Raven fired his railguns. Belfast was able to just knock Enterprise out of the way in time.
"Enterprise, you need to focus. Raven isn't our ally anymore."
Pulling herself together, Enterprise readied her bow.
"Traitor!" Shoukaku yelled.
"Suffer the consequences!" Zuikaku screamed.
Raven blocked Zuikaku's katana, and kicked Shoukaku's face.
Atago snuck in from behind and delivered a cut across Raven's back.
However, it seemed to have no effect on him. A yellow Siren shield protected him.
"Bold of you to attempt such a pathetic attack," he grinned.
In a split second, he grabbed Atago by the throat and impaled her with her own sword.
"Atago, no!" Takao cried out.
"Everyone, fire!" Cleveland ordered.
Raven saw the dozens of orange blasts of guns firing around him. He
"Bring it on, Azur Lane!" he taunted.
Shells rained on top of Raven. The sound and sight of explosions seemed to go on forever. When it finally stopped and the smoke cleared, Raven still stood.
"Are you kidding? Not even a scratch?" Fusou questioned.
"What did those Sirens do to him?" Oklahoma wondered.
"I know this is difficult to process, but Raven is a dangerous threat to us now. We need to stop him somehow!" Tirpitz said.
"Uh, got any ideas?" Dorsetshire asked.
"First, let's relinquish Raven's control of our aircraft," Enterprise said. The carriers did so, and their planes returned.
"Hmm. That's okay. I don't need mosquitoes to defeat all of you."
Raven fired his ADMM. The missiles split in different directions, raining fire down on the girls. Helpless, all they could do was cry and scream.
"Don't even bother fighting back," Raven said coldly.
From the smoke, Raven dodged five golden bolts. Enterprise burst forward and readied for another shot.
"Raven! How low are you to let yourself become a slave?"
She released the string and fired another volley of bolts. Raven climbed upwards and dived towards the phantom.
"Tell me this, Enterprise. Is it truly slavery if you get what you want?"
Raising his arm, Raven was ready to strike the Gray Ghost down. But she blocked his swing with her bow.
But, with his right hand, Raven made a fist and punched Enterprise's cheek, knocking her down.
Hornet walked up to Raven and threw her hat off.
"How dare you betray us! How dare you hurt us! But most of all, how dare you hurt my sister!"
She launched one of her Wildcats at Raven. He fired a missile and destroyed it, but one of its dislodged propellers cut through the air.
And right through Raven's right wing.
"AGGHHHHHH!"
For the first time, Raven felt true pain. His arm hurt, but he was so pumped of adrenaline and anger he barely felt it.
This, however, made him feel weak and vulnerable.
"You…" he growled, looking at where his wing once was.
Readying his missiles for another salvo, he was held back by Observer's tentacles.
"Enough. Let them go. We'll deal with them soon enough."
Opening a portal, Observer vanished, followed by Raven.
As the girls sailed home, nobody said anything. Morale was low, and tensions were high. A friend, a trusted family member, turned on them, becoming the very thing he swore to destroy. It was still difficult to swallow.
They also took Raven's wing, something to remember him by.
Meanwhile, Raven was being treated by Siren doctors. His yelling could be heard echoing down the halls.
"Oh, hearing that is just so… delicious," Observer said to herself. She entered Raven's room.
"How's my little patient doing?"
The Sirens gave Raven a new wing. It appeared similar in design to Iron Blood and Sakura Empire equipment, looking like a mix between Siren and human technology. It was colored in the silver and red that Raven adored.
"Shut up," he scowled at her. "Just take me home."
"Now, now," she said calmly. "You're gonna take Azur Lane down first."
Saying nothing, Raven turned away.
"Come. We need to have a talk," she ordered, grabbing Raven by his arm out of his chair. She dragged him into a different room down the hall.
In that room was just a chair with straps. Throwing him in it, she used her tentacles to fasten them.
"What is this?" Raven asked.
"You have been at the Azur Lane base for an extended amount of time, Raven. Tell me everything you know about them. Now."
"I didn't agree to this. Just to go home."
Observer unleashed one of her tentacles and grabbed Raven's chin, pulling his head towards hers.
"Listen here. You wanna go home? You're gonna need to use our portal. And the only one that can control it is me. So that means if you want to return to Strangereal, you'll do everything I say."
Using another tentacle, Observer injected some glowing liquid directly into Raven's skull. She struggled to contain his shaking and screaming.
After settling down, she asked, "Listen, Raven. Go back. Back to when we dropped you into the sea on the night Azur Lane found you."
Raven's vision became blurry, then dark. When he came to, he found himself back at sea, on that night.
"Let's see, where were we?" Observer's voice seemed to be coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
"Where are we? Where are you?" Raven exclaimed in surprise.
"We're in your head, your memory storage."
Raven noticed a figure walking towards him.
"Who are you? Reveal yourself." He readied his gatling gun.
The figure finally came into view. It was a woman with long, brown hair. She wore a black and red robe and held a wagasa, a Japanese umbrella. She was clearly a member of the Sakura Empire, but who was she?
"I am Amagi," she said before coughing. "Listen, Raven, I don't have much time. But whatever you do, don't listen to that Siren. Don't trust her. And don't you dare hurt the girls, either. Remember who your real enemy is."
Then, before his eyes, Raven saw her vanish.
"So sorry about that," Observer apologized. "A little glitch or something. Anyway, tell me everything you know about their base."
Raven gripped his head and fell to his knees. He strained and grunted to block Observer out.
"Come on, Raven. All you need to do is tell me, and you can return to Strangereal."
Composing himself, Raven stood up.
"Uh, sure. Let me think. It's sunny, blue skies and seas, and they have the largest collection of porn magazines in their stowage depots. I didn't even know ships were into that."
Raven then felt a painful shock.
"You think I have the time for jokes? Give me the truth!" Observer snapped.
"Even though we may be allies, I have no obligation to give anything to you. And if you think some electricity will get me to talk, you're horribly mistaken."
"Fine. Maybe this will make you talk."
Raven then was in the sky. He looked down to see all the ships looking up at him. They smiled and waved at him.
Then, in an instant, they were wiped out by a massive explosion.
"Don't worry," Observer began to explain. "They're still alive. This is just an illusion. But know that I could easily arrange for this to happen in the real world. Your friends dying. You watching. And nobody to blame but yourself."
Raven awoke back in the chair.
"Now, are you ready to share your intel with me?"
After a long silence, Raven answered, "Yes."