Location: Waters adjacent to Azur Lane's base
Leaving a white wake behind her is an Eagle Union's destroyer shipgirl with a petite frame and a flat chest, she has white waist-length hair tied in a straight ponytail and a pair of sharp cat ears and aqua eyes. She wears a short-sleeved black maid frilled dress with puffy frilled shoulders, a white blouse, a black corset with red outlines and white buttons, she wears a white apron with a large ribbon tie on her back, she wears a red ribbon tie and an American-designed necktie, black frilled legwear, white & red boots, white buttoned cuffs and a white maid headdress with a red & black ribbon on top of her head.
Hammann
"This is no time to relax! Hammann's base is in danger!" exclaimed her.
"Hammann, slow down! We couldn't catch up with you!" said an Eagle Union's heavy cruiser behind her - Northampton.
Northampton has a dark-skin stone, a slender frame and a medium bust. She has mid-length black hair with a large orange ribbon and she has green eyes. She wears a black choker, a white crop top with a black criss-cross halterneck, a star logo & blue linings, and a star patch, white shorts with black parts and stitches, black leather straps wrapped around her right leg and a single strap & an Eagle Union tattoo on her left leg, red knee-high boots with metal partings, a black leather straps wrapped around her left arm and a single strap on her right arm and red arm gloves with white linings.
"Uhm... As I said, the base told us that the enemies had been repelled yesterday and..."
An Eagle Union light cruiser, whose name went by Helena added.
She has a slender figure and a medium bust, long, smooth blue hair with purple tints, an ahoge on top, and pink eyes. She wears a black collared sleeveless, blue & white buttoned short dress with side slits over a white crop top and black bikini bottom, dark-blue thigh-high boots with garters, metal cuffs and heels, she wears dark-blue arm sleeves underneath black elbow gloves with white linings and gloves, and a black bulky hair ornament.
"We have to hurry!" said Hammann, ignoring Helena's words as she accelerated and left the group behind.
"How energetic. She's been like that since yesterday," said Northampton as she watched the destroyer on the go.
"The Grey Ghost is exhausted..." another Eagle Union shipgirl, a Light Aircraft Carrier, meekly added. Her name is Long Island.
Long Island has a slender frame and a medium bust. She has a waist-length black hair and has blue eyes. She wears a blue loosely-worn jacket with white outlines over a white-collared long-sleeved shirt with a red necktie, white socks, blue & grey shoes and black & orange headphones with chains.
"It seems like the famous Enterprise was the one that beat the enemy," said another Eagle Union shipgirl, the battleship Arizona.
Arizona has a slender frame and a medium bust. She has long dark-brown hair and aqua eyes. She wears a silver-coloured choker, a blue & white high-collared buttoned uniform with shoulder patches, yellow-buttoned white cuffs, black frills and chain, a blue pencil skirt with slit sides, white gartered-frilled thigh-highs, black ankle boots with white soles, black half-gloves and a round cap.
"Enterprise? Hornet... Isn't that your...?" Northampton asked the Eagle Union shipgirls next to her - Hornet, a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier.
Hornet has a slender frame and a medium bust. She has long blonde hair tied in twin tails and green eyes. She wears a black bulky collared cape with yellow linings wrapped around her shoulders, she wears a black bikini top, black denim shorts with a yellow belt, black arm sleeves with yellow linings, white thigh-high socks underneath black thigh-highs, silver metal boots with red bottoms and a black cowboy hat with yellow bands.
"Yeah... It's quite a burden having such a champion as a big sister," Hornet said with a chuckle as she adjusted her cowboy hat.
"But... I heard that your sister was aided by this mysterious boy with a superhuman po-" Before Arizona could finish her words, Hammann shouted.
"Hey! What's with the lazy chit-chat?! The enemy could arrive at any moment!"
"Hammann does have a point. It would be best if we hurried along!" said Hornet as she increased her speed.
As the group cruised along the ocean, Helena's SG radar picked up a sign that two vessels were coming straight for them and warned everyone.
"Ugh, I guess we're a bit too slow," said Hornet as her expression turned from a cheerful one to one full of solemn as she saw two Sakuran aircraft carriers in their direction.
"The Sakura Empire 5th Carrier Division... Oh, they look so intimidating," said Helena fearfully.
"Two-bit goons. Hammann will bite them up!" said Hammann, slamming her left fist into an open right palm, the right palm closing over the left hand.
Hornet squinted her eyes as she now realized who are they currently facing - Shoukaku and Zuikaku.
Shoukaku is a tall woman with a slender frame and a large bust. She has waist-length silver hair with one side tied in a small sidetail by a hair ornament and has blue eyes with orange eyeliner. She wears a long-sleeved hooded kimono with flower motifs and red strings on each side of her chest, yellow designs and linings, black designs at the end of the sleeves and a black sash wrapped around her waist, black hakama skirt, white thigh-high socks with red strings, red & silver slippers and black partly fingerless gloves.
"Oh, woe is me, bullied by those mean senpais. Don't you think so, Zuikaku?" Shoukaku said in despair as she mourned at the end of her fly deck.
Zuikaku, standing at the end of her fly deck looked unwavering and confident as she replied to her big sister's complaint.
"Oneesan, come on. Can you take this as a serious matter? This is our chance to make the senpais of the 1st Carrier Division see how strong we are,"
"Oh, ZuiZui. You're such a strong and straightforward girl. Don't worry. I have your back!" said Shoukaku, now looking determined.
"That's right!" Zuikaku yelled as she pulled her katana out of its sheath.
"As long as you're with me, I have nothing to fear!"
An arc of flames begins to form around her as her katana too glows in bright orangish flames.
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Location: Azur Lane's base
"We have to go help Hornet and the others," said Wales to a group of shipgirls in front of her inside Shikikan's office.
The emergency transmission sent by Helena arrived at the base when they encountered the 5th Carrier Division - the situation was dire and everyone needed to act fast.
"Which ship is ready to move?" asked Wales before Illustrious, accompanied by Unicorn entered the room - the two appeared to be in distress.
"Wales!"
"Illustrious, what's the matter?" asked Wales as the group registered their heads to the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier.
"It's about Enterprise! She..."
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"Oh, she gotta be kidding me!" Vestal exclaimed furiously as she, Earth, Wind and Lightning discovered that Enterprise's vessel wasn't at the drydock.
"Sheesh! Now, where did she go!? Don't tell me that there's an enemy that has gone too far!" Lightning asked as he expressed his fuss while throwing the mop on his right to the floor.
At that moment, they spotted Cleveland, Javelin and Laffey raced towards their respective ships and activated their riggings.
"Eh, what's going on?" asked Earth.
"I don't know. I'll go and ask them," said Wind before he took off and hovered in front of the girls just about to set sails.
"Eh? Wind?" said Javelin as she noticed Wind.
"Hi, everyone. What's with the rush?"
"Wind, bad news! The recent transmission from Helena said that her group was under attack by the Sakuran 5th Carrier Division at the waters adjacent to the base and they needed a quick backup!" Cleveland quickly explained.
