Title: Fullmetal Hunter

By: EsTeLweNadia

Summary: Crossover with Supernatural. Thrown into a world far different from Amestris, Edward and Alphonse rediscover the meaning of friendship, family and what it is like to fight without Alchemy as they try to find a way to get back home. Post manga. Set after SPN Season 3.

Genre: Action/Adventure, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Family, Friendship.

Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist and Supernatural do NOT belong to me.

Author'sNote: Brothers. Kinda reminds me of another pair of brothers that I am so fond of; Sam and Dean, from Supernatural. So I decided to lump them together and see what the results will be like. As for now, I have no idea where this will be heading, so I'll be surprising even myself. But in this universe, Al remembered all the years spent together with Ed looking for the Philosopher's Stone, Al was a human again, and Ed regained his human limbs. This is my first official Crossover fic (the rest is still in my head). So please have some mercy. ^^

This story has not been beta-ed. So all mistakes are mine and mine alone, with deepest apologies.

As always, comments and constructive criticism are immensely appreciated.

Hope you will enjoy the story.

Chapter One: A Different World

Al woke up with a low groan. His head hurt, his entire body ached. The last thing he remembered was a blinding flash of blue light, and Nii-san screaming his name, then… nothing.

Nii-san! Al gasped, scrambling to his feet and determinedly ignoring the nauseating lurch of his stomach at the change of elevation. Where is Nii-san?

Turned out he didn't have to look very far. A few feet away, lying face-down in the grass, was his brother. Before he knew it, Al was already cradling Ed's head on his lap, tapping the cheek very lightly but still was unable to keep the urgency from his voice.

"Nii-san! Nii-san! Wake up! Open your eyes now, Nii-san!"

Edward muttered something like "Gimme five more minutes, Al" before turning his head away and becoming still and silent again.

Mortified, Al shook him harder. "No, Nii-san! You have to wake up now! Because we are no longer in Amestris!"

That snapped Ed wide awake. He bolted upright, only to groan and hold his head in his hands immediately afterwards. A few minutes later, he looked up and around, and horror etched itself clearly on his face. "Fuck."

Even Al had to agree that the single word summed their situation up pretty nicely.

"Are you alright, Al?" Edward asked, giving his younger sibling a thorough once-over. Al seemed fine, but Ed needed to be sure.

"I'm fine," came the exasperated response. "Maybe just a bit of headache and nausea, but I think that will pass. How about you, Nii-san?"

"Nothing I can't handle," Edward grinned as he stood up, even as he swayed slightly on his feet. Al glared at him, but steadied him without another word. "Come on, we need to find shelter, and figure out where the hell are we and how to get back."

"Wait, Nii-san."

At that, Edward stopped. He turned around to look at his brother, who was thinking about something. "What is it?"

Without bothering to reply, Al clapped his palms together and knelt, placing them on the ground. They waited a few moments, but nothing happened. No light, no change. Nothing.

"Nope," Edward had to smirk. "Guess Alchemy doesn't work in this world. Too bad, Al."

Al sighed glumly. "There goes our trump card. Glad one of us is happy about it." Al paused to raise a skeptical eyebrow at his brother. "Are you that sore from not being able to use Alchemy at all, Nii-san?"

That question had Ed bristle. "Of course! Not that I regret giving it up for you, Al. It just that…" A huff, and Edward kicked an unfortunate stone out of his way. "I miss transmuting, okay? Right now I am only Fullmetal, not an Alchemist. Heck, I am not even a Fullmetal anymore. I am no longer Fullmetal Alchemist. And I was kinda attached to that name, you know…"

"I know, Nii-san," Al had to smile. "But you are wrong about one thing; you are always the Fullmetal Alchemist, for as long as you are my brother. Nothing will ever change that."

Edward laughed, loose and easy. There was even a mischievous glint in the golden eyes. "So you're gonna hug me now or what, Al?"

Al reddened. "Nii-san!"

When Edward was certain that Al wasn't going to attack him, he started walking. Wordlessly Al fell in step beside him, and matched him pace for pace. There was some sort of contentment just by walking together, with Al as a human again, not a looming suit of empty armor. It had been a long time, and they barely got used to their new change before they got sucked into a world so unknown and unfamiliar to them. All because of a stupid transmutation gone wrong, and it was not even their fault!

