Chapter 28: The HMS NaruSaku
Subtitle: Ship Of Dreams, Fly my NaruSaku! FLY!Words had failed me yet again as the soft glow from the HMS NaruSaku eminated from it's interior. Also the side marking lights gave a glow as it illuminated the entire area to which we were standing. It must have been 3 leagues in length and 2 high! It looked like a standard battle cruiser, but altered slightly. You have the full hull, with the front half semi-flat top. While the back half was rounded off and it had this strange arc going from one side of the ship all the way around to the other. Very modern, yet also futuristic look, we could see the deck mounted gun turrets, but no sign of the this "Carrion Hyper Beam cannon" they spoke of. From what we could see the thrusters were built into the arc around the ship as well as on the bow for vertical take-off.
Simply magnificent, it had a silver shine about it that just make you look with pure awe. This was only just he outside of the ship! Soon after the few moments of our standing in pure surprise and awe, the airlock door in front of us made a noise and opened. Now we would board this legendary ship! At first no one moved wondering if it was safe to go ahead, the lighted path leading our way into the already powered up ship. I believe it was me who took the first step. I was so excited I was nearly shaking in my boots.
"Tis one small step, eh brother?" Blayze said as I had made my way into the ship.
I sighed in relief and turned around to face the crew members with me. As I stood in the light, it made me look nostalgic and I began to speak.
"And one giant leap for NaruSaku. Once again, the ship is ours! YO-HO!"
"YAAARRRR!!!" Everyone cheered and came on board with me.
The halls were so clean and open, it was like going on a leisure cruise ship, the kind that sail out to the Bahamas, or Carribbean. Everything was very neat and organized. We first entered the loading area and found so much space for storage, next we all decided to split up and explore the ship while we could. Everyone had their own com radio in case something should happen. Smiter and Ash went off to explore the starboard side of the ship, while Alpha and HH inspected the port side we were on. Aethos and Blayze went searching for the hanger bay, along with weapons storage, stowing area, and of course any left over treasure the Ancients had left behind. Yoko, Soritia, and I went to look for the main bridge room.
Every room was enormous, atleast twice that of our normal boarding rooms back on Island H&E. There were so many cabins it was as if they left this ship to house an entire army ready for battle. As we three made our way up the ship, I believe it was Aethos who called in the first find.
*static* "Boss! Boss! We found the hanger bay!"
*static*I picked up my radio and called back.
*pause* "Where are you? What level of the ship?"
*pause**static* "Hold on."
*static, but could slightly hear (
Oy! Blayze, what level we on?)
* "We're on level B3 of the ship. Boss, they even have elevators on this ship! It's freaking awesome!"
*static**pause* "Okay, I'll come to you. Stay put."
*pause*I clipped my radio back onto my belt and turned to face Yoko and Soritia.
"Okay, you two go ahead to the bridge room and figure out how to get us top side. I'll go meet up with Aethos and Blayze to check what they found. Okay? If you run into anything, or any problems, do not hesitate to call. DO NOT Hesitate."
"Yo-kai!" They both saluted quickly and continued on.
Luckily for us the Ancients atleast installed signs to show where the eleveators and stairwells were. I made my way over to the elevator and pushed the (B3) button. The elevator doors closed and the room hummed slightly. Afterwards the doors opened and I stepped out into the vast and dark hanger bay. It was HUGE, you could easily fit another small boat or submarine inside this entire bay. It was still a bit dark, but I saw the flashlights of Aethos and Blayze walking over to me.
"Captain! You have to check this out!"
Aethos led the way towards a large shadowy figure. It must have been at least thirty feet tall like a statue. He then motioned over to Blayze who was standing next to a control panel on the side wall and Blayze hit the switch. When the lights came on, I was definately surprised. It was full sized battle mech, only something you would see from the Gundam series. Next to the center one were two more mechs, two on each side, equalling a total of five mechs. Aethos was nearly jumping out of excitement and Blayze came rushing over.
