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Ha ha, so this chapter focuses around the main character's struggle to find Prussia and Aja. In this chapter we explore my favorite place in the game, and my favorite part to play; The Library! Don't hate me, I like to read.

Now, have fun reading, please review, and no hate mail! Thanks to all of my loyal readers once more, and especially to my friends! BTW, if you want to know what happened to Aja, read my friend, Himiwari-Chan's story; "Crap, An Oni! Aja POV"!

Enjoy~!

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I stood next to Zik, waiting impatiently as Japan slowly edged the door open. He started to walk in, but Ivy held him back, and whispered for us to hush for a second. In that hushed moment, a large, grey, ugly replica of Tony edged around a bookshelf and walked into the clearing of the library before sharply pulling down another row of shelves.

Japan looked nearly ready to pass out, and Zik had to slap her hand over Vixue's mouth to get him to shut up. Zik and I led the way into the room while Ivy gently guided the two who were still in shock. I was trying to distract myself from the horrors that lie ahead of us in that room by trying to decide who Ivy reminded me of.

She was DEFINITELY like Italy Venenziano, but I wasn't sure about whom else. There were some similarities that she shared with Venenziano and Romano, but there was another. A side that I was sure I wouldn't see until we next fought the Oni. Which probably wouldn't be that far from then!

Silently, we walked farther into the library, up and into the clearing before ducking behind some shelves. We were about to keep going when we realized something. None of us remembered where that God damn key was! "Fuck!" Vixue shouted. The idiot's outburst attracted the wrong attention and I heard Steve coming before I saw him.

A giant grey… Thing ran around the corner between two bookshelves straight towards us. We started to run, but got nowhere before the Oni caught up and threw Zik into a stack of books. "Damn it! Why the hell are we fighting Steve in the freaking library?" She yelled, pulling herself up and unstrapped her Spanish poleaxe from her back.

Japan and I drew our swords and faced Steve, while Ivy pulled another pistol from her purse, and Vixue pulled out the pocketknife that Steve had thrown. "Guys!" I called back to Ivy and Vixue. "As far as I've seen, you two are faster than the rest of us! Go get the key, while Japan, Xenzik and I fight!" Not really caring what their responses might be, I leaped towards the Oni with my sword, only to be knocked away again with a huge grey arm.

The child-like hands were stronger than they looked, and left an awful pain in my gut. I could hardly keep my eyes open after one blow, which depressed me, because Zik was blacking blow after blow with the hilt of her axe, hitting back only lightly. I knew that she could defend herself, but she couldn't beat Steve like that.

Japan was racing around behind the grey giant and stabbed his katana deep into the creature's flesh. He gave out a quick cry of pain before slamming his fist into Japan's stomach, sending him flying into the table. Deciding that I had to fight or risk my friends dying, I got up and charged at Steve, dodging his flailing arms.

It was easy enough to get close, but as soon as I cut into his side, I found myself caught in his arms. Xenzik gave up holding her defensive stance and ran over to me, slashing psychotically at the Oni's arms. I was released by the creature and lunged upward, slicing my blade across Steve's shoulder.

I stood, gazing at my bloody work in satisfaction as a terrified shriek cut through the air. Ivy was holding the key, trying to run back towards us, but the Oni had slammed his hefty fist into her, knocking her against the same table Japan had been thrown against. Luckily, the Asian was back on his feet, wielding his katana, and standing over a pale, limp figure.

I decided that this was enough, and Zik looked like she was running out of steam, her eyes screwed shut as she blocked hit after hit. As soon as I saw Vixue, I felt sure that we had to escape. "Japan!" I called to the country. "We need to kill him, NOW!" The short Asian man nodded slightly and charged Steve again, avoiding his strongest defenses, going after obvious weak points.

He was done fucking around, and so were the rest of us. While Vixue lifted Ivy's limp body off of the ground and grabbed the key, Japan, Xenzik, and I attacked Steve without mercy. This time, I planned everything out perfectly, timed and coordinated a=everything to the right specifications.

