Well guys this is the first chapter of the new story so to fans of The Forgotten Battleship, Welcome back and to new comers I suggest you read The Forgotten Battleship s you'll understand a little bit
Apologies that this seems short and may seem a little choppy but dont worry this is just working out the kinks and getting into the rythm of a new story so please enjoy!
I dont own KC
The sun was shining brightly as I raced along the path next to the docks. Fleetgirls were everywhere going about their daily activities of sorties and returning from expeditions. The air was nice and the day was beautiful which made it a perfect day for a race.
"Come on Mobile you gotta keep up!" I laughed as I called to the young cruiser who was a little ways away jogging to try and keep up.
Mobile looked at me with tired eyes as he slowly jogged up to me panting as he was trying to catch his breath. When he finally caught up to me, he collapsed to the ground wheezing and coughing as he tried to catch his breath. His dirty blonde hair was plastered against his face covering one of his eyes as he looked up at me with his brilliantly colored blue eyes.
"Arie...you know I don't like it when you take off like that!" he panted as he moved off the path to a tree and shade. 'You know I can't run fast."
"That's why I'm here as your personal trainer." I say proudly sticking out my chest. "With me as your personal trainer you'll become faster than me in no time!"
Mobile sighed as he pushed his hair up. Even though his hair for the most part covers his right eye I could still see the other blue eye. "You always have me do this, when I said I wanted to get a little faster I didn't mean for you to give me this crash course!" he complained.
"Come on Mobile the best way to learn is for you to experience it firsthand and adapt! Come on I'll race you back to my house. Mom should have made lunch by now!" I say getting back into a starting position.
Mobile sighed and took a few more deep breaths before getting up and getting into a starting position as well. "Ok, but please can you go a little bit easier on me?"
"Nope!" I laughed as I took off at a sprint leaving Mobile behind in the dust.
I laughed at the feeling of running. It always feels like I'm flying as I run and I enjoy that feeling. I smile as I sprint along the path passing by Mamiyas restaurant and Hoshous bar where Hoshou was outside sweeping the front of it. She saw me running and smiled waving me over.
"Hi Hoshou!" I say with a smile giving her a hug.
Hoshou is my Mom's mother of sorts as well as being known as the mother of the other fleetgirls here. She returned my hug and pat my head. She smelled like cinnamon and it really made me relax as I hugged her.
"How's my favorite mystery class." She teased as she let go of me and led me inside.
"I'm good, just racing Mobile back to Mom's house." I say as I sit at a table as Hoshou goes behind the counter and gives me a cookie and a glass of lemonade. She always likes to spoil me and Mobile quite a bit whenever we come by.
Hoshou laughed as she sat down with me a glass of water in her hand. "You two are always with each other it's quite cute. Though you gotta be a little nicer to him as he is the only other guy here besides his father." She smiled as I nibbled on my cookie.
"Well we are like best friends so it's only natural." I say with a smile as I take a drink of my lemonade. "Though he's supposed to be a fast Cleveland class cruiser, yet he can't run fast."
"Well using your rigs for speed is different from physical strength." Hoshou chuckled as she smiled at me. "Besides you're fast physically, but you don't know what class you are. You may be even a slow ship like a dreadnaught."
"I don't think so." I laugh.
Though Hoshou was correct that I didn't know my ship class. When Me and Mobile went to Akashi's a few months back, she tested us with different equipment to determine what class and type we were. Mobile went first and proved he was good with cruiser weapons so he was found to be a cruiser as well as a Cleveland. Me on the other hand, I sucked at using a destroyers and cruisers armament but a battleships and carrier were the things were what I was good at. I found myself being proud that I was like my mom in being able to use a carriers rigs but a battleship was something out of the ordinary. Mom had told me that my dad was a battleship but that he wasn't around anymore. She never really elaborated on that.
"So how far was Mobile behind you when you got here?' Hoshou asked as she picked up my empty plate and glass taking them back behind the counter.
"Oh he's probably a little ways behind me as he's got nothing on my speed." I say a little proudly.
"Really? Then how come I just saw him run by here really fast." Hoshou said with a smile on her face.
"What!?" I say in surprise as I shoot up and open the door catching the fleeting glimpse of a figure that looked like Mobile disappear around the bend. "Oh, come on!" I say looking back at Hoshou who chuckled.
