AN: Fifth chapter WOOT! And first song parody, hope its not too disappointing XD Remember to rate and review, and that I don't own Hetalia or MLP FIM or Hetaoni. Yes, a bit more Hetaoni in this one, but not a lot.

Of course, by the time they had all been flown by royal carriage to the palace and were shown their rooms, it was very late indeed. The Mane 6 and Spike had stayed awake just long enough to watch Princess Luna to raise the moon, then they had promptly said goodnight and gone to bed. The moon raising was quite a sight for the countries, however they stayed up a bit later to chat a bit with Princess Luna. Eventually everypony had gone to bed, and there was complete silence in the palace. Everypony was sound asleep, except for one chestnut brown colt.

Italy lay in his bed, wide awake. He was dreading the next day, where he had to discuss that wretched mansion. He couldn't do it! He couldn't! He tossed and turned, but eventually, he decided that taking a walk around the statue garden might help him clear his mind a bit. He silently slid out of bed and trotted over to the window, opening it with barely a sound. As quiet as an owl, he jumped out of the window and flew down to the garden.

Up above on her balcony, Princess Luna was pacing back and forth. She was thinking about those new ponies and how they claimed to be representations of countries. In that case, did Equestria have a personification as well? Surely her sister had the same thoughts. Celestia will know what to do. She was about to turn around and head inside to talk to her sister when she saw a small shape fly into the statue garden. She knew just enough from the size and shape to recognize the pegasus as Italy.

What is he doing up so late? She thought, watching him carefully. She spread her night-blue wings and jumped from the balcony, following Italy like a shadow. Italy landed in the garden amongst all the statues. Luna did the same, hiding behind a giant statue of Starswirl the Bearded. Italy's hooves barely made a sound as he clopped around, looking up at the statues with an air of confidence. This surprised Luna greatly; when they had been introduced to each other, Italy had seemed like a timid but energetic pony who got scared very easily. This Italy didn't seem that way at all; just the opposite in fact.

Italy stopped, looking up at the statue of Discord. After a few moments of just staring, he snorted and walked away, towards another statue. It was as though Italy knew no fear. Italy cantered up to another statue; one of a magnificent alicorn colt with a flowing cape and sword, with golden armor covering his chest. With a jolt, Luna realized that the statue had two hair curls like Italy did. She heard Italy chuckle.

"It seems you were even popular here, grandpa." He said quietly. Luna looked back up at the statue from her hiding place. Romulus was his grandfather? She asked herself in awe. Italy stared up sadly at the statue of his grandpa. He never knew that Rome had traveled here as well, but the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

"Even here, I live in your shadow. Both Romano and I…doomed to carry out your legacy, grandpa. Everyone expects me to be as great as you, grandpa. I just can't, though. I'm not as bloodthirsty…they laugh at me. The grandson of the mighty Roman Empire…" Italy scoffed. Suddenly, he felt the urge to sing out his troubles. Bursting into song at random was a talent for the Italian.

Grandpa Rome: A parody of Daddy Discord

Key: Italicized text is Feli singing

Underlined is Grandpa Rome singing

Both is both of them singing at once

So there you are grandpa

A statue, oh so cold so dead

You used to rule the world

And then you went and lost your head

Now I must carry on

Conquering for you

'Cause you

Are the Roman Empire

And I

Am a piece of you

I miss you, grandpa

A red light started to shine above where the statue's heart was, and both Italy and Luna knew that Romulus was somehow talking to them through his stone prison.

Please, do not cry my dear

Your grandpa is still very here

And when I awaken

You can cloak the world in fear

Our joy will be their pain

As we conquer the world again

'Cause I

Am the Roman Empire

And you

Are a piece of me.

Remember that one time

I was trapped in that horrid game

In the mansion, I died

And things were never quite the same

That monster grew

And soon I went insane

And you

Are the Roman Empire

And I

Am a piece of you

That's my boy.

Oh grandson of mine

Without you, I would have been lost

You have kept my legacy

No matter what the tragic cost

Your broken twisted thoughts

Have given me a newfound strength

'Cause you

Are my grandson Feli

And I'm

Finally free!

The red, pulsating light dimmed, and Italy's eyes started to glow red. Luna stifled a gasp, and hastily flew away to her balcony. Italy…is he being possessed or something?! I have to tell Tia! These were the only thoughts that Luna had in mind as she thundered through the halls of the royal palace towards her sister's room, accidentally waking up everypony else. She burst through Celestia's bedroom door.

"Tia! It's awful!" Luna shouted, once she had skidded to a stop. Celestia looked up in alarm from the book she was reading on Equestria's history, wondering if it was possible for Equestria to have a personification.

"Calm down Luna. What's happened?" She asked in concern. The other ponies, countries included, had followed Luna inside, also curious about what was the matter.

"Italy…in the statue garden…" Luna breathed, her run catching up to her.

"What about Italy? Has something attacked him?" Celestia asked, eyes flaring. It was her duty to protect all ponies, guests included. Whatever hurt him had better be prepared. Luna shook her head.

"Something's happened to him! His eyes started glowing red and the key on his Cutie Mark got bigger, so now the food is in the background! He didn't even look like Italy anymore!" She cried, and Japan stiffened.

"No…" He whispered, and Celestia turned to him.

"Do you know what might have caused this?" She asked in a commanding tone.

"I have an idea, and we must pray that I am wrong." He said solemnly. "But we must help Italy now. There will be time for explanations later." He pointed out, and Celestia nodded. Celestia's horn started to glow, and in a flash of light, the group teleported into the statue garden.

"Italy!" Germany yelled, and everypony gasped, seeing what Italy had become in the few moments Luna left him alone. The once small pegasus was now the same size as Celestia, his once kind amber eyes now a luminescent, evil crimson color. His coat was a deep dark brown and his mane was black, so his only feature that stood out in the night was his eyes. Orange flames danced around his hooves, and an aura even stronger than Russia's overtook the ponies. When Italy smiled, his sharpened teeth gleamed in the dark.

"Miss me?" He laughed maliciously. Celestia spread her wings intimidatingly, hiding the terrified Mane 6 from view.

"Arthur…what is he?" Twilight asked England in a fearful whisper.

"That's what happens when a country's dark past catches up to them. Every personification has this dark side, or second person. For short, we just call them our 2p selves. 2p Italy must have shown up because the normal Italy was scared." England explained, eyes never leaving Italy.

"Why was he scared?" Twilight whispered back.

"He didn't want to discuss the matter of his Cutie Mark. His determination to repress those memories must have been what caused him to reveal his 2p self. He would rather fight than let us know about it." Japan murmured to her.

"Italy may seem like the weakest one of us, but in fact he is one of the strongest of all." Germany told the Mane 6. "It will be a very close match if he decides to fight your princess."

"Princess Celestia." England said, stepping forward. "We've dealt with him before, we know his weaknesses. I request that you allow us to fight him in your stead. You must protect your ponies, and we must help our friend. This would also be a perfect opportunity for us to demonstrate our skills." He smiled.

"Are you sure?" Celestia asked, concerned for her guests. America trotted up.

"No problem. You can jump in if it looks like we can't take him! The hero will handle him!" America boasted, and Celestia nodded, taking Luna and the Mane 6 over to a safe location to watch.

The ponies stared each other down, sizing the opponent up. Then, as if on unspoken agreement, they charged.

AN: Like a boss. 2p Italy in the house, people! Review and tell me what you liked! And remember, constructive criticism is welcome!