Summary: It has been a few years since Ed and Al got their bodies back, yet the Truth has added another sick twist to the story. What will they do now?

Disclaimer: I own nothing besides the plot. I am merely borrowing the characters for this fanfic. BTW I know I got Ed's rank wrong but I decided to do it with American ranks and normal promos. Sorry if it got confusing.

Thank you so much to Fireflower19 for giving me inspiration to carry on after so long. You are a lifesaver! I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. If there are any mistakes please let me know and I will change them ASAP

Red. All I can see is red. It's flowing around me, a bit like when I was swallowed by Envy, and enveloping me like my red coat, I felt so relaxed. I faintly wondered why I wasn't drowning, as I was breathing underwater, but I waved the thought off and closed my eyes, allowing myself to drift with the current. When I open my eyes, I see a small maroon shape emerge towards me. It's Al, and he seemed upset. More than upset, he was grief-stricken. His mouth was moving, yet I couldn't hear a word. The tears began to stream down his face, and when I ran to him to see what was wrong, he ignored me, as if I weren't there. Then he began to turn away, shaking his head. I saw his mouth form the words 'Ed' and 'coma'.

A coma? Is that what I'm in? I thought that they were simply prolonged periods of unconsciousness, which can go on for a days, weeks, months, years. Is this really a coma? Yes it is human. I spun around in surprise, ready to fight if need be. The Truth was sat in front of the gate again, like he always had been whenever I ended up there. I noticed that the water had disappeared when the Truth had spoken.

"Why am I like this? What did you do you bastard?" It was obvious that he had something to do with this. The smirk on his face and the fact that I was even here gave him away.

I simply set things up so that you would get shot, and so this would look like an accident. Something of your own doing.

"But why? I haven't trans mutated anything because I gave up alchemy, remember? Why do you always screw with me?" I began to regret giving up alchemy, it would've helped me kick this guy's ass.

Because it's fun. You amuse me Edward Elric, and I enjoy watching your reactions to emotional pain. Therefore I decided to do this. He grinned that annoying evil grin that I knew well.

"You sick bastard! Get me out of here right now!" It took all of my willpower not to beat the crap outta him then and there.

Ah ah ah…We have to wait until the opportune moment. You should thank me though. That bullet could have killed you, and imagine the pain that would have caused your baby brother and.. Winry, is it? Damn him, he knew all my weak points!

"Leave them out of this or I swear I'll kick your ass!"

We'll see Human, we'll see. However for now you can remain in a coma and make your loved ones suffer. Because after all, seeing them suffer makes you suffer too, isn't that right?

And with that he vanished, leaving me pissed off and worried for my family. The Truth was right, although I didn't want to admit it. "For fuck's sake!" I yelled, punching the almost painfully pure white surface beneath me. I had to find a way out of this coma, and without alchemy it seemed near impossible. Hospitals do treatments for coma patients, right? All I could think about was coming up with a plan and also whether Al and Winry were alright.