Author Note: King George V make an appearance in this story. And it was an OC because Azur Lane did not make King George V design character when I was still writing this. Enjoy the story!
Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Hunt
There was an appearance of a long-haired brown woman with a red cloak in her back covering half of a very decorated and fancy white clothes under it with the golden belt, walking in the deck of King George V battleship. She stop in the railing and looks at the blue skies in the sea. It was her, King George V itself. She and Victorious with the help of the squadron was chasing the Bismarck.
She then continued walking toward one of the 14-inch gun she use in her equipment. She put her finger in the barrel and softly knock it to make a sound, Looks good. She said as she continue checking out the rest of the ship. It was calming sea where King George and her squadron are at. But she know a storm is going to came once they reach Bismarck.
She felt her gut to go back to the bridge as an order from her Captain. She go back very swiftly to hear some news of Hood and Prince of Wales engagement from her captain. She salute after she enter the room before asking "What is it sir?" as she see her captain down expression, "Hood.. It's about Hood." George V raise her eyebrow by his unclear explanation words "what about her?" she continued to ask.
The Captain took a breathe before clear his answer "Hood has been defeated.. She got sunk by the Bismarck" His words make her stuck like a statue. Hood.. sunk? The word was stuck in her mind. she doesn't need another repeat from him. It was clear from her hearing. "Ah... So her fate has reach to her.." She cross her hands while looking down into the floor while having flashback about couple hours ago. She did think it was foolish choice by Hood commander Vice-Admiral. After all, Despite about the current age of Hood, he still used her like she is still in her prime. But she didn't think Hood would be destroyed very easily. What kind of monster able to penetrate her armour like a paper thin..? wait, it's Bismarck.
"The Prime Minister order every single available ship in the Atlantic to go hunt and destroy the Bismarck." he continue the story he got from the call he just have minute ago. Meanwhile, King George V thinking about a ship that accompany Hood when she is engaging.. an image of a short blond with a smile show up in her mind Wales.
She put up her hand as a question "Sir. What about Wales condition? Is she.. been defeated?" the captain understand her last sentence and clearing up his throat, "Ah yes, Prince of Wales has not been defeated, If you say so. She retreat and joining Suffolk and Norfolk to shadow the Bismarck" his tone was risen up a bit to make sure the woman can hear and understand his word. The brown woman let a smile show up from her face "ah.. thank god she was safe.." her face soften up from hearing the news. The captain give a short chuckle from seeing her rare smile "I'm glad she made it back alive"
Meanwhile in the other ship, Victorious was enjoying the windy sky as she sit in the end of the deck. She suddenly felt an order has been given to her. She quickly go back to the bridge and see her captain. She was given an order from her captain higher-ups to go full speed toward southwest leaving the rest of the Home Fleet in the back for the sake of attacking Bismarck quickly.
The blonde do her role and speed ahead from King George V. In a few hours, the Home Fleet hope Victorious able to find and attack the Bismarck before she made it into deep territory of supply ship lane.
In May 24th 1941 13:40 PM
Bismarck are patrolling the area in her deck ship. It was daytime she continue set sail to the deep Atlantic. She still questioning about her Admiral choice, Why don't she and Prinz finish up the job and sink Prince of Wales? It was an odd choice from her Admiral for sure. She see the deck area slowly being repaired after the fights she had last night
She take a closer look to her main guns. So, I'm the biggest and strongest battleship now? As Bismarck remembered the sunk of the Almighty Hood after she got hit by Bismarck shells. Bismarck smile proudly under the officer hat after getting the title she gained "the power inside me.. are starting to grow" she left her words before going back to her captain where's at.
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Bismarck captain are discussing with his admiral about the next move in the Atlantic Ocean, He see Bismarck approaching them from behind. "Ah! Bismarck. We will change plan and ported in Brest to refuelling" Bismarck question from his words "Why are we going to former France and not Norway, sir?" she look at her current location in the map, "Well. Because the royal navy are heavily guarded the area in Denmark Strait and the North Sea" he point those area in the map and make a circle.
"I see" confirm Bismarck as she put her finger in her chin. Her Captain boss, Admiral, turn to say "In the meanwhile, Prinz will go on to west france before us." his words make the long haired turn her head "We will let Prinz to be safe first?" as she remember the Royal Navy are chasing her and Prinz. The admiral nod "Well, I guess that's what you can call it."
her captain reach to her side shoulder before left an order "Call Prinz right now to go on without us, we will make her in danger if it continues" Bismarck nod to her captain before leaving the room.
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She call Prinz in her office, for a private matter too.
