Basil S. Elric storms out of the fuhrer's office, an angry expression on his face. Fuhrer Edward Elric follows his son, trying to calm him down. "Basil, please, calm down," he said as they came to the door of the roof, "We can figure this out. You and your team don't have to quit." When they got on the roof, Basil turns to his mother. "IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT! YOU AND FATHER ARE GOING TO KILL INNOCENT CIVILIANS WITH THIS PLAN! NO! I QUIT AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME!," he yelled. Even if he was the some of the two most powerful fuhrers and alchemists, what they're about to do was unforgiveable. Edward stared at his son's outburst. Basil had never yelled at him or Roy before. He heard from James that he does that if you push him enough. "Well, you made things worse for your team by yelling at your father. Basil…Why couldn't you stay calm for once, instead of FLYING OFF THE HANDLE?!"
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever
Basil couldn't believe his ears. What's his mother singing?! He had to admit, his mother was amazing, but he was too angry to say it so he sang next.
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy too
I hope you're proud how you would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
The two of them the broke into a harmonic duet.
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now
Edward broke the duet with a sigh. He shook his head with sadness. Basil was just like him when he was his age. "Basil, dear, listen to me. Just say you're sorry."
You can still be with your father
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted
Basil looked at his mother with gentle eyes. "I know…"
But I don't want it-
No…I can't want it
Anymore
Edward looked confused. What did he-WAIT! HE WOULDN'T! Basil continued to sing the next verse.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes…and leap!
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I'll think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
Edward looked at his son as if the madness was controlling him. "Basil, you can't be serious?! You have never been to the 'other side of the gate.' You'll get killed."
"Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur"
Basil looked at his mother with determination in his eyes. "My team has been to the 'other side of the gate' and lived." "That's because they're homunculi. They can do that. I can't lose you." "Mother, I'll be fine."
I'm through accepting limits
'Cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But 'til I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
I comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
Basil then got an idea. He grabs his broom that he created to fly by using alchemy. "Get on," He said to him. "What?" "Mother…come with me. Think of what we can do…together."
Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Mother…
Dreams, the way we planned them
Edward walked over to his son and grabbed the broom. He looked at his son with a sad smile.
If we work in tandem
They break into a harmonic duet once again.
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
Edward realizes what he's doing and let's go of the broom. Basil finished the final verse.
They'll never bring us down
Basil begins walking to the edge of the roof. He realized his mother wasn't following, so he asked: "Well? Are you coming?" Edward turns and grabs a red cloak. Wrapping the cloak around his son, he sings with tears in his eyes.
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
Basil knew his mother was going to say that. He had some unfinished work he needed to do with the army. He figured that his parents with join him when their ready. "You too.
I hope it brings you bliss
They sing their final duet, knowing they won't see each other for a long time.
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend
They hug each other and said their goodbyes. They turn when they hear a commotion. They lean other the edge of the roof to see his team in the air waiting for him and the army, along with his father, ready to shoot them. Basil had to do something, so he summoned his broom and made it hit some of the soldiers, which caught Fuhrer Roy Mustang's attention. He turned to see basil sing.
So if you care to find me
Look to the new world's sky
As someone told me lately:
"Everyone deserves the chances to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Basil jumps off the roof and on his broom. His men smile at him as he leads them to the gate, after he hit some of the soldiers. They stare at him angrily. Basil just smiles and opens the gate in the sky, surprising everyone.
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
Am
And soon I'll match them in renown
Basil looks at his father in hate. His voice ringing through the sky.
And nobody in all of Amertris
No fuhrer that there is or was
I ever gonna bring me down
Edward cries out to him, tears streaming down his face.
I hope you're happy
The soldiers yelled out to him, anger filled their hearts.
Look at him, he's wicked!
Get him!
Still singing, Basil's flying towards the gate with his team.
Bring me down!
Guns going off, soldiers still yelling at him.
No one mourns the wicked
So we've to bring him…
Basil and the soldiers were o
Basil and his team vanish to the other side, singing in harmony with the soldiers.
"Ahhh!"
DOWN!