AN: Alright this is where things are going to get a little outrageous and exciting. I'm going to try to pull it all together.

I long to go home Chap.28

Fuery and Kashmir were in her room while Jade, Crystal and Albert decided that since everyone was out to dinner this would be the perfect time to steal the stone. They tied their bed sheets together and climbed out the window and began their journey to Central. When they got there they used alchemy to make a hole in the wall around Central. As they crept through the halls watching for guards they found their way to Mustang's office. When they got inside they began to search for the safe. Crystal pulled a picture off the wall "Over here" and there it was. She drew a transmutation circle on the door then clapped her hands together and placed them on it.

Albert was watching out the door "Hurry up I think someone's coming."

As they door of the safe came open inside they saw the small box and Jade reached in and picked it up. She took it out and opened it and both girls stared at the red stone.

"Wow" both of them said as Jade closed the box and stuck it in her pocket. "Okay close the safe" she told her sister.

Crystal closed the safe door and wiped the chalk circle off of it and she placed the picture back on the wall.

"Make sure it's straight" Albert reminded her.

They made their way back the way they came and out the hole in the wall. Crystal turned and closed the hole up as Albert wiped the circle off. They all ran down the street making their way back to the hotel. They climbed up the sheets and pulled them in and put them back on their beds. They all gathered in a circle as Jade pulled the box from her pocket and opened it again and they all stared intensely at the red stone.

"So this is a philosophers stone?" Jade said "It's so pretty."

"Yeah but remember human lives made that stone and that's why dad never used one." Crystal told her sister.

Jade looked up "I know it goes against everything he believes in. But if it will save his life we have no choice." They all nodded in agreement as Jade closed the box and stuck it in her suitcase for safe keeping.

Edward and Winry came back to the hotel and Edward went to check on the children. As he stood there looking at them a strange feeling came over him as his eyes locked on Jade's suitcase and he sighed. He was about to walk over to it when a voice startled him.

"Edward" he turned to see Gabriel "You must let the plan go forward."

Edward turned to him and looked the massive angel in the eyes "Gabriel nothing is going to happen to my children…..Right?"

"I'm going to tell you everything will work out as planned" Gabriel sternly told him.

"You didn't answer my question." Edward said turning towards the suitcase.

"Edward don't touch the stone the reaction between you and it will take out this hotel and everything in a two block radius" Gabriel warned.

Edward put his hands to his head "What is happening to me? Why can I see things that that are going to happen? What is this plan?" he fell to his knees.

"In time Edward " Gabriel walked forward "But I will tell you the time grows short."

Edwards head snapped up "What do you mean?"

"I tell you now Edward" Gabriel put his wings out "After you die one decision will choose your fate. If your heart is selfless your destiny will be great." then he was gone.

"WAIT!" Edward yelled "You didn't answer my question about my children." he said softly.

"DAD!" Jade woke up " What's wrong? Why are you on the floor?" she jumped up and ran over to him.

He sighed "I'm okay my Jade go back to bed" he kissed her cheek as he stood up and walked out. He stood in the hallway feeling so helpless and frightened 'Why are my children getting pulled into this?'

He walked back to the room and that night he had a vivid premonition. The next day when they got to the church he pulled Mustang aside.

"Shou Tucker is going to try to kidnap me at your reception. He'll send six golem chimearas to try to apprehend me." Edward told him.

Mustang groaned " Shit! Riza's going to be pissed if they screw up the reception."

"Well we should be prepared for this" Edward grinned.

Mustang called Breda over and whispered in his ear "Yes Sir" he saluted and ran off.

Winry walked over "Edward, Riza want's to talk to you" She whispered in his ear "She's freaking out."

Edward turned to Mustang "I'll be right back in a minute" as he walked away Winry thought 'He looks so handsome in that tuxedo' with his waist length hair in a single braid down the back.

He walked to the little room of the sanctuary and knocked on the door "Riza?" he pushed the door open some and he saw her crying "Heeeey" he walked over to her and bent down in front of her "Why the tears?"

"IT'S THAT!" She pointed to the dress "It fit when I bought it last month. Now it looks horrrrrible" She burst into tears as Winry walked in.

Edward smiled "Is that it?"

Riza looked at him and began to cry harder he stood up and looked at Winry "I need six yards of satin material and some beads" he turned around again "Small ones and tell everyone it'll be about twenty minutes."

Winry went out and sent Kashmir and Fuery to find the material and the beads. They came back ten minutes later and brought it to Edward.

Riza looked at him wiping her tears "What are you doing Edward?"

He put the material and beads on the table and smiled as he clapped his hands together "I'm making you a dress" he touched them and a beautiful high waisted beaded gown appeared with a two foot train.

"There" he smiled.

"Oh Edward it's beautiful" she hugged him "Thank you" Winry picked it up.

"Let's get this on you" As they both disappeared behind the changing screen.

