Hello one and all. Just watched episode 62 of the brotherhood series, so I am seriously hyped. Only two more episodes and I'll be finished with the series that I've fallowed for the better part of five years.

Well, you don't care about me, just about this story, so here it goes.

Disclaimer: I do not own FMA.

Chapter 2

It was starting to get late, around eight thirty. Selim Bradley was sitting in his living room with his parents. He was still feeling a bit prideful about his father trusting him, but he couldn't talk about it in front of mother, so he just tried to act normal. The family was interrupted by a knock at the door. His father went to go answer it, so Selim fallowed, and because Selim fallowed, his mother fallowed.

"Yes?" King Bradley asked, looking at the slightly shaken looking guard.

"There's a strange women here, she requests to speak to you immediately," He said. Selim felt his mother's arm wrap around him protectively. He had already learned by now that trying to shrug her off did nothing but make her pull him in tighter, so he didn't try to anymore.

"Well, bring her here," Bradley said, and the guard went to do just that.

"Dear," His mother started, but Bradley cut her off.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine," Although his mother still seemed skeptical, Selim believed him. What could one woman do to his father, anyway?

When they brought the women in Selim began to lose focus. Her name was Riza Hawkeye or something, but Selim wasn't sure why she was there. He kept looking at the door to their basemen, he was sure he had heard something, but no one else seemed to notice, until a rather loud bang.

The guards began to move, but his father waved them away. "I'll handle it," He said, and the guards began to object immediately, but he continued. "It's probably just a rat. Take my family, if something were to happen." The guards nodded and began leading them to a car, along with Ms. Hawkeye.

There was a tense silence in the car. That Hawkeye lady really seemed to be on edge. Selim just hoped he could get back soon, he didn't have a chance to get father's treasure! He had the feeling they wouldn't be going back home anytime soon, and he wanted to take it to keep it safe. He'd only caught bits and pieces of information, but he was able to put them together. The country wasn't fairing well, their was wars springing up everywhere, as well as plots to take over his father's position.

His head shot forward when the car began to swerve. He didn't even have enough time to scream before the other car hit them head on. Looking first at his mother to make sure she was okay, he tried to look out the front window, to see what they'd hit. It was another car, and a strange man was coming out.

He was half robot! It actually scared Selim quite a bit. He was bleeding all over the place, and he was yelling at their guard about something, although he couldn't hear what. When he started shooting at them is when he noticed his door was now open. Taking one last glance at his mother, he snuck out and began running back towards his house.

Reaching the front gate he ran along the wall to a place that was covered with bushes. Pushing them away he crawled though the large hole. His mother always did wonder how he was able to sneak past the guards. Running up to his room, he grabbed the key and began to head to his father's office, but stopped. Walking back to his bookcase he grabbed the alchemy book he had been struggling to read just that morning, and placed it into his carrying case.

Opening the safe behind the bookcase Selim took the large bundle that was inside out and placed it into the case next to the book. He wasn't sure what was inside, but he didn't have any time to look at it. He had to go make sure his father was alright then get out and go back to his mother. She was sure to be worried.

Walking though the hallways was actually a little scary. Several places looked scorched and others had sword marks on them. Up ahead he saw a doorway with light coming out, it looked like there was a fire burning in there.

"What's going on?" Selim called out, now standing in the doorway. What he saw defiantly shocked him quite a bit. The room was a wreck, Selim couldn't even tell what it was used for anymore, and fire was everywhere. Probably the most disturbing thing to the young boy was seeing his father, stabbing a man into the wall through his shoulder. The fear dissolved, though, when his father gave him that strange smile and said.

"Look son, I caught the rat." Bradley let go of his sword and began walking towards Selim, the man still pinned to the wall. Selim recognized him. His name was Roy Mustang, and he was pretty sure he was a cornel. Selim had actually heard rumors of Mr. Mustang wanting to overthrow his father, so the situation made sense to him now. Mr. Mustang must have been trying to kill his father, that's why he was pinned now.

"I'm sorry I disobeyed you father, but I just had to come back. I wanted to make sure you were okay, and I forgot something," Selim apologized. His father kept walking towards him, and put his large hands on his shoulders. Selim could hear Mr. Mustang grunting, trying to get the sword out of his shoulder.

"If humans are so inferior, how do you explain loving him?" That certainly confused him. What did Mr. Mustang mean? Humans being inferior, and loving who? Was he talking about him? The young boy didn't have much time to think about it, though, his father's grip tightening, to the point where it almost hurt.

