A/N: Whoa wait, the number of reviews topped 30? OH MY GAW THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I never thought this will happen…this is the longest fanfic I have EVER written XD
Okay, let's get on with the new chapter! New characters are coming out! Yay!
Warning: This chapter is LONG (If you ask me that is). 11 pages of Microsoft Word. I don't know what happened. This isn't usually what happens…most of my chapters are around 6 to 7 pages…
Anyway, onwards to the story!
Gilbert and Elizaveta were thrown out from the portal. They turned back, and the portal closed behind them.
"Arthur!" Elizaveta cried, but Gilbert held her back.
"C'mon Liz. He's a strong guy, and he has a great family. They'll make it through,"
"I hope," Elizaveta bit her lip. "Anyway, where are we?"
"I have no – ugh!" Gilbert shivered. They finally realized they were standing in snow. They were on complete barren land, with only snow, and a few mountains far away. Snows made hills and valleys, but there was nothing else much. "Cold! Arthur could've told us he was gonna take us somewhere where we'll need a coat!"
"So," Elizaveta said rubbing her arms with her hand. "Where do we find 'Arthur's friend'?"
"I don't know," Gilbert said, pulling his clothes tighter towards him. "Well, at least it's not snowing, yeah?"
"True," Elizaveta said. "C'mon, we shouldn't stay here, that'll do no good. We should at least start moving. It'll probably help warm our bodies up too,"
"Guess so," Gilbert shrugged, and took a step forward, and Elizaveta followed.
Suddenly, they were yanked by their foot.
"What the –," Gilbert cried. Elizaveta let out a scream.
When they opened their eyes, they saw the world upside down.
"Oh damn it," Gilbert mumbled. "Hey Liz, I think we're hanging upside down,"
"I can tell that much, thank you," Elizaveta said, trying to stop her skirt from falling over. "Now how are we hanging upside down? There's no rope!"
"Well I –," Gilbert started, when they heard footsteps. A head popped out from behind one of the snow-made hills. The figure came closer. "Crap!" Gilbert cried. "I can't reach my sword!"
"Just pointing it out," Elizaveta said. "But are you able to fight upside down?"
"I don't know! I have to try, yeah?" Gilbert yelled back, when the figure talked.
"Well well, look what we got today for lunch!" he figure said, and laughed. He put up his hands. "Just kidding guys. I have no appetite for human meat,"
"Um, if you don't mind…," Elizaveta said, struggling with her skirt again. "Can you get us down?"
"Can't," the man shrugged. Now that he was closer, the two was able to see him better. He had golden-brownish hair sticking up. He had on a black coat and red pants, with black knee-high boots, and black gloves. He had a giant ax resting on his shoulder (Which made Elizaveta gulp).
"What do you mean 'can't'?" Gilbert snapped. The man stared at Gilbert, and then Elizaveta. Suddenly, he burst out laughing.
"Oh great! We caught a knight and the Princess!" the man turned around. "I'll go get help to get you guys down. Stay here, okay?"
"Yeah, we won't go anywhere," Gilbert grumbled.
"Please – hurry," Elizaveta said pulling her skirt desperately.
A few minutes later, the man came back with another man chasing him. He too, had golden-brown hair, had on blue shirt and pants, black shoes, dark blue gloves and he had a cross-shaped hairpin holding the right side of his front hair back.
"See Nordel?" the first man said victoriously. "What did I tell you? Your 'Upside-down Levitate' Spell caught the Princess and a knight!" The man called Nordel sighed.
"You're annoying Anko," he said, and walked up to the two.
"Uh, can you get us down?" Gilbert asked.
"Yes, please!" Elizaveta said, her skirts dangerously dangling. Nordel blinked once, and then snapped his fingers. The two suddenly dropped to the ground.
"At least the ground was soft, yeah?" the first man laughed. Nordel sighed again.
"You're annoying Anko,"
"'Upside-down Levitate' Spell?" Gilbert huffed. "Really?"
"It's really easy to catch food," Nordel said. "You have to wait until they walk into the Spell, and then you just have to jump out and kill it. I have it set all over the place. People barely come here anyway,"
"So Arthur dropped us right in front of a Spell, huh?" Elizaveta mumbled so only Gilbert could hear. "That's nice," Gilbert chuckled.
