(Amine Arc START!)

  December 7, 1941

  "War." Enterprise narrates. "Yes, war never changes, in any era."

  An Eagle soars through the sky and screeches. A second Robotic Eagle flies in beside it and they twirl around each other.

  "The age of discovery. Humanity sets sail into the oceans with adventure in their hearts. But soon, those hearts were filled by a different desire, to conquer the seas. However, the true enemy appeared from outside the world.

  The Sirens. With their vastly superior technologies, the Sirens easily pushed humanity out of the oceans. There was no longer any pce in the seas for mankind. To counter this unprecedented threat, humanity organized a global alliance named Azur Lane.

  Together, they fought valiantly against the Sirens. Central to the formation of this gran alliance were the four major camps... Eagle Union, Royal Navy, Iron Blood, and Sakura Empire.

  These four countries, plus several smaller continues, came together and worked on a project named, Alicorn. Alicorn was an advanced submarine carrier that was built using Siren technology from the top 100 of the smartest people in the world.

  It was going well for many years, until her Siren programming took over and she rebelled against her creators. Killing everyone on base, she escaped and disappeared. Only resurfaced with a new pne a couple years ter. She pnned on killing a million humans in the capital of the Eagle Union.

  With the help of the Royal Navy I managed to take her down and bring her in. She then spent the next year working on her redemption, a very hard fought redemption she's heard.

  With our desperate struggles, Azur ne has finally repelled the Siren onsught. Time passed..."

  Enterprise stands on the side of her ship as a couple SBD Dougss' fly overhead.

  Floating in waters that are adjacent to the Eagle Union homend is Enterprise, with a rge submarine bck submarine next to her.

  Vestal walks up behind Enterprise. "All ready to depart?" She asks. "This could be a major battle. Please be careful."

  Enterprise holds her arm out and her Eagle nds on it. She continues to narrate. "There is only one thing we must learn from history. War never changes, regardless of ear."

  On the sub next to Enterprise, Alicorn, wearing her military coat with an American Fg armband on the left arm and a yellow rose on her right chest. A tiara rests on top of her head.

  Her ash blonde hair flows in the wind as she coat fps a few times. A scar runs through her left eyebrow.

  Alicorn's Siren yellow eyes stare up to the blue sky. "Does the color of the sky mean anything special to you?" She narrates. "It does to me. A hell of a lot. When I close my eyes, the sky in my dreams... is a deep, dark blue."

  Alicorn's robotic eagle screeches as she flies in circles above her.

  Baxterbro

  ----

  On the newly constructed Azur Lane Base, several hours from the old one.

  Battleship Prince of Wales, Light Cruiser Clevend and Commander Sicilia are walking down to the docks.

  "Wow, it's gotten really exciting around here!" Clevend excims with a smile as she puts her hands behind her head.

  Wales looks at the shops to the side. "Forces from both Eagle Union and Royal Navy are gathering at this base. It's only going to get busier from here on."

  Sicilia wipes some sweat from her brow. "O-Oh, I do like the new base, but t-there's going to b-b-be a lot of i-i-important ships here. I-I do hope they like it."

  Clevend pats Sicilia on the back. "Oh, don't be so nervous." This only makes Sicilia more nervous. Clevend turns around and walks backwards. "You know who else is coming from my side? It's Eagle Union's greatest warrior, given the most battle stars ever! And the most powerful ship, with a great amount of medals on her chest!"

  Wales closes her eyes. "The famous Grey Ghost and Predator of the Depths, yes..." She opens them back up and looks out to the ships all docked. "The main forces of us Royal Navy are also arriving soon. This base will surely become central to all of our ongoing activities."

  Several soldiers march past the three, they salute Sicilia as they pass.

  Sicilia gains a depressed look. "So much p-p-paper will need to be done."

  Clevend smiles. "Well, we'd better greet them properly!" She turns around. "Can't keep them waiting. let's go!" She runs off.

  "C-Clevend!" Sicilia runs off after the ship.

  Wales just lets out a chuckle as she follows after the two. A short cloaked figure passes Wales.

  "Come on, Come on!" Clevend shouts.

  "Don't rush me." Wales says.

  A breeze blows, and it blows the hood of the mysterious cloaked figure, revealing Destroyer Ayanami, a Sakura Empire ship.

