Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer and Constellation Class Frigate are cruising the vast ocean, gleaming under the sun, the steel hulls glimmering as the two ships basked in the tropical sunlight.
The two vessels leave a trail of wake in the salty water at their cruising speed, heading for interception of an Unknown Fleet heading towards the Strike Group.
Their primary mission is to prevent any of the 20 Unknown Vessels from getting closer to the Strike Group. Their secondary mission is to identify the nationality of the unknown vessels, or even to find out if they were Humans or Aliens to begin with.
USS Lucas
Lucas is at his ship's armory, gearing up for the upcoming interception. If things go south, he is ready to go guns blazing as old as time.
He puts on his Kevlar Vest, straps it, and loads it with extra magazines, adjusting his radio communication on the strap. He checks his SIG SAUER M18, holsters it on his right thigh, grabs his helmet and M27 IAR, and heads to the ship's bridge.
At the bridge, he sits in the CO's seat and plays "Thunderstruck" on his onboard radio system, as his ship cruises at a speed of 20 knots. Meowfficers and Manjuus inside the bridge vibe to the song as they bob their heads as the bass and drum hits the beat. With every beat of the bass and drum, the waves splash on the flared bow of the Destroyer as it cuts through the water at its cruising speed.
At the bridge of the Constellation Class Frigate, Lafayette can hear the song blasting from Lucas' ship's intercoms. He knows the song well, as the old dogs of the Navy played it over and over each cruise and transit to the Pacific.
The song is fire, yes. If he ever found himself in a situation like this, he would play it to match the vibe. But if a fight ever comes, he hopes it doesn't.
Lafayette couldn't handle the repeats and contacts Lucas on the comms. "Dude, that's a decade's old song. Why are you still playing it over and over for the past hour?"
Lucas replies, somewhat annoyed at what he just said. "Listen here, junior, it's not about the age, it's about the hype – and AC/DC is fire!" Lucas said it with a hint of pride in his voice.
Lafayette is annoyed at being called junior. "Could you please stop calling me 'junior'? I know the song was fire back in the day, but come on... it's 2055, play something new and fresh, and please not on repeat."
(Constellation Class Frigates are often called in the Military community as Little Burkes, Mini Burkes, and Budgetary Burkes. To be fair, they are like the downscaled Arleigh Burke Destroyers after the Flight II's received more VLS Cells than the first batch of Frigates.)
"What do you want me to play on my onboard radio player.... KPop?... Men these days are soft and weak!" A hint of anger can be heard in Lucas's voice.
"So, you're telling me I'm soft and weak because I'm a kid. Hah?" Lafayette replies, angry at being mentioned as weak.
"You're the one who said it. Not me, kiddo..." Lucas teases him even more.
Lafayette yells at the comms. "Damn it! You're so mean!" He looks down at his ship's control panel as tears drop from his eyes.
Lucas listens at comms, as he can hear him crying through the comms. Lucas tries to talk to Lafayette like a big brother and give him some words of advice.
"Listen here, kid... I don't want to get mad at you, and I don't want to make you mad either. Because we are in another world and we need to be strong and resilient. There are no US Government or Allies we can rely on and going to help us here in a worst situation, we are on our own in this world, Okay...."
Lafayette wipes off his tears, as his vigor renewed. "Yes. I'll get stronger like what you said."
Lucas smiles as he heard his response, he then muttered to himself. "There is a day that everyone on the fleet might not be there for you, or maybe gone forever.... so I want you to be strong."
Lucas's deep contemplation was abruptly interrupted by one of the Manjuus standing on one of the Control Panels, tapping his right shoulder and pointing at one of the Monitor Screens. Lucas shifted his attention to the Monitor Screen, seeing dots in the display.
He gets up from his seat and walks toward the monitor screen showing the Unknown Vessels. His eyes darted at the screen, his eyes are focused on a single Vessel with a massive radar return.
"Get yourselves ready, we're at the interception point. Ready any defenses in case of emergency." Lucas said as he's in command. "Kid?"
"Yes, right on it." Lafayette said, as he grabs his M4A1 Rifle with an underslung M203 Grenade launcher.
At the deck of the Frigate, Manjuus are seen manning the MK-38 25mm Machinegun System and some of the bolted .50 cal. M2 Machinegun on deck.
Their gaze is that of professional stoicism even in a body of a Fat Chicken, their movement is that forged by the sea and rigorous training, their finger edging to the trigger ready to pull if the situation escalated out of control.
Onboard the Burke Destroyer, Lucas then contacts the Strike Group about the interception and potential contact.
