Everlasting
By LadysWords

Previously on Everlasting:

Ed blinked, as he found himself surrounded by the Truth's domain once more, "That hurt..." was wall he could say after the pain subsided.

"Now do you remember all of your memories? Mr. Al-Chem- ist..?"

"I'm stuck aren't I? In this godforsaken.." He heard himself ask to the Truth as he had flashes of his memories.

"No, you're not. Once you defeat Riddle, You'll know what to do to escape from there."

Ed blinked at the Truth, "I'm not stuck?"

Truth shook his head once more, "No. You're not stuck."

Ed scowled at the Truth, 'Of course he'd give me a half answer…'

"Could you be a bit more elaborate?"

"That's the inconvenient truth isn't it? Mr. Alchemist." Truth, once again cackled as he was suddenly thrown back into the abyss.. "Oh and one more thing, Mr. Alchemist, Don't forget our deal about Riddle."

Chapter 16: Interlude

"No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it."

-Fernando Pessoa

All Edward could remember after waking up on the infirmary was Mustang shouting out him 'Don't die on me, Fullmetal', after he managed to save Fuehrer Grumman and Mustang from the assassination attempt. As such, it was quite understandable when he blinked in confusion when a paw came into focus instead of his hand. It's quite alarming wake up as an animal and not exactly remember why or even how you were turned into to one in the first place; you would be confused as well.

Yes, you would. Thank for very much.

As such his reaction to his sudden predicament was perfectly acceptable. Right? Of course it was. A panic attack was perfectly acceptable.

'Oh shit. Oh shit…What in the hell is going on? Why am I a-' Edward turn around his head to see a tall and then looked down, and to his horror to see four short legs.

'I have a tail…tail...' He thought faintly as he stared at the said bushy tail, currently ignoring the fact he was shorter than normal, and that he had four legs.

"Calm down you!" He heard a women's shrill voice spoke to him.

'Calm down? Calm down? How the hell should I calm down. I have a tail and four legs! ' He wanted to say but he could not because of his current state.

"I suppose... it's understandable." The women mused as she watched him panic. Then as Edward stared at her, she pulled out a stick from her sleeves and waved it at him. "This will be a bit simpler."

Then suddenly he was back in his human from and the first thing he wondered as, "W-what happened." Edward stuttered out as he stared at the stick, and blankly trying to comprehend the idea of a stick managing to return him to normal.

"You were petrified is what happened." He blinked in suspire as he saw the women a bit better, the women as plump and had a rather strange hat. Who was she?

"What?" Edward stared at her not entirely understanding what the word ' Petrified' even meant in relation to him being an animal.

"Petrified, meaning, your body was frozen like the Petrificus Totalus curse. Had it not been for Potter and his friends..."The women in front of him babbled on trying to explain of what had happened.

He blinked at her, still not understanding his situation."The what curse?"Edward repeated, 'What's a curse?'

"Professor Elric, are you alright?" He looked at her to find she was staring back worriedly.

"What did you say?" Edward said. 'Why did she call me a Professor?'

Edward stared at the women trying to remember if he knew her but only found he could not for a strange reason, "Who are you?"

"I am Professor Sprout.." Professor Sprout looked worriedly at him and he suddenly found himself thinking, 'What's going on here?'

"Did you say something?" He looked at her, he could have sworn she had said something.

"I said Professor Elric, are you alright?" Professor Sprout repeated to him and continued looking more worried each second.

"You said I was a Professor." Ed stared at her and asked, "Why?"

"Because you are the alchemy professor of course." Professor Sprout looked at him strangely.

'Why on earth would I become a Professor? I know I'm good and all, but I have no patience for children.'

The word alchemy seemed to act as a kind of trigger for the sudden return of his memories. They hit his head like a sledgehammer and caused him to clutch his forehead from the sudden pain.

"Professor Elric, Are sure you feel alright?" Professor Sprout asked him once more.

"Eh?" As the only thing he could say intelligently at the moment as the memories returned to him.

"I asked if you're alright."

He stared at her then blinked and replied, "I will be. Thanks, professor Sprout for the cure."

She frowned at him for a moment, and smiled when she realized, "I suppose you remember everything then... Professor Elric?"

"Yes."

Later Edward frowned when Professor Sprout left and he recalled everything.. magic, his father, his travels with his younger brother in Amestris, but the thing that irked him most the most was thought that he was a professor for witches and wizards at a school.

It was just a ludicrous idea to think that he had become one at all.

TBC