A/N: This is the first fanfic I've written, so, go easy on me with the reviews.

Disclaimer: If I owned Fullmetal Alchemist, I would be the happiest guy on earth. But, I don't…

Chapter 1

"Are you sure we're going the right way, Brother?" Al asked as they were walking across the desert under the hot sun.

"Why the hell are you asking me, you're the one with the map!" replied Ed, getting frustrated because of the heat.

"Well, we were supposed to be heading west when we left town," said Al, trying to get his brother to listen to him.

"Well, what direction are we heading, then?" Ed asked impatiently. They had been walking for an hour and thirteen minutes before this conversation came up.

"Um…we've been heading south," Al said, afraid to think what reply Ed would make.

"SOUTH?! We've been walking for and hour and a half in the WRONG DIRECTION?!" wailed Ed at the top of his lungs. At this time it was 2:17 p.m.

"But, Ed, whenever I tried to tell you, you would—" Al tried to predict what would happen if he finished he sentence, and just sighed. "Sorry, Brother."

Ed sighed. "Ah, it's all right. Everyone make mistakes sometimes," said Ed, totally oblivious to the fact that it's actually his fault.

Al sighed again. "Well, although we aren't going in the right direction, there seems to be a town to the east," he said.

Ed looked at his pocket watch that he got for being a State Alchemist, glanced at the sun, and started walking. Al was surprised he was actually walking in the right direction. They got there at around 3:10, and found the inn to be full, so they settled in an old abandoned house at the middle of town. Ed drank some orange juice, and read until 10:00 p.m., and went to bed. Al didn't need to sleep, so he just stared out the window until he got bored and continued reading the book Edward had lent him. By this time, he was on chapter 17: the purpose of alchemy.

The next morning, Edward woke up to Al shaking him. "Al, it's seven in the morning, what is it?" Ed asked. He was still tired from the walk yesterday, and was really wondering why he had woken him up.

"Brother, I think you should see who's here," Al said excitedly. Ed got up, and changed into his clothes before opening the door to see and old friend standing in front of the door way leaning back on the wall. He had a black jacket that looked like Edward's and black gloves too. He had the same boots, and was 2 feet taller than Ed. He had pitch-black hair that could barely be seen in the dark. He had the same skin tone as Ed as well.

The young man opened his cold black eyes, looked up and grinned. "Long time no see, buddy," he said. "…K-Ken?! Is that you?" Ed stood there shocked. He hadn't seen Ken since he had left Resembool to go do some kind of training. "Where the hell've you been? I mean, you left so long ago! I haven't seen you for ages!" Ed splurted out. "Well, seeing as we have some time, I guess we could talk about it," Ken said.

They talked for a while about what Ken has been doing for the past 3 years, what kind of training he did, and just about everything except the fact of Ed's auto mail and Al's soul bound armor. "I noticed that you were one of the only people who hadn't made a comment about Ed's height," Al whispered to Ken. "Heheh, ya, I can be like that," Ken replied.

"Hey, you want to spar like we used to in the old days?" Ken asked, they each won a somewhat equal amount whenever they sparred. "All right, we can do that," Ed grinned. They went outside to where there was a 6-foot tall stone wall surrounding the back yard. It was a big yard, if you're wondering. They walked out to the center of the yard and Ed and Al got into their regular stances while Ken just stood there looking slowly from Ed to Al and back with his cold eyes.

The fight started when Al kicked at Ed who dodged it with a back flip. Ed flew a punch at Ken who leaned to the left and grabbed his arm and threw him at Al, who fell over with the impact. Ed did a roll while Al pushed himself back up. Ed charged at Al who jumped up hoping that Ed would rush under, but didn't expect Ed to jump and kick him in the right arm. Al rolled, and ran toward Ken who ducked and tripped him as he was running. Ken looked up to see Ed falling with his left arm cocked back to punch, and was gaining momentum as he fell. Ken lifted up his right hand and grabbed Ed's fist. He pulled his arm back and punched Ed in the gut. He fell to the ground gagging, and nodded to Al as they agreed to team up on Ken like they used to back in Resembool. Al catapulted Edward into the air and rushed at Ken. Ken finally moved from his spot and jumped onto and off of Al's head and was flying toward Ed. Ed twisted his body like a tornado and tried to hit him with a right hook. But Ken had done a somersault in the air and kicked him as Ed punched empty air. They both fell back to the ground. Ed landed on Al, and Ken landed on his feet in front of them.

Ed grunted and said, "Man, you've…You've gotten better than you were back then," Ed recalled what Ken told him about the training he underwent. "I still can't believe that you had to fight and defeat seventeen martial arts champions. How many times did you have to fight them to finally win?" Ed asked. "Ugh…around…76 times, I don't remember," Ken stated. "76?! Man…that's a hell of a lot of fighting. But, it helped you get better than us, almost," Edward said. "You mean, you weren't fighting 100? Because, neither was I, obviously," Ken said, trying to intimidate them.

Ken stretched. "ungh…anyway. During our talk earlier, you kept something from me. As I from you. Al, your armour is empty, Ed, your right arm and left leg are auto mail," Ken said, looking at their shocked faces. "H-how d-did you find out?" Al stuttered. "Well, the sound of when I tripped you and when I jumped off of your head helped me figure out that you were hollow, and the sound of when you kicked Al let me know that your left leg was auto mail," Ken said. "What about my right arm?" Ed asked. "when you were falling from the jump that Al catapulted you into, I saw a glare from the sun on your arm," Ken said.

"What's the thing you kept from us?" Al asked. "Ohh… I guess it's about time I told you guys…like Ed, I have auto mail limbs," Ken stated. "You do?! Which ones?" Ed asked, stunned that they were alike in a way. "Unlike Ed, who has his right arm and left leg auto mail, I have my left arm and my right leg auto mail. Kinda strange, huh? I thought I was the only one. Hahah," Ken told them. They just stared at him surprised and confused.

"Wait, wait, wait, how did you get them?" Ed asked, trying to figure out how they were so much alike. "Well, I'll tell you but only if you tel me about you guys' first," Ken said. It was only fair. "Geez, you always do that to us…fine, we'll tell you. We tried to...transmute our mother," Edward braced himself for a punch that would never come. "Huh? You're not gonna hit me? Well, I guess you aren't exaclty like our teacher. She punched me when I told her," Ed admitted. Alphonse reminded him, "now it's your turn to tell us."

A/N: Well, there you have it, the first chapter. Ed and Al might be a little out of character, though. Ken's cool, isn't he? Able to beat the Elrics is not common. Ken is entirely my own character, and felt that he should be put in a story. Just wait until the secrets he's held from the brother's in the next chapter. Maybe the one after that. Any ways, star the reviews!