Sheffield, Edinburgh and Akashi are hiding out in a flooded and ruined city on a slightly sunken isnd. Fog helps hide them as Zeros scout around the city.
A couple Zeros fly past the building Sheffield is in and she sighs in relief. She then peaks out of the tower and spots the Siren, Iron blood and Sakura Empire fleet surrounding the city.
She then jumps out of the tower and heads back towards Edinburgh and Akashi.
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The Bck Mental cube sits on a table, and Akashi taps it before swiftly pulling her arm away.
Akashi then leans in close to the cube. "Hmmm... This is a mystery. Are you sure you have no idea?"
"This is Sakura Empire's secret weapon, right?" Edinburgh asks.
Akashi turns to Edinburgh and waves an arm at her. "I'm just a repair ship. I don't know any details about this..." She looks back at the cube and she gets fshbacks to her encounter with Akagi, Kaga and Observer and her legs start shaking. "Who would've thought they got it secretly from the Sirens..."
Akashi falls to the ground with a scared look on her face. "This must be some seriously bad stuff. Does my Commander even know? I'm scared..." She covers her face and starts to cry.
Edinburgh just holds a try with three tea cups as she looks at Akashi in confusion.
Sheffield jumps into the room. "I have returned."
Edinburgh turns to Sheffield. "Welcome back. How was it?" The two maids walk towards each other.
"Scout pnes are patrolling." Sheffield grabs a tea cup. "They have clearly figured out that we are hiding on this isnd."
Both Edinburgh and Akashi let out whimpers as Sheffield drinks her tea.
"What should we do?" Edinburgh asks.
The three move over to a table, with Akashi sitting down.
"The base knows our situation." Sheffield informs as she sets up some snacks. "We should wait for a rescue. That said, I doubt that the Sakura Empire would sit idly by."
Edinburgh lets out a whimper, before eating a snack.
Akashi blows on her tea before drinking it. "Hot! Too hot!"
Edinburgh points at the Bck Cube. "Do you think they might let us go if we gave this back to them?
"Of course not." Sheffield replies.
Akashi panics. "If they catch me, they'll use me to make shamisen!"
Edinburgh and Akashi both begin to panic.
"Though I am sure, Alicorn is with the rescue party." Sheffield says and sips on her tea.
Akashi pales. "You mean the Aircraft carrier sub that's killed hundreds of humans, several Ship Girls and nearly blue up the Eagle Union capital?!" Sheffield nods. "WAAAAH! I heard she eats ships like me for breakfast!"
"She does no such thing. She's just a young girl who's been forced to do bad things." Sheffield stakes and Edinburgh nods.
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Alicorn throws her hand out and several jets take off and fly high up into the sky.
Enterprise sails beside the rge sub. Belfast is standing on Enterprise's deck. Laffey and Javelin are on her ship as well.
"Miss Alicorn?" Belchan and her team walk over to Alicorn. "Do you think big sis Edinburgh is okay?"
Alicorn nods. "She's a tough maid, so I'm sure she's alright."
"Yeah, your big sisters so cool!" Kalk fps her arms.
"Girl, she gets to transport gold around, I'm so jealous!" Echo states.
"I want some sweets~" Hobby drools a little.
Belchan grows worried. "She's... She's never been on a mission like this before, and now she's in danger." She feels a hand on her head and looks up to see Alicorn looking down at her.
"I promise that Edinburgh is alright." Alicorn says, and she gives the young ship a small soft smile. "I'll find her and Sheffield and protect them at all costs."
Belchan hugs Alicorn. "Thank you!"
Alicorn looks slightly uncomfortable, but a warm feeling raises in her chest.
Alicorn just huffs and looks to the main fleet, mainly towards several HO ships.
"Though, I wonder if it was wise to bring humans with us." Alicorn changes the subject, slightly moving Belchan off her.
"Commander Sicilia wanted all resources diverted to bring the ships and intel home." Echo informs. "Even Stait had the same though, so we're bringing as much firepower as we can!"
"I heard Major Leslie is on one of those ships." Kalk states. "I like her Western Scottish accent, but her yelling scares me."
"She scares Hobby as well." She says.
Echo shivers. "How can a human scare ship-girls?"
The three other members of Team Destroyers shiver.
"I like her." Alicorn states.
