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Alphonse Elric woke up in an unfamiliar town speaking a language he didn't know. It took him four hours to find anyone who could even recognize the language he used, and that was a guy there on business.

His name was Loki.

Loki seemed to be an understanding guy once Al explained how he ended in a rural town the middle of nowhere. And the fact that he had no idea how to speak English instead of what Loki called 'German'.

Considering how he often ended up finding serial killers to befriend, Al decided to stick around Loki, to his obvious amusement.

Apparently Loki knew a little too well what it was like having stubborn older brothers who didn't have the sense god gave a mule. Though he had laughed openly when he heard Al's description of his brother.

Alphonse quickly learned recipes for making sweets (Loki had a massive sweet tooth) and was now his traveling companion's new best friend.

Loki had a penchant for making arrogant jerks that reminded him of Mustang at his worst, only far more annoying, have a comeuppance. How, he had no idea, but it involved clicking his fingers for some reason.

When he tried to use alchemy, he could only do the most basic ones, nothing advanced like he was used to. It was...irritating.

On the plus side he learned more about swearing in those two months than his previous sixteen years combined. And that was when Ed was pissed.

"So who are you targeting today?" asked Al. He was understanding about Loki's ability to play tricks on people. Having no one else to talk to made it easier to get used to Loki's behavior patterns.

"Some idiot who likes to debunk mysterious spots."

Al sighed.

"I did hear an interesting rumor about the Winchester brothers though," said Loki.

Al snorted. Sam and Dean were Loki's all time favorite victims, and he tended to keep half an ear out in case they were in the neighborhood.

"Really?" said Al.

"Apparently the muttonhead duo recently took in a brown haired midget teen they call Rick who knows what alchemy is."

Al suddenly took notice.

"Rick?"

"It's a nickname. Now according to the supernatural grapevine, this kid either has green eyes or amber. Apparently he changes eye-color. He also spends an inordinate amount of time on scientific chat rooms," said Loki.

"That sounds like something Ed would do," said Al. Ed loved science, but knowing him would snort at the idea of physics.

"You going to ditch me if you find your brother?" asked Loki half-jokingly.

"I'm not sure," said Alphonse honestly.

Loki gave Al a look.

"I'm sure if Ed knew that I was alive and that I wasn't in danger, he wouldn't mind me traveling with you, even if he wouldn't approve of your antics. He knows he can trust me," said Al.

"Sounds more like your brother trusts you more than Dean trusts Sammy boy," snorted Loki.

Al smiled at that.

"Ed always trusts me. Even when I ended up befriending Scar, he trusted me to do the right thing. We may be close but Ed knows I would never do anything immoral," said Al.

"Definitely more than Dean trusts Sam," snorted Loki.

Loki had discreetly observed Sam and Dean, and their relationship was not healthy in the least. They were too codependent on each other emotional and mentally. Just look at the mess Dean was in now! He sold his soul just because Sam wouldn't be around to hunt with him anymore! He didn't care what he had to do if it meant bringing Sam back.

Alphonse and Ed were codependent, but not at that dangerous level. Yes, Ed had sacrificed his life so Alphonse could live again, but that had more to do with cleaning up after a mistake he had convinced Al to make.

If he had failed, he would have grieved, but somehow Loki had the feeling Ed wouldn't go to the same length Sam and Dean would to bring Al back. He would have done everything humanly possible yes, but he wouldn't have immediately summoned a demon to do his work for him.

Then again Alchemists had their own special afterlife. Even if he had sold his soul, they would still end up in the Gate of Truth, where all alchemy resided. Not that most people were aware of that fact.

"Tell you what, if I see this Rick guy and he matches the description you gave of Ed, I'll tell you and let you see him."

"Really?"

"Sure! I'll be putting you to sleep while I drill it into Sam's thick skull that his little quest to 'save' Dean is doomed to heartbreak so you don't become bored out of your mind. Somehow I doubt he'll figure it out as fast as your brother would," said Loki.

Al grimaced. Reliving the same day over and over again? He would prefer an enforced sleep to that any day!


Ed looked at the unassuming town with a grimace. Due to the fact that the hotel room didn't have a couch, he had been forced to bunk with Dean.

Normally this wouldn't bother him except for a single fact.

He had been reliving the same day for the past three weeks, and apparently Sam was the only one who remembered it. At this point Sam was just glad Ed woke up earlier than Dean, because he destroyed the radio on instinct now.

If he heard 'Heat of the Moment' one more freaking time, he was going to bash the skull in of whomever was responsible for this headache.

