Written by GD Connor
DISCLAIMER
I own no characters in this story
Hetalia and all associated characters are © Funimation
The Matrix and all associated characters are © Warner Brothers
The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revelations are disregarded in this fan fiction because I have not seen them and don't intend to
This publication is non-profit and free to use in any way you wish
This is a WOP (work in progress) and chapters will be periodically added
Chapter 1
Beginnings
Italy was cornered, men in black suits and sunglasses, holding strange machines and big guns surrounded him in all directions. They only thing he could do was scream as they loaded their magazines and took aim, and fired.
The next thing he felt where the sheets of his bed, tightly wrapped around him like a tortilla. He breathed a sigh of relief. "Mama mia, what a terrible nightmare" he thought to himself as he unwrapped the sheets and got out of bed.
"Doitsu? Doitsu?" Italy called, looking for his good friend Germany. No reply was heard. Italy figured he was just out for a morning walk, so he started making a surprise pasta breakfast. As he was gathering ingredients he noticed small and subtle differences, like small scratches in the wall that where there before had either moved or disappeared, and a constant feeling of dreaming haunted him. He thought nothing of it though and continued cooking.
A few hours passed before Germany returned. "Doitsu? Why did you take so long, the pasta water evaporated and I had to turn it into a pasta pie" said Italy. Germany looked tired and stressed he had bags under his eyes and was shaking. "Italy, keep the pie to yourself, I don't want you to ask me about what happened while I was out" Said Germany, sounding shaken.
Italy knew something was wrong with Germany he had been angry and stressed before, but never at this scale. He went for a walk to try to find some Wurst to cheer him up. As he walked into town he kept noticing people in a trench coats and sunglasses watching him from street corners. "I wonder who they are" he thought, but soon forgot about them.
On his way home after buying some Wurst he noticed another one walking in his direction. "The world has changed, if you want to know everything come to this address at 7 tonight" he said, slipping a piece of paper into Italy's hand as he passed him on the street. Italy knew it probably wasn't safe, but he somehow trusted this man, he felt like he had met him before.
When he got back Germany was still in shock, so he he cooked up a Wurst lasagne, which always seem to cheer Germany up. After they ate it was already 06:30, He told Germany where he was going, Germany looked at him with wide eyes. "Italy how stupid are you, I ran into people similar to how you describe early this morning during my walk, they cornered me then shot me with tranquilizers, I woke up in the forest a few hours later unharmed thankfully, but this isn't in any way safe, don't go Italy" said Germany, shouting at first but ending with a serious tone.
"Doitsu I had a dream just like that, but in my room, instead of the forest, and I thought they where real guns at first but they must have been tranquilizers the whole time and that means I wasn't dreaming it was real and it also means THERES A MURDEROUS CULT AFTER US!" Said Italy, on the edge of a panic attack. "This can't be good, we're going there, and where going to sort them out." said Germany grabbing his gun.
They arrived at the address just in time, it was a warehouse, old and abandoned. Germany slowly pushed open the door, with Italy cowering behind him. "Doitsu, what if they kill us?" asked Italy. "They can try to kill us, but we'll be wearing bulletproof vests, here put yours on" said Germany handing Italy his vest.
Germany fully opened the door, inside it was empty apart from 2 chairs and a table with a glass of water, A man was sitting in one of the chairs. "Who's there, drop your weapons and I'll drop mine." Shouted Germany. The man in the chair answered in a deep voice, "My name is Morpheus, and as you can see I have no weapons, I'm only here to offer you the truth."
