Hong Kong forced himself up despite the pain that flared through his body from being pushed to the ground and rushed towards Beijing, almost tripping twice. He kneeled beside her, resting her head on his lap. The other capitals rushed towards them.

"Did big brother get hurt?" she asked weakly.

Hong's lip trembled, but he managed to find his voice. "N-no, just f-from hitting the g-ground so hard."

Sirens started wailing a few blocks away, heading towards them. Beijing looked down at her body.

"Oh dear, what a mess I made..." Beijing tightened her grip on her brother's hand, closing her eyes and going into blissful unconsciousness.

"No! Don't die, Beijing!" Tokyo wailed. "Stay away from the light! Stay away from the light!"

An ambulance followed by a couple fire trucks and police cars turned onto the street, stopping and making a block in the road. Paramedics immediately rushed towards them and some police shooed the capitals away.

Beijing was put onto a stretcher and rushed to the ambulance. Hong Kong immediately got up and followed.

"Sorry, kid, you can't go with your friend. She'll be okay." one paramedic said.

Hong Kong gripped that paramedic's shirt. "Please, I have to come. She's my sister."

As soon as that sentence left his mouth, he was picked up and set in the ambulance, right next to Beijing. Two more paramedics climbed in as well before the doors shut. The ambulance started, and Hong Kong gripped the stretcher so he wouldn't fall.

"Bei-Bei,... why?" he whispered. But the city didn't give him a response.

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Beijing was rushed into an emergency room and Hong was told to stay put in the waiting room.

A doctor came up to him, handing him a clip board. "I need you to fill this out for your sister. Can you do that for me?"

Hong nodded silently, taking the clip board and pen. He quickly glanced over it before beginning to fill it out. It started with the basics- the name, age, parents and such. Then it requested what happened. He stared at that question before simply writing 'She pushed me so I wouldn't get hurt by the car'.

He was about to hand it in when he noticed another question.

"Anything else we need to know?" he muttered to himself. He quickly filled that paragraph out. 'Is spirit of Beijing. If she has a seizure, it just means that city had an earthquake.' Then Hong walked up to the desk, setting the clip board down.

The doctor skimmed over it, then looked Hong in the eye, lowering his voice. "You both are personifications...?"

Hong nodded. "Is there a quiet place where I can call my parents? Maybe like a bathroom?" The doctor pointed to the bathroom, and Hong quickly hurried into it, pulling out his cellphone.

"Hi, Māmā, it's H-Hong Kong. I know y-you're in a meeting, so you won't get this for a while. I'm at the hospital..."

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"Huh?" China stared at his phone screen. "Hong called me a half hour ago..." He glanced at England, who was packing up the paperwork from the meeting, before proceeding to listen to the voicemail.

"Alright, I'm ready to g..." England turned to face a shocked, pale China. "C-China?"

The cellphone slipped out of his hand. It fell on the ground, hitting the speaker button. "- Sunset's in the emergency room. S-she got hit by a car when she pushed me out of the way. I-i'll be waiting for you guys..." The phone vibrated. "End of message."

All of the countries still in the room stared at China. Then, New Zealand, being the nine year old he is, threw himself to the ground, wailing. Australia rushed to him, holding him tight and whispering in his ear, but Kiwi refused to stop crying.

China walked over to him in a daze, taking Kiwi from Australia and grabbing England's hand. He dragged the Brit out of the room and began to run outside to the car he drove here.

"Wait, how does this include me?" England demanded. China didn't respond, probably from his daze, and Kiwi didn't respond through his tears.

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China pulled the two other countries to the desk, lowering his voice. "I'm here to see Beijing."

"Names?" the nurse asked.

"China, England, and New Zealand. Hong Kong should be here too."

The nurse gave a single nod. "If Kaoru is Hong Kong, he's in the emergency room with her. Follow me." She got up and walked down the hall, followed by Kiwi and China, who was still dragging England.

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Hong Kong looked up from Beijing when he heard the door open. The nurse soon appeared from behind the curtain, with China, New Zealand, and England.

"Your parents are here, Kaoru." the nurse said in a low voice before leaving again.

China rushed to Beijing's side, brushing her bangs away from her closed eyes. "Hong, what happened?"

"The ball rolled into the street, which was empty. So I went to get it. Then this car all of a sudden swerved onto the street out of control, and she pushed me out of the way." he answered quietly. "Māmā, will xíao mèimei be okay?"

"I hope so."

England spoke up then. "Alright then. Now to the question everyone's been avoiding. How does this relate to me?"

"Ríluó Joy Kirkland." Hong whispered quietly. "Sunset Joy Kirkland. That's how." He reached over her oxygen mask, brushing hair away from her right ear. The small dragon birthmark soon became visible. England then turned to stare at China, obviously wanting an explanation.

"She found me a little after the Opium Wars. She was badly hurt, and she kept saying Kirkland and pointing at herself. I caught on when I saw the dragon birthmark. I kept her with me because I didn't want you taking her away too." he answered.

The doctor came in. "Well, we've finished the evaluation."

"And?" Hong asked.

"She's in a critical condition. Her leg is broken in multiple areas, and we'll need to operate on her to fix her damaged nervous system." The doctor adjusted his glasses.

England nodded, and the four were ushered out of the room as Beijing was given anesthetic.