Edward-san!
Thank goodness! You're coming around, right?
Where am I...?
Al!
Man cannot obtain anything without first sacrificing something.
In order to obtain anything, something of equal value is required.
That is alchemy's Law of Equivalent Exchange.
At the time, we believed that to be the true way of the world.
Ready, steady, can't hold me back,
Ready, steady give me good luck,
Ready, steady, never look back,
Let's get started, ready, steady, go!
The landscape blows on by me, as I roll my way forward,
and even if things get desperate, I won't lose sight of the goal now!
You can take those unreliable maps and just burn them up!
I'm going to take those hidden truths, and snatch them in the palm of my hand!
Delirious, (speedily), I've broken through this far,
my heart beating so loud and hard, it feels like it's about to burst!
Your voice echoes as you call out to me,
but I just don't have the time to stop where I am!
Ready, steady, 90-'
Please, trust me!
"Heart of Steel"
Sorry about that.
I'll get you back to normal right away, okay?
Mm-hmm.
Edward-san, what on earth happened at the Fifth Laboratory?
Nothing much.
Nothing much? And you were this seriously injured?
It's no big deal.
Geez, and I was just one step away from getting my hand on the truth, too.
Well, next time, I won't botch things--
Edward-san!
I apologize in advance for my discourtesy.
You nearly lost your life!
You should recognize that you are still a child!
You could trust us adults a little more, couldn't you?
My conduct was unbecoming of an inferior officer!
I beg your forgiveness!
No, I'm the one who's sorry to you.
This is one of Ed's parts, all right.
As someone who has been sung of as a young, beautiful,
gifted Automail engineer, this is a terrible blunder for me!
Is something the matter?
Ah, no! N-Nothing at all, nothing at all, really!
Yes, Rockbell Prosthetic Limb Outfitters.
Winry?
E-Ed...?
As it turns out, I can't move my right arm any more.
Sure enough...
Sure enough?
Ah, you see? Didn't I tell you that I made it lighter,
so it wouldn't be quite so strong this time?
Geez, you've gone and done something reckless again, haven't you?
A-Anyhow, I can't get down there right now, so I'm in a fix.
In that case, I'll make the trip! I'll dash on over, just wait there.
Aren't you unusually kind today?
Oh, I'm always kind!
Okay then, if you would. Thanks.
This time, make sure you do his maintenance right.
Right...
Yo, Ed!
I heard you could get up.
Lt. Colonel...!
Al, are you okay, too?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, that's right.
Would you guys go buy some lunch for me?
Ah, I'll get that myself.
Lt. Ross, you go with him.
Understood.
Sorry, I'm just so hungry.
About the Fifth Laboratory...
Everything that happened concerning the incident there is being chalked up
as the doing of Scar, who was pursuing you.
Of course, I'm not convinced of that.
There were a lot of bodies left there that are thought to have been Chimeras.
There was a great deal of equipment that I can't help
but believe was still operational until just yesterday.
And among the prisoners who were forcibly taken there by someone,
there are those who said they saw Brig. Gen. Basque Grand,
who was killed in the line of duty.
What the hell happened there?
Ed!
How am I supposed to know?
Just tell me what you saw.
Homunculus.
Homunculus?!
You're kidding!
Still...
...they definitely weren't human.
They're tied in with the Philosopher's Stone, huh?
They were trying to make me create a Philosopher's Stone.
And by using live prisoners, at that...
What...?
Isn't that right, Al?
Mm-hmm.
A guardian who was only a spirit...
...a dangerous guy named Envy or something...
...not to mention Philosopher's Stone transmutation circles
and Uroboros tattoos...
I saw all of them there.
For experiments about a lousy stone, none of those are laughing matters, huh?
I heard from Marcoh-san
that Philosopher's Stones were used in the Eastern Rebellion.
They said that for some reason, I was being kept alive for their sakes.
Thanks for telling me. Let me handle it from here.
Get some rest. Right now, you should just think about yourselves.
I'm finally here.
Let's see...
He said he was going to have a sign or something ready for me...
Well, well, Winry-dono!
Thank you for taking the trouble to come so far!
