And so, here we go on a totally AU thing! All inspired by a strange dream involving cultist crow-worshippers and their conspiring bald leader... Don't look at me like that, I'm not crazy...

Basically, this will involve the nations, but they will be called by their human names, and given a human name if they don't already have one. Savvy?

I don't own Hetalia! end /AN/

Yong Soo could barely feel the sweat dripping down his back as he ran, trying desperately to escape the men behind him. He nearly slipped as he turned a corner, his foot sliding in the gravel. His thoughts were sporadic, and jumbled, messed up by the ice cold fear in his head.

Have to get away have to get away....

He stopped in horror as he discovered only a dirty, fast flowing canal ahead of him, and brick walls on either side. He turned, looking warily at the trio closing in on him triumphantly. The tallest one snorted."Relax. We will get the information out of you without killing you...."

He was elbowed coldly by the man on his right. "Do you honestly think he even understands what you're saying, moron? Everything he's said so far has been in Korean."

"You know what they say about foreigners. The harder you hit them, the more expansive their vocabulary," the woman next to him said in a distant, icy tone. Yong Soo looked between the three of them, easily realising there would be no rescue. He slowly edged backwards, which caused the tallest man to chuckle.

"There's no escape. Now, give up quietly or we will be forced to maim you." Yong Soo looked from the sneering face of the tall man, to the detached face of the girl, and then to the smirking face of the other man. Then, something seemed to click, as his eyes hardened. He turned around, and dashed towards the dead end.

The girl's eyes flashed as she realised belatedly what he was about to do. "Stop him, he'll jump!" The other two started, having been watching dumbly for those few seconds. That was all it took, and as they dashed forward, Yong Soo turned, back to the canal. "I speak English." He informed them, and then flung himself into the swirling filthy waters below.

The two stood at the edge, while the girl stalked up behind them. "Well, I suppose it is too late to dive in after him now, isn't it?" Her condescending tone made both men flinch and back away from the edge quickly. "Well, what'd you expect us to do, Natalia? There's no way he'll survive that, it's too polluted and fast, especially for someone as exhausted as he is..."

The platinum blonde sighed. "The boss won't be happy." That simple statement was enough to make both men shudder. Her eyes snapped over at them coldly. "Beniamin, Krasimir, it is time for us to depart. It shall be up to you to give the boss the bad news."

Neither looked happy at this prospect, and headed back for their black SUV. Natalia stayed a moment, looking over the edge of the embankment. She shook her head dismissively. The Korean could not survive such a swim, so even if they did not get the information out of him, at least he would trouble them no more.

* * *

It had been a relatively quiet day for the Englishman, until Brigid came bursting in with news. "Yong Soo's gone completely off the grid! No trace, nowhere!" Arthur groaned, but sat up straight quickly, eyes sharp. "Where was he last?" Brigid shrugged. "No one knows for sure, though some of my sources say he was in Italy."

"Italy! His mission was in Switzerland, for pete's sake! The guy is not so directionally challenged he'd go to Italy instead, your sources are dubious at best, as usual," Arthur smugly told the brunette, who glared at him.

"Well, they're way more trustworthy than yours will ever be..." Arthur smoldered, but shook his head at Brigid. "Not important right now. We'll need to send out a team to find out what happened to him, since he was supposed to be spying on the reds. He might have learned something important and gotten himself caught..."

"Don't worry, I'll get some of our best on it. Alfred just returned from a mission in the Netherlands, so he's ready. Kiku hasn't had any missions in some time, but he knows Yong Soo personally, so he's ideal for this mission as well. Lovino and Feliciano are our Italian agents, so we should set them on it too. Roderich, Ludwig, and Belle are available as well. Shall I let them know they have a mission?" Brigid had flipped through the various files with speed that never ceased to amaze Arthur. He nodded seriously.

This could end up being very important, hence the number of agents.

* * *

A phone rang in the airy house. A blonde young man entered the room, calling back to the people outside that he had to take the call and he'd be back out in a minute. "Hallo?"

"Alfred. It's Brigid. I'm afraid you'll have to cut your break short. An urgent mission has come up, and we need you here within the hour. You will recieve more details upon arrival. Goodbye." Alfred stared at the phone blankly, then sighed. As much as he loved being a hero, some days he just wished he could get a break from the job. He turned back and headed out, telling everyone that regrettably circumstances beyond his control meant he had to leave for while again. He promised to be back, though.

* * *

As Alfred walked into the room, he could see most of the other agents had probably already arrived. He grinned at the Italian brothers. "Lovino! Feliciano! How've you been?" Lovino sullenly muttered something about getting shot, while Feliciano grinned back. "Hi Alfred! We're doing great! I wonder what our mission is about, though..." He seemed to start staring off into space then, so Alfred redirected his attention to Ludwig.

"So, how've things been for you? I heard about your run-in with the Moldovan red... Is it really true that he was trying to blow up your hotel?" Ludwig looked back seriously at him. "Of course. Did you think I would lie?"

Alfred got flustered. "No, that's not what I meant, I just wanted to hear the nitty gritty details!" A sudden clearing of a throat caused them all to go silent, and all gazes were directed towards Arthur, who had entered the room with Brigid at his side.

"Men, we have a problem. Most of you are familiar with Yong Soo. He was on a mission to spy on the reds and get us valuable information. He has gone completely missing. Your mission is to find him, and hopefully recover the information he obtained. Any questions?" Feliciano had raised his hand. "Why'd you call us men when Belle's a girl?"

"Any serious questions?" Arthur said, sounding more than a little annoyed. Roderich, looking down his nose at Kiku, raised an eyebrow. "Why is Kiku Honda here? Didn't he just get suspended for shooting one of our own agents?" Kiku's head dipped in shame. Arthur sighed.

"He knows the missing agent better than any of you do, therefore he might know where Yong Soo would hide if he had to. Now, you need to get going!" Arthur stood up straight, gesturing towards the garage as he finished his group headed out for the garage, getting into the spacious SUV. Alfred could see Roderich still glancing back suspiciously at Kiku, and Belle and Feliciano had already struck up a friendly conversation while Lovino glared at Ludwig. He couldn't help but sigh. This was going to be long mission....

/AN/ I'm up late because I can't sleep. My stomach hurts and I can't shake the notion I'll die if I sleep, so here I am! I'm going to be such a brat by tommorrow....