Okay, here is the fourth chapter everyone! While I was disappointed by the lack of reviews, I decided to update anyway. This chapter gave me some fits because I had to figure out what the spell actually did. I tossed two different ideas back and forth for about an hour in school before settling on this one. More opportunities for fun along the way this way.

I did change how I format the whole 'other language' thing, so no translation list at the end of the chapter. It would just waste time that I don't really have.

Here is the list of confirmed state OCs:

Austin- Texas

Caroline- South Carolina

Charles- North Carolina

Cheyenne- Wyoming

Ginny- West Virginia

Helene- Montana

Louisa- Louisiana

Mary- Maryland

Penny- Pennsylvania

And without father ado, here is Chapter Four! Enjoy!

-Capitals-

"So, how does the spell work?" Pierre asked. The seven capitals had left the airport and gone to Arthur's house. Currently, they were in the basement, Lizzie reading a few of the spell books that she had grabbed the previous week.

"Depends," Lizzie responded without looking up from the book she was currently reading.

"Depends on what?" Dmitri asked nervously, looking around.

"Depends on who the spell anchors to." Again Lizzie didn't look up as she said that. Flamebreeze gave a slightly annoyed meow, glaring at Lizzie with a look that said plainly 'don't ignore them!' Catching that look, Lizzie blushed and explained. "The spell needs to be anchored to create a connection. Depending on who the spell anchors to is how strong it is. Humans can't use the spell at all, capitals like us can only connect to our parent nation and nations can connect to other nations or capitals."

"Oaky, makes sense. How long does the connection last?" D.C. asked.

"According to Uncle Alistair, it only lasts until physical contact is made." Saying that, Lizzie went back to the book, muttering under her breath as she tried to correctly pronounce the spell.

"Wait, what kind of connection?" Viktoria asked. Lizzie glared at the German capital before answering.

"Telepathic and slight empathetic. Basically, you would to able to communicate with your parent nation but only feel extreme emotions on both ends." For the last, Lizzie turned back to her book before glaring at whatever was on the page. "What does that bloody even mean!" she yelled, throwing the book onto the nearby table, allowing the other capitals to see what was getting her mad.

I loaʻa ia i ka mea, ke hiki ina ke kumuhana olelo "kōkua mai iaʻu loaʻa (na mea a pau lāhui kanaka a me ka hoahanau)" i loko o kā lākou maoli olelo a me ka 'ōlelo kū hoʻokahi ai i ko lakou aina ma ka pau' ana o ke kilokilo

D.C. blinked upon seeing the familiar language. "It's Hawaiian," she said simply. The other capitals, besides Marie, looked at D.C. in somewhat shock that she had recognized the language being written. To them, it looked like gibberish.

"Then you know what it says?" Lizzie asked hopefully.

"Of course I know what it says, I'm just surprised it was in your book. Very few countries know how to speak Hawaiian," D.C. replied. Seeing the looks the others were giving her, she sighed and translated for them. "It says: I find it that it's easier if the subject says "help me find (whatever nation or relation)" in their native tongue or a language unique to their country at the end of the spell. So, it's another part of the spell that they didn't think of at first but clearly someone did. I know it wasn't Nani, she doesn't know much about magic and none of my other siblings are this fluent in Hawaiian." D.C. continued to mutter under her breath about who could have made the inclusion, but the other capitals ignored her ramblings.

Okay, other than that book and an anchor, is there anything else you need Lizzie?" Octavia asked, amber eyes wide and curious.

"Nope," Lizzie replied with a nod. She directed all seven capitals in a circle, saying that it keeps the spell contained. Then came the part of choosing an anchor. That was when problems arose. Lizzie needed to start the spell, Dmitri didn't trust magic, there was no guarantee that Octavia would connect as she had two parent nations, Pierre didn't want that kind of connection to Francis (and no one could blame him) and Marie couldn't be sure the missing nations would pay attention to Matthew. In the end, D.C. volunteered to be the anchor, because if nothing else she needed to tell her father that the other capitals knew about the states. She just had to hope that he wouldn't kill her for it though.

D.C. stepped into the center of the circle, staring straight into Lizzie's green eyes as the English capital started the spell. "Tha mi a 'gairm air draoidheachd na talmhainn, cuiribh cuideachadh Washington D.C. lorg a h-athair, Ameireaga. {Scots Gaelic- I call upon the magic of the earth, please help Washington D.C. find her father, America} Jeg påkaller den magiske av jorden, kan du hjelpe Washington DC finne sin far, Amerika. {Norwegian- " "} Fac apel la magia pământului, vă rugăm să ajute la Washington D.C. găsi tatăl ei, America. {Romanian- " "}"

"Help mai iaʻu loaʻa koʻu makua kāne, Amerika. {Hawaiian- Help me find my father, America}"D.C. nearly whispered, completing the spell. At once, D.C. was covered by a strange, sky-blue colored swirl of energy. It felt like needles were being shoved into her brain very carefully, and she very nearly passed out from the pain. It took a minute, but the pain resided as the spell accepted her as an anchor. She nodded to her fellows in confirmation before closing her eyes, focusing solely on her father and hoping to make contact.

She did.

