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Chapter 4
The Trance and the Training
"Wake up," Al said. Fletcher groaned.
"Let me sleep for five more minutes," Fletcher said. Al grabbed Fletcher by the ankles and dragged him out.
"Here, eat Elric," Russell said. Fletcher awoke.
"Hey Russell, do you have medicine for headaches?" Fletcher asked.
"Sorry, I don't," Russell answered. Fletcher finished his breakfast and went to go get dressed. Fletcher found the headache medicine that Winry gave him.
"Elric, hurry up," Russell said. Fletcher changed his clothes and ran out. Al was waiting for Fletcher in the kitchen. Al smiled. Fletcher nodded. As they left, Russell came running up.
"Sorry it took so long," Al said.
"Okay, I just came back to see if you guys know where to go," Russell said.
"I know where to go," Al said. Russell nodded and walked off. "We are going to an empty part of Xenotime," Al said. Al and Fletcher walked in the other direction from Russell.
On the outskirts of Xenotime
Al was teaching Fletcher how to transmute a burned book back to what it originally looked like.
"Uncle Al, I can't do it," Fletcher said.
"Yes, you can when you believe you can," Al said. Fletcher tried again. This time it worked. The book was an old alchemy book.
"I did it," Fletcher said.
"Good now let's try alchemy on an old house," Al said.
"But..," Fletcher started.
"Don't worry. The house is a small house," Al said.
At Timmy's house
"Hahahaha! This training will put stress on his brain which it'll give him a headache," Timmy said. On the big screen it showed Fletcher walking over to the broken old house. The black cat meowed.
At Resembool
Ed was on the porch as the sun rose.
"I guess I can head back to Central," Ed said.
"Why?" A voice asked. Ed turned to see Winry.
"Because I have to go on a mission that won't take long," Ed answered. He started to walk down the road.
Back at Xenotime
"Fletcher, think about the house being repaired by alchemy," Al said. Fletcher had already tried fixing the house about 50 times. The sun was setting.
"I'm tried and my head hurts," Fletcher said.
"Fine, we'll continue tomorrow," Al said. Al walked off.
"I'm going to walk in the woods for a little bit," Fletcher said. He walked in the trees behind him. In the center of the trees Fletcher went down on his knees holding his head. "No, I got to fight the trance," Fletcher said. He looked at the sky. It was already dark. In the end the trance won. Fletcher's body began to be covered by transmutation circles, his shirt ripped off. Fletcher cut down a bunch of trees while he was in his trance. When Fletcher came out of his trance he looked around. "Better head back," Fletcher said. He walked out of the woods and then collapsed on the ground next to that broken house he was supposed to fix.
Al found Fletcher the next day. Fletcher was being bitten by hungry dogs. Al chased the dog away and picked up Fletcher.
"Fletcher, Fletcher, wake up," Al said trying to wake Fletcher. No good. Al picked Fletcher up and rushed to the hospital.
4 years later in Resembool
A knock on Winry's door made her jump. She got up for the couch and answered the door. It was Fletcher. He was smiling like Ed even though he was bleeding, bruised, and couldn't stand. He was leaning on the door frame.
"Hi Mom. I'm back and I feel like shit," Fletcher said. Fletcher was 13 and almost as tall a Winry.
"What happen?" Winry asked all worried.
"I'm okay. I kept running into trees and got attacked by animals on my 12 day trip home on foot. I told Uncle Al, I would come back on foot because I wanted to be stronger than Hell," Fletcher answered. Winry helped Fletcher in and to the couch. Kelly walked in from her room.
"Kelly go get me the bandages, a wet cloth, and the cut medicine," Winry said. Kelly left for about 2 minutes and came back with the stuff. "Help me clean Fletcher's cuts," Winry said.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Fletcher cried. Winry was putting the bandages on Fletcher's head when Kelly accidentally stepped on his foot. "OUCH!" Fletcher cried. Winry finished bandaging his head.
"Take off your shoes," Winry said as she left to get a clean cloth. Fletcher groaned as he took of his shoes and socks. His feet were cut, blistered, and bloody. Kelly started smiling as Fletcher took her cloth and started washing them. He was putting the bandages on when Winry came back.
"I decided to take care of my own feet," Fletcher said.
"Okay. Kelly why don't you help him to his room while I get dinner started," Winry said. Kelly helped Fletcher to his feet.
"Don't tell Mom or Dad about what I'm going to tell you," Fletcher said.
"Sure," Kelly said.
"I'm leaving in 5 days to find someone," Fletcher said with a grin.
A/n: Oh no, a cliffy! Oh well, you'll live. Next chapter is call the last trance and battle for Fletcher Elric. Please review!