There it is.
You mean... I hadn't heard that you were in the hospital!
Yeah, well, one thing led to another...
It's nothing to laugh about.
Winry...?
I didn't maintain you properly, and now, this has happened.
This isn't particularly your fault! Right, Al?
Mm-hmm.
There, you hear that?
But...
Your maintenance was perfect!
Besides, sometimes it just happens to stop moving.
If the timing hadn't been what it was, what happened might have been worse.
And the reason it broke
was because I was using it too roughly in the first place.
Could it be that he hasn't noticed that I forgot to tighten that screw?
Well, sure! Ed, you're always too rough!
Hey...
Excuse me. Lt. Colonel, there's a phone call from Col. Mustang.
Yo! You called at a good time! I have great news!
You found Scar?!
Huh?! How would that be great news?! Have you forgotten?
Tomorrow is Elicia-chain's birthday!
Unless you want to turn into charcoal, report your current situation immediately!
Not to worry, if anything happens, I'll contact you.
More importantly, be sure to send Elicia-chan a present. Bye now!
Um, are you sure it's okay not to report anything?
It's okay.
Right now, he doesn't need to know anything.
Never mind that, how are those reports I requested?
Working without rest, I've finally finished them!
Okay, here's what's next.
How're you doing, Ed?
What do you know, you're done eating already.
Y-Yeah.
Well then, let me fix you right away...
You left your milk.
Ed...
Please, anything but that.
What are you talking about?! Milk is good for the body! Drink it right now!
Shut up! If I hate it, I hate it!
Not drinking my milk isn't particularly going to kill me!
Ah, geez! This is the reason why you're always going to be such a bean sprout!
--Bean sprout? --That's right, bean sprout.
Right, Al?
No you don't Brother. You have to drink it.
Yeah, yeah. Good for you, Al.
You got all big without having to drink this stuff.
I...
...didn't get this body because I wanted to.
S-Sorry...
What's the matter between you two?
Al?
Did something happen?
Well?
Why...?
How come you never talk to me? About your injuries,
or about the two of you? Here I'm as worried as I am,
why don't you talk to me about anything important?!
Ed! Al!
I don't care anymore!
Yo! Nice to meet you, Winry-chan.
I'm Lt. Col. Maes Hughes. It's a pleasure.
And this...
...is my adorable Elicia-chan! How about it? Cute, right?
You'd like to meet her, right?
Y-Yeah, sure...
All right! I'll let you meet her!
Okay then, I'll look after Winry-chan! Later!
--U-Um... --You are so lucky!
After all, tomorrow is Elicia-chain's birthday.
Now that you mention it, so is Ed's...
Sure. We'll have to get a present for him, too.
So, what kind of present are you going to give Elicia-chan?
Huh?
What? A stuffed teddy bear? And a giant-size one at that?
Elicia-chan will be thrilled with that!
Happy birthday, Elicia-chan!
Congratulations!
Way to go, Elicia-chan!
Congratulations!
Apples, you see, are best if you coat them with syrup.
So that's how you did it.
Lately, my own daughter has been...
Nice, Elicia-chan.
What a cute bear.
Elicia-chan...
Happy birthday.
Here's your present.
Thanks, Sissy Bookworm.
Bookworm?
Sissy?
Elicia-chan, can you tell me how old you've become?
Four!
How adorable!
Sissy, know what?
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!
Know what? The more people say "congratulations" to you,
the more good things will happen to you. That's what Papa says.
That's why I'm telling you too, Sissy.
Elicia-chan...
Looking at you like this, it's almost like you're siblings.
Really. I wish I had a little sister like this.
I'm an only child, after all.
You do have brothers, you know.
Brothers would talk to me more about things. Ever since long ago,
they've never talked about anything important with me.
Can't help that. Guys are creatures that demonstrate things
more by their actions than with their words.
As much as possible, they don't want to burden anyone besides themselves
when they're having difficulty.
Nor do they want to worry others. That's why they don't say anything.
And even so, at the very end, when they finally do give in and complain,
I'll bet you're the only one they do it to, aren't you?
When that happens, you're the one who receives them. Isn't that enough?
