Around The World in Three Hundred and Seven Days

The Story of The Special Service Squadron

An Azur Lane Story

By RandyRob

Scapa Flow Homeport of The Royal Navy

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"Repulse! Stop Running!"

Renown just couldn't keep up with her sister. The silly girl was racing through the halls like a maniac.

"But we're gonna be late! Keep up Renown! You don't want to make Lady Bel yell at us again!"

If her stupid sister could just keep up, Repulse wouldn't have had to race through the halls like a maniac.

The Battlecruisers raced each other through the halls, dashing across the checkerboard floors of Scapa Flow.

If they were at sea, they could make thirty knots at full power. Not even the Destroyers could keep up.

Renown and Repulse raced around the corner, and both crashed straight into the much bigger Battleship Nelson.

Repulse knocked the heavier Nelson straight to the floor, and Nelson looked as furious as Lady Bel might have been.

"What's the meaning of this?!" Nelson shouted at the two Battlecruisers, "Just what do you silly little girls think you're doing, running through the halls like that?!"

"Oh, Lady Nelson! I'm so, so sorry. My rambunctious little sister is in such a rush this morning, she can't see what she's doing"! Renown replied, bowing, and trying to help the larger Battleship to her feet.

Repulse got up and shoved Nelson back down, "Out of my way, you lumbering dolt! I've got a meeting with her Majesty, and I'm already late!"

Nelson gasped and raised her rigging, "How dare you speak to me that way?! Would like you a taste of my sixteen-inch guns, you silly Battlecruiser?!"

But her sister Rodney appeared, and tempered Nelson with a gentle slap, "Nelson! That's no way to act. Don't aim your guns at our friends!"

"They started it! I was just going to teach her a lesson about respect!" Nelson shouted back.

"Lady Rodney, it was our fault. Repulse is on a tear, and I'm trying to reign her in as best I can." Said Renown as she stepped away from the larger gunned Battleships.

Rodney offered a gentle smile back, "Oh, I know all about rambunctious little sisters. Be on your way then, Renown, you don't want to be late!"

Renown bowed again and took off after her sister, while Rodney led Nelson back to the tea-room.

"Now, what's all that about little sisters?! I'm the oldest!" Nelson shouted as she walked arm in arm with Rodney.

"Oh, just mind yourself, Nelson," Rodney said with a smile, "You weren't so much different when you were that age."