Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Isabella.
No POV:
The sound of drawing can be heard while we see everything in the house, then it stopped. "That oughta do it. You ready?" Young Edward asked his younger brother Alphonse as he nodded his head scaredly. "Don't be scared, Al. Everything's perfect." Edward stated to him. Rain began starting outside of the house. "Let's go for it." He said to his brother. His brother nodded and both placed their hands on the circle. Then light began to brighten all over the room as the two brothers look on happily.
"Alchemy, the science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, then reconstructing it as something else. It can even make gold from lead. But alchemy is a science, so it must follow the natural laws. To create, something of equal value must be lost. This is the principle of Equivalent Exchange." Then the light began changing to purple and Ed looks at this. "But on that night, I learn the value of some things can't be measured on a simple scale." Then a scream can be heard throughout the small village as rain continues to fall. Isabella hear that scream from inside the house.
"What was that? Don't tell me... Don't tell me that they did it." Isabella said clenching her fist. "That was Edward!" A girl named Winry said running outside. "Wait, Winry. Look!" Her grandmother Pinako said as the two look on. "My brother, friend and I knew the laws of science, of Equivalent Exchange, that gain required sacrifice, thatsomething had to be taken from us. But we thought there was nothing more we could lose, we were wrong... "
Smoke was scattered all across the room. "Al... Alphonse, say something." We hear Ed's voice say. "Al, no! Stay with me!" Then we see Ed in pain. "Damn it! This wasn't supposed to... " Ed said while groaning and crying out in pain of what happened to his left leg, which is bleeding out and was taken away from him. "What have I done?!" Ed said to himself while panting, but he stops and see something in the smoke. He started smiling atwhat he sees. "Mom... Is that you?" But then he sees that this thing wasn't his mother, it wasn't human. His eyes widen at that thing and started screaming.
Fullmetal Alchemist*
Isabella stopped her tracks while Isabella catches her breath, she was tired from all that running in the desert. But she stop to look at Ed coming. "Ugh... I hate deserts." Ed said while groaning.
"It nothing but sand!" Ed complained. You see Al, Ed, and Isabella were going to Lior. And Ed made them walk in the dessert. Well honestly, we didn't have a choice. He scared off another cab driver. Then, he started complaining. It was hot and the wind was blowing and sand followed. Isabella's boots were itchy probably because of the amount of sand in them at the time.
Isabella's cloak's hood kept acting like a parachute trying to stop her and getting all sweaty.
Al kept sinking the whole time. Then Ed plopped on the ground with a sigh." If there was some grass I could turn it into bread, I'm starving."
Isabella sighed at his whining, 15 year old and still acts like a child. Isabella then noticed something.
"Umm, Ed? Where's Al?!" Isabella asked.
"Huh? Hey Al. Where'd you go?"Ed called out."Al!...HEY!"
"Down here!" A glove/metal hand came out from the sand and grabbed onto Ed's foot, causing him to shriek. Isabella covered her mouth, trying to hold in her laughter.
"I sunk again"
"Reason number 2 why I hate the desert".
"I don't understand why you keep falling in." Ed scolded Al. "I get full!" "Full of what?!" Ed kicked Al, with the result of that, Al's top swung open and out came sand that knocked over Edward, and as Al scooted away chuckled and Ed got mad and leaving Isabella in the middle watching them.
"GET BACK HERE!"
What are you going to do?!"
"NOTHING!"
"Then why are you chasing me?!"
"STOP AND YOU'LL FIND OUT!"
"I promise I won't get buried again!"
"NO UNLESS IT'S BY ME!"
"Ed!"
~Edward and Isabella are 15, Alphonse is 14~
As the girl stared at the boys and sweat-dropped.
~Chapter 1: Those Who Challenge the Sun~
Isabella's POV
We finally reached the city of Liore. There were so many statues placed everywhere,but it still looks like a very nice town...well, besides the disgusting smell in the air. Seriously, where the hell is it coming from?! Anyway, Edward kept slouching over the whole way and muttering under his breath.
