"Alchemy is the science of understanding, decomposing, and recomposing matter." "However, it is by no means omnipotent." "It is not possible to produce something from nothing." "The nature of alchemy is such that, if one desires to obtain something, he will be required to pay an equivalent price." "This is the foundation of alchemy, called equivalent exchange." "Alchemy is bound by a taboo: human transmutation." "This taboo is not to be broken by anyone." "Brother?" "Hmm?" "What do you think about the rumors of the priest in Lior?" ""Miracles," huh?" "They say he transmuted flowers from thin air, right?" "It might just be some magic trick, but..." "But if it's not..." "Yeah..." "Maybe, just maybe, there's a chance..." "The Celestial Stone that destroyed Xerxes in one night..." "The Great Elixir that was sealed by a Sage from the East..." "There are many names that refer to it, but it is, simply put, something that empowers alchemy." "That is the Philosopher's Stone." "To think that with that, we might be able to get your body back, Al..." "Damn it, can't they be more descriptive?" "!" "Al." "What?" "Let's hope that this time will be the right one!" "Episode 2" "The Day of the Beginning 10 Years Ago, Resembool" "Yes, let's." "Ed?" "Al?" "Where are you?" "Oh, my." "You've messed up Dad's study again." "Oh, you can't just scrawl on the floor!" "It's not scrawling!" "Look!" "That's... alchemy, right?" "You learned from Dad?" "How would we learn from someone who's not here?" "We read the books." "It was written there." "It was written, you say?" "Is it something we shouldn't do?" "No, not at all!" "Wow, you sure are your father's children!" "I'm going to boast to everyone!" "Mom praised us." "It made us so happy, we ended up completely absorbed in alchemy." "But, on the summer of the same year, Mom became sick during the epidemic, and died." "Big brother, I'm hungry..." "And it's cold..." "Let's go home..." "If Dad would come back..." "Don't you say a word about him!" "He's not our father!" "He didn't even come home for Mom's funeral!" "I wonder..." "Can't we bring Mom back to how she was?" "But the books said it was forbidden to create humans." "So, let's make this a secret between the two of us." "So, you came here again?" "So what, Winry?" "Grandma always says that, if you cry while thinking of someone, they'll be just as sad in the other world as you are while shedding tears." "I'm not crying!" "And you, you're crying because you feel lonely because your parents are always on the road!" "I'm not crying!" "Oh, really?" "I really shouldn't have worried about you!" "If you come home after me, you're missing dinner!" "What's that mean?" "Hey, wait up!" "Hey, wait for me!" "Thanks for the food!" "Now, Ed, drink your milk." "I hate milk." "If you don't drink it, you'll stay small." "Who's small, shortie grandma?" "!" "What was that, you bean sprout brat?" "!" "Minimum grandma!" "Micro pipsqueak!" "Ant-sized!" "Flea-sized!" "You've been reading other books again in school..." "You've got to listen in class!" "Aw, shaddup..." "Say, what kind of books are you reading?" "It's a secret." "It's got nothing to do with you, Winry." "That's not fair!" "You're always keeping secrets between the two of you!" "See you!" "Ed!" "Al!" "Today's dinner is stew, by the way!" "Yay!" "Okay, see you later!" "Still, the guy who invented stew was really a great person." "Even though there's milk inside, it's so good!" "Just what does that mean?" "The idea of putting milk in vegetable soup itself is incredible!" "It means that scientists also need the changes brought about by new ideas!" "Does it really work like that?" "Of course!" "Human transmutation also requires those kinds of ideas!" "After that, in order to revive Mom, we researched human transmutation and polished our skill at alchemy under a teacher." "It took years and years, but..." ""We want to see Mom's smile."" ""We want to live happily again with Mom."" "These thoughts kept us going." "It's done." "35 liters of water, 20 kilograms of carbon, 4 liters of ammonia, 1.5 kilograms of caustic lime, 800 grams of phosphorus, 250 grams of salt, 100 grams of saltpeter," "80 grams of sulfur, 7.5 grams of fluorine, 5 grams of iron, 3 grams of silicon..." "Okay, let's write the construction formula." "And finally... the soul's information." "Let's go, Al." "Yeah." "Brother, something's strange!" "Al!" "No way!" "A rebound?" "!