Hello, world! Welcome to the second chapter of Re_Cycle! Before the story starts up, I just wanted to thank all of the lovely people who reviewed, added my story to their story alert, or added my story to their favorites list! =) You all made my day! I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

EDIT: . How could I forget the disclaimer?

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Hetalia. I don't even own any pie right now.

Chapter 2: Rebirth

Retrieving data...63%

"Well, this took a little longer then expected." Viet said, a sheepish smile on her face. Currently, she, Mei, Yong Soo, and Kaoru were waiting for the new unit's old data to be retrieved as he was being rebooted. Although Viet estimated the Chinese android would be ready by the afternoon, the process took longer then expected and it was now evening. Everyone was crowded around an iron table hooked up to numerous wires and cords stemming from a computer, waiting for the new member of their family to be revived.

"What took him so long to be rebooted?" Yong Soo asked, trying to start conversation.

"Well, he had a lot of data, meaning he had plenty of memories. He must have lived for a long time...but while I was rebooting him and stabilizing his system, I ran into a few complications..."

"Complications as in...?" Kaoru asked.

"There were quite a few bugs in his system. Although I eradicated most of them, there were a couple I couldn't get rid of...and on top of that, I think I accidentally messed up his speech patterns. He also needed some new parts, like some new wires so I could connect his detached leg to his body." Viet replied, nervously scratching the back of her head.

"Well, could those bugs get us killed?" Mei asked, remembering her worries from the night before.

"I doubt it...a majority of the bugs seemed minor. They won't do much harm and there were no deadly viruses." Viet said, trying to calm Mei down. Said android just bit her lip, still thinking about everything that could go wrong. She looked at the computer screen.

Retrieving data...85%

"I wonder what our new bro is going to be like.." Yong Soo mused.

"Hopefully not groping everyone like you..." Kaoru said, rolling his eyes.

"But Kaoru, I only touch you!" Yong Soo pouted, moving into to grab Kaoru's "breasts".

"Don't you even dare." Kaoru said, glaring and moving away from the Korean unit.

"Aw..."

"Yong Soo, keep your hands to yourself, Kaoru doesn't want you touching his chest. Also, I don't want you groping this new unit either." Viet scolded.

"Yes Viet.."

Viet smiled. "Good."

Beep.

Immediately, all eyes turned toward the computer screen, which read:

Data Retrieved 100%

"Well, it's time to meet this new unit!" Viet said, clapping her hands once. As if on cue, the new android's eyes shot open, blinking a few times as his eyes adjusted to the light. He sat up slowly, carefully examining the room before focusing on the other people occupying the room.

"Um...who are you-aru?" he finally asked.

Yong Soo was the first to answer.

"Hiya, bro! I'm Im Yong Soo, but you can just call me Yong Soo! I'm your older brother!" he said, grinning. Kaoru sighed, introducing himself next.

"Don't mind him, he's always hyper active. I'm Kaoru, it's nice to meet you."

"My name is Mei, I'm from Taiwan!" Mei piped in.

"And you may call me Viet. Now tell us, what is your name?"

"I...I'm Yao Wang-aru..." the Chinese android said.

"It's nice to meet you, Yao and we're happy to have you with us." Viet said, smiling warmly.

"Oh..thanks-aru..."

"Well, I'll let all of you get acquainted. I'll go get you some new clothes, Yao. Your old clothes are all ripped up." and with those words, Viet left the room. Yao looked at all of the androids, observing them all individually. Mei was wearing a pink, long sleeved shirt with a white skirt and Yong Soo was wearing a hanbok of some kind. In Yao's eyes, Kaoru was the only one with normal looking clothes, a red long sleeved shirt with black pants. However, he didn't talk to any of them.

There was only one person on his mind right now, and that was Kiku. Now that he was running again, he would find the androids that ambushed him and retrieve his master. But...what year was it?

"Um..is something on your mind, Yao?" Mei asked timidly.

Yao looked over at her, blinking a little bit.

"Yeah, what year is it-aru?"

"It's 2310."

Yao cursed under his breath. It had been five years since he last saw Kiku and there was no telling what those damn androids could've done to him. Yao bit his lip, he didn't want his master to be tortured to death by the time he found him. But, where else could he go? Now thinking about the situation, he realized he had absolutely no leads to the whereabouts of his master. He could go out into the world again, but then there was a chance he would be ambushed again...or he could stay here and be safe. Yao shook his head, how could he think about being safe when Kiku was in danger? He didn't know what to do. While Yao was pondering, Viet returned bearing new clothes for him, a dark green army uniform with a red armband.

"Sorry this is all we have...maybe sometime we can all go shopping for some new clothes." she said, not noticing the atmosphere. She placed the clothes on Yao's lap, stepping back before asking another question.

"By the way, what weapon are you accustomed to fighting with?"

Yao thought for a moment, had he ever used a weapon? He used a sword a few times, but very rarely.

"Nothing-aru. Martial arts has always been my weapon." he answered while pulling the shirt over his head.

"Hm..that's a little troublesome. You'll need a weapon if you're going to fight Europa with us." Viet said.

Yao's eyes widened. "Wait, I never said I'd fight anyone-aru!"

"Oh...I'm sorry...I never asked you what you wanted to do." Viet said, her eyes moving toward the ground.

"I"m sorry-aru. But I can't fight people without reason." Yao said, turning away.

"We'll give you a reason then." Kaoru suddenly said, stepping forward.

"Kaoru-" Mei tried to stop the other Chinese unit, but she was cut off.

