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Shadow's POV
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having my moment with California and Pensacola,the day proceeded as planned and as expected,the girls woke,got ready for the day and got ready for the tasks I would give them as I needed to get the base,busy today to catch up and on the time I've missed

it had been 5 years since I took a seat in my Commander's Chair and looking at it now as I stood in my office,it was still in perfect condition,the office in general was in perfect condition as from the sparkling clear floor to every piece of dustless furniture in sight,it was clear that the girls put some serious cleaning effort while I was out cold

the interior design was even left as I had made it to be from when I retired from Azur Lane,my desk and chair at the far center of the room,a large bookcase,file cabinets and a display case to its side,two large windows at back and to the left,giving Me a view of the docks and entrance to the building,there was a table surrounded by 2 sofas and 2 cushioned chairs at the front left of the room with multiple very expensive paintings hanging above them and a few pot plants scattered around

a few picture frames hanged from the wall as well,still left as they were from when I had left the base,they had even kept my custom nine AL faction logo carpet on the floor and it looked newly cleaned

sitting down on my chai,I opened up the file cabinet that was supposed to hold the majority of any unfinished paperwork,only to find a measly three and a half stacks of work to do,having met the latest replacement Commander the girls had,I knew there had to have been more,so I opened the file cabinet that held the finished paperwork and found the missing stacks

they had already been completed,perfectly sorted and filed and knowing that the old Commander couldn't have possibly have done this work on his own,even with the help of the girls,I had to assume that the culprits were Laffey and Starter Squad,seeing as they were the only ones I knew with the speed,accuracy and finesse to get this amount of work done so neatly in such little time

though,it was hard to tell if it was out of consideration for Me to lessen my work or for a more personal gain as to give Me more time to spend with them,it did not matter as whether it was the former or the latter,they had put in some good work and it was nice of them to do so

deciding it wasn't worth the time to keep thinking about it,I took out the three and a half stacks of paperwork I had to do and closed both of the cabinets and immediately got to work,paperwork was never a problem to Me,it could even be said that I was a problem to paperwork as in the past,I would days and nights without sleep just to get them done before the girls pull Me out of the office

three and a half stacks was not nearly a big enough workload for Me to fill my day,thankfully however,I had more to do than just paperwork and knowing this base,there was always something for the Commander to worry about and work on

as I worked on the paperwork,time passed by quickly without Me realizing as I cut through more than half of the work within an hour without realizing it as I was completely absorbed and focused on my work

this focus was broken however,when I heard the sound of my door opening as I looked over to see it open wide,on the other side of the door,two women come through as one had brown hair purple eyes with red irises and a pair of fox ears,she was wearing a traditional Sakura Empire kimono with a metal belt around her waist and red jacket over her kimono with nine large foxtails swishing and swaying behind her as she held onto a red umbrella despite being inside

the other had white hair and purple eyes,wearing a dark blue uniform with a arm band on her right arm over a white and black dress

both entered the room,seemingly looking to speak with Me as I put down the pen I was using and gave them my full attention,which they seemed to appreciate wholly as they stood before Me

Shadow:Amagi,Yorktown,what brought the two of you here

Amagi:my,cutting straight to the chase already,have you grown impatient,Commander

Shadow:I didn't get a lot of paperwork today,I suspect 4 Destroyers and a Light Carrier got to my paperwork before I did,I so I want to finish this up and get to something else

Yorktown:it's so unlike you,Commander,we knew you like to get your work done but even when you didn't have much to do back then,you were never in a rush

Shadow:well,I have a lot to catch up on,so cut to the chase,what do my best tacticians need from Me

Amagi:can Shipgirls of the fleet not come to see how their Commander is doing without being interrogated??

