Authors Note:
Hey guys! This is a totally random story/idea that kind of just popped into my head. Anyways, It's going to be multi chaptered but each chapter will be told from a different characters point of view, and those characters are...The Nordics! So each chapter will be told from one of the Nordics points of view. The first chapter is most likely going to be from Denmark and Norway's point of view, then Iceland's, Sweden and Finland's, and maybe Sealand's. This first chapter is just providing some background information about what is happening in the world, so you aren't confused as we move through the next few chapters. This story will be taking place in World War III which the Nordics were unwillingly dragged into. YES THERE WILL BE CHARACTER DEATH, but I will not tell you who dies and who lives. You will just have to read to find out! Oh, and one more thing, each chapter may not be in the same time frame. For instance, one chapter may take place after the Nordics joined the war while another chapter could take place before that, so you will have to pay attention! Each chapter also may not have any connection to the previous one, so watch out for that as well! Hopefully, the background information below will help with those two problems. Alright, I'm going to let you go so you can start reading. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HETALIA IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM!
STORY START!
The five Nordic nations couldn't believe that it had been almost seven years since they were dragged into World War III. They didn't want to be a part of it, but what choice did they have? It was either join the rest of Europe and East Asia in the struggle against Africa, South Asia, and Southwest Asia (minus Turkey and Egypt) or be destroyed. It was a kill or be killed situation which the Nordics found they could not avoid.
It was Nigeria that started the whole war, slowly dragging the rest of Africa and the south parts of Asia with him. No one was aware of the growing threat, not until America was brutally attacked by Nigeria himself along with Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Later, Afghanistan, Syria, South Africa, Sudan, Algeria and Libya joined the onslaught of attacks. By that time however, England, France, Canada, Japan, China, Australia, and Spain where waiting for them and the oncoming threat was met with a force to be reckoned with. However, even with the extra help from the European countries, America was losing terribly against the surprise alliance, and soon all of Europe was enveloped in war and bloodshed.
Russia was the next to join the allegiance with America and was soon followed by Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. With Russia added into the mix, America and his allies were sure it would be smooth sailing from then on, knowing full well how strong Russia's army was. They were proven wrong when the next attack was left with Nigeria's forces standing tall, and the 'Allied Powers', as America liked to call himself and his forces, beaten badly and left in the dust.
In the following years, few countries were able to escape involvement in the bloodshed which included Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, North Korea, and the Nordic countries. Switzerland had extended his borders to surround Austria, Belgium, and her brother (Liechtenstein was already inside these borders), therefore giving them the status 'neutral', making them 'safe zones' from the war raging around them. This enraged Denmark, wondering why Switzerland couldn't extend his borders just a little more to reach himself and his brothers. He was desperately doing everything in his power to keep his brothers safe but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't protect all of them.
Iceland had been badgered by many different European countries and America himself to join their cause and was even attacked by America and England after he refused, but luckily Denmark and Norway were able to drive them off and save Iceland from enduring anymore needless pain. The next few months after that consisted of the Dane and Norwegian nursing their little brother back to health and making sure his wounds healed properly. Iceland was soon back on his feet, and scars were the only evidence that he was ever attacked in the first place. The Nordics thought that maybe the suffering was over, for them at least, and for awhile everything was peaceful for the family of six (Sealand included). No further attacks were carried out against them.
Unfortunately, the peace was short lived and Sealand was forcefully taken from Sweden and Finland by Britain, Britain claiming they needed Sealand now that the enemy had taken to the sea and was attacking at new angles. Sweden and Finland fought hard to protect their son from falling into the Englishman's clutches, but in the end, the former empire was too much for them, and Sealand was gone. After losing their son, Finland was a wreck and locked himself up in his room, and Sweden refused to make so much as a sound. The loss of Peter struck Norway, Denmark and Iceland just as hard, all three not able to meet each other's eyes and not talking much at all.
The one that changed the most, however, was Denmark and none of them liked this change. Before, the other Nordics, even Finland though he didn't say it out loud, thought the Dane was annoying and obnoxious. There were times they thought he didn't care much about them at all since he was always out drinking and partying with the rest of the 'Awesome Trio', but it was then, as they all sat at the dining table for dinner for the first time in what seemed like months, they realized how wrong they were. Denmark's usual bright blue eyes were dull and filled with a mix of negative emotions ranging from pain, to sadness, to anger and everything in between. Dark circles could be seen under his eyes signaling he had not been getting much sleep. His skin was an unhealthy shade of white, and his frame had grown bony from lack of nutrition. His head hung in shame, and when one of the others addressed him, he refused to meet their gaze, and his one word answers came out choked, filled with the same range of negative emotions his eyes held.
When Norway tried to hold his hand under the table, hoping he would receive some kind of reaction from his lover, he was utterly shocked to find that Denmark wouldn't react to it at all. He squeezed his hand tighter but still, nothing. Norway stood and gently shook Denmark's shoulders, but the shaking quickly grew more rough and desperate when Denmark didn't respond. Norway yelled angrily at Denmark, screaming for him to snap out of it and only stopped when Sweden and Iceland forced the then crying Norwegian man away from the Dane.
Denmark raised his head slowly and his eyes burned with a rage none of them have seen since they were Vikings. Denmark had made his decision, and the four nations in front of him where prepared to follow him anywhere, no matter what the cost may be. They were a family, and they were going to get through this together. For the sake of themselves...and Peter.
"We're going to war."