The Axis arrived at the beach, getting out of the van. Prussia let out his insane laugh, grabbing hold of Austria's arm and pulling him out, not even looking at him. Austria stumbled behind Prussia, sending a look to Germany and Japan that said he was pleading for help. He received none, stuck in Prussia's grasp.

"Come on, Roddy! We don't have to go down to the beach." Austria let out a sigh of relief, but then Prussia spoke again. "We're going to the tide pools!" Prussia saw Austria turn pale, then a blur. Austria had slapped him! Prussia's grip then tightened around Austria's wrist, causing the brunette to wince as he was dragged by the albino. Austria went down gracefully and gave in, following Prussia so he wasn't dragged around by the madman. They slipped behind the rocks, climbing and weaving through until they reached the tide pools. It was a clearing surrounded by boulders on three sides and then the ocean on another. There were little tide pools surrounding a big, deep one that was teeming with all sorts of color and life.

Austria began shivering, pushing himself up against a boulder, "I'll just stay over here while you look at the demons- I mean fish."

Prussia shrugged, and then wandered off. He explored through the tide pools. Personally, he loved marine life. "It's a shame Roddy doesn't feel the same. Maybe I could help him see-"

Prussia hopped up when he heard a scream, "RODDY!"

Letting his concern for Austria take over, he ran back to where he left his brunette.

To see no one in sight.

~APH: Something's Fishy~

Prussia let tears slide down his cheeks as he called, "RODDY! Roddy where are you?" He searched frantically, hopping from boulder to boulder until he came back to the same spot. "RODERICH EDELSTEIN!" He shouted, then sat down, holding his knees to his chest, crying.

Prussia was crying so hard he did not notice something move in the water. As he came closer to the crying albino, his hair slick and his purple eyes showing showing fear, Austria was also shocked Prussia cared about him so much. He reached a hand out and patted Prussia's arm to comfort the albino and get his attention.

"Gilbert." As Prussia lifted his head, he yelled.

"Roderich! You're allri-"

The albino went into a shocked silence, his eyes wide as he saw what happened to Austria. "You're a… a…"

"Merman, yes…" Austria looked back where his legs and tail used to be, wimpering at the tail that was now there. Then they turned their heads as someone shouted.

"The plan worked! It worked! You definitely have a problem to deal with." A rejoicing England said, stretching his wings wide as he flapped through the air. "You wouldn't attack me in your weakened state, would you?" he said sarcastically/

Tears came to Austria's eyes, thinking about how he is now what he fears. Prussia glared with hatred at England. "Turn Roddy back, NOW!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that~ good luck with your little predicament! Tata~" he flew off.

Austria had begun to sob. Prussia had just noticed and sat at the edge of the pool, laying the merman's head on his lap. "Roddy… please don't cry." Austria quieted himself, looking up at Prussia, but couldn't quite stop the tears. Despare filled his gaze. "I swear to you, I will do everything I can to help. We'll get out of this mess." He ran a hand through Austria's hair, brushing it tenderly out of his face. "Now shh… get some rest, Roddy." He whispered. Austria closed his eyes, soon falling asleep. Holy Furher, I'm becoming a mother hen. Verdamnn!

Prussia continued running his hand through Austria's hair. The Austrian had never been so close willingly before, much less let his guard down and fall asleep on his lap.

Prussia began to speak to himself, making a promise. "I can't possibly tell West about this, I don't know what to do." He brushed brunette hair away from Austria's face, watching, "I'll come to you every day. I'll bring you food, too. I'll stay with you for hours on end. West will manage without me."

Prussia thought about what he had just said. Had he really cared about Austria this much? They had always hated eachother. "Who knows, this might be a change for the better." Prussia smiled, "and you look damned handsome as a mermaid, Roddy!" he chuckled. "I will do my best, I promise you."

~APH: Something's Fishy~

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Wow, I've already got 37 pages written! Just need to type them all up. .

I watched a whole bunch of Disney movies and it makes me sad that this might not be such a happy story as the Lion King. Then again, Mufasa died.

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