"Sorry, have to introduce ourselves, yeah?" the first man said. "Name's Damian Bertelsen. Nice to meet you two! And this –," he pulled Nordel next to him and put his arm around his shoulder. "– Is Nordel Solberg, my best friend!"
"YOU'RE ANNOYING ANKO!" Nordel suddenly screamed. A green figure appeared above Nordel, and the green figure seemed to have a hand. It raised it above Damian, and it squished him into the snow. Elizaveta and Gilbert stared in awe, but Nordel seemed like it was nothing. "Sorry. So, you two are?"
"Um...Gilbert Beillshmidt, Liz's personal knight," Gilbert said. "And this is –,"
"No need," Nordel said, stopping Gilbert. "Everyone knows the Princess of the Kingdom of Héderváry. Especially now that Queen of the Kingdom of Héderváry set out an order 'To find Princess and to bring her back to the castle immediately, and kill whoever's with her' to the whole Kingdom," Elizaveta backed away from Nordel. He shrugged. "I have no interest in turning a Princess in, no matter how much the reward. I like living here peacefully in the Northern Mountains,"
"So we're in the Northern Mountains!" Gilbert cried, and looked around. "No wonder it's so snowy…,"
"Kinda makes me doubt the fact that the Border Mountains have the harshest living conditions," Elizaveta shivered. "Although I know that Arthur's living a hard life –,"
"You know Arthur Kirkland?" Nordel perked up. Gilbert blinked.
"So you're the friend that Arthur was talking about?"
"What?" Damian said finally pulling himself up from the snow. "Oh, if you're talking about Nordel, sure. He's a good friend of Arthur Kirkland, yeah?"
"You're annoying Anko," Nordel mumbled. "Yes, I know Arthur. So, what did you two come here for? I don't think any Princess and knight will come to the cold Northern Mountains,"
"It's gonna be a long story," Gilbert sighed. Damian shrugged.
"Then we might as well go in the house, yeah? I mean, you guys look like you're gonna freeze to death!"
"Personally, I think I'm gonna freeze to death," Elizaveta complained, shivering.
"Alright then Nor, let's get back home," Damian said. Nordel nodded. He crouched down, took his gloved hand, and started writing on the snow using his index finger.
"A Magic Square," Gilbert pointed out. Nordel nodded. He finished the Magic Square, and held out his hand on top of it.
"Plumbum nos domum," he mumbled. Soft blue light poured out of the Magic Square. The Magic Square slowly melted away, and when it was totally gone, a deep whole replaced its space. "Jump in," Nordel said, turning back at Gilbert and Elizaveta.
"Are…you sure this is safe?" Elizaveta asked, peeking in the hole.
"Good question," Nordel said. Suddenly, he kicked Damian in the hole. Damian shrieked, and then a soft bumping noise came from the hole. "It's safe," Nordel assured. Gilbert and Elizaveta blinked, but jumped in the hole anyway. They heard Nordel following them.
"Ow!" Gilbert screamed as he hit floor. "Okay, that really hurt…OW!" he screamed louder as Elizaveta landed on top of him.
"Oh my gosh, Gilbert I'm so sorry!" Elizaveta apologized as she tried to help up Gilbert.
"Liz, did you get heavier?" Gilbert asked, as Elizaveta pulled him up. Elizaveta dropped him to the floor again. "Ow!"
"Uh…," The two heard a voice, and looked up. They finally saw that they were in a house, an igloo. A giant igloo. It had about five rooms, all connected into a center room. There were three men sitting on a chair near a table. "Nor-kun…what did you do?" the man with flat blonde hair asked, looking at Nordel.
"…food?" another tall man with glasses asked.
"C'mon Berw, we'll never eat human, will we?" Damian scoffed. The man just grunted. "What we have here guys, is the Princess of the Kingdom of Héderváry, and her personal knight!"
"I don't understand," another one spoke up. He looked younger than all the others. He had whitish hair, and he had a puffin on his shoulder. "Norle, what did you do?"