Shadow:hahaha,of course you can and I'm doing just fine,got plenty of rest yesterday,seemed like I was transported here like cargo while I was out cold though

Yorktown:Enterprise manage to take advantage of the Valkyrie's situation and get you out of their hands,this is for the best to keep you away from large signatures of Honkai Energy

Shadow:well,that would be for the best at the current time,no telling when the Herrscher inside of Me might try and take over

Amagi:well,it would not be the first case of you hearing voices in your head now would it

Shadow:true

Yorktown:we have full faith in you Commander,we know that Herrscher will never take control of you,you'll never let it now that you're back in control

Shadow:I'm glad you have faith in Me but no promises about that can be made,so don't trust Me too much now,I could go berserk anytime

Amagi:we'll be ready to stop you when you do

Shadow:I'm glad,although,Enty's deal with them will only hold them back for so long,it's only a matter of time until they decided to come here,you know

Amagi:we'll be ready for that as well,Seattle's already drawn up a few contingencies,just in case

Shadow:I hope she didn't go overboard

Yorktown:you know her,Commander,she most likely

Shadow:*sigh*what about you two,it's been 5 years since we last properly spoke,how have you both been

Yorktown:other than having to deal with our previous Commander on a constant daily basis,I've been fine like most

Amagi:the modifications and healing you gave Me in the past worked wonders,Commander,the scientists at HQ say that I'm in the best state of condition I could be,and that was thanks to you

Shadow:I'm glad to hear that,I need everyone in prime condition now that I'm back in command,we're going to be very busy with-

before I could finish what I was saying,my door suddenly flew open with it slamming the wall and making a loud thud as Me,Amagi and Yorktown looked over to see who it was,the first one we saw was a girl with brown hair,red eyes and a pair of fox ears,she was wearing white vest of sorts,under a black jacket with a red skirt as she had nine large foxtails perked up behind her

next was a girl with black hair and red eyes,wearing a traditional Sakura Empire kimono top that went down into a red skirt with a black floral sash around her waist,tightly sealed  by a pin of sorts with green rope as she had a bird like mask on the top side of her head

lastly was a bit of a different girl as she had strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes,she was wearing a gray shirt underneath a black uniform with a black and red skirt and two black red headpieces at the front of her hair

the three were carrying plates with food of various kinds but more centered around a breakfast theme,seeing the three with the plates had reminded Me that I hadn't had breakfast for the day and I had completely forgotten,though despite the food's appetizing look,I couldn't help but sigh and cover my face at the sight of who was bringing it to Me,knowing this would become a shoutfest

Yorktown and Amagi seemed to share the same opinion and thought as Me as they looked at the three already bicker and argue with one another with annoyed expressions on their faces as Amagi's hold on her umbrella tightened and Yorktown's hands curled into fists

it didn't take long for the three to notice that e became aware to their very loud presence as they organized themselves to look presentable 

Shadow:Akagi,Taihou and Roon,you three better have a suitable reason for being here since you've decided to cause this much noise so early on in the day

Akagi:your masks are as well defined as ever,Commander but you cannot hide the truth from,Me

Taihou:it's all too clear,Commander,you haven't had breakfast yet and I've taken it upon myself to make you the best breakfast for your first day back in command of us

Roon:what the bird means to say was,I took it upon myself to make you the best breakfast for your first day back in command of us

Shadow:*sigh*I'll have breakfast in a little bit,take those plates to the cafeteria

Amagi:Commander,you haven't eaten breakfast?!?!

Shadow:no,I decided to get this done before I did

Yorktown:you can't be skipping out on the most important meal of the day,Commander,that simply won't do

Amagi:I had thought we had drilled that habit out of you back then,it seems that it had returned

Shadow:I'll be fine,eating a bit later than usual has never killed anyone

Yorktown:as I've said,that won't do,you should eat before proceeding with work,it's a bad habit,Commander

Shadow:*sigh*alright then,I'll eat,while I do so,you three go rally your fleets,I have a training sortie for all of you

Akagi,Taihou & Roon:yes Commander!!!

placing the plates down on my desks before quickly leaving to fulfill my request,I let out another sigh as I was left with 3 plates of food and the two best tacticians on the base,looking at my options,I had Akagi's rice bowl and fried egg,then Taihou's surprisingly Eagle Union based bacon and eggs with coffee and Roon's bratwurst,mashed potatoes and coffee

all looked very well cooked and smelled very well cooked too but knowing those three,without super close supervision,they could've snuck in any kind of drug or secret ingredient into the food,which wouldn't be the first time they've done it

