Just a side note: I've decided to join my two favorite animes together into one fic: Fullmetal Alchemist and Digimon. Both plots of the original series will be dismissed; more the Digimon than Fullmetal. Furthermore; some of the rules of alchemy will be ignored so the story will go through more smoothly without having to go into complex details. Speaking of details; here are a few side notes for my story.

Ed and Al (19 and 16 years-old) are the sons of Hohenheim; leader of The Cabal.

The Cabal: A family-run gang that rules with no mercy. With the Philosopher's Stone they wish to become absolute rulers of the world.

The Philosophers Stone is rumored to grant any wish one desires. A forbidden fruit; it was cast away and hidden in Shamballa by a group of mystical wielders; The Lux Veritatis. (I'll get into details later in the story.)

Sora; the last member of The Lux Veritatis, along with her friends, seeks the Philosopher's Stone to destroy it.

As you have figured out, the task is to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone. Our lovable duo: Ed and Al will be our 'bad guys' while Sora and the others are protectors of the stone. In addition to my guide sheet; I must inform you that Ed is not missing any body parts as in the original anime and Al's soul is not trapped in some tin armor. I will not be using the name "Fullmetal" because it serves no purpose in my plot and not all characters from Digimon will appear. Among the few that have a part are Sora, Tai, Kari, Izzy, and Matt.

Time and place: Shamballa, 1912.

Hope this entices you to read my new fic!


Prologue

Indigo Island, 1906

"Horse manure, bones..."

His voice was thick and hoarse with a hint of overzealous exhilaration that was carried on by a repeating echo that the overly sized chamber created. His hair consisted of long blond locks; lustrous if they hadn't been tied back by a leather band into a dull ponytail. His build was of a husky nature; with a shovel, he easily maneuvered mounds of the animal feces into a perfectly formed circle no more than 3 feet in diameter. A wicked smile adorned his demon attributes; his excitement growing into a perverse arousal as he emptied a bone-filled bag into the circle.

"Skin, sperm..."

The toxic stench of animal waste burned the nostrils; almost like inhaling bleach or ammonia. No doubt it would attract curious by passers. The old door slowly opened with a cringe; light from outside peered through the opening and disappeared as quickly as it came as the door closed.

"Hohenheim?" The old man halted and faced the intruder. His eyes narrowed in annoyance; there was only one man who dared question his actions; his right hand man, Eckhardt. Grunting, he turned back and took out a bag filled with hair.

Much like Hohenheim, Eckhardt had a deep, heavy voice. But his physical characteristics could not be more opposite. His hair was short and it burned with an intense red tint. He was thin and wore large spectacles over his crimson eyes. Despite being hidden from view; you could see his red orbs scanning the room.

"Hohenheim; don't tell me you're-"

"Stay out of my business!" Hohenheim screeched. "Get out!" He pointed at the door; but Eckhardt didn't budge. Hohenheim grunted and shoved his hand into the bag.

"Hair.." He mumbled under his breath and sprinkled dark locks of hair from an unknown source; a dog perhaps. Dropping to his knees, he blended the "ingredients" with his bare hands.

"Eckhardt." Hohenheim spoke as he mounted more manure into the circle. "What do you want?"

"I want you to stop." Eckhardt spoke in a menacing tone. "It's not going to work." His fragile hand grabbing Hohenheim's much stronger one.

Hohenheim paused and closed his eyes. "How do you know?"

"Human transmutation is forbidden!" Eckhardt shouted. He leaned over and hissed. "It can't be done."

Hohenheim opened his eyes and growled. "You're wrong!" His eyes glimmered with passion and anger. "It's FORBIDDEN; that doesn't mean it can't be done!"

Blue energy sparked from his fingertips and gathered into a locomotion of energy; hitting Eckhardt on the chest and knocking him across the room like tumble wheat in the wind. He snickered and took out a piece of white chalk from his left coat pocket.

Recovering from the surprise blow; Eckhardt composed his fallen spectacles and sympathetically watched his naive colleague drawing yet another circle.

"If you couldn't transmute a human with your god-given gift then what makes you think you can accomplish it with some cheap alchemy?" He could see that Hohenheim was in fact drawing a transmutation circle. His words, however, were to no avail; they were a mere whisper to Hohenheim as he continued to draw with no interruption.

"Maybe..." Hohenheim blinked. "It'll work." He deeply inhaled and closed his eyes. Not even he himself believed what he was saying. Tossing the piece of chalk to the side he turned to Eckhardt. "The Philosopher's Stone." He nonchalantly stated.

Eckhardt gasped and looked back at the door; taking a step toward it. He was well aware of his partner's greed for the stone. With it; he would have the ability accomplish the greatest taboo forbidden to mankind. Human transmutation. If he could create life then he could control it; he'd rule the world. As protector of the stone, couldn't allow it.

"You know where it is." Hohenheim spoke as he got up. "Give it to me!" He charged and Eckhardt ran.

"I need it!" Hohenheim frantically shouted and spewed more of the unknown concoction of energy from his bare hands. "I want it, give it to me!" His eyes glowed with rage; his necessity increasing; his power building, enabling him to execute a deathblow almost impossible to survive.

"WHERE IS IT?"

TBC

Hi, so here's a cool note. Hohenheim is an actual historical figure from the 16th century; a real life alchemist who claimed to have created an artificial human called a Humunculus. With the ingredients of skin fragments, bones, and hair; they were to be laid on the ground surrounded by horse manure for 40 days which created an embryo. It is said that Hohenheim succeeded in creating a Homunculus no more than 12 inches tall but it ran away! Disturbing but interesting, don't you think? Don't forget to review! Thanks.