2030 hours… (8:30pm)

“Sir, Manehatten bay in sight!” I turn to look at the sailor who was standing beside me. I smile as I stand up to come eye level with the windows.

“Alright, get the engine room on the phone, now.” I say, to really anyone in the wheelhouse.

“Aye aye captain.” someone calls, “Here.” I look down to see a hand holding a phone, I pick it up and hold it up to my ears.

“Engine room this is the bridge get ready to fire up the engines, were going by ourselves from this point on. Get ready on my go.”

“Aye aye captain.” I put down the phone and reach into my pocket for the radio that I had. Finding it, I pull it out and quickly push the talk button.

“Boston, this is Missouri, we are going to release the chains and go solo for the rest of the trip. As soon as I tell you to, you are to pull away from this ship as fast as you can go, understand me?” The radio was quick to answer.

“Uh sir, why are we letting the Missouri run now?” I rolled my eyes and clicked the button again.

“Because I want to see how she handles.”

“Aye aye, ready when you are.” I place the radio down too, right next to the phone that was linked to the engine room.

“Lets do this.” I turn on my heel and leave the wheelhouse with a swift motion and begin my descent, passing the Elements and the princesses too. They said nothing as I ventured on. I began pointing at random sailors or marines to come and help me, eventually gathering enough men to get the job done.

I reach the bow and locate the chains, still being pulled by the Boston. I look around at the sailors standing around me and they look at me. Then I turn around to face them properly.

“Okay listen up, I wanna see how she handles, so, were gonna disconnect from the boston and get to the shore our way get these chains unhooked and get to your stations after you're done, you understand me?” They look at each other and nod.

“Aye aye sir.” They run into place as I run back up to the bridge, anticipation was killing me. I felt like a child on christmas morning and he was about to play with his new toys. But the only difference being, I was a man, and this wasn’t a toy, it’s a battleship.

A beautiful battleship.

Reaching the bridge, I was confronted by the princess. With a confused look on her face. As so was everypony else.

“Captain, what are you doing?” Asked the princess. I walked passed her while saying,

“I want to see how this ship handles, so I’m going my own way, you better grab something!” I yell back as I enter the wheelhouse. I grab the phone resting on the dashboard. Just as the cables came loose. I watched the men release the cables as I saw a huge splash come from the chains hitting the waves.

“Engineroom! Floor it!” I yelled into the phone.

“Aye aye!” I hang up the phone and turn to the sailors on the bridge.

“Get us to Manehatten Harbor, you got me?” I ask.

The men manning the controls all they at a single time,

“Aye aye Captain!” I turn on my heal and exit the wheelhouse and re join the ponies on the balcony.

I feel nothing at first, everything seems to become quiet as the boston quickly moves out of the way by making a sharp right turn. I could feel the Missouri slowing down by the second. I don’t know why I did this but I turned around just at the right time and I stare up the huge mast of the Missouri and back to the smokestack as a huge cloud of thick black smoke pours out it’s top. I flos straight up into the sky as the I could feel the height of the fire room as if I was there in person.

I turn around as the ground below moves right under my feet as the ship jolts forward, making headway towards the border of the bay. I looked over the group and they too felt the movement and did grab something. Well at least they tried, you know, no hands.

We pulled in closer to the border, I could see the invisible line growing nearer and nearer. I look at the all the ponies nearest to me. They since relaxed from the ship starting up, and have began grow comfortable with the movement.

“So Princess, what do you think, she handles pretty good, right?” Celestia looked at me and I looked at her. She smiled and said,

“I haven’t been on many ships in my time, but the Missouri does feel rather nice. But I can’t be one to judge something I know nothing about.” I shook my head and returned to looking at the closing shore. I turn my head and look into the inner bridge.

“Hey, we crossed the border, let them know we have arrived.” I yell into the wheelhouse. I see a sailor look over to me, and salute. “Aye aye Captain.” I turn back around and look to the shore again.

“Hey, Rainbow Dash.” I call as I turn around to locate the Pegasus. I see her behind the group, but when I mention her name she hovers above everyone else.

“Yeah, what’s up?” she said flying a bit closer.” I smile as I chuckle.