"Of course you would." Echo deadpans.
"Are you saying something?" Alicorn turns to Echo.
"N-N-No, not at all!" Echo waves her hands in fear.
Alicorn stares at Echo, before a small smirk forms on her face. "Heh."
Echo's face turns red. "You.... You.... You jerk! You scared me so badly!"
"Oh~ Alicorn smiled!" Kalk gasps.
"It's nice to see you smile, Miss Alicorn." Belchan smiles as well.
Alicorn huffs and stops smiling. "Why is everyone surprised when I smile?"
"Because you never do." Team Destroyers points out.
A robotic eagle screech is heard above them.
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A couple Zeros fly past a church tower, then the two maids peak out of a hole near the top.
Edinburgh panics as she sees the Siren fleet. But suddenly the Zeros turn around and head straight towards the tower. Edinburgh panics more.
Sheffield huffs and jumps out of the tower, summoning her guns and firing onto the pnes.
She takes out both Zeroes and nds on the roof of a building. Edinburgh and Askasi nds beside her.
"It seems like we've been found." Sheffield informs.
"Wh-What should we do?!" Edinburgh asks. "W-We have to get out of here!"
"But the isnd is surrounded!" Akashi reminds the scared maid.
Sheffield looks out to the blockade. "No, now is the best time to escape." She runs off and the other two follow her.
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Freya stands on the deck of HO Battleship. It being designed after Okhoma. Freya then brings up a pair of binocurs and looks out to the Siren and Red Axis fleet.
A smirk appears on her face as she looks to the communications officer beside her. "Give the order."
The officer nods and starts sending out a message through Morse code.
"The cannons are ready, ma'am!" A soldier shouts.
Freya smiles. "Fire."
All ten 14-inch four barrel turrets, fire at once. The rest of the HO ships and Azur Ships open fire onto the enemy fleet.
"Target their HO ships!" Freya orders.
"Yes, ma'am!" A soldier yells.
The ship shakes as its cannons fire once again. Then several enemy shells nd in the water beside Freya's ship.
"Yes, keep looking at us." Freya says as a shell flies back the control center, making several soldiers panic, yet not Freya.
The ship shakes again as it's cannons fire.
"Make sure they keep focus on us, we don't want them to find out our pn!" Freya orders.
"YES, MA'AM!" All sailors yell.
The ship shakes again as it's cannons fire.
Freya takes a deep breath. "I love the smell of gun powder in the morning."
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Alicorn, Belfast, Enterprise, Javelin, Laffey and Clevend sail towards the isnd, hiding under blue sheets.
Alicorn looks back to see Team Destroyers sailing towards the diversion fleet and firing onto the enemy fleet.
"It has begun." Belfast observes.
"We should hurry, too!" Clevend says.
"It's only a matter of time, before they find out what we're doing!" Alicorn points out. "If they haven't figured it out yet."
The ships sail into the isnd and lose their camoufge.
Suddenly shells nd in the water in front of the group.
"Not good." Clevend comments before jumping into the air. "What?!"
Suddenly Takao appears in the air above the group. She begins to engage.
Alicorn sails off.
"Alicorn?" Javelin calls out.
"We need to split up, cover more water!" Alicorn states.
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Freya grunts as her ships tilts to the side as several explosions go off around the ship.
"Status!" Freya yells out.
"Enemy pnes!" Someone yells.
"Focus on them first!"
"INCOMING!"
Freya looks out the window to see Several Zeros diving down towards her ship.
"Bastard!" Freya grumbles.
Suddenly the Zeros blow up and several jets fly past the ship.
"They're Alicorn!" Someone yells.
A soldier sighs in relief. "She's like a guardian angle."
"Heh." Freya chuckles. "I'll have to thank her when we get back to base."
"More enemy fighters inbound." Someone yells.
Freya sighs. "If they want a fight, then let's give them a fucking fight!"
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Prinz Eugen chuckles as she fires down onto Edinburgh and Sheffield. Landing several hits.
"Feuer!" Karlsruhe fires her cannons at the two mains, forcing them to jump back.
Z23 spots an opening on Sheffield. "There!"
Z23 fires several torpedoes at Sheffield and they hit their mark.
"Sheffy!" Edinburgh yells. Sheffield flies back and nds on the water. "Sheffy!"
