Millions Lives Arc starts now
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A man is sitting at a ptop, looking at articles about Alicorn and writing a paper. The man's name is David North
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Alex, an A.I. created by the Eagle Union after the Alicorn incident, starts a call, David accepts it and starts talking to the A.I.
"Hey, Alex." David calls out. "I've almost finished writing the summary for the report." He puts a file into another tab and it uploads.
Alex responds. "Perfect."
Dave looks back at his report and scrolls through it. "I'm still unconvinced." He clicks back onto the call tab. "So here's a question for you, Alex."
A picture of Enterprise pops up onto his screen. "How can we do this without killing, Enterprise." David asks.
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In a port sits Alicorn's sub, Iron Blood HO ships sail around the area and Iron Blood soldiers start setting up AA positions within the port.
Standing on the bow of the ship is Alicorn, with a frown on her face and bnk glowing eyes staring out to the ocean.
"They're coming for you." A psychotic robotic voice sounds from behind Alicorn.
Alicorn turns around and sees Purifier walking towards her. "Then they'll all die." Her robotic voice says with malice.
Purifier brings Alicorn into a big hug. "Oh, they'll love you, but we need to deal with this little problem before then."
"Taking out Enterprise?"
"YES!" Purifier ughs as she lets go of Alicorn and spins around. "Let's start a bigger war! It'll be beautiful!"
Alicorn starts to chuckle then it slowly turns into a maniacal fit of ughter. "YES! A bigger war, it'll be so elegant! But first, I shall bring Salvation!"
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Enterprise is leaning against the wall in the corner of a room as a group of Ace Pilots walk into the room and sit down in some chairs.
They talk amongst themselves as they await the briefing to start.
"Fencer still hasn't recovered?" Count, one of the 'Hotshots' asks.
"He has, but the doctor won't let him fly." Lanza states.
Brigadier General Clemens walks into the room and he turns on a rge monitor behind him. It shows the map of the world, there's red where Iron Blood controls and Blue where Eagle Union controls.
Count chuckles. "Guessed as much."
"How much longer are you going to make me wait?" Clemens asks
"Who's the self-important stiff?" Húxiān asks.
"He'll hear." Skald states.
"And he really is quite important." Lanza says.
David's voice comes through the monitor. "We're connected now, sir."
Clemens sighs. "I'm Brigadier Gender Howard Clemens. I'm in charge of this operation." The monitor zooms in on Artiglio Port. "Our objective is to capture an advanced submarine and it's ship-girl, in the harbor at Artiglio. The port of Artiglio and the surrounding oil facilities were mostly destroyed by another air operation."
"Oh, that port!" Count says. "Seems like such a long time ago."
"You've been there?" Skald asks.
Clemens continues. "However, Iron Blood forces repaired the facilities and are using them to resupply and maintenance a massive submarine."
David's voice comes through the monitor. "Here's a question. How long do you think this submarine is?" Alicorn's sub appears on the monitor. "If you guessed 495 meters, you're right. It also has a width of 116 meters and a submerged dispcement of 810,000 tonnes. it's a supper-sized nuclear submarine powered by two liquid metal cooled reactors."
"I guess it really is huge." Húxiān says. "So, who's the quiz show host?"
"David North." He greets. "I'm an EUIA (Eagle Union Intelligence Agency) analyst from Advanced Weapons Analysis.
"Why isn't he here?"
"Because he doesn't need to be." Wiseman states. "He can perform his analysis at his home office."
Jaeger chuckles. "We've got ourselves an armchair detective."
"Continue." Wiseman says to David.
"This super-submarine was named KMS Alicorn. Alicorn is a ship-girl, so don't forget that. She controls a submarine... and yet she can stage aircraft operations like a carrier."
David continues. "It also boasts some serious firepower with her two main railguns. Their range is over 200 kilometers. Then there's her four 12'/50 caliber mark 8 guns."
"A real monster, if there ever was one." Lanza states.
