Sakura Empire Territorial Waters
June 21, 1942
After the Destruction of Orochi
CVN-80 USS Enterprise
'Thank God, we don't have to use that weapon in this world,' Enterprise-80 thought, her expression somewhat happy and surprised. Happy that she didn't have to use a 'Nuke' to defeat Orochi, but surprised that it only took two Hypersonic Missiles and four Mk-48 Torpedoes.
"I-It only takes two hits to destroy that massive of a Siren Ship!" Queen Elizabeth exclaimed, wearing a smug expression.
Warspite assessed the footage of the wreck of Orochi; she saw the Sakura Empire and Iron Blood Shipgirls were still standing. "Looks like they survived the attack."
"Yes, indeed," Queen Elizabeth added.
Enterprise-80 then saw what Kaga was doing. "What is she doing?" She murmured, looking at the screen. Then suddenly, Kaga summoned a Giant Fox out of thin air. This surprised her, and she looked at the two for an answer.
"That giant fur-ball again!" Warspite exclaimed as she gripped her sword's handle tightly.
Queen Elizabeth cleared her throat and spoke. "That is Kaga's Fox Spirit. Every Shipgirl has some unique skills of their own. Like.... Sakura Empire can summon different kinds of fire or lightning, just like what Musashi did with her sword. Iron Blood can summon shields, just like their Heavy Cruisers. Few in the Eagle Union can use energy weapons, like Enterprise with her Bow. And the Royal Navy can use energy as we use swords, just like Warspite."
"I-I see..." Enterprise-80 spoke, still processing some of the information about the Shipgirl Unique Skills.
She thought about how her 'unique skills' would look, but all the American things she could think of were a Half-Naked Buffed Man with the head of an Eagle and the American flag as its cape, striking a pose and flexing its muscles for the world to see.
Amidst all that silliness in her head, she could only think of one skill that terrified her: a mushroom cloud that rose high, surpassing the height of any mountains and clouds, and could melt anything in its vicinity. She wondered if that even qualified as a skill to begin with.
'Jesus Christ, that was overkill even in this world,' Enterprise-80 thought.
Queen Elizabeth and Warspite noticed her not paying any attention to them. "Miss Enterprise. Is there something wrong?" Queen Elizabeth asked.
Enterprise-80 snapped out of her deep thoughts and looked at Queen Elizabeth. "I'm alright, Your Majesty. I'm just thinking what my unique skill would look like," She said.
"Unique skill is not just going to pop out of nowhere. It will only reveal itself as the Shipgirl gains experience from battle," Warspite spoke.
"I see.... 'Experience' is the best teacher. I guess..." Enterprise-80 said, thinking about it again.
"The target is getting away with... A...Giant Fox with two wooden flight... decks...? We are in pursuit," The comms barked.
Enterprise-80 pushed a button and gave an order. "Don't let it regroup with Musashi's Fleet. That's an order."
Battlefield
1:40 PM
Essex-12 was facing off against Hakuryuu as they both launched their planes, while 'Fortunate Son' blasted from the background.
This Battle was personal from Essex-12's perspective due to her time of service in the US Navy. She never encountered someone who tried to 'Strategically Acquire' one of her planes outside of US Navy service. And now she was facing the person who tried to 'Strategically Acquired' her stuff.
A6M Zeros and F-35Bs were trying to shoot each other down. The F-35Bs used their supersonic speed to avoid getting hit by bullets, while other F-35Bs fired Peregrine Missiles at the chasing Zeros.
The Peregrine Missile was small, about half the size and payload of an AIM-120 AMRAAM. Despite its shortcomings, its smaller size meant more Missiles could be stowed inside the Missile Bay. The smaller size and weight also meant any Aircraft could carry a significant number of Air-to-Air Missiles.
Essex-12, not designed for close encounters, struggled against a full-fledged Aircraft Carrier from keel to Flight Deck. Her engagements were usually at a distance. Luckily for her, her 2 AH-64 Apaches were capable of dealing with speeding opponents.
The 30mm Bushmaster Chaingun spewed DU Rounds, leaving rising columns of water in its trail. The 2 Apaches were far more irritating than she anticipated for slower aircraft.
'Damn it! I thought those slow Aircraft were easy picking; they're far more irritating than I thought!' She thought as she avoided Uncle Sam's Universal Free Unhealthcare coated with Uranium (Depleted Uranium).
