Hughes let out an excited gasp as he jumped up out of his chair.
"Sheska! I've found something! we finally have a lead!!" He shouts out with joy.
"That's great news, sir, Calm down a bit I'll call Colonel Mustang and have him bring the Elrics in," the young assist sighs rubbing her hands over her tired eyes.
She stands and shuffles out of the Room while Maes Hughes picks up a pencil and starts scribbling down notes from the article in front of him.
As his eyes scanned the information his heart dropped slightly.
"As much as I hate to say it, I hope this is another dead end, I hope this isn't what happened," he mutters carefully placing the pencil down and running a hand through his hair.

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Alphonse sat on the floor by the couch keeping an eye on Rowena while reading another book to further his research, Mustang had just gone upstairs to have a quick nap before dinner and Ed was still sleeping.
"Hey Rowena, I'm Alphonse... I guess since Ed is like your father now that would make me your uncle," he says quietly.
"I never expected to be an uncle this young, I wouldn't have the first clue of how to be an uncle," he adds while Rowena makes cute gurgling noises at the large metal suit.
"I wish we could get our body's back. Me and Edward, I'd love to be able to hold you and feel your warmth," he murmurs going back to studying.
The stairs creak indicating Mustang was awake now.
"Good Afternoon Colonel, did you sleep well?" Alphonse asks
"Yeah I guess, how's she been?" He replies sitting down next to her on the couch,
"Good, I think... I'm not as good at this as Ed is," he sighs slumping slightly.
"You're doing perfectly fine, Ed might have a natural maternal instinct with her, but that doesn't mean you are not good at looking after her," Mustang says stretching.
"I guess," Al shrugs, his armour clunking with the movement.
"Just think of her as the little sister you never had," Mustang smirks while lifting her up.
She lets out a series of giggles and other assorted baby noises as Mustang lifts her into the air.
"A little sister who is just the most precious and sweetest little thing you have ever meet," he adds.
"MUSTANG! If you hurt my baby girl in any way I'll have Maes and Riza on you in a heartbeat," Edward exclaims rushing into the room and quickly but cautiously pulling the baby from his superiors grasp.
"Oh calm down I wasn't even being that rough with her, just having a little fun," Roy sighs with a roll of his eyes. Ed's hair was a tangled mess of blond stands sticking up in every which direction and his eyes had rather dark bags under them but other then those obvious signs that indicated his little and restless sleep the young boy was seemingly full of energy now.
Glaring daggers at Mustang he Shook his head ever so slightly.
"And what If you had dropped her while being so reckless like that, then she would have been hurt an...." Ed started to scold only to be cut off by the sudden interruption of Mustangs house phone to start ringing.
"Hmm, just hold that thought real quick I should answer that," Mustang chuckles standing and walking over to the wall on which the phone was located
"Hello, Mustang speaking," Roy answered. 
Though they could not hear what was being said both Alphonse and Edward noticed the sudden but subtle widening of Roy Mustangs eyes.
"Are you sure?" He asked
With a brief pause as he listened
"That's great news, I'll let Fullmetal know and we will be in as soon as possible," Mustang grinned. Hanging the phone back up he turned on his heel.
"Get a coat, were off to see Maes,  he thinks that he has found a possible lead in Rowena's case," Mustang says as he rushes down the hall to find his military coat.
"This doesn't mean your off the hook Mustang!" Ed shouts out. Letting out a sigh he looks down at Rowena.
"Let's go find you something warmer to wear, thanks for watching her while I slept Al," he says shuffling back to their room.
"Your welcome," Al says with a shrug which caused his metal armour body to clink against itself.

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Edward yawned as he speeds up his walking to fall into step beside Roy Mustang,
"So did Maes say what this lead was or is it a surprise?" He mutters while brushing a hand through his dishevelled, messy hair.
"No, Hughes did not say what it was, just that it was and lead?" Mustang says with little certainty.
"Damn it," Ed frowns.
They walk into the investigation branch, Ed cradling Rowena and getting a mixture of disapproving scowls and sympathetic gazes. Mustang stood beside the young alchemists earning Salutes from those with lower ranks who feared him and looks of disgust from those who mustang guessed must have made the odd assumption that the child was his doing. Al trailed along behind them keeping as quiet as a suit of armour could be. As the three alchemists entered Maes Hughes office nodding a small greeting to Sheska as they approach he and Hughes. 
"Good Evening," Sheska greets causing Hughes to look up to them.
"Ah, good your here, fair warning you're probably not going to like this all too much," he says getting straight to the point.