"Lucas to Enterprise, I reach the location and got the visuals of the Unknown Naval Vessels. We're waiting for your orders, Ma'am, over."
"Enterprise to Lucas, my Recon Planes just arrived on the spot for support and also have the visual of the Unknown Naval Vessels. Don't let the Unknown Fleet get any closer to the Strike Group. And try to open a communication line with the Unknown Vessels with open radio communication, we don't want any shoot out in our very first contact. Over."
Lucas and Lafayette respond in unison on the comms. "Yes, Ma'am."
Two F/A-25 Hellcats along with its drone wingman flew above the Unknown Vessels, unnoticed, because its superior stealth technology it cannot be detected. The two Aircraft flew in a circle around and starts recording with a high-resolution video feed, so that the entire Strike Group could see what the Unknown Naval Vessel looks like.
Enterprise Strike Group
Essex looks at the video feed from the loitering drones at one of her onboard monitor screens, she squinted at the figure and recognized those shapes of the Vessels. She grabbed the comms and contacts the Flagship.
"Umm.... Ma'am... these ships... look kinda familiar...?"
"Yes, I know.... It looks like one of the versions of a crankedup LCS with a gamer paint scheme." She said, as she looks at the monitor, the A.I. onboard the Carrier starts to scan and calculate and made guesses about the capabilities of the unknown fleet.
"According to the information that I have gathered and guessed about the unknown fleet. And based on its design, it was made primarily for quick speed and maneuverability. The guns are made for rapid firing, the only tactic I can assume is a swarm attack."
Cortana said, as she finishes analyzing the Unknown Naval Vessels.
Maya chimes in. "So basically it's an LCS, but with more guns on it. Right...?"
William commented on this. "Let's just hope it doesn't break in the middle of the ocean like any of those we have back home."
Essex holds off their laughter. Maya suppressed a chuckle in her lips.
"A US Military Ship lookalike that uses Iranian speed boat tactics. Isn't it interesting.... Miss Enterprise?" Belfast said it in the comms, while sipping her tea and looking at the video feed of the Unknown Naval Vessels on his monitor screen.
Enterprise at the very first deployment it was in the Persian Gulf, and the very first encounter with the Iranians is a disaster. At her very first deployment in the Persian Gulf, few Iranian speed boats tries to make a name for themselves. One of the Iranian speed boats got close enough to the Carrier that her onboard A.I. detected it and verifies it as hostile. The Rolling Airframe at the starboard sponson opened fire with a Missile at the speed boat. Destroying it. The incident caused a lot of controversies. The military community called it "Fuck around and Find out"
"Those paint schemes... looks kinda scary..." Maya said, eyes darting on the screen.
"More like cringe. All we need now is RGB lighting to complete the decoration." Essex said, as she let out her laugh from her own joke.
"I have a bad feeling about these Vessels. Their presence.... Seems to be ominous." Belfast commented, her gut screaming danger.
"What do you mean by that?" Enterprise intrigued.
"I can sense something ominous about their presence. From the looks of it, they would open fire on our boys without hesitation."
Enterprise mumbles to herself, as she hides her face with her cap. "I hope those two wouldn't do anything stupid that could escalate into a full-blown conflict."
Interception point
Lucas tries to open-up an open communication line to the Unknown Fleet. "Unknown Vessels This is the US Navy Ship. I request an establish onboard open communication line at one of your Ship, over. And Identify yourself!"
He lowers down his radio comms, after giving the message, the eerie silence is like a precursor to what storm might come.
"Come on respond already." He muttered to himself as the earie silence and zero response is turning his gut in gut wrenching position.
"Do you think they'd understand you? – I mean were in another world, maybe English is not their language." Lafayette think out loud as he too felt unease, because it's been a minute now since Lucas starts to communicate with the ship.
"Yes, of course. In every alien movie 'English' is the dominant language." He said sarcastically.
Lafayette annoyed at the movie logic. That logic as old as time, English language ruled the far away galaxy to million stars.
"Should we send some boarding team to contact them directly?" He suggested.
"Nah. Give it a time, kid. They might be having a hard time stablishing an open comms." Lucas is having some bad vibes about this Unknown Vessels.
"We never knows; they might be trying to open communication same with us."
"Yeah, I doubt that." Lafayette had a different view on this one.
The two then waited for another minutes of no response at the Unknown Vessels floating several Kilometers away. Lucas resting at the panel fingers tapping at the metal frame. Without any wasting of the time remaining and sanity in his head, he ordered a small team of Manjuus to make contact with RHIB (Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat).