  Ayanami looks around, before moving on.

  At the docks Aircraft Carrier Illustrious walks down a ramp of her ship. She stops halfway and grabs her hat as a breeze blows.

  "Illustrious!" Prince of Wales calls out and said girl looks to the side and sees the Wales, Clevend and Sicilia waiting for her.

  Illustrious and Unicorn walk down the ramp and stop in front of the three. Unicorn hides behind Illustrious.

  "Your Highness, coming out to greet me?" Illustrious asks. "To what do I owe that honor?"

  "Please don't tease." Wales says. "Long time no see, Illustrious."

  "Good day, prince of Wales. Who are your friends?" Illustrious gnces at Clevend and Sicilia.

  "Clevend, from Eagle Union!" Clevend greets. "Gd to see you've made it through your long journey."

  "H-Hello, I-I-I'm Eagle Union Commander. Alice Sicilia." Sicilia greets.

  Clevend notices Unicorn and the shy girl hides behind Illustrious. Unicorn peeks out and Clevend smiles at her, causing said loli to hide behind Illustrious.

  "Um..." Clevend scratches her cheeks.

  "This is Unicorn." Illustrious informs. "I'm sorry, she's a tad shy. I hope you weren't offended."

  "Nice to meet you!"

  "W-We meet a little over a year a-a-ago." Sicilia says. "When A-A-Alicorn was first transported back to our old base."

  "Speaking of Alicorn, is she here?" Illustrious asks.

  Sicilia shakes her head. "I-I-I'm sorry, b-b-but she was brought o-o-out on a p-p-patrol by Enterprise."

  "Then we shall wait to meet her."

  A new voice then speaks up, with an English accent. "So this is the new Azur Lane base?"

  Everyone looks back to see a female wearing a military uniform with purple hair, walking down the ramp.

  "Commander Stait, welcome." Wales does a little bow.

  Stait nods as she reaches the group. "Thank you Wales."

  'It's Commander Cra Stait!' Sicilia shouts in thought. 'I haven't seen her in years, but I've heard so many amazing things about her during her time as a Commander, these past five years. I meet her when my family visited London when I was five.'

  Stait looks at Sicilia. "Alice, long tome no see friend."

  Sicilia sweats a little. "Y-Yes, i-i-it's good to see y-you too."

  Stait ughs. "Still nervous as ever!" Sicilia sweats more as she nervously ughs.

  Later at the Azur Lane Academy

  Sicilia and Stait sit on one couch, as Illustrious sits on the next. Clevend sits on a chair. A few sweets and tea has been served. Prince of Wales is standing at a window.

  "Hood and the others will join shortly." Illustrious informs.

  Wales turns around. "Shouldn't we be keeping an eye on Iron Blood? How is that faring?"

  Stait sets her tea down. "A temporary lull, for ck of a better description. What's more pressing is Sakura Empire."

  "As we expected." Wales says and Illustrious nods. "If Sakura Empire is making a move, this base would be one of the hottest fronts. Reinforcing this base is a natural decision."

  Sicilia lets out a whine. "I just got d-d-done with the Arsenal Bird, I-I-I don't w-w-want m-m-more trouble so so-so-soon."

  "This is war, Alice." Stait states. "There are no breaks."

  Illustrious then gains a sad look. "Why wage such meaningless conflict..."

  Wales looks back outside "Warfare never changes, no matter what era we are in. It's the reason we all were brought into existence..."

  "I just fear there'll be another Great War." Stait sighs and takes a sip of tea. "I don't want to see more bloodshed between Azured Ships."

  "We all do." Illustrious says.

  Outside the Academy Unicorn is walking around. A few soldiers walk around in the background, chatting with several ship-girls.

  "Um..." A voice is heard behind Unicorn. Making the girl panic and turn around to see Destroyer Javelin.

  "Oh, you must be... Um..." Unicorn tries to think of the girls name.

  "I'm Javelin!" She greets. "You're from the Royal Navy, too, right? Is something wrong?"

  "Unicorn got separated from her U-chan..."

  "'U-chan'...?" Javelin questions.

  "Unicorn's friend..." She expins. "What should I do?"

  "Hmm... I got it!" Javelin walks over and grabs Unicorn's hands.

