Chapter 1:

It was another tiring day as the sun started to set in Amestris. Ed plonked himself down on the couch in the apartment that him and his brother Alphonse were staying in for the night.

"Another useless day huh Al?" Ed asked his younger brother.

"Yup. I wish another answer would just pop up right in front of us." Al answered.

"The philosopher's stone is completely out of the question now." Ed stated

"Definitely! Not after what we discovered. We're talking about live humans here Ed! Live humans!" Al exclaimed in reply. As soon as Alphonse had finished talking, he suddenly noticed his metal-limbed brother deep in thought, with a worried expression on his face.

'I wonder when I'll be able to find a way to get our bodies back.' Ed pondered.

"Brother, is something wrong?" Al asked.

"No, nothing's wrong. Just a little tired, I guess." Ed replied.

"Well, you did stay up the whole night last night, so you could use the rest. However, we still need to find another way to….." Al started to respond until he heard a familiar sound. Ed had already fallen asleep before Alphonse could finish.

"Oh brother, don't sleep with your stomach out, you'll catch a cold otherwise." Al complained, as Ed turned to his side and continued to dream.