back through the gate - fmab fanfiction

Chapter one

This story will be a Fullmetal Alchemist fanfiction, mixed with both the fma animes. Everything in this story's background is the same as brotherhood but instead of sacrificing his alchemy for Al's body he goes through the portal to the other world.

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There was light. Then it got dark. One second he was in a tightly cramped basement, hearing the sounds of war above hovering over a very detailed transmutation circle and a lot of voltage, the next moment he wasn't.

Ed's eyes flew open, his body was riddled with pain and opened wounds. His mind felt fuzzy for a moment, what happened? ... right. He was finally out of the other world. He was wearing what he wore from the other world, a leather jacket that was worn down, a vest with khakis; with him being stuck in WW2 in the other world, his fashion changed just a tad. Ed got up dusting off his khakis, he looked around wondering where he was. From everywhere he could look all he saw was trees, the forest smelled of pine. He started to walk, ignoring the pain that overtook his body, not far from where he was he came across a stone statue. The statue looked very old because of the weathered look and the pieces it was in. The statue was overgrown with vines and all sorts of plants he didn't recognize, he looked closer at the statue. It looked just like the gate. Where was he? The plants around him were unfamiliar and the air was humid. He needed to find a way to get to his brother, that was the whole point of crossing back. With a limp, Ed walked in the forest, finally finding a village.

After asking the village folk he found out he was south of Amestris, he was relieved to hear that. "So... what brings you here, kid?" the hotel keeper asked.

"I'm not a fucking kid! I'm 22!" Edward snapped, things were still the same weren't they. The hotel keeper looked at him amused. Edward had grown a bit since being in the other world, but he was still..... Edward flinched thinking about it. Edward continued, calming down, "Well, I uh got lost."

"Lost? Huh. I guess it can be easy getting lost in these parts." the hotel keeper asked, curiously. Edward nodded. The shopkeeper looked at him, "Do you have a place to stay?"

"Well, no. I don't." Edward commented. Maybe he should call up the bastard colonel and ask for money. "Say, what year is it?"

The hotel keeper looked at him, confused, "Er.. 1918, why?"

Ed looked at him, his mouth gaped, he was to say the least shocked. 3 years here? In the other world it had been 6 years that passed, making him 22. He didn't say anything for a moment, deep in thought. Should he call the colonel? Would it be wise to? Even his voice had matured a lot so bastard colonel might not even know it was him on the phone. Ed decided against it.

"Look, I'm currently flat out broke, but I am also a state alchemist. If I do some labor in return could I stay for the night, until I can catch a train or something." ed said, his voice wavered. He really didn't want to sleep out on the ground while his body was in as much pain as it was in. He didn't even know if he was still considered a state alchemist because he was missing for 6 years, but it was worth the risk. Edward pulled out the pocket watch that confirmed to others that he was a state alchemist, the hotel keeper looked at it with awe. He had still kept it close with him, after all those years in the other world.

The hotel keeper looked shocked. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "What's your name, young man?"

Edward grinned wryly. "The full metal alchemist."

There was a bit of silence until the hotel keeper broke out laughing. "Good one! No actually, who are you?" Edward could tell the hotel keeper was serious.

Edwards' voice got louder, "I'm not lying!!! It's me!! I really am him!" other people in the hotel looked at him, his voice got quieter when noticing people start to stare.

"Everyone knows who the fullmetal alchemist is, after he saved all of amestris. His name was all on the papers for months after the event! There's no way you could be him, your way older than the boy.'' The hotel keeper was looking at him a bit harshly, but then his gaze softened when he noticed the young man's injuries. "You don't have to pretend to be him in order to get those injuries stitched up, my wife is a nurse and she can help you." his voice was sympathetic.

Edward looked at him, he knew there was no way of convincing him that he was, in fact, the fullmetal alchemist and just decided to accept his offer.

As the hotel keeper was taking Edward into the back where his wife was in, he looked at him and asked, "but really, who are you young man?"

Edward held back his short temper and looked at him, "Just call me ed."

After getting stitched up he asked to use the phone, in which the hotel keeper let him use. Edward stared at the phone for about 20 minutes. "Fuck Ed, just call her, its not that difficult." he said to himself, except it was that difficult. His stomach felt like it was doing backflips, his head was spinning and overall he was very anxious. How would Winry react after him being gone for 6 years? Hesitating, Edward grabbed the phone and dialed the Rockbells home phone and waited as it rang.

"Hello? Rockbell residence speaking."

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( hope you guys liked this chapter!!! this is my very first fanfic and I am very new to writing >_<  I would appreciate comments, it would be great motivation!! love u all!! <33   ...psstt btw fmab is the best )