LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! New Chapter! Hope you guys like it! This chapter's longer than normal. It's kinda' choppy to, but I hope you like it.

SunshineAndMoonlight: Thanks for the review and for Reading! And I thought Ed wouldn't really be Ed if he didn't have a little bit of an anger problem so I thought a split personality would work where he could be mature and immature at the same time.

Pirate Queen of the 21st Centry: Thanks for the review! And believe me, you will see his original personality a lot!

Phantom Hitman 1412: Thanks for Reviewing! And don't worry about the library thing, it happens quite often considering we usually act stupid in the library. (We go to a small school so the library isn't that large so we often go there and goof off) I'm happy that you like how I skipped some of the future arc as it can get kinda' boring... even though it's really cool, but it just spans over SO may episodes it gets boring. I'm glad you found the Gokudera part funny. I agree with you about Ed's personality. Everybody loves him cause of how he's like that. I think Ryohei and Armstrong are really alike, except one strips and sparkles and the other yells extreme and has flames. I bet even if Ed didn't live that long, he'd still know plenty of 'colorful' words. I'm planning on writing Choice. Also with the Giotto thing, you read my mind basically. I'm glad you like my story!


~Previously~

Tsuna sighed, "We'll explain everything later Edward-sensei."

Ed nodded, "Ok, Tsunayoshi-kun!" Ed said kindly, sounding like he hadn't just said practically every 'colorful' word in the dictionary.

"His personality seems to do 180's a lot," Lal Mirch said.

The others nodded.


Edward sat indian-style on one of the hospital-like beds. He crossed his arm, scowl evident on his face, "Please explain what is going on."

"Well," Tsuna stepped forward, "Okay... don't freak out, but we are ten years in the future and currently the Vongola is almost wiped out."

Ed nodded, stoic, "Ok, please continue."

"You're taking this pretty well," Irie said.

"I'm immortal, the idea of time-travel isn't that farfetched. Plus, you guys fight with flames," Ed said, 'Also, I come from a different world that has human dolls that are powered by a stone,' Ed silently added.

Tsuna began to continue, "Ok, the Vongola is wiped out because of the Millefiore, a mafia family that is the merge of two mafia families: the Giglio Nero family and the Gesso family. We set out on a mission to defeat get back to the past originally and so we invaded this base to get to Irie Shouichi," Tsuna gestured to the man beside him, "Since we thought he held the key to returning home. So, we ended up fighting a whole bunch of people. One of the one's I fought named Spanner," Tsuna gestured to the other man, "Who helped me complete my new attack X-Burner. When we reached Shouichi, he told us this was an elaborate scheme set up by the future me, future Hibari, and him. He gave me the Vongola box weapon and he was just about to explain when you showed up."

Ed nodded and turned to Irie Shouichi, "So, you were going to tell him about the Vongola box?"

Irie nodded and turned back to the group, "Ok, to open that box, you will need the Arcobaleno seals. And I know what your going to say about all the Arcobaleno, excluding Lal Mirch and Reborn, being dead in this era, but I can send you temporarily back in time to compete in the trials. All of you who have come to the future will go back for one week, but then will return after hopefully completing all of the trials. Don't worry. Even though you have spent months here, it has only been three days at most in the past. Also, you must not tell anyone in the past about the future. Go restore you're energy and return quickly so I can send you into the past."

Everyone nodded and left to return to the base.


As the group walked down the streets that were now clear of Millefiore members. As they walked through the streets, Ed watched as everyones' eyes lit up at the sight of their friends who had come to greet them. Ed sighed and smiled softly at the scene.

After that, they returned to the Vongola HQ.


Ed looked at the two girls and two children that seemed slightly downtrodden at the news of how they could only return to the past for a brief period of time. Ed looked at the floor, sighing again to himself. Since he was in a bed when he appeared here, he knew he would be alive for ten more years. How long will he be alive? That question constantly nagged at the back of his mind. In all honesty though, he was surprised about where he was when he came to the future. He usually only stays a few years before moving on to another place.

Ed looked up when he heard a voice, "Elric-sensei?"

He saw the eyes of the two girls, "Ah, Kyoko and... Haru, I assume?"

"I'm kind of surprised to see you," Kyoko said, "I didn't see you around the base at all, I did hear that you were apart of whatever happened today though. I see you got sent to the future as well."

Ed nodded in response.

"This is your teacher?" Haru said, "He's so young!"

Ed smiled at the girl, "Hello, I haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Edward Elric, pleased to meat you."

Haru smiled at the teacher, "Hello, my name is Haru Miura. Pleased to meat you as well, Elric-san."

