"Come on, it dis way!" Jar Jar chimed in cheerfully, all too happy to get away from the droids. He jumped in the air doing several impressive flips before diving down and disappearing under the water. The just stared at the spot where Jar Jar dived watching the ripples.
"Well…I guess we better follow him?" Obi-Wan finally said after the long silence. Qui-Gon pulled out strange looking masks with circular breathing nozzles and a trapezoidal mouth piece out from his cloak. He handed one to Obi-Wan before moving on To Italy, Germany, and Russia.
"Put these on, they'll allow us to breathe underwater." As they were putting the masks on, Germany started questioning what kind of city was built underwater. However compared to everything else that happened today, he decided not to question this. The group slowly waded into the lake before fully submerging themselves. As they were swimming deeper into the lake towards the bottom, the nations couldn't help but marvel at the different species.
It was like the Great Barrier Reef on Earth only stranger. Different colored kinds of fish and aquatic creatures swam by; some looked like small horses with flippers eating seaweed. There were large predators with on in particular, with two heads swam close to them freaking Italy out. Even the some of the small ones which glowed with fluorescent lights surprised them, when one in particular shot a poison dart in one of the eyes of the two headed predator near them making it cower back(which made Italy decided it liked the small fish and named it Tom from hence forth).
Continuing on, Germany thought he saw glowing orbs ahead, as he got closer and as they started to take shape he realized that the glowing orbs were one big megabubble-complex connected together to from one big city. Grudgingly, he would never admit it to Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon, he was enjoying this trip. Jar Jar's figure came into view showing that, while clumsy on land he had unnatural grace in water. Following him under the main bubble-complex, they resurfaced into what looked like a central meeting area.
As the nations stepped out of the hatch-pool and tried to dry themselves off, they looked over to se the Jedi and Jar-Jar being surrounded by Gungans who were not all too happy. One in particular wielding an electro-spear, and riding a mounted Kaduu bird (how they got the thing down here was beyond any of the nations) was looking particularly vengeful.
"Howsa goin Captin Tarpals." Jar-Jar meekly greeted as he played with his head-fins.
"Jar-Jar, yousa not supposa bein here and yousa bring dese outsiders. Yousa in muy, muy trouble with Boss Nass when he sees you, mabey death penalty."
Jar-Jar looked solemn like he accepted his fate, while the Jedi looked ever so calm, as if they were oblivious anything going on around them. Germany, as soon as he heard the Captain's words felt as if he was obligated to do something. The last time he saw someone in this situation…
He shook the thought from his head and charged toward Tarpals.
"Stop, you can't do vhis!" He rushed at Tarpals and his Kaduu bird. When Germany got within three feet he felt a strange electric pain go through his chest. It all happened so fast he couldn't do anything but scream in agony. Italy gasped and Russia gave a shocked glance when they saw Germany fall to the ground after being zapped by the electro-spear. After removing the spear Tarpals spoke.
"Serves yousa right, Naboo." Germany tried to process this information in his thoughts through pained moans.
'Naboo? The planet? No, sounds like a name of a race.'
"Come wid us. Boss Nass pick a punishment for yous. Death sentence if we're lucky." Tarpals ordered and shepherded the group with the threat of his spear. As they were walking, he jabbed Italy and Jar-jar giving them a small but painful, shock which made them jump and rub their backs to ease the pain. They hurriedly scampered to the front of the group to avoid Tarpals as he gave a sinister chuckle.
The group stood in the center of a new bubble, this one resembling something between a courtroom and supreme council. Situated around them were several raised thrones each sitting a Gungan on each with a special exception with the one in the middle. According to the others this Boss Nass IS a Gungan, although it was almost impossible to tell that now.
He was short and squat and not lean and thin like the others. It looked as if his face had imploded in on its self and cascaded into endless wrinkles and chins. His old age had turned him green, making him look more like a cone shaped frog then a Gungan. The only reason the nations assumed he was one was that they seemed Xenophobic towards other species.
Brrrrrrr." Boss Nass shock his head violently in a tick, jiggling his lips making a strange gurgling sound and sending his spit everywhere. Everyone but the nations was unfazed, who might have sweat dropped if they were in a lesser anime/manga.
"Wasa you doin here? Are yousa with da Naboo?" Questioned Boss Nass seemingly peeved, but not angry as if he found the entire situation an annoyance not worthy of his time. Qui-Gon spoke on behalf of the group.
"No, we come on behalf of the Republic as ambassadors to Naboo. We've only come down here to warn you and the Queen of eminent danger."
