A/N: FluteOrWrite said she would read my story so I'm happy. Thanks, Flute!

I love this story! It's fun! Let's get on with it then! (also, if you remember I said that I was to busy to proofread my story, that was because me and my dad were going to play Monopoly XD)

Candle Cove - Episode 2 - The New Crew Members

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The next few days aboard The Laughingstock were quiet and uneventful. Sealand slowly began to feel safe in Candle Cove again. No one had seen America Horrible and his crew or Russia the Skin Taker since that hard battle in the cave across the cove. This day seemed no different from any other. Pirate Italy still attempted to play piano, First Mate Germany still complained about it, and Sealand still remained indifferent to it all, until they heard screaming. The ship sailed towards the screams for help until two men came into view. "Oh thank goodness, a ship!" cried one of the men (who had a Spanish accent) happily.

"Shut up, they could be pirates!" hissed the other man, who had an Italian accent.

"Romano? Spain?" Sealand muttered, recognizing the two.

First Mate Germany leaned over the side of the ship. "Hallo there!" he shouted to them. "Are you in need of rescuing?"

Spain smiled and said back "Yes sir! We were shipwrecked a few hours ago and we were hoping to come across help!"

Germany let down their rope ladder. "Come aboard, gentlemen!" he said. "Pirate Percy, go find some towels for our guests."

Pirate Italy frowned. "B-But they look scary..."

Germany rolled his eyes before pushing Italy towards the door that led below deck. In the meantime, the two had climbed up. "Thank you, sirs! We thought we were done for!" Spain said cheerily.

"It's really no problem," First Mate Germany said, waving his hand. "What're your names?"

"I'm Captain Nathan," Spain said. "I'm the boss of the lovely ship The Fried Green Tomato. And this-" -he motioned towards Romano- "-is my lovely First Mate Kent B. Trusted." He smiled towards his first mate, who glared at hissed at Captain Spain.

Pirate Italy emerged from below deck and said "I couldn't find the towels. When are- OH MY GOODNESS!" He screamed when he saw the two shipwrecked men before fainting.

Captain Spain looked down to the unconscious Pirate Italy. "Does he always do this?" he asked. First Mate Germany nodded. "Oh! I almost forgot to ask! What're you kind gentlemen's names?"

"I'm First Mate Poppy, and this is our captain Pirate Percy. Over here is our crew-" -the crew of The Laughingstock waved- "-and this is little Janice." Germany pointed to Sealand. First Mate Romano's eyes widened for a moment before quickly putting his frustrated expression back on again. "Here, I'll show you to the towels," Germany said.

Romano sighed with relief. "Finally! What took you so darn long, Poppy? Come on jerk, we gotta go dry off."

Captain Spain shook his head. "I'm fine. It's not like I haven't been wet before," he said. Romano shrugged before trudging off with Germany. Spain smiled as he patted Sealand on the head. "Nice to meet you, Janice." he said.

Sealand corrected him immediately. "Before you get used to calling me Janice, my name is actually Sealand. They just think I'm some girl they used to hang out with named Janice."

Captain Spain blinked for a moment before nodding. "You got it, little kiddo. But I think Sealand is a queer name."

"That's because it's the name of a country." she explained. "I'm a country named Sealand. You're a country named Spain. Your first mate there is South Italy, but everyone calls him Romano. Not to mention that Romano and 'Pirate Percy', whose name is actually North Italy, are brothers. Twins, I think."

He frowned. "Where would you get that idea little girl? I can't be a country, no one can! All countries are is landmasses, and not to mention those aren't even countries."

She sighed. "I knew you wouldn't understand. No one does." Sealand murmured.

Spain changed the subject. "So, tell me a little about yourself," he said.

Sealand smiled. "Well, I was born off the coast of England on an old, abandoned British sea fort that became a country named Sealand." she replied. "I have four older brothers: the oldest is Scotland, and I'm not sure about the others' birth order, but their names are England, Ireland, and Wales. I live my brother England but he's mean to me and he's the reason I ended up here at Candle Cove."

"What happened?"

"He and I were fighting about whether I was a real country or not, but he was being extremely harsh this time and told me that he wished I'd never been born. Then he locked me out of the house and I sought shelter in our shed. I dozed off and for whatever reason, I came here." she told him.

Captain Spain made a soft 'ohhhh' sound. "I'm sorry to hear that, chica. I'm sure that once you get back to your brother you two will patch things up."

She shook her head. "I doubt it. He's always hated me. I'm thinking of putting myself up for sale on eBay and have someone buy me and take care of me." she said.

"You can't sell yourself, Sealand. It's not right." he chided.

"I know, but I'll judge the people who are looking to buy me first."

He stared at her for a long time. "...try to work things out with your brother first. By the way, where is your brother?"

Sealand topped for moment. "Oh... at our house in our world. You see, this world is different from mine. I'm stuck here, though, until I find a way back to mine. I just don't know what to do to get home because the only person who might know is Skin Taker-"

"Skin Taker?-!"

"Yeah, but he wants my skin!"

"A problem we cannot fix." Spain said. "Ah, well. Make the best of your time here."

Sealand blinked, a bored expression on her face. "Germany already told me that."

"Eh?"

"First Mate Poppy."

Captain Spain stared at her. "Why do you call him Germany?" he asked. "Is this part of the whole 'two different worlds' thing?"

She nodded. "Yep. In my world he's called Germany. He's really mean and strict there. Pirate Percy is there too. He's basically just like he is here. A crybaby who's really weak... Italy doesn't faint much in our world, though." she said.

"Your world intrigues me, Sealand. I want to go there sometime." he said.

Sealand sighed. "Well, I'll make sure to bring you guys back with me if I ever find a way home."

He grinned. "Thanks, chica." Spain said. "You know, you are a pretty strange girl."

