Helen stared off into the horizon waiting for what seem to be contacts reported by her companion Noah, expecting some trouble would be heading her way. On the other hand, she was starving and a bit fragile as well, and not the best place for a fight. She had a feeling something was off with this area.
"I am so concerned that you always temporarily black out at every unexpected movement." :(Noah's voice said with concern through the earpiece)
"It's nothing, Noah, so what am I facing against?" :(Helen replied to Noah over the earpiece while asking what she could possibly be facing against)
"Data processing started… Current data sharing commenced… Helen, what we are facing are two fishing type vessels due to the radar signature of your radar systems, your 14 dual-purpose guns would make short work of them… Lucky for us, we're not detecting any radar emissions coming from the vessels…" :(Noah's voice stated with descriptive and clarity over the earpiece)
"I guess that was good news, by the way are you the blue screen I saw earlier?" :(Helen said in relief, but she asked a question over the earpiece what she's trying to figure out is the blue screen and Noah are connected)
"Oh, you finally realised, it was me trying to talk to you without interrupting you, smart girl it was me trying to communicate with you efficiently. That aside, we might not be spotted by the contacts as their closing distance is not significant or pose any danger to us…" :(Noah's voice stated with glee, but his tone changed as he returns to the subject over the earpiece)
"It's possible that we can avoid them if we sail in different direction their closing distance is tiny compared to what your ship can do… If the worse comes by, this ship is enough firepower to destroy or disable a full sized destroyer." :(Noah's voiced stated with descriptive and clarity as well given every possible scenario what could happen to Helen by the earpiece)
"That very good news, keep me updated on those contacts. Can we detect a submerged contact like something underwater?" :(Helen said, but something she was not quite sure of and asked Noah about it over the earpiece)
"Command received. Uploading the radar data…" :(Noah's voice said, but he sounded like a robot or an AI)
"Submerged contacts can't be detected by your sensors in any way, we might spot something sticking out the water with the radar sensors but aside from that we are totally unequipped for that type of threat. But fear not, your ship seems to have extensive subdivision designed to take around 4 underwater hits against your ship's hull, which means we can surely stay afloat, but barely." :(Noah's voice answered Helen's question over the earpiece like usual he was very descriptive)
*Helen waited for the data that Noah is uploading to her interface, suddenly a blue screen appeared right in front of her.*
{Blue screen}
— Type of the sensor being used: SC-2 Surveillance Radar
— Contacts:
. Type of Vessels: Fishing/Destroyer
. Number of Contacts: 2
—Speed: No data
—Distance: 15 km
"Jeez, they that close, I thought they would be further out then that?" :(Helen was shocked as she never expected they would be closer than what Noah said)
"You know I can hear you even you not talking into the earpiece, that aside, we could not detect those two contacts at further distance due to the primitive state of your sensors… Main Fire Control is online and waiting for order." :(Noah's voice stated as he clearly can hear what Helen is saying)
[Should I engage the contacts, no that is stupid idea what if they are armed, but I am so hungry.] :(Helen thought as she's trying to figure out her next actions)
"Alright Noah, have my systems on standby but if something goes wrong, I would like you hastily have guns ready on my mark…" :(Helen stated her clear plan but want Noah to be prepared if something goes wrong)
"Order received… Your will is absolute." :(Noah's voice simply replied)
Helen felt more confident than ever as she plotted her course towards the two contacts, as she glided across the water with her feet propellors started spinning in circular motion. It takes matter of exhausting single hour and 32 minutes before she reached towards the position of the two contacts, assisted by Noah constantly informing about their new position. What she could see is the two contacts were defiantly fishing type vessels. Without second thought, she managed jumped aboard one of the vessels, only to be greeted by confused and startled crew?
"She can jump that high?" :(???)
"What is she?" :(???)
"Look at her feet." :(???)
"Who is in charge of this ship?" :(Helen asked as she looked around while looking at the startled crew which keeps staring at her with confusion)
"Does she have no manners?" :(???)
"Who is this girl on our ship?" :(???)
*Helen noticed a hand raised in the air, which she immediately turned around to look at the person who raised her hand, she watched the person walked towards her.*
"Sorry to barge in, I am translating what is being said by the crew, they seem to speak language foreign to my data stacks… I only can estimate…" :(Noah's voice stated over the earpiece, but was uncertain)
"Madam, what the hell you're doing on our fishing ship?" :(The person in front of Helen asked with a serious and cautious tone)
"I am here to find a nearby settlement after being stranded on a small Island." :(Helen stated with clear and serious tone, but she thought of a lie to hide her origins)
"Well here lady, the settlement you seek for is 150 km away, you're lucky that you have not been eaten or lured into a singing embrace of a sea creature. Who are you, I expect you are one of those sea creatures in disguise perhaps?" :(The person in front of Helen retorted, but he asked other questions which probably concerned him)
"I am no sea creature, sir; I am the same as you." :(Helen said, but she sounded like she was pissed off)
[What does he mean by a sea creature of singing embrace to lure people?] :(Helen thought, as she never had heard that term before)
"Analysing the current statement, what the male humanoid said is something in mythology terms. Could not provide further detail on the subject, as nothing on your ship suggest anything of myths has been around or confirmed." :(Noah's voice stated, over the earpiece, as he's currently analysing the conversation between Helen and the male humanoid)
"I sense something coming beneath us and the ship, activating emergency power to the propulsion…" :(Noah's voice stated in the earpiece as he's clearly sensing danger down below)
Without warning the ship that Helen was standing on was spilt in half causing both halves to sink down slowly, Helen was frightened by the new development. She looked around frantically to see what is causing this situation she is in now, what she could see is large tentacles grabbing the crew members deeper into the water. Helen on the other hand was completely fine but frighten, when Helen turned around, she could see large squid like head two large eyes.
