Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Fierce Fight against the Student Council

Meanwhile off the coast near the Bermane Strait 5 fog ships Hiei, Myokou, Nachi, Ashigara and Haguro escorted by several of Nagara escort cruisers.

“The I-401 left he abandoned town of Pearlsovakia, their target is our flagship. Our primary concern, starting from Bermane Strait’s Diomede II Islands, which direction the I-401 would follow” Hiei announces.

Myokou questioned Hiei “Should we engage separately?

Hiei answered “Negative, based on the past record, such strategy was deemed ineffective on the I-401”

Ashigara looked from the ships binoculars and asked “So, which direction do we bet on?”

Hiei was confused “Bet on? Something like that is ridiculous!”

Ashigara understands her and said “Eh? So we going to blockade the entire strait?”

Hiei sends the information of the blockade to Myokou, Nachi, Ashigara and Haguro.

Haguro questioned “What are these?”

Hiei answered “Our battle strategy. We will gather at the shortest distance point form any possible direction” she holds her notebook on the blockade plan and she continued “Right above the Diomede II Islands”

Meanwhile in underwater the I-401 travels slowly heading towards the Bermane Strait.

Mel announces “Currently, our ship has some limitations, both Klein Field and supergravity cannon cannot be used” Crest came back to the inner bridge and sat down next to Mel.

Striker commented “Luckily, the graviton engine functions normally. Our depth controller, speed controller and piping systems are fine”

“Upgrading the controller software. A special limiter is installed” Wolf said and he programs it the engines.

Cloud asked “Klein Field had noise-cancelling effect, since we cannot use it, noise level will increase 50%”

“Based on Diomede II Island perimeter, the fog might engage from one point, Cloud” Mel asked.

Cloud answered “Yes, Ocean current information provided by UEA navy”

Striker suggested “West side of Diomede II Island has a strong current”

Brady commented “A rare phenomenon during low tide condition, Can we trust them?”

Striker answered “Despite navy poor capability, it’s still the border of Equestria and Pearlsovakia. So the information is accurate”

Mel asked “The pathway along current flow is quite narrow”

Cloud asked “Based on deep-scan data, the narrowest part is just five metre wider than our vessel.

Mel stated “If we turn off our engine and avoid rear turbulence, we can make it through, how’s that Vice-Captain?”

Wolf responded “It should be fine if the info is true”

Striker asked “That’s for sure”

Brady mocked Striker a bit “Look at him showing off”

Striker ignored Brady’s words and said “Let’s go for it”

Mel looked at Crest which is now looking down with concern and she asked “We will be fine, now it’s up to you” The I-401’s engines turns off and allowing the ship to move by the current slowly.

Meanwhile at the surface Heavy Cruiser Nachi is still finding the I-401.

Nachi asked “Hiei, I-401 signature is still undetected”

Hiei questioned her “How about graviton engine sound?”

Nachi responded “There is…but it’s weaker than surrounding earth magnetic field, so it’s unreliable”

Hiei was guessing about the I-401’s movement “I-401 will certainly follow this route. Attention front line, get into horizontal formation. Pay attention to sonar detection”

Meanwhile in underwater the I-401 continues to sail slowly without the engine turned on and rely on the current that’s pushing the submarine slowly.

Brady asked everypony “Silent travelling”

Cloud commented “Seems like an old submarine. Though it’s completely soundproof, I can still hear some babble”

Brady joked to Cloud silently “Sixth sense of old sailors, right?”

Cloud nodded and she heard something on her headphones and announced silently “Detecting few graviton engines on surface, Nagara-class light cruisers” then Mel and Crest looked at the main monitor of the map showing the formation of the cruisers.

Cloud asked “Nagara cruisers getting further”

Mel asked “Don’t let your guard down. Beware of the student council members”

Cloud questioned Striker “Vice-captain, 700 meter ahead, there’s a sudden rise in seabed. After that, there’s a curve on our left”

Striker understand as he controls the gear stick “Understood” the I-401 continues to move slowly by the current.

Cloud announces “We’re almost getting through”

Striker took a deep breath “We make it at last” suddenly a stone hit the bow of the submarine creating a small sound.