David continues. "The sub's force projection capabilities are equivalent to a carrier strike group. Furthermore, it can approach underwater or use aircraft and railguns to attack outside the enemy's range. It has an unusual history, befitting such a ship. It was unched four years ago. However, the isnd facility it was held at was attacked by sirens and went MIA. It was ter found at the bottom of the ocean by chance, and with a crew of 356, 330 were rescued. Here's the question. For how many days was the Alicorn underwater? it was 698 days."
"Woah." Lanza says in astonishment.
"They were down there two years?" Count asks.
"They were on the sea floor, at 15 degrees." David states.
"So why is did she suddenly pop up now?" Jaeger asks.
"The Iron Blood found her and are probably using her to reinforce after the massive battle they just lost."
"Huh. Okay, so we just blow up the damn thing?" Lanza states.
"We capture it." Clemens states. "Don't make me repeat myself. The Eagle Union spent many resources on her and we need her. We've also had reports from local sources that there are weapons of mass destruction aboard the Alicorn.
"Source?" David asks.
"If we can secure that evidence, we'll gain an advantage in the peace negotiations post war."
Wiseman speaks up. "The Eagle Union Navy has dispatched a fleet of HO ships and Enterprise, including a nding ship to capture the Alicorn. Our mission is to secure air superiority and protect this assault-and-capture task force."
"If we take too long, they could scuttle Alicorn, just so we can't get her." Clemens states. "The fleet will commence its actions while we seize the skies."
"Wouldn't it be risky to bring the fleet in before we secure air superiority?" Count asks.
"That is none of your concern."
Húxiān then speaks up. "So basically, you're putting our fleet in danger for political games."
"They should've taught how to address superiors in boot camp." Clemens says.
"A back up squadron, H-Hour will be there to assist you." Wiseman informs.
"Only Strider Squadron will sortie."
"Woah, I have to sit this one out?" Lanza asks.
"Wait, Wiseman, you're not coming?!" Húxiān asks.
"I'll be assisting the brigadier general at HQ." Wiseman says.
"This is by no means a difficult mission." Clemens excims. "Your squadron commander's absence shouldn't change that."
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Enterprise is walking along the docks next to her ship and she spots a figure next to it. "Yorktown."
Yorktown turns to Enterprise with a sad smile. "I heard that Alicorn was found."
Enterprise doesn't say anything and just looks away.
"Why not bring Hornet?" Yorktown asks.
"I don't want her to be a part of this." Enterprise says. "I will fix my mistake."
"It's wasn't your fault."
Enterprise doesn't answer.
"Just bring her home to me." Yorktown says as she walks next to Enterprise. "Her sister, Unicorn wants to finally meet her." She walks off.
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Unexpected Visitor04 Sep, 1940 1455 Artiglio port 3'01'54''S 41` 32'01''W Cloud Cover: Scattered Operation:Sighthound
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HO ships sail below them as they fly towards the Harbor.
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"Unusual." Enterprise says to herself as wind blow through her hair.
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Enterprise looks to many enemy Iron Blood aircraft ahead, human controlled. "Stick to the pn and attack."
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Enterprise pulls her bow string back and lets an arrow lose. The arrow flies through the air and blows up Yak-9.
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Enterprise swings her pne to the left and avoids a spray of bullets and she chases after a BF-109.
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Enterprise pne shoots down the BF-109 and she looks down to the Alicorn sub. "It's been a while, hasn't it." She chases after another Iron Blood pne.
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Enterprise does a barrel rolls as bullets spray past her and she fires her bow, striking a pne and it crashes into the ocean.
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An enemy Yak-3 moves in behind Enterprise, but is shoot down by Skald.
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Enterprise fires her bow at a pne, but the arrow barely clips the wing.
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Enterprise Flips her pne back as a Supermarine Spitfire flies past her, firing its guns.
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Enterprise's pne shoots down a pne as she lets go of her bowstring, and the arrow blows up another pne.