Edward's steps faltered suddenly, a sharp frown creasing his face. "Do you hear that, Al?"

Al strained his ears to listen but… "Nothing, Nii-san."

"Exactly my point," His brother hissed. "Because it can only mean that…"

A sudden roar pierced through the still night. The brothers turned towards the sound, and saw an enormous wolf-like creature springing from the cover of the trees, and barreling straight at them.

"Al!" Ed hollered, darting over to push his younger brother away.

He managed to confirm that Al was safe and unhurt before the monster slammed into him, and the next thing he knew, he was tumbling through the air. He crashed hard against a tree and slid onto the ground in a graceless heap, winded and dazed from the impact. Still, his survival instincts prompted him to roll away from what could have been a finishing blow, earning him only a slash of the wickedly sharp claws on his shoulder.

"Nii-san!"

"Al, get back!" He roared, then as an afterthought, "Find me a weapon! Now, Al! I keep it occupied!"

The monster, despite its bulk and butt-fuck ugliness, was surprisingly fast. Edward found himself barely able to avoid the claws and dripping fangs. Thank goodness for his training; or else he would be mincemeat in no time flat. Still, he knew he wouldn't be able to keep being defensive for long. He was tiring fast, and he was already weary to begin with.

"Nii-san! Catch!"

Instinctively Edward threw up a hand and deftly caught something in mid-air. It was a long metal pole, broken off at one end. Broken off and sharp. He smirked. That would do nicely for a weapon. When the monster reared back to attack, Edward ducked beneath the claws and stabbed the pole upwards as hard as he could; tearing muscles, spraying blood. Roaring in rage and pain, the creature dropped down to swipe at Edward, who danced away from the attack and yanked the pole out of the flesh before leaping away to safety.

The monster was injured, and clearly wasn't happy.

"What the fuck is this thing?" Edward growled, glaring daggers at the monster. "A chimera?"

"It can't be, Nii-san," Al answered grimly, coming up from behind his brother. "It's something much, much worse than a chimera."

The abnormal wolf charged at them again, forcing the brothers to dive at the ground in different directions, and this time, it decided to go for Al.

"No!" Ed screamed in denial, surging to his feet. "Hey! Leave Al alone, you son of a bitch! It's me you want, so come and get me!"

And if there was one thing Ed truly hated, was to be ignored. So Ed did the only thing he could; he hurled the pole at the monster. It shifted at the last moment, so instead of piercing its head, the makeshift weapon cut cleanly into its shoulder. It finally stopped just shy of Al and gave a long, keening howl. The wolf turned, black eyes blazing, locked solely on the human who dared defy it of its desires.

"Yes, baby," Edward grinned fiercely, ignoring the fear that twisted his insides. "I'm the one you want, so come and get me!"

And if there was one lesson that Ed failed to learn, was to never provoke his enemies. But if it led them away from Al to himself, then so be it. Ed was willing to take his chances, as long as his little brother was safe.

So even when the monster knocked him off his feet and pinned him to the ground with its razor-sharp claws, Edward had no regrets. Even as it bared his fangs and readied itself to make dinner out of him, even with Al screaming his name in unadulterated anguish, Edward stared calmly into the face of Death without any fear.

Then, he heard a chorus of shouts.

"Dean!"

"I'm on it, Sam! Make sure the other kid is safe!"

A second later, there was a sharp retort of a gunshot. The monster howled, teetering in its hind legs, and again, another shot rang out. Edward had the presence of mind to roll away to safety as the creature finally collapsed on the ground. And as he watched, the monster gradually shrunk, to nothing more than a human man lying unmoving in a pool of blood. A human, with two bullet holes in his chest. Dead.

"Nii-san!"

What the fuck had just happened?

"Hey, are you two boys alright?"

Edward blinked, forcing his thoughts to clear. He saw Al's pinched and worried face, and crouching behind him was a stranger with a mop of shaggy hair and a pair of dewy eyes. He had the same pinched look like Al's, Ed had to suppress an unusual urge to laugh.

"I'm Sam," the man offered, and then, his frown deepened. "And you're bleeding."

"No, I'm not," Edward groused as he staggered to his feet, holding on to Al while he waited for the world to quit tilting. "I'm Ed. Edward."

Sam blinked. From somewhere behind them, they heard the other man barked out a laugh. Sam huffed. "Well, hello, Ed, and you're still bleeding."

