Germany and Italy stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like the longest time...to Prussia standing behind them.

"..." Italy focused intently on Germany's icy blue eyes, the eyes that seemed so familiar to him... and that bright blonde hair...

"Oi, West! Are you just going to stand there, or what!" Prussia shouted angrily.

"And... your name is...?" Germany asked the smaller nation.

"Feliciano Vargas.~ Italy,~" he explained with a sweet smile on his face. "You seem like a very strong nation, maybe you can help me out..." Italy suggested. After all, he knew he couldn't fulfill the prophecy without help from someone else. And those eyes... and his hair... no, it couldn't be! Feliciano tried to push those thoughts out of his mind, it would only make the situation even more awkward than it already was.

"Er... ja... it depends, what do you need help with?" But before Italy could reply to Germany's question, two nations popped out from behind the bushes and grabbed the German's iron cross necklace from his neck. One nation was a blonde-haired man, with glasses, and the other was shaking nervously, with messy dirty blonde hair on his head.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing-" Germany shouted, but to no avail. The two nations had already retreated into a nearby cave, afraid to face Germany's wrath.

"Verdammt... Erm... Italy, can you help me get that necklace back... i-it's very important..." Germany asked nervously, blushing and turning his head away slightly, towards Prussia. "Mind coming too, bruder?"

"Of course! I'm gonna give those thieves a taste of my AWESOME!" Prussia proudly declared, running up to Germany and Italy.

"Don't worry, Germany! I'll help you! Just promise to protect me, okay?" Italy asked. "Whatever..." Germany replied. "Those two nations looked weak, I don't see any need to protect you-" the German's words were interrupted by a tight hug from Italy. "Veee! I'm so glad you're going to protect me, Germany!~" he said, smiling.

The trio walked into the nearby cave, Italy still clinging to Germany.

BEACH CAVE B1F

Prussia, Italy, and Germany arrived in the first floor of the cave, finding that enemies awaited them in every corridor.

The first enemy they encountered was a sea slug about one foot tall. It was just an ordinary slug, and all it did was spit slime. Italy clung to Germany after seeing the "horrifying" enemy, and Germany ordered Italy to attack. "O-okay, Germany~ I'll attack it~...wait... how do I attack again~?" he asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion.

The slug just sat there, waiting for the trio to make their moves. "Italy..." Germany sighed. "All you do is press the A Button for regular attacks, and the L Button plus the A Button for special attacks. It's that simple."

"What buttons~?" Italy asked, tugging on his shirt looking for some kind of "button". Italy then remembered his current list of attacks.

/Weak Punch/
/Flag Smack/

"Uh..." Italy debated whether to press the "button" or to just... attack.

He decided to weakly punch the slug, surprisingly squishing it and defeating it.

/Slug has been defeated!/

/Italy gained 20 EXP Points!/
/Italy grew to Lv. 6!/
/Italy learned Cry for Help!/

"Yay! Germany, Germany! I learned a new move!" he declared, jumping up and down before giving Germany another hug. "Oh, I'm a bit tired, can we take a break for a while~?" Italy asked.

"Are you kidding? I didn't even get to attack! Stupid turn-based battles!" Prussia complained. "Bruder, let Italy take a rest..." Germany replied, sighing and sitting down on one of the nearby rocks, Italy laying down in his lap. Germany gently petted the Italian's silky hair as he drifted off.

/Your game will be quicksaved in preparation for shutting down. Is this okay?/
/QUICKSAVING.../
/Your game has been saved./

A.N.: But waiiiit... can't Italy ALREADY "Cry for Help"? XD Oh yeah, the turn order is Italy-Germany-Prussia.