1Chapter 2: No clue
It is me again, well nothing really interesting to tell you today. Enjoy PS I don't own FMA. I wish but no.
After Roy destroyed the gate on his side, as he promised the Elric brothers that he would, alchemy was now impossible there as well as the world beyond the gate. Roy was not know as the flame alchemist anymore since he was no longer an alchemist. The military was now focused on the power of steam and electricity. Oddly enough that was exactly the way the other world went when magic and alchemy was a failure. Roy didn't understand why people couldn't use alchemy anymore. So he decided to look at the notes of the genius alchemist, know as Edward Elric.
"I don't understand any of this! How in the hell did come up this code?!" Roy said frustrated and throwing the book on the ground, "Who uses Travelodge as a code anyway?!"
Roy will admit he wasn't any code breaker. He was having a hard time just to translate any of it. So he went to Warrant Officer Falman for some help.
"Sir, why do you think that will have any better look than you did I am no alchemist?" Said Falman trying to respectful decline from the task given to him.
"You don't have to be an alchemist to undo a code. I need your incite, Falman." Said Roy slamming his hand hard on the desk.
"Yes, sir. I will try…"
"Good I have some more paper work to do." Roy said yawning. Both he and Falman knew he was going to go take a nap.
"Big brother, why are we at a bookstore? I don't think books can help us right now." Said Al while hoping to make Ed leave.
"I am not looking for anything that would help us on our search for the bomb. I am getting bored. I need something to read." Ed said glancing at more books.
"I guess so, can I pick one out too?" asked Al
"Why not?" shrugged Ed. Al then went on his search for his book. Ed glancing through the science books he saw something interesting, The History of Alchemy.
"I didn't even know that this world believed in alchemy," he said glancing through the heavy book. He saw one name that stood out at him Nicholas Flamel. He didn't really know why that name stood out, but it did.
Falman actually cracked the Elric Code, but sadly none of the information had what Roy wanted to know.
"A whole week and nothing new! Damnit!" yelled Roy.
"May I ask what you are looking for sir?" said Falman formally.
"I am looking for the reason that alchemy can't be used anymore... Maybe it is because the gate..."
"What gate are we talking about sir?
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about something." Roy said while walking away slowly.
"Sometimes I wonder what is on his mind." Falman sighed while walking the other way.
"Ed, couldn't you put down the book for a minute?" asked Al. Ed and Al were on a horse pulled cart. They were making their way to the border of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republicpart of the Soviet Union. They have heard a rumor that the Uranium bomb was in Russia. Or at least a new kind of weapon that could make any country so powerful that there would be no war if they were there just a massacre or so they heard from a man at a beer hall in Germany. Ed was kind of reminded of the wild goose chases that they did for the Philosopher stone. Hopefully they would have better luck then that adventure.
"Sorry, Al I had no idea that this world knew about alchemy." said Ed hardly able to look away from the book for a second.
"Where any of them actually close to the truth about alchemy?"
"No they are beyond wrong!" Ed laughed.
"Maybe alchemy is different on each side."
Ed paused for a minute pondering what Al said. "Nah, Dad said that they couldn't use alchemy over here ever."
"Yeah your right. Hey since we are suck here in this cart tell me a story about when I was a suit of armor."
"A story? Well have I ever told you about the time I fought the colonel?"
"No, why were you fighting?"
"It was a battle assessment and let me just tell you that I kicked his ass!"
"I don't believe that brother... The colonel is pretty tough are you sure he didn't win?"
"WHAT? I was the fullmetal alchemist! The hero of the people! Come on!"
"The Fuhrer gave you name because you have a stubborn attitude, not because your tough."
"I thought you wanted hear a story... guess not."
"Sorry, sorry... I mean why would they ask you to fight the colonel? I don't get it. What kind of assessment is that?"
"Well, Al you found this cat and the deal was if I won he would have a new cat. I also wanted to some information on Dr. Marcoh, ex-state alchemist."
"So he got a new cat?"
"Well..." Ed blushed embarrassed that he actually didn't win the battle. "No."
"So he won?"
"No it was a weird kind of tie. Well let me explain he was about to attack me when I put up a distraction and came up behind him and ripped off that stupid glove of his. Then he took another one out of his pocket, that dirty bastard, he attacked me . He was about to finish it then he hesitated and then I cornered him. Bradley then stopped us. See I would have won!"
"Why did he stop?" Al asked.
"I don't know..." Ed then thought to himself the story that Roy told him after. The Ishbal Massacre and his involvement in it. Thank God that nothing like that massacre has happened here.
"Hey Ed?" Al said interrupting Ed's thoughts. "Were you and Winry dating?"
"What?" said Ed blushing. "No. Lets go to sleep. We still have hours in this cart before we reach the border."
"Ok." Al grabbed a blanket and layed down.
What was my relationship with Winry? Did I actually like her like that? Ahh... better just get some sleep. Yet even know he said that he couldn't sleep he was missing home where him and Al belonged. His family was there. His friends his there. Everything for him was waiting on the other said of the broken gate...