  "You and I can find U-chan together!" Javelin says.

  .

  .

  .

  Destroyer Laffy is sitting on a bench that's under the shade of a tree, with a co next to her. She has a tired look on her face as she leans back. "Warm..." She whispers.

  Suddenly Javelin leans over her. "Um, excuse me?" Unicorn pops up behind her.

  Laffey looks over to the two with a hum.

  "Have you seen U-chan?" Unicorn asks.

  "She got separated from her friend." Javelin informs. "Have you seen anything?"

  Unicorn holds up a notebook that has a very good drawing of a unicorn on it.

  "Good skills." Laffey comments and Unicorn becomes embarrassed and hides behind the notebook.

  "Look familiar?" Javelin asks.

  Laffey hums, then slumps down. "Sleepy."

  "Oh, sorry to bother you during your rest!" Javelin then turns to Unicorn. "Okay, on to the next!"

  They start to walk off, but Laffey stops them. "You in trouble?" They turn to her. "Laffey will help, too."

  The three then go around the academy asking everyone they see. They pass a signing San Diego as they continue on with their searching.

  They stop several soldiers and ask them, but they haven't seen the plush.

  They look through the docks and someone tells them they saw U-chan in the hills.

  On the hills.

  U-chan is chasing a butterfly, before she loses her footing and goes rolling. U-chan roles into Ayanami's leg and stops. She bends down and picks up the living plush toy.

  "A stuffed animal...?" Ayanami questions as she stares down at it.

  U-chan notices the butterfly getting away and she tries to get out of Ayanami's grasp.

  "A strange creature." Ayanami mutters.

  "U-chan!" Unicorn yells out from the side and Ayanami looks over with a serious look.

  Javelin, Unicorn and Laffey all run towards Ayanami. She narrows her eyes a little as the approach.

  "There you are, U-chan!" Unicorn approaches Ayanami and the plush. "I'm so gd..." Ayanami hands her the plus and she grabs it. She looks up to Ayanami. "Thank you!"

  Ayanami looks to the side. "No, I didn't do anything to deserve thanks."

  Javelin looks to the side and sees the ocean, as Laffey drinks her co. "I didn't know such a pretty pce existed!"

  Ayanami looks out and gasps at the sight. Unicorn looks around and spots a grave on the cliff point farther along.

  Laffey starts to fall asleep as a breeze blows. "The wind feels nice... Nodding off..."

  Javelin turns to Ayanami. "How did you find such a great spot? You must have skills!"

  "Um... Thanks." Ayanami replies.

  "Oh, I'm Javelin"

  "Laffey." She greets.

  "Unicorn." She greets.

  "Thank you for finding our friend! Can I ask your name?" Javelin asks as she takes a few steps forward and holds her hands out to Ayanami.

  Ayanami looks down at Javelin's hand, then back up to her. She looks away. "Um..."

  Something flies past the four and they duck down to avoid getting hit.

  "A bird?" Laffey questions as she looks up.

  "That was startling..." Javelin then notices Ayanami disappeared. "Huh?"

  Somewhere else on the isnd.

  Ayanami is standing on a branch near the top of a tree, with a small pne in her hand. "Ayanami reporting."

  Kaga's voice is heard coming from the small pne. "We're on mission. Use your code name."

  "Oh... Sorry. This is 'Citrus.'" Ayanami then looks out to the base. "I have a general understanding of the structure of the base."

  "Good." Kaga replies. "We're ready to take action as well. Rendezvous when appropriate."

  Three Destroyers and a Light Cruiser pull into the base.

  "Understood." Ayanami says.

  Several Miles out from the New Azur Lane base.

  Standing on a stone pilr we see Kaga and Akagi. The Aircraft Carrier sisters.

  Kaga lowers a hand from her ear. "'Phoenix,' ready when you are."

  "Kaga, what, do you suppose, is the fundamental nature of battle?" Akagi asks with a smile.

  "Um, my dear sister Akagi, please use the code name..."

  Akagi looks out to the Azur ne base in the distance. "To battle is to inflict injury. A battle is a mutual exchange of pain." She kneels down behind Kaga and puts her hands on her sister's shoulders. "Through pain, we understand each other's feelings."

