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3/19/1996
"We will see you in the morning Ally, don't worry."
"If you need anything your Grandfather is here."
"Ok mommy." the five year old sighed.
Ally stood staring down the hall as her parents walked out of, then closed the door. She held her doll tighter. This was the first time she would go to sleep without her parents there. The house at night scared her and so did her grandfather. He was missing an arm and a leg and would often spend his time drawing circles and writing. She stopped staring at the closed door and headed to the living room. Sitting down on the large couch she pulled a blanket over herself. Staring into the flames of the fire she couldn't fall asleep no matter how tired she became.
"You should be in bed."
Ally turned to see her grandfather sitting in a chair across from her. He looked tired and old in the light from the fire. But his gold eyes seemed young and full of joy. His faded blonde and hair with grey highlightswas tied back in a braid.
"I can't sleep Grandpa."
"Do you want me to tell you a story?"
"Yes Grandpa."
"The land that I was born in is very far away. You can never go there because it is another world. I got here because I gave my brother a new body."
"How?" Ally asked, a confused look on her face.
"Well I better start from the beginning then." He said with a big smile.
"You see Ally, in the world I come from there is a science called alchemy. You can use alchemy to create and destroy things. My brother, Al, and I used alchemy and tired to bring back our dead mother. It didn't work and Al lost his body and I lost my leg. I used alchemy to seal his soul in the old suit of armor in the corner of the room, to do that I gave up my arm. Our friend gave me Auto-mail limbs."
"Auto-mail?" Ally asked, interrupting the story again.
"Metal arms and legs that work like real ones. Any way, the only way to restore our bodies was to find the philosopher's stone. The stone could give use enough power to do so. To find it I join the military as a state alchemist. I was given the name The Full Metal Alchemist." He turned and looked at the clock.
"It's late; you need to go to bed."
"But you didn't finish the story!" Ally whined, getting up from the couch.
"It is too long of a story to finish in a night, i'll tell you the rest later."
"Okay, Grandpa?"
"Yes?"
"Could I learn alchemy?"
"Alchemy doesn't work in this world, but I could teach you the formulas."
"Ok grandpa. Tell mommy and daddy good night when they get back."
"I will Ally."
Ally slowly made her way up the stairs into her bedroom. As she slept she didn't hear the phone ring. When her Grandfather answered it he learned that his son and daughter-in-law had been killed in a car accident. Since he was her only living relative who could take care of her, Ally was to be left in his care.
He hung up the phone and headed up stairs. As he made his way in to Ally's bedroom he could feel the tears in his eyes. He stopped at her opened door. Ally was sound asleep. It would be a sin to wake her up now. He would just tell her in the morning. As he walked down the stairs all he could think was now Ally Elric was an orphan, just like him, Edward Elric.
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6/6/2006
"Happy Apocalypse Grandpa!"
"Ally, it is not the Apocalypse. Now eat your breakfast."
"Oh come on, where is your holiday sprit?"
"Down the toilet." He said as he ate his corn flakes.
"You're no fun." Ally said as she sat down and began to eat her corn flakes.
"Yep that's me, the no fun geezer." He smiled, knowing what would come next.
"Go suck on a prune, you old wart." Ally smiled. They did this almost every morning. She reached up to her neck and started to scratch.
"You got a new tattoo, didn't you?"
"So what if I did."
"You know I don't like you doing that."
Ally sighed. She went over this with her three other tattoos.
"What is it this time?" her grandfather dared to ask.
"A summoning circle, one from your drawings."
"Oh, how many circles do you have again?"
"This is my only one. You're going senile."
Ed sighed, Ally sighed. She thought of her other tats. A cat on her upper right thigh, the red question mark thingy her grandpa showed her on the upper right arm. There was also the nuts, screws, and bolts on her lower back. She had no piercing, but loved her tattoos. She didn't understand why her grand father hated them.
"I have to go." Ally said, standing up.
"Don't you have school?"
"No, yesterday someone set off a stink bomb and they have to get rid of the smell."
"Oh, have a nice day Ally."
Ally turned and looked at her grandfather. She glared at him.
"How many times have I told you not to call me Ally, I hate that name, call me Al instead."
"No. you are not a boy and are to be called what our parents named you."
"But people call you Ed. Right Edward?"
"I grew up being called Ed; I didn't decide to just change it on a whim."
"Neither did I, I have to leave."
Al/Ally got up and headed towards the door before closing it she yelled.
"Bye Gramps!"
"Good bye All-"
The door was closed before he could finish.
Ally/Al walked the streets of her New York town in anger. She was too busy mumbling curses to notice the boys circle around her.
"Well what are you doing walking alone at this time of day" one of the boys questioned.
"None of your business." Al/Ally said ruefully.
"Well now, don't get snippy. He might have to punish you."
"How do you plan to do that?"
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"Why do I ask the dumb question?" Al thought as she was carried from the back of the van to the edge of the lake.
"Have a nice swim!" the boys laughed as they threw her in.
All around Al was the dark water. She couldn't swim because she was tied up. She felt the need for air become greater and greater. As she felt herself drift away to wherever people go when they die Al felt a great burning on her neck, then all went black.
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"Mommy! There's a girl in the lake!"
"Don't play pretend about, oh my god, Jeremy! Come quick!"
"What is it?"
"Get that girl out of the lake!"
Jeremy ran up to the edge of the lake to see what his wife was talking about. He dived in to the water as he saw the girl dip under the surface. He swam until he reached her. He pulled her towards the surface and then headed to the shore. As he laid her down he saw thatthe girl had blonde hair in a braid and strange cloths. When she opened them Jeremy could see he eyes were bright gold.
"Who are you?" Jeremy asked the strange girl as she woke up.
"Ally, I mean, Al Elric. Where am I?"
"Well Resembol, of course. Where else could you be?"
"But Resembol is a town in another world!" Al yelled before she fainted.
There you go! Full metal reborn! What will become of Ally?
Ally: Al!
Fine and what will people think of her, looking just like Ed. How will she get home? Tune in next chapter to find out. I won't update until I get 2 reviews, so there! Virtual money as a virtual bribe for you to review!