Principality of Qua Toyne
Qua Toyne Navy Home Fleet - 4th Flotilla
A group of three frigates and two sloops was sailing smoothly on their routine patrol route, the sky is clear and the sea is calm, the water splashed gently onto the ship's hull, a perfect day for a patrol, with nothing troubling them from spotting a possible enemy.
Captain Alberto, the person in charge of the leading ship was taking his time, enjoying the salty smell of sea wind and the warmth of the sunlight when he was disrupted by the shouting of the lookout.
" Unidentified objects on the horizon"
Captain Alberto groaned, somewhat annoyed that his peaceful relaxation was cut short. "What is it? Spotted the Lourian navy or something ?" One of his lieutenants replies: " We don't think so sir. It's appeared to be an island but there is none on the map, could it be a sea monster or something" The lieutenant offered the captain his telescope. "Over there sir," he pointed toward a spot on the horizon. "I saw some shapes in the distance"
Captain Alberto accepted the telescope. "Let me see," he said as he adjusted it, zooming into the specified location. Sure enough, several silhouettes appeared along the horizon. Handing the telescope back to his lieutenant, he frowned at the strange sight. "They don't look like islands. The overall structure of those things is too angular. Those are most likely ships"
The lieutenant viewed the objects again. "Oh! They are much closer than they were before. They simply looked like islands earlier..." he trailed off. "Sir, should we investigate? There shouldn't be any other patrols out here aside from us."
"Agreed. Helmsman!" He called out. "Take us northeast, we are going to investigate the presence of these unknown ships!" he stops for a moment and continues " Tell the crew to man battle station and prepare for combat. They might be the Lourian Navy in disguise" The helmsman complied and start to steer the ship in that direction. The once calm and silent ship is now bustling as the crew prepares for combat.
By the time his ship was almost parallel to the unknown fleet, they have become visible with the naked eye, an indication of their speed. As the ship comes closer, he starts to notice the details on the ships.
First of all, they don't have any mast, yet can still maintain such unbelievable speed. As he analyzes the ship, he notices a single cannon placed on the front deck. The thing in place of the mast is a steel structure, complete with windows, spires, and lights. Several alien objects adorned the sides of the vessels, accompanied by unknown tubes. As they closed in the distance, he notices a white phrase on the hull of the ship; Alberto surmised that this was likely a designation for the vessel, as other ships had similar, yet different paintings.
As the ship approached, Alberto noticed several beings - humans, to his surprise - aboard waving at him and his crew. He waved back, and the humans aboard the metal ship pointed somewhere behind their metal ship. Within a few minutes, the metal ship had passed him, along with several other metal ships, seemingly forming a defensive perimeter around the enormous ship ahead.
The size of this flat-topped vessel was such that even its large escorts were dwarfed by it. The height of the flat-top was immense. The captain stared with his mouth agape as he attempted to make sense of the size of this behemoth. The vessel, a floating fortress to him, was many times the length of his ship. If he had to estimate, the vessel had the equivalent length of at least 6 Qua Toynian warships and a height of at least 2 of his vessels without the mast. The width of the vessel could be as wide as the length of his ship.
"What kind of ship is this...?" The lieutenant asked, a combination of fear and wonder written over his face.
"It is no ship. Such a construction that makes those other giant vessels look like ants... It is more like an island of steel!" Alberto exclaimed. "Still, we have a job to do. Men, ready your gear! We shall prepare to investigate the vessel!"
"Sir, how do we even board it?" the lieutenant asked.
He looked around the ship. The steel island seemed to be lowering a large section of itself, with people on it waving, motioning for them to come over. He pointed at it, saying, "I believe we should head that way. We can board using their magical platform."
As his ship gradually slows down to approach the floating fortress, he can say that the men on the platform wore no armor, a blue shirt with unknown patterns, possibly for camouflage, while some others wear white, which give him the indication that they are possibly the officers. After his ship docked in, he led his lieutenant and a few guards with him as they board the other ship. After they boarded the platform, it started to go up. Behind the platform is an open space that likely serves as a hangar, with crates stacking up along the wall.
When the platform reaches the deck, its sheer size was mind-blowing, with a few winged objects lined along the edge. And similar to the other metal ships, this one had a large tower with windows and skinny metal spires. And on the top of the structure is a red flag with a yellow pentagram, a flag that he has never seen before.
From this tower, a man dressed in white emerged, emanating an aura of authority. He was followed by a man in a dark blue suit, with a circular pin, has a red background, and a yellow star in the middle.
Alberto walked forward, giving him a Qua-Toyne style salute. "Greetings, I am Captain Alberto of the Qua Toyne Home Fleet, 4th Flotilla. You have entered our territorial waters and we would like to know your vessel's affiliation and objective."
The man in dark blue sighed, "Oh whew, good to know we can speak the same language. I'm Ambassador Nam," he walked up to shake the man's hand, "and the fine gentleman in white is," he gestured to his right.
"Admiral Cuong," he saluted. "Welcome aboard the HQ Ho Chi Minh ." He shook Captain Alberto's hand.
A question popped up in captain Alberto's mind: " What do you mean when you say that we can speak the same language? Is the language you are using not the common one? " His question was answered by the Admiral: " Oh, the ones we are currently using is not our mother tongue, but it's used for international communication, called English, do you have a different name for it here? "
Alberto: " Not really, we have never thought about it and just called it the common or general language because everyone used it. And can you please tell me your affiliation? "
"Now, as for our affiliation, we come from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam." Ambassador Nam produced a paper from his suit pocket, unfolding it and revealing a map of the country. The captain accepted it, a dumbfounded expression plastered on his face. "The Socialist Republics of Vietnam? I've never heard of that nation. And this... this massive island is so close to our shores! How have we never discovered this before?"
"Unfortunately, we are a transported nation. A weird event happened in our country and for some reason, we found ourselves on this planet. Speaking of which, what is this planet called?"
Captain Alberto scratched his head. "Oh... we've actually... never created a name for this world. Our knowledge of this world is not very extensive, you see, as we reside in the barbarian areas outside the civilized regions. Perhaps someone from a civilized country like the Parpaldian Empire can provide you with an answer. Anyway, what is your objective here?"
"Our objective is to establish contact with local civilizations such as your nation of 'Qua Toyne' and initiate diplomacy."
"I see. This is not within my jurisdiction, but I will make contact with my superior to report about this encounter and arrange a diplomatic talk for you"
"That would be great, Captain Alberto"
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