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Chapter 15
"So let me get this straight, you guys think that whoever it is taking the sprites also took Finland? And you think this simply because both he and his sprite disappeared at the same time?" America asked unsure. Like Seychelles promised she decided to tell the others what she learned the next time the group met. By that time, now all of the sprites were missing, and much to her dread some of the nations were beginning to look at the disappearances as past events not to be forgotten or dwelled in. The fact that a nation had now disappeared, however, started several of them out of this feeling.
"He left to ask Russia about that Winter man and when the Nordics searched they found Pyry's had covered in fresh snow-when it had not snowed anywhere else nearby," Seychelles began to explain.
"But Pyry controlled snow too. What to say something upset him and he made the snow?" Canada asked.
"Then why did he disappear?" England asked quietly as he tried to set pieces together.
"You still think it's that General Winter who did all this?" Liechtenstein asked England.
"It's the only thing that makes sense to me. But then the question is; where could he be keeping them?" England asked.
"I hope it's not someplace closed up, Shandian get's claustrophobic," Hong Kong commented.
"He's been gone for a while so even if that did happen he's most likely gotten used to it," New Zealand answered in a way to help comfort Hong Kong's slight concern.
"It will most likely be someplace up north, where he feels most at home and will be left alone to do whatever he wants with them," England began.
"In other words, someplace that covers roughly half of Russia's house and a good part of the Nordic states' houses," Switzerland answered, "That narrows it down to what, 1/3 of the North-Eastern hemisphere?"
"They're places with lots of cold, snow, and low populations. Maybe with some help we could narrow it down some more," Japan encouraged.
"If it's going to be cold and snowy than count me out," Seychelles and America answered in unison.
"I can understand Seychelles' dismay about being in snow again but really America? Is a little snow all it takes to make the 'Hero' stay in bed? And here I figured you'd be used to snow," England commented snidely.
"Being used to something doesn't mean you want to actively search it out," America rebutted.
"But, America, don't you want to save Angelica and the others. I mean, you were very upset last night when she disappeared," Canada pried. America gave a hurt face to this, remembering the still slightly open wound of having something taken from him. Sullenly he nodded his head, only to then look up with more energy and answer, "Alright, that Winter guy isn't going to know what hit him! So where should we start?"
"Perhaps we should check to see if there have been any more strange storms or such at Russia's house. This could help us track him down," New Zealand commented. The others quickly agreed that this was a good idea and soon after adjourned the meeting so that they could follow the idea.
Pyry flopped on the ground exhausted. He had spent most of the day following Finland's instructions by trying to build up pillars to reach the crack in the ceiling, but it was simply too high for him to reach. Instead, all he had accomplished was a sort of stair-step pattern up half-way. Seeing that Pyry was not in the mood to try again, Finland picked the little sprite up, gave him a hug and said, "Thanks for trying Sweety, maybe from that height we can get a new plan to work."
Pyry simply nodded at this before curling up for a nap, leaving Finland to watch as Gus and Angelica quickly flew to the top of the highest pillar. Like Finland hoped, the wind sprites were able to now reach the crack, but were too big to fit through and not strong enough to open it with their abilities. At last they lost their grips on the ice and fell; causing Finland to frantically run about to catch them before they fell on the ground hard.
"Okay, so we can now reach the crack, but can't open it…maybe if one of you guys carry one of the other sprites up to open it," Finland thought aloud as he looked down at the other sprites. In response, Angelica softly shook her head and tried to lift up Berg to fly, only to become exhausted after lifting him ten feet off the ground with Berg panicking the entire way.
"So maybe that plan won't work," Finland commented feeling slightly defeated. The easiest plans he could think of failed, and he was not too sure what else he could try. Deciding to at least think someplace warm, he carried the sprites to the center of the room where Flora busied herself making sticks from a bare place in the ice and Ama burned them to feed a large fire. They smiled at the group as Finland approached, only to frown slightly at seeing his displeased face.
"There must be something we're not thinking of," Finland exclaimed as he sat by the fire; most of the others rushing to it in hopes of getting warm. The others then looks down in thought, only to look back to the nation when Finland laid down and asked aloud, "I wonder if the others are even still looking for us?"
This question made the others said and for Finland to regret even asking when several of the sprites began to cry out. Trying to convince them that everything was alright, he quickly said, "I mean, of course they would still be looking! They probably already know where we are and are coming this way as we speak. We just have to be patient and try to meet them out of this place."
This seemed to brighten the moods of some of them, causing the group to once again return to thinking of a way to meet with the nations again.
A little longer this time
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