5 and a half years ago was the first time they drugged my food and I didn't expect a thing,I was out cold the entire day and had to be closely protected by Starter Squad and Seattle from the 3,if it weren't for them,I wouldn't know what would've happened to Me

cautiously,I was going to have I.R.I.S scan the food for any pieces of drugs or harming agents but before I could,Amagi and Yorktown began to do the job for Me as Amagi took very small portions out of the 3 meals while Yorktown took small sips out of the coffee

Amagi:no need to worry,Commander,none of the food is drugged in anyway and it's quite well made

Yorktown:the coffee is cleared too,well brewed,probably made by Nevada or Oklahoma

Shadow:you know,I could've had I.R.I.S just scan the food

Amagi:it would take too long,we don't want you to wait to eat breakfast,any longer than you already have

Shadow:sure I guess

seeing as the food was cleared by the two,I decided to not dally any longer and just dig in as I still had much to do and probably more to worry about,it was only a matter of time until Akagi,Taihou and Roon come back as well,so deciding to pick up the pace,despite Yorktown and Amagi's attempts to baby Me by trying to feed Me the food I can eat on my own,I quickly ate my food and then got back to work

Timeskip brought to you by Enterprise worshipping her personal Shadow shrine

finishing breakfast,finishing my paperwork and finishing my plans,the base got into full swing as everyone was busy,not even the laziest of my ships were laying around doing nothing as even they were doing work and training

fleets were out at sea doing,three way free for all fleet sorties to continue their training,some of the girls we're doing logistical work and getting supplies and missions in order for us to do and some we're doing maintenance work,making sure that the base wouldn't explode at random when no one's looking

the base productivity was at an all time high of 300%,with so much getting done in such little time,it was barely near noon and we had already caught up with so much of the failed and missed work,supplies were getting shipped to the base,we reformed the connections with companies we use to work with and old allies of mine we're coming out of the dark to help the alliance with a supply of info

at the current time,I was still in my office in a multi screen call with multiple mega corporation owners as I needed to get back in touch with them,they we're,mega corporation for the sole reason of them being the biggest suppliers and manufacturers of weapons and parts for all 3 sides of the wars

though research was often made by the faction itself and it's labs,the manufacturing and mass producing of these items were made by the very resource friendly mega corporation I happen to be acquainted with

even Shicksal with all it's power was only a close second in terms of production speed with just one of these corporations and all of them being linked with Me meant that they were linked with all sides of the war effort

Shadow:i'm glad we all have reached an agreement,I look forward to our renewed partnership,moving forward

???1:you've helped this world more than enough times,plastered your name in the history books for generations to come and made yourself a living legend and you're back again to continuing adding to your story,it's the least Hyper Inc. could do for you

???2:rest assured,Azur Lane and G&K will have,Bars and Steel at their full disposal,they will have their metals,you can be sure of that

???3:Shicksal can also count on their soldiers having the up to date weapons from Timelock Industries

Shadow:I'm grateful for all of you,my retirement from the war left a large hole in the resources and supplies of the war fronts,with all of you helping us out,we'll get everything back on track in no time

???4:you can count on Sky Way to get your transports and aviation repairman up to speed

???5:and you can rely on the Hunter Guild to get you your information,we'll be ready for you,24/7,it's shame Sir Isaac couldn't be here though

Shadow:he's busy at the moment from what I hear but I'll speak to him at another time,for now,this is where our talk ends,once again,thank you to you all

???1:be sure to keep us up to date on what's happening and don't be afraid to call for help,we'll be on the ready

Shadow:I'll keep it in mind,Shadow out

cutting the call off as I.R.I.S made the holographic screens disappear,I sat back down on my seat having completed all the work I needed to do for the day,all that was left was to check up on the girls and make sure they got their ends of the work done and once that was over,I had the rest of the day to myself

as I took  quick breather from the work before I went to go check on the girls,my door opened up as I looked to see Enterprise come through my door,seemingly looking for Me in a slight hurry for whatever reason

Shadow:Enterprise??

