A/N: this is my first FMA story. i will tell u, it is supposed to be tragedy/angst, but that's sort of in later chapters. it's a mix of some minor humor, general, and then later tragedy and angst. anyways, again my first FMA story so plz don't flame! also, R&R, hope u like the story, and happy reading! o yea, i do not own FMA or any of it's characters.

Summary: Edward and Alphonse Elric have just returned from their training with their teacher, and without a question rush back home to perform human transmutation. with no strings attatched, they are able to bring back their deceased mother. now, everything is the way it was before her death. but does the pefect human transmutation stay perfect? without even knowing, before their very eyes their mother is changing, beginning to rot away as what she was before...nothing but remains..what will their decision truly be in the end? to destroy what they had so longed for to begin with, or continue to live with a mother that slowly fades away...

Chapter 1: Human Transmutation

Edward and Alphonse Elric had just returned from their training with their teacher, and without any question hurriedly ran to their house up on the hill. They ran as fast as they could, not even stopping to catch their breath. They had to though when they heard their friend Winry Rockbell call their name.

"Ed! Al! You're back!" she called to them. As they stopped they panted for breath.

"Hey Winry. Sorry but this is a bad time for chatting ya know?" Edward said as he gasped.

"That's not very nice Ed. Especially when grandma and I have been waiting for you to come home! The least you could do is be happy that I came to greet you after all this time." Winry said with a pout.

"We're sorry Winry, we were just going to do some stuff at the house before we came to visit." Alphonse said with a sad look.

"Well...all right. We were just hoping you'd come by for dinner tonight. We'll be having your favorite Ed, stew." Winry said with a smile and Ed's face lit up.

"All right, stew! Can't wait thanks Winry gotta go! C'mon Al let's get down to business!" Ed cried and rushed off.

"H-hey!" Winry called with a frown.

"Sorry Winry we'll see you later at dinner! We'll tell you all about our training, don't worry!" Al called with a wave as he raced off to catch up with his brother. Winry gave a sad look, but smiled weakly.

"Well, at least they're back in one piece." she said to herself and went back to her home where Granny Pinako was waiting.

As the two brothers burst through the door, they looked around the house. It was the same as they left it. Silent, empty, the feeling they had when their mother had passed on. It was only recently after they had found out about human transmutation, but they were just children. Beginners at alchemy. They needed a teacher, and they got one who taught them all about alchemy. Now with more knowledge, more experience, it was finally time to do what they had longed for.

"Okay. You ready Al?" Ed asked. Al nodded slightly with a little gulp, and the two began their work. They had their ingredients, and their mothers remains. They retrieved a bin and placed it in the center of the room.

"All right Brother, let's do this." Al finally said and Ed nodded. They began to enter the ingredients into the bin where their mother's remains lay.

(A/N: quickie, I won't say 'Ed said' and 'Al said'. Ed goes first, then Al, and so on. They take turns u get the idea lol)

"Water: 35 Liters."

"Carbon: 20 Kilograms."

"Ammonia: 4 Liters."

"Lime: 1.5 Kilograms."

"Phosphorus: 800 Grams."

"Salt: 250 Grams."

"Saltpeter: 100 Grams."

"Sulfur: 80 Grams."

"Flourine: 7.5 Grams."

"Silicon: 3 grams."

"And 15 other elements in small quantities. All right. That's it! Now, time for the circle." Ed chimed and began to draw it out. When the outer and inner circles were complete, they began to go into depth of what the circle they had seen.

"Brother, are we almost finished?" Al asked. His hand began to throb and hurt like crazy!

"... All righty. Yep. Now we're done. Okay let's do it." Ed said and began to place his hands on the circle. He didn't reach it though because Al tackled him to the ground.

"Wait! Brother! We forgot. Remember it says that we need to give something up." Al cried.

"G-get off Al!" Ed first cried as he brushed himself off. "Yeah, you're right. Okay, what should we give up?" he then asked.

"Umm...well, what would they want to be an offering?" Al put it with a frown.

"Hm, I know! Come on." Ed said and yanked Al to the center of the circle where the bin was. He took out a knife, and cut a small little slit in his finger.

"What? Ed do you really-"

"Just give me your finger Al." Ed interrupted and the two now had blood running down their finger. They held it out toward the bowl, and the two blood droplets hit the ingredients.

"What is a soul really?..." Ed wondered to himself as they walked back over to the outer circle, Al following.

"Okay. Now are we ready?" Ed asked and Al nodded silently. They smiled at what they saw before them. The ingredients, the circle, the remains...everything was in place. Everything was flawless, everything was perfect. Outside, they had not noticed, but it began to rain heavily.