"You better go and catch up or he'll beat you." She said giving me a wave.
"Alright, thanks for the food Hoshou!" I say as I take off in the direction that I saw Mobile disappear to. "You aren't going to beat me today Mobile!" I laugh as I run.
In about five minutes I reached the front door of my house. The Admiral of this base had given Mom a house soon after I was born and for the past few years we had been living here. I opened the door and took off my shoes noticing a few extra pairs including Mobiles.
"Mom, I'm home!" I called into the house.
"Ah, Arie I'm in the kitchen." Mom called from deeper in the house.
I took off my shoes and plodded across the hardwood floor with my socks. Walking into the living room I spotted Mobile sitting on the couch a smile on his face and Moms sister sitting in a chair.
"Aunt Zuikaku!" I say excited wrapping her in a hug.
Zuikaku, returned my hug and pat my head. "Hello Arie! My how big you've grown!" She smiles as she motions for me to sit next to Mobile.
"I've grown quite a bit Aunt Zuikaku since the last time you saw me. So why are you here?" I ask as I sit down next to Mobile.
"Well your mother asked me to come over as we're going to be having a big dinner and she wanted me to help." She said as she looked to the kitchen.
"Well why are you not helping now? And what are we celebrating?" I asked curious.
"Well why don't you go ask." She said motioning towards the kitchen door.
I got up and went to the door peeking in and seeing Mom at the kitchen counter with a man who was a little taller than her wearing a grey coat. Oh and before I forget, my mothers name is Shoukaku and she is one of the most beautiful people you will ever meet. She has a very gentle personality with silver to snow white hair that seemed to shine when she walked outside into the moonlight. Her golden brown eyes always looked so warm and kind that I feel that she could make anyone fall in love with her with just a look.
Every move she made seemed to be so graceful that I always found myself in awe of her. When I was younger she'd always brush my long hair and hum to me in such a beautiful tone that I always felt like I was dreaming and falling asleep when she sang.
Anyways, Mom was rinsing something in the sink when she turned around and smiled. "Arie," She said wiping her hands and giving me a hug. "It's nice to see you back, though you came back after Mobile, which surprised me." She teased.
"Oh, sorry about that Shoukaku, I didn't know they were racing but I think it felt good for Mobile to beat her for once." The man laughed before turning and I saw it was my Uncle.
"Uncle Montana!" I said excitedly as I wrapped my arms around him and he picked me up.
He laughed as he twirled me around. "How's my favorite niece? Been treating Mobile right?"
I nodded and he put me down. I was a little shorter than him at about his chest level as he still had a few inches on me. "You've grown into a mighty fine women even though your only a few years old." He laughed as he turned to Mom. "Seems Mercy's theory was correct."
"Theory?" I asked confused.
"Oh, its nothing Arie just something from a few years ago that a friend told me and your mother." Montana said giving my head a pat and ruffling my hair.
"Go get washed up as we'll be having dinner soon." Mom said to me giving me a kiss on the head.
"Ok." I say before heading to the stairs up to my room.
My room wasn't much that exciting, with pictures of me, Mom, Mobile and a few others one the dresser. My desk sat in a corner close to the window where a mirror sat giving me a reflection of my sweaty self. Hanging above my dresser was a sword in a sheath. I had once taken it down and looked at it and the blade was pure black and shiny. Mom had told me that that sword had belong to my father. Sadly, I had no pictures of him though I did have one thing that he left me.
I went over to the desk and picked up the necklace that sat there. It was a yin and yang design of a white crane and a black dragon. It was a rather beautiful piece of work that I always wore whenever I was not out training Mobile. I examined myself in the mirror and made a silent note for my fashion style I wanted. I sat in front of the mirror and began to brush out the pony tail so that my hair would be straight and flowing. My hair gleamed a nice silver grey color that my mom said was a mix of her and my father's hair color of white and black. My eyes were the color of emeralds as my father must've had blue eyes as it mixed with Moms brownish yellow.
I took off my shirt and undid my bra changing into a new one. My chest was of decent size not like my Moms but a decent size. I change into a new shirt and pair of jeans before looking at the note that always sat on my mirror. It was written by my father and was the only thing I had of his writing. I read it again and smiled, it was short but it said how much he loved me and that one day he'll be able to hug me and that would be the happiest day of his life. And at the bottom it was signed. I ran my fingers over the letters and smiled as I spelled out my dads name. "Absol… I hope for the day to see you, papa."