'Why was the music on a loop!' She asked herself why "Fortunate Son" was playing on the speaker system on repeat.
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Hakuryuu was on the receiving end of the 2 Apaches, hyped with all the Vietnam Experience and delighted to poke some holes in her hull.
Each Apache fired a single AGM-114 Hellfire Missile at her. Hakuryuu sliced the incoming Missiles with precision, careful not to hit the warhead of each Missile. Her breath was drastic as that stunt she pulled could have been her last.
"Hah... hah... is that all you got?" She said in mockery, but her voice sounded frantic. In the background, the Missiles exploded.
Chitose and Chiyoda were watching from the sidelines, both injured from their encounter with Essex-12. The two sisters cheered on Hakuryuu. "Sugoi Sempai!"
Hakuryuu, panting from all the dodging and blocking, tried to close the distance between them, but the 2 Apaches were in the way, and most terrifyingly, those guided Missiles that took down Chitose and Chiyoda.
"My turn." Her Katana blade blazed with red flames. "Skill Activate: Sky-Rendering Retribution." At the swing of her Katana infused with flames, 10 Nakajima B5N materialized amidst the spewed flames.
Essex-12's radars noticed the incoming Torpedo Bombers. Her Enterprise Air-Surveillance Radar detected the incoming Planes on its 360° rotation.
"All CIWS engage all hostiles," She commanded as all of her Phalanx CIWS and CLaWS (Close-in Laser Weapon System) aimed at the incoming threat and shot down every Torpedo Bomber.
Hakuryuu wasn't that surprised anymore by the 100% interception success rate of the Modern Kansens. She had seen it multiple times in a single day, and calling it a hoax would be more unbelievable.
She panted heavily. "So.... how long are you going to deny that you're not a Carrier?" She said between breaths.
Essex-12 replied, "No. Can't you even see the difference?" She said, irritated at the aforementioned of being a Carrier. "Guess, it's my turn then?"
"Bring it on!" Hakuryuu said, readying her fighting stance.
Essex-12 retaliated with her own Bombs. F-35Bs loitering around released their payload, Guided by the Aircraft's radar and sensor suites.
Hakuryuu, preparing for the first bomb, sliced the falling first Guided Bombs aimed at her. She sliced them all, but because all of the bombs were accurate, it almost caused her to stumble from the accurate bombing.
"Sempai!" Chitose and Chiyoda screamed in total concern as they saw Hakuryuu stumble a bit.
"What's wrong? ... getting old and cranky?" Essex-12 insulted her opponent as bombs rained down on her.
Hakuryuu gritted her teeth as she felt humiliation for the first time. She had faced the same 'Carrier' opponent who could humiliate her in combat.
"Damn you...." She cursed.
Amidst the heated tension between the two, Centaur contacted Essex-12 through the comms. "Do you need some help, My Elder? Sirius and Dido called me for reinforcements."
"NO. Focus on providing everyone with air support. I can handle this on my own," Essex-12 replied with a slight groan. She hated being positioned to babysit a bunch of Royal Navy Shipgirls and constantly being called "Elder" as a sign of respect.
Centaur replied, "Understood, My Elder." Essex-12 thought, 'Stop fucking calling me 'Elder' I'm not old.'
Hakuryuu used this opportunity and launched her Planes at Essex-12. She sent an entire squadron to bomb her while she was distracted by the comms.
Essex-12 dodged the falling WW2 Free-Fall Bombs. Her CIWSs and CLaWSs shot down and cut down the falling bombs aimed at her. She ignored the missed bombs that fell far away from her.
"Hahaha. Not bad, my opponent. Not bad," Hakuryuu laughed as she complimented her.
"Same goes for you," Essex-12 said, in her fighting stance while pointing her Mk-19.
"Too.... Bad. You're too slow!" Hakuryuu remarked and lunged herself at her, preparing a slash.
Essex-12 saw this attack and used her AH-64 Apaches to attack Hakuryuu. Hakuryuu used her 'Beloved Katana' to slice the incoming Hellfire Missiles. The tips of the blade of her Katana were chipped from the explosion.
Hakuryuu looked more concerned about the state of her Katana rather than gaining the upper hand in the battle between them, her hands quivering at the sight of forming cracks tracing the line of the blades.
