AN: Okay the story has now shifted to my thinking outside the box mind. I do think a lot about the God, the supernatural, and what our world has become in these days. I believe that people can change and that we all make mistakes. But it is true there is no Equivalent exchange you are not saved by works alone it is by GODS GRACE.
I long to go home Chap.25
Fuery had been watching Kashmir practice in the yard from the window. Pinako walked in and lit her pipe "Well are you going to undress her with your eyes all day or are you going to talk to her?" she said blowing the smoke out.
Fuery jumped up and began to fidget "I….Uh….don't know what your talking about."
"Give me some credit boy" She turned to walk out "I've seen that look you have many times before" she handed him a napkin "Clean your fogged glasses and just go talk to her."
Fuery dropped his head "But what if she thinks I'm an idiot."
"You might be surprised" Pinako smiled.
Fuery stood up and cleaned his glasses, straightened his coat and fixed his hair "Yeah your right" he said walking out the door.
Pinako sighed "I just hope she doesn't take either one of his heads off."
He marched out to where Kashmir was twirling her ax "Kashmir I would like to talk to you."
He about shit his pants when the ax swung around and stopped inches from his neck and she looked up at him "What do you want to talk to me about Kain Fuery?"
"AHHH! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME? WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU?" Fuery asked shaking in his boots.
She realized he was scared "NO…I'm not trying to kill you." she put the ax down "I'm sorry I actually like you a lot."
He smiled "You do?"
She stood up "Yeah Fuery… I think you're the best. I mean your smart, you can fix anything and your cute." she smiled at him.
"You think I'm…cute?" he blushed.
"Yeah" she threw the ax and stuck it in a log "Hey do you want to go for a walk with me? I could use a break."
Fuery's hand went to his head "Uh…yeah…..sure."
"Well come on then" she turned and started to walk off.
He got his thoughts together and saw her walking "Uh….hey wait for me." he said running after her.
Al was in the back yard sparing with Albert when he noticed Jade and Crystal sitting under a tree drawing things in the dirt 'They better not be doing what I think their doing' he thought walking over to them. They saw him coming and began to try to erase the circles but he saw them.
"Girls I thought we had already discussed this forget trying human transmutation." he scolded then looked at their faces.
"We're sorry Uncle but there has to be a way to save dad." Jade sighed knowing Al was disappointed.
Crystal bravely spoke up "Even if we have to sacrifice something to equivalent exchange we don't care."
Al dropped his head and sighed " Your just as stupid as we were. You know Ed and I said the same thing before we tried to bring our mother back." He sat down as Albert walked over "Our teacher once said everything that lives has to die that's the nature of the world. A soul impacts other souls and lives on in other hearts. Everything in this world flows, circulates and that goes for human lives as well. To bring someone back would disrupt that flow" He gathered some dirt and clapped his hands forming a horse like he did as a child "Brother told me once that the circle of life only goes one way and not even alchemy can change that."
The kids all looked at him as he stood up " People die but they are circulated through the cycle of life. Ed will live on in other ways just look in the mirror and you'll see him" he pointed to his heart " And no one can take him from here. Now forget human transmutation because what you bring back won't be my brother or your father" He turned to walk off then turned back to them with a serious look " If you keep researching this I will tell your father what your doing."
"YOU WOULD'NT HE'D KILL US!" Jade got upset.
Al had to stand his ground though " Your right he would so STOP NOW!" he tried to be stern but he knew he would have to keep an eye on them because once an Elric made up their mind on something you couldn't change it. It was the curse of stubbornness and persistence that ran in their family.
Crystal turned to jade " If he tells dad were screwed."
"Alright we won't discuss it here anymore we've only got a few more calculations to figure out and we'll definitely have to bump up the array. So I need you to study the circles and sides to figure out how many sides we're going to need."
"Alright" Crystal said softly not knowing if they should go through with it and realizing what would happen if their dad found out about all this.
Shou Tucker walked into the fifth laboratory that he had so cleverly rebuilt. He stood there and admired his army of chimeara golem hybrids. Over the past ten years he had successfully made about three hundred of them. Standing next to him was his most prized one 'Nina.'
He turned to her "My dear Nina soon you will have your chance to kill Edward."
This had been just one of the many experiments Shou had told Edward about that if they ever went public it would ruin him or even get him killed. He knew that all Edward had to do was remember that day in laboratory five and their conversation and he and his dear Nina would be killed.
