CHAPTER 7: To Pearl

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Pacific Ocean

Enterprise is outside of her Ship's Right Wing Bridge while looking at the vast ocean. As she sweeps her gaze at the horizon and endless ocean she saw something peculiar that immediately caught her attention.

A silhouette of a bird flying towards her Ship Bridge. An Eagle that looks very familiar to her, the said Eagle then flew towards her and land at the railings next to her.

It was 'Spock'.

The Eagle was her Adm. Pike's pet, it got his name Spock, because it always stays on the Admiral side where ever he goes. And the Crew and other Officers on deck name him Spock as reference to' Star Trek'.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice that you were with us the whole time." Enterprise said apologizingly to Spock, as she patted its head gently.

Spock then screech as he was being patted.


Several Miles away

A Constellation Class Frigate, USS Lafayette and a WW2 Gato Class Submarine, USS Albacore are both cruising side by side towards the Strike Group's location. Lafayette was ordered by Enterprise to escort Albacore to the Strike Group, for a private chat with her.

He addresses her through the comms. "Strike Group, ETA 20 minutes."

"Okay." Albacore replies in a cheery tone.

Above the two Ships, two F/A-25 Hellcats is soaring in the sky uncontested, while doing their patrols. Enterprise sent two of her Planes to protect Lafayette at his interception, because she really doesn't want to repeat the same mistake again.

The two Planes act as the Frigate's Air-Cover for the interception of the WW2 Submarine. 20 minutes later and the two Ships then arrives at the location of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group.

Albacore could not believe the size of the Naval Vessels that greets her eyes, specially the massive Aircraft Carrier that is in the middle. That sheer size alone almost had her eyes popped-out at the sockets. The imposing size is big and even to dwarfs any of the Azur Lane's Fleet Carrier in size.

At the Helideck aft of USS Lafayette, one MH-60 Seahawk is currently being prepared by the Manjuus in Jersey. The Seahawk unfolds its rotors, as its being prepared for flight.

He then embarks on inside the Seahawk, as the Manjuus finish giving the Seahawk a flight check-up. The Seahawk flew-off the Frigate's Helipad and hovers above the WW2 Submarine and lowers itself slowly.

Albacore could not believe at the mechanism of this Aircraft hovers above the deck of her Submarine, she's still had the look of bewilderedness at her face.

As the Seahawk lowered a Sub's deck, Lafayette then offers a hand to Albacore who's struggling to get onboard the Helicopter.

"Need some lift?" He said while offering a hand.

"Yes." She said and holds his hand as she gets onboard.

Onboard the Seahawk, Albacore is looking down at the massive Carrier and it flight deck from the window of the Helicopter.

"How big is this Carrier?" She asks.

"She has a length of 1,106 feet or 337 meter and have a beam of 134 feet or 41 meters." He replies.

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