Ed sat up in his bed and looked around at the familiar room. White curtains were drawn back, allowing sunlight to spill thought the small window, lighting up the dark room. A gentle spring breeze blew through the open window causing the curtains to blow around.

Ed's door was thrown open and Al ran into the room, a mix of surprise and disbelief on his face. "Brother, you have to see what just happened."

Ed got out of the bed and followed Al out of the room and into the kitchen where Al placed a pile of stone on the table. "Watch this." He clapped his hands together and placed them on the table. Ed's eyes widened in surprise when he saw blue sparks spread across the table and along the stones. A moment later there was a small stone knife lying where the stones had been.

"H-how?" Ed asked in disbelief. "Alchemy is suppose to be impossible here."

Al nodded. "I've been wondering that too." He transmuted the knife back into stoned and pushed them to the side of the table..

Ed suddenly got an idea. He walked across the room to the broken chair they were planning to throw away. He clapped his hands and placed them on the chair. Blue sparks traveled up the length of the chair and slowly the leg of the chair repaired itself. Ed looked at the repaired chair and then back at Al. "It works."

Al's eyes lit up and a smile spread out on his face. "If we use alchemy we might be able to open the gate and return to Amestris."

"You're right," Ed said excitedly but then sighed. "It might be dangerous. You lost your entire body when we were trying to bring mom back. How much will it cost to return to Amestris?"

"I don't care about Equivalent Exchange," Al said. "You came back to Amestris once, remember."

"You may be right," Ed said. Thinking for a moment he thought of an idea. "I have an idea," He began.

Meanwhile, in an unknown location.

"Sir." a man saluted to a person sitting in a chair, their face hidden by the darkness of the room. "Do you want us to go forward with the plan?"

The person in the chair nodded slowly. "The plan must not fail. Send our most loyal soldiers."

"Yes sir!" The soldier saluted again and left the room.

"They can use alchemy again," The person in the chair said slowly. "Things are starting to get interesting."

To be continued...