Edward's POV
It was a nice day. The sun was shining, cutting through the thick canopy of leaves above us. A light breeze kept it from getting to hot as a stream ran beside us, probably leading to the ocean. Al's armor even seemed to be clanking more peacefully and, for a moment, it felt like we were back in resembool exploring the forests there. Maybe that's why I haven't been really as irritable as normal. It's rare that I actually get a chance to relax. Sure there's train rides from city to city, but who can actually relax in those uncomfortable booths? I normally just end up passing the time by sleeping. Sighing, I craned my neck to catch a glimpse of the lizard in my bag. I wish I knew what she was. The books were helpful but they didn't tell me about what type of pokemon she was. Or the other one for that matter. Looking towards Al I smiled a bit, seeing him petting the fox creature. It looked like it was almost purring. Sighing my normal scowl returned as I turned back to the trail we were following. Stopping suddenly I looked around. "What is it brother?"
My eyes turned to meet those soulfire ones as a curious expression swept over my face. "Hang on a second Al. I want to try something." Walking over to a nearby rock I went through everything in my head. Once I decided the formula was balanced I nodded to myself before clapping my hands together, catching the attention of our guests. Putting my hands on the stone I closed my eyes and searched, digging for that familiar tingling feeling that came with the activation of a transmutation.
No familiar rush came through me and, feeling incredibly stupid, I let my hand slide of with an irritated sigh. "Well, Alchemy doesn't work." Alphonse nodded, looking almost crestfallen at the discovery. Then he realized something. "Wait brother. How could alchemy bring us here if it doesn't work? That would disregard newton's third law." The realization hit me too and I quickly began to work my brain, trying to figure it out. Unknowingly, my arm ended up resting on the automail one and my hand was against my chin. "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That would mean that as we came here, the exact same amount of energy had to be flowing back. But without alchemy, where is this energy coming from?" The lizard poked her head out of my bag for a moment and seemed to be pondering something. "What. Do you have an idea?" Nodding, she climbed out of the bag, and landed on the ground with a thud. Tapping her foot, she looked to be thinking again before giving a nod. She seemed to get into some sort of stance before suddenly the earth seemed to shake and the trees groaned, causing a flock of birds to fly up in the distance. "An earthquake?!" I exclaimed, trying to keep my footing on the earth. Suddenly the lizard broke her stance and it all stopped. It returned to calm as she turned to me and I realized it. "You did that, didn't you?" At the lizards nod alphonse gasped. "But how?" A grin stretched across my face as I began to put two and two together. Sitting down so I could be on a closer level to it, I began to explain it out loud. "I'm not sure if it's right, Al, but I've got a theory. What if, instead of people being able to use that energy in alchemy, these animals can use it?" "But where's the equivalent exchange? It doesn't look like she's giving anything up."al squatted down beside me, setting the fox down to sit beside the lizard. His words though echoed in my mind until I hit a realization. Eyes widening i dug through my backpack to pull out a book. Finding the page I wanted I read through it until it all seemed to click. "It says that these pokemon normally have some kind of attribute or element. Maybe that's where it is. Some attributes are effective against others so it would make sense that the restrictions and weaknesses put on them through this would help to balance their powers." Al looked hesitant before adding, "but that can't be all, can it? Surely that isn't enough to fully balance it." Shaking my head at the holes in my theory I scowled in irritation. "I don't know, Al. Maybe there's something we're missing." He sighed and shook his head standing back up and I beside him. Walking again in silence, the animals fell into step beside us as my brain continued to work on overdrive. It all froze though when a giant rat jumped out in front of us, seeming like it was going to attack. Al gasped and the lizard seemed to get into a battle position. The fox stopped her though and stepped forward. The rat then wiggled its tail, trying to get the fox to let down his guard, but he ignored it choosing instead to charge straight at it and throw all of it's body weight into the attack, tackling the rat to the ground. The rat looked unconscious after that and hoping to not run into anymore, we ran forward. A grin lit up on my face as I saw the break in trees and the tops of houses ahead. "Here we are, brother. Pallet town." Chuckling as I stepped into the sunlight I couldn't help but say, "what did I tell you Al. Just like a walk in the park."
Authors note:
Hey! What are you doing at the end of the chapter?! Anyway... I just got back from vacation and guessed it was about time that I add some facts to the story. What do you think? And now I have a very important question for you. I want to know what generation one pokemon you think they should run into next. Feel free to answer in the comments. Tell me the name and species of the pokemon, who it should run into, should they catch it,