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Title: Family Ties

Characters (in this chapter): Wales, several surprises.

Rating: 12

Warnings: LIBERAL APPLICATION OF HEADCANON, WEIRDNESS IN GENERAL. I AM ABOUT TO LOSE HALF MY READERS.

Summary: Uh, I need to be banned from the kink meme or monsters like this happen? Essentially, Scotland leaves the UK, which gives Northern Ireland an excuse to up and out as well, which leaves England and Wales all alone. Oh yeah, and this somehow leads to World War Three.

... A field.

He was in a field, that was the first thing that he knew. He also knew instinctively that it was, at least in some part, his. But he didn’t recognise it. The hills weren’t in any shapes that struck a memory, and it wasn’t like he hadn’t been everywhere on his land. Didn’t have that much land to memorise either. The grass was tall and healthy, and nearly came up to his waist. He ran his bare hands over the tips, watching the wind play similarly over the hills. In the distance, a few rainclouds gathered ominously, though the wind was blowing the other way.

“Cymru?”

The blonde whipped round, eyes wide and staring up at a woman with long red hair pulled into various messy braids to keep it from matting and to discourage faeries from making knots in it in their mischief.

“Mother!”

His voice was high and childish, and the reason why the grass was waist high for him but only reached his mother’s knees became clear. He was a child again. Maybe six or seven. He was even wearing his old clothes, short brown trousers, a slightly scratchy wool shirt and a warm cloak. But he didn’t have time for that, tears were welling in his eyes and he dashed through the grass to his mother.

“Mother, mama! Where have you been, I lost you!” he sobbed into her skirts, and she knelt down to hold him and hush him and pet his hair. “I thought you were gone forever…”

“Shh, it’s fine, I’m here. I go off for a little while and look what happens to you! You’ve been a busy boy.” She chuckled, holding his small hands in her rough, well worked ones and standing. “Come on now, let’s go.”

Sniffling and feeling every bit like the child he was again, Cymru walked with his mother through the long grass, the peaceful wind floating past his ears. He couldn’t help the smile that came to his face. “Mama, where are we going?” he asked curiously.

“Somewhere nice. You’ll like it.” She smiled back at him. Oh, well, if mama said it would be nice, then it would be. Mama knew everything.

He heard a rumble, and turned to look behind him. The clouds in the distance were thundering, though the sky above them was blue. He stopped walking. Something about the rumbling sounded familiar. Mother stopped too, looking back at the clouds.

“What’s over there?” Cymru asked, and a thrill of fear ran through him. He was surprised to see his mother’s face pinch worriedly.

“Where the others are.” She responded, the concern evident in her voice. But she didn’t go back. Cymru tugged her hand back that way.

“Then let’s go get them!” he insisted. “That storm looks scary, and what if little Albion gets frightened? Eire hates storms when she’s not got someone to hold on to and Alba won’t let her hold him cause he wants to pretend he’s too tough for storms and-“

Mother shook her head, green eyes like all of her children’s mournful. “I can’t do that, Cymru. It’s not my place. And besides, Eire’s got someone to hold on to now, and Albion’s not frightened of rain or thunder after he’s been at sea for so long, and Alba has someone to tell him to stop pretending to be so tough.” A shake of the head. “They don’t need me. I can’t go to them.”

Cymru pulled his hand from his mother’s hold. “But they need me. Albion and Alba will get into fights and Albion will take it out on Eire for stupid reasons, and who’ll pull Alba out of ditches when he’s fallen into them?”

“Not Albion or Eire.” Mother conceded, looking mildly amused at the thought. “Ah, my children still need a peace keeper.” She smiled a little. “So, do you want to go back for them?”

Wales didn’t even consider it. “Yes.”

She smiled. “Then go. You have my blessings.”

Nodding, Wales ran forward to give his mother one last, desperate hug, before running towards the rumbling clouds. His mother watched him go, folding her arms and shaking her head. A rustling in the grass next to her alerted the red head to another.

“Kids, huh?”

“Tell me about it, aru.”