"You okay, brother?" Al asked.
"It's your fault for not stopping when I said."
"You wouldn't stop either if someone was chasing you." Al countered.
"Shut up, I'm too tired to fight." Edward said, making me roll my eyes at him. "Water I can almost here it." Edward suddenly stopped and turned to the corner finding a water fountain...no wait...a wine fountain?
"What a second? I can hear it! AL! ISA!LOOK!"
Edward said, dropping his suitcase and running towards the fountain.
"ED! WAIT! THAT'S NOT-!" Ignoring me, Edward kept running towards the fountain, repeatedly saying 'water' the whole way there until he stopped and grabbed onto the edge of the fountain. Al and I ran over to him.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
Edward scooped up a cup of wine, as both brothers began to examine it.
"Is is blood?" Al asked him.
"Nah. More like Blood red wine."
"That's what I've been trying to tell you..." I said, before Ed got picked up by the hood of his coat.
"Hey!" The old man said. "Get away from there! You know that's off limits to kids!"
'Oh boy' I thought.
~Time skip~
"Ha! Ha! Ha! You're out of town-ers! That explains it! You'll have to forgive me, I thought you were trying to sneak a little nif!" Edward was sipping on some orange juice while I was drinking grape soda.
"A fountain stock full of wine, that's pretty ritsy. This town must be loaded." Edward said.
"Yeah, we do alright here. Oh! I almost forgot! Time for a little soul food."
The bartender flicked a switch to the radio as beautiful music began to play. Ed, Al, and I looked around to see everyone turning their radios on. Ed looked just as astonished as I did...that was until a man began to speak.
"Children of God who live upon this land. Pray in faith that ye may be saved..."
"Well, that's freakish." Edward said.
"It some kind of religious broadcast." Al added, the bartender looked offended.
"Your buddies wearing a suit of armor, the girl is wearing a cotton jacket with long socks on and you are wearing gloves in the the desert and you call us freaks?"
Edward just ignores the man as he continues to sip on his soda.
"What's your guys deal anyway? You street performers?"
A irk formed on head Ed head as he spit out his soda into his straw, causing the soda to splash out. I almost choked on ice and Al pat my back. I stare at him with a distraught expression.
"I don't think so pops! Do I look like a clown to you?!"
"Well, you must have a reason...to travel out this far..."
"We're just trying to track something down that's all, who's this guy? On your airwaves?" Edward asked.
"Why that's Sir Cornello."
"Sir Cornello?" I asked
"Doesn't ring a bell." Edward says.
"You're kidding me! You've never heard of the great profit Cornello?!"
"Well, what's so great about him?" I asked.
"He perform miracles for one thing I have never anything like it!"
"This town was a godforsaken dust bomb for Cornello came here and transmitted into the Desert Paradise!"
"Cornello can't even forgive sins."
"Yeah! Were be on the the sun goes good side because of him he gave us blessing blessing!"
Edward covers his ears and getting tired of hearing them talk about this Cornello person.
"Uh, I just remember we have to be somewhere. You guys ready to go?"
"Yeah, okay." Al said. I stood up from my seat while Al stood up. His head bump into the ceiling of the mini bar which cause the radio to fall off and smashed into pieces.
"Oops."
"Now you've done it, do you spell wearing a big tin suit?"
" Don't bust a lung, Grandpa. We can fix it." Edward said.
"It's in a thousand pieces!"
"I'm sorry...let me try." Al said.
"Sure." I said to him.
Al begun to draw a circle around the radio. The bartender look very confused while Ed just smirked.
"The drawing. What's it for?"
"You'll see in just a second, it's called a Transmutation Circle." Ed said to the keeper.
Al stood up and put his hands over the circle in an 'X' shape. Sparks flew in from their hands and down to the radio. Smoke surrounded the circle which caused everyone me and ed to cover their eyes. When the smoke cleared the radio looks good as new.
