A very short chapter, but the second is coming up soon. Alternate timelines are fun, I decided. So, here is one based on either the original anime or Brotherhood.

If you are confused about anything, please ask. And a warning: I didn't run spell check, so there may be some errors. Let me know your opinions! I love them whether they are good or bad!


"Edward, I brought you some dinner," Winry begged to be allowed in, but I rejected her. I was busying myself with studies. Studies for Mom.

My mother was the last. She landed last in the long line of devastation, landed as the last straw on my mind, the last thing I was willing to lose.

Winry knocked a few more times before leaving, as she had many times before .With the curtains drawn and the doors bolted, only the altering lights within the rooms alerted them that my form was still breathing.

I turned back to my book, switching on my light as the cursed sun set way too early yet again. The research slowed each day, but had remained promising… until I reached a specific book. One referencing a Tim Marco and some odd research.

It spoke of the Philosopher's Stone and such: main concepts of human transmutation. This was the sole item that crushed my only purpose. It was impossible; no one should live a second time. I finally had to accept it.

Months had been put into my theory, concocting and planning. Such frustration dealt a hard blow. I set some papers on fire in the middle of the floor. Poured water calmed both the flames and my irritation.

I fell hard on to a soft surface. I had spent so much time in aggravated paces that my sense of placement had failed.

My eyes hurt as I slipped them closed. What would I do? I had no family or purpose. I had failed.