"I'm outta here" Edward said turning to walk out but he felt light-headed and he grabbed the wall. He tried to focus but everything went blurry for a minute 'Not now God please I have to get through this' he stood there as the blurry eyesight and light-headedness went away he looked up "Thank you."

Edward made it back to Mustang "Are you okay?" Mustang asked noticing Edward looked pale.

"Yeah" he sighed then he spotted Al so he walked over to him and the girl he'd brought. Al had showed up with a beautiful blonde girl. Edward noticed she looked familiar 'Oh my gosh' he thought 'Serene?'

Al smiled "I know it's uncanny isn't it that she looks like Serene. Her name is Serenity and we've been going out for a couple of weeks now. I'll talk to you about it later." he pointed to the doors opening in the back. Edward smiled as he walked back up by Mustang.

A few minutes later the music started and everyone looked at the doors. Winry and Maria walked down the aisle one after the other. Then the wedding march started and Armstrong and Hawkeye appeared and walked down the aisle. The ceremony was beautiful and Hawkeye looked beautiful in the dress Edward made for her.

They got to the reception hall and as soon as Edward walked in he knew. It was the same building he'd seen in his dream the night before. He scanned the room cautiously then walked over to Kashmir.

"Keep an eye on that door" He pointed "And put Lyle on that one" he pointed to the other one" she did as told.

About a half hour later screams rang out through the hall. People began to run in all directions as Golem chimearas crashed the party.

Edward watched as his girls ran into a room with a Golem after them to his left. Winry ran after them Edward turned to see her "NO! WINRY DON'T GO IN THERE!" That's when he remembered it all. The dreams he had when he first got back. He ran to the door of the room to see his girls about to take a stance against it as it pointed a gun a Winry. Edward didn't think twice he ran and did a flip over it's head and landed in front of her. He could see it squeezing the trigger slowly he turned his head slightly and looked over his shoulder "I have to tell you something….I love you" He prayed 'Please God help me now' they heard the shot leave the gun. Edward closed his eyes and braced for the impact but it never came.

He opened his eyes and saw the massive figure with wings standing in front of him "Gabriel?"

The figure turned to face him "No I'm Michael" he motioned for Edward to get up "Don't be afraid to use the skills God gave you Edward. You must get up and fight NOW."

Edward saw his girls fighting the golem and he turned to Winry and speaking over his shoulder "Do you see him?"

Her mouth was open as she shook her head and whispered "Yeees"

Edward looked at Michael "Good then I'm not crazy."

"Now Edward GET UP!" Michael commanded.

Edward stood up and yelled to his girls "MOVE!" As he clapped his hands together and drew a staff from the ground and spun it over his head. Then he ran towards the golem and began to beat the crap out of it. Winry ran over to the girls as they watched their father fight. He was awesome like everyone had said he was. He flipped and stabbed turned and punched. He put the staff through it's head and transmuted his blade on his hand and sliced the thing in half. Then he stood up breathing heavily he turned to see Michael still standing in the corner he nodded to Edward then disappeared.

Edward ran over to Winry and the girls "Are you guys alright?"

Jade and Crystal both were excited "You were awesome dad."

"We knew you would be." Crystal smiled.

Jade jumped up "I never knew you could do that. I mean I knew you could fight but that WAS AWESOME!"

Edward was breathing heavy and wheezing "I'm glad your so happy I almost got my ass kicked."

The girls were so proud of their dad and now they knew what everyone always talked about. Mustang came running in "Fullmetal are you guys okay in here?"

"Yeah" Edward said bending down to help Winry up.

"Good since your okay I kind of need your help out here" he looked at Edward "It seems my wife is stuck in a metal cage on the ceiling with other miscellaneous blonde people."

"What?" Edward got up and walked into the great hall.

Al had used alchemy to get himself out of the cage him and Serenity were stuck in and he caught her when he landed.

Riza was now going off on Al "ALPHONSE! YOU NEED TO GET ME OUT OF HERE!" she was shaking her finger at him "OH I SEE HOW IT IS NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT A GIRLFRIEND. I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME LIKE A MOTHER? WHAT YOU DON'T NEED A MOTHER NOW? HOW COULD YOU LET YOUR MOTHER BE TREATED THIS WAY AL?"

Al scratched his head "Uh…." as he began running "I'm sorry I'll get you out right away."

Then she saw Edward "Never mind Al" she looked over "EDWARD! IF YOU DON'T GET ME OUT OF THIS CAGE I WILL SHOVE YOU BACK UP MY CLOWN HOLE, BIRTH YOU AGAIN AND CALL YOU MY BITCH!"

Edwards mouth fell open as he looked sideway to Mustang "Clown hole?"

"Don't ask" Mustang said waving his hand.

Edward was shocked "Since when is it called a clown hole? And she never birthed me" He looked up at her "WHAT THE HELL RIZA?"

"EDWARD GET ME OUT OF HERE NOW OR I'LL SHOOT ROY" she said grabbing for her gun in her thigh holster.

