Okay! So there are some parts in this tale in which the characters will speak english instead of Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. I just thought it'd be easier to know what they said than having to scroll all the way to the end to see what they said. This will only be in this chapter though. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story :-3

I don't own hetalia or any of the characters

876 AD

It was a normal day in a small village in the Orkney Islands. Everyone was stocking and preparing for the harsh winter. _ and her best friend B/F Name were included, but they journeyed farther than all the rest. The duo went all the way to where land met water in hopes of finding fish. B/F Name was looking around while _ was staring out at the horizon.

"Across this sea in the distance…is the Kingdoms of the Nordics…it is fascinating at how close we are", _ mused.

"Fascinating?! Pfft, if anything it is actually terrifying!" B/F Name responded standing. She wrapped an arm around _ and pointed out toward the sea.

"Out there is the land of Vikings. The most fearsome warriors of our time! I got wind from a villager that they've already begun an invasion on Shetland! Also parts of our land!" B/F Name whispered. She then shivered and began scavengering once more adding, "Thank the lord our village is well hidden. Who knows where we would be now."

_ kept staring out at the sea until she heard a noise. She sharply looked towards the right whispering, "…Did you hear that?"

B/F Name looked at her confused and went back to picking shells up. _ followed the noise and walked into some brush. The noise got louder and became voices and horses. She kept herself hidden and cautiously peaked through some bushes. What she saw made her gasp. A group of Viking ships were in the sea. There were also three men on horseback preparing for a journey. _ sprinted away quickly. She had to warn B/F Name and their whole village!

{Vikings}

The three men on horseback (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) heard a faint shuffling from the brush. All three turned to see.

"Did you hear something?" Sweden asked. The other two nodded.

"It was very faint. It was probably an animal", Norway said.

"Go get it then Norge", Denmark chuckled. Norway sighed and took off into the brush.

{_}

_ ran into the clearing where her friend was panting. B/F Name looked up asking, "What is wrong?"

_ grabbed her arm and began pulling her back to the village. In between pants she managed to say, "V-Vikings! They're heading our direction!"

That caused both of them to run faster through the forest. They suddenly heard a twig snap behind them. The duo sprinted faster, but _ tripped on a root. She waved at B/F Name to keep going and warn the village. Her friend stopped and was going to turn around until the sound of a horse cut through the air. _ waved faster mouthing, "GO!"

Her friend took off towards the village. _ watched with sad eyes as her friend disappeared. She slowly turned her head when she heard a horse stop in front of her. There stood a Viking with a blank expression on horseback. His dark blue eyes stared deeply into _'s E/C eyes. They then trailed down to her wounded ankle and narrowed. He got off his horse and took out his sword. She cringed as he swung the sword, but was shocked when she saw him cut the root that trapped her. _ stared curiously at him as he took fabric from his pocket and wrapped her ankle. As he began to stand she quietly said, "…Tusen takk{1}"

He froze for a moment before looking at her.

"…hvordan{2}…?"

Before any other words could be exchanged a loud voice boomed through the woods.

"Norge?!~"

The Viking quickly got onto his horse and quietly said, "Kjøre bort raskt{3}"

_ nodded and ran towards the village. Norway watched her as she sprinted away. He was still wondering how she knew Norwegian. His thoughts were soon interrupted when Denmark came up next to him asking, "Fandt du det?{4}"

"Nei{5}"

Both Vikings began to head back to the sea.

{1}: Thousand thanks or basically thank you

{2}: How

{3}: Run away quickly

{4}: Did you find it?

{5}: No