Hello everyone! Welcome to the final chapter of WMUP!

I know I said there would be at least 2 more chapters but...

Honestly, I've been writing this story for years. It's gotta end hahah

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Chapter 21: Do Not Go Gentle

The alley they stood in was dark and smelly and Alice was tempted to bury her face in Ed's jacket, just so the scent couldn't reach her. Unfortunately, he moved before she could do so and she flailed for a moment, quickly regaining her balance and hurrying after him.

"Are you sure you know where you're going?" Alice called softly, quickly crouching behind a fallen trash can when Ed held up his hand. A few moments later, the blonde got back up and turned to face her.

"'Course I know where I'm going. I've been here before."

"Right, right..." she muttered softly, standing up. Something in the back of her mind told her that that was wrong. That there was no way he could have been here before.

But since she had no idea why he couldn't have been here, she ignored it.

At least, until the words Hughes is still alive, he couldn't have been here floated across her mind. The thought surprised her so much that she actually stopped walking and stood frozen in the center of the alley. What did Hughes have to do with anything? Of course he was still alive, why wouldn't he be?

Wait...

"So you've seen it before?"

"Uh-huh, I think it was volume...five? Yeah, I think so..."

Wait.

She was forgetting something...

A frown graced Alice's lips as she covered her eyes. What was she forgetting?!

"Hmm...well, pushing all your trust issues out of the way, you've had a crush on that boy ever since you started reading Fullmetal Alchemist."

"Hurgh...yeah. Now answer my question."

Reading? What had Emily meant by that?

"Allie? Is something wrong? Have you changed your mind?"

Alice looked up at Ed in surprise, she had almost forgotten he was there. She was about to answer when she remembered something else.

"He's a fictional character, Allie. That sort of thing doesn't happen."

Fictional...character?

Slowly, the things she had forgotten in the past month or so came flying back and she stared at Ed with wide, green eyes.

"Allie?"

"I...had forgotten. I forgot everything...nothing's right. Nothing's right anymore! What have I done?!" Alice cried, suddenly panicked. When was the last time anything had gone according to plot? The Rockbells? Lab Five? She didn't know.

"What on earth are you going on about?" Ed asked, a look of confused on his face.

Alice began to answer, only to stop herself when she realized that she had never told Ed about the Fullmetal Alchemist series. Of course she hadn't, she had somehow forgotten it...

And now wasn't the time to explain.

"It's nothing. I just remembered something, something kinda...important. To me anyway. It's nothing, really. Come on, Al's waiting for us," Alice replied, grabbing Ed's hand and pulling him down the alley. The blonde let out a sigh but let the subject drop. He gave her hand a tug a few feet later, making them stop in front of an old, rusty gate.

The gate was now familiar to Alice and she paled as she remembered what was down below. Before, when she hadn't remembered anything, she had assumed it was some sort of building that the Homunculi used.

Now she knew the truth.

All she had ever seen was the sewers and the large, pipe filled room. And that was probably all she'd see when she went down there.

How was she supposed to get away from Father? Did Ed even know about him yet?

And how was she supposed to escape with those chimera lying in wait above the tunnels?

It was after she had given Ed a quick kiss and a promise to stay safe that she realized another truth.

She wouldn't be escaping.

~X~

Alice was more than a little surprised when she found Envy waiting for her in the sewers. She had assumed they would wait for her to come to them.

"Evening, Brat," the Homunculi greeted, unfolding his arms, "I'm surprised you didn't bring the Fullmetal Pipsqueak with you."

"You told me not to," Alice replied, trying not to shiver.

"True. Good job listening then. Let's go." Envy snapped, turning around and heading into sewers. Alice strode after him without question.

"You came to escort me? Should I be flattered?" She asked, hoping her voice didn't betray just how scared she was.

"Tch. I didn't come 'cause I like you. I came 'cause you'd be mauled if you tried to come on your own. And we kinda need you alive for a bit."

Alice couldn't repress the shiver that ran through her and she rubbed her arms as she walked. It took every fiber of her will power to keep from looking up at the chimera's that resided in the ceiling.

The sewer path wasn't nearly as long as the manga had made it look and all too soon, Envy was leading her into the main room. It was a lot larger and colder than she had expected it to be and the room only contained three people. Gluttony sat on one of the large pipes, a piece of cloth hanging from his mouth. Alphonse lay on the ground a few feet away, his arms torn off and a thick, dirty rope wrapped around him. Father stood atop the platform in the back of the room, watching with avid curiosity as Envy grabbed her arm and dragged her toward the platform.

"Thank you for retrieving her, Envy. Please place her in the circle," Father said, smiling at them as the long-haired homunculi led her up the steps. Alice let out a small gasp of fear when she saw the circle Father had been referring to.

It was large, taking up a good part of the platform, and contained symbols that Alice knew were from Xerxes, the fallen country. It reminded her of a human transmutation circle, but her gut told her it was probably much worse.

