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Hey!!! Remember how I said I was going to condense everything, well here it is! There weren't any changes from the origional so you probably wont need to reread this chapter. Thanks for reading!

Chapter 1

The Meeting

The day had gone and the night had covered the city in its blanket of darkness, lulling the usually busy city to sleep. Everything was silent, even the usually active alley cats seemed to hide away. One may describe the feeling in the city as foreboding, or tense. The cold wind that night did nothing to ease the feeling of unrest.

Everything was quiet; everything was dark, save for a small factory in the deepest corner of the city. In this building alone, there was a dim light cast from the windows…

Two figures moved quickly through the dim light given by a single candle. The room was quite large and the light didn't quite reach to the walls. The candle sat on a desk that was scattered with worn scrolls and ancient books. On the floor where the figures bent, was a large pentagram that could easily fit four or five full grown people. The figures were writing steadily, finishing the runes and other strange symbols that marked the pentagram.

One of the figures finished writing and placed the chalk on the desk, stretching his arms and legs. He wasn't very tall, but his well toned muscles told that if he got into a fight he could easily hold his own against even the largest of men. He had blonde hair that fell past his shoulders and tied into a braid, and his eyes matched the color of his hair, being a golden color that seemed to immediately study and evaluate everything around him. He was dressed almost completely in black save for the red trench coat with a snake wrapped around a cross, carefully embroidered on the back that covered his figure. He looked to his companion who wore a similar outfit (complete with blond hair) and spoke, "Geez, Alphonse. Aren't you done with that yet?"

Alphonse paused in his work and turned to the speaker with his auburn eyes shining, "Better safe than sorry Ed. We wouldn't want to mess this up and end up like we did before."

Ed visibly shivered as he remembered his encounter with human transmutation. The pair had tried to resurrect their dead mother, but instead ended up with an oozing pile of human flesh that in no way resembled a human. To make matters worse, during the process of Equivalent Exchange, Ed lost his left leg and Al had his whole body taken. With quick thinking Ed sealed Al's soul in a suit of armor at the cost of his right arm.

But that was in the past, and they had been through so much together since both Ed and Al came through the gate together. At first everything started out slow. Life would never be normal for Ed and Al and they knew it well. Getting used to not using alchemy was probably the hardest part of the deal for Ed and Al. Back home, alchemy was commonplace and almost everyone knew how to use it to a certain degree. Here on the other hand, instead of alchemy being the dominant form of 'easy living' technology was. People were flying, which was only a dream back on the other side of the gate. To top things off, Ed had metal prosthetics to replace his arm and leg that was missing, and the only mechanics skilled enough to emulate such complex machinery were in the other world as well.

Ed snapped out of his trance, just in time to see Al finish his half of the circle. Al took a deep breath and stood to his feet. He walked over to his brother and joined him in leaning against the cluttered desk. They both stood there in silence for a while before Al spoke up. "Do you really think this is going to work brother?"

Ed looked at Al, his eyes hinted at the deep sadness in his heart. "It has to Al, it has to." Ed turned his head from his brother, "there is too much at stake to fail now. They're waiting for us Al. We have to do this." Ed sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than his brother.

Al nodded. He understood his brother better than anyone and he knew that he missed everyone back in their world. Of course Al was just as anxious to get back. They had so many stories to tell of this new world they had encountered on the other side of the gate.

Al pushed himself off the side of the desk and walked to the opposite side of the Transmutation Circle, and looked back to his brother. "Let's give it a whirl," Al's eyes lit up.

Ed closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself before walking over to face his brother on the opposite side of the circle. Ed smirked, "Let's get this show on the road!"

Al looked to his brother with relief. That was the way Ed always was, confident and bursting with energy. Al nodded at his brother, "We've worked long and hard for this. Now we reap the fruits of our sweat and blood!"

The two siblings clapped their hands together (AN: out of habit, this doesn't actually work in this world) forming a circle with their arms. Ed grinned widely and said, "In case this doesn't work out. I just want you to know that you're the best thing that ever happened in my life."

Al looked at his brother with surprise. He had never heard his brother so bluntly show his affection. Al curved his mouth into a grin to match his brother's, "The same to you, but I don't think we'll have any problem with failure in this one."

