I guess in the dark, we don't have the upper hand against Gluttony. But once the lights are back on, there's Pride. Hm. this is going to be tough.
Switch with me. I'm able to sense a Homunculus' presence. I'm the one who realized Pride was out there, right? I can maneuver around better in the darkness!
What choice do I have?! Don't go running off with this body!
Don't be ridiculous! It was my body to begin with!
Oh, nice one! I'm glad I paired with you!
Edwardis that you, Ling?!
I'm mad! I'm hungry! But you won't let me eat you right away! So I'm gonna swallow everything!
Edward
Bad like what?!
Edward
What's coming?!
It's the same presence as that time before.
Edward
Hey, what is it you guys are looking at?! Explain it to me, the normal guy!
[Something fast is attacking Gluttony]
Edward
What?!
Edward
Is there someone else out there?!
I don't know. I don't know, but that's.
That smell....I Know It....
[Lan Fan attacks Gluttony with her new automail arm]
Thank goodness you're all right! I've been waiting for you, Lan Fan!
Ah, you're finally making an appearance...Hohenheim.
[smiles] Heroes always arrive late, you know.
Hero? Are you saying you mean to defeat me?
No, I couldn't do that. You really are a fright, after all.
What is he thinking? Is he after something? Here he comes! Oh, what a pathetic strategy. You don't know when to give up.
Edward
Al!
your son must like being captured or is supremely stupid.
That’s crossing the line pride. Don’t ever mock my son!
[Red Lightning emerges from Hohemheim’s feat creating a stone sphere around Pride, who tries to escape but gets grabbed by Alphonse]
[Pride tries to stab Hohemheim in the face with one of his shadows in the shape of a spear, but stops because of the stone, Hohenheim doesn’t even flinch]
Amazing. He confined him.
Edward
What is this?! You trapped Al in there, too, you know! What are you thinking?!
It wasn't my idea. Al suggested we do this.
Stand down. All of you. I'm dealing with him on my own. This fight is mine, and mine alone!
Well, you heard 'im! Let's keep moving and find this "Father" guy! ...huh?!
[Envy has extended his hand into his unleashed form's, blocking Jerso's path.]
I don't remember giving you permission to leave. I still owe you some pain and misery for what you- AGH!
[Roy blasts Envy directly in the mouth with a fireball, causing Envy to fall on his behind.]
Keep your eyes on me, Envy. Our conversation is the only one that should concern you! [Envy transforms back into his normal form, his tongue having been reduced to a fleshy sludge.] It’s kind of interesting how quickly the tongue can be rendered to a bubbling grease. It’s surprising how easy it burns, isn't it?
Edward
Lieutenant... you really think the two of you-?
Edward. Just go. We can handle this one.
Edward
Are you sure?
The Lieutenant said "go," Elric! You've got more important matters to deal with.
Edward
What's the matter, what's the matter? Your attacks are pretty lackluster, aren't they?
Please do not misunderstand. Until you have fulfilled your purpose...
Edward
You have to keep me alive, huh? Then all I have to do is defeat you all before that happens!
Defeat us? Please, do try. You are short, so you've always fought those who were bigger than you. Put another way, you have little experience fighting those who are smaller than you!
You have done well, my faithful sacrifices.
[eyes widening in shock] You mean you actually did it?
[now in a new body fashioned after a much younger Hohenheim] Yes. I have done what I set out to do: acquire God.
Edward
Acquire God?! That is impossible!
Unfortunately, it is, given a great enough amount of energy.
Edward
Wait, what energy? [he gasps in a horrified realization] THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE?!
It can't be! Does this mean everyone was turned into a Philosopher's Stone?
How many lives were sacrificed for this?
Amestris is a large country; at least fifty million people.
[May gasps, absolutely mortified]
Edward
Bastard! [Ed attempts to transmute the ground below him, but Father turns everyone's alchemy off]
Your alchemy will do you no good. Farewell, gentlemen. [The Homunculus creates a sun in the palm of his right hand]
What are you— What's that?
The power of God is now in my control. With that, I can do anything; for instance, I can create a sun right in the palm of my hand.
