Teleported Into the Looking Glass(10)
Title: Teleported Into the Looking Glass
Author: mistressssnakey
Character(s): America, Japan, Italy and Russia(for now).
Pairing(s): Pairings will be announced as the show up.
Rating: PG13(this chapter is pretty PG, but rating will go up).
Warnings: Some OOC.
Summary: America, Italy and Japan find themselves in an alternate reality after a failed experiment. There things are quickly put at stake. This story can be found at FF.net
Chapters: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
The humans had dragged them off Japan's home as Germany had tried to explain the situation to them. But it looked like he wasn't going to get anything done until they spoke to the high officials in the embassy. After noticing that the soldiers weren't paying him any attention Germany stopped talking to them. Instead he turned to the other nations sitting with him.
Besides him sat a worried looking Canada, he hadn't said a thing since they had been dragged to the cars. "It's going to be alright. We're going to get them back." They just needed to find out where they were first.
Besides Canada there was China. Neither of them was happy to be moved away from the place that could hold the answer to their friend's location. But they also needed to work with Japan's government and soon they guessed the others. Once they fund their countries were missing, things could only go from bad to worse.
They gave Japan's home one last look before they were driven away. The other nations were in different cars. Russia was alone in a car, France, Canada and England in another vehicle. While Germany would have preferred for them to stay together, there just wasn't enough space for all of them in a single car.
"We need to convince them to let us return here. I know that the answer to their whereabouts is here." Both nations looked at Canada. It was the first time the nation spoke. But there was a serious tone in his voice. He wanted his brother back, along with the others.
The humans had finished searching the house and were now leaving with them. Neither nations nor the humans noticed a couple of shadows hiding in the gardens.
Romano had been calling his brother all day. North Italy had planned to stay in Japan some extra time, while he handled things back home. But Italy had been calling him every hour or so and when his brother had failed to do so, he had contacted him instead.
Or at least he had tried. After the tenth time, South Italy gave up. He was concerned about his brother. Italy always answered his calls.
While he wasn't happy about it, he tried to contact Germany next. But the other nations failed to answer too. Unknown to him Germany had turned his phone off while he waited for the other nations to arrive.
Finally South Italy had contacted Spain. He was sure Spain had Prussia's number. But neither Prussia nor Spain were able to get into contact with Germany. That's when they all began to worry. In less than two hours they were on a plane to Japan. If they wouldn't answer their calls, then something must have happened. It was the only answer.
It probably wasn't a smart move and they could be over reacting. But none of the nations still in Japan according to their knowledge had answered their calls. Not even America. Spain had even tried to contact France and England, but the results had been the same. Their phones had been turned off.
Once in Japan they checked the hotel where they usually stayed along with their friends. There they learned that some
nations had arrived hours before and had checked-in. The three European nations looked at each other. Their remaining option was to go to Japan's home. They thanked the man and took a rented car.
They didn't make it. By the time they were close enough to Japan's home to see it, they saw the cars. Japan's home was surrounded by armed humans. The three nations left their car in the street and walked closer. They could see some of the nations walking out of the house and then pulled into cars.
"We have to find out what's happening." Prussia tried to move in closer, only for Spain to grab his hand.
"No, if they see us they could take us in too." Spain had a serious expression on as he looked down at the humans.
Both Prussia and South Italy turned to look at him and spoke at the same time.
"But, my Bruder?"
"My fratello could be there too." He hadn't seen Italy in the group. But for all they knew he could be in the car already.
"Yo se, I know. But we don't know what's happening down there. But I do know that getting captured won't be of any use
to us or them." It was weird seen Spain act all so mature. But for now they listened to the other nation. He had a point, even if they hated to admit it.
Once the humans had moved a safe distance, the three countries closed the distance between them and Japan's home. With all the official looking people around the house they didn't want to bring too much attention to themselves. The neighbors were probably looking at Japan's house right now.
They tried to move around the house, enter from behind. Careful since humans could still be inside the house. But before they could do anything, the shadows jumped from behind the bushes. Hands covered their mouths, stopping them from alerting anyone that could be looking their way.
Shh. It's me Korea." One of the shadows, which have been covering both Prussia and Spain's mouth moved back. The Asian nation smiled at them. Besides him Taiwan was covering Spain's mouth, seen the other nation she too stepped back. Finally they saw Hong Kong, that didn't look very happy to be there.
"What are you doing here?" Spain moved away from the wall as he spoke.
Korea was the first to speak. "Well we were visiting China when he got a call from Germany. He looked worried and left the house in a hurry, so we followed him. We kept hidden and saw others come in after and then humans."
