Holy the truth molly I'm actually keeping this up! It's a miracle, honestly!
Since three year ago I started this story, I'm not good at keeping it updated regularly.
Typing story was difficult, and I spent alot of time reading other people fanfics. All I can say, to type a good fanfics, skill is required!
Also with a good knowledge of English to bring the story standard to another level, I don't have that so it difficult for me, I wished to use more different words, more harder words, but I can't seem to do it well...

I'm so so sorry to whoever that is looking forward to this, honest speaking, I tried, but it was truly difficult to type.

Chapter 6

Truth Hurt

-.-.-

"What the hell is going on here?!" Harsh, accusing tone roared from the male blonde. Not liking what he witnessed after he recovered from dumbstruck state.

Sending judging glare to Ezren, believing her to be a homunculus. But at the same time, Mustang and Hughes won't kept her here if she's a homunculus. Irritated at the lack of information, he send a 'explain this instant' hard glare to Mustang.

"Be nice brother." Alphonse reminded. Sure, he sure is surprised to find another Ed here. But Al's the calm one, he was patient enough to wait for explanation before jumping into conclusion. Judging by the poor imposter's panic, flicking obviously in her pairs of rich gold locks. The very same gold as his Broth-

'It can't be...' Al choked inwardly.

Mustang grimaced at the usage of piercing tone, it was one hell of luck that it was still daylight outside. Any complaint of volume would go unattended if the neighborhood intend to file.

"Well?" Edward waited.

"First thing first, the imposter is a girl." He clarify.

...

"W-What?!" Both brothers squeaked.

"You mean brother had turn to sister?!"

"It not the you-know-who? Wait Al! I'm still here, a male. Thank you very much." Ed protested.

"So!" Hughes interrupted, smashed onto Ezren's shoulder with both hand from behind. "Roy and I are very curious about her. Her name is Ezren by the way. As I was saying. She look exactly exactly like you, Ed."

"Do you know her or something?" Hughes asked sweetly.

"No we don't." Ed answered, behalf of Al share as well.

'Poor fella..' Mustang sweatdropped as he noticed the older man evil interrogated.

Is there any hole right now that could swallowed Ezren whole? Like hell she wouldn't know what Hughes were planning, Anime followed his personality to the hardest core to get it right.

Nope, she wouldn't be able to kept her facade under all the stress and pressure. Nope, she was confident she won't last five minutes if the real actual talking get started. They will definitely dug her secret out of her throat.

Feeling sick, addition with homesick. Ezren felt really sickly all of a sudden. She paled and broke out in cold sweats.

"Brother.. Did you have a child this old?" Al asked innocently.

Ed choked and flipped his head at him. Irritated.

"Al, are you out of your mind?"

"Boys! Stop getting side track! This is important." Hughes reminded seriously. He is deadset on finding the truth.

Four pair of eye fixed on Ezren, waiting. Hughes gave a apologetic look briefly before getting down to business. Hand firmly locked on her shoulder, he dropped the bomb.

"Ezren, just exactly. Who are you?"

-.-.-

"Just to be sure. She's not that right?" Ed questioned.

"No, I thought about it too when I saw her for the first time. But Lieutenant confirmed she not and I trust her." Mustang replied, eye still on Ezren.

"I see.." Ed trailed off and found himself staring at the intruder. Waiting..

Few thoughts came to him as he first took sight of the impo- Ezren. Let give some respect, she could be just a stranger that happened to look like him and just happened to be at the wrong place and wrong time. That would be the best scenario. His shoulder weigh tons and he doesn't need more.

But. The chances of two person that looked the same to meet is nearly nonexistent. Even there is cases of such incident.

All eyes was on Ezren, she fidgeting under the pressure. After some inner battle within her mind, her shoulder fell together with her face. A sigh escaped her as she looked up with fierce determination flaring in her eye, that expression confirmed Alphonse suspicious.

"Are we safe and secure here?" The only female voice asked.

Everyone settled into position they felt comfortable with. Mustang leaning against the wall, Hughes on one of the couch. The rest seated at seat available.

All eye focused on Ezren. Waiting..

Another sighs escaped from her. As she braced herself for the information she was about to unfold.

In hope of thing turned for the better..

"Some of you maybe already suspected this, but I'm Ezren Elric." She started speaking, making eye contact with the rest for reaction.