"It's really a land of Profits! Your buddy can work miracles like Cornello." the bartender said.
"Oh! It's nothing like that." Edward replied, while Al walked over to us with the radio in this hands.
"It's science. We're alchemists."
"We're the Elric Brothers, and this is our partner Rockbell. Not to brag or anything but we're pretty well-known" Edward said
"Elrics? Rockbell? Not familiar."
"We don't have any any Alchemist in these parts."
"I fix things for a living thought, let me know if you need a job."
"They don't need any work. That's Edward Elric and Isabella Rockbell. The Fullmetal Alchemist and Flower Alchemist. They say they are a real child prodigies." the woman said, making Ed glare at her slightly.
"They also say that the Flower alchemist alchemy it incredible. And I also heard that she ability to spawns control flowers!" The man said.
The citizens begin to gather around Al and I.
"I see, you got the name from Fullmetal because cuz you wearing that armor."
"Hey, do you to think you can come to my daughter's birthday party?"
"How can the State let's such a young beautiful girl join the military?"
Al and I protest at this.
"Um, I'm not the Fullmetal Alchemist, he is." Al said. which made everyone looked towards Ed. I already know where this was going.
"You mean that little shorty there?" Someone said, which caused Ed to growl as he grabbed two men by the color of their shirts and spin them around in circles.
"SHORTY?! CAN A SHORTY DO THIS?! WHAT ELSE YOU WANT TO CALL ME A HALF-PIPE BEAN SPROUT MIDGET?! I'M STILL GROWING YOU BACK WATER DESERT IDIOTS!" Edward shouted.
"Edward calm down." I said.
"I see there is plenty of excitement around here today." I looked over to see a girl, around 17 year old with brown and pink hair walk over towards us with a bag of food in her arms.
"Ah, Rose."
"Don't mind me, I wouldn't want to spoil all the fun." She said.
"That's okay." Al said politely, as he bowed." My name is Alphonse Elric, nice to meet you."
"And I'm Edward, Al's older brother. Also known as the Fullmetal Alchemist."
"Older brother? But shouldn't that be the other way around?" Rose said, making Edward angry again while Al tries to calm him down. Rose then looks over at me which made me pull at my hood slightly.
"What about you? What's your name?" She asks politely.
"I'm Isabella Rockbell. I'm also known as the Flower Alchemist. It's nice to meet you." I said just smiled at me.
"How kind of 's nice to meet you too."
"Hey Rose, have finished your shopping for today's offering?"
"Yeah."
"Well then, maybe you can take them to the temple with you. They say they're looking for something. I bet Father Cornello can help out. You know have them ask for God's grace."
Al just waved his hands, telling them that they don't need to but Rose told him it was alright and offered a place to stay. Al tried to say no, but then Edward spoke.
"As a matter of fact, we'd love to take you up on that! Wouldn't we guys?"
Al looked at Ed in stock.
"We would? You mean you want to?"
"Mmm Hmm."
Ed, Al and I all followed Rose as she took us to the hotel. I looked over a bit and noticed the two cloaked figures walking away from the mini bar. I looked back over the boys as Ed began to speak.
"Hey Al, Isa. Remember that woman at the shop? She knew us, have we met her before?"
"You shouldn't worry." Rose said. " I'm sure Cornello will help you find what your looking for."
Edward and I smiled. Rose was really kind.
"And besides, if you show him your faithful, I bet he can make you taller. Maybe even help you two look more like a couple."
Edward grew angry, and I blushed red and mumbles under my breath, as Edward began to chase after her.
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! I'M NOT SHORT! YOU COME A DESERT OF GIANTS OR SOMETHING!"
"Brother, please."
"YOU WANT SOME OF THIS TOO?!
~Time skip~
Ed's POV:
I sat near the window while Isa sitting on my lap with her arms around on my neck, as we looked down to see Rose standing in front of a tombstone. I heard Al walk in behind us he began to speak.
