Alright guys heres the next chapter now, I must apologize for not posting in a while as lots of real world things have happened and I couldn't really work on the story but I still pull through in the end. So please enjoy this chapter!
Akashi leads me to a section of the building that has numerous gears, gadgets and trinkets strewn all along the walls. Hanging on chains are numerous guns and rigs that were either spare parts or were part of a specific rig. I spotted some of the battleship main guns and carriers flight decks as Akashi led me to the testing area. I entered and immediately saw that there were a few other people sitting off to the side.
Mom and Montana sat in some chairs as well as Mobile who I saw was wearing a very similar coat to his father. He saw me and waved. I was surprised to see my doctor Mercy there as well. Mercy wore a plain lab coat with her hair in a ponytail as well as glasses which was her usual look. I looked at Akashi with some confusion and she just smiled.
"They wanted to come watch you today, your mother will join the others in practicing in a few moments once your test is done. If you're a Carrier like her you'll begin to practice with her, If you're a battleship, Montana will begin to practice with you and if you want you can use your sword." Akashi smiled leading me over to some rigs and guns.
"So we shall start off with the battleship guns from what we did the other day, 35.6 cm guns work fine so we'll start there. The Yamato class guns are to heavy so todays test shall be the 35.6 cm gun from the Kongou class, 28 cm SK C/28 guns in a triple turret from our German friends as that is the Scharnhorst class as well as those pocket battleships. The Montana and Iowa classes 16 inch Mark 7 guns, and for good measure we shall try the 38 cm guns from the Bismarck class." Akashi said pointing them out on the hooks.
I nod and look them over choosing which one I would try first. "I'll try the 35.6 cm gun first." I say as I put on the rudders and heels that the girls wear.
Akashi nodded, "Alright now you know the drill we are testing how accurate you are with these guns as well as how comfortable they are with you." She moves to the guns hook and brings it over to me attaching the pack to me. "When you are ready, you may launch."
I nod and carrying the gun now on my back I reach the pad and shoot down the ramp landing on the water and skidding to a halt. "You have five targets at varying distances, take your time and aim at them." Akashi calls from above.
I take a deep breath and look at the first target bringing the gun forward. "It's to light," I thought as I aimed at the first target.
I fired the gun and the sound was deafening as I took the recoil being pushed back a little bit. One shell hit the target when the goal was to hit the target with both shells. Grumbling I began to move to the targets firing again and again, but the recoil of the gun kept throwing off my aim. When I exhausted the ammo of the gun, I went back up the ramp to Akashi who stood examining the gun.
"My guess it was to light for you and the recoil threw off your aim am I correct?" She asked taking the rig off of me and grabbing the Mark 7.
She attached it to me and I felt the weight immediately. "Uncle Montana carried these?" I gasped under the weight and I saw Montana giving me a sheepish apologetic look.
I repeated the same test except only one of my shells hit as this gun was way to heavy for me and the recoil almost every time sent me falling onto my ass. I felt relieved when Akashi finally took it off.
"To heavy?" SHe asked with a smile earning a death glare from me. "Oh, don;t be like that seems that you're not a Montana class if you can't carry the guns. Now let's try the 30 cm or the 28 cm, which one do you want?"
Taking a few more breaths, I straightened up and looked at Mom giving a silent plea to her to let this be over but she just shook her head with a smile. With a groan I picked the 28cm gun. Akashi smiled and hooked it onto me and surprisingly, the gun felt just right.
I look at Akashi and pat the gun, "I think this one may be the one." I say readjusting my sword.
"Well we won't know until we test it now won't we." She smiled as I made my way back to the platform.
Launching down the ramp, the gun felt like it was just perfect for me as I aimed and fired the three barreled salvo over and over again, and each time all three hit the target it was aiming for. I couldn't help but smile when I ran out of ammo and returned back to the platform with some applause from everyone else.
"So seems the 28cm gun works for you." Akashi said as she brought out another gun of the same type. "Now we shall see how many you carry comfortably and are able to move efficiently around in."
