Tasha: First off, I would like to just say... Thank you. Thank you everyone. You have no idea how wonderful it felt that everyone liked the first one. I mean, I wrote that one as a birthday present, and she uploaded it because she said it needed to be shared with the world and... wow. Just wow. And thank you. So so so so so so much. You guys helped me regain my confidence in writing. Seriously.
Well, I promised a few people a sequel and here's the start. I'll update as much as I can but I do have school and work. But I promise I will try my hardest. *bows a billion times* Please, sit back and enjoy! 3
I own nothing but the idea. Hetalia belongs to Hima-papa.

It had been exactly one year since The Amelia had overthrown Senator Kirkland. One year since Arthur Kirkland found out he was half Arcadian. One year since The Amelia's crew had been pardoned by Rose. One year since Alfred fell in love Arthur. One year since The Amelia greeted two new members.

Francis Bonnefey was in charge of cleaning and helping Yao in the kitchen (and reminding the cyborg to maintenance himself). Arthur helped Gilbert with repairs on the ship and was the one in charge of all finances, since he could haggle with just about anyone. Life aboard The Amelia was… peaceful to say the least.

Or as peaceful as it could be.

"ALFRED! ALFRED!" Gilbert and Antonio screamed, running into the wheelhouse. Alfred looked over at them.

"What is it guys?" He asked, slightly worried. When they were excited it was usually a bad sign.

"Guess what we found?" Antonio asked. Before Alfred had time to guess, Gilbert thrust a piece of paper at his face. Alfred took it and looked over it.

"…What am I looking at?" He asked.

"Dove Caverns." Gilbert said. "And a huge pile of hidden treasure." Alfred looked over the map again.

"…Are you serious?" He asked, not being able to fight back the excitement in his voice. Gilbert grinned ear to ear.

"Yep. Lovino even double checked." He said. Antonio nodded in agreement.

"I didn't know little Lovi could do a back flip…" Alfred handed the paper back to Gilbert.

"Set the course. We're going to Dove Caverns!" He shouted. Antonio and Gilbert high-fived each other and went to their position. "Hey… have either of you seen Arthur?" He asked. Antonio shook his head.

"Nope. I think he's sleeping." He said. Alfred let out a sigh. "Is he still having nightmares?"

"Yeah." Alfred rubbed the back of his neck. "Gil, set it to autopilot. I'm going to check on him."

Alfred walked out of the wheelhouse and to the Captain's quarter, which now had the words 'Alfred and Arthur's love nest' printed on the door (thanks to Gilbert and Kiku). He knocked on the door.

"Artie?" He called. Nothing. He opened the door and looked around. Arthur was curled up on the bed, sleeping. He walked over and sat beside him. "Artie? Babe wake up." He said, stroking Arthur's cheek. Arthur's eye fluttered open and he yawned.

"Alfie…?" He asked, sitting up. "I'm sorry. I dozed off…" He yawned again. "Are we in Mecha yet?" Alfred chuckled.

"We left Mecha about an hour ago." He said. Arthur looked up at Alfred sheepishly.

"Oops…"

"It's alright." He kissed his forehead. "You've been having a lot nightmares lately." Arthur looked away. "Wanna talk about them?" Arthur shook his head.

"Not really." Arthur said. "I'm going to get some tea." He said. Alfred smiled.

"Alright. We're going to Dove Caverns." Arthur raised his impressive eyebrow.

"Dove Caverns? Why?"

"Gil and Toni found a treasure map." He said, almost like a child. "We're going on a treasure hunt."

"…You do realize being an 'Air Pirate' doesn't mean you have to hunt treasure, right?" He asked. Alfred just laughed.

"Come on babe, where's your sense of adventure?" He asked. Arthur rolled his eyes and kiss Alfred.

"Were it always is. With you. Let's go to Dove Caverns."

Alfred went back to the wheelhouse. Arthur got up and walked to the kitchen, where Kiku, Yao, and Francis were drinking tea. Francis looked up as Arthur sat down at the table.

"No offense Arthur, but you look like hell." Yao said.

"Did you and Alfred have a little fun?" Francis teased, causing Arthur to smack the back of his head.

"No." He snapped. "Just… didn't sleep well."

"Nightmares again?" Francis asked. Arthur nodded. Kiku frowned.

"Perhaps you should talk to Alfred-san about them." Arthur stared at Kiku.

"How do you explain to your boyfriend that for the pass week you've been having a nightmare where he's killed?" Arthur asked. "Because I'm lost."

"More or less like you told us. Just with more tears." Francis added, causing Yao to kick him.

"Be a little more sensitive." Yao snapped. "It's bothering him." Yao looked over at Arthur. "It would be best if you told him. This isn't something that you should be keeping from him."

"Yao-san is right. Alfred-san needs to know." Kiku agreed. Arthur shrugged, pouring himself some tea.

"I'll tell him later. Besides it could be nothing."

"Nothing is when it happens once." Francis said, taking a drink of tea. Arthur's face paled. "Though I'm sure it is nothing. After all, we got rid of a Senator. I believe the difficult things are done with."

~Later~

"I see a port closing in!" Lovino shouted from the lookout tower. He slid down the mast and ran up to the wheelhouse. "We'll be able to pull into port in about two minutes." Alfred nodded.

"No one's been here since the accident." Antonio said, looking out the window. "It looks like a ghost town."

"Is it safe?" Arthur asked. Alfred nodded.

"The volcano went dormant a year after the accident. The air is clear. We'll bring gasmask just in case." Alfred assured him. "Get ready. We're pulling to port."

They anchored the ship, put on their gasmask, and stepped out onto the porch. The ground was covered in a thick layer of ash from the eruption one hundred years ago. Alfred looked around turning to Lovino.

"How are the oxygen levels?" He asked. Lovino answered by taking his mask off.

"We're all clear. Keep them on hand just in case." He said. Alfred nodded and pulled his off.

"So, this is Dove Caverns…" He said, looking around.

"According to the sign this is Cavern Town…" Arthur commented, motioning to a sign by an empty market. "The Caverns are just east of here." Francis looked around.

"I hope we don't find any skeletons."

"I doubt we will. They evacuated everyone they could, and the town wasn't very big." Yao said, looking around, running his mechanical hand over a table covered in ash. "We can safely say we're the first ones here."

"Well, what does the map say?" Alfred asked, turning to Lovino.

"We need to go to the caverns. The treasure's in there." He said. Alfred nodded.

"Alright. Let's go. Everyone stay together."