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* NonIndicativeName[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: How does one get "Gabby" [[spoiler: from Catherine Armstrong?]]
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: How does OnlySaneMan: Hughes is the only one get "Gabby" [[spoiler: from Catherine Armstrong?]]that questions whether it's a good idea to have an unsupervised 12-year old join the military.
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* CommanalityConnection: Edward and Gabby bond when they talk about being disturbed by the quiet of their rooms after growing up with a family.
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* CommanalityConnection: CommonalityConnection: Edward and Gabby bond when they talk about being disturbed by the quiet of their rooms after growing up with a family.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Hughes meets Gabby at the train station for Ed's departure and thinks she looks familiar. [[spoiler: He then realizes that Gabby shares her looks with her sister, Olivier Armstrong.]]
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* BluntNo: Hughes asks if its possible for Ed to save Nina. Mustang bluntly tells him no.
* CommanalityConnection: Edward and Gabby bond when they talk about being disturbed by the quiet of their rooms after growing up with a family.
* ExposedToTheElements: Gabbie is described wearing very skimpy clothes in a early spring night and is completely unbothered by the cold. Which weirds out Edward since he's fully dressed with a jacket but is shivering.
** Because he knew about Tucker from the start, he doesn't investigate him and gets Mustang to intervene before anyone else found out about the situation.
* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: Edward has an unfortunate habit of assuming that every alchemist knows the details of more advanced alchemy [[spoiler: such as talking chimeras being made out of humans and chimeras being products of soul alchemy.]] This results him in thinking that Roy Mustang is a monster since he approved of Shou Tucker, not knowing that Roy doesn't know what Tucker did.
* PatchworkFic: While the story is largely based off the first anime, it does have elements of Brotherhood such as Xerxes and Roy learning flame alchemy from Riza's tattoo.
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* WhamLine: Hughes, Mustang and Hawkeye don't understand why Edward made them to Shou Tucker's place:
-->'''Edward''': Tell me you didn’t know he used his wife. Tell me it wasn’t military approved.
-->'''[[spoiler: Chimera!Nina: ]] Big brother?
* AWorldHalfFull: Edward thought the military was a horrible place where alchemy is abused to its darkest uses and the likes of [[CompleteMonster Shou Tucker]] are condoned. Only to find that the military does have some good people in it like Maes Hughes or Roy Mustang who oppose such actions.
-->'''Edward''': Tell me you didn’t know he used his wife. Tell me it wasn’t military approved.
-->'''[[spoiler: Chimera!Nina: ]] Big brother?
* AWorldHalfFull: Edward thought the military was a horrible place where alchemy is abused to its darkest uses and the likes of [[CompleteMonster Shou Tucker]] are condoned. Only to find that the military does have some good people in it like Maes Hughes or Roy Mustang who oppose such actions.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward is very protective of Nina and Al. He tries to spend as much time with her as possible to keep her away from her father. To Hughes' surprise, Ed is very patient and understanding with Nina.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward is very protective of Nina and Al.Nina. He tries to spend as much time with her as possible to keep her away from her father. To Hughes' surprise, Ed is very patient and understanding with Nina.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: [[spoiler: Roy allows Ed an attempt to save Nina predicting he would fail. Roy [[ALessonInDefeat thought failing would give Edward a reality check]]. To his pleasant surprise and shock, Ed succeeded. Which means he cannot allow for Ed to stay in Central in fear that the more corrupt higher-ups will find out and exploit him.]]
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* SpringtimeForHitler: [[spoiler: Roy allows Ed an attempt to save Nina predicting he would fail. Roy [[ALessonInDefeat thought failing would give Edward a reality check]]. To his pleasant surprise and shock, Ed succeeded. Which means he cannot allow for Ed to stay in Central in fear that the more corrupt higher-ups will find out and exploit him.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Hughes is angry at Roy for endearing an eleven-year old kid (Ed) in the train, regardless if Ed is a talented alchemist.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: [[spoiler: Roy allows Ed an attempt to save Nina predicting he would fail. Roy [[ALessonInDefeat thought failing would give Edward a reality check]]. To his pleasant surprise and shock, Ed succeeded. Which means he cannot allow for Ed to stay in Central in fear that the more corrupt higher-ups will find out and exploit him.]]
