Hey, everyone! Sorry, I took a bit of a break from writing! ^,^* Heh heh, but at least I'm back!

Okay, so last we left off, Mari, Zik, and Japan had come into Prussia's hiding place, only to find him badly beaten up and unconscious! The strange difference from how the actual game plays out lead Mari to an awful conclusion; one that will be explained (Probably) in this chapter!

So, without any further ado,

Enjoy~!

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I still stood in the doorway of the room. A suppressed shiver of terror at my realization of the change in the plot made my stomach hurt. This was horrible! I looked around the room once more, my head starting to spin. I still saw nothing out of place.

My gaze traveled back to Japan who was desperately trying to shake his ex-nation friend back into reality. The only thing his shaking did was splatter the albino's blood onto the carpet. The thought made me feel even more sick.

"Prussia-san, please!" Japan was frantically screaming, "Please, wake up!" Xenzik sat by Japan and used her amazing calmness to get Japan to stop screaming. I finally forced myself forward, but sat heavily and slumped forward a bit. This caught Zik's attention, and she looked at me with concern.

Xenzik put a hand on my arm and helped me steady myself, still looking kind of worried. "You okay, Mariotte?" She asked, and I nodded hastily. "Y-yeah, I'm alr-right…" I wasn't really, but I couldn't look like a wuss in front of a girl who pulled a freaking battle-axe out of her duffle bag! Zik looked at me darkly for a second before turning her attention back to Prussia, who was starting to stir. That's when I got an idea.

"Hey, Zik!" I yelled in a whisper. "Get over here, away from 'Five Meters'!" I pulled my baffled friend away as Prussia woke up and pulled out his sword, threatening a shocked Japan. "P-Prussia-san!" He yelled, "It's me, Japan!"

The terrified albino's eyes widened. He looked around in a daze. "Ja…. Pan…?" He pulled himself off of the ground. He looked at the blood all over him and on the ground, then smiled and broke into a bout of his signature laugh.

"Kesesesese! Sorry, Japan!" He snickered awkwardly, "I guess I didn't realize it was you…" I rolled my eyes at the obvious attempt to hide his embarrassment. Zik looked like she was thinking hard about something, her face twisted in contemplation. Japan sweat-dropped at his friend's idiocy.

"Eh, it's okay, Prussia-san…" He sighed in exasperation. The friend he'd thought to be seriously injured was laughing like it was a joke. "Are you alright?"

Suddenly, the color drained from the Prussian's face. "Th-there was a monster, Japan! I saw it!" I smiled, realizing that the plot couldn't have changed too much if he was saying now exactly what he'd said in the game. "A-a stark naked giant, with the color of a rotten scone!"

Japan just kind of stood there, and we all imagined the long, awkward ellipses that would definitely be in the actual game. Prussia was starting to flip out. "It's true! We all saw it! Me, and West, and Italy too!" Finally, Japan nodded. "Yes, I know." Zik leaned over to me. "Then why didn't you say anything?" She whispered, and I giggled quietly. Prussia continued.

"Before I knew it, I'd wound up here." He looked back at the door. "Those two… I don't know where they went. Am I making any sense?" Japan nodded again. "Yes, quite." He said. "That does make sense. I saw it, too." As soon as Japan had finished, Prussia yelled; "What the hell is that THING! O… Oh, and what happened to the others!"

The Asian rested a hand uncomfortably on Prussia's arm. "Please, try to calm down," He soothed, "Would you like me to bring you something to drink?" His offer was met by the other's confused face. "Eh?" There you have it. The world's most well thought out inquiry ever. "Well… now that you mention it, I am a little thirsty. Do you have some water or something?"

Japan lightly shook his head and shrugged. "No," He started, "But I can go get you some. Would you like me to?"

"Yeah…" The Prussian replied, "No, wait. Never mind, I don't really need it. What happened to the other two?"

"Germany is on the same floor. But… I haven't found Italy." Japan looked at his shoes, worriedly. "Do you have any idea where he might be?" And then there was another opportunity for Prussia to COMPLETELY freak out.

"What!" He yelled. "Italy's missing! Do you think he was attacked by that monster!" Japan shook his head, trying to calm the Prussian down. "We can't be 100% sure… But he's very fast and good at running away. I do believe he managed to escape somehow."

Amazingly, Prussia wasn't about to kill himself with panic anymore, and totally bounced back to his old annoying self. Damnit. "Alright!" He shouted, "Then I'll look for him, too! But, for now, let's go where West is. What's he doing anyway?" Japan started to say something when Xenzik piped up, messing up my ear.

"Uh, he said he was too hungry to move when I was calming him down!" She said, trying her best to keep the plot from messing itself up. "Prussia, you wouldn't happen to have anything that he can eat, would you?" The nation blinked at her.

"Something to eat…" The loud idiot pondered for a moment. "Now that you mention it, I did find some mushrooms while I was running away. Will that do?" Zik sweat-dropped, probably trying to figure out why the hell he stopped to pick MUSHROOMS. "Uh, yeah, that should do."

When Prussia didn't respond other than handing her the mushrooms, I spoke up. "Alright, then le-!" I stopped as I heard heavy footsteps outside the room. Everyone looked at me in confusion. We all stood there for a while, listening. "What's the matter?" Japan asked. Following the storyline, I replied;

"Don't you hear the sound of something… getting…" I droned out the last pause before muttering, "Closer?" The three others started to look panicked. "H-hey, say…" Prussia's voice was barely more than a quiet whimper. "What is it?" Japan asked.

"Did you lock the door?" He asked, and Xenzik lost all color. Even her eyes seemed duller. "When you entered the room?" I ran over to the door, the key in my hand. "I…" Japan sounded distant. "The door…" I fumbled with the key. "Mari!" Zik shouted. The door slammed open, and I was thrown back.

"Damn it, can't I get at least half an hour without having to kill you!" I screamed at Steve in fury. The monster barreled right past me, throwing me into a wall. For a split second after I hit the wall, I felt like I was choking, and I couldn't breathe. I landed back on the ground with a heavy thump, seething at the fact that my body wouldn't let me move.

For a few more seconds I was aware of the fighting and screaming going on around me, but soon things just kind of went dark, and I was out for a while.

As soon as light filtered in through my slightly cracked eyelids, I groaned in pain. It felt like I had a fucking hangover! Slowly, I tried to sit up, but I heard a voice telling me to "Shut the hell up and lay down before I got myself hurt even worse!". I Smiled when I realized who it was.

I opened my eyes and saw a sour scowl glaring down at me, plastered onto Aja's Greek-tan face. "Where the hell have you been, Aja?"

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And there you have it, folks! I finally updated! Not that anyone ever does, but please review! As I've said before, check out Himiwari-Chan's awesome POV of this story, and be nice or I'll slaughter you. So, expect me to update again very soon, because I'm rather bored.

Oh, and check out my new fic about a serial killer~!

With love,

~Otto-Chan