Brady questioned “Did we hit something?”

Meanwhile at the surface Nachi still concentrating and found the I-401’s location and opened her eyes.

“Found you” Nachi said.

Crest said to himself “Damn!”

Nachi announced I-401 detected, Diomede II Island west side, distance 23 kilometres, travelling in between underwater canyons”

“Nachi’s amazing! Nachi’s the best!” Ashigara jumped with excitement.

Haguro commented “A demonic ear”

Nachi said “I heard that” Haguro jumped and was surprised.

Hiei asked “Well done, Nachi. All ships Lock on Crest’s location. Torpedoes, blast mines, launch everything you got. Our saturating attack will force I-401 out” all the Nagara Class Cruisers launches all missiles and all the missiles dive down to the ocean speeding to the I-401.

Cloud announces “Multiple contacts entering from the front surface. Incoming at high speed! Torpedoes!”

Mel ordered “Brady, intercept them all! Striker, move down 10 degree and avoid hitting warheads!”

The I-401 launches torpedoes and activates AMW.

Cloud announced “More incoming warheads. Torpedoes incoming distance, 10”

All the student council ships firing missiles rapidly and Ashigara went in excitement “Attack, attack”

During a huge wave of missiles the I-401 intercepts many missiles and torpedoes with torpedoes, photon cannons and Crest ordered “Brady, launch two sonic torpedoes and three active decoys, launch them simultaneously!” as the two sonic torpedoes detonate all the incoming were warheads detonated by the effect of the sonic torpedo explosion and I-401 launches 3 decoy ships.

Brady commented “If we got hit, we’d be finished” the photon machine guns intercepting all the missiles and torpedoes and one detonated near the submarine.

Cloud shouted “Corrosive torpedo detonated near our front”

Striker announced “Rear part, area 1, 4 and 8 are flooding”

Mel ordered “Damage control!” the flooded part of the ship is sealed to prevent more floods.

Striker continues typing and program the damage control “Sealing the water entrance. Water pumping system, activated”

In the engine Wolf continues typing but he was interrupted by a few water rushing in and Crest shouted in concern “Wolf, speak to me! Wolf!”
Wolf responded “I’m fine, just a little wet”

Cloud noticed on the radar “Incoming fleet from behind. The light cruisers are heading back towards to us. Distance 20, were being surrounded in the centre”

Brady commented “This is bad. Even their light cruisers are engaging us”

Meanwhile in the surface during the attack Nachi announced to Hiei “I-401’s capability had decreased 80%”

Hiei ordered “Myokou prepare the Photon Sniper Cannon!”

Myokou responded “Yes” she closes her eyes and her eye-patch opens with purple lights on and her vessel’s upper bridge opens showing a huge object that is some sort of target scope and then both of the side hulls opened revealing some sort of sniper cannon and one main gun levitated and placed on one of the sniper cannons and then it extends the gun barrel showing that its ready to fire. “Sink”

Suddenly several of missiles appeared and destroyed a few Nagara Class.

Cloud noticed on his map and announced to the crew “Surrounding light cruisers are under attack”

The Heavy Cruiser Takao appeared its firing its photon cannons at the Nagara Cruisers.

Kotoko asked “What do you think you’re doing, Imperial Crest? You’re falling into dilemma”

Amalthea popped out of nowhere and was excited “Hello my son, my motherly sense has led me to you”

Kotoko asked “Calm down there, Myokou’s loading sound led us here”

Crest was surprised and asked “Kotoko, Mother”

Hiei noticed the attack from Takao and ordered “Fleet number 4, fleet number 8 Engage Heavy Cruiser Takao now!

The Takao speeds up and Kotoko asked “Full speed towards I-401” suddenly a huge yellow beam came out of nowhere and obliterated the approaching Nagara Class Cruisers.

Cloud announce and looks at the map “Another vessel incoming from 7 o’clock. This is….” The ship is identified as the fast battleship Harushima controlled by mental model Haruna and Kirishima and one pony on-board which turns out to be Frost and the other ship is the Battleship Elizabeth II controlled by Wilson.

