Nightmare
Beatrice's P.o.V

I opened my eyes to be greeted with a blurry image. It looked like I was in a darkly lit room with some of the things sparkling almost unnaturally.
- Are you even sure that it's her? The one master was talking about?- A male voice said. Is that a russian accent that I hear? Russia? And "master"? What?
- I believe so... I mean, it should be her.- Another male voice asked, this time laced with a british accent. My vision corrected and I saw two figures above me. On my left I saw Russia and on my right was a cloaked figure. I look at Russia.
- Russia, what's going on? What happened?- I ask as I sit up. I look at him again, this time with confusion.
- Speaking of, how did you get here? I'm in a different world.- I tell them. Russia looks at the cloacked figure and then looks back at me.
- I believe that you are mistaken. My name is not Russia, it's- He said before I interrupted him.
- -Devil?- I say. He looks pleasently surprised and nods. I look over at the other figure.
- You must be Magician, then. Pleasure.- I say as I stretch out my hand for him to shake. Oddly enough he takes my hand and kisses it.
- The pleasure is all mine, love.- he says afterwards. I could see Devil rolling his eyes. Thank pasta Judgement wasn't there. I then heard some rustleing outside the window. I could clearly feel Devil's and Magician's fear in the area.
- Sh-she's here!- Magician whispered. I looked at him with confusion.
- Who's here?- I ask.
- Take her somewhere safe and hide!- Magician whispered to Devil. He nodded.
- Wait, hold up, where is going on?- I ask right before being picked up by Devil. Said arcana burst into the hallway and started to sprint. I could see black liquid comming out of the windows and the doors. No, it was thicker than liquid. It looked and acted more like blood. I was already creeped out! Then I started to see figures appearing. They were all eyeless with the black blood comming out of them. Some even had missing body parts. Like a man without both of his arms, a little girl without legs crawling towards us (She looked oddly familiar...) and a younger looking girl with half of her head chopped off (Again, looking quite familiair). What I noticed, is that the majority of the scenery is in black and white. I could hear thunder rumbling outside the window, making me even more scared. All of a sudden black hands started to stick out from the walls and paintings.
- Kyaaa!- I yelped when one of them almost snatched me and I curled up closer to Devil, starting to cry a little from the absolute horror. After what felt like eternity we reached a door and Devil opened it. Once we were in he put me down and locked the door. He leaned against it as I heard banging. I slowly start to back away. I then trip backwards and fall on my back. I look up and see a couple of figures around me. My tears started to fall faster in fear.
- No need to fear us, child.- A voice said. It sounded familiar, yet it felt off. Someone lit a candle, making the room seem less ominous and less scary. I look around and see five other figures standing around me. I saw ,what appeared to be, Poland in his old clothes holding a crimson candle. If I remember correctly, that's Priestess. Then I see Finland in his Santa outfit curled up in a corner with a slightly creepy doll in his arms. That's Chariot. I then saw Korea looking really nervous. That's Moon. I then looked at the wall to my right and saw China in his traditional clothes. He was hanging upside down. That's obviously Hanged Man. My eyes then fall on a familiair lantern In front of me. It was a pale yellow and it had an eye on it. I looked higher and saw a familiair pale yellow sleeve. My eyes travel higher up to meet with those familiar chocolate brown eyes. My own icy blue orbs widened in shock. No way.... I slowly stand up and stare at him with disbelief.
- Are you arright?- He asks. I slowly walked in front of him.
- Hermit...?- I ask him. He nodds.
- Yes, that's my name.- He says with his tilted to the side. Tears started to well up in my eyes as I hugged him. I felt him tense up but relax after a bit and wrap his arms around my frame. After what happened in Dreamtalia I just....... I needed to hug him, okay?! He's the precious one! Anyways, I detached myself from him and wiped away my tears.
- Sorry about that. But I heard about you..... About how lonely you are.- I tell him. He seemed surprised, but.... happy.
- You.... cared about me?- He asks me.
- Yea, and I still care.- I tell him. Then he did something that I thought I would never see. Hermit smiled. A genuine, beautiful smile. And I couldn't help but smile too. It almost made me forget about where we were. I would have, if it wasn't for Devil stepping in.
- She can't be asleep.- He said.
- Why not, aru?- Hanged Man asked.
- She can sense her. She's after her.- Devil explains.
- Okay, who in the world is this "she"?- I ask.
- The Shadow Queen.- Moon replied. I look at him with wide eyes.
- You mean, her?!- I ask him. He nodded. I start to pace around the room.
- Well, that's just great!- I say with sarcasm. I then stop in the middle of my tracks.
- Wait, where's Magician?!- I ask. Devil's eyes widen as he starts to look around.
- That idiot! He can't fight the Queen!- He said with anger. He started to walk towards the door, but I grabbed his sleeve just in time.
- Wait! You're not going anywhere! That's an order from Fool!- I say. He looks at me and sighs.
- You're right.- He says. I then let go of his sleeve. I then wrap my arms around myself.
- I need to wake up. If she's after me, then you're all in danger. I can already see that a lot of the others are missing. She got them, didn't she?- I ask them. They all nod.
- Someone, pinch me.- I say. I hear Priestess put down her candle that she was holding and pinched me. I opened my eyes but I was still in the dark room.
- Huh? That's odd. I felt the pain but I'm still here....- I say.
- A simple pinch won't do it, young Fool.- Priestess pointed out.- You need to consentrate on waking up.
- Wha? Since when?- I ask.
- Since the beggining.
- Whatever. Okay, I'll try.- I say before sqeezing my eyes shut.

