An Alchemist's Fate

Chapter one: Discovering the Sun god

I don't own full metal alchemist, but I like the anime

Alchemy is a science that people have learn to be able to take things that are broken and fix them with ease, but replacing a life takes more than just clapping your hands on a circle made from chalk. Equivalent exchange is the principle to where if you want to gain something then you must give something of the same value in return. For this to be possible you must remember the rules of this deal or if you bargain to get a life back you'll pay the ultimate price which could be more than you bargained for. In this story we find two brothers and a girl that have to understand this part of what alchemy is all about.

With that in mind we find the Elric brothers and Trubinya, a girl that they met at their home four years prior. In the steaming hot desert heading towards Loir a city in the eastern wasteland. Ed was very hungry and was bitching about food when Trubinya dug in her pouch pulled out a mat with a circle on it took out a small vile of her alchemical fluid, placed it on the mat, clapped her hands and in a flash of blue light the vile of water turned into a foot long sandwich. Ed looked at the sandwich with beastly eyes as he took his half and ate it in two seconds, to where Trubinya ate her half little by little, after both got done eating, Ed and Trubinya looked around only to find that Al was no where to be found,

Ed age 15 Al age 14 Trubinya age 16

Ed said, "Al where are you at? I can't seem to find you."

Trubinya said, "Edward I think that your brother might have sunk in the sand about ten minutes ago."

Al from under the sand said, "Brother help me I'm caught in the sand. Could you and Trubinya help me out of this little predicament."

After wards Trubinya and Ed both dug the tin can brother Al from beneath the sands. Al after being pulled Edward being yelling at Al for sinking in the sand threaten that he would leave him behind in a rush kicked poor Al in a can only to open his chest plate only to get about forty pounds of sand on him,

Trubinya laughing said, "Ed, Al you two are the funniest boys that I have ever met."

Ed blushing said, "Very funny its not like that you haven't had any problems before."

Al said, "Brother, the way that things are going we should get going."

As the three of them reached Loir Ed was so thirsty that he rushed to the fountain thinking that it was water only to find out that it was wine. As Ed tried to drink was caught by one of the town's people. The red water turned out to be red wine. After wards the trio ended up at a pub to where Ed was drinking some juice, Trubinya was drinking some water and Al was just standing around like a statue. As Trubinya was drinking her drink a cloaked woman was watching the brothers and her from the other side. The blue stone that Trubinya was wearing had turned to an turquoise color as if it had spotted one of them in the area. Al being a klutz bumped the radio as it dropped on the ground shattering into pieces. Ed wanted to repair it,

Al asked, "Brother let me do it. It was me who broke it so I'll fix it."

Trubinya said, "Ed, let Al fix it okay."

Ed replied, "Oh alright Al go ahead and fix the o' man's radio."

Al took some chalk and drew a transmutation circle on the sandy ground placed the parts of the broken radio on it, clapped his hands together, a blue flash the radio was repaired good as new. As the towns people were amazed of what the brothers could do thought that they were like their priest that could perform miracles. The people gathered around Al thinking that he was the famous full metal alchemist not knowing that Ed was the one that was famous. Trubinya looked at Ed thinking they are just to blind to know that someone as cute as you could be the one with the name. Ed looked at the man at the bar like he was crazy,

Ed said, "Look you people may think that this Father Cornello can perform miracles, but really he is just an alchemist playing god with his skills as a way of conning you out of your savings."

Trubinya also said, "I know that you are a simple people, but take Ed at his word. Some alchemists use their skills for greed and for themselves."

Rose a girl known for her contact with Father Cornello overheard what was going on at the bar. Went to the table placed her bag, and slammed her fist on the table to interrupt Ed and Trubinya's speech.

Rose said, "How can you two judge Father Cornello's gift. If it weren't for him the people here would be without food or water. Our friend Cornello is a saint here in Loir."

Trubinya interrupted, "Rose is that your name, listen I know that you think that this priest is this so called savior of this small isolated village in the middle of the sands, but he is just playing puppet master while you and your people are like his puppets on string. You just need to the difference from a fraud and the real thing okay."

