Chapter-2
Yokosuka Naval Base [American Ship Girl Fleet HQ]
The group of American Super Carriers are assembled outside of their Commanding officers office, just recently their summoning they were taken to the base's docks for small medical checkups and soon the chief medical officer gave the three carriers clear for active duty, since he's having his hands full with the destroyers while the cruisers are just talking to one another in one corner waiting for their turn to be cleared for service and the submarines are already done since they were the easiest of the bunch to be cleared for service by the medical officer .
"This is it, you guys ready?." You said to yourself and the others and knocked on the door.
"Yeah let's go, lead the way E." Said Saratoga
"Come on let's get a move on E, then after we'll hit the mess hall right?" Asked America
"Yeah sure let's raid the mess hall." Laughed Saratoga.
"Oh America, you never change do you?" Enterprise chuckled.
"Heh, it's just same old me?" She responded with a smile.
"Come in." You heard and after a small sigh, you three obeyed. Inside the white room with wooden floor and blue carpet were two desks, one on the left side of the room and the other facing the door. The first one had a Rear Admiral Amanda McClellan sign and the later Captain Christina Evans.
"Ah there you three are so. Did the doc cleared you three for service?" the Admiral asked standing up from her chair.
"Aye ma'am, doc cleared the three of us for service, cause he's got his hands full with the three destroyers" Enterprise said.
"Ok, for starters we would create your girls files and ask a few questions, you don't mind right?" she asked.
"Aye shoot it Admiral." The three super carriers responded.
"Right so what we have are you Enterprise, the sole ship of your class correct?" McClellan asked.
"Aye Admiral." She said "I was the USS Enterprise CVN-65 reporting for duty Admiral." She responded
"Next is we have you America, correct third ship of the Kitty Hawk class?"
"Yes ma'am, USS America CVA-66 reporting for duty once again admiral!" She announced.
"Outstanding response from you there America." The admiral responded.
"And lastly we have you Saratoga, second ship of the Forrestal class correct?" The admiral asked once again.
"Yes ma'am happy to be serving my nation again!" She said while saluting.
"Ah no need to be so formal you know." McClellan replied when someone knocked on the door.
"Come in" Admiral said, the door opened and a woman almost the height of Enterprise came in. Although nowhere near the physical stature of the super carrier mentioned earlier, she's quite petite for a woman, and as she entered the admiral suddenly had a wide grin at her face, while the captain was just deadpanning at the possible outcome of the situation that might happen.
"State your name and class please." The Admiral said to her.
"I'm second of the Yorktown-class Aircraft Carriers, USS Enterprise CV-6." She said.
"Now state your name and class sailor." She turned to the Super Carrier.
"I'm USS Enterprise, CV-" She said but was cut off by the other Enterprise.
"What?" she looked at her. "But, I'm Enterprise." She said pointing to herself.
"Yes, you are a CV-6, most known Aircraft Carrier in the US Navy during the second world war." She turned to her and took her right hand for a shake. "It's an honor to be serving with you."
"Ah, the pleasure is mine, but I'm still confused." The other Enterprise responded.
"Well I'm Enterprise-class Nuclear powered Super Carrier, USS Enterprise CVN-65. It's a big honor to share the name with you." She saluted.
"Oh my God. You are a Super Carrier?" She responded asked.
"Yes, I'm the first nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier in the world and your successor namesake, hell even my first captain is from you." She smiled.
"Who was your first captain then?" Enterprise CV-6 asked.
"Captain Vincent P. de Poix, former member of fighting squadron 6." She said.
"Ah I know Vincent would reach far in his years of service, good man." Enterprise CV-6 said.
"Now... don't get me wrong, I'm glad you are here but... Only WW2 vessels came through so far. And you two share the same names how are we gonna attend you Enterprise?" The Admiral said pointing to the Super Carrier in question who smiled.
"Just call or address me as E for simplicity and to not confuse me with Enterprise here." She said.
"Hmm...Ok then we'll just call you E for simplicity. Anyways you three must be hungry right?" she asked and the three super carriers nodded. "Ok, Enterprise, can you show your successor namesake and her friends the way to the mess hall? Oh and I will call Yuubari to take care of your girls riggings." Enterprise nodded and led the way to the mess hall.
"So how is it?" Enterprise asked after the four of you left the American HQ.
"Eh, sorry?" She responded confused.
