*Disclaimer* - I do not own the copyright/characters to Kingdom Hearts or Azur Lane.
*A/N* - Hello again. Thanks for checking this story out. I do apologize for the chapter early chapters for being too short. This story was drafted and created during an early state of writing. Later chapters are much more fleshed out and have quite a bit of length to them. Either way, thanks for checking this story out and take care.
After having agreed to follow the white-capped girl to this Azur Lane base the two decided to climb aboard the girl's ship which beat walking to wherever this base was. Sora decided it was best to start asking questions about this world.
"So, do you and those two other girls have magical abilities that summon guns to your side?"
Following Sora's question, the girl stared at him bewildered and tried her best to respond, "Magic...I... I don't know what you mean. We are weapons built by humanity to combat the Sirens. Thanks to the creation of wisdom cubes. Shouldn't you have already known that?"
Confused yet again, Sora processed what the girl had said about being a weapon to fight back against these sirens. The Sirens must be what they called the Heartless. Or… there might have been a different kind of foe messing with this world.
Wanting to ask more questions, Sora then realized he didn't even know who it was that he was talking with. "Oh right! I didn't catch your name. My name is Sora. What's yours?"
As he said this, he was hoping to learn this girl's name instead of identifying her solely based on her hair color and hat. Said girl opened her mouth to respond but closed it, taking a moment to think about something until she spoke, "My name is USS Enterprise, Aircraft Carrier for the Eagle Union which is associated with Azur Lane."
Raising his eyes wide, Sora realized that this girl was affiliated with this world's military. Not wanting to disrespect or offend the girl who was now known as Enterprise, Sora cleared his throat and responded, "Ah... Pleasure to meet you, Enterprise. I take it that this Azur Lane is some sort of military base where you are fighting these sirens. Correct?"
Doing his best to sound formal, Sora's tone clearly betrayed that idea.
Noticing the tone of his voice change, Enterprise gained a small smile on her face, but the smile vanished quickly. She also became curious as to why Sora was speaking about the sirens like it was his first-time hearing about them.
Wanting an answer, Enterprise confided in Sora, "Hey, Sora, why do you sound unsure as to what the Sirens are? Not to mention, you're not freaking out at the fact that a girl can summon a large ship to fight".
Realizing that Sora was walking right into a tough spot, he considered his options carefully. Deep within the back of his mind, he could just imagine Donald screeching at him to remember the world order. He was well aware of the consequences that came with telling others that beyond their world there were many more worlds out there. However, deciding to think about it and counting the pros and cons leading of it all. This led Sora to chuckle to himself since he had already finalized his answer before giving it any more thought.
Finding the urge to speak up and drop a figurative bomb, Sora called out to Enterprise, "Hey ...so... Enterprise. You're right...about me not knowing about the Sirens. Because...I'm..." He then let a moment of silence play out before dropping quite the truth bomb. "…I'm not from this world and this is my first-time hearing about these Sirens."
Once Sora was done speaking, he silently cringed at how he had worded his response to Enterprise and figured that she would classify him as crazy.
Surprisingly, Enterprise stayed silent for a minute until her response left Sora bewildered, "... I see. That would make sense since you do not fear the Sirens or the Sakura Empire."
Unsure of what to think about Enterprise's answer, Sora released a sigh and decided to ask more about Azur Lane.
"Well... onto other things. What exactly is Azur Lane and how big is this military base?"
Taking notice of Sora's question and curiosity towards Azur Lane, Enterprise's tone of voice changed into a confident pitch, "Azur Lane is a joint military operation to engage in combat against the sirens and any who side with them. As to who makes up Azur Lane at the moment, that would be the military faction that I serve which is identified as Eagle Union. The other large military power that is a part of Azur Lane is the Royal Navy."
Doing his best to take in all the information that Enterprise had laid out to him, Sora became curious about the two military powers and those who would stand up to fight against the sirens.
"Whoa...there must be a great number of men and women who want to stand and fight against the sirens" he replied while feeling excited about arriving at Azur Lane.
However, Enterprise had gone silent for a moment which worried Sora until she responded, "Sora...Azur Lane is a base completely filled with girls who have abilities to summon ships to combat against the Sirens. There are no men on the island".
To say Sora was surprised would be an understatement since he had gone completely silent and even paled a little. Not to mention, a blush had covered all over Sora's face which was something he didn't experience often. Realizing that he had been silent for quite some time, Sora took a deep breath and spoke up, getting Enterprise's attention, "...well that's... new... I've never been in a situation like this before. I hope I'm not intruding by going to the island...an island... filled with only girls..."