"He almost successfully made a philosophers stone that day" Shou turned to Nina "But at the last minute he couldn't do it" He walked to the circle that was still there from twelve years ago and looked at the one on the ceiling "When he stepped into that alchemic liquid that day I want to know what he saw as it engulfed him."
Nina walked over and put her head on Shou's shoulder "Can you imagine what he must have gazed into Nina?" It might have been Gods domain and he may not even remember it. Just think of the knowledge that he must have laying dormant in his mind." Nina made a noise "Yes Nina my dear maybe your right we shouldn't kill him. We could try to access that knowledge if we could get our hands on him."
There was a date circled on his calendar as he pointed to it "This is the day of Mustang's wedding next month and I'm sure Edward will be attending. There's a big reception planned for afterwards" Soldiers are so easy to bribe for information he thought "That would be the time for a perfect kidnapping of one of the most famous state alchemists. Right under the military's nose it would make them look so incompetent ." He patted Nina's head "Then my dear after we've sucked him dry of knowledge you may kill him Nina."
He looked at the surveillance photos on his wall of Edwards daughters " They will make the perfect specimens for the other experiment I have going especially since they can do alchemy."
Nina made a slight noise "Yes Nina if they are prodigies like their father we should have a successful experiment and two extraordinary weapons."
Kashmir came back from her walk with Fuery and she had thought about it and talked to Fuery about Mustang's wedding. It was going to be hard for just her to keep an eye on the whole family in such a crowded gathering.
So she found Edward "Hey Edward I have an idea about security for Mustang's wedding."
Edward looked up from the paperwork he was doing and rested his elbow on the table and his head in his hand "Well Kash I'd like to hear it."
" I used to work with these two associates and their very good at fighting and alchemy. They are a brother and sister team. I'd like your permission to go find them and use them for extra security for the family.' She thought maybe he might say no because it was a military wedding.
He looked at her "Do you trust them?"
"Y-Yes" she said pacing back and forth "It's a huge job for just one person Edward I just don't think-"
He stood up "Calm down Kash" He walked around the desk "I understand since your head of security for this family" He raised an eyebrow at her " I suggest you go get a team you trust together."
She jumped and hugged him around the neck "Thanks" Then she jumped back realizing what she had done "I-I-I'm sorry."
He laughed "It's fine now go find your team. I'm sure Al and I can handle things while your gone."
"I'll be back real soon bo- Edward." She turned and ran out the door to go find the two strangest but deadly people she had ever known.
Winry walked in and she looked pissed "Edward" she said sharply "Why was Kashmir hugging you?" she stood there with her hands on her hips.
Edward chuckled "Is my wife jealous?"
"Yes when there's a young attractive woman with her hands on my husband." her foot started to tap.
"Winry she was just happy I told her to get some help to be security for the family at Mustang's wedding." Edward put his finger up and called her over "Come here" When she walked over to him he wrapped his arms around her waist "Baby your hot when your jealous" He smiled "I love you Winry "He pulled her chin up "Kash is like the sister I never had."
She looked down "I'm sorry Edward my hormones are out of whack" She looked down "And I feel fat."
"Baby your still hot" he laughed and found it quite flattering that she'd gotten jealous it made him forget about everything that was happening for a minute. It was like the very first small bump in their marriage. Everyone was always trying to make him happy or keep everything stress free around him it felt nice that she had gotten jealous.
"Winry I'm dying not to mention I waited ten years to come back to you. I married you and now your pregnant with my child and you think I would even look at another woman." he hugged her tightly "Thank you."
"What do you mean Edward?" she asked looking at him.
"Winry I don't want anything to change I don't want special treatment. I want people to tell me when something's bothering them like you just did. I don't want them to be afraid their going to kill me by telling me something." He knew that everyone had been holding things back "Kash loves you like a sister and she would give her life to protect you and anyone in this family. So please treat her like you would a friend."
"I know Edward and I told you it's the hormones. I like Kash a lot and I'm thankful she's here." She smiled "Anyway I saw the way she protected you on the train and I know she would do the same for any of us. Now can we please drop this I should have never said anything."
"No Winry I'm glad you did" He stressed "That's what I'm talking about if you wouldn't have it would have developed into something else. So please….remember when I used to not tell you anything. Well now I want to tell you everything baby."