Aethos excitedly went first. "Okay so check it out. The two on the left are Naruka & Sakuto, both of them are like a fused version of NaruSaku, but each with a different pattern."
"The ones on the right are Inner Sakura & Kyuubi. You notice the resemblance, one being black with a white outline and the other with the outfit of a fox-like mech." Blayze followed up after Aethos.
Then Aethos finished up with, "But this one here? In the middle? This is the Inner Kyuubi mech. Totally badass, I mean look at it! It practically speaks for itself!"
The center mech was black with red outlines and had a very fierce look upon it. Next the two of them pulled me over to what I wanted to see, the fighter plane.
"Okay, okay boss! And this one's for you!" Aethos went over to this shrouded plane, covered with a white sheet.
Blayze put his arm around my should and leaned in to talk to me. "So brother? All those dreams of wanting to fly, and owning your own Valkyrie? It's about to get a whole lot better! Remember that ship you said you'd want to fly someday?"
I was getting fairly excited, but tried to stay in control. "Yes?"
Blayze's tone getting more alluring and preparing to surprise me. "The super valkyrie you so coveted?"
My nerves were tingling, and what the two of them would reveal to me was more than a shocker. "Yes?"
"Well feast your eyes on THE Captian's plane!" Aethos called out and yanked the whole white blanket off the plane to reveal the ship of my dreams.
I nearly fell to my knees in pure disbelief! Was it real? This ship that was fictional and was nearly impossible to create before my eys? My brother picked me up laughing at my reaction and helped me over to the plane. All I could say was-
"No! No way!!!"
Aethos laughing at this priceless moment, just enthusiastically shouted, "Yeah baby!! YEAH!!!"
Blayze carried me over to the ship and helped me regain my composure. I looked over at them both and nearly choked talking to them.
"Mine?" I pointed to myself, still in disbelief.
Aethos gladly grinned and nodded his head. "Yup, it's yours."
"My ship?" I looked at Blayze.
He grinned as well, happy to see me overwhelmed by this. "Tis your ship, brother."
"My ship." I stepped closer to touch it, and it was real. "My Ship! MY SHIP!"
I gave the plane a full personal inspection. It was exactly as I had pictured it in my mind. Everyday wanting to fly in such a perfect machine, being able to soar through the sky as Isamu did in Macross Plus. By the time I was done, I think we were all jumping around the hanger bay like giddy school girls, overly excited, but it was only about to get better and better.
*static* "Dai-syon! We found the main bridge room."
*static*It was Yoko's voice over the radio. We all calmed ourselves down, and I picked up my radio to respond.
*pause* "Okay, good. I'll be right there."
*pause*I put my radio back on my belt again, and turned to face my engineer and weapons officer. I put a firm hand on both of their shoulders and smiled greatly.
"Good job men. Continue searching and learn more about whatever you can. Soon we'll be topside and we can go home to tell everyone."
They both nodded their heads and I left them. I went back over to the elevator and pressed the (L5) button, since it was the highest deck. The doors opened and it lead down a hallway to the main bridge. I opened the doors to find Yoko and Soritia already working on the controls. Everything did seem pretty easy to manage, nothing overly high tech or complicated to handle. We still had the good old reliable control wheel and speed control panel. Weapons and navigation was fairly automated, along with docking and boarding. The upgrade we had from our original ship was no more tricky or cool ways to enable flight mode. It was an option on the control panel next to the wheel. Soritia was getting adjusted to this new ship, and soon it was about time to make top side! I called in everyone to meet in the bridge room.
*pause* "All members regroup here in the main bridge room. It's time that we bring her home."
*pause**static* "Yo-kai!"
*static*Everyone had replied back, and came to the bridge room a few minutes later. Smiter and Ash discovered the training room, recreation area, and even a literary section of the ship. Alpha and HH had explored more of the cabin area, along with the galley, and they had even managed to find the Super Karaoke room/bar. Smiter gave a slight grumble at the mention of it, whils Ash giggled at him. Aethos and Blayze finished examining the hanger and weapons bay, gave a munitions count, and Aethos managed to find the engineer's manual. (Like he really needs it!