Mel and the crew noticed who was on-board the Harushima and saw their old friends and Mel said "Wilson….Frost……"
In the main monitor it shows both of their friends and Frost said “Captain Crest, were here to help”

Crest questioned “Why you guys came along?”

Frost responded “Now let’s do whatever we should, didn’t you say that before?”

Mel asked “You all…”

Frost asked Mel and Crest “This is our decision. Our friends are in trouble, so we can’t do nothing, Right Wilson?”

Wilson responded “We’re returning the favour”

Kotoko questioned to Wilson and Frost “How you guys didn’t get detected by other fog ships?”

Wilson answered “Thanks to Haruna and Kirishima, we submerged undetected along with my ship”

Crest asked “Everypony….”

Mel asked both Kotoko, Amalthea, Wilson and Frost “Everypony, thank you”

Kotoko asked “We are the Blue Steel. Right?”

Mel asked “Yeah. Now the Blue Steel….aims to confront Nightmare Moon…by passing through this sea”

Everypony said in unison “Roger!”

Myokou asked Hiei in concern as she noticed something “Hiei. My system was hacked, it requires time to recover”

Haguro commented “Eh, quite tricky for an Empress”

Hiei commented “Two delinquent little sisters, dare to join Blue Steel. Such violation of rule. I won’t tolerate. You are all expelled!”

The battle continues and Takao launches more missiles to attack and Kotoko asked “I don’t remember entering a school”

“Frost, Wilson your orders” Haruna questioned them.

Frost responded and Wilson was listening as well “From now on, we support Crest to let him advance, all cannons, prepare!” along with Wilson’s flagship the Elizabeth II and awaits for Harushima’s first attack.

“Full fire! I’ll destroy every one of you!” Kirishima shouted in an aggressive way and projected a screen of a map showing incoming enemy ships and she tapped on every one of them really fast and the Harushima fired its main photon guns and launched a spam of missiles at the Nagara Class Cruisers and each attack from Harushima taken out each of the enemy cruiser’s Klein field allowing Wilson’s flagship the Elizabeth to attack the vulnerable enemy cruisers with normal projectile shells.

Nachi announced “Light cruisers fleet has fallen”

Hiei was disgraced and ordered “All council members, change to diagonal formation. Ashigara, Haguro. Get in front of my right side”

Ashigara interrupted “About that… What’s a diagonal formation?”

Amalthea uses her magic to project a screen and looks at the student council’s movement “Hmm….Your strategy is obvious, Miss President”

The Harushima and Elizabeth II speeds up continuing the attack and Haruna asked Frost “Outflank them at perfect timing”

Kotoko responded “Roger. Simultaneous attack, fire!” the Takao, Harushima and the Elizabeth II all fired their main photon cannons and missiles at the student council ship but their Klein field was strong.

“Damn you!” Ashigara breaks the formation and speeds up and she attacks any incoming missiles and torpedoes using her photon cannons.
Hiei using her telepathy to talk to Ashigara “Stay still, Ashigara! Don’t break the formation”

Ashigara ignored her words and said “Instead of staying in formation, it’s quicker to charge and attack”

Haguro responds to her sister “Agree” her vessel activated her mini graviton cannon, photon cannons and the side hull opens and on each side and each side having small graviton engines and underwater there’s five main graviton engines burst forcing Haguro’s vessel to go in full speed and passes by Ashigara.

Hiei noticed “Ashigara! Haguro!”

Kotoko noticed Haguro speeding from the distance “Haguro?!” Haguro fires her mini super graviton cannon but it’s ineffective to the Takao and pass by the Takao and the Takao fired her photon cannons but tis a miss due to Haguro’s super speed. Kotoko commented “She’s fast”

“They intent to disturb us and stop us from providing support” Frost announced to Kirishima and Haruna.

Kirishima orders the main guns to aim at Haguro “How dare you! Damn! Such an eyesore attack” Harushima fires photon cannons but missed and Haguro speeds up around the Harushima and Haguro fired her photon cannons at Harushima but ineffective due to strong Klein field.

Hiei looks at her projected screen and looks at the map showing Haguro and Ashigara’s movement “Sigh, those kids won’t follow orders”

Myokou commented “Hiei, Let them be. I replace their position”

Hiei asked “Myokou, How’s the recovery?”