"I guess I'm allow to explain stuff about myself.. I came from the future, Year 2020. There's a solar eclipse, I got transported to this timeline at the peak of the eclipse by Truth.. ..."

"I'm a Descendants of Elric."

Ezren paused, allowing the audience to process the story. Maybe it because of her look that resembled so much like Edward, the rest seem convinced by her story. Except for Edward.. He always had a harder time to be more open minded for impossible theory.

"Don't be absurd, time travel doesn't exist." Edward glared at Ezren.

"Brother.. So you don't doubt that she is your offspring?" Al questioned curiously.

The older men kept quiet but just observing.

Edward stared at Al deadpanned.

"It is just me or my little brother been slightly against me since we came here?"

Al looked away sheepishly. Edward attention went back to Ezren. "Well?"

She glared at him, "I have say my piece of who I am. Trust me or not I don't care because this isn't equal exchange. All of you pound on me for information when I don't know any of you personally!" She winced at her own tone, that was so so not needed! She already knew that they were all reliable and trustworthy.. But it was also true that she don't know them personally as a person.

When Edward is about to retort, Mustang cut in, "You said you was brought here by Truth, according from what I know, you will gained the knowledge of using alchemy without circle from there." Mustang looked at Ezren, rubbing his chin, he continued.

"You should be able to perform without a array. If you can, you will prove that what you said is true, because you look intact with no missing limbs, human transmutation is not the option to look."

"Will that be enough to prove? Fullmetal?" Mustang commanding voice questioned.

"Philosopher Stone. She could have use that." He replied.

Mustang gave him a disbelief look, rubbing his forehead, "You had been looking for that for years, the chances of her finding one than you is very low."

When there is no more objection, Mustang turned to Ezren. "We are ready whenever you are."

-.-.-

Performing alchemy infront of them shouldn't be any problem for Ezren. Except, when one are to performed under pressure.. It won't go all that well as predicted. When the brain just seem to took a vacation at this timing, leaving Ezren alone while she stared into thin air when asked to do alchemy.

Drawing a array, checked.

Performing with a circle and succeeded, checked.

Doing at her own timeline, checked.

Tried alchemy after she came here? Checked.

Tried performing alchemy without a circle? Nope, definitely not checked.

She had no idea how to performed without a circle! That one time during the fall doesn't count, spur of the moment. Now she was not in any danger, there was no need for her to come out with a formula. Or to say, formula that worked without a circle.

'Oh shit..' She sweated.

Ezren tilted her face to see Edward burning gaze fixed on her, waiting. As well with the rest, they were all waiting in silent.

"I have a problem. The only time I ever performed when I'm here is when Truth dropped me from the sky, I was falling and I did it on the moment.."

"I'm not sure how to do it without a circle." She declared.

All the attention hopped to Edward, he is the only one here with the knowledge of that.

"Any advices for her on how to do it?" Mustang asked.

Edward lowered his head to make himself looked intimidating before he replied. "There is one way."

Loud clap echoed.

"FullMetal?!"

"Ed?"

"Brother!" Al seemed to caught on with what his brother was planning.

"React if you want to live!" The alchemist yelled before smashing his palms down.

Bright electrical spark emitted from the ground, filled the room with blue light. The ground trembled, cracked and reformed. Spikes started surfacing at a rapid speed toward Ezren.

Ezren's blood boiled, her golden orbs diluted in a mixture of fear and surprised, she had less than few seconds to react but the vision suddenly seem slowed. She could see how the floor break apart before restructured to the spikes that is coming toward her.

Her's flight instinct took over, she leaped out of the incoming danger. A loud clap echoed and followed by hollow knock of the wooden floor. Another set of alchemy spark blinded the audience, Edward was knocked off by something that went for him from his blind spot. Pushing him away to stopped his transmutation.

"Oww, my hip.." Ed spoke, rubbing his aching side. Looking over at the cause of his damage, pole that had been transmuted from the wall to pushed him away.

"Brother! How could you do that!" Angry, hollow screeched behind him. Al was fuming.

"That right Fullmetal, she is still a civilian. We don't hurt innocent people." Mustang spoke while tapping the dust off."

"Ed! Roy is right! And! You don't hurt your offspring!" Hughes growled angrily, appearing behind the kitchen counter.