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Al?" "Huh?" "What was I doing?" "Yo!" "Who are you?" "Ooh, just the right question!" "I am the being that you call "the world."" "Or also, "the universe." Or "God," or "the Truth."" "Or "Whole." Or "One."" "And, I am "you."" "Welcome, poor fool, ignorant of your own limits." "Aw, shut up." "It's what you wanted, isn't it?" "I shall show you... the Truth." "It felt like a tremendous quantity of information was forced directly into my head." "Stop it!" "My head's gonna break!" "I'm gonna be disintegrated!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "My head was about to break." "But, suddenly, I understood." "This was the Truth." "Mom!" "So, how was it?" "Yes..." "My human transmutation theory wasn't wrong." "But it wasn't enough!" "Just a little further, the thing I was looking for... the Truth of human transmutation was there!" "Please!" "Show me one more time!" "I can't do that." "With this toll fare, this is as much as I can show you." "Toll fare?" "Yes. "Toll fare."" "Equivalent exchange, right?" "Al-che-mist." "Damn it!" "How could this happen?" "!" "That's not what was supposed to..." "Damm it!" "It got taken away!" "Someone..." "Help me..." "Mom..." "Mom..." "No way..." "It's not..." "It's not..." "It's not what we wanted!" "Al!" "Alphonse!" "Alphonse!" "Alphonse!" "It's my fault..." "Alphonse!" "Damn it..." "Damn it!" "Give him back..." "He's my brother!" "Even my leg, or my arm..." "Or my heart, I'll give them to you!" "So give him back..." "He's my one and only little brother!" "Yo!" "So you still were in Central?" "All's well that ends well." "I can go back to the Eastern Headquarters." "Congratulations on your hard work here." "Next time you come, make sure to have become Brigadier General, Colonel!" "Easy for you to say." "Ah, right." "If you're going to leave, I should give this to you right now." "What's that?" "The final report concerning Isaac McDougall." "You still haven't received it, right?" "Yeah." ""Pharmacy from Xing"?" "Seems there's something like that." "Truth be told, I don't understand anything about it." "Do you know anything?" "Nope, never heard of it before." "By the way, what are the Elric Brothers doing?" "I'm not their guardian." "Hey, why did you make Ed a State Alchemist?" "He's still a kid." "Since he's in the army, he'll see hell someday." "Just like us." "Hell, huh?" "They've seen it..." "The two of them..." "And more than enough..." "Lieutenant Colonel..." "They weren't behind the house eithe" "That's..." "Where are they?" "Where are these "Elric Brothers"?" "!" "Shut up a little, Den!" "It's rude to our custome" "Hey, you!" "What business does an officer have here, out of the blue?" "I went to your house!" "Just what was that ?" "What did you create?" "We're sorry." "Please forgive us." "We're sorry..." "We're sorry..." "We're sorry..." "You're..." "That's a surprise." "I came here because I heard rumors of skilled alchemists..." "But I certainly wasn't expecting, even though it was imperfect, that kids would perform human transmutation, or even accomplish a feat such as attaching a soul." "Such dispositions are more than enough to become a State Alchemist." "By becoming a State Alchemist, should an emergency occur, one would have to perform duties as a soldier..." "But at the same time, one obtains several privileges, and research of the highest level becomes possible." "It might even be possible for those children to find a way to return to their original bodies." "After this child came to my house covered in his own blood, you know..." "I went to their house." "That wasn't..." "That wasn't a human!" "Is it alchemy that creates such horrible things?" "I'm opposed to it." "Are you telling these children to witness hell again?" "!" "Here." "Thank you." "Er, Ms. Lieutenant?" "You can call me Riza." "Riza Hawkeye." "Nice to meet you." "Ms. Riza, have you had to shoot people?" "Yes." "I hate soldiers." "Mom and Dad were brought out on the battlefield and got killed, that's why." "And, on top of that, you're trying to take away Ed