The moment the Amagi's lifeboat hit the water, the Yamato's secondary guns opened up again, prompting Texas to jump from her vessel and rush over to shield the small boat.
"Let's go!" Texas yelled as she looked up at Isaac.
Isaac nodded.
"Move! Move! Move!" Isaac yelled as Wilhelm, Ben, Michael and the schwarzer Tod ran past him and descended the rope ladder into the lifeboat.
"What about you?" Wilhelm asked as he looked up.
"I have my own ride. Get over to the Yamato, steer clear of her secondaries and make your way towards the stern." Isaac ordered.
"And where will you be?" Michael asked.
"Shinano and I will be taking a more direct approach. We'll meet you on the bridge." Isaac said.
"Be careful, sir." Ben said with a firm salute.
"You as well. I will not tolerate a single death among those here today. Show no mercy." Isaac said as he watched the lifeboat make its way towards the Yamato, using Texas's shielding to advance under the heavy fire.
Shinano and Kashino walked over to Isaac.
"Where will we be going, my love?" Shinano asked.
"We're going to attack from the bow. There are no restrictions, use anything at your disposal to eliminate the enemy threat. We should move quickly, however, there is no telling what that enemy commander will do if given the chance. And considering that they haven't turned the guns on us, I can only assume that whatever Musashi did inhibited her sister's firepower. So he must be getting pretty desperate." Isaac said.
"If he harms a single hair on her head…" Shinano growled angrily.
"We have to assume she is still an active hostage. Considering that there was no shielding when Musashi fired on her sister, we have to assume that Yamato is out of commission." Isaac said.
Shinano's ears dropped.
"Don't worry, Shinano-senpai. We'll save Yamato-senpai if it's the last thing we do." Kashino spoke as she looked at Isaac.
"My sword is ready, Shikikan. Please lead the way." Kashino said as she looked at the vessel before them.
"Alright ladies, here we go. Shinano, if you would." Isaac said as Shinano produced her rigging and waited as Isaac climbed on.
Shinano and Kashino then jumped to the waves and skated quickly towards the bow of the Yamato.
Yamato continued to pet Yume.
Suddenly, Yamato's ears twitched, as if picking up some far off sound.
"What was that?" Yamato asked herself softly.
"That must be daddy." Yume said as she looked up at Yamato.
"He's here?!" Yamato asked.
Yume shook her head.
"Aunt Yamato must hear something strange where she is, and since daddy left to help Aunt Yamato, that must mean daddy is close by." Yume said.
"But there's so many men onboard… will he be okay?" Yamato asked.
"Daddy is really smart. He will know what to do. Please relax, Aunt Yamato." Yume said softly as she hugged her aunt.
"I hope so… death is my only other alternative." Yamato thought morbidly as she relaxed under the warm hug of her niece.
"Up the ladder, move it!" Wilhelm barked at his men as they ascended the ladder onto the stern of the Yamato.
"Once you reach the top, form a perimeter around the ladder so we can ascend uninterrupted." Wilhelm added as he took his rifle off of his back and chambered a round before replacing it.
"What's the plan here, Kraut?" Ben asked.
"We sweep the ship. Back to front. We let nobody get behind us. The Kommandant made it clear that we are to take no prisoners. I have no objections to this. If either of you do, I would suggest staying on the boat and making sure it's still here for our return." Wilhelm said coldly.
"These fucks helped the sirens torture me back in Germany. I've got plenty of hate to spare." Ben said as he slung his Stinger Machine gun over his shoulder, drawing attention to the massive chain of .30 cal ammunition hung off his torso. At a quick glance, Wilhelm counted enough ammo to feed an entire machine gun section for a sustained firefight.
"And what of you?" Wilhelm asked as he turned to face Michael.
"I got to see Yamato and Musashi when I was transferred to Japan. They are magnificent ships. I will not allow these cultist delusions to sully her name any more." Michael said as he racked the slide on an American machine gun he had swiped from the beach before they had left.
"Not using the rifle?" Ben asked.
"No. Too close for my rifle to be effective. This will do just fine." Michael said as he took a look at the M1927 he held on his hands.
"You might need this then." Ben said as he knelt down and pulled a knife from his boot.
"What is this for?" Michael asked.
"If you've never used that gun before, you chew through ammo quicker than a herd of cattle can clear a field. You'll eventually have to go close quarters." Ben said as he held a hand to the sword on his hip.
