America woke, he groaned as his head pounded.
"When will this be over!?" He said rolling onto his stomach with his head pressed against his pillow. Ever since the Great Depression started his head aches have been getting worst and worst. It was October in 1829, he got up and rubbed his eyes. He reached for his glasses but didn't feel them, he stood but stumbled and grabbed the table but he immediately regretted it, all over the table was glass!
"No..." His hand was bleeding like crazy but he didn't care. He felt around the table, gathering up all of the glass.
"No No No NO!" He found the frame of the glasses, they were rusted and snapped.
"T-Texas..." He held the glasses to his heart as a tear escaped his tear duct. He stumbled to his drawer and grabbed a pair of jeans and slipped them on and grabbed his jacket and stumbled out of his home.
~~~~~~at England's~~~~~~
"You bloody git! What are YOU doing here!" England hissed opening the door. He studied America who was pale and looked sickly.
"Dude...I...I need your help..." America said stumbling forward. England helped him inside.
"What did you do this time you git?"
"I-" America paused "how did this happen?" He said to himself. He sighed.
"Im...well...my country is in depression..." England choked on his tea and stared at America.
"YOU BLOODY IDIOT-"
"I know i know b-but it isn't my fault! It's my Bosses!" They were quiet. England knew America's bosses were strong and didn't think that countries needed the representatives and they usually didn't listen.
"Well...what do you want me to do?"
"C-Could I borrow some...money?" England laughed out loud as America sunk in his chair.
"HAHA ARE YOU SERIOUS!? YOU SECEDED AWAY FROM ME! AND WE WENT TO WAR! HAHA HOW PATHETIC CAN YOU BE!?" England continued to laugh.
"M-My glasses broke!"
"So? Get a new pair!" America froze. He jumped toward England and slammed him against the wall.
"YOU BLOO-"
"MY GLASSES WERE TEXAS! THE LARGEST STATE OF MY COUNTRY!" He let go of England and backed away.
"Get...out..."
"Englan-"
"GET OUT OF MY BLOODY HOUSE YOU BLOODY AMERICAN!" England pushed him out of his house. America sat there for a second then ran for his bosses office.
president Herbert Hoover's Office
America took a deep breath and knocked on his bosses door.
"Yes?" His boss said professionally
"It's Alfred f Jones sir."
"UG fine come in I guess" his boss groaned. America walked into his office and cringed. He hated his bosses except for Abraham Lincoln who was the only one that listened to him.
"Sir the country is going into depression" America said professionally
"Well DUH god I thought you guys were supposed to be smart!" America's teeth started to grind.
"Sir this is serious! M-Many states need your help, Texas is completely broken!" America said loudly.
"So?" America froze
"What...did you... Say?" America said hoping he had misheard his boss.
"I said SO? It's no big deal! So we lose one. We'll just buy another!" America couldn't believe this.
"You are going to let thousands of people DIE!?"
"Well it was their chose to live there!" America bolted out of the room and slammed the door shut.
"WH-what am I going to do?" He immediately pulled out his phone and called his twin Canada.
"H-Hello Alfred. What do you n-need?" Canada spoke softly.
"Dude...my depression has gotten really bad... Texas needs me but...what do I do?"
"W-Well your b-boss isn't going to lead TH-them so..." There was a pause
"So, what?"
"You n-need to get to T-Texas! G-Go to Austin a-and give a b-big speech! It'll give them Hope!" America thought about this.
"Hope, Got it thanks bro!" He hung up the phone and bolted for a train to Texas.
~~~on train~~~~~
America sat in the first class compartment, still holding his glasses and staring at the dust on the window.
"What has happened?" He said to himself, he looked around and saw the security guards were pulling a struggling man covered in dust.
"Hey!" America stood, the guards had let go of the man.
"H-He snuck on the train sir!" The guard saluted but America glared.
"Then he can have my seat!" America walked up to the man and led him to his seat.
"HE gets anything he wants! Understood!" The guards paused then nodded.
"TH-Thank you sir!" The man coughed.
"Yeah no problem. Do you know where we are right now?" America asked curiously.
"Louisiana sir." The man coughed.
"Thank you, get anything you want." America got up and headed for the commercial class compartment. The room filled with dust and people. America made his way to the back and found a window. When he looked out the window, it was all dust. He sighed and rested his head against it.
"MR MR MR! THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE!" Yelled a little boy who was pulling America's jacket.
"Wha-"
"LOOK!" America looked out the window and saw a small little figure chasing the train.
"HEY STOP THE TRAIN STOP THE TRAIN!" America yelled but got no response. He ran for the emergency brake and pulled it. The whole compartment jolted forward. Many fell against the wall. America ran to the door and pulled it open letting in a giant gust of dust. He extended his hand and a much smaller one grabbed it. He pulled the person onto the train and slammed the door shut. He looked at the figure who turned out to be a little girl! She was crying and covered in dust.
"Hey, hey it's okay it's okay." He said while wiping the dust off her face. She sniffled and looked at America. She had dark brown short hair and brown eyes. She looked away.
"Ha why are you looking away?" The little girl slowly looked over her shoulder.
"I-I don't know... I-I'm scared" she said while wiping a tear.
"D-Do you know where your parents are?" America said nervously.
"Y-Yes,I know where my Papa is." America sighed in relief.
"Okay good where is he?"
"On the train."
"Why don't you hurry to him so he knows your okay." The girl didn't move.
"Uh aren't you going to go find him?"
"I found him already." She said happily, and hugged America.
"Wait wait wait what's your name?" He said cautiously.
"My name is Austin, as in the city. I'm the Capitol of Texas! Your my Daddy!" She continued to hug him as he tried to understand the situation.
"I thought only countries were personified?" Austin looked up
"No there are states and capitals here to! Texas is off trying to get money, she left me in charge."
"What were you doing in Louisiana then?" She paused
"Well... She didn't come back for a long time... So I thought she went to big sister Louisiana's house... And I got lost." America dusted off her clothes and saw she was wearing a white gown with a blue ribbon with a star on it.
"You really are Austin huh." He said studying her ribbon.
"Uh huh! I only five though in human years an-" she paused, she studied America's face.
"Y-Y-Your gl-gl-glasses!" She stepped back, her stomach felt a piercing pain.
"Y-Yeah they broke this mo-"
"THEY BROKE!?" Austin yelled in pain and shock.
"A-Are you okay!? D-Do you need my help?!" He said hurrying toward Austin.
"T-T-TEXAS IS FALLING!" She screamed while clutching her stomach.
"H-HERE LET ME HELP!" He picked her up and cradled her in his arms.
"I'm going to give y'all a speech when I reach the Capitol." He whispered in her ear, his southern accent slipped out but he just decided to stick with it.
"I will give the people hope! I will give the capitals hope! I will give the states hope! I will give HOPE TO EVERYTHING!" The whole compartment watched America, Austin still clutched her stomach.
"H-Here let me see!" Austin showed him her stomach and he cringed.
"My...god..." There was a giant bloody scar growing across her stomach.
"I-It hurts weally bad-we" she said while trying to hold in the tears.
"When we get to the capital I will stop this!"
The train continued for hours and hours when it finally stopped, America was cradling little Austin in his arms, she was asleep and he didn't want to wake her so he carefully stood and got off the train and into the dust. He coughed and looked at the city. Buildings and shops were boarded up, soup kitchens were set up, citizens were asleep on the side of the roads, and dust everywhere. Austin groaned in pain as her stomach continued to hurt.
"It's okay Austin, this'll all be over soon."