AN: "That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed everyday. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them that will last forever! So we do not look at the troubles we see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever." 2 Corinthians 16,17,18. "Don't copy the behavior and customs of the world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think, Then you will learn Gods will for you which is good, pleasing and perfect." Romans 12:2
I long to go home Chap.29
As Edward opened his eyes all he saw was smoke and fire and he didn't feel a thing but he but he kept rising higher. Then he stopped in front of a golden portal door as it opened there they were Gabriel and Michael walking towards him "Follow us Edward."
He noticed this place looked very familiar as he followed the two massive angels he asked " Am I dead?"
Gabriel turned to him "Yes Edward."
"What was that place with all the smoke and fire?" he said following them.
"That is where the damned go" Michael answered.
Suddenly they stopped in a huge thrown room and he felt so peaceful and the amount of love he felt filled his heart. There was a voice that frightened him at first because it was like thunder "Edward Elric my son come forward."
"I don't understand what's going on?" Edward pleaded.
"You are not skilled to understand what God has willed what God has planned." Michael said giving him a push forward.
"Hey" Edward said throwing him an annoyed look and pulling his arm back in a fist.
"Well I see you do have some fire in that spirit" Michael said standing up straight.
As Edward gazed up at the massive figure he was startled again by the thunderous voice "Edward Elric a boy who tried human transmutation at the age of ten to bring his mother back and lost his brothers' whole body and his arm and leg."
Edward walked forward "Are you God?"
"Yes I Am." God said then he continued "Edward your children are about to make the same mistake you made. The only problem is your daughter Jade is not of that world she is from another dimension. What do you think will happen when she opens her own portal of truth?"
"What?" Edward questioned.
Gabriel began to talk " Your daughter will disappear, cease to exist, no soul to bring back and the time line will be disrupted between dimensions."
"Ehhh" Edward stood there not knowing what to say "I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do to stop them" He looked at Gabriel "I'm dead."
God spoke again " Edward you told me if I gave you time you would fight for me on this side" All of a sudden there were thousands upon thousands of angels as far as his eyes could see "My son my armies are great." Edward couldn't believe his eyes "I do need you doing what you do best which is fighting for others and destroying the abominations that man kind is creating. Your compassion to feel other peoples pain and make it your own and your strive to find the truth is what your world needs."
At the hospital
Jade and Crystal had locked themselves in their fathers room. They had drawn the transmutation circles and had the philosophers stone in hand. As Winry was beating on the door yelling for them to let her in. She left to go get Kashmir and when they got back she started axing the door down. Mustang and Hawkeye got there and were waiting for Kashmir to get the door open. Hawkeye felt something strange as she looked down and saw the blood flowing down her legs.
"ROY!" she yelled as he turned and panicked.
"RIZA?" he grabbed for her.
"Something's wrong with the baby Roy." Mustang and Winry got her to the couch and he went to go find a nurse. The nurse came with a wheelchair and they wheeled her away with Mustang running behind. As Kashmir was still working on the door Winry went into a state of shock 'My girls what's going to happen to them? Why are they doing this after everything Edward told them?'
Back in heaven
"Edward" God said "I want to show you something" Edward now in a hospital room with Gabriel. There he saw a woman on a table "We're losing her" The doctor said handing the nurse the baby "She won't stop bleeding!" Edward's right hand clinched into a fist then he was back before God.
Edward looked up "Aren't you going to save her?" he didn't think twice "SAVE HER!" he put his head down "I don't know her but a baby should have a mother" He looked up "I'LL GIVE UP MY SOUL, HEART, ANYTHING JUST SAVE HER!"
Gabriel and Michael looked at each other and God spoke again "You are a selfless one and your heart is substantial Edward and you would sacrifice yourself to save a complete stranger that's the compassion that I love in you my son."
Edward fell to his knees with tears rolling down his face feeling so helpless and knowing there was nothing he could do for this woman.
Then came a soft female voice that was very familiar to him "Edward"
His eyes got huge as he looked up from the ground "M-m-mom" she walked out.
"Hello sweetheart" She walked up to him "I am so proud of you and your brother. You have grown into fine men."
Edward began to cry like a baby "I-I-I-I'm sorry mom I couldn't save you."
"My little man I should have told you both" she put her hands on his cheeks "Then you wouldn't have tried human transmutation"
"NO!" he said grabbing her wrists "We would have never found out the things we did or grown up the way we are if you would have told us."
She put her forehead to his "Your special Edward" then she wiped his tears away "Now go and become as great as I know you can." and she disappeared.
"Mom" He looked around "MOM!…I LOVE YOU MOM!" he said with tears streaming down his face.
"I love you too sweetheart and tell your brother." A soft voice said.
"Now let's get started my son" God told him "First I need you whole again" Edward levitated into the air and a bight light radiated from his chest.
