Start of a new chapter! Though don't blame me if this one is short too, 'cause I think I finished this in about an hour… Equivalent Exchange! Quantity over content. Let's just say I like dramatic endings, and have a hard time deciding where to stop. I noticed other fanfics have disclaimers, so I'll put one too:

Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Fullmetal Alchemist, whatsoever. This fanfic is created as to fulfill my own desires of a different ending.

Truth turned serious. "As I said before, I am God , World, Universe. I am One, I am All, and I am, most importantly, You. But there are some things beyond what I have. Edward, I am You. Or at least, a part of you. And I am not alone. There are legions of "Truths" out there. Everyone has a 'Truth' within them, a part of them; it is only a matter of whether the person wishes to see their 'truth'. You, your brother have separate 'Truths'. But, they all protect gates. And they all uphold the Law of Equivalent Exchange. I am your 'Truth' inside of you. Do you understand? Everyone has a separate Truth within them."

"Why are you telling me this?" Ed demanded.

Truth shifted his head sideways. "I need you to do something for me. A favor."

"And why would I do it for you?" Edward asked calmly, although a threatening tone was sneaking into his voice.

Truth smiled, his teeth gleaming. "Equivalent Exchange. If you do this favor for me, I'll give you back your Gate. In fact, I'll even give you more. After all, your life is definitely worth something.

Ed considered. He had never thought that this would happen. He did want his Gate back. After all, who wouldn't want their legs given back? Alchemy had given him strength to stand. It had given him a hope that he would be able to recover his missing limbs. It was a chance. But, it had also given him a life with despair. And judging what Truth said, if he failed, he would die. There was no other alternative. But the real question was: Did he really want to go back? Live the life or hunt or be hunted? Live a life of killing and murder? Even if it meant he would gain everything he lost, he could lose more. Winry. Al. Everyone. But it didn't matter whether he lost them, because he had a feeling that if he didn't do this "favor" they would be lost anyway. And he at least wanted to stand up for his family. For his friends. At least a chance, than no chance at all.

"I'll… take you up on your offer," Ed said, with a new, fierce determination.

"A brave one aren't you? Volunteering before you even know what you're going to do. I suppose bravery is said to be one of your more redeeming features."

"Just get on with what the favor is," Ed said, his voice tinged with curiosity. After all, not many things can make "God" ask for a favor. It just didn't happen.

Or more like, it didn't happen often.

"There has been a Truth run astray. The human has offered it something it cannot turn down. Or actually, it's something the Truth doesn't WANT to turn down."

"What is that?"

"Power," Truth replied grimly. "To rule the world. To play God. The very thing he was there to uphold. He should have known better. An idiotic Truth."

"If a wild Truth gets in charge of a person, think of the possibilities. The Law of Equivalent Exchange wouldn't be upheld. And, the Truth would be easily swayed from its duties, just as that rogue Truth is now. This is why we try to avoid special circumstances like this."

"Makes sense." Although Ed said that, it didn't make sense at all to him. After all, wasn't every Truth's objective to uphold The Law of Equivalent Exchange?

"Although I called him idiotic," Truth continued. "Do not underestimate him. When I said idiotic, I meant his level of loyalty and faithfulness of following the main objective of being a Truth: To uphold the Law of Equivalent Exchange."

"You knew this rogue Truth," Ed said, not as a question, but as a statement.

"Yes." Truth said. "He was the most cunning Truth there. Although his grades were horrendous, he was cunning. Cunning, and he also has the ability to use his cunning. A dangerous mix."

"Truths are asking their own humans to do this favor. Most have declined, due to the danger. Some have accepted. You will be put into a team with other people. You must cooperate, and they must do the same. The reason I asked you to do this favor is because I believed you could do it."

"And what is the favor? What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to hunt down the rogue Truth, along with the human." Truth said. "Of course, with my help."

How was my disclaimer? Nice huh? Took me a few minutes to decide XD. Did you like the story? Please comment, review, follow, or favorite! Even just viewing is good for me too :D. I think it's actually better to write a fanfic than read one. Reading it, you wait ages for the next release. Writing it, you know exactly what's going to happen. On that cheery note, ta-ta for now!