"What! You guys asked for my advice!" Edward protested.

"THERE IS THOUSAND WAYS OF HANDLING THIS!" Mustang, Hughes and Al roared.

"Ok fine, shut it. But it work out fine." Edward pointed.

The dust mist from the transmutation ceased, revealing Ezren kneeling on four. Bewildered, when she make sure there was no more dangers, anger replaced fear. She gritted her teeth, fueled more hatred toward her own ancestor.

"Are you trying to kill me?" Ezren growled.

"Ye-"

"Sorry for that, Brother way of handling of thing is always bashful and rash." Al cut in, stopping Edward before he say anything wrong. Glaring angrily at his Brother, daring him to talk.

Edward gulped, angry Al? Nope, he still want his life.

Hughes went over to checked on Ezren to see if she was alright, mumbling something to her and pat her on the head while Ezren looked at him. Hughes stood and approached Ed, he hollowed over the young boy on the floor.

Hughes whacked Ed on the temple. Not once but continuously.

"Ow ouch ow ow, Hughes! Stop it!" Edward cried, arms covering his forehead.

"Brat." Hughes stomped off.

-.-.-

"So," Mustang broke the silence, glancing at the rest. Hughes was pouting, Al is glaring at his brother while helping Ezren, Fullmetal is being Fullmetal. "Her time travel is plausible?"

She groaned in frustration! They still don't believed her after all that stunt he pulled! Do they really have that much of trust issue!?

"Purpose, what purpose would Truth want by sending you here?" Al asked sweetly.

Ezren felt her face burning up. "Umm... I.."

"You can tell us." Hughes reassured gently. He recovered from his pouting mood.

"I guess Truth would have a purpose by doing so, telling us would give you good alias." Mustang added carefully, stroking his chin in thoughts.

"Uhh..! No!" Ezren flushed in scarlet color, facing away from them. She slowly backed off.

Tch, Edward growled and grabbed her wrist, pulling her toward him so she is facing him directly. He noticed her face was deep in red. Wondering why, he tried to forced it out of her.

"It's better if you tell us!" Edward said, keeping a firm hold on her.

She tried to struggle but to no valid.

"No way! I'm not telling!"

"Why?" He asked.

"Brother!" Al fumed.

"Because I don't want to say!"

"That not a good reason!" He retorted.

"That's your problem." She replied.

"Spit it out!"

"No way!"

"Now!"

"In your dream!"

"Why are you so stubborn!"

"Why aren't you giving up?!"

Mustang facepalmed. Looking at two look alike Elric having screaming matches is giving him headache.

Hughes on the other hand? Is tempted to take a photo, because two look alike in a photo would be so interesting if shown to others.

Alphonse is well.. Cringing, because his worst nightmare is coming true, two time the trouble is right infront of him.

"Damn you! Do you have to be so persistence in getting what you want?!" Ezren cursed.

"Oh yes, so much that I usually get what I want." Edward info proudly.

"Urgh! You are impossible!"

"That right, give it up and tell me!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No way!"

"Ye-"

Their screaming matches were stopped when theirs head collided into each other.

"Enough."

Ancestor and Descendant of Elric both turned and gulped. Suddenly, physical pain is nothing as compared to this.

"Brother, please stop being immature."

"Ezren, please tell us so we can help you."

Dark aura emitted from Al armor, his red eye shone brighter in their view. Making Al look intimidating.

"Sorry Al, chill buddy." Timidly, Ed backed off slowly.

"Fine.." She sighed in defeat.

That seem to lift Al dark mood, returning to his flowery aura.

Ezren sent a glare to Ed before returning her sight to the floor.

"..."

"T-truth said." Ezren started.

...

"Ezren, please." Al pleaded.

"Truth say, I need to fall in love with Edward Elric before I can go back home!" she shrieked dejectedly.

She shivered and her cheeks burned up once more, tears forming in the corner of her eye. She felt awfully humiliated.

Al and Ed was dumbstruck, this was completely ridiculous to them. They kept their stare longer than intended, eye widened in horror.

Both adult was taken off guard by the statement. Bewildered, they remained quiet.

"WHAT?!" Edward squawked. "YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT?!"

"Oh, how I wish I was." Sarcastically, she replied weakly.

I hope you enjoyed the story.