Chapter 1 - Granted Wish. A Curse?

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>HMS IRRESISTIBLE POV<

I yawned as I walked into the study hall and looked around, most seats empty as not many people visit it, not that they would have the time to visit it as they have their tasks or are resting after their jobs. Everyone is moving and leaving, almost no one ever stays at Scapa for more than a week due to the war... and I am th- *cough*

With my cough the few people there turn to face me as I silently apologise, their looks not staying on me for long as I move towards one of the bookshelves

"Are you looking for something Specific?" A voice calls out to me, as I turn around

"No, I'll pick whatever piques my interest, but thanks for worrying Repulse" I say to the battlecruiser as she smiles and turns around to leave "What were you doing here if you don't mind me asking?" I ask

"Wales wanted me to read up on things that could be useful against the Sakura Empire, we will be leaving soon" She says to me as I look at her with a smile

"Of course you are..." I say with a pained smile that she notices, how selfish of me...

"Is something wrong Irresistible?" She asks as I finally notice my act and get back to myself

"No, I'm fine... *cough*" My cough interrupts me as I didn't feel it coming, and not being quick enough to cover my mouth as I look in horror at Repule's skirt, a few red drops staining it

"It-*Cough*" I am again interrupted by my internal illness, but it doesn't stop as I continue to cough, dropping onto my knees as Repulse quickly catches me and begins to assist me

>No Ones POV<
>Plymouth<

"It seems she was hiding her Illness" Belfast speaks to the blond crowned girl sitting atop a throne

"But why would she do that? And when did it start?" The queen asks her maid for more information

Belfast began speaking as she obliged her queen "The last event that could have been the reason for it, was the submarine raid on Scapa flo-" she was interrupted

"Rain on Scapa Flow?!" She said unnerved tone "When did that happen?!" It was clear that she was worried

"It was the one from two years ago, your Majesty" Belfast quickly Explains "The one which saw Irresistible taking in several Torpedoes herself in place of Royal Oak" This now had the small queen confused

"Didn't both of them receive the necessary repairs? And how did she manage to hide it for all this time!" She asked clearly not being happy that such a thing went under the radar

"Irresistible is an Old battleship, she predates the dreadnoughts as you know, it's possible that she... is just old, it's possible that the torpedo attack was so critical that her cube was damaged... it wouldn't be the first time this happened in history" Belfast spoke as the Super-dreadnought was now in though

"But why wouldn't she just say that there was something wrong? I'm sure we would have been able to help her or at least lessen her workload" The queen said as someone cleared their throat "Yes Warpsite?" The queen addressed her sister

"That may be why, your Majesty" The grand old lady said,

"That may be what?" She asked her sister

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