) I found my captain's chair just behind the helm, and sat finally got to sit down.
"Yoko seal off that airlock door we entered from. And Soritia ... take us home."
Yoko pressed a button that closed off the walkway we came from and we could see from inside the room the lights had turned off. Now it was time to hit the surface! Soritia took a look at the control panel to her right, and pulled the lever back to select surface. The ship gave a slight rumble and we could hear the ballasts blow, the water exiting the ship so that it would slowly rise. The ship rumbled slightly and began to move towards the surface. Everyone was excited and started cheering as we were moving. We could see the many airbubbles pass the front window as we were rising. After about a few more minutes the top of the ship rose out of the water for the first time in years! Then the bridge room came upon the surface, the sun shining brightly into the room! Finally we were top side!
"Welcome to the world, HMS NaruSaku!" Alpha gleefully said out loud.
We all smiled and cheered when Alpha said that. Soritia then set the speed at 30 knots, and we moved through the water as if we were floating through it! Everyone then rushed oustide to breathe in the fresh sea breeze! I wanted to follow but waited for Soritia. She smiled at me and saw that I was waiting for her, but she simply nodded her head and waved her hand at me.
"Go on you! I know you want to outside too!"
Like an excited kid I rushed out the door. Just as Soritia was about to put her hand back on the wheel I came back to take her hand and kiss it. We smiled at each other and I went out onto the outside deck with the rest of the crew. It was a beautiful sight out there! The ship passing through water as if it was one with the sea itself! It was simply magnificent, but it was only about to get better! Soritia called me from above and I went back inside to see her.
"Hoku, let's fly back home in style!" She gleefully said.
I smiled greatly and agreed. "Let's see what this baby can really do."
I called everyone back inside so that we could begin the flight process. Everyone took a seat and clipped on the safety belts attached to the seats. I stood next to Soritia near the control wheel to get a good view of our take off. First she pushed the up one notch from surface mode into the slot that said "take-off flight mode", and the ship began to power up. The engines slowly rumbling and the ship moving at an increased pace. We gained greater and greater speed, moving at nearly 90-100 knots! The power of the propulsion engines roaring! Nearly everyone was sitting back in their seats because of the sheer force, but Soritia and I stood our ground! Just then the front of the bow began to slowly lift out of the water! We were rising! My blood was rushing all around, I felt so excited!
"Come on, my NaruSaku! FLY!"
We must have reached 180 knots! We could all feel the ship rising out of the water, everything was shaking slightly out of pure g-force! Everyone getting excited and a little pumped that we were actuallying going to fly! Soon the stern of the ship was trailing behind still in the water waiting for that extra push to rise out! We were nearly at a 30 degree angle! Soritia was starting to lose her grip slightly on the wheel, so I quickly went up behind her and helped her hold on. She gritted her teeth and cheered on!
"Come on baby! Almost out of the water! FLY DAMN YOU FLY!" She commanded the ship.
With a final "umph" the ship rose out of the sea and into the sky! Everyone on board began to cheer madly and go wild! We gained higher altitude, higher and higher into the sky! Soritia and I stablized the ship and now we were once again, Pirtares of the Sea and Sky! It was like nothing I had ever experienced, a rush that no words could describe! Everyone unbuckled their seatbelts and ran outside once again, to experience our super hybrid ship! This time we left the ship on autopilot and set a course to return home.
Back on Island H&E, Bass, Shinyu, UN, and QR came running out of the tavern to see what the big roar was coming from the distance. They didn't see any ship upon the sea, but as Bass looked up he couldn't believe his eyes.
"My God ... they found it! YEEEAAAHHH!!!" He began cheering out loud and jumping for joy.
The land crew saw as the HMS NaruSaku soar high above the sky on it's majestic return home! We made a circle around the island, and stood off the starboard side of the ship waving to everyone! I looked on at our home, and at everyone who was excited and pumped up, and quietly smiled. I felt this was only the begining, just the beginning of something greater.
To Be Continued.