  Akagi slips her hand under Kaga's Kimono and touches her breast. "In other words, to battle means to love." Akagi says.

  Kaga looks away from her sister and removes Akagi's hand from her breast. She stands up as the wind ruffles the fur of her nine white tails.

  Kaga then gnces back at her sister. "I don't fully understand what you are saying." She looks back at the base. "I will destroy my enemies. That is all."

  Kaga holds up a small blue pne and it catches on fire. Storm clouds roll in behind the sisters.

  Akagi giggles as she stands up. "Oh, how apathetic of you." She holds up a bck cube.

  Mass Produced Siren ships sail in behind the two.

  "Now... Let's start this war." Akagi smiles.

  Back at the Azur Lane academy.

  "The Sirens?!" Prince of Wales nearly shouts. "Intercept them, hurry!" She orders the soldiers that entered the room. "This is not a drill!"

  "Understood!" The two soldiers run off.

  Sicillia starts to panic. "W-Why now! I-I-It's been p-p-peaceful? W-Why attack out of the b-b-blue!" She shakes a little.

  Stait grabs Sicilia. "Get a hold of yourself!"

  Clevend runs over to the window. Several explosions go off outside and smoke raises from the docks.

  "C-Clevalnd!" Sicilia calls out. "Get out there and help!"

  "Right!" Clevend runs over to her chair and grabs her coat, then runs out of the room.

  "The Sirens, now?" Wales questions. "What a terrible timing... Is it by chance? Or..."

  "Could it be..." Illustrious questions.

  Sicilia stands up and runs out of the room.

  "Alice!" Stait stands up. "Where are you going?!"

  "I have group of younger ships patrolling around the base!" Sicilia yells as she runs out of the room. "I have a duty to make sure their alright!"

  Outside

  Clevend is running towards the docks, several Siren jets fly past her as they fire their machine guns. But Clevend doesn't even flinch as the bullets strike around her.

  Several soldiers run behind her as a couple jeeps drive by. A couple soldiers setting up an AA gun get blown up by a Siren missile.

  "Clevend, king of the seas..." Clevend's nearby ship starts to glow blue. "Entering battle!"

  Clevend jumps onto the water as her rigging activates and forms onto her back. She shoots down a Siren jet as she nds on the water and starts skating. "The ultimate weapon humanity developed to combat you Sirens..."

  A Siren jet fires its missiles down onto Clevend and they blow up as they reach her. The Jet turns around, only to get blown up as Clevend jumps out of a rge wall of water, unharmed.

  "That's us, with the power of warships embedded into our bodies!" Clevend yells.

  Any nearby ship girls getting their rigging set up and start attacking the sirens. Several of them jump onto operation HO ships and help the humans take down the Sirens.

  "The power to defeat you!" Clevend yells as she fires her cannons at a couple passing jets.

  Javelin skates in and readies her javelin. "Javelin, going in full-power!"

  Laffey skates in. "Condition green... Let's go."

  The two blow up several Siren jets.

  Back at the docks.

  Sicilia is running as explosions and bullets go off nearby. She yelps as a couple bullets strike the ground near her.

  Several soldiers run by her, one is using his helmet to carry several Manjuus.

  "Commander Sicilia!" A soldier runs up to her. "It's not safe out her, we need to retreat!"

  "N-No!" Sicilia states. "G-Get everyone you can to safety! I-I need to check on m--m-my ships!"

  The soldier gains a look of admiration. "Yes Commander!" He runs off.

  Several AA guns fire onto passing Siren jets and one crashing into a nearby building. Sicilia continues to run.

  "Fire! Fire! Fire!" Echo screams.

  Sicilia looks to the side and sees Team Destroyers, in their riggings, firing onto the Siren jets. Part of Echo's rigging's on fire and she's panicking.

  "Hobby isn't having fun!" Hobby yells as she fires onto the jets.

  Kalk screams as she skates away from several jets following her, only for them to be shot down by Belchan.

  "Girls!" Sicilia yells as she runs over to the four.

  "Commander?!" The four yell in shock.

  "What are you doing here?!" Echo yells.

  "It's not safe!" Belchan shouts as she fires her cannons at a Siren jet.

  An HO ships blows up in the background.

  "I need you four to get to the Academy, and protect the younger ships there!" Sicilia orders as she stops near the water's edge.

