Alchemists and Monsters

A Yu-Gi-Oh!-Fullmetal Alchemist Fanfic

Summary: Unbeknownst to his friends, Yugi has had a friend from his earliest childhood. How did they meet? What happens when she and her family move from her hometown to Domino City? Read on and find out

YugixOC, MokubaxOC

Disclaimer I Do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Fullmetal Alchemist

Prologue

The Accident

October 31, 2000

11:30 PM: Domino City

Halloween, a holiday dedicated to the nightmarish fantasizes of the human mind. Ghosts, goblins and bats cover every corner of Domino City. But for a family of four in the far off town of Risenbool and a young boy in Domino, a horrific, true nightmare would take place.

A six-year-old boy named Yugi was just recently put to bed by his grandfather after a night of trick-or-treating. The boy dreamed about the supply of candy he would get to eat the following day. But that changed on the stroke of midnight.

11:55 PM: Risenbool

Out of all the children in the world who celebrated, one child worked in desperation to attempt a very difficult act. Erin Elric, granddaughter of The Fullmetal Alchemist: Edward Elric; placed a group of ingredients in a uniquely drawn circle. A transmutation circle.

"That should be it." Spoke the six-year-old girl. "Now, just a drop of blood and Mommy will come back."

Erin pricked her finger with a knife and allowed a drop of her blood to fall on the pile of ingredients. She then went to the outside of the circle, careful not to smudge the chalk marks. Erin then got down on her knees, clapped her hands, and placed them on the ground, causing the circle to glow. That was when Yugi saw in his dream what had happened.

November 1st, 2000

12:00 AM: Risenbool and Yugi's dream

Yugi then saw Erin in her dark basement, not knowing who she is, except that she was kind of cute, or where he was. The boy saw the circle and the glow, but the girl's eyes gave him her feelings. Despair turning into joy as the pile of ingredients combined, but then, a doorway appeared. Erin looked at the door; unsure on what was going on, reached out to the door with her right arm. A mistake she would eternally regret.

The children then saw the door open, and multiple sets of eyes stared out at Erin. Yugi then knew what the girl did was a bad idea.

"Hey! Hey! Close that door!" Yugi cried out. But his cries were barley heard by Erin when a group of tentacles came rushing out of the door, grabbing Erin's right arm and left leg in the process. Panicked, the girl began to scream.

Yugi then tried to grab Erin to get her free, but he just went through her, like a ghost. Desperate to save her, the young boy screamed for help like Erin was doing. After a few minutes of screaming and struggling, the basement door burst open. An elderly man, who looked like he could pull off being young, saw what was happening. "Erin!" the man screamed in fear. The man then turned to the door.

"Al! Alphonse Elric, get down here and help me! Erin's in the process of Human Transmutation!" When the man and a larger, armored being came down to the basement, they began to work.

Yugi could only watch as the men used some sort of magic to close the gate, but as soon as the boy looked at Erin, he screamed. Erin's arm and leg had been literally torn from her body, leaving bleeding stumps. Yugi looked for Erin's limbs, only to see the trail of blood leading to the center of the circle where the door was. The door was replaced by a horrific-looking corpse. The boy could only conclude that the limbs were taken to create this…monstrosity. "Al, watch over Alice! I'll get Erin to the hospital!" A young boy's voice then spoke. "But brother…" "Now Al!" the short man yelled, scooping up his granddaughter in the process. At the moment the man left with Erin, Yugi woke up.

12:30 AM: Domino City

Yugi was panting heavily, tears stained his pajamas and his cheeks, his throat sore from screaming.

Erin, what happened to Erin!

The door to Yugi's bedroom opened in a flash and the boy's grandfather appeared. "Yugi! What's the matter?"

Yugi told his grandfather what had happened. "We have to find out what happened to her, Grandpa! We have to!" the terrified boy cried.

"Now, now Yugi. It might be just a nightmare. Did you hear any names?" The elderly man asked, not knowing why he asked for any names.

