"Oof..." America woke up with a face full of mud and leaves. He spit out maple leaf. Suspicious... Liechtenstein was lying on her back next to him.
"Psst. Wake up."
How many times do I have to wake up girls? he thought. She awoke by herself and looked at America. America was looking around him, wondering where they had ended up this time. He heard a female laugh in the distance and checked his inventory. All is well.
"Wow! I can't believe my trap worked! Phew... and I was getting hungry."
America double took to see a blonde girl standing, er, levitating nearby.
"I can't believe I got two... wait 'til everyone hears I bagged two outsiders..."
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Hmm? Oh, nothing. Come closer for a moment."
"Ha! You think I'm dumb, don't you?"
"Yes, I do. After all, you're just a human."
"But so are you."
"No I'm not."
"You're not?"
"Have you ever seen a human with a large cloud of darkness surrounding them?"
"Russia..."
"Huh?"
"And we're countries, not humans... long story."
"Well, I'm a youkai, not a human... long story."
"Have any of you seen Liechtenstein?" Damn, Switzerland asked a question for once.
"Eh, no."
"Liechtenstein? I do not believe I've seen her." Japan sipped some tea. "It's surprising, though, that America isn't here... He's always excited about visiting my country, finding it quirky and weird and awesome at the same time..."
"Hey. I'm the awesome one. Now if only Russia would give me Koenigsberg back."
"It's Kaliningrad, you bitch."
"It shouldn't be!" Prussia steamed up.
"America..." Switzerland thought for a moment. "Mein Gott, he's taken her! We need to find her now!" He pulled out a UMP and rushed for the door.
America and Liechtenstein were now taking cover behind trees in the forest as Rumia sprayed bullets at them. Well, they looked more like circle and oval spots of light, but they sure did hurt a lot, as America learned the hard way. He peeked around the tree, spotting a large circle of darkness. When it disappeared Rumia began "shooting" again.
"What do we do now?"
"Well, you've gotta take after Joan of Arc and go out in a blaze of fury! Just back me up!"
"Provide covering fire?"
"Y-yeah. Switzy taught you how to fire that thing, right?"
"Uh... no."
Again with the annoying innocent voice. America facepalmed.
"Well, just watch me."
When the spray stopped momentarily, America peeked out from behind the tree again. Nothing was there, not even the ball of darkness. He pulled out his 98 and made sure it was locked and loaded.
He spotted the youkai from the right and pulled Liechtenstein behind a boulder.
"It's not just a boulder! (crying) It's a rock! A rock! A rock!"
The two humans had no idea what that voice was, but they got behind the... rock, and Rumia began shooting again. If everyone in this place was like this, they'd surely be far past screwed.
"Watch and learn," America said as the spray continued.
"AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!" America aimed the 98 and fired as Liechtenstein's blank eyes watched. The youkai was pelted but didn't seem to respond. "NBD," America muttered under his breath as he reloaded and dodged the occasional bullet. Rumia was pacing left and right like a crab now, toying with the human. America ducked behind the rock.
"Understand? It's easy!"
"Classic American comment!"
said a different voice. Liechtenstein nodded, but at which statement we know not. Who's we? We. The Borg, maybe. Nah.
She pulled back on her Luger and poked her head up straight into a bullet. She was knocked back a record 10 feet. America gasped and ran into the line of fire to pull her away. They hid behind some bushed while America surveyed the damage. None visible, but Liechtenstein was feeling cold.
Where was everyone else?
America loaded his M1 and was prepared to leave with flying colors. That wouldn't have really helped, but there he was, jumping over the bushes and firing at nothing. Rumia appeared behind him and screamed, "Darkness Sign! Dark Side of the Moon!"
America turned around and unleashed the wrath of his M1 into the girl's face. The card failed, somehow, and she was knocked back. The M1 cartridge made a "plink" sound as it flew out of the top of the rifle, so he took out his 98 again and "finished [her] off." She exploded, or something, and disappeared. He ran back to where Liechtenstein was lying and picked her up. He'd have to move through the forest now and find some help.
