

Pinako rushed into the room ordering everyone to do a certain job, while she pushed (Name) and Ed into a room. "GRANDMA PINAKO MY WATER BROKE!!!!!!!!"(Name) yelled with shock. "(Name) your water broke, aren't you going to have a major flip out, or a panic attack, something!" Winery. Everyone stared at (Name) and (Name) stared back in disbelief. Suddenly there was a sound of crashing water on the floor. (Name)said laughing lightly as she and Al began to leave the room. "Okay Alphonse, let's go,and Edward please thank your brother for saving you from a boat load of arguments. The word chocolate always calmed her down these days, since that was what she was always craving. (Name) sighed in defeat and smiled brightly. "H-Hey (Name) how about we get some chocolate, and talk with Grandma Pinako?" Al said grabbing (Name's) shoulders gently. "Do you really think that giving birth is a easy job? It's like trying to push a watermelon out of your body!" (Name) said slightly glaring at Ed. "So what if it's not a boy?" (Name) questioned Ed as she turned to him. Winery looked at the couple and laughed lightly, she knew that there was about to be a argument about the child's gender. "I really want a boy, so I can tech him everything that I know." Ed said grinning. Ed chuckled and put his hand over (Name's). "The doctor said I could pop at any day now, I really hope that it's a girl." (Name) said rubbing her belly lovingly.

(Name) smiled and looked at Ed with her sparkling (e/c) eyes. "So when are you due (Name)?" Al asked as he smiled at his sister in-law. Al's body sits at his own Gate, so if the Gate were removed, it might have become inaccessible.Everyone admired (Name's) round little belly, cooing and just going crazy for the arrival of a new baby. his Gate) for Ed's limbs, it might have become impossible for his body to be recovered. Alternatively, had Alphonse exchanged his alchemical ability (i.e. Note that Ed only comes up with the idea after Al has sacrificed himself, not earlier, not even when Alphonse was starting to have problems with his body of armor.Īlphonse wanted to recover Ed's limbs sacrificing his ability to do alchemy for his body would have prevented him from achieving that goal. The idea may not have occurred to Ed or Al before Promised Day. Transmuting one's Gate for what was lost in one's human transmutation attempt is not necessarily an obvious line of thought. Some possibilities as to why Al did not carry out such a transmutation: (See the discussion at Why can't Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate? for details.) However, it seems possible in theory that Al might have been able to exchange his Gate for something after the connection between his and Ed's was discovered. In general, one cannot trade one's Gate for something else. (In fact, at the end of the manga, the brothers travel to learn more about alchemy.) Could Alphonse have exchanged his Gate instead? Thus, even after his final transmutation, Ed is able to learn about alchemy he simply cannot put it into practice. (One way to think of it may be to regard the Gate as necessary in alchemy because alchemical knowledge must be "let out" when there is a transmutation, but I digress.) (Not everyone has the talent or knowledge to do alchemy in the universe of Fullmetal Alchemist!) Although what is beyond the Gate is alchemical knowledge, per the discussion surrounding Ed and Al's human transmutation attempt, that is not what is involved here. Notice that the emphasis is probably on the potential to do alchemy. The Gate of Truth exists within everyone. In the context of Ed's final transmutation (in which he exchanges his Gate for Alphonse), the Gate represents his ability to do alchemy, rather than his knowledge of alchemy. What does it mean that Ed exchanged his Gate? All you need to do is sacrifice your Gate and you won't lose that much of your body. Couldn't Alphonse easily exchange his own Gate? He probably would still use alchemy since his knowledge is worth more than Edward's.Įdit: Just thinking about it, you don't have to sacrifice anything at all when using human transmutation. So Alphonse's Gate is worth more than Edward's Gate. Why is Edward unable to use alchemy but able to read it? I can imagine that Ed is not able to use alchemy by clapping his hands anymore but by drawing circles and alchemy formulas.Īnother question: Edward's toll (his leg) to see Truth is less than Alphonse's (who lost his whole body) and it is also stated that Al probably saw more of Truth than Edward. But alchemy is a science in this universe. Father's Gate is small and has no ornaments like Ed's which indicates that Father doesn't know anything as stated in the series. The Gate symbolizes the knowledge of alchemy. In FMA 2009/Manga, Edward is able to exchange his Gate of Truth for Alphonse's body.