Ed's smile widened, "After all those months of hearing you whine about wanting to go home, it damn well better work!"

In perfect synchronization, the siblings slammed their hands onto the circle. At first nothing happened. Confused they looked at each other, "Did we do something wrong?" Al asked Ed.

Ed stood there in shock. "No. Everything was perfect. Even our inability to use advanced alchemy should have been compensated for." Silence filled the room for a few moments longer before the circle beneath them suddenly emitted a brilliant light. Both siblings stepped back in shock covering their eyes from the blinding light. The light began to die down as the room suddenly warped and in a few moments they found themselves in a completely white room with a large double doorway in the middle.

"Al…" Ed began, not believing what he saw.

Al turned to his brother, "Yeah?"

Ed's mouth still open wide, he managed, "I think it worked…"

There was a silent pause as the two gaped at the huge doors before they burst into cheers. "WE DID IT!" They shouted in unison.

A low rumbling chuckle came from nowhere and a figure began materializing in front of them. It took the shape of a flaming red fox with nine tails which stared at them.

Unease took hold of the brothers as they stared down at the beast. Ed tilted his head to Al, "Hey Al. That's a fox right?"

Al returned in the same manner, "I think so. But what is it doing here?"

The fox perked its ears toward the brothers and to their surprise and amazement; spoke. "It's you two again." The fox stood and trotted toward them, seating itself a few feet away from the two.

Ed and Al stood staring at the fox a moment before the both pointed at the beast and screamed, "DEMON!!!"

The fox sweat dropped, not EXACTLY the reaction that he had intended. It cleared its throat in an attempt to get the panicking boys attention. After this didn't seem to calm them the fox yelled, "WOULD YOU IDIOTS PIPE DOWN!"

Immediately Ed and Al stopped. The fox sighed, "Now before you two decide that you want to scream your heads off again, listen carefully to what I have to say."

Ed and Al, nodded slowly, still not sure of what to think of the fox.

The fox paused, mulling over his thoughts, picking what to say to the two. "I have a favor to ask of you two."

The two siblings blinked and stared at each other. They turned to the fox and nodded. But Ed spoke up, "First, we need some answers."

Rolling his eyes, the fox reluctantly agreed to the demands, "Fine, but I will only answer what is necessary."

Ed smiled, "Alright. First off, what are you, how did you get here, and what purpose do you have?"

The nine tails pondered a moment. He sure gets to the point, he thought to himself. Nodding the fox replied, "My name is not something you would comprehend so you may call me Kyuubi, as for what I am, I am one of the three legendary nine tailed demons from a plane quite different from your own." Kyuubi took in their reactions. The pair stood there in shock. "As to how I got here, I was sealed by a powerful bastard, after attacking his village, into the abdomen of a brat. I am able to freely roam to this plane with my spirit only. This is the only freedom that I have. My purpose is to enlist you two to help me gain some freedom from that insufferable brat and to help save my plane of existence from a certain snake bastard that thinks he can gain immortality." Kyuubi sat watching the two carefully.

It was Al who spoke first, "If you're so powerful, then why don't you just take out this… person?"

Kyuubi sighed. He had hoped to avoid long conversations, he wasn't one to talk, he much preferred tearing into the flesh of the mortals and bending their will to do his bidding. Everything was easier that way, but he couldn't risk it with these two, not with him in his current state anyway. "As I stand I cannot move to affect the world outside of my prison. It was only just recently that my 'vessel' became aware of my presence and I am not yet able to speak with him directly. I also see that the two of you hold very… peculiar, abilities. It takes much power to be able to ascend to this plane of existence and still have your bodies intact."

The white room was empty aside from a giant gate with the Tree of Life etched onto the doors, two young blonds, and the most peculiar of the bunch, a talking fox with nine tails. The two blonds and the fox were deep in conversation, doubt and suspicion plastered the faces of the young blonds. The eldest of the two boys (coincidentally only a half inch taller) crossed his arms in light of the new information he had heard.

So many questions crossed his mind; what does this fox mean by sealing? What is his vessel? How does he know about their power? Had he seen them cross the gate before? Ed had so many questions and yet so few answers. His thoughts began to frustrate him as the three stood in silence for a moment. Finally, Ed frowned, a vein throbbing on his head. Anger apparently replaced his confusion as he spoke, "This is all fine and dandy, But…" His eyes snapped open revealing his golden eyes, "what in the hell does this have to do with us?"