Rose took her bag of stuff ready to go to the temple where father Cornello was working at. Ed, Al and Trubinya need a place to stay so Rose had insisted that the trio stay in the missionary for the time being. As the four walked to the temple Trubinya had an uneasy feeling like someone was watching them from some high place or something like that.

Trubinya said, "Ed that woman at the bar she acted like she knew you, but we have never met her before."

Ed replied, "I know that woman was really odd and some how she knew our names. What was your impression of her?"

Trubinya pulling out her stone said, "Also you know this stone that I always wear all the time Ed."

Ed looking at it said, "Yeah what about it Trubinya, did you notice something there?"

Trubinya said, "Yes Ed it was glowing a strange shade of turquoises as if it had detected someone or something that wasn't human."

Rose said, "Well if you two have faith in Cornello he will help you both, like Ed he could make you taller and maybe Trubinya could be blessed in finding your true love. "

Al said, "Uh Ed, Trubinya, not trying to interrupt your sweet little romance, but we have arrived at the missionary."

Trubinya and Ed looked at Al with blushed cheeks to what he had said to them, both wanted to kick Al in the can for being so blunt of the situation that he had put them in. The group arrived at the missionary while Father Cornello was giving his speech to the people as they had bought into his con. Through the speakers the people could hear all of his words of kindness and lies. Rose took her bag and left Ed Al and Trubinya in the main lobby to ask Cornello permission for them to stay. Trubinya looked at the various things of the temple,

Trubinya said, "This place looks like the temples back in my mom's home town where they would go to pray."

Ed said, "You know this place gives me the creeps, do you believe that these people are so gullible to fall for such a load of shit."

Al shaking his tin head said, "Yeah I agree with Ed, Trubinya these poor souls are just like lost lambs."

Trubinya said, "Yes Al like lambs to the slaughter this town and all its people are being doped. Like that Rose girl being conned into thinking that this priest is going to bring her lover back from the dead. I feel for Rose, I lost many people dear to me as well, but still it is best to let them rest in peace."

As Trubinya and Ed were sitting by the window watching Rose place flowers on a grave in the cemetery below in the court yard, "

Al walking to window said, "I talked with Rose a while ago and that place where she is putting the flowers is her boyfriend's tombstone. It's really sad for her because she lost her true love."

Ed said, "Al some things like human life can't be brought back to the living. Rose is being conned by Cornello thinking that he can bring him and her family back."

Al said, "Maybe Cornello is able to do it. He just might be a holy prophet. There might be things that can or can be explained."

Trubinya pulling up her left sleeve and showing her arm said, "Al you must understand life is a cycle. When someone dies you can't bring him or her back. It's just that one has to remember the good times and let them pass to the next world. It is how this world works we can't play god. Haven't you and Ed paid such a price as I have as well too?"

Ed said, "Al don't count on that belief."

As Rose was watching the graves Ed, Trubinya and Al watched them to see what was going on. Rose returned to the lobby as she escorted the trio to the room where they would be staying. The room was big where Ed, Al and Trubinya all had to share. Ed and Trubinya slept in the beds to where Al slept in a chair just because he was a suit of armor. As the sun had set the trio went to bed for a good night sleep. The next morning Trubinya put three rocks on the floor of the room between the beds clapped her hands to perform alchemy. In a flash blue light the rocks that Trubinya had sat on the floor was turned into two plates of food. Ed got up to the smell of breakfast eager to pig out.

Ed with his mouth full said, "Damn this good Trubinya did you make this?"

Trubinya getting ready to eat said, "Yeah Ed I did. I used my alchemy skills to make breakfast. I turned two rocks and a vile of my clear liquid that I keep on me to make it."

Ed said, "Whoa you can use alchemy to cook."

Trubinya said, "Yes of course alchemy can be used anyway."