"Huh!? The Sakura Empire strikes again!?"
"Yes! But, Wind! Please, we'll talk later, okay? We need to hurry to help Enterprise!" said Javelin as the group left the port.
Wind then informed the rest as he returned to his group.
"What!? The Sakuran 5th Carrier Division are at the waters adjacent to the base!?" said Vestal fearfully.
"My suspicion that an enemy has gone too far is correct as it seems..." mumbled Lightning.
"But that doesn't explain how Enterprise got into action that fast since Cleveland mentioned the distressed message sent by this Helena is still new," said Earth.
That was the exact moment Vestal felt a premonition that told her why Enterprise could spring into action that fast.
"Hornet..." said Vestal.
"Eh, who?" asked Earth.
"Hornet? You mean Enterprise has a big wasp aside from her eagle as a pet, huh?" asked Wind.
"No! I mean the USS Hornet - CV-8! The third ship of the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, which also happens to be Enterprise's younger sister! I bet she's also among the group and she must've sent a direct message to her!" explained Vestal.
"Oooo, it's her young sister," Earth, Wind and Lightning said in unison, expressing their understanding.
"I thought that it was a big wasp since you said that her name was Hornet!" said Wind.
"What!? NO!" Vestal said after she did a brief facepalmed.
"Hehe... Don't be angry. I'm just kidding," said Wind.
"Wind, I know it's funny but this not a great time to pull a joke! We have to help them!" said Lighting.
"Ha'ah! Let's go and help them fight this 5th Carrier Division!" said Earth as Wind and Lightning merged back with him and reverted to Boboiboy.
"B-B-But Boboiboy, I can't go because I must fix other ships. Plus, repair ships like mine aren't designed for frontline roles even though I'm armed with three single 3-inch DP guns and two dual 40 mm AA guns. Those are sufficient for self-defence and not for an offensive role. I'm sorry, Boboiboy," said Vestal with a regretful tone.
Hearing this made Boboiboy realise that she was too lightly armed to fight against the said Carrier Division.
"But... Can you bring me straight to the combat zone and stay back to repair Enterprise and other possible shipgirls that got damaged while I cover you?" asked Boboiboy.
"Uhm... That I cannot guarantee because since we're against a Carrier Division - chances for me to get attacked by dive bombers and torpedo bombers are high... But let's give it a shot! I'll try my best!" said Vestal.
"So what we're waiting for? Jom!" said Boboiboy before he and Vestal raced towards her vessel.
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Location: Waters adjacent to Azur Lane's base
Skimming through the waters adjacent to the Azur Lane's base at breakneck speed was Enterprise, and her riggings seemed to be slowly breaking apart.
"Enterprise! You're going too far ahead!" said Cleveland moments after she saw and approached her.
"There's no time to waste, Clevela-" Before she finished, she nearly collapsed mid-travel due to the insufficient emergency repairs. It was lucky that Cleveland managed to keep her from falling.
"Enterprise, you're still severely damaged! You're just being reckless!" said Cleveland as she helped Enterprise to stand back.
"Cleveland... Please, let me go. I can handle this, and Hornet needs me after all,"
"Hornet?"
"My young sister," said Enterprise, letting her hand off from Cleveland.
"Enterprise... So you do have a human side after all this time! I guess I have to help you now," said Cleveland, tailing the Eagle Union's aircraft carrier from behind.
"I have many sisters, too! You know, Columbia, Montpelier, Denver, Birmingham... Many more! I know how you feel. You should be glad that I also bring along with us escort ships,"
"Escort ships? Who?" asked Enterprise before she turned and saw Laffey and Javelin.
"Laffey will help, too," said Laffey.
"Let's go help the others!" said Javelin.
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Hornet is in distress.
The wave of Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive bombers sent by Shoukaku and Zuikaku had taken out Hammann, Arizona, Helena, Long Island and Northampton from action, leaving the lone Yorktown-class aircraft carrier to face the threat of the ordinance dropped by the dive bombers.
With Shoukaku, she's playing her flute while summoning more of the D4Y dive bombers from her flight deck rigging.
"This melody is a requiem, to quell the dead," she commented, continuing to play a solemn tune from her flute as the dive bombers proceeded with their grim work.
"Jeez! I don't enjoy being on the defensive!" said Hornet as she ducked and weaved every time massive pillars of water erupted.
She was so focused on avoiding the exploding bombs that she overlooked that Zuikaku locked her on her crosshair. The Fortunate Crane took this chance and performed a surprise attack.
"Gotcha!" She exclaimed, with the katana in her right hand ready to strike her head.
"Oh, shoot!" said Hornet, realizing she was in a grave situation.
Out of the blue, three Grumman F4F Wildcats came into their view and attacked Zuikaku with their M2s to protect Hornet.
"What?!" Zuikaku yelled as she ignored the Horny Maru and used her katana to slice and block every bullet sent by the Wildcats.
Shoukaku noticed the disturbance and stopped her attack on Hornet and saw bolts of yellow arrows that turned into more of the Wildcats springing into action - some chased away Zuikaku. In contrast, the others formed up with Hornet, forming a protection for her.
Hornet knew that only one person was capable of doing this, and that person was just in front of her - Enterprise.
"Sister!" Hornet yelled as she watched her sister launch more arrows from her bow.
"Hornet, go!"
"Thanks, Sis!" Hornet then moves out of the combat zone, leaving her sister to deal with the enemy.
On Zuikaku, she saw the Grey Ghost charging for her while the Wildcats swatted away the D4Ys, and she appeared to be quite excited.
"There you are, Grey Ghost!"
She then charged straight for her and smashed her katana to her, only for Enterprise to block her attack with her compound bow. They both resisted each other's attacks as the dogfights above their heads raged on.
"Eagle Union's strongest carrier - Enterprise! Such a worthy opponent!" Zuikaku yelled as she pushed her opponent with her katana but was blocked by the bow.
With a powerful force, Enterprise pushed the Shoukaku-class aircraft carrier away, which caused both to nearly fall.
Regaining her composure and forming a battle stance, Zuikaku held her katana.
"Brace yourself! For this is a duel!"
The two kansens stand their ground.
As Hornet worriedly witnessed her sister about to go into a one-way duel, Cleveland called her out as the light cruiser rendezvoused with the rest. Both Javelin and Laffey can be seen helping their comrades in arms whereas Northampton already slowly stands despite her damages. Long Island climbed onto Arizona's riggings as she helped her out.
"Hornet! We're here to assist!" Cleveland yelled.
"Nice timing! It was seriously getting close there!" said Hornet, feeling relieved as she fell onto Cleveland's shoulder.
"This is our chance to pull back, Hornet. Let me bring out my ship," said Cleveland.
Just before Cleveland could deactivate her riggings...
"Feuer!"
A Wild Iron Blood Heavy Cruiser [Prinz Eugen] appeared!
Cleveland and the rest dodged the shot fired from her shark-like riggings just in time. Eugen giggled as she enjoyed the dismay of the Azur Lane shipgirls.
"Guh! Now what!?" asked Cleveland.