It wasn't long until we heard Vixue call to us. "Guys, we have to leave!" He yelled, his voice slightly shrill, "Ivy definitely isn't getting any better!"

"He's right!" Zik confirmed, slashing at the Oni's arm with her axe. "We have no choice if we want her to heal!" Japan and I nodded our agreement, and we ran for it, Zik lagging behind a bit to hold Steve back. We bolted toward the door and I grabbed the handle. The infamous icon of the HetaOni world was what met me.

Unlock the door?

Yes No

"Seriously?" The four of us stood and stared, shaking our heads as Ivy moaned in pain. "Whatever, I'll unlock it….." I took the key from earlier out of my pocket and pushed the door open. The sheer force of our fear and panic shoved us through the door more quickly than I'd thought possible. As Steve got slowly closer, Zik grabbed the key from me and locked the library door.

Knowing that the flimsy slab of wood probably wouldn't hold for long, we turned and ran up the staircase with lightning fast speed. As we neared the door to Germany's room I stopped. "Hey," I thought out loud, "Maybe we should look for Prussia? Aja's bound to be with him." Zik nodded. "Yeah, but I'm not too worried about her," She heaved a heavy sigh, "I'm concerned mostly for the safety of Prussia's 'Five Meters'…" Vixue and Japan looked confused. "Five meters?" They asked in unison.

I had to try hard not to burst out laughing. "Uh, we mean his…" Zik started, and whispered in their ears. "What!" Vixue yelled. Japan was stunned. "Y-you gave a nickname to his…" I shook my head. "First of all; He said it, not us. And second; Actually, I blame the millions upon billions of Prussia fangirls in the U.S, alone."

The two guys stared for a while, not quite over the shock of discovering that Prussia's… Thing has a nickname. I was pretty surprised at their silence. Actually, I was only surprised that Vixue stayed quiet. He was a pretty load smartass.

"Okay, I got it." Xenzik pulled her bag off of her shoulder and drew something out. It was one of our spare containers of Hot Peppers from earlier. She handed it to Vixue. "You go back into Germany's room with Ivy and fix her up. We'll go with Japan to find Prussia and Aja."

I thought for a moment about the storyline of the game. I remembered something about Steve coming up here after Prussia. "Oh, and whatever you do," I added, "Stay inside that room. If you have to, push something in front of the door as a barricade, and stay in Germany's corner."

When Vixue nodded and dragged Ivy into the room, Japan, Zik, and myself started to walk towards Prussia's room. "What happens if he isn't there like you said?" Japan asked, his anxiety flooding off of him in a deluge of unpleasantness. I shook my head. "Don't worry so much, Japan," I told him, "He'll be there. We know this place like the backs of our hands!"

"It's true," Zik nodded in confirmation, "We have the layout of this building memorized." Japan still looked worried, so I kind of just tuned him out and walked down the short hallway the room where Prussia was having a panic attack.

I grabbed onto the handle and stuck the key in the lock, turning it slowly. With a tiny click I was able to push the door open, and looked inside. I just stood there, in shock. Zik gasped, and Japan ran forward to his friend, who lay on the floor, unconscious, blood flowing from his mouth and nose.

Prussia had been attacked by something or someone while we were taking our sweet time trying not to die. I had feared this, and looked around the room, which seemed to be just as it was supposed to be. Everything but the unconscious ex-nation was as it was created. This phenomenon could only mean one thing.

It could only mean the one thing I know should never happen in a game. I knew that this meant something awful could happen at any time. I knew that this was it.

The plot had been changed.

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Dun-Duh-Duh!

Ha ha, sorry for the cliffhanger and crappy ending! Anyway, please review and no hate mail! Also, check out Himiwari-Chan's story! She's awesome and is the base for Aja's character! She's also a good friend, so if you review, be nice or I'll hunt you down and destroy you. . .

Yup, so I'll have the next chapter up this weekend (Probably. . .) and you guys can read it soon! Hurray! Now, as always, I wish you all the best~!

~TheOttomanEmpire.