Again I do not own FMA or claim that I do.

Please for all those who read allow me to tell you a story.

Chapter 5

History and Homecoming

It's been five years since Ed has been to Centrals Military Hospital. Him and Al sit in the room with their uncle. Major Thomas has not woken up since he brought them home. According to the doctor a severe loss of blood and dehydration were the cause. General Mustang hasn't left the hospital either. It has been almost a day since they came home and haven't even been anywhere else except in that hospital. Ed gets up to find some food. He leaves the room and heads towards the cafeteria. Once he enters he sees Lt. Colonel Armstong sitting at a table all by himself. He grabs and tray and fills it with food and grabs a drink. Walking over and sitting down across of Armstrong his friend looks up and smiles to see him there.

"Lt. Colonel. I was wondering if you could tell me about my uncle?"

"Ed I believe you should be asking him not me."

"Well all I want to know is what was he to the military? Why is he famous in the north?What is his speciality in alchemy? I don't want to know the personal stuff regarding my mother. I can ask him that myself."

"The Energy Alchemist was a feared man for years during the war up north. He special ability is using the energy from alchemy to disrupt the energy inside a living being. As you know Ed a person has electrical currents running through the body. Your uncle figured out how to take alchemy and temporarily paralyze those nerves leaving an enemy helpless. After he did that the military could capture anyone that had crossed him."

"That's incredible. It takes the fight completely out of fighting."

"Yes Ed it does. The former Brigadier General Graum was in charge of the Northern Invasion. Your uncle served under him as his special weapon. When the casualties piled up and the military could no longer afford any more loses Graum ordered that this war be ended. A battle was coming and five hundred northern rebels were ready to take control of the war. He wanted no hostages and no chance for another attempt at battle."

"I see even in that war the military used the State Alchemists to clean up its mess."

"No Ed only one Alchemist was sent to the line. Graum ordered the Energy Alchemist to kill all five hundred men. With the enemy approaching he used his alchemy to a deadly degree. He boosted the energy in his transmutation to affect all five hundred men. They were not paralyzed, they were brain dead. When the brain shuts down none of the other organs can function. In a split second he ended the war and became known as a massive assassin of the military. After the war your uncle was a changed man. He returned to Central a hero to the military and went home to see his family. Shortly after he returned from being home he went back to the north and I didn't see him again until he showed up with Mustang two years ago to start working on bringing you back. The strange thing is when he returned I looked into his profile and back round for the military. All personal information about his home and family were erased from the file. We didn't even know he was your uncle until the meeting to determine to bring you home."

Ed couldn't believe what was just told too him. This man was a murderer. A true dog of the military. Never had he heard of such a stunt to win a war. To take human life so blindly was unforgivable in his eyes.

"Thanks Lt. Colonel. There is still some questions I want answered but I'll make that bastard tell me if I have to beat him in his own hospital room."

Ed gets up and heads to the room. He was gonna get his answers no matter what. He opens the door and sees Al laughing. He and Thomas were talking and having a pleasant conversation. Seeing this makes his blood boil with hatred.

"Al I need to you leave."

"But brother you have to listen to this. Apparently mom was quite a character in her younger days."

"Al please,I need to you leave. I don't want you hear what I have to say."

Al gets up and leaves the room. He knew that tone in his brothers voice. Ed shuts the door and locks it. He walks over the foot of the bed and stares deep into the eyes of this man.

"A murdering dog of the military should have no right to be a member of my family. I don't think I can ever forgive you for what you have done to all those men up north. I still need to know though why you gave so much to save us? Why no one knew who you really were? Why all those years growing up I never once heard your name mentioned? The answers better be good or you'll wind up a lot worse off then you are now."

"I can see that I have a lot of explaining to do for you. I was once very proud of my alchemy. To end a war and never have to fight was a dream of mine. My teacher loved that idea and showed me ways to making that happen. After I joined the military I used that talent many times and ended small battles. When I was asked to end the war I figured I was doing the State a favor by not letting anymore soldiers die. At least that was my own justification for it. After wards when I returned home those reasons were not enough.........."