"Edward….I think I'm going to lay down." she turned to walk out with a very confused look on her face.
"Are you feeling okay" he asked touching her stomach.
"Yes" she leaned close to his ear "But your confusing the shit out of me" she whispered then kissed his cheek.
"Oh…okay" he grinned.
Al walked into the living room about twenty minutes later and he noticed Edward sitting with his head resting in his hands "Ed are you okay?"
Edwards head came up slowly "I don't know yet" He sighed "Have you seen my girls? Lately they've been taking off and not coming home for hours." He looked Al directly in the eyes "Do you know what they're doing?"
"Uh…..No" Al scratched his head and chuckled.
"AAAAL what's going on? You were never good at lying." Edward stood up.
Al began to ramble "I tried to talk to them about it a couple of times I thought they'd stop. I don't want you to get mad at them or me." he was stressing a little bit now.
Edward gave him a sly look "Well Al I know they've been researching human transmutation. I was just wondering if you knew?"
"Yeees! Alright I told them to forget it and I tried to explain that it wasn't a good idea." He was really stressing now he thought Edward was going to get pissed at him for not telling him then it hit Al "How did you know Ed?"
Edward smiled at him "I just know little brother I can't explain it." He sighed "But if they're as stubborn as I think maybe I better talk to them."
Al let out a huge sigh "Okay I'm going to see if I need to change my drawers because you just scared the shit out of me."
"Huh?" Edward gave him a strange look "Oooo" he grinned "Go ahead and….I'm sorrrry." Edward laughed because of the look on his brothers face. He remembered he had always tried to scare the shit out of Al many times. Most of the time though it was just because he loved a good fight.
It was a couple of days later when Kashmir arrived in Silent City which was a town north of Table City in Creta in the West. She walked in to a foggy, dark town while looking around "Well I see he's put his own personal touch on the place." she walked forward and tripped over a bucket "Damn it" 'Now I'm starting to sound like Edward' she thought.
She stood up "LYLE!" she walked forward "HEY LYLE!" she threw her hands up "HEY LYLE! YO FUCK NUTS WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?"
That's when the creepy naked dolls appeared walking towards her "Crap! Still the same old Lyle." She pulled her ax out and began a dance with the attacking dolls as she twirled and twisted, flipped and sliced and landed as she beheaded the last doll.
"HEY! HEY! YOU JUST JACK FUCKED ALL MY MIDGET BODYGUARDS!" He said walking out in his long flowing red king robe "Just who the HELL do you think you-"
He looked at Kashmir "Miriam?" he jumped up and down "Hey Miriam is that you?"
The next thing he knew wires were strapping him to the wall "I see you've sharpened your skills some."
She walked out of the fog into view "Hey Lyle what the hell are you doing to this place?" Another doll came out of the fog and she grabbed her ax throwing it and pinned the doll to a tree with the ax.
"Whooo the HELL taught you that?" he was intrigued now.
She walked over and put her face in front of his "Wanna meet him?"
Just then a tweaked out looking teenage girl came running in "BROTHER!" she tripped over a log and flew past both of them.
"I see your sister's still off her medication." she shook her head "LOOK! I have a proposition for you two if you can get your heads out of your ass long enough." She began to walk back and forth "You guy's are the best at what you do and I need your help protecting a good man who's dying and his family."
Lyle noticed that Kashmir was being sincere and that something had changed in her. His sister Hope stood up and rubbed her head as she looked at her brother and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well if you let me down we'll talk about this. Just don't ill anymore of my toys okay" Lyle said smiling behind his creepy porcelain puppet mask.
She let Lyle down and began to explain to him everything that was going on. Lyle stood up and put his hand to his chin.
"Wow The Fullmetal alchemist the alchemist of the people is what they called him." He walked back and forth "His alchemy was extraordinary, he was a prodigy, a great alchemist and fighter."
Kashmir interrupted "He is a great alchemist and fighter."
Lyle turned to her "I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN FROM THIS MAN. You say he's back well if Edward Elric needs bodyguards WE'RE IN." He threw off his king robe "This place was getting boring anyway."
Hope was jumping up and down clapping her hands "Yeah getting boring." She was a scary girl at eighteen with her flowing black pig tails that stuck out from the sides of her head and goggles that magnified everything she worked on. They had nicknamed her Tinker Toy because she loved to take things mechanical apart to see how they worked.