Chapter 9: The Chase
America looked at the tear in the tapestry. "'Mend the bond'...so basically, stitch it up! This'll change you back. We just need a needle and thread."
America found a needle and some thread, but when he faced the tapestry, he froze. He didn't know much about sewing. So with few gestures, England quickly taught him how to sew.
But as America was getting close to being done, he heard the sound of chairs being knocked down. America turned to see the lion knocking over the chairs. His eyes were yellow.
"No, not now!" America groaned.
Just then, the door opened and Italy poked his head in. "Hey, America, aren't you coming down to join us?" He immediately screamed with fright when he saw the lion. The lion roared and Italy bolted from the room with the lion in pursuit.
"GERMANY, HELP! IT'S A LION!"
"No, Italy! That's England!" America yelled after him, but it was too late.
All the other countries came running when they heard Italy's screams. When the lion came close, Germany threw a punch at its face. The impact knocked the lion back a few feet, and at this point, its eyes had turned back to green. England looked around at the shocked and frightened faces around him and realized what had just happened. It was time to get the hell out of there. Without any hesitation, he ran out the double doors and into the night.
"We can't let that animal go out into the streets and hurt somebody!" shouted Germany. He told the rest of the countries to grab their signature weapons, and they ran out of the building after the lion.
Panic shot through America's mind as he heard the sound of shouting and a gun being fired off. He looked out the window to England being chased by the other countries into the woods. If America didn't hurry, the others were going to hurt England, maybe even kill him.
America finished stitching up the tear in the tapestry as fast as he could. The second he was done, he grabbed the tapestry off the rod and ran out of the building. When he ran into the woods, he couldn't see the lion or the countries. He didn't know which way to go.
Suddenly, a wisp appeared, beckoning America to follow it. Grateful to be given a sign, America ran after the wisp into the woods.