"Grandma, what do you think is takin those two so long?" Winry asked inside her home, looking out the window. Den, her dog whined.

"Don't worry Winry. They're just running late. Let's give them a little more time." Pinako replied, a stern look on her face.

"Let's do it then." Ed said and Al nodded once more. But before he placed his hands on the circle, they began to shake.

"Al? What's wrong?" Ed asked his brother.

"Brother...do you think, do you think it will work? We need to give something up for this remember? Are you sure that just a drop of our blood will do?" Al asked.

"Of course! What more can you give?" Ed asked and Al nodded.

"Y-yeah...You're right. Okay I'm ready. Let's bring mom back." he finally said and Ed nodded in agreement. They placed their hands on the circle, it gave it's golden glow. Energy swirled around the two in a tornado like way, and everything was going as planned. Their mother's remains in the bowl that they had placed it in, began to swirl and turn. Something was being created. Something was becoming human. Ed and Al looked at the bowl in delight, happy that the forbidden transmutation was working! But then...something went wrong. Sparks flew as the thing in the bin began to take form. Ed and Al looked around the room in awe, wondering what was wrong. There was a flash of light, and the two flinched as the light from the bin began to glow even more, sparks flying. It became too bright for them that they had to shield their eyes. Was something wrong? Did something happen that they didn't expect? Did they mess up? What did they do wrong? Did they do something wrong, or was this part of the forbidden alchemy? Al screamed as the light burned his eyes and he crumpled, hands over his face.

"Al!" Ed cried in alarm and tried to see what was going on. He looked at the bin in the center of the circle. The thing was slowly taking on the human shape. He could see. Two perfect arms were made, perfect legs, perfect shape, face, exactly what she had looked like before she had died. Everything was the same. When Edward couldn't stand the light anymore, he too crumpled as he tried to udjust his eyes to the light. It finally disappeared, and the creation lay in the bin, unconcious.

"Grandma! That light came from Ed and Al's house! What's going on over there?" Winry cried as she burst through the door, held back by Pinako.

"Wait, Winry! Let's not get too hasty! Just stay calm and-hey! Winry stop!" Pinako cried when Winry was released, and rushed to the Elric's house. Somewhere in the distance, a man in a dark hood stood, the wind howled and he narrowed his eyes.

"There's something fowl in the air." he said to himself and began to walk slowly to the house, as the light finally faded.

"Nnngh...hngh?.." Ed wondered as he woke up, eyes squinting, trying to open them. He looked at the thing in the bin, and his eyes grew wide in happiness. He saw Al out concious, and he hurriedly woke his brother up.

"Al! Al look! We did it! We really did it!" Ed cried with glee.

"B-brother...what happened?" Al asked as he opened his eyes, those bright hazel eyes looking from his brother to their creation. He gasped in awe and stood up, staring in disbelief. Ed stared as well, his golden eyes showed happiness and pride of their accomplishment. There, lying in the bin was their mother. She seemed to be asleep, either that or just unconcious. They watched quietly, and Al jumped when he saw the body move up slowly, and then back down, signaling that they had really created their mother again, back from the dead.

"B..Brother...is that really, her?" Al asked, uncertain if they should walk over.

"Of course it is! Don't be stupid Al, we did it! We succeeded! We succeeded in human transmutation! We were right! The alchemists in the book only slapped on a warning sign because they had failed! But just look at us! Two kids did it! We finally were able to do it! And now, mom is back and we can go back to a normal life!" Ed cried happily.

"But Brother, everone thinks mom is dead. How are we going to tell them? How are we going to explain?" Al asked in alarm.

"Hm, you're right. This alchemy is forbidden, everyone knows. I know!" Ed said and snapped his fingers. "We don't need to tell them. They'll never figure out. I mean, we can tell the Rockbells we can trust them." he continued.

"But Ed, everyone saw her die. Everyone was there, this will be complicated." Al said.

"Will you worry about that stuff later Al? The only thing that matters right now is that mom's here. Back, alive." Ed said and pointed. Al finally was able to smile, and the brothers looked at eachother with happiness at what they had succeeded in. Human Transmutation. Suddenly, they heard a murmur and turned to their mother in the bin. They could hear her say something in a whisper. When they heard her clearly enough, they smiled in happiness.

"Mmm...E-..Ed...ward? Al..phonse?"

A/N: Okay, so it wasn't exactly like the anime. lol of course it isn't since they never succeeded in the first place...ahem, with that said i hope u liked the first chapter! o yea, i will say that i used only...maybe 2 lines from the anime so i give credit to the people who made the script. anyways, again, hoped u liked the chapter and plz R&R (no flames if possible)!