"Gee, thanks."

"No! I mean... I like you. I think you're so interesting! I hope that you'll tell me more about your world some other time." he said.

She slowly smiled. "Okay, Mr. Spain." she said.

He patted her head again. "Call me Nathan." he said, standing up. "I'll see you later, Sealand. I have to go thank First Mate Poppy for his kindness."

Sealand nodded. "All right, Nathan." she said. Out of all the people she'd met over the past few days, Spain had been the best. He listened to her, he believed her story, and he didn't call her Janice!

He soon reemerged with Romano and Germany. "Thank you, First Mate Poppy. We won't let you down!" Spain said, placing one hand on Germany's shoulder.

"I'm sure you won't," Germany said. "I'm just glad to have you two on our crew. We always need help." Romano grumbled something under his breath, but no one seemed to notice.

"What's the first thing we can do?" he asked.

The first mate paused to think. "Mmmm... you can wake up Pirate Percy. He can't stay passed out like this. We need orders."

The former captain nodded. "You got it." He kneeled down near Pirate Italy before slapping him. Pirate Italy eventually came to, before shrieking at the sight of someone unknown to him. "PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"

"Calm down, Pirate Percy. I'm part of your crew." Spain assured him.

Italy sat up. "Really?"

"Really, really." the former captain said. "We just joined you with the approval of your first mate, Poppy."

"Well, if Poppy says you're all right..." Italy stood up. "Well, thank you for joining my crew, Mister...?"

"Former Captain Nathan and former first mate Kent B. Trusted of The Fried Green Tomato, at your service." he introduced, bowing to Pirate Italy.

Pirate Italy smiled. "A pleasure." he said. "I guess you're not so scary after all."

Spain shook his head. "No sir, not scary. We never mean to cause harm." he said.

Italy turned to Romano. "And um, what about you, Kent? You haven't said a word."

Romano Trusted shrugged. "I don't have much to say." he replied. "Except uh... thanks for taking us aboard."

"It's really no issue," Germany said. "We always want to help someone in need."

"Hey, um... can I ask you two a question?" Spain asked, looking at Italy and Romano. They both nodded. "Are you two brothers?"

Pirate Italy and Romano Trusted looked at each other. "No..." Romano said. "Why would you think we're brothers? We look nothing alike!" Italy nodded in agreement.

"Oh. Right. I just though you looked awfully similar." Spain said, glancing at Sealand. "Nevermind."

"Eh, it's fine..." Italy said. "I guess we do look alike a bit. But I think it'd be scary if I had a sibling. Oh, they'd be so mean and I'd be so scared of them putting gum in my hair and maybe they would-"

"Is there anything I can do, captain?" Spain asked, cutting him off.

Pirate Italy jumped from the random intrusion. "O-Oh, um, well..."

First Mate Germany placed a hand on Italy's shoulder. "I got this," he told him. "Well, Nathan, you and Kent can go on patrol for The Rubber Fish. We're on a high alert because Skin Taker's after Janice again and he has transportation again since Horace Horrible is helping him. Eh, you know of Skin Taker, correct?"

Crew member Spain nodded. "I've heard of him. Everyone has. We'll make sure those other pirates don't get to her. Besides, we've dealt with Horace Horrible and his gang of pirates before. He actually sunk our ship in a battle we had recently."

"America- eh, Horace Horrible sunk your ship?" Sealand asked. Spain nodded again. "Jeez... I thought he only had beef with us."

"No, he attacks anyone he sees, Sealand," Crew member Spain said. "I've met other pirates who've had their ships taken. Like Captain Eyebrows and his ship The Burnt Crumpet. Poor man had his ship taken away and rummaged about by Horrible."

Sealand blinked. "Captain Eyebrows? The Burnt Crumpet?" she echoed. "Oh my God, my brother's here too?"

All of the pirates stared at her. "Captain Eyebrows is your brother?" First Mate Germany asked.

"Yes! He's one of my four older brothers! He's the reason I ended up with you guys." Sealand replied.

Pirate Italy tilted his head. "How so?"

Sealand decided to used an abridged version of her story. "We- We were fighting," she explained, "and he left me alone. I had to stay on the beach because he blocked me from his hideout. That's how you found me."

Germany made a soft 'oh' sound. "I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure he misses you greatly."

"I doubt it. He hates me."

"I'm sure that if we find your big brother you can work it out with him." Germany said. "Say, maybe we can help you look for him!"

Sealand sighed. "I suppose we could try."

The first mate smiled. "Good. We'll head ashore tomorrow. In the meantime, Nathan and Kent can start their patrol of the ship." Romano Trusted and Crew member Spain nodded and climbed up the crow's nest to look around. "Don't worry, Janice, we'll find your brother." Germany said.

Pirate Italy nodded. "Yeah. Let's just hope he's not too scary..."

A/N: This took longer than expected. Well, at least I finished the chapter. I actually started writing this on the 9th and I was almost completely done for like, 4 days.

I liked this. A filler, I know, but it's introducing some characters. Nathan is an 'actual' character from Candle Cove, except he was a kid who was a friend of Janice's. I changed it here because I couldn't think of any kids to include and as much as I would like to have TRNC/KugelMugel/Molossia/Ladonia/so on in this story, he wouldn't fit. Kent B Trusted is someone I made up, but I borrowed the pun from The Secret Show. I think it was the last episode aired. There as this U.Z.Z. agent that was working for T.H.E.M. and Dr. Doctor, and he was trying to get the Secret Thing, but always failed. In the end, he ended up being honored by U.Z.Z. for 'saving' the Secret Thing and was awarded the job of guarding it.

Yeah, I don't know why I explained the episode to you but whatever.

See you next time in Episode 3: Captain Eyebrows! Bye now!