Myokou replied “Sniper cannon system is recovered and usable” The sniper cannon went back online and it’s ready to fire. She aims the sniper cannon on the water where the I-401 is located and ready to fire, Myokou said “Fire”. The sniper cannon fired with full power and a beam of purple went into the water and hits near the I-401 destroying the Photon Cannons.

Kotoko went complete shock when the Myokou’s sniper attack hit near the ship giving major damage. “Crest!”

Kotoko asked “Frost and Wilson, we must proceed to I-401 impact location” but she was interrupted by Ashigara’s attack.

Ashigara found her opponent and shouted “Don’t even think of getting through me. Kotoko! I’m your one and only opponent!” Ashigara relentlessly attacks.

Kotoko was annoyed by her words “Now of all time?! Get lost!”

Ashigara replied “Only if you defeat me”

Kotoko shouted “Didn’t I say get lost?!” The Takao continues attacking Ashigara.

Meanwhile the I-401 suffered major damage and tries to escape. “Direction of attack” Mel asked Cloud.

Cloud responded “Cannot identify, she shot us from long distance away”

Then at the Heavy Cruiser Myokou another photon cannon placed on the 2nd sniper cannon unit. “Preparing next shot, Nachi” Myokou asked Hiei.

Nachi responded “Roger, Spotting data syncing”

Myokou’s eye patch colour changes to green and aims the sniper cannon lower and found the I-401. “Spotting data syncing complete”. The 2nd sniper cannon prepares to fire and sniper cannon fires a purple beam again speeding up towards the I-401. Everypony went shocked about Myokou’s second attack before the purple beam about hit the I-401 a huge shield appeared and stops the attack. Myokou noticed her attack didn’t work “What was that?!”

Kirishima commented “Did we make it in time?!”

Mel asked “Just know?”

Frost asked “Haruna’s and Kirishima’s Klein field scattered to form a shield, it’s called Rayleigh scattering. Now it can protect both vessels”

Amalthea commented “Luckily we have Frost on our side”

Ashigara continues to attack by her photon cannon “Don’t let your guard down or you’re doomed, Brace yourself!” Ashigara activates her harpoon cannon and shoots towards Takao but got bounced off due to Takao’s strong Klein field.

Kotoko asked “Hold on, that’s dangerous. If you’re a battleship, then fight like one”

Ashigara responds “This is my unique fighting style” both of harpoon cannons converts itself and creates an energy sabre and Ashigara charges to the ship and her graviton sabre hits Takao but wasn’t strong enough to break Takao’s Klein field. “Don’t escape!”

Kotoko commented “That girl is too nasty”

Frost ordered “We continued to protect Imperial Crest until he gets through the defence”

“Roger” both Haruna and Kirishima said in unison.

Haguro commented “I won’t let you be” her ship continues attacking in full speed and fires another round of her graviton cannon but got cancelled due to Harushima’s Klein field.

Kirishima was annoyed and shouted “Damn…Don’t underestimate a fast battleship!” the Harushima launches a spam of missiles along with the Elizabeth II firing projectile shells trying to hit Haguro but it all missed and the and the photon attack missed when Haguro activates a graviton engine brake stopping the ship really fast allowing the photon cannons attacks missed.

Kirishima was stunned by Haguro’s move “Jack-knife?!”

Haguro commented “I have the fastest speed among the fog. There’s no way you can hit me”

Ashigara keeps screaming as she attacks only using Graviton Sabre hitting Takao but still ineffective.

Kotoko asked “Enough. That’s not even a battleship weapon”

Amalthea asked “Is that so? You have one too, behold” she programs the Takao and the side hull opens and large drills emerged from the side hulls.

Kotoko questioned her “What is this? What are these?!”

Amalthea replied “A tool found at magma site, drilling system. It looks great”

Kotoko complained “Why did you install this thing on my ship?! Where is my supergravity cannon!?”

Amalthea replied “Such an extravagant weapon, the amount of iron material is not enough, the rest have to be used for the revolution. Bleh *laughs*”

Kotoko shook Amalthea and Amalthea continues to laugh “Don’t bleh at me!”