Envy pushed her forward and she fell into the middle of the circle with a pained 'oof.' She quickly sat up, turning to face her captors.

"You'll let Al go now, right?"

"Yes," Father answered, smiling at her, "And if you cooperate, we will leave Edward be. We will send Alphonse back and let them both leave. Do you understand?"

At first Alice couldn't move, but as Fathers eyes narrowed, she managed to nod.

"Good. Envy? Please return Alphonse to his brother."

"Fine." The homunculi said, smirking at Alice as he left.

"What...what are you going to do to me?" Alice asked softly, clenching her hands as fear began to course through her. What she been thinking?! Of course she couldn't escape the Homunculi. No one could! Except Ed. He probably could. But she wasn't Ed.

She was Alice Smith, a weak little girl from an entirely different world.

And she had made a terrible mistake.

"You're from a different world, Alice. And because of that I'll be using you to open the gate," Father explained, stepping onto the circle. All of the lines began to glow a blinding white and an unnatural wind tore at Alice. The strangest of feelings overcame her and she began to scream out of fear.

She could see Father's outline amidst the blinding light and she reached for it desperation.

But the shadowy figure was fading.

And she realized she had never said goodbye.

~X~

"Hello, Alice. It's been a while."

Hm? Who was that?

"I realize you probably don't want to see me, but the polite thing to do would be to at least look at me."

Alice frowned as she finally recognized the voice. She opened her eyes to find herself in the familiar white expanse that was the Gate; Truth sitting across from her with a smug smile on his face.

"This...isn't a dream, is it?" Alice asked softly, even though she already knew the answer.

"That's correct. You didn't belong in Amestris, therefore a toll is not required from you when you leave. Father attempted to use that to his advantage."

"Attempted?"

"He failed," Truth said, chuckling a bit, "All he succeeded in doing was sending you to me. And because of the type of circle he used, you can't return to Amestris."

Alice stayed quiet, suddenly unsure of how she felt. She wanted to go home but...she also wanted to be with Ed.

"Isn't there some way I can return?"

"I'm afraid not. I'm tired of this game anyway. Besides, I'm sure Emily needs your help right now."

"E-excuse me?!" Alice stuttered, suddenly sitting up straighter.

"Ah, that's right, you don't know. Emily isn't...dead. Well, I suppose she is...here's the explanation. You and Emily are not from Amestris, therefore you can't die there. Well you can, but you're just sent back to where you came from when it happens."

"You mean...Emily's...alive right now? She's at home right now?!"

"Correct."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" Alice screamed, leaping up, "All this time, I thought my best friend was dead and now your telling me she's alive?!"

"I'd have thought you'd be happy." Truth said, crossing his arms.

"I-I...I'm...angry! I...I want to go home, and I want to see Emily again, but I can't leave Ed! I...I love him!" Alice cried, her mixed emotions causing tears to slip from her eyes. She rubbed at them furiously, angry that she felt completely lost.

"I'm afraid you have no choice, Alice. It's time for you to return to your world."

Alice jumped as the Gate began to swing open, it's movements creating an almost painful grinding sound. The tiny black hands shot out before she could move and began to pull her in, just like they had in her dream. But this time she didn't go quietly.

"Let me go! Damn it, please! I have to get back to Ed! I promised! I PROMISED!" she cried, struggling with the hands. In a moment of pure desperation, she grabbed for the Gate itself.

"It's a pinky promise. It's absolutely taboo to break a pinky promise, so you have to believe me."

"Just...what makes it so taboo? Is alchemy involved? Or some sort of curse?"

"N-no. You just...can't break a pinky promise."

"I can't- I can't break my promise!," she sobbed, "Please Truth, let me go back! I'm begging you! I'll do anything! Please!"

"I'm sorry, Alice. But your destiny is elsewhere."

Alice let out another sob as she lost her grip on the door and the black hands pulled her in.

How was she supposed to live without Ed?

Alice kept struggling but the hands only tightened. A pathetic, terrified wail escaped her.

"I promise I'll come back to you."

The last sliver of light disappeared and Alice finally gave in.

There was nothing to fight for anymore.

There it is guys. The end of WMUP. Well...not exactly. There's still the epilogue. There won't be any authors notes on that, so this will be the final one.

I want to thank all of you for sticking with me for so long. Really, it means so much to me that there are people out there who are actually reading my stories. I love you all! I'm thankful for every review you guys have ever sent me, for every follow or fave. Really, thank you all so much!

I've been writing this story for so long, it'll be weird to...not write it anymore. But I suppose it's a good thing, finishing this story now. I need to spend more time on my original writing. But, maybe whenever I get writers block, I can come back here and write some drabbles featuring Ed and Allie. I can't bear to let them die :)

Well, I think that's all I need to say, haha. Please tell what you thought about this chapter? And maybe the story in general?

Once again, thank you all so much for reading this story!

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