Okay just so you know this is about one week after the last chapter.

And if you read the last chapter and it didn't really flow with the chapter before re read it. I accidentally put up a chapter from a different story so…. Yeah

One of Ed's doctors walked into the room to find a sleeping Roy on the chair once again.

Well at least now he doesn't have to wait to give the man the good and possible bad news.

He walked over to Roy and tapped his shoulder, trying to wake him.

"Excuse me sir?"

Roy let out a groan, obviously not wanting to be woken up, but he got up anyway.

"Yes?"

"We have some good news concerning Edward."

That woke Roy up.

"And that would be?"

"We can probably wake him up today, seeing how his worse wounds have healed, he wont be in much pain when he wakes up."

"Much pain?"

"Well he has been unconscious for the past couple weeks, so he wont be as used to pain as he would be, so there will be a slight pain factor for him, but its will be more on the pain level of a paper cut don't worry"

"Okay, so what time today?"

"Well whenever you're ready, but if I where you I would get the people over here that would like to see him wake."

"That going to be quite a few people."

"Call me in when everyone's ready"

Roy started making phone calls, calling his team, Hughes, Winry and of course Al in.

It took a while but everyone eventually got to the hospital. With how many people where here the seemingly large room now felt like they where all sardines in a can.

The doctor made his way over to the room, when he saw how many people where in there he was a little surprised, I mean the Colonel had said it would be a lot of people but, well I guess this was to be expected.

"You guys ready, some of you look like your about to have a panic attack."

No one really replied with anything more then a nod or a grunt.

"But there is one thing I think you should know. We aren't sure of what Edwards metal state might be when he wakes up. He could be perfectly fine, but he could also have PTSD or just be plain insane after what happened"

"Ed's a strong kid, he's seen a lot already, I think he'll be fine" Hughes said, sounding sure of himself.

"Just be prepared for the worse."

The doctor (A/N don't you love how I don't bother to give him a name xD) took out a syringe with a clear liquid, that could be mistaken for water, inside. He took the end of Ed's I.V and stuck it into a tube that made what ever was in the syringe flow to his blood.

He injected the liquid into the tube and backed away.

"I'll leave all of you to him, if anything happens I'll be out side here"

Everybody waited, after what seemed like forever the boy began to stur.

I heard and felt the nothingness that was suffocating me start to ebb away. The first thing I noticed was a constant beep. Then I felt the softness of the bed underneath me and the blankets on top of me.

Then the pain settled in, it wasn't unbearable, it was just like a constant sting of a paper cut, nothing really, but noticeable.

What occurred to me next was the sound of many people breathing, in and out, like they where worried and anxious all at the same time. My eyes fluttered open, and all I saw was white.

Where am i?

I looked around to see, just about everyone I knew here in central looking at me, it was really awkward. (Don't yout think it would be awkward waking up from a coma infront of like everyone you know, and their just standing there staring at you waiting for you to wake up? I think it would.)

"Brother?" Al was the first one to speak. "Brother your awake!"
that just sent off a chain reaction of every one there half shouting "Edward" and "Your awake"

"How do you feel" asked none other then the Colonel himself.

I tried to say something but I couldn't, no sound would come out of my mouth. It was like something was stopping the words from escaping.

"Don't try to talk Edward you have a tube in your throat." Winry stated, making her way through he crowd. "Here, write what you want to say on this" she handed me a whiteboard and a marker.

I feel fine, really groggy though.

"That would make sense, you where out for three weeks" Hughes said, rather calmly.

THREE WEEKS!?!

"Yeah they had to put you into a chemically induced coma because of your injuries." Winry explained.

And that means?

"They purposely put you in a coma because of the pain you would've been in if you where awake."

"I take it that pain isn't that bad?" Havoc asked

No just like a constant stinging, it's nothing really.

"That's good to know"

But would anyone mind explaining why I have a hole in my throat and a tube in that hole running down my windpipe?

"Your airway collapsed and they couldn't do it the other way so they had to cut a hole in your throat"

The conversation continued for a while but mostly everyone had to leave. The only people who where left where Hughes, The Colonel, Winry, and Al

Winry walked up to the side of my bed.