Boarding Teams of Manjuus hops into the rubber boat and speed to the direction of the Unknown Fleet without any hostile intentions, only open communication.
"Maybe they don't know the 'English' language?" Lafayette asks at the comms.
Lucas sigh inwardly after hearing this from Lafayette, and asks him. "Yeah sure.... Have hard could be to learn English.... Do you know any languages besides English, Kid?"
Lafayette lit up and quickly reply immediately. "Yes, I can speak 'French' language."
Lucas already knew what language Lafayette is going to say, out of option in the eerie silence and sanity. He let him conduct the French contact.
"Well.... shit! This getting ridiculous." He muttered to himself, head hanging low.
Lafayette then began. "Vaisseau inconnu, voici le---"
As he tries to make contact with the unknown Naval Vessel, he stops amid-sentence as the open comms makes a static sound, and followed suit a woman's voice can be heard with an ominous tone.
The two almost got startled at the sudden crackling and followed by ominous voice. Lafayette let-out a Frenchie-shriek, Lucas out of his boredom and took the comms.
"My-my, I did not expect you to be male. Perhaps capturing you two would be more useful than eliminating you."
Lucas muttered to himself. "Thank god, she's speaking English Wait, what?!" He's confused at the last part. That last part sound threatening and sent shivers to their skin.
"The Fuck she just say!!!!!!!" Lafayette yelled-out in surprise, in his seat he jolted in the unexpected response.
Lucas chuckled at the none threatening threat. "Are you trying to threatening us here...? too bad that shit won't work to me."
He said like having a confrontation with other navies, opposing the US Navy Dominance.
After moments of chuckling and open comms confrontation, Lucas then notices the communication on the Strike Group was suddenly cut-off by jamming. Then he notices some of the radar panels glitches as is its being jammed along with Targeting System.
Alarms blares about a radar lock at his ship coming from one of the Unknown Naval Vessel. the Meowfficers on the bridge relays contact at the CIC, their paws pressed any key panels to deliver the alertness.
Orders were hastily communicated one of the Manjuus to prepare for Electronic Counter Measure, the Manjuus ran to their respective battle-station at the CIC as the situation is tensed laced with anxiety.
"Shit. This looks like in the Movie 'Battleship' in first contact scene." He muttered to himself as he eyed one of the Vessels trying lock its gun on his Ship.
His eyes are fixated at that ship with binoculars in hand, that ship with unknown angular design shimmered under the sun, his eyes fixed on the swiveling cannon.
His attention on the Unknown Vessel was caught by the crackling comms coming from Lafayette, he presses the button to hear him.
"Lafayette to Lucas, my Targeting System are being jammed. What should we do?" Lafayette asks frantically at the comms.
Lucas replies. "Ready your guns, we just found ourselves in a middle of a fight. We are in a deep trouble, prepare for hostilities." His gaze returns to the Unknown Vessels.
He attention darted at the Communication Operator (Meowfficer). "Did we stablished contact with Strike Croup?"
The Comms Operator shook its head. "Negative, were to close at the jamming that our counter measuring is taking too long break the jamming."
"In bound, in bound, in bound." A Radar Operator's voice boomed.
One of the Unknown Vessels puffs a smoke at its front bow, Lucas saw it through the binocular and realize it's not some ordinary smoke.
"What the.... Vampire! Vampire! Vampire!"
He then orders the whole Destroyer to accelerate 30+ knots and do a 180 digress. The Helmsman cranked that small wheel that control the whole Destroyer, as commanded the whole Destroyer accelerate to 30+ knots and do a 180 digress maneuver leaving a huge wake of water at the aft. Alarms blares at the incoming threat.
"Incoming, Incoming, Incoming." The CIC is in chaos as to intercept the incoming rounds.
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile at the aft of the Destroyer, swivels to the direction of the incoming projectile and fire a Missile. The RAMMissile flew toward the incoming projectile and intercepted it mid-air.
*General Quarters, General Quarters, Manjuus on your battle station, Manjuus on your battle station*
Manjuus runs toward the deck mounted M2 .50 cal. and MK38 Machinegun System. As the alarm blares at the Ship's comms.
The Electronic Countermeasure (ECMS) jammed the targeting system of the Unknown Vessel as the shot fell short beside the Destroyer, those that accurately landing on the Destroyer were intercepted by the RIM-116 Rolling Air-Frame Missile.
"Is she asking for an international incident!" Lafayette exclaimed, as this is the very first he saw a US Navy Vessel is under fire by Unknown Vessel with Unknown Nationality or Race.