"Don't be so formal," Ed said, "You can call me Edward or Ed. I never really liked formal names anyway."

Haru looked taken aback, but gave in, "Fine, Ed-san."

Ed smiled and walked away from the two girls waving absentmindedly, "Don't worry about the others, I'll take care of 'em."

The girls looked at the retreating back of Edward in shock. Haru looked at Kyoko in surprise, "He could tell we were worried?"

"Hmmm," Kyoko replied.


The group soon returned to the Millefiore base, prepared to return to the past.

After Spanner and Irie finished the preparations, they felt the familiar tingling sensation as they were sent back to the past.


After realizing they were back in Namimori, the group continued to walk back to their houses together.

"Hey, where did Chrome and Elric go?" Gokudera questioned aloud.

"You forgot about Hibari," Yamamoto said.

"I don't care about the prefect," Gokudera retorted.

"Hmmm, I don't know where they went," Tsuna looked around, "Must've gone home already."

The others nodded and went on their way once more.


Ed slowly opened his door and stepped inside his house. He closed the door behind him and locked it, an audible click echoing in the silence.

He slowly walks down the hallway, smiling softly at the paintings he had done. He must admit, he thought he got rather good at art. After all, with all the time he had he should be pretty much good at it.

He looked at the pictures of him, Al, Winry... everyone. He sighed softly. Sometimes, he honestly wanted to die. Out of all the punishments he had thought he could receive for doing the forbidden, this was probably the worst one.

Ed absentmindedly looked out the window and sighed to himself, "Tsuna and the others better pass these trials... If they don't... who knows what will happen..."

Ed sighed once more, causing him to blink once more, "I've been sighing way to much. Most people would say it will cause my hair to grey, but let's face it...this hair isn't greying any time soon."


The Next Day

Ed walked up to the roof at lunch with his students who had asked him to accompany them so they could discuss the Arcobaleno trials.

"I don't see why you will need me to be apart of this conversation," Ed asked.

"You aren't even gonna' help us?" Gokudera asked incredulously, "The fate of the world's at stake!"

Ed sighed, "The trials are for those who bear the Vongola rings. If you are going to even get close to passing them or anything else in the future, you must stand on your own two feet."

An audible click resounded in the air and the guardians immediately pushed Tsuna away, ready to defend their boss. Tsuna blindly stumbled backwards, almost falling over, but was caught by Ed who was standing behind him. Tsuna looked down and saw a bullet hole in the roof.

Ed whistled, "Man, these trials are gonna be intense...well, some of them anyway."

"You all pass!" A voice said, "Except for you!"

They all watched as an infant jumped down onto the roof, pointing at Tsuna who just gaped at her in disbelief.

"Lal?"

The baby merely nodded and everyone watched as another baby dropped down onto the roof, the pair proceeding to get into a sparring match.

"Master Colonello?" Ryohei yelled in disbelief.

"Our first trial will be with you?" Tsuna asked, "We aren't going to fight here are we?"

"Of course not, kora!" Colonello responded.

"You would probably destroy the school if you did," Reborn added.

Tsuna panicked, thinking about a certain tonfa-wielding prefect that would most definitely kill them.

They began to set out for the trial site.

"I'm going with you," Ed said, "I'll need to see how much my students have improved."

Reborn nodded in response and they continued their journey.


The group stood on the trial site. Tsuna, Ryohei, Yamamoto, and Gokudera standing on flat ground. Reborn, Lal Mirch, and Edward standing higher up on a cliff. The latter being the only ones that noticed Colonello's presence on a nearby rock.

Ed sighed, "Geez, hyper intuition and he doesn't notice him? He's gonna be training a lot under my watch."

Ed merely watched on at the scene before him. Watching at how the guardians bickered childishly over who would fight with Tsuna.

When the fight began, Ed watched as Gokudera foolishly charged forward without a plan. It was loyal that he didn't want his boss to have to fight, but he was against an arcobaleno, he had to take it seriously.

Ed watched, face neutral, the fight before him. When it finally ended, he patted Tsuna softly on the head, "Good job."

Tsuna watched as his teacher walked off, waving over his shoulder, not turning around.


Ed continued to live his life as if nothing happened. Only really interacting with Tsuna and co. when he watched the trials.

It was the time for Reborn's trial and Edward stood back, silently watching as attack after attack was easily blocked by Reborn. Ed sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Ed watched in silence as Tsuna prepared to use the X-Burner on Reborn.

"He's really planning to use it on Reborn?" Gokudera asked out loud.

The corner of Ed's mouth twitched a little, almost forming a smile, "He might actually pass this trial..."

The other Arcobaleno watching nodded slightly in agreement.