"Arthur," Nordel replied shortly. The boy just shrugged, as if he understood.
"Well, if we're going to have a Princess in our home," the first man stood up. "We want to take good care of them right? Hi, my name's Tino Väinämöinen. Nice to meet you my lady,"
"Please, just call me Eliza," Elizaveta said.
"Berwald Oxenstierna," the second man said shortly, and didn't say anything else.
"Sorry," Tino said. "Ber-san doesn't speak a lot…,"
"Don't worry," Gilbert said. "Our friend's older brother's just like that,"
"Iece Solberg," the boy said quietly, especially the last part. But Elizaveta didn't miss it.
"Oh! So you're Nordel's brother?"
"Hmph," Iece grumbled.
"Gilbert Beillshmidt. Nice to meet you guys," Gilbert said. "And I'm sure all of you know who she is,"
"Who doesn't?" Iece said. "Queen's going on quite a rage out there. People rumor she might go ahead and destroy a town or two to find you,"
"I'd be surprised if she doesn't," Elizaveta mumbled angrily.
"You don't think the knights will come chasing us all the way over here, will they?" Gilbert asked. "I mean, they don't know where the portal led us to…,"
"But they did have a Magician on their side. And…if they did capture Arthur…they could…," Elizaveta shook her head. "I don't even want to think about it,"
"Could you explain to us what happened?" Nordel asked. Elizaveta looked at Gilbert. He just shrugged.
"Well…," Elizaveta started.
"Your mother really is a jerk!" Tino cried. Elizaveta smiled.
"Glad someone agrees with me,"
"So Arthur just sent you guys over to Norle? Without any explanation at all?" Iece asked.
"Hey, he was trying save his family at the same time," Gilbert shrugged.
"So, how do you know Arthur?" Elizaveta asked.
"Met him when he was looking for somewhere to hide," Nordel said.
"He came all the way here to the Northern Mountains?" Gilbert exclaimed.
"Apparently, his brother…Albert, was it? He got them lost," Damian explained.
"How can Alfred get them lost all the way here?" Elizaveta asked.
"Yeah, that was his name," Damian said. "I think he was chasing a rabbit for their meal, and he lost track of where they were going. When Alfred finally caught the rabbit, well, hello Northern Mountains,"
"Arthur went on quite a rage," Tino laughed. "But can't blame him either. Peter was still a baby,"
"So, I found them and I took them here," Nordel explained. "Helped them until they got to the Border Mountains," he turned to Elizaveta. "You do know that the Northern Mountains and the Border Mountains are connected, yes?"
"Umm…," Elizaveta escaped Nordel's eyes.
"Actually, Princess here ditched her Geography lesson," Gilbert snickered. Elizaveta stomped on his foot.
"So…what are you going to do now?" Berwald opened his mouth. Elizaveta shrugged.
"Wait until mother loses her rage,"
"Which could take about a millennium," Gilbert added.
"Then you guys could stay here!" Tino said. "Right, Nor-kun?"
"Guess so," Nordel nodded.
"Well, until the knights find out where we are," Gilbert said gloomily.
"It'll probably take the pretty long," Iece said. "The Northern Mountains are huge. It's like trying to find a coin in a huge lake,"
"Apparently, they have a Magician on their side," Elizaveta added. "He – or she – broke through Arthur's portal,"
"That's a problem," Nordel put his hand on his chin. "Arthur's Magic is fairly strong. Stronger than most Magicians actually,"
"Which is ironic knowing he was born from normal parents," Damian pointed out.
"So…that means the Magician's stronger than Arthur, right?" Iece asked.
"You're correct Iecelen," Nordel said. Suddenly, Iece shot up.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" he cried.
"Does this remind you of some certain family?" Elizaveta whispered to Gilbert.
"Yes, yes it does," Gilbert replied. Suddenly, he got an idea. "Hey Nordel, do you think it's possible to talk to Arthur?"
"Now?" Nordel asked. Gilbert nodded. "Perhaps…I can always use the 'Mirror Portal' Spell…,"
"That way, we can find out if they're fine!" Elizaveta cried. Nordel sighed.