"Guten Tag, Azur Lane. Lassen Sie uns nicht aus dem Spaß aus," said Eugen.
The scene then zooms out to show the Iron Blood heavy cruiser afloat mid-air with a fleet of Siren's mass-produced warships behind her. Amidst the minacious atmosphere, two destroyers came to view out of the warships - Z23 and Ayanami.
"Prinz Eugen, that lucky pudding of the Iron Blood..." said Hornet as she looked at the heavy cruiser.
Judging that the Azur Lane shipgirls could do little to nothing to fight against the massive fleet, Prinz Eugen ordered Z23 to give the request to surrender to their hands.
The Iron Blood destroyer complied and proceeded with her task.
"I am Z23, an Iron Blood destroyer. All of you will be defeated here," said Z23 as Ayanami too came forward.
"Oh, Ayanami!" said Javelin as soon as she recognized the Sakura destroyer.
Ayanami too recognized Javelin, but she decided to stand down, not wanting to draw any suspicion from the two Iron Blood shipgirls.
"Javelin, take the others and retreat. Laffey will deal with them," said Laffey, much to Javelin's stupefaction.
"You are volunteering to be the breach. An honourable act, even by the enemy," said Z23 while aiming her guns at her.
The circumstances got even tenser, doubled up with the ongoing duel between Enterprise and Zuikaku. It seems like there's nothing that can be done now, until...
"Earth Punch!"
Out of the blue, the seabed beneath the mass-produced Siren Warships raised as it formed into massive earth spikes that slammed them - some were destroyed in the process as the spikes pierced their hulls whereas the rest were elevated to the point of revealing their underside.
This event caught everyone off-guard.
"Was!?" said Z23 as she couldn't believe her eyes.
"W-Was zu Hölle ist hier los?" said Prinz Eugen with a mixture of suspicion and amazement at the sudden occurrence.
"How on Earth could the seabed suddenly rise to the point it hit the Siren warships!?" Zuikaku yelled.
Enterprise then muttered, "Boboiboy,"
At that moment, Helena's SG Radar picked up the signature of an incoming vessel from the group's starboard quarter, followed by the flying 40 mm tracers that headed for Ayanami and Z23 - they evaded it in succession.
However, a single 3-inch shell managed to find its spot on Prinz Eugen and exploded, though she managed to escape with minor scratches.
Everyone registered their heads towards the continuous sound of the air horn and saw the Eagle Union's repair vessel approaching - Vestal.
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"Eh? What is an auxiliary ship doing here?" asked Shoukaku as she spotted the slowly closing ship.
"T-That brat..." Zuikaku said after she squinted her eyes and saw him manning the 3-inch DP gun aboard Vestal.
"This can't be! I'm not going to let him escape after what he did to Kaga-senpai yesterday!" she let out an outrage as her katana glowed in an orangish blaze but she was halted by Enterprise moment before she could deliver an attack.
"Over my wreck first!" The Grey Ghost challenged the Fortunate Crane as she pulled another arrow.
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"All of you, hop on!" Vestal shouted.
"V-Vestal!?" Cleveland shouted.
"Wha? What are you doing here!?" asked Javelin.
"I'll explain later!"
Vestal then headed towards her bridge and activated the loudspeakers.
"/Enterprise! Pull yourself from this battle now! Let Boboiboy handle this situation!\" As Vestal said this, Boboiboy left the 3-inch gun that he used to shoot Eugen and shouted at the group.
"What are you girls waiting for!? Hurry up!"
As Boboiboy said this, Prinz Eugen launched another volley - one managed to hit one of the four masts and Vestal's port beam while the others landed on the surface of the water and created massive pillars and some successfully hit Vestal's port beam.
"AHH!" Vestal cried as she held onto her driving wheel.
"Meine Güte... It's pretty rare for a support ship to get directly into combat," said Prinz Eugen.
"Vestal, no!" Enterprise said as she watched her friend get hit.
She tried to break off her fight with Zuikaku but couldn't do it.
"Vestal!? Are you okay!?" asked Boboiboy right after he went into the pilot house.
"I... I'm alright... I think... I think I got hit in my port beam," said Vestal as she groaned in pain while holding her tears.
It's true what Vestal said - repair ships like hers aren't designed for frontline roles. Boboiboy realized that he had made a mistake, but he was determined to end this as soon as possible.
"That's it! I'll make sure everyone gets out of here safely!" Boboiboy exclaimed.
He jumped out of the bridge and his Power Watch glowed with three elements - Earth, Fire and Water appearing simultaneously.
"Boboiboy Triple Split!" said Boboiboy before he split into three elements; Earth, Fire and Water, much to everyone's shock and awe.
Fire wears a red vest from BoBoiBoy's regular form, but unlike all the elemental forms, he is not wearing a shirt underneath. The Fire Elemental symbol can be seen on the zipper. He is also the only elemental form so far to be wearing different pants, Fire wears a pair of black shorts (all other elemental forms wear long-legged black jeans). Like Lightning, his cap is facing forward, but the cap is tilted slightly up and BoBoiBoy's hairstyle can be seen, as well as BoBoiBoy's rarely-seen white strand of hair.
Water on the other hand is shown to be considerably more mature and taller but still has the same color scheme. He currently wears a long-sleeved cyan-blue vest which is zipped all the way and the emblem of his main power can be seen. He also wears a white shirt underneath with black pants, a blue belt and grey boots. However, unlike other elemental forms, he does not wear any armbands.
"Auf keinen Fall!" said Z23 who couldn't believe her eyes.
"Haha! You guys are so screwed!" Cleveland yelled.
"New elemental powers!" cried Javelin in awe.
"Are my eyes deceiving me?" asked Northampton.
"Where did all of his doppelgängers come from..?" said Arizona.
"Most importantly, is this the one that helped Enterprise to fight the 1st Carrier Division yesterday?" said Helena.
"Hey, Clevebro. Who are these boys?" asked Hornet.
"Oh, their names are the same - Boboiboy, and don't 'bro' me, please!" said Cleveland.
The group blinked their eyes in puzzlement.
"Boy Boy Boy?" asked Northampton.
"It's Boboiboy. B-O-B-O-I-B-O-Y. Boboiboy!" explained Javelin.
"Err... What?" asked Helena
"Why such a name tho?" asked Hornet.
"Oh my! Those boys look so cute, especially in such clothing!" Shoukaku squealed in joy at the sight of the three.
"Err..." Zuikaku and Enterprise stared at Shoukaku's demeanour with a deadpan expression.
"Es ist also wahr, was Kaga gesagt hat," said Prinz Eugen as she seemed to be impressed with what she saw before she aimed her riggings towards the group.
"But let's see if you can sink me, boys! Glory to the Iron Blood and the Crimson Axis!" The Iron Blood heavy cruiser said arrogantly before she indiscriminately fired another volley towards the group.
Quickly, Earth slammed the front deck of Vestal and yelled, "Earth Barrier!"
Again, the seabed elevated. This time, it formed a massive wall to protect the group from Eugen's attack.
"Whoa..." said Helena.