The small smile on Ed's face slowly melted away to form a scowl when Tsuna lowered his hands.

"I can't do it..." Was the only thing Ed heard after that.

He watched as Tsuna's eyes widened, apparently from whatever Reborn said to him. Ed looked as Reborn pulled the trigger on his gun after carefully aiming it at Tsuna. A burst of light shot forth, colliding with Tsuna, a cloud of smoke obscuring the boy from view. Ed watched, scowl still present on his face, as Tsuna slowly fell down into the ground and lay there defeated.

Reborn walked forward and told Tsuna that he couldn't pass someone that wasn't meant to be a boss.


Tsuna, Ryohei, Gokudera, and Yamamoto slowly awoke and realized they were in hospital beds. They looked up as Doctor Shamal dropped a couple of canned foods on Tsuna's lap. He informed them that they were the only ones on the island besides Chrome who was asleep upstairs.

"I see you guys are finally awake,"Everyone looked up in surprise, even Shamal, to see who said it.

Tsuna's eyes widened, "Edward-sensei!"

Edward smiled slightly, not failing to notice the strange aura coming from doctor Shamal.

Shamal looked at Edward suspiciously, 'Golden hair, golden eyes... he fits the description of the famous teen doctor I heard about a few years ago... if he is the same person, he should be in his twenties, but he doesn't look older than eighteen. Also, Sawada just called him sensei... does that mean he's their teacher?' Shamal thought.

"Well, I'll be going then," Shamal said, walking out of the lighthouse where they were currently residing.

Tsuna looked up at Ed, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to tell you something," Edward pulled up a chair and sat absentmindedly in it, his arms behind his head, "You know your fight with Reborn? I'm not going to lie to you... in all honesty I was really disappointed in you..."

Tsuna's eyes widened and he looked down, bangs shadowing his eyes.

"Don't say that to Juudaime!" Gokudera yelled.

"I'm saying the truth," Edward said, "Didn't you notice that Reborn didn't hesitate to hurt you, but when you had the chance, you didn't fight back? If Reborn could attack you all that easily, your determination could, and should, mirror that with the same fierceness displayed by Reborn."

"What right do you have to say that to Juudaime!" Gokudera roared.

"I'm speaking from experience, Gokudera," Edward responded calmly, "Back when I wasn't immortal and was 16 or 15, I had to kill."

"No duh," Gokudera said, "You were part of the mafia!"

"This was long before I got involved with the mafia," Edward said, "I didn't have to kill just anyone... I had to kill someone who was wearing the face of my own mother. I hesitated at first and if I hesitated any longer, I would've easily died along with my younger brother. It felt like I was killing my mother... like she was dying again by my own hands, but I realized that she would do the same to me."

Everyone's eyes relatively widened at what Edward had said. Ed got up slowly and turned around, leaving the lighthouse, "I'll stay on the island until you leave. After all, I'm still your bodyguard."


Edward sat comfortably in a tree, looking at the sea's waves. He sighed, and closed his eyes, slipping into blissful sleep.

Ed awoke with a start as he saw a green submarine-like thing attacking everyone, including the Arcobaleno. Ed closed his eyes once more, a silvery grey flame appearing on his forehead. He jumped out of the tree and calmly walked towards the beach.

Everyone turned around when they heard his footsteps approaching. Shock spelled out on their features when they saw who it was.

"I haven't gotten serious in a while," Edward said, wordlessly slipping off the skin cover on his automail, exposing the sleek metal of the automail plates. He loved how it looked like the automail from Amestris.

He continued to walk forward. Everyone began to watch as a small crater formed in the ground and a spear began to slowly rise out of it. Edward grabbed the spear and smirked at their surprised faces. With flames, he didn't have to clap his hands like he did in Amestris, he just had to spread his flames through the ground and use it like alchemy.

Ed twirled the spear experimentally a few times before finally holding it in a battle stance, a flame appearing on the weapon.

Verde released more of his box weapons to deal with the new opponent. Ed charged forward and slammed the head of the spear directly into the ground rooting it firmly. He grabbed the top of the spear and flipped over it, foot smacking directly into the head of the box weapon, defeating it.

Everyone, save the Arcobaleno, gaped in shock as he easily did it. The Arcobaleno were the only ones to notice the small flame igniting Edward's feet.

Edward flipped once more, effectively pulling out the spear in the process. When he landed, he threw the spear directly at Tsuna who freaked out. However the spear went right by Tsuna and hit a box weapon that was sneaking up upon the Decimo.

The spear dissolved into nothing and Ed created a new one, "Is that all you got? 'Cause I'm just warming up."

Verde clenched his teeth.

