American Journey

Ed and Al, clad in towels, opened up the door and saw Winnie and Sheska there. Sheska was red as a beet.

"OhgodI'msosorryshemademedoit!" Sheska said in rapid-fire terror. She feared the worst of them. Ed rolled his eyes at Winnie.

"That's what this whole thing was about, wasn't it? You wanted to see a guy naked, isn't that right?" Ed said, looking down at Winnie. Winnie smiled nervously. Sheska sweatdropped.

"Well..." Winnie said.

"Ohgodpleasedon'thurtmeIdidn'twanttodothis!" Sheska said in sheer terror.

"Well, you're going to have to give me a kiss to make up for this, Winnie." Ed said. Winnie was a bit taken aback by this, but quickly recovered.

"A... Kiss?" She asked.

"Yes." Ed replied. "If you were interested in me you should have said something to begin with." Winnie then embraced Ed and locked lips with him. Both of them felt an intense passion flow through themselves. Tongues played with each other in an intense joy. Winnie couldn't get enough of what Ed was giving her, and vice versa. When they finally parted lips, both of them smiled.

"This feels like the start of something wonderful." Winnie said.

"I feel that way too." Ed replied. Nearby, Al and Sheska were averting their eyes. Sheska knew Winnie was a bit on the uninhibited side, but she wasn't prepared for seeing her friend French kiss a guy. Sheska and Al were red as beets. They were afraid they too would have to join in. That night Winnie and Sheska slept in the same bed again, but nothing happened.


The next day, Sheska was finally able to take Ed and Al to Roswell. It took them several hours, driving along dirty, dusty roads, but they got there, and got to the institute. Ed and Al went to the main offices and straight to Dr. Goddard's office. There they were greeted by another familiar face. This one, however, wasn't one they wanted to see.

He looks exactly like Scar, Ed and Al thought. He didn't have the scar on his face, but the resemblance was uncanny.

"Greetings, Mr. Elric and Mr. Elric. I am Shosam, Dr. Goddard's chief assistant." He said. "Dr. Goddard has been expecting you." He then gestured to the office door. He then knocked and was told to enter.

"Ah, the Elric brothers. I thank you for coming to our institute. We are glad you have come here." Dr. Goddard said. "Please, have a seat." Everyone sat down.

"I want to tell you about a dream I have. It sounds bold and ambitious, but it can be done. I want to have a man walk on the moon." Dr. Goddard said.

"A man on the moon? Are you sure that's possible?" Al asked.

"My boy, if the best minds in the world work together, we can have it done by 1960." Dr. Goddard said. "But there's more to it than that. We can turn the moon, Venus and Mars into giant farms. There would be thousands of square miles of wonderful cropland there, all free of pests and diseases."

"You make it sound like this could be the key to ending world hunger." Ed said.

"More than that, Mr. Elric. Ending world hunger would be the first step to world peace." Dr. Goddard said.

"World peace is tied to world hunger?" Ed asked.

"Many wars have been fought over rich farm territory. Look at the Lorraine region of France. Germany and France have fought over the region several times, because it's rich farmland." Dr. Goddard said. "It is but one of many areas of the world that have been fought over a lot because they wanted the farming potential."

"So we end people's hunger, we end their desire to fight? That doesn't sound right." Ed noted.

"No, there will still be wars. However, there will be fewer of them." Dr. Goddard noted. "Another thing is that other planets are rich in minerals. Minerals we can use to make things better here in the world."

"This sounds like something we want to be in." Ed said.

"You know, the military could also use this too, but they saw no reason to get involved. I fear that aggressive leaders, like Japan's Tojo will try to use this to their advantage. We must keep it in the strictest of secrecy. We've already had one leak - we can't afford another." Dr. Goddard said.

"Of course, Doctor." Ed replied.

"Great. Sheska will show you to your desks. You'll be able to set up there and get cracking on the big problems we've been having." Dr. Goddard said.


At their desks, they had a lot of equipment to help them out. Al and Ed settled in and then got to the problems that stifled Dr. Goddard and his people.

"Right now, our main problem is this: the size of the rocket needed to propel man into space makes it too cumbersome to fire properly. The rocket would dwarf the Empire State building." Shosham said. "It would collapse here under its own weight."

"I had been thinking about that. I wonder if we could use a rocket that is several stages big. That way, the lowest stage could fire, it would travel so high into the air, be jettisoned and then the next stage would be fired." Al said.

"That sounds promising, but how do we ensure that the next stage fires properly?" Shosham asked.

"I was thinking the pilots would fire it manually." Al said.

"Yea, but remember they're going to be under heavy G forces. They wouldn't be able to reach a switch." Ed said.

"The stage theory does show some promise though. We should follow up on that."

Well, at the end of the day, Ed and Al were shown to a small apartment complex and given the same apartment. It was a two-bedroom, one bath affair and a bit on the small side. Ed and Al unpacked their luggage there and settled in. They listened to the radio for the evening; there were a few stations available. One L.A. station played swing music, which they heard for the first time and enjoyed.


The next few weeks were like that. Come home and listen to the radio in the evening. Occasionally Ed would get a letter from Winnie talking about how she missed him. He'd write her back saying that he missed her as well. However, about six weeks into this new gig, Ed decided he would go visit Winnie alone. He wrote her and told her he'd be driving to Santa Fe on Friday and wanted to take her out that weekend. As fate would have it, Ed arrived before the letter did. Ed came in Friday after closing to find Winnie dressed in a blouse, overalls, and looking very dirty.