-----

Wales found running towards the clouds a lot harder than he thought. After a point it felt like he was running through water, and then through glue, but he pushed all his effort into it, struggling on, swearing under his breath when the grass shortened and became dry, the ground with pitfalls hidden by leaves. His head hurt, and the further he went the more he could remember, silly little things of no importance to him currently. He had to get to the others, urgently. Upon falling into one for the fifth time, he smacked the ground in frustration. He wasn’t getting anywhere.

“Hey, what’d the ground ever do to you?” snarked a voice, one that Wales recognised from somewhere. “Well, aside from tripping you up, I mean.”

The look of bewildered confusion on Wales’ face when he looked up must have been hilarious, because Prussia burst into laughter.

“Prussia? What the…?” Wales spat dirt out of his mouth, sitting up on his knees. The albino nation was dressed unusually, all white and black when usually he preferred a brighter arrangement of colours. He tried to reign his laughter in.

“No, seriously, you’ve got like this dirt print on your face and it’s-“ and again with the laughter. Wales’ eye twitched irritably. He didn’t have time for this. He had somewhere to be, even if he didn’t know how to get there. Getting to his feet, he walked past Prussia, who grabbed him by the hood of his cloak.

“Woah, hey, where do you think you’re going, kid?”

“Don’t call me a kid, I’m older than you.” Wales grumbled, irritated by his child’s body for the first time. Though, looking at himself, he seemed older than he had been when he was with mother. Still not back to adulthood though. “Let me go, I’ve got to get back.”

Prussia scoffed. “Hah, and you know the way, right?”

“And you do?” the blonde snapped, infinite patience thinning.

“Duh.”

The two of them stared at each other for a little while, Prussia grinning cockily and Wales trying not to pout, as this little body was prone to. Snatching his hood out of the momentarily taller Nation’s grip, Wales frowned up at him.

“What’re you even doing here? You’re not dead.”

Prussia hissed a laugh. “Well, it’s funny you should say that, because I sorta technically am.” A shrug. “But, yeah, it’s not like I can die for real when I’m so awesome, so God let me hang about on this one condition.”

Wales stared disbelievingly at him. “And that was…?”

“Gotta keep little shits like you in line so you’re there for when you’re needed.” He explained. “Coz, well, you’ve still got a people, and yet you’re technically dead since most of your people are, uh, gone, and there’s not much anyone can do about that until the paperwork’s sorted out and there’s the right cycle of moons or some shit I don’t care about. Whatever, that’s not part of my job.”

That made a weird, distorted, Prussia-esque sort of sense. “What about my people now?” the blonde asked, concerned.

“You ask a lot of questions, kid. But that’s what I’m here for I guess.” Prussia folded his arms. “You’ll either have another representative step in, or they’ll float free for a bit.” He jerked his thumb back to where the last edges of blue sky showed. “Where you just came from, you made the decision to go or come back, right? With someone you knew?” Seeing Wales nod, he continued. “If you’d decided to go, then your people would have been absorbed into England’s or something. They’d lose their nationality as Welsh people. So way to go at determining the future. And don’t ask me about which way round that shit works, whether it’s the people influencing our actions or us influencing them, because last time Greece ended up here it was a bitch to get him back and nearly caused an economic crisis.”

Wales closed his mouth, and looked around instead. The wind was blowing a gale rather than the gentle breeze it had been in the other place. He pulled his cloak tighter around him. “Alright, where’s this place then?”

Red eyes looked around. “Sorta limbo for Nations. Ish. It’s not purgatory because you’re not being punished for shit or anything, kinda like a waiting room instead.”

Thunder rumbled above. “Is there anywhere in this limbo place that doesn’t look so ominous?”

The Germanic Nation chuckled. “Sure, come on, you can meet the others.”

“Others?”

"Yeah, you're not the first, stupid." he rolled his eyes like this was obvious. Personally this whole revelation was blowing Wales' mind out the back of his head. So they weren't really dead, only they were, only they weren't. Dead or not, he still had a headache. Prussia jabbed a thumb over his shoulder, and the smaller Nation suddenly noticed a door that he swore hadn't been there before. It was simple and unmarked, seemed like a door you'd find anywhere. Granted it was standing in the middle of a field with no visible walls holding up the door frame, but it was a very normal door. "Go through there. First door on the right. Do not go through the other doors, got it? I will noogie you so hard the next three generations of your people will have bald spots."