"Ja?" Prinz answer from the other side
"Prinz, Boss give an order for you to go on into West France without me." she said
"But what about you Bismarck?" Prinz asked her back
"I would be fine." she answer her
"No, I can't leave you" Prinz shake her head as she disagree about the plan
Bismarck know it will be like this as they've been working together in the past months. She thinks for a mere seconds before talking
"Because right now I can't no longer full speed with the damage I have gained from the last fight." she take a breathe first before continue
"And I would slow you down if it continues. Making it more dangerous." Bismarck rest her back in the back of the chair.
"I still won't leave you. Especially your current condition!" the white hair became more insisted by it
"But you will be in danger!" Bismarck rise her voice in the telephone just enough to make the crew curious about it
she take a look around her before lowly say "My mission is to be with you for the rest of the trip." Prinz quickly say it without any care about the other caller words
"But boss give you an order" but her words seems not work into her ears
"tell him to piss off." Prinz are starting to irritate from the order she was given
"I will throw Kapitan from my ship if I have to" she looks at her captain who was busy talking to other crew member.
"...' Bismarck have no words to say left to her
Bismarck give a long sigh that Prinz can heard from the call. It was silence for a few seconds by both side
Bismarck rest her arms in the office table. "Listen Prinz, The whole Royal Navy may targeting me right now, and if you sticking with me, you will be in danger too."
"no-" Prinz try to interrupt but cut short by the light blond
"And I don't want you to die." followed by,
"I don't want you to have an early life." and then,
"I care about you. Prinz." her tone change make the other caller silent
"So please, Listen to me, personally. To go ahead and leave me behind. The Kriegsmarine still need you more than me." her words became softer than she ever does in her lifetime by expressing her honest feeling about the white haired girl.
"But you are too-"
"I'm different. I only being made as an decorative achievement for the Fuhrer" Bismarck remembering the words by rumours in her crew, telling others that the Fuhrer are disliking the cost maintenance and oil usage for Bismarck and planning to be anchored in a shipyard for her much in the future as he starting to focus on his panzer.
"While you, You are still being used for the next upcoming event." she continue in the call while pointing her finger toward the table.
Prinz are have no words to tell in the telephone. She sigh in defeat and shows a smile, a sad smile. "well then, but in one condition." she said to Bismarck
"What is?"
"You will be promise to me that you will get back alive to Brest." Prinz look at the window to see the enormous Bismarck ship sailing near her
"Ja. I will." Bismarck smile in the other side of the call as she tap her table.
Bismarck almost forgot the next message she had been given from the admiral "Oh wait, Don't forget to attack any merchants ships from allies in the way to the port, understand?"
"Ja, well then, See you in port." Prinz nod before ending the call
"See you in port." Bismarck see the other ship from her window office. And ended the call.
Bismarck and Prinz goes outside of the room to the open sky, they see each other as they waved. And then they show little finger raising in the air as a show of a promise.
Shorty after that, Prinz told her captain about the order and begin to speed up from the Bismarck, the white girl see Bismarck standing in the railing deck as she casual wave to the Prinz Eugen ship for a farewell Please come back safe. Prinz hope in her mind.
In the meantime, Bismarck recommend a plan to hold the British warships behind her to make sure Prinz can get away safely by buying time. The Admiral and the captain agree and reduce the speed to let the british catch them.
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In May 24th 1941 – 18:39 PM
The three British ship are still shadowing the bismarck in the atlantic. Wales, who are trying to recover from the damage she got from the fight, are scouting the area while Suffolk informing that the Bismarck are not far from them. Wales take a look around the area, trying to find the german warship that killed Hood in the previous battle.
The sea are foggy like usual, the visibility are reduce quite likely than normal. Wales thought that they are still far from them and decide to go back inside. Until she heard a sudden scream by one of the crew "BISMARCK!" she react quickly and search the surrounding until a flash from the main gun of the bismarck can be seen.
Bismarck has fired her gun toward them now. Wales in a seconds after the flash fired back toward Bismarck in far range, "This will be it." She thought this will be her second battle she ever encounter under a day.
After a few minutes, Bismarck left the scene by firing 1 salvo. Wales who are ready to fight her again are left by a bluff from her. She just want to spit her saliva she had been holding for long time, but knowing it will be bad manner action she will do and decide to swallow it. "Bloody bastard." Bismarck left the blonde unsatisfied and angry for not being able to avenge her close 'sister' Hood.
A few hours later, Victorious release her swordfish to try and attack the Bismarck. She see many swordfish are taking off from the carrier as she wish for every one of them a good luck and come back safely.