Yugi thought for a moment and spoke. "Yes! They were Erin, Alice and Alphonse Elric." At the sound of the name "Elric," the man's expression changed to worry. He got up, went down the stairs with Yugi following, and went for the phone. He turned to his grandson again.

"Are you sure it's 'Elric'?" The boy nodded fiercely. The old man then dialed the number for the Elric house.

After an hour, the man set the receiver back. Yugi, noticing this, asked. "What did he say?" His grandfather sat down next to the boy and gave him the news.

"You were right on the money with the dream, Yugi. Everything you said was true." Yugi continued to listen.

"After the accident, Erin's grandfather, Edward, took her to the hospital. The doctors managed to sew her up, stopping her bleeding. But she may have to get metal limbs so she can walk again. No doubt the event will traumatize her for life, though"

Yugi breathed a sigh of relief. Erin did not die. But how was it possible that he dreamt the accident at the same time it was happening? He asked his grandfather but he shook his head. "I don't know, Yugi. But I have a feeling that the two of you were brought together for a special reason. And that I do not know." Yugi pondered at the thought. He then asked his grandfather. "Were does she live?" "In a town called Risenbool, in Amestris." That's far away! The boy was even more intrigued on what had happened. "Do you have her address?" the boy asked.

His grandfather answered, curious on what his grandson was planning. "I do, Yugi. I am good friends with her grandfather and grand uncle and we write letters every month. Why?" Yugi answered his question with his trick-or-treat bag.

"Can I send her this and anything that could help her?" The boy's grandfather then realized what Yugi had in mind. He wanted to send a care package to the Elric child and help her through her recovery. "You know, that's not a bad idea, Yugi. I'll pick up some bandages and anything else we can think of in the morning."

Yugi then asked his grandfather, "How long until she gets the package?" "Since Risenbool is in Amestris, it may take about a week for them to get it."

Yugi was ready to get to work, the vision making him unable to sleep. He found a large cardboard box and began to bag the non-perishable treats. He then placed in some toys that he thought that she might like. While his grandfather began to finish up the package, Yugi retreated to his room to write a letter. With the following morning approaching, Yugi finally fell asleep, while his grandfather took the package to the post office.

Risenbool, Amestris

Elric Home

November 8th, 2000; Noon

It was a week after the accident and Erin was finally coming home. She expected to return with a solemn look on her face, but now she was just happy to be home. Her grandfather didn't scold her for what she had done, but rather explained to her on how he and Al got their current bodies. Just like her. According to the doctor, Erin will be having automail limbs for the rest of her life. Again, one would expect her to be upset. But, thanks to Edward Elric, the young alchemist left the hospital and came home with a smile.

When the car came to a halt at the house, the older Elric's were soon greeted by the younger ones.

"Welcome home, Erin." The metal man, her grand-uncle Alphonse, called.

The armor was holding an infant in his arms, Alice. With her grandfather's help, Erin was wheeled into the house and carried up to her room. Ed, who did the grunt work, groaned at Al.

"Tell me why again do we have to take Erin up to her room now?" "Because she got something in the mail the other day." This peaked Erin's interest. Who was sending her a present that day?

Ed place Erin on her bed while Al set Alice in her cradle and brought the package. Ed looked at the package and then spoke to his granddaughter.

"Apparently, it seems the grandson of an old friend of ours sent you a get well present."

Erin became excited and as soon as her family left, she (with difficultly) opened the package. Inside were bandages, candy, a couple of toys and other items one would give to a sick person. Erin looked until she found a letter with her name on the front. She opened the letter and read its contents:

Dear Erin,

Hi. I'm Yugi Muto of Domino City, that's in Japan by the way, and I saw what had happened to you on Halloween night. I was asleep when I saw you use what my grandpa called "alchemy" to do something, I don't know what. I know it sounds crazy but it's true. My grandpa talked to your family over the phone since that night. To help you get better, me and my grandpa sent you the most of my Halloween candy I got that night, bandages and anything else you might need. I also sent a picture so that you'd know what I look like.

