AN: I know, I know I'm way outside the box I think I actually ran the box over. But I just loved this idea and my mind wouldn't let it go. And yes only GOD can bring back the dead. I'd like to thank my daughter Here Kitty Kitty Kitty (Her writing name, go check out her stories they're hysterical), Jaclynkaileigh, (who's reviews keep me striving to write more outrageous stuff) and everyone else that reviewed. I know this story is a little out there but let me tell you God put it on my heart to write and yes I did struggle with some parts not knowing how to word them. I rewrote some chapters over several times but it always came back to the original cause that's the power of GOD baby.
I long to go home Chap. 30
'To be reborn to give up ones old ways of life and to start living a new way. I never really thought about it till it happened to me. The things that I dealt with have all fallen away and my new way of living is peaceful. I know what it's like to be reborn and have faith that God is in control and that all things are possible with God. After all faith is not believing that God can it's knowing that he will' Edward thought as they walked down into the basement of the laboratory. Golem chimearas started to come out of all directions and surround everyone as Edwards team took a stance. Edward stepped forward and clapped his hands together and put them out in front of him "I'm sorry but your not human anymore I RELEASE YOUR SOULS!" he yelled as a brilliant white light left his hands and he disintegrated about a hundred of them all at once.
Everyone stared at him "Brother?" Al said surprised "You really need to explain to us what happened to you."
"I know Al there's a lot I need to tell you." Edward motioned for everyone to split up.
Edward walked through the halls taking out golem chimearas as they tried to attack him. Then he saw Al being held by two golems so he slid into the shadows and as he got closer he heard Shou "I was sorry to hear about your brother Alphonse. He was a perfect choice for my experiment."
Al struggled against the grasp of his captors "Why are you doing this?"
Shou ignored his question and kept talking "I'm going to use you and his children to make my greatest-"
"Abominations" Edward said walking out of the shadows.
"Who are you?" Shou questioned the white hooded stranger as he moved in front of a large golem that Edward knew was Nina. Edward clapped his hands and drew a spear out of the ground spinning it over his head and bringing it down and slicing one golem as it disintegrated on the side of Al. Then he swung it the other way and stabbed the other one holding his brother and watched it disintegrate. Shou didn't know what to make of this stranger.
"Shou Tucker you have made nothing but abominations since you started. Taking human lives like your wife, daughter and other innocent people." Edward pulled the hood off his head "I am here to set them free."
Shou was shocked seeing that it was Edward "Edward! But how?"
"You have to change Shou and instead of destroying lives to make abominations try to help people." Edward looked at Nina "I'm sorry Shou but she can't remain the way she is" he looked back up "It's just not right for her to have to live like this."
"Edward Nina loves you and you loved her." Shou motioned for Nina to take advantage of Edwards melodious state and attack him. As she lunged for him he spun around and split her in half as she disintegrated then he looked at her on the ground "That's why I have to save her from this" he leaned down and touched the ashes on the floor "Be free Nina" a single tear rolled down his cheek as he stood up. He looked at Shou then noticed the pictures of his girls on the wall. He looked over the experiment and then back to Shou "You would do this to children" He shook his head "Well what do I expect just look at your own daughter."
"What will you do Edward?…Kill me" Shou smirked.
Edward lifted his left leg slightly and stomped it down and it made thunderous sound that's when the two massive figures appeared next to him "I could" he lowered his head "Let you be hunted by angels."
Edward turned to both of them and Gabriel asked "Do you believe people can change Edward?"
"Yes" Edward turned to Shou "But when they keep sinning without any care for human life is that right?" Edward asked then put his head down "I cannot choose who lives or dies I can only do as God asks me to do to rid the world of these abominations."
Michael leaned down "Then you have your answer, it is not right to kill and someone who continues to sin must be judged by the creator."
"I know" Edward said looking up as he walked over and took the pictures of his children off the wall then turned to Shou "If I were you I would retire or disappear out of sight and live your life out. I am not the same person I was before and I will only ask you once." He lifted his foot and it made a thunderous sound again and the two massive angels were gone.
"Now I will take care of the rest of your abominations" He said as he walked off and Shou thought 'Who were those two massive figures? What has happened to Edward he's so different?' Shou knew Edward meant what he said and he really didn't want to see those massive figures again. So as Edward went around destroying the things Shou most prized he felt a sharp pain in his chest and dropped to the floor. Then he couldn't breathe and the pain intensified as he fell over. Alphonse walked over and felt for a pulse but there wasn't one.
"ED!" he yelled "Shou's dead."
Edward disintegrated the last few then walked over "I guess it was his time" he looked at his brother "Come on little brother let's find the team and get out of here" When they all reached the outside Edward turned to face the building and clapped his hands "God in heaven help me bury this place forever" he touched the ground and the whole place imploded on itself. He turned around to face everyone as their mouths hit the ground "I think it's time I tell you what happened to me when I died."
ONE YEAR LATER
After Edward told everyone about what happened to him his family and everyone he knew were baptized. They all could tell something had changed in him and they all wanted that too.
Edward stood on the edge of the river bank staring out over the countryside as he looked to the sky " God my life ended and you gave life back to me and I thank you for all the many blessings you have placed on my family. I will take this opportunity to help future generations understand the beauty and love that you are amen."
"Da..da" Edwards attention was drawn to his son walking up with the help of Winry. She looked at her husbands face as he picked his son up and threw him in the air and caught him.
