Hi, this was inspired by a picture i saw online, if i can I'll give you the URL, it was meant to be a one-shot but it got too long, i don't like it when chapters get too long so yeah...

anyway, uh i know I'm forgetting something... oh yeah.. the disclaimer. no people i do not own FMA, why must you make me face that terrible reality again?

1905

"I'm getting tired, we should go home" 5 year old Winry said to her friends who were splashing happily in the river.

"aw, you always want to go home too soon" 5 year old Ed pouted as the boys got out of the river "hey, why don't we go check out the woods over there?" he pointed to where the trees grew thicker "it'll be fun!"

"I don't know brother, mom said not to go in the woods, there are dangerous animals in there." Al said

"You too Al?" Ed looked upset that the others didn't want to explore. Suddenly they heard a loud bang, and a rumbling sound approached. From the woods a bright blue light appeared and moved towards them. The kids watched it for a while until it was almost at the edge of the woods then, with a quick glance at each other the three ran for home.

They occasionally looked back and noticed that the light was still coming at them, eventually in her haste Winry tripped and fell. Immediately the two boys stopped to help their friend up and the light engulfed them.

1915

The Elric brothers were once again in Resimbool on account of Ed's automail. This time his arm was fine it was his leg that he had somehow managed to break into little pieces. After the usual abuse he received from the evil wrench he was now sulking out on the front yard of the Rockbell house with a temporary spare leg as his was being remade.

"Brother if you really don't have anything else to do you should visit mom" Al sighed as much as he could in his armor body as his brother complained about how board he was.

"I already did this morning" Ed replied in a more sober voice "besides I should be finding a way to get your body back, not taking time off."

"Well you need your leg to do that, and I don't mind waiting a little longer."

"Whatever" Ed grunted "I'm gonna go for a walk, I'll be back soon" He said as he got up and walked down the dirt road. Al watched him go, and then he was distracted by Den who had come up to him and wanted to play.

Ed walked along the river that ran near the town and followed it up into the mountains. He drank from the river at a spot that he, Al, and Winry had used to play at when they were little. Then on a whim he decided to head away from the river and into the thicker forest.

After a while the trees thinned and Ed found an old rundown house in a small clearing. "I never knew there was a house up here." He said out loud then, as he was still board he decided to explore the old place and see if there was anything inside.

The inside was coated in dust and most of the furnishings were gone or broken but Ed noticed footprints that were fairly recent in the dust. He followed them to an open door that led down into an inky blackness. A part of him said that this was a bad idea and he should go home, another said to go down to see what was there. In the end he went down.

He found himself in a large room once his eyes adjusted he was in the center of it and couldn't make out anything interesting until he heard a soft shuffle.

"Edward Elric, you've arrived. I was beginning to think you wouldn't show up." A voice said from behind him. "The homunculi said this would be hard, I don't see how it could be."

"Who the hell…" Ed started making out a hunched figure in the shadows. He stopped when he saw the floor under him light up in a blue glow. He now clearly saw the transmutation circle he was in the middle of. "Dammit not a chance!" he shouted clapping his hands and placing them on the ground hoping he disrupted the reaction in time.

Ed coughed as the dust that had risen cleared and noticed that the building above had been blown away and he was now in a well lit rubble filled and dusty pit. He shook most of the dust out of his hair and frowned as he took in the state of his automail arm. Great, though he could still move it he would defiantly receive another head bashing from Winry.

He got to his feet and looked for a strong wall to make stairs out of (the stairs he came down were also blown up) as he was doing so he noticed a pile of rubble that was moving as if there was someone under there. He glared at the pile as he approached thinking it was whoever had tried to transmute him. Once there he pulled of one of the larger boards and grabbed the hand he saw pulling the hands owner out of the pile.

"AHHHHHH Brother a monster's got me!" the boy Ed held shouted. The shout was soon followed by more movement from the pile and another young boy threw himself at Ed's leg trying to hit him.

"Let him go!" the attacking boy shouted. Ed had already put the first boy down and was looking at the two with confusion as he sidestepped the second boy's next attack.

"Hey, calm down, I'm not a monster!" Ed said as yet again the boy came around to hit him.

The pile moved again and the blond head of a young girl poked up out of it. "Where are we?" she asked as the first boy moved over to her and the second placed himself in front of them as if in protection. "And who is he?" she continued seeing Ed looking at the three kids.

Ed took in the kids for a few moments and then he sighed and ran his flesh hand through his dusty bangs. "What are your names?" he asked pretty sure he already knew the answer.

"We're not supposed to talk to strangers." The boy who had attacked said glaring at Ed.

"Fair enough, then I'll guess, your Edward, the girl is Winry and the other boy is Alphonse, right?" Ed said thinking how he would explain this to the others.

"How did you know?" Winry said before she could help it.

"I'm psychic" Ed muttered "come on you three, we should get back to Resimbool." He moved to the closest wall and clapped his hands; a neat railed stairway emerged from the wall.

"Brother, he can do alchemy without a circle!" Alphonse said excitedly as they watched the older Ed climb up the stairs.

"Well? Are you coming?" Ed asked from the top seeing the kids rooted to the same spot "I will drag you if I have to"

The three kids looked at each other then, Winry ran up to the older Ed who had started to move off. She didn't like the place she was in and this person seemed safe enough. The two boys followed soon after none of the three wanted to be left alone.

By the time they had gotten back to the river Alphonse and Winry had convinced older Ed to hold their hands. Younger Ed, as stubborn as his teen counterpart walked next to Al without holding hands.

Al was getting worried; Ed had been gone a long time. He was at the door about to go looking for him when he saw his brother coming down the road. His clothes were torn and dirty, and he was covered in dust. But the most surprising thing was that in each hand he was leading a young kid and a third kid walked close by.

"Brother what happened?!" he asked running up to the four, the kids who were comfortable enough with older Ed hid behind him at the approach of the armor.

Ed looked at the three and sighed. "Long story, right now we really should get cleaned up."

"Why won't you let up go to our home?" the younger Ed asked older Ed at the mention of cleaning up.

"And why is that armored person at my house?" Winry asked.

"Brother?" Al questioned the annoyed looking teen "what happened?"

"Ah… well…" Ed sighed scratching the back of his neck "I'm not entirely sure, I was just wandering around when…"

If it sucks i blame school and Xilon. yes i do. See my bio for who Xilon is, he bugs me, that and being sick. damn microbes should mind their own business...

anyway R&R and maybe i wont kill myself to end the dumb clod that i caught...damn stupid microscopic non living germs!!!

Xilon: don't mind her, she is crazy

YOU DON'T HELP!!!!!

Xilon: Errr... well just R&R, living with her like this is a pain.