"Hey, Cleveland. Is this the boy that helped Enterprise to thwart off the 1st Carrier Division yesterday?" asked Arizona.
"Uh-Huh! Don't worry! His superhuman ability can help us against them!"
As Cleveland said this, Fire used his 'Fire Jump' ability to get towards the edge of the Earth Barrier as both of his hands now generate fires.
"Take this all of you! Rapid Fiery Punches!" said Fire furiously as he rapidly launched a burst of continuously non-stop fire attack towards Prinz Eugen, Z23 and Ayanami.
"Evade!" Z23 exclaimed.
The volley of the fire attack rained upon Eugen, Z23 and Ayanami in the same manner as how the wave of Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive bombers did to Hornet. Each attack that failed to hit its target caused pillars of hot water to rise dramatically as they exploded near the two destroyers as they frantically weaved.
"Ah!" Ayanami wailed as she got swashed with the scalding water.
"Ayanami!" said Z23 as she tried to help her Sakuran comrade, but in turn was hit by Fire's attack that damaged her torpedo launchers and her gun rigging.
"Impressive barrage you've got there, junge. Though I think I can handle this!" said Prinz Eugen, who was hovering in mid-air as she got out of the attack with her incredible skill while taking minimal damage to herself thanks to her rotating shield.
"Is that all you've got, junge? It's not enough. I. Want. MORE!"
The Iron Blood heavy cruiser let an all-out assault by firing more shells from her riggings towards Fire.
"Fire Jump!" said Fire as the fires on his feet helped him to plunge into the air and dodge the attack.
"Flaming kick!" said Fire as he concentrated fire at his foot and released it towards Prinz Eugen as a flaming foot.
"Whoa!" Eugen exclaimed as the attack slammed into one of her riggings which managed to damage it.
"Heh! How does it feel to taste my 'Flaming Kick', huh?" asked Fire in a mocking tone.
"Hmph, you think that's gonna stop me, junge? Let me show you how this is done!"
As the two individuals faced each other, their eyes locked in a fierce gaze, the tension between them was palpable. With each move, they exchanged powerful attacks, each one trying to gain the upper hand. The sounds of their weapons clashing echoed throughout the area, drawing the attention of those nearby.
While Zuikaku and Enterprise were too preoccupied with their battle, Cleveland, Javelin and Laffey successfully helped the rest to board Vestal one after another.
Shoukaku, along with the group on board Vestal, watched the duel between Prinz Eugen and Fire from a distance. They were all mesmerized by the intensity of the fight, as they saw the two combatants push each other to their limits.
Despite the distance, they could hear the grunts and the heavy breathing of the fighters as they continued to exchange blows, their movements becoming more and more fluid with each passing moment. The group watched in awe as the battle raged on, unsure of who would emerge victorious.
"Such an intense fight... Eh? What am I doing? I'm supposed to help the others!" said Shoukaku before she prepared to launch another squadron of Yokosuka D4Y fighters.
That's when she noticed Water relaxing next to her on his Water Sphere, along with Laffey, who was sleeping soundly and peacefully as she rested her head next to the sphere.
"Laffey! How can you be there?!" Javelin said.
"Eh!?" Shoukaku said in surprise.
"Hmm? Hi. How are you doing?" Water simply greeted.
"Err... Hi? I'm all fine but... Hey, aren't you supposed to fight with us?"
"Fight? You want me to fight you? Okay, you asked for it, and shall I give it," said Water in a surprisingly calm tone as he got up from his Water Sphere.
"Are you ready?" Shoukaku asked as she performed a battle stance, ready to blow her flute.
"I'm more than just ready... Giant Wave Slam!"
As if summoned by some unseen force, an enormous wave materialized before Water and surged forward with a tremendous force. The Soaring Crane was caught off guard, and before she could react, the wave crashed into her, enveloping her in its foamy embrace.
The immense power of the wave swept her away, taking Zuikaku and Enterprise along with her, who were unfortunately in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The wave subsided, leaving the three soaked and in a funny situation.
"Wow... Nice shot, Boboiboy. Nice shot," said Enterprise with a deadpan face and tone after spitting out an amount of seawater.
"Oh, no! Enterprise! Are you hit, too? I'm... I'm very sorry!" said Water as he bowed in regret.
Ayanami, Z23, Earth, Javelin, Cleveland and those who were getting repaired by Vestal, except for Hammann since she's still unconscious, witnessed the event unfold and facepalmed.
"Haih... Awful-some," said Earth with a thumbs up.
"A pardon is not enough, brat!" Zuikaku exclaimed as she got up with a warcry and was ready to slash him with his katana.
"Wave Surf!"
As Water said this, the seawater at his feet formed a wave that allowed him and the sleeping Laffey to hover away from Zuikaku's attack.
"Ha!?"
"Heh! Your attack missed me," Water said as the surf formed up into his Water Sphere so that he could sit in and relax.
"Grrr! I'll make sure you pay for what you've done to us and Kaga-senpai yesterday, brat!"
"Zuikaku, wait!" Shoukaku warned but to no avail, as Enterprise was already about to attack her.
The aggressive Fortunate Crane charged towards Water with deadly intent, incensed by his apparent serenity.
"Your days of calmness are over, brat!" Zuikaku exclaimed as she was ready to strike him.
However, less did Zuikaku realise that her rage was a major advantage for Water as he summoned a body of water and shot out multiple columns of water to blast Zuikaku at high pressure.
Gasping, Zuikaku used her katana to block the attack but failed as it hit her simultaneously.
"Ugh!"
The defeated Zuikaku grunted as she tiredly kneeled, all drenched by the blow.
"Hehe... Hey, calm yourself down. There's no use to fight if you're overcome by your anger," said Water.
"Hmm... You're not just surprisingly calm but also a good talker..." mumbled Zuikaku.
Unbeknownst to Water, five torpedoes launched by Ayanami were furiously charging straight for him, which was noticed by everyone.
"Water, watch out!" Earth yelled, but it was too late as the torpedoes slammed him, and a huge splash of seawater gushed into the air before it subsided, revealing that he was knocked out of the battle.
Laffey, despite the attack, is still sleeping.
"Laffey, wake up from your sleep and go help him!" Javelin yelled.
"Bullseye," said Ayanami.
However, her actions invited a stroke of bad luck when Fire used his Fire Jump to plunge him into the air above her. She noticed that flames began to concentrate on his hand.
"Oh no..." said Ayanami, realizing what would come.
"Red-hot Flaming Punch!"
Fire then unleashed his attack at Ayanami in the form of a massive, blazing knuckle.
"Ayanami, evade!" Javelin cried out.
As the blazing knuckle approached, the Sakuran destroyer swiftly manoeuvred away from its path, narrowly escaping its fiery impact. The intense heat radiating from the knuckle caused a massive and scorching wave to surge towards the destroyer, enveloping it in a searing inferno.
She struggled to stay steady amidst the intense turbulence, but eventually succumbed to the force of the blast and was violently tossed away, spinning out of control into the void of space.
Luckily, Ayanami used her katana to keep herself from stumbling further.
