Beloved Commander [Azur Lane]

Killing Everyone You Love

WAITING IN THE white room with no windows or any decorations, the Shipgirl blankly gazes at the ceiling with dim lights. No particular thoughts. Just waiting to get told to eat or sleep.

It has been two weeks with the routine. She does not understand why but has no reason to go against the cycle. However, the process she has been to accustomed is changed by the moment of the lonely door opening and revealing two people.

The Shipgirl immediately recognizes the fragile, yet beautiful woman. One of the pillars of Eagle Union faction and someone Shipgirl idolizes to become. But the man. That man beside USS Yorktown is completely unknown.

He does not look like the scientists or military, or navy offices either. The Shipgirl sits up with her legs crossed in curiosity. "Anchorage correct? My name is Yorktown." Her soft-spoken voice sounds like someone coming down from heaven if her appearance is not enough to believe someone like her being an angel.

"This Y/N. We are here to educate you as it seems you lost most knowledge during the experiment." The man scoffs with arms crossed as Yorktown crouches down to Anchorage's level.

"Y/N does not like it, so why do we not go outside and see the sky?" Reaching her hand out to the Shipgirl with the personality of someone not older than four, Yorktown smiles softly to show no harm with Y/N turning around to leave.

"The sky?" Taking her hand, Anchorage can feel the hardships on Yorktown's hand. The smile of Yorktown becomes larger as she nudges the young Shipgirl to follow her outside.

However, Anchorage stops as she walks past the quiet man to get a better look at him. Her eyes land on his hand next to her and see the bits of scars on it. Grasping the hand with her hand, Anchorage pulls Y/N closer to him.

"My my, it seems she has taken a liking to you."

"Yeah..." Y/N avoid Yorktown's eyes as he already knows what she is saying in her mind.

'I/she want a girl like her.' Both thoughts as they walk out of the research facility with Anchorage holding their hands. They reach outside as the sun shines brightly above them.

"A summer day, how fantastic!" Yorktown joyfully shouts as ideas pop into her head and Anchorage double takes by blinking in astonishment. Stars in her eyes.

"Is the ceiling blue?" Both adults look at the Shipgirl in a bit of sadness. Frowning due to the fact she knows nothing about the real world.

"Not a ceiling. This is the sky and if you wait enough, you will the stars too!" Yorktown tells Anchorage as they head towards the main gate, with the simpled minded Shipgirl starts skipping with her steps in curiosity.

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Anchorage steps further into the jungle as she finishes telling her story about the Commander. The woman in military attire, Graf Zeppelin blocks Akagi from claiming Anchorage as her new sibling.

"Must be nice to know the Commander before he became the Commander!" Hermione states as her imagination starts playing in her head.

"So where are the other two?" Akagi leans forward on Hermione's back, making the maid lose her balance for a second.

"Dunno. But I do know they are venting through the jungle too!" Raising her oversized sleeves with a small pose, a dart flies between them and stabs Graf Zeppelin's hat into the tree behind her.

"What was interesting." Akagi pushes Hermione to take cover as the fox makes the forest fire look like child's play. "I can help!" Going into her rigging form, Anchorage knocks Graf Zeppelin over and the German completely knocks the air out of the maid.