Hello, everyone! Here's the long-awaited next chapter in this story, hehehe. Hope that you like it. It took me awhile to get around to typing it up. I was either too busy or too lazy to type it up before. (blush) At least it's here now though. Hope that you enjoy it!

Heh, I'm using a Mac laptop to type up these stories today, and for some reason, ffdotnet doesn't like the browser, so it's not fully cooperating with me. If some of the formats are bad, please forgive me, I'm doing the best I can. (I have to type in all the HTML code myself.) I think that I finally figured out how to do my bolditalic author notes by typing in the HTML code, but we'll just have to see if it comes out as bolditalic, or as pure HTML code. Hopefully, the format turns out the way I want it.

Disclaimer: I do not own FullMetal Alchemist...But I AM the FullMetal Alchemist! (cough) Er, um, I pretend to be. I am a cosplayer, after all. I'm serious about that. I even wear my costume to work. Nobody cares that I do that. It's Wal-Mart after all. They expect nuts to work there. Hehehe...snort...now why did I type in a snort? I didn't even laugh aloud, let alone snort, so why did I type in a snort? Sigh. I'm weird. Go figure.

Edward ran after the nurse. "Wait! Don't ignore me! Tell me, what's wrong with my little brother? What's wrong with Al?"

She turned and looked at Edward. She looked a little uneasy, looking at him, but perhaps she still wasn't used to seeing a nonmaterial being like him. "Have you been told about the Goa'uld?" she asked.

Ed nodded slowly. "A little bit. Why? What about them?"

"Do you know what they are?" she asked.

"Uh…" Ed replied, "I heard that they are some sort of parasitic race that takes human beings as hosts."

The nurse gave Ed a do-you-understand-now look that made Ed shudder. "You're telling me that Al has been taken host by one of these…these…Goa'uld?"

"How else do you explain his irrational behavior? From what I understand from what you've told me, he's a really sweet person, right?"

"Yes, he's always been a very sweet kid," said Ed, "And he never would have attacked me. Never ever!"

"No, but a Goa'uld would, especially if they considered you a threat."

"Then what do we do for him? How do we get that thing out?"

The nurse sighed and looked away. "If you find the answer to that one, let me know." She then turned and left, leaving Ed standing there, dumbfounded. This couldn't be happening, not to his little brother, not to Al.

Ed quickly got his bearings, and ran and caught up with the nurse. "Wait, is Al still conscious the whole time this is going on?"

"Probably," said the nurse, "But he has no control over his own body. This Goa'uld that's possessed him does."

"Yeah, I know, I get that," said Ed, "But is there any way to traquilize this Goa'uld just for a little while so that I can talk to Al?"

The nurse sighed. "I don't know. We could always try, but we rarely ever succeed at that. The Goa'uld are pretty strong."

"Well, maybe this is a weaker one," said Ed, "They usually only possess adults, right?"

"Yeah, this is the first time I've ever seen one possess a kid. Normally a child's body can't take the strain."

"Then this one's probably weaker than most," said Ed, "Please, try and tranquilize it so that I can try and talk to Al."

"We can try," said the nurse.

Ed followed her into the room where they were keeping Al bound up. She tried to make him not follow her, but there was really nothing she could do about it, since even if she locked him out, he could just walk right through the door and get back in. So, giving up, she told him just to make sure not to get in her way, which he promised he wouldn't.

Ed stood over by the bed which Al was bound to. Al glared at him and said, "You dare let them treat your younger brother like this? Get me out of here, NOW!"

Ed placed a hand on Al's forehead. "Listen, Al," he said, "I'm sorry that this thing has come inside you and taken control of your body. We're going to see if we can do anything about it. Just hold tight, okay?"

Al's eyes glowed for a second, and Ed jumped back, a bit startled. Al then spoke again, but this time, his voice sounded more like a voice that was coming from under water, not Al's voice. "Even if you destroy me, nothing of the host survives. Your brother is dead, whether you like it or not."

Ed quickly shot a look at the nurse. She just looked at him and shook her head. Apparently, that was another lie that the Goa'uld frequently used. "Sorry, but that trick just won't work on me," Ed said, turning back to Al.

Al started struggling violently, demanding to be released, but no one paid any heed. The nurse called for some backup to come and restrain Al while she injected him in the back of the neck with some sort of tranquilizer. He quickly fell limp.

