Time: 07:00

Date: 27th November

Location: Admiral's office

To say last night was awkward was a freaking understatement. After auntie barged into my room to see what was going on , she immediately clocked on to Yoko's and Tomoko's new forms to which she immediately demanded an explanation as to what the hell had happened.

So I went on and explained about the incident with the two cores with the two in question chiming in as and when they needed to. Aunty was clearly upset and angry at what happened but that was mainly due to her worry for yoko's and tomoko's welfare seeing as their equipment was eerily similar to that odd looking abyssal that I had filmed a while ago.

Once Tomoko had managed to calm her mom down, she and Yoko assured her that they were both feeling absolutely fine and nothing was wrong. Aunty then decided to continue the discussion in the morning seeing as it was getting pretty close to midnight and so after a quick instruction on how to bring out and out away their outfits. The three of us climbed into bed and fell into a peaceful sleep.

Fast forward to this morning and the three of us were sitting comfortably in aunty's office and were drinking some ramune, I had a go at making some under the instruction of my sister, whilst Aunty got in contact with doctor Mizu in Yokosuka in order to set up an appointment for Yoko and Tomoko in order to find out which ships they had become.

Sadly mom couldn't be contacted as she was currently at the other end of the country doing base inspections. This made Yoko-nee a bit upset but I managed to cheer her up just like she had done for me all those months ago, it was this least I could do for her.

"Okay thanks mizu speak to you soon" Aunty said as she put down the phone before turning to us

"Okay you three, Mizu is available this afternoon for the exam but you will have to stay overnight in order to wait for the result in the morning. I will find you some accommodations in a little while, is this okay with everyone"

We nodded in response but then an Idea popped into my head concerning where we were going to stay for the night.

"Aunty"

"Hmmm…"

"Would it be okay if we took the 285 and stay in that, seeing as it's built for sleeping on. Plus it needs a shake down run anyway"

"Well I don't see any problem with that, I'll still need to talk with Yokosuka station in order to get permission for you to use the sidings overnight. So why don't you three go have some lunch and pack some clothes for an overnight stay… Tomoko are you okay" I look over and see Tomoko shivering a little bit I look over at Yoko and she gives me a nod before we both grab her in a hug.

"Don't worry Tomoko me and yoko and your mum are here for you. So calm down okay" I said to her and after a little while she calmed down.

Both me and Yoko decided to leave the two of them alone for awhile and so we left the room to go and pack before we headed to mamiya's for something sweet to eat. Yoko decided to tell me her worries about everything about becoming a ship girl herself.

So I did what she did for me and that was to stay by her side and help her through this, the dam burst and she started crying for a good couple of minutes before calming down and heading to the bathroom. It was at this point that Tomoko came into the shop looking a whole lot better than she did earlier and pretty soon Yoko rejoined us and we all settled down and shared a giant parfait.

The time to leave was soon upon us and whilst the two of them headed to the platform whilst I got the train prepared and pretty soon the three of us plus Chian, seeing as Aunty's worries wouldn't go away, were on our way to Yokosuka.

Just over 4hrs later we had arrived safely in the sidings at Yokosuka station, after doing the standard procedure for locking up the train until we got back. We were just about to head out of the train station when my phone rang and so I answered and my ears were filled with nothing but bad news.

I went on to tell everyone what I had just been told and it pretty much boiled down to the fact that there was some equipment that had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced thankfully they had spares and everything would be back up and running in the morning.

Everyone was glad that nothing bad had occurred but now the lot of us had no idea what to do next because we pretty much had the whole afternoon to ourselves and after a whole lot a thinking we just decided to go and see what Yokosuka had to offer.

We headed back to the train as it was starting to get dark with our arms loaded down with bags full of food and so once we were back on the train, I locked it up and then we all proceeded to eat. It was pretty funny to see the reaction on Chian's face when she saw just how much a shipgirl can eat.

Once our bellies were full and we had our baths we all settled down in the sleeper cab for awhile whilst watching some TV and pretty soon all of us slowly started to drift off into slumber.

The group awoke early the next morning and started getting ready as quickly as they could because of the test being in the morning instead of the afternoon. They then made their way to the hospital and had a small breakfast in the canteen, where Izumi noticed she had been knocked off her top spot in the speed eating contest and she was fuming but for the sake of the others she decided to take care of it later in the day.

