I hacked at it again to see a hole in the wall... with light. Finally. Finally! Finally I will see West again! My hope was renewed as I hit it again and it came crumbling down to show even more light. I could hear shouting on the other side. Again I hit the wall and even more light appeared.
"Get Germany! He'll want to see this!" Germany!
"I'm coming for you brohas!" I had more work to do because the wall was giving it one last stand against me, the Awesome Prussia. I would win against the wall, and the Allies! They'd be surprised and probably never want to pick a fight with the awesome me again!
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"Come out, come out wherever you are Gilby. I'm going to find you! Are you here? No. How about here?" West and I were playing and go seek. I'd hid under Fritz's desk. He'd never find me here! Fritz might but not West. "Gilby, there's no point hiding! My love will find you!" He was adorable!
I staid where I was. The last few places had been easy ones. At first I had laid down in the hall, covering my eyes. He'd taken my hands and caught me. That had made him laugh. The second time on my turn to hide I had hidden with the coat hanger. He'd tugged on my coat until I gave him my attention. The third time I had hid under West's bed and he'd had a laughing fit because that's where he hid from me when I wanted to take him somewhere he didn't want to go. Now was my fourth time to hide. I had let West win twice on my turn, I liked making West feel powerful. Even if he is just a kid.
"Gilby!" Uh oh. He's getting upset. "Gilbyyy! Where are you? I want Gilbyyy." I got out from under the desk as I heard West begin to sob my name repeatedly. I opened the door to see him opening door after door and sometimes he'd close it and open it again. "Gilbyyy."
"West, don't cry. I'm here. I didn't leave." I bent down as he ran to me.
"Gilbyyy. Don't ever disappear again. I got scawed." I wrapped him in my arms, tightly.
"Shush. It's okay. You want a biscuit?" He shook his head, still crying. I picked him up and walked to his room and picked up his favourite teddy bear and handed it over. "Knutty wants Ludy to smile. And a hug." He wrapped an arm around Knut's neck.
"Knutty wants a family hug." I smiled. Ludy's crying was taking a small break. I hugged Knut and Ludy. Ludy stopped crying.
"Biscuit?" He nodded. "I'm sorry Ludy. I didn't mean to scare you." I hugged him to me as I walked to the kitchen. On my way I saw Fritz and I waved at him, smiling.
"Glad to see you found him Ludwig." Ludy smiled.
"I found him in the hallway. He went invisible." I chuckled.
"That's how awesome I am. I can go invisible but I promise never to do it again."
"Good Gilby."
"Yes, thank you for that promise Gilbert."
"Knut say hi." West had him wave his paw at Fritz and Fritz waved back. "Knut and I are getting a biscuits."
"That's 'Knut and I are getting biscuits.'" Ludy smiled.
"Thanks Fritz."
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There was a hole in the wall, big enough to walk out of. I could see Ludwig, crying, but smiling. I ran to him, hugging him. I barely heard him whisper. "Gilby." He hugged me back. "Bruder. I am pleased to see you again." I put my hand on his cheek.
"Then please stop crying Ludy. We can finally be together again. Let's go celebrate." I said as my people headed out the hole I had made in the wall. Germany and Prussia can finally be together as can Prussians and Germans. The awesome me has won!