Enterprise:Commander..........are you done with your work

Shadow:i just finished,I was about to go see you girls and see how your ends is going

Enterprise:a lot of us are done but there are still a lot of the fleet doing their work

Shadow:what brought you here then

Enterprise:well,one of the R&D Team Staff is here to see you,he said he needs to tell you something

Shadow:I see,where is he

Enterprise:I brought him to the cafeteria and told him to wait there since I was planning to ask you if you wanted to join Me for lunch

Shadow:sure,better choice than getting asked by Ajax,let's go

I stood up from my chair as Enterprise led Me out of my office and into the hallway,we walked down to first floor to head to the cafeteria so we could have lunch and meet this R&D Staff Member,I was kinda curious as to what he had in store for Me but I had a guess it was trouble,like always

reaching the cafeteria,I saw a lot of the girls having lunch with one another as the cafeteria looked different from this morning,tables and chairs had been moved to make room for big groups and judging by the mega table where the Starter Squad and the Royal Navy was sitting at,I had a guess that they wanted Me and Enterprise to sit with them

though before we could sit down,we would need some food first as I looked over to the cafeteria counter to find Nevada and Oklahoma in the kitchen serving the food for everyone,Nevada had brownish blonde hair and amber colored eyes,she wore a white tube top over a brown dress with short sleeves,Oklahoma on the other hand had blonde hair and blue eyes and wore a white tube top with shoulderless sleeves and a brown skirt

standing next to the counter however was a man with gray hair and piercing golden eyes wearing a lab coat over a white shirt and blue tie

though,judging by his expression,he seemed nervous and possibly scared,as to what caused or is causing him to be as such is unknown to Me,conveniently,he was standing next to the counter,so I could talk with him and get my food as Me and Enterprise approached the man 

???:S-S-Sir

Shadow:hey Kasro,it's been a while 

Kasro:y-yes it has

Shadow:give Me a sec,I just need to make an order

turning to the counter,I went to place my desired lunch only find it already on the counter for Me  with Enterprise's lunch as Oklahoma stood in front of Me with a smile while Nevada looked back at Me with a smug smirk

in retrospect,I should've seen this coming as the two always knew what I wanted to eat as long as I was in the cafeteria,giving Oklahoma a quick headpat,earning a blush from her and a stare from Enterprise,I picked up my lunch and motioned Kasro to follow Me and Enterprise to the table we would be sitting at

to the dismay of the Starter Squad and the Royal Navy,I did not take the obvious invitation and sat at a different table with Enterprise and Kasro as we sat while the girls at the mega table set up gave a few annoyed looks

Shadow:so,Kasro,how have you and the R&D Team been

Kasro:a-ah w-we've been good.......yes,very good

Shadow:I..........see

Kasro:yes!,tons of successful experiments,many breakthroughs,many accidents,many.............rules were broken

Shadow:ugh huh,so............then,what did you want to talk to Me about

Kasro:w-well,you,ugh,well you see-

he was struggling to make words,which was unusual of him,Kasro was one of the best scientists we had on the base,he was in charge of an entire sector of the lab when I was in still originally the Commander,so seeing him struggle to simply speak was troubling in a way

Shadow:calm down and take your time,we're in no rush here,Kasro

Kasro:you might changes that opinion,Sir

Shadow:excuse Me??

Kasro:t-to start Sir,ummm,the R&D Team took a few Wisdom Cubes from the base Vault to use for experiments,u-un-under HQ's permission of course

Shadow:ok,how many

Kasro:w-we took 40 Cubes,Sir,n-no more than that

Shadow:ok,go on

Kasro:we...we......we uh,we used them in an experiment

Shadow:ok

Kasro:i-it was one of the o-ones you permanently stopped

I immediately put down my spoon and turned to look at Kasro who looked at Me with terror as if he had seen the devil itself,I couldn't blame him for that though,the moment I heard him say that the R&D Team continued an experiment I permanently stopped,I had every reason to worry

many of the permanently stopped experiments were dangerous for a multitude of reasons,some could blatantly kill Me,others could have sent Me to different dimensions with no chance of return and others could make my standing with the girls very problematic

I had every reason to worry now as I looked at Kasro while he looked like he wanted to run but stopped himself,knowing it would be pointless as I looked him dead in the eyes

Shadow:what did the R&D Team do

Kasro:t-th-they,they,they,they completed-

Shadow:completed what!?!?