AT THE HOSPITAL
As they clapped their hands together and Crystal touched the circle and looked up "JAAADE?" they both looked up to see their fathers body levitate into the air and a bright white light was radiating from his chest.
Kashmir broke the door open finally and ran in "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"
"Nothing" Jade said "Crystal is the only one that touched the circle." Kashmir grabbed both girls and pulled them back as they watched his automail limbs fall away and an arm and a leg replace them. That's when Jade reached out and touched the circle "It's working."
"NO!" Kashmir yelled trying to grab her hand but it was to late the circle began to glow.
BACK IN HEAVEN
"WHAT'S GOING ON?" Edward yelled as he felt his limbs growing and it felt like someone reached in his chest and there was a warmth that filled it.
God explained "You are going back my Soul Warrior Alchemist this is your rebirth The Fullmetal alchemist is dead. Your right arm is now to touch the souls of others, you left leg is to walk with one foot in the spiritual realm and one in living realm . Your alchemy is now for healing those in pain and that have been wounded and for destroying abominations. Your inner perception to see what's happening beforehand, and to stop any wrong doings that might result in human life being treated like an experiment." Edward landed back on his feet and brought his right hand up and looked at it as God said "One is all and all is one You are now the one and the people are the all that need to be protected."
Edward dropped to his knees in between the two massive angels then dropped his head down "Let me see redemption from a life that's been crushed. To think something can rise from the ashes of a broken life and be reborn."
"Go back my son and stop your children and save Riza Hawkeye."
Edwards eyes widened "Rizzzza" he whispered softly.
Gabriel turned to him "I told you if your heart was selfless your destiny would be great" he turned and pointed to the transmutation circle forming "Now go Soul Warrior alchemist"
Edward saw the portal appear then he saw his daughters in front of it. The doors opened and the long black hands started to rush out. He stepped in front of his children and looked at the thousands of eyes staring out as he clapped his hands together "SEE GODS TRUTH!" putting his hands in front of him as a bright flash happened and the door disappeared and so did the girls.
The girls were scared and sobbing uncontrollably "Dad just saved us."
Kashmir turned to them shocked "What? What are you talking-" she was cut off by hearing the deep inhale come from the body of a man she thought was dead. She almost past out when he sat up and looked at his girls
"You two are in soooooo much trouble" He threw the covers off "But later" and jumped out of bed and ran into the hall where everyone that was morning him was in shock to see him standing there. He looked at the sigh that said maternity ward with an arrow and he ran that way. Passing Al, Winry and Serenity in the hall "Brother?" Al said watching him pass.
"Ed….ward" Winry was in disbelief as she hit the ground like a wet noodle.
He burst through the doors to see Hawkeye on the table. There was so much blood Mustang looked up to see him and thought he was seeing a ghost "Fullmetal? A- wha- how?"
"No time General" Edward walked forward and pushed the doctor out of the way "Alchemy is to heal" He clapped his hands together "Alright God let's try this out" he said as he placed his hand on Hawkeye "WAKE UP RIZA!" A flash of brilliant white light happened and he stepped back as Mustang stared at him in disbelief.
Hawkeye opened her eyes "Roy" she said softly.
"Riza" he bent down and hugged her. She looked at Edward "I saw you with the angel Edward."
"I'm just glad I was in time Riza" he turned "Now if you'll excuse me I have to go scold my children."
Mustang stood up "Thank you Fullmetal" Mustang noticed the single white strand of hair that ran down the side of Edwards head now.
Edward smiled " Don't thank me thank God" he looked down then brought his head back up "Fullmetals dead, it's now the Soul Warrior alchemist." Edward stopped next to Mustang and clapped his hands and stuck his right hand to Mustangs eye and face.
"Take that patch off and gaze upon your son with both your eyes my friend." Edward walked out of the room and stopped to lean against the wall. He brought both his hands up in front of him and stared at them then he made a fist with both.
His eyes widened "Oh no Winry" as he ran back down the hall to see Al fanning her face.
"Baby….Baby answer me" He said frantically moving Al out of the way.
"Edward is that really you?" She opened her eyes.
"Yeah it's me" He lifted his head and looked at everyone who had gathered around "I'll explain it all later." he told them.
Winry looked up at her husbands smiling face the reached her hand up and pulled the white strand of hair into it "What happened to your hair honey?" she then looked at his arm and his leg "You have them back? But how Edward?"
He helped her up "That's the power of GOD baby" he said smiling then he turned to the girls as they walked out of the room with Kashmir.
"You two come here" he said sternly. They walked over to him heads down not wanting to see the anger on his face. They were both surprised when he pulled them both into a hug "DON'T ever do anything like that again" He leaned back "Jade you can never perform alchemy like that. You were not born in this world so opening your portal would disrupt the time line." he looked down "And you would disappear, cease to exist" he pulled her close "And my Jade I won't let that happen because I couldn't live without you."
