Gotham Knights

(A Gotham Fanfiction- Inspired By Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)

Chapter 1: The Five Alchemists (Bruce's Narrative)

Water: 35 l, Carbon: 20 kg, Ammonia: 4 l, Lime: 1.5 kg, Phosphorus: 800 g, Salt: 250 g, Saltpeter 100 g, Sulfur: 80g, Fluorine 7.5 g, Iron 5 g, Silicon 3 g. The constructional formula, and finally some soul data. I cut my finger to put a drop full of blood onto the ingredients of the two containers. I know this is against the law but I have to do this. I want my parents back!

I place my hands on the circle and activated it. A blue light shine from the lines and symbols I've created. Until all of a sudden shadows emit from the circle and a gigantic eye opened up. Everything felt wrong. Was there a mistake I've done?

... (Oswald's Narrative)

I'm going to bring you back mother. Your death was my fault. I should have thought about your safety first. I'm going to fix my mistakes. I will give you new life. I'm not going to let anyone take you away from me again.

As I gather all the ingredients I need. I draw the construction formula and added a drop full of my blood into the ingredients. I've broken so many laws but this is the one crime I have never done. At this point, I don't care. I want to see my mother's smile again. I want to hear her sing to me once more.

I said to myself, "Come back to me, mother. Hold me in your arms again." I place both of my hands on the circle and activated it. As blue sparks emitted from the circle suddenly the shadows of hands came out of it, and a huge eye appeared in the middle. "Wha-what's happening?!"

... (Edward's Narrative)

I'm sorry, Kristen! I'm so sorry! I promise I will make it right! It was an accident I swear! I've never wanted to kill you! I just wanted you to understand!

I quickly gather the ingredients for the taboo I'm about to perform. It's the most ultimate crime I will ever commit but I have to. For Kristen's sake. I love so much I didn't to kill her! I wanted her to understand that I kill Dougherty to protect her! I wanted him to stop abusing her! Can't you see that Kristen? I killed him for you!

I made everything was correctly set up and finally draw the construction formula and added my own soul data which is a drop full of my own blood. I have to make this right. It has to work. Failure is not an option! I will bring you back Kristen!

I place my hands on the circle and activated it. Blue sparks were flying up in the air wildly. When a smile of hope formed on my face it dropped real quickly when shadows of hands crawled out of the circle. Something's not right. I followed the instructions to the teeth what have I done wrong?!

When a huge eye appeared right in the center of the circle I knew I've made a big mistake. "No, Kristen!"

... (Ivy's Narrative)

Why did you have to leave me alone like this mother? Why did you have to go and kill yourself? Was I not enough to live for? You can't just leave me in the dark like this! I will bring you back mother! We can do better this time! I know we can!

I gather whatever ingredients I needed to commit this forbidden taboo. Once everything was mixed together I draw the construction formula circle. To make it complete I have to add a drop of my own blood into the ingredients. I then got on my knees to place my hands on the circle to activate it. Blue light shine from the circle as electricity danced around it.

At first, I believe this was going to work. Until shadow hands emerge from the circle and a huge eye appeared in the center. "What have I done?!" I said.

... (Johnathan's Narrative)

Father, why did you have to do this to me? Why did you have to die?! You injected your toxic fear serum into my veins and everything I see is my worst nightmare. I want this to stop and you're the only person who cares enough to help me. You protected me all your life. You tried so hard to get us by since the death of mother. Well, I need you now more than ever dad. I need you here with me now!

I followed the instructions in my father's notebooks about the forbidden taboo. I got all the ingredients I need to bring him back to life. Once I mixed them together I draw the construction formula circle. The last thing it needed was soul data. In other words a drop of my blood.

Once I added my blood to the ingredients I got on my knees and place my hands on the circle to activate it. Blue sparks began to light up from the circle. Then all of the sudden hands that were made of shadows emerge from the circle. Fear rise up within me as a huge eye appeared in the center. "What is this?!" I shouted, "I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BRING YOU BACK!"

... (Bruce's Narrative)

I open my eyes to find myself in a realm of light, but I'm not alone. Four other people were here. Two of them I recognize which was Oswald Cobblepot and Ivy Pepper. I don't know who the other two guys are. Behind each of us is a huge double stone doors with weird symbols on them.

Wait a second, there aren't just five of us here. There's a sixth person but it doesn't exactly have a form. It's sitting right in the middle of us all in a circle, and it has a huge door of its own. "Who are you?" asked Oswald.

"Why I'm so glad you ask Alchemist." said the inhuman being with a wide grin. It's voice sounded male and female. Then it again it sounded like a bunch of voices, "I'm called by many names. I'm the world, I'm the universe, I'm God, I'm truth, I am all, I am one, and I am also you. I'm all five of you."

All of a sudden the doors behind us opened and the same huge eye appeared in the darkness. The person who is everything said, "You have all dared to knock on the door. Now the door has opened."

Everyone panicked as we tried to run away from the shadow hands that reached out for us. We couldn't get away, though. The shadow hands grabbed us all and pulled us in. "Quiet children," said the inhuman being, "This is what you all wanted isn't it? I will show you the truth."

We were pulled into the darkness. But inside the light of truth began to pour into all of ours heads at once. My screams filled the air as the pain was brought upon me. In the light, I saw two familiar figures. It was mom and dad. I tried to reach out to them but all of a sudden by body began to broke apart. I called out to them, "MOM! DAD! PLEASE HELP ME! MAKE THIS STOP!"

Suddenly in a blink of an eye, I was out of the darkness. I was back in the white realm with all the others. We were all panting and scared out of our mind. Until the inhuman being snap us all out of it when it said, "How was it?"

"The theory of Human Transmutation." said the tall skinny guy with glasses, "It wasn't wrong. It can be done! It's just missing something! Can't you all see? All the answers we need is right here! The truth about Human Transmutation! Please, you got to show us again!"

"He's right!" I said, "I know we can do it! Please, we want our love ones back!"

"I can't do that." said the inhuman being, "I've already showed you all that I can for the tolls you've paid."

"Toll?" said Ivy.

"What toll?" said the teenage boy.

"This." said the inhuman being as suddenly its right arm began to take shape! "Surely you all knew."

All of a sudden my right arm began to break apart and so did my left leg! Oswald's left leg broke into pieces, Ivy's began to cough up blood, the tall man lost his right leg, and the teenage boy lost his left arm!

"It's the law of equivalent exchange." said the inhuman being as it gained everything it took from us, "Right Alchemists?"

Next thing I knew I was back at the mansion inside the secret room. I was screaming in pain while bleeding out of my right arm and left leg. I look at the center of the circle and saw what I've created. I didn't bring back my mother and father. What I've created was a monster and it couldn't even live. It broke apart and died in front of me.

"THIS ISN'T WHAT I'VE WANTED! I JUST WANT THEM BACK! I WANT MY PARENTS TO BE ALIVE AGAIN!"

"Master Wayne?!" called down Alfred as he rushes down here, "Bruce! What have you done?!" He said as he rush to my side and pick me up in his arms.

"I'm sorry Alfred." I said I choke in my tears, "I've tried to bring them back. I just wanted them back."

I past out in Alfred's arms with the guilt hanging over me. My parents died again, but this time... I killed them.