Kasro:t-they completed Project K

it was then,I stood up and grabbed Kasro by the shirt and pulled him close,preventing him from running as I looked him dead in the eyes,as if I was staring into his soul,causing the girls to go on alarm as they watched Me hold Kasro

Shadow:THEY DID WHAT!!!!

Kasro:I-I tired to te-tell them to stop b-but they w-wouldn't listen

Shadow:damn,............LISTEN UP!!!!,NO ONE IS TO APPROACH THE R&D BUILDING UNTIL I SAY SO,KASRO YOU'RE COMING WITH ME!!

I let go of Kasro and immediately grabbed him by the back of the shirt as I dragged him out of the cafeteria and then the building,I then run through the base,speeding towards the R&D building to confront the R&D Team

I dropped my scientist friend on the ground in front of the door to the R&D building as I entered through the main doors with a very unhappy expression on my face,the scientists and staff inside the building,jumped in a short fright from the loud thud of the doors opening as they all looked at Me walked into the building with heavy steps

it didn't take them much intellect to know who I was and what I could do,my abilities of torture and interrogation had already nearly reached world renown,even before I joined Azur Lane but the R&D Team had to learn the hard way when a Scientist tried to keep important information away from Me

he didn't live but he didn't die either,for about 4 months the best hospital in the world tried to keep him alive but his body gave in eventually and he died,I cut,bruised,chopped,sliced,grabbed,peeled off,hacked,split,break many thing in that scientist's body and the horrors we're all contained in a now already very clean room in the R&D building

the staff and scientists easily got out of my way with no quarrel as I walked through another set of double doors to enter the main Development room where most of the scientists we're working in,and once again,they all jumped from the sound the doors making a loud thud

the main room was a lowered down room with the doors I walked through leading into a cat walk that wrapped around the room with stairs leading down to the floor,I jumped the protective railing and landed onto the floor as the scientists backed away after seeing Me with a unhappy look

finally reaching my destination,I walked towards another set of double doors,that would lead Me into the elevator,that would bring Me down to the lower levels,which is where the R&D Team's best scientists are always held up in

a scanner appeared from the floor with a a hand symbol on it as it asked for my fingerprint signature,to which I complied by smashing my fist against the scanner,breaking it's screen but still unlocking the door as the locks of the door unhinged for Me to open them

I pushed the doors opened and walked into a empty circular room as I walked to the center of the room while the doors locked behind Me,a few seconds later,the room began to descend as the walls grew taller while I waited to reach to underground level of the R&D Building

it didn't take long as I eventually reached the lowest level of the building and immediately walked out of the elevator door to enter the hallway,for the third time,the scientists all got out of my way as I walked through the hallways of the Underground Lab until I found the room I was looking for

it was labeled as "Wisdom Cube-Shipgirl Creation Testing Room" or "WCSCTR" for short,it the main Shipgirl theory room,it was where most of the theoretical thoughts and ideas come from when it comes to making Shipgirls,it's also where most of the theories for Shipgirl,typing,personality,appearance,faction and concept are made 

it's the pride and joy of the R&D Team and there was no room more advanced than it,unfortunately,it was now being used to research and complete Project K and I wasn't going to have it

I approached the door as another fingerprint scanner appeared from the floor and asked my for my fingerprint signature,I once again complied and smashed the side of my fist on the scanner,breaking it in half but still opening the door as I immediately grabbed the door and slid it open

inside the room was many scientists,all of them,I recognized as they were the best of the best scientists Azur Lane had at its disposal,working 24/7/365 with little to no breaks,they were all focused on their individual works as I took a quick look around to find that they were all researching on the Wisdom Cube and the Cognitive Chips like usual before I went back to my original reason for coming

one of the scientists,a female who had blonde hair and blue eyes,wearing a lab coat over a blue shirt,that was under a green shirt with shorts and sneakers-

noticed that I had entered the room as she immediately realized who I was and let out a surprised gasp,alerting the other scientists,who quickly looked over to see Me as I looked at each of them with the same unhappy look on my face

