AlterMyth - A Hololive Fanfiction

Les Filles Que J'Adore

Prologue

Three long hours of sailing through the night passed before the RMS Teutonic finally encountered another vessel on the high seas - a small aviso gunboat of the French navy. The aviso noticed the spotlight of the Teutonic cutting through the midnight darkness and answered with its own spotlight.

Ina, who had been manning the spotlight for most of that time, heaved a sigh of relief and proceeded to blink her lights methodically. She switched it on and off intermittently and sent a message in Morse Code.

S. O. S.

With that message of light, the aviso promptly came to the aid of the Teutonic. It sailed alongside the crippled ocean liner and laid down gangplanks between them. The aviso captain and a handful of his English-speaking crew then crossed the plank to assess the situation, distribute emergency supplies and meet the people in charge.

Ophelia Lowry and Amelia Watson.

Lowry and Watson accompanied the crew of the aviso and joined their inspection of the vessel. It didn't take long for the aviso captain to make his assessment, however.

It was a miracle that the RMS Teutonic survived.

The Teutonic was in terrible shape by all accounts, after all. Her boiler engines were struggling to maintain the slow ahead. Her lights and electrical systems were compromised and failed from time to time. Her hull bore visible, structural damage that threatened to flood the ship if she struck as much as a rock. Her defenders had no cannons or machine guns to speak of. Her bridge was helmed by a pair of talented, albeit inexperienced amateurs too.

And yet, the Teutonic will live to see the sunrise. Neither the sea nor the serpent claimed a soul either.

Naturally, the French captain was curious to know how.

When the Frenchman broached the topic, Lowry was inclined to tell all. Despite her aristocratic pride, she knew all too well that she was alive because of the valiant efforts of the brave Amelia, the steadfast light of Ina'nis and the incredible strength of Gura. Just as she was about to reveal this, however, Watson suddenly interrupted her.

In the presence of the French captain and his crew, the detective began spinning a wild, tall tale. According to her, it was Ophelia who organized the desperate defense, slew the serpent and saved the RMS Teutonic. Watson then proceeded to shower her with praise.

The aristocrat was dumbstruck by the detective's blatant, albeit passionate and believable lies, so she stayed quiet and played along with the act. It was only when the aviso captain and his crew disembarked the Teutonic that Lowry confronted her rival.

Lowry pulled Ame aside and brought her to the bow of the Teutonic. There, she lashed at the detective.

"What in the world are you thinking, Watson!? I know you and that shark-girl saved our hides out there. Why go so far to tell that tall tale to the French!?

Watson leisurely leaned against the rails of the Teutonic's deck and casually explained herself.

"Don't you want that, Lowry? Your name will make headline news all over the world!"

"For something that you did with the Oriental and the Atlantean!" Lowry countered.

"I know that, Lowry. I know." Watson admitted now. Her tone became serious, "But what really happened tonight has to stay between us and our teams. This whole 'Atlantis' and 'dark influence' business sounds like trouble. Plus Miss Chadwick and Captain Morrison are still out there doing who knows what. The less media attention we get, the better."