"Edward" she slid her arm around him "I love you"
"I love you too Winry" he slid his son onto his hip and touched the tiny bump she had on her stomach "How's daddy's girl?" he smiled then slid his arm around her waist. He looked at the house that was once his and Al's childhood home "Well I guess we'll have to add on?"
Kain Fuery and Kashmir had gotten married and Kashmir had given birth to their daughter Rael Lynn Fuery. They had made their home in Resembool when Fuery had informed Mustang he wanted to keep fighting with Edward.
Alphonse and Serenity were planning their wedding for that fall. Serenity had been accepted into the family with open arms and Albert adored her and she was now pregnant with his sister.
Edward had taken a trip to Dublith last year and he healed Izumi. Nine moths later Izumi and Sig were blessed with a beautiful little girl they named Angel Faith Curtis she was he daddy's pride and joy.
Mustang and Hawkeye were trying for their second child. Their son Charles had inherited his mothers dead on aim ( Mustangs balls) so he wondered if they'd ever conceive again.
Jade had become a force to be reckoned with sharpening her fighting skills and she used those skills to help those who needed to be fought for but couldn't do it themselves. Crystal after her dad teaching her become a very talented alchemist using her alchemy to help those who needed it.
The String (Puppet) Alchemist and his sister had opened their own Puppet shop in Resembool. He had made mini puppets of everyone he met through Edward and he gave puppet shows to the kids about their fighting adventures. He had to stop though after Edward told him his porcelain puppet mask was giving the children nightmares. His best selling puppet was the Edward automail puppet with detachable arm and leg that Hope designed.
Edward also spent his time telling the kids about God and of course they wanted to hear his stories about the Fullmetal alchemist and the homunculi so he actually had two life stories to talk about . He told them about the two massive angels that he now considered brothers in arms in the fight to make sure no one perished. He also had a plan to help children that were skilled in alchemy not to make the same mistakes he and his brother made.
Twelve years later
Edward had the second generation team with him which was all the children from his first team trained in what they did best. His girls stood on the porch of a house with him as the other's watched on. They saw the house light up with bright flashes of light and he had the girls kick the door in. There he saw two young girls screaming and trying to perform a human transmutation to bring their father back. The long black arms had already taken the older girls leg as Edward stepped through the door and into the transmutation circle and faced the portal "I would give my life as a sacrifice for these children. But as my God told me there is no equivalent exchange there's only his truth" as he clapped his hands and shot a bright white flash from them into the portal and it disappeared.
He turned and walked over to the frightened young girl screaming in pain and bent down "Sssssh" he said softly "Don't be afraid" pulling the hood down off his head he clapped his hands and placed it on the girls bleeding stump and stopped the bleeding. Then he looked at both girls and smiled a sight smile.
"Human transmutation is not possible. You two remind me of two very foolish boys I know." He then put his head down "Who were you trying to bring back?"
The frightened shivering girl looked at him with her big teary eyes "O-o-our father."
Edward took a deep breath then sighed as he scooped the girl into his arms and picked her up "Come with me and I will teach you how to move on." He turned to the team "Bring her sister" as he walked out of the house holding the girl tightly as she sobbed into his chest "I know a very good automail mechanic that will fix you up. Then I will teach you the ways of alchemy, fighting and God."
Edward had built a huge school where he continued to bring children that had been broken by the death of parents, children that almost made the same mistake he and Al did. There he taught them to stand on their own two legs and push forward. To have compassion for people and to help them anyway they could. He also taught them the most important thing that God is in control of everything and if your heart is selfless your destiny can be great.
AN: You know children are the future and if we don't teach them or they have nothing to believe in then what has the world got left? I've taught my daughter to love people and even though she struggles with not having friends because they think she's weird I always tell her "Well baby God made you with a outrageous personality and some people just can't deal with it." (She's just like me of course) But then again God made me with an outrageous personality too. I like to share it with other people see my goal in life is to make people smile. After being an alcoholic and drug addict for so many years and turning to our LORD for salvation I can truly say today if there wasn't a GOD I'd be dead and buried from all the abuse I did to myself. But GOD is merciful, loving and awesome.
Now for those of you who won't go to Youtube and listen to this song. I'm going to write the words out for you because this story is based around the song. So here goes KEITH URBAN'S "FOR YOU" I think it stands for everything Edwards about, he would rather die then have someone else be hurt or killed. I ask myself the same questions in the song every time I hear it could I actually do it?
Well all I saw was smoke and fire
I didn't feel a thing
But suddenly I was rising higher
And I felt like I'd just made the biggest mistake
When I thought about my unborn child
When I thought about my wife
And the answer rang out clear, from somewhere up above
No greater gift has man to lay down his life for love
And I wonder would I give my life?
Could I make that sacrifice?
If it came down to it could I take the bullet?
I would, Yes I would….for you
Baby you don't understand, I don't understand it all myself
But there's a brother on my left and another on my right
And in his pocket just like mine, he's got a photograph, and their waiting for him back home
And it's weighing on my mind
I'm not trying to be a hero
I don't want to die
But right now in this moment, you don't think twice
I wonder would I give my life?
Could I make that sacrifice?
If it came down to it could I take the bullet?, I would
Yes I would
You don't think about right
You don't think about wrong
You just do what you gotta do to venture on
And I'd do the same… for you
Yes I would
Yes I would
And I would give my life
I would make that sacrifice
Cause if it came down to it
Could I take the bullet?
I would, yes I would
I'd do it for you
I'd do it for you
Take the bullet
Yeah
Yes I would
AWESOME SONG GOOOO LISSSSSTEN!
