A/N: It's dreamofdestiny234 again. I've brought in someone from the Hetalia cast with me to help with the disclaimer. I had to kidnap him so he's not very happy, but enjoy this chapter. Would you be kind of to do the disclaimer…Romano?
Romano: ….
Oh, come on, it's just a few words.
Romano: …dream doesn't own Hetalia, that's only the work of Hidekazu Himaraya, but she does own Inkwell.
Thank you, it wasn't that hard was it?
Chapter 4; Like Ashes
Alfred rushed forward, stepping in front of his brother, with a look of fury and rage on his face. The blue Pegasus glared at James, who grinned in pleasure, ready to fight. "Why, isn't this cute~ the little hero is out to save his brother," James taunted. Alfred growled lowly, his eyes fixed on the unicorn, which took the advantage to attack. "Don't you touch him!" Alfred yelled. "Attacking me is not an effective plan," snapped James. Mattie stepped in front of two, abruptly stopping the Pegasus from attacking. "Just leave, Al. You can fight later," spoke Mattie. "You better listen to him." James sneered. Alfred gave him a last glare before he took off into the sky with Mattie, who never once glanced back to the castle they were leaving behind once and for all.
Gilbert struggled to fly with the earth pony still in his hold, his injured wing gave on him and both stumbled to the ground. "Hey, get up! Come on!" The Pegasus yelled, nudging the light blue equine. "Mm, where am... You're one of them! Get away!" The earth pony yelled, but he stood his ground and watched the albino equine carefully. "No, I'm not going to hurt you. Don't you have a name?" Gilbert spoke softly, curling his wings closer to his body hoping to not frighten the light blue pony. "I-It's…" The earth species stumbled, eyes going glassy and immediately passed out. Gilbert growled in anger and carefully walked over to check on the stallion. "Who are you?" He muttered, using one wing to wipe the blood from the pony's leg. When the earth pony finally regained consciousness Gilbert maintained a safe distance in case he were to be attacked. "You asked for my name, didn't you? Once in the dungeons and another time here. My name is Francis," the stallion answered. Gilbert nodded, but his face shown of confusion and slight shock. There was no record of any Francis in the files, which was a way to figure out exactly what ponies to take. "Well, we will stay here the night. Tomorrow morning we're heading to the…" Gilbert paused, his ears strained back. "What is it?" Francis asked quietly, watching as the other took off in a sprint. "Wait, come back!" Francis yelled and sped after the Pegasus. Gilbert skidded to a halt, blinking in sudden surprise. The only animal nearby was a stag (a deer) chewing gracefully at the grass and the earth pony at his side, not saying a word. The silence was short-lived as Francis suddenly yelped, tackled to the ground by a blurry figure. "FRANCIS!" Gilbert screeched, eyes ablaze as he sprang on the figure, struggling to keep it away from Francis. The figure ended up being…
Ludwig was pacing angrily across the pavement of his room as Inkwell watched with amusement and curiosity. "Ludwig, pacing isn't going to solve anything. What's troubling you?" Inkwell spoke. "You know exactly why," growled Ludwig. "Maybe if you sent out a search party." Inkwell suggested. "No, he'll come back. I know he will," Ludwig spoke, the determination thick in his tone. "I'm only giving ideas. If he isn't back by dawn tomorrow I'm taking a party with me and looking for him," Inkwell replied. "Fine, but don't bring attention to yourself. We need to avoid being caught…again." Ludwig said. "Yes, yes, I know," the unicorn mare chuckled. Inkwell turned to leave, swearing that she heard Ludwig say, "Where are you" beneath his breath.