[Ed watches in horrified awe at the sun, as the others glare at Father]
Shall I let its flames loose in here? What do you think? [Suddenly, a beat of energy appears from within Father. The Homunculus stops, while the surprised Pride turns to look at Hohenheim as the latter begins to speak]
Your plan for biding God to this world was a flawed one. We plotted against you since the moment you set it in motion. [Another beat appears, as Father glowers at Hohenheim] Over the many long years, I have performed calculation after calculation. I have arranged my own Philosopher's Stones: the friends who long resided within me, in preparations to this very day!
[A third beat]
XMXerxesian Man #1
The time has come.
XMXerxesian Man #2
He is guilty of committing the ultimate transgression.
XMXerxesian Man #3
We no longer have bodies to return to. But the people of Amestris still have the chance to resume their physical forms.
XFXerxesian Female
Yes. We know what we must do. Let us return their souls back to their bodies.
XCXerxesian Child
It is what Hohenheim asked of us.
[A much stronger beat appears, leaving Father in shock. He resumes his glare at Hohenheim]
So you've planted your Philosopher's Stones, what of it? They are merely points. They will not activate without a circle! That's a basic rule of alchemy!
We do have a circle. It's one of enormous power, and it can be self-activated, even if something should happen to incapacitate me! The moon's shadow, cast on the world by the eclipse!
[The Xerxesian souls begin to activate their Transmutation Circle]
XCXerxesian Child
We're starting now, Hohenheim!
[Red lightning strikes down on the circle's five points. Meanwhile, Father's body begins to gain veins]
Even now you still think you can stop me. YOU'RE A FOOL, HOHENHEIM!
That's the very reason I came back. IT'S TIME YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PLACE, DWARF IN THE FLASK!
[The Umbral Circle activates, quickly draining Father's body and forcing him to dismiss the sun in his hand. The others look on as more veins appear in Father's body before the Homunculus shouts in agony as the souls of the Amestrians are forcibly extracted from him, returning to their respective bodies]
Damn you Greed, have you forgotten that you're one of the Homunculi? Where's your honor?
Edward
You assume that he should just be a good boy like you and do everything as father tells him. Is that it?
Do you need to ask such a ridiculous question? It's only natural we should want to obey our father, no matter the order.
Edward
Heh! You are the one who's ridiculous! Only natural huh? So it's natural to be a brainwashed punk who doesn't even try to think for himself?!
[Pride grabs Ed, throwing him up and down with his shadows.]
Edward
Explain it to me! Why are you so eager to be his willing lapdog? He's wearing you ragged, breaking you down, he doesn't even care!
Why should I care if Father doesn't? I am not a puny weakling like you are, I am one of the Homunculi! WHAT DO YOU KNOW, HUMAN?!?!
[The Homunculus proceeds to torture Ed by using his shadows]
This container won't last much longer. But still, like my Father is, you are of Hohenheim's bloodline. So we're virtually brothers. Which means, Edward Elric, I can use your container! Your body belongs to me! What?!
You can't have it, Pride! I won't let you take this body! It's not a good fit for a homunculus!
Kimblee?! There's no way! How could you maintain your individuality among this tempest of souls?! It's just not possible!
You call this a tempest?! Oh, stop, you're going to make me laugh! The bitterness that all these voices contain soothes me like a lullaby!
Why are you interfering?! Kimblee, why?!
Not my choice. I was perfectly content, but when you decided to throw away you honor as a homunculus, you forced me to step in. You speak of your precious pride, a quality for which you were named. But then you suddenly find yourself in grave danger, and you seek to escape into the body of a human, a lower life form that you so despise. It's pathetic. You're a disgrace!
[Ed breaks free, claps his hands and grabs Pride on his face, transmuting them both]
If you think that, then you still don't understand Edward Elric!
Edward
[as his soul enters Pride's body] Selim!
Impossible! He's turned himself into a Philosopher's Stone, and he's forcing his way inside me?!
Edward
I caught you! You're mine!
[He grabs Pride, causing images of Bradley and his wife to appear in the Homunculus' eye]
Stop this. Stop this...! PLEASE STOP!
