Truth
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"The body and the soul are connected to one another by the mind. A portion of my body now hurdles towards the portal of truth... so there's no point in me struggling. I have to let my mind guide me... into the portal."
Edward Elric saw all of his memories and thoughts swirl around him as he plummeted towards the Portal of Truth. He had just been swallowed by the Homunculus named Gluttony, and managed to create a very powerful transmutation circle to escape, using the souls from Xerxes as payment. Ed was obviously very upset by this, but deep down he knew it was what he had to do in order to get back to the real world to get his brother, Alphonse, back to his normal body.
After what seemed like forever, Ed crashed through the doors of the Gate of Truth. Immediately, he noticed that something was different, as there were two gates on either side of him. Confused, he turned around and was greeted with something he thought he would never see , his brother's body. Ed was devastated to find out that he couldn't retrieve Al's body, because his soul was not there. He screamed for his brother to wait for him, and that he was coming back no matter what. Although Ed was completely heartbroken, he had a newfound determination to get his brother his body back, because he knew it was still there.
The portal's eerie black hands grabbed at Edward, and yanked him back through the doors he hoped he would see in the near future. Expecting to emerge from Gluttony's stomach again, Ed didn't even think that something would go wrong. What he forgot was the fact that he just escaped from a "defective portal." With a bang, he crashed onto a moist surface, being greeted with immediate pain.
"Where the hell am I?" Ed groaned as he tried to push himself off the ground. Ling and Envy were no longer with him, so they must have made it back to Amestris okay. He tried to move his automail arm to push him up off the ground since his left arm was broken, but nothing happened. Ed tried to move his automail leg too, but still no effect.
"HEY!" he yelled, "IS ANYBODY THERE?" His eyes finally focused to the bright sky, and he was able to make out a huge castle towering above him.
"I guess I have no choice..." Ed thought to himself. He slowly picked himself up with his broken arm, clenching his teeth from the pain. He steadied himself on his right foot, and tried to hop to the castle for help and direction. After a few feet he fell down again and sighed. This went on for many attempts until he finally just collapsed from exhaustion. He glanced to his left and was able to make out a huge lake, and saw a rather strange looking tree to his right... almost as if it were moving. A few minutes passed and suddenly an extremely hairy man who looked like a giant ran towards Ed. He carried him into the castle, all the way to a hospital wing, gasping for breath once he arrived.
"Help!" the large man said, "this strange boy was collapsed on the field, and we dunno where he came from!"
As Ed's consciousness began fading away, he saw multiple figures placing him into a bed and giving him treatment. Did he just see sparks come out of a stick? "Wow," he thought, "I really am going crazy."
A/N: This fanfic is based on Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood but is obviously an alternate storyline after Ed went through the portal. I hope you enjoy, and please leave feedback so I can improve this story as much as I can along the way!