Aside from watching Dean die a hundred different bizarre and freaky ways, it was more annoying than anything. Sam seemed to be suffering more than Ed was, probably because of his unhealthy dependence on Dean.

At this point Ed fully blamed John Winchester for not being a damn father to them and forcing that much responsibility on Dean. It had taken countless psychology books and several scream fests between Sam and Dean about the fact Dean would die in less than a year before Ed finally pinned down why Dean acted like Sam was the one in need of saving.

Dean treated like Sam more like a father than a brother, and it wasn't healthy. At all. Hearing more about how they were raised had brought up more points for that hypothesis.

Dean had been the one to care for Sam when he was hurt. Ed may not have had any love for his father but at least they had a stable parent to rely on. Really, the only reason he had figured this much out was because Ed had realized the fifth time they woke up to the same damn song that someone was trying to teach Sam a lesson, and Ed for some weird reason was immune to the mind wipe thing. So he had used that boredom to figure out what the deal between Sam and Dean was.

Ed decided to switch chairs this time around and sat down next to maple syrup guy. It took him a few seconds to realize something.

The guy was eating blueberry today. Sam didn't noticed because he was so focused on figuring out why the day kept repeating.

So when Dean choked on something, Ed sat next to the guy again. It was blackberry today.

Now he had a good idea of who was behind it, because really who wants to eat the same damn pancakes for two weeks straight? So he followed the guy out, and discreetly transmuted a baseball bat. A metal baseball bat that is.

The guy didn't even see the swing coming.

"OW! What the hell man?" said the old guy when his face changed.

"Next time you do a Groundhog Day remake, change the goddamn song on the damn radio! If I hear Heat of the Moment one more time..." snarled Ed.

"Seriously? That's your only complaint?" said the guy.

"Dean keeps turning it up to annoy Sam, and my head is right next to the damn speaker. It took me three retakes before I figured out the whole thing was to teach Sam about something. The only reason I care is because repeating the same damn day is boring beyond belief."

"How did you know I'm behind it?" he asked curiously.

"You changed the syrup. Originally it was maple, but when I sat next to you it was blueberry. Today it was blackberry," said Ed bluntly.

He blinked.

"Name's Loki. Trickster."

"Edward Elric, alchemist," said Ed, taking Loki's hand.

Loki looked at him carefully.

"Are you wearing contacts?" he asked carefully.

"Dean gets trigger happy around yellow eyes, and mine are amber. I dyed my hair to keep the CPA idiots off my ass," said Ed.

"Goody! So you are the same Ed I've heard about. Runt."

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!" said Ed in rage, raising the bat to hit Loki again.

"Definitely him," said Loki.

Suddenly everything went white and he was back in the room, next to Dean who was starting to wake up. He twitched, and slammed his right hand onto the radio without hesitation.

He officially hated that song now. Sam woke up and stared at Ed with a knowing look. He hated that song almost as much as Ed did at the moment.

"Dude, why'd you smash the radio?"

"Because I hate the song that you always play on it," deadpanned Ed.

"...What?"

"I'll see you later. I have a pressing need to bash the head in of a certain trickster god," said Ed flatly. Sam's eyes widened, but Ed left before he could ask what he meant.


It took Ed five minutes to find Loki again, this time armed with a gun. He wouldn't mind shooting the jerk, even if his aim was still crappy. Then he saw someone with light brown hair chatting with Loki's disguised form amicably. He nearly dropped the gun in shock.

"Al?" he said cautiously. If this was Loki's idea of a joke, then he was going to find a way to murder the bastard, god or not.

The brunette turned, saw his face, and Ed could see the recognition in his eyes.

"ED!"

Ed was tackled by someone who was unmistakeable his baby brother Alphonse. His flesh and blood brother.

Al was babbling about how Loki had helped him and had woke him up a little early into his lesson for the Winchester brothers because he had accidentally found his brother Edward. Ed held his little brother at arm's length.

"So this whole time you've been with him?"

Al nodded.

"He's the only one who understood what I was saying."

"The runt was speaking German instead of English. Either I rescued him or they would have him deported," shrugged Loki.

Ed twitched.

"Maybe I won't shoot you in the ass after all," he said.

"Ed, why are your eyes green and your hair dyed?"

"Dean and Sam have had bad experiences with a demon who has yellow eyes. Dean gets a little trigger happy, and it was easier to pop in some yellow contacts rather than deal with him aiming a gun every time he saw my eyes. As for the hair...I dyed it for my cover story. Child Protective Services are a pain in the ass otherwise."

