Hi, this is one of my ideas that I had for a long time but never thought of actually writing it. I don't know, I started playing Final Fantasy X-2 again, then I thought the similarities between Winry and Rikku. I thought it was kinda funny that these two are obsessed with the same thing and then at that moment- ideas started forming in my head. I acyually have no idea where this going, I just have small ideas; so suggestions are nice if you will.
This takes place after the movie from Fullmetal Alchemist.
Please review!!
They landed on soft sand. They both groaned and stood up rubbing their aching limbs. Edward was the first to look around and the surprise on his face was filled with shock. "Fuck..." the word flowed out his mouth, without him even realising.
"Err, Brother," Alphonse asked meekly, sensing his older brother's stiffen mood. "So is this the other side of the gate?"
"No, Al," Edward said beside him as he hurled around measuring his surroundings. "This isn't it." he turned to his younger brother. "I have no idea where we are. This isn't Earth." Edward looked over the sea, it was peaceful. He took a deep breath in and noticed that it was much clearer and pure, unfiltered. He cast his gaze around his surrounding; there was a cliff and what looked like the start of a mini forest. He thought this place was paradise. He took another breath of air, this time much deeper and the scent of sea salt invaded his nostrils. Abandoning the contraction that brought them here, he walked away from it; the sand under his feet crunch beneath him as he walked towards the open ocean and gazed over horizon, he can hear Alphonse follow close behind him.
Alphonse watched his brother's face closely as if he was waiting on some joke, waiting for him to shout 'Gotcha!' or something. But the serious in his tone and more in his face convinced him otherwise. He could see in his eyes was a tinge of fear, that was hid behind his fierce expression on his face.
"M-maybe our minds are playing tricks on us," Alphonse pondered on the possibilities. "Maybe we're just dreaming." But he knew that he wouldn't have woken up even if he did pinch himself awake no matter how hard he did it.
"Or landed on a different part of Earth?" he was about to explain the reason why it was different when overhead a bird cried out in complete terror. The two alchemist's head snapped to the heavens to see a large herd of white birds flying over the sea, each one crying out in fear and desperation; beating their wings to fly faster. "What's up with that?" both the alchemist subconsciously stiffened and prepared themselves for any attack.
"Brother, I think something bad is going to happen..." Alphonse casted his gaze around him carefully, pausing by the bush as if he was waiting for anything to jump out and harm them.
"Don't worry Al," Edward said with great confident, although his nerves were on edge. "We stopped that crazy woman from completely destroying our world, Alphonse. We're together, we're smart, we can think of something." He masked his uneasiness with little difficulty. Seeing his younger brother now, although all grown up and stronger, he didn't want him scared of the seriousness of the situation. Not now that they have been reunited after years of separation.
"You're right," Alphonse said with new determination in his voice and courage surging through his body. "We're a team, we're stick together."
We'll get home someday, Al. Edward promised himself. One I'm convinced that I'm not going out my fucking mind!
A few moments pasted and nothing happened, the brothers allowed themselves to calm down and took a deep breath in that seemed to relax their body inside. Alphonse suggested that they should start walking to find help which Edward agreed with a nod of his head and led the way towards their hopeful destination.
As they walked Edward was thinking hard to try to understand what was happening and the reason why. But instead of thinking way to get back home, he couldn't help but let his mind wander off to something else. "I wonder..."
"You said something, Brother?" Alphonse looked towards him. Maybe he thought of an explanation? He was always the one figuring out the reasons in past missions.
"It's nothing, Al." Edward said. "I just wonder why there wasn't anybody near that beach. I mean, look around you: its clear day, the sun is shining, not a speck of clouds in the sky, the ocean is calm-why isn't anybody here? Then I thought about the wild sea birds, I'm not trying to alarm you but I think there's something wrong here."
Alphonse gulped "So what are we going to do Brother?" most of his courage dropped but he kept up his fierce face.
"We kick whoever's arse out the way, find some sort of help, and then figure a way to get back home... that's all I got so far."
"Oh, right." Easier said than done, Alphonse thought.
What are the chances of two foreign people finding their way through a completely different reality? At least when Edward passed through the gate to Germany he had their father, Hohenheim with him. He had let him guide him as he had information even if he despice him so much. But in this situation both brothers were clueless.
