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OK, now, on with the story!

THE Fullmetal Alchemist is just a little kid? But how? It isn't possible! Winry couldn't believe her ears. Was he serious?

The Fullmetal Alchemist is an internationally known pirate captain that uses alchemy to defeat his enemies. No one knew exactly who he was but Winry never would have guessed this teenager sitting just five feet away would be the Fullmetal Alchemist! And she sneaked onto his ship.

'why this ship?' I couldn't have snuck onto one of the others?'

What's even more surprising is that if he really is who he claims he is, then that would mean he can use alchemy without a transmutation circle!

Winry couldn't help but just stand there like a deer in headlights. Her eyes threatening to leave her skull. She temporarily forgot how to speak.

Edward started to laugh at the girl in front of him.

"I guess it shocked her a little bit, don't you think Al?" The older of the brother asked, amused at the girl's antics.

Al, not paying attention to him, tried to clam the girl down. After realizing her eyes had glazed over, Al brought his hand over the girl's eyes trying to bring her out of her thoughts. After realizing his attempts were in vain, he reluctantly shook her out of her state. Winry shook her head clearing it of the thoughts racing through it.

"I-I'm sorry. Y-You just caught me off guard there," the teen apologized.

"What? You weren't expecting the Fullmetal Alchemist to be me? Don't worry a lot of people have the same reaction. But they do normally add a few extra words that I could really live without," he said the last part in an irritated manor as he brought his hands down onto his desk as and dark aura seeped from his body.

Winry noticed this and couldn't help but silently giggle to herself knowing full and well what those extra words were, having used them once herself.

"Well, no. Whenever I thought about the 'great and powerful' Fullmetal Alchemist, I wasn't expecting someone shorter than me." She could't help it, it was just too funny to see him get worked up so much over just those few words, but she knew she would regret it later.

Edward Elric became very frustrated and shouted at the girl, standing up and leaning towards the girl to get his point across, "That is the SECONDtime you have called me short! I won't stand for it another time! If you call me that again, you can say good-bye ship, hello, sharks! But, for now, you can stay here, but you have to work to stay."

"I'll do anything! Just tell me what to do and I'll do it just to stay aboard," Winry pleaded with the captain.

"Alright... Let's see..." Edward began pacing the room with Winry and Al watching him contently for his decision. "I got it! You get to be my personal servant! Lucky you," the captain had a somewhat happy look on his face.

"After the next few days you won't dare call me sh-sh-shor-t again." Ed could not believe he had actually said the word, geeze this woman already had him turning red with anger and he only just met her!

Winry didn't exactly care for this job she had been received, but at least she didn't have to scrub toilets. She slowly nodded her head as she accepted the job.

"Good. You start tomorrow. Al, show her to her room," Edward said slightly, pleased at the girl.

It's been about a week since she boarded "Red Souls" and she was surprised how fast time goes by on the open waters. When she was home, and completely consumed by her automail work, even then, time didn't go by as fast as it does now.

I spend most of my time with Edward, but I do get some jobs that cause me to leave him and that is when I finally get to talk to people and make friends. It's nice to be able to actually talk to people with Edward only talking when he's not doing something, which is very rare. However, I did learn that Edward preferred to be called Ed and that his crew mainly consisted of men.

The only other female on board was a woman around 19 named Rose which is also my roommate.I took an immediate liking to her even though we have many differences and very few similarities, but I guess it's only because the fact that she was a female that made me attracted to her. I don't get to see her often since she works in the kitchen as the chef, but we talk considerably at night when we can't sleep.

Al has also been very kind to me. He informed me that Ed really had nothing against me. He just had a reputation to withhold. Al also told me that Ed only made me his personal servant because he didn't want any of the men taking advantage of me. I can take care of myself but on a ship with one girl and who knows how many men, the odds wouldn't be in my favor.

That night, Winry stayed out on the bow of the ship watching the stars, oh how she couldn't wait to get to the war and help others with her very own automail. Just the thought of it brought big smiles to her face, she was going to follow in the foot steps of her parents in her own little way. She did miss Granny and thought of her often, wondering what she's up to or how she is doing. Footsteps behind her quickly brought Winry out of her thoughts and turned around fists up, ready to take on any man that had the gall to even try. But it was Ed.

"Oh, it's only you. Hey, Ed," Winry sighed grateful that it was only him, leaning on the rail. Ed smiled and yawned, "Hey. What are you doing out here?"

"Just thinking," Winry responded to her captain, not looking at him.

Ed looked worried, "You aren't thinking about leaving, are you?"

"No, I'm not. I actually really like it here. I just miss my Granny."

"Oh, but if you didn't want to leave, why did you?"

The teen girl looked at her captain surprised, "I never said I didn't want to leave! I just miss her, that's all"

Ed looked relieved, "Oh."

"I thought you were charting out maps with Al," Winry stated, looking back to the stars in front of the ship and two teenagers.

"I was, but I was getting cramps so Al took over."