"Well" Edward said walking slowly "I'm not sure I can seeing how I've somehow become YOUR BITCH!"

Mustangs head dropped and his shoulders fell forward "Fullmetal please."

"Alright" he looked at Armstrong "Major can you?" He looked up.

Armstrong threw his shirt off "YES I WILL CATCH HER WITH MY VIBRENT MUSCLES. CATCHING WOMAN HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN IN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!"

Edward clapped his hands and touched the wall sending a hand out that broke the cage open and Riza fell into Armstrong's arms.

"Geez Major is there anything that hasn't been passed down in your family?" Edward put his hands in his pockets and walked over by Winry.

"Thank you Edward and I'm sorry I lost it like that." Riza apologized and turned to Al "Mama still loves you Al " she walked off mumbling "Even though you didn't get me out."

Gabriel and Michael stood looking over everything that was happening. "Are you sure he's up for the job?" Michael asked Gabriel.

"Yes he is the one the Creator has chosen" Gabriel answered.

"He seems like he didn't want to fight. I thought his spirit was like fire?" Michael asked.

"He'll be fine it's just the human side of him that's afraid of dying. He's coming to terms with it quite well though." Gabriel turned to Michael " Once he's in front of the Creator he will have to make a selfless choice and let's hope he can. Then the Creator will do what he has planned."

Michael flexed his wings "I knew my hope and faith in humanity would come one day in a human."

Gabriel turned "Yes your hope and faith in humanity has always been strong brother. Some of us had lost all hope. But our Creator is full of such grace and mercy and he doesn't want any of them to perish. Edward Elric has such love in his heart for others and compassion for those less fortunate than him. He feels their pain even when it's not his own and that brother is the kind of human they need to strive to be."

Michael turned to walk off "The world needs a healer and a guardian in the realm of humans to give them back what they have lost."

Gabriel looked out into the sky "Twelve years ago he opened the portal to Gods domain by accident and he doesn't even remember. He doesn't even remember seeing us that day. He was a foolish child then chasing foolish dreams and impossible things. The Creator gave him a gift that day that has laid dormant in his head till he went back through the portal. Soon my brother he will remember everything" Gabriel looked down at Edward "He's already starting to remember pieces of it."

Edward looked around the hall at all the golem chimeara hybrids then turned he noticed the two hanging from the ceiling like puppets. He threw Lyle a thumbs up "Way to go String Puppet Alchemist."

"String Puppet Alchemist?" Mustang asked.

"Yeah he hasn't got the whole identity thing down yet but he's good" Edward smiled as they watched his sister Hope hit the golems in the head and herself with a stick.

"And her?" Mustang asked again.

"Um…Um….Ummm she's off her meds." Edward shrugged his shoulders "But she can do flips like nobody's business" he grabbed a knife "Watch" he put his arm up to throw it "HEY HOPE" he threw it and she FLIP,FLIP,FLIP then hit the wall and slid down "Hey I said she could flip. Stopping's another lesson."

Mustang golf clapped "Yeah Edward." he rolled his eye at Edward.

NOW WERE GOING SIX MONTHS AHEAD

Edwards health had deteriorated to the point the couldn't leave the hospital. Mustang came to see him and Edward told him something he thought he'd never believe.

"I remember General what I saw that day I stepped in that liquid" Edward said softly.

"What was it Fullmetal?" Mustang leaned closer as Edward began to talk.

"It's was a beautiful place with music like I've never heard and as scared as I was a peace came over me and I felt so much love. Then I saw thousands upon thousands of angels. Two of them came forward and told me I wasn't suppose to be there."

Mustang's eye widened "You mean you-"

"Yeah, opened the portal to Gods domain" Edward coughed.

"Nobody's ever done that" Mustang thought for a minute "Do you remember anything else?"

"Yes I remember God showed me his truth. The vast amount of information was so much I thought my head was going to explode. It was nothing like the other portal I opened. Universes, galaxies, war, famine and plagues. Then he told me there would be a day of no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears there will be a day when the burdens of this place will be no more. That was when the electricity went through my body and there were so many pictures it was like the future was imprinted on my brain."

"My gosh Edward I can't imagine carrying that around all this time" Mustang couldn't feel what Edward was feeling but he knew the vast amount of information must have been hard for Edward to deal with.

Edward smiled a soft smile and looked at Mustang "I'm not going to last much longer General. I'm tired of fighting, I ask God everyday to give me the strength to just keep breathing." He looked at the ground "I'm not going to be here to see my son born. I asked God to give me this time and he did now I must go fulfill my part to fight for him on the other side." Edwards eyes closed as he dozed off he did that frequently due to the lack of oxygen he was getting. He could only stay awake for so long now.

Mustang walked over and placed his hand on Edwards shoulder "Edward even though you drove me crazy when you were younger. Besides Maes Hughes you are the closet friend I have." a tear rolled down his cheek "I wish I could trade places with you but I know you will be one of Gods greatest warriors." He then walked out.