"Battleship Texas, former flagship of the First Fleet, we, the jury, have deliberated. On the count of brutally torturing and maiming of the destroyer USS Blue, we find you...guilty. On the count of the destruction of the cruiser USS Phoenix…guilty. On the count of attacking and severely damaging United States Navy property including shelling the battleships Missouri and Arizona...guilty."
Duty
"On the count of savagely dismembering and ripping out the heart, which lead to inevitable death, of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force's carrier, Kaga…guilty."
Honor
"On the count of destroying the mind of the Japanese Self Defense Force's carrier, Akagi, through psychological warfare...guilty. On the count of destroying nearly half of the naval installation at Yokosuka, Japan...guilty."
Tradition
"On the count of completely eliminating the Russian Pacific fleet...guilty. On the count of causing the invasion and subsequent loss of Hawaii…guilty."
Patriotism
"Battleship Texas, the court has found you guilty of all charges. As such, due to the testimony of Admiral Davis, and the fact that there is a war on, you are hereby stripped of rank and dishonorably discharged from the service. You will serve eighty years in confinement at Naval Base Kitsap and your equipment mothballed. However, if the need arises, the United States Navy has the lawful power to recall you back to service after which you will return to confinement and finish your sentence."
Ten years later
Guilty
Two milky white eyes slid open, the dull grey of the concrete surrounding them reflecting in almost perfect clarity. With a creak, the steel door opened and two guards came in.
"Get up," one of them said, "Doc's here to see you."