The Next day

"Big Brother Spain," a very frightened Tenochtitlan spoke "where is my mommy?"

"Well, do you remember what I told you about Heaven?" Spain asked the little girl.

"Yes, that good people go there and become angels," Tenochtitlan responded.

"Well, your mommy went there, and she won't be coming back," Spain told her.

"Can I go too? I don't want her to leave me. I'll be all alone," a very frightened Tenochtitlan said.

"No, you cannot. And what about me, don't you also love me?" Spain asked.

"Yes I love you, Big Brother Spain," Tenochtitlan answered, "but, I still want my mommy."

"Forget about your mother she won't be coming back. Lets go get you dressed, we are going to church," Spain spoke. Tenochtitlan did not argue, because she could hear a threat in those words.

Spain roughly picked up Tenochtitlan and took her to her room, where he had her clothes waiting. A nice laced white dress rested on the bed along with its matching underwear, stockings, gloves a hair lace, and tiny white shoes. Spain placed her on the bed, and began to undress her. Tenochtitlan had always been dressed by a female servant, never once had she been dressed by a male. So it felt very awkward, but Spain did not seem to mind. He quickly and with easy got her out of her traditional Aztec clothing and began washing her up with a damp towel making sure she was clean. After he put rose smelling lotion on her that France had given him, then he finally dressed her back up. Brushed her lovely dark hair until it looked as if it could shimmer in the dark, then he placed the hair lace on her head and placed hair pins on it in order to make sure it did not fall out of place. When he was done she no longer looked like an Aztec Warrior, but more of a Spanish Princesses.

Spain admired his handy work and said, "You look beautiful my baby sister, lets go we are going to be late for your Baptism." With that he picked Tenochtitlan up and started to leave the Aztec Temple that Tenochtitlan called home and would never see again.

Tenochtitlan was placed in a carriage that was pulled by two beautiful black horses. She sat on Spain's lap, because Spain feared for her safety. Right next to them sat Romano; he looked really pissed off, and kept mumbling something about Spain interrupting his nap. "Big Brother Spain," Tenochtitlan whispered. "Hm, what is it?" Spain asked.

"What is a Baptism? And what is it for?" she asked. When she asked this Romano stiffened. For some reason he knew that Spain's answer would upset Tenochtitlan.

"A Baptism is something that is done to babies or small children and they are given a name and then known as Catholics," Spain answered.

"But Spain I already have a name it's Tenochtitlan, and I already have a religion it's the same one as the one that Mama Azteca left me," said a very scared nation said.

"With time you will soon forget all of that," Spain said. Spain did not see what Romano saw in Tenochtitlan's tiny honey eyes, the fire that burned within them, she was challenging her older brother. He could almost hear her thoughts the said 'Forget Mama Azteca? Never! Give up what she left behind for me? No, I refuse! I will never forget my origins!'

Never before had Romano felt more amazed than now seeing that tiny nation challenge a great empire that could easily kill her; however, he knew that she would not try anything just yet. She was small but she was also a very smart little girl. She would wait for the right opportunity. It got very quiet after that. The flames that were in Tenochtitlan's eyes began to die down.

The carriage ride from the Aztec Temple to the small church was two hours long. The service took around hour or maybe less. Tenochtitlan couldn't tell how much time she had her baptism taken, all she knew was that Holy Roman Empire had said some words she could not understand and doubted that even Spain knew but Romano did seem to understand. As soon as the cold water touched Tenochtitlan's head she began to cry. Something deep inside her head told her it was done both her name and religion had been changed, and it saddens her. Water, a harmless element had just destroyed almost all of her past and gave way for a new beginning. Spain raised an eye-brow as he looked at her tears fall down her rosy cheeks. New Spain wanted to stop crying but she couldn't stop the tears from flowing from her eyes.

When the ceremony was done they left the church and got inside the carriage. "Are you hungry?" Spain asked both New Spain and Romano.