"What's wrong?... did I chip your ego?" Essex-12 said in mocked tease.
Hakuryuu clicked her tongue in frustration. This was the first time she felt so humiliated by her opponent. Well, she got dunked by a Death Bunny, and now she was about to get pounded by a Crayon Eater.
She then prepared a stance. "Let's finish this!" She remarked as she lunged with her sword, putting all her strength into this single attack.
Essex-12's Mk-19 rained down 40mm Grenades in consecutive fire. Hakuryuu, accustomed to the same attack pattern her opponent was throwing at her, managed to create her own attack pattern, avoiding all the raining 40mm Grenades.
Hakuryuu broke the defensive ring that Essex-12 was putting up. Not letting her opponent close the distance, she ordered one of her AH-64 Apaches to fire an AGM-114 Hellfire Missile at Hakuryuu.
"This is nothing!" As soon as she said those words, the same scene happened as when she fought Laffey-200.
Hakuryuu's Katana was cut off as the AGM-114 Hellfire exploded. Her expression was the same as when she saw her 'Beloved Katana' cut in half by Laffey-200.
"MY KATANA!!!!"
Hakuryuu cried as she saw her 'Beloved Katana' getting cut in half for the second time. She cried like a kid who lost her candy as she knelt down to her two-piece Katana.
"Sempai!!!" Chitose and Chiyoda ran toward Hakuryuu as she mourned her katana. The two sisters comforted their senior without paying attention to their own injuries.
Essex-12 summoned her MK-19 and pointed it at the three Sakuran Shipgirls. "Sorry ladies, playtime is over. Raise your hands in surrender," She said as she pointed the end of the barrel of her MK-19.
"What happened?" Lafayette asked as he sailed toward Essex-12. Next to him was Laffey-459 holding her M82 Barrett.
Essex-12 turned around to greet them. "Oh, it was just this," she pointed at Hakuryuu. "She mourns her sword as I broke it."
"That's Hakuryuu, she always loved her Katana like no one else in the Empire," Laffey-459 explained to them why she mourned her sword.
Cleveland and her sisters were stuck fighting Takao and her sisters with swords and guns. Cleveland was having a hard time aiming her issued rifle M27 IAR at Takao.
Takao used her speed as a Cruiser and her sword skills to avoid getting hit by bullets. She was prepared to fight Lucas as she had developed techniques and tricks to counter him, but she didn't expect Cleveland to be her opponent.
"Shit! She's too agile and quick," Cleveland cursed as every time she aimed and fired, it missed. She then remembered what Gunnery Sgt. Lucas said at Boot Camp.
~Flashback~
"Okay, Ladies. This is an issued rifle M27 IAR. It is good for shooting bad guys who want to harm what Uncle Sam loves. Do you Ladies understand me?!"
"Sir. Yes, Sir."
"This weapon will help you eliminate any obstacles in the way. The Sakura Empire Bitches use close-quarter combat to finish off their targets. But today, we will flip that goddamn script, and we will rain bullets on their foreheads." He eyed everyone and continued.
"Use your rifle to pin them in whatever direction you want and use your main guns to attack them in place. Ladies, do you understand?!"
"Sir. Yes, Sir."
~Flashback Ends~
'Okay, she's in the right spot.' Cleveland fired her main gun, the Mk 16 Naval Guns, at Takao with AP Shells.
Takao quickly noticed the incoming shells aimed at her. She sliced them off with her katana but failed to completely defend as one managed to get past her defenses and hit her right rigging, rendering one of her turrets useless.
"Damn, that was accurate," Takao muttered in surprise. She hadn't expected him to teach them about accuracy in naval gunnery.
She then faced Cleveland, her Katana pointing at her. Cleveland stared back, pointing her own M27 IAR at her.
"He taught you that? He must be a 'Great Teacher'," Takao exclaimed as she remembered those attack patterns and efficiency.
"Great Teacher?? More like an Asshole," Cleveland remarked.
Takao's thoughts: 'So, he taught them how to counter us in this battle. Not bad for a pervert.' Her train of thoughts was cut off by a chopping sound reverberating in the air.
Both Cleveland and Takao looked in the direction of the noise. They both saw Lucas jumping off the MH-60 Seahawk to fight off Kaga and Akagi.