" I promise dad after today I don't think alchemy's my thing anyway." she said as she hugged him.
"You're my fighter" he then looked at Crystal "And you're my alchemist" Crystal smiled at him "I like alchemy fighting isn't my thing."
Edward laughed then smiled "I see" he looked up at everyone standing around "Well let's go see the Generals new son" Edward was never the type to just stand around and have people gawking.
TWO WEEKS LATER
The doors of the hospital flew open as he ran in like a mad man and grabbed a wheelchair. He nearly ran over some old people trying to get it out the door. Winry sat down in it as he began to push it into the hospital like the wheels were on fire. Pushing it through the halls "Baaaby coming heeelp." Nurses were running after him trying to catch him.
He saw Mustang and Hawkeye at the end of the hall as he ran towards them pushing the wheelchair at full speed and Mustang raised his hand "Edward STOP!" Edward was wondering where the hell all the personal was until Mustang pointed behind him and he turned to see all the out of breath nurses.
He threw his hands to his head "THE BAAABYS COMING!" as one nurse took the wheelchair out of his hands "Wait where are you taking her?" he asked like they were taking his life away "I want to be there."
One nurse named Gerri turned around "Of course follow me" She led him into a room where she masked his face, capped his hair and put a gown on him "Go on" she said opening the door to the delivery room.
He walked in and Winry was on the table "Where's Edward?" she didn't recognize him in the hospital clothes.
"I'm here Winry" he said walking over to her and she grasped his hand and looked at him.
"I don't know if I can do this again." she squeezed his hand "IT HURT'S SOOOO BAD!" A contraction hit her and she squeezed his hand harder "AHHHHHH EDWARD!" he hated to see her in so much pain so he looked up and said a small prayer then clapped his hands together and placed his right hand on the lower part of her back.
She relaxed some because she felt such little pain now " Edward what did you do?"
He smiled "Took some of your pain" that's when the urge to push hit her. Edward watched with such intensity at his son being born. He was in total amazement watching a life come into the world. Five hours later the girls heard the cry of a baby come from the room and they both smiled. About ten minutes later their father walked out holding a small perfect human being and he bent down for them to look at their brother.
"Girl's meet your brother Gabriel Michael Elric" He smiled and looked up "Thank you God or letting me be here for this one, I missed the birth of both my daughters and after seeing this I truly understand now how precious life really is."
Mustang walked over holding his son Charles Hughes Mustang "Well Full-"He stopped and looked at Edward "I'm sorry I'm so used to calling you that."
"Just call me Edward or Ed General" He smiled "But if you slip once in a while that's okay." Edward looked down at both babies "Their so beautiful when their born, so innocent a path hasn't even been chosen for them yet."
"Wow Ed you really have to tell me what happened to you someday."
"I will" he got a serious look "But first I have to take care of Shou Tucker and his abominations."
Mustang knew something had changed in Edward he never used to go looking for a fight the fight usually found him "Alright what are you going to do?"
Edward put his head down "First I have to break a promise to Winry and tell her I need to leave or a while" he didn't know how she was going to take it but he knew what he had to do it was now his job to stop Shou Tucker.
He walked back into the room where she was resting and laid the baby down next to her. She opened her eyes and smiled at him "I know you have to go Edward."
"I was coming to talk to you about that" he sat next to her on the bed "I didn't want to have to break a promise to you. I won't be gone long" He closed his eyes then opened them again "A week a the most."
"A week I can handle" she put her hand on his "Months and years I can't handle" she knew that day when she saw the angel that something in their lives had changed "Edward I can't argue with God and why he sent you back. If this is your destiny then I accept it too and I love you."
"Winry you're so incredible" he leaned over and kissed her forehead and placed his hand on the baby's head "That's why I love you so much."
"Go my husband and do what God wants you to then come home" she smiled "Okay" Edward grinned as his son made a small noise "That's my boy." He got up and walked into the hallway where Al and everyone else were waiting for him.
"Well brother are we going to do this?" Al asked.
"The children stay here" he looked at the girls "Do not disobey me this time girls you can go next time."
They knew if they disobeyed him he would strangle both of them "Yes dad."
"Go in and stay with your mother, that goes for you to Albert" Edward watched them walk into the room then he turned "Hope I would like you to stay but it's your call."
She jumped up and down clapping her hands "I'm in, I'm in, I'm in."
Edward turned and shook his head to get the hair out of his face "Alright let's go and destroy these vile abominations and put him where he belongs so he can never do this to anyone again." Edward turned as his long hair flowed down his back and walking by a white sheet he transformed it into a white cloak with a hood and put it on. With his face masked by the hood Shou would never suspect that it was him.