She hooks a second one on me and I felt no real difference to my mobility as Akashi noticed. She brought out a third and suddenly my weight almost doubled and I fell to my knees as Akashi immediately removed the third gun.
"Well that confirms your not a Scharnhorst class as those ships carried three of these." She said hooking the gun back up to its hooks. "You may possibly be a pocket battleship, though it may be like a cruiser which I would find odd…" She began to mumble to herself as she took out a notepad and began to scribble some things down before closing it and turning back to me. "Now before we draw conclusions lets see if your good with the aircraft carrier equipment."
Pushing another button, the guns began to be taken off of me and dragged away. The other main battery guns did the same and in their place came the equipment the other carriers used. Akashi once again came over and began to run through what each part was.
'You have the bow and arrow like what your mother and most other carriers here use," She moves to the next one, "You have the scrolls which some of our light carriers and other carriers use as well as the crossbow."
She hands me the bow and arrow and points to some targets down range from where I stood facing the other direction. "First lets see if your archery skills are good as if they are then that means you can use a bow and arrow though if your profound and good at using a carriers equipment...then that will prove to be interesting." She smiled almost drooling at the prospect of something brand new to test out.
Rolling my eyes I picked up the bow and notched the arrow taking in one target that was the closest to me. But before I let the arrow go I felt something seem to tug at my side. With a look of confusion I look down at my side and notice that the sword...seemed to be glowing a deep black aura. I looked at Akashi but, for some reason she seemed frozen mid stride as she carried what looked to be a Thompson style gun that I felt seemed to be perfect for me but my main concern was this now glowing black aura around the sword.
"Hey Mom do you-" I began to say motioning to the sword but when I looked in her general direction she was gone. As a matter of fact everyone had suddenly just disappeared. "What the hell?" I stammered as I took a step back seeing nobody in my general vicinity.
"Hm, seems it's beginning to awaken." A voice suddenly said from nowhere. "Only a matter of time now."
I drew the sword, the black aura now gone. "Show yourself!" I demanded to my surroundings but only received laughter in response.
"Still just a newbie." The voice said with a laugh as a dark shadow began to form in front of me. "Only in due time will we get to know each other." The shadow laughed as I slashed at the mist.
"Who the hell are you!? Where the hell is everyone!?" I demanded, anger and fear gripping my voice.
"You'll find out sometime." The voice cooed as the shadow began to fade.
I threw my sword at the disappearing figure, only to suddenly be shaken and brought back from wherever the hell I was by Montana. He was over me as well as Mom and the others, their concern written on their faces. I suddenly realized I was actually on my back as I sat up.
"What happened?" I asked looking at them.
"Well, thats something we would want to find out Arie." Montana said as he helped me to my feet. "Do you remember anything that happened?"
I tried to think but...for some reason there was nothing there. It was like I had no memory of anything that happened over the past few minutes. I shook my head. "What happened you guys looked concerned."
"Well…" Montana said as he showed me the carrier testing range. I noticed at the farthest target a black object sticking out the middle and every target leading up to it had a bullseye cut through it. "Well you see you were about to launch your bow and arrow but suddenly you froze. We were about to ask you something when you lowered the bow and looked at Akashi. She said you seemed to be in some sort of trance and as she asked you what was wrong you grabbed the rifle that Intrepid uses and fired five shots perfectly into a bullseye for the first few targets when you suddenly drew your fathers sword."
He points to the farthest target and thats when I notice that the sword is not at my hip anymore and that sticking out of the last and farthest target was the sword. "You threw the sword and fired at it." Montana continued pointing now to the closest target. "You shot the sword at such a angle that it spiraled and your bullet ricochet off the sword and into a bullseye while your sword flew and scored another. Then you suddenly collapsed."
I blinked and stared in a disbelief. "I...did that?" I said to myself as Montana helped me to my feet.
Akashi was hastily scribbling down notes before she gave me a smile. "Well, with that performance, I have concluded what type of ship you are though it'll come as a surprise as I'm sure, so anyways I'll be busy in my workshop and I'll call you back when your rigs are done." She hastily retreated into an office still scribbling on her notepad.