"Finally, you showed up," Takao exclaimed as she sailed toward him, but she was blocked by Cleveland, weapon at the ready. "Sorry, to burst your bubble... but I'm your opponent."
Takao then readied her Katana. "If the only way to get to him is to beat you? So be it," She said as they continued their battle.
After Lucas jumped off his Seahawk, he darted his gaze at the Fox-Girls looking at him. They all looked at him with mixed expressions.
"You Ladies know how to make a man chase you," Lucas said with his terrible flattery.
"Ara~Ara, that's quite a terrible flirt, but a flirt nonetheless," Akagi spoke in her typical Yandere voice. She then summoned 5 red paper cut-outs in her hand.
"Yeah, yeah... I know it's a terrible flirt," Lucas acknowledged his terrible flattery.
"Lucas!" Lafayette yelled as he sailed next to him, alongside Laffey-459.
Musashi saw him; her attention was now fixated on the 'Ship-boy.' She saw him with the same rigging configuration as Lucas but smaller. 'Is he the Ship-boy that Shigure, Yuudachi, and Yukikaze said beat Ayanami at the Azure Lane Base?'
"Who might you be.... Young man?" Musashi asked.
"Why would you like to know, Fox lady...." Lafayette replied, a bit cocky.
"Kid. Mind your manners, she's asking you kindly. So, you have to speak kindly," Lucas scolded him.
Lafayette grunted. "Fine...." He then composed himself as he introduced himself. "The name is Lafayette or FFG-64 USS Lafayette of the United States Navy."
"I see now why you have the same similarity with Lucas-san," Musashi said.
Kaga didn't care for such formalities as she was too angry at Lucas for hurting her Pet/Fox Spirit. "YOU.... I will make you pay for hurting my Fox Spirit!"
"What are you gonna do, fur-ball? Throw your paper cut-outs at me?" Lucas tried to annoy Kaga even further.
"You really are good at making women cry, huh, Lucas," Essex-12 said as she came out of nowhere with her two AH-64 Apaches at the ready.
"Oh, hey Essex. How's your opponent?" Lucas asked her as he glanced at the Fox-Girls.
Essex-12 scratched the back of her head. "Well.... Umm... Just look at it." She then pointed in the direction of Hakuryuu being comforted by the two sisters Chitose and Chiyoda as she mourned her katana in two pieces.
Essex-12 then asked the Fox-Girls casually, "Hey. Is she always like that?"
"Ha-Hai," Akagi answered, confused by the casual question.
The tension then tensed up, as everyone glared at each other. The aura they produced was equivalent to a typical 'Hollywood' stand-off. They were all waiting for the first one to pull a trigger or launch a plane.
Akagi, Kaga, and Shinano were the ones who broke the stand-off as they both launched their Planes aiming at Lucas. They both hated him for destroying what they both loved: Akagi with her Orochi or plans to revive her dead sister, and Kaga with her Fox Spirit being injured by him.
Lucas activated his RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile and CLaWS to intercept the incoming planes. Laffey-459 also fired her Quad 40mm Bofors at the incoming Planes.
After they intercepted the incoming planes, they all moved out of the way. Lucas grabbed Laffey-459 out of the way. Musashi fired her 18-inch Main Guns at them with all of its might; luckily, they all moved out of the way.
Essex-12 ordered her two AH-64 Apaches to fire their AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles at Musashi, and 8 AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles flew towards her.
Shinano used her skills to summon 'Purple Glowing Butterflies' to protect her sister from the incoming Missile Attack. All 8 AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles that were fired at Musashi were blocked by the 'Purple Butterflies' that her sister summoned.
Shinano then floated in the air with five rounded balls representing Moon Phases and three massive Katana at her right rigging, and purple Flaming Zeros circling around her.
"Is she a Floor Boss (Shinano) you have to fight to get to the Main Boss (Musashi)?" Lucas commented as he prepared for AA warfare.
"Seems like it," Essex-12 said as she prepared her F-35Bs for Air-to-Air Combat.
"Guys....am I the only one? Or are we in a 'Dark Souls' game Boss fight?" Lafayette asked while shaking frantically.
"No. it's just you," Both Lucas and Essex-12 said.
Laffey-459 just gave a "Meh" reaction as she drank her Oxy Cola.
