I'm Bach! (I'm back. Bad music pun! XP) Hope you enjoyed. I'm been binge-writing if that's even a thing. Instead of doing my homework no less. Anyway, I finally got around to watching Conquerer of Shamballa and I wanted to add (if you haven't already guessed) that all of that is not in this FanFiction.

Oh and I still need a name for those black terrifying creatures that I filled in with 'Derp'! Please help. Oh and brace yourself for repetition of the word 'black.'

Disclaimer: Seriously. Not. Mine. End. Of. Story.

~3rd Person POV

This was the fourth day Al spent at Kikki and Ren's house. Alphonse found that he wasn't very good at fighting as he used to be, and the only thing he could do was make food, ask questions, read, and lose every sparring match he had with the girls. Luckily, they had quite the supply of alchemy books to make him feel better. But he was fed up with waiting for Teja to finish her other 'objective' or whatever it was. So what else to do except take a walk?

Bad idea. Al groaned as he was cornered by about eighteen Derps. They all started crowding around him, leaving no escape for him. "CRAP!" Alphonse decided to yell in frustration hoping to get someone, anyone's attention.

Unfortunately nobody seemed to be around the outskirts of town as per usual. The black monstrosities closed in for the kill, it's many heads seeping outward face in a silent scream, crying what looked like blood. Right as they were about to close in for the kill, the blonde alchemist ducked down avoiding them narrowly, some of the black goop it was dripping got on his face and it felt like fire from hell.

Static electricity crackled as a transmutation circle, never-before seen, appeared underneath the Derps with a sick purple color like the one that shows up when an alchemist tries to bring back the dead. The midnight-colored beasts from the gate were sucked in like a black hole. Alphonse looked around desperately for the alchemist that did the transmutation. He whipped around to see Ren and Kikki sprinting towards him. Oh no! What did they pay for that transmutation?! Al's face must have looked terrified because the two girls looked scared.

"What happened?!" Kikki demanded.

"Well, I went for a walk and then all of a sudden these Derps surrounded me at once. Oh and thanks for saving me with that transmutation!" Al said exasperated.

"What do you mean? We thought you did that!" Ren flinched in realization, "Then who did it?!" They all turned around saw it.

A body curled up on the ground.

With familiar golden hair, two missing limbs, and glass sticking out of him like he was in a car accident.

"BROTHER!" Alphonse screamed in horror and delight as he got up to run to the other Elric's side. He shook him as hard as possible for what seemed like eternity, not noticing Ren and Kikki's presence behind him, "Come on brother! WAKE UP!" In the back of his mind a nagging thought got louder and louder. What if he's dead?! Al finally realized he could take Ed's pulse, a thing he got out of the habit of doing since it used to be pointless in his metal body.

There was a weak pulse, but steadily getting stronger by the second. As soon as the younger Elric's fingers left Edward's neck, confused golden orbs made an appearance. They widened in recognition of his brother in the flesh.

"ALPHONSE!" The Fullmetal Alchemist shout-whispered and almost cried, launching forward and hugging him like it was life or death. Ed's mind finally caught up with him and he clutched his head and started shaking.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Alphonse said, trying to soothe the State Alchemist.

Ed whispered ominously, "Never again..." then his eyes widened once more, this time yelling, "WHERE IS SHE! WHY ISN'T SHE HERE! THIS ISN'T EQUIVALENT!" Before promptly fainting.

"We should get him back to the house and treat his wounds. We don't have a phone, but I think you should call Winry, Al," Kikki said softly before picking the small State Alchemist bridal style.

As they walked back to the house, Alphonse couldn't help but wonder who he was screaming about. And what was not equivalent...

This is really short (like Edward) and the shortest for this story, but I guess it's better to update in less time with less work than more time and only a few minutes longer if reading. That is if anyone actually likes this story. Xd