"Noah, analyse what I am looking at?" :(Helen said to herself, knowing that Noah would hear her, as she readied herself for a fight)
"Analysing what possible view from fire control systems. We're looking at a large possible squid, its name is, data access not founded." :(Noah's voice stated into the earpiece, but he reached a point where data is not available)
"The guns are ready to fire on your command." :(Noah Voice's stated informing Helen over the earpiece that her guns were operational and ready to fire)
"Great, seems like a squid decided to ruin my day." :(Helen simply said to herself as she looked at the dial on her bow and turned it towards 5 inch round and turned it further to HC Mark-41)
*Without second thought, she pulled back the bow string and released it repeatedly. The bolts flying off the bow string were bright goldish colour. Once they hit the giant squid, they exploded on contact with the power of an artillery shell. The giant squid roared in pain and frantically moved is tentacles around to try to grab Helen by her legs, but Helen quick thinking she is easily evaded the attempts by the giant squid.*
"Helen, I request to modify your engagement form rigging to make this engagement easier." :(Noah's voice asked over the earpiece asking for permission)
"How so?" :(Helen immediately replied with uncertainty, almost questioning Noah's answer)
"Modifications would include a button on your bow which would hopefully reveal your 14 dual-purpose guns with 7 on each side along with 68 smaller guns." :(Noah Voice's spoke with the details on what would he be modifying)
"Do it, but be fast about it." :(Helen simply replied, as she was too focused on not being grabbed by the giant squid)
*Just like that, Helen body felt an electrical current flowing through her towards her bow, a blue screen showed right in front of Helen, without thinking Helen presses the continue button. Which caused her bow to suddenly disappear into billions of light particles, but she felt something attached to her waist when she looks down saw two large rectangles made of metal, the shaped like her ship's hull. On each side of rectangles were 7 box like turrets with single cylinder tubes sticking out. Confused Helen look at her hands she noticed she was holding a tube with a box sitting on top with circular dome.*
"You have now new engagement form which allows me to assist you, all you need to do is to point one of two fire control direct at the target. Which allowed your guns to roar to life, also this form the 68 smaller guns can be used." :(Noah's voice explained what just happened to Helen in every detail over the earpiece)
"How many engagement forms do I have?" :(Helen asked as she was not quite sure what Noah is talking about)
"Well, you have two engagement forms which are offensive and defensive, the first one you witness is the offensive form with the bow. Now we are in defensive form with rigging sticking out of your waist, in this form you relay on your own systems to protect you instead of doing it yourself." :(Noah's voice explained what Helen was unsure about as well answering her question over the earpiece)
"Thanks, let send this squid into oblivion!" :(Helen shouted as she pointed the tube with a fire control director at the giant Squid)
Less than a second 14 cannons roared to life firing 15-18 rounds a minute, the impact was so obvious instead of 1 single yellow bolt there were 14 slamming into giant squid and exploding each second. The Giant Squid roared in pain as it clearly had enough and tried slam one it's tentacles at Helen which she dogged just barely. The appearance of the Giant Squid was dire and had lot cuts with each yellow bolt slamming against it, but suddenly it fainted and collapsed right on top the water for all see. It did not take long for giant squid to finally slip beneath the waves.
"Phew we prevented a disaster of possible proportions." :(Helen said with glee as first time she could feel the sense of victory)
[Is it possible to summon my ship with my mind alone, I did it before it might work a second time.] :(Helen thought about summoning her ship which she felt electrical currents flowing her veins which met a bright light appearing right front her eyes when it was over her ship was summoned right Infront of her)
"It worked Noah, I am able to resummon my ship by my mind alon....e." :(Helen stated with glee when she turned around only to see no survivors it seems the ocean had devoured them)
"That saves me time and focus on more important matters, that giant squid was not well armored for its size. Your guns teared it to pieces." :(Noah's voice replied to Helen's statement over the earpiece but he was relieved that Helen just saved some time)
"That good news but the bad news is everyone seem to perish which is a shame." :(Helen said to herself as she looked around the water to see anything that can be salvaged)
Helen searched around the floating wreckage that used to be a fishing vessel, after countless of minutes it seems not be any fruitful then to start with, when she about gives up, she noticed something floating on the water. When she went to investigate it turned to be a map with countless islands but like before she has no clear positioning where she is currently at. Feeling defeated Helen gently glided across the water towards her ship and manged reach a flight deck after climbing up the same ladder that brought her to flight deck in first place. She walked towards the ship's island and went inside, it taken less time for reach the bridge again to talk and showed the map to Ai Hologram of Noah.
"That is interesting we must be in an ocean world dominated by the sea and islands." :(Noah's voice stated in the hologram after finishing analysing the map contents)
"Do you know where we are?" :(Helen asked a simple question hoping to get an answer)
"No clue but if we can guess which the direction the compass is facing, we might get a position on the magnetic field." :(Noah's voice stated in the hologram but he gave some clue that would be easily found)
"Without the aircrafts as scouts we are guessing by positioning of the stars which I decided not worth the time. As the map you brought indicates we were in a new world which might be ocean world indicated by mere size of the islands... So, we are back to square one we might have enough fuel to reach a nearby island for fresh supplies but once we ran out of fuel we are sitting duck, unlike those fishing vessels which might be powered by the wind. We on the other hand only powered by oil since we not moving at full speed we might have enough to last like 3 months..." :(Noah's voice stated with uncertainty in the hologram as far he knows Helen and him were in the middle of nowhere)
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