(Twenty Years Ago)

"So you think that was enough. Taking all those poor mens lives to save a corrupt military was your best reason."

Edward hated when Trisha yelled at him. Even though he was the older of the two she always lectured him no matter how big or small it was.

"Sis you don't know what it was like up there. I had to end it. People were dying left and right and when I didn't kill them they would eventually escape and come back to kill more. I was ordered to do so. I live with more pain then you will ever know and understand."

"My son who takes your name. Your godson who you are supposed to be there for now has to look up to a murdering animal like you. This alchemy was not taught to you for that reason. I cannot allow my son to know of such a man. Leave, just get the hell out. I have no brother and Ed has no godfather or uncle."

Edward walks out the door and is met outside by another.

"Is what she said true Edward?"

"Yes teacher it is."

"I don't think it would be wise to ever return here again. She will not forgive you and as my student I will not forgive such an act. This is no longer your home and you have no family to speak of."

"I'm sorry teacher. I guess I still have a lot of learning to do. Take care of Trisha and Ed. They will need you more then ever now. Good bye Hohenheim."

Back in the room Ed listens to his story. So incredible that his father was his teacher. That his mother was the one who kept his uncle a secret. He is named after this man. So much history of his past in a single day has been revealed to him.

"After I returned to Central I had Graum erase all records of my family and home. I handed over my watch and left Central. I returned to the north where I lived in villages helping restore what was lost. As soon as I was recognized I moved to a new village and started over. Almost eighteen years went by and I never came back. Word had reached me of a famous State Alchemist named Elric who had been taken from this world and leaving a younger brother behind. I returned to Central only to find a war zone and a strange machine in the sky. I followed it to the underground city where I ran into your dear friend Mustang. He was talking to himself about losing you and Al. So I knew that I was so close to seeing you and I knew I had to bring you back."

Major Thomas was done talking now. He waited for some kind of response from his nephew. Silence filled the room. You can hear the ticking of the clock. Nurses and patients in the hall and Armstrong talking to Al outside the room.

"I have spent twenty years Ed, trying to put enough good back in this world. I am not looking for your forgiveness or my sisters. I know I can never die until I at least pay back some the debt I owe. Bringing back my beloved sisters sons was a something I could not afford to let pass me by."

"Please Stop Uncle." A humbled Ed asks. "I don't blame my mother at all for making you leave. It kills me to say this but my father had every right as well to say you have no family. You have lost more then what you have gained. I don't know how soon I can forgive you but I do know I will try. Al might not understand right now since he thinks the world of you so this stays between us. I am warning you though if you ever try to do anything as dumb as you did up there I will be the one you answer too."

Thomas chuckle to himself and promises Ed what he wants to hear. A knock on the door and Ed goes to open it to see Mustang standing there. He walks into the room and turns to Thomas.

"Well I'm glad your awake. We need to get you dressed and in the car. Full Metal you are coming too. A parade is ready for all of you in honor of your return. I don't want any complaints on this. Afterwards you may take the Major to Resembool. I believe he needs the attention of professionals."

The parade is grande. Thousands of people lined the streets to see the returning Full Metal Alchemist. Al is right beside Ed waving to everyone. Major Thomas is in the car in front relaxing with Mustang. When they get to the end of line back at the central building a blonde woman is waiting for them. Teary eyed and running towards the car is Winry.

Across Central where the parade began near the hospital a few people stand in a alley talking.

"So we have to deal with Full Metal now and his little brother?"

"Yes this does pose a problem but it may work to our advantage."

"Don't worry you two. I know those boys and after we get done with one the other will be more than willing to do as we wish."

"Killing a State Alchemist is more then we had bargained on. I hope that you have a plan that is even worth a damn."

"Trust me killing them is second on the list first we need them and torturing the one who took her from me will be more than satisfying."