"Alright alright, geez!" Wales resisted the urge to pout again, but settled for folding his arms and walking sulkily past the albino. He paused with his hand on the door knob. "Wait, aren't you coming?"

Prussia shrugged one shoulder. "I still have another one to pick up."

"Oh." said the blonde, about to turn the handle when it clicked. "Wait wait wait, who else is dead?!" he shouted, wheeling round and grabbing Prussia's sleeve. "You can't just say stuff like that and not tell me! That's my family!"

Prussia lifted his arm, but Wales clung tightly, and ended up suspended a foot off the ground with his legs kicking in the air. Was Prussia this strong? Or was he just so weakened now?

"Alright you little rugrat, alright!" red eyes glared at green. "If you have to know, it's your littlest, okay? England and Scotland are alright, Ireland's not really doing that hot but she ain't dead, but the youngest didn't have much Nation status to cling to anyway since he rejoined his sis-"

"Is he dead?" A horrible, cold feeling settled in Wales' stomach. "He can't be dead!"

The taller Nation finally shook him off his arm. "Would you give me a second? Geez. No he's not dead, dumbass, I wouldn't go pick him up if he was dead dead. Waste my fucking time when I have brats like you and the others to look after."

A tiny, relieved smile dawned on Wales' face. Prussia watched him calm down with raised eyebrows and an irritated set to his mouth. "Done? Good. Now get your scrawny ass through that door and keep an eye on the others while I sort this shit out, kay?"

"Fine." Wales replied, turning on his heel to go.

"Remember, don't go through the other doors!" Prussia called after him as he opened the door. "You'll feel the need to, I know, but don't do that shit, got it?"

The young boy looked behind him. "I think you're mistaking me for one of my idiot brothers." he said, and closed the door behind him.

Notes:
- Has this story suddenly got weird? Why yes, yes it has. Feel free to abandon ship.
- I swim in headcanon. It does wonders for my complexion.


Part 85

Date: 2010-09-17 10:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mapford77.livejournal.com


SFKFHLSADJFLSDFHJH

I.

KNEW.

IT.

ASDFHSFOKHH

YOU WERE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE ELSE!

JFALJKFLAFJLK

BUT, WHY DID T HAVE TO BE WALES!

AFHKHFLK;DJFO;LKFJOSH

T^T Wales come back to us!

GO TO THE RIGHT DOOR!

asfhlfhlskdhf;sakfh;SHJK

Anyway, so that's why Prussia still around! It makes much more sense now! :D And awww~ sweet moments with mama Britanna that's what you call her, right? I fail at remembering the ancients names that aren't Rome and Germania I like this head cannon of yours, I think I will be staying on ship! Can't wait til the next chapter! :D

Date: 2010-09-17 10:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mapford77.livejournal.com
Whoa, first commenter again! I think I'm getting a little bit too lucky or I'm just on the computer way too much.

Date: 2010-09-17 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
The oldest name for her in history is Britannica, by this Greek bloke, but the actual people there called her Ierna. ^^ She appears in a few of my Vincere series stories. (Easily findable from my fanfic index)

I'm glad you like it, I'm a bit nervous about steeping the story in this much headcanon >>;;

Date: 2010-09-17 10:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] millesettecento.livejournal.com
Oh my god, I think I'm gonna cry now. Or something like that.

Date: 2010-09-17 10:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
*hands you the tissues* This was kind of meant to be a hopeful chapter...

Date: 2010-09-17 10:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] millesettecento.livejournal.com
Oh, yes, I'm gonna cry because I was sure North was going to die xD

Date: 2010-09-17 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] verito-s.livejournal.com
I read the 83 chapters during the week and oooh
;__________; why did you kill Canada, and China, and now Wales (and Why I keep liking an OC character? D: I totally love him u__u)

Date: 2010-09-17 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
Because I'm mildly psychotic? And ahaha, Wales has a way of growing on people. Ew get it off get it off.

Welcome to the failboat, here, have a martini. *gives* ^^

Date: 2010-09-17 10:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darker-dreamer0.livejournal.com
That was AWESOME.