Doctor Mizu then came to meet them in the waiting area and took Yoko and Tomoko away in order to perform the tests leaving Izumi and Chian alone to do as they pleased and so Izumi decided to take Chian to her favourite place to relax and that was the lily flower beds in the courtyard.

It was a beautiful day out and Chian could only agree that this was a nice relaxing place to be, even though she was reading a book and Izumi was napping under a tree. The hours had slowly passed by and with a rumbling tummy the duo set off to the canteen where Izumi 'calmly' beat and reclaimed her top spot riling up the staff of the hospital once again in the process.

It was then that the two of them were called to the Kanmusu wing by doctor Mizu over the tannoy system and so they headed over. When they entered they were welcomed by a red faced duo and a smiling Mizu which confused the two of them. That then took a seat before Mizu started to explain to them….. And let's just say their jaws wouldn't leave the floor.

"So let me get this straight Mizu-sensei. You're telling me that Yoko and Tomoko who are now Amagi and Tosa respectively. Have the ability to change their outfits at will." I asked

"Quite right Izumi, girls can you show them please" She asked and so they did and we once more went into shock. One moment that had a full armament of guns around their waists, in Tosa's case she held one in her right hand. The next they had a set of flight decks, carriers of arrows and a bow a piece, the curious thing was that Amgi was a righty and Tosa was a lefty with their bows.

"Wha… how" I managed to stutter out

"We don't know sis and don't worry we were shocked at first but we got used it" Amagi said whilst rubbing my shoulder to calm me down

"Yeah don't worry cousin and to be honest i'm okay with it" Tosa added on

A few minutes later and a bit of freshening up I came back into the room and saw that everyone was happily chatting amongst themselves and so I retook my seat next to sis before speaking once more….

"Tosa have you told your mom yet?"

"No I can't get a hold of her, Ryuujou said that she would be in an all day meeting with Aunty due to a base inspection" she replied

"Well I guess we can tell mom at the same time then huh"

"Yeah it kills two birds with one stone sis" Amagi said

"I am worried about meeting our sisters though" Tosa said

"I agree"

"Don't worry you two, I was nervous as all hell when I met my sister ships for the first time and I thought At first I thought they would leave me and I got scared. But in the end they welcomed me warmly and I felt really good reuniting with my sisters again." I said leaving them to mull it over for a little bit before sis replied…

"I guess all we can do it wait and see" to which I nodded before giving the two of them a hug.

It was then that their stomachs brewed up a storm signalling that they were starving which cause to me burst out in laughter before I left the room and went to get them something to eat. I then came back and let them eat their spoils. It was then that something popped into my head and so I decided to act on it.

"Mizu-sensei"

"Hmmm.." she said taking a sip of her drink

"Do you have a portable testing/monitoring kit?"

"I should.. Why do you ask"

"Well to be blunt, what happened to sis and Tosa could happen the Akagi and Kaga when they come into contact with each other" me saying this had gathered everyone's attention in the room

"You really think so sis?"

"There is only one way to find out" I replied

After that Mizu left the room and took some time to think to herself before she came back into the room with said kit in her hands sending a clear message that she was ready to go. After she clocked out from the hospital the group hopped into a minibus and made their way back to the train station before they loaded up and with a quick blast of the horn, Izumi left Yokosuka behind behind making her way back to base.

4Hrs later they arrived back at base and whilst Izumi put the train away the others were waiting on the platform where Ryuujou was waiting for them. Izumi then caught up as they were conversing.

"Ryuujou, where's kaa-san and aunty?" she asked

"In the archery range relaxing"

"Thanks for telling us" Izumi said as she started leading the group away from the train station

"I'm so glad today is finally over" I said lying down on the tatami mats

"Come on sis it wasn't that bad" Aria said in a teasing tone

"You try going around almost 20 bases in one day and see how you fair sis" I replied pouting

"Hell no thank you" she replied

"That is unbefitting behaviour admiral" Kaga said whilst Akagi started to giggle

"Come on Kaga not you too" I whined.

*Knock**Knock*

"Mom, Aunty you in there?"

"Come in Izumi" sis said and so she opened the door and to our surprise standing next to her was…

"Mizu… what are you doing here?" I asked

"What can't I take time off work to visit my old friends" she said pouting before taking a seat, and for some reason I just couldn't believe her.

