Chapter 1: Gone with a flash
(POV: Akatsuki Sisters)
It was a clear starry night, Akatsuki, alongside with her sisters Inazuma, Ikazuchi, and Hibiki was stargazing in a place not far from the harbor. While they watched the stars and guessed constellations, they had brought along some food, since they skipped dinner just for this moment. Ikazuchi had brought curry (definitely not cooked by a flamethrower), Inazuma had brought a box full of onigiri, and Hibiki had brought in some Pelmeni and Pirozhki. Akatsuki, on the other hand, don't know what food to bring along, but instead helped Hibiki carry bottles of kvass, sake, and water.
"Hey! Good job on that curry Ikazuchi!" Hibiki complimented.
"Thanks, Hibiki! Glad you liked it!" Inazuchi replied happily.
"Looks like I don't need to slap your heads anymore hehe..."
"Don't remind us!" the other three shouted in unison, really annoyed
"Oops! Sorry" Hibiki replied
There was a brief moment of silence before Akatsuki broke it.
"Hey Hibiki, that aside, your pelmeni is quite bland"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot to give you these!"
Hibiki gave Akatsuki a yellow and white jar.
"Pelmeni is quite bland by itself," Hibiki said. "It is usually served with sour cream which is the white jar I gave you, the yellow jar is mayonnaise, my personal preference"
"I see..." Akatsuki gets a spoonful of sour cream and places it into the pelmen she half-ate, afterward she ate the remaining half.
"Hey! It really tastes good with sour cream! Who made the pelmeni anyway?"
"I am the one who made it. With the help of Gangut, she knows a lot about Russian cuisine"
"Hey, that's cool. Ever since that flamethrower incident happened I kinda started to doubt on my cooking skills, I feel like an Idiot Sandwich" Akatsuki said before taking a sip of kvass
"Nah that's okay" Hibiki replied "you were too rash that time. But at least I am there to help you guys come back to your senses, plus there's no point crying over spilled milk. That incident has been long gone"
"Aw shucks! you're making me feel embarrassed even more"
"Hey look guys, a meteor shower!" Inazuma shouted, pointing towards the sky.
And sure enough, there were streaks of light in the sky.
"Wow, so beautiful!" Inazuma said
"You know what they say," Ikazuchi said
"Let's make a wish!" they said in unison
One by one the Akatsuki sisters closed their eyes to make their wish. First was Akatsuki, then Inazuma, then Ikazuchi. Hibiki was about to close hers when she noticed a shooting star slightly larger than the others when she squinted and looked closer at that shooting star she could make out a silhouette of a spaceship
Huh? Is that a spaceship I see? Hibiki thought
"Nah, it could be a hallucination," Hibiki said before closing her eyes and making her wish
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After their stargazing, the Akatsuki sisters cleaned their area before heading back to their quarters to sleep.
But fate had other plans for them
The sisters were approaching to their quarters when they saw what looks like an orb of light in front of the door
"Huh? What's that?" Inazuma asked while pointing to the orb
"I have no idea" Ikazuchi replied
Grabbing a small stone Akatsuki said "I wonder what happens when I throw this"
She threw the stone at the orb with pinpoint accuracy –something she mastered after sinking countless Abyssals from past sorties.
Inazuma protested "I don't think tha-"
She was interrupted at the time the stone hit the orb. When that happened Time seemed to stop momentarily before disappearing in a flash of light, blinding the Akatsuki sisters when the light faded the orb still remained and the stone nowhere to be seen.
"-t would work" Inazuma completed "wait what?" she then asked
"I don't feel good," Ikazuchi replied, feeling disoriented by the sudden flash.
This must be a portal to somewhere. It has been a long time since the last time we participated in a sortie, and i'm getting bored Hibiki thought
Then she had an idea. Hibiki then replaced her anchor hat - the same hat Akatsuki wore - with a white one with two red stripes, star, and the Soviet emblem (the [in] famous Hammer and sickle) - a gift given from comrade Tashkent after being ascended to the Union by Joseph Stalin himself
She is no longer Hibiki, but rather Верный (Verniy).
"I'm tired, I want to sleep now" cried Ikazuchi
"So do I" Inazuma agreed
"but how can we get this orb to move? I mean we don't have a second door" Akatsuki asked
"If we can't get over the orb then we go in it," Verniy said, running towards the orb.
"Hibiki don't do it" the three shouted
"It's Verniy" Hibiki/Verniy corrected
"If you want to go the orb, wait for me. I can risk losing you, sis!" Akatsuki cried
"So do us!" the other two agreed
The three then ran towards Verniy, catching up to her as they all near the orb
"Are you sure about this? If the Admiral notices our absence we can be-"
"Sent to gulag? Nah! I'm getting bored from waiting for sorties if you're bored too then come with me!" Verniy replied
"Okay then, if we get punished by the Admiral in any way, we will slap your head just like what you did to us during the flamethrower incident" Akatsuki warned.
"Yeah!" the other two agreed
"Sure then. I won't mind"
Finally, they reached the orb. The three instinctively placed their hands to Verniy; Akatsuki to her left shoulder, Inazuma to her right shoulder, and Ikazuchi to her back. Verniy, with the support of her sisters; and without hesitation, touched the orb.
"Here we go... remember the warning Hibi- Verniy!" Akatsuki said sternly
"If I die, remember that I love you all to the bitter end," Ikazuchi said, tears now flowing into her face
"So do I. Wish you the best of luck," Inazuma said
"P90 RUSH B CYKA BLYA-" Verniy shouted
Just like the stone Akatsuki threw time stopped momentarily and in a flash of light, they were gone. Only the empty topper wares and bottles were the signs that they existed.