~Meanwhile at the same time in the other side of the house~

Magician's P.o.V

I looked at the window with fright in my eyes. A milisecond after Devil left with Fool I saw two eyes outside my winidow. Just then, lightning struck and I saw a figure of a girl around 7 years of age. It's her! The Queen! I quickly stand up and run.
- Get to the hiding spot, get to the hiding spot, get to the hiding spot!- I kept repeating in my brain. Then I hear a sinister song being sung, the haunting melody echoing throughout the corridor.

Ding dong,
I know you can hear me.
Open up the door~!
I only want to play a little~!

Ding dong,
You can't keep me waiting.
It's already too late
For you to try to run away.

I see you through the window.
Our eyes are locked together.
I can sense your horror,
Though I'd like to see it closer.

Then I turned around and saw a girl with pale skin, straight, brown locks of hair and jade eyes. She wore a black dress and white socks. She grinned as she slowly walked towards me. My eyes widened and I started to run faster.

Ding dong,
Here I come to find you.
Hurry up and run.
Let's play a little game and have fun.

Ding dong,
Where is it you've gone to?
Do you think you've won?
Our game of hide and seek has just begun!

I hear your footsteps,
Thumping loudly through the hallways
I can hear your sharp breaths.
You're not very good at hiding~!

I finally ran into the hiding room. Ironically, it was my bedroom. I looked around, trying to remember where the bottle of salt water was hidden*. I then remembered. The closet! I heard the melody comming after me. I quickly open the door of the closet and close them quietly.

Just wait, you can't hide from me. (I'm comming~!)
Just wait, you can't hide from me. (I'm comming~!)
Just wait, you can't hide from me. (I'm comming~!)
Just wait, you can't hide from me.

I then heard two knocks on my bedroom door and my breath hitched in my throat. The Queen continued to sing.

Knock knock,
I am at your door now.
I am comming in,
No need for me to ask permission~.

I then hear the door creak and footsteps. She stopped in the middle of the room. I saw where she was through the crack in the closet. Instead of her vessel's jade colored eyes, they were red and black. She looked around with an innocent grin on her face as she continued to sing.

Knock knock,
I'm inside your room now.
Where is it you've hid~?
Our game of hide and seek's about to end~!

I am comming closer.
Looking underneath your bed, but
You're not here. I wonder,
Could you be inside the closet?