"I spoke to Rose. That grave belongs to her boyfriend." Al said to us. " He was all she had. Her parents died when she was a little girl. She's convinced that Cornello can bring him back to life." Al continues.
" Poor Rose..." Isa said.
"And he's leading her on, letting her think he can do it." I responded.
"Maybe he can." Al added, making me to turn to him. "What if Cornello really is a holy man? Those scriptures. Maybe there is something out there. Something we can't explain."
I glared at him before turning back to look out out the window.
"Don't count on it."
When I looked back, I saw Cornello and one of his lackeys standing behind Rose.
~Time skip~
Al, Isa, and I watched Cornello turn a glass of water into wine while the crowd cheered. He then turned a regular lump of wood into one of the those sun god statues. This guy got to be pulling at my hair right now. It's alchemy, nothing more.
"What do you think?" I asked.
"Well, it looks pretty obvious. He's using alchemy." Al said.
"I agree, that's alchemy, plain and simple. Yeah, but still. Something's wrong here, it's not equal-" Isa said but was interrupted.
"Hey guys!" Rose said."how are you liking your first miracle gathering? He's amazing isn't he?"
" Well, he's an amazing actor, I'll give him that." I said. "But those aren't miracles he's swindling you."
"Ed, we don't know that. We just know he's using alchemy and is ignoring the laws."
"What laws?" Rose asked. I hopped off my suitcase and walked forward to get a closer look.
"This isn't witchcraft, it's science and you don't make things out thin air. In chemistry, a reaction has to be balanced. So does alchemy." I said.
"It's an equation, Rose. Your output had to be of equal mass with the materials you started with. The base elements have to be similar too." Isa said. "For example, the radio Al fixed."
"That's right. I couldn't make it bigger, or shrink or something." Al said.
"It's a founding principle. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost, but that holy bastard is totally disregarding the law." I said.
"Because he's working miracles!" Rose shouted. A young girl walked up to Cornello with a dead bird in her hands. Cornello just smiled at her and placed his hands over the bird. The bird suddenly got up and flew from her hands.
'What do you say now, Ed? I'll bet you can't do that with alchemy." Rose said. "It's a true miracle. It has to be."
~Time skip~
Isabella's POV:
Ed and I are in the chapel, while we see Rose polishing the altar. Ed is sitting while I stand next to him. "So, if you pray and polish the altar enough times, someone who's dead will be brought back to life?" I asked her as she turns to us smiling. "Something like that." Rose said to me. Ed sighs and started taking out a book and reads through the ingredients. "Water: 35 l. Carbon: 20 kg. Ammonia: 4 l. Lime: 1.5 kg. Phosphorus: 800 g. Salt:250 g. Saltpeter: 100 g. Sulfur: 80 g. Fluorine: 7.5 g. Iron: 5 g. Silicon: 3 g., and trace amounts of 15 otherelements." Ed reads making Rose look confused.
"What's that?" Rose asked him. "It's all the ingredient of the average adult human body, down to the lastspecks of protein in your eyelashes." Ed said while closing the book. "And even though science has given usthe entire physical breakdown, there's never been a successful attempt at bringing a human to life... There's still something missing... Something scientists haven't been able to find in centuries of research... So what makes you think that hack job priest with his parlor trick is gonna be able to?" Ed asked her. But Rose looks on. "And in case you're wondering... All those ingredients can be bought on a child's allowance. Humans can be built on the cheap. There's no magic to it." I said to her.
"Well if there's no magic, then you two would bringsomeone back to life!" Rose said to me. "Just a matter of time, Rose. Science will find a way. Science is theanswer to everything." Ed said while standing up and walks in front of the statue. I followed him. "If Isa and I were you... We'd drop the scriptures and pick up an alchemy book... We're the closest things to Godsthere are." Ed said to her. "Two are not Gods. You're nothing close to it." Rose said to him. "And neither is the sun. It's just a mass of hydrogen." I said to her. "Get close to it like Cornello claims... And all you'll do is burn up..." Ed said as Rose looks down.
