Azur Lane: Anchors Aweigh

CHAPTER 6: The Yellow Submarine

USNS William McLean T-AKE 12

Bunker Hill, Belfast, Lafayette, Lucas and William are standing at the Helideck of USNS William McLean. As an MH-60 Seahawk landed in the Helideck and a person step out it was Enterprise. The MH-60 Seahawk the flew back to the Carrier.

"How was the package?" Enterprise asks the one who asked about the 'Strategic Acquisition' of a dead corpse.

William answers. "The package will arrive soon."

Then an MH-60 Seahawk fly toward the Cargo Ship, carrying the package (Tester β's corpse). It slowly approached the rear of the Cargo ship and lowered its package at the Helideck where the five are waiting.

Bunker Hill, Belfast, Lucas, William and Enterprise approach the package laying down cold at the Helideck.

Lucas asks. 'What are we going to do with her? she's already dead."

Enterprise points her finger at the Plasma cannon protruding at the Rigging. "I want those to be examined and search. And find ways to counter the unknown. If we encounter another one, we are prepared and had counter measures."

"That will be a big pain in the ass..." William said, as he scratches the back of his head while glancing at the Plasma Cannon.

Enterprise looks at him. "You're a Scientist, you can do it. Right?" She asked with uncertainty at her voice.

William replies. "I am not. I'm a Physicist."

Lucas chimes in. "Scientist, Physicist, potato, potato same thing. Right?"

William had a look in his face of 'not having enough' at the Marine bantering in front of him.

As William explains the deference between a Scientist and Physicist, Belfast noticed something deferent on Tester β's corpse. "Everyone you might wanna take a look at this." This caught the attention of the four.

Belfast then points at the corpse as everyone saw a blood dripping not Red, but Yellow. This surprise them as the yellow blood coming-out at the cut-off neck.

The Manjuus covers their eyes, as they all tries to not look at the headless corpse of Tester β. But they still peeked between the gaps of their hands.

Enterprise placed her hand on William's right shoulder. "Do your Magic old man. She's all yours."

William looks at Enterprise with slight annoyance of being called 'old', and talks back at her. "Because I was launched in 2011, 40+ years ago, that doesn't mean I'm 'old'."

Bunker Hill chimed in. "Don't go rough on the package, we don't want any of the sensitive equipment to get damage while you examine it."

William sighs in defeat at the two, and raised both of his hands in acceptance. "Roger that ladies..."

Everyone then entered the Seahawk that is parked at the Helideck. The Seahawk then flew them off from the Cargo Ship and to their own respective Ships leaving William with Tester β's corpse.

William gazed at the headless corpse of Tester β and crack his knuckles "Let's get started, shall we?"

~Time skip~

Inside the Cargo Bay of USNS William McLean where all things all stored. Tester β's corpse is lying on the deck as Manjuus stripping her with equipments that are deemed important for potential research and reverse engineering.