After breakfast Rose at the bottom floor greeted Ed, Al, and Trubinya. Where they went with Rose to the court yard where Cornello was doing his morning act of turning water into wine as the people of Loir was impressed at the sight of Cornello's so called miracle. The crowd had bought into his phony tricks. As Ed, Al and Trubinya were watching the so-called performance that Cornello was doing,

Ed said, "Well Al what you think the deal is."

Al said, "Brother it looks like that Cornello may be on the level."

Trubinya said, "Ed, Al, if you two must know that Cornello is one big fraud when it comes to miracles. He is using alchemy to convince the people that he is a prophet."

Rose said, "Father Cornello is a great man to give us the miracles that we have."

Ed said, "Yeah right an amazing actor isn't he..."

Trubinya said, "I agree Ed this Cornello fellow is just playing these people for fools."

Al said, "It's not that we don't believe you Rose all we know that he's not following the laws."

Rose frowning said, "Laws what do you mean?"

Trubinya said, "The laws of Alchemy of course it means to gain something of equal value must be lost that is Equivalent exchange."

Ed said, "Rose that man is just tricking you. Why can't you see that?"

Al said, "The mass of the elements of Alchemy must be balanced in order to be able to make it work."

Rose with a stern look said, "Listen Father Cornello brings us hope. We are witnesses to miracles that normal people only dream of doing."

Trubinya smiling said, "If one like you believes in this parlor trick. Then I guess that is okay. Ed we should leave the girl alone okay."

From the distance Cornello could be seen from all over the town doing his alchemy show. The people had bought into his lies with their mouths open in amazement at the sights that he was showing to them. Trubinya watching the fake prophet do his tricks, thought these people are just getting themselves set up for an even bigger disappointment when they find out that he is a fraud. That was when Trubinya saw it a strange red glow coming from Cornello's hand. Seeing this Trubinya tapped Ed's shoulder to get his attention.

Trubinya said, "Look there in the sun on his left hand. Do you see it a red glow there."

Ed responded, "What did you see?"

Trubinya said,"Ed that man is not using a transmutation circle. When performing alchemy one would have to make a circle in order to do alchemy. Cornello is using alchemy without a circle so there is something on his finger that is allowing him to do so."

Rose said, "Are you stupid Trubinya there is nothing on Cornello's hand. He is just a holy man."

Al interrupting, "Yes of course that is the reason that the people think that Cornello is making miracles happen. Maybe he is using some sort of stone."

Ed replied, "Yeah Al I see it too. Cornello must have some sort of stone which mean that he might have what we are looking for... namely the philosophers stone."

Trubinya grabbing Ed's coat said, "Look Ed I know that we have been looking all over hell for that damn stone, but we must have patience in order to prove that is the real deal."

Ed calming down said, "All right we will wait to see okay. I'll wait for you okay."

Cornello was blessing the people as a little took her dead bird to be blessed Cornello placed his hands over the bird and about a second later the bird flew up and landed on his shoulder thus making another fake miracle happen to make the people even more fooled by him. After wards the trio parted ways with Rose for a while to check out the rest of the town.

Later that day Cornello was in his office talking to his followers about what was going on in the town. One of the followers explained to Cornello that they had seen Edward Elric in the crowds. Cornello was now having an uneasy feeling about what was going to happen next.

Cornello said, "Looks like the state has gotten when of our little town and has now sent in one their alchemist to take card of business. Listen I want those three strangers taken care of got it. The Elric boy passed the state exams at age twelve. That is what you call a parody."

The follower said, "If it is the will of Leto than it shall be dealt with sir."

Ed, Al and Trubinya having returned from their venture in town went to the alter with Rose. Trubinya looked at Rose with some concerns about what was going on. Ed pulled a book from his coat and began reading from it. Which had the basic elements of the human inside. From the tips of the eye lashes to the bottoms of ones toes. All humans were made of the various proteins and carbons as well. The other thing Ed had talked about was the thing needed was the soul. Trubinya listened to the conversation decided to interrupt Ed.

Trubinya said, "Ed might I add something to what you are talking about?"

Ed looking over to Trubinya said,"Sure you are an alchemist add your wisdom to help open Rose's eyes to reality."