I sighed and then I snort as I said, "Ed can be a jerk sometimes."
Ed's POV:
Bam*
A loud gunshot was heard, making me and Rose, Isa turn toward it. Al's head came flying in and landing at my feet. I looked over to where his metal body is as I watched it collapse onto the floor.
"Brother Cray! What are you doing?! Rose shouted.
"These three are enemies of God. This is his will Rose, not mine." He said.
"I don't think so, mister." I heard Al say. The bastard turned around to see him standing up in front of him, noticing that his body wasn't in the suit. He began to back up while aiming the gun at him. I picked up Al's helmet and threw at it at his head, knocking him out instantly.
" I got it! I got it!" Al shouted, catching his head.
"Strike?" I shouted in victory. Rose screamed in horror.
"He doesn't have a head." She shouted.
"Yep! That's Al!" I said with a Isa walked toward me and stand next to me.
"Please don't be scared, Rose. This is just how I am." Al said, bending down for her to see.
"Y-you're not there!"
"It's true. I don't have a body, but I'm here. This is my punishment for setting foot on. Holy ground where mortals are forbidden.
I looked down with guilty and shame. Isa grab my left hand and tight the grip, to know it well be okay.
"We made a mistake, Rose. And we're paying for it."
Rose backed away slowly, before running off screaming.
"Rose, wait!"
"Rose!" Isa shouted, before turning to look at us. "Come on!"
I looked at Al and nodded at him as we followed Rin.
Isabella's POV:
Poor thing looked so terrified. I really didn't want her to find this way, and I'm sure that Ed and Al feel the same way.
"I can't see a church social down here, can you?" Ed asked. It was all quiet until the lights in the room went on. At the top of the staircase, we saw Rose. She still looked so shaken up.
"There she is!" Edward shouted. He then growled as Cornello walked in and stood next to Rose.
"You've wrestled with the darkness and prevailed, Rose. Thank you for bringing them here."
Edward's glare was firm on the fake priest. I could feel it.
"State Alchemists, brutal enforcement's. I had a feeling one of you would show up someday."
"Well, let's not chop that up to Prius premonitions, okay? You knew we'd come for the stone!" I said to him
"You mean this, young lady?" Cornello raised his hand into view where we could see a ring with a red stone on top. The Philosopher Stone.
Edward grinned. "I knew it. Alchemy without a transmutation circle. Completely ignoring the laws of equivalent exchange! That can only mean one thing!"he said.
"Yes, the mythical gem, the legendary amplifier, the philosopher stone."
Edward's grin grew bigger as his glare darkened.
"That's it, guys. It's ours." Edward said. "Cough it up, Cornello! That stone belongs to me now, and if you hand it over peacefully I won't tell the people what you've been doing!"
Cornello had an insane look on his face. "What's that? Restoring their town to peace and prosperity? You know what would happened if my miraculous wonders suddenly stopped. Nobody wants that. Do they Rose?"
'This bastard...' I growled. Rose looked scared and confused.
"Rose! Don't listen to him! He's no holy priest, he's a filthy con man!" I shouted.
"Nonsense. Would a con man restore life to a dying town? Would I awry his town was full of strife and I brought peace? They came to me with parched throats and I created water. I built buildings for them and even gave them money. They believed that heaven had forsaken them, but I gave them hope and became their profit. Why does the military want to destroy all this?"
"I don't care what the military wants. I'm here for me!" Edward shouted. Cornello looked at him confused. " I need that stone! WE need it to make something right again!"
Rose's eyes widened " So that's it! This is all about YOU and what YOU want! What about us?! You don't care!"
"Rose, please try to understand, They're just-" I explains.
"It's no use, Isa." Edward interrupted, putting his arm in front of me. Rose whimpered and looked down. If only she knew...
