A.N: Sorry Loyal readers. It has come to my attention there are many flaws in this story, not including the most obvious, (according to many EdXWin fans) plot building one. Namely, Al's OOC-ness and the fact that Noa's much older than him… sorry. I'll try to fix that. This chapter is in Winry-POV now.

July 26th 1924

Cruise Ship

10:30 pm

Ed grabbed my shoulders and stared in disbelieve. His face was pale like he was he was about to faint.

"Winry?! Winry, is that you? What the hell are you doing here?!"

I swallowed hard. Why was he so scared? Alphonse ran toward us, also looking panicked, with Noa in tow. What was going on?

"Brother what's wrong?!"

"Something is very wrong! Al, we need to talk! Bring Winry too!"

With that, all four of us were in the room in a matter of minutes. Once all of us were inside, Edward half sat half flopped on what I assumed was his bed and ran his fingers through his hair, nervously.

"Brother calm down. What's wrong?"

"If Winry's here and not Adelaide, where's Adelaide?"

"Ed, who's-"

"Adelaide is the name of that body you're in", the young woman known as Noa stated in monotone.

"Body… This isn't mine?"

All heads turned towards me at this question.

"What do you mean Winry?" Alphonse asked still very much concerned.

"Russle said…well, he made a gate way between his house and here. He gave me a time limit of two weeks. I thought all of me, body and all, crossed over."

The stress was causing me to raise my voice each passing moment.

"That wouldn't have happened." Ed spoke suddenly, eyes focused on the floor. "If you crossed over body and all, there would've been an imbalance."

"What do you mean?"

He looked up at me, paler than ever, and continued his explanation.

"This is a different world as I'm sure you know already; a different world running by different rules. Neither Al, or I can use alchemy; alchemy doesn't' exist here. Instead, the technology in this world far surpassed that of ours."

"What does that have to do with…."

"Noa looks just like Rose right?"

I switched my stare away from Ed for a bit, and looked at Noa. She did. In fact, if she had pink bangs she would have been a dead ringer. Wait why would that matter?

"In our world, Amestris, the founding principle is: "One can not gain anything without giving something up in return." Here in Earth, There's a similar Principle: "For every action there is an equal, opposite reaction" both have to do with balance.

Noa is here, Rose is there. Neither one can crossover to the opposite world completely, as long as the other lives.

This world is full of look-a-likes of our world. Al's double died before he got here hence, he was able to come. Come to think of it I don't know what would have happened if he tried without that happening first. I don't think we're meant to see our own doubles."

"How do you know all this?….What about you?"

"….My double died, the first time I came to this world… He opened the gate?! Two weeks?! How did he figure? " The color appeared to be returning to his face, but he was no less frightened than before.

I was at a loss for words. I didn't know how he figured. I never asked. Doubles? What about the ring? I couldn't believe I was asking that, but amidst all this that's what surfaced the most in my mind.

I dropped my eyes toward the ring on my- my double's finger oh no….

"He opened a gate, or rather created one….. I-I don't know, he didn't say. He just said he would be able to pay you and me back…"

My throat was getting tight. I wanted to cry, yet I held it in as best I could.

"Hmm… I ask only because I didn't have that kind a time when I was in that situation."

"Well, ah, (gulp) I don't know, eh, h-he said he only tested it on stay rabbits that wandered in Belsio's farm."

"Poor rabbits!" Al whined

"He never tested it out on a human before!… he was concerned about me… Uh, oohh… what else… T-The rabbits all came back ok in two weeks time!"

Silence hung over the room like a shroud.

"So what now?" Al asked anyone who would answer.

"We wait. See what happens in two weeks, or through two weeks."

"What about this? This isn't just any ol' ring is it?"

"Ed's jaw visibly tightened

"…That's Adelaide's ring."

July 28th 1924

Barcelona Spain

What am I doing here? I don't belong here. I had a perfectly livable life at home. What am I doing here? I no longer want to know what this ring is for or why I have it.

I often hear the sound of crying, though no one near me is ever in tears. It sounds like a young girl younger girl anyway. I don't know where it's coming from. But every time it happens, it sound like it's coming from right behind me.

July 29th 1924

Barcelona

It's been four days. Four days out of fourteen. Noa took me shopping today. I guess she wanted to cheer me up. I bought new clothes: a Spanish dress to be precise. Ed still acts weird around me.

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