Ashigara was surprised about the Takao’s weapon “Interesting, just what I hoped for!” the Graviton Sabre collides with Takao’s driller weapon and both clashing as if both ships doing some sort of jousting fight. Ashigara was surprised by Takao’s fighting style “Amazing! It’s so awesome!”

Kotoko keeps complaining “What is this?! This is so low”

Meanwhile Hiei is witnessing all the fights. Myokou asked “Rayleigh scattering. With that, my long range shot is useless, Hiei. Is this what Imperial Crest’s friends are capable of?”

Hiei went furious “How annoying! Everybody, move out of my shooting trajectory. I shall sink her myself. The shield would be useless if they cannot predict my trajectory” Hiei’s hull opens vertically and 3 mirror-ring system modules emerges.

Crest sensed Hiei’s anger “Hiei…”

“If it’s not because of you Crest, everypony should be living happily now!” Hiei shouted and Hiei activates her Super graviton cannon. Suddenly on Hiei’s projected computer she noticed the rest of the cruiser fleet was destroyed by an unknown attack and when she looked at portside and sighted a purple beam hitting her hull but her Klein was strong. Due to Photon cannon attack it pushed Hiei’s vessel a bit.

Hiei asked “What just happened?!”

Nachi announced Hiei “Hiei, light cruisers in the east are all destroyed”

Hiei questioned “Until now, who would it be?!

At the site where all the remaining Nagara Class cruisers were destroyed by an unknown attack. Then a ship approaches with a black hull and purple light and the ship is identified as Fast Battleship Kongo.

Kotoko noticed what ship that just appeared “Is that….”

Then a female appeared walking on the deck of her vessel and a black Pegasus stallion appeared behind her as well. “Hiei, an annoying one” women known as the mental model of her vessel Kongou spoke.

“Hello everypony” the black Pegasus stallion known as James Black Fire as he appears wearing a black coat.

Kirishima was surprised that her older sister came back from her mission “Kongo?!”

Frost asked “It’s James Black Fire”

Wilson said “My old friend”

Kotoko asked “You’re late”

Hiei was surprised “Kongou….No, Kongo. What are you doing here?”

Kongo responded “The east side has low defence. Ah and your signalling vessels were sunk. You’re one delinquent little sister”

Hiei responded “I’m not your sister anymore!”

Kongo said “Is that so?”

Hiei questioned “Be… Betrayer… What is your intention?”

James asked “That was mean Hiei!”

Kongo asked “I’ll handle this” James nodded and she questioned Hiei “Hiei, is that how you greet a flagship?”

Hiei denied her “Now I’m the flagship of Pacific Patrol Fleet and not someone who wandered off as she pleased”

Kongo quoted to her “I decide where I go and when I return” she launches missiles and fires her photon cannons at Hiei. “If you won’t stop hurting Imperial Crest, I shall be the one, who sinks you” after those words hit Hiei’s ears she was shocked.

James questioned Kongo “Are you sure you can handle this?” then Kongo turn around and nodded at James.

Hiei went vulnerable on what happened to her sister and stands up “Kongo, I shall destroy you in advance. Super graviton cannon, fire!” Hiei fires her super graviton cannon and the energy hits the first mirror-ring module then the energy moves to the other till it aims at Kongou and finally the super graviton beam speeds towards Kongo. But Kongou fires her super graviton cannon to stop Hiei’s super graviton cannon attack.

James commanded “Full speed ahead!”

Kongou nodded “Roger, full speed ahead” Kongo’s graviton engines burst and the ship speeds towards Hiei.

