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Okay, either I fell asleep on the ground, or I had been kidnapped and was bound on the hardest cement known to man.
Because my back was killing me.
However, there was a small whirring sound and a distinct chatter of people whispering. Furrowing my eyebrows, I tried to listening carefully to the conversations.
"Did you seriously forget your bag?!" Okay, that was one man.
"I'm sorry man, it slipped my mind!" That was the other.
"I'm so excited to see Papa!" That was a little girl, probably around the age of 7.
"I know dear, we'll be there soon." That was probably the mother.
Okay, from the conversations, I could tell that I hadn't been kidnapped, and I hadn't fallen asleep on the ground. It seemed people were heading somewhere, so this was obviously a form of transportation. So I has either on a bus, or a train. Or... oh god, please, not a plane!
But... How did I get here? The last thing I remember was writing in my room...
Holy crab cakes.
Oh God, that thing with Truth, I suddenly remembered. The fear, the cold, the darkness, the downright wrongness... Did that truly happen...?
Psh, of course not. Because Truth was a fictional character, and I definitely wasn't some Mary-Sue OC that would be thrown into an alternate dimension of one of her favorite anime's. I wasn't a good runner, I couldn't fight for the life of me, and, to be honest, I wasn't as brave as I make myself out to be.
So no, I wasn't in Amestris, and I definitely wasn't going on adventures with Edward and Alphonse Elric, and this was all some really messed up dream from all the sugar I probably shouldn't have been eating on a school night.
However, the sudden small finger poking my cheek definitely seemed pretty real.
"Come on, dear. Stop terrorizing the poor girl," a motherly voice chided in front of me.
"But mama, she looks dead! Are you sure she's not dead?" another voice piped from beside me, probably the culprit of my immense annoyance and discomfort.
I decided to open my eyes, and boy, was that a bad decision.
"Holy crap, I've been blinded!" I exclaimed, quickly slapping my face with my hands to cover my eyes. I groaned in slight pain of the sudden light difference, and I heard the little girl and her mother chuckling.
"You were out for a long time, dear," the woman said, and I saw her smile as my eyes began to adjust to the lighting. "You were already asleep by the time we took our seats."
"Well, uh, what can I say?" I said nervously, with a very unconvincing laugh. "I'm a heavy sleeper!"
The woman seemed to have bought it, as she chuckled with me, her long brown hair shaping her motherly features. "It appears you are!" I couldn't hep the smile come to my face as she said that. "I'm Angelica, you are?"
"I'm Madison!" I said, smiling as I shook her offered hand.
"I'm Celia!" The little red haired girl piped up, giving me a huge grin with a missing front tooth.
I smiled again. "Its nice to meet the both of you!" I said, and Angelica nodded while Celia grinned.
"Likewise," Angelica said, and with a smile and a nod, I turned to look out the window, (also making me notice that we were on a train.)
Okay... so, I was in Amestris. Most likel- no, in a dream world. Truth said that he (she? It?) wanted me as entertainment. Okay, well, the most exciting things only would happen with main characters and at main plot points. All I needed to do was avoid any characters or places and I could live a safe life. Only until I woke up, that is. So, recheck. Avoid main characters? Check, (no matter how tempting it may be). Avoid any main areas or places? Check. Find out time period? I'll get to that. Find out a good place to stay? Also in the process in planning. This would be a piece of cherry filled cake!
"Mama, that man is funny," Celia blurted as she took a seat beside me, swinging her legs back and forth.
Angelica frowned. "Celia, dear, you shouldn't say things like that!" I raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"What do you mean by funny?" I asked. Because, either she meant my definition of funny, as completely crazy, or funny as in, well... funny. And honestly, I was kinda curious.
Celia's eyes lit with mirth and amusement. "Well, he must really love armor to be wearing it everywhere! That's really funny!" she laughed, grinning.
Oh, come on! Truth, you little bugger!
Of course Truth threw me in a seat right behind the two most important characters! Truth could kiss my foot if he thought I was going to interact with them!
... As tempting as it sounded.
No! Bad Madison! Stop it!
I took a deep breath to calm myself, but almost choked on said air when a braided, blond haired boy stood up behind Angelica.
His golden eyes searched around the train cart with a frown, but he was met with judging looks from the rest of the passengers, (I only just noticed the large suit of armor behind him.)
He gave a false grin, and chuckled nervously. "Ah! Nothing to see here, folks! Nothing at all!" He then sat back down quickly, the suit of armor seemingly looking down in a depressed manner.
I let out a long sigh, slouching down into my rather uncomfortable seat, running a hand down my face. Okay, so I just saw two main characters of a famous anime, wonderful. Existential crisis overload.
Celia began to tug on my sleeve, (I noticed I was in a T-shirt and jeans, how nice of Truth). I looked at her curiously, and she gave me a large grin. "C'mon," she whispered, and tugged me forward to the other seat, despite my yelping in protest. She then poked her head over the side, taking me with her.
Celia than began to wave at the two boys sitting there, and they looked at her in surprise. They turned to me, and I quickly gave them a smile. And honestly, it wasn't very forced.
I was sitting in front of Edward and Alphonse Elric. Let me be happy. Screw not interacting with them.
"See, Al. They're not scared of you!" Edward said, smiling at his brother. Alphonse let out a small chuckle of relief, and Edward turned to look back at us with smiles. I wanted to duck my head in embarrassment.
