Chapter 31: Stranded

The plane broke apart as it collided with the icy water, spreading shock through the entire plane and forcing everyone to fall back and crash into different parts of the plane. Germany, who was recovering from the shock, opened the door and forced everyone out while water gushed into the broken plane. When the last of them were out, the plane was almost submerged in water and Germany was still inside, so he took one huge gulp of breath and swam out threw the opening only to find that his pant leg had snagged on a piece of metal that had ripped out from the wall.

He tried to pull his pants off of the metal but it was no use, it wouldn't rip or come loose. His air was running out and he could feel himself becoming lightheaded. He thrashed his leg some more but nothing changed, and his lungs felt like they were exploding. He could feel himself slipping, but right when he was about to black out he saw a figure swim down and reach for him.

Germany woke up in a daze, his head feeling fuzzy and his throat feeling dry. He sat up and put his hand on the ground, noticing the sand that slipped between his fingers. He felt warmth radiating towards him and turned to see a fire lighting up the dark night sky which seemed to have cleared up dramatically. He stood up and looked over at the thick forest that was at the end of the beach.

"Are you feeling better?" Germany looked behind him and saw Feliciana sitting next to Italy who was sleeping peacefully on the sand.

Germany turned to the two and rubbed the back of his head since it was slightly thumping. "I suppose so. What happened?"

He sat back down since his head was still thumping hard and he was fighting the urge to fall. Feliciana poked at the fire and wiped the sand off of her legs. "I had to pull you out of the plane and there was an island in sight so we swam until we reached here. The others went to find food and firewood."

Germany turned back to the forest, got up again, and started walking towards the forest because he was paranoid that the others were going to do something stupid. He hobbled over to the forest but was stopped when Feliciana jumped in front of him.

"What do you think you're doing?" She asked with her hands folded across her chest.

"Without me the others are going to kill themselves."

"If you go you'll end up killing yourself."

"Move aside." Germany tried to step aside from Feliciana but she stepped in front of him again.

"You're too weak."

"Move!"

"No!"

Feliciana stepped in front of him and pushed her hands out to stop him; somehow actually able to force him back. Germany was surprised by her strength and gave her a baffled look. She looked down at him and crossed her arms, giving off a slightly menacing stare. Germany got back up and wiped the sand off of him then realized he was only wearing his boxers and that his pants were missing; he became red and looked up at Feliciana who was still standing with her hips cocked to the side.

"Mein Gott, what happened to my pants?!"

Feliciana looked at him with slight confusion then answered. "I had to pull them off when they got caught in the plane. Don't you remember?"

"N-no."

"Hmm, then I guess you did pass out before you got to the surface." She sat back down next to the sleeping Italy and put the last of the wood into the fire which was slowly dying.

Germany looked curiously at the two Italians, surprised by how alike they were in looks but how different they were with personality. On one hand there was Italy who couldn't fight for the life of him and couldn't follow instructions, also he constantly ate pasta and cake. Then there was Feliciana who was as hardcore as she was pretty, and she seemed to be a leader next to Monika. It was weird to think that the two were technically the same person.

Germany started to examine Feliciana a little closer and noticed that her clothes were tattered and that she had a couple cuts on her hands. "How did you get those?"

"Hm? Get what?"

"Those cuts on your hands, how did you get them?"

Feliciana looked at her hands and examined them like she had never seen them before. "I think I may have gotten them on the plane when I was trying to pull you free. It's no big deal though."

Germany then realized that she had risked her life for his even though the two never really talked or became close allies. He felt bad for causing her to get hurt so he moved over to her and ripped off a part of his black tank top and tightly wrapped it around the hand that still had blood oozing out slowly even though it had probably been some time since the cuts were created. She winced from the pressure but she allowed him to tie it tightly and then pulled her hand away, looking at the bandaging.

"Um, thank you." She whispered.

"I should be the one thanking you. You saved my life." Germany answered back.

"You would have done the same for me." She fell down on the sand and watched the stars shine brightly in the sky.

Germany was intrigued by the woman and was about to ask her about her world when a scream was heard from the forest. He and Feliciana turned to face the forest where they then saw China and Anya running out in a panic, both of them running as fast as possible. They ran up to Germany, Feliciana, and Italy who woke up from the noise and panted heavily.

"Germany *Wheeze* slide…cave…Russia…Chun…*Wheeze* aru…"

"Speak normally. What happened?" Germany ordered.

Anya looked up after panting and told them something horrifying. "We were walking and there was a mud slide. Russia and Chun got caught up in it and we can't find them, I fear the worst."

The three stood up and Italy started to freak out but Feliciana remained cool.

"Can you bring us to where the mud slide happened?"

"Yes, we have to hurry aru!" China started to run back to the forest and everyone quickly followed, Germany fighting through his exhaustion with his newfound exhilaration.