Edinburgh sails forward and knees down to her friend.
Karlsruhe, K?ln, Z23 and Nürnberg surround the two maids.
"How's that?!" Karlsruhe shouts. "Our combination tactics are invincible!"
Edinburgh whines in fear as she holds her injured friend close. She looks around and notices that she's surrounded.
"Let's quickly end this." Nürnberg says.
Nearby Akashi pears out from her hiding spot. "This is bad..." She whispers. "I wonder if I can sneak away...?"
K?ln turns around and looks towards Akashi's hiding spot as said cat girl ducks back down.
Then Akashi lets out a meow, making K?ln walk in her direction.
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Alicorn swiftly sails through the isnd, her eyes glowing blue as she moves. She stops stays still for a few seconds, before she grits her teeth in anger. She growls and turns into a directions and speeds off as her eyes return to normal.
Her shark heads roar out as she goes.
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"Let's end this, shall we?" Prinz Eguen smugly ughs. "Nürnberg."
Nürnberg smiles and readies her sword. "My pleasure."
Edinburgh grows scared and yells out in fear.
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A static hum fills the air, before a loud bang echoes. Something hits Nürnberg, causing smoke surround her.
"Nürnberg!" Z23 calls out in worry, before her eyes widen in fear.
Karlsruhe takes a few steps back as her she grows scared. Prinz Eugen's eyes widen in shock.
The smoke clears and Nürnberg's eyes are wide as she coughs up a little bit of blood. She shakily looks down and sees a rge hole through her stomach.
Nürnberg looks up to Karlsruhe. "Karlsruhe?" She calls out in fear, before colpsing to the waters and sinking below them. Blood mixes into the water.
"I warned you Eugen." Alicorn's voice echoes through out the area.
Everyone looks towards the source in the fog and they see three sets of red eyes staring at them, and two glowing Siren Yellow eyes. She drags the tip of her sword across the water.
Alicorn walks out of the fog, her eyes glowing, and Midly's rail cannon aimed up. Everyone looks at her in fear, even Edinburgh.
"I told you I wouldn't be afraid to kill any ship that stands in my way." Alicorn gres at Eugen. "I wasn't lying."
Eugen starts to sweat as she stares down at Alicorn, fear running through the Iron Blood ship.
Alicorn gains a sadistic smirk and her eyes glow brightly. "What's wrong, Eugen? Scared?" Her voice turns robotic and she puts a hand on the side of her cheek. "You wanted to hurt my maids, and now you're scared to face the consequences."
Alicorn aims her Shark heads at each of the Iron Blood ships. Her rail weapons charge up.
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"Fire in the engine room!" Someone yells to Freya.
"Well, get someone on it!" Freya shouts.
Her ship has taken some damage as smoke rises out from a hole in the side of it.
"And keep those damn guns firing!" Freya orders. "I want these Sirens and Red Axis to fear the might of Battleship Wolf!"
The ship shakes as all its cannons fire again.
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Alicorn gres at the Iron Blood ships around her. "Victory is ours. Now leave, before I kill another one of you." Her voice returns to normal as her eyes stop glowing.
Eugen sweats, before smiling. "Heh, I'll kill you next time, Alicorn! Retreat!"
"What?!" Z23 yells. "S-She killed Nürnberg! We must avenge her."
"You are no match for her, so retreat. That's an order!" Egeun floats off, with Karlsruhe and K?ln following.
Z23 gres at Alicorn, before sailing off.
Alicorn sighs and her rails weapons die down and she walks over to Edinburgh and the passed out Sheffield.
Alicorn kneels down to the two. "Are you okay?" She holds a hand out, only for Edinburgh to get scared. Alicorn pulls her hand back. "I-I'm sorry for what I did, they were going to kill you two, so that was the best way I could prevent it."
"Y-You promise you won't hurt me or Sheffy?"
Alicorn grows confused. "No, what? I could never hurt my allies."
Edinburgh just nods and holds Sheffield out to Alicorn. Kevin picks up Sheffield and sets her on top of Midly and Righty.
"Let's head back to base." Alicorn says as she help Edinburgh up.
"W-W-Well, we did pick up someone."
"Who?"
"SHE'S GONNA EAT ME!!!!!" Akashi yells in the distance.
"Her." Edinburgh says.
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06-22-2023
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