Mwahaha… I'm having way too much fun with the suspense! And yes, there is going to be quite a bit of Royai in here, but the drama and angst is more prominent. You people probably think this will be a really dull story, but there will be a silly misunderstanding in the next few chapters after. I don't own FMA or anything, so let's go!

"Who…? What? Where am I?" Roy asked, sitting up slowly.

He couldn't see anything, and the only thing he heard was muffled sound. Roy could not even hear his own voice.

He reached out, and found the floor. It was hot and sticky.

'What the heck?' he thought.

Edward, Alphonse, and Riza:

"Riza, there's no time to save him," said Edward. "Accept it and move on. He was just your superior, right?"

Riza looked away. "You don't get it. You never will."

"I think you're right," said Edward, and that ended the awkward conversation.

The three walked on in silence. They only stopped for Riza to pick up her newsboy cap that she had left behind earlier. She slapped it on her head, and tucked the loose hairs in.

"What's that for?" asked Alphonse.

"Well, I'm partially responsible for the destruction of the Fuhrer's home. I don't think that it's a good idea for me to be seen."

Alphonse nodded, and turned his head to his brother.

"Brother, what's going on? We don't have anything else to do but talk."

Edward took a deep breath, and said, "I don't exactly know what really is going on, but all I've got so far is that Envy and Gluttony were taken to the other side of the Gate. That's where I went, but… wait you don't know the whole story yet. I guess if we're going to be walking for so long, I might as well tell it."

Edward told Alphonse all about their adventures together. He told about the fake Elric brothers, Lior, Scar, the homunculi, the military, and the philosopher's stone. He also told of the Gate, friendships, killing, and other important subjects. Riza pretended not to listen, but she couldn't help it. She had never heard the brothers' story in its' entirety, and being in the military taught how you needed to soak up any information.

"…And here we are now. I believe that your body has been at the Gate for a very long time, not thinking or anything. That would explain the memory loss. The Gate also probably had something to keep you from aging, too. Dante was the medium to get you back, and the homunculi needed to be taken as extra sacrifice."

Alphonse nodded, and took a minute to take it all in.

"Brother, thank you," he said simply.

Roy:

"…Destiny, that's my name."

The sounds had come from nowhere, and then they were gone. The first thing Roy had heard in such a long time. And then he could hear no more.