"So, why didn't you guys made yourselves known to the others?" It was Prussia's turn to speak up.
"Well we knew they were just going to turn us away, make us leave. They always have those cool adventures on their own." Prussia nodded, he knew Korea's feeling. West was always leaving him behind.
"Now we just need to find out what happened here." Korea was looking around the house. He was sure pretty sure that all the humans were gone. But Taiwan had insisted that it would be safer if they checked.
"Didn't Japan have all those security cameras installed?" Hong Kong was looking towards the street as he spoke.
"That's right, I helped him with them. You know that security.."
Taiwan covered Korea's mouth with her hand and rolled her eyes. "No time for that, we have to get in before someone notices a group of strangers standing around a house that was surrounded by government officials minutes ago.
Once inside the group followed after Korea. For once the nation had been telling the true about helping Japan. They moved down the basement, hopefully the humans weren't aware of the room and had removed the recordings. If they wanted to find out what happened this was their best chance.
"Did you guys hear anything before the humans arrived?" The three Asian nations looked at each other and nodded.
"Yes." Taiwan didn't look their way. "I'm not sure what happened, but as the humans were leaving they mentioned something. Japan, Italy and America are missing."
South Italy gasped. "What? My fratello is missing? How?" He was already blaming Germany for it. The other nation was supposed to be looking after his brother.
The Asian nations shrugged. "We don't know. That's why we want to see that footage. If something happened here, then it was recorded."
The room was small. Because Italy was one of the missing nations, South Italy entered with Korea. Along with them Taiwan also moved inside. The others waited outside. Hoping that they would be able to find some answers to their questions.
There was movement from inside the room, but other than that they couldn't tell what the others were watching. There were many cameras around the house and they needed to look over everyone. It was going to be a long night. Prussia sighted and sat down. The trip had drained some of his strength. He was awesome enough that he could handle it, but some rest would do him good.
Spain sat beside him, while Hong Kong continued to stand. Someone had to be on the lookout for any human.
"What do you think happened?" Prussia looked at his friend.
"Don't know amigo. But if we can't find our answers here, we'll find them somewhere else." Prussia nodded and allowed his head to rest on his arms. He had been drifting when his cellphone rang.
He quickly moved and pulled it out. The number was unfamiliar, but he answered it anyway.
It was Germany.
"Bruther, where are you?"
"No time to explain, I need you to get to Japan as soon as possible. Or at least contact our boss." Germany sounded agitated.
"Actually, I'm already in Japan. Yes, I know. But I didn't hear from you and South Italy was worries. Yes, he's here too. So are Spain and a few other nations, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea." We're in Japan's home. Sorry, but you know awesome me worries about his bruther."
Prussia finally ended the call. Germany wants one of us to go to the embassy.
"I'll go." Both Prussia and Spain turned to look at Hong Kong. "I know my way around here better than the two of you, I'll move faster." Without another word he was gone.
"He was really raised by England wasn't him. He's as sociable as him."
The two European nations say back down. Inside the others continued to look over the footage. Almost two hours went by before the door opened or more like it was flown open by a worried South Italy. "We have to go upstairs."
Korea and Taiwan were right behind him, along with the other two European nations. They weren't sure what was happening. But South Italy and the others looked troubled. They finally ended in a strange room, filled with machines they didn't even bother to try and understand.
Korea had moved to check one of the machines. He walked and touched a disk on the floor, inspecting it before returning to what they guessed the machine's control.
"What happened, Lovi?" Spain had wrapped an arm around the Italian, who wasn't looking very good.
"They were testing that disk and then something happened, I don't know." South Italy was unable to hold back his tears anymore. His fratello had disappeared in a flash of light. What if something had happened to them?
"I don't think they're dead." Korea turned to look at them. They were sure this was one of the only times they had seen the other nation act so mature for once. "Japan was working on a teleportation device. I wanted him to show me, but last time I came during one of his experiments things turned ugly. But I know that's what he was working on and I think it worked."
"You mean, they were just teleported somewhere else." There was a hint of hope in South Italy. That meant that his fratello was fine. Probably lost, but that wasn't new. "Then we just need to find out where."
Korea didn't look as hopeful as South Italy. "Yes, it would be that easy if the machine would have worked correctly. There was some smoke and far too much flashing for my liking. I think something went wrong,"
Korea moved to work on the controls once more. "For what I can understand, this thing should keep a record of where the machine was meant to teleport them."
"But that makes things easier for us." Prussia moved towards Korea.
"Unfortunately the coordinates the machine gives me, are not real. They're impossible." The others looked at Korea with worry. "They're negative zero."