Tsuna gazed at his teacher, 'Sugoi* Edward-sensei is strong...'

The fight raged on and Edward watched as his pupils gradually wore themselves out. The arcobaleno were alright for now. Verde gritted his teeth. He needed to use his secret weapon. Everyone on shore watched as the submarine moved around, exposing a large gun-like thing. Ed's eyes widened as the gun was aimed directly at Tsuna and his guardians.

Ed ran forward as quickly as he could and stood protectively in front of Tsuna and the others, his flames slowly creating a large amount of barriers from earth to provide some shelter.

It was as if time slowed down. Everyone watched in horror as the gun fired, sending highly compressed lightning flames directly towards the group of Ed, Tsuna and his guardians.

Ed winced slightly as some of the flames went around the barrier and hit him. Luckily, Ed had released a large amount of his flames to form a large barrier separating Tsuna and his guardians from the flames. Everyone looked on as the barriers shattered and the flames hit Ed straight on.

They watched in horror as a spear enhanced by flame cut into Ed's stomach. When the attack stopped, Ed looked back and smiled at Tsuna before collapsing to the ground.

All of a sudden, Tsuna heard the surprised voices of the Arcobaleno. He whirled around only to see the Arcobaleno captured and hovering over to Verde's submarine.

Tsuna got up to fight once more and ignited his flames, followed shortly after by his guardians, only to have it taken away by Verde who captured the flame. Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Hibari collapsed, losing all of their energy as their flames were gone.

Ryohei and Chrome looked in horror at the scene before them. The Arcobalenos captured and unable to move, Edward bleeding out on the ground, and Tsuna and the others collapsed on the sand, all energy lost.

Verde unleashed box weapons to attack the now collapsed guardians, using their own flames as fuel, "Now, hand over the Vongola Rings."

Tsuna and the others hopelessly fought against the box weapons, unable to ignite their flames.

"T-Tsuna...yoshi..."

Tsuna glanced over his shoulder in surprise, seeing Edward slowly standing up, "Edward-sensei!"

"Remember...what Reborn... told...you," Ed told Tsuna.

Memories flashed over Tsuna's vision and he remembered how Reborn told him he lacked the resolve to protect everyone.

"I want to," Tsuna muttered, flames igniting, "I WANT TO PROTECT EVERYONE!"

"Juudaime," Gokudera looked at his boss in amazement, his own flames igniting, "Don't look down on the Vongola!"

Yamamoto looked at his friends and smiled, flames on his sword igniting as well. Hibari smirked and his tonfas ignited once more. They continued to beat back the box weapons. Tsuna leaped into the air and destroyed the machine paralyzing the Arcobaleno.

When they started to gain back more of their power, everyone's eyes widened when Verde's voice was heard once more, "If you won't hand over the Vongola rings, so be it."

They watched as the machines holding the Arcobaleno self-destructed and went crashing into the ocean below.

"REBORN!" Tsuna cried out.

"Dame-Tsuna."

Everyone gazed wide-eyed as the Arcobaleno appeared once more on the shore, completely unscathed. It was revealed that Mammon created an illusion to protect them from Verde when he saw the green powder.

They began to join forces once again and slowly began to defeat Verde. Tsuna prepared his X-Burner, but realized that the Verde they had been fighting was merely a robot, nothing more.

Tsuna returned to the beach and gritted his teeth in frustration. He knew Verde was nearby, but he still didn't like they had been fighting a robot.

The flame on Tsuna's forehead disappeared and his eyes reverted back to the caramel color they normally were. He turned to Edward and ran up to him.

"Edward-sensei!"

Edward opened one of his eyes and smiled at Tsuna.

"I'm sorry, Edward-sensei," Tsuna said, "It's all my fault!"

Ed reached his hand up and ruffled Tsuna's hair, "Don't be silly...Tsunayoshi."

Edward ignited his right hand in flames and cut the spear in half, slowly pulling out the offensive object. Tsuna flinched slightly at the wound, but gazed with eyes wide when the wound slowly healed itself.

"W-what?"

"One of the perks of being immortal," Ed smiled slightly.

Tsuna sighed exasperatedly and his eyes fell upon bumpy rock. The others nodded in understanding and they headed over to go find Verde.


The group walked into Verde's lab and Ed smiled when Tsuna passed the trial. He was shocked out of his stupor when he heard Verde's voice, "You're fine after that attack?"

Ed looked at Verde who stared at him in disbelief. Then, a knowing look spread across Verde's features, "I see, you're like us Arcobaleno, cursed to walk above time... for how long, I wonder."

Ed looked at the Arcobaleno in shock before looking away.

