Chapter 26: Not a Phenomenon, It's a Fact

In the middle of the night Winry woke up and saw something taped to her side table. "The Results," She whispered under her breath to herself.

Winry feared the result but she wanted to know, she'd find out eventually so it didn't matter in another month she'd know or not but it was best to find out this way then waiting so she could inform Ed before he freaks out.

There was a knock on the door, "Winry, are you up?"

"Yes I am Molly," She answered.

"You get it?" Molly asked.

"I haven't opened it yet."

"Why?"

"I'm… well I'm…"

"Nervous?"

She sighed. "Extremely,"

"It will be fine Winry, just relax and read it."

"Molly, will you read it for me?"

"What? Winry you can't ask me to do that for you. I don't know what to do."

"Just tell me if I am or not."

"I can't handle that type of responsibility Winry, we need Ed."

"He's not here Molly; you have to help me, please."

"I guess I could try to figure it out." Winry smiled.

"It says that you tested positive." Molly repeated exactly off the paper.

Winry fainted. Molly jumped up and run into the hospital. "She has just fainted, save her."

"She'll be just fine Molly; she's just a bit surprised."

"Is she?"

"It seems so."

"Will she be okay?"

"Of course Molly, why would you think other wise?" Pinako asked her.

"It's nothing, I was just worried."

"Tell the truth to me dear." Molly shuffled a little bit.

"I really would rather not, it's my entire fault and I don't want to invision it again, please don't make me."

"What is it?"

"The reason why my mother died."

"What does that have to do with you?"

"It's my fault, I was born."

(Flashback, VP: Molly)

"Little Wretched Girl!" My father hit me, knocking me to the ground. "You killed her, you killed your own mother. What's wrong with you?" I didn't understand, why was he hitting me, I killed my mother, I don't remember having a mother. Who is she?

"I've never met her before." I whispered in my 7 year old voice. "I thought that lady was my mommy."

"Stupid, stupid girl; she's not your mother. Even dogs know their own mother. What are you, a rat or something."

"No." I said crying.

"I think you are, she's my new wife, not your mother. Stupid child. Leave me, better no, I'm leaving you."

"No, please don't!"

"Like I'd waste my week off of military training to spend it with you. I'm leaving you, good for nothing daughter. Or shall I say good for nothing accept killing your own flesh and blood, your mother. Killer, wretched child."

"Bye."

(Over)

"I thought you lived at that center with your mother."

"No, that's some stranger who adopted me. She's nice and all but my dad's out there somewhere with that lady. I've gone through so many parents, it's sad."

"I know that Winry's not going to die because she's pregnant."

Meanwhile in Winry's Room

(VP: Winry) I'm pregnant, I guess. It's a simple enough fact to accept. I'm pregnant. I sighed. It's not that simple, not to the least. I leaned over the edge and grabbed the phone and called Garcia.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Elicia, it's me, Winry. I need to talk to your mom."

"About what?"

"It's very important; can I please talk to her."

"I want to know."

"Fine, I'm pregnant; Elicia."

"You're going to have a baby?" She asked excitedly.

"Yep, if all goes well."

"Yeah, I'll go get mommy now." The girl jumped off the phone.

"Hello, Winry? Elicia told me the good news."

"Yeah."

"So how do you feel?"

"Perfectly fine, thanks."

"So Edward?"

"He doesn't know. He's off on a journey."

"I feel so bad for you to have to be away from you at your most needed time."

"I know; I miss him so much."

"So how long will he be gone?"

"I don't know, probably a while."

"I'll take care of getting him back there as soon as possible don't worry." I was happy about that.

"You can't it's a very important mission and if he leaves it would endanger all females and officers. He has to stay for me."

"I'll be over there soon to help you out."

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Sure, Winry, anything you need."

"I need you to go find Rose and bring her here."

"Okay, I will."

"Thanks see you soon."

I hung up the phone and closed my eyes. I could dream of this day all I wanted but dreaming of it and it being here were too thing I used to think we very different and far away. I'll dream it every night and when I wake up it will be real. It was quite scary.

"Winry, can I come in?"

"Yeah Molly, come on in?"

"How are you feeling?" She asked trying to get her mind off her mother.

"Fine, why does everyone keep asking me that am I supposed to be not fine?" Winry questioned.

"No, well sort of. Usually in early months of pregnancy there is a lot of discomfort and sickness."

"So I'm already on the wrong end of health." Winry said being upset.

"No, it just means your progress is a bit slow. I'm sure you'll be fine."

"I do hope so; now that I know I'm pregnant I want to make sure I have the child and it doesn't die no matter what."

"I would feel the same way."

Edward, I hope you finish super soon because this baby is not going to be patient.

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(Central)

"What, she can't do that, is she crazy?" Mustang yelled on the phone.

"What is it Mustang?" Ed asked.

"Garcia and Elicia wish to leave and travel."

"For what reason?" Ed asked.

"They want to go get Rose and meet up with Winry in the hospital."

Ed ran to his phone and retrieved a message. "Edward, we have taken Winry to the hospital. Whatever you do don't come. He could sneak on the train and come attack her while she's sick. Stay there until he's gone. This is Riza by the way. Bye."

"What's wrong brother?" Al asked.

"Riza left a message, Winry's sick in the hospital." Ed hit his hand on the board.