"And since I'm borrowing this for a while, I figured an American blade would do well to go with your newly found American attitude." Ben said as he began climbing the ladder.
"American attitude?" Michael asked.
"I believe he is referring to your choice of weaponry and willingness to help others. Honestly I don't really get it, but it made for a good pep talk nonetheless." Wilhelm said with a shrug.
"Well… I guess it's my turn. See you topside." Michael said as he climbed the ladder behind Ben.
Isaac jumped off of Shinano's rigging only to find a group of Wolfpack members rushing him with rifles and sub-machine guns.
"Ladies." Isaac said as Shinano's eyes opened fully. She drew her swords from their sheathes as Kashino stood, waiting for the enemy to get closer, all while holding an immense grip on her own blade.
Isaac knelt down and reached to his holster to find it empty.
"Where the hell?" Isaac asked as he remembered that Chief Bulin had managed to get her hands on a 1911 that looked a lot like his.
"Damn it, Chief…" Isaac said as he stood and ducked behind Kashino, whose shields were holding well against the enemy small arms fire.
"Something wrong?" Kashino asked.
"Chief took my gun when I wasn't looking. I'll scavenge one off of these assholes." Isaac said as he watched Shinano advance slowly, her shields stopping every bullet that hit them.
Isaac ran and ducked behind Shinano as she swung her sword at the nearest wolfpack member, cleaving him in two. Isaac scrambled ahead and grabbed the dying man's weapon from his hands and scoured his body for any extra ammunition.
"Help… me…" The wolfpack member said as Isaac pointed his own weapon at the dying man and pulled the trigger.
"There is no helping you. Rest now, your fight is over." Isaac said as he checked the chamber of the gun.
"Almost full? Was he not firing at us?" Isaac wondered before shaking his head, banishing the forming thought.
"No matter. He is the enemy. No mercy. No respite." Isaac said as he reinforced his no prisoners mantra.
Isaac looked up and leveled his new weapon at the enemies charging him and his girls.
"Apollyon is upon you." Isaac whispered as he pulled the trigger, sending streams of lead into the advancing horde, mowing down the men and women of the Wolfpack without remorse.
The 'Commander' looked down from the bridge and saw Isaac in his full suit of armor, along with Shinano and Kashino.
"They're insane! There's only three of them?" The' Commander' said as he let out a laugh.
"Sir. The rear spotter is reporting a group of at least twenty men climbing onto the bow, one of them has been positively identified as Musashi." The radar man spoke.
"So she really did escape. I wonder how she managed it." The 'Commander' said.
"One can only assume that she eliminated our forces on her hull… which means her alone would be capable of eliminating all of us as well…" The radar man said as he heard a gun cock behind him.
"I hope you're not planning on trying to surrender, or telling me that you're not going to fight." The 'Commander' said as he leveled his handgun at the radar man's head.
The radar man went silent and turned back to face the radar screen.
"That's what I thought." The 'Commander' said as he lowered the gun, only enough to aim at the man's leg and fire.
The radar man yelled in pain as the bullet tore through his muscles and broke his femur.
"Now you can't run. You're not going to turn on me. Not like the last guy." The 'Commander' said as he walked over to Yamato.
"Looks like you have some friends here to try and rescue you. They will be overwhelmed and they will die, and then you will die. The Sirens will be victorious! Glory to our Saviors!" The 'Commander' said as he laughed maniacally, his own laughter drowning out the cries of the injured Radar man.
"Fan out and begin eliminating anyone in your path." Wilhelm ordered as he climbed onto the deck.
There was no time lost between his order and a swarm of Wolfpack members rushing the group. Ben made his way up front with a wicked smile.
"Die you sons of bitches!" Ben yelled as he leveled his weapon and opened fire, spewing lead indiscriminately as the long belt of ammunition moved methodically through the machine gun in his hands.
"Follow his lead. These vessels can house nearly three thousand sailors, so we will have no shortage of targets." Michael said as he fired his gun in short bursts, dropping wolfpack members left right and center ahead of Ben's indiscriminate baptism of lead.
Sure enough, the rest of the squad opened fire with their weapons and slowly began advancing off the stern of the Yamato and towards the midships. Musashi aided their advance by way of her rigging, firing heavy caliber shells at groups of Wolfpack members to rapidly thin their numbers while allowing Isaac's forces to advance nearly unimpeded.
"We are coming, dear sister. Hold on just a little bit longer." Musashi said softly.