It's been a really…REALLY long time huh? I'm really sorry…I know that you'd have to be incredibly patient to stick around, or maybe you're new and decided to read. Either way, I can't believe that I was finally able to update this thing. Really. I can't. I'm not sure how long it'll take to write the next chapter, but I know this for a fact…it won't take nearly as long to update. I swear it. I even edited a few of the older chapters. Those will be up soon after this is done.

And I have to say this to anyone who actually did wait for so long to read this…well…thank you. I really am grateful.

Disclaimer: I don't own everything but how this story will continue on. So don't sue me.

Chapter 5

The next day, Danny could barely wait until after school. C'mon, c'mon…Ring bell, RING, thought Danny. Suddenly, as if following his wishes, the bell rang. Danny raced through the door, completely ignoring Mr. Lancer's yelling at him, Tucker and Sam's shouting for him to wait up, even Dash's death threats. Soon, he reached the doors to the nursing home and ran into Ed again!

"Hey watch it! Wait, Danny? God, this is the second time you've ran into me!" he said, slightly annoyed.

"Sorry Ed, I just could wait for you to teach me alchemy! You are still going to teach me right?" Danny begged, even adding the puppy dog pout along with it while the walked back to Ed's room.

That just ain't right! Thought Ed but said aloud, "Yeah, I promised didn't I? Just promise me one thing, don't do that creepy look again!"

Danny laughed, "Okay, so, what are you going to teach me today?"

"How about we fight first?" Ed suggested when they finally reached the room and closed the door.

Danny tried hard to not laugh…that didn't work. "You serious? It just doesn't sound right! I mean, you're like a hundred years old, people would notice, and my powers, there's no spa-"

"What, are you scared? I admit there's no space in here but that's it. Think you could help with that?"

"What do you mean?"

Ed smacked himself in the forehead with his hand and said with his head facing the ground but his eyes staring at him and said, "Use your powers to go somewhere that's uninhabited so we can fight there."

"Oh! Okay! You might wanna close your eyes."

"Fine."

"Okay, goin' ghost!" He shouted fairly quietly. He closed his eyes as two bright rings surrounded his body and as they moved up and down his body, his clothes, hair and eyes changed. First, his t-shirt and jeans were replaced by black spandex with his D with the P in the middle insignia. His shoes became white and reached to almost his knees, with the same colored gloves on his arms which almost reached his elbows. Lastly his hair became snow white. Ed opened his eyes before Danny did, so when Danny opened his eyes Ed was slightly shocked. His pale, baby blue eyes became bright, neon green.

He floated over and grabbed Ed by the shoulders and turned them both intangible and invisible. Ed's, for lack of better words, tummy felt funny. Danny noticed Ed's reaction and said, "Don't worry, you'll get used to it."

Danny lifted Ed into the air and although Ed's been thrown through the air more times than he could count, and has been in an airplane or two, he had never experienced real flying. It was pure joy. Words can't even explain it. Just think of meeting your favorite band, or achieving your life's dream, or anything, just make that a thousand times better.

Danny had finally found an open space with no one around. No houses, no people, no cars, no smoke, no nothing. Well, except for a small stream for them to drink from when they were done. Ed and Danny landed and Ed walked away. Again, the bright rings returned. As they moved up the black and white spandex was replaced a white t-shirt with red bands on the end of his sleeves and red circle where his emblem would be in his ghost mode. Next his black spandex was replaced with light blue jeans, and his shoes with red and white converse looking ones. Lastly, his hair became raven black and his eyes, a light, baby blue.

"I thought it'd be unfair if I fought you in my ghost mode, with the ghost strength and all." Danny explained.

Ed chuckled, "You really think I'm that bad do ya? Well then, let's find out!"

Ed ran straight at Danny at full speed, stop suddenly and swipe kicked him to the ground. Danny could barely see it coming, let alone guard it. Danny flew backwards through the dirt.

"Ow…" Danny said, getting up shakily. "Alright, looks can be deceiving," he muttered.

Ed laughed. "Come on! I haven't had a chance to fight in a while, I could use the practice!"

Danny ran towards him and jumped up to tackle him. Ed laughed again and moved his hands to grab Danny's arms, and flipped over his head. Danny landed on his back, but he quickly jumped back on his feet because end was about to land a foot fight in his face. He was able to dodge his kick, however his back was to Ed. Danny spun around to face him, but Ed had disappeared. He felt someone tap him on the shoulder and was met with Ed's fist that was aiming for his face. Danny was able to put up his arms to block his face, but flew back several feet.

This continued on for a few minutes, as Danny tried to land a hit on Ed. Each time Danny tried, he somehow landed either on his back, his stomach, or…his face. After a little while longer, Danny was sitting on his butt, exhausted. At this point, Ed decided to call it a day.

"You really suck, you know that?" Ed said as he dragged Danny over to the stream. "You couldn't even beat a really old, defenseless man like me."

Danny glared tiredly at Ed after he was able to take a drink of water, "Most old people aren't from different worlds and aren't able to stand, let alone flip anyone over their heads!"

Ed laughed, "You are lucky though, I'm not as fast as I used to be. You're even luckier 'cause I'm was never as strong as my teacher…and she was often sick!" Ed looked up, with a smile on his face and stared at the clouds. He started remembering his life when he was still home. The times spent with his mother, meeting his teacher during that storm, traveling with his brother…seeing Winry one last time. For the first time since his brother died, he felt a wave of nostalgia hit him.

It was quiet for a while, and Danny decided to drop the glare and noticed that, although Ed had a cheerful smile on his face, his eyes screamed everything but happiness.

"Ed?" he asked somewhat quietly.

Ed blinked for a second and came back to reality. He looked at Danny and noticed that he looked worried. He smirked, "Eh? Sorry Danny, I was just thinking about some things. By the way, you showed me a few of your powers, so why don't I tell you a little about alchemy?"

Danny perked up and, having such a short attention span, he nodded excitedly.