Reopen the Golden Gates

Festival & Mermaids

The nations arrived the night of the festival. They slept most the day before being awoken by the American Guard. Which was a new thing to the nations.

    "Where are we going exactly?" England asked the guard.
"Mr Rogers wants you to meet him at the festival," the guard said stiffly. First off, who the hell was Rogers?

There were murmurs about the festival, as they got onto the bus. It was a comfortable one mind you.  They arrived to the large area and loaded off, Finland cept a firm grip on Sealand as the fort gasped and looked around. Ladonia was mostly asleep as Sweden carried him. . There where soft lights around the railings keeping the wandering children in the area. The lights where soft and the booths all had a theme.

"Hey Guys!" A familiar voice yelled, they looked around to see Alfred running over. They didn't even notice the group he left. Matthew nearly tackled over Alfred the moment he realized who Alfred was.
"Woah, no need to topple me over!" Alfred laughed and wrapped his arms around his brother.

"Alfred, ma chérie, what is this festival?" France asked patting the American on the head, an old habit from before Alfred was even two feet tall.
"Yeah, it feels like I've been hit in the face with nostalgia" Mathias laughed.
"Maybe you have old man!" Greenland shouted as he ran over. He wore something reminiscent of the viking era, but with a few mermaid decals. "Hey!" Mathias gasped offe"Alfred go get dressed, I'll explain." Nanook said pushing Alfred off into the direction he was needed.
"Alright, Alright" Alfred sighed walking off after prying off Matthew.
    "I'm Nanook aka Greenland. And umm, about the festival, I just had it explained to be about 20 minutes ago so yeah. Basically it's a themed event that lets people have fun. Theme is vikings but more mythical. I think. I just got here." Nanook shrugged, "Look around I guess, Alfred has some clothes for me so I'll see you around. There's a mermaid around here somewhere" With that Nanook ran off.

"Mermaid?" Mathias whipped around to look at Berwald. The swedish man sighed and nodded but grabbed Mathias by his coat. They began to walk around and Mathias was kept from running off to find a mermaid. Sealand and Mathias both saw her, long black hair in a beautifully decorated and raised tank.

Both Peter and Mathias ran over to the tank, Berwald and Timo not far behind with Lukas and Emil lagging behind. Emil poorly hid his excitement.

The mermaid had a reflective silver and white tail and long black hair. Her eyes a storming grey but still seemed to be inviting. A white tank top is what resembled what the girl was wearing but it was far more dectritive then what Mathias ever remember seeing. There were a few others in the tank, but they were on a boat. Both dressed warm and in cozy jackets. There was ice floating in the tank, Mathias was concerned. Peter pressed up against the glass and the mermaid came around to greet the island fort.

She blew a bubble kiss against the glass making Peter jump back and laugh. She broke the water's surface and pulled herself up onto an ice chunk. She smiled and waved at the children. She kept a calm and cheerful smile, until a beach ball landed in her pool. She gasped and looked around with a glare. Her stare landed on another mermaid.

Dark brown hair and tan skin. Her hair tied into a tight braid with pearls and shells tied into her hair. Her top was a bright red and her tail was similar to that of a tropical fish. She gave a cheeky smile to the ice mermaid. The tropical mermaid was surrounded by sand and a heat lamp above her.

The ice mermaid grabbed the ball and slammed it with her tail, launching it into the sky. The ice mermaid stuck out her tongue but dived into the water and disappeared around some rocks. Mathias and Peter were ecstatic at the factor of two mermaids. Peter ran over to the warm mermaid.

As Peter came up to the tank with Mathias on his heels the Mermaid leaned over the tank wall. She handed a shell to the island fort, it was beautifully decorated with bright paints and shimmering edges.

"Wow! Thanks!" Peter chirped.
"Noʻu ka hauʻoli" She smiled, she handed another to Denmark.
"Eia kahi makana mai ka coral." She smiled. Mathias had no idea what the hell the girl said but the shell was definitely made with him in mind. His flag was hidden within the coral. "Let me see yours" He shifted Peter's to see that Peter's had his fort peeking out of the water.

"That's awesome! How did you know I'm danish?" He asked the mermaid who still was out of the water and resting her head on her crossed arms.
"ʻAʻole ke kamaʻilio kai ke kai" The mermaid smiled and winked but once she saw the others approached she swam down to grab a bag. She swam back over and pulled herself onto a small raft she pulled over.

They realized that the mermaid had immaculate makeup and an incredibly decorated top. She had multiple necklaces and flowers that clung to her hair. She gave a kind smile and gave the shells to the nations as they came around.

The nations examined their shells. Each uniquely painted and depicting their flags in an increasingly hidden ways.

"These are incredible," Timo said quietly as he tucked away his and Ladonia's in his bag.
Ivan looked over his own shell, tracing the raised petals of the painted sunflowers.
"Let me see," Yao said trying to see Russia's shell, not able to see due to his height. Ivan proudly showed the shell to him a childish smile on his face.

"Is there anywhere we can eat?" Arthur asked the mermaid. She nodded and grabbed a map in the style of a pirate one, worn and used. She tapped where they where now then trailed her finger down the road and tapped the food court.
"Oh, Thank you cher" Francis smiled, "Is it better then an english man's cooking?" he asked. The mermaid laughed and nodded with a smile.

They headed over to the food court but Mathias went back over the ice mermaid. He snuck around back to see the mermaid leaning against a pillow playing on something he didn't recognize. Storm grey eyes locked onto him.

"Hej! Uh, I wanted to ask if you were ok with the cold water and ice?" Denmark asked, he knew the mermaid was likely a human in a costume.
"Hey, I'm fine. I'm from Alaska, the water is just right for a mermaid like myself." She spoke with a noticeably different accent then Alfred.
"You're a real mermaid?" Mathias asked now much more intrigued.
"Of Course, why would I be in the water if I wasn't? I have another show to do. I hope you enjoy the shell my sister gave to you." With that she dove under the water and disappeared.

He didn't question the mermaid but ran around to the front to see her doing a show and talking to the kids and that the tropical mermaid was gone. They likely switch out so they can get breaks from people. He figured they where like Lukas, they could only handle people so long before they wanted to just talk to their fish friends.

"Mathias!" Lukas yelled, he'd come back to find, in his own words, 'That stupid dane'. Denmark ran over to him and was dragged back to the group by his sleeve, due to the factor he had no tie. If he had on a tie he would definitely would have been dragged back by his tie.

Key:

Country Names:
Greenland - Nanook
West USA - Alfred
England - Arthur
Canada - Matthew
France - Francis
Russia - Ivan
Norway - Lukas
Denmark - Mathias
Iceland - Emil
Sweden - Berwald
Finland - Timo
Sealand - Peter
Ladonia - Shawn
China - Yao
Japan - Kiku
Germany - Ludwig
Prussia - Gilbert
North Italy - Feliciano
South Italy - Lovino
Spain - Antonio

Hawaiian
Noʻu ka hauʻoli - Your welcome
Eia kahi makana mai ka coral - Here's a gift from the coral
ʻAʻole ke kamaʻilio kai ke kai - The sea is not talking

French
mon chéri ma chérie - Honey
Cher - Dear

Danish
Hej - Hey

Can you guess who the two mermaids are?
Hint: they are ocs