  "But we're needed here!" Kalk fps her arms.

  "I-I know, but we also need someone up at the Academy!"

  "She's right, girls!" Belchan says.

  Echo groans. "Fine!"

  "Commander, look out!" Hobby yells.

  Sicilia looks up, only to see a Siren jet fire onto her. "Ahhh!" She screams as the missile strikes the ground near her and she's sent flying.

  "COMMANDER!" Team Destroyers yell as they fire onto the nearby Siren jets, then run over to her.

  The four kneel down and check over their Commander.

  Blood falls from Sicilia's head and down the left side of her face. Her uniform is torn and burned as several small wounds around her.

  Sicilia groans. "I-I-I'm fine."

  Echo grabs Sicilia's shoulders, causing her Commander to groan. "I got her, keep me covered!"

  "On it!" The three shout as they continue to fire onto the Siren jets.

  "Just hang in there Commander." Echo says as she starts to drag Sicilia, leaving a small blood trail as they move.

  Back on the ocean.

  Sakura petals float around and Akagi's voice rings out. "Yes, we were created by humanity to fight the Sirens... But a difference in beliefs split the four major camps into two factions."

  Akagi's and Kaga's ship outlines are seen through a cloud of Sakura petals.

  Akagi continues her speech. "One faction restricts itself to using only powers created by mankind, all because of a single ship. That's you, Eagle Union and Royal Navy. The other faction is..."

  The Sakura petal cloud blows away revealing Akagi's and Kaga's ships.

  Clevend's eyes winden. "That emblem..."

  "The factions that saw the use of that ship and will continue to use Siren technology to defeat the Sirens." Akagi says. "Iron Blood, and Us, Sakura Empire."

  Several Zero's fly off the decks of the Aircraft sisters, then Kaga's turn into blue fire and Akagi's turn into red fire. The pnes start to circle around the two Aircraft Carriers.

  The Azur Lane ships grit their teeth in worry.

  "Sakura Empire 1st Carrier Division, Akagi." She greets with a smile.

  "Sakura Empire 1st Carrier Division, Kaga." She greets with a serious look.

  "Behold and tremble!" The two sisters say together.

  All the ship girls start to fire at the Zero's flying in the air.

  "There's no end to them!" Javelin says in worry.

  "We could be in trouble." Laffey mutters.

  Several Spitfire's fly in and shoot down a few Zero's

  "Interceptors?!" Clevend questions and she looks to the side and sees Unicorn, with her rigging out.

  "Don't bully my friends!" Unicorn calls out.

  U-chan grows big enough for Unicorn to sit on her and the plush starts to fly.

  Unicorn unches many Spitfires and they fly around, taking down the Zeros.

  "That girl, she's an aircraft carrier." Kaga says to her sister as she watches Unicorn unch her aircraft. "Such a lean body, she's not much of a meal... But a prey is a prey." She holds up a kitsune mask and it burns away in blue fire.

  Kaga's aircraft carrier turns into a massive Kitsune with nine fming tails and an aircraft deck on either side of it.

  Clevend lets out a worried sound.

  Over in a nearby hanger. Team Destroyers gasp in fear as the massive kitusne roars. Sicilia, who is sitting against the wall looking out, holds onto her side in pain as she stares out.

  "This... isn't good." Sicilia takes a few breaths as blood covers the left side of her face and a small pool of blood forms under her.

  "I shall devour you!" Kaga yells and she holds her arms out to the side.

  Unicorn gasps in fear as she notices the massive kitsune and she tries to fly away. The kitsune's decks move out in front of it and straighten out.

  Many fming zeroes form on each deck and fly off it. Unicorn gasps as they chase after her.

  "Not on my watch!" Javelin yells as she aims her javelin out to the zeros,

  Suddenly several torpedoes are unched towards Javelin. "Look out!" Laffey yells and she pushes Javelin out of the way, taking the hits for her.

  "Laffey!" Javelin yells.

  The water falls, ravealing only a slightly injured Laffey. She coughs a few times. "Laffey... Still combat capable."

  Javelin looks towards the source of the torpedoes, only to find Ayanami. "You...!"

  "Sakura Empire, Improved Fubuki-css destroyer Ayanami..." She greets and she charges at Javelin with her sword at the ready.