"But that's impossible." Taiwan wasn't as geeky as Korea and Japan. But one thing she knew what that there wasn't such a thing as negative zero.
"That's why it doesn't make sense. But there is an option left." Korea smiled at the others. "We can try to follow them. Use the machine and see if it teleports us to the same location than the others. Of course, it could be risky and we need to be completely sure of it."
"I think we need to see the others first. Find out what they think." Spain stepped forward. While he wanted to find the others, it could be dangerous. If their lives were put on risk too, then it would just make things worse for everyone.
"That's right." Taiwan agreed with Spain, it was a risky mission. Then after taking a quick look around. "Where's Hong
Kong?"
"He left, the guys needed help in the embassy and since he's more familiar with Japan's home he decided to go. I think we should call him and see what's happening." Prussia was worried about his brother. The others were probably in trouble, with three other nations missing. It didn't put them in a good position, specially his brother who was in the country when they went missing.
"It'll help if we tell them what we know. Korea you stay here and work on the machine. I'm going to the embassy." As Taiwan made to leave, South Italy called after her. "Spain and Prussia should go too, you guys know the others. Spain knows France and England and Prussia knows Germany. They're probably going to need some familiar faces around to explain what we learned."
In truth Italy didn't want them around. Hopefully they would believe him and would leave. When the two nations nodded and followed after Taiwan, he smiled slightly on the inside. Spain though stopped right at the door and turned to him.
"You guys don't get into too much trouble, we'll be right back with the others and we're going to find a way to get them back." He looked at Italy and for a moment the other country feared that Spain knew what he was thinking. But the Spaniard simply smiled and left. South Italy felt guilty for lying to Spain, but he bottled it away. Right now he was more worried about his brother.
South Italy turned to Korea who was busy working away. "Can you do it? Can you send me to where they are?"
Korea stopped working and looked to him. "I can try. But you know is risky, you could die."
"For all I know, my brother could be in danger right now. Or he could be gone, forever. For him I'm willing to take that risk. Do it." Korea shrugged, he wasn't sure if it was a good idea. But the Italian nation had his mind set; it would be useless to fight him now.
"They're going to kill me."
"They won't, make sure they know it was my decision." South Italy moved and stepped into the disk and gave Korea and the room one last look. 'Please, take me to my fratello.' South Italy closed his eyes tightly and prayed that it would work.
The room was lit in a flash of blue and when Korea looked up, he was gone. Korea too prayed that he had made it safe. He wasn't completely sure why he had accepted to do it even with the risk. Maybe something had made him believe that it would work. That South Italy had been teleported to the place where his brother and the others were. Or at least near enough.
South Italy felt head first into the floor and for a moment became disoriented. His body hurt and he was sure his nose was fractured from the impact. It didn't help that he felt a bit tipsy and ready to dispose of the food he had eaten in the plane. He tried in vain to stand, only to fall back down.
South Italy finally tried to take a better look at his surroundings. The location was completely unfamiliar to him. But the temperature was nice and he appeared to be in some sort of garden. It was definitely not Japan. The vegetation was off and he was sure that it had been chilly in the other country.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of steps getting closer. South Italy turned, only to come face to face with a strangely dressed man. He was wearing some sort of military uniform that he hadn't seen before. At least the person looked human. He turned to look at others. At least a dozen equally dressed armed humans. Unfortunately they were speaking too low for him to make out what they were saying. But he had a feeling it wasn't good.
"Look I'm not here to cause any trouble. I'm actually just looking for someone." The same man turned to look at him and pointed a gun his way. South Italy panicked instantly. He wasn't very fond of guns, especially when said guns, were pointed at him.
"Silencio, ya veremos qué es lo que el jefe va a ser contigo."
Italy for once was happy to have picked something from Spain. He did his best to translate what the man had said. It had been something about keeping quiet and something about their boss. Probably orders about what to do with him. This was turning to be a very bad day for him. But it didn't matter what fate would befall him, as long as he found his brother.
"Let's take him inside. I'm sure boss will be happy to meet him." South Italy was graved from both sides and was quickly dragged off. He wasn't even given a chance to have a last look at his surroundings.
Note for this chapter: Not all is what it seems. ;)
Fact: 1812, Cuba(still under Spanish control) legally buys land from Canada and later Mexico in the North American continent. This move would later help the country move into Mexico. But it ironically was the only land in the American continent that they legally bought. Even the leaders that would later peaceful surrender down South, were imprisoned or killed. Cuba's "excuse" towards this act, was that the leaders could begin an upraise in the newly acquired land.