Kyuubi was slightly taken aback by his sudden outburst. Never in his hundreds of years had he seen a human who would speak with such a tone towards him. Kyuubi sighed, "Well, if you ever want to get home, you have to come through my world."

Confused the two looked at the fox, "You see…" Kyuubi began anew. "When you activated the circle I sensed your power and allowed you to enter this realm. Through here, you can only come to this dimension, not your own. I'm the only one who can help you get back." Kyuubi grinned at his well thought out plan. By doing this, he ensured that the pair would HAVE to help him.

Ed stood in shock. It wasn't everyday that he was played for the fool, and he knew that he hated being treated as a puppet, having his strings pulled every which way. Soon his shock was replaced by absolute fury, "YOU DAMNED FOX!!!! YOU THINK YOU CAN TOY WITH ME!?" Ed drew his auto mail arm back and swung hard at Kyuubi's head. Ed's fist swung right through Kyuubi like he was made out of air, causing Ed to overbalance and fall face first into the floor. Ed immediately leapt to his feet, a little embarrassed he forgot what Kyuubi had said

Kyuubi sweat dropped. "Fool. I told you that I can only exist here in spirit. It would be natural to assume that your physical bodies cannot affect the spiritual."

Ed grumbled as Al looked on in shock at his brother. He figured that he would have noticed that. "Fine," Al spoke up, regaining his composure. "We'll cooperate. But you need to answer some more questions."

Kyuubi nodded, "I will answer what is needed and nothing more."

Al sighed, "Fine, but what you tell us will determine if we will help you or not." Al looked at Kyuubi, searching for something. Seeming satisfied with what he saw he proceeded, "First, who is this 'snake bastard' you're talking about, and what does he have to do with us?"

Kyuubi nodded, "His name is Orochimaru. He's a ninja, one of the most powerful that his village has seen. About 13 years ago, he and my brother, one of the three legendary nine tailed demons tricked me into attacking the village Konohagakure. They told me that the humans planned to attack the demons that resided near them and as the Demon King; I took initiative and attacked the ninja to prevent them from killing any of my own. Little did I know, my brother and that bastard were in league to overthrow me, and when the leader of the village, the Hokage, came it was over for me. He sealed me into a child, the 'insufferable brat' I mentioned earlier, using a technique that ended his life." Kyuubi paused for a second, thinking on what to say next. A grin suddenly crossed his face, "It seems my vessel is beginning to wake. I will not be able to remain here much longer."

Ed and Al looked at each other. Ed glared at Kyuubi, "Fine, who do we need to look for, for more information?"

Kyuubi blinked, "Does this mean you accept?"

Ed nodded, "You don't seem to be too bad, so I think I'll go along."

A grin stretched across Kyuubi's face, "In that case, seek out my vessel. He will be in a place called the Wave Country, close to a bridge that is under construction. If you have trouble finding the bridge just follow the annoying voices until you find a group of four people. There will be 3 brats, one female with pink hair, her name is Haruno Sakura, I think… and two males, one with black hair, and one with blonde, the black haired one is named Uchiha Sasuke, but the blond one is the one you're looking for, his name is Uzumaki Naruto."

Ed smirked, "For you being a demon, you sure seem to like these humans an awful lot."

Kyuubi scowled, obviously not liking the fact that it seemed so apparent,"Quiet you, I'm not done yet." Kyuubi cleared his throat. "Watch out for the fourth one of the group. He's known as Kakashi, the Copy Ninja. He is extremely skilled in the arts of the ninja." Kyuubi's form began to fade. "He may find you suspicious, do not tell them of me. Good luck."

Kyuubi's form completely faded from existence. Standing alone, Ed and Al mulled over everything they had just heard. Finally after several moments of thinking, Ed turned to his brother, "Well, what do you say we get going?"

Al nodded at his brother smiling. Silently they walked toward the gate and pushed the large doors open. The darkness beyond the door was unsettling, almost as if death itself awaited them. Calmly, the two brothers walked into the darkness, slowly allowing it to swallow them whole.