I wasn't supposed to post this 'coz I found it really corny.
Originally, Macau was in the fic because I found a fanart showing him as HK's adorable twin brother…then Himaruya-sensei's final design of Macau came out. :|
Aaaaah, I really can't imagine him hugging Taiwan from behind (which was in the original copy of the fic).
Oh well, I'll make this similar to that telenovela "Donde estas, Elisa?", "Nasaan ka, Elisa?" in the Philippines or "Where are you, Elisa?" in the English-speaking countries.
Pffft. Yeah, riiiiight.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own APH…wish I did though. Hetalia: Axis Powers belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya, OC! belongs to Lo-wah of dA [check out her page, she's awesome.], OC!Philippines belongs to Hajimetake of dA [go check her page, too!], and I guess the rest of the ASEAN members belongs to me unless they have been born out of another person's mind.
Enjoy.
1:00 AM- Washington D.C., USA
The United States of America, aka, Alfred F. Jones, stayed up to play Left4Dead2 with his alien friend, Tony. He was currently using Ellis as he was a kickass character, just as how America thought he himself was and really, he is.
The nation paused the game after he felt his phone vibrate; he looked at the screen and saw Maria, the Republic of the Philippines, as the sender of the text message. It was quite rare for her to send international text messages considering the rates and fees.
'I wonder…' Alfred was curious, it must have been really important that she would send internationally despite the high SMS rates. He read the text only to be shocked by its content. The message read:
To the United States of America,
I am withdrawing all my Filipino professionals from your country. They will return to mine within 24 hours.
-The Republic of the Philippines.
"WHAT?"
1:00 AM- Ottawa, Canada
Canada was sleeping peacefully. His polar bear Kumajirou, slept soundly beside his owner. At the moment, Matthew was dreaming. Mountains of blueberry pancakes had sweet maple syrup all over those stacks of sweet, fluffy, cakes. The lakes were chocolate milk while the rivers were strawberry, and the sea was plain milk. Trees were tall lollipops, houses were made of gingerbread, and the people were walking fruits with arms and legs. It was dessert haven … but his oh-so-beautiful dream turned into a nightmare when something from the real world disturbed him. The high stacks of pancakes fell on him; it started to flood spoilt milk; giant ants started to invade; a large gingerbread man came crashing the gingerbread town which wrecked everything in its way; and the fruit men started attacking the nation like zombies.
The nation's receiver beeped loudly, waking him up from that horrible nightmare. Matthew groaned and covered his head with a pillow. "INCOMING MESSAGE FROM MARIA DELA CRUZ." The receiver beeped again, and Maria's voicemail was played.
Good Morning, Canada.
I apologize for the disturbance. I sent this message to inform you that I will be withdrawing all my people residing in your country, back to mine within a span of 24 hours.
-The Republic of the Philippines.
The voicemail had ended, and it left a very confused and sleepless Matthew Williams staring at his receiver.
6:00 AM- London, England
England was enjoying a morning cup of his Earl Grey, as usual. He was at the beautiful rose gardens outside his house, staring at the blue sky with a smile plastered on his face. He watched as a maid ran towards him, holding a wireless telephone. England blinked and took the phone as the maid handed it to him.
"Hello? May I ask who this is?" The nation asked.
"Hello Arthur." The person on the other line spoke. Arthur's face lit up upon hearing her voice, "Maria! What a surprise!"
Arthur…no, I speak to you, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I called to tell you…all Filipino nurses and OFWs will be coming back home within 24 hours.
"W-wait, what do you mean Maria?"
Goodbye Arthur.
She hung up.
7:00 AM- Madrid, Spain
Riiiiing! Riiiiing!
"¡Hola!"
Um…Hola, papa…
"Maria! Mi híja!" Antonio practically squealed in delight when his beloved daughter spoke.
Papa…España…Please send my people home…
Spain's face dropped, he did not understand what his daughter meant by what she was asking of him.
All of them papa….send them home...
Beeeeeeeeep.
"M-maria!" Antonio sighed and put down the telephone. He did not know what to do.
2:00 PM- Beijing, China
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MARIA, ARU?" China yelled at America through the phone, not giving a care even if it was 1 o'clock in the morning in America's house. Apparently, he concluded that Jones was the reason as to why Maria sent all those messages to every freaking country in the world. He was not amused, and somehow, his inner rage was building up.
"Dude, chill! And I don't know! I swear I didn't do anything to her!"
"LIAR! WHERE IS MARIA? WHERE IS MY SISTER, ARU?"
"Yao-ge! What did he do to Maria-jie?" Taiwan looked at her older brother sadly while clutching onto the letter Maria sent her. She turned her head and saw her other brothers feeling the same way as she was…except for Xiao Chun, they'll never know what he's thinking, because his face was blank….as always.