"I guess it's worth a try. C'mon, let's go outside,"
"How?" Elizaveta asked. Nordel pointed at a corner of the Center Room. There was a portal.
"So…we're back on land?" Gilbert asked. Nordel nodded.
"Our house is underground, just for safety. There are always polar bears lurking around. Although they make good eats, they're dangerous,"
"After knowing Kumajiro," Elizaveta said putting her hand over her mouth. "I don't think I have an appetite for polar bears,"
"Same reason Iece doesn't eat puffins," Nordel shrugged. "Every time Anko gets a puffin, Iece goes on a rage,"
"Nordel, can I ask you something?" Elizaveta said. Nordel nodded. "Why are you living here?"
"Liz, you being nosy. Again," Gilbert hissed.
"It's fine," Nordel said. "I just didn't like the way my family worked. When I was young, I lived in a town on the East Side, at the edge of the Northern Mountains. My parents…they always thought that Magic was a 'holy' thing. They hated using Magic for other people. I didn't approve that, so I ran away from home,"
"Huh, reminds me of someone," Gilbert mocked. Elizaveta rolled her eyes.
"I was five when I ran away. Really reckless. I just ran, not knowing where I was going. That's where I met Anko, Berw and Ti,"
"What were they doing in the middle of nowhere?" Elizaveta asked.
"I never asked," Nordel shrugged. "I think…Anko was seven. So was Berw. Ti was six,"
"What about Iece?" Gilbert asked.
"Apparently, he couldn't take my mom and dad as well. Ran away, just like me. I didn't know he was my brother, actually. He was born after I ran away, so he's six years younger than me. I met him when Anko and I were out hunting. So we took him to our house – which used to be a wooden shack by the way – but it wasn't big enough. So we decided to move to the Northern Mountains. Made a house here,"
"Magician families are all so messed up, aren't they?" Gilbert sighed. Nordel nodded.
"Okay, let's get started with the spell," Nordel held out his hand on a small part of snow. He mumbled a spell, and fire lit on his hand. The snow slowly melted away, and made a puddle of water. "Recedentia AbsentisPropinquus UnusSpeculum," Nordel said. "Arthur Kirkland." The same thing happened when Arthur connected Gilbert to Ludwig.
"Oh my god!" someone screamed on the other side. Elizaveta and Gilbert peeked in. Gilbert smiled awkwardly.
"Hey Matthew,"
"Wha –what's going on?" Matthew blubbered. "Kumakenji-san, do you understand?"
"Who're you?"
"I'm Matthew!"
"Nordel, what's going on?" Gilbert asked. "I thought we asked for Ar – wait," Gilbert stopped. "That wasn't the same spell that Arthur used…,"
"I'm guessing Arthur used a 'Mirror Portal' Spell, yes?" Nordel asked. Gilbert shrugged.
"I dunno,"
"Well, the one I'm using is a more advanced 'Mirror Portal' Spell," Nordel explained. "If it can't contact the person you're looking for, it will connect to the person whose close that can be contacted,"
"Um…complex," Elizaveta mumbled. Nordel shrugged.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on?" Matthew said desperately on the other side,"
"Matthew, where are you? Where's everyone else?" Elizaveta asked.
"I thought I was doing the asking…," Matthew complained quietly, but answered anyway. "I…I'm still in the forest. At a lake. And everyone else…," Matthew bit his lip. "I don't know. After the knights came in…we tried to fight. We were going pretty well at first…but the Magician on their side…," his eyes started to get teary. "He got Arthur. Held hostage. We couldn't fight back. But right before Arthur was captured, he pushed all three of us through a portal that he made. A different one than the one you guys used. I…I guess he was already pushed to his limits. We all got separated in the middle of the portal. That normally doesn't happen,"
"Arthur…," Gilbert mumbled quietly. Elizaveta bit her lip.
"So what are you doing now?" Gilbert asked.
"I'm trying to find Al and Peter,"
"Do you have any idea where they are?" Elizaveta asked.
"I don't," Matthew replied. "But ever since I was separated from Alfred…I just have this weird feeling that something's pulling me. To where I'm supposed to go. And I'm not sure if I can explain this but…," Matthew sighed. "I think it's leading me to where Al is,"
"Probably a twin thing, huh?" Gilbert asked. Matthew nodded.
