I am so sorry for the extremely late update!

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It was true; a larger ship would have done them some good. But, at the moment, there was no time for complaining. Enemy ships seemed to be growing in number and gun fire was hurling through the air striking vessels all around their small torpedo boat. Andrew and Ethan seemed intimidated and held there fire, not exactly sure what their next move should be. Cameron had also slowed the ship to a complete halt, and turned his gaze to Amelia, waiting for orders.

"What should we do know?" He asked, his voice shacking.

Amelia said nothing for a moment. The truth was, not even she knew what the next move should be. She could see that in the distance, that the smaller ships which took part in the skirmish were retreating whether they were damaged or not. Amelia didn't blame them, even if this was an exam, one hit from a cannon on an Assault Cutter could be fatal.

"Amelia any advice would be good right now!" Jonathan shouted, breaking the felinid from her thoughts.

Amelia shook her head and looked directly to Cameron. "Helmsman, see that enemy Frigate to the south? I want you to sail us directly at it at full speed."

Cameron looked at her as thought she had sprouted a new limb. "Wh-what you've got to be kidding me!"

"Are you expecting us to ram that dame thing!" Andrew cut in looking quite pale.

Jonathan rolled his eyes. "And there we have it. What are the odds that we got put with a suicidal captain right when we were almost about to be full-fledged officers of the navy."

Amelia glared at them all. "There will be no objections to this. I have it all under control. Now Cameron, if you please."

"Aye, Captain!" he said automatically, and then pulled down the leaver.

The ship bolted forward and sail through the littered battle field. Amelia looked over her right and grabbed a laser rifle that was set under the seat for emergencies. She quickly loaded it then pushed Jonathan away from his post, not saying a word.

"What's the hell Amelia!" Jonathan hissed, completely dumbfounded. "Have you lost your mind?"

"Shut up and let me do what I'm doing. I don't have time for your drivel!" Amelia snapped cocking her gun and aiming it at the Frigate.

Andrew raised an eyebrow, puzzled. "Uh, Captain I don't think-"

The young felinid rolled her eyes but said nothing. She didn't have time to hear her crew criticize her. She had a plan, and if her crew would just follow orders thing would go smoothly. As they got within a hundred yards of the ship, Cameron began to panic.

"C-Captain I-I think this is close enough, don't you." he shouted but was silence by Amelia waving her hand telling him to wait a moment longer. "Amelia, we won't be able to stop at this speed!"

But as usual she did not answer. She aimed the rifle at the small power grid that was up on the helm. If she could just hit it, it would cause the ship to lose power and they would have no choice to surrender. "Andrew and Ethan, when I say now, take out there solar sails." she ordered. The two boys nodded an immediately aimed at the large sails that towered over them. Amelia gave the order and at once they shot at their designated spots. However once Amelia had shot the power grid, there was something she didn't count on.

"Oops" She said under her breath looking horrified as the ship exploded. The yells of men could be heard from the ship and several long boats were escaping from the haul. Everyone slowly turned their yes toward her and stared at her. Her ears flattened and she looked at them slightly nervous. "That... wasn't supposed to happen."

Everyone burst out laughing, partly because of her expression, but mostly because she actually pulled off something that almost ended with them committing suicide. They laughed for a moment longer until they heard an announcement in the distance coming from their flag ship, which was heavily damaged. "Fleet two is the last fleet standing. Congratulations to those who are still in one piece or those who have been assigned to the winning fleet. For the rest of you better luck next year."

After they had settled down for the rest of the day, Amelia made her way back to her dorm room. Almost everyone who had taken the exam had decided to head in for the night. When she opened the door to the dimly lite room, many cadets were sitting in silence. They turned their gaze to her as she closed the door and began walking towards her bunk.

"Hey, nice going with that Frigate, Amelia!" a boy congratulated. "That was amazing!"

She smiled slightly but fatigue was causing her to feel indifferent to almost everything. All she really wanted to do was go to sleep. As she reached her bunk, she saw a white uniform neatly folded on her bed with a note attached. She picked up the small parchment and read it.

"Dear Amelia,

You did a bang up job out there today. I can hardly believe that you pulled off such an amazing stunt at your age. I wish your father could have been there to see it. I personally think that it would have blown his mind. He's been so busy these few weeks but I'm sure that he'll find time to right to you. But, as you can see, your one step closer to becoming what you want to be. Your father is still skeptical but I think that once he's realized how far you've gotten he might start believing in you. He really does love you though and don't you forget that. I really cannot wait to see what you have in store for us during your time in the academy Amelia. Make me proud 'Captain'.

Sincerely,

Mr. Arrow

Amelia folded the letter and put in her pocket. She loved hearing from him, even if it was in the form of a letter. She lied down on her bed and closed her eyes. Things were going to get harder from now on, but she was ready for it. She was going to do whatever it took to show her father that she could achieve her goal.

To be continued...

A/N: I had almost forgotten I was writing this story for a while (thank God my younger brother reminded me to work in it).