"Sorry guys... I'm late," JS Maya said with urgency as she sailed toward them. Beside her were the Royal Navy Shipgirls. She then unsheathed her Katana and readied her weapon systems as she faced the Fox-Girls.
"Thank god, you came in time," Lafayette said in relief. He didn't have to face the Fox-Girls 'alone'.
Lucas turned around and gave an order. "Good. Everyone is here... Maya, you're with Lafayette; you two are going to face off against Akagi and Kaga. Essex, you're with Hood and Illustrious, keep Shinano at bay. Repulse and Renown, you're with me; we're going to face Musashi. You two will provide fire support as I go toe-to-toe with her. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sir/Understood."
"Move out!" Lucas shouted.
Everyone separated and faced their own opponent. Essex-12 launched her F-35Bs armed with Anti-Ship Missiles and Bombs. Illustrious launched Spitfires to intercept any incoming planes.
JS Maya and Lafayette were both facing Akagi and Kaga, both preparing their swords as they faced them. Lucas checked his M27 IAR and any remaining magazines. Repulse and Renown readied their own swords and Main Guns as they headed to Musashi's location.
"Evade!" Lucas shouted as 18-inch shells rained down in their direction. They all evaded in time as the shells hit the ocean surface, creating a big splash.
They all looked at the location the 18-inch shells came from. It was Musashi as she held one of her Odachi (Great Sword in Japanese).
Lucas cursed under his breath. "I wish the United States Marine Corps. put a fixed bayonet on every Marine-issued rifle."
Lucas then yelled, "Does any of you ladies have some extra swords?"
Renown replied, "Nope." And Repulse, "Me neither," as she gestured with her hand.
Lucas closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He then opened his eyes and charged toward Musashi. "Okay. Let's tango!"
"Oh, you're approaching me? Well then, prepare yourself." Musashi then raised her Odachi to strike him with one slash.
Lucas, with the help of the Aegis Combat System and his quick speed, managed to evade her attack. Repulse and Renown used this opportunity to attack; they both fired their main guns at her. Musashi used her rigging as armor; the 15-inch shells bounced off her rigging as they hit.
"She blocked it!" both Renown and Repulse exclaimed in surprise.
'Damn, she blocks those? If only I still had a remaining Tomahawk, I might win,' Lucas thought as he faced Musashi with her Odachi in hand. 'Damn, that's a Big Ass Sword, Cannons, and Boobs... she has them all.'
Akagi's flight deck rigging burned nonstop as it formed into a Karyuu (Japanese Fire Dragon). She then glanced at her opponent with her Sadistic look. Both JS Maya and Lafayette had uncomfortable looks on their faces.
"Umm.... Maya...? C-Can you summon a dragon like... hers, right?" Lafayette asked with shakiness in his voice.
"M-Maybe? Maybe not," JS Maya said as beads of sweat dropped from her forehead. She then focused her energy on her Sword as the Katana she held glowed like a 'Beam Saber' and made a buzzing sound. "Lafayette, take care of Kaga. I'll take on Akagi," she said.
"Wait. what?!" Before Lafayette could fully grasp the situation, JS Maya lunged herself at Akagi. After JS Maya left him, he then slowly looked at Kaga.
Kaga, with her fiery blue flame eyes, surrounded by Flaming Zeros while she floated in the air, then gestured her hand to attack. All the Flaming Zeros stopped circling above her and started diving at Lafayette. "Die, you insect."
"Guess It's all up to me now," Lafayette muttered to himself. He then sprinted towards the diving Flaming Zeros. He then slashed most of the incoming Flaming Zeros with his saber. The MK 110 57mm Bofors lit up the other remaining Flaming Zeros in the air, leaving plumes of smoke as he sprinted.
Kaga clicked her tongue in frustration as Lafayette cut down all of her Flaming Zeros. She then threw another 10 paper cut-outs at him, which burned bright blue and turned into Flaming Zeros.
Lafayette's Enterprise Air Surv Radar detected the incoming 10 Flaming Zeros as it sprayed him with bullets. The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile fired its missiles at the 10 Flaming Zeros. The said Flaming Zeros exploded as they were intercepted by accurate firing.
"Nani! Th-that was quick!" Kaga exclaimed as Lafayette got closer to her range.
Kaga dodged Lafayette's sword as it almost got her. She did the 'Neo dodging Bullets'; the sword cut off a bit of her hair, giving her a new haircut.