Lucas then contacts one of the Unknown Vessel after that intentional event. "Do you really want to create an international incident in the middle of fucking nowhere? and who the hell are you?!"
The unknown woman laughs evilly, as she stares at the two American Vessels evading all the projectile being fired at it.
"My~My, I didn't think you would intercept that projectile mid-air. I'm impressed, some of the Kansens of this world couldn't do that, so that makes me wanted to capture you even more. The name is Tester β by the way, and I do not follow the rules of any puny humans."
"I don't care who you are, cease your attack at once. Or you're going to suffer with consequence." Lucas responded at the comms with anger.
"Hahaha. Your threats are hollow. Why would I stop we didn't even started, yet?" Tester β said.
Then the other Unknown Vessel opens fire a barrage of projectile at the Destroyer and Frigate. The barrage of projectiles flew to the skies in quick succession, shrieking.
Lucas grabs the Ship's Radio to address his crew or Manjuus, and gave them a little motivation. "Alright boys let's show this bitch how the US Military kick ass."
"Kid lit-up the skies!"
"Right."
The Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 lit-up and starts filling the skies with air-burst munition. The Frigate accelerated and do a hard maneuver just like the Arleigh Burke Destroyer.
The Manjuus on RHIB also opens fire with its M-134 Minigun mounts. The RIHIB Crew scrapped the paint of the Unknown Vessels with its mounted M-134 Minigun.
One Manjuu shouted. "I didn't signed-up for this Bullshit!"
-He is now-
"Tsk. You got a gut to return fire." Tester β exclaimed.
"All Rooks (Siren Cruiser) and Kings (Siren Battleship) open fire!" She ordered as she wave her hands to her side.
All the Gun Turrets of the Unknown Naval Vessels swivel at the direction of the US Navy Vessels. All guns' open fire in unison and quick succession.
Arleigh Burke Destroyer and Constellation Frigate evaded all the incoming shells. Aegis Combat System calculated the ballistic trajectory of incoming projectile, as A.I. onboard create a path in the digital map. And pointed where all the shells are going to impact. "USS Enterprise, this is USS Lafayette. We have been fired upon, what are your order?! Ma'am, orders!"
Lafayette tries to contact the Strike Group, but with no success. He only hears static noises at the comms. He's panic right now, as every time a shell exploded right next to his Ship.
Lucas called him. "It's no use, kid. They gave the invitation to open fire, so let's open fire at them!"
"How can we return fire! The Missile Guidance is jammed!" He said.
"Just return fire, damn it!"
Arleigh Burke Destroyer's MK45 Naval Gun fires and hits one of the Unknown Vessel bridge and explodes.
"Come on. Fire!"
The MK45 NavalGun opens fire once again in quick succession, as the waves splashes on deck. The lightly armored Unknown Vessel starts to explodes as it got hit by multiple 127mm Explosive Rounds.
AN/SPY-6 Radar detected a squadron of Unknown Aircraft heading at them, the glitches on the radar still not solve.
"Shot it down!"
4 VLS (Vertical Launch System) hinge doors opens up. A puff of smoke coming out in the VLS exhaust. 16 ESSM (Evolved SeaSparrow Missile) ascends in the air, as puffs of smoke trail behind it.
The squadron of Unknown Aircraft was intercepted 16 ESSM. The ESSM had their own radar seeking, targeting its own designated target. The Unknown Aircraft tried to avoid each Missiles, because they lacked counter measure they were all hit. And explodes in the air.
Two patrolling F/A-25 Hellcats joins the other two F/A-25s that arrive providing Air-Support to the two US Naval Vessel. The four F/A-25's opens its Missile Bay Doors and shoots down this MiniSR-71 alike, with AIM-260 JATM.
Tester β was shock to see 4 Unknown Aircraft and few Missile shoots-down a squadron of Siren Planes within a seconds.
The Siren Planes in the air are being outmatched by the four Advance Aircraft.
The existence of the four aircraft shocked her, their appearance in radar is unnoticed and invisible. A modern Aircraft that decimated her Siren Planes like it was nothing in air-to-air combat.
"H-How ...? How could they shoot multiple aircraft in seconds? That is impossible, even for us." She said in frantic.
"All Queens (Siren Carriers) launches your planes."
As the Siren Carriers tries to launches their planes on deck, but the 4 F/A-25's didn't miss the opportunity, and does a U-turn and starts strafing the decks of the Twin-Hull Aircraft Carrier with its 25mm GAU-12 Equalizer.