Trubinya pulled up her sleeve of her jacket thus showing off her metal arm, bluntly said,"What Edward says is true about humans. We are just chemical reactions thus is true. You can not bring the dead back to life once you are dead there is nothing that can bring you back. Rose trust me I know because over the years I have seen so much bad things in my life that would make most people sick to their stomachs. I was orphaned at the age of eight. Most of my life has been a lie. It is like this stone that I wear I paid a very heavy price for it."

Ed getting up from his seat said, "Trubinya, Al and I have been traveling a lot over the years and some the stories we could would scare you out of your shoes."

Watching from the Alphonse peeked through the door as Ed and Trubinya were talking to Rose trying to put some sense into her weak mind. Al not knowing what was about to happen next to him. A shadow was lurking towards with a gun ready to fire a bullet into his metal shell. Back in the room Ed, Trubinya, and Rose were scared all of sudden...BANG the door flew opened and Al was laying on the floor with head to his armor flying off and landing right in front of Ed and Trubinya thus scaring Rose even more.

When the door opened Cornello's head follower pointed his gun at the two of them saying it was the will of Leto that Ed, Trubinya and Al were to be killed. Rose scared out her mind ran to the side thinking that she was safe. Al from behind got up behind the priest.

Al politely said, "Excuse me sir, but you bullets will not work on me. Could you be so kind as to move a side please."

The priest not know what to expect turned around frighten like a lamb and Ed kicked Al's helmet to his arms and threw it at the priest thus knocking him out. Al in the mean time was trying to catch his head showed Rose what he really was. Trubinya at the sight of Al trying to get his head laughed at him. As Al put his head back on Rose had seen that all Al was just an empty suit of armor.

Al placing his head on said, "Rose do not be afraid this is what I am. This is my punishment what crossing into gods territory."

Trubinya said, "Well Rose do you get it now. When you play with fire you get burned."

Rose not what to believe screamed bloody murder and got Ed, Al and Trubinya caught by Cornello and his men. The trio was taken to the lower levels of the temple where a large animal was waiting for them. As the animal came from the darkness Trubinya seeing what it was a chimera.

Trubinya said, "Ed look out that is a chimera posed of a lion and some other animal watch out."

Ed placing his hand on the floor said, "Don't worry Trubinya got my self covered. You go help Al okay."

Trubinya replied, "Got you Ed."

Ed placing his hand on the ground and in a big flash of blue light pulled out a large spear out the ground ready to take out the beast. Cornello seeing that Ed didn't a circle assumed that it was the watch doing it was impressed at the sight commanded his pet to charge Ed at full speed. Ed stroke back at the beast with the spear hoping to stab only to fail in the first attempt. thus the beast nicked his right leg. Trubinya looked at the weapon and remembered the name which was the Spear of the Gate. The beast was getting ready for a second pass at Ed this time it grabbed a hold of his left was chewing on it thinking it was getting a good bite. Cornello sent a bird and using his red stone made it bigger to go after Ed. The large bird pulled the spear out of Ed's hands and broke it in half.

In the rush of moment Trubinya placed her hands together on the ground pulled out bow and arrows and shot the bird to ground in which killed the chimera bird instantly.Trubinya went over to Al and helped him out the sand trap he was in.

As the beast was chewing on Ed's arm Cornello noticed that Ed was not screaming in pain. Cornello had come to the conclusion that both of Ed's limbs were fake.

Ed acting like a smart ass said, "Duh Cornello what gave you the first clue about my arm."

Cornello replied,"As I thought now wonder the state gave the name 'Full Metal' both your arm and leg are auto male. That why you have been called the Full Metal Alchemist."

Trubinya looked at her stone seeing it turn that strange blue sensed that they were not alone knew that they were being watched by creatures that were not human in the least.

Ed looked at Rose and ripped off his shirt and jacket exposing his upper chest showing what had happened to him when he crossed the line using human transmutation. Rose looked in terror as Ed's arm was completely made out metal that she fainted right there right on the ground.