Before Enterprise could respond to Sora's disjointed response, she noticed her ship starting to slow down meaning that they were approaching the island shortly.
Noticing Enterprise's sudden reaction, Sora realized he was getting close to arriving at the island. Which again caused Sora to tense up. Enterprise then turned to Sora wanting to confide in him about his circumstances, "Listen Sora, the majority of everyone on the island has not really interacted or spoken to a man before. Only those of higher military status have interacted with male leaders but never really in person and only on a conference call.
Listening to Enterprise's words, Sora then realized that him being on an all-girls island would not only affect him but the rest of the girls. Coming to terms with this, Sora questioned Enterprise some more.
"I see. Then will my presence scare the girls? I don't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable with me being there."
Wanting to appease Sora, Enterprise confided in Sora that everything would be ok and that he still had questions about Azur Lane and his sudden appearance in the middle of the ocean.
Sometime later...
The two continued to speak about various things ranging from the girls using oil to them ranging from all sorts of different ages. They finally came close enough to the island and spotted a shipping yard filled with many different ships ranging from small to large. Another thing Sora noticed once he got a closer look at the docking yard was that everyone truly was a group of girls all staring towards Enterprise's ship. He also remembered in his talk with Enterprise that she mentioned being well-known at Azur Lane and gaining a lot of unwanted attention.
At this point, Enterprise called out and gave him the game plan for making his appearance known, "Listen Sora, let me go first so that I can explain to my allies about your sudden appearance. Not to mention, you will be the center of attention no doubt, but it will pass overtime."
Hearing Enterprise's words, Sora decided it best to wait behind her while Enterprise talked with her allies. A pit of worry formed in the Keyblade wielder's stomach.
A few moments later, Sora and Enterprise made their way down towards the shipping yard and off of her ship to meet with Enterprise's allies. Once Enterprise got to the door leading her straight to the dock, she motioned for Sora to wait. Understanding her message Sora stood back and waited nervously for the impending doom of facing an island full of girls.
Once outside of her ship, Enterprise encountered several other girls who had run up to her asking her what took her so long, and her encounter with Kaga and some girl named Akagi who Sora put two and two together figured the brown-tailed girl was named Akagi.
"We figured something must've happened, so we were getting ready to send a search party to find you, Enterprise" replied one girl before another spoke up, "That was a worst-case scenario if you did not show up soon. However, everyone at Azur Lane knows the strength that the Eagle Union's Enterprise holds."
After hearing everyone out, Enterprise then coughed into her fist clearing her throat and speaking up, "I'm glad everyone made it back safe. Akagi and Kaga made a statement with their fleet involving sirens. Making them an enemy of Azur Lane unless something changes. However, there's something else that's come up. Now I know I'm asking for a lot here, but I found him out in the middle of the ocean encountering Akagi and Kaga."
Silence filled the once chattering dock where ship girls were running back and forth trying to fix the ships lodged in the yard. No one moved a muscle, and no one spoke up. Everyone was trying to process what Enterprise had just said which left her quite anxious and worried about what she was about to do.
"Sora. You can come out now", called Enterprise silently cursing her luck for what she was about to do to Sora.
"Huh? Sora? Who's that?" replied one girl. While another girl tilted her head to the side trying to put a name to a face.
Enterprise decided that now was the best time to prepare everyone for Sora's sudden arrival, she spoke up, "Sora is...a boy I met out at sea".
Hearing Enterprise's callout, Sora decided to take a really deep breath and slap his face to get some confidence back realizing that he has faced plenty of bad guys before and even saved the worlds three times already. Not to mention, Sora has time-traveled multiple times and even brought back his friends who had died and restored their hearts. And yet Sora was sweating rapidly and feeling his knees shake.
Deciding to face his sudden fears... Sora stepped out of the door onto the dockyard and covered his eyes adjusting to the bright sun. Moving his hand out of his eyes, he first noticed Enterprise staring at him with concerned eyes silently apologizing for what she had put him through. The next thing Sora noticed was countless girls all staring at him with wide eyes that showed that they were unsure what to think of him.
Figuring that now was the best time to make good impressions, Sora raised his hand and gave a friendly wave while speaking up in a nervous voice, "Hi there. Nice to meet everyone. My name is Sora. Pleased to meet you."
Brash silence filled the shipyard leaving Sora with a ghostly pale face realizing that he already messed up his first chance to make a good impression with everyone.
"…Such misfortune…" replied Sora worried about his journey in this new world and with Azur Lane.
*A/N* - Thanks for checking this chapter and story out. Also, that quip at the end was a throwback to Toaru Majutsu no Index's main hero, Touma Kamijou. His signature catchphrase seemed appropriate here.