It was 8 am, and America was dead tired, he had not slept all night, he had been up and tried to solve Japan's puzzle, and it was the strangest puzzle ever. All of the pieces were white, some pieces had black stretches on them. America sensed that there would be a text, but the fact that all the pieces were in the same color was frustrating.

He had begun by building the edges, so that the size would be visible, then he had concentrated on the bits that seemed to contain text, and he had actually managed to get a few words: Key, Mission, Know, Through, Italy, not and of. No word that he could collect into a sentence that meant anything.

Then the doorbell rang so America stood up to see who it was, and he was actually a bit surprised as he looked trough the window and saw who was standing outside, but he opened the door for him anyway, at least he must have some reason to come here.

"Russia?"

"Yes," Russia replied "I found this under my sunflowers at home", Russia told America then, holding up a small plastic bag containing Canada's mobile phone. It was, in other words, the reason he had been able to trace the phone to him, someone had placed it there to lure America on the wrong track.

"Have you come closer in your searching for your brother?" Russia asked after he had given America the phone "Do you have any idea who is behind?" America stepped aside and let Russia get in.

"I know that Japan and Italy are involved in some way, but I don't think it's voluntary! He replied.

"Not voluntary?" Russia reiterated in that alwfully calm voice. But Russia really was curious about what America could mean by that? Then Russia caught sight of the puzzle. "What is that?"

"Japan gave it to me, I think he wants to say something with it," explained America. Russia lifted one of the pieces and looked closely at it, then he turned to America.

"I'll help you" America gratefully smiled at him, thinking that you could say what you want about Russia but he wasn't stupid and America needed one more brain to solve this puzzle. And actually the solving got much quicker with a little help. The puzzle was completed in less than five minutes and they could finally read:

Canada is locked in inside my basement, he's fine, but he is worried about Kumajirou - he is not tied up anymore and there is a shutter that he gets food through. Italy has the key in to his room but he is not involved - I do not know why he has the key but I think he's got some kind of mission.

America sighed, he was actually a little disappointed when he read the text.

"I had hoped that Japan would dare to tell me who did this, especially given that he has taken the time to make a complete puzzle and all...

"Maybe he did," Russia answered and looked up from the puzzle. America didn't understand what he meant.

"What do you mean?"

"This puzzle is radioactive" Russia explained then, a bit surprized over the fact that America hadn't seen it. America just gasped when he heard it.

"Radioactive!?" But Russia only smiled his mysterious smile.

"I actually think you're right, Japan would like to tell you something with this puzzle" Russia stood up, closed all the windows so that everything would be dark and then he turned off the light, America followed him with his eyes all the time, he didn't even think about the fact that he was alone in the dark with Russia even though he knew that many other countries would have a heart attack. Although everything was dark America saw Russia pointing at the radioactive puzzle. He turned his eyes back to look at it.

Then America became speechless with all the feelings that bubbled up inside him. The white pieces had got colours now, and not just any colors either, they were red, white and blue and they formed a pattern.

"The Union Jack" America whispered to try out the words, the puzzle in front of him shone clearly in the dark, and it was the Union Jack, the British flag. Britain lived in Japan at the moment and according to Japan Canada was there too, this meant that Japan was a prisoner in his own house. And despite that, he had dared to produce this puzzle to tell America what happened.

America groaned for pity and closed his eyes. This was a nightmare for everyone involved, this was a nightmare and he was going to make sure everyone got to wake up from it, the problem was just how he would do it without putting Canada and Japan in more danger.