"Well, I'm sure Alfred's just fine since he's well….Alfred," Elizaveta said. "And I'm hoping you're fine too?"
"Yes, I'm fine," Matthew smiled. "Kumasuke-san's helping me too,"
"Who're you?"
"I'm Matthew!"
"Then the one I'm worried about is Peter," Elizaveta said. "Does he have survival skills on his own at all?"
"I…don't know," Matthew replied worriedly. "We never let out Peter on his own before…well, that's what I think…maybe Arthur did something to him while Al and I were out hunting…,"
"So we just have to hope," Gilbert sighed.
"So, how are you guys doing?" Matthew asked. Elizaveta quickly explained how they met Damian, Nordel, and the others, and how they tried to contact Arthur.
"Well, I'm glad to hear you guys are doing fine," Matthew smiled. Suddenly, there were noises behind him. "I think the knights are coming after me," Matthew whispered worriedly. "I have to go now. Take care you two,"
"You too Matthew!" Gilbert and Elizaveta cried together at the last second, before Matthew's figure faded away.
"You guys are in SO much trouble," Damian said as everyone sat at the table.
"I recognized that already, thank you very much," Elizaveta growled. Damian laughed.
"Snappy Princess you are!"
"Tell me about it," Gilbert mumbled. He let out a strange noise as some thudding noise came from below the table. Tino giggled quietly.
"So, what are you going to do?"
"Go save Arthur," Elizaveta declared. Gilbert sighed.
"Liz, we don't even know where he is!"
"Yes we do!" Elizaveta cried. "He probably got –," she started to say, and then stopped.
"What?" Iece asked. Elizaveta bit her lip.
"…if you want to say something,"
"Huh?" Elizaveta looked at the owner of the voice. She stared in shock at Berwald.
"Let it out, mm?"
"Um…yeah," Elizaveta nodded. Berwald huffed.
"Then let it out!"
"Oh, um…of course," Elizaveta stammered. She never heard Berwald talk for such a long time, with such strength in his voice. "I'm thinking…Arthur got took to the castle,"
"So we're gonna walk right back to your mother, wagging our tails?" Gilbert scoffed. "Not happening,"
"Of course not!" Elizaveta cried. We're…gonna come up with something,"
"We can't just charge in the castle," Tino said. "Too powerless."
"Then we're gonna need reinforcements, huh?" Damian said.
"From where are we gonna get reinforcements, Dan?" Iece rolled his eyes. Damian laughed.
"You might not know this Iece, but I know a lot of guys that'll love to help us out,"
"Other than us, yes?" Nordel asked. Damian scoffed.
"Nor, I'm not that stupid. Of course other than you guys!" he turned towards Elizaveta and Gilbert. "You see, I sometimes go to the town nearby,"
"With my help," Nordel pointed out.
"Yeah. With his help. I know some friends there that'll help us out,"
"That's great!" Elizaveta cried. "Let's go meet them, right away!" Gilbert nodded in agreement.
"Then it's a deal!" Damian said. "Nor, fetch these two something else to wear. Something that'll disguise them,"
"Go get it Iece." Nordel ordered. Iece stared at his brother at shock.
"Dan, Norle's picking on me,"
"Listen to your brother Iece," Damian said. Iece gritted his teeth, and stood up from his chair.
"You just don't want Nor angry at you and make Troll break your leg again."
"Look, Troll was unhappy that day!" Damian snapped. Iece rolled his eyes and walked off to another room. Tino giggled. Berwald just crossed his arms.
A few minutes later, Gilbert and Elizaveta were dressed in tattered clothes, a ripped cape, and messed-up hair. Damian laughed.
"You two look perfect!"
"Tell us the reason why we have to dress like this again?" Gilbert complained, looking at himself in the mirror.
"It's so you guys won't look like Princess and knight," Nordel said, pulling on his hood.
"Actually, I kinda like it," Elizaveta said, twirling around. "Makes me feel like a rebel against mother!"
"You were a rebel against your mother since you were born," Gilbert pointed out. Elizaveta shot daggers at him.