I quickly looked for the bottle of salt water. I looked as quietly, but also as quickly as I could. Once I heard the final line, my heart stopped beating. No! She knew of the hiding spot! I then heard the doors of the closet opening. On the other side was the Queen with a innocently cruel smile on her face. She lifted her hand and I felt like I was in a chokehold. She lifted me and pinned me against the opposite wall. I looked and she had the bottle of the salt water in her hand. She knew of this! It was a trap! But now it's too late to escape.

Ding dong,
I have found you.

Ding dong,
You were hiding here. (Now you're it~!)
Ding dong,
Finally found you, dear. (Now you're it~!)

Ding dong,
Looks like I have won. (Now you're it~!)
Ding dong,
Pay the consiquence.

I was pinned to the cieling as I felt my insides being teared apart. I screamed at the top of my lungs, begging for someone, anyone, to come and help me. I was an absolute fool for not going with Devil and Fool. After a while my body started to give up. I could feel my life being drained from me as I heard the final words being whispered by the Shadow Queen.

Ding dong,
Looks like I have won. (Now you're it~!)
Ding dong,
Pay the consiquence.

I paid the consiquence of playing the Hide and Seek alone game*.

Beatrice's P.o.V

I yelped and quickly sat up. My eyes were wide and I was sweating and crying a lot.
- You're finally awake. I was worried that the Fauchereve has got you under it's spell again.- A british voice said.
- Magician?!- I yelled. Once I stopped looking around I noticed that it was England, not Magician.
- What do you mean, love?- he asked me as he walked over and checked my temperature. I looked at him with a dissapointed look.
- No, I'm fine. The dream world, however....- I look down with a worried expression.
- Hm? What about it?- He asks me.
- It's dying. I didn't see Reve and I only saw a few of the arcanas alive.- I told him.- I was told that the Shadow Queen was there.
- The Shadow Queen?!- I hear a girl's voice. I look to my doorway and see Grace standing there with shock in her face. I nod.
- Yea. Magician told Devil to take me somewhere safe and to hide. So he did. It was more like a nightmare than a dream.- I told them. I look over and see a familiair card back. It looked like a black and white mask on a weird backround. I reached over and took it. I really didn't want to turn the card over. I gulped and did so ayways. I was right. On the other side there stood Magician with a ball of magic in front of him. On the bottom was the number "1" in roman numberals. No..... if I remember correctly, an arcana becomes a card when it's defeated... That means.... I look over to my side, and I saw a small tarot card deck. I reach over and look at them. 6 arcanas were missing. Priestess, Hanged Man, Hermit, Devil, Moon and Fool. The remaining arcanas. No wait, correction, 7 were missing. I didn't see Jester either. So, Reve must still be alive, if I am correct.
- Tarot cards? When did you get them?- England asked me, curious.
- That's the thing, I didn't.- I say and look back at the cards laid out in front of me.- But, I'm a "host", so I suppose I get them.
- So, what are they? Arcanas, I mean- Grace asked.
- Arcanas are..... personifications, for lack of a better word. They each represent something. For example, the Lovers arcana.- I pick said card up. - In tarot readings, the Lovers Arcana initially represented two paths life could lead to, and thus a symbol of standing at a crossroad and needing to make a decision. Today, however, it is portrayed more of a symbol of love and romantic relationships, although it can also be a symbol of finding agreement with an ordinary friend or even two conflicting elements within.
- You sounded like a robot when you said that.- England commented.
- Well, I read through one website a billion times about the cards, so I know it like the back of my hand.- I explain. England nodded his head.
- How many arcanas are out there?- Grace asked me.
- Around 27 or so. Including the 4 minor arcanas.- I say. The 13 year old red head looked at the cards. She looked back at me and said:
- There are only 20 here.- Grace pointed out.
- That's because these cards only appear when the arcanas are defeated. There are still 7 survivors.- I say.
- Finally! You're avake!- I hear that familiair voice. I look over and see Prussia standing in the doorway.- I thought you vere dead for a vhile.
Gilbird flew into my room and perched on my shoulder. I smiled and scratched his precious little head.
- Vould you look at zhat! You're avesome enough for Gilbird to perch on you!- Prussia yelled and then laughed his famous snake-like laugh. After a little while of Prussia laughing Japan walked over.
- We berieve that we have found the other ninjas. Incruding the 2P's and the Queen.- Japan informed. I nodded.
- We'll be right there.- I say. Japan nodded and walked back. Prussia looked back at me.
- You've missed a LOT when you vere asleep.- He pointed out.
- What time is it anyway?- I ask.
- 4 in the evening.- Prussia said.
- Wow, now I have a new record for "latest time to wake up at".- I say. Prussia kesese'd and walked off. I turned to England.
- Speaking of waking up late, what DID I miss?- I ask him.
- Well, it looks like that Axis including Prussia have gotten some..... intresting powers. Ula has them too.- He said. I got out of my bed and stretched.
- Like what?- I ask.
- Well, Japan can use ice magic, Germany can can control the earth, Prussia can use fire magic, Veneciano can summon and use electricity and ,finally, Ula can control wind.- England explains.
- The four main elements and wind, in other words.- I say. England nods.
- Yes, exactly.- He responds. I look over at Grace and notice her staring at England.
- Grace, is everything alright?- I ask her. Said ninja snapped out of it.
- Sorry, It's just that..... Nevermind. It's nothing.- She said. Odd, but okay. I hope that everyone's fine.....