"You sure you're feeling okay Ed?"

Yeah I'm fine, but I'm kind of surprised to see you here already.

"Yeah Mustang called me.

"She came into the hospital ready to bash your head in for wrecking her Automail again brother" Al explained.

Why doesn't that surprise me? So can I get out of the beating this time Winry?

"The beating to your wallet, no, the beating with my wrench, maybe just this once." She laughed.

So, how bad was it?

"The damage to the Automail or the damage to you Ed?" The Colonel asked.

Lets start with the Automail

"I'm going to have to replace both, build them both from scratch, the leg looked worse"

Yeah I watched him rip it apart with that damned crowbar

"He ripped it apart with a crowbar?!"

Yeah… How bad was the rest of me?

Mustang sighed.

"You lost A LOT of blood, and you where barely alive when they brought you in. They had to do a major surgery; I'm not really sure what it was for though. But during the procedure you went into V-fib, which means that your arteries in your heart stopped working properly causing an irregular heartbeat making you eventually crash. Your right leg is broken; you had a bunch of cuts and bruises everywhere. A couple of ribs where either cracked or broken and park of your skull, by one of the cuts, was fractured."

I didn't say, well write, anything.

It was silent for a while.

"Ed, what happened?" Hughes asked.

"Maes, maybe we should wait till he can talk before we ask him that. You can only write so much on that whiteboard."

"You're right. Well, I got to get back to work; we are still trying to track whoever did this down."

You didn't get him?

"He ran before we could catch him. Well, we'll let you three be."

Hughes and the Colonel walked out.

Why the hell are the walls glass, I feel like I'm in a zoo. Anyone can watch whatever I'm doing in here. (Basing the hospital off of the one in House M.D)

Al and Winry laughed.

"Its probably so the nurses can keep an eye on the patients." Al guessed

"Especially patients like you Ed."

What people who where in a coma for three weeks?

"You know what I mean Ed."

I fell back against my pillow giving out a sigh.

"What is it brother?"

A couple things.

Al and Winry just looked at me.

Well for one I really hate being stuck in hospitals.

"Well Ed you're going to have to deal with it."

Yeah, yeah I know Winry

"What are the other things brother?"

I just cant believe I let myself be captured and tortured, I swear I didn't even know the bastard either!

"Really? Did he know you?"

He said I knew him, and that me not remembering would add to the effect or something.

"What was the reason he gave for doing it?"

He didn't really give one. I asked him who he was and all he said was "I'm the person who is going to make your last moments in this world as painful, and as horrible as I can."

I saw Winry flinch, noticing how I had what he said memorized

"Was it painful brother?"

It, well, its hard to explain. At first it was but after a while, I don't know I guess my nerves just kind of gave out on me because I just went totally numb.

"I guess in a way that's good Ed."

Yeah, I guess it was. But I know one thing it was really freaking weird.

"Ed what was that last thing you remember before you blacked out."

I don't really remember everything was kind of like distant after a while. But I remember him laughing and shooting at me with a BB gun or something then he stopped abruptly and I heard a lot of footsteps, and you and the Colonel found me

"That's the last thing you remember?"

I remember you and the Colonel calling for me, telling me to say something, but couldn't, I couldn't do anything then I blacked out.

"You really scared us brother. And I didn't even know what was happening after the ambulance came, I was to big to ride in it, but mustang went."

I would say I'm sorry but, that wouldn't really help considering it wasn't really my fault.

I closed my eyes and let out a sigh.

I hate having to stay in one place like this, hell I hate having to stay still like this!

"I know brother, but you're gonna have to deal with it."

There was a knock and the door opened, I sat up to see who it was just to have a wave of pain run through my rib cage. I let out a grunt and cringed a little.

"You okay kid?" the person who walked in asked.

"Yeah just, bad position for my ribs"

"Well I'm here to run some standard tests and stuff like that, If you two could," He cut himself off, looking at Winry and Al.

"We'll get out" Al said, standing up. "Come on Winry"

"But"

"You can finish measuring later, you should go get something to eat"

"yeah, okay see you later then Ed"

I waved and watched them leave. This s going to be a long wait to get out of here.