I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood. But there will be some direct lines from the story.

This story deals with a gender-swapped Ed.

And please feel free to comment and or give suggestion

"Mom never liked me doing alchemy." I started we were back at the Curtis's house. "She was fine with Al doing in but whenever I did something really good she would tell me not to mess with my dad's thing. So I wanted to learn more to change her mind. Al and I were self taught up until we met you that is." I took a breath. "Nothing I ever did changed her mind though. She loved me all the same, but it wasn't, I mean she never... Anyway the day died we were at Winston's so we came home to find on the floor in the kitchen." I looked to Izumi at that point her face was stone. I never told her about mom really. "That's when I got the idea to bring mom back. I just wanted to see her smile again. So we cracked down on the research. We stopped paying attention in school, we just wanted to learn as much as we could so there would be no problems in the transmutation. We started sleeping in basement where a lot of his alchemy equipment was. We wondered on if we should do this, on why it was illegal, it was difficult to learn on our own that's when we decided we needed a teacher." I hung my head low. "That's when we meet you. You took us under your wing and trained us. We learnt what One is All, All is One meant. We survived the island even with Mason trying to kill us. You taught us so much within six months. And you even tried to warn us about human transmutation. When we finished our training we started fixing things back home. And we tried to figure out what true knowledge was. We went back to working on human transmutation. It took us years to finally figure it out. That's when it took Al and my leg." I tried so hard during the entire time to hold back tears but I failed. "I saw true knowledge. It took my leg as payment for seeing beyond the gate." I wiped my eyes "The next thing I knew I was back in the basement with my leg bleeding about. Then I saw what we made. I'm never going to forget that for as long as I live. I tied something around my leg to try to slow the bleeding. Then I knocked over the suit of armour and drew the blood seal on it. And got my little brother back." I looked up again and took a deep breath. "Al carried me to Granny's place and a few days after Colonel Mustang came looking to recruit alchemist for the state. He was the one that thought I was a boy so I just went with it. He left us with all of the contact info so if we decided on joining the army we would know where to go. I recovered from the automail surgery in a years time. And while I was learning to walk and use my arm again Winston was helping me learn on how to be a guy. When I went to East City Mustang took me to Central to apply for the job. I just clapped my hands and I had everyone's attention, then I used the spear that I made to attack the fuhrer. Believe or not that was the main reason that I got accepted. I was given the name Fullmetal and when we went back home we burnt our house to the ground. That was when we disowned our past life, that's when I became Edward instead of Edelle and there was no turning back, people have found out about it but they are all willing to keep my secret." I finished

"Both teacher and student huh. I lost most of my organs when I did mine." She told us. She looked at me. "It must have been painful."

"We'll we were asking for it, and it wasn't painful losing them just them being lost hurt." I clarified.

"You idiots." She pulled us into a hug, but she sounded like something else was on her mind. "Still becoming a State Alchemist by the age of 12 must be what we call a genius. And you are a genius for being able to see that thing and survive. But we still have to settle things. Edelle, Al you're out. I didn't teach you alchemy to do that to your bodies. And Ed have you learnt nothing with your time with me? One is All, All is One you didn't even remember the first thing I taught you when first started learning alchemy." She gave me one last final look. "The car is outside go home." I bowed my head

"I understand."

Sig was telling us about why Izumi did the human transmutation.

"Come over any time if you are passing by Al, I'm sorry Ed I don't think Izumi would want to see you at least not for a little while."

"It's okay I understand." I was quiet for a while then realized what we came here for. "Al why did we come here?" I questioned him

"Mr Sig we're going back."

"Don't you'll get yourselves killed."

"We'll try not to." I called back knowing it was unlikely.

"Izumi!" I yelled into the house.

"We came here to look for clues on how to restore our bodies to their original forms."

"We won't leave empty handed." I finished

"Go home I won't help you." She glared at me her voice was like venom.

"Don't do it for me do it for Al. I can live with automail limbs but he isn't going to live his life in armour." I was determined she was going to help Al. She gave in and started talking to Al. I tried to only talk when necessary so Izumi wouldn't get to mad. She had the reaction I was afraid of shunning me for my lie. We decided that the best course of action was to try to revive Al memory. 'Be warned little brother you see that thing and you come back changed.'

This came earlier then expected.

So yeah sorry for all of you Izumi lover but I feel that she wouldn't respect her choice of joining the army as a man because she believes all living things are equal so why would Edelle have to pretend to be a man even if she is better then one.

See you next time guys. We are going to be starting with the transfer to Central so those of you who like Mustang well he's coming back. Hughes will be there and please feel free to comment like always, I'll branch off a bit more the later I get into it. I have no intentions to go all the way to the promised day with this story maybe just up to a certain part where all of Amestris knows about Edelle.