America, Switzerland, and Germany set to work fixing the five planes. Once they were sure all of them worked, everyone got in.

Germany and Switzerland had there own planes (the smallest ones of the five), the rest were in pairs. Britain and France, Japan and Austria, and America and Canada (though he wasn't noticed.)

"Why do I have to fly with France?" Britain complained, "He'll bug me the whole time I'm trying to fly this piece of garbage!"

"I didn't ask to be paired up with you either!" France retorted, "But I have no idea how to fly a plane and feel safest with you!"

There was an awkward silence...

"Um, well then..." said Britain.

"If you are through, lets be on our way!" Switzerland said.

They got the planes up in the air, and soon were cruising low over the infinite black dunes toward the castle.

"Lets get some altitude!" said America over the radio.

"Roger that." said Britain.

France leaned forward in his seat, "What in the world?" he exclaimed.

"What now France?" asked Britain.

"There's something up ahead, lots of little black things coming toward us!"

Britain looked over at the horizon, "I don't see any- Bloody hell!" "Guys!" he shouted over the radio, "There's some flying fiends coming our way! Please tell me that these rust buckets have guns!"

"Here they come!" shouted Switzerland, "Everyone scatter!"

The planes spun, dove, or turned hard to avoid the mass of flying creatures.

They had shiny black skin stretched over their bony monkey like bodies. With glowing red eyes, horns crowning their brows, long claws, jutting teeth, tails made of bones, and ragged half feathered wings; even Germany was unnerved.

Small groups of them swarmed the planes.

"Take this!" America shouted as he pulled the trigger, the creatures scattered and America pulled the plane away, but the monsters recovered and gave chase.

"Oh no you don't! You're not goanna catch me!" he said. Canada clung tight to Kumajiro as they shot straight up and climbed, the monsters still followed.

Then, quicker than a blink, America turned the plane around toward their pursuers.

"EAT LEAD! WOOHOO!" America shouted as the guns ripped through the mass of black monsters.

"AAAAAHHHH!" Canada yelled.

"Yes!" America shouted, "I'm the hero-"

SLAM! A monster crashed into the wing, making the plane lurch down hard and spin.

Canada closed his eyes and clung tight to Kumajiro until the spinning stopped. When he opened his eyes the plane was plummeting into a nosedive toward the dunes! America was slumped in the seat, unconscious.

"America! The plane! We're going to crash!" Canada shook his shoulder but America wouldn't wake up!

"Wake up please!"

The plane was racing closer to the ground with frightening speed.

Then Canada took a deep breath, unbuckled his seat belt, stuffed Kumajiro in the seat, leaned into the front of the cockpit and grabbed the control stick and yanked it up hard!

The plane rushed back upward.

By the time Canada managed to level it out America woke up.

"Huh? What... happened?"

"I did something useful!" Canada said.

"You did? Hey cool! All the monsters are gone!" said America.

"Why won't you notice me..." Canada groaned.

Germany closed in on a group of creatures chasing Japan and Austria, "This is for taking Italy you $%#^&*!" he shouted as the bullets tore through the air.

Japan gave Germany a thumbs up and flew toward the castle.

"You're not going to best a former pirate!" Britain shouted as a mass of creatures was closing in on them.

"Were goanna die!" France shouted, "Hold me!" he flung his arms around Britain's neck the minuet Britain did a loop.

The plane spun out of control and flung it self into a barrel roll.

"AAAAAHHHHH!" they screamed.

By some miracle Britain managed to level out the plane.

"You idiot!" he shoved France back into his seat, "Don't hug me while I'm driving! You almost go us killed!"

"Your driving is what's going to kill us!" France shot back.

"At least we lost them," said Britain, "Now where- AUGH!"

Suddenly a monster dove for the front of the plane, it's razor claws outstretched. Just as suddenly a bullet knocked the thing out of the sky.

"Stop fooling around and get to the castle!" Switzerland said over the radio.

Britain turned the plane toward the ruined castle.

"Anything on our tail Austria?" Japan asked. Austria twisted around to look behind them.

"Nothing," he stated, "They don't seem to move past that ruined cathedral."

Japan thought for a moment, and then turned on the radio.

"Everyone," he said, "The creatures will not pass the sunken cathedral! What we all need to do is move past it. I think this is a test."

"A test?" Japan heard Switzerland's voice, "Why?"

"I think the Devil is testing us," Japan said, "So only the strongest will face him."

"Brilliant..." Austria murmured.

"Who's past it?" Japan asked into the radio.

"America's way ahead of you!"

"We've just past it" said Britain.

"Heading for the line" Switzerland said.

"Almost...there..." Germany was straining the plane as a huge mass of creatures was closing in on him. He could see the cathedral just ahead.

Germany felt a rush of hope fill his chest; he was just one hundred feet away at least!

"I must defeat the Devil. So I can find... ITALY!"

Germany's hopes were suddenly dashed when a flying monster did a suicidal dive into the plane's propeller.

The propeller stopped moving, then exploded with a KABOOM!

Germany flung himself from the exploding craft as the flying monsters swarmed around the wreckage, searching for him.

Germany pulled his parachute cord and a flimsy white chute slowed his fall. He looked down to see that he was falling into a forest of thick, and prickly looking, black trees.

"Oh crap..." said Germany as his feet brushed the treetops...

(Well, that was a suspenseful battle sequence. we're really not that good at those so I hope you guys actually knew what the heck was going on back there. As for the monsters, we have no clue what they are, we just like making creepy things up. I hope all of you were terrified! Bwa ha ha! And the second time that Canada has done something useful with out anyone noticing [just in case someone is counting] Also, a note from me. I haven't really given much credit to my co-author for this. So to my friend who helped write this: I'M REALY SORRY that I didn't include you before! Please don't kill me for it! I know I'm an ass! )