I approached the female scientist with a quick few steps as she tried to backa way,only to find herself backed up into a corner by her own work table as I quickly closed the distance between us,she looked up to Me while I looked down on her as she was about as tall as my chest,I leaned down to keep our faces somewhat close as I knew she was weak to advances of such nature,allowing Me to get better odds of better answers

???:S-Sir

Shadow:I'm not in a good mood,Aira,you're going to tell Me who's in charge of this sector

Aira:I-I don't-

Shadow:you.will.tell.ME,Now

Aira:.................H-Haden,Haden's in charge of this sector now,h-he's giving the orders,p-please back off now

getting the answer I wanted,I backed off from Aira to give her some space while I looked around for Haden,as if it was on cue,Haden came out of one of the side rooms inside the WCSCTR holding a clipboard as he obliviously walked into the room without noticing my presence

he had dark blue-green hair and golden colored eyes and wore a lab coat over a white shirt and black pants with white and black shoes

he was intently looking at the clipboard in his hand before he looked up from it,seemingly needing to ask questions or give orders until he saw Me,there was silence from him as he looked at Me while I stared him down before beginning to walk towards him 

he watched Me approached as he slowly backed away,which I wasn't going to allow as I summoned the Celestial Keep into my hand and threw at him,he dodged my very weak throw as  my sword stabbed itself into the ground behind him,making him look at the massive greatsword,which let Me close the distance between Me and him as I grabbed the front of his shirt and held him tightly to keep him from escaping

Haden:h-hey t-there,Sir,i-it's been a while

Shadow:give Me one good reason I shouldn't take your head off your shoulders right here and right now,Haden

Haden:g-good to see you too??

Shadow:who.authorized.Project.K

Haden:p-please let Me go Sir,s-so I can explain

Shadow:not until I get my answers

Aira:Sir please

Shadow:stay out of this Aira,unless you want to be the one to give Me my answers,you will shut your mouth

I was not messing around,Project K was something I wholeheartedly stopped for good reason,firstly,if it had succeeded,I would be sending children to fight a war and secondly,my standing with the girls would drastically change and shift,knowing those that are affected would take advantage of the situation

Haden:o-ok Sir,I'll tell you but please let go of Me

deciding that it would be for the best,I let Haden go as I summoned my sword back into my hand and waited for Haden to give his answer as I stared him down to remind him,that he's not out of the woods yet

Haden:ok Sir,I'm sure you know how this lab is ran

Shadow:through progress and results,as long as you provide,Azur Lane will provide

Haden:yes,unfortunately after you left,as time went by,we were running out of things to do

Shadow:explain

Haden:it's as it sounds,Sir,the Team simply ran out of things to do,it felt like we had reached a border we couldn't cross without a more concrete start and because of that,we were losing progress and result

Shadow:so you turned to discontinued projects

Haden:we didn't have much of a choice ,we needed to be at least doing something to keep the lab up and running and even with that we were barely making the quota

Shadow:................

Haden:it was only when we found your start on Project K,that we started getting a jump start again,newfronts,new ideas,new concepts came to light and we were starting to gain momentum again but it still was barely enough

Shadow:.................

Haden:we kept up with the Project and made serious progress with it until we began to show impressive result to HQ,they liked the concept and the idea and authorized it to be fully completed

Shadow:so HQ authorized the project?

Haden;yes,we're too submit the final reports by tomorrow or today

I tightened my grip on my sword before quickly loosening it as I unsummoned the Celestial Keep and turned my back to Haden,I walked to the door and stopped just before exiting as I turned my head to the Scientist in charge of this sector

Shadow:show Me

Haden:Sir??

Shadow:Show them to Me

Haden:y-you want to see Project K's outcome???