"You fool, what have you done?" Now Selim was worried and confused. His father looked hurt and angry, did he do something wrong?

"I just got your treasure," Selim reached down and pulled the wrapped bundle out of his bag, "see? I didn't want it to get hurt in the fire, because you said your life depended on it," Selim was starting to get more and more worried. The hands on his shoulders were getting even tighter, and were starting to hurt bad, but his father looked even worse. "Father, what's wrong? You look hurt!"

Bradley didn't answer him. He took his hands off his shoulders, which Selim was grateful for, it was really getting painful, but before he could even move his father wrapped those same hands around his neck.

Selim's eyes grew wide as he struggled for air. What was going on? His father would never try to hurt him, would he? "F-fa-ther!" He attempted to get out. He somehow managed to keep his grip on the treasure, his father's life depended on it. Everything was starting to get fuzzy, he guessed that was because of the lack of oxygen getting to his brain. He kept trying to breath, but nothing worked. Suddenly, Selim heard a loud, snapping sound, and then everything went completely black.

When he opened his eyes, everything around him was a pale yellow. He couldn't remember closing his eyes, or how he had gotten to this place at all. Looking behind him, nothing. Absolutely nothing. Turning back around, he fell on the ground from the shock.

A huge door had suddenly just, appeared! Right when his back was turned. Standing back up, he walked over towards it. It was defiantly creepy. A huge eye was sculpted onto the actual door, and the two pillars on either side were made up of sculptures of people. They all seemed to be trying to go up, even climbing on one another to get there.

Standing right up next to it, Selim did the only thing he could think of to do. He knocked. It was a door, wasn't it?

Slowly, the two huge doors began to pry apart, revealing the inside to just be pitch black. Hesitantly, he took a tiny step forward. "H-hello?" He called, actually hoping that no one would answer him. "Ahh!" He had fallen down again, the hundreds of eyes opening at the same time in the blackness terrifying him.

Black, stringy arms began to reach for him. It was just like his dream. Well, maybe not just like it but pretty darn close. Trying desperately to run away he ended up falling down the door's steps. The arms circled around him, and pulled him into the blackness.

Opening his eyes again, there was no more yellow. Just white. Turning around, there was another giant door. It was a lot like the other one, but different. No stone pillars, no eye carved on the front. No, something that looked more like a tree. And no steps, either, it actually seemed to be levitating.

Feeling eyes on the back of his head, Selim turned around as fast as he could, careful not to fall down for the third time in a row.

Selim was tired of being scared, but he couldn't help it. Things just kept getting scarier and scarier. Now he was starting at a completely white figure with absolutely no distinguishing figures but a mouth that was in a very creepy smile.

"W-who are you?" Selim asked. Maybe this… thing could give him some answers. He had no idea what was going on and he just wanted to go home and go to sleep. The creepy white figure smile brighten, and Selim took a step back.

"I'm the truth," Selim blinked. What was that supposed to mean? Before he had a chance to ask, the white figure continued. "You're Selim Bradley, correct? I have a deal for you," the faceless figure offered. Selim frowned.

"A… deal? What do you mean?" The young boy asked. Selim wasn't sure the creepy figure's creepy smile could get any bigger.

"I can let you live," He said. Selim stared at the truth, his frown deepening.

"Live? What do you mean, live? I'm not…" Selim gasped, the memory suddenly surging back at him. His father. The snapping sound. "I'm… dead," it was almost a whisper, but Selim knew the other… thing had heard him.

"Yes, but I can let you live," The Truth said again. Selim nodded. He didn't want to die, he was only nine years old. If this truth thing said it could make him live, then he would do whatever it said.

"What do I have to do?" Selim asked. The figure seemed to laugh.

"Oh, you'll see," Selim didn't like that at all, but he wasn't just going to lay down and die, literally. "As of right now, though, all you have to do is walk through that gate," Turning around, he saw the doorway behind him open. This one wasn't full of eyes like that last one, but the hands were the same. He didn't try to run away this time, though. Apparently, this would bring him back to life, so he wasn't going to fight it, no way.

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Oh, this chapter was rather difficult to get out. I kept getting stuck. Well. Hopefully it didn't suck that bad. I'm thinking of changing the summary of this. Do you think I should. I feel like it doesn't really explain much about it, at all. Tell me what you think.