"How is it to have a body?" Enterprise asked again.
"It's quite nice actually. If I will exclude my first time here, it is very pleasant, but I'm not used to it yet I need some time to adjust maybe."
"Oh yeah, Yorktown said that you guys rocked the summoning chamber when your fleet arrives. But enough of that, we're here." She said and pointed to the Mess Hall sign. She opened the door and you were greeted by ten lines of wooden tables and chairs. You four weren't the first one here though. Some Japanese girls already occupied one half of the tables. You four recognized one group of girls with two very prominent looking figures one was a woman with white long hair, while at the same time she is talking to another girl but this time she has green twin tails.
"I guess from your faces you three are giving that you guys wants to meet them. You can sit with them if you want, but be careful around Zuikaku, she is very... communicative." Enterprise said.
"What do you mean?" The three super carriers asked at the same time.
"You'll see what I mean." Enterprise said with a grin.
"Hello, who are these girls Enterprise-san, are they the new summons I heard Yorktown was talking about?" The girl with the long white hair asked.
"Yeah they are, their carriers like us." She replied.
"Oh how wonderful, surely you three would be immense help with us, oh where are my manners, my name is Shoukaku first of my class, this besides me is Zuikaku my little sister." Shoukaku said smiling.
"Oh right. USS Enterprise" She said as she extended her right hand and she shook it while looking at Enterprise.
She answered with one simple sentence. "Yorktown-class" she pointed at herself "Enterprise-class" she pointed at the woman.
"Yeah, I was named after her." E supplied
"Tell her your guys designations. I want to see Zuikaku's face." Enterprise grinned while looking at the green haired girl which you assumed that she was the Zuikaku in question.
"Eehh... Enterprise Class, first nuclear powered Super Carrier, CVN-65." She awkwardly said.
"Uhh... Forrestal Class, first conventional powered Super Carrier, USS Saratoga CVA-60." She said in a similar fashion.
"Uhm... Kitty Hawk Class, second class of conventional powered Super Carriers, USS America CVA-66." She also said the same way as the earlier two.
"Super Carriers huh? Is it because one of you are nuclear powered?" Zuikaku said with narrowed eyes. With the other Japanese girl this time wearing a blue skirt and a white traditional shirt and a archers armor just like her fellow Japanese carriers. Keeping a scrutinizing gaze to the three super carriers.
"They sure are interesting don't you agree Kaga-san?" A girl with long black hair she also wears the same clothing as Kaga but the only difference is their colored red.
"This group of Americans are sure interesting Akagi-san." Kaga responded stoically.
"Uhh... no, it's because of our displacements." E replied while the other super carriers gave a noise of approval.
Now the conversation gained everyone else attention. Everyone was looking at you three.
"And that is?" Zuikaku asked.
"Uh... 93,284 long tones at full load." E quietly said.
"Uhm... 81,101 long tons at full load." Saratoga supplied.
"Uhh... 83,573 long tons at full load." America said.
"..." Zuikaku and everyone as well was at loss for words, even Enterprise.
"I uhh... was also the longest Carrier in the world. 342m." E said akwardly.
"What!?" Zuikaku almost screamed. "Fine then, if that is how you want it."
"You Americans are sure stubborn, alright then." Kaga said.
"What do you mean?" E asked confused.
"I, second of Shoukaku-class Aircraft Carriers and member of the 5th carrier divison Zuikaku, challenge you in a mock battle." She stood up and pointed at the three super carriers.
"We of the first carrier division also challenge you three to a mock battle!" Kaga announced.
"Eh!?" The three super carriers reacted.
"Kaga-san isn't this a little too reckless?" Asked Akagi from the side.
"No, in this way we shall prove that the First Carrier Division is superior to those of the fifth carrier division and to those of the Americans." She said.
"Hey Zuikaku-san, I don't think that is a good idea. You don't know what you will be up against." A smaller girl with grey-brown hair and white headband with red vertical stripes and was in very similar outfit as Shoukaku and Zuikaku had.
"No, that is actually a good idea." Enterprise said. "You three will prove your combat capabilities and then E here could prove if she's worthy of the name." she looked at E and the other super carriers.
"Make sure you eat a lot, you will need it!" Zuikaku said before promptly leaving the Mess Hall. Everyone stayed silent.
"Come on Akagi-san, we should prepare our equipment for this mock battle." Kaga said while dragging Akagi out of the mess hall.
