Man, this chapter was hard to write. Not because like...what I wrote (since this chapter's way shorter then the others cuz I...felt like it), but because I think I blew out my mind working on my Nanowrimo story. -.- That's what I get while trying to beat Melissa...I swear, Nanowrimo forced me into the habit of making my writing style alot more wordy then usual. -.-;
Anyway, yay chapter!!!
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It was extremely dark in here. I couldn't see a thing, and this hallway-type thing was more like a winding tunnel, or a labyrinth. And I think I lost the others too. "Melissa?" I called, just hearing my voice echoing back to me. "Teacher? Anyone?" No reply. I sighed. "Well, crap."
"I think she wanted to separate everyone." Ed suggested dryly. I nodded, continuing to walk forward until I smacked into something hard. I stepped back, my hand over my nose where I had hurt it. "What the?" It looked like a glass wall. I blinked, and pressed my palm onto it. Small blue sparks shot out where I had touched it, crackling dangerously into the air. I quickly pulled my arm back, and the jolts of energy stopped. "That's weird..." I muttered, backing away from the weird glass. A door slammed shut behind me, trapping me inside.
"Uh...Ed? Was that supposed to happen?" I asked nervously. "How the hell am I supposed to know?" He snapped.
"Geez, it was just a question." I mumbled, peering through the darkness, leaning closer to the transparent barrier without touching it. There was a faint white glow through the darkness that I tried to make out. It got stronger and got tainted with red, outlining a shadowed figure standing feet from where I was, the glow coming from their arm in the shape of a transmutation circle.
"It's Scar..." Ed whispered in slight awe. I blinked, realizing that he was right. Scar wobbled slightly from where he stood as the glow continued to get stronger, until it almost blinded me in ruby light. I winced, shielding my eyes with my hand. The light dimmed somewhat, just enough for me to watch again. Scar knelt down and touched the floor gently. The light spread from his arm to the floor, highlighting a massive transmutation circle on the ground. I gasped, as even the floor under my feet glowed. This whole room was just a huge transmutation circle.
I looked back at Scar. It looked like he was suspended in water, the way his clothes and hair gently floated up from the energy radiating from the activated circle, not realizing that the same was happening to me. His eyes closed, and suddenly he burst apart, like a mirror shattering, and disappeared into the air. I screamed, slamming my fist into the glass-like barrier, making it spark more violently. "No!"
"He's already started, everyone, now!" Hiromu's voice echoed into my thoughts. I looked upward, staring in horror at the now transparent ceiling. The sky was now a steely gray, the thick clouds slowly circling in the sky. A sinister black transmutation circle almost matching ours appeared in the sky and started to glow an eerie dark blue light.
"Ayumi, do it now!" Ed shouted hastily. "N-no! I don't want to do this anymore...I'm scared, okay?!" Scared was an understatement. I was completely terrified. It was one thing to say I'd do this, and another to actually do it. I just wanted my life back!
"Dammit, Ayumi, there's no time for this right now!" The sky had just gone red, the clouds black, matching the color of the circle. In the center of the now swirling vortex, an eye was forcing its way through the barrier of clouds. My hands clapped together, partially in his control, but I fought it as hard as I could, my arms trembling with the force of it.
"No, no, no! I changed my mind; please don't make me do this! I don't want to die!" I screamed, completely in a panic. I bent down and slammed my hands to the ground, but the alchemic energy refused to flood into the circle. The eye was free, and now black arms were starting to stretch out from the clouds.
"Ayumi, I don't want to do this either, but we made a promise, and we can't let everyone down! Just think of your family; you don't want them to suffer, do you?" Ed yelled, trying too hard to try and force me to complete the alchemy, only making me heart start to throb with pain. I felt a small twinge in my chest when he talked about Mom and closed my eyes in a sign of defeat. I stopped struggling and finally let the energy flow through my body and into the circle. It flashed bright white light, and I assumed that I was just the last to join the transmutation, just like last time. The glow intensified, blinding me and suddenly, I felt myself vanish.
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And then I found myself in front of the Gate. The Doorway was shut, and I was just staring blankly at it, vaguely asking myself, 'What am I doing here?'
