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Ch.1 A wrong turn
It seems we have been brought to a white expanse. It's not a harsh white that would hurt one's eyes, it's more of a pale white... like a sheep. The place is filled with strange little wispy swirls in varying colors, from red to blue, yellow to orange, purple to black. It seems to expand forever and ever... Oh, what's that strange thing coming this way? It looks like a huge wall that expands on all sides. Do you see an end? ... I suppose not; it IS a dimension, after all. See all those spots and swirls and such in it? Those are galaxies and stars and planets and all of the cosmos in that dimension. Hang on, it's about to pass over us.... Did you get shivers? Because I always do. Did you see all of it? The universe is a beautiful place, no matter what dimension you go to. Speaking of dimension travelling, here comes a rather well-known expert.
Through a hazy fog of whiteness comes a person. A girl. She looks to be roughly 5'8 with short brown hair that brushes her shoulders and is swept out of her face. She wears a black tank-top under a green sweat jacket, a pair of khakis that reach her knees, and a pair of black flip flops. Her hazel-green eyes are scrunched up in confusion. Her freckled nose is also scrunched up in thought, lips puckered out in a slight pout. She's holding out a large piece of paper, a map.
She sighs and flips it over. "Maybe I should have taken that right by number 248 after all. Gah! I wish these stinking dimensions wouldn't move so much!" She threw her arms up, the map disappearing in thin air. She crossed her arms and grumbled unhappily, her brow furrowing. Several dimensions could be seen floating around in the background and around her as she continued walking.
"This is the LAST time I let Caroline talk me into doing a solo recon. Damn sneaky brat, I blame Seto..." She abruptly tripped, causing her to yelp and fall. Tumbling, she recognized the strange feeling that came with entering a dimension, though it was tinged with something... different... almost sinister.
She landed face-first on the ground. Pushing herself up on her hands and knees, she cradled her forehead with one hand, grumbling death threats... again.
"Lisa Naomi Green. I was wondering when you'd finally come visit." Lisa froze at the voice... err, voices? It sounded like a mix of voices; in fact, she could hear her own voice somewhere in there. She sat up to see who or what had spoken, stunned into silence.
In front of her sat an all white being that was only visible because of the strange aura-like substance around him-her-them-it. Yeah, It. Not completely out of place was the creepy smile that seemed to take up most of its face. Sitting just behind the being was a gate. It was more of a gigantic door, really. The door seemed to float a few inches above the ground due to the small shadow under it. It was covered in an intricate upside-down tree with strange writings that Lisa couldn't exactly read. The door/gate didn't seem to lead anywhere; it was just kinda... there.
"Do you like it?" the thing asked. Lisa blinked several times before standing and dusting herself off.
"Can't say this is surprising. Different, but not surprising." She mumbled. She looked up at the being and smirked. "SO! Just to save us both the trouble, you're Truth, aren't you? I don't buy the whole ‘I am you’ line, just so you know.”
Truth chuckled. "Oh, is that so, traveler?"
Lisa frowned. "Yes, it is so. Now, why don't you tell me how I ended up here."
"Hmm? You don't believe in coincidence?" Lisa rolled her eyes, openly annoyed now.
"I've been looking for this particular dimension for a while now. You and your wacky realm block off all other dimensions and any activity between them. For me to just stumble in here is impossible, unless you decided you wanted me here. So start talking." Truth chuckled again.
"My, my, you're just like they said you would be. Smart, mouthy, cocky, and ridiculous."
Lisa pouted and stuck her tongue out at it. "Whaddaya want from me?"
"Oh, to play a little game, of course."
"OOOOOOHHHH, NO YOU DON'T!" Truth tilted its head, still grinning like a mad man at Lisa's rant. "I AIN'T PLAYIN' YO CRAZY ASS GAMES, YOU SONOVEABITCH!!"
"You don't want to meet them?" Lisa froze mid-rant.
"Meet who?" she asked, though Truth knew she already knew the answer to that. And that there was no way she'd refuse now. "Why, the FullMetal Alchemist and his friends, of course," it said teasingly. Lisa bit her lip and dropped her arms to her sides.
"What do I have to give up?"
"The usual thing you give in these situations: your dimension-jumping capabilities. They will be returned to you when you finish my game."
Lisa chewed on her finger. "So I'm NOT going to lose my arm or anything?"
Truth grinned. "No, I brought you here on orders from the Man Upstairs."
"FUCK HIM!!!"
"Now then." Truth extended a hand, palm up. "If you would." Lisa grumbled before holding out her own hand, palm down, inches above it. A tiny glowing orb faded out of her palm and settled atop of its hand. Lisa retracted her arm quickly, as if expecting Truth to set it on fire. Truth, however held the orb and studied it curiously. "My, such a small thing to contain such abilities.”
"Yeah..."
Truth waved a hand at the gate. It swung open slowly, creaking loudly. The tiny black hands shot out.
Lisa rolled her eyes and then glared at Truth. "Gonna give me a clue on what I gotta do?" she called as the arms grabbed at her.
Truth looked up at her and grinned. Lisa felt shivers running along her spine. "Well, that would ruin the surprise, now wouldn't it?" Lisa growled under her breath as the doors slammed shut behind her.
Truth continued to grin after the doors shut. "I wonder how she'll fare. Hopefully, as well as she has in other worlds."