I may or may not continue with this, depending on if and how people like it... Half is future and half is past. This is very short, and the style will not continue like this - just events need to be summerised before they begin. Generally, I like more description...
SPOILERS: Pairings only occur in the past section, and are HRE/chibitalia, AusHun and (in second to last chapter) PruHun. 4 or 5 chapters after this, maybe? Not sure... Anyway, I hope you enjoy...
Oh, I don;t own and warnings: dystopian future (you have been warned), semi-graphic torture and references to such. Brainwashing, code names and other nasty stuff. Happy ending not guarenteed. And the cuteness which are the chibi!British-colonies.
Genres: tragedy, adventure, romance, family, friendship, hurt/comfort, mystery and supernatural.
Main Characters: Britain, Austria
Middle characters: America, Canada, Japan, France, Hungary, HRE, Chibitalia
Minor characters: Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Very minor characters: Other ex-British colonies.
Prologue: In which we note our characters' existance
Citizen M115227 will be born on April 23rd, 2052, to B772930, partner F663204. M115227 will be male, blonde, green eyed and have large eyebrows. He will suffer from no genetic flaws; he will be kept.
On 24th April 2052, he will be conditioned and entered onto the server. From this day forward, he will have no feelings - just like everyone else.
He will taken from his breeder on 25th April, and never have contact with her - or any of her other products. It will be considered unfortunate thst B772930 only produces males, as breeding lines will be to be kept as pure and stable as possible. Breeding lines will be the only variable in the state. He will begin training at the L385D (formally London Docking Station).
M115227 will be chosen on 26th April 2070 as the sucessor to M065321, previous Head Mechanic of London Fleet. He will work to keep the ships of space in full working order, but never fly. He will lead a team of 37 units over each ship, and have responsibility over 102 items. He will not accept this fate - because there will be no such thing as accepting or rejecting. He will work for his country, impassive as every other person.
On 27th April 2071, he will meet S435086, Stitchmaster of the London Fleet. S435086 will be female, one of those trained to repair sails and clothing.
His path and duties will be written for him - his fate sealed 23rd April 2052.
On 28th April 2072, the Imperial Third will declare war on the Ninth Federation, and M115227 will defy fate herself.
Count R. Edelstein was born 27th July 1889, in Vienna. His mother was Countess M. Edelstein, his father the Count F. Edelstein. They were, at the time, visiting the Countess' family.
Six days later, the sickly Countess died. R. Edelstein would forever remain the only child of his father, a man destined to never remarry. Heartbroken, F. Edelstein withdrew completely to his castle on the Hungarian-Austrian boarder. Once an influential man at the centre of Eastern European politics, the death of his wife left him to raise his son alone.
R. Edelstein grew to be strict and sincere. He was trained in politics, music, liturature and sciences. In the end, however, it meant nothing. His human contact was limited to his father, the servants and his two cousins - Vash and Lilli Zwilli of the Swiss Federation.
On April 23rd, 1899, Count F. Edelstein died of natural causes. The 10 year old R. Edelstein took his place as the Count, his more distant relatives hiring a woman by the name of Herzedev to watch over the minor in his castle. Widow Herzedev bought with her her 11 year old daughter, Miss Elizabeta. The widow continued to train him as a noble of the empire, rules and regulations to be followed. And, what his duties would incur. The most important - have an heir.
On 5th December 1905, Widow Herzedev died. At 16, he was allowed to live with only his staff.
At the age of 17, he took his place as Count.
On October 21st 1908, the Herzedev and Edelstein families were joined in marriage, much to the disapointment of many young Baronesses and Countesses.
On June 3rd, 1910, Countess E. Edelstein was confirmed medically infertile after a midcarriage. Still they lived together in their castle, despite rumours of curses and foul play.
On 28th June, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assasinated by Gavrilo Princip, setting off a chain of events which would submerge Europe, then the world, into chaos.
And, after that day, the life of Count R. Edelstein would never be the same again.