfect for that position," Ren added. "But my sister is right. You are stronger than you think"

"We all got some baggage... Some of us more then others." She made a gesture with her auto-mail arm. "But life is what you make of it. The Truth is what you make of it." She put the hand lightly on Rose's shoulder. "You can't change the past, but you can grow from it... So walk forward, maybe you can keep the peace around here." She smiled, hoping to lighten the weight that Rose must of been feeling.

"Just like everyone else Rose, you need to keep moving forward. If you stop for more than a moment, sometimes you'll find out that life has just passed you by. It may seem harsh, but it's true," he said with a light smile, hoping that would take away from the bite of his words.

"So then what are you going to do? You destroyed everything we know." Rose called them out on it.

Yang smiled. "We are not going to abandon you all. I plan to stick around until I can make sure things are improving over here. Cornello ran away after I beat him, He shouldn't return anytime soon."

"What do you have in mind sis?" he asked. "And don't forget that everyone else knows you as Taiyang. You'll have to redo your male persona."

"You do realize I'd have to get the right material to fix the bindings... right? You know, It's going to have to come out that I'm a girl. Unless I can somehow hide it long enough to buy it." Yang sighed.

"What exactly do you need again? I'm sure I can buy or barter for the materials, if there are any here," Ren replied honestly.

"Um...maybe I could help as well? I have some baggy shirts that you might be able to modify with your...alchemy in order to hide your breasts." Rose commented. It was the least she could do to try and help.

Yang went over the properties she needed in order to make the top right. "If you got anything like that, I wouldn't mind the help." she smiled. "It would be appreciated Rose."

"I'll see what I can find my bimbo of a sister," he teased before heading out of the bell tower.

Seeing Yang's anger at that word again, her curiosity had finally reached it's boiling point. "Why does he keep calling you that name? Isn't it demoralizing to call his own sister that?"

Yang got one good throw in at him, barely missing Ren by a second. She meant to kill him with that. She heard Rose's response before turning to her. "I was always teased because of my looks, my body. My skills always undermined because 'She's a girl'. Bimbo was the first insult I was really called when I began my path as a State Alchemist. Slut, Whore... I've been called a lot. Just because they think I coaxed my way into my position when I really worked tooth and nail to get this position just to find a way to get our bodies back. Bimbo strikes a bigger nerve, because it implies I am stupid, weak, pathetic and useless. He doesn't mean it, He teases me... but it infuriates me."

"But he's an android, right? Can't you short circuit him or tinker with him to make him think that he's a girl or something?" Rose asked after listening to her tale. And to think that she had it bad...

"He's not an android. That's my brothers soul controlling that container. I can't alter a human soul." She raised her auto-mail. "My sacrifice to bring my brother back to life. All that was left of him as just pieces... His heart and brain among things." She looked away. "I altered a suit of armor and fused him to it, giving him a body that reflects himself. All the while I am bleeding out." She motioned to her leg. "My will to live was strong enough to fight through the loss of blood. If it wasn't for Ren getting me to a friend of ours, I would be dead right now. His actions saved my life, and in turn my own actions saved both of us... However I can never imagine what my brother goes through."

"I see. Then why not tell him how much it hurts you when he calls you that? I may not have any siblings of my own, but I would think he would stop if he knew...right?" Rose asked after hearing everything. "Also...is that why you said it was impossible to recreate a human body?"