"And then it turns out, she WASN'T a cactus! How weird is that?" Pinkie said, giving Ed a big smile as she poured the cake batter into a pan.
Ed couldn't help but laugh. This pony was so, so random and fun. It was a nice break from his usual life of fighting and pain. "I can honestly say that's never happened to me. Not even when I lived in Amestris."
He turned to walk over to the pantry to get more flour (which Ed learned does NOT come out of hide easily) and as soon as he got up from his perch on the counter, his automail legs seized up and he collapsed.
Pinkie turned around. "You silly pony, why are you on the floor?"
"You're one to call me silly!" Ed said, smirking. But then a serious look came over his face. "I can't move my leg, Pinkie. I'm stuck."
Pinkie frowned. "Do you think it was the flour?" She looked sadder now. "I hope I didn't break it.."
"No no no, it wasn't your fault!" Ed said, blushing.
Pinkie tapped her hoof to her chin. "Hmmmmm...."
"What is it?" Ed asked, studying the pink ponies face.
She remains still for a minute than her face lights up with a huge grin.
"Pardon me Rarity," She says, leaving Ed even more confused than before. She then takes in a large breath, " IDEEEEEAAAAAAA!" She yells, before running into the pantry. She produces a bottle of shiny yellowish liquid, which she pours into a baster.
"Wha-what are you doing?" Ed asks, slightly confused as to why Pinkie's walking toward him with a baster full of slimy goo. She then sticks the baster in the cracks of his automail and squeezes it, releasing the smelly liquid.
"Try it now!" She says, after filling both automail joints with the mysterious substance.
Ed cautiously lifted his leg. And... it worked! "Woah!" Ed exclaimed."What did you use? To do that?"
"Veggie-table oil!" Pinkie chirped, while putting her cake into the oven.
"Ohh,"Ed says with a laugh," Winry always used something like that for my au-" He froze.
Pinkie was washing dishes, and at the silence of Ed she turned around. "You ok?"
Ed was staring straight ahead, a blank expression on his face.
"Winry.... Al.... how did I forget?" He murmured to himself.
Pinkie tapped her chin. "Hmmmmm.... those names aren't familiar to me. ARE THEY NEW IN TOWN TOO? WE CAN HAVE A BIG PARTY FOR EVERYPONY NOW!" Pinkie decided, nearly bouncing off the walls.
"Oh man, I don't remember anything from last night after meeting Winry with that little purple thing." Ed mused.
Pinkie cocked her head. "Umh....I'm not sure who you're talking about, but all I know is that you just poofed here!"
Ed gave her a look. "Poofed? Could you be a little more specific?"
"Well, there was a huge bright light and WABAM! There you were!" Pinkie said, giggling.
Ed rolled his eyes. The most important thing to him right now was finding Al and Winry. But first he needed to find that unicorn who was with them.
What was her name!? Why can't I remember what she looked like?
"Hey Pinkie...."
"Mhm?" Pinkie replies, while removing her freshly baked cake from the oven.
"Umh, do you know of any unicorns in this town?" Ed asks.
"Oh yeah! I have two bestest friends who are unicornies! But i also have many other unicorny friends too!"
Purple.
"The unicorn had purple hair." Ed tells Pinkie, a solemn look on his face.
"Hmmmm... I know 3 unicorns with purple hair. Come on! Let's go find 'em!" Pinkie chirps before grabbing Ed and dragging him outside into Ponyville.
Winry.. Al... I hope you're with one of them.
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Winry woke up on a couch, feeling rather well-rested.
"Oh man, what a dream.. What was that place? Oh yeah, I was a pony or something..." She blinks a few more times.
Hmmm. This doesn't look familar. She looks down at her legs.
Hooves.
Memories start coming back to her like a flood. Meeting that unicorn named Twilight, staying up late learning about Equestria's version of automail (equally fascinating but just as difficult) and getting to know Twilight Sparkle, Spike, and about Equestria.
Ed. Al.
Winry hears hoofsteps from behind her.
Twilight stifles a yawn. "G'Morning.." She says with a tired tone.
Winry just watches.
Twilight walks over and heats a glass of cold coffee with her magic.
That's kind of like Alchemy without using a transmutation circle, or even clapping your hands. Winry notes.
Too bad we can't remember anything from last night, she adds with a hint of sadness.
"Ahhhhh... " Twilight muses, taking a sip. She looks at Winry. "Would you care for a mug?"
"Sure." Winry was never one to turn down a good cup of coffee.
Twilight floated a glass over to her. It was hot to the touch.
A loud burp is heard from the door. Winry turns around, to see Spike mumbling something about "Stupid letters from Celestia" mumbles from the floor. "Twilight, you got a letter from the Wonderbolts again.
Twilight's face lights up. "Lemme guess, Fleetfoot needs me to fix her prosthetic leg, Spitty needs new flight books, and Soarin' wants me to bring him a pie recipe."
Spike chuckles. "Close, except for the fact that Captain wants to see you. Job offer or somethin."
"Hm."
"Well Winry, you're in for a treat." Twilight says, smiling at the earth pony with a wrench on her flank.
Winry isn't paying attention though. She was too busy looking in the dictionary.
"Uhh Winry?" Twilight said, looking at the pony who was engrossed in her book, " Are you there?"
"Ah hah!" Winry said, nearly tackling Twilight. "Prosthetic means a fake limb or something, right?"
"Yeah..." Twilight said, still confused.
"That's like automail!" Winry squealed, " Let's go let's go let's gooo!"
Twilight chuckled. "We'll leave in an hour. We can get some shopping done for you while in Canterlot. I feel like you're going to be here awhile."
Winry looked at Twilight with a look of concern on her face,
Twilight smiled. "Don't worry, you're welcome to stay here as long as you like." She said, giving Winry a friendly smile.
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Al sat in his room, looking out the window with a solemn look on his face.
He could hear the guards whispering to Luna, who was there for her hourly visit.
Not like he cared.
Ever since yesterday, when he received the news about his brother, he just didn't feel right.
His body felt numb. Well, you know. As much as a metal shell could feel.
Why am I still imprisoned in this body? Al thought, sighing to himself. I was at the Gate. I HAD my body. It was there. And then poof! It's gone. Al let's out a forced laugh. He hears Luna sigh from behind him.
"Alphonse?"
No answer.
He can hear her approach him. He feels a hoof touch his shoulder.
"Please... just go." Is all Al can choke out.
He can hear Luna swallow.
"I'm afraid that I come with more bad news."
Al felt himself stiffen.
"We were looking into Celestia's magic during her rages..." She said trailing off.
AND? was all Al thought.
"We found that your brother's transportation, while instigated by him, was also greatly affected by Celestia's magic."
"What does that mean?" Al asked coldly.
Silence.
"What. does. that. mean?" Al said, turning around, his red eyes glowing furiously.
"Your brother could be anywhere."
More silence.
"Define anywhere."
"Anywhere. Equestria. Amestris. Earth. Other places. Anywhere."
Still, more silence.
And suddenly Luna was being hugged by a sobbing metal colt.
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I think that's all for today. I fixed the other chapters based off the comments. If you read this, tracked it but had complaints, try re-reading it. Thanks. You guys rock.