"Did we get away?" Greece asked once they finally stopped running.
"I think so," Japan answered. "Wait. Where's Hong Kong?"
Lithuania had Hong Kong trapped with his hands behind his back.
"You can't hurt me!" Hong Kong yelled. "I am a nation! Fully blessed! And I was trained in many different types of martial arts!"
"And yet," Estonia tapped his chin, "you are trapped by us. Obviously your martial arts training doesn't matter here."
Latvia shivered. "We have orders you know. And if we don't follow them, we can get in trouble. We have to be ruthless." Latvia almost spat the last word at Hong Kong.
"We didn't choose this life, but here we are," Lithuania mumbled.
"Just let me go!" Hong Kong yelled. "I didn't ask for you guys to explain yourselves!"
"But you don't understand," Lithuania mumbled. "We have orders from..."
"Hey!" Japan yelled, throwing a rock that hit Estonia on the head. "Leave him alone! Go pick on someone else!"
Latvia smiled as he took a few steps toward Japan. "That's fine. We're after you anyway."
"Uh-oh." Japan turned and started to run, only to quickly get cut off by the baltics a few moments later. He turned around and found an almost clear path back to the Chinese border. He pulled Greece's hand and pulled him back toward the hill they had fallen down. Finally letting go so he could climb. With all of his training, Japan had no problem climbing back up the hill.
"Japan!" Greece yelled. Japan watched him horrified as he slipped with the Baltics closing the gap between them. Japan scrambled back down towards Greece and boosted him upwards. When he was sure Greece was climbing to safety, he turned and kicked towards the baltics, hitting Lithuania's nose.
The other baltics didn't stop to help Lithuania. Their orders didn't allow them to. Japan made it to the top of the hill before they were able to (the climbing being a tad much for two untrained baltics) but there was a slight error of navigation that had been made on Japan's part. Instead of going up the hill where they had gone down, which would've left a clear run back to China, they had gone up far west and was met by a mountain.
Greece was trying his best to get up on higher ground but couldn't find a decent hand hold. Japan ran over to him and tried to boost him upwards but was stopped when they were finally surrounded.
"Well, well, looks like we've caught up with you," Latvia taunted. "And look, you are still on this land."
Japan reached behind him, suddenly glad that he had strapped a sheath to his back before he left. He pulled out the sword and thrust it in front of him, his face falling when he realized the sword in his hands was only a bokkun.
Estonia laughed loudly, "That's it? That's what you expected to beat us with?" He shook his head at Japan's stupidity as Japan's face filled with color. "It's almost cute. How naive you are, I mean."
Japan lunged forward and his face filled with surprise as the baltics fell backwards, surprise written all over their faces. China, who had jumped from behind Japan and Greece, landed in front of the baltics with grace, twin blades in his hands.
"Don't hurt us!" Lithuania yelled. "We were only following orders!"
"Yes, please!" Estonia yelped. Latvia only shivered as Estonia and Lithuania continued to plead, a blade at his throat.
"Be quiet!" China yelled, pushing the blades forward and putting the tips to Lithuania's and Estonia's chest. "Are you trying to start a war with my country? Is that what you want?" he demanded.
"Of course not!" Estonia yelled and Lithuania screamed, "No!"
"Then why, I ask, are you chasing after my charge?" He yelled, causing the baltics to shiver more than they already were. "This young nation is in my care and you are trying to harm him! That seems like a good enough reason for me to start a war with your countries, don't you think?"
"Oh!" Estonia said, laughing slightly. "This is...oh! Of course, this is Japan!" He smiled in Japan's direction. "Hello Japan." He looked at Lithuania. "Lithuania, did you know that this was Japan?"
"What?" Lithuania asked. "Japan? No...No. Of course not. We had no idea. We just thought he was some kid trying to play a prank on Russia. That's all. Right, Latvia?"
Latvia only shivered.
"Get out of my sight," China spat. Lifting the blades from their chests, he turned away from them. They ran off, practically tripping over each other.
Hong Kong walked smugly up to China and nodded happily. "Excellent work, teacher," he said, but his smile faded as China glared at him.
"China, I..." Japan started.
"I told you not to come here," China growled.
"But China I..."
"We're going home," he sternly said. He walked away, the rest of the group shuffling behind him.
"I thought you were very brave," Greece whispered to him, taking his hand.
A/N
China is so concerned for Japan that he is acting all OOC and such! That's adorable. The baltics have China acting all out of sorts. It's awful. China never gets upset like that...well except that one time when he started throwing things...but France sure showed him, didn't he? Ah well. Japan brings out the worst (best?) in China. HE CARES SO MUCH! *Dies*
Anyway, as me, dyslexic-carmie, and awriterthatcan'tspell have previously discussed, the baltics (and Russia) are the easiest people to cast in parodies. You make Russia the bad guy and then you make the baltics whoever the bad guy's lackies are. Ex. The Hyenas in the lion king, the Flying monkies in the Wizard of Oz, the Eels in the Little mermaid 2, the stepsisters in Cinderella, and so on and so forth. Of course, for those last two you have to create an extra eel and an extra stepsister. But whatever.
Anywho. I hope you all have a great day and please review.