"I'm sorry Enterprise-san, but she means no harm to you. I'm sure." Shoukaku broke the silence.
"It's alright, I don't mind that much if it's only a mock battle between the three of them and the three of us. But I can feel that my aircraft are without ammunition and fuel." She said while the other super carriers agreed.
"Well that is why you have to eat food. Our bodies take food and form it into ammunition and fuel for our aircraft. Also if you lose aircraft in battle, you can just eat or resupply them again." Shoukaku said. "So you have to eat a lot now."
And so you three ate. One tray, two trays, ten trays, you three only stopped on the seventeenth tray of food and you three felt that now you are combat ready so you stopped.
"Geez, you are even worse than Akagi, and she is always eating food enough for two Carriers. At least you are not as fast as she is." Shoukaku said as she and Enterprise were the only ones to stay until you satisfied with your large hunger.
"Now, I believe you have a mock battle ahead. Don't make your opponent wait." Enterprise said and you three nodded.
Once you four left the Mess Hall you could see a crowd around the piers where are mock battles like these are done.
"That is her. That is the Super Carrier that is going against Zuikaku-san and Akagi and Kaga-san nanodesu." A small girl with brown short hair said. Probably a destroyers.
"Wow, they look like a proper ladies." Next one with dark blue hair and hat said.
"Khorosho." Another one with hat but with light blue hair said and nodded.
"Sisters?" you turned to Enterprise.
"Yes, Akatsuki-class Destroyers, Inazuma, Akatsuki and Hibiki." She said and pointed to each one. "However, Ikazuchi is missing. I think she is with Tenryuu?" The three destroyers nodded.
"You are finally here. I was starting to think you will never arrive. Meanwhile you were eating I was getting prepared. I won't go easy on you just because this is your first time on the water!" Zuikaku said. While Kaga and Akagi are on the other side also adorning their riggings.
"I hope you three are ready to feel the might of the first carrier division!" Kaga said. While wearing their full riggings.
"Kaga-san I don't think this is a very good idea." Dejected Akagi. While also wearing her full riggings.
"She is right. This is your first time that you will go on the water. At least in this form." Enterprise said.
"Ah there you are." one girl with green hair tied into the ponytail, dark grey shirt and green skirt. "I'm Yuubari, I'm here to help you guys summon your gear." She said.
"Make it quick, Yuubari." Both Kaga and Zuikaku said.
"Yeah, yeah." She waved her off. "Now before anything else, try to summon your propulsion, otherwise you won't be able to move or stand on the water. Just try to imagine them. It's a little hard but you will have to do it only once in your life, well at least in this form."
The three of you closed your eyes and tried to picture your propulsion systems. Enterprise picturing her Eight Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors with four sets of geared steam turbines. While Saratoga pictured her eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers and her eight geared steam turbines and America doing the same as Saratoga Somehow your guy's shoes felt tighter and colder.
"Yes that's it. Now your hull, hangars and everything within." Yuubari said.
At first you three imagined your angled flight decks. You three almost jumped from the sudden coldness on your backs. Four catapults and four elevators. You three felt something cold on your left thighs, then you three imagined the hangars and all three of you felt the same thing on your right thighs.
"Great, now your conning tower and bridge with your radar, sonar and things alike." Yuubari said.
Enterprise tried to picture her bridge. It looked like two cubes on each other. The smaller one on the deck and the bigger one on the smaller one with a 65 on the side. Her antennas came into the view as well as her sonar and flight control systems. Something cold clicked on her head. While America and Saratoga doing the same for their respective conning towers and alike.
"Ok, now your armaments, except your aircraft. That is AA guns, secondary guns, you get the idea." Yuubari said
You three didn't have much of these. But you three have 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts, RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers and lastly RIM-116 RAM launchers for E.
"Oh, well, at least you have something. Now the last thing, your aircraft." Yuubari said.
You three minds are flooded with pictures of F/A-18FC and F/A-18D's, F-14A and F-14D's, EA-6B's and E-2C's. The thing on you three's right thighs felt heavier. But it didn't stop there because you three also carried helicopters, SH-60's for ASW. Once your minds settled down, you three opened your eyes.
"Why are you all looking at us?" You three said as you three found that all eyes were fixed on the three of you.