“Cover your ears again.” Just as I say that, a low stomach rumbling tum comes from the Missouri. It’s low pitch tone shakes me to the bone and rattles my brain. I kept my eye on the blue pegasus as I watched her nearly fall out of the sky and crash to the ground. everypony else just listened as the tone droned on more five more seconds before dying. The sound echoed for a bit as it rolled over the hills of the Equestrian shore. I turn around and look to the Manehatten Harbor.

“So, Princess, where can I store the Missouri for the time being?” I ask. I look over to the princess for a moment just to see her holding her hoofs up to her ears. I taped her on the shoulder. She had her eyes closed, but then she opened them and looked at me. A blush appearing on her face.

“Sorry, what did you ask? I couldn’t hear you.” I smiled and looked back to the shore.

“I asked where can I park the Missouri?” I pointed to the empty lots on the shore. She placed a hoof on her chin and rubbed it for a moment as the Missouri grew closer and closer to the harbor. The rest of the ponies that were trying to recoup from the Missouri were beginning to rejoin us at the railing, but they were still a little deaf. The Princess removed her hoof from her chin and pointed to shore.

“There, do you see that space between those two warehouses, the one that says A1, and B1?” I look out over the railing at to the growing coastline. I look harder and squint harder until I saw it. A rather large bit of space between two warehouses was empty and had enough room for the Missouri, but only the Missouri. The two other ships would have to sail a little more before they can reach their spot in the port.

“Okay, I see it, thank you.” I leave the railing and enter the wheelhouse and go to the man at the controls. I tap him on the shoulder. He twists his head up and looks at me as I point out to the shore.

“See that open space in the docks?” I ask “Between those warehouses?” I looks closer and upon spotting the area he looked back to me.

“Yes, is that our parking spot?” He asks.

“Yep, now get us there.” he salutes and begins to order the ship to move in. I turn and leave the bridge and rejoin everypony again.

Then I remember something, again. Something dark and mood crippling, but the sooner it gets done, the better. I put on the most serious face I could muster up and walk towards the princess. She looks at me and leave the balcony and walks over to me.

“Which warehouse should we use for the, inspection, so to speak.”

“Warehouse A4, it’s the furthest away from the city, so no one will raise many questions. My men are already waiting for you when you get there. Just take the body and move it there.” I shake my head as I look over her head and look at the shore closing in.

“Okay, I’ll get him ready.” I turn completely around and head toward the stairs. I begin climbing down to the deck while I pull people away from their workplace and have them follow me. I pull out my radio and flick it on.

“Cadaver team, this is the captain. Where are you located over?” I hit the top deck and continued to walk forward, just so I could hear from the team.

“Sir we are located on the port side of the main deck, he have the body and are ready to move.” I stopped walking and turned around so I could head the other way. My men followed in suit.

“Alright copy that. I’m on my way, get ready.” I marched all the way to the other side of the ship and begin walking again, to the stern.

I Kept on walking until I saw the team. The men behind me, began syncing up to my step as all of our steps became one.

“We need to hurry, we are all most at shore, we need to get this man off the ship and on land as fast as we can. No dilly dallying, you got me?” I said out loud to the group that tailed me.

“Aye aye Captain.” The man came, just as I saw the group appear in sight. There was maybe 12 men surrounding the corpse, weapons drawn. Some of them were my Marines, a few were Charlies Marines. But, upon seeing me they spread out from the body and cleared out of my way. They all saluted as I passed.

In the middle of the two rows of Marines was a long stretcher with a huge bulge covered by a white blanket. I look at the men surrounding me. Then back to the body. I raised my hand and was about to speak, just a voice above me called out,

“Captain, we’re two minutes out.” I turn around to see a sailor leaning on one of the balconies. I nodded and he took off. I turn back around to the waiting crew.

“Alright, here’s how it’s gonna go down. You four there, grab the body, you're gonna carry it off shore. And the rest of you are going to cover us so we can get the body to the warehouse. Got it?” The man all looked at me and saluted.

“Okay then, lets get rolling.” I watched as the men took hold of the body and lift it up as the others crowded around it. I walked in front of them and waved my hand for them to follow.

Just as the ship pulled into the port.

Author's Note

Alright, an update, sorry about the wait...