If their older sister makes that kind of face,
the younger brothers won't ever come to depend on her, will they?
Hughes-san...
Here...
Thanks for waiting. I've finished baking a birthday cake for Ed-kun.
Go ahead, go, go!
Here.
But Hughes-san, don't you have a present for Ed?
What are you talking about?
There's no present that's a match for your smiling face, Winry-chan.
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!
Know what? They say that on your birthday,
the more you get told "congratulations," the happier you'll be.
Here. This is from Gracia-san.
O-Oh...
I made sure to learn how to make it from her,
so once you're able to eat, I can make it for you at any time, Al.
Mm-hmm.
Now that you mention it,
when we were kids, the three of us always used to eat cake together, huh?
Uh-huh. And that one time, Den ate Al's cake.
And then AI bawled.
Right, right.
I-Is that so?
You were still little. Don't you remember?
Mm-mm.
Is something the matter?
I'll be outside until you finish repairing Brother.
Al...
Are you sure you're okay out here?
Yes.
Okay, I'll come back to get you later.
Thanks.
Say, Ed, something happened between you and Al, didn't it?
I... did something awful to him.
I had the chance to return him back to normal, but I hesitated.
How come?
I would have had to sacrifice other people.
Next to Al, they should have been people who I didn't care about...
But I couldn't... while he watched alongside...
It's good that you didn't.
After all, AI wouldn't be happy if someone else ended up being sacrificed,
even if it did mean he could return to normal.
But still...
More importantly, I wonder if Al isn't upset
over seeing you about to sacrifice someone even once, Ed.
Suppose your personality and memories were implanted in you
as it suited your brother.
These people are all homunculi-- perfectly created humans.
Was I ever really human?
All finished.
Come on, let's go to Al.
But what do I say to him?
What are you talking about?
Just say "sorry," and apologize to him. You're always stuck for words.
All right.
AI, I'm sorry. I'll fix you up right away.
Look, I brought a bunch of stuff from Resembool.
AI, I'm not giving up. We'll do things our way,
and get ourselves back to normal for sure, okay?
No matter what.
Maybe you can get back to normal like that, Brother,
but I wonder if I can ever really return to normal.
Of course you can. Don't worry about it.
Here goes.
How's that?
That's the way you bonded my soul to this armor back then, huh?
Yeah.
Along with my memories...
Memories are nothing more than simply information, after all.
An alchemist as good as you, Brother,
would have no trouble concocting a person's memories, right?
Is that... what you've been thinking?
Brother, earlier, in Resembool,
there was something you were about to tell me, but stopped, remember?
Something you were too afraid to say to me up to now.
It's that my soul and memories and everything are really something fake
that you came up with, wasn't it?
No! What Ed wanted to say to you was--
Never mind!
After all, the person named Alphonse Elric never existed in this world.
What are you saying?! You two have always been together!
Besides, there's been me, and Grandma!
Believe me, Al!
What would you have me believe?
What would you have me believe, with this hollow body?
It's possible that all of you are deceiving me together, isn't it?
You've...
...been saving that up all this time?
Is that all you have to say?
What about you, Brother?! Answer my question!
Why don't you say anything?! Why?!
Let go of me. There's no point in me living!
You stupid jerk!
Let me go! Let me go!
Al!
Let me go!
Ed!
Al...
Stay back.
Al...!
Stay back...
Keep away!
Al!
Ed!
Al! Al!
We are even now crying out...
You squeeze your right hand, as if to reassure yourself.
Go on, take those annoying rules and dash them away!
If it comes down to having to rest your wounded feet,
you've got to keep moving forward, if only just a step!
We've pushed our way through the twisting winds,
gotten beyond the cold sky,
but yet we still continue to wander on.
We always find ourselves crying out.
Just continuing to believe is not the answer.
We must bare our weaknesses and wounds,
and continue to struggle, or nothing will ever turn out!
Break on through to the other side of the door!
To the other side of the door!
Fullmetal Alchemist...
Episode 24: "Bonding Memories."
Even if everybody else has forgotten, I still remember...
Your voice... your warmth... your smile...