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* TouchedByVorlons: Finding out the AwfulTruth gives Edward the Gate's knowledge of alchemy.
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* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler: Gabby/Catherine Armstrong is implied to have had a falling out with her family since she told Hughes to tell her brother to "go fuck himself."]]
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* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: After she is restored, Nina is adopted by the Hughes who love her to bits. Maes loves having two cute daughters to dote on.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Gabby/Catherine tells Hughes to give one to her brother Alex on her behalf.]]
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* AdultFear:
** Ed has to watch someone he knows to be a monster to not only be accepted by the military, but allowed to raise a child! By the time the man shows his true colors it's almost too late.
** Hughes has an attack of this when he found out that Ed had been wandering Central's worst district and just came back in the morning. He feared that Ed might have been assaulted or worse until Ed clarifies that he stayed the night over with friends.
** Hughes [[spoiler: and Roy]] fear that if the higher ups knew how powerful Ed is, that he risks getting exploited into doing terrible things.
** Ed has to watch someone he knows to be a monster to not only be accepted by the military, but allowed to raise a child! By the time the man shows his true colors it's almost too late.
** Hughes has an attack of this when he found out that Ed had been wandering Central's worst district and just came back in the morning. He feared that Ed might have been assaulted or worse until Ed clarifies that he stayed the night over with friends.
** Hughes [[spoiler: and Roy]] fear that if the higher ups knew how powerful Ed is, that he risks getting exploited into doing terrible things.
* BookEnds: Ed's journey to become a State Alchemist begins and ends at a train station.
* InnocentInaccurate: [[spoiler: Nina thought her time spent as a chimera was a bad dream. Ed, Roy and Hughes make sure that she continues to think that until she's old enough to handle the truth.]]
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* ALessonInDefeat: [[spoiler: Roy allows Ed an attempt to save Nina, believing Ed will fail. Roy feels that Ed needs to be humbled before his power and his arrogance lead him to hurting people or himself. While Roy knows that Ed will be crushed by his failure, Roy has faith that he help build Ed back up into someone more humble and recognizing of his limits. ]] Man, did that backfire.
* LooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Red Lion seal is useless for most alchemical transmutation, although Al advise Ed to use it [[spoiler: to stabilize Nina's reverse chimera transmutation.]]
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* SlummingIt: Gabby and Aviv are poor college students who live a crumbling building. [[spoiler: Since Gabby is actually [[BlueBlood Catherine]] [[FictionFiveHundred Armstrong]]...]]
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* AgeInappropriateDress: Lampshaded, Hughes is rather scandalized when he realizes the 12-year old is wearing tight leather pants.
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* AgeInappropriateDress: Lampshaded, Hughes is rather scandalized when he realizes the 12-year old Edward is wearing tight leather pants.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied with Aviv as he's an Ishvalan immigrant, covered with burn scars.
* LooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Red Lion seal is useless for most alchemical transmutation, although Al advise Ed to use it [[spoiler: to stabilize Nina's reverse chimera transmutation.]]
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* MissionControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone.
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* MissionControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone. [[spoiler: His assistance is vital in reserving Nina's chimera transformation.]]
* SlummingIt: Gabby and Aviv are poor college students who live a crumbling building. [[spoiler: Since Gabby is actually [[BlueBlood Catherine]] [[FictionFiveHundred Armstrong]]...]]
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* SweetDreamsFuel: [[spoiler: Roy decides to use the memory of Edward successfully saving Nina to deter his nightmares.]]
* ThroughHisStomach: Ed becomes friends with Gabby and Aviv after they feed him cookies and hot chocolate.
* ThroughHisStomach: Ed becomes friends with Gabby and Aviv after they feed him cookies and hot chocolate.
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* AgeInappropriateDress: Lampshaded, Hughes is rather scandalized when he realizes the 12-year old is wearing tight leather pants.