  Ayanami jumps up and twirls down towards Javelin. Javelin brings her weapon up in time to block Ayanami's attack.

  "Taste the power of the Demon...!" Ayanami says.

  "But why..." Javelin asks.

  "We are enemies, of course!" Ayanami pulls back and aims her rigging cannons at Javelin, causing the girl to gasp.

  Ayanami fires, but Javelin back flips, dogging the rounds. Ayanami fires again, but Javelin is to agile to hit.

  Ayanami shoots forward and brings her sword down at Javelin.

  Up in the sky, Unicorn flies around and turns towards the massive Kitsune. She then unches pnes down at it, but the beast aims it's tails forward and blue fires flies from the tips, blowing up the Spitfires.

  Laffey watches from the water before falling to her knees. She looks up and hears Unicorn scream in fear as blue fire flies all around her.

  "Is that it?" Kaga asks. "Was I a fool to expect a challenge?"

  "Oh, Kaga, you're enjoying this." Akagi says from behind her sister as she stands on the mast of a singing HO ship.

  Azur Lane ship girls fire all their weapons into the sky at the Zeros surrounding them.

  Back with Ayanami and Javelin.

  Ayanami unches more torpedoes and she gasps, but notices an abandoned HO shop behind her and she jumps up onto it. The torpedoes sm into the side of the ship, blowing up.

  Javelin does a roll and stops on her feet. She looks up to see the bodies of several sailors and she grits her teeth. Ayanami nds nearby.

  Javelin stands up and turns towards Ayanami. "Please! If you continue, Unicorn will..."

  Ayanami's brow furrows.

  Unicorn tries to avoid all the fire balls, but one sms into her, blowing up. She's sent falling towards the ocean.

  Unicorn sms into the water and floats. U-chan returns to normal and ys on Unicorn's stomach. The massive Kitsune growls and stands over Unicorn.

  Unicorn closes her eyes in hear as a couple tears fall from her eyes. The Kitsune opens it's mouth as it goes to eat her.

  "STOP!" Clevend yells.

  A robotic eagle screech echoes above the battlefield.

  Baxterbro

  Protege nos qui vitam frugalem agimus

  Sicilia looks up with her one good eye and sees the blue sky. 'I remember soldiers telling me a story about the Lighthouse Battle.'

  O terra nostra, dona nobis perpetua bona

  'That when Alicorn came back to fight the two experimental drones, they heard the skies speaking Latin.'

  O calida lux quae regut matutinam quietem

  'I though they were just tired from battle and waved it off.'

  Dormientem illuminat, o caelum nostrum

  'But I heard it now. The signing. She's not just a powerful ship-girl, she's the Queen of the Skies.'

  Sicilia's eyes closes and her head falls to the side.

  "Commander!" The four ship girls yell.

  Everything seems to go quite on the battlefield as all the hairs on their necks rise up. An electric hums fills the air.

  Suddenly a couple loud bangs are heard and explosions go off around the Kitsune.

  "Nani?!" Akagi turns around.

  Far behind the battle field sits two ships. Enterprise and Alicorn.

  Alicorn has a hand out in front of her as a frown is adorning her face as her eyes glow.

  "Those ships..." Clevend mutters.

  "Onee-chan!" Unicorn calls out.

  "An eagle Union aircraft carrier and a rge bck sub... Are those who i think they are?" Akagi questions.

  Several SBD Dougss pnes unch off Enterpise's deck. A couple Stuka's and Mig's unch off Alicorn's deck.

  "That's them!" Clevend calls out. "That's Eagle Union's strongest aircraft carrier and the strongest Ship to exist."

  "The Great Ghost, the Great E...!" Akagi frowns. "And the Predator of the Depths, Trigger."

  "So it's them!" Kaga gres.

  Alicorn gres at Kaga as her eyes return to normal. "Don't touch her."

  "Enterprise... engage!" Enterprise's ship turns into wisdom cubes and forms her rigging.

  "Deliverance." Alicorn's sub turns into wisdom cubes and forms into her rigging. All three heads roar as they form onto her back. Alicorn swings her sword in front of her a couple times, before pointing it forward.

  "Here we come." Enterprise skates off towards the battle.

