I Once Fought An Alien... A USS Missouri Story

Chapter 14: A Day with Ari

Archieo Base, Azur Lane

In the early morning of 7AM, the base was in its beginning of awakening, with the kansens ready to filled the empty base. The stores are ready to open and the Naval Academy beginning to take new classes for new destroyers and cruisers.

In the USS Missouri, Hood walks to the prow of the ship. Hood was in awe of the look of Missouri's ship, with its three guns from his two front main turrets shining from the rising sun.

Hood was guilty ever since the day Illinois shouted at her about Missouri's traumatic past which is the teancident. She even called them both from Iron Blood because of their armaments and weapons.

From the day of the naval trials, she watched their performance in the many trials and assessments that are taken. Their skills are very highly-skilled and they're very powerful at their  protection, speed, gear, and their skills. Upon seeing Missouri, she finally understands how she thought of them as from Iron Blood.

"You shall never underestimate an American ship with American, Japanese, and German blood!"

Hood remembers seeing him with Iron Blood and Sakura Empire aircraft from his shurikens, as well as his sword which was filled with royalty and honour. He must be a powerful ship that has the blood of her allies and enemies.

Hood in the early morning walks to the port looking at every ship that was docked with their anchors released to the rocky sea floor. The many battleships, cruisers, carriers, and destroyers with their hulls of steel, they looked at the rising sun and at the port.

Hood: Will he forgive me...?

Hood: I feel so bad for him from the moment I met him.

Hood walks around the outside of the ship looking at the Missouri's secondary turrets.

Hood: They're far more advanced than me. I wonder what happened to me in their world.

Hood: Was Illustrious right?

Hood: He protected ships like us in their world? He protected my best friend's sister...?

Hood recalls the words Illustrious and Illinois had told them about. From Illinois' uproar of Missouri's pain and sacrifice to protect his friends and his loved ones to Illustrious' first time slapping her and telling her how Missouri has felt pain from the many souls lost.

Hood looks at the stern of the ship, there she sees two aircraft catapults on both sides, with a hangar on the last part of the stern.

She looks at the third turret, its guns were gleaming with firepower, Hood looks at it before going inside the ship.

Hood: This is... very huge.

Hood was looking at the map of the Missouri, the map dates back in 1944, it has hundreds of rooms, a set of floors, and many spacious rooms which are left for future installments.

Hood: Floor 3, I guess is where I should start.

Hood began looking at the rooms in the 1st and 2nd Floor, it was filled with basic rooms, such as a spacious kitchen, large headquarters, many small rooms which can hold for 4-8 people in it.

Several bunkbeds were placed with their pillows and bedsheets all ready. Hood touches the beds as she remembers the past.

Hood: Is this what his men did during the war as well as resting?

Hood: They slept in these beds...

Hood: Singing, talking, having fun like playing games, writing letters, and... art...