Disclaimer: Sad, but true. No part of FMA is mine.

Paring: Edward Elric x Alphons Heiderich

Notes: This story is set sometime during the FMA movie, and is in Alphons Heiderich's personal viewpoint (Meaning that I means Alphons).

Summary: Alphons and Edward get ready to cross the gate, but some people arrive to try to stop them.

Add. Notes: The new year has got me much more busy than I had first expected, so it's taking me longer to update. Please be kind and do forgive me for taking so long in getting this up. This is the second last chapter. Not very long, I know, but please do review!

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FullMetal Alchemist: Not Just a Substitute

Crossing

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"Let's go then." I told Ed quickly, feeling anxious to see what his world was like, now that we had finally managed to open the gate.

Ed nodded, and the two of us proceeded over to my small rocket-powered plane.

Just then, the large door at the opposite end of the vast hall that we were in burst open, and a female voice rang out, it's tone stern and frosty.

"Not so fast."

We spun around immediately and I recognized the speaker to be the leader of the Thule Society, Ms Dietlinde Eckhart. She was with a group of men whom I all recognized as members of the Society as well.

The two of us stood frozen, staring at the group.

"Well, now." Ms Eckhart spoke, smirking at us. "We had experimented for months, but had not gone very far. The capturing of that great green monster helped somewhat, but we still could not get it. But now, thanks to you, my planned invasion can finally commence."

"You're not getting there so easily, lady." Edward snapped angrily. "I won't let you."

"Oh?" Ms Eckhart queried mockingly. "And how are you going to stop me?"

"Like this." Ed grated, clapping his hands together, and there was a blinding flash of blue light. When it cleared, I could see that a massive wall of stone had appeared between the two of us and the members of the Society. I could also hear howls of anger coming from behind the wall.

"Hurry, Al!" Ed yelled at me as he ran. "The wall's not going to hold them off forever!"

I snapped back to my senses and ran towards the plane after Ed. As we ran, I heard a sudden detonation coming from behind us, and when I turned to look, I saw that the wall that Ed had created had vanished in a massive cloud of dust.

"You're not getting away that easily, boys." We heard Ms Eckhart's icy voice calling out. "You're not the only one with special powers here."

"Stop them!" This command was given to the other Society members, who immediately gave chase.

Edward had already entered the plane, so I quickly followed suit, taking the front seat. I turned the engines on and started making the preparations needed for take off. But it took time, and time was something that we definitely did not have enough of. The members of the Thule Society were rapidly closing in on the plane, but I could not work any faster. What was worst was that they had started to shoot at us. I feared for both of our lives.

Ed, who had been looking anxiously over my shoulder, took action. He jumped back out of the plane and utilized his alchemy once more, creating obstacles and projectiles that he hurled at our pursuers. It slowed most of them down, except for Ms Eckhart, who seemed able to use some Alchemy as well.

"Hurry!" Ed yelled at me, "I'm not going to be able to hold them off much longer!"

"I'm trying my best!" I shouted in reply, adjusting the controls feverishly, desperately even, but still, I could not get the plane to work the way that I required it too.

Then, all of a sudden, the rockets roared to life. "Edward!" I yelled, "Get in!"

Ed stopped his actions immediately, and cambered quickly back in.

"Hold on!" I told Ed, about to launch us off, but just then, I felt a searing jolt in my right arm, and I yelled out, both from the shock and the pain. I looked down, and could see quite a lot of blood flowing from my arm. I had been shot.

"Al!" Ed exclaimed when he saw the blood. "You've been shot!"

I gritted my teeth to the pain and cut him off, pointing with my other arm. "Just go! Quickly! Press the button there. We have to get out of here now!"

Ed still looked very worried, but he nodded and obeyed. Immediately, the rocket fired up, and we blasted off, heading straight for the gate. I could hear the cries of rage from the Society members, and the command by Ms Eckhart for them to get the other planes ready and give chase. But I ignored all of that, my mind focused on the thought of finally being able to go with Ed to his world, even as I tried to stop the bleeding from my gunshot wound with my other hand.

I tried to maintain my gaze upon the glowing gateway as we approached it rapidly, but the pain from my wound was just too much for me to handle, and I blacked out.

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Notes: It's all coming to an end now… I hope that this chapter was alright! The last chapter to this story, which is the next chapter, will probably be quite short (or maybe not), and will be somewhat a connector to the sequel. But of course, even I wouldn't know until I complete it (I'm still developing it). So please do remember to return to read the last chapter! I will get it up within a week, I promise :)

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