8/26/1997 Edward:10 Alphonse:9

"AL! AL! ALPHONSE! Give him back! Give him back! He's my little brother! He's the only family i have left! Take my arm! Take my leg! Take my HEART! Just give me my little brother BACK!

8/28/1999 Edward:12 Alphonse:11&1/2

"Brother?" "Yeah?" "What were you thinking about?" "Nothing." "We're almost at Central. Are you happy to see Colonel Mustang?" "You mean Colonel Annoying? Heck no!" "Well I am and you should be too." "Since when are you the older brother Al?" Edward looked at the suit of armor that was his brother. He had transmuted his brother's soul to it when he was only ten. Colonel Mustang had gone to thier home in Ressomble to find them. What he did find was the product of the human transmutation they had tried to do. Edward was going to Central to take the State Alchemist Exam. If he became a State Alchemist, he would also be a Dog of the Military. "Ed! Glad could make it! I'm General Huges. I came on behalf of Roy!" "Roy?" "Roy Mustang! Did he really not tell you his first name!? Thats so like him. Always so formal. Well lets go." "Ok. Come on Al." "Ok brother." They walked calmly down the street. They stopped at a resturant to get some take out. Ed ate silently untill the General asked Al why he wasn't eating. Al gave him the lamest response ever. "I'm not hungry." "Oh! i'm guessing you ate alot on the train?" "Yeah." They continued to walk down the busy streets in Central. When they got to the station, a guard let them in quickly. "Well here's Roy's office. Good luck. Bye!" When Ed opened the door he had to quickly cover his eyes. "Al! shield your eyes from the monstrasity!" "Really?" "Oh my God it speaks!"Brother! Stop it! Your making him mad!" "Thats a HIM? I thought it was a WOMEN!" "Boy if you don"t shut your big mouth i'm going to squish you like the tiny bug you are!" Ed suddenly had a death glare. " WHO ARE YOU CALLING TINY YOU WRINKLY OLD MAN!" "uh-oh" Al coward in the corner trying to stay out of the cross-fire. "YOU, YOU TINY BUG! I COULD EASILY SQUISH YOU RIGHT NOW!" "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY! HOPE YOU BREAK YOUR HIP TRYING!" "Make it stop! Make it stop! STOP IT!" Ed and Mustang both turned to Al after he had yelled at them. "Very well. You need to get to the examine." "Yeah whatever you say..." "Brother. Don't." "Fine. Be glad my brother is here." Edward gave Mustang more death glares. Mustang noticed the fimilar fire in Ed's eyes that he had seen a 2 years ago. When Ed got to the arena like room, he saw for the first time King Bradley. "How old are you boy?" "I'm 12 sir." "Why do you want to join the military?" "To get my..." Ed looked down and stared at his feet. "..It's personal." "Very well. On to the next part." The guard asked "Do you need a transmutaion circle or anything of that sort?" "Nope. I got it." Ed clapped his hands and touched the ground. He created a staff with a knife at the end. He than ran towards the Fuhre. He was stopped by the four guards that had guns. "You shouldn't be so wide open during these exams." "Your senses are keen. Thank you for that advice." When he turned away Ed's staff some how got cut. When he looked at Bradley he saw that his sword had been drawn. "But not keen enough! Congrats! Your now a State Alchemist. I left some things for you in Mustang's office as well" Edward walked out of the room and ran to Mustang's office. On the desk was a silver pocket watch and a folded piece of paper. He read the paper quickly. "Congatulations on passing the State Alchemist Exam. By King Bradley himself I give Edward Elric the military tittle FULLMETAL..." "Fullmetal? I can live up to that. It suits me well dosen't it Colonel?" "Yeah, sure."

CONTINUED IN EPISODE 2