Date: 2010-09-17 10:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
OH GOOD /falls over in relief

Date: 2010-09-17 11:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ubermidget.livejournal.com
Ooh, I had a feeling that Wales was going to (kind of) die because of the last line from the previous chapter ("Wales knew no more"). *sob* Although the Welsh are brilliantly resilient, he IS going to come back isn't he?! I like how you explained why Prussia is still around and that's cool how he's like a sheperd, taking the countries to where they are supposed to be. I wonder if we'll get to see Canada here too? You haven't lost me, this is getting REALLY interesting now! :D

Date: 2010-09-18 12:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
If the Welsh can handle 600 years of oppression from the English, including having their flags confiscated and their language forbidden for a time, then I'm fairly sure they can pull through this. ^^ I really like theories about why Prussia's still hanging about my favourite one being this fill on the kink meme where he's become The Internet itself. I'm glad to keep entertaining!

Date: 2010-09-17 11:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aislingthegreat.livejournal.com
I can't believe I'm saying this but...that was a really nice chapter. How the hell do you do that?O.o

And I don't think you'll lose many readers. Shit's getting interesting and the ones who have been following this for a while will want to see how it ends.:D

Date: 2010-09-18 12:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
Idk. I magically turn this kind of weird stuff around on itself. XD

I hope not. I think I'm just getting needlessly paranoid. Keep your eyes peeled, this is getting close!

Date: 2010-09-17 11:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jesuisjpcherie.livejournal.com
Aww the part with his Mama was sweet and then China and awwwww *starry eyes*

I still think none of them will die, cos I'm hopeful like that~

"last time Greece ended up here it was a bitch to get him back and nearly caused an economic crisis.”"

That sentence. Right there. That made this chapter for me xD

Date: 2010-09-18 12:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
All the ancient Nations hanging out, chillin' etc. Like a retirement home or something /SHOT

Your hope fills me with sadistic glee my dear.

I enjoy this running gag about Greece too much.

Date: 2010-09-18 01:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oozaru-angel.livejournal.com
ARU

okay, shit got weird, but I forgive you for it. This is fun. XD w-wait, does this mean Canada chose not to go back?

Date: 2010-09-18 12:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
ARU NE?

O-oh good orz You'll see!

<3

Date: 2010-09-18 01:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] taudrey.livejournal.com
Wow! This was a beautiful chapter! And a refreshing breather from the action.

Where to begin? I figured it would be Wales that got it because he was too awesome for this world. *sniffs*

But that he gets to go on and the Welsh are keeping their identity is fantastic!

And on the other hand, that leaves England technically alone.

Prussia's situation is finally explained! Knew the guy was really a softy. Sticking around to keep an eye on his little bro. (Or is it Hungary?)

Oh! And I've been utterly philosophical over this whole dead-yet-not-dead thing. Greece hasn't shown up to help me out! The lazy ass. >.>

All-in-all, this chapter was bittersweet, but I'm putting it in the win category. :D

Re: <3

Date: 2010-09-18 12:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
After all the gun fights a stroll on a metaphysical plane of existence is nice, huh?

Well there was an awful lot of his land gone... >>;;

There is this massive stereotype about the stubbornness of the Welsh people, maybe because for years they've been under English rule but they still haven't lost their language or their culture. Iggy stop being a douche to your brothers.

Prussia refuses to admit he's a softy, he's just doing this for a job, that's all. A JOB. >>;;;

Maybe it only applies for Nations. ;^; He would have been helpful in my philosophy exam.

Bittersweet is how I roll. Glad you think it wins!

Date: 2010-09-18 04:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kisproductions.livejournal.com
/heart attack

Date: 2010-09-18 12:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
/REVIVES D:

LIIIIIVE DAMNIT LIIIIIVE

<3

Date: 2010-09-18 05:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emelethaine.livejournal.com
That was... -wibble- beautiful.

I think I just fell in love with your headcanon.
I have an unhealthy love for supernatural things like this (blame xxxHolic) so you can ignore me.

ONE MORE THING.

Date: 2010-09-18 06:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emelethaine.livejournal.com
NORTH.