and Al." "To go or not to go, that's for them to decide." "Yes." "They'll decide that for themselves." "I won't force you." "I am just offering a possibility." "To advance, or to stop in their tracks..." "Will you spend the rest of your lives in despair?" "Or will you yearn for a possibility and bow your heads to the military?" "The ones to decide are these children themselves." "If there is a possibility there, in order to return to your former bodies, you should take a step forward." "Even if you have to cross a mud-filled river." "Ms. Riza, why did you become a soldier?" "Because there are people whom I must protect." "We're leaving." "Yes, sir." "Well then, it's goodbye, miss." "I'm Winry." "Right, Winry-chan." "I hope we meet again." "Will he come?" "He will." "But his eyes were devoid of any energy..." "Really?" "His eyes were filled with fire." "You won't regret it?" "No." "I decided to do it." "How long will the operation and rehabilitation take?" "Something like three years." "One year." "You're going to puke your guts out." "Al, please endure just for a little while." "I'll get you back to your original body." "And you too, Brother." "You'll get your body back." "Now, your body is just perfect!" "Yeah!" "After that, let's try alchemy." "I haven't used it at all since then." "Oh yeah..." "It's the first time since you transmuted my soul..." "Brother!" "Oh, perfect!" "Just perfect!" "That's wonderful, Brother!" "You did it without a transmutation circle!" "You can do it just like our teacher!" "Shouldn't you also be able to, Al?" "I can't, Brother!" "Didn't you see it?" ""It?"" "No, nothing." "Hey!" "You changed the shape of my automail, didn't you?" "!" "Does that mean you can change the shape of my head too?" "!" "Ouch..." "I swear..." "Such an uncute machine maniac." "I don't care if I'm not cute!" "And I don't care if I'm a machine maniac either!" "I decided I'd support you until the day you retrieve your old body!" "Huh?" "It is most rare for you to personally witness an examination." "Perhaps." "I heard a 12-year old child was coming." "So I just thought I should see it, for conversation material." "Oh, a steel arm?" "It happened during the Eastern civil war." "Ah, yes, we burned our hands in Ishbal, yes." "Who is that?" "Stupid!" "It's his Excellency, the Führer King Bradley!" "Now, start the examination." "Did you bring the tools to write your transmutation circle?" "I don't need such things." "Without a transmutation circle?" "!" "Oh, most impressive." "Your Excellency!" "Just like this, important people could get assassinated..." "Don't you think you should rethink how these examinations are carried out?" "You certainly have some guts." "But you don't know how big the world is." "Hm?" "Uwah!" "Red text:" "Hahaha." "Do your best on the remaining examinations, "too young" alchemist." "When did he pull his sword out?" "Is Brother doing okay with the examinations?" "Say, Al..." "Hmm?" "What?" "When Ed becomes a State Alchemist, will he leave this village?" "Yeah." "This is the proof of your qualification as a State Alchemist: the silver watch." "East City, Eastern Headquarters" "Here is your certificate of appointment, and the agreement..." "Oh..." "The Führer certainly thought of quite an ironic title." "What?" "Ah, no." "Congratulations." "Now, you are officially a dog of the army." "In the name of Führer King Bradley, I appoint you, Edward Elric, as a State Alchemist, and bestow unto you the title of "Fullmetal."" ""Fullmetal"?" "Yes." "The second name given to State Alchemists." "The name you will be given to bear: "The Fullmetal Alchemist."" "I just love that heavy and hard feeling." "I'll bear it." "Brother, we'll be arriving soon." "Lior..." "There might be a clue on bringing Al's body back to normal." "The Philosopher's Stone." "Ed and Al, who arrived in the town of Lior, meet Cornello, the man who advocates the resurrection of the dead." ""Pray, believe, and thou shalt be saved."" "Such are the words recited by Cornello, whose finger bears a red, shining Philosopher's Stone." "Next time, Fullmetal Alchemist, Episode 3:" "The Town of Heresy." "What is the happiness one can choose by averting one's eyes from the truth?" "4 Years Ago" "Episode 3" "The Town of Heresy"