Queen's Knight of Ni: Ed's new world is becoming more and more like his own now. Even his injuries start becoming the same. Speaking of his other world... What's Al up to?

Chapter Four

Preparation

Ed woke up slowly. He looked around and noticed he was in an infirmary. Slowly his nerves also began to come alive again.

"Ah!!" he yelled in pain gripping his shoulder, where his arm once was.

Dr. Kadowaki came in, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, peachy." Ed groaned.

"You really should lie down."

"Why? It's not like this is the first time this has happened."

"This has happened before?"

"Heh, yeah, twice. Uh, where is everyone else, and who are you?"

"Oh excuse me, I am Dr. Kadowaki. Squall and Zell are looking at last minute changes to the Ragnarok. The others are off doing something."

"Well doc. Thanks for the concern and help, but we've got to get to work," Ed said starting to get up.

"Oh no. You and Squall are just alike. You are staying here."

"And you're just like Winry."

"Who?"

"Nevermind. Do you have an engineer here?"

"Yes we have SeeD Nida."

"Great. I'm going to talk to him. Where is he?"

"He's on the third floor in the control room."

Ed jumped out of the bed on the other side, opposite of Dr. Kadowaki. He walked out the door and started to leave the infirmary, "Thanks again," Ed said waving his good arm. He walked out of the infirmary and stopped. Looking up his eyes widened. The place he was in was huge. The place was so large he could barely see where the ceiling capped.

Dr. Kadowaki walked up behind him smiling, "Not so confident are we?"

"What is this place?"

"You're in Balamb Garden. Since you are determined not to stay in bed, I'll take you to Nida."

Doctor Kadowaki took Ed around the large center of the building. Ed started in amazement as to what he saw. The hallways in the garden were wide and very colorful. He noticed that the hallways leading to direct areas were color coded. They turned a corner and came to a large set of stairs. At the top of the stairs they took an elevator to the third floor. They left the elevator into a very elegant style room. It was furnished with dark red carpet and walls. There was another half elevator, half in that it had no door, in the middle of the room.

Ed walked slightly slower looking and trying to take in everything. Dr. Kadowaki stepped onto the elevator platform and turned towards Ed.

"You'll have plenty of time to eye gaze."

Ed joined her and they arrived at the control center. Xu and Nida were there watching the controls keeping the Garden docked at Fisherman's Horizon.

"Nida," the man turned, "This young man needs to talk to you."

"Okay," he replied, "What is it?"

"You're an engineer right?" Ed asked.

"Yeah."

"How are you at small wiring and circuits?"

"Good I guess. Why?" Nida asked.

"I need you to make me an arm."

"An arm? How can I do that? That takes a lot of work."

"You can do that Nida," Xu commented.

"Yeah maybe, but it will still be hard. Well…" Nida though hard about it, "How about this. The people at FH (Fisherman's Horizon) love to build or fix things, and there are a lot of them."

"That would work," Xu said, "Doctor, could you take him to FH."

"Sure. Come with me Ed."

"Thank you." Ed said towards Nida and Xu.

FMA World

"Al! Al, where are you?" Winry wandered through the woods looking for the younger Elric. She heard the sound of alchemy being used and followed the sound. She walked to a cleaning that she saw a two story house that she knew was it there before.

"Al?"

Alphonse walked out from the other side of the house. He smiled when he saw Winry.

"Like it?" he asked.

"Whose is it? I haven't seen it before," she replied.

"I know I just created it."

"This whole house?!" Winry exclaimed.

"Yeah. I read some of brother's notes. He was a lot better than me at his, but using his notes I think I'm getting a bit better."

"I'd say you are. Oh, Roy is here. He said he needed to see you."

"Did he say why?"

"No, but he's waiting at the house."

Roy stood outside the Rockbell house, waiting for Al to return. Seeing Al and Winry he stepped off the porch and met them.

"Winry, could I speak to Al alone?"

Winry nodded. She placed her hand on Al's arm and left.

"General Mustang, what's wrong?"

"I'm not sure Alphonse. There have been reports of areas that have had several phenomenons alter them in various ways."

"How were they altered?"

"Things appeared to shift time from the sounds of it. There have been reports of people sighting General Hughes."

"General Hughes? But that's impossible."

"I know, and at first I didn't think much of it, figuring it was some kind of hoax, but then I received reports on my orders being reseeded by the Furor."

"You mean King Bradley?"

"Yes, Pride."

"He's dead isn't he?"

"I killed him myself, but at times he would be there and others he wouldn't. Just like General Hughes is claimed to be."

"What do you think it is?"

"I'm not sure. Col. Armstrong and Col. Riza are looking into it now. I was coming to ask you to join us."

"You said that it was like a time shift right?"

"Yes." Roy replied.

"Has anyone seen Edward since this started?"

"There haven't been any reports of it."

Al thought about it hard. Was it possible for him to find Ed? The more he thought about it, the more that it began to sound hopeful.

"I'll do it. Maybe I…"

"Alphonse, don't get your hopes up. There's no point in it." Roy looked at Al with almost a caring look in his eyes. He always cared for the Elrics, but now he ha to really look after Al since Ed was no longer around. Al Hung his head after Roy's stop on his idea. Roy put his hand on Al's shoulder. "I said don't get your hopes up. I didn't say don't try."

Al looked up and smiled. He and Roy walked into the house with Winry and Pinako to get ready to leave.

End Chapter 4