Hey guys, so here is the next chapter. Before that, I will respond to the reviews sent in (not much but still)

10speed12: Thanks for the review! I am glad my first go at a story is going well.

killersoda57: Yea, it does suck for Ed right now, but he will get through it. He has gotten through worse so he should be able to get up from this (OR WILL HE?). As for what he will be able to do, I would read on to find out. And here is the new chapter!

Chapter 3: A New Adventure Begins

After 5 minutes of keeping his eyes close for fear of what he would see, Ed opened his eyes, seeing what he was afraid of seeing. He was surrounded by a familiar white abyss, nothing in site for miles on end. Damn it, Ed thought to himself. That should NOT have worked. I gave up alchemy for Alphonse to get his body back. He sacrificed himself to give me my arm back! This does not make sense! I killed so many innocent people! How did I perform alchemy?!

"Well, well, well," spoke a familiar voice, "I did not expect you to be here again, Mr. Al-che-mist."

Ed turned to the familiar being that lived in this void of an existence. He was a white as the subspace he was in, sitting in front of him, wearing his usual big grin on his face. It was Truth.

"Damn it, I should not be here." Ed answered. "I should not have been able to activate that circle! I GAVE UP ALCHEMY!"

"Well, like it or not, you activated the human transmutation circle. So, now I you gotta pay up." Truth's grin got bigger than it was before. "I really did miss that right arm, so I will be taking that back."

Ed looked to his right arm as it disappeared off of his body, then reappearing on Truth, along with Ed's old leg. Ed screamed in pain that followed. He fell to the floor in agony. Even though his arm was gone, there was no blood leaving from the wound. "DAMN IT!" Ed screamed. "THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED! DAMN IT SIN! I WILL –"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Truth spat at Ed. Ed just stared confused at the white being.

"I SAID WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? WHAT NAME DID YOU JUST SAY? ANSWER ME!"

"I said Sin." Ed answered, still confused. "Sin, the first homunculus that took Winry from Al and I. He also was the one that got me sent here."

"Oh, I know Sin all right," said Truth in a stern voice, the big grin now a puzzled look. "This makes sense that you were able to use alchemy. Sin is basically a living perfect philosopher's stone. No wear and tear can be done to him, he can enhance the alchemic power of whoever he chooses, even giving alchemic power to those who never had it to begin with or even lost it."

"How do you know so much about him?"

"He is my other half, whom I despise. That is how."

Ed stood there shocked to hear what he just heard from Truth's mouth. Sin was Truth's clone? "How? How can there be a clone?"

"I was the first man on Earth, a long time ago." Truth began. "As the first human, I had many flaws, being full of hate and anger. I would take pride in killing animals, not only for food but for sport. I was the embodiment of a cold hearted killer. I was the one who first harnessed alchemic power and made its use by killing my prey."

"Then, one day came where I found a girl humanoid like me. She was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Then one day, I went on a killing spree. I used alchemy killing my targets, but somehow I accidentally killed her. I tried to bring her back using the alchemic power, being the first to try a human transmutation. However, as hard as I tried, I saw it did not work. At that moment, I thought that alchemy was evil, a weapon that should never be used. I then purged the dark side of me out, and in doing so, sending myself here and acting as the gatekeeper, or God for others. Sin is my other half that got trapped on Earth, falling into a deep sleep."

Ed was trying to follow Truth's tale, trying to keep up with each detail that was being told in this story. It was so much to take in.

"I judged many others over the years who also performed human transmutations, taking their souls viciously. Then one day, a little girl performed it. I went to take her soul when she began to smile. I have seen humans cry out of pain of having their body and soul taken. This was the first I saw of her not being scared, so I asked what she was doing. It was then when she responded, 'I missed my daddy."

"She then said something that stuck to me. It was after her saying that I realized why human transmutations are flawed. It also made me realize that alchemy was not all evil. So, in gratitude of her showing me that my way of thinking was wrong, I only took her right leg, making sure she would live on."

"What was it that you learned? What did she say?" Ed asked desperation. If there was a way to perfect a human transmutation, Ed wanted to know so he could return the lives that were wrongfully taken.

"That, Mr. Al-che-mist, is something I won't tell you." Truth answered, with his grin back on his face.

"WHAT? WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME?" Ed yelled. "I NEED TO BRING BACK ALL THE LIVES THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TAKEN! Those who were in the cage just before, the Ishvalans in the Ishvalan War," Ed paused looking at his leg, "my mother."

"That is a lesson you need to learn on your own. I see you have potential in learning the truth." Truth replied.

"I thought you said I got the Truth when I got Al's body?"

"No, I said you figured it out. You realized that you do not need alchemy to live."

"Then what other truth is there? What is it I need to figure out?"

"Like I said, you need to figure that one out on your own. And I am in a very generous mood right now." Truth stood up.

"For letting me know about Sin being on the move, I am going to help you out. I will give you the same automail arm that Winry would make for you to replace the one I took so you do not bleed out when you leave here."

"Um, why don't you give me my right arm back?" Ed said slyly, trying to take advantage of Truth's generousity.

"You did activate the human transmutation circle, whether you wanted to or not. The right arm is payment. I mean, the Fullmetal Alchemist, 'Dog of the Military' would not be complete without it. I mean, you still carry the pocket watch to prove you are a State Alchemist."

Ed went to feel his pocket, grabbing the watch, remembering all that happened before Sin, feeling the guilt all over again for the events. "Thanks, I guess. But how can I be a State Alchemist without alchemy?"

"Oh I am not done yet." Truth answered. "I am also giving you your alchemy back. Seeing as you not only use it for good, you are going to need it."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Ed lashed back. "I am one of the best fighters in the Amestrian Army. I can easily beat almost anyone just with my fists."

"Yes, but you will still need it for where you are going." Truth replied.