Winry smiled at that information, "He really is something isn't he? You're lucky to have a brother like him" Edward joined her on the rail, looking at the stars, smiling as well, "Yeah, I am. I don't know how I would be able to get by without him sometimes. I don't know how he can deal with all that work, just leaning over and not getting any cramps. I can hardly stand an hour of it."

Winry laughed, making Ed's smile even bigger. He didn't know why, but this girl brought out a side of him even he didn't know existed. He hadn't noticed it before, but he found the girl's sky blue eyes gorgeous and her blonde hair glowing. He shook his head slightly, trying to rid himself of such thoughts. Thankfully the girl next to him didn't notice the boy's actions. "I know how you feel. When I was at home and working on my automail, I would get cramps all the time," Winry smiled, not looking at him.

Ed looked at the girl just to the right of him, shocked, "You work on automail?"

Winry laughed at the boy's reaction, "Yes, I work on automail. Where did you think I got this figure? That I get it naturally? Huh! I wish I was that fortunate."

Edward blushed slightly as he looked away from the girl he obviously found attractive. "R-Really? I-I haven't noticed..." he replied nervously.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the railing they were leaning on broke. Winry fell forward and Ed swiftly, and in an instant, caught her hand before the teen could go overboard into the black abyss below them.

"What the hell Winry!? What'd you break my ship for!?" the pirate captain exclaimed as he gently and easily pulled her up.

The girl looked exasperated as the alchemist clapped his hands and fixed the railing on his ship 'He's lucky I don't have my wrench with me'."Excuse me!? That was not me! Something hit the ship!" Ed stood up and started laughing, "Good joke, Winry, but the only thing that could have hit the ship and do that kind of damage would have been a cannon... and they aren't silent. They are really loud when they're shot. Just face it... you broke my ship."

Winry was about to start yelling at him, but Alphonse burst out of the captain's quarters, "Brother! We're being attacked! A cannon ball hit the ship right under your feet!" As soon as the younger Elric finished the last part, many men were bursting through the doors leading below deck, furious, some confused as to what had just taken place. Edward turned around to see the shape of a ship coming straight towards them! The look on Edward's face turned from shock to sheer hatred as he realized what ship had attacked them.

"Damn it! Men! Arm your battle stations! We're under attack! Winry, come with me," the older brother ordered the men with a booming voice, saying the last part softly so as only Winry would be able to hear. Grabbing the girl's arm, Ed was pulling her towards his bed chambers. It was slightly messy, but he threw her on the bed and ordered her to stay there, "It's not safe out there right now. I'll come get you when it's all over," he slightly smiled as not to worry the girl further. Winry simply nodded, not being able to speak from the shock of both being under attack and that the captain had taken her to his room instead of anywhere else. Ed turned to leave and sighed before walking out the door and shutting it quickly.

The ship that is called 'Humunculus' had pulled up next to the 'Red Souls' and immediately started firing cannons towards the ship next to them. Chunks of wood were flying through the air after the cannon balls did their damage to the ship leaving gaping holes where they hit. A few alchemists stood by drawing transmutation circles around the damaged areas and using their talent to quickly fix the hole before sprinting off to another one. Eventually though the alchemists would get behind, due to too many cannons being fired at once and one of the two ships would find itself at the bottom of the ocean. Members from both ships knew this little detail and so they readied themselves for battle before finding a way to board the opponent ship.

Envy, a crew member from 'Humunculus' was eager to get to the other ship, holding FullMetal. He heard story's of the captain and could not wait to get his hands on him, but the cannons were taking too long to run out and what fun would it be if they sank the other ship before a good fight even had the chance to be born. No, that won't happen. Envy brought a very nasty smirk to his face before disappearing below deck.

Ed down below counted out how many more cannons they had before the fight would have to be brought to the surface with swords, because when that happened all hell would break loose and it was imperative that he be ready.

'5..6..7…damn it that doesn't give me much time, it will have to do though.'


As Ed turned around to go back up deck, he was met with a sword at his throat and crazy eyes that held entertainment within them.

"Hello FullMetal"


"Who are you?" Ed demanded, not really caring what his name was, but how had he gotten on his ship so quickly.

"Envy" the man slowly said as if to draw out the name so Edward would never forget it. Suddenly Envy slashed at Ed with his sword, but he was too slow Ed saw it coming and was able to barley block the blow from making contact with his face. Ed knew this battle could not last long this wasn't even the captain, but just another regular member that could be disposed of. He focused all his energy on the battle at hand wanting to quickly end it.

"FullMetal is this your full potential or do I need to motivate you? Would a certain blonde girl do the trick?!" Envy laughed with malice this was the fun he had been looking for!

Ed's eyes glazed over in rage at Envy's words and started to fight back harder, giving and taking blows to the body. Ed swung his sword down at Envy's feet, Envy blocked the attack and countered with a strike to waist. It hit and Ed fell to his knees. He brought a hand up to his wound and hissed in pain as slight pressure was added.