Kaga then stood up, checking her hair. She checked her new haircut. She had new 'bangs' now. Her expression was utterly shocked; she hadn't expected to get a 'new haircut' today. "Why.... You little... brat!" she yelled in fury.
Lafayette slowly turned around to look at the raging aura full of fury forming behind him. He saw a very, very furious Kaga looking at him, her hair floating, blazing blue flames behind her.
He then gulped as cold sweat dropped from his forehead as their eyes met. 'Shit! I fucked... up," He muttered to himself.
Kaga spoke in a very angry tone. "This time... I will devour you entirely....!"
"Devour? Me?" Lafayette was confused by what Kaga just said, then it clicked in his mind. 'Wait, devours... means..." his innocent mind was being corrupted by Lucas slowly as he learned some 'Lewd' stuff from him.
"Putain, non!!!" Lafayette screamed as he ran away from her with his 27+ fuck knot speed. The dude just used the Joestar Family Secret Technique. "Fucking ran away!"
Getting devoured was one thing, but it was worth trying for those who had guts. And Lafayette chose the other option of not getting devoured by simply running away.
"I won't let you get away that easily!" Kaga remarked as she chased him. With fury in her eyes, she was determined to catch this one-of-a-lifetime Shota.
"Ain't no way you're going to devour me!" Lafayette screamed as he ran away from his predator that was chasing after him.
"Wait for me..." Laffey-459 said as she followed Lafayette as he ran away in JoJo Style.
Musashi swung her Odachi at Lucas as it crackled with purple lightning, but Lucas always managed to dodge it with ease with the help of his onboard Aegis Combat System.
Lucas' Electronic Countermeasures at it work of jamming any of the opponent's radar, or just the senses.
Musashi then spoke, "You manage to avoid all of my attacks with ease." She then pondered how her aim was being disoriented. 'How could my aim be disoriented every time I aimed at him?'
Lucas spoke, panting. "I... I can do this all day." His thoughts: 'Thank god for the Aegis Combat System and ECMs; I managed to dodge that massive sword. If only I had a fixed bayonet, this would not be a problem.'
His comms made a crackling noise, and he listened to it. "Sorry to bother you, Sir Lucas, this is Renown. We're kinda busy dealing with Ise and Hyuuga. I've contacted Mistress Hood to give aid at your location; she'll be there in a short minute."
"Thanks for the information, Renown, I appreciate it." The comms then cut off as the two faced each other.
"Are you done?" Musashi asked as she readied herself for the next attack.
"Yeah. Thanks for the wait, I guess..." Lucas said as they both resumed their battle.
Lucas dodged her Odachi as he intercepted her 18-inch shells with a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile mid-air. Musashi used her rigging as a shield as Lucas showered her with bullets and shells from his M27 IAR and MK-45 Naval Guns.
Musashi struck her Odachi with such force that the surrounding water rippled, and the water where she struck her Odachi exploded as Purple Lightning surged.
Lucas dodged again at that strike as his onboard System warned him about the incoming attack. He then returned fire at her with all of his caliber weapons.
He then used his Destroyer Maneuverability to dodge the slashes of Musashi's Odachi as it crackled with purple lightning.
"Shit, Shit, Shit!" Lucas cursed as he could not block her Odachi in fear of electrocution of his onboard electronics.
Musashi panted as she swung her Odachi with the use of her lightning too. "Not Bad... *Pants* You dodged that?"
Lucas was also panting from his excessive dodging of her attack. "Well.... *Pants* I gotta move, or else I'm dead."
Musashi smiled as she hadn't felt the adrenaline of battle for a long time. "I gotta admit... I never felt this kind of sensation before," She said, and Lucas felt unease as she said those words.
Then they heard a screaming Kid running away from his pursuer. They both looked in the same direction; they saw Lafayette running away from his opponent as Kaga gave chase at the running Shota who was running away from her grip.
'The fuck is he doing?' Lucas thought.
'Why is she chasing him like that?" Musashi thought.
Shinano used her Skill: 'Protector of The New Moon.' Purple Butterflies formed shields to intercept any incoming missiles. This was becoming a nuisance for Essex-12 as all of the missiles hit the Butterflies and not Shinano.
