On the way to Paris, France...
"AL!!! WATCH OUT!" Edward screamed, trying to steer the wheel away from the oncoming car. But in doing so, he accidentally made it where his brother's arms twisted the steering wheel towards the car. The impending crash came with a loud bang and Edward felt himself being flung out of the small car him and his two companions were in.
He landed on the pavement, and felt the sting of blood as it came out from his cheek. Glancing up, he saw Alphonse to the right of him, and Noah was lying in the grass, inspecting her damages, if there were any. Then, he saw a woman with light blonde hair running over to them, presumably the person who had been in the other car. ... Winry? She looked exactly like her, but... it couldn't be her. Her copy, the 'Winry' of this world. Oh Gods... dammit.
"Oh, I'm so sorry..." she apologized, putting her hand out towards Edward. Looking up, the blonde smiled and knew what was different. Ha... our Winry wouldn't be like that, at least not to me. Unless... I was dying! And so, the dumbest question came out of Edward Elric's mouth.
"... Am I... dying?" he asked, grabbing her hand in return. She lifted him up, and still, to Ed's disgust, this Winry was at least an inch taller than Ed. She quirked her eyebrow in concern, and felt Edward's forehead, probably to see if the man had a fever.
"Um. No, I don't think so," she replied, laughing. "I'm Isabelle Harvard," she continued. Ed blushed from the sound of her voice (it was very much like Winry's), only to find that he felt two other presences behind him.
"I'm Edward, Edward Elric. You can call me Ed. This is my younger brother, Alphonse. And, finally... Noah," he said, pointing to his respectful companions as he introduced them.
"Brother? How'd you know we were here?" Al whispered into the blonde's ear.
"Instinctual, Al. I just have that... gift." Ed laughed, patting his younger brother on the back. He turned his attention back on this Isabelle, and felt a sweat drop form on his forehead. "Uh, I should be the one saying sorry, Wi—Isabelle. Sorry, you just remind me of someone else I know. Her name's Winry."
"OH Ed's flustered! Does Edward like Winry?" Noah interrupted, giggling mischievously. The blonde fixed his cold, hard stare at the darker toned woman and pointed his finger at her. "Shut up! You don't know anything about her, Noah!" His temper was slowly rising, just like it did whenever he was called short. Alphonse backed away, knowing all too well what might happen, and beckoned Isabelle towards him.
"What's going on, Alphonse?" she hurriedly asked once she reached the brunette. Al just shushed her, pointing at the two people before them. A visual example would tell her more than his words.
And then, a powerful and hilarious scene unfolded. Edward started cursing and jumping up and down like he did whenever some called him a shrimp, Noah picked him up by the shoulders and laughed, watching the blonde go on ranting and raving, until he ran out of breath. Isabelle was laughing her heart out afterwards, unable to hide her obvious happiness.
"I've never... laughed... like this... since I was child!" she gasped, holding onto Alphonse for support. Al laughed while he watched Edward walk over with Noah.
At this point, both of the cars were slightly smoking for the engines, but no one noticed until a police car drove by, turned back around, and stopped before them. Even though the two Elrics knew that they had landed themselves in trouble again, the appearance of the man in the car shocked them the most.
He looked exactly like Dorchet from Amestris. The same thought ran through the brothers' minds. He's supposed to be dead in our world! But then, Edward realized something. Officer Hughes was dead in Amestris, but not in this parallel world.
"It seems to me that you all will have to come down to the station to spat this out. You know, insurance costs, the such. Okay with you all?" he kindly asked, welcoming them all into his car while he wrote down the directions on how to get back here if needed, and for the tow people.
"Ah, sure... officer--?" Isabelle asked, stepping into the mid-size car... He still hadn't told them his name.
"Dorchet, my dearie. Call me Dorchet. I don't like the whole officer deal. You three coming along, too?" he inquired, looking at Ed, Al, and Noah. His gaze lingered on Ed and Al for a moment longer, but then he turned around and put the car into gear.
Dorchet! He even has the same name as that damn chimera! What the hell is going on?! Edward thought, but he soon heard the engine sputter and slowly take off, without him in it.
"Wait up!!!" he yelled, running along beside the vehicle, until Dorchet finally slowed down to almost a stop.
"Well, I couldn't wait forever could I now... Ed?" he laughed, opening the door for the blonde man. Edward's eyes opened in shock as he thought... He knows my name!!
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Okay, yes. Dorchet is the same chimera from Amestris. In this story, he actually never died in Amestris—he transported himself to Earth through the Gate. Don't ask why, but he did. I'll leave the rest to suspend you until chapter five. Next chappy will be taking place in Amestris. Please R&R!