FullMetal Rocker

Chapter 1

Forward: Well, to read and understand this fic, you'll need a little information on rock, bands, and instruments. Here is a small and quick guide for if you get confused. If you think you know all this stuff, skip this and get on to the story!

The Guitar: I'm sure you know what this is...it has six strings, tuning keys on the head (top) and the neck is the part with all the different frets (That long thing that connects the head and body?) and The body, is the place there you hit the strings, to make the sound. Electric guitars and Acoustic Guitars (Normal, or Country ones) are a little different, but are the same instrument. A guitar. Chords are the different sounds you can make, depending on where you put your fingers on the strings. Frets are the space in between the little metal bars on the neck.

Drums: There's a bunch of different drums in a drum set. They all make different sounds, depending on size and such, and are all needed for a good drummer! You also have symbols, which are those metal disks/plates, usually gold in color, you hit to make that, weird cool sound...I don't know too much since I don't play the drums. I've tried. Failed.

Keyboard: Same as a piano but it's more transportable and electronic. (Well, the FMA ones aren't going to be as good as the ones we know today, but, work with me here!)

Bass: Pronounced 'Base' not 'Bass' (like the fish). Same as a guitar, but it only has four strings, and has a much deeper sound. (Deep means lower.)

Mic: I swear, if you don't know what a microphone is...

Pic: It's the little thing some people use to pluck the strings. Other's just use their nails or whatever. (shaped like a teardrop with a flat bottom. Triangle thing.)

Electric guitars and Bass guitars need to be plug up to an amplifier to make the sound. (Amp for short) An amp is basically a speaker. The ones on stage are huge Amps, and make the sound really loud. Alchemy is used in this world (of FMA) to make the connection, along with the wires...(Look, it was on the second episode of FMA. Al used alchemy to hook up that sound system!)

Hopefully I explained this ok...if you still don't know, google a guitar or something. Because you are ill educated on instruments. Or, just, ask me a question in your review!

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The soft steps of a young man and armor steps were heard as the two figures trailed down a street headed toward Central Headquarters.

Edward and Alphonse Elric, strolling down the sidewalk in a relaxed manner. "Damn the Colonel. I wonder what pathetic mission he wants me to embark on this time. It better be important or I'm going to kick his-"

Ed's sentence was cut off by a large group of people, about twenty boys and girls around Ed's age, all running towards the headquarters, screaming and shouting. The guards in the front were holding them behind the gate, to keep them all from getting in. Ed was eager to find out what was going on.

"Let me through! I work here!" Ed shouted over the noise. But it went unheard, and a moment later Ed had climbed up on Al's giant suit of armor. "Mush Alphonse!" he said, pointing. The guard quickly opened the gate to let Al through, and closed it again before a person could slip in.

"Hey! Let us in We wanna see them!" shouted one of the girls in front. It was followed by a big shout of 'Yeah!'s. Ed climbed down from Alphonse, wondering what the hell was going on.

"Is this was the Colonel wanted me for? To get rid of a big pack of rabid teenagers?" he muttered, before starting to walk inside.

He opened the large front doors, expecting to see the mess hall. But, it was now a very large stage, filled with lights, cord, and a cluster of people on the stage, shouting at officers to be careful with their stuff.

"What the?" Ed started, Al just as shocked and confused. "Ah, Fullmetal." a voice said from the side.

Both brothers looked over, to see Roy sitting casually in the seat while his subordinates ran around. "Your probably wondering why I called you here..." he said, with that smirk.

Ed raised a brow. Mustang had that smirk. Something wasn't right. "And what the hell is going on..." Al had started to wonder around, when a girl with brown, heavily layered hair with pink highlights, pushed Al out of her way. (The most she could.)

"Hey Colonel Flame, this the guy?" she asked, with a slight British accent. (Even though Britain here doesn't exist...) "I need a little help."

Roy nodded, pushing Ed in her direction. "Fullmetal, meet Maddie. Maddie, Fullmetal." the raven haired man said, smirking even more. "Edward here is going to help you set up equipment for your band that's going to play."