* OCStandIn: [[spoiler: Gabby/Catherine Armstrong certainly acts different from her canon counterpart, not at all demure.]]
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Edward becomes friends with Gabby and Aviv Seif, who are regular university students while he's 12. Lampshaded by Aviv.
-->'''Aviv''': When you were twelve, you would have been very happy to have seventeen year old friends.
-->'''Aviv''': When you were twelve, you would have been very happy to have seventeen year old friends.
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* TheCityNarrows: Ed wanders around Canal Street at night, which the worst place in Central. It has the highest in gang violence, prostitution and drug rings. It also has a very active nightlife.
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* CrashIntoHello: Ed meets Gabby and Aviv when he trips on Gabby outside a nightclub on Canal Street.
* CrashIntoHello: Ed meets Gabby and Aviv when he trips on Gabby outside a nightclub on Canal Street.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Edward asks Roy if the military knew about [[spoiler: Tucker using his wife to make a chimera and would he even go to jail.]]
-->'''Mustang''': Of course we didn't know. That's disgusting.
-->'''Edward''': I believe that you didn't know but are you sure the military didn't?
-->'''Mustang''': Of course we didn't know. That's disgusting.
-->'''Edward''': I believe that you didn't know but are you sure the military didn't?
* BeyondTheImpossible: [[spoiler: Roy thought taking apart a chimera was impossible, only for Ed to prove him wrong and save Nina.]]
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* OneSideOfTheStory: Ed only knows Roy through his actions in Ishval and knows the darker aspects of biological alchemy. So when Roy praises Shou Tucker's work with chimeras, Ed gets the impression that the military condones and approves of Tucker's actions and Roy has no respect for human life.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: When Nina is turned into a chimera,]] Edward conveys the gravity of the situation in his phone call to the Hughes residence by using his and Hughes' military titles.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: When Nina is turned into a chimera,]] Edward conveys the gravity of the situation in his phone call to the Hughes residence by using his and Hughes' military titles.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Edward's hope is revitalized after meeting the newborn Elysia and astounded by women's ability to create life.
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* TryingNotToCry: Edward tries to keep his composure when he has to say goodbye to Al and Winry when he leaves Resembool to join the military.
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* TryingNotToCry: Edward tries to keep holds back his composure tears when he has to say goodbye to Al and Winry when he leaves Resembool to join the military.military.
** Ed tries to keep his composure when he has to tell Hughes [[spoiler: what happened to Nina and comfort her at the same time.]]
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Edward tries to feel pride at becoming a State Alchemist, considering how proud everyone else is. All he could feel is shame and dread.
** Ed tries to keep his composure when he has to tell Hughes [[spoiler: what happened to Nina and comfort her at the same time.]]
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Edward tries to feel pride at becoming a State Alchemist, considering how proud everyone else is. All he could feel is shame and dread.
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* AwfulTruth: The price Edward paid for Al's soul was his arm and his ignorance. Ed has to live with the fact that alchemy is powered by death, alchemy's darkest abuses and the [[HumanResources resources needed]] to make a Philosopher's Stone. Ed is absolutely horrified by this and is ''burdened'' by the truth. He would have kept it a secret if it wasn't for Al.
** Al is horrified when Ed tells him to the point of wanting to give up alchemy and forget about restoring his body.
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* AwfulTruth: The price Edward paid for Al's soul was his arm and his ignorance. Ed has to live with the fact that alchemy is powered by death, alchemy's darkest abuses and the [[HumanResources resources needed]] to make a Philosopher's Stone. Ed is absolutely horrified by this and is ''burdened'' by the truth. He would have kept it a secret if it wasn't for Al.
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** Al is horrified when Ed tells him to the point of wanting to give up alchemy and forget about restoring his body.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward is very protective of Nina and Al. He tries to spend as much time with her as possible to keep her away from her father. To Hughes' surprise, Ed is very patient and understanding with Nina.
* BlatantLies: Edward assures Al that he can take on the military, despite knowing that he can't.
