Narrator:After an...interesting visit that night, Takeo now has Taihou in his fleet.

*The next morning*

Takeo:"Ugh..." *Yawns*

*Takeo gets out of his bed, and heads to his office*

Takeo:"Alright, let's see."

*Takeo goes to his computer, and turns it on*

Takeo(mind):Time for the daily reports.

*Takeo looks at the daily reports*

Takeo:"Whoa!"

Takeo(mind):Javelin and Laffey are both 97%?! Oh my god, that's kind of incredible. Ayanami is 90%, nothing changed there. I have all three of them as rank Crush. Kind of embarrassing when I think about it.

Takeo:"Alright."

*Takeo looks at the rest of the reports, and turns his computer off*

Takeo(mind):Alright, what to do now...

*Takeo hears a knock at his door*

Takeo:"Come in."

*Illustrious enters Takeo's office, with Unicorn behind her*

Illustrious:"Commander. Nice day, isn't it?"

Takeo:"Uh...yeah. It's a nice day, indeed."

Takeo(mind):What did I just say? I sound like a fancy person.

*Illustrious sits in a chair across from Takeo*

Takeo:"Hello, Unicorn."

*Takeo waves to Unicorn, and she smiles*

Unicorn:"H-Hello, commander."

*Unicorn sits in a chair next to Illustrious, and she plays with her little unicorn pet*

Takeo:"So...what is your...purpose of coming here?"

Takeo(mind):Woo! Nailed fancy talk!

Illustrious:"Well, commander...we have a sighting of Akagi."

Takeo:*Gasps* "A-Akagi?"

Takeo(mind):Man...that name has been the scariest name I've ever heard, aside from Taihou.

Takeo:"W-Where?"

Illustrious:"Right outside the Eagle Union."

Takeo:"Eagle Union? Oh, the navy Laffey is from?"

Illustrious:"Indeed."

Takeo(mind):Why is she there?

Takeo:"Uh...is there a reason why she's there?"

Illustrious:"According to Wales, Akagi is doing something with the sirens."

Takeo:"Hmm...interesting. Has Wales been spying on her?"

Illustrious:"Every now and then."

Takeo(mind):Great...

Takeo:"Alright, she can continue like that, just in case Akagi is trying to pull something off."

Illustrious:"Yes, commander. Oh, and we have one more thing for you."

Takeo:"Yeah? What is it?"

*Illustrious looks towards Unicorn, and Unicorn blushes a little*

Illustrious:"Go on, show him what you made."

Unicorn:"O-Ok..."

*Unicorn gets something from behind her back and puts it on Takeo's desk, it's a rock in a perfect shape of a heart*

Takeo:"Huh? What's this?"

Unicorn:"I-I made this...to make up for yesterday, to thank you."

Takeo:"Oh, Unicorn..."

*Takeo pats Unicorn on the head*

Takeo:"Thanks, I'll cherish it."

*Unicorn smiles*

Unicorn:"R-Really?"

*Takeo puts it on a different spot of his desk*

Takeo:"See? How does it look?"

Unicorn:"Oh, turn it around."

Takeo:"Huh? Ok then."

*Takeo turns it around, and sees a carving on the rock*

Takeo:"Huh?"

Takeo(mind):'U-Chan loves commander'. That's adorable, but wait, who's U-Chan?

Takeo:"U-Chan?"

Unicorn:"Yes, this is U-Chan."

*Unicorn holds up her pet unicorn, and it looks up at me*

Takeo:"Aww...hello, U-Chan.

*The unicorn holds it arm out*

Takeo:"Huh? What's it doing?"

Unicorn:"U-Chan wants to shake your hand."

Takeo:"He does? Well, thank you, U-Chan."

*Takeo grabs and gently shakes the unicorn's arm with his index finger and thumb*

Unicorn:*Giggles* "U-Chan is happy to finally meet you."

Takeo:"And I'm happy to meet you too, U-Chan."

*Takeo chats with Unicorn about U-Chan for a bit*

Illustrious:*Giggles* "I'd hate to interrupt this lovely chat, but we've got to head back to the Royal Navy, your majesty will be angry."

Takeo:"Huh? Your majesty?"

Illustrious:"Indeed, she can be quite scary. Please do take care, commander."

Takeo:"Uh...hey, if it's not too much to ask, I'd like to meet your majesty sometime."

Illustrious:"I'll tell. May we meet again, commander."

Unicorn:"B-Bye, commander."

*Illustrious leaves the room, and Unicorn follows her*

Takeo(mind):Ok, U-Chan just made my day, right there. Wait, I should do something about Akagi, right?"

*Takeo messages Ayanami to come to his office, and after a while she arrives*

Ayanami:"Yes, commander?"

Takeo:"I've got a question."