"Ah good Akagi and Kaga are here too this makes things much easier" Izumi said whilst the two in question turned to each other before looking over at her

"And why is that" Akagi

"Well it has to do with the two new ship girls" she replied

"I was wondering where Yoko and Tomoko were" sis said

"New aircraft carriers huh" kaga said in her usual tone

"Yes and no" Izumi replied to which Mizu started to snicker and got our curiosity to spike.

"What do you mean my dear" I asked

"Well… Akagi Kaga" she smiled as she got up and walked over to the door "I would like you to meet your elder sister's Amagi and Tosa" she continued to say happily as she opened it to reveal Yoko and Tomoko dressed almost exactly like Akagi and Kaga.

The shocked looks on everyone's faces when I revealed who they were going to see was priceless, well except for Mizu-sensei seeing as she already new but I digress. I then gave the go ahead to Amagi and Tosa and so the two of them went around and hugged their sisters from behind.

It was as I thought when I saw their first reactions, they were acting like they had just seen ghosts are were not believing what they were seeing. The two of them started to grab hold of their sister's arms and were patting them all over to make sure that they were real and slowly but surely that started grabbing and before long…

"Nee-chan!" they both yelled before turning around and pushing the other two to the ground before hugging them in a vice like grip not willing to let their sisters vanish from their sights once again and all Amagi and Tosa could do was rub their siblings hair softly and wait patiently until they calmed down.

It was such a beautiful sight and i just had to take a picture and so i did. Akagi and Kaga then left the room in order to freshen up but not before I noticed I was getting the same feeling from them that I was from Amagi and Tosa. This only further cemented my theory.

Once they came back and sat down next to their sisters, Mizu-sensei took over and started explaining everything that we heard at the hospital to mom and aunty and well they took it rather well thankfully, of course the shock was evident due to how many questions they asked but in the end there were happy with what they had been told. It was then that Kaga decided to ask me something….

"Izumi what did Mizu-sensei mean by our sisters were different from regular ship girls"

"Well Amagi, Tosa you wanna show them" I said with a smile to which the two of them got up and a quick change of equipment later they sat back down again and the look of shock on everyone's faces was seen once more

"Wha…. how" mom asked

"We don't know we are still researching the cores. We are still trying to figure it out" Mizu said

"And that's not all" I said gathering everyone's attention again

"Aunty, you better prepare the four sisters for a whole lot of training, Amagi and Tosa more then Akagi and Kaga"

"And why is that"

"Mizu-sensei I have confirmed my theory. Akagi, Kaga you two can perform the same thing your sisters can"

"R-really" Akagi croaked out

"Yes, hence the training. You two need to get used to your battleship/cruiser heritage and well your sisters need train on both sides"

After that the girls decided to try out what I had told them and just as with Amagi and Tosa, after a couple of tries they were switching their outfits naturally all though they did both mention that it was weird to have access to their guns again. But they were happy because they were much closer to their sisters than they would be if they couldn't switch their outfits.

Deciding that further discussions about the girl's training programs would take place in a few days time, seeing as it was a scheduled rest for the shipgirl's for the next few days starting tomorrow.

Aria then decided to make an announcement about Amagi and Tosa, as well theirs and their sisters outfit switching. Seeing as there was no way in hell she was going to split them up not after they had been reunited after being so long apart.

Once the rest of fleet had been told they all cheered for the sisters and decided to through a massive party to celebrate. Congratulations were all around as the party got underway and before long as it started to wind down Amagi, Akagi, Tosa and Kaga decided to go off on their own in order to rekindle their sisterly bonds. But not before smothering Izumi in a large group hug with Akagi and Kaga thanking her over and over again for reuniting them with their sisters.

Once they had left Izumi was grateful that they had been reunited but she felt a twinge of loneliness but that was quickly stomped out thanks to her mom staying that Amagi was her flesh and blood sister before she was Akagi's and the same went for Tosa as well. Izumi then felt better as she hugged her mother in happiness.

Izumi then decided that she would stay with her sisters for the night and they were only too happy to oblige and after a nice long bath the sisters all headed to Yamato's room and before long the four of them had curled up together in bed and they all slowly started to fall asleep in each other's embrace and soon after silence fell across Sado Island naval yard.