Hughes is on the phone, looking a little annoyed, and in his PJs (pink with yellow birds, heh). He's talking with Mustang, who is bothered by something. Hughes tells him that they haven't caught Scar yet, or is he worried about Marcoh? That does bother him, but mainly its because he hasn't had any screentime in a while (He broke the fourth wall!). Hughes hangs up, annoyed. We then see that he's not alone. Broche, Ross, and Armstrong are there with him (standing by in uniform). Armstrong asks shouldn't he have told Mustang about the Elric brothers? Hughes tells him he doesn't have to, yet. He then tells them that he has men on standby who are supposed to guard the library (where the brothers were) tomorrow. They're good shots, reliable in a raid. He will permit an investigation of the Fifth Lab. Back at the lab, Scar slams against a wall. Gluttony waddle-runs over to him, but Scar punches him away. He throws up a lot of dust, and then comes out of the cloud, headbutting Scar into another wall, and through it. Scar falls into the room where Greed was. It's obvious Gluttony does not want to go down there. Back in the room where Ed fought the Slicers, Al faces off against Lust. Lust tells him about how it's been a while since she saw him. The first time she saw him was about four years ago, a night where the sky filled with fireworks (episode 4). He asks what is she. He says that she can't be a Homunculus, they're artificially created humans. A human that isn't human. No one has created one before. It's not possible. Lust tells him it is, because in front of her stands a boy who only has his soul. She extends her nails and drives Al to the wall. From behind, Gluttony grabs him, asks if he can eat him, and then takes a large bite of Al. Back in the room with the Red Water, Tucker and Elder (Elder Slicer brother will now be called Elder, btw) watch Ed as he reads several alchemic papers spread out on the floor. Ed's beginning to understand what the research in this place was. The lab was made to research Alchemy for military-purposes. Tucker tells Ed that this room was already like this when he was brought there. Ed still doesn't want to use the Red Water, though, because they're made from people. But Tucker asks him does it really matter? Elder agrees, the people used for the Red Water won't be comming back. They have no use in their current state. Better to use them for a purpose. Ed looks into one of the walls and sees Al (as a human), who smiles back (it's his imagination). He climbs onto one of the tubes, claps his hands, and creates another Transmutation Circle on the ceiling. Back at the HQ, Hughes, Ross, and the others are running down a hall, ready to get going, when a door opens. Out steps the Fuhrer, in his PJs (pale blue with white flowers), who is surprised to see so many people working late. He then speaks to them about the Fifth Lab, which surprises them. He tells them that he turned a blind eye to the Lab because Gran was doing it for the good of the military. However, with the lives of two young alchemists in danger, he will intervene. He will go along with the soldiers to save them. All of the soldiers are happy (he's the leader of the military and country, after all, it's an honor), but Hughes has a somewhat dark look on his face. Back in the lab, Lust is sitting on top of Al. She asks about Scar, and Gluttony tells her he dropped him into the "bad place." Greed may interrupt at any time, so they need to get Ed to hurry up. Back with Ed, he and Tucker are walking up a flight of stairs and walk into a room that is similar to the one below, though the walls do not have any Red Water. The Red Water is contained in a large container in the middle of the room. Ed knows what to do. He closes the door, and we see Gran, who was hidden by it (so Ed couldn't see him). It's Envy, of course. He walks over to the container, and one wall comes down, showing the prisoners. Envy comments about how humans don't change, even after so many years of evolution. The wall closes again. Inside, one of the soldiers wonders if that guy is really a soldier. Kimbley asks if they really think that's Gran. Back down below, Ed tells Tucker that he'll transmute both rooms at once. Neither room has enough, but if they get slammed together, it'll be enough. He then changes the circle on the floor from a hexagon (six corners) to one with seven corners (Septogon? Don't know my shapes, heh), as well as changing a bit of the internal makeup of the circle. The image just popped into his mind. Ed will make the Stone, give Al his body back, and then vanish. They can do what they want with the Stone after that. Back upstairs, the prisoners are getting anxious. Kimbley tells them to shut up, and one of them says that not even he, the Mad Bomber, could be calm at a time like this. He chuckles and says that they've been gossiping. He asks them how did he kill his allies? One of them says he used explosives. Kimbley replies that he used no such thing. He shows a prisoner his hands and walks toward him, explaining that the human body is made mostly of water. However, it contains particles of metal. He places his hands on the prisoner, pushing him back, and tells him that if you use its properties and some organic matter, you can easily create a bomb. The man, at this point, looks like he's in pain. Kimbley then adds that with that much Red Water around him, he can make a great bomb. He pushes him against the wall, and *boom!