Ch 368: a believable lie. Because it’s just history.
Kyra is sitting down in a rather nice tea room?
"So how would you like your tea?" Belfast asks
"Shouldn't you be trying to wake up the human side of Enterprise?" Kyra asks
"I'm not sure I understand?" Belfast asks
"You can find her on her ship. Sitting on the wing of an SBD3 eating a ration bar." Kyra says sitting back.
"As for my tea. That would be cold with a lot of sugar." Kyra says emphasizing an accent from the southern United States.
"Well that helps us a little." Hornet says
"Does it? Because let me tell you I'm extremely confused." Kyra says
"So you are a New Jersey class?" Hornet asks
"No, although I'm based off New Jersey. It was a big enough improvement for a different class name." Kyra says
"So your name is Kyra? The Kyra class?" Hornet asks
Kyra blushes before coughing into her hand.
'Who would've thought it would come full circle.' Kyra thinks
"No, the class is Gems. I prefer to go by Kyra but my name is Sapphire." Kyra says
"How is this place different then?" Elizabeth asks
"That's easy For example the Queen Elizabeth I know is a state of the art advanced aircraft carrier." Kyra says
"I can assure you I was never an aircraft carrier." Elizabeth says
"I'm gonna take everything I know then and throw it out the window. How is Yorktown?" Kyra asks
"She's, recovering." Hornet says
"Recovering? You see the Yorktown I know was sunk, and so was Hood and Hornet. So imagine my surprise seeing all of you here now." Kyra says
The door opens again with Enterprise and Belfast walking in.
"We were sunk?" Hornet asks
"Yes, Yorktown was lost at midway. However we didn't take that loss laying down. Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū. Well they didn't get away with it." Kyra says
Meanwhile behind her Enterprise flinches.
"Hood was sunk by Bismarck, and let me tell you. Bismarck was hunted to the end of the earth for that. It took a total of 1 aircraft carrier, 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, and 7 destroyers to sink her." Kyra says
Everyone looks horrified.
"I honestly thought I was in a mirror sea for a while." Kyra says
"Mirror sea?" Elizabeth asks
"You haven't encountered a mirror sea yet?" Kyra asks
'I think this should be good enough for a back story they seem to believe this especially enterprise.' Kyra thinks
"Hornet sank at the battle of Santa Cruz Islands. You didn't go down easy. If it wasn't for the fact your propulsion systems gave out and the Sakura empire closing in we might've been able to tow you. Everyone was hurt in that fight. For a while it was Enterprise vs Japan." Kyra says
"Well, it clearly hasn't happened here." Cleveland says
"I don't think it will. Afterall the war started off with Sakura empire attacking Pearl Harbor not here." Kyra says
"I'm gonna go send a message." Helena says
"So what are you?" Elizabeth asks
"If I were to say my ship was based off New Jersey that wouldn't be wrong." Kyra says
"I'm gonna go walk around and take I'm the peaceful atmosphere while it's still here." Kyra says setting down her tea.
"Peaceful?" Hood asks having finally got her thoughts together.
"We cornered the Sakura empire. A cornered enemy is not exactly a good one. In those final months we lost so much." Kyra says
"Laffey didn't stay as innocent as she is now. Hit bya few Kamikazi attacks. Yet she didn't go down." Kyra says
"Kamikazi?" Cleveland asks
"It's what sank most of us on the eastern front. The Sakura empire loaded their planes full of explosives and had them crash into us." Kyra says looking at everyone's horrified face.
"As we kept winning they got more desperate." Kyra says walking out.
"That's some information that will probably not have any use… hopefully." Hood says
"I have this weird feeling… I need to go." Enterprise says
"Sapphire left a note." Elizabeth says looking under the battleships cup of tea.
"Don't leave me out of any cloak and dagger fun. Gonna need me to bail you out if you get caught." Edinburgh reads.
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Enterprise walks out of the room before stumbling into the wall just catching herself.
" why would she say that… 'Enterprise vs Japan'…' it takes a lot to comeback from the ashes, almost like Phoenix'" Enterprise mutters.