-Missing Nations-

Alfred sat on what passed as a cot, not that he really cared. He was lost in thought, thinking about his kids. None of the other captured nations besides his twin Matthew knows just how bad the situation is, because his states were a bit beyond creative in the field punishment. He was just thankful that those bastards hadn't yet manged to capture one of his kids, because that would just make it worse.

Ludwig was pacing the cell they all shared, Arthur and Francis were bickering (probably trying to make it seem like nothing had changed between them), Feliciano was curled up against Lovino on the back wall crying while Lovino tried unsuccessfully to get him to stop, Ivan was glaring at the bars that cut the room in half and created their cell and Matthew sat in the corner staring at Alfred. The superpower rolled his eyes sarcastically in clear view of his brother then grinned when he got a glare in return.

That was when the weirdness started.

Arthur's green eyes snapped away from Francis, seemingly following thin air. The other countries stared at him, confused. They had seen him staring at thin air before, but this time just seemed different, like there was something there. And within one moment and the next, Alfred was surrounded by a sky-blue glow of energy.

'Father?'

Alfred's head snapped up in shock of hearing his capital's voice inside his head and felt a foreign rush of hope. His eyes caught those of England, raising an eyebrow in question and got a nod in return.

'D.C.!'

'Oh, good. It worked. I was worried for a moment that Lizzie was going to summon Belarus or something like that.'

Alfred silently laughed at the thought. Yeah, that would have been amusing in hindsight but scary when it happened.

'Don't laugh dad! We're already in enough trouble for trying to find you guys! We don't need that crazy woman knowing our plans!'

'I'm sorry. So, who all is with you?'

'Marie, Lizzie, Pierre, Octavia Viktoria and Dmitry. And dad?' D.C.'s mental voice sounded hesitant, and Alfred somehow knew what she was about to say.

'You told them about your siblings, didn't you?' It took a minute for D.C. to respond.

'Y-ye-yes.'

Alfred sighed and pinched his nose, lifting his wire-framed glasses for a moment. He knew that D.C. would never disobey one of his rules for no reason and he also knew that in this case it was better that they know. He didn't have to like it, though.

'That's okay. Where are your siblings anyway?' He was curious as to where they all were, not that he would tell those bastards for anything. He just wanted to make sure they were safe.

'Penny's place. Daniel and Liberty have been watching them.' D.C. sounded relieved that she wasn't getting in trouble for telling the other capitals about the states and Alfred was relieved that they were all in one place. Even if they'll argue and fight till Kingdom Come.

'Good. Tell them next time you talk to them to stay inside the property lines and if they need anything to send Liberty to get it. I don't want any of them captured by these bastards if I can help it.'

With that said, he cut off the connection and told the other countries what he had learned (after Arthur explained what had happened), leaving out the states. He did toss a penny towards Matthew when none of the other countries were watching. His twin's face twisted in confusion before Alfred tapped his glasses, making the Canadian's face light up in understanding.

Afterwards, Alfred sighed a breath of relief. They'll get out of this, one way or another. Hopefully before that bastard got a hold on any of his kids.

Otherwise, there'll be hell to pay.

-Capitals-

D.C.'s eyes snapped open after the connection was cut off, happy to know that her father wasn't too upset about her telling the other capitals about the states. Though she also knew that it wasn't going to be easy making that adjustment. She told the other capitals what was said, then excused herself to talk with Daniel.

All in all, it was a successful beginning to the self-appointed mission of the capitals. D.C. just hoped that it would last.

Okay, how was it? I even put in a view point on the missing nations!

If you need a list of the state OCs that have been mentioned but not named, here it is:

Dixie

Daniel

Angel

Denny

Aurora

Nani

Jessie

Conner

Ally

Talli

I will not update until I get some guesses on these OC's true identity.

I also need help, so please submit OCs, plot ideas, anything in either a review or a PM. If you want to see them go to a certain city within the story, please tell me because I am open to anywhere. Just make sure to leave a review or PM to tell me where you want them to go, why you want them to go there and what you want them to do while there, along with any other information about the city.

I'm also thinking about creating a series of one-shots to tell more about the capitals and their history, so if you want me to do that, please tell me what events you want to see and I will try to make it happen.

And now, this chapter's Character Profile:

London- Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kirkland- female- 18- slim build, shoulder-length blonde hair with a green ribbon tied in, dark green eyes, less "eyebrow" than her father- Calm and loyal to a fault, London will speak up against what she believes to be wrong. She is not one to be submissive, even to her father's bosses. If she has something to say, no bloody git was going to get in her way. Like D.C., London likes to read. Her favorite books include Pride and Prejudice, the Harry Potter series and the Warriors series (don't diss the cats!)- London is known to prank the government officials if she doesn't agree with them and Arthur gave up punishing her long ago; She can use magic like her father, just more accurately and with the right result; She owns a dark ginger tom with bright green eyes she calls Flamebreeze. Everyone knows that Flamebreeze will not hesitate to protect her if he thinks she's in trouble; London likes to listen to punk, classical and rock music; She does have a small crush on Paris, but believes that he is in love with someone more like Ottawa or Madrid. As such, she has only ever told Flamebreeze about it- Gun, Magic, Dagger

Nos vemos en el próximo capítulo!

~pokedawnheart

-P.S.: Small hint on the OCs who haven't been named properly yet: their names are either random, have something to do with their states, is the capital, or has to do with the state nickname. I hope this helps with people trying to guess.