* ChildProdigy: When Ed says that he doesn't need to study for the exam that hundreds fail at, he means it.
** Gabby, a university student asks Edward for help with her trigonometry, Ed mentions reading her textbook when he was seven.
** Al is horrified when Ed tells him to the point of wanting to give up alchemy and forget about restoring his body.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward is very protective of Nina and Al. He tries to spend as much time with her as possible to keep her away from her father. To Hughes' surprise, Ed is very patient and understanding with Nina.
* BlatantLies: Edward assures Al that he can take on the military, despite knowing that he can't.
* ChildProdigy: When Ed says that he doesn't need to study for the exam that hundreds fail at, he means it.
** Gabby, a university student asks Edward for help with her trigonometry, Ed mentions reading her textbook when he was seven.
* CompulsatorySchoolAge: Averted. Ed mentions that he, Al and Winry stopped going to school as the subject was beneath their intellect.
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* CutenessProximity: Ed finds Nina absolutely adorable.
* DarkSecret: The AwfulTruth is treated as this and rightfully so. Ed kept it a secret for a year before Al forced the issue and he makes sure tofind hide it from everyone else.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Note how Alexander has very little mention, despite being Nina's pet? [[spoiler: So the readers don't feel bad when Alexander is sacrificed to the Gate by Ed to restore Nina.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Note how Alexander has gets very little mention, despite being Nina's pet? [[spoiler: So the readers don't feel bad when Alexander is sacrificed to the Gate by Ed to restore Nina.]]]]
* FriendToAllChildren: Lampshaded. Hughes is surprised how good Edward is with children. Ed tells him its because he partially raised Al and babysat little kids in Resembool.
* FriendToAllChildren: Lampshaded. Hughes is surprised how good Edward is with children. Ed tells him its because he partially raised Al and babysat little kids in Resembool.
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* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: While the Gate gives Ed knowledge on various alchemical feats, the knowledge doesn't show the complete context. For example, Ed knows what Roy did with fire alchemy in Ishval but that doesn't give him any understanding of Roy's motives.
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* ParentalNeglect: Tucker has no time for his young daughter, even forbidding her to see him while he works. Since the poor girl is left alone so often, she turns to Ed for affection.
* ParentalNeglect: Tucker has no time for his young daughter, even forbidding her to see him while he works. Since the poor girl is left alone so often, she turns to Ed for affection.
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* ShrinkingViolet: Nina is very shy and hides behind Edward when meeting new people.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: As Ed saysidealism faith is for children.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: As Ed says
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* TheStationsOfCanon: Follows the events of canon with the difference being Al's absence. [[spoiler: Only for it to be defied with the revival of Nina.]]
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* TheStationsOfCanon: TheStationsOfTheCanon: Follows the events of canon with the difference being Al's absence. [[spoiler: Only for it to be defied with the revival of Nina.]]
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* DidYouScamCthulhu: [[spoiler: Edward exploits the fact that the Gate is bound to follow its own rules when reversing Nina's chimera transmutation. So despite the Gate wanting to screw Ed over, it has to give Ed the allotted energy when Ed trades Alexander for Nina.]]
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* DidYouScamCthulhu: DidYouJustScamCthulhu: [[spoiler: Edward exploits the fact that the Gate is bound to follow its own rules when reversing Nina's chimera transmutation. So despite the Gate wanting to screw Ed over, it has to give Ed the allotted energy when Ed trades Alexander for Nina.]]
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-->'''Hughes''': [[spoiler: ''Catherine Armstrong?'']]
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-->'''Hughes''': [[spoiler: ''Catherine Armstrong?'']]
* InnocenceLost: Edward mentions not being a child since he learned the truth about alchemy.
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* NotSoOmniscient: NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: While the Gate gives Ed knowledge on various alchemical feats, the knowledge doesn't show the complete context. For example, Ed knows what Roy did with fire alchemy in Ishval but that doesn't give him any understanding of Roy's motives.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Ed is more subdued and somber than canon due to having his faith in alchemy and EquivalentExchange crushed and having to leave Al behind in Resembool for his safety.