"Europa is a terrible organization, one that kidnaps people to create a work force and to create fundings." Kaoru continued, a sudden rage visible in his eyes.

"Why haven't the authorities stopped them then-aru?" Yao asked, tone indifferent as he pulled the dark green pants on.

"Because, the organization has become too damn powerful! The authorities are useless anyway, they're too weak to do anything! They might capture one or two of the workers from Europa, but it's up to underground organizations like ours to try to restore power to the right people." Kaoru was shaking with anger, glaring at Yao. Mei tried to lay a hand on Kaoru's shoulder, but he only shoved her hand away.

"Don't touch me!" he snapped. Mei looked down, backing away a little bit.

"Those bastards have been in the business of human trafficking for years! They have stolen countless numbers of people from Asia, all to create a traumatized workforce and gain some cash. Hell, they probably have branches in at least seven countries!"

'Human trafficking...?' Yao thought, quirking an eyebrow. Now that got his attention.

"If they're such a large company, why would they need to collect workers from Asia-aru? Why don't they just hire workers from their country?" he asked.

"Do I need to spell it out for you? Cheap Labor!" Kaoru practically groaned. "And if you want to let people like that continue to rule then...then...YOU'RE WORSE THEN THEM!" he yelled the last part before being dragged away by Yong Soo.

"Come on, bro. I think someone else should tell Yao about Europa." he said, dragging Kaoru outside.

"LET ME GO!" Kaoru yelled, struggling against Yong Soo with little success. After a few moments, he and Yong Soo were out of the room, although Yao could still hear some of Kaoru's yelling from down the hall. Viet stepped forward.

"Sorry about that, Kaoru has a deep hatred for Europa. I guess I should tell you about it." She said.

"I-I'll go check on Kaoru and Yong Soo." Mei said, making a quick exit. Viet only sighed.

"Forgive them, Europa is a sensitive subject for all of them." she said.

"It's fine-aru. Now, what exactly is Europa?" Yao asked, this company could be a lead for him.

"Europa was originally a company for making robotics along with another company called A.S.I.A. At first, the two were partners and they built technology together. But, for some reason tensions between the two companies rose and they split up. People suspected the leaders had conflicting opinions. So, for a while, the two worked separately, but things only got worse when Europa started to build weapons, while A.S.I.A stayed with robotics...for a while anyway. Soon, both companies started to create massive weapons in order to compete with each other." Viet started.

Yao listened intently, A.S.I.A sounded familiar...could that be the company that made him? He waited for Viet to continue.

"Well, A.S.I.A had the terrible idea of combining the two components, androids and weapons, and so began a new era of destruction. In a matter of years, no, months, everyone was practically selling their own limbs to get a battle android for protection. Europa and A.S.I.A were making millions of dollars a year off of the paranoia of regular people, but they still weren't satisfied."

"Weren't satisfied with what-aru?"

"They weren't satisfied with having another powerful company in their way. Both of their leaders were greedy bastards, and as a result, Europa saw A.S.I.A as a threat to business and vise versa. So, they started an all out sale war...against each other. It seemed like it could go on forever, until one day, the C.E.O of A.S.I.A mysteriously ended up dead. Everyone saw the leader of Europa, Borislav Braginski, as the culprit. In fact, he was the first person the authorities investigated. However, there was no evidence could prove he was guilty and he was set free. Without the C.E.O, A.S.I.A eventually fell apart and broke into smaller, underground companies. As you've heard from Kaoru, Europa has become corrupt and is now kidnapping people to work for them and the police cannot do anything about it because of the power Europa now has. Now smaller groups of rebels have to stop them."

"But how will we stop them-aru? They could smash our tiny groups."

"The same way A.S.I.A fell apart, we'll have to kill their leader. There's no other way."

"I see." Yao whispered. So far, everything about this company seemed like a lead. If they used human trafficking to gain workers, Kiku could've been taken to be a worker...but Kaoru also said something about profits too...Kiku had money. He could've been taken for either reason, that is, if Europa was the reason for Kiku's kidnapping. He needed to ask Viet a question.

"Tell me-aru. Does this organization make robots with blonde hair and bushy eyebrows?" That was the last memory Yao had of the group of androids who had attacked him and Kiku all those years ago.

"Hm...blonde hair, I'm not to sure about. However, there's only one type of android with bushy eyebrows I know of: a LON-4. That's an older unit from London, in England."

"Does that country have a relationship with Europa-aru?"

"Well, I should think it does. That's where it started."

Yao thought for a moment. This organization, Europa, seemed like the perfect lead. It had everything, a motive for stealing Kiku, the ability to create powerful battle robots, power, hell, it even created the same type of unit Yao last saw before he shut down.

"I'll stay and help you fight them-aru." Yao finally said.

Viet gasped and then smiled warmly.

"Thank you. Perhaps with your help we can finally shut down that terrible company once and for all." Yao only nodded.

'Kiku...wait for me. I'll find you soon.' Yao thought.

And...that's a wrap for this chapter! I hope I didn't confuse you all with the origins of Europa...if any part was confusing, PM me or if you don't have an account, leave a review with your question and I'll do my best to answer it =)

Also, About Viet messing up Yao's speech patterns: The idea was before Viet rebooted him, Yao didn't say -aru after every sentence. So, that is how Viet messed with Yao's speech...by making him say -aru after everything...

Anyhoo, I hope this chapter was long enough and I will get started on chapter 3 as soon as possible! But..I should do some summer homework today... Sigh...curse you, honors.

Any way, remember to review!