Elsewhere Russia was trying to dig Chun out of the mound of dirt that had caught her while they were running, her body almost completely submerged under the soil. While walking, a mudslide erupted causing Chun and Russia to become separated from Anya and China. Russia thought they had run fast enough to elude the fall but right when he thought it stopped the slide continued and smothered Chun, trapping her under the mud. Russia was able to get her head out to keep her breathing but her entire body was still under and she was fighting becoming unconscious.

"R-russia." Chun muttered while he clawed at the dirt, attempting to remove it even though more just fell.

"I'm almost got you free, don't worry." He was in a panic and began digging faster as he saw Chun's face become flushed.

He got one of her arms free and tried to pull her out but she was still stuck, so he tried digging out her other arm so that he could use both to pull her out. After a while he got the other one free and with one huge pull, Chun was out. She tried to stand up but fell to the ground, her hands clenched in pain. In a panic Russia picked her up and asked her what was wrong.

"My leg…aru." She pointed at it revealing a huge gash running down the calf, the blood mixing in with the mud and little bits of rubble.

Russia put her down and unraveled his scarf then went on to wrap it around her leg in attempt to stop some of the bleeding. "We need to clean it soon."

He picked Chun up piggyback style and started to walk back to the beach which was actually quite a length away, so he decided to stop and rest on a tree where Chun was walking the thin line of asleep and conscious. She leaned on Russia's shoulder and rested her weary eyes. Russia looked at the little woman's leg again and saw blood soaking through, but it didn't faze him; he was just worried for Chun's health.

"Thank you Russia aru." She whispered as the two sat against a tree.

Russia didn't say anything back but he embraced her while she shivered, her hand clenching on his ripped coat that couldn't really be recognized anymore.

"RUSSIAAAA!"

"CHUN!"

The sounds echoed throughout the entire forest, and Russia recognized the voices of Germany and the Italians almost immediately.

"Da, over here!" He shouted as loudly as possible, his voice ringing between the trees.

They came running over and found Chun and Russia sitting, Chun obviously in pain. Feliciana stepped down to face Chun and examined her. "Are you okay?"

"Y-ya, but we need to get back to shore soon before I become infected aru."

"Da." Russia said as he picked up Chun again and started walking the way the others came.

Italy was exhausted as well but he didn't say anything since they needed to get Chun some kind of medical treatment as soon as possible. They reached the shore where Amelia and America were sitting with a bunch of random fruits they found on the trees. Amelia saw Chun and quickly ran up to her with upmost fear.

"Chun, are you okay?! Why do you keep getting hurt like this?" Amelia took her from Russia who felt reluctant to give her up but did anyways.

Amelia quickly took salt water and washed off the wound though it stung immensely; she then took back Russia's scarf and tied it tightly. America looked up at the others who were still standing.

"Where are the others?"

"What do you mean?" Germany answered back; sitting down after all his adrenaline was used up.

"Like, where are the France's, England's, and Japan's?" He asked nervously.

"I thought they were with you!" Feliciana shouted.

"They must still be in the forest, we have to go back for the-." Chun tried to start walking towards the forest but collapsed onto the sand.

"No, don't even think about moving Chun." Feliciana ordered.

"But what if something horrible happened to them aru?" She was in a stage of dread.

Feliciana turned to her with a serious face. "They're strong, they'll be fine. Besides, none of us are in any condition to go out in the middle of the night to search for them."

There was a silence then America stood up. "I'm going to look for them."

"But I just said-." America cut Feliciana off.

"As the hero I need to save those in danger, and as long as they're missing, they're considered in danger."

"If you're going then I'm going too." Amelia stood up quickly and gave a salute.

America smiled and turned to Feliciana who had mixed feelings about them leaving but couldn't hide the fact that she was worried as well. "No, if something happens to you two then we won't have the energy to look for you in the dark. Wait until morning when we have more energy if they aren't back by then."

"But…" Amelia started.

"I said no! We almost lost Chun so I don't want to put anyone else in unnecessary danger, okay?!"

Everyone looked at the Italian, and then at each other. Amelia turned back to her and frowned. "Fine."

They all sat down and ate the different fruits the Americans found, though a wave of silence hit the group and nobody was in any mood for discussion. It was obvious that Feliciana was cracking emotionally and nobody wanted to get in the way of something like that. Before anybody could object to this, Sakura and Japan ran out of the forest, exhausted, They ran up to the shocked group and Sakura quickly shouted. "The portals on the island, and it's almost open!"

-Sorry for not getting to this, I'm just starting marching band camp and it's exhausting.

-The only thing that got me through this chapter was Hatsune Miku, love ya vocaloid girl. :3

-Also, does anyone know when the next season of Hetalia comes out?