Audra's P.o.V

I cleaned and sharpened my katana while Italy was playing with her knives. We were assigned to watch over the big guy, Haku I think. He's a river spirit, from what I've heard. Right now he was asleep with a silver muzzle. For a river spirit, it was surprisingly easy to catch him. Along with his little whore. Speaking of, she was trying to help him.
- It's no use, woman. He ain't waking up.- I say not taking my eyes off my katana.
- He will! Why should I trust you?!- She says. I roll my crimson eyes.
- Whatever....- I respond. Since we've started to work with the Shadow Queen, things have turned out quite intresting. Of example, we kidnapped a LOT of people including a river spirit in ONE NIGHT! Now, that was amazing. Heck, we not only caught a river spirit, we caught a FAUCHEREVE! Ok, this is getting amazing real quick! Suddenly the doors opened to reveal a woman with white hair and a yellow and white gown. Her name's Leiko. She was the opposite of this Yukkiko chick. Behind her was a girl with reddish-black hair and lavender eyes. Her name's Jane. She the opposite of Jordan, I think.
- It's our turn. You're free now.- Leiko said. I sighed and stood up. Italy did the same thing.
- Come on. Let's-a go.- Italy said as she started to walk off. I followed her, flashing Leiko and Jane a little salute with two of my fingers. Once we got the the main part of the castle, we were greeted with the Queen sitting at her throne. At the time, she was possessing a girl named Ayame. She was Haku's and his whore's offspring. AKA their kid. It was hilarious to see their reaction! Fucking priceless! Ahem, anyway, she turned to us.
- You're here. Perfect.- She said. To a normal person, her way of speaking would make chills go up your spine. But me? Nope. It's actually pretty cool. I dig it.
- What do-a you mean?- Italy pointed out.
- The little rascals are after us. It seems like you're not the only one with elemental powers.- She responded. Italy tsk'd.
- Really? Fucking perfect.- She says. The Queen chuckles.
- Do not fret, they're useless against you.- She said. Heh, that's intresting.
- So what do we do?- Kuro-kun asked.
- We fight. Be warned, however. One of them is extremely powerful. If his power is awakened, we are all , as you say, skrewed.- She said. I chuckled for a milisecond. It's kinda funny to see such a proper person use words like "skrewed".
- So how do we prevent his powers from awakening?- I ask.
- We don't. But we can prolong the process.- She says.
- Kitaip sakant, mes trauksim gumą*...- I whisper under my breath.
- Well, we've got to fight them one day, why not get ready?- I say as I walk farther from Italy and swing my sword a few times. The Queen looked at me and smiled.
- Wise choice, child. All of you, be prepared to fight your 1P's. That battle will be the most important.
And so, we all nodded and walked to the training room. You know what? I'm excited for this. I can't wait to win and to rule this land along with my allies. This is going to be a lot of fun~.