Victorious who as a carrier, can feel what happening in the swordfish inside her mind. She see Suffolk in the distance but the planes are going toward her instead in aggressive move.. looks like they are going to attack her without knowing it's a friendly ship. Victorious can only hope for the pilots to not drop the torpedo and targeting Suffolk.
Seconds before the pilots dropping their torpedoes, a bullet fly toward them from the other side. It came from Bismarck anti air guns. The pilots quickly rise the plane from Suffolk while Victorious who are watching inside her mind of the actions release a long breath thank god they didn't drop it.
The planes are going toward bismarck with bullets flying by, even hitting one of their pilot cheeks. But since the swordfish design are so paperthin, the bullet pierce through the armours without exploding. Few moments later, all of them drop the torpedo but only 1 able to hit the Bismarck. And it hit in the most thickest front armour deck resulting no damage gained.
Victorious who watch everything inside her head, shook her head in defeat. Showing disappoint face toward her captain who waiting for her answer about the plane ambush news. "Damn it." said the captain after he sees her defeat expression.
25th May 1941 – 01:14 AM
Suffolk starting to lost contact from Bismarck. But the next 2 hours are where she lost completely from Bismarck contact after trying to avoid the U-boats in the area by zig zag. Resulting bad news to whole Royal Navy. Bismarck have once again, escape from their watch.
Bismarck who made a 270 degree turn to starboard able to lose contact from the Royal Navy. But she or any crew didn't know about this. The light blond are looking through map to see possible threat in the way of refuelling, she heard the admiral communicate in the radio for almost 30 minutes now and breaking the radio silence. It's not much of a trouble for them because the Royal Navy are still shadowing them and it won't do a major cover blew up.
But in the other side, the HQ of Royal Navy are trying their best to break the code from the radio signal that they receive from the Bismarck. They had finally know the approximate location of Bismarck. Now every royal navy who hunt the Bismarck are going toward the approximate location they were given by the HQ.
Wales who hearing the news quickly turn her boat and go toward the locations. She was a tired after her fuel going low but she try her best to push until she can give a Bismarck a destructive shells. Her captain meanwhile know she pushed herself too much and her fuel are low.
"Wales, we need to go back right now." said by the captain near her when she steer the wheel, "I can push a bit more.." she became tired for sure by the tone of her.
Her captains put his arm on her shoulder "Look Wales, I know you wanted a revenge.. but with you like this.. this is not good." he try to convince her to turnaround and go back to Scapa Flow for refuel. "No.. I can.." her minds are trying to giving a warning sign to take a rest, but she still try to keep concentrate on her revenge Please.. just a bit more..
Her breathe are more louder as her "fuels" became more lower. Her eyes are starting to closing slowly but surely when she tried to denied it. Her captain who seen her current condition decide to take action from now on. "Wales, go take a rest. Now." his words have an order in the meaning and her body begin to listening. She try to resist it but with her current vigorously tired weak condition, she failed very quick and let go the wheels she had been holding.
"I... I'm sorry.. I can't keep on.." she walk backward slowly to let her captain take over the wheels before bowing down lightly, "Don't worry about it. We still have other girls that can avenge Hood right?" said her captain with enthusiast face. Wales completely forgot that many ships are pursuing the Bismarck and her minds suddenly have no worries.
"Ah, yes.." she smiled lightly as she remember the others. She's not the only one who capable to bring Bismarck down after all. Her captain give a few pat in the shoulder before telling her to take a rest in her room.
She look out outside to see Suffolk and Norfolk boat sailing beside her. "I wish you guys a good luck. Destroy Bismarck for our Hood." she whisper under her breathe before yawning and call it a day. Hopefully it can be a peaceful sleep.
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The pink haired yawned after not resting for a full day. Well it was not common for ships girls to be tired in a mission except a low on fuel. Her captain decide to call it a day and order Norfolk to keep going for a bit while as Suffolk leave for refuels.
"Norfolk. I'm going to rest now. Sorry that I couldn't stay with you." Suffolk apologise in the call while she keep yawning
"don't worry, just leave it to me!" said the red hood girl in the other side of the call and pumping her fist.
They ended the call and exchange a waves of farewell.
Meanwhile Repulse and Victorious has the same condition as the others who had been tired They go back to Scapa Flow, they took a quick call and wishing good luck before leaving King George V alone pursuing the Bismarck.
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upon hearing the other ships are returning to the port, Rodney, King George V, Norfolk, Ark Royal, Sheffield, and Renown are the only major ships who are still pursuing the target. All of them are still fit and want a revenge to the current Biggest Battleship in the World. Bismarck.