  Alicorn spins a wheel at the hit of her bde and presses a trigger. A bck pne flies out from her sword and transforms into a Mig-29 and flies around her, before she jumps onto it.

  "Definitive." Alicorn says and her sword changes into a crossbow.

  Alicorn charges into battle behind Enterprise. Her stuka's bombing ships as she passes them and her other jets shooting down pnes that dare to get close.

  "Interesting!" Kaga unches several pnes at the two.

  Alicorn hums as she points a finger forward and righty and Kevin aim their heads forward and the rail-guns charge up, while midly opens his mouth and reveals a cannon.

  Alicorn spins her pne upside down as several sers fly past her. Before she jumps off and nds on a stuka below her.

  Her rigging fire their weapons and blowing up several Zeros approaching. The pne dives down, letting out a whining sound as it dives bombs onto a siren ship and releasing a bomb.

  Righty and Kevin rife their rail-guns and the two shells form into one and pierce through multiple Siren ships, blowing them up.

  Kaga screams in the distance as Enterprise fires an arrow into her chest. Alicorn smirks and back flips off her pne and nds on the water beside Enterprise.

  "How dare you injure my body!" Kaga yells in anger. "This body belongs to my dear sister!"

  Righty and Kevin aim their rail-guns at Kaga. “Leave, before I kill you." Alicorn says with a small frown.

  "You ain't got the nerve!"

  A couple clicks is heard and Alicorn's rail-guns charge up. "Try me." Smoke raises from Kevin's rail-gun.

  "Enough, Kaga." Akagi says from behind her.

  Kaga turns to Akagi. "Dear sister! I can still fight!

  "I know. But there's a right time for everything.

  Several Siren ships blow up in the distance as cannon rounds hit them.

  A HO, ship sails behind Prince of Wales and Illustrious. Its guns are smoking as the crew cheers, Commander Stait is on the bow of the ship.

  "Onee-chan!" Unicorn calls out to Illustrious.

  "Sheesh, someone's te." Clevend compins.

  Akagi holds up a bck cube. "We've accomplished our goals, mostly. This mission is a success."

  Alicorn eyes the cube as her eyes fsh a few times.

  "Yes, dear sister." Kaga says. "If you say so." She follows after her sister.

  Enterprise aims up her bow, with an arrow ready to fly. "You think we're going to let you get away?"

  "Oh, what a scary gre." Akagi smiles. "I'm about to lose my composure."

  It's silent for a few moments, with only the electric hum of Alicorn's rail-gun charged and ready to fire.

  Suddenly red paper pne hits Enterprise's arm, moving her aim slightly to the side, and it nds on the water, before burning away.

  The two ships on the water look into the distance and see Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku with her hand out.

  Zuikaku lowers her hand. "My seniors, it's time."

  "Yes, let us take our leave." Akagi smiles.

  The two Aircraft sister fly away.

  "Wait!" Enterprise yells out.

  Ayanami looks back to the sisters, before looking back at Javelin. Then she jumps off the boat and heads towards Zuikaku, passing Laffey on her way and the two share a look.

  Alicorn huffs as her rail-gins die down, Kevin's roughly slumps down as smoke rises from it.

  Kaga and Akagi nd on Zuikaku's ship.

  "Azur Lane, consider this a formal decration of war." Kaga says.A cloud of Sakura petals forms around Zaukaku's ship. "We, Sakura Empire, along with Iron Blood, will now crush your deception."

  "The mighty must control the future." Akagi says. "Heaven's will resides with us, the true conqueror of the seas. We are teh alliance of crimson blood.... We are Red Axis."

  The three ships disappear in the cloud of Sakura petals.

  "They got away..." Prince of Wales says to Illustrious. "They really saved us." She looks at Enterprise, then to Alicorn, who is helping Unicorn up.

  "Enterprise, the mightiest warrior of Eagle Union..." Illustrious starts. "Alicorn, the strongest ship to date and my dear younger sister. But they hold so much pain..."

  Unicorn hugs Alicorn tightly and Alicorn awkwardly hugs her younger sister back.

  "I don't want this war." Alicorn narrates and she looks up to the sky and sees her robo Eagle flying around. "But I will kill any of my fellow ships if they threaten my family."

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  Baxterbro

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  06-07-2023

  5242 words