"Illustrious, do something with these 'Butterflies'," Essex-12 yelled as she got irritated at the Purple Butterflies floating around Shinano.
"Sorry, Miss Essex. I couldn't send help right away; I'm kinda busy here for a moment. Mistress Hood is on her way to assist Sir Lucas," Illustrious said as she dodged an entire squadron of Shinano's Dive Bombers.
Illustrious's Planes were currently busy dealing with Shinano's Planes above the battlefield, dodging bombs and bullets as she moved majestically while her white summer dress floated as she moved.
Essex-12 was now left to deal with her 'carefully.' She then used her MK-19 and rained down 40mm Grenades in Shinano's general direction.
Shinano used her 'butterflies' yet again to block the incoming 40mm Grenades. All the 40mm Grenades hit the floating Purple Butterflies, forming a shield around her as she floated.
"Oh for fuck's sake with those butterflies!" Essex-12 exclaimed in irritation.
Shinano, the wise one, spoke, "Your irritation is getting the better of you..." She said as she floated around with floating Balls and Butterflies.
"You're wasting my time...." Essex-12 said, now totally irritated at her opponent.
'Sorry Ma'am, I know orders are orders, but... I have to use it now,' Essex-12 thought as she armed her 5 F-35Bs with AGM-158c LRASM Anti-Ship Missiles to finish off Shinano.
Essex-12 then launched 5 F-35Bs armed with Anti-Ship Missiles. The AGM-158c LRASM, with its maneuverability and stealthy shape, was dangerous to any Naval Vessel. Illustrious's Spitfires provided the 5 F-35Bs with Air-Cover as they launched 10 AGM-158c LRASMs at Shinano's location.
To add to the complexity, her Electronic Countermeasures increased their jamming further, hindering Shinano's Skill Activation. The Electronic Jamming waves hindered some of her key Fox-senses and ability to react in time.
Shinano, oblivious to the jamming, saw the incoming Cruise Missiles at her location. She immediately moved her Purple Butterflies, forming a shield to block the incoming 4 LRASMs, and they exploded upon contact with the Butterflies. The remaining 6 broke through the line of Butterflies forming a shield around her.
She then unsheathed one of her Odachi to intercept the incoming Missiles. She managed to cut 3 LRASMs as the Cruise Missiles flew in Subsonic speed. The other 3 remaining managed to not get detected by her senses and radars; her senses for the first time felt sloppy and dull.
"Wa-what just happened?" her thought screamed for answers as her instincts cried out.
The 3 LRASMs managed to hit her rigging. The missile exploded in a fiery explosion that tore most of her Rigging Flight Deck and Clothing. Like a Battleship, mostly her hull took the brunt of the explosion above her armored hull.
Shinano screamed in pain as half of her Rigging burned, her Kimono was half-burned, and her face was dull with pain from the explosion. She then fell into the ocean surface as she slowly lost consciousness, her rigging burning, almost consuming her body.
"Fox down!" Essex-12 proudly said as she raised her fist in the air. Then it came to her head what Enterprise-80 had said to them.
They were not allowed to sink or kill them; they just needed to beat them, as Azur Lane wanted them in future plans to counter the Sirens.
She then looked at the injured Shinano. "Shit! I'm dead, totally dead!" She screamed in horror; she was fucked if her Superior found out.
Shinano was slowly losing her vision, which blurred as she gazed at her opponent while lying on the ocean surface. "Gomenne, Musashi.... I couldn't make... it..." she then lost her senses and slowly fell asleep.
Essex-12 then rushed towards Shinano; she then summoned a Fire Extinguisher to put out the fire on her Rigging. "Shit, shit, shit!" She cursed as she extinguished the fire on Shinano's Rigging.
As she put out the fire raging on Shinano's Rigging, she then lifted her from the ocean and acarried her as she launched her V-22 Osprey.
She frantically called USNS William. "MEDEVAC! MEDEVAC! William! This is an emergency; I have a patient that is about to die! Prepare the emergency room right now! Now!"
William radioed as the whole bridge of his Ship was in chaos at the emergency contact. "Roger that, the helideck is cleared of any Aircraft."
Essex-12 then executed First-Aid on her inside the Aircraft to lessen the burns on her skin. The Osprey hurriedly flew toward the designated safe zone of the fleet as it was escorted by 5 F-35Bs.