"Don't expect yourself to get away easily after what you did to Water!" Fire said furiously before he realized that Prinz Eugen had him locked on her crosshair at point-blank range.
"Mind getting out of my sight? You're a bit of an eyesore, junge," Eugen teased him before she blasted him with all of her guns.
Fire was hurled away with great force, despite his minor scratches, due to the tremendous explosion caused by the heavy cruiser's 20.3 cm SK/C34 gun riggings. Like Water, he crashed into the Earth Barrier with a massive impact and fell unconscious into the sea.
"Oh no!" Earth yelled.
"Hehehe... Two down, one more to go," said Prinz Eugen.
"This cannot be! Boboiboy, merge yourself! Just let us handle them!" said Cleveland.
"Ha!? But... How about..."
"Boboiboy, watch out!" Vestal yelled.
"Ha?"
Upon turning his head, the male in question was met with the sight of Zuikaku, who had stealthily positioned herself above the gathering. Armed with her katana, which she firmly gripped in her right hand, she had set her sights on the boy and was poised to strike. Remarkably, no one, including Boboiboy, had noticed her presence before.
"Die, brat!" Zuikaku yelled as she nosedived towards him at breakneck speed.
Earth quickly merged with the unconscious Fire and Water to return to its normal state before his Power Watch glowed and the Lightning element appeared.
"Elemental Power! Boboiboy Lightning!" said Boboiboy as he transformed into Lightning and summoned a pair of Lightning Blades to block Zuikaku's attack, causing a blinding arc of lightning to form around the two.
"So you've shown yourself, you yellow-shirt brat! Show me everything you've got" Zuikaku said as her weapon clashed with his.
"The name is Lightning!" Lightning yelled before he pushed Zuikaku with tremendous force.
"Lightning? Such a funny name for you" commented her.
"Funny, you say!? Grrr!" Lightning then used his Lightning Speed and duelled with the Fortunate Crane.
"Jeez... When will this come to an end?" asked Arizona.
"Hang on, Boy Boy Boy! I'm giving you some air support!" said Hornet as she launched five B-25 Mitchell bombers.
"Whoa! Those planes are very huge!" said Lighting as he gazed upon the sight of the flight of the Mitchells approaching them.
"Of course they're huge... Those are bombers, you freak!" Zuikaku yelled in panic as she hit her flight deck rigging using the tsuka of the katana to launch A6M Zeroes to deal with the bombers.
The prevailing situation was tense as Boboiboy Lightning and Zuikaku engaged in a dangerous duel. The bombers, under attack from a wave of Zeroes, were forced to drop their payloads blindly, further escalating the situation.
Meanwhile, Enterprise launched a coordinated attack with a wave of Dauntless dive bombers and F4F Wildcats fighters to engage Shoukaku. The already precarious situation was exacerbated when Helena's SG radar detected a fleet of mass-produced Siren Warships approaching, leaving the team with no option but to hold their ground.
"*Sigh* It seems like I have no other choices except to join this battle as well," said Vestal as she activated her riggings.
"Alright, girls! Let's give these Sirens everything you've got!" said Cleveland as she aimed her guns towards the incoming newer Siren fleet.
"Hehehe... Oh, I love how optimistic you are, Azur Lane. Even in the most direst time, all of you still stand firm," Eugen commented.
The girls trained their guns and strengthened their spirits and themselves, but Javelin seemed to be in contrast.
"Do... Do we have to fight?"
"Oh, look. She's conflicted. How cute," said Eugen, noticing the expression painted on Javelin's face.
Suddenly... BOOM!
A lucky bomb dropped by one of the B-25s hit its target and erupted with a deafening roar, shattering the tranquillity of the sky. Its force rippled through the air, a violent burst of energy that sent shockwaves in all directions. In its wake, the once serene skies transformed into a chaotic scene of destruction but something was off - it wasn't Zuikaku, it was Boboiboy!
"Boboiboy!" Javelin, Cleveland and Vestal yelled as soon as they saw his body looked like he was dead but still in good condition.
Panic, shock and sadness gripped the heart of Helena and the group.
"NO!" Enterprise hollered the moment he saw his lifeless-looking body falling from the air.
Zuikaku let out a small, but noticeable sadistic-like smile upon the sight of her fallen foe as she gracefully landed on the surface of the seawater.
Upon nearing the surface of the seawater, Boboiboy was intercepted by Hornet, who promptly deactivated her riggings to prevent his descent into the depths of the sea. Positioned on the flight deck, Hornet readied herself to receive Boboiboy's body, but to her frustration, he made contact with her island instead.
"Oops..." said Hornet, not expecting his fall's trajectory to change.
"Wow... That's a very ideal way to save him, Hornet... I appreciate it..." Cleveland said with a deadpan tone and expression.
"Boboiboy, no!" Vestal said before she raced towards Hornet, which was followed by Cleveland while avoiding ordnance dropped by Zuikaku's A6M Zeroes and the torpedoes launched by Z23 even though they had been damaged previously.
The Iron Blood destroyer noticed that her Sakuran comrade didn't attack the Eagle Union's repair vessel and light cruiser.
"Ayanami, what are you doing!? Launch your torpedoes and stop her!" she yelled but received no response.
"Boboiboy..." Ayanami said with a small, but noticeable guilty tone.
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Location: Azur Lane's base
An hour has ticked by, but still no word on the well-being of Hornet and the others. Within the walls of Shikikan's office, tension is palpable, with all parties yearning for an update - especially Unicorn, whose concern for the whereabouts of Boboiboy, Javelin and Laffey is at an all-time high. They must receive an update soon, for the sake of everyone's peace of mind.
That's when the office's phone rang. Without any hesitations, Wales picked up the receiver and answered the call.
"This is Azur Lane base command, how can I help you?"
"/It's been too long, Wales\"
"Eh!? Y-Your Majesty!?"
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Location: Waters adjacent to Azur Lane's base
"Your wait is over. I, Queen Elizabeth, and my noble fleet have arrived!"
The person over the phone receiver, the Royal Navy's super dreadnought Queen Elizabeth spoke as a maid held the phone for her.
Queen Elizabeth has a petite frame and a flat chest. She has long curly blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a black headband with red linings, white bows and a red & gold crown on her head. She wears a white frilled high-collar with a black choker and a blue ribbon with a royal brooch, a dark blue tight strapless shirt with frilled ends and yellow outlines, a white frilled skirt, white thigh-high frilled socks with blue ribbons, red pumps, black arm sleeves with bulky cuffs and white frilled gloves with blue ribbons.
As the camera zooms out, a breathtaking sight unfolds before our eyes. We witness a colossal fleet of Royal Navy warships, each one more formidable than the other. The fleet comprises a multitude of battleships, battle cruisers, and light cruisers, all meticulously crafted to dominate the high seas. The sheer size and power of this naval force is awe-inspiring, a true testament to the might of the Royal Navy.
"/Thank you, Your Majesty. Our allies are under attack\"
"I am aware of that, Wales. Of course, and I have already made my move," said Queen Elizabeth as another maid handed over her royal staff.