Hiei wasn’t sure what Kongo was doing and asked “What are you planning to do?!” both of the super graviton cannon attack finished and Kongo getting close to Hiei. Hiei fires her photon cannons but was cancelled due to Kongo’s Klein field and Kongo’s top hull opens up like a crocodile mouth. As the ship’s top hull gets closer Hiei jumped off her vessels bridge to get away as the Kongo’s top hull moves down biting Hiei’s vessel’s bow and Hiei’s 2nd main photon cannon was crushed along with it. Leaving Hiei’s ship unmovable. Hiei escaped form the attack and shouted “you broke the rules. Even for a Kongo-class battleship, you’re too violent”

Kongo asked “Hiei, let enlighten you. Rules exist to discipline oneself. Don’t force it on someone else”

Hiei responded “Just because of that, you chose to leave our fleet and follow Crest’s orders?!” the first main turret of Hiei tries to move and emerges from its barbette and the first main turret points at Kongo and fires at her but got destroyed because of Kongo’s Klein field and Hiei continued “Kongo!?” and both ships firing both photon cannons and machine guns at each other.

Myokou noticed the attack “Hiei!”

Nachi sees the attack as well “What a frightening scene”

Kongou asked James “James now talk to your friend now”

James uses a telepathy communication “Crest, what are you doing?”

In a similar void like Celestia’s realm James was standing near Crest waiting for an answer.
James continued “If you stay like that, you don’t deserve salvation”

Crest answered his name “James, I’m….I’m not myself…”

James questioned him “Then who are you?”

Crest answered “Princess Celestia’s backup, the purpose of my existence in this world is to bring peace within Equestria, when Celestia was defeated by her sister Celestia requested me to fight Nightmare Moon one day”

James asked “Is this Celestia’s last card of salvation? Looks promising”

Crest replied “In order to stop Nightmare Moon, I have to become one with Celestia. Until then, I might…I might disappear” then he looks down.

James questioned him ‘Who told you so? Your existence will always stay in my heart. No matter what you become, I will remember you and that’s the proof of your existence. My changed world. You’re the one who bring me here. If you doubt yourself, I would lose my faith as well. Don’t you worry, I won’t forget you, we are connected after all”

James lets Crest know “I’ll deal with this menace”

Wilson asked Frost “We must hold on no matter what”

Frost nodded and said “That’s for sure. Go for it, Imperial Crest!”

The I-401 reactivated it’s system and the hull turns back to blue showing blue neon.

Striker announced “Command-control system reactivated, Klein field power supply recovered”

Meanwhile in the void Crest saw the rest of his friend’s behind James including his mother.
Kotoko asked “Hurry up, Crest”

Amalthea asked “Crest, my son”

Crest then smiled and said “Thank you”

In the I-401 Mel noticed Crest standing up and sensed that his magic is restored “Crest?”

“Let’s go, Mel. To meet Nightmare Moon, only we can stop her” Crest ordered Mel and everypony agreed.

Mel responded “Alright, while James and the others keep them busy, let’s get pass this sea. Full-burst standby!”

The I-401 activates its engine in full-burst mode and Wolf complained “It just recovered so don’t be reckless”
Ashigara was distracted by Kotoko and turned around and asked “Damn! Someone stop him!”

Haguro responded while she tries to get away from the Harushima while it’s still attacking her vessel “Too much obstacles, it’s impossible”

The I-401 moves in full speed like a rocket escaping the area leaving the student council getting distracted from Crest’s friends.
Hiei shouted “Nachi, don’t lose her!”

Nachi looks at her projected screen and the map shows a message ‘contact lost’ and Nachi asked “I-401 signal lost contact”

Hiei then falls down to her knees on her failed objective “How could this happen?”

Meanwhile at the United Equestria Alliance Headquarters in the meeting room that has all the Equestria’s world leaders including Shining Armour chatting and noticed all the areas of Equestria is surrounded by Nightmare Moon’s fleet.

Officer asked “All over the world, the Fog is deploying in position”

A yak world leader asked “There are, 24 hours left. At this rate we’d be devastated”

Griffon King shouted at Shining Armour “The blueprints of the corrosive weapon decryption is yet finish?”

Shining Armour asked himself “The UEA Force’s Corrosive Warheads is in standby. I just need to use the decryption key. Then, the war will begin. But even so, there’s no guarantee Equestria will survive after their recovery of the past 2 wars. What are you doing?! Imperial Crest”

Author's Note

Wow, what an epic battle and an old friend returns to support Imperial Crest and now the heroes are going to face Nightmare Moon. The next chapter final fight will start, stay tuned!