Nika joined Inuyasha. "She's an alchemist. As are these two. I'm begging you not to attack--they can be stronger than you when they want to."
"He started it," Inuyasha pointed at Ed.
"Honestly; sometimes you're worse than my brother. Bad dog!"

Inuyasha slammed into the ground. Ed smiled. "That's what i'm talking about!" Kira looked around their surroundings. "Think that we're still on the other side of the gate..?" She asked Ed. He kneeled down next to her with Al. Nika listened intently. "We could be in another world all together." Ed thought. Nika looked confused. "Yeah... I wonder why we can use alchemy..." Al added.

"Well, I'm not sure what you're talking about, but it's 1501 in Japan." Nika said, as she helped Inuyasha up, who grumbled under his breath.

Ed and Al looked at each other excitedly and proceeded to draw several diagrams on the ground. "Al! We created a portal through time!" Ed said as he scratched some notes in the dirt. Inuyasha glared and thought to himself. "That girl smells differently then a human... The other ones are normal..." He inhaled and concentrated. His eyes opened widely. "That girl... She has to be dead... I can smell it."

"What? You mean she could be like Kikyo?" Nika said surprised.
"Not quite. I don't smell dirt or clay." Inuyasha said slowly. "But she's definitely got the smell of the dead. Like Kikyo."

Nika smelled it too. The other two smell fine. Inuyasha changed the subject, it obviously made Nika uncomfortable. "What about your arm?" Inuyasha questioned referring to the automail. Ed looked at him, raising his arm.

"This thing? Lost them." Ed grimaced.
"But what did you mean, 'the other side of the gate'?" Nika asked.

They all looked up at the mention of her question. "It's nothing," They all replied in unison. Nika glared, unconvinced. Al sighed. "The theory of it is, that it connects dimensions, time, life and death..." The whole idea was strange to Nika, but she got the basic idea.

"So when you say the other side of the gate, you mean death or something?" she asked, still a little confused.
Inuyasha just stood there, with a "HUH???" expression on his face.

"No... not really..." Kira corrected. "Once you're dead... you're dead," Ed and Al both had serious looks on their faces. Inuyasha hit his head. "Alright, enough with this. Come on Nika, we're leaving these fools,"

He started to drag her away, but the two deadly words (BAD DOG) dropped him to the ground. "Not until they actually threaten us. They seem pretty nice, and we're NOT letting them get lost." she said firmly. She turned to the threesome. "I know a place where you can stay, at least until you get your bearings. Do you want to go there? It's a few miles away."

They all looked at each other. "Should we really trust them? I don't like the ugly dog one..." Ed began. "I HEARD THAT!" Shouted a muffled angry voice. Kira nodded. "I guess we have no choice. Even through our travels, this is unfamiliar territory,"

"Sorry about Inuyasha. You'll get used to him," Nika grinned. "Anyway, follow us. Can you run at fast speeds? We'll want to get there before daybreak."

"You mean no cars?" Ed complained. "We're in the 14th century Ed..." Al reminded. Kira grimaced. "Running?" Nika nodded. "We're not demons..." Ed reminded. Nika looked to Inuyasha. "You don't want me to? Oh no... I’m not carrying even ONE of those little brats!"

"Inuyasha, if you don't I'll say the magic words until you die." she threatened. Inuyasha gulped.
"Besides. I'll be able to carry one. Don't forget I'M a demon too." Inuyasha sighed. "Fine," he said reluctantly. "But as soon as we get there, we're getting you some things to make you faster."
"Deal," said Kira. Nika carried Al and Inuyasha took Kira and Ed (neither boy was happy about this.).

Kira seemed to enjoy it despite the fact she could barely keep hold. By the time they reached the village, Inuyasha was exhausted. "Heavy humans..." he thought angrily. "I do have metal limbs," Ed sneered.

''Still, you could stand to lose a few pounds, Blondie," Inuyasha taunted. "BAD DOG," Nika reprimanded as Al slid off her back. "Sorry, but can't have you being rude to these guys." she apologized as Inuyasha regained balance.

Nika and the others approached the village. "Tell me more about alchemy," Nika begged. "Yeah... and that weird circle..." Inuyasha added. "Alchemy runs on a law of equivalent exchange. In order to get something, you must give something up," Kira began. Al demonstrated. "See this rock?" he clapped and it became a statue of a horse. "I didn't change the amount of matter, just its form,"

"That's really cool," Nika said in awe.
"Pretty lame," Inuyasha said stiffly.
"Don't mind him. He's actually interested, just doesn't want to show it," Nika explained. "So what was that circle thing?"

"Glad you asked..." Ed grinned. "For complicated transmutations, those circles act as a medium to help project alchemical energy," Inuyasha stared at him. "In plain Japanese please," Kira laughed. "But I saw you all do alchemy without one," Nika commented. "Some of us can," Al told her.

"Oh. So did your alchemy backfire or something, making you come here?" Inuyasha asked.
"Hang on. We're here. You can stay here. Inuyasha and I will be next door. Do you want to get some sleep now, or...?" Nika suggested.
"Well, I AM kind of tired..." Kira glanced at Ed. "I'll crash, too," Ed agreed. "No point in me staying up," Al said.
"Okay, see you in the morning," Nika and Inuyasha waved. The five split into their huts.

Kira grabbed Nika's shoulder first. "You were curious to why we're here," She confirmed. Nika gazed at her. "We're escaping a war in our world," She finished and walked off.