I LIVE! *acts like Mushu from Disney's Mulan*

I'm ssssoooooo sorry I have not updated this story. Just life and college and life. Life just keeps getting in the way.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

England watched in horror as the giant snake struck again and again. The twins dodged and before long, the other nations could no longer see the them. But the cries of the snake could be heard loud and clear.

England managed to free himself and quickly grabbed a handgun and rifle, careful not to slip on the way down. The others soon followed. It was hard to see in the rain but they followed the sounds of the snake and hoped that they made it in time.

America could feel himself becoming exhausted. His muscles ached, he was tired and his body was battered and bruised and he really just wanted to sleep. But his determination never faltered and he readied his fists for another attack.

Canada moved his bangs from his vision and aimed his rifle. Careful not to hit his brother.

Bang. Bang.

Bang. Bang.

The bullets hardly made a dent and only irritated the snake even more. His tail moved towards the Canadian and barely missed his target.

Canada tried to shoot but the rifle ran out of bullets.

"Shit." He cursed and dodged another attack. "America! I ran out of ammo!"

America landed a few good punches into the snake's side. "Strategical retreat!" America grabbed a nearby boulder and threw it at the snake's face.

They headed further into the trees and watched as the snake tried to find them. America checked the wound on his head. Thankfully it had stopped bleeding but a few of his ribs were broken and currently trying heal.

Canada tore a piece of his shirt to wrap a large gash on his left arm. "He's gotten stronger since the last time."

"Yeah. But we have to hold him off for as long as we can until they come."

The Unktehila finally noticed them and charged. Both sides knew that they end of the centuries battle was coming to the end. And America and Canada needed to finish this battle. For them. For everyone. And for their mother.

Native America stood defiantly in front of the group of Unktehila. Her fists clenched at her sides.

"I will not sacrifice my children to you. One day they will become stronger than any chief and will lead our people."

The chief snake hissed in anger. His golden eyes glowing menacingly.

"They are demonsssss! Sssent to destroy uss! Our way of life! Give them to usss and we will make ssure that they will not become a tthreat to uss." He said coyly.

Native America saw passed his sweetened words and narrowed her eyes. "You'll have to kill me first. I won't give them to you."

The chief snake slithered closer to her and trapped her within his coils. His head looking down at her, his forked tongue licking her cheek dangerously. "Prepare yourself then becuassse sssoon thosse demons will be oursss."

The group of snakes left as quickly as they had come. Native America glared at the spot where the Unktehila were moments before.

Soon two loud cries alerted her and she swiftly went to the sounds.

Two small babies, currently wrapped in many layers of animal skins, lay comfortably in a flower bed, hidden from view. Loud wails escaped their tiny mouths and Native America picked them up.

Their wails soon softened to whimpers and they instinctively snuggled closer to their mother.

She would protect them. Even the cost of her own life.

"Mama!"

Two toddlers stumbled through the trees and Native America scooped them up in her arms. Tickling them and enjoying their laughter.

"That tickles Mama!" Kanata said through giggles.

The family relaxed as the sun set over the horizon and disappeared. Maska and Kanata slept close to their mother as she held them close along with her bow and arrows. The fire kept the family of three warm.

Native America opened her eyes in alert. She quietly readied her bow and scanned the area around her. The fire had long since died out, only a the glowing embers remained.

The night was quiet. Too quiet. And it unsettled her.

Suddenly a rustling noise came from the bushes to her left. Before she had time to react, a large tail slammed into her, sending her flying yards away from the twins.

She struggled to get air back into her lungs and tried to aim her bow and arrows at the large group of Unktehila.

"Ssssuch ssssweet thingsss. They'll make a tassty sssnack." The chief snake cooed in triumph. He opened his mouth wide, large white fangs gleaming in the moonlight and prepared to grab the sleeping toddlers.

An arrow in lodged itself into one eye of the chief snake, making him cry in pain. This awoke Maska and Kanata and they froze in fear at the group of snakes surrounding them. They saw blood dripping from the wound and the group turned to a gasping Native America holding her bow.

"Get away from them," she growled. "I won't hesitate to kill you."

The Unktehila hissed in anger and charged at her. The toddlers watching fearfully at their mother fighting. She shot as many as she could and was about to reach for another arrow but felt nothing. She had run out of weapons.

"Mama!" They cried in distress.

