Standard disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or any of the characters. Hetalia belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya. The only characters I "own" in this story are my OCs. Yes, I'm yet another person with an Atlantis OC. *shrugs* I also have another OC, but you'll see that one in a later chapter, so I'll discuss it there.

Opinions and/or constructive criticism are always welcome. Also, feel free to point out any errors. I do go over what I've written, but it's always possible to overlook something.

This story is Rated T for slight language, violence (in future chapters) and references to violence. For now, it won't be very graphic (I'll try to get the point across without too much detail in other words), but if it does become graphic or could be taken as such, I'll adjust the rating to M.

Apart from references/mentions of actual historical events here and there, this story is historically inaccurate. Characters may speak and/or act out of character every now and then, but this is because they will only need certain parts of their canon personality in this story due to it being an alternate universe. Consider that your heads-up.

Question: How do I maintain indent spacing at the beginning of paragraphs? It seems that no matter what I try, or how many times I edit, the indents don't stay, and instead, the text goes all the way to the left side. Am I overlooking something, or is that just how this site is?

Additional author's notes will be below.

The full moon hung in the sky, its pale light giving the surrounding woods an ethereal appearance. Emil and his brothers were seated around a campfire, or at least, they had been. At that moment, Mathias and Berwald were standing toe-to-toe and arguing, each looking very pissed off. Tino was trying to break it up without much success, Lukas was trying to finish his dinner, and he was just watching it all.

"What's going on?" A small voice spoke suddenly. They all fell silent and turned to look at one of the tents, where a little girl was standing. Her long, blonde hair fell about her small, pointed face, some parts sticking out; a classic "bed-head" look.

"Oh, Runa, did we wake you up?" Tino asked.

Runa nodded. "I heard you all yelling." She then walked over to them, carefully avoiding the fire, and stopping in front of Mathias and Berwald. "I heard you say that I have to go away. Big brother Mathias…why did you say that?" she asked, looking up at him with curious eyes the color of silver lightning. The brothers shared an uncomfortable and worried look, unsure of how they should answer. Mathias then picked her up and he began to explain that she would have to be sent into hiding, but that she wouldn't be alone, because her land and her people would be there with her.

The more she heard, the more upset she became. "YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE?" she cried, tears forming in the corner of her eyes, which began to swirl as though a storm were brewing within them.

"No, no, we do love you. We love you very much, sweetie!" Mathias exclaimed, trying to calm her down. Her eyes were making him more uncomfortable. Usually, whenever they started to look the way they were, it meant something was going to happen to whoever (or whatever) had agitated her. Usually something unpleasant. He had seen what had happened to a drunken pervert who had gotten too close for comfort, and grabbed her. Runa had warned him to let go. He didn't. It was the last mistake that man would ever make. Even though he was a nation, and wouldn't permanently die from…whatever his sister's power was…he certainly didn't want to be on the receiving end anytime soon.

"IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET RID OF ME?" she screamed.

"Runa…sis, please calm down and listen." Tino pleaded. He had also seen what had happened to the man that tried to take their sister. There wasn't anything left, except an unidentifiable mass where he had once stood. "We are not trying to get rid of you; we are trying to protect you!"

"It won't be forever you know!" Mathias added. "It'll only be for a few centuries…"

That was the wrong thing to say. Runa suddenly focused, and a palpable energy quickly built up. Mathias soon felt as though his arms were on fire, and despite himself, he gave a cry of pain and dropped the girl. As soon as she hit the ground, she picked herself up and ran into the woods. Mathias and his brothers stood there in shock; none of them ever expected their sister to actually attack one of them. Until now, she always seemed to make them an exception to whatever rules she made for herself; the "warning" of her eyes usually sufficed to get them to back off if she was upset. Several minutes passed, then Mathias took off into the woods, calling out for their sister. Eventually, Emil and the others joined in, searching far and wide throughout the woods.

They never found her.

Cast in this chapter:
Emil Steilsson – Iceland
Mathias Køhler – Denmark
Berwald Oxenstierna – Sweden
Tino Väinämöinen – Finland
Lukas Bondevik - Norway
Runa – Atlantis (OC)

Author's Notes (this is long, sorry) :

I've changed Atlantis' human name from Amma to Runa. The reason for this is that while Amma is an okay name, it's also Old Norse for Grandmother, which probably doesn't make much sense for a character who is a younger sibling of the others. It could be possible, I suppose. One could theorize that the name meant something else prior to "grandmother", or that the name isn't necessarily referring to a literal grandmother, but rather an "elder"- at least in terms of personality. Of course, that could be wrong, as all I've been able to find indicates that it's from the word for 'grandmother'. (If you know more about the name (its meaning) than I've been able to find, you can share if you'd like. If not, no big deal.)

Runa, for those wondering, has a Norse meaning - "mighty strength". Cliché though it may seem, to me it fits better as it refers to her powers. (I'll elaborate on said powers more as the story progresses.) I haven't chosen a surname for her yet. I'm torn between choosing an existing surname, (even if one of the other Nordics' surnames), and making one up. I'm not very good with making a name up, so I may go the former route. Yes, I know that not all of the Nordics have official names (Finland and Sweden do, whereas Iceland, Norway, and Denmark do not), but I've decided to leave them as the fan-used ones. Interestingly, Himaruya has not listed "Mathias Køhler" among his list of human names he's considered for Denmark, but rather the names he liked are: Andersen, Christensen, Arnessen, Simon Densen, Abel, Mikkel, Magnus, and Bertram. You can see this for yourself on Denmark's Hetalia Wiki page.

Anyway, getting back on track: I've also dropped one aspect of Atlantis's appearance. Atlantis no longer has the markings around her eyes, but unnatural eyes that 'move' depending on her mood. Not very original, I know, but the other seemed a bit of a rip-off. Yes, her eyes kinda sound like Storm's (the X-Men character) eyes when she's using her powers (the color, I mean), but I promise that it's nothing to do with that. It does go with some of the plot, I'll elaborate on that as well as the story progresses. The main reason for this change is that I've changed part of the plot. Runa will still cause havoc in later chapters, much as she did in the original story, but the way she does it has changed. I feel like the 'raging inferno' alone is overused, so I've added something else into it. That you'll see later on.

I need a better way to describe her eyes. To clarify, she has metallic silver shaded gray eyes that are normal (shade aside) when she's calm, and look like a swirling storm cloud/a maelstrom/etc. when she's upset or angry.

All five (canon) Nordics are siblings in this story. I also have it where they once shared a surname, but eventually took separate names as their separate nations developed their own cultures/identities. That may not be historically accurate or realistic, but it'll do for an AU story. The characters in this story will primarily be referred to by their human names. Their nation names will be mentioned periodically. I'll specify who is who in the author's notes in case of newer fans or confusion.

Before anyone asks: Atlantis will not be paired with any existing characters. Not because it's a pet peeve of some people (personally, I don't mind such stories much myself, if they're well-written and not just thrown together for the sake of an "odd" pairing – crack (deliberately ridiculous) stories aside, I don't mind them), but because I cannot think of a decent enough reason to pair her with any of them. I may do another story in the future where she does end up with someone, but that someone would likely be another OC.