Ed shook at Al. "Al, wake up. I know that you want to sleep right now, and it's really hard for you to be awake, but this is the only time that I can talk directly with you. Please try to wake up."

Al's eyes slowly and awkwardly opened up. "Brother?" said Al, with much effort, "Wh-What's wrong with me...What-What's...happening?"

Ed breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that this was definitely Al talking to him. No one else would talk just the way Al did. That meant that Al was still okay inside his body. "That thing, that creature, that Colonel O'Neill and the others were warning us about, has apparently come and attacked you," said Ed.

A tear slipped down Al's cheek. "I've...I've...been...possessed...by one?" he said, with a lot of effort. It was really hard for him to stay awake and talk at the same time.

"Yes," said Ed, "But don't worry, just stick tight. We'll find a way to fix it."

Al started crying a little more. "But...But...what...if I...hurt...you?"

"There's no way you can hurt me," said Ed, "And we'll make sure to try extra hard to make sure that you don't hurt anyone else. Now relax, don't worry about it."

Al looked up at Ed, and tried to lift up a shaky hand towards him, only to realize that it was bound to the bed. He cast his glance over to the leather straps binding his arms, and then looked back at Ed. "B-Brother...I...I love you."

"I love you too, Al," said Ed. With that, Al fell back to sleep. He had used up the last of his strength. Ed sighed and turned to look at the nurse.

"I can't believe how strong he is," said the nurse.

"Al is strong," said Ed. "If anyone can get through this, he can."

Ed placed a hand on Al's forehead and stroked his hair for a moment. He turned to the nurse. "I'm going to go and talk with the others to see if we can come up with a plan. You will keep an eye on him, won't you?"

"Of course. That's my job," said the nurse. Ed smiled a weak little smile and then left the room.

Ed had been conversing for some time with the members of SG-1, as well as General Hammond and those he brought from Amestris, when suddenly, screams broke the silence. "What the heck?" said Colonel O'Neill. Before he was even finished saying that, everyone was on their feet, running to try and find the source of the noise.

As it turned out, the nurse that had been guarding Al had been knocked out, unconscious. Al, it turned out, was in the Gateroom. The Stargate had been activated, heading for a Goa'uld infested planet. Ed and the others were all standing on the observation deck when they saw this.

"Al! No!" shouted Ed, but Al paid no heed. A number of people began running down to the Gateroom, but they were sure that they would not get there in time. The Stargate had already been activated, and Al was heading up the ramp. They just could not let him get away, but what other choice was there?

Wait a minute, what about Ed? Apparently, Ed was thinking the same thing, for a streak of blue light suddenly pierced through the air and landed in the Gateroom. Al turned and glared at him. "So, you're back for more punishment are you, Brother?" said Al with that derogatory tone again.

"Don't call me 'Brother'," said Ed, "You're not my brother! Leave my little brother alone!"

Al smirked. "Oh, I don't think so," he said. "This isn't just any ordinary body that I'm possessing you know. This kid has knowledge of things that no one else does. He even knows alchemy. This kid is too valuable to just let go like that."

Ed shuddered as the realization dawned on his face. If Al were to get away, his world would likely be destroyed. Al had the knowledge they would need to destroy it. He had to do something, quick. "I'm sorry, Al," said Ed, "But I can't let you get away."

He then proceeded to throw a stream of blue energy at Al, which hit him and caused him to buckle over in pain. Al then jerked his head back up, glared at Ed, then clapped his hands together and slapped them to the ground. Naturally, there wasn't anything that he could do to Ed, but he could at least cause a distraction. A wall rose out of the ground, separating the two boys. That didn't stop Ed for long though. He just passed right through the wall to get to Al, but no one from the observation deck could see them any longer. The wall didn't go completely up to the ceiling though, so they could tell that there were still some struggles going on from the reflection of the alchemical energy coming from behind it.

Suddenly, the wall crumbled up and fell to the ground, and they saw Al turn and look around, and then disappear through the Stargate. Ed was nowhere to be found.

Phew! Finally got that all typed up! Hope that you enjoyed that chapter. Don't worry about Ed, you crazy fangirls. He's alright, so you don't need to chew me out on this one. Just go ahead and try to figure out what I'm up to, hehe. Please leave me a review, so that I'll get motivated to write another chapter. Thanks, and see you soon, I hope!