Children of the Circle
A Hetalia story.
Prologue: The Breakdown
The countries haven't heard from England for an equivalent of six months. America knows because he has been keeping track, tallying each day his former caretaker goes unheard from. No one bothers to make contact—aside from America—because everyone knows he experiences bursts of bipolar behaviors that prevent him from talking to people without exploding in anger. America however finds it odd. England usually does that a week leading up to his birthday. The day of his independence has been three months ago, and therefore didn't add up as it was supposed to.
One autumn streaked day, America had chartered a plane to London, only to find the Brit's home ransacked and abandoned, almost like he left in a hurry. These were the warning bells that lead America to conduct a search party, questioning every political mastermind possible for places he could have disappeared too. It could have been an enemy that caused it, America knew. The thought never evaded him. All countries possessed enemies, but England excessively so. There could be such a long list of possible suspects that it would take months leading into years in order to clear them all.
Yes, the United States of America was worried. Although he broke away, he still highly regards the remaining relationship with him, even if it isn't so great. He cared about him greatly, and would even go as far as saying he still loved the country. Sadly though, England's harbored anger did not disintegrated over the years and he didn't seek to have any kind of bond with the former colony.
Nevertheless, America's worry prevailed and on many rainy nights he spent his time on the intricate London streets, sweeping a flash light across the pavement in a pity search to locate England.
By the seventh missing month, Canada and France had joined in. They comforted America as best as they could, noting the heavy bags under his eyes and the gaunt stretch of his youthful face. He was stressing himself so much it wasn't healthy. It was eating his diet like a pesticide, making him reject his daily routine of McDonald's and instead spent his lunch and dinner searching.
The eighth month held no change and by the ninth the British government was in an uproar. For the time being, they directed Northern Ireland to represent the UK, although the careless country wasn't prepared for such a task. There was talk buzzing around about having another country permanently lead the British Empire. They needed symbolization, which had formerly been England. Now desperately, they are seeking a replacement. America did not make progress and get better. No, throughout the course of the futile searches, America's condition continued to deteriorate before Canada snapped. He set things straight, telling America if he continued down the same path he would be unable to help search for England. This perked up his condition, only a little, but at least he was consuming food as much as his appetite would allow now.
By the tenth month, there were no results. The police have far since given up and Parliament had jurisdiction to seek protection under a new nation. The G8, Commonwealth, and the UN meetings were all subtracted one seat. Countries hardly acknowledged his previous existence. Now, Northern Ireland had been revoked of his rights and was no longer a representation of the UK. Panicking at the world's increasing ignorance of their empire, Parliament was in the process of passing laws that sickened America to the core. Continuously throughout this, America, Canada, and France persisted their daily/nightly searches of the country that had vanished off the earth. There was no leads, no places to start. It was only an aimless search in hopes he was simply in London's gutters. As the searches continued, it revealed something much more complicated has happened. The first explanation was kidnapping, although it didn't add up very well. The kidnappers haven't declared ransom, haven't even let people know that they were in position of a country that could cause a lot of leeway when it comes to bargaining. Murder couldn't be possible. The personification of England was not only a country, but a wizard. He could easily fight back with a round of incantations.
Maybe he just wants to stay hidden? Impossible! England would no neglect his duties as a country. No matter the circumstances, his people undeniably came first. Something had to have happened in order for this ten month silence to ensue. Whatever had gone down, they would find out one way or another.
The eleventh month secreted horrors a plenty for the island of the UK, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. All of the Kirkland brothers also succumbed to mysterious circumstances and hadn't been seen since the unification meeting. Frantically, the human personal awaiting them shut down every airport and ship dock and denied global access by any country. America knew they would starve themselves at this rate. America, Canada, France, Germany, Russia, China, Italy, and Japan, along with their respective leaders, traveled to the UK in hopes of a conference. Only by Germany's solder status and wittiness did they gain access in the country.
To America, Parliament looked like a group of savage, crazy men who were desperately seeking their next meal. Their clothes were ripped from the squabbles they would randomly have, staining the white shirts with a mixture of coffee, lunch, and blood. The entirety of the UK and the allying islands were crumbling so quickly that they were reverting back to the Neanderthal days.
One year to the day after England's disappearance, his country shattered. No one could save their slipping economies and before they knew it, everything crashed. Prices skyrocketed, bankrupted prisons allowed murders and rapist to run free. The UN and G8 established life line for the countries, but what money was received instantly went to the hands of the prisoners whom in their uprising overtook Parliamentary control.
From there on, no one was allowed into the country again.
However, somewhere deep in his heart, America knew England was still confided to his country's borders, just hidden so well he couldn't be found. More than anything, he wanted his former caretaker back. To any extent, he later promises, he would return England to the world, and would restore the battered empire back to its former glory.
The only question remaining was: how would he enter the country?
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