The war had finally ended, at least on the European front. Both Italy and Germany had been caught and interrogated while Japan had escaped back to his lands, though neither of the Italy twins knew where the missing personifications of Canada and America were located.

Germany had been the tougher nut to crack. His blue eyes had glinted with feverish rage at being dealt yet again with another humiliating defeat. He'd vowed to never reveal what had happened to the two brothers, stating that no one would ever find them. A maniacal laugh had followed.

Hope, however, had not been lost. A search of all the concentration camps yielded some results, including the rescuing of Canada, and all the remained was some much needed liberation. He stepped forward, surging through the groups of people leaving in huddled masses or on gurneys.

America sat on the ground . . . no, not sat. Laid on the ground in a ball, his blond hair a muddy and bloody tangled mess. His ribs showed through the thin t-shirt, the only clothing he wore along with a pair of pants. Bruises and cigarette burns peppered the length of his arms and the bits of flesh not covered by his shirt. Blue eyes opened at his approach, and the younger nation cracked a grin. He opened his mouth to speak, understanding in those glassy, fevered eyes, but all that came out was a dry, rasping cough, followed by a weak moan and a pained expression. His eyes fluttered shut, and fear took over. The contented look of peace would haunt him for the rest of his days . . .

Yay! Finally got the second interlude done! W00t w00t!

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This is obviously set after World War II, when the Allies scoured the whole of Germany for the concentration camps. In my research, I discovered that the German commanders were not quite so forthcoming about them so it would make sense that, at the time, Germany would not be, either. Plus he's not feeling so hot since he did take a walloping.

This also connects with a previous chapter and will connect with a future chapter. Can you guess which ones?

Posting this is a late V-Day and an early D-Day entry.

Thanks so much for reading!

Adding in 11/30/2020: Just a reminder, I'm not touching on current events, so please keep that in mind. Real life political stuff has gotten crazy, and I can either update all of the old chapters constantly or just forge ahead with new THEN revise upon completion for recent events. Thanks again for reading! Love you guys so much!