"A-hem," America cleared his throat. "Ladies and Gentlemen, nations of the world, get ready to witness incredible feats of magic you've never seen before! I present to you, the Amazing America and his sidekick, uh…" – he shot a glance at Russia – "The Creepy Commie!"

As he gazed upon the faces of the various nations gathered in the meeting hall, America couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement; after having Tony show him a few awesome magic tricks, he just had to call an emergency meeting to show off his super impressive new skills! Heck, even Britain was going to be totally amazed when he saw how awesome these tricks were going to be.

Tugging on his sparkly red, white, and blue outfit, America smiled at his audience.

"And now, for my first trick," – he paused, for dramatic effect – "I am going to saw a country in half!"

Several groans and gasps flooded the room as the American's words settled in.

"Any volunteers?" the nation asked with a mischievous grin.

"Ooh! Ooh!" Italy's hand immediately shot up. "Pick Germany! Germany will volunteer!"

Ignoring the commanding nation's glare and cries of protest, America beamed.

"Sweet! Come on up, Germany!"

To no one's surprise, the German refused to move from his chair. However, ten minutes of begging from the young Italian seemed to crack the stubborn nation, as he soon found himself taking slow steps toward the front of the room.

"Great!" America said once Germany had managed to make his way over. "Take a seat."

He sat the German down on a chair and proceeded to tie down his wrists and ankles.

"Is this really necessary?" Germany asked.

"Of course it is!" America replied with a grin. "Wouldn't want you moving during the separation process, you know. That would be bad."

As panic started to set in for the German nation, America turned toward his Russian assistant.

"All right, Creepy Commie! Bring me the tool!"

America outstretched his hand and soon found it closing around a cool piece of metal.

"What the-" the nation stared at the object in his hand. "A pipe? How am I supposed to saw Germany in half with this?"

Russia simply shrugged.

"You could use it to make him go to sleep first. Just hit him on the head. It will make it easier, da?"

America shook his head.

"Nah, dude, I think it'll be better if Germany's awake for this. It'd make it more exciting and all. Do you have anything more, uh… sharp?"

The Russian blinked.

"No. I have pipe, and only pipe."

America frowned in disappointment.

"Oh. Well, then, I guess we'll just have to bring out the old chainsaw!"

With that, he reached into a nearby trunk and pulled out the blade, roaring it to life as he pointed it toward his volunteer…

…Only to find that there was no one there anymore. All that was left of the German was an open door and distant cries of terror.

With a satisfied grin, America set down the chainsaw and turned back to his audience.

"And that's how you make a nation disappear!"

Author's Note:

On April 25, 1945, American and Soviet troops teamed up in Berlin to effectively split Germany into two, marking an important step toward the end of World War II. The event came to be known as "Elbe Day".

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