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Moving elegantly across the ocean was a young woman, presumably a Royal Navy shipgirl, with a tall stature and a fair complexion, she had a slender frame and a large breast, and she had waist-length white hair with a French braid tied behind her head and she had purple-coloured eyes. She wears a blue sleeveless maid dress with frilly shoulders and bottoms, a white crop top, a blue buttoned waist-corset and a white frilled lace-trimmed apron wrapped around her waist with a long anchored themed garter dangling on each side, a white frilled arm gloves underneath a metal gauntlet, white stockings, black ribboned pumps and a maid headdress on top of her head.
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"Wargh!"
"Yargh!"
Enterprise, despite the injuries and damages incurred during the previous day's altercation, is persisting in its efforts to engage Zuikaku while the group remains in a tense standoff with the Iron Blood and the Siren warships.
Shokaku is actively seeking an opportunity to assist her younger sibling, but the fleet of attackers dispatched by Enterprise is effectively impeding her path.
"ZuiZui! That's enough! Withdraw!"
Shoukaku is worried about Zuikaku, but her younger sibling is determined to hit the Grey Ghost even once.
"Come on, Grey Ghost! Is that all you got!?" Zuikaku taunted her as their weapons clashed.
"After what you've done to Boboiboy... Of course, I'll give you more than everything I've got!" Enterprise yelled before she pushed the katana away using her bow, backed off and aimed straight for her opponent's chest.
"Zuikaku!"
Enterprise aimed her bow at the target and precisely pulled the string, causing a bright, yellow arrow to form. As the arrow took its shape, she declared.
"It's over!"
Her tone was calm, but there was a sense of finality in her words.
The Fortunate Crane, who was the target of Enterprise's arrow, looked on with horror as she realized that her fate was sealed. She had known that this moment would come, but she had hoped that she would be able to avoid it.
The slightest mistake could make the situation worse, and the Fortunate Crane knew that she needed to be careful. She took a deep breath and tried to focus on the task at hand, hoping that she could somehow turn the situation around.
Meanwhile, Enterprise stood still, her eyes fixed on the target. She was a seasoned aircraft carrier of the Eagle Union, and she knew that she had done everything in her power to ensure that her shot was accurate. She was confident that she had hit the target, but she waited patiently for the arrow to find its mark.
SNAP!
A moment of shock to everyone. As if struck by a misfortune, Enterprise's bow was split in half! The Lucky E couldn't believe her eyes, realizing just how unlucky is she at this rate...
"Of all moments, this is the one where I reach my limit?"
The Fortunate Crane was fortunate as she struck her flight deck rigging with the handle of her katana, causing the Zero fighters to collide with the sword's blade and producing a scorching effect that glowed in bright and vivid orange.
Enterprise was left with no other option but to raise her flight deck rigging, only to discover that the launch capability of the fighters had been critically damaged during the battle.
Zuikaku's swift and resolute action saw her launch herself into the air without the slightest hesitation, drawing her katana with the intent to deliver a decisive strike against the incapacitated Grey Ghost.
Enterprise, meanwhile, stood in stoic silence, observing her opponent's calculated move to capitalize on her weakened condition.
"Boboiboy... I'm sorry,"
"I've got you!" Zuikaku exclaimed, but out of the blue...
"Excuse my interruption,"
The previously presumable Royal Navy shipgirl elegantly entered the fray and effectively blocked Zuikaku's katana with her metal gauntlets.
"Who... Who the heck are you!?" Zuikaku yelled at the Royal Navy shipgirl as if she witnessed a spectre that appeared out of nowhere.
"No one... But just a maid that happens to pass by you two,"
"A maid!? What kind of weird joke is this!?" Zuikaku said as she withdrew her katana from the gauntlets of the shipgirl.
"She's dead serious, Zuikaku," said Prinz Eugen, noticing the presence of the newcomer as well as recognizing her.
"Royal Navy, the second ship in the Edinburgh-class light cruisers - Belfast. She might look like a joke, yet a legendary warrior for her faction,"
"A pleasure to meet you again, Prinz Eugen of the Iron Blood. I must say, a truly unexpected pleasure to see you here," said Belfast.
"Indeed. Perhaps, it is not a bad idea to settle some old grudges out here, far away from the Iron Blood, and the Royal Navy," Prinz Eugen said with a threatening tone.
However, just before the Iron Blood's heavy cruiser could make her first move...
"STOP!" Boboiboy called out, which surprised everyone since they thought that he might've been dead following the explosion from the bomb and the impact after hitting Hornet's island.
"B-Boboiboy!?" Vestal called out after she made it towards Hornet's flight deck despite the heavy resistance.
"That brat... Impossible! How could he be still alive?!" said Zuikaku.
Upon the occurrence of a sudden burst of yellow light, a prodigious pitcher plant emerges from the island structure of Hornet's vessel.
"WAH! What is that thing!?" asked Vestal as she hid behind Hornet.
"It's huge!" Cleveland cried out the moment she saw the plant sprouting out of the island.
"Wha? Was ist das Ding!?" Z23 said as she witnessed the pitcher plant that mysteriously appeared.
"Hmm? What, now?" asked Prinz Eugen.
"That's a pitcher plant, isn't it? If I was right, during my visit to the Dragon Empery, I got the chance to see one..." said Helena.
"But, not this big, right?" asked Arizona.
"Yeah... Not this big..."
For a minute, everyone watched the pitcher plant coming out, transfixed. The moment the lid opened, a green-clad figure was made present. There was no doubt that this was Boboiboy, but now appearing with a white shirt underneath his green vest. His hat is haphazardly worn a little sideways backwards. His pants covered the part of his shoes as opposed to being tucked in and an elemental emblem is visible on both his hat and on the vest's zipper that was zipped up.
"That boy's appearance changed!" said Northampton.
"So do his power!" added Javelin.
Boboiboy revealed his large and luminous pupils as he introduced his elemental prowess to the onlookers.
"Greetings, esteemed individuals! I am Boboiboy Leaf!" announced Boboiboy.
His declaration elicited a sense of awe from Helena, Northampton, Arizona, Javelin, Laffey, Long Island and Hornet who exclaimed "Whoa!" in amazement.
Vestal, too, was taken aback and murmured "Wow..."
Enterprise, however, remained composed and offered only a smile and a nod in response, still visibly astonished.
"Very surprising that you can survive such a fall, Boboiboy. Now, you've come back with a new power"
"Ara! He looks even more adorable than before! Especially in that green clothes! Aww! I might faint from such kawaiiness!" Shoukaku cooed in delight at the sight of Leaf.
"Eh? If I recall correctly, Her Majesty didn't say anything about a boy with a mysterious ability," said Belfast, who's apparently in confusion and surprise.
"Colour me impress, junge. You survived a bomb and even a fall - you're truly an extraordinary person," said Prinz Eugen.
"So you're still alive, huh? I, Zuikaku of the Sakura Empire's 5th Carrier Division will finish you for good! You better watch it, brat!" Zuikaku declared as she aimed her katana at him.
