I've been meaning to this drabble for a long time. I accidentally deleted the original of this one, so here is my next attempt! Enjoy!

Drabble #9: Alchemy

---------------------------------------

"Okay. Now, place your hands on the circle…" Ed instructed his older brother. Nodding, Envy slapped his hands onto the freshly-drawn transmutation circle, brows furrowed in concentration. The small woodland clearing around them seemed to have slowed to a standstill. Not a hint of birdsong wafted through the air.

Suddenly, a blood-red light emanated from the circle, surrounding the two brothers in it's glow. The sand at the center of the circle began to shimmer and swirl upward, contorting into different shapes. "It's working, Envy!" Ed laughed as Envy simply gaped at the spectacle.

KA-BOOM.

Without any warning whatsoever, the circle—and the area around it—exploded suddenly. Envy and Ed were blown backward out of the forest, screaming all the way. Landing gracefully to his feet, the Homunculus asked "Does that always happen the first time?" Spitting out sand and gravel, the blonde wheezed "Not hardly…" and staggered to his feet. Shaking his soot-covered hair, Envy ran back to the clearing, eyes wide with expectation. He was rewarded handsomely for his effort.

There, in the center of the once-clearing, sat an Ed doll.

----------------------------------------------------------

Ahh, Envy's first attempt at alchemy… n.n Is it good? Please R&R!