I know it's weird to get what Grandpa called a care-package from someone you don't know, but when I saw what had happened, I got worried for you. I hope this will make us friends and maybe pen pals.

I hope to hear from you soon, Erin.

Sincerely,

Yugi Muto.

Erin's eyes widened with each word, surprised and touched at what the letter said. Setting the letter down, she looked through the box until she found a school photo of a boy her age. He had a star-shaped hairdo that was in three colors: red, black, and blond. She thought it was weird, but cool. But what caught her eye the most were his own eyes. Tinted in an unusual violet, she thought they were beautiful.

As soon as she set the photo down, Erin then thought, He was so sweet to me and we've never met before. Smiling, Erin decided to return the letter.

"Grandpa! Uncle Al! Where's the typewriter?" Confused, Alphonse came up the stairs with an old typewriter and some paper. "Why do you need it?" the armored man asked. Erin handed him the letter.

As Al read, he began to smile, if he could. Al asked his Grand-niece, "You're going to write back to him, aren't you?" Erin nodded as she struggled to get the paper in the typewriter. "Yea, he was so nice. And from the way he wrote the letter, I think we can be friends. But since I can't write now, I need the typewriter."

As Al helped Erin with the paper, he asked, "Do you want a photo to send him?" Erin nodded again. "I want at least one of everyone and one with all of us." "Even without your limbs?" "Even without my limbs." The young alchemist grinned.

Smiling (somewhat), Al left Erin to report to his brother. Ed, looking at his brother, asked. "Well?" Alphonse explained what Erin was planning and showed Edward the letter. As Edward read, he smiled. "So that's why Solomon called that night." Looking at his brother, Ed asked.

"So she's typing to him right now?" Al nodded. "She also wants to send pictures of us to him. One of each of us and one group photo." The Fullmetal Alchemist smiled, "Well, we'd better get to work."

Domino City, Japan

Turtle Game Shop

3:15 PM, November 15th, 2000

As Yugi came home from school, he noticed his grandfather smiling. "Everything okay, Grandpa?"

His grandfather looked to his grandson, continuing to smile. "You got a package from a Miss Elric from Risenbool, Yugi. It's up in your room right now."

It took Yugi only a second to figure out what he meant before he ran up the stairs into his bedroom. On his bed was a small, thick package that he tore open quickly. He then saw it was a box of photographs and a letter that was a bit thicker than his own letter. Eager to hear from Erin, he read the letter.

Dear Yugi,

Thank you so much for sending me the care package, I appreciate it. It was very thoughtful of you to do such a thing. But I also know that I have some explaining to do.

The first thing is what happened that night.

You see, my sister, Alice, and I are daughters of an alchemist. My father left for some sort of research expedition and never came back. I figured that he just abandoned us. Shortly after Alice was born, my mom, Maria, came down with an illness. Sadly, she didn't survive, leaving me and Alice in the care of my grandfather: The Fullmetal Alchemist Edward Elric. Since Alice is a baby, I'm not sure if she misses mom now. I, on the other hand, loved mom dearly and wanted her back. So I studied my grandfather's alchemy books until I found an article on Human Transmutation. You already saw the results.

After I woke up in the hospital, I found I was missing an arm and a leg, literally. Granddad, who was in the recovery room with me, explained to me that he and his brother, my grand-uncle Alphonse, did the same thing to try and bring back Great-grandma Trisha. They too failed.

So now, I will be getting automail limbs when I heal up a bit. To be honest, I was a little gloomy until I got your package. You have no idea how much you've done for me, Yugi.

I don't know if it will equal to what you gave me, but I am sending you these photos of me, my family, and my hometown of Risenbool. If it's not enough, just let me know. And for your last concern, I would be honored to be your friend/pen pal.

I hope to hear from you soon and maybe our grandfathers will let us talk to each other on the phone at least once in a while.

Thank you very much for your kindness.

Sincerely,

Erin Elric

This is my first Fic on . Please, no flames.