Verde smirked and then sank down into the floor. Everyone panicked when the lab slowly began to shake and self-destruct. Everyone ran out of the lab as fast as they could.


Back on the beach, the group watched as the island sunk below the surface of the sea. Edward stood away from the group and watched as the group begged for Reborn to give them another chance. Edward smiled when Reborn told them they already passed his trial.

They all watched in wonder as the rings glowed and what looked like a firework rose into the sky. Edward looked down in surprise when a voice caught his attention.

"What did Verde mean when he said you were like us?" Lal Mirch asked.

Reborn looked at Edward, asking a question silently earning a small nod from Ed.

Reborn looked at Lal Mirch, "Edward 'stands above time' like us. However, it's different for him. He's immortal, while we just have infantile bodies."

The Arcobalenos looked at Edward in disbelief.

"Your immortal, kora?" Colonello asked.

"Yep, 128 years and counting," Edward said with sarcastic enthusiasm.

The Arcobaleno looked at him in wonder and shock, but they eventually regained their mostly stoic personalities. (It's a mostly 'cause skull is there as well.)

They all parted and went their separate ways, preparing for their journey into the past.


The Next Day

The group stood in front of Namimori shrine. Slowly, everyone showed up, now, most of them were waiting for Hibari to show up. Tsuna paced worriedly, "Where's Hibari? I knew it, he's not going to show up."

"Stop worrying, Dame-Tsuna," Reborn chorused landing upon Tsuna's shoulder, "Just go through one at a time and we'll wait for Hibari."

Everyone nodded. A series of popping sounds were heard and soon Tsuna was the only one left by the shrine.

"Hurry up, Dame-Tsuna," Reborn said, kicking Tsuna towards the bazooka, "Time's up."

Another pop was heard and Tsuna awoke in the future. He looked around and saw Irie and Spanner along with some of the Vongola guardians.

"Yes!" Irie said, "It was a success!"

"Well, we got back, but," Tsuna said, "Hibari's not here with us."

Tsuna flenched when he felt cold metal pressed against his neck, "What were you saying about me, herbivore?"

Tsuna flinched, "H-H-Hibari..."

"Hibari-san came earlier than you," Irie told him.

Tsuna sighed and looked around, seeing his guardians and friends, "What about Byakuran? Has he found out?"

"No, it's only been ten minutes since you left for the past," Irie said, "I programmed it that way."

Ed whistled, "You thought of everything."

Irie nodded in response, smiling at Edward before turning to face Tsuna, "Are you prepared for the fights up ahead?"

"Yes," Tsuna nodded, "That's why we came back here. We can't afford to lose."

Everyone smiled at Tsuna.

"Wait one second though," Irie said, "You said you were immortal Elric-san. If that's so, even though you can't age, couldn't you still grow taller... I mean, no offense, you're kind of short."

"Yeah, you're right," Spanner said.

"He really is a chibi," Gokudera agreed.

"He's short to the EXTREME!"

"Maa, maa," Yamamoto said, "Don't say that... well, it's kinda' true, but still."

Edward's eyes narrowed dangerously, his antennae moving of its own accord. Everyone began to sweat (excluding Reborn and Hibari) as the murderous aura grew in the room. A dark aura surrounded Edward and his eyes held a scary glint.

Tsuna and Chrome cowered in fear and Reborn, Hibari, and Kusakabe remained relatively indifferent.

Ed walked forward slowly, grabbing the collars of Irie and Spanner's shirts in one hand and Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei's in the other. All of a sudden, he began to spin around, rendering the five males airborne.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SMALL! CAN A SHORTY DO THIS HUH? WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO CALL ME: HALF-PINT, BEAN-SPROUT, MIDGET? I'LL RIP OFF YOUR FEET AND STICK 'EM ON YOUR HEAD!"

Tsuna watched in horror as Ed sent them flying before jumping on them and beating them to a bloody pulp. Without Al around, no one could hold him back.

"Um, Elric-san," Chrome muttered, "They didn't say anything like that..."

"Who cares!" Ed yelled getting up, "They still pissed me off!"

The others looked as the dust cleared, revealing a beaten and bloodied group of five.

"That attack was powerful... to the extreme..."

"Just imagine him as a pitcher in a baseball game," Yamamoto said.

"Freaking Napoleon Complex," Gokudera said.

"I want to see how that fake arm works now..." Spanner said.

Irie attempted to nod, "Such power."

Everyone sweat dropped at the scene except Ed who walked on, "So, what now?"


* sugoi = amazing

LunarFallenStar: Done! Longer chapter than Normal! I hope you guys liked it! It was kinda' choppy and stuff, but I really didn't want to write a whole bunch of chapters...