"Vollstyndig Machtergreifung means… Complete Takeover."
"Very good, Ludwig." Nadine smirked. "Now let's get going, I have a very tight schedule, and I have much in store for you."
The man that held Feliciano at gunpoint led the Italian to the first car and forced him to sit in the passenger seat while he sat at the wheel, keeping the gun pointed at the trembling nation the entire time. The other two men forced Ludwig into the backseat and sat on either side of him. Nadine returned to her car and her butler backed out of the drive to lead the first car away.
On the other line of the phone, which none of the men had noticed, Elizaveta was panicked. Italy had been grabbed by someone he didn't know, and was probably kidnapped. Grabbing her coat, she headed for the door. Before she could reach for the handle though, an albino man blocked the door.
"What now, Gilbert?" Elizaveta asked, annoyed with him. "I need to go check on Italy."
"You were talking to him on speaker." The Prussian said. "I heard it too. They most likely got Ludwig as well as Feli."
"But how can you be sure?" Elizaveta said.
"They asked for Ludwig." Gilbert said. "And you know Italy isn't cunning enough to think of an escape."
Elizaveta moved her gaze to the floor. It was true. Italy was very dependent, so he'd be a very easy target to capture. But who would want to capture the both of them? And why?
"There are a lot of screwed up people, Hungary." Gilbert said, making Elizaveta realize she had voiced her thoughts. "They could have any sort of motive. And any sort of use for Ludwig and Feliciano. The only thing we can do now is keep our guards up until they come for us next."
"What makes you think they'll come after us?" Hungary asked. Gilbert handed her a letter that was addressed to him.
"I'm willing to bet everyone got one of these." He said, sitting on the couch. "She knows where we are. And with Ludwig, I'm sure things will get ugly pretty quickly."
Elizaveta opened the letter and read it. Her eyes widened with both shock and fear by the time she finished.
"She's insane." She said. "There's no way-"
"Like I said, she has Ludwig." Gilbert said. "And now it's all possible."
Dear Gilbert Beilschmidt,
I have successfully captured your brother and his little boyfriend. Being you were East Germany before its removal, you are next on my list and will surrender immediately or face the wrath of the Klein Empire. Believe me; it is in your best interest to heed my advice before you're too late to save yourself. Project Vollstyndig Machtergreifung is already in motion. If you resist, I will have to take you by force.
Sincerely, Nadine Klein
P.S. My men are already staking out your home. If you, Elizaveta Héderváry or Roderich Edelstein attempt to leave, we will apprehend you and bring you into the custody of the Klein Empire, so don't get any ideas.
"So what are we going to do?" Hungary asked. "Sit here and do nothing?"
"It doesn't say how many men are staking out the house." Gilbert said. "There's the chance we could take them on, but we can't be sure. That and Roddie's visiting Switzerland right now. As long as he stays there, he'll be fine. Even with Ludwig, that Nadine girl won't be able to touch Switzerland with his permanent neutrality, same goes for Liechtenstein. All we can do right now is make sure he doesn't try coming home."
With that, Gilbert grabbed the phone and dialed Switzerland's house. After the first ring, a soft voice answered.
"Zwingli residence, may I ask who is calling?" Lili asked.
"Liech, it's me Gilbert." Prussia said. "Is Austria still at your house?"
"Oh, hello Mr. Prussia." Liechtenstein said sweetly. "Yes, Mr. Austria is still here, is there something wrong?"
"Make sure he doesn't leave, no matter what." Gilbert said. "And tell your brother to check his email, I'm sending him something urgent."
"Okay, I'll tell them." Lili said, and hang up along with Gilbert. Walking down the hallway, she found her big brother Vash having tea with Mr. Roderich. Vash looked up at her and put his cup down.
"Who was calling?" he asked.
"It was Mr. Prussia." Lili said. "He said to not let Mr. Austria leave no matter what."
"What? Why?" Austria asked.
"He didn't say." Lili replied. "But he said for you to check your email, big brother. He sent you something urgent."
"My email?" Switzerland got up from his seat and walked over to the computer. After a few clicks, he opened the email Prussia sent to him and now understood just why he wanted Austria to stay.
"You might want to look at this, Roderich." He said, backing up from the computer to let Austria see. After reading the message, the Austrian scowled.
"The girl's insane, thinking they'll just sit there and not put up a fight." He said. "But I understand why they wanted me to stay here."
"My permanent neutrality will keep you from being captured." Switzerland said. "And in the meantime, we can try to find something out about this Nadine Klein."
Back at Austria's house, Prussia was on his laptop asking the other nations if they had gotten the same threat. They all had.
"So why did she send a message to everyone saying that they'd be targeted?" Hungary asked. "Why not use the method of surprise?"
"The little bitch is confident." Prussia griped. "Confident that we'll all fall at her feet."
"But with just Germany and Italy, she can't do much." Hungary said.
"She doesn't have just those two." Gilbert shut down his laptop and lay back on the sofa. "At least, she doesn't yet."
"What do you mean?" Hungary asked.
"Feliciano isn't the only Italy." Gilbert said. "He's just Northern Italy. Once she gets Southern Italy, Romano, she'll have Spain. When she gets Spain, France will follow; then England, then America, then Canada, then Cuba. So by the end of the day, she'll have all of North and South America and most of Europe just by catching Southern Italy."
"And what will she get with Germany?" Elizaveta asked. "You seem to have gotten everything figured out."
"Well, for one thing, she'd get you and me." Prussia held out his hand for Gilbird to land. "And she thought she'd get Austria too, but she didn't account for him visiting Switzerland. I'm sure she'll find that out soon enough. After she got us, she'd head to get the rest of Europe, and then go east to Russia, China and the other Asian countries."
"What about the Nordics?" Hungary asked. "And Australia? Africa too. She won't be able to conquer them all."
"With each nation that falls, she'll most likely take over their government." Gilbert said. "And in turn gain their militaries. Once she has both the Americas and all of Europe, she should have an army big enough to take on any other country she hasn't conquered."
"…Are you sure you're not her accomplice?" Elizaveta asked. "You seem to know her entire plan already."
"It's just an educated guess." Prussia said. "I mean, if the goal is Vollstyndig Machtergreifung, Complete Takeover, that'd be the best route to take to get there. But her plan isn't perfect. There's one fatal flaw that just may work to our advantage."
"And what flaw would that be?" Hungary asked.
"Ludwig's cooperation." Gilbert said. "He won't follow a little girl's orders unless he's forced or blackmailed. There's a chance we can use that to beat her before she spreads her so called 'rule' to the entire world."
Chapter 2!
Basically a vague overview of Nadine's intended plan (Prussia is very smart, yes? owo)
Next chapter will follow Germany and Italy to Nadine's house.
in the meantime, comments make Chapters appear!