"Call Garcia, ask her if she knows why." Mustang suggested.

Ed ran to the phone and called Garcia. "Elicia speaking, who is this?"

"Edward, can I talk to your mother."

"Why?"

"I need to know why Winry's in the hospital."

'You're stupid; even I know why she's in the hospital."

"Whatever just get Garcia."

"Fine." The little girl answered.

"Edward?"

"Is Winry okay?"

"Oh yeah, she's just fine. She's in no pain at all. She's fine."

"What was wrong with her?"

"Nothing is wrong with her Edward, she's pregnant." Ed's eyes got wide. "Ed are you there?"

"Yeah, she's really pregnant." Ed said excited.

"Of course, she hasn't told you?"

"No, I got a message she was in the hospital but other than that, that's it."

"Oh, well she's doing fine. She's in no pain. She's a bit nervous but Rose and I are going to help her through it."

"I should be there."

"Yes you should Edward, but now's not the time to worry about where you messed up. Hurry up, finish your job and get to her."

"Of course I will, I was worried that she was dying but if she's pregnant I have a bit more time to get this but I still need more time."

"Don't hurt yourself Edward, she needs you in full health.'

"I won't, don't worry about me. Worry about her. I'll take care of myself."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye, tell Winry that I'll be there as soon as possible to be there with her and the baby."

"I will." Ed hanged up the phone and lay down on the ground.

"Brother, what's wrong with Winry?" Al asked.

"I'm a father," Was all Edward could muster.

"What?"

"I'm a father."

"To who?"

"Alphonse, it seems that your sister-in-law is pregnant with a child from the way Edward is talking."

"Sister-in-law?" After a few seconds. "You mean Winry?" Al asked.

"No, Ed's other wife." Mustang said sarcastically.

"What, Ed is cheating on Winry." Mustang smacked Al.

"It was sarcasm. Yes, Winry is pregnant and Edward is going to be a father. Congrats Edward now get up, finish this mission so you can go get your wife."

"Of course," Ed answered.

Ed sat in his room. "Winry, I need to contact you through our bond, please let me reach you."

"Yeah Ed, what's up?"

"I wanted to congratulate you."

"You too,"

"Thanks Winry but I want your help to finish this up. I'm going to use Will Alchemy to locate him, and capture him."

"Edward, I'm not sure what alchemy will do to the child." Ed smacked his head, he hadn't thought about it.

"Sorry, they did tell you alchemy was rearranging your inside. Who knows what effect it would have on the child. Sorry, I wasn't thinking. I'd never want to endanger either of you, ever."

"I know Ed, that's why I didn't make a big deal of it. I would consider it if you were here with me, but you're not so it's a bit to dangerous." She answered.

"I love you Winry, I want you to stay safe, and I know Garcia and Rose will be great help to you during your next 8 months."

"Take care Ed, don't get hurt and try your hardest without me to find him. Or I will come there and help."

"You will not endanger yourself and that child Winry, got it. I care too much about you to let you do that. Stay there and take care of yourself and the child. Please?"

"Fine Edward but if you're hurt I will not restrain myself from coming there." Ed nodded. "One more thing, are you going to be okay?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that I'll be able to handle it."

"I know you can but will you."

"Hey, It's not like I have control of it Winry. The relapses happen when farmiliar things happen. I'll be careful not to when you give birth but I can't control it."

"It was very scary from what I remember. You thought you'd lose her."

"Promise me you'll be strong and not do that to yourself."

"Edward…"

"Winry, promise me."

"I can't. I promise that I'll be the strongest I can't but if it comes to endangering myself, I'm going to do whatever I can to save both of us, got it."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

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"Ed, you going to be alright?" Al asked him.

"I'm going to try to be but I can't promise you or her that. She can do it, I know she can but can she hold on to all of that."

"Don't worry."

"It's not that easy Al, it isn't that easy. I almost lost two of the most important people in my life that night; it wasn't that easy to forget."

"You were one, how could you remember that much."

"The gate brings memories you never knew you had back. It's scared me since I lost her. I regained all of her memories of that night and me.

(Flashback)

"Edward please stop crying, mommy will be alright, I promise you, I will." She said in a faint voice, watching the child in a highchair cry and fight.

"I'll take Edward in Winry's room. That way he won't be upset."

"Mommy, no." Ed cried while Pinako tried to take him away.

"Edward, be a big boy and go with your auntie Pinako to see Winry." Ed nodded and walked away staring at his mother.

In seconds, he closed the door and he heard her screaming and crying. She was in so much pain Edward cried more and more.

"She's not holding on well." Pinako said to the doctor on the phone.

"I'll be there soon don't worry."

"I can't lose him, he's the last thing I have left of him. Edward will need someone to befriend out here, I can't give up. I can't." She started screaming and Ed cracked the door and watched him mom. Then the floor was covered in blood and a baby boy looked similar to him showed up.

"Edward hide." His mother yelled or her painful screams. Ed returned to Winry and hid in her sheets, as he could here her screams.

(Out)

"Brother it's okay, I lived. It's okay. She lived past there and so will Winry. Remember Winry is stronger than mom is. She'll make it. I know it."

"You're right Al, but it's okay to worry. As long as I don't fall apart."

"You already have."

"Then I need to stop this and go to her after I'm done, right?" Al nodded and the walked out.