"Enough. There is no point in arguing! If you want the philosopher stone you'll have to take it from me!"
The stone lit up, sparks flying around it. The floor below us became sand. Edward quickly grabbed me by my waist before I could sink into the sand. Al was carried away in the sand while he tried to reach out to us.
"Al!" Ed and I shouted.
"Ed! Isa!"
"Hold on!" Edward said, glaring up at Cornello once again.
"Armor is disadvantage in soft sand. You can't draw transmutation circles in it either!"
'Like we even need them.' I thought to myself.
"Let me introduce you to one of my creations. You of all people will be able to appreciate it. A chimera."
"You bastard, how could you!" I shouted.
"You combined animals. The most depraved kind of alchemy there is."
"Maybe so, but most effective!" Cornello shouted, as the chimera let out a roar and ran toward us. Edward push me behind him as he closed his eyes, a calm expression on his face.
"Alright, big fella. You wanna play? Let's go for it!"Edward said, clapping his hands and placing them down in the sand. Blue sparks danced around us as he stood up slowly, while a lance transmuted under the palm of his hand.
"H-How did you do that without a transmutation circle?!" Cornello shouted as Edward swung hid lance the, the lion chimera. Making is crash into the wall.
"Bring me the their heads, my pet!" Cornello said, as he threw the bird off his shoulder and used the stone to transmute him into a bird chimera. It came flying toward us as Edward pointed the lance toward it. The bird caught it in between it's talons and snapped it in half. Edward and I gasped.
"Run, Isa!" before we could, the bird grabbed Ed by his left leg and grabbed me by my right arm. I felt his talons dig into the flesh of my arm, making me yelp in real pain. I heard Edward Yelp in fake pain since it was the leg where his automail was.
"Good, know snap their limbs." Cornello said. Edward suddenly looked up at the bird and smiled at it. "Wrong leg, pal!" Edward said. The talons on his right leg breaking off.
I change my left arm to vines to attack the bird so that so that the bird can let go of me. I landed on the ground with a grunt, holding my right arm in pain. The blood seeping into my black gloves.
"Here's the right ARM!" Edward shouted, punching the chimera bird that send it flying to its death. Cornello looked at Ed in complete shock, making me smirk. The lion chimera got up once again and came charging toward me. Edward jumped into front of me and I screamed. I first thought he was actually hurt, until I realized that the beast bit down into his right automail arm. I quietly sighed in relief and I carefully crept behind the chimera.
"What's the matter you poor bastard? Can't get a good taste?" Edward said, as he lifted him slowly. And the chimera roar loudly in pain. It flew across the room and landed next to the bird. My arm slowly heals with a pink light shining and that the blooding stop.
"That's impossible! The claws on your leg! The teeth on your arm! No one would've survived that! That wound on your arm it healed fast! Unless... Your limbs their fake!"
"Brilliant deduction." Edward said, ripping off the sleeve of his cloak.
"Oh god..." Rose whimpered, covering her mouth.
"Don't look away Rose... You need to see what happens when you bring a human to life. When you cross into God's territory or whatever the hell it is! IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?! LOOK!" Edward shouted,pulling off his cloak entirely along with half of his shirt, exposing his automail arm along with his chest and abs(*FANGIRLING AS THE AUTHOR WRITES*)
And spider lilies pop up in my hair. Rose looked terrified, but she needed to know the truth.
"His arm...and their legs their machines! And her flowers appear in her hair!"Rose said.
"I see... now I understand you two. You crossed the line, you did what was strictly forbidden! You tried to create human life and your bodies were taken to the other side. And you have the ability to change your entire body to plants and flowers."
"It's like Ed said, Rose. Get to close to the Sun and all you do is burn." I said.
"That maybe so, but you two were crazy enough to find out for yourselves! You are the Fullmetal! You are the Flower! THE FULLMETAL AND FLOWER ALCHEMIST!"
{The Opening song}
(I hope you enjoy. This a another one that followed the 2003 version.)