* The explosion wakes up Scar, too. Back in the Red Room, Ed is coughing from the smoke, as are the prisoners. He is shocked to learn that he almost used real living people, not just Red Water. Tucker laughs at him. Ed asks the prisoners who brought them there, and Envy steps out, as Gran, telling him he did it. Ed charges Envy and attempts to punch him, but Envy transforms to its normal form, dodging the punch. Ed tells him that he saw Gran die before his eyes. Envy prods Ed a bit, and Ed tries to fight, but Envy jokes, saying he doesn't like to fight. Ed prepares to transmute his arm into a sword when the Auto-mail finally fails. Envy kicks him in the face three times, sending him flying. Envy tells him that the only reason he's alive is because he told them to keep him alive. Envy gets angrier, telling him that he'll never forgive him, because he has that b*stards blood flowing in his veins. But just as he's about to kick Ed again, Lust stops him and picks up Elder's head. She tells Envy that it is his fault for not checking the ingredients thoroughly enough. She tells him that if he doesn't want to get hurt, he should finish up. They still have the ingredients. Gluttony then drags in Al, and Lust tells Ed that they're not asking, they're telling. Al tells Ed that they are Homunculi (plural form of Homunculus). Tucker confirms it. If he worked for them, they would give him the secret of how to make the Homunculi, and with that, he could make Nina again. But Ed tells him that she still won't have her soul. Tucker tells him that he has her soul, in his mind. Everything he needs to make her soul is in there. Al hears this, and this further adds onto Barry's words and whatever it was Ed wanted to talk about. Ed tells Tucker that it still won't be Nina, but Envy interrupts him with a kick to the face, telling him to stop the chitchat and start the transmutation. Ed asks why can't they do it, and Lust reveals that they can't use Alchemy, they need someone else to do it for them. He asks why they want the Stone. To conquer the world? Lust wants to become human. Ed then asks that there must be an Alchemist who created them, but Envy interrupts again with another kick, telling him that they weren't created, they were born. The only thing they could do was give hints about the Philosopher's Stone and hope that someone would take them. Ed and Al were the ones. Lust tells Ed that it's Equivalent Exchange. She teaches him how to make the Stone, he makes it and turns them human, and then he turns Al human. Ed tells her that he can't trust them, but she says its an order. She opens up Elder's visor and starts to scratch his Circle. Finally, he breaks. Ed can't believe she did that. She then prepares to do it to Al if he doesn't comply. Ed asks them to not hurt his little brother, but Al tells him its ok, and then trails off, Barry's words, Tucker's word's, and Ed's unspoken words going through his mind. Ed tells him to be quiet and fixes the ceiling. Gluttony helps herd the prisoners into the center and Ed finishes setting up. Scar, meanwhile, is walking down a small hall and sees an opening into a room with a red glow. He looks in and sees Ed and the Homunculi. Ed prepares himself to transmute them, but Al is shouting at him to stop. They're human! Envy replies, so what? Al tells Ed that he doesn't want to get his normal body back if he has to sacrifice so many lives to get it. Envy laughs, telling him that it thought they learned after trying to bring back their mother. Human Transmutation requires the lives of other humans to work. In order to live, one must take the life of another. All adults know that they need to ascrifice something to get something. When Ed became a State Alchemist, he entered the world of the Adults. He can't act like a child now. Ed mentions that this must be the genuine truth behind truths. He kneels,a bout to activate it. Al screams to Ed. Ed tells him that if they stop there...but he stops and apologizes. He can't do it. Envy groans and approaches Ed, but as he does, there's an explosion, and glass flies, one of the tubes breaking, spilling the Red Water onto the floor. A hole forms in one of the walls, even more water spilling. Scar calls out to Ed, telling him to take Al and escape. He tells Ed that an Older Brother needs to protect the Younger. Ed realizes the truth in his words and runs to Al, but before he reaches him, he steps in a puddle of the Red Water. Ed begins to glow and steam shoots out from the Water. The Red Water is amplifying his powers at a tremendous rate. Without even clapping his hands, he turns his right arm into an arrow (still connected) and shoots it at Lust, who dodges, more Red Water spilling out. She mentions that although the stone is incomplete, this much exposure could turn Ed into a God. Ed begins to shoot giant spikes out of the ground at them. Tucker and the others flee. Back outside, the soldiers prepare to enter. The Furher tells them to save Ed and Al. Anyone else is to be terminated. They enter. Inside, a group comes across Kimbley, but before they can react, a woman jumps down and cuts through them. Kimbley looks to his right and sees Greed with several people. Greed smiles. Ross, Broche, and Armstrong reach the Red Room, Ed still going crazy, unable to stop the transmutation. Ross braves the maelstrom and reaches Ed, hugging him, trying to break him free. Ed seems to think she is his mother and falls unconscious. Back outside, Lust, Envy, and Gluttony are dressed up as soldiers, leaving the building. They pass by the Fuhrer's Secretary, who congratulates them on a good job. We see an explosion, and then we see a shirtless Armstrong carrying an unconscious Ed and Al in his arms. Everyone's clapping.