This is my birthday present. I will have to leave this unfinished or... Unless specified there will not be a specific language or esperanto. Italics, as always are emphasis or thoughts.
Liberty tapped her pen on the table again as the Earth was still attempting to grasp what had happened with the Pictonians when she blinked and something... shifted. She blinked and a feeling of deju vu hit her. That and... immense pain that she had experienced once before in her lifetime. The pen went off and scrawled itself on the table as her muscles clenched. A hand rubbed her back and the woman gasped for breath. "Ragazza?"
"I-I-I-I'm f-f-fine," Liberty wheezed. "S-S-omeone just fucked with something. I-I remember that feeling..."
He nodded and rubbed her back, "I know, Ragazza. I'm-a sorry."
She chuckled, "Anything you want to share?" The pained, but knowing look on his face made her nod. "Is this payback for all of those years?"
"Not quite," Romano stressed and pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry, but-"
"I understand. Romano, no matter what happens, it's not your fault. Time is always against us. Whatever you say I have to do, I'll do it," Liberty said, looking at him.
He smiled and placed a kiss on her forehead, "Go out to-a see your-a bastard boyfriend and-a Veneziano. You're-a going to the-a mansion, remember?"
"Oh yeah, Venie seemed pretty hype about that. I'm going to ask Nonno to keep an eye on Carina and I'll head out." Romano nodded and passed her the pen and weapons from under the table.
"You'll-a need these," He whispered, passing her the sword and gun.
Liberty stared at them and then back at her brother, "I'm not coming back, am I?"
He put his face in his hands, "Carina... I-a really don't know. You-a haven't gotten that-a far yet."
She sighed and nodded. Before walking off, she placed a kiss on his temple, "I love you, Romano Italia." The woman tried to ignore his choked sob as she walked down to the micronations room. As always, Nova Roma was sitting at his place at the table. "Nonno?"
Rome looked up at the Middle Persian, "Yeah, Fortuna?"
She pinched the bridge of her nose, "Something's going on and in case something does happen, can you keep an eye on Bambina for me?" Her grandfather caught the sword hidden behind her back and nodded with a sad smile.
"Always. Come back soon."
"Always. I'll just make sure it's not 1500 years."
He grinned, "1400, get out!" Liberty laughed and walked out of the room and to the front of the building. Prussia greeted her with a smile, as did Kiku and Ludwig. Another warning sign she picked up really made her worry. Feliciano refused to look at her and Luciano was oddly still.
Prussia held onto her hand as they walked up the mountain, keeping a close eye on her, "Calm down. I've been working out, Teuton. I think I see it!"
The group looked ahead and Veneziano ran up a little, "Ve, it's-a really here!" Japan nodded in agreement, his ceremonial sword by his waist dangling freely in the open wind.
"I thought it was just a rumor. I never thought we would actually find it..."
The albino smiled wryly, "It has such a desolate feel, not bad."
"It's not very interesting zough," Germany grunted.
Liberty gripped her boyfriend's hand tightly, "Something's off, I don't like the feeling of this place."
"Me neizer. Can't we just look at it from ze outside and then go back?"
The other men looked over at Japan, but Venie broke the silence first. "Aw, after all the-a trouble we-a had to find it? C'mon, let's-a just go in for a little while!" The group headed for the door and Germany opened it with little problem. His old allies went in first and he passed the door to his brother.
"Amalia, are jou going to be ok?"
She nodded and gripped the hilt of her old blade, "I hope so. I know something isn't right. Something's off and something happened earlier. Let's just get in and out. You have your old sword on you?"
"Always. Come on!" The albino charged in and noticed his brother was just as anxious as Liberty. "What's ze matter, Vest? You scared?"
The woman smiled and just before she closed the door, she bowed lightly, "Thank you for entrance." A small flashback of a terrified America reminded her why she did the custom in haunted houses. A loud crash came from the corridor to the right and it scared her into closing the door. Veneziano jumped onto Germany and the other three grabbed their blades nervously. A large presence came from the branch and it somehow merged and spread itself out into the house. Japan and Liberty shared nervous glances at this.
"L-Look, ve really should go now," Germany whined.
"Oh, don't be silly. It's not like there are any ghosts or anything. Where is your common sense?"
Liberty growled at Japan's attitude, "Did you not just notice-" He looked at her sharply then back at her brother and she nodded. Don't scare Venie.
"I'm going to go check it out. Stay here," He said and unsheathed his blade before walking down the hallway
"Be careful, Japan," Prussia called.
The asian waved his free hand behind him, "I know. I'll just go and see what happened. I'll be right back." The group nodded and liberty approached her brother, pulling him aside. He kept his head lowered.
"Veneziano, what's going on. You're acting weird and I know we got shoved back in time. What-" A large thumping came from the hallway across the door and weapons were drawn in an instant. Veneziano, the only one with free hands, went to try the door, but to their horror, it was locked. A large grey creature came and Liberty's eyes widened. "Tony?!" An incoherent rumble came from the creature, but it was enough of a grumble to send everyone running. She didn't worry about her brother, his fast feet were some of the fastest she knew. Germany was almost frozen place and the auburnette shoved him forward as Prussia sent her a terrified look. "Go!"
He nodded and bolted up the stairs, "Germany, move your ass!" The remaining two followed the albino up, but he was gone. Liberty pushed Germany into the far bedroom and into the cloth-covered closet. Following behind him, she drew her sword and listened carefully. "Germany?"