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Enterprise pne pulls up and spins in the air as a pne chases her. She lets our a huff as she aims back and fires her bow, the arrow striking the cockpit and the pne falls towards the ocean.
Enterprise then does more evasive maneuvers as a couple pnes follow behind her.
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Enterprise pne aims up and slows down and the two pnes shoot past her. She aims her bow at one and fires, blowing it up as her pne guns down the other.
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An enemy pnes flies past Enterprise, its bullets grazing her pnes wings.
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Enterprise swoops down and her pne guns down an enemy below her.
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Enterprise fires her bow and it hits the fusege and the pne catches on fire.
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Enterprise looks back behind her and sees the rest of the squadron taking out pnes, one by one.
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Enterprise does a barrel roll and aims towards the ocean as a couple pnes fly past her.
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Enterprise tilts her pne to the side as bullets fly through the air, almost cutting her pne in half.
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Enterprise shoots down a BF-109.
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Bullets fly past Enterprise and she looks back to see a Horten on her tail. She tries to out maneuver it, but it keeps on her tail.
Suddenly a hail of bullets rip through the pne and it blows up. A P-47 Thunderbolt flies past Enterprise.
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A P-47 flies up next to Enterprise and the pilot nods to her, and she nods back. The P-47 flips over and dives towards a group of enemy pnes.
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Enterprise aims her bow at a Horten in front of her and she lets the arrow fly.
The arrow travels through the air and past many enemy pnes and over Count's pne. Then it strikes the Horten, ripping right through it's right wing, sending it towards the ocean.
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Enterprise dives bombs a group of pnes and takes out two, before she pulls up and aims her bow at a third, taking it out.
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Enterprise's pne shoots up a Horten and it catches on fire.
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Enterprise's pne finishes off the Horten.
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Enterprise aims her bow at a pne that flies past her and she lets the arrow fly, but it's barely grazes the pne.
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An enemy pne flies past Enterprise with Skald on it's tail, and he manages to shoot the pne down.
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Enterprise chases after a Supermarine Spitfire and after about a minute she manages to shot it down with her pne.
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Enterprise flies over the harbored and AA guns shoot at her.
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Enterprise aims her bow down at a AA truck and she lets it fly, the arrow strike the car and it blows up.
Enterprise engages a couple more AA trucks.
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Enterprise takes out a few more AA trucks then heads back towards the Air Fight.
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Enterprise follows after a Bf-109.
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Enterprise's pne guns down the Bf-109 and she chases after another pne.
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Enterprise looks in the distance and see a rge group of big pnes.
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A group of fighter pnes follow after the Anti-ship pnes.
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Enterprise aims her bow up at one of the bomber pnes and let's the arrow fly. The arrow strikes the cockpit of the pne and it tumbles towards the ocean.
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Enterprise then turns her pne around as the fighters start to engage her.
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Enterprise pulls up and heads into the clouds as the fighters chase after her.
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Enterprise loses the fighters in the clouds and she goes after another Bomber.
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Enterprise takes out another bomber, but a fighter gets on her tail, so she breaks off.
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Count and Húxiān manage to take out a couple of the bombers, leaving only three.
One of the bombers release a glide bomb, but it strikes the water next to the ship.
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Enterprise losses an arrow and it takes out the wing of a fighter after her. The fighter spins in the air and crashes into the second fighter, sending them both to the cold waters below.
Enterprise lets out a breath and turns her pnes towards the bombers and engages them.
Enterprise's pne takes out two of the bombers while she blows up the third with her bow.
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Enterprise takes out another pne that was chasing a friendly pne from Drake squadron.
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Enterprise engages a couple of Stukas as the rest go past her and towards the fleet.
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Enterprise takes out the Stukas but she turns around and notices that the others have made it to the fleet. "SHIT!"
A bomb strikes on of the ships, setting it on fire and another nds near the Puffin.
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Enterprise aims her bow and fires off a shot, it nds right into the fusege of a Stuka, sending it towards the ocean.
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Enterprise takes down a Stuka and she chases after another one.
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