Somewhere unknown,earlier
"Why?" A question running through her mind as she ran ducking and weaving through the dense forests,her left hand clucthing onto the little girl behind her
"The war was over years ago.We pushed them back from where they come from,"She said
"Duck,incoming shell!"the little girl warned.It was too late.The lady embraced the little girl as the shell exploded,throwing both them around the clearing of shell craters.
The little girl,with minimal damaged,dragged the lady into a shell crater,huddling against her companion.
"The enemy besieged us,no reinforcement,no way out...." she thought to herself."At this rate,we might..."
She thought about the situation and how dire things had become.She knew this was the end.Yet,in the midst of that,she remembered the stories she used to read and hear about famous fleet from years ago and how they did the impossible.That give her hope that maybe,just maybe,someone would notice this attack and come to their aid.
In the midst of shells raining down destruction and chaos,she hoped and prayed that someone would save them all.
And there he was,10 meters from them,looking confused.
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"Wait a minute." The man thought to himself.A few second ago he was just walking towards a bus stop when suddenly he's at a forest,artillery pouring down a clearing in front of him.
"I better get out of here.They're probably having live fire exercise." The man decided,turning away from the carnage.
"Wait!Please,help us." A voice cried out of the clearing.The man turned back trying to seek the voice's owner.In one of the shell crater was a hand waving at him.He walked towards it to see a little girl and an unconscious lady.He bend down and asked the little girl,"Can you please slap me?".The girl hesitated towards his request until a shell explode beside the man.A piece of shrapnel slashed the man's shoulder."That seems real enough."He said and dived into the crater and sat opposite the pair.
He remember all steps and objectives in case of something like this happen as how the operations he used to go through.He checked the unconscious lady.Apart from the blood on her face,she was in good condition."First off,what can you tell me about this place?" He asked the girl.
"We are on an Island,dense forest in the north and a beach near the east.Me and Hood come from the south." she replied.The man looked at the size of the crater which could only be a shell from a destroyer or cruiser,which means they're at the east.He also noticed that the shelling had started to slow down.Tactically,this is when the ground force would be sent in to neutralize the area.
"By chance,do you have a radio or anything to contact your allies?".The girl just shook her head.
"Any other small island near the area?"He asked again."There are a few."The girl replied."Good,we'll hide there in the meantime.
"Hop on my bag,we're getting out of here." He spoke to the little girl while picking up the lady.They started to head south,away from the danger of the exploding shells and enemy.
Halfway trudging in the forest,the lady let out a light groan followed by rubbing on the scratches on her head."Hey,don't scratch it or else it would get infected,"said the man."Wait...,"said the lady,looking dumbstruck at the man."You're the otherworlder."
"That's going to add towards my many question,"The man muttered."You'll probably have question as I do but now let's get to safety.".The lady nodded and said,"My name is Hood and that is Z23."
"Right,intros..."The man said,still taken back by their names.Hood,where have I've heard that name...
Suddenly,a shell exploded nearby,causing the man to pick up speed."Um,sir,"Hood pipped up "I know this might be a troublesome time to ask you this but..."
"Hood,I'm sorry if I'm sounding rude but can you ask any question after we get out of this mess." The man replied.
"Then let me ask," said Z23,resting on his shoulder."Isn't it difficult carrying both of us."
"No,not really." said the man,smiling.Compared to the times he had to carry his equipment,both of them were as light as a feather.
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The man notices the sound of the artillery were fainter by the second and the forest easier to trudge through.Soon,he saw a clearing of sand,signalling they were closer to the coastline.Finally,they came out of the forest,stepping out of the crocodile nest.
And into the tiger's den.
"Oh no," said Hood,her voice trembling in fear with the sight in front of her.
It turned out the enemy was shelling the forest not to find them but to force them out,like smoking a rat out it's hole,into half a dozen of cruisers and destroyers,lay waiting for them.However,the sight of these ship and their armament trained on the trio did not concern the man,it was the fact these ships were floating high up the sky.
What's more is they were flanking a woman with pale skin,light purple hairand glowing yellow eyes.The cherry on top this crazy cake was that there was naval cannon and armament on her side.
"Yep,I don't think there's any thing that can surprise me anymore."He said
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Azur Lane:A Quiet Life
FanfictionA man, who had fought for his country and her interest for a good portion of his life wanted nothing more than a slow and perhaps,quiet,life. However fate has a twisted sense of humour as he gets thrown into a twisted reality with so called "shipgir...