HE (sorta) LIIIIIIIIIIIVES.

I see a running gag rearing its ridiculous head in this chapter

Re: ONE MORE THING.

Date: 2010-09-18 12:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
xxxHoLic is awesome akjdskghf but YUUUUKOOOOOOO ;A;

I'm so glad you like it! \o/ I was worrying about how it would go over...

NOOOOOOOOOORTH. o/

Lol I have too many running gags in this thing. Idk I just have an affection for them.

Date: 2010-09-18 08:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lovelylurker.livejournal.com
I swim in headcanon. It does wonders for my complexion.

Does that come in a bottle?

AAAAASKDHAKSHDKAHSD I knew it was Prussia. B| What with his pod people and now he's ordained by God to make pod people and shit. Well fuck. Did Canada even have someone to go with that he knew? Nice to know that China is deader than a doornail.

Date: 2010-09-18 12:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
Only £3500 from your local pharmacist's. Or free through home production.

ARE YOU HAPPY TO KNOW YOU WERE LIKE HALF RIGHT? HMM? Everyone knew it was Prussia I've been hinting for the past 40 chapters or something. I feel I should confirm that China is dead. D.E.D. He wanted to be, he didn't chose to turn around and come back, so he passed the power to Hong Kong.

Date: 2010-09-18 08:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] radwish.livejournal.com
I like weird headcanon :\
And this one is just AWESOME!!! Who knew Prussia was God's lackey 8D

So China and Britannica are in the same place... That just profess how old China is!

Date: 2010-09-18 12:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
Oh good /o/;;

I like the idea of Prussia kinda having this weird friendship-esque thing with a higher power, since he did start off as an order of nuns, and then a crusader for ages... Gilbert your catholic is showing

Well they're both dead, and that's the afterlife they're in.... Gege is so oooooold

Date: 2010-09-18 09:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nenamoo.livejournal.com
PRUSSIA IS DEATH FROM DISCWORLD! /shot

Okay, maybe not. But still, he's like, the Boat Man from Greek mythology! Charon! The Angel of Death! Someone who shifts souls to the other side! Now that I was no expecting... And who knew Death the boatman Prussia looked so sexy in black and white... Black Tie more often please Gilbert, there'll be nosebleeds all round.

China and Canada and Mama!Britannia. That was so sweet ;A; And that was clever how you did it; WE RECOGNISE THOSE VERBAL TICKS ANYWHERE >_>

You made my day.

You made me able to get up, get dressed and actually go to work, okay? That is how awesome this chapter is and you are: you revive horrendously sick people and actually make them smile.

Screw jumping this boat, I'm chaining myself Jack Sparrow Style to the mast. >3




Date: 2010-09-18 12:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellzabeth.livejournal.com
ONLY WITH SKIN AND RED EYES INSTEAD OF BLUE

Kind of like that, yeah, ferrying the lot of them back and forth, though they're in a field, not a river. Yay I'm still unpredictable sometimes /o/;;; Gilbert looks awesome in black and white, being albino and all, it makes his eyes stand out.

THEY'RE VERY CHARACTERISTIC OKAY. Lol how irritated would you be if it was just Rome copying China's aru? /SHOT I'm kidding it really is China.

YAY! GO NENA GO GO GO!

Date: 2010-09-18 12:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lagrimadecre.livejournal.com
adjgajdhgdg...wait what happened to canada then he chose not to go back? asdjgsdgbjhaioayrugbgbgnxvnbsdgjsdbg *sob*

Date: 2010-09-18 04:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tejab.livejournal.com
D'awwww, that was so sweet!

So China really is dead...and Canada too, right?

I wanna see what's in the other doors now...

Date: 2010-09-19 12:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kittiffy.livejournal.com
BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT. WALES. AND N. IRELAND. I SWEAR, YOU LIKE. NEARLY KILLED OFF TWO OF THE COOLEST UK SIBS. D;

But jumping boat now seems a little too late. D: And partially because I will cling to this until it ends. OH AND NOW. I WILL FRIEND YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE EPIC. :D

...Wait. This means. ...BAH THIS IS GOING TO ENNNNND. D: //CLINGCLINGCLING

brb. emoing. :D

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