"We're gonna make it out alive, Al. I promise." They continued to walk until they got on a dirt road that led them higher towards the mountains. As they turned left they found themselves a roped bridge which they crossed in silence. It wasn't an awkward silent, but a silent. Edward had nothing to say to his brother and vice versa: they both knew that they both are in deep thoughts and not wish to disturb one another as one might get a break through.
But the crashing noise from the turquoise waterfall stopped them from achieving anything and instead they found themselves admiring it. Halfway through the bridge they both casted their eyes down. The contact of water meeting rock in a fierce battle led them to giving off a fog of crystal white clouds.
"This is truly a paradise," Edward muttered.
"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing," Alphonse agreed. "But nothing compares to Resembool."
They both smiled at their memories of their hometown. With Winry, Grandma Pinako and Den waiting for them to return, the determination was stronger than ever. Edward lifted his right automail arm so that the sun reflected off it. They saw it as a last connection to their world. The memories of the small timed encounter with his childhood friend didn't feel right to him; he had much more to say. Edward sighed and shook himself; he scolded himself for getting to far in his thoughts of home, it will only lead him to the unwelcome feeling of home sickness.
"Come on, Al," Edward suddenly said. "We should get going, the sooner the better." Edward turned around and saw a small stream of smoke rising from the contraption that brought them here, no doubt, that sooner or later it was going to draw some unwanted attettion.
They both continued for a few moments of silent, they noticed that the sound of the ocean was traded for more Mother Nature's greens. More bushes appeared at the side of the dirt road meaning more hiding places for anything to jump out at them.
The silence between them was destroyed by the sound of one of the nearby bushes rustling. The young alchemists whirled around, both now in fighting stances, waiting steadily for an attack. When nothing happened, they both started to calm. Must be the wind, Edward thought and how paranoid they both were and were about to continue when something growling and snarling weighed him down.
He led out a painful grasped as it's sharp claws dug on his shoulder, on instinct, Edward covered his face with his automail arm, which he could hear sharp fangs crushing onto it, intending to try and destroy it.
"BROTHER!" Alphonse came to his aid with a kick the creature whimpered for a second before circling them. Edward quickly climbed to his feet as his brother covered him. "What is that? A chimera?"
"I don't know, Al, but," Edward with a clap and a smooth slide over his right arm, it transformed into a blade. "It's not going to have us for dinner." Now he was sure that this isn't the other side of the gate. In the past he was stripped of his alchemy; he was very grateful that the rules do not apply in this world as well.
The 'chimera' had a stern wolf-shaped body, although slightly bigger, it seem to made up of mostly muscles. But the hind legs were smaller than the front part of the body and darkly tanned all over. Saliva dripped from its mouth like blood on a blade, with a single howl more of its kind came to its aid.
"You're kidding me," Edward said. "We haven't even been here so much an hour and we're already in a fight!"
"What now?" both the brothers stood back to back to each other, glaring at the creatures. Alphonse looked at Edward for some sort of guidence.
"Isn't it obvious? We fight!" Edward roared.
One of them tried to pounce on Edward but he had already beheaded it with a single strike before it came near him. Edward closed blinked his eyes unsure to believe them or not as it lay motionless and slowly disappeared into ghostly orbs of light.
"Wha-?"
"Brother!" Alphonse yelled as another one came charging towards him at full speed. But before they could react, a gunshot fired, followed by another, killing two of them instantly but not before one gripped Alphonse on the leg and blood started to flow freely.
Edward finished off the last one, with a quick strike before helping and bracing his brother. They both looked around and saw that they too, vanished in ghostly orbs of light.
"Hey! You guys alright?" they both looked up and saw a woman running towards them with a gun in her hand.
"Yeah, we're fine. Thanks for the help." Alphonse said.
"It's alright but what are you doing out here?" she scolded. "You're not supposed to be here! Not with all the fiends around."
"Fiends? Is that what those things are?" Edward said.
"Yes," the girl looked down at his brother's leg; they both noticed that one of her eyes was blue and the other green. "Come on, we have to get you to the village to get your leg checked out."
"Umm, excuse me but where are we?" Alphonse asked.
"Besaid Isand," she said.
"What world is this?" Edward asked quickly, his mind reeling. Back on Earth he had not heard of a place. His heart started beating against his chest, working over time. He feared that his brother would hear.
"Spira. Oh, what are your names? I haven't seen you around here before."
Edward felt his heart sank but kept on a hard, confident expression on his face.
"Name's Edward and this is my younger brother, Alphonse." Edward nodded towards him and they followed the girl along the road. "What's yours?"
"Yuna."