"What do you think, Stupid?" Romano furiously yelled at Spain, "First you interrupt my nap and tell me to get ready for church and then you don't even feed me first! What's wrong with you, Dumbass?"

"I am sorry, Romano. I just got really exited about New Spain's Baptism, that I forgot," Spain tried to sooth Romano's anger. Little New Spain began to cry again, but this time with a vengeance. She wouldn't stop crying.

"You must be really hungry, New Spain," Spain said. New Spain nodded, okay maybe she was hungry, but that was not the reason that she was crying. They made a quick stop at a small fruit stand. Spain bought Romano some New Spanish (Mexican) tomatoes; he bought New Spain some Jalapeños, Avocados, and an orange, and got himself some oranges. Romano kept on saying how huge New Spain's tomatoes were and how it would not be able to finish all of them. New Spain tried to explain how it was in the soil that would make the vegetation grow enormous and full of flavor. She also told him that there were some fruits and vegetables that were only picked under the light of the fool moon that way they would have their richest flavor. Romano tried to say that she was lying about that, and she told him that she would never lie about something that she and her people had once considered sacred. Spain just watched as how they would argue about the way things should be done when it came to farming. A while longer Romano got annoyed with New Spain's pestering and gloating about her farming that he decided to take a nap in order to shut her off. New Spain however did not stop talking until she heard him snoring.

When she knew that he was completely asleep she got really quiet. Spain stared at her and began to notice her trembling.

'Had she been shaking all this time?' Spain asked himself. He placed Romano inside the carriage so that he wouldn't get cramps when he got up. Then he began to walk towards New Spain who looked up at him with red puffy eyes.

'I hurt you didn't I?' he asked her with his eyes 'don't worry I will make it up to you. I will want nobody but you to be by my side forever. When the day comes you will be mine and only mine. That is why I am going to take you away from this place.'

"Ben aquí mi amor," Spain told New Spain.

'Mi amor? Big Brother Spain never called her that. He always called her Hermanita or Pequeña? So why was he calling her his love?' New Spain thought as she looked at him cautiously. She did not understand why but it scared her a bit, so she did not moved from her spot.

"Well if you are not going to come to me, I may as well come to you," Spain said. He took some steps towards her picked her up and held her in her arms. He began to sing her this lullaby:

"Ala rurrú nena,

Ala rurrú ya,

Duerma se me niña,

Duérmase me ya,

Porque si no se duerme,

Vienne el Cacuy y se la llevara."

He sang it to her three times before she was finally fast asleep. When she would finally wake up she was far away form home and aboard one of Spain's grand ships. For now Spain had work to do. He placed New Spain inside the carriage as far away from Romano as possible because he knew Romano liked his space when he slept and New Spain liked to snuggle. Then he looked up at the driver, a tall man with dark brown hair, green eyes but tanned skin. He wore a brown pancho, blue pants, and a huge sombrero. "Felipe, take us to my ships. When we get there I have some work for you and my men to do," Spain said.

"What ever can it be, Señor España?" asked Felipe as he looked as Spain with great curiosity, like a dog would look at an odd object he wanted to play with but was unsure if it was safe. So he did what he was told, he obeyed Spain's orders.

They arrived at the Ships within one hour and twenty-five minutes. Both New Spain and Romano were still asleep, which was a good thing since Spain did not want them to know what he had planned for New Spain's home. Spain got out of the carriage and carried Romano inside the Ship and places him in his room. Then he went back out to get New Spain and placed her in his own room. Then he went back out to give Felipe the order that needed to be done.

"Felipe, I need you and Rodrigo to stay behind and destroy all of the Aztec Temples. I am leaving and taking New Spain with me. I will return her back when she has forgotten all about this place, and her culture," Spain told Felipe.

"But won't she notice that all of her mother's Temples have been destroyed?" Felipe asked.

"No she will not, as long as you do not leave a trace of her mother's Gods. Make sure that you also make her people for get Azteca's religion and language and learn ours. Do I make my self clear," Spain said.

"Consider it done. Now leave before New Spain wakes up," Felipe reminded Spain.