Rule by Falkeno.
Rule 9885. Scapa Flow now has two mascots, their names are Frankenstein and Henry.
The shipgirls Scapa Flow we're used to shouts of alarm, ranging from ones about an Abyssal attack, to ones about one of Vanguards experiment's going wrong, but what they weren't used too was the stream of panicked shipgirls chasing a rather dirty looking kitten and a puppy around the base. It had all started when someone had spied the pair leaving Vanguards workshop, which had been lying unused as she was currently in Norway with Tirpitz, unfortunately, it was at that time being used to temporarily store some of Provence's stuff that Admiral Masson had confiscated and sent to Scapa Flow for storage until they could be dealt with. Which had led to the immediate alarm, as the only logical conclusion was that these were some of the French Battleship's freaks of nature and that letting them roam wild wasn't in anybody's best interest, and so the chase had begun.
"C'mon how hard is it to catch two animals!" Britannic bellowed as he led the pursuit, being the base's medical officer, it was his responsibility to ensure that no threats that could endanger human life.
"Well they're small, fast and wily" Norfolk replied as they rounded the corner into an alley, only to find a brick wall at the far end, at last, they had the pair cornered, only for the pair dive behind a stack of bins, clearly trying to hide, "Ok you two out you come" she sighed as she pulled the pin out of the way.
"What the fuck?" Cumberland exclaimed as they saw that the pair had disappeared, "Where the hell did they go?" she added as everyone began to question how exactly the pair had escaped without being noticed.
"Guys look, that pipe looks big enough for them, any idea where it leads" Britannic noted as Norfolk bent down to look into the pipe.
"How about under the building and out the other side" Norfolk answered as she got to her feet.
"Shit, we've got to find those animals before whatever Provence did to them gets out" Britannic shouted, as everyone doubled back and split into groups to cover more ground "If you find them make sure you call hazmat, better safe than sorry" he added as he led one group in the direction of the hills.
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The dirty Tabby kitten came to a holt under a table, with her friend, the equally dirty black and white Labrador-collie mix stopping beside her as they caught their breath; it had been quite fun running around being chased by all of the humans, but now all they wanted was a drink. And so quietly the pair moved through the building in search of water, eventually finding themselves in a room with row's of tables and chairs, and then they found what they were looking for, an open bottle of water set on top of one of the tables. Working together the puppy helped the kitten on to one of the chairs, from which she could jump up to the table, and knock the bottle over, allowing the water to spill onto the floor and table so that both of them could get a drink. However as the two drank, they failed to hear the sound of someone getting up and walking over to where the pair stood.
"Now what do we have here?" Belfast wondered as she picked the pair up, catching them both by surprise, "Alright let's deal with you two then" she sighed as she carried the two off, not noticing the alarmed noises from the pair.
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"Bel, you in there?" Sheffield asked quietly, she and the others had spent the last 4 hours combing the base and the surrounding area, with no luck, so it had been declared an all hands on deck situation, and that meant getting Belfast, the duty of which had fallen on Sheffield. "Bel?" she repeated as she opened the door quietly, she didn't have to worry about seeing anything, Belfast was the one normal person in Scapa Flow. But what she saw surprised her; there, lying on her bed asleep was Belfast, with a now clean Black and white Labrador-collie mix puppy lying against her side and an equally clean Tabby Kitten curled up on her stomach. So stunned was Sheffield, that she almost didn't see the note on the table.
"Their names are Frankenstein and Henry, they are perfectly healthy and disease free" the note read. Sheffield looked at Belfast, then the animals and then the note, shook her head, and quietly closed the door, she'd tell everyone what she'd found, no one not even Britannic was going to argue with Belfast's judgement.
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Some weeks later Provence was sorting through the confiscated materials and was starting to get concerned, she couldn't find two of her test subjects, she'd spent a lot of time and money extending their lifespans and increasing their intelligence, now she'd have to start all over again, if she could, that bloody cat and dog had been nothing but trouble since she'd made them.