* ChildSoldiers: The narrative emphasizes that Ed is 11 when he joins the military.
* ComesGreatResponsiblity: Despite knowing the cost of alchemy, Ed still wants to help people with it.
* ComesGreatResponsiblity: Despite knowing the cost of alchemy, Ed still wants to help people with it.
* DidYouScamCthulhu: [[spoiler: Edward exploits the fact that the Gate is bound to follow its own rules when reversing Nina's chimera transmutation. So despite the Gate wanting to screw Ed over, it has to give Ed the allotted energy when Ed trades Alexander for Nina.]]
* EquivalentExchange: As pointed out by Ed, the Gate follows a set of transactions deemed by the worth of things determined by both parties. Everything has a set price if one wants something.
* EquivalentExchange: As pointed out by Ed, the Gate follows a set of transactions deemed by the worth of things determined by both parties. Everything has a set price if one wants something.
* LossOfInnocence: Edward mentions not being a child since he learned the truth about alchemy.
* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: Ed and Al conclude after getting the Philosopher's Stone to fix themselves that they have to destroy it so no one would exploit its terrible power.
* NotSoOmniscient: While the Gate gives Ed knowledge on various alchemical feats, the knowledge doesn't show the complete context. For example, Ed knows what Roy did with fire alchemy in Ishval but that doesn't give him any understanding of Roy's motives.
* ProperlyParanoid: Edward is right to fear the military experimenting on him or Al since the Gate showed him that they do perform experiments on people.
** His fear and disgust of Shou Tucker and the measures to protect himself from him are perfectly warranted.
* NotSoOmniscient: While the Gate gives Ed knowledge on various alchemical feats, the knowledge doesn't show the complete context. For example, Ed knows what Roy did with fire alchemy in Ishval but that doesn't give him any understanding of Roy's motives.
* ProperlyParanoid: Edward is right to fear the military experimenting on him or Al since the Gate showed him that they do perform experiments on people.
** His fear and disgust of Shou Tucker and the measures to protect himself from him are perfectly warranted.
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* ShooTheDog: Ed makes Al stay in Resembool for his safety in fear that they would target for military experimentation.experimentation.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: As Ed says idealism is for children.
* TheStationsOfCanon: Follows the events of canon with the difference being Al's absence. [[spoiler: Only for it to be defied with the revival of Nina.]]
* TryingNotToCry: Edward tries to keep his composure when he has to say goodbye to Al and Winry when he leaves Resembool to join the military.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: As Ed says idealism is for children.
* TheStationsOfCanon: Follows the events of canon with the difference being Al's absence. [[spoiler: Only for it to be defied with the revival of Nina.]]
* TryingNotToCry: Edward tries to keep his composure when he has to say goodbye to Al and Winry when he leaves Resembool to join the military.
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** [[spoiler: Chimera!]]Nina is housed with the Hughes as opposed with her father when the truth was reveal. [[spoiler: This spares her from Scar and allows Ed time to save her.]]
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** [[spoiler: Chimera!]]Nina is housed with the Hughes as opposed with her father when the truth was reveal.revealed. [[spoiler: This spares her from Scar and allows Ed time to save her.]]
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* MissonControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone.
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* MissonControl: MissionControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone.
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* DarkSecret: The AwfulTruth is treated as this and rightfully so. Ed kept it a secret for a year before Al forced the issue and he makes sure to find from everyone else.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Note how Alexander has very little mention, despite being Nina's pet? [[spoiler: So the readers don't feel bad when Alexander is sacrificed to the Gate by Ed to restore Nina.]]]]
* MissonControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone.
* ASharedSuffering: Despite Ed not wanting to burden Al with the AwfulTruth, he does feel better when Al makes him tell. Now he has someone that knows the DarkSecret of alchemy with him.
* ShooTheDog: Ed makes Al stay in Resembool for his safety in fear that they would target for military experimentation.
* MissonControl: Al remains in Resembool for his own safety, doing research from their father's books and keeping contact over the phone.