"Well...I guess the next thing is to go home?" Mom said with a smile as she took my hand and began to lead me out.
"Yes… I'll be seeing you later for your training," Montana says a little hesitant as he turns to Mercy who adjusts her glasses.
"Wait, I can't forget Dad's sword," I say as I hop over to grab the sword still buried into the target.
I look at the glimmering black blade and hesitantly touch it, but the dark aura and everything is gone and the steel is cool. Pulling the blade out I do a quick examination and find that its still in perfect condition despite everything that has happened.
"What the hell was that then?" I murmur to myself as I sheath the blade and follow Mom out.
The two of us walk back in a awkward silence as we pass numerous shipgirls doing their daily routines as well as relaxing with each other to pass the time. My mind couldn't help but constantly think back to the voice and the dark shadow. "What did it mean something has awoken, and how will I meet it in due time?" I pondered to myself as I followed Mom towards our house.
Something seemed odd with that shadow. It almost seemed familiar, but I couldn't place as to why. My thoughts her interrupted by someone tapping me on the shoulder. I blinked a few times as I turned around and saw a blonde pigtailed girl standing behind me. It took me a few seconds to realize who the girl was that had suddenly come up behind me.
"Guten morgen nichte." Eugen said with a smile as she gave me a hug. "It's been a while since I've seen you!"
My initial shock faded as I happily hugged Eugen. "Yeah, it's been awhile since I've been over to your house."
Eugen smiles and I look at her. For the most part she hadn't changed much from the pictures I've seen of her and Montana, but there were the distinct features that she was more mature. Such as her chest was a little bigger and her hips a little wider, but for the most part she was still the same person. Mom came up from behind me and gave Eugen a hug.
"Eugen, its so nice to see you. What brings you out here?" Mom asks as we continue our walk home.
"Well I was heading out to get some groceries as I need some supplies for dinner tonight when I spotted the two of you." She smiled as she walked and I couldn't help myself and just smile as she was smiling. "You know for a moment I thought that you and Absol were still around when I saw Arie wearing his cloak, I mean from a distance she looked very similar to him."
Mom chuckled, "Well when you see his cloak its very easy to mistake her for him. Anyways you must run out of supplies pretty quickly as I'm sure you go to the store often."
Eugen laughed a little sheepishly, "Yea I head out about five times a week as those two sure do love to eat, but I don't mind as they of course return the favor especially Montana in ways only he can do." She smiles and casts a little grin at Mom.
Mom's face went red for a moment. "Eugen this isnt the place for it!" She protested but Eugen laughed.
"It's still a little fun to tease you but honestly," She placed a hand on Moms shoulder. "You'll find someone again and who knows, maybe one day he'll return to."
Mom nods a little sadly but keeps her smile up. "Hopefully but, I'm sure you have plenty of things to do so we shouldn't keep you occupied much longer."
Eugen smiles before giving Mom and me a hug and bidding us farewell. Mom sighs a little but keeps going. I take her hand and give it a little squeeze.
"Everything will be alright Mom." I say and she nods.
"I know Arie." She smiled and held my hand as we neared the door to our house. Suddenly a deafening noise pierced the air.
I clamped my hands over my ears as Mom stiffened up. "That's the bases alarm bell, what could have…" She started to say when suddenly the noise stopped and a voice spoke over the silence.
"Admiral Montana, we need you down at the construction docks immediately as something's happened and we need you here now." The voice of Oyoodo said over the P.A.
Suddenly I felt dads sword for some reason tremble and I looked in the direction of the construction docks. "Mom I'll be right back." I say and before Mom could say anything I sprint off towards the docks.
What could this new trouble be and this vision or whatever that happened to Arie? Find out in the next chapter!
Again apologies for the long wait for the chapter but I will always deliver in the end! Be sure to fave comment like and follow the story! Also I enjoy seeing you guess Aries ship type but next chapter youll find out unless you solved it in this chapter well either way good luck