Ayanami:"What is it?"

Takeo:"Do you know anything about Akagi?"

Ayanami:"A-Akagi? Yes, I know some stuff about Akagi."

Takeo:"Like what?"

Ayanami:"Well...she's a aircraft carrier, similar to Enterprise."

Takeo:"Wait, similar to Enterprise?"

Ayanami:"Yes."

Takeo:"Ok, what else?"

Ayanami:"Hmm...oh, she has a sister."

Takeo:"Huh? A sister?"

Ayanami:"Yes, a younger sister."

Takeo:"...Anyone else?"

Ayanami:"Not that I know of."

Takeo(mind):Akagi has a younger sister? No way...

Takeo:"...What's her sister's name?"

Ayanami:"Huh? Oh, it's Kaga."

Takeo(mind):Kaga, huh...

Ayanami:"May I say something?"

Takeo:"Yes?"

Ayanami:"About Kaga and Akagi, they are both fox-girls."

Takeo:"Fox-girls? Oh, yeah."

Takeo(mind):I forgot, Everyone in the Sakura Empire has animal-ish traits.

Takeo:"Hmm..."

Takeo(mind):Akagi has a younger sister...like me...

Takeo:"I...thank you, Ayanami. You can leave now."

Ayanami:"Well...actually..."

Takeo:"Huh?"

Ayanami:"Can I stay for a bit?"

Takeo:"Uh...may I ask why?"

Ayanami:"...I'm not sure."

Takeo:"Huh..."

Takeo(mind):Well, I've already experienced the worst visit of my life, so why not.

Takeo:"Sure, make yourself at home."

*Takeo looks back at his computer*

Takeo(mind):...Akagi's sister...

*Takeo flashbacks to his moments with Aoki*

Takeo:*Sniff*

Ayanami:"Commander? Are you ok?"

Takeo:"Uh...I-I'm fine, just a little stuffy in here."

Ayanami:"I can change the AC, if you want?"

Takeo:"N-No, you don't have to."

Ayanami:"...Commander, are you sure you're ok?"

Takeo:*Sniff* "Yeah. I'm fine, I'm fine."

Ayanami:"..."

*Takeo puts his head down on his desk*

Takeo(mind):Akagi and I...aren't so different after all. Wait, what am I thinking?! I'm nothing like Akagi, nothing.

Takeo:*Inhales* *Exhales* "...Alright, let's go eat, Ayanami."

Ayanami:"Y-Yes, commander."

*Takeo and Ayanami get breakfast*

Takeo(mind):I just need to calm down, I shouldn't think about too much.

*Takeo heads back to his office, and Ayanami goes off doing her own thing*

Takeo:"Phew...what now?"

Takeo(mind):Whenever I find a break, there's always something waiting for me. When is something going to happen to me now?

*Takeo gets a message on his computer*

Takeo:"Huh? It's from Javelin."

Takeo(mind):'Hey Commander, I'm sorry to bother you, but can you meet me and Laffey at the dock?'

Takeo:"The dock? Ok."

*Takeo messages Javelin back, and heads towards the dock*

Takeo:"Oh, there they are."

*Takeo spots Javelin and Laffey at the dock*

Takeo:"Hey, Javelin! Laffey! Over here."

*Javelin and Laffey spot Takeo, and wave to him*

Javelin:"Commander!"

Laffey:"Takeo is here...yay..."

*Takeo approaches Javelin and Laffey*

Takeo:"So...what's up? You need something?"

Javelin:"W-Well..."

Laffey:"Javelin wants to ask you a question..."

Takeo:"Really? Ok, what is it?"

Javelin:"I-I...I want to ask if you wanted to go to the Royal Navy."

Takeo:"Oh, the Royal Navy?"

Javelin:"Y-Yes, do you want to go?"

Takeo:"...Yeah, sure. I always wanted to know what's it like."

Javelin:"O-Ok, great!"

Laffey:"Are we going now? Laffey wants to sleep..."

Takeo:"But it's noon."

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Takeo:"Fine, I'll carry her."

Javelin:"A-Are you sure, I can carry her, commander."

Takeo:"It's fine. She can go in my ship."

Javelin:"Oh, alright then."

Takeo:"Well, shall we get going?"

Javelin:"Sure, let's go!"

*Takeo carries Laffey into his ship, and they head to the Royal Navy*

Narrator:Takeo is going to visit the Royal Navy now, huh? That's gonna be fun. Wonder who they are gonna bump into there? Well, we'll have to see next time.

Hey bros, it's me, the author. Hope you all enjoyed this episode, because I honestly just came up with this right off the top of my head, I really didn't know what to do, so I hope this little detour in their situation is gonna end up good. Anyways, thank you all for reading, and I'll see you guys next time!