Native America tried to out run the large snake attacking her and also keeping a fearful eye on her children. The chief snake saw that she was distracted and took the opportunity to strike.

The twins watched as their mother was grabbed and trapped within the snake's coils, struggling to free herself. But the harder she struggled, the tighter the grip became.

The chief Unktehila laughed in victory. "Thosse bratsss will be ourss!"

"Leave my Mama alone!"

Maska charged at the snake and punched as hard as he could. The punched surprised and injured the large snake making him cry in more pain. Maska continued to punch the snake, hoping his mother was alright.

Native America was released and without much thought, quickly grabbed a fighting Maska and a frozen Kanata.

Her legs ached and her body was in pain and was running out of breath but she continued to run to safety. The tress helped hide her and the children but the snakes were hot on their trail.

Native America tripped over a root and as she was falling, she twisted her body to protect her children from harm. She quickly scanned them for injuries but were just shaken.

"Found you! Sss~"

The snakes were about to lunge at the small family and Native America shielded her boys with her body.

BOOM! CRASH!

The sound of lightening and thunder made everyone freeze. Native America hesitantly looked up to see a group of Thunderbirds in the sky coming towards them.

She gave a relieved laugh and Maska and Kanata watched in awe as the large birds swooped down to fight the Unktehila. The battle became fierce and Native America took the opportunity to escape to safety.

The twins continued to stare in awe at the fight, holing tightly to their mother.

"Mama. Who are those large birds?" Maska asked in admiration.

Native America smiled. "Thunderbirds."

Thunderbirds. The majestic birds would forever burn in their minds.

The twins fought as hard as they could, the Unktehila fighting back just as hard. Both sides were slowing down. Canada stumbled and fell which the large snake saw and immediately went to try and devour him.

America rushed to block his brother from the attack when shots fired at the snake.

There stood England and the other nations in all their glory, all soaked to the bone. But they didn't care, their fellow nations were in danger.

"Stay away from my children." England hissed in anger.

The Unktehila hissed back and charged at the nations. They dispersed in time and they began to shoot at the large snake. Except the Italy brothers went to check on the twins.

"Are you two bastards okay?" Romano asked worriedly. Italy quickly bandaged the twins' injuries with all the excess white flag material he had.

Germany, Prussia, England and France were shooting at the snake while Japan hit it with his katana and China with his own weapons. Russia would strike with his metal pipe as well.

The Unktehila was overwhelmed with all the attacks coming onto him but he wasn't going to easily back down.

Soon loud thunderbolts erupted from the sky, their cackling sound making everyone freeze. The nations and Unktehila gazed upon a large bird hovering just above them. America and Canada smiled in relief and excitement.

"Ahh! What is that!? Is it dangerous!? No I don't want to die!? Save me Fratello!"

"Save us! America and Canafa what is that!?" Romano cried out next to his brother.

America laughed happily. "It's a Thunderbird!"

"Don't worry, he's a friend!" Canada comforted the Italies.

The Thunderbird dove down, large talons digging into the snake's skin. While the two ancient enemies battled it out, the other nations went to America and Canada.

England and France breathed out a sigh of relief when they saw that America and Canada weren't terribly hurt.

A loud cry of pain caught their attention and turned to see the Thunderbird grab the Unktehila's head in one set of claws and his neck in the other. The majestic bird twisted the snake's head, giving a loud snap before pulling its head completely off.

The Thunderbird gave one last cry of victory before turning to the nations. The others were tense and uncertain around the bird.

America and Canada ran to the large bird and hugged it. They buried themselves into the warm and large feathers.

The Thunderbird gave an affectionate nozzle to the twins, making them grin from ear to ear.

"Thank you." America and Canada said to the large bird. The bird gave a nod in acceptance and gave one last nozzle before moving away. The bird lifted into the sky along with its prize in its talons.

Soon the nations could no longer see the bird and the heavy clouds began to dissipate. The morning sun peaking through.

The nations were busy watching the sunrise and when they went to discuss the recent events with the North Americans, they were fast asleep with peaceful expressions.

They decided to let them rest. After all, they deserved the rest after what they went through.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. And I'm sorry again that I didn't update this faster. I actually had this chapter done and ready to be posted on the 13th but because I was being stupid, I somehow managed to delete the entire chapter forever. So I had to write the whole chapter again.

I think it came out better this time. The next chapter will be posted much sooner, I'm already writing it.

PLEASE REVIEW! They inspire me!

Until next time!