"You've done well, Ayumi. A few lives were lost to the Stone, but not enough for it to be created." Hiromu's voice came from the direction of the Gate, but I couldn't see her anywhere. I stared at the ground. Because of my hesitation, people had died. And compared to all of America, a few could've been hundreds. And it was all my fault...
"It's time to go now."
The Doorway slowly swung open, various pairs of purple eyes staring at me. nodded slowly and took a step closer, but a hand patted my shoulder and stopped me. I blinked and turned around, looking behind me. It was Ed. He shook his head gently and pulled me back, then stepped towards the Gate himself. "It really only needs one of us, right?"
My eyes widened. "Wait a second...what the hell are you doing, Ed?"
"I've already died once." He smiled softly and shrugged. Black arms were drifting out of the Gate and clutched to his arms, legs and face. "And I never had a chance to go back. But you do. I want you to go back and be happy with your family. Because I couldn't..."
"Ed...don't..." I whispered shakily. He ignored me and looked into the Gate again. The arms suddenly pulled him inside and the Gate slammed shut. I gasped, running to the Gate and slamming my fist onto its doors. "No! Bring him back! This isn't fair, it was supposed to be me, dammit! Bring him back!!!"
"You can't bring back what's already gone. You should know that already. It's too late...for him and for you."
I was suddenly falling backwards, away from the Gate, plummeting into oblivion. Then everything went black...
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Dun dun duuuun, oh the suspense. Yay cliffhangers! It's like watchin an anime...they give you a really evil cliffhanger and you have to wait a whole week to see the new episodes while distracting yourself by watching reruns. Mwahaha!
Flame.Pheonix.Rising- o.o...DX AWWW, I'M SORRY! -emos and glomps- DX That's sooo sad!
Yakami- ...it has to end because this isn't one of the fanfics that just go on forever and ever...X3 Like Poup, hehehe
demonic-shikigamikistsune- Sexy hobo scared you? XD Bwahahaha!
SapphireElric- Sapphy, if you haven't notice...I basically end all chapters in some sort of cliffhanger...that's just the way I am...bwahaha.
Yami Hikari- T.T I didn't like having Ayumi punch Envy, -sniffles cuz she luffles Envy and Riku- And yep, it's Father vs. Hiromu in the ultimate battle of America's survival!!! I would've made it...ya know...the whole world, but that's too drastic and makes the characters WAY too important o.o;
Harry Loves Ginny- XD Thanks! I still love that title you gave me -hearts-
Skyler25- Yep! It'll be over just in time for December, mwahaha! And yeah, I'm making a sequel, I just don't have a name for it yet...but I do have a plot! XD; I think...geez, why do I keep making people cry? -.-; Ya'll gotta read more angst...XD And I don't have a secret, unless you count Edu and Natasha, but they don't count
UndeadTiger- Hm. Only problem is that it claims there's no internet connection so I can't go on websites like email hosting ones and aim -.-; And you were, but I couldn't fit you in, I'm sorry! DX I swear, you'll get a bigger role in the sequel -grabs paper knife to commit fake seppuku with-
agent000- Ehehehe, yeah, that's all I really wanted to write for that chapter. Same with this one, that's why its so short. I SWEAR, I WILL BEAT YOU IN NANOWRIMO!!!!! I just need to get my brain working again...-.-; Somehow, I wrote nearly 10 thousand words in one day and that killed my brain...
Ara Mei- Curse you for figuring our Ayumi logic...-glares- And there's not only a sequel, but a rewrite too! Yay!
wolfboy1021- Wow, that's a cool name ya got. X3 I've been calling myself different names alot lately, so every once and a while I somehow manage to forget my real name o.o; I blanked out on a test once, cuz I forgot it n.n; And just ignore the flames and laugh at them because they have no taste in fanfics at all n.n
FullAnimeAlchemist- Yeah, Nee-chan can be short for older sister. XD Or Onee-chan, hehehe. ToT Your brother died?? Aww! -glomps- I'm sorry! DX
Chibi-Elric-Chan- XD; Yeah, I guess. Since there's gonna be alot more characters in the sequel that gets reincarnated, I'm gonna be, I dunno, interviewing people for spots. But not now. NOBODY ASK ME OR ELSE!