//------------------------------// // CHAPTER 1: True Alchemy // Story: Phillymetal Alchemist // by Squibdude98 //------------------------------// Alchemy is the breaking down of a substance and putting it all together in a new form using the same materials. It is all based on one law, equivalent exchange. Now I wonder if that still works in a land full of multi-collered ponies. "Al I think I got it, this should get us our bodies back."said Ed excitedly. It had took them weeks just to get enough time to work on this new circle. Ed and Al needed to get there bodies back as fast as they could. "So are you ready brother." Al questioned. "No Al I have to do some shopping, of coarse I'm ready." he quipped. "Then lets do this."Al said. They clapped there hands and hit the new transmutation circle. There was a sudden glow of white light coming from the chalk lines.It grew slowly brighter and brighter each passing second. They thought that they had done it and were about to celebrate when the glow turned purple. It had started to grow darker and when it reached black they saw it. The door of truth was in front of them standing 3 times as tall as Ed(2 times for Al). When it opened they knew what would happened. The tentacles came out and grabbed there limbs and pulled them in to the gate. For a second it was pure darkness. Then in a second filled the room filled with light. Thats when he they realized that it was not a room,but a small town of sorts. Then he saw someone approaching in the distance. "OK Al I think this is the welcome comity"They got ready to fight when they realized it was a pony. She had wings and a horn, that's when she started to talk. "Were did you come from and whats with your body and your hooves."she said. "What do you mean hooves."Said Ed.When he looked at his hand he realized that they weren't hands at all but weird stubs."What are these."he stammered. "Your hooves...."she questioned? "Yes I would like to know why I'm talking to a pony."He screamed. Her face askew like she was thinking said"you should probably come with me.". They did so skeptically ready for a fight to start. When they reached her home(or tree)she got a mirror and showed them their reflection and they both gasped in shock.They saw that they were both ponies, one made of metal the other with two metal limbs ."What happened to us Al."Ed said shakily. "So you really weren't ponies before I met you."She said shocked. "Well no, Truth probably put us here and turned us into ponies,by the way were are we."Said Al. "You are in Equestria to be more precise a town named Ponyville and my name is Twilight Sparkle."she said"were did you come from anyway." "We came from Amestris,and i'm the state alchemist Edward Elric, better known as the Full-Metal alchemist."He bragged. "WOW really i'm pretty good in alchemy myself."she said. "They have alchemy here thats perfect."they said in unison. "So how does alchemy in your world work."she asked. "Well you need to get chalk to write down what we call a transmutation circle,then you place your hands together and hit the circle while analyzing the elements and changing them to what you need. They also have to be a set of guidelines for the elements to what you can change them to."Ed explained. "Interesting, oddly enough we use the same method, I guess universes don't really change in some areas"she said"I should probably contact the princess to see what we should do."10 minutes later......."now that she knows about this what do we do now."said Al. "Well how about we see who is better at alchemy."Twilight said with a smile. "Sounds like fun to me want to join Al." "No brother, you two can do what you want I don't like showing off my alchemy." "Well lets get started."Twilight said. They decided that Twi would go first.She drew her circle and created a five foot tall bird."Beat that."she said, Ed had noticed that she was breathing rapidly. She had used all her energy in this one transmutation. "Well my turn."he said confidently.He walked up and clapped his hooves together CLOP! A lif sized statue of himself appeared( in human form).She instantly had a angry look on her face "I thought we said that we couldn't use pre-drawn circles." "yes we did and i didn't break that rule,I don't have to use a transmutation circle."Ed smirked. "Thats impossible, all transmutations have to use a circle."she said. "It's a long story and I don't want to explain it twice so lets wait for the queen." "You mean princess."She said. "whatever." "By the way, what was with that statue earlier." She asked "That was me in my world" Ed said, the thought embedding the reality of what happened to him.