CHAPTER 18: The Empire

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Harbor, Azur Lane Base

June 8, 1942

6:00 AM

As morning dawns at the Azur Lane Base, Pearl Harbor. At the Harbor dock near the Modern Warships, 50 dead bodies littered the deck of the ship or gloating in the water. The Bluegreen color of water inside is tainted with red blood.

Manjuu's are diving underwater with their Diving Gears. They are tasked of looking for any explosive that are planted under the keel of every Modern Warships.

The other Manjuus is reviewing the security footage and looking for any explosive that are planted inside or outside the ships. And other are in the RHIB fishing out the dead bodies in the water inside the Harbor.

Meowfficers are also checking for any broken or any missing equipment, as they swiped the glass screen of the tablet. The US Navy prioritize the safety of its Naval vessels specially against espionage, that's the reason why they were brutal last night.

Azur Lane Shipgirls avoided that part of Harbor to avoid the dead bodies that is littering the Harbor. The Toddlers/Destroyers are being told not to go in that area, while being supervised by the Adults.

MP's and Military Personnel are deployed to let any unwanted onlooker get close to scene of devastation. Barricade are erected by MP's and Military Personnel to stop the Journalist and Reporters to not let this kind news go out in the public. This kind of news could ruin the public image of the Modern Kansen as they were scheduled to visit the mainland.

The corpses or anything that left in the Ninjas that was sent to infiltrate the Harbor, stole an American equipment and sabotage the Modern Warships is currently being placed at one of the Military Trucks, while being guarded by Union Army/Eagle Union Army.

Armed Manjuus maintain their stand in the perimeter between the barricade and Modern Warships. Photographer and any who passed the barricade set-up by the MP's and Police, they were detained by the Manjuus.


CVN-80 USS Enterprise

Enterprise-80 finishes reading the report about their ship conditions there are no missing equipment and no damages to their hulls. "I was wrong... again." She mumbles to herself.

Frigate Belfast heard her mumbling and asks. "What do you mean wrong again? You acted like a leader and protect everyone from the attack."

"No. I failed, first I send the two to intercept a Siren fleet and now, this." She gestures to her surroundings.

"I didn't expect them to came here too early. I compare them to a WW2 deployment and I thought it would take them 2 or 3 day get here..." She spoke in disappointed tone in her thinking this is her mistake and responsibility, and should be held accountable.

"No. You just acted how would every Commanding Officers would react if, they found themselves in another without any prior knowledge. To us, you did what you know best for us, here."

Bunker Hill-76 jumps in the conversation. "Enterprise... we're in another world. The safety and rules that we used to know, does not applies here. You are tasked of protecting American property in another world. And you did well..."

William chimed in, while having a smirk in the face. "Ironic... is it? We tried to avoid getting involved in this conflict.... Then they gave-us an excuse to get involve."

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