"Eh? Watch me? Why would you want to watch out for me, aunt? I'm not even your son," said Leaf.
Krik Krik Krik Krik
Zuikaku was left dumbfounded and bewildered by the inanity of his statement, which rendered everyone present exasperated and flabbergasted to varying degrees.
"Err..."
"Was zum Teufel hat er gerade gesagt?" asked Z23.
"Is he being that serious?" asked Cleveland.
"Brat! What in the world you're talking about, huh!?" asked Zuikaku, irritated by his childish, naive, and innocent persona.
"Err... My bad, Miss. I fell just now and bumped my head real well,"
Leaf then turns around and lifts his hat to show them the bump on his head gained from his fall after the explosion.
"Ouch! That must be hurt!" said Vestal.
"But that doesn't explain how could he survive such a fall..." said Hornet.
"At least... It explains why he acted weird," replied Cleveland.
Leaf then turned towards Zuikaku, Shoukaku, Prinz Eugen, Ayanami and Z23.
"Anyway, I think it's time for you Mss to leave, and all of you should reflect on your actions, too,"
"Well, well, well... Such an audacity for you junge to ask to leave," said Prinz Eugen.
"Reflect on my action, my aft! I will not leave until I get my revenge on you!" yelled Zuikaku before she lunged forward with a warcry, ready to strike him with her katana.
"Wait, Zuikaku!" yelled Shoukaku.
Leaf giggles and suddenly brandishes two handfuls of sharp leaves.
"Leaf Shurikens!" said Leaf before he threw the leaves at Zuikaku.
The moment three Leaf Shurikens hit Zuikaku with the rest flying passing her, she suddenly stopped moving and fell onto the surface of the ocean in an awkward position, paralysed.
"Ugh... Wha? What kind of leaves did you just throw at me!?" asked Zuikaku.
"Heh! Those are 'Stunning Leaf Shurikens'," said Leaf as he pulled out another.
"Oh, 'Stunning Leaf Shurikens'..." Vestal, Cleveland and Hornet groaned before they tipped backwards onto the flight deck, revealing that they too were hit by the leaves.
"Oh, no! Did you girls get hit too?!" Leaf cried out.
Everyone, except Prinz Eugen who remains suspended in mid-air, has been struck by the shurikens and is currently lying incapacitated on the ocean. It's not just their bodies that can't move, but also their riggings as well.
"Waa... I cannot move..." Long Island said meekly as she could barely move or even writhe.
"E-Even my SG radar blacked out, too," said Helena.
"Oh, my..." said Belfast.
"My... My whole body feels... numb," said Shoukaku.
"Ayanami... You too got hit?" asked Z23.
"Yeah... How am I going to play video games after this?" said Ayanami, much to the bafflement of Z23.
"Shoot... My riggings... It has also gone numbed..." said Cleveland.
"Boboiboy, please throw more carefully next time," Enterprise said with a deadpan tone.
"Err... Sorry everyone," said Leaf, chuckling sheepishly.
"Well... At least you've just eased my job to erase du und deine Freunde from existence, junge" said Prinz Eugen before she aimed her riggings at Leaf and launched a volley.
Leaf evaded just in time and landed on the deck but the blast hit the island structure and violently rocked the aircraft carrier.
"AHH!" Vestal, Cleveland and Hornet exclaimed.
"Ish! Vine Whips!" Leaf then summoned a long vine that shot out of his fanny pack and wrapped one end of itself around the forward mast of the island.
He then swiftly swings over to Prinz Eugen while smoothly avoiding another volley shot at him. The Iron Blood's heavy cruiser ducked as she watched Leaf approach her.
The boy released the vine and flips high in the air before he whipped out a small leaf-like dagger.
"Itchy Leaf Blade!" Leaf threw a leaf before he landed on the flight deck, and it successfully embedded itself on her right shoulder.
Suddenly, a prickling sensation danced along her skin, teasing nerve endings like mischievous sprites. The itch, insistent and unrelenting, crept beneath her flesh, a persistent whisper demanding attention. Her fingers twitched, yearning to relieve the maddening tickle that nestled just beyond reach.
Furrowing her brow, the Iron Blood heavy cruiser suppressed a grimace as the itch intensified, a relentless tormentor seeking solace in his discomfort. Her lips pursed, a subtle sign of her struggle, while her eyes betrayed a flicker of irritation, darting about in search of respite.
"AH!" Prinz Eugen said in dismay as she began to scratch her body like a crazy person.
She then nosedived towards the ocean and soaked herself with it, only for her to find out that it was getting worse.
"Junge! What is this thing!? Why does my whole body start to feel this itchy!?" asked Eugen as her face started to go red while scratching her whole body.
"Hahaha! That is the 'Itchy Leaf Blade'! Just like the 'Stunning Leaf Shuriken', if removed, the effect will disappear," explained Leaf as he pulled out not one but two other similar blades, which caused Prinz Eugen to shudder amid scratching.
"Phew... I guess it's not that bad to get hit by these 'Stunning Leaf Shuriken'," said Hornet.
"Not bad, you say? Then, how are we going to move ourselves and help Boboiboy!?" asked Vestal after rolling her eyes in annoyance.
Unnoticed by everyone, Zuikaku managed to slice the shurikens off her body.
"Ha! Arigatou for the advice, brat! It's time to get revenge on you!" said Zuikaku as she stood up.
"Huh!?" Enterprise gasped.
Zuikaku struck her flight deck rigging with the handle of her katana, causing the Zero fighters to collide with the sword's blade and producing a scorching effect that glowed in bright and vivid orange.
Zuikaku's swift and resolute action saw her launch herself into the air without the slightest hesitation, drawing her katana with the intent to deliver a decisive strike against Leaf, but the boy was much more prepared - he threw both of the leaf blades at her.
Now, it's the Fortunate Crane's turn to suffer a truly unfortunate moment.
"GUH!"
She yelped, feeling a terrible itch over her whole body while looking at Leaf with a crossed face. She then used the butt-end of her katana to try and knock the two Leaf Blades that were stuck at her waist away.
"Hahaha! Serve you right!" Leaf said before he noticed the shark-riggings from Prinz Eugen aiming straight at him, with her now holding the Leaf Blade after removing it from her right shoulder.
"Huh!?"
"Boboiboy! Watch out!" Vestal yelled upon noticing the heavy cruiser.
"Iss das, Junge!" Prinz Eugen said as she charged her cannons.
Quickly placing his hand on the deck, Leaf shouted, "Woven Leaf Barrier!"
Upon firing a shot, Eugen generated a formidable explosion which propelled a cloud of dust into the atmosphere and dislodged the Leaf Shurikens that had previously attached themselves to the combatants.
After the settling of the dust, Eugen was taken aback by the unexpected sight of Leaf's intricate construction, a solid and unyielding barrier that had been woven from enlarged blades of grass.
"Was!?"
"Hello, Aunty! How are you doing?" asked Leaf, peeking through a gap.
"Unmöglich! I attacked you with my riggings at point-blank range!" Prinz Eugen said in disbelief.
