FULL METAL WO SAGASHITE

Hey! I know I shouldn't be writing this, because I've barely begun Undercover, but I really wanted to, so here it is. Please read it, even if you don't know some of the characters. Oh, and I have to use NN's for lines, 'cause the site won't let me do anything else.

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Chapter 1: The Meeting

Al sighed. He didn't like showing it to Ed, because his Niisan would probably overreact, but the 14 year old often became melancholy when thinking about the future. After all, they were facing an incredibly powerful enemy, the homunculi and their Father, and there was also the matter concerning his armor body. Al knew, after regaining his memories at the Gate, that sooner or later-preferably later- his soul would reject his body, and that would be it for him. As he once explained to Ling, his body was virtually a ticking time bomb.

Speaking of the Xingese prince, Ling had been informed of the emperor's sad-if expected- death, and there was a huge dilemma over in Xing about who was going to be the next emperor. Since Ling really wanted that position, he, Lan Fan, and Foo headed back to their home country. So it seemed that Ed and Al were alone again.

Currently, they were staying in one of the military hotels in Central, trying to find a new lead on a way to get their original bodies back. Al sighed again. Ed was probably already deep in his research, and they had only barely gotten there.

"Niisan!" Al called, "Don't forget to eat!" There was a muffled yell and a crash, and Al couldn't help but chuckle as he walked outside. He needed to go buy their dinner.

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"Izumi-kun!" Jonathan whined, floating near his shinigami partner, "Why do we have to go all the way to this new country?" The ghost look-a-like complained, "It's so far away!"

"Because the Death Master has assigned us someone who lives over here," Izumi explained impatiently, "Besides, I think seeing this new country will be fun." Izumi was a blond shinigami, wearing a black vest with a long sleeved yellow shirt underneath, and black pants. He also had a black hat to hide his dog ears. All shinigami in the Pediatric Death Ward had to have animal ears, since they worked with children.

Shinigami were also known as Gods of Death. They ensured that a person would die at the moment they were fated to, no sooner and no later. And so, the shinigami of the Pediatric Ward had to ensure the death of children.

"But Izumi-kun!" Jonathan nagged, "I was having fun!" Izumi sighed.

"I liked watching Me-chan, Ta-kun, and Miki too, but orders are orders."

"But Izumi-kun-" Jonathan never got to finish his sentence, because of a well-timed fist connecting with his nose.

"Shut up."

"Ow! Izumi-kun you sadist! Is my nose flat like a pancake now?" Jonathan wailed, flying around and around.

"No, actually, it's more like it's swelling like a balloon." Jonathan wailed even louder.

"Izumi-kun!"

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Al whistled merrily as he entered the hotel room. He looked around, and, noticing that Ed wasn't in sight, he called out for his brother.

"Niisan! I brought dinner!" There was a shuffling sound, and Ed answered back.

"Wait a sec, Al, I'll be right there!" Al gave a contented smile. He liked spending time with his brother, although he was to embarrassed to tell Ed that. Suddenly there was a strange sound, and the wall in front of Al seemed to budge outwards and a blond haired man with wings pushed himself into the room. A small ghost(?) flew in as well. Al gave a startled shout.

"Niisan!"

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"What's wrong!" Ed yelled. His brother's call had scared him, who knows what might be attacking! He ran quickly out of the room, quickly took in the two strange figures standing in the room, and immediately tried to punch the taller one. But he dodged just as quickly.

"Uh oh," the smaller of the two said in a whiny tone that Ed instantly disliked, "I think they can see us."

"Obviously," the other one sighed, "It's the Miki fiasco all over again." Ed was getting annoyed; they were talking as if he couldn't hear them.

"Excuse me," Ed began icily, "but WHO THE HECK ARE YOU!"

"I am Izumi Rio," The taller one explained, "and this is my partner, Jonathan." Hmm, that was a coincidence. How did he have the same name as Teacher?

"Okay…" Ed said, relaxing his arm, "Now, what are you doing here." He was still suspicious, but they seemed harmless enough.

"The Death Master believes that someone will try and stop his fate." Izumi explained, gesturing towards Al. "We were sent here to prevent that from happening." Now Ed was confused.

"Stop Al's fate? Why?! What's going to happen to him!?" The irritating little thing-Jonathan- was currently doing circles around his head, which didn't improve Ed's mood much.

"We are shinigami," Izumi explained, the blank expression never leaving his face. Ed tapped his foot impatiently.

"What does that mean?"

"It means," Izumi explained slowly, as if talking to an imbecile, "that you're brother-" Here he pulled out a small handbook, "Alphonse Elric, age 14, a soul trapped in a suit of armor-" Ed was amazed that they knew so much- "is going to die. We need to prevent anything from happening that will change this."

"What?" Ed asked. It was said almost in a whisper, and Ed was afraid to hear the answer.

"Alphonse Elric will die," Izumi said again, "in a year's time. And there's nothing you-or anyone else- can do about it.

Chapter One: End