Shadow:as their Commander,it's my job to see all my ships,they are no exception

hearing hinting tone in my last few words,Haden motioned Aira to follow as the two led Me out of the WCSCTR and back into the building's hallways as they led Me to the room of Project K

Timeskip brought to you by Shadow beating the living shit out of AL HQ's commanding officers

riding the elevator up by 3 floors,Aira and Haden led Me into the Delta Sector,the sector in charge of specimen and organism containment and watch,if it was alive and could be studied through watching,it was brought to the Delta Sector

it was a short trip from the WCSCTR as Haden opened up a door on the left side of the Sector to let us in,the room we entered was a large observation room,the room was divided into two side,the first was the observation side where the scientists had multiple consoles and controls to control the room and the second was the observed side,where the outcome of Project K were secluded in

all of it was divided by a highly reinforced one way glass,letting the observation side look into the observed side without them being seen,the scientists inside quickly took notice of Haden,Me and Aira as they all quiet down while we approached the glass

inside the Observed side was a multitude of children,belonging to the four major factions of Azur Lane, they highly resembled grown up ships in my fleet with their appearance as they all interacted with one another like real kids

I narrowed my eyes as I looked at them play inside their little kiddy room,filled with toys and others child like objects,though they looked well acquainted,being a father of six adopted children made my parental instincts go into overdrive as the thought of scientists watching them 24/7 wouldn't leave my mind

Haden:here they are,fully materialized and stable,their happy bunch

Shadow:.............

Aira:is.........something wrong,Sir

Shadow:...........................did you all think this decision through

Haden:huh

Shadow:did it never cross your mind,that their still ships and children at that,whether I am the Commander of this fleet or not,they will be sent out to battle for this war

Haden:-y-yes................that did already occur to us,in truth it made us want to stop but we needed to keep the lab going

Shadow:i can see validation in your reasoning but do not think for a second that I approve of it

Aira:in truth,we were heavily banking on the girls finding you,so you could command them

Shadow:......................be glad they did,now open the door,I want to speak with them

calming myself down while the Delta Sector scientists hesitantly unlocked the door as I told I.R.I.S to block out the one way glass once I was inside,judging from the look on the children's faces,it was clear that they heard the door unlock,which meant they knew,someone was coming in as I fully calmed down and entered the room

in the blink of an eye,I was in the room and the door was already locked,the children's expression were all surprised as it was clear,that they did not expect what happened,I needed to be fast after all as the child that looked like Akagi was clearly waiting for a chance to slip through the door

with their exit gone,they were once again locked in the room,only this time they were with Me as I looked to one of the kiddie chairs and slowly walked to it while i kept my eyes on the kids while they kept their eyes on Me

???1:who's he??

???2:dunno

???3:you think he's here to ask us those dumb questions

???4:well he doesn't look like the other people in white

???5:who cares,he's only here to bother us,let's just ignore him

???6:be on guard,he could mean to harm us

???7:I'll destroy him if he get's close 

???8:stay close to Me,I'll make sure everyone is safe

???9:maybe's he's a kind person

???10:you said that about the first guy and he locked us in here

???11:*whisper* maybe we can use him to escape

???12:Akagi,go try and seduce him,you've been bragging about that a lot anyway,show us you can do it

the Akagi looking child grumbled before sighing and standing up from her chair as she made her way towards Me,to these children,I was most likely just some other person,unknown to them,I heard everything they said as Akagi approached Me

AN:"C" will stand for Child

C.Akagi:hey Mister

Shadow:hmmm

C.Akagi:do you know how to get out of here

Shadow:may I do,maybe I don't

C.Akagi:if you tell Me,I'll let you do anything to Me

Shadow:anything you say??

