2pAmerica's POV:
I sighed slightly and put the gun back in my pocket, smirking at Russia's lifeless form. I couldn't help but think how funny he looked lying on the floor, still tied to the chair, with blood pooling from his forehead and dotted across his face. It was good to kill again. Wiping a few of the specks of blood from my jacket, I tossed my gun to the side and left the room, telling myself to remember to clean it up later.

If Audrey had listened to me, she would be alerting the other Nations America was close to pf the predicament he was in while I went off to tell his states, namely Virginia. A shiver went down my spine and I rubbed the back of my neck uncomfortably, feeling as if I was being watched. Quickly entering my bathroom, I stood in front of the mirror and prepared to pass through it.

I caught a glance of my expression and grimaced. Scraggly, greasy auburn hair, my bones poking through and making my clothes hang off of me as if I were a skeleton, and blood splattered on my black leather jacket. Grabbing a pair of dark sunglasses from my jacket pocket, I put them on and threw my jacket to the side. I took a deep breath; I had a job to do, I couldn't let myself get distracted.

"Here goes nothing," I muttered under my breath, stepping through the mirror. I was enveloped in the silvery material and pushed through to the other side in a matter of seconds. I collapsed to my hands and knees against a blue tile floor, my wrist popping with a sickening crack. I winced and quickly got to my feet, rushing through Alfred's home.

"Hey, anybody here? I'm looking for Samuel!" I called, waiting for an answer. A small little girl with dark hair and slightly tanned skin peeked her head around the corner shyly, a can of spam clutched tightly in her small hand. I blinked before plastering a smile on my face and kneeling down in front of her.

"Hello. You're Hawaii, aren't you?" The small girl nodded and smiled, coming out from behind the wall to reveal her small white sundress and bracelets of flowers on her wrists. "Can you show me where your brother is? Virginia?" I asked. Hawaii's eyes widened slightly and she glanced around for a moment, pressing a finger to her lips.

"He isn't here right now. Don't let the others hear you; they don't know why he's gone," Hawaii whispered in a soft tone. I nodded quickly in agreement and she sighed with relief. She took my hand in hers and began to lead me further into the large house, glancing around to see if her other siblings were around.

"I will take you to Nick. He is Maryland. Even though he is not the oldest, he's the most resourceful. If you want to tell him something and keep it a secret, he will keep it. He's also really good at planning things," Hawaii said with a knowing smile. I gaped at her in surprise.

"How...How did you..." My voice trailed off and she let out a small giggle. "Just because I'm the youngest doesn't mean I'm not smart and can't read people. We 'Americans' have that one thing in common," Hawaii said indifferently, and I shrugged off my confusion. It made sense...

Hawaii stopped in front of a room with a old fashioned wood door, an out of place CAUTION sign hanging from the frame. Loud My Chemical Romance songs blared from inside and I resisted the urge to sing along. Hawaii knocked on it rapidly and the music was instantly shut off, the sound of someone cussing silently and shoving things around coming from inside. The door opened and a young man with dorky black glasses, green eyes, and brown hair styled in a quiff appeared. Hawaii said he was Maryland...Nick, was his name if I remembered correctly...

"Ali'ikai, I told you not to bother me!" Nick hissed, and I noticed for the first time that his eyes were blood shot and his face slightly wet. Hawaii, or Ali'ikai as I had just discovered, looked down at her feet guiltily and shrugged before pointing to me.

"He needs to talk to you. He says it's important," Ali'ikai insisted. Nick's expression hardened as soon as his eyes fell on me and he growled. "Get out. No 'Alfred imposters' here," he muttered, and I glared at him, offended.

"I'm no imposter. I'm here to help you, and Alfred too!" I snapped. Nick huffed and folded his arms across his chest, an eyebrow raised. He swallowed and gave me a once over before sighing and moving aside.

"I guess you can come in. Ali'ikai, go play with Patrick or check up on Porto Rico and D.C." Hawaii nodded and ran off, her bare feet scurrying against the tiled floors. Glancing at Maryland, I walked past him and entered his bedroom. My eyes widened in shock.

Computers lined the walls, all of them showing stats for different areas of the world. A desk covered with paperwork was also filled with phones and several tablets. Parts of unfinished devices laid willy-nilly on the ground, their gears scattered all across the floor. It looked more like a hybrid between a computer lab and a workshop than a bedroom.

"Do you like it? Alfred and I have been working on this for a while before he...you know," Nick said, both pride and slight bitterness mixed in his tone. I nodded and sat down on a clear patch of Nick's bed, feeling crowded and even a bit uneasy.

"Interesting. Anyways, I'm hear for something very important, and I need your help. I'm sure you are aware of how your younger brother Alaska died, yes?' I asked. Nick stiffened and looked away, closing his eyes and nodding. I bit my lip before continuing.

"Well, the same thing is going to happen to the rest of you, except for New York, New Jersey, Mississippi, and Texas if you can't find a way to stop Syria and Canada from finishing what they started. I've already taken care of Russia personally, but we have to do something," I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking. Nick's face paled and he stumbled, just barely managing to sit in the chair beside his desk.

"W-We're...We're going to die?!" Nick asked, his eyes wide in slight panicked. I quickly reached out a hand and rested it on his shoulder, looking him in the eye. "Hey, I need you to calm down, Nick. We need to do something, so you can't panic. Do you have any ideas?' I said in as peaceful of a voice as I could. Nick swallowed hard before turning to one of his computers, hurriedly typing away before a map of the world appeared.

"I can hack into each of their government systems so that I can track their movements against our country, which should correspond with the actions of both Canada and Syria. That's all I can really do right now. Maybe we could all go in to hiding, but...what about Alfred? He's vulnerable, and being in such a weak state, he's an easy target!" Nick exclaimed, and I could see him once again beginning to panic. I shook my head with a slight sad smile.

"He can't die. As long as his capital D.C. is alive, he'll be fine. D.C. represents his heart in his body, so there is no way for him to die." As soon as I finished explaining, a light over the U.S. began to blink on Maryland's screen. He quickly typed something and zeroed in on Dulles National Airport.
"Looks like there's been an unscheduled landing from Canada. It's a bunch of governmental officials and whatnot. Virginia told us that there was going to be some sort of meeting today," Nick murmured, and my breathing hitched. My hands shook as memories flashed before my eyes. Burning, screaming, gunshots... I quickly shook my head.

"It's not a meeting. It's a trap. We need to get to D.C. now."