Loki grinned at him. He went into the diner to avoid Sam noticing anything wrong while Ed talked to Al.

"So you and Loki?" asked Ed.

"He's nice, and he makes sure I don't get into trouble or see him when he takes out the people he targets. He seems to like me well enough."

"He hasn't hurt you has he?"

"No, he made sure to warn me when we were in the same area as a vampire coven last week."

Ed could tell there was something Al wanted to ask.

"What?"

"You're not mad are you?"

"No. Relieved you're alright and a bit annoyed that he put me in the same illusion as Sam, but I'm not mad."

"...Can I stick around Loki then?"

"Why?"

"Well he's been teaching me stuff and he's been helping me learn English. Apparently people think I'm from Germany otherwise."

"Well if you did come with me I would probably be stuck with Bobby for months on end. If I can have a little talk with Loki, I don't mind you sticking with him. The last thing I want is for you to become a hunter like I have."

"You're a hunter?"

"It was better than some of the options out there. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a job without proof that you were born in America? We had to fake two fires and hack into three different computers just for people to believe I had lost all my identification! Being a hunter was simply the best option."

Suddenly the world went white and Ed woke up, again. This could get fairly annoying.

He found Al in five minutes and they continued where they left off. Finally Loki dropped them out of the illusion long enough for him to continue with Sam, though the Winchesters were out cold for obvious reasons.

At least Loki gave Ed something to do until he 'changed' the day once he and Alphonse caught up. Apparently he had been teaching Al how to use runes for protection since his alchemy was back to intermediate level instead of advanced.

Five hours later, he tapped Ed on the forehead and Ed hear a different song play on the radio. Apparently Loki had recreated Ed to the point where Sam didn't notice he had been taken out of the illusion early.

Sam was twitchy, big time.

Ed heard the sound of the gun go off, and it didn't take a genius-level IQ to figure out that Loki was nowtesting him instead of Sam.


Sam had been traveling with Ed for six months searching for Loki so they could kill him. Working with Ed had been therapeutic in it's own way, as he had worked out several issues he had with Dean.

For one thing, he understood that his relationship had been very unhealthy for both of them and that this was more for revenge than anything else. The fact Ed was teaching Sam alchemy on the side was just a way to keep his mind off of contacting a demon to bring back Dean.

The fact Edward was the only one who could give him the alchemy array to attempt to make a homunculus was the only reason why he hadn't used human transmutation yet.

"Bobby found Loki."

"Great..." said Ed. He had told Sam early on about trying to bash the bastard's skull in, which was the only reason why Sam had allowed Ed to go with him instead of leaving him with Bobby.

That and Ed had taken to stealing the keys and making it impossible to turn the car on. He was paranoid, not stupid.

Seeing Sam about to stab Bobby in order to 'summon' Loki, Ed had enough. He slapped Sam hard with his metal arm, nearly giving him a concussion.

"Satisfied Loki?" he asked the thin air.

"Not really. You didn't stop Sammy that well."

Sam glared at Loki coldly, then at Ed.

"The only reason he chased you was for revenge. In case you haven't noticed I've kept him from any crossroad deals and I've been keeping him from killing himself out of grief," said Ed annoyed.

"You knew?" demanded Sam.

"My little brother Alphonse is traveling with him. The only thing he's trying to do is make you idjits realize the fact that your co-dependence is way too unhealthy. He 'killed' Dean on a Wednesday as a way to see if could keep you from trying to kill yourself. Short of locking you up I didn't see a single way of achieving that," said Ed.

"It was also to make him see that trying to save Dean from a deal he made was pointless," said Loki.

"That too. In any case this was mostly to mess with you. Pissing me off was apparently a bonus."

"Eh, you aren't one of my usual targets, besides you're more stable than the muttonheads," said Loki.

"Why?! Why are you always targeting us?" demanded Sam.

"'Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain without giving something in return,'" quoted Ed.

"Wasn't that from the first book?" asked Loki.

"It's true though. Most of your pranks geared at Sam and Dean are trying to teach them something. It's just their upbringing that makes giving them the lesson a pain in the ass because they have trouble getting the message without you scarring them for life," said Ed with a shrug. He had read the series. It was interesting to see his life from another perspective.

Sam looked ready to break down in sobs. He was barely holding together because of Ed.

"Sam, we are so getting you two idiots into therapy when this is over," said Ed deadpan.

"This joke got old fast. I'll give you Alphonse's number once you wake up," said Loki.

Ed nodded.