'I can fix this, it's only a minor wound. Still painful as hell though' Ed brought his hands together and bolts of lightning appeared in the air and snaked around gash on Ed's side. That's when he heard Envy start laughing out loud.

"So you can do it? You don't need a transmutation circle! Oh I know what that means Edward."

"Shut up!" Ed retaliated. He was furious. He tested me to see if I could use alchemy without a circle!? He would lay at the bottom of the ocean for that one.

"Oh did I tell you Ed, when I got on this ship I made a hole at the bottom, this ship will sink before the day is over unless you can fix it in time. Oh I would say in a matter of an hour this ship will be on a crash course to the sea floor."

"Ahh!" Ed flung himself at Envy with all his force and felt his blade pierce flesh and Ed sighed finally he's quiet, but how wrong he was. Envy stood back up to his feet and smirked.
"I always hear how FullMetal is a merciless killer, but now I see you have never killed a person in your life have you?"

Ed's eyes hit the floor. Envy's glazed over with amusement.

"I've killed hundreds" Envy whispered and was just about to swing his sword down at Ed again, but was cut short by his own captains' orders.

"Envy, don't be rude, he is mine"

Envy looked troubled as if he was having a hard time stopping his "fun" but he eventually gave in and bowed his head.

"Go have fun with someone else." The other captain ordered. Envy thought for a brief moment and is eyes lit up before scampering off for his new play mate.

The Fullmetal Alchemist glared at his opponent and lightly whispered with disgust,

"Wrath..."

The captain of the attacking ship grinned evilly and calmly walked up to Ed stopping just a few feet away. The two men withdrew their swords, one a cutlass and the other a rapier.

They left their pistols and daggers hidden in their clothes for extra protection.

"En Guarde!" Wrath said humorously, while Edward simply glared at the man in front of him. "You're sick Wrath," the blonde muttered just loud enough for his opponent to hear.

Wrath smiled slightly and lunged toward Edward, broadsword at the ready. The teen expertly jumped out of the sword's way and sliced his own cutlass at the man, just skimming his cheek. Ed smirked as he saw a trail of blood run down the other's cheek, but was slightly taken aback when a dim light appeared where the cut had been and the wound completely disappeared along with it!

'So he can regenerate. This will take longer than I had hoped.' Ed though mind still on the gaping on the bottom of his ship causing it fill with water and eventually sink, unless he got to it in time.

Edward charged at his opponent. Wrath was ready for it though; he caught the sword and held it against Edward's. The teen smirked, "I guess now I understand why you named your ship that. You guys have no imagination, do you?" Ed shook his head at the man, sarcastically. Wrath said nothing as he increased his power in his hold on his blade against Edward's cutlass. The intensity increased drastically as the two refused to give up the hold. The two stared into the other's eyes. Both full of hatred and the want to kill the other.
The blonde expertly broke the hold and sliced the air while jumping over the man, trying to wound the humuculus in front of him. However, the older of the two swiftly ducked out of the sword's path. He wasn't going to fall for that trick again.

"Clever, aren't you. I mean, of course, for something that isn't human!" Ed teased the already infuriated being. Ed didn't know how, but for some reason, Wrath still remained calm and his focus never slipped once. 'Damn, I need him to get mad and reckless so this can end quicker, but he somehow hasn't faltered in emotion at all'

Wrath smirked with pure evil almost as if he had heard what Ed was thinking. He put that behind him, he couldn't get distracted.

"FullMetal, I believe we will be parting now." Wrath said with almost respect, it through Ed off. What did he mean he was leav-

That's when he heard it, a scream that sliced through the air full of fear and pain.

"Winry..." the boy whispered. He had to finish this now, but when he turned back around to continue his battle his opponent was already gone. The boy silently thanked the gods as he raced off to find the hole that Envy had created.

'I'm sorry Winry, but I have to do this first or everyone will die. I promise you I will find you.'

Winry clutched the bed sheets in her hands waiting for the fight to be over. How could he make her wait here, when all she hears outside is the pain people are going through, she heard bodies hit the ground and the sound of swords clashing against sword: it put the poor girl on edge. Who was winning this battle and why did it have to happen when she was finally having a peaceful and private moment with her captain? Who was he fighting now and was he ok?

As all the thoughts filled her mind, she couldn't help but to grip the sheets tighter in her hands, hoping that it would bring some comfort to her racing mind and hurting heart.

'Edward, Alphonse...please be ok'

The door opened and Winry immediately stood to her feet praying that it was Ed coming through those doors to tell her it's all over and everything would be ok now, but as fate would have it, a homunculus member walked through the doors.

"Expecting FullMetal, where you? Well I am sad to say that he will not be joining us"

"What do you mean? Where is he?" Winry all but calmly asked the intruder

"It means that he will not be here to save you from me."

"And who are you exactly?"

The intruder smiled wickedly and slowly approached the blonde girl who was now backed up against the wall.

The man smiled viciously, "My name is Greed."

A/N: Chapter 3: Aftermath