Celia made a small sound of curiosity, and I noticed she was looking at Edward's arm. His automail one, and let me tell you, it looked so cool in person. Or, dreamworld, or whatever...
Edward took a small second to let a troubled expression appear on his face, making me frown, before he smirked at us, pushing back his sleeve and revealing more of the automail arm. "Way cooler than skin, huh?"
We both nodded. "Definitely," I said, giving him a grin. Oh god, I was screaming and fangirling on the inside, though.
Angelica turned around, and smiled at her daughter. "Now, now, dear. You've troubled them enough," she said, placing a hand on Celia's head and chuckling, smiling at the two brothers. They smiled back, and the two sat back down.
"What are you doing in Central?" Alphonse asked, and I looked back at him while blinking, realizing he was talking to me.
I chuckled, rubbing the back of my head. "Well... uh, stuff." They looked at me curiously, and I decided to change the subject before they began to ask. "Mind if I sit with you?"
They looked at each other in surprise, before Alphonse seemed to pipe up in enthusiasm. "Sure!" I smiled, although I was a little sad to realize that they'd expected me to be too weird-ed out to want anything else to do with them.
I quickly left my seat with Angelica and Celia, making sure to wave to them, before making my way to Edward and Alphonse. They smiled as I sat down, beside the eldest brother.
"What's your name?" Alphonse asked cheerfully.
I smiled. "Name's Madison! You two?"
Edward pointed a thumb at his chest, smirking. "I'm Edward."
"I'm Alphonse!" the younger brother piped up.
"So... what are you two doing central?" I asked, although I already knew.
Edward smirked, and answered, "Stuff." I was speechless, before puffing my cheeks in irritation as I realized he used my own words.
"Sneaky," I said, and he grinned, Alphonse chuckling, the sound echoing from his armor.
There was small conversation between us, although, between us would be more by Alphonse and I, as Edward had fallen asleep beside me on his back.
"So, really, Madison, what are you doing in central?" Alphonse, and I hesitated.
I couldn't really just tell him, 'Oh yeah, you're a fictional character in an alternate world I live in and the being Truth who took your body sent me here.' That wouldn't go over well. And I definitely wasn't going with the cliche route, 'Oh, I can't remember anything.' Nu uh.
... But, I didn't really have anything else to say. I didn't have an identity here, no family, no friends, so...
I wanted to hit myself with a hammer, but I said, "Promise not to tell anyone?" Alphonse was the most caring person, like, ever, so I like, 99.9 percent sure I could trust him with this.
Alphonse nodded enthusiastically, and leaned forward eagerly. I took a deep breath, and said, "I can't remember why I'm on this train."
God, it was so clichè.
Alphonse gasped in surprise. "You mean, you don't remember anything?"
I shook my head. "I remember small things, like friends and family, but I can't remember where I live or how I got here."
Alphonse looked like he would be frowning if he could. "So... you're all alone..."
I frowned uncomfortably and sadly. "I guess so..."
There was a tense silence, and it was making me uncomfortable and itchy. Until Alphonse suddenly blurted, "You could come with us!"
I blinked in surprise. "Seriously? A complete stranger?" A huge grin split my face.
Ooh, Taylor, Lex and Kate would be so jealous.
The boy nodded his head enthusiastically. "Yeah! You seem really nice, and I would feel really guilty if we left you all alone! Besides, taking care of brother can get tiresome sometimes."
"Wow, Alphonse, that means a lot!" I said, smiling largely, and he chuckled happily.
There was another moment of silence, but we didn't seem to mind. I was looking out the window, watching the trains reflection in the water we were driving past. Okay, I know this was an episode earlier in the original series, so what happened next...?
Wait.
Wha-... Why can't I remember what was happening?! I couldn't remember how this episode would play out, I couldn't remember future episodes! Why?!
Wait a second, didn't Truth say he was going to take memories of future events?! Was this what he meant? But... I could remember certain things, like all the characters, places, and even the ending... But I can't remember who dies and who lives.
This was completely unfair! I couldn't know how to protect people and warn others! I wouldn't know what was dangerous and how to avoid them! I wouldn't know how to survive!
"Madison? Are you okay? You look a little pale," Alphonse asked, bringing me out of my reverie. I took a deep breath, and smiled at him.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said, and even though he didn't seem convinced, he didn't question it.
Suddenly, there was a flurry of footsteps coming behind us. Alphonse and I watched as a man approached us, and stood at our seat.
This was... Havoc...? Falman...? I think it was Falman.
"Colonel was right... The one traveling with him is a pipsqueak!" he said, looking at Edward.
Edward's eyes shot open, and he immediately jumped up. "You are you calling a pipsqueak so small you could step on?!" He exclaimed loudly, glaring heatedly at the soldier. I was trying not to laugh, because, damn, his rants were way funnier in person.
Falman backed up in defense. "Hey, I didn't mean anything by it, I only-" he suddenly cut off his sentence, pointing a gun at a man who had done the same, although I don't think he noticed the one behind him, as he was struck with the barrel of the gun, successfully being knocked out.
I sucked in a deep, rather scared breath as the thugs glared at all of the standing passengers. "No heroics today, folks. Put your hands over you're head or I'll put a bullet in it instead."
With wide eyes and shaking hands, I did just that. I turned to looked at the two brothers, and I gave them a nervous look.
This didn't as fun anymore.
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