The parked Siren plane on deck were all destroyed at the flight deck without even seeing a real fight. The fight was uneven as the Siren Plane got strafed on deck.
"Already! I didn't even launch my planes, yet!" Tester β surprised to see her Carriers getting its Planes strafed.
"All ship open fires at those planes!" She orders pointing at the four F/A-25 Hellcats.
All Siren Ships Anti-Air Guns raised upwards and starts firing at the four targets above. The 4 F/A-25s dodges and activates its ECM's along with some other counter measures like flares and chaffs.
Lucas radioed Lafayette. "Kid, Hornets inbound 10mins."
Lafayette responds. "Right."
Arleigh Burke Destroyer returns fire with its MK45 Naval Gun and hit the Unknown Vessel every time it fires with its maingun.
"Did they just open fire with a laser at the 5th plane?!" Lafayette exclaims, as he saw the Unknown Vessels opens-up at the Hellcats above.
"Seems like it!"
A few minutes later the squadron of F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III armed with Bomb and Anti-Ship Missiles arrives at the scene of the battle ready to drop some loads. The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III armed with Quicksink Bomb starts targeting the Unknown Vessel that looks like a Battleship in visual contact. The exploding water underneath the waterline lifts the hull of the ship splits it in half and quickly sinks in seconds.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III armed with AGM-158, LRASM starts targeting the Lightly Armored Vessel, like an Aircraft Carrier. The Twin Hull Carriers engulf in fire after getting hit by 4 LRASMs each two Carriers.
The two Carriers Exploded violently and quickly sinks from the explosion, the explosion from each Carrier makes the Battle of Midway a joke if someone is watching this carnage.
In 3km away from battle, Lafayette's Enterprise Air Search Radar detects a periscope poking at the surface of the ocean 3klm away. He ignores the poking periscope as he's to occupied dealing the Unknown Vessels.
At 3klm away, a Submarine's periscope can be seen poking in the surface of the ocean as it watches the whole battle and Michael Bay explosion from a far.
Tester β is trying to shoot down one of planes with her Plasma Cannons, but her radar lock and any weapons lock are being jammed by the same planes that she is trying to shoot-down.
She cursed. "Damn it. These plane has a jamming capability."
She can only watches at the carnage, as the fleet that could make Azur Lane tremble in their feet is now a target practice by this planes.
Tester β then saw the Destroyer dodging shells. She gritted her teeth in frustration. "I will make you pay," she Shouted with anger with her heart.
She flew towards the Destroyer's position with an intent to kill him, this time. Lucas saw her coming to his direction, the MK45 Naval Gun swivels to face Tester β.
Lucas then manned the .50cal Browning Machinegun bolted at the right wing bridge of the Destroyer. All the machine gun, MK38 Machinegun System and MK45 Naval Gun all fires on Tester β's position.
Tester β activates her Force Field Generator, and stops the shells and bullets that the Destroyer throws at her. "Tsk."
"The Fuck!" he yelled in surprise to see a functioning Force Field.
She then aimed her six Plasma Cannons at the bridge of the Destroyer. "You won't escape from me! now die!"
"Shit! This bitch won't die!"
Lucas saw all of his efforts is not working against her, he then orders the Manjuus and Meowfficers to abandon the Ship's Bridge.
Manjuus and Meowfficers running around like a bunch of headless chickens.
"Shit! I'm not planning for a 'Swim call' right now!" He then jumps-off on the bridge right wing.
Before he could reach the surface of the ocean. The whole ship glows blue and dematerialized, as it turns into many Blue Cube.
And floats around him and starts to form a rigging.
"What the Fuc—"
Before he could fully react, he hits the surface of the ocean hard with his face knocking him out. He is now floating in the ocean surface unconscious.
Lafayette see how Lucas falls, he then contacted the Strike
Group. Again. "Lucas is down, I repeat. Lucas is down.!"
Tester β shots her Plasma Cannon and misses. Because the Destroyer dematerialized. "Damn it. I missed again."
She then looks at the unconscious Lucas floating in the ocean. Creepy smile forms at her face, as she saw him in sight of being helpless.
"I'm gonna admit...you're quite a strong one. Very good as a test subject... too bad you have to die here." She points her six Plasma cannons at Lucas, as its powering up.
Lafayette points all the guns at Tester β. Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 and Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun System starts firing at her.
"All guns FIRE!"
But the force field around Tester β blocks it. Just like Lucas efforts, it useless
He couldn't fire one of his missile in close proximity to avoid friendly fire, because the guidance is being jammed. He can only watch of Lucas death as his eyes is full of tears.
"Lucas, NOOOO!"