"Are you guys going to stay behind?" Gilbert asked Tino, Berwald and Iece, quickly escaping from Elizaveta's glare. Tino nodded.
"We always have someone staying behind. Just in case we have a visitor,"
"We hope it's a good visitor," Iece sighed. Berwald just grunted.
"Well, we're gonna get going!" Damian said, pulling on his cape. "Ti, you're gonna be in charge!"
"WHAT?" Iece cried. Damian raised his eyebrows. "I don't understand! Why is Ti in charge? Belw's the one normally in charge why you two are away!"
"This time, it's Tino," Damian sighed. Iece grumbled. He whispered into Damian's ear.
"Do you know how horrible his cooking is? Last time you left Ti in charge, he tried to feed us burnt bread! With burnt sardines stuffed in it!" Damian shuddered. He looked at Berwald.
"Berw, you're in charge of cooking,"
"Thank you," Iece sighed.
"Aww, I was getting ready to make my favorite dish!" Tino complained. Iece whimpered.
"Okay, Nor, let's get started!" Damian cried excitedly.
"You're annoying Anko," Nordel mumbled quietly. "You guys stay put, okay?" Nordel said. The three of them nodded. Nordel crouched down, and started writing a Magic Square in the snow. When he finished, he ordered Damian, Elizaveta and Gilbert to stand on it. He stood in the middle as well. He put his palm on the Magic Square. "Take nos ut destination!" Green light burst out of the Magic Square.
"Be careful!" Tino cried at the very last second. Elizaveta tried to cry back, but it was too late.
Everything turned into a blur, and disappeared.
The only thing Elizaveta felt was Gilbert's hand.
"So?" Queen Gyongyi asked. The knight shifted uneasily.
"I'm sorry to say…that we…,"
"You can't find them?" Gyongyi said in a harsh tone. The knight whimpered.
"Um…yes…,"
"And the Magician?" Gyongyi asked, taking paperwork in her hands. The knight shifted uneasily, once again. Gyongyi sighed. "Why do I have to deal with so many bad news?"
"He…he's not spitting anything, my Queen," the knight mumbled. "His loyalty is amazing. No matter how much we torture him, he won't say anything. Last night, he bit his tongue as if to prove that,"
"Strong willed, that Magician," Gyongyi mumbled. She looked at the paperwork in her hands. "So he's the one who performed Black Magic a few years ago?"
"We believe he is," the knight nodded.
"Well, he had the fate of getting punished anyway," Gyongyi huffed. "Now, how to get that Magician to speak…,"
"Our knights have information that he has three siblings," the knight informed. "So…,"
"Then go get them already!" Gyongyi snapped. The knight gulped.
"We don't know where they are," he said sheepishly. "The Magician made them escape,"
"Can't Magnus do anything about it?" the Queen shrieked. "The fool's a Magician as well, after all!"
"He…he's trying his best," the knight stammered. "…or so we believe he is," The Queen rolled her eyes.
"Well, make him work harder!" Gyongyi ordered. Suddenly, she stopped.
"My…my Queen?" the knight mumbled. Gyongyi smirked.
"Send knights out," The knight blinked, confused.
"To where, my lady?"
"This way," she mumbled. "You'll have to come back, you ungrateful Princess," Gyongyi's eyes twinkled in victory.
A/N: This is the end of chapter 7! Sorry for taking so long…. T-T Bad prep school test scores took my computer privilege…
Um…if you have noticed…I updated Chapter 8 at the same day as Chapter 7. Reason – at first the two chapters were one, but they started to get WAAAY too long, so I cut it into two. AFTER I was done typing it. So…yeah. If you like fast updates, well…here you have it.
Anko = "Big brother" in Tsugaru dialect. Norway talks in Tsugaru dialect for some reason in Hetalia and he calls Denmark Anko, so I kept it that way XD
I had to change Norway's human name like FIVE TIMES. None of them seemed to sink in so…. Iceland's, I changed three times. Denmark's, I just found it and went with it XD
So more characters are coming out next chapter! It might take a while, but please be patient! Big thanks to all of you out there that are reading and reviewing my story! I appreciate all of you, and you're what make me a better writer!