"Wait, I am not going back home?"

"Nope. You are being sent somewhere else to find out the Truth about human transmutation. You want to know the truth, I am sending you to figure it out."

"Can I at least tell Winry and the other?"

"No."

"WHY NOT? THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON?"

"It is better if less people are involved. Plus, your friends won't give up on you. They are stubborn like you. They know you will be fine."

"As much as I hate your reasoning, I guess I will go along with it. When do I leave?"

"NOW." Truth said.

Just then, a gate opened up behind Ed, sucking him in. "Wait! Where am I going? I need answers damn it!"

"You will find out soon enough. Oh & I also left another gift for you, but whether it will be seen as a gift or not will be up to you. Do not disappoint me, Edward Elric."

Ed tried to get back to Truth, but the force was too great and he was pulled in. Truth turned away from the gate and sat back down. He began to laugh a bit. "I wonder if he will be able to handle it. Hu, humans are weak, so maybe not."

Just then, the gate Ed was sucked in flung open, with Ed's head and now automail arm sticking out. He pointed directly at Truth, his golden eyes filled with the fire of determination. "Truth, I swear, I WILL figure out the truth, I WILL get back to my friends, and I WILL KILL SIN. MARK MY WORDS!"

Then, the gate closed, for good this time. Truth then began to laugh harder than he ever has. "Just when I think I know humans, I am proved wrong. Ha!"

Truth looked off in the distance. "Maybe he does have a chance after all."

The weather in the Kingdom of Fiore was pretty cool. It was better than the days prior, when the blazing heat made even the smallest of activities unbearable. The city of Magnolia was busy, people going from place to place, whether it was for shopping, going to work, or just walking around. The city is home to one of the most famous mage guilds in all of Fiore: Fairy Tail.

At the Fairy Tail guild, the mages were all gathered at their dining hall, hanging out and having fun. Everyone was merry and enjoying themselves, either drinking at the bar or just having conversations with each other. However, one blonde haired girl at the bar looked stressed, talking to the white haired girl bartender.

"Mirajane, I need to go on a mission soon!" the blonde said in a complaining manner. "My rents is almost due and I am just short of what I need."

"Don't worry Lucy. You will be able to find a way to pay." Mirajane replied with her usual smile and upbeat attitude.

"Yea, maybe I should have just stayed here. I know some of the guild members live here…"

"Yea Lucy, maybe you should have, you are not the brightest tool in the shed, maybe a rent is too much for you," mocked a blue cat.

"Happy, watch it or I will kick the shit out of you."

Suddenly a chair was flung across the guild hall, nearly hitting Lucy in the head. Insults could be heard from the location of where the chair came from.

"YOU THINK YOU ARE SO TOUGH POPSICLE STICK? HOW ABOUT I SLUG YOU IN THE FACE!" yelled a pink haired mage with a white scarf, flames forming around his fist.

"I WILL KICK YOUR ASS SO HARD YOUR FLAMES WILL BURN OUT EVEN AFTER I BEAT YOU TO A PULP, HOT HEAD!"

The two mages then had at each other, causing chairs and tables to fly in the air. Lucy just turned away from the scene and sighed.

"Ha, looks like Natsu and Gray are at it again." Mirajane laughed.

"Yea," Lucy sighed. "They should really quit this arguing. It is getting tiresome. And I just joined the guild.

"Well, Natsu uses fire dragon slayer magic. Gray is an Ice-make mage. Fire and ice are polar opposites. It is almost guaranteed that they will fight."

"Well, now that you put it like that," Lucy said, laughing a bit as well.

"Don't worry, they have been fighting like this since they were kids. You get used to it after a while."

"I guess,"

Just then a loud bang was heard from where Natsu and Gray were fighting. Natsu was flung over Lucy and crashed into the bar. Lucy jumped in fear, then turned to Gray. "WHAT THE HELL GRAY, YOU ALMOST –"

Lucy was stopped in midsentence to see that it was not Gray who caused the commotion. There was a crater where the noise came from. After the dust cleared, a guy appeared in the center. He wore a red coat with a hood and a weird symbol on the back. He wore a black jacket under the coat, black pants, and black boots with red on the bottom. He had long blonde hair, a few shades darker than Lucy's and in a braid. He also has an antenna of hair that stood up on end.

"What…. How did he get in?" Lucy asked, with both fear and curiousity in his voice."

"Master did lock the doors and windows with magic before he left, so it could not have been from there." said a mage with long red hair, body armor, and a sword.

"Then what do you think, Erza?"

"I am not sure Lucy. Though one thing is for sure, he could be a threat, so we should be careful."

"Him? A threat?" Gray replied. He began to double over in laughter.

"GRAY HE JUST CAME OUT OF NO WHERE! THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WITH MAGIC! THERE WOULD BE NO OTHER WAY FOR HIM TO GET IN! IF THAT DOES NOT SPELL THREAT THEN WHAT THE HELL DOES!" Lucy yelled at Gray.

"Oh c'mon. This guy a threat? Look at him, he is a weirdo with funny looking clothes. Not only that, he is a shorty, probably –"

Just as Gray was going to finish his insult, the mystery guy who appeared out of nowhere suddenly jumped up in a fit of rage. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT IF YOU WERE TO ROLL A SPECK OF DUST ON TOP OF HIM HE WOULD GET SQUISHED YOU SON OF A BITCH! I WILL RIP OFF YOUR FEET AND STICK THEM ON YOUR HEAD YOU FUCKING BASTARD!"

Just then, Edward looked around to notice he did not recognize anyone there. He had no idea where he was or how he got there. Worst part: he was surrounded.

"Um….. hi" Ed said. What he did not know was this would be the beginning of a new adventure unlike any he has had before.

End of Chapter 3. Please review!