As Ed struggled in vain with his growing problems, Roy, Hawkeye, Havoc, Fury and now Breda and Falman, were waiting for Armstrong.

"How long do you think it's going to take for Armstrong to arrive?" Havoc asked, sitting backwards in a chair.

"He said he'd be here in a few hours." Fury said, leaning against the wall.

"Only Armstrong could make a two day trip last a few hours..." Roy muttered.

Before anything else could be said, Armstrong appeared, sparkles flying about.

"Greetings my friends! I have arrived from Central to assist you with my knowledge of Alchemic accidents, which have been passed down the Armstrong line for generations!"

Everyone sighed, prepared for a long, long night. Armstrong wasted no time. He questioned everyone about what had happened and then examined the powder left on the box, careful not to touch it.

"I've come to a conclusion!" He yelled out suddenly. "This is Alchemy Dust!"

"And what exactly is Alchemy Dust?" Falman asked.

"It's a powerful tincture in powder form. It has less power than a complete Philosopher's Stone but is still quite powerful. The dust is infused with a burst of alchemic energy and is contained for a set period of time. When the dust has contact with a living organism or inanimate object, depending on the desire of the one who infused it, the alchemy activates! Also, like the Philosopher's Stone, it can perform human transmutation, but to a much less extreme degree."

"That's very interesting Major." Hawkeye said. "But how do you propose we fix it?"

"Ah, that is a more difficult problem. Obviously the dust was intended to change size, but who did it? We'd have to track down the one who performed this alchemy before we could fix it."

Everyone sighed again. They had no idea where the package could've come from, so finding whoever sent it would be nearly impossible!

"You know, Fullmetal was covered in a lot more dust than the Col. I wonder what happened to him?"

"He probably grew larger than the Col. and is stuck some where." Armstrong said. "I will take it upon myself to find and rescue him!"

He flexed his arms as his shirt seemed to dissapear. Hawkeye, Havoc, and Breda shoved him out the door saying, "You do that."