Other than Eugen, Vestal, Hornet, Cleveland, and the rest also had a similar reaction as they recovered themselves albeit feeling numb a little.
"How in the world those grass blades can withstand such a direct blast!?" Northampton asked.
"This kid is beyond my expectation..." said Arizona.
"Not bad, boy. Not bad!" said Hornet.
"Cleveland, we won't lose, right?" asked Helena through her comms.
"Judging by the situation, it is likely that we've got more than just an upper hand," Cleveland replied.
"Let's finish this for good!" said Leaf before his eyes flashed green and green auras started to form around his hand.
"Woven Leaf Trap!" said Leaf as heshot the same blades of grass at the heavy cruiser.
With a gasp, Eugen evaded the attack just in time, but the blades locked on Zuikaku who wasn't far from her back, still scratching her body because of the itch, who also happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time unfortunately.
"Hah!?" Zuikaku gasped in horror before the grass blades tossed her into the air and whipped her around, notably on her butt - she screamed in misery.
"Yawch!"
The shipgirls shuddered.
"Oof..." said Z23 upon witnessing it.
"That'll surely leave a mark..." said Ayanami.
"ZuiZui!" Shoukaku yelled.
The grass blades proceed to toss her before converging when Leaf closes his fist to make them wrap tightly around her, pinning her limbs to her body.
"WAHH!" Zuikaku screamed in terror as her eyes welled with tears.
The blades of grass beneath her pulled her towards the surface. She was about to collide with Enterprise, but thankfully, Belfast intervened just in time, preventing a potential disaster. The impact of her sudden stop caused a large splash, leaving her momentarily dazed. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that she was tightly wrapped in the blades of grass, like a cocoon.
"Huh? What is this!?" asked Zuikaku, panicked.
"Hahaha! Who ordered this 'Ketupat Palas', huh? Are we going to celebrate something?" asked Leaf mischievously.
"That's awesome, Boboiboy!" said Vestal and Cleveland.
"Ugh, let me go off this thing, brat! I'm serious about it!" Zuikaku grunted.
"Give it up, Ms. You've lost. Plus, there's no way you can get out of those tight weavings," said Leaf.
"WHAT!? No way out of these things!? NO!" Zuikaku wailed before she rolled to the left and right repeatedly while whimpering.
"UWAH! Let me go off this thing, boy... How am I going to have Nee-san's tempura!?" she cried as everyone watched the awkward situation.
Not willing to see her younger sister in such a way, Shoukaku made a presence in front of Boboiboy and pleaded with him.
"Urm... Boy. Can you... Can you release my younger sister, please?" Shoukaku asked him politely.
"Release her? Hmm..." Leaf thinks for a moment.
While being cocooned, the effect of the 'Itchy Leaf Blade' seemed to be back in full force.
"G-Grey Ghost... Please, help me! Please!" Zuikaku pleaded while squirming in discomfort.
"You want me to help you? Huh... In your dream," Enterprise simply replied.
"No... I'm not asking you to release me. I'm asking you to just loosen the weavings, please!"
The (Un)Fortunate Crane flopped around.
"The effect of those two Leaf Blades still hit me! I need to scratch it off! It's unbearable!" Zuikaku said before she sobbed.
"Serve you right, Zuikaku. You Crimson Axis kansens had the itch to mess with the Azur Lane, now look at you!" shouted Hornet.
It was then Leaf agreed to let go of Zuikaku.
"Alright, she can go. Yet, before that..." Leaf said before his Power Watch glows.
"Elemental Power! Boboiboy Lightning!"
This causes Zuikaku to gulp in horror.
"Oh, no..." said Ayanami, having a flashback of yesterday's event.
"Hehe... Awesome," said Lightning before he brandished a Lightning Dagger.
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The Crane Sisters are now back on their aircraft carriers after deactivating their riggings, with Zuikaku burned and electrocuted.
"Err..." Shoukaku tried to say a word before she was hushed by Zuikaku, who wasn't happy with her sister's decision to ask the boy's help.
"ZuiZui... Please don't be angry..."
"Hmph!" Zuikaku retorted.
"Erm... Ha! When we get home, I'll cook a lot of tempura for you. Do you want it?" Shoukaku persuaded.
Releasing a sigh, Zuikaku replied, "Okay... Promise?"
"Promise!"
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"Now... Where was I? Ah, yes," Prinz Eugen said as she turned to Belfast while scratching her right shoulder.
"Very well, Prinz Eugen. I have no objections to your proposal, but..."
Suddenly, a deep, resonant blast echoed through the distance, carrying a sense of power and authority. When everyone registered their heads in the direction of the sound, they were met by the colossal fleet of Royal Navy warships.
"That's..."
"The main fleet of the Royal Navy..."
"I must remind you that we will be responding with all of our might," said Belfast.
"Whoa! So those are the warships of the Royal Navy!" said Boboiboy after reverting to his normal self.
"Aha! Boboiboy. I too belong to the Royal Navy!" said Javelin.
"Eh? You're part of them?"
"Mmhmm! My full name is HMS Javelin, and I belong to the Royal Navy's J-class destroyers!"
"So, Prinz Eugen... Have you made your decision?" asked Belfast.
Scratching her right shoulder, the Iron Blood heavy cruiser replied, "I guess it is the time to quit while we are ahead,"
Before the Crimson Axis shipgirls retreated, Z23 left a warning towards the group.
"The next time I see you girls... You'd better be apologizing for not taking this-"
Just before she could finish her words, she saw Boboiboy, now in his Fire element, clenched his with flame surrounding it.
"Ha! Taking this what? You mean this?" asked Fire while showing the flame in his fist.
"Erk... Never mind!" said Z23 before she turned back, followed by Ayanami.
"Ayanami," a voice called, which was revealed to be from Laffey.
"Bye-bye... See you again..." said her as she waved.
The Sakuran destroyer could only make a small 'hmm' before turning back.
As the mass-produced Siren warships began to retreat, Prinz Eugen landed on one of them and waved off.
"Auf Wiedersehen, Azur Lane," she said while scratching her itchy right shoulder.
"Grey Ghost! Boy Boy Boy! This isn't over for you two!" Zuikaku yelled from on top of her carrier from afar.
Cut to Enterprise's perspective, the Fortunate Crane in the distance can barely be heard saying 'two!'
"WHAT!?" Enterprise yelled.
Cut to Zuikaku.
"You might be lucky today, but beware! The next time we meet, the fortune will be on me!" Zuikaku yelled.
Cut back to Enterprise - Zuikaku can barely be heard saying 'You might be lucky today, but beware! The next time we meet, the fortune will be on me!'.
Boboiboy looks at Enterprise, confused.
"What did she say?" asked Boboiboy, to which the Grey Ghost replied by shaking her head.
"WHAT!?" Enterprise yelled, again.
Suddenly, after yelling at the faraway aircraft carrier, her head felt heavy before her eyes shut and collapsed.
"Eh!?" Boboiboy gasped.
"Uh? Ms Enterprise?" asked Belfast as she prevented the Grey Ghost from falling.
To Be Continued