You say you wanted more. What are you waiting for? I'm not running from you.
They were going to be heroes. Of fucking course they were. Heroes so that Italy, with Germany, could make it to safety. That was worth dying for, as it was.
"Going out in a goddamn blaze of glory, huh, Liet?" Poland asked, eyes afire.
Lithuania, though much more sedate than his counterpart, nodded. They were doing this because damn straight Italy and Germany deserved their safety and happiness after all they had both been through. They would do their best to make that happen.
Another jeep appeared over the horizon, and Lithuania swallowed hard. Here went nothing. Beside him, Poland cackled. The Soviets could do their worst.
Because they weren't going to run. They were going to be big damn heroes.
That last line is a Firefly reference. I couldn't resist. The actual scene goes something like this:
*River is about to be burned at the stake*
*Mal and Zoe show up*
Mal: Looks like we got here just in the nick of time. What's that make us?
Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just!
Yeah, couldn't resist.