"America, your glasses…"

"Rose, I can-"

"Who did this?" She twisted the glasses between her fingers, examining the bent frame.

"I… I don't know. She had long, blonde hair and violet eyes. I don't know who-"

"Catherine."

"Who?"

"Catherine… she's… America, I have something to tell you."

America felt a cold chill run through his veins. He knew he'd seen Rose before, but this? This was far beyond anything he could imagine.

"So, are we in like, heaven or something?" America questioned. "Because you've kind of been…"

"Dead?" Rose interrupted.

"Yeah," America breathed, rubbing his arms to try and warm his frigid body. "I mean, I haven't seen you since… god, you're alive."

She laughed. "Yes, America, I thought we got past all this. Now, before we move on, you have a bunch of questions I'm sure."

"Yeah, let's start out with why you used the fake name."

"Well, I can't just go around telling people I'm the Princess of Whales now, can I? Knowing you, you probably would have freaked out because there's a 'ghost' in front of you."

"Yeah, you got a point." America rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, when we die, is this where we come?"

"I… no, I haven't met any other family members here. I think he summoned my soul here to try and lure England to this world."

"England… so he wants England involved in this too?"

"Well, naturally, he'll want all the countries here."

"Yes, but why?"

Rose sighed, twisting her hands in each other. "You remember when someone appeared with a strange contract, offering you a perfect world?" She waited for America to nod his head yes. "Well, that was a golem created by the 'high priest' of this world. It has no free will of its own and does everything its master commands it to do. The golem is ordered to lure a country into this world - in this case, you – and becomes an exact carbon copy of the nation. So, right now, the world has no idea you're missing. Though they may think you're slightly batty."

America blinked once, twice, and opened his mouth for a moment before speaking. "So, why am I insane?"

"Well, the high priest's goal is to join the world together as one nation. So far, he has those things joining the United States, Canada, Ukraine, and France together into a universal country."

"Wait, France is here too?"

"Yes. The high priest said he'd be arriving today. As would Russia and England, but from what I've heard, they both failed to show up."

America chuckled. "Figures Iggy wouldn't fall for that."

"Iggy… it's been so long since I've heard that name." A fond smile appeared on her lips. "I miss him so."

"And believe me, you are missed," America replied. "What does he plan to do once he, you know, has all the countries here and those golem thingies taking over the world?"

"Isn't it obvious?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, so I answered my own question. And what about us? We're still the nations. He can't possibly think this is going to work. How stupid is this guy?" He laughed and waited for a reaction from her which never came. His voice trailed off and he chuckled nervously. "We're still nations… right?" The silence between the two was deafening, and Rose refused to look America in the eye. "Rose?"

"… No, you're not."

America felt his heart racing. He felt a bit light headed as his cold chills ran into a cold sweat. He paused, tried to compose himself, and continued, "What do you mean "No, I'm not?" How could I… I mean, do I even exist anymore? Am I alive? Is that why I was sent here; I'm dead?"

"America, please calm down."

"Calm down? Calm down! Life as I know it is screwed all to hell and you want me to calm down?"

"America!"

"Is that even my name anymore? If I'm not the United States of America, then what am I a frikin ghost?"

"Diana!" a soft voice called out. "There you are. I've been looking-"

America turned his head, his eyes widening in shock as a girl with short, auburn hair and blue eyes bounced up to them. She took one look at America and her jaw dropped.

America's voice shook. "You're…"

"Ah… it's been a while… Al," She smiled, her eyes softening.

"Lindy." America's eyes rolled up into the back of his head and he fell to the floor.

~o~

"There," Canada tied the cloth into a not as Ukraine winced a bit. He looked up into her eyes and smiled. "Any better?"

"Yes, thank you," she replied, a light blush evident on her cheeks. "We should probably get back before France gets worried."

"Or suspicious," Canada muttered under his breath. For all he knew, the perverted nation could be spying on them right now, waiting like a spider to trap unsuspecting flies into his web of love. He looked over his shoulder out of paranoia and chewed at his lips.

He had so many questions about this world. Why hadn't Ukraine's finger healed like it would've in the world back home? Was it because they were in another dimension? Or was it because they weren't nations any longer? Canada shook the last one from his mind, sighing and running his tongue over his teeth. He couldn't wait to get back home. Come to think of it, who was taking care of… Kumanaka - that was his name right – anyway?

Come to think of it, who would come to the bear's rescue? America wasn't around to help and… America. Canada flinched as the memory returned to his head. He shook it away, reminding himself he wasn't going to apologize this time, because it was America's fault to begin with, and he should be the one apologizing. No matter how many times Canada told himself over and over to try and convince himself he was right, his conscience kept steering him back to guilt.

"Um, Canada…"

"Yes?"

"You can let go of my hand now."

Canada dropped her hand like it was fire and blushed. "Sorry."

Ukraine giggled and replied, "It's okay. What were you thinking about?"

"Oh… nothing really. Just… I… said some things I really regret. Ukraine, what do you do when Russia is being a jerk?"

"What?" Ukraine blinked and cocked her head. "Well, I try to hide from him, but he always seems to find me. Why do you ask?" Okay, not the answer he was looking for. He looked at the ground, confusion clouding his eyes. "Did you and America get into a fight?"

Canada looked up at Ukraine, a frown etched on her lips. "How'd you-"

"He's always giving you a hard time, isn't he? Yet, you still stick with him. We are quite similar, Canada, when you think about it. Maybe that's why-" Ukraine stopped, her stare sending shock waves down Canada's spine.

"That's why what?" Canada questioned, but Ukraine remained silent. He followed her gaze behind him to see a woman in about her mid twenties staring at them. "Um, can we help you, Miss?"

"It's been a long time, hasn't it Ukraine?" the girl cracked a crooked grin.

"It can't be," Ukraine gasped staring at the woman. Canada glanced between the two girls.

"Oh, but I am. Tell me, did your brother stop in to visit yet? I'd love to see him again. Has he gotten any stronger since I left? Obviously not, since you are now your own country."

Canada glanced at Ukraine, searching for some sort of answer. The woman walked closer to them, and Canada held his body in front of Ukraine. The strange woman stopped in her tracks, a cackle escaping her lips.

"Oh what is this? Has Ukraine been claimed by another country? How sweet."

"She's not-"

"He's not-"

The two nations locked eyes and looked away. Canada's returned to the woman in front of them.

"Who are you?" He snarled as her gaze bore a hole into his soul.

"Екатерина II Великая," she replied, "But you would probably know me better as Catherine the Great."

To be continued…

Ireallyshouldbeinbedrightnow… D:

Okay, so that was probably an extremely boring chapter. I wanted to reveal some information to you guys, but this whole chapter seemed to be an information overload. Sorry about that. =\ And they're not nations anymore? OMGWTFBBQ!11!1!1 *shot*shot*shot*

But yes, Rose is actually Princess Diana. So why Rose? She's the rose of England of course! You should know who Princess Diana is, and if you don't, shame on you! D:

Anyway, Amelia is actually Amelia Earhart, if you haven't figured that out. America called her 'Lindy' due to a nickname she got from the American people: Lady Lindy. For those of you who don't know, she's the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

And the woman who assaulted America before and is now talking to Canada and Ukraine is Catherine the Great, a former empress of Russia. She actually was responsible for expanding the Russian empire and creating better foreign affairs.

So yeah… hope you enjoyed this rather short boring chapter. If anything is unclear or you have any questions, feel free to ask in a review. I reply to all my reviewers. =)

*passes out from exhaustion*