YESH! ANOTHER CHAPTER! Sorry for the long wait…hehe. But I'm here now and that's what matters!

So now they were all together, well…Brownoat was in a better place. Anyone who had been injured was taken care of and put back on their feet. They didn't show it but a few of them were a little shaken up. Now that this was more than revenge they had to be more careful. Also the thing with Brownoat's death had made them realize that there was a chance of them dying, a chance of them never seeing their families, friends, or the outside world ever again. They had agreed to split up into two groups again.

Group 1: Ladyknights, Opens4nobody, Sinister, Dark, Zalia, MeiMei

Group 2: Swirly, Divine, Blackrozen, Verdigurl, Wis, Sillymonth

This way the groups were bigger so if you had to split up you wouldn't be alone, not with after what happened with Brownoat. Opens4nobody and Sinister had told Ladyknights what happened and how it happened. Ladyknights didn't scold them, more so comforted them. But that didn't last long either before they had to get going.

Group 1 POV:

They all decided to walk to the cell where Japan, Germany, and Italy had found that key. They were all tired but Ladyknights told them that they had to push on and keep their senses up; she didn't want to lose another girl. When they got to the kitchen they had found the door right where it was left. She turned to her group and looked upon all their faces, knowing that she might have to watch them die.

"I'll need some volunteers to keep guard outside." She said.

At first everyone was hesitant but timidly Zalia and Dark raised their hand. Ladyknights sighed, but smiled at them.

"Alright, if you know who shows up just give us a holler, but I don't think you'll have a problem with him."

Both Zalia and Dark smiled sadistically and played with their weapons a little. They had faced Steve once and they weren't afraid to do it again. Ladyknights nodded and she and Opens4nobody, Sinister, and MeiMei went into the room. Ladyknights noticed that Opens4nobody and Sinister seemed to stay close together, like they were afraid of losing each other. She didn't blame them, she didn't witness Brownoat's death but she felt it when she died. It was like someone had ripped her heart out and then shoved it back in. Taking a deep breath, Ladyknights opened the door and they all went in.

Zalia and Dark just stood their quietly for a little while until Zalia had the nerve to speak up. "So...that battle earlier. Pretty epic...right?"

Dark just grunted and load and unloaded her gun out of boredom.

Zalia shifted on her feet a little. Honestly she was half hoping that Steve showed up soon. She wanted something to do but at the same time she didn't plan on dying any time soon. Her gaze shifted to the entrance to the hallway and she saw someone making her jump a little. It wasn't someone she knew but she felt as if she'd seen this person before. It was a Japanese girl with long brown hair wearing a middle school uniform. She was peering around the corner and staring at Zalia and dark with wide eyes. Zalia stepped forward and called out to her.

"Hey, are you alright?"

The girl gasped and ran away. Reluctantly, Zalia ran after her. "Wait I won't hurt you!"

Dark, noticing the sudden absence of her partner, ran after said knife thrower. "Zalia where are you going? We shouldn't leave the others alone!"

Zalia followed the girl, being followed by Dark, who ran all the way across the mansion to where the two bathrooms were. Zalia turned the corner just in time to see the girl enter the bathroom at the end of the hall where Japan first saw Steve. Zalia stopped and stared at the door, wondering if she should enter. This gave dark just enough time to catch up. She stopped behind Zalia doubled over trying to catch her breath.

"What, *pant*, are, *pant*, you, *pant*, doing? I told you, *pant*, that we should, *pant*, stay with the, *pant*, others!"

When she didn't get a response from Zalia she looked at her face, and then at what she was looking at. Zalia then looked at Dark with wide eyes. "I-I saw this middle school girl around the corner...a-and then she ran...maybe she's a prisoner here a-as well?"

Dark looked at the door again where apparently this mysterious girl had gone to. "That might be so...but if someone where already in here wouldn't the front door be locked?"

