Oh wow this is an interesting premise

Oh my. I had just given up on finding original interpretations of this series when I came across this clever, shocking fic. I am shook to the core about where it left off and can only imagine how mustang reacts to an Edward who is who he is, and an Alphonse who fills in the gaps of that shell personality. Moreso I had so much fun picking apart the way you fused both verses of Fullmetal alchemist. It's masterful and just a damn pleasure for someone like me who grew up watching 03 and reading the manga. Thank you so much for this fic!

This has been one of the best Fullmetal Alchemist stories I’ve read to date. I’ve been on the edge of my seat, trying to puzzle through the tantalizing clues as the truth of Ed’s situation gets unveiled. The writing style was captivating, the plot intriguing, and it all came together to make a unique tale. Well done.

Is there gonna be anymore?! C'mon! Is that really the end?! No! It can't be over! Waaaahhh!

This is a great story! I've been hunting for some good FMA stories and I'm so glad I found this one!
I pretty much devoured it in a day or so.
I love how you convey the characters' personalities, and without making them OOC at all!
You incorporated some wry humour that got me chuckling (the chair, pastries, Colonel Smug/Mustard (a very welcome change from the over-used "colonel bastard"!)) and the sad scenes pulled on the ole heart strings. The Edward/not-Edward/other souls bits was well done too - didn't quite grasp who was talking when first time round and so when I reached your latest chapter I went back to re-read it so as to fully understand - I really like that :)
You've got a really well-written story and I really hope it continues for a while and doesn't end at the next chapter (pleeease?!) but I guess that's a sign of a good story, when you don't want it to end.
I'm most definitely looking forward to the next instalment!

The stories would probably be closer to three dozen chimerae with a trowel, but close enough :)

I just found this story the other day, and was very excited to see on your profile that it may be continued! I'm glad the brothers are back, but I'd like to see them wake up, and I'm still curious about what happened in Liore (and with Al in the 5th Laboratory, I think? I'm not clear on where Al has been stashed all this time). But poor Roy may be in for a nasty surprise if he learns Auntie's name?

Anyway, it's excellent even with the open ending it has now! The timestretch was very interesting, and the way the pieces came together was really cool. I really felt for Ed and for poor quasi-Ed/Fullmetal (especially the 'but he was awake for it' line). Mustang, Hawkeye, Hughes et. al. are in fine form. Hilarious use of Psiren.

A few questions, which may not be supposed to be answered yet- I wasn't clear on whether Archer actually did engineer Kimblee's escape for his own political gain? I think I missed the clues there. I have the impression the Amestrian military has carried on being evil without any help from homunculi, since Liore?

. . . AHGGYUWDLNHUEIAGJKHLAOIFLJAOYFAWEHHNJKBHJGVWJEAKAFHUIEJKQEBFKJ OH MY GOD!

in other words: complete and total fantasm.

this was quite possibly the most amazing, confusing, fantastic, impossible, PERFECT fanfiction i have ever read. you freaking genius. it. . . i. . . OH MY GOD IT WAS TOO FREAKING PERFECT!

i loved it. i loved it and i worship the ground you walk on, god damn it!

you genius, you. XD

24601. . . lol. clever, very clever. i wish you'd done that. he could have a dramatic song and everything! XD

also, very dramatic moment. again, dramatic song. "who am i? I'M EDWARD ELRIC!" lol, it doesn't quite work, but it's funny to think about.

General Martin Lockheed? Really? LOL. Don't know how many other people got that but my dad works for Lockheed Martin so I found it funny.

This is by far the most compelling story I've read in the FMA fanfiction. It was a great treat to read and I sincerely hope that you will continue this story , I'll wait as long as I have to.

Wow, what a fascinating tale. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and quite frankly, still is. I realize it has been a long time, but I was wondering if you had any plans to finish it. I admit, I will be supremely disappointed if it isn't, but I understand, believe me. Life happens, you hit snags in a story, you lose interest, or perhaps all of the above. At any rate, you should be proud of the work you've done here.

Interesting, well-thought out and unique take on what could have been, and what could have happened on their quest for a philosopher's stone, in a different time, surrounded by different circumstances, albeit some of the same people besides Hughes, Mustang and his team. It broke my heart to see Ed reduced to this shell of himself, as he was at the beginning and most of the time throughout. That fire that I love about him...it was just, gone. That made it all the more sweet to see him gradually gaining that back.

Fantastic story! You've made a fan out of me, completed or not!

very well written and very interesting plot! nicely done!

*screams*
*screams some more*
*takes a deep inhale*
*continus screaming*
Holy cheese why hasn't this been continued!? There needs to be a Book 3! An epilogue of some sort! You can't just leave it as that!
This was so amazing - I absolutely loved this. Albeit I had major difficulty picturing Ed as an old guy, and ended up giving up on the visual and just imagined him with short gray hair (it was easier). But to end it like that - gah! We need moooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeee!
Please?
*resumes screaming*

Okay. This has been in my tabs to review for quite some time. I have stayed up all night, am incoherent, and can't remember my name let alone the plot but I am done with procrastination! No wait, I can remember my name now.

Ahem. Oh gosh, I can't remember much besides the fact that this was superb and I love it. At first, I had such a hard time picturing Ed as an old and wrinkly! Eventually I adjusted, partially helped by your hints. It got more difficult to remember when his old personality started shining through, which I felt was perfect.

Near the beginning, I'd imagined you'd be doing a bit of time travel or something like that, but this is so much better. And now, I cannot remember anything else, so I'll stop rambling.

Thank you very much for writing this lovely fic, and for sharing it with us!