* ASharedSuffering: Despite Ed not wanting to burden Al with the AwfulTruth, he does feel better when Al makes him tell. Now he has someone that knows the DarkSecret of alchemy with him.
* ShooTheDog: Ed makes Al stay in Resembool for his safety in fear that they would target for military experimentation.
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* AwfulTruth: The price Edward paid for Al's soul was his arm and his ignorance. Ed has to live with the fact that alchemy is powered by death, alchemy's darkest abuses and the [[HumanResources resources needed]] to make a Philosopher's Stone. Ed is absolutely horrified by this and is ''burdened'' by the truth. He would have kept it a secret if it wasn't for Al.
** Al is horrified when Ed tells him to the point of wanting to give up alchemy and forget about restoring his body.
* CursedWithAwesome: Yes, Ed is burdened by knowing the dark side of alchemy. But he now knows the ins and outs of alchemy and can do feats thought to be impossible by regular alchemists. [[spoiler: He knows how to directly bargain with the Gate and what are the set prices and transactions for EquivalentExchange.]]
* ForWantOfANail: The nail is Edward keeping the secrets of alchemy that he learned from the Gate by learning the AwfulTruth.
** [[spoiler: Chimera!]]Nina is housed with the Hughes as opposed with her father when the truth was reveal. [[spoiler: This spares her from Scar and allows Ed time to save her.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Note how Alexander has very little mention, despite being Nina's pet? [[spoiler: So the readers don't feel bad when Alexander is sacrificed to the Gate by Ed to restore Nina.]]
* AwfulTruth: The price Edward paid for Al's soul was his arm and his ignorance. Ed has to live with the fact that alchemy is powered by death, alchemy's darkest abuses and the [[HumanResources resources needed]] to make a Philosopher's Stone. Ed is absolutely horrified by this and is ''burdened'' by the truth. He would have kept it a secret if it wasn't for Al.
** Al is horrified when Ed tells him to the point of wanting to give up alchemy and forget about restoring his body.
* CursedWithAwesome: Yes, Ed is burdened by knowing the dark side of alchemy. But he now knows the ins and outs of alchemy and can do feats thought to be impossible by regular alchemists. [[spoiler: He knows how to directly bargain with the Gate and what are the set prices and transactions for EquivalentExchange.]]
* ForWantOfANail: The nail is Edward keeping the secrets of alchemy that he learned from the Gate by learning the AwfulTruth.
** [[spoiler: Chimera!]]Nina is housed with the Hughes as opposed with her father when the truth was reveal. [[spoiler: This spares her from Scar and allows Ed time to save her.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Note how Alexander has very little mention, despite being Nina's pet? [[spoiler: So the readers don't feel bad when Alexander is sacrificed to the Gate by Ed to restore Nina.]]
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->''Where the loss of ignorance is more valuable than the knowledge gained, and Edward figures out the source of alchemy a lot sooner than before.''
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''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4011292/chapters/9012415 build your wings on the way down]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/ShanaStoryteller/pseuds/ShanaStoryteller ShanaStoryteller]] of ''FanFic/SonOfTheDesert'' is a ForWantOfANail story based of [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the first anime]].
During the failed human transmutation of their mother, Edward pays an additional price along with his arm and leg. The price? [[IgnoranceIsBliss His ignorance]] and his faith in alchemy as he learns exactly what alchemy is powered by.
Despite the realization, Ed and Al still want their bodies back and try to find another way while putting their knowledge to good use.
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''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4011292/chapters/9012415 build your wings on the way down]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/ShanaStoryteller/pseuds/ShanaStoryteller ShanaStoryteller]] of ''FanFic/SonOfTheDesert'' is a ForWantOfANail story based of [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the first anime]].
During the failed human transmutation of their mother, Edward pays an additional price along with his arm and leg. The price? [[IgnoranceIsBliss His ignorance]] and his faith in alchemy as he learns exactly what alchemy is powered by.
Despite the realization, Ed and Al still want their bodies back and try to find another way while putting their knowledge to good use.
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