This is kind of a prequel chappie. Very Important Prequel. It is a bit short, but trust me, it looked way longer on Word. Anywhos, enjoy!

Ch-1

I launched myself at Father, and knew in that split second of flight that something bad was about to happen. I saw the miniature sun form in his hand; saw Hoenhiem standing on the other side, his back turned to help Teacher to her feet. I felt the explosive energy hit my skin, tearing it from the bone. Then I was in front of the gate, and then I was in it. The blackness filled my ears and mouth and nose, it coated me like a second skin and numbed me to everything. It crept into me, and I became one of them.

People came, most were those who had died, but some were fools who had committed the taboo. Only a few of the fools were strong enough, but when they left I felt something. My siblings, fellow children of the Gate, did not understand the spark that flared inside of me whenever a person came, and nor did I. As part of a whole, this spark was foreign, but it intrigued me. One day a woman came, her long black hair braided into many dreadlocks that were tied back into one thick ponytail.

She looked into the gate with calmness, knowing her time was come, almost seeming to search our faces for someone. Her eyes lingered on me, first narrowing, then widening in shock. "Edward?"

The name meant nothing to me; I had been part of the gate for longer than I could remember. But a tiny part of me, buried deep, responded with the word that fit this woman. "Teacher?"

She stepped closer, an odd act, and reached out to me, touching my face. "Edward Elric, I've missed you." Her voice was almost a motherly croon, and I felt the blackness peel away under her warm hand.

Stepping even closer, she grabbed me under the arms and pulled me out of the blackness that had been my home for what felt like my whole life. It peeled away from me, exposing the black leather pants and jacket with a black tank top underneath. She hugged me, and the sensation of touch was so alien that I froze in place. I felt my siblings reach out, and the friendly blackness enveloped me again. It wrapped her too, and she fought to land beside me.

As soon as the door was closed, she turned around and pressed back, dragging me with her. She wriggled us through to the very back, and we found the inside of a second gate. "Edward, we're getting out of here. Focus, remember who you are." I shook my head, and she scowled, "I should have know, midgets have horrible memories."

I felt that buried spark flare up again, "WHO'S A FLEA SIZED PIPSQUEAK MIDGET?!" I blinked, an image coming to me of a boy in a red jacket, his long blond hair tied back in a braid except for the bangs that hang down to frame his golden eyes.

The woman smiled, pushing open the door and pulling us both through, "Come on Ed, we're getting you out of here."

We seemed to fall out, leaving our bodies in the darkness of the Gate. Soaring, we were pulled towards a large gray building in the middle of a burning desert, some miles away from a lake that nothing grew around. We dove into the building, soaring side by side past people in white coats and rooms filled with chimeras in dog crates. We glided through a door and into a room containing only a black haired woman working at a lab table. I felt my friend enter the woman, while I was pulled towards her stomach, and into the microscopic being that lay inside.

The scene of inspiration is probably the funniest part of this whole series-in-the-making. My sister said "How much do I owe you for Hollywood?" in a game of Monopoly, and I pictured Ed saying that, as in 'how much damage did I do?' Then MaxRide popped into my head and I pictured Ed flying with Fang, Iggy and Gazzy at the Hollywood sign, as in book 3.
POW! That moment gave birth to this plot bunny, and a second one that DotTheAmazing is writing in her head.

ANYWHOS, I'm trying to be at least a little bit origianal, so concrit is welcomed!