The blonde sitting on the floor shook his head and his teeth clattered, "I thought ve were done with zis! It was bad enough wiz ze Pictonians, but now ve have to deal wiz zis?!" She shook her head and kneeled next to him.
"We're going to get through this. You're going to go into shock if you're not careful. Lay down, I'll keep watch, but just keep moving so I know you're alive." He nodded and laid on his back and drew his knees on top of his chest. His teeth clattered together and she let her breath even out. Everything is going to be ok, everything is going to be ok, everything is going to be ok... The door opened not long after and Liberty took a defensive position, waiting patiently. The curtain was drawn back and she leapt forward but eventually stopped. "J-Japan? You gave me a heart attack!"
"Liberty, I can say the same. Is Germany ok?"
The woman looked back at the man, "He's trying not to go into shock and... I don't know, Japan, I really don't. Maybe if he had something to drink."
He held up a hand, "Do not worry, I will get a glass of water. Just stay here and keep an eye on him." Liberty swallowed and nodded. She watched her friend's form disappear back into the hallway and went back to the corner.
"Germany, he'll be back soon. Are you ok?" He nodded weakly and she sat next to him and stroked Germany's hair back. Another few minutes passed and the short man soon returned with a glass of water in hand. "Come on, he's back."
"Germany, I brought you some water. Drink it, and try to calm down a little," Liberty helped Germany sit up and he reached for the drink. Japan spoke up just before the other man began chugging,Here. It's not filtered water though..." They shrugged as Germany sipped at the water and when he was done, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
"...Is zat...really water?"
Japan shrugged, "Judging by it's color...probably..."
"I see...Anyways, sorry for falling apart like zat. I feel much better now, thank you," Germany said as he lowered his head. Liberty rubbed his back in support.
"It's fine. You're young, you haven't seen any weird shit yet," She said with a smile.
The asian nodded, "I agree." Looking around the empty room, he sighed, "So, where are the others?"
Germany shook his head, "I'm...not sure. At any rate, we ran for our lives...And those two went in different directions...I think. Sorry, just...give me a moment to pull myself together."
"Teuton's somewhere above the first floor, I know that, but Venie knows how to sneak around, so for all I know, he could be anywhere. I'd look for them, but I don't want to Ludwig here. Prussia wouldn't let me leave his brother in an unknown house with a panic attack."
Japan bowed his head in understanding, "All right. I'll go look for those two. Try to get some rest, Germany. Good luck, Liberty."
Germany reached over the woman and grabbed the edge of his friend's jacket, "Sorry.. Oh by the way, I found this when I was running. Maybe it can be of some use to you?"
Liberty looked at the key, "When did you get that?"
"When you were looking for Prussia," The blonde said with a teasing undertone. She huffed. Japan shook his head lightly and left the room. "Thank you, Liberty."
"Anytime. I'm still repaying you." He shot her a look and bowed his head. "You can lean on me if you want. Or... Wait a minute..."
He looked at her as the woman stood and held up a hand," Vat are jou doing?"
"Hold on! Close your eyes!" Liberty looked back at him and whispered, letting a light shine in her palm. "Ok, open your eyes. For some reason, I don't have much magic left. There's a draft through here, something's in the wall- found it! Come help me!" He scrambled up and used his shoulder to bust down the thin wall. Stumbling to stay upright, Germany looked around in wonder at the nearly-completed room.
"Amalia, get in here, it needs more light!" She followed him in and looked at the room in wonder and felt faint traces of magic circulating around the room. The color wasn't just green. There were a mix of colors, including a large amount of amber floating in and out. Liberty smiled at that fact and looked around, noticing a light switch. The woman flipped it and a bright light covered the room. Letting the spell fall, Liberty coughed and sat down to sit on the dusty floor. "Are you ok?"
She waved her hand weakly, "Yeah, I'm going to be fine. I just need to nap..."
"Jou need to stop using magic so much. Jou're going to end up killing jourself," He repremanded, crossing his arms.
She laughed, but it softened quickly," Yeah. Three years..." Luckily Germany didn't hear the last part and her eyes drifted shut.
Liberty woke up to the sound of metal scrapping and slowly got up. Walking out to the normal room, she noticed the metal door and then Japan and Prussia. Their eyes met and Liberty dashed into his arms, "You ass, I got so worried that I wasn't there to shield your ass."
He laughed and rested his chin on the top of her head, "Jou had me worried, too, Frau. Are you ok?"
"I had to take a nap. What about you? Have you seen Veneziano?" The albino sighed. "Alright. What's the battle plan?"
"We were going to the fourth floor to rescue a mochi," Japan said as he jumped in. Liberty nodded and pulled away, but still grasped Prussia's hand. She needed to know he was there as much as he needed to make sure she didn't slip through his fingers.
Germany paused, "Actually, can ve come back here every once in a while?"
Japan shrugged, "I don't mind, but... Do you actually like those narrow spaces?"
"Well... You could say zat I'm... used to them," The blonde admitted. Prussia and Liberty frowned, but each had similar thoughts. It was either a reference to World War One trench warfare or his BDSM kink. "Zere's a lot of room, though." The auburnette nodded in agreement and Japan hummed.
"Do you want to leave now?" The albino asked carefully, looking back and forth between everyone.
Germany swallowed thickly, "I hope Veneziano is fine."
"Yeah. He's been..." A presence outside the door made her pause. "He's been sadder than normal. I want to help him out. He knows he can come to us, right?" Prussia smiled at her in support.
"Of course. Jou remind him every time jou see him." Liberty smiled and they made their way to the fourth floor.