"So how long will you be here Lt.?"
"Don't know sir, I guess until we head back to port, to be honest this was kind of sudden considering I had been ordered to serve at another station before things happened"
A few days later Sara was at her assigned post in the sonar station when things started going south really fast. It started out innocently enough, she noticed a few blips for a few seconds but since they disappeared and this had been happening often enough she noted it and payed no further attention per her orders. Then suddenly she noticed the blips again and this time they were definitely headed towards them which was a major difference from the other days
"Sir I think we got something here"
"What is it?"
"These blips sir, they're coming closer"
"It's probably nothing Lt. you're just paranoid"
(Thinks) "I think not, paranoid my foot, if I was paranoid I would have mentioned the earlier blips that popped up and initiated a few minor procedures that are routine when trying to find out if this is friend or foe myself. Seeing as how I have that authority the fact that I'm not using it says a lot I would think"
(out loud) "sir I really think we've got something here"
"And I'm telling you Lt. that there's nothing to worry about"
And that's when the call was made that no one wanted to hear
"Torpedoes in the water!"
"Blast it!"
Sara suddenly leaves her post without permission, or so the watch commander thought, he didn't know that being the only person trained in every aspect of the military she had orders that if her ship, base or plane was ever under attack she had special permission to act as she saw fit in the defense of her post. At that moment right there she knew that her powers would probably save the ship from being hit but that it would take too much energy to do so and reveal her powers, which she believed was too dangerous at the moment. Instead she had a different idea, launch some decoy torpedoes and hope that they worked because if they didn't she was going to have to come up with a plan B. She ran to where the torpedoes were kept and gave the launch code which launched the torpedoes, the captain got on the phone to the torpedo room to ask about the launching of said torpedoes
"Sir this is Lt. Kerenai hopefully the real torpedoes heading towards us hit the duds and keep this ship safe because if not we're gonna have to come of with a plan B real fast and even I can't make a plan that fast...yes sir I did...yes sir...I understand sir...will do sir...yes sir...bye"
She hangs up the phone and simply stands there as if waiting for something that only she and the captain knew about. Two minutes later the enemy actually managed to breach their defenses and come on board the ship forcing everyone to go hand to hand if they were close enough and if they were actually far enough others used their service pistols or even a few rifles depending on the distance and location. In the torpedo room the enemy was acting pretty smart in Kerenai's mind but also very stupid not knowing the enemy, the entire crew started fighting hand to hand knowing better then to fire weapons in such a sensitive area. They actually capture Sara after several minutes of fighting and everyone stopped because that meant that there was no other choice but to surrender for the moment. But Sara had a different idea
(Thinking) "I'm gonna have to use that fighting style if I want to get the drop on these guys" (mental sigh) "great and I was hoping to avoid using this fighting style because it singles me out oh well it is what it is"
Suddenly Sara was fast and using a very different fighting style from what everyone there recognized as the standard hand to hand combat training. She was also a lot faster then they had ever seen her move which was a surprise to everyone except the enemy
"Kerenai...so you've been stationed on this ship, tell me why didn't you try to prevent the hull breach?"
"I knew it would be pointless so I decided to forgo that, instead I'll just take you out and everyone else with my powers seeing as how I have no other choice. Arranyan ribbon strike"
Suddenly ribbons just appeared out of no where's and started attacking the enemy. All over the ship Sara used her powers and changed the attack depending on the location eventually making her way to the bridge. When she got there she saw carnage and took out the enemy that had the captain of the ship captive but by that point it was too late, the captain was mortally wounded and he knew it
"Kerenai...you must...take charge...of the...ship"
"Stop talking captain you'll be fine I promise, we'll get you help"
"No...you're not...listening...I'm...already...dead...wounds...too...serious"
"But I..."
"Promise...me"
"But..."
"Promise..."
"I...promise, I will take care of the ship and it's remaining crew, I'll get them home safely no matter what"
"Thank...you...Ker..."
The captain dies before he could finish his sentence. She sets his body down and salutes him
"Goodbye captain you'll be missed"
She then makes a ship wide announcement
"Attention all personnel, we have just lost the captain. Per his orders I am now in charge of this ship and will take it back home to safety. Once I inform the rest of the fleet and our commanding officer of the situation we will be heading back to Pearl Harbor" (sighs) "in the meantime I want a head count to see who's alive and who's dead, everyone will be working double shifts to cover those we've lost today, once that's done I want everyone who was off duty to be put on duty immediately and those that were on duty to go back to your posts unless already taken. If that is the case you're on weapons detail, pilots I want you up in the air in no less then fifteen minutes barring any pilots who are dead, too badly injured or no longer have a plane due to damage incurred in the battle"
Two hours later everything was settled and the ship was headed back to Pearl Harbor for repairs and a new crew once that was done. While they headed back Sara used her shields to protect the ship from any further damage while the rest of the crew did maintenance and protection duty so as to also prevent another attack
An hour after the attack finished
"Mr. President this is Lt. Kerenai we need to talk...there's been an attack on the ship...the captain's dead and he's placed me in charge of the ship...I have pilots on patrol to make sure we're safe...no not until we're underway it's just too dangerous right now...yes sir we're going to head there once it's safe to do so...yes sir I understand...yes sir...yes sir...I understand sir...will do sir...bye"
She hangs up the phone and just sighs, once she gets up again she heads back to the bridge and asks about when they could sail back to Pearl Harbor and got a good answer
"Alright seeing as how everything seems under control I'll be in the captain's office doing paperwork. If no one sees me in the mess hall after five hours anyone has permission to interrupt me so I can get food no matter if enlisted or an officer. After that if I don't have sleep twelve hours after eating and no one sees me heading to my quarters for sleep the same rule applies anyone who notices that has permission to force me to my rack, pass that on to the rest of the crew so that they know. Another thing due to how crazy this whole situation has been we won't be following normal operating procedures in regards to the ranks"
"What do you mean sir?"
"Simple we're already doing it with me as a Lt. leading the entire crew. As such I am putting a temporary suspension on normal ranking procedures so that we can all look out for one another, no one rank is better then the other until we get back to port. If a pilot is seen pushing too hard that pilot is grounded, if I am seen pushing too hard I am put under orders to rest and stay in my quarters. Basically anyone of any rank is allowed to temporarily ground another if it's noticed that soldier is harming themselves in any way"
"Understood sir, we'll also make sure this information gets out to the rest of the crew, but Lt. I'm wondering how you're going to deal with the shortage of pilots"
(Sighs) "I was wondering about that myself actually and I think I have a solution, recently there's been a new procedure that everyone of a certain rank is to become a reserve pilot correct?"
"That's right, they have to keep their qualifications up on a yearly bases but they're not to be acting as a pilot except in an emergency situation...which this counts as one doesn't it, okay I'll see to it that a ship wide e-mail is sent out so that the reserve pilots are on alert for when they have to take over for the other pilots"
"Okay, well back to paperwork for me, you have the bridge Sergeant"
"Aye sir I have the bridge"
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