Ed opened his eyes. As they adjusted, he took in his surroundings to the best of his abilities.

I must have fallen down the mineshaft, he pondered, although his train of thought was slow and sluggish. he felt like his head was full of cotton, of clouds, of a thick fog, like the ones on early April mornings.

Ed saw his comrades, Colonel Roy Mustang and Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye pinned under several collapsed beams, rocks and other rubble, laying in such a way that it wasn't crushing them, but did not allow them to escape. They didn't appear to be in any immediate danger, seeing as they could still breath, if not with some difficulty.

Struggling up onto all fours, Ed noted that he would probably need to call Winry Rockbell, his best friend and mechanic, to fix his hand and probably some other pieces severely dented automail.

He felt pain, and that was to be expected. But the pain was worsening, and it got more and more intense until he couldn't breathe. Oh no..." he thought, and then a horrible gagging sound, "Gak!" escaped his lips. He convulsed, an awful, retching motion that made him feel as if his insides were inside out, upside down, and backward all at once, and as he spat out mouthful after mouthful of crimson blood, his head spun with the pain.

The Fullmetal Alchemist looked over his shoulder and gaped at the gruesome sight.

The boy fell to the ground, and as the adrenaline rush started to dissipate, it left room for pain. Only pain, just pain, everywhere, everything was on fire. Name it, it was burning, aching, throbbing, quivering, or whatever type of pain was imaginable.

A steel I-beam was impaling Edward, entering through his lower back and protruding out off to the side of his stomach.

Edward fell forward once more, and he called weakly, with a voice raspy from vomiting, "M-mustang..."

He shakily drew a transmutation circle and with all the energy he had left, he produced pillars of cold ground to lift the rubble off of his trapped allies.

"Fullmetal! ED!" Screamed Mustang when the boy didn't respond. He was at Ed's side instantly, Riza right with him.

Riza gasped, but shook her head to regain her composure.

"He'd bleed to death internally if we left it in there, and if we took it out he'd die unless-"

Mustang cut her off, knowing what she was going to say.

"Unless I sear the wound closed."

Riza hung her head. "Dammit. When will it stop for this boy?"

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS XD

I'm so excited for this, it's got so much potential!

See you next time,

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