Zalia shrugged. "Only one way to find out." and she began walking towards the door. Dark hesitated a little, but followed Zalia down the hall. With a deep breath, Zalia reached over and opened the door. But what she saw was the last thing she expected. She didn't have enough time to gasp before her blood splattered onto the floor.

Inside the room

It took a while for them to process the scene in front of them; in fact it was difficult to do so. Ladyknights, Opens4nobody, Sinister, and MeiMei all looked upon the sight in horror. Not being able to hold it in any more MeiMei doubled over and threw up the contents of her stomach. Who could blame her? If it weren't for what they experienced before Opens4nobody and sinister would've barfed as well. Ladyknights had a strong stomach, but she still felt as if she was going to be sick. Right in front of them, behind the bars of the cell, Italy, Germany, and Japan were strewn on the ground with their bodies covered in blood. At first Ladyknights was horrified by the sight in front of her, but then she noticed that something was off. It didn't feel right….their dead bodies. It felt as if they were non existent. Now even when someone is dead they still exist, sort of like how they still have a smell. But with this….it felt as if there was nothing there. Ladyknights' eyes narrowed and she walked into the cell.

"W-What are you doing?" Sinister asked shakily.

Ladyknights knelt down to Japan's body and touched him. As soon as her fingers came in contact with his skin his body dissolved into mist. Sinister, Opens4nobody, and MeiMei's eyes widened when that happened. Ladyknights sighed and stood up.

"Just as I thought…..it's an illusion."

Opens4nobody walked into the cell next to Ladyknights and looked down at the two remaining "bodies". "An illusion?"

Ladyknights nodded. "I noticed that I didn't feel their presence. You see….even when someone dies you can still feel something around them. But with these I felt nothing."

MeiMei and Sinister joined them in the cell. MeiMei's eyes wandered to Italy and she saw something clutched in his hand. "Hey what's that?"

The other girl looked over to Italy and saw a golden key clutched in his hand. They all exchanged looks; no one wanted to take the key out of his hand. Even though they weren't real, no one wanted to take something from poor little Italy.

"Dan ken poi?" Opens4nobody suggested.

They all shrugged and shot out a rock, paper, or scissors. After several rounds MeiMei ended up being the one to have to take the key. Slowly, as if not to spook him, she knelt down and touched Italy's hand. Just like before, his body dissolved at the touch and the key fell to the floor with a clutter. Germany's body also disappeared but they didn't question it. MeiMei clutched the key in her hand and stood up. They were all silent until Sinister remembered something and spoke up.

"Hey….wasn't Steve supposed to show up when we got the key?"

Ladyknights, Opens4nobody, and MeiMei all looked at her with raised eyebrows.

Sinister gulped a little, but continued. "Yeah, and the Axis Powers didn't, erm, die until they picked up the key and Steve came in and killed them. But if they locked the door they would have been just fine. Am I right?"

MeiMei nodded. "Yes…but we didn't lock the door, did we?"

Ladyknights shook her head. "No…I was too shocked to even consider it. Wait…do you hear that?"

All the girls stopped and listened, but heard nothing.

"I don't hear anything." Opens4nobody said.

Ladyknights looked at them all with intense eyes. "Exactly…complete silence."

It took them a few seconds to figure it out, but when they did their eyes widened and they ran out of the door. Ladyknights pushed through and what she saw confirmed her fears. No one. No one was there. Not Steve, not Zalia, not Dark. They all searched through the room, but no one was there. There was no sign of a struggle either.

Ladyknights and Opens4nobody met up in the middle of the room. "Where'd they go?" Opens4nobody asked dumb folded.

Ladyknights looked around the room one more. "I don't know."

DUN, DUN, DUN! ZALIA AND DARK ARE MISSING! WE FOUND THE AXIS POWERS' DEAD BODIES BUT THEY WEREN'T THEIR DEAD BODIES! WHAT IS STEVE UP TO? IS HE TRYING TO MESS WITH US? STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!

~ladyknights104