[Back in physical reality, as Ed's soul returns to his body, Pride's body dissolves to ashes with a fetus lying in the Fullmetal Alchemist's hand]
Edward
So this is your real body... [takes off his coat and places Pride on it] Once this is all over, I’m gonna have to apologize to Mrs. Bradley. You can wait right there, you foolish boy.
[remorseful] Mama... Mama...
Edward
AL, NO!
[Ed sees that his right arm has returned, a sign that Al gave up his soul so he can keep fighting.]
Edward
AL, YOU DUMBASS!
[Edward starts fighting Father, and winning.]
Nice, Ed. Just keep going.
BBriggs
Yeah! Let him have it! Fullmetal!
Greed, this is what you desperately wanted, isn't it?
Yeah, you're right. This is what I wanted. I wanted the chance to have friends like these.
[Edward knocks Father to the ground with a punch to the face]
Edward
GET UP, YOU NOVICE! I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU HOW OUT-CLASSED YOU REALLY ARE! THIS FIGHT, YOU LOSE!
What happened? Is it over? Did we win?
Yes, sir. Although, Alphonse hasn't returned from the other side.
Edward
It's not your fault, May. It was his decision.
Ed, I've got the toll for him. Take it, it's a Philosopher's Stone. Use it to bring him back.
Edward
I can't. As much as I want to, I can't. I promised Al. We'd never use a Philosopher's Stone. [Thinking] There has to be a way to get him back. There's got to be, think dammit. Think it through, just keep thinking.
Edward... Use my life for the toll. Use me to save Alphonse. I've got just enough life left.
Edward
No way! I could never do that, you dumbass! This doesn't have anything to do with you. It's our own damn fault. I won't use another human life to get Al back. And I don't care who's at it! Why should you sacrifice your life for our mistakes?!
Because I'm his father. And that's the only thing that matters. You don't know how much you boys mean to me. I just want you to be happy. And I do bare some responsibility for this, this might not have happened if I'd just been there for you. I'm sorry, Ed. I've lived long enough. Just give me this chance, to act like a father for once in my life.
Edward
Shut up, you rotten father! You say something that dumb again, and I'll knock you out!
I take it you're here to retrieve your brother. Just how to you plan on pulling an entire human out of here? What's your payment? Do you intend to offer your own body?
Edward
Yeah, I've got your payment right here, so go ahead and take it! This thing is my Portal of Truth. So I get to make the decision on how it's used. That right?
Hehehehe! It's come to that? Hehehehahaha! And you're sure about this? You do realize that you'll never be able to perform alchemy again without your portal.
Edward
I'm aware of that. This portal, I know it contains every secret alchemy has to offer. However, it's also led me astray. I saw the truth that lies within it. And I became convinced I could solve everything with alchemy, but I couldn't possibly have been more wrong. That was just arrogance.
You're willing to cast it aside? To lower yourself to a simple human?
Edward
What do you mean lower myself? That's the only thing I've ever been, just a simple human that couldn't save a little girl, not even with alchemy.
You sure you'll be okay without it? Think carefully now!
Edward
Who even needs alchemy, when I've got them!
[Gasping in excitement as he and Ed's door fade] You've done it! That's the right answer! Good job! You beat me! Go ahead! Take him home! The back door's right over there! Goodbye, Edward Elric!
[Ed’s Gate and Truth disappear, Ed sees Al]
Edward
That was crazy, Al.
Haha, speak for yourself.
Edward
Now let's go home, together...
Edward
[Uneasy] Listen Winry...
Well? What? Just come out and say it.
Edward
Equivalent exchange!
Edward
I’ll give half of my life to you, if you give half of yours to me!
[Realizes that Edward is proposing to her] Aw, c’mon. Do you have to treat everything like alchemy? The whole equivalent exchange thing is just nonsense!
Edward
What’d you say?!
Ugh, it’s nonsense! How about I just give you my whole life? [Awkward beat] Uh... maybe not all of it! 90.. maybe 80%? 75.. that’s not enough. But 85.. yeah, 85 is a good number!
Edward
[Laughs]
Edward
I’m sorry, really!
Edward
You are so incredible! You knocked equivalent exchange flat on it’s butt in just a few words!
And what’s that mean? Are you making fun of me?
Edward
Not at all. [Edward hugs Winry] Thanks for cheering me up.
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