C.Akagi:anything your heart desires

Shadow:I see and what if...............my heart desires to take your head

hearing my words,the Akagi like child quickly jumped back and summoned her little flight decks brought out her red paper crosses as I looked at her with a small smile while her friends stood up and got ready to fight

Shadow:ahaha-

Akagi:you think what you said was funny,I'll-

Shadow:I must admit,even when I knew what you we're going to do and who you really are,I couldn't help but react the same natural way I do towards your Mother

hearing my words again,the Akagi like child this time,widened her eyes at the mention of the word "Mother",it was no surprise that their reaction would be like that as their completed form was based off my earlier prototype experimentation and I had made them think the older ones are their mothers

Akagi:y-you know my mom

Shadow:how could I not,she basically tries what you did everyday as long as I'm nearby

???12:d-don't fall for it,Akagi,it could be a trick

Shadow:ahaha,rest assured,I have no tricks nor do I intend to hurt any of you,I am simply here to talk,Sandy Diego,,so come,let's all talk

the red haired Cruiser looked in surprise as she turned to her friend to see of what they should do,and like the curious children they were,they cautiously approached Me as I gave them a genuine smile before they stopped right next to Akagi

C.San Diego:h-how do you know my name

Shadow:how can I not,your names are the same as your Mother's,i know ll of your names

???4:who are you,Mister,how do you know our,Mothers

Shadow:I suppose I should introduce myself............simply put,my name is Shadow,I am the Commander of Azur Lane,will that suffice for you,Belfast

C.Belfast:y-your the Commander

Shadow:why of course,I would not be here if I wasn't

???9:so you know who we all are

Shadow:of course I do,you're Illustrious,with you is,Cleveland,Helena,Graf Zeppelin,

Hiei,Renown,Friedrich de Grosse,Seattle and Enterprise

C.Seattle:he really does know all of us,he must be the Commander

C.Enterprise:I didn't think we'd meet the Commander today

Shadow:well I heard from a scientist you all had been made and as the Commander,it's my duty to see all my ships and see them in good health

C.Zeppelin:so you came to see us??

Shadow:of course,what other reason could I have..........other than the second reason I came to see you all for

C.Renown:you came for us for a second reason

C.FDG:what is the second reason,Commander

Shadow:well,I see no reason for you all to be cooped up in this tiny room,and i can't expect you've been given the best of food by these scientists,so I've already decided to take you out of here

Everyone:REALlY!!!!

Shadow:yes,as the Commander,no one can oppose that decision and that means you 12 are free to come with Me 

cheers and overjoyed yelling filled the room as the girls excitedly bounced around the room,I stood up from my chair and looked at them as they happily cheered with one another,before we could go though,I needed to changes a few things with them as I called them back to Me,which they quickly complied with

Shadow:alright,I can get you all excited,but before we go,I think you all will need some new names

C.San Diego:huh,why do we need new names

Shadow:well you share the same name as your Mother's and it might get confusing for everyone 

C.Hiei:what should our new names be then

C.Helena:I-I think the C-Commander should choose o-our names

C.Cleveland:yeah,that's a great idea,Commander,you choose our names

Shadow;ok,ok,from now then,Enterprise you will be Enty,Hiei you will be Hiera,Akagi you will be Aka,Illustrious you will be Lusty,Renown you will be Rena,Graf Zeppelin you will be Zeppy,Helena,you will be Lena,San Diego you will be Sandy,Cleveland you will be Clevelad,Belfast you will be Bel,Seattle you will be Sea and Friedrich you will be Freya,from here and now,those will be your names

Sandy:I love it

Bel:simple and easy to remember

Hiera:and close to the name of our mothers

Sea:I can't wait to meet the,

Shadow:rest assured,you all will,the current time is now 5:00 in the afternoon,you all will have more than enough time to meet

Clevelad:then what are we waiting for,LET'S GO!!!

Everyone:YEAH!!!!

I.R.I.S,after overriding the system so she could control it,she unlocked the door for us as I opened it for the kids as the calmly walked out of the room,excited to see their mothers as I looked to the scientists to see if any of them had to guts to try and stop Me

shooting them down with a quick glare,none of them dared to step forward and challenge my decision as I led the kids out of the room and towards the elevator as I led them out of the R&D building,it was safe to say that,I had a lot more trouble today than I should've

Author:FINALLY DONE WITH THIS CHAPTER,I hope you all enjoyed this cuz this nearly 7k words and I'm tired of typing,see you all next time,when Shadow get questioned if he's a virgin or not,until next time

Shadowgamer254 out