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based on the Axis Powers Hetalia by Hidekaz Himaruya
Part 1:Russia's rescue plan.
Russia, America,Germany ,England , and Japan were sitting around a table in a conference room discussing the latest findings on the Romanov remains.
"DNA simulation results confirm that those remains are those of Alexei and Anastasia or Maria. Looks like the book is closed on Anastasia surviving the massacre. ",England said.
"Wait one minute we tested your results against some blood of Nicholas the second we had on a sword that someone stabbed him with prior to the first world war. The DNA didn't match and our say that is not the body of Nicholas the Second or his family. ",Japan stated.
"Your wrong. Every lab we asked to test the remains came up with the same results. All seven members of the family are accounted for now. ",England said.
Russia wasn't paying attention to them. He held a small box in his hand.
"Russia are you alright? Do you want to add something to our conversation? ",Germany asked.
Russia put the box on the table and opened it. A gold ring with diamonds on top was inside.
"I was going to prepose to her and then I got consumed by Communism. It wasn't what it was cracked up to be. To think I could be so overrun with hatered that I could kill the one I love. ",Russia cried.
"Maybe you should have thought of that before you pulled the trigger. Maybe you should have tried to convert them. You like so many in history just had to take the easy way out. ",America said.
"I know I did and how do you think I feel? I killed Eleven people that night. Sevn because they once ruled my country and four to get rid of witnesses. A few days later it started to hurt me. ",Russia said.
"Well you did the right thing and gave them a propler burial. Then the church made them Martyrs. ",Germany said.
"If you and Austria hadn't started that stupid first world war just cause one man was killed maybe they would have lived normal lives. ",Russia said "You should have allied with us. Those people had to be punished for that assassination. I didn't wanna start trouble. ",Germany said.
"This kind of talk isn't going to get us anywhere. We all made bad mistakes in the past and so have I. The civil war, the death of president Kennedy, and the war in Vietnam. I was glad to see the Vietnam brothers getting back together even if they were communists. ",America said.
"Russia is there anything you want to discuss?",America said.
"Yes I want to talk about a rescue mission. Fly back to 1918 tranfer the Romanov's out of the Ipatiev House and fly them back here. It's possible. ",Russia said.
"Your about ninety three years too late for that. ",Germany said.
Russia got up and headed to the screen. Russia then worked the computer connected to it.
"Look at this. I call her Catherine after Catherine the great. She's a large lifting body ship capable of carrying four crew and eleven passengers. I have flown several test flights and this ship can travel through time. ",Russia said.
They looked at the triangle shaped craft on the screen and watched footage of the test flghts.
"Where did you come up that Russia?",America said.
"Ha Ha You didn't think I started the space age for nothing. Sputnik was just a start. I then shocked you when I flew into orbit aboard Vostok and it all had a secret purpose. ",Russia said.
"Then I decided to go to the moon and you tried to beat me Russia. ",America said.
"I know I couldn't get my N1 rocket figured out. Stupid thing made it off the pad once and then it blew up. The other test flights ended with explosions on the pad. ",Russia said.
"After you landed Apollo 11 on the moon and planted your flag there I went back to work on my own project. I had been trying for decades to invent time travel and I succeded. Problem is speed. ",Russia said.
"What do you mean speed? ",America said.
"Well the faster you go the farther you travel in time. Right now the catherine can make it to 1918 ,but doesn't have the fuel to return here. Most of it would be used up just traveling to 1918 and there would be very little left for landing. ",Russia said.
"Then launch it with a heavy lift rocket. ",England said.
"That is the problem I don't have any rockets powerful enough to send it to the moon. Before anyone asks I will explain why there is a need to go around the moon. The plan is to travel past the moon and then turn around towards it. I would accelerate the Catherine towards the moon's edge and it would skip off like skipping a stone on water. Problem is there is only one booster I know of that can do the job. ",Russia said.
"which booster Russia? ",America asked.
"You know which one. The same one that got you to the moon. The Saturn V. You have three of them laying around on display. ',Russia said.
"Those rockets were meant to be flown and end up in the ocean ,not sit around as museum pieces. They spent decades exposed to the elements and are in no shape to be flown. ",America said.
"Then build another one America!",Russia screamed.
"I can't anymore because my own people stopped me complaining about everything costing too much. Besides I don't have launch capably for Saturn V's anymore. The pads were modifed for the space shuttles and now they are being modifed for their replacement. ",America said.
"When do you intend to fly this mission? ",Japan asked.
"The launch window is on July 17 of this year. ',Russia said.
"How Ironic the same day you killed them. ",England said.
"I would need three of you to go with me. America for his space expertise ,England and Germany for military experience. and myself as mission commander. ",Russia said.
"Out of the question. It won't wash. ",Anastasia complained.
"You want to launch a rescue mission in four months. One build a new Saturn V and Test it that takes a month and a half ,then built up the stack three weeks , compute flight plans ,modify launch pads, etc. It would take a year or more. ",America said.
"England and Germany the Romanov's were your relatives can you launch a rescue mission in four months? ",America asked.
"Well we might have to cut corners ,but it could work. ",Germany said.
"Give it up all of you especially Russia. That girl Anastasia is gone from this world. I am not going to waste millions if not billions building a rocket designed to be used once for such a crazy mission. ",America said.
"It can be modified. The stages could be redesigned and fitted with parachutes to land them on the ocean and then your recovery forces could pick them up. The S-IVb stage can be programmed to fly a free return trajectory and then deorbited into the ocean. That could lower the cost. ",Japan said.
America stormed out of the room. Later America sat at a fast food resturant eatin when he got a call on his cellphone. He then went to his car and used the secure radio system.
"Go ahead Mr. president. Listen I have been looking over Russia's preposal and it is solid. ",the president said.
"There are rules and we are dealing with a deficit. ",America responded.
"You are right and for the right reasons. Put away your computer for a moment. If we don't do this millions around the world are going to start rasing a fuss. It would look bad for you and the space program. ",the president said.
"Russia said he would cover most of the cost. You tell him whatever he needs he's got it. ",the president said.
America left to tell Russia of the news.