Mustang was about to head back to the office when Armstrong caught his attention. He was staring at him with a scared face. Mustang was about to ask him the reason for his absurd behavior when he traced Armstrong's eyes to the gate.

As Ed and Al sat there waiting for their inevitable death, the gate was slowly opening behind them. A terrible secret was about to be revealed. The origin of the creatures within the gate.

"What is this"
"I dont know. All my muscles are trembling with excitement and an unknown fear. My muscles are warning me of a great danger"
"Stop it with the muscle talks"
"But Fuhrer, surely you feel it too. Something's not right"
"Yes, something is definitely amiss, but what could it be?"

As the commando leader got out of the tent he saw that the gate was glowing. His years of experience warned him of an imminent danger so he rallied all his men and went near to take a closer look at the gate.

Ed couldn't believe his luck, the commandos had forgotten all about them and was concentrating on something behind them. Well, he wasnt going to waste time trying to find out what it could be. He concentrated as much as possible on the cuffs but he realized that it was pointless.

"Al, its no use."
"I've done it, Brother!"
"WHAT! You managed to break free?"
"He he, well i did some training alone after you came to this world, so. . "
"I tried so hard but I couldn't do it and you. . "
"Well brother, i was just tied by a normal rope and you are held by metal cuffs so i managed to break free."
"Ok, ok enough talk. Just free me already. Jeez Al, you are so slow."
"Sorry brother, i'll try to be faster next time."
"You'd better!"

So after their usual quarrel, they both managed to break free and slowly crept away from the camp.

Meanwhile, in the private chambers of Fuhrer Hitler, something important is happening.

"Fuhrer Hitler sir!"
"What is it general?"
"The experiment has been a success."
"Do we have the material?"
"Only a small amount, just enough for one transmutation."
"How long will it take to get a usable amount?"
"About a month Fuhrer, sir."
"And what of the gate?"
"Still unstable."
"Have you sent someone to guard it?"
"Our commando unit 5 has been dispatched there."
"Excellent. You're dismissed."
"Yes Sir!"

The commando leader had a tough time believing what he was seeing in front of his eyes. The strange gate had opened and there were hundreds of living eyes inside staring at him from a mass of darkness and countless hands were grabbing the air around them, desperately trying to get out. Fear spread through his veins and sent a chill down his spine and from the looks of his men it seemed as if no one is unaffected by this sight.

Back in the alchemy world, Mustang and Armstrong stands rooted to the ground as they see something that they had never seen before. The darkness inside the gate seemed to have taken a definite form and is trying to get out as a single entity. They realized that if this being is not stopped then it might mean the end of both the worlds.

"Quickly! Armstrong, you must make haste to the headquarters and bring reinforcements. Assemble all of the state alchemists here."
"All?"
"Yes, all. This gate must be closed at all costs. Also send some scouts to try to acquire some philosopher's stone. If it's possible."
"Is that all? Fuhrer?"
"Yes that is all."
"Then i'll be off now."
"Hurry. We have no time to lose."
"And what will you do? Fuhrer Mustang?"
"I will try to delay the creature's arrival. There is no time to waste. Go NOW!"

As Armstrong headed to Central City with full haste, the creature inside the gate shows more signs of life and Mustang stands ready to fight it. His calm attitude hiding his tensed mind.

Ed and Al are almost at the edge of the crater. Just a few more steps when a blood-curdling scream pierces the night sky and makes the two brothers turn around. What they saw froze them in their tracks.