"Oh god no! Don't look at me Ed!" Winnie shouted as she saw him. "Why didn't you warn me you were coming!?"

"I wrote you a letter a week ago. Didn't you get it?" Ed asked.

"Just let me get cleaned up, all right?" Winnie said. She rushed into her bathroom and locked the door.

Turnabout is fair play, Ed thought. However, before he could peer through the door, Winnie opened it suddenly.

"And don't let me catch you peeking!" She said as she slammed the door shut. Ed decided to wait a while, but then curiosity got the best of him. He peered through the lock and saw Winnie naked and showering. He saw Winnie's luscious tits, her tight slit and her curvaceous ass. He then pulled away in case she saw him do this. However, they had seen each other naked, and it was only a matter of time before they would do it for real.


About two hours later, Winnie exited her bedroom looking like a Hollywood movie star. She wore a white silk dress that flattered her figure perfectly. Ed couldn't help but smile as he saw her there.

"Wow Winnie, you look like you just stepped off the silver screen." Ed said. Winnie smiled and took Ed's arm.

"Well, tonight I'm going to show you how Americans have fun." Winnie said. She then led him out. She took him to a nice diner where they had dinner for two in the corner booth. Winnie and Ed caught up on what they were doing and how life has been for them. Ed didn't do much talking; it was mostly Winnie going on about her life and how she was doing. That didn't matter to Ed; most of what he was doing was secret anyway. Afterwards, Ed asked Winnie what she would like to do next.

"I want to go dancing." Winnie said smiling. Ed sweatdropped.

"Well, okay... But I really don't know how to dance." Ed said. "But I'm willing to learn." Winnie's smile turned into a look of unease.

"You... Don't dance. Well, I'll try my best to teach you." Winnie said.


At the dance hall, Winnie did her best to try to teach Ed how to dance. However, he required a bit more patience than Winnie had. His feet often stepped on hers.

"Ow! Watch your feet, Ed!" Winnie snapped at him a lot. After about five songs, Winnie had to sit down because her feet hurt so much.

"Gee Ed; you have no sense of rhythm, do you?" Winnie asked.

"I'm sorry! I just have never danced before!" Ed replied, exasperated. "You can't expect a guy to become a Fred Astaire in an instant." Winnie merely gave him a hurt look. Ed took her hand and held it gently.

"Winnie, I want to learn. I want to make you happy. But it's not going to happen overnight." Ed said. Winnie looked back at him and gave an uneasy smile.

"Well... All right. We'll try working on this some more." Winnie said. "Next time you're in town."

Back at Roswell the next Monday, Al was walking along with Sheska down a hallway. He was helping her carry a lot of books. Both of them were holding a stack of books tall enough to obscure their vision. Unfortunately, someone had strung a power cord across the hall, and it was an easy tripping hazard. Sheska got her foot caught in it and went tumbling into Al. Both of them fell down onto the floor. Al ended up on bottom with Sheska on top. She landed so that her luscious, ample tits went right into Al's face.

"Ow!" Sheska said as she dropped the books. The books fell onto the floor and onto Sheska. Sheska was on top of Al when the dust settled.

"Ooh that hurt." Al said as he rubbed his head. He then opened his eyes and saw Sheska's tits mere millimeters from his face.

Whoa, I never noticed that she has a great rack, Al thought. Sheska looked down and saw Al staring at her boobs. She grew nervous and blushed.

"Not very subtitle, are we?" A voice nearby said. It was Ed, and he presumed that his little brother was getting eager for some action.

"W-we fell." Sheska said, pulling a book off her leg.

"You look like you need some help here." Ed said as he picked up a fallen book. Sheska then realized where she was and moved away from Al. Al uneasily sat up.

"Thanks, brother." Al said as he picked up a book. A few minutes later, everyone was carrying books to the office. However, the seeds of love had been sown. After they got to the office, Sheska left.

"So was it worth the view?" Ed asked.

"Was what worth it?" Al replied.

"You tripped just to get a close look at Sheska's tits, didn't you?" Ed asked. Al was quite shocked by this accusation.

"I did not! She fell into me!" Al retorted.

"Oh, so she's got the hots for you then. So you gonna go for it?" Ed probed further.

"It's not like that at all!" Al said. "That was just an accident."

"Uh-huh." Ed replied. He said that in such a way to indicate that he didn't believe Al. "You wanted to feel those mountains though, right?"

"NO!" Al said, shocked even further. He then turned away slightly. "Okay, a little... But she wouldn't be interested in me."

"You never know until you ask." Ed said.

"Sheska's probably already got a man." Al said.

"Well, if you never go for it, you'll never know if she'll let you touch her." Ed commented.

"I want to take it slow. You can't just tell her to spread it on the first date." Al said.


Well, at lunch, Ed and Al went to the commissary and found Sheska there as well. Ed invited her to sit with Al and him. She seemed a bit nervous, but did so. Ed talked about what kind of goals he had in a relationship, and then asked Sheska what she'd like in a guy. Sheska blushed and grew very nervous.

"I - er - uh -" Sheska stammered.

-To be Continued-