A/N: I wrote this... well.. because I am rather sick of seeing SS!Germany, and someone has to take note of the fact that between 170,000 and 200,000 German Jews, 15,000 German Gypsies, and between 5,000 and 15,000 German homosexuals were killed in the Holocaust, which would obviously have an effect on Germany. I wanted to take Germany's past wars and his life into account, and how that would change his perspective on WWII and the Holocaust. I found that due to his knowledge and experiences, I highly doubt that he would have been Hitler's greatest fan. So this is the story of the untold Germany, of the part of him that is the German Jews, forever may their souls rest in peace.
Written While Listening To: Davy Jones by Hans Zimmer (I highly suggest you listen to this while you read, it sets the tone of the story.)
The bodies of millions, skeletons and skin, are the only things he sees.
The rotting flesh of thousands, blood and disease, are the only things he smells.
The cries of hundreds, wailing for the people behind numbers, are the only things he hears.
The breath of few, frail but alive, is the only thing he can think of.
They are his people.
His children.
He will not stand for this.
He will not sit and watch as his children, seine Lieblinge, are killed like animals.
He will not stand for this.
In his Führer's deluded mind only the Nazi's are German.
Germany is not the Führer.
His children are of every religion and of every kind: gypsy, homosexual, and Jew.
Do not assume he will stand for the slaughter of his children.
Germany will have his revenge.
And he will laugh as the mighty Führer dies, and all that he stands for all with him.
Germany will not rest until every last Nazi is wiped from the face of the earth.
Wer sind sie?
Who are they, to ruin his country? To corrupt his people? To brainwash his children? To murder them?
They are dead men; and they shall never rise again.
Germany will never let them.
He will never allow his people to be slaughter like pigs, brainwashed like mindless slaves, beaten and bruised by foreign control, he will never allow them to be ashamed of their heritage, and will never let them forget what atrocities their forefathers committed.
Never again will a gypsy woman be murder for her ways, a gay man experimented upon and tortured for his love, Jewish children burned because they were taught to love their god and the way of their people.
The Rhine bleeds for Germany. He swears by its flow, the Nazi Party will never rise again.
Versuchen Sie nicht ewig zu leben. Sie werden keinen Erfolg haben.
Don't try to live forever. You will not succeed.
A/N2: Meh, it's more of a drabble than a one-shot, no? I took a bit off a risk here, going out of my comfort zone. This is my first Hetalia piece, and quite a dark one at that. Some of you may have recognized the references in this, and the origins of my inspiration of it. The "Never Again," theme is derived from the last line of Europa by Globus, an epic song about Europe, and the last line has many meanings, one of which I apply to the Nazi powers. The last line is from a rather famous Hetalia picture, of Prussia and Germany in a graveyard of white crosses, and the title on it is George Bernard Shaw's renowned quote. The Rhine is the longest river in Germany, and I am going with the idea of that the personified nation's blood is that of their greatest body of water, for instance, America and the Mississippi. By the way, I am terribly sorry if my German lines are incorrect, I used an online translator, and I apologize for my lack of ability in that area. If anyone has a correct translation, if mine is wrong, then please tell me as so I can correct it. Please, share your thoughts and comments through reviews, which I appreciate greatly and desire. So please, my readers, review, and let me know your thoughts on my version of Germany.