"And it looks bad, Nii-san," Al wasn't helping either.

Edward waved a dismissive hand, knowing that rolling his eyes would only aggravate his headache. "I had worse, Al. This is just a scratch. Don't worry about it." Turning to the agitated Sam, Ed realized that he still had yet to introduce Al. "And Sam, this is Alphonse. Just call him Al. And he is my little brother, so don't think about messing with him, you hear me?" He delivered that with a stiff finger pointed at the startled man.

"Nii-san!" Al admonished him sternly. Hurriedly he glanced at Sam and apologized, "Sorry for my brother's attitude. He is always cranky when he's hurt."

Sam rose to his feet with an exasperated sigh, and to Ed's horror, he went up, up and up. When Sam stopped at his full height, Ed was dismayed to realize just how tall the other person was.

"No worries about that one," Sam was saying. "He reminds me of someone whom I know all too well."

"…gigantic," Edward mumbled.

Two heads swiveled to look at him in confusion. "Did you say something, Ed?"

Edward glared accusingly at Sam. "I was saying… that you're gigantic!"

"That's because you are short!" Mortified, Sam snapped back.

Ed opened his mouth to lash out a retort, but was interrupted by the arrival of another man, who was a head shorter than Sam and still a lot taller than Ed. Though his face was weary, there was an amused grin on his face as he regarded the Elric brothers with friendly interest.

"My name's Dean," he said, then jerked a thumb at Sam, "And this gargantuan here, is Sam, my little brother."

Brothers, Ed noted, amazed. Is this fate, or coincidence?

"Sammy, take them to the Impala," Dean said, turning away to retrieve an abandoned duffel bag lying a few feet away. "Wait for me there while I wrap things up around here."

"You're gonna be alright, Dean?"

"I'll be fine. The fucker's dead, and it's not a friggin' zombie we're dealing with."

"Just be careful, Jerk."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bitch."

Edward and Al watched the brotherly exchange in jaw-dropping astonishment for a moment before they suddenly remembered another problem at hand.

"Nii-san, should we follow them?"

Ed frowned, thinking for awhile. "Looks like we have no choice, Al. They've saved our lives, and so far, I don't get any weird vibes from them. I'll say we just tag along, for now."

Al nodded in acquiescence. Nii-san had a point.

So when Sam turned to lead them away from the clearing and through the forest, they followed, all the time wondering what an Impala actually was. A place? A building? What was it?

Only when they reached a long stretch of road, they realized that the Impala was actually a…

Car?

"Hop on in, boys," Sam called, opening the door for them. "And make yourself comfortable. You're lucky that I've cleaned her at our last stop, so the backseat isn't as bad as before."

They didn't need much encouragement. Wearily Ed clambered in until the far end of the seat, with Al following suit. They had to admit that the seemingly old car had surprisingly cozy interior; snug and warm… almost lived-in. As soon as they had settled down, injuries and exhaustion began to make themselves known.

The sound of a key being turned in the ignition, and the engine rumbled to life. Almost immediately, a loud song began to blast from the player on the dashboard, causing the brothers to jump slightly, and Sam hurriedly went to lower the volume, all the while muttering about stupid older brothers with perchance for annoying songs. Ed and Al had to smile at that. Sam rummaged around for awhile, then withdrew a bottle of water hidden somewhere and handed it to them. Gratefully and finally aware on how thirsty they were, they accepted the bottle.

"So..." Ed hedged, between sips of water before giving the bottle to Al. "Where are we again?"

Sam blinked. "You are in Tennessee, USA. Today is the 9th October 2011, Sunday. Is something the matter?"

Of course, to the younger pair of brothers, none of the words made any sense to them. But they were too tired to care, at the moment. All they knew that for now, they were safe, and in hopefully safe hands, so they allowed the gentle rumbling of engine, the soft droning of music, and wafts of cool air to lull them to sleep.

The severity of their situation could wait for just a little while longer.

- To be continued -

Well, what do you think so far?

As far as I'm concerned, this will definitely be a multi-chapter fic, so no worries on that one.

My only concern is that whether the characters are still in character, and if it's good enough to warrant continuity.

I do need your guidance and advice on this one, to help me along. So lay them on me! ^^

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you've enjoyed it! ^^