"Brrrrrrr." He went again with the tick before continuing with a guttural laugh.
"Wesa know da danger, it yous."
"We mean no disrespect, but the Trade Federation forces are currently marching on the surface."
"Dey no problems for us, da mekanicks only go after the Naboo."
"But the two of you are intertwined, as soon as they finish with the Naboo they'll come after you."
"We no care abut da Naboo. Da Naboo don't care abut us, we no care abut them. Dey think dey so great livin on da plains, too good for da Gungans dey think."
The whole situation eerily reminded the nations of meetings with their boss. Russia in particular felt like he could relate to the Gungans.
"Brrrrrrr." Boss Nass gave another one of those before continuing.
"Now how to deal wid yous." Boss Nass reclined in his chair thinking of a suitable punishment. Russia reached for ol' trusty pipey until something unexpected happened.
"We're fine; we'll just be on our way." Qui-Gon stated plainly as he moved his hand in an odd gesture in Boss Nass's line of sight.
"Dey fine, dey'll be on their way." Russia paused with his hand resting on the pipe. Did he hear him right; Boss Nass said almost the exact thing as Qui-Gon.
"We just need some speedy transportation." Qui-Gon continued slightly waving his hand.
"Okeday, we give you Bongo. Fastest way through to Theed is goin through da core." Boss Nass repeated, nodding his head as if in a trance. Qui-Gon bowed.
"Thank you for your kindness. We'll be on our way." As they turned to leave Obi-Wan whispered to his master.
"What's a Bongo?"
"I don't know, but I hope it's a ship." As the two Jedi were conversing, Qui-Gon's trick did not go unnoticed by Germany and Russia, who were talking to each other.
"Comrade Germany, did you happen to notice how the chubby fish man seemed to repeat and follow everything Qui-Gon said?"
"Ja, I did. Zis is most interesting. There's much we should investigate about zis, force."
"Okeday let's get going now!" Jar-jar said hastily as he started to push the nations along after the Jedi, hoping to hide behind them.
"Not so fast Jar-jar. Yousa stills in Otah Gunga, now you face bombad punishment." Jar-Jar looked down mournfully, accepting his fate until Qui-Gon spoke up.
"If I may interrupt, Jar-jar owes a life debt to me. Executing him would obviously prevent that wouldn't it?"
"Master you're not seriously trying to save him, are-" The Jedi master put his hand up silencing his apprentice. Boss Nass leaned back in his chair, he might be a cruel and gluttonous tyrant but at least he respected tradition.
"Fine, fine, Jar-jar can go." As Jar-jar happily hugged Qui-Gon and showered him with praise much to his chagrin, the nations came back to the Jedi after they went to see the Bongo. Germany was the first to speak.
"Qui-Gon, vhat the hell is this?"
The two Nemodians were shaking rather nervously on the bridge. The viceroy and his Lieutenant feared the worst from Sidious. As if on cue a life-size hologram of Sidious came on and spoke to them.
"Viceroy I sense a great disturbance coming from you. It appears that holding the Jedi was too big of a task for you?" The Sith kept his raspy malevolent voice which made the two shudder involuntarily. Rune Haakon spoke up, trying to defend his viceroy.
"My lord it's not our fault! The Jedi-"
"Enough!" Rune's stammering was cut of by Sidious.
"Viceroy in the future, make sure to not let this scum enter my sight." He spat. Gunray bowed to the hologram.
"Yes my lord."
"Seeing your current trouble maybe it would be best if I sent help."
"N-no my lord we have everything under control."
"We will see. Don't disappoint me viceroy." The hologram flickered off. Canada who just came back from raiding the mess hall (he and his brother are gluttonous, so what?) and paused. He caught a glimpse of the fading figure on the hologram but even this brief encounter was enough to make him feel uneasy. He turned his attention back to the two Nemodians, who were discussing about the missing Jedi/nations.
Crap. Fates sense of humor ironically made Canada forget about his brother (and everyone else for that matter), who he was walking home with. So it was decided then that he would heroically go find his brother and everyone else! Now just how the hell to get out of here.
On the Federation starship one of the Jedi woke up. Scanning the ship with brown eyes and seeing two tan skeletal robots they assessed their situation.
"No rikey."
AN: Sorry if this feels copy and pasted. I just need to set the stage a little before things can take off, and then I'll focus more on the nation's perspective of the SW universe. And don't worry about the other nations, they'll all appear eventually. Also someone asked if I would add some Nyotalia (gender bends) to this. I don't know I would like to hear people's opinions on the matter first before I include it or not in this cross-over.