Ed shot a 'what?' look at Mustang, before being carted off by Maddie. "Great. I hear you and your brother are great alchemists. You can help my band out." Ed was slowly piecing together what was going on while he was swept away over by the stage.

Maddie bent down by a bunch of speakers, very basic looking ones, with many cords running out of the back and up to the stage. One could get lost on the amount of cords, but Maddie seemed to know what she was doing. "You have to attach the speakers to the instruments using alchemy. I know how, but it's difficult for a room this big."

Al, who was still over by Mustang, was still confused out of his mind. "Um, Colonel Mustang sir, what's going on?"

Ed was more excited and eager at this point than confused. "You know Alchemy? Why are you guys here, anyway?"

Roy watched the others for a moment, who were working, before answering Al. "The Fuhrer recognized them to hold a concert here, since their a band...and they're associated with Alchemy, so that got them points.." Roy was making a little list in his head.

"We're a band. Fuhrer-man let us do a gig here. Which is pretty good for us, I mean, we just started, we only have a couple songs..." There was a bright blue glow to interrupt the sentence when Ed clapped his hands, making the connection of wires from speaker to stage, complete. "Hey, your pretty good with that. We're called Alchemic Confessions, and we're looking for one more member." Maddie said, giving a thumbs up to the people on the stage. Ed raised a brow, getting many ideas.

There were two people on stage. A girl wearing all black, with long black hair that covered half her face, and looked dead with all the black made-up. A frown and steady stare were held on her face, never changing as she moved. The other was a guy, brown hair that resembled Havoc's in a way, but was spiked. He had a guitar in hand, but it only had four strings instead of six.

He put his fingers on the frets to make a chord, while with his other hand, ran a pic over the strings to make a sound pumping out of the speakers. After one try, and it sounding great, he kept going, playing different chords and making a little tune. "Hey, that's great! Because I sound great." he said, showing off for all that were watching.

Maddie rolled her eyes, jumping up on the platform herself. She motioned Ed to follow. "I'm Maddie, I play drums." she explained, pointing. "This is Ryan, who plays Bass." she pointed to the guy. "And Helena, plays the keyboard." she pointed to the goth looking girl in black. "We're still looking for a lead guitarist, you any good?"

Ed shrugged. He never picked up a guitar in his life, but that didn't mean he didn't have skills. Ryan disappeared for a moment, and came back with a red electric guitar with a metal plate and design along the body. It had a black strap, which he used to hand it to Ed. "Give it a try. Even if your not very good."

The blonde took off his coat and then slung the instrument over his shoulder, and gave a blank look to what he was supposed to do now. Maddie sighed, stepping closer to coming behind Ed to help him hold the guitar correctly and place his fingers on the different strings to make a chord. "Just like that. Now run this over all the strings." She handed him a black pic, and watched Ed expectantly.

Ed nodded, hitting over the strings. To his surprise, it actually sounded...decent. Ok, it was great! Maddie clapped, repositioning Ed's fingers, and making him try different things, while explaining. "How would you like to join Alchemic Confessions?" she asked with great enthusiasm, making Ed respond "Yeah! That'd be great!" almost instantly.

"Your picking up the chords really fast. A little practice and your officially in." Ed nodded rapidly, before seeing Alphonse out of the corner of his eye. "Hey, can, my little brother, like, be manager or something?" he asked.

Maddie scratched her head, before agreeing. "Sure. It was really tradgic. Just last week our last manager was killed in a car wreck...new car went haywire. We're been flying solo ever since."

Helena appeared behind Ed, which he didn't notice, and it startled him when she started talking. "I think he'll be a great manager." she said, with absolutly no emotion. She jabbed a thumb Al's way, to point out Ryan looking over Al's armor with a half asleep look on his face.

"Woah. He's like...metal..." Ryan said, his words dragging, and all together looking as if he was high.

Helena and Maddie sighed, making Ed wonder what was wrong. "That boy is going to die from drug overdose I swear..." Maddie said, resting her hand on her forehead. Helena nodded. "Ryan's a crack addict, as his parents. Needs some serious help." (I'm sure FMA had some form of crack and drugs. Geez.)

After a moment, Maddie returned to her good mood, shaking Ed's hand several times. "Welcome to band Fullmetal."