Yong Soo was sulking in the corner with his letter on hand, he rocked himself back and forth saying "Eonni will come back, eonni will come back, eonni will come back…" and Hyung Soo sat while he stared at his twin brother in amusement; Kiku tore his letter with great force, ripping it into smaller pieces, he obviously wasn't happy with what he got…and come to think of it, it was quite rare for him to get mad. Irritated? Yes. Mad? Never; Xiao Chun didn't express any emotion, but he did bring out a lighter and burned the letter into ashes…that must mean something, right? That he actually cares….right?
Mei just shook her head and read the letter again.
Hello Mei. I should address you formally like I have with the others…
To Taiwan, the Republic of China,
I…you know you're a big girl now, right? And you can take care of yourself and your brothers, correct? I hope you'll understand, I'm doing this for my people… They would be going home already, okay?
Please don't be mad at Ate Maria… You know that I'll always be here to take care of you, but, not at the moment. I have some important things to attend to… I'm sorry Mei… But, I do trust that you will take care of Hong Kong and South Korea…
-The Republic of the Philippines
The female nation felt hot tears streaming down her face. She was going to be lonely again, not the physical loneliness (since her brothers were there), but she was going to lose a regular companion: A female nation who did her best to be in good terms with her and other countries. She felt as if she just lost a friend who always listened to her problems, or lost a sister who always took care of her no matter what. But she knew it would be very selfish of her if she'd force Philippines to stay with her.
Taiwan sniffed and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"ARE YOU TRYING MY PATIENCE, ARU?"
Taiwan sighed and retreated to her room.
1:00 PM- Bangkok, Thailand
"Where's Maria, ana?" Panic echoed through the walls of the Southeast Asian house. Every member of the ASEAN ran around in circles, looking for their dear sister. When China said Maria sent a message to every country in the world, he did mean it…EVERY FREAKIN' COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Even Prussia got one, and he's not even a nation anymore!
The big brother, the fatherly figure of the Southeast Asian house, Siam, panicked like there was no tomorrow. He called on every ASEAN member like a leader of a brigade. "Has anyone seen Piri, ana?"
"SIR, NO ONE HAS SEEN HER, SIR!"
"Mariaaaaaaa! Where's my baby sister, anaaaaaaa?" The eldest cried out. He loved his little sister very dearly. Well, everyone in their house did.
"Hey big brother! Maria said she's isolated herself!"Myanmar ran towards Thailand, waving a piece of paper in the air. "It was taped on her door." He handed it over to him. Siam adjusted his glasses and sighed, "Thanks Shan."
"Isolated? Why?" Linh, raised a brow. The others shrugged and Thailand shook his head, saying that he did not know the reason, "Maybe they're personal matters Viet, ana."
"I don't think so Thai…" Vietnam rubbed her chin, signifying that she was in thought. A sudden outburst came from Malaysia, a hint of slight anger and irritation in his voice, "MAYBE ITS THAT AMERICAN DOLT'S FAULT!"
"It is a huge possibility, big brother. I mean, America IS a bloody git…and his idiocy might've led to Maria-jie's isolation." Singapore pointed out. Somehow…"Xian, what did England do to you when you were living with him and his colonies?" Siam mentally noted to consult China about this, England's influence might have corrupted the minds of young nations. "He did nothing at all, big brother. Though, he loves to curse America and call him an idiot."
"But, we can't just blame Alfred entirely for this. Who knows? It might've been Romano's fault, too! He and Maria often fight about who's better." Laos did have a point there. "There's the Bad Touch Trio too. They're a bunch of perverts who love hitting on all the girls."
"But Leno…Spain is part of the trio, and he's Piri's dad." Brunei looked at his brother with a 'He's like, her dad right?' look.
"Okay Eidan, so let's make that the Bad Touch Friends Trio minus Spain."
"Any more speculations?" Asked Thailand.
Vietnam raised her hand, "How about England?"
"I can't see the possibility of him being part of this."
"You're right Shan, How about Russia then?"
"…He's scary as hell Daris!"
"Aussie? Canada? Italy? Iceland? Norway? New Zealand? Greece? Lithuania? Finland? Romania?" Cambodia mentioned some nations from Europe and Oceania.
"Oh c'mon Daris! You're mentioning all the fine guys already!" Indonesia pouted, and mumbled something about not being fair because hot nations were being blamed by her brother.
"…you think Italy is fine?"
"Hell yeah! Have you seen his mafia self?" Indonesia purred, "Sexy."
