Chapter 4:
How it all Started

Alfred wasn't sure how to take this. He felt like he had done something very wrong, and god knows how long that monster will hold her for. Then again, that monster was her brother, so he had a soft spot for her. He wasn't sure how to take it though. He sighed and wondered how long this war would last, and how many more lives will be lost. He knew there were special agents already in Moscow, so he could use those to figure out about Katyusha. All he hoped was that she'd be safe. He sighed and leaned against a tree. A younger soldier walked over to him, he seemed more innocent than anything. "Permission to ask something, please." he said.

"Permission granted."
"How did this all start? Everyone is really wanting to know the whole backstory... if you wish to tell it, that is." he said hesitantly. Alfred smiled a bit and said "Since you guys are the group I was told to trust and protect, I think you should know."

"On that day..."

"And that concludes today's meeting!" Alfred said cheerfully. Everyone seemed satisfied, except for one. Ivan, or otherwise known as Russia. "I do not agree with your plans, America. If you take all the credit for this plan, what's in it for the rest? Besides, I would like some credit too. My country is drained of its funds, currently. All we get is food from my sistra's farming nation, and some money from whatever oil we find. If you give me some of the credit, then maybe I will let this slide." Everyone in the room was feeling a little uneasy. "So, what will it be?" Ivan asked as his purple aura started rising.

Everyone in the room was feeling stressed by this, and some managed to sneak out without being seen, but the others got yelled at by Ivan. "Nyet! You all stay. You must know this conclusion!" he would say which the rest would quickly sit back down. Arthur couldn't take this, so he started yelling at Alfred by saying "Alfred, you wanker! Just let him help you, and we can leave!"

Alfred then frowned and shook his head. "Ivan, I understand your situatuon, but if you let me help you in some way, I can-"
"Nyet. Your current economy is... how you say 'in the craphole'?"
"I know... but if you just ask for help, there will be people there to help! And-"
"And you're the hero? Nyet, I do not think so. You are nothing more than a mere teenager who thinks he has the world in his hand. But that's not the truth. All you do is hide the truth. The truth that you are weak, and cannot fend for yourself without anyone around you."

"That's not true!" Alfred said angrily as he picked up the large meeting table with papers and folders flying everywhere. Ivan just smiled and said "Well, I guess I'll take my leave. I think I have my answer." He then left. Alfred put down the meeting table after the floor was cleared of papers. Arthur sighed and told everyone it was better if they left. Alfred drove home, and things were quiet for the next few days.

That was before the startling phonecall...

He was watching something on TV when he got a call from his boss who told him to turn on the news. He quickly did and on the news, it said in a breaking news story: Russian Armies attacks European Nations! Alfred was startled, and it was only after a few days too! Looks like it hit both sides hard, and the Russian wasn't lying when he said he wanted credit. Alfred sighed, and knew this couldn't stand. He watched the news to see which nations had been attacked and possibly surrendered. As the American Army was getting ready, Russia had regained the Baltics and gotten Ukraine and Belarus under his rule as well. Some nations, he heard, were ready to surrender under the attacks.

"... And as of now, Poland, Finland, Moldovia, and Romania are under Russian Rule." he said as the whole troop looked at him with surprise. "This might've been avoided, but everyone else seemed to like the plan anyways!" And maybe Katyusha wouldn't be in jail... He sighed and wondered about how he would fix this. This was going to be a hard one to fix...