I place the necklace around my neck and head downstairs where everyone was now seated at the table. My chair was next to Mobile which I took. Mobile's face was red and he wouldn't meet my eyes.
"Oh why you so embarrassed Mobile?" I teased jabbing his side with my elbow which made his face grow even more red.
"Arie stop teasing Mobile." Zuikaku said as she sat across from me.
"Sorry." I say with a smile as I begin to eat the chicken that Mom had made for us.
The table was littered with food such as corn, chicken, potatoes, and a few other items. My mouth watered as I ate the food as Moms cooking was some of the best food I had ever taken.
"Dad, when can you teach me how to swordfight?" Mobile asked Montana.
"Sword fighting?" I asked curiously looking at Montana and then back at Mobile. "Why do you want to swordfight?"
"Well Dad has a sword that hangs above our mantel that he said was his and he said that one day I could learn how to sword fight like he did." Mobile said in a little timid and embarrassed voice.
Montana laughed. "Well, you've asked me that almost every day for the past month, so how about this weekend I'll teach you some of the basics, though I never knew you were interested in swordfighting."
Mobile's face brightened up and I felt my competitive urge boil up. "I want to learn how to sword fight to!" I suddenly burst out.
Everyone looked at me in surprise that I felt my face grow red, "I-I mean I want to make sure Mobile has someone to practice with."
Montana was the first to respond looking at Mom. "Well, she is taking after Absol quite a bit, I mean she may be good at swordplay like he was. So I wouldn't mind training the both of them in some of the basics."
Mom is quiet for a few moments before nodding. "Alright, she can learn however my question is with your new responsibilities when will you have time?" She asked taking a bite of potatoes.
"Well, they can join me when I practice in the morning I mean, I'm a bit retired but I still need to keep myself fit and make sure my skills aren't rusting." Montana says with a laugh before looking at the both of us. "If you are to learn how to fight with blades then you are to join me four days out of the week first thing in the morning."
Mom chuckled a little. "Well that may be a little hard for Arie, I mean it takes a lot to get her up in the morning."
I went a little red and everyone laughed. "Well if she wants to learn some swordplay then she'll have to get up." Montana laughed scooping some more corn onto his plate.
"Well why do you have to practice so early in the morning then?" I asked as I took another bite of my chicken.
"Well thats because I've taken on a new job." Montana said with a smile.
"What's the new job dad?" Mobile asked as he got himself a scoop of some vegetables.
"Well it's the reason we are having this big dinner. You see Montana is in charge here now." Zuikaku answered with a smile.
"Huh?" Me and Mobile said in unison as we looked at her confused.
Montana laughed. "It's alright, well you see a few years ago I helped this base a lot and I've continued to help anyway I can even though I retired from the navy so…."
"The Admiral is retiring and well there was someone who needed to run this place so the Admiral called on Montana and, well Montana is now Admiral here." Mom said with a gentle smile.
"WHAT!?" Me and Mobile said together our jaws dropping.
"Don't worry just call me Montana or Uncle Montana, there's no need to be formal Arie." Montana laughed again taking a sip of his drink. "I start next week so this is my last week of freedom so I felt that I would stop by here."
"And we will be sure to support you as well Montana." Zuikaku said raising her glass.
"Thanks, also after dinner I need to speak to both of you privately so if you'd please meet me out back." He said standing up taking his plate.
"Sure, you two are to clean up dinner ok." Mom said to me and Mobile.
"Ok," Mobile said getting up and beginning to clean up. "Arie aren't you going to help?"
"I watched as Montana, Mom, and Zuikaku disappeared out the back doo. "Yea in a minute," I say as I walk over to the back door.
"Time to see what this conversation is about." and with a mischievous smile I crack open the back door to listen.
Well there you go first chapter done, so please be sure to show this story love and be sure to comment review and like this story as well as fav and follow.
The main characters for this story will be Absol's daughter Arie and Montanas son Mobile so it is a new generation of ships. SO what will their adventures hold? Stay tuned for the future! I'll see you all next chapter!