Hey everyone, here is the fourth chapter in the story. Hope everybody likes the story so far and reviews because reviews take only a few minutes to do and the constructive criticism will really help me out. Read and review please! Thanks and enjoy!

Chapter 4

(Italy's P.O.V)

I watched as everyone around me fought the Pictos. It was terrifying! My friends would fall to the sand because of a blast from an antenna that turned them completely white. They weren't going to be my friends much longer and soon I would be the last one on the beach left to try to fight my way out or become a Picto….I was never going to be myself again.

My eyes brimmed with tears as I waved a white flag desperately in front of me. Why couldn't I be at home making pasta with my brother Romano? Or training with Germany and Japan…or…or…anything but this!

Through wet and blurry eyes I saw Germany crawl towards me through the mass of Picto's and untransformed people. His face was determined as he struggled through the soft sand that seemed to want to stop him from getting any closer to me than he already was.

I lowered myself to the ground and crawled the rest of the way to Germany. I had to get to him no matter what; I just had to because I knew he would think of a way to save us and a way to make this stop, to make everything normal again.

"Germany! I'm so scared! You have to do something!" I cried.

"Italy…how can I do something…when my legs are being transformed into a Picto, you dummkopf!" Germany yelled at me.

I flinched away from Germany's anger and as I looked at him, his eyes softened and bowed his head, heaving a sigh of frustration that was so familiar to me by now as I've heard it almost every day since I met Germany when he had captured me and took me prisoner.

"Italy, it is up to you to save us. I know you're scared but you can do it." Germany said, his soft blue eyes locking with mine.

"But how Germany? They won't listen to my surrender and I'm just too scared!" I said once again beginning to cry.

I placed my head in my hands and let the tears fall until I heard shifting in the sand in front of me were Germany lay, with the Picto's disease crawling slowly up his legs to his torso, and when I looked up I saw Germany's face only inches away from mine.

Hello everyone! So I'm leaving it at a cliffhanger and this cliffhanger won't be continued until I get at least four reviews because I really do want to know your opinion. So if you could please read and review that would be appreciated.

-Jade Keeper