"How about Japan, China, Hong Kong, and the Korean Twins?" Brunei asked.
"Oh, yeah. They're fine too, Eidan."
"I meant, they were also part of reasons as to why Maria isolated herself." He gaped at his sister.
"Damn, Ayu. That's just disturbing." Malaysia looked at his twin in irritation.
"Incest. Asian incest." Myanmar shook his head.
Indonesia raised her hands in defense and laughed nervously, "Whaaaaat do you expect? I'm one of the eleven female nations surrounded by more than 36 male nations I know! South America and Africa excluded! Ehehe…Don't worry, I think you're sexy too Elias! But, Singapore IS sexier than you."
"I agree with you 'Nesia." Xian grinned and crossed his arms, then looked at Malaysia with a smirk on his face, "I am sexier than Elias."
"AM NOT!" Elias glared at his Chinese brother. "Am to, Elias."
"NO!"
"Alright guys, stop it." Vietnam sighed.
Thailand just shook his head, wondering how he put up with his siblings' childish fights every day.
2:00 PM- Manila, Philippines
"Sigurado ka ba sa desisyon mo, Maria?" The President asked the lady nation and looked at her with worry.
"Mr. President…di niyo po ba ako pinagkakatiwalaan?"
"Wh-what? No no! It's not that I don't trust you, my dear… But the people… We might face problems like financial and economic crisis, agricultural and industrial problems, and natural calamities that may require the help of other nations… How will we ask them for help if we're going to close our doors to them?"
"That's the point, kuya. We must learn to be independent…I think, we took in too much western influence and are learning to forget our own culture. We're lying in the shadows of the western powers… I have become too dependent and, the people have developed colonial mentality already. But I promise this, I will come back strong. Our culture will be restored; colonial mentality will be eradicated from the minds of the people and will be replaced with patriotism and love for their own nation. I will become a developed nation…At walang ibang bansa ang magkakaroon ng karapatang husgahan ako. Wala akong pinagsisisihan." Maria stared outside the windows of the Malacañang, determination evident in her face.
The president rubbed the back of his head and chuckled…then he stood up straight and grinned, "So, what will be our first agenda?"
"Kuya, you're already doing a great job eliminating graft and corruption from our government…" The archipelagic state turned around and smirked, "I think its society's turn?"
"And we will be using…"
"Reformed military power."
Oh yes, Maria calls the president "kuya" :D
Gasp! Evil!Maria! :O
I hope I confused you guys with the conversation…*evil laugh*
Yes, I know it's corny. I wasn't even supposed to post this until I completed all the chapters…but…I got excited.
[Translations]
Spanish:
Hola!- Hello!
Mi Hija- My Daughter
Chinese:
Gege- Brother
Jiejie- Sister
[I added –ge or –jie at the end of some names…I'm not sure if I used them right or if they're accurate though…I'm sorry! *starts to feel as if have betrayed own Chinese blood*]
Filipino:
Kuya- big brother, also used to refer to a boy older than you.
Sigurado ka ba sa desisyon mo, Maria?- Are you sure with your decision, Maria?
Mr. President…di niyo po ba ako pinagkakatiwalaan- Mr. President, do you not trust me?
At walang ibang bansa ang magkakaroon ng karapatang husgahan ako. – And no other country will have the right to judge me.
Wala akong pinagsisisihan.- I regret nothing./ I have no regrets.
Kailangan lang nating ayusin ang pamayanan!- We have yet to reform the society!/ We still have to fix the society!
PS. Philippine nationals are called "Filipino/s", not Philippinese, Philippians, or Philippine. Philippinese just sounds so…wrong; Philippians refer to the people of Philippi during the time of St. Paul; and the term Philippine is a proper adjective used to describe something that originated in the Philippines (like Philippine Eagle or something). Also, don't add –es to Filipino for its plural form, because it's not Filipinoes. That just sounds so jejemon. LOL, sorry, I'm just saying. xD
PPS. Jejemon is some slang teen language that developed in the Philippines. People "decorate" words and make them look and sound cool, when in reality, they sound reaaaaally weird.
Example: "Hello" in jejemon can be "3l0w" and when it's "Hello po", it becomes "30wZ p0wZ"/"30wZ p03z"; "Kumusta [ka na]?" or "How are you?" becomes "mϋxtά"/ "mϋZtA n ϋ ?.
Jejemon is dangerous…DON'T learn it. I swear, you will fail English if you become a jejemonzter(this is what they call those who often use jejemon) and you'll get your ass kicked by the people you text because you're annoying the crap out of them. I know…Oh yes, I do ('coz I hate receiving messages like this!) :D
Ahh! I hope I didn't offend anyone. Heeeeeeeeehe :D