"Well, you three are sure are advanced compared to us. Your radar looks very advanced. Also your gear looks different. You guys have angled flight decks, aircraft catapults... heck even helicopter pads. The big difference you guys have to us is that Enterprise and Saratoga here uses rifles to launch planes, and America here using a crossbow for her method." Yuubari said.
The shoes of the three of you were now surrounded by metal things that looked like your hull if you cut it just above the waterline. On your left thighs you found your rifle or range weapon in a holder and it looked like Yuubari described. A rifle that has a wood stock made Enterprise and Saratoga immediately identified this as Springfield Armory's M-14 7.62mm rifle . On Enterprise's and Saratoga's right hip, saw pouches that holds full of clips divided into four sections. Fighters, Multi-roles, Helicopters and Scouts.
"Oh right, I need to first set up a squadron." Enterprise said while Saratoga and America agreed.
She set up one fighter squadron. We could see that five F/A-18C's and F-14's were getting ready, getting filled with fuel and armament. Once it was done, the end of one clip changed color from basic black to green. Their minds informed them that fighters have a green color, Multi-roles have red and blue color (And in the case of the three of you, blue means that they are armed with anti ship missiles instead of torpedoes), helicopters are yellow and scouting aircraft are white. Enterprise pulled out one green marked clip and placed it in the bow. She loaded it in the M-14 and she got a message in her head Ready to take off. Once she aimed to the sky she shoots the M-14. The bullet made a trail behind itself like from an afterburner. Then the bullets split into five F/A-18s and you gave them order to do a fly over the crowd, then head to the US Navy HQ and then RTB. Her fighters obeyed and made a sharp left turn and flew over the crowd.
"Whoa, their so fast." Yuubari and few others commented. "How fast are they going? And what is their maximum speed?" She asked.
"Right now, in cruising speed, about 1000 km/h or 540 knots if you will." Yuubari's eyes widen. "But their max speed is Mach 1.8. That is 2200 km/h or 1190 knots." Her mouth opened that she almost looked like a fish. "Hehehe, I'm glad you like them." She said with a chuckle and big smile.
Designated route done, we are returning to base. The planes radioed in.
Her planes informed her and she began to prepare for them. She made sure that her deck is horizontal and her catching cables were tightened. Once all her aircraft lands they transformed into the bullet again and the end of the bullet had a purple color. Purple meant that the aircraft needed refueling or rearming. She then put it back into the pouch.
"Are you three ready now?" Zuikaku asked and you three nodded. "Took you three long enough. The area of combat will be Yokosuka harbor. If you leave it you lose. We will fight for air supremacy and also bombing each other. The one with more hits on the other wins the bombing part. Once one of us lost all her fighters, the other wins the air supremacy. Also, make sure that all your aircraft are unarmed and in the hangar before we start. This will show how good your deck control is. Any questions?" you three shook your heads. "Alright then go to the entrance of the harbor. That will be your starting position. I will stay here, this will be mine starting position. I informed the harbor master that we will have a mock battle so you don't need to be aware of other ships. Alright, once you are in position send me a message and I will fire a flare, once the flare has reached its maximum height, the battle will start."
"I will show the four of you the true might of the first carrier division!" Kaga said.
"Kaga-san I don't like where this is going..." Akagi trailed off seeing the possible repurcussions for them once the battle was in full swing.
"Alright, best of luck." Saratoga said.
"Thanks, but we don't need one, were super carriers we'll crush them for sure." Said America cockily while also laughing.
POV Shift – McClellan [Her office]
Another boring day in the office. The only entertaining thing was when Enterprise came in. Or so you thought until...
"Hey Cristina, did you hear that?" You asked.
"Hear what?" She asked.
"I donno, it sounded like a jet." You supplied.
"You are hearing things." She says
"Hmm... probably." You replied
Just as you said that, a deafening sound of jet engines were heard above you. Windows started to resonate and you had to put your hands over your ears.
"What the fuck was that?!" you shouted as the sound was getting weaker.
"You really want to know?" The Captain deadpanned.
"Spill it!" you commanded.
"Five small F/A-18 Hornets. There is only three girls who comes to mind."
"The Super Carriers!" You said angrily.
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A/N: A big whoop to end 2020 fellas here is chapter 2 of this story and my last upload for 2020, well it was a shit year anyways so here you guys go and enjoy the new chapter, I'll release chapter 3 tomorrow probably at the same time so that's all for now author out!
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