Finding a Hidden Island
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Harry Leferts
Flying just below the cloud bottoms, Harry grinned back at Iku who was holding onto him tightly. "Enjoying yourself, Iku-Chan?"
In reply, Iku only tightened her hold but nodded as she placed her chin on his head. "Yeah... though Submarines are not made to fly!" Then she looked down at the boy she was holding. "Though I know that you won't let me fall."
Harry only shot her a smile back. "Of course, I won't!"
Shaking her head, Iku only pressed herself closer as Harry went through a turn. Because of how tightly she was holding him, she was able to feel him suddenly stiffen. "Harry-Chan?" Furrowing her eyebrows, she looked down at Harry. "Something wrong?"
With a frown, Harry looked in one direction and then another as he brought his broom to a halt. "Did... you feel that just now?"
Not sure what he meant, Iku looked around but couldn't see anything. Even her crew was unable to see anything except for the odd cloud, the Moon and stars, and the ocean below. "... No..."
For several moments, Harry was deep in thought before he looked back the way that they had come. "Um, Iku-Chan...?"
He got a squeeze from her as she nodded. "I don't mind, besides, I'm the last one of the night."
Slowly nodding, Harry turned back and went back the way they had come slightly slower. This time, Iku stiffened and Harry gave her a nod. "You felt it that time?"
Eyes wide, Iku began to scan the area but couldn't spot anything. "Yeah... I did... a tingle. And... sadness and loneliness?"
Both of them shared a look and went back and forth over the same area. Internally, Iku's crew marked out the spots on a map until they had a rough idea of the area. Feeling a tap, Harry turned and looked back at Iku. "What?"
All that she did though was motion around. "Harry-Chan... whatever this place is, it's big."
Frowning, Harry glanced around. "How big?"
Her eyes narrowed, Iku frowned as she did rough calculations. "Going by when we felt it and when the feeling stopped... it's an area of at least ten miles in diameter." Within seconds though, she shook it off. "I have them marked on the map so all we need to do is tell Teitoku in the morning. In the meantime..." Iku leaned in with a smile. "We still got a broom ride to finish between the two of us."
With a slightly confused expression, Harry only nodded before climbing up through a cloud as Iku held on. Unseen by him though, Iku had a blush on her face as she could hear at least some of her crew were singing "A Whole New World", which made her curse at them.
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Goto frowned as he looked at the map on the wall. Most people would have been confused about the tiny little colored pins on it, or the small colored wires that connected several of them into various shapes. "How did we miss this one?"
Having glanced over at Ooyodo, the Light Cruiser pointed at one section. "Montana's group had not begun their search pattern in that section of the ocean outside the harbour. It's not surprising that we didn't know that it was there... that said..."
Arms crossed, Nagato nodded. "It's certainly the largest that we have found."
With a nod, Goto turned to the oldest shipgirl on the base who had a far off look on her face that he knew was her communicating with her fairies. "Any idea which one it is?"
Several moments passed before Mikasa pulled out a map from her pocket and spread it out. "I think... it's this one."
Each of them leaned over the map and Goto felt his eyebrows raise. "It's a caldera."
Bringing a finger down, Nagato placed it at one spot with a frown on her face. "There's an opening right here, see? Going by this... it's at least four hundred feet wide, easy for any ship to pass through."
Just frowning, the Admiral considered the map with showed a circular caldera with one section rising up above what he assumed was the water towards the rim on a gentle slope. "That would make it a perfect harbor... protected from storms or any tsunamis..." Then he blinked and frowned even more before looking at Mikasa. "Didn't you say that the magicals had a shipyard somewhere hidden on an island?"
Eyes widening, Mikasa looked down at the map which was dated to the 1610s. "Yes... one of the islands were supposed to have shipyards on them... You think that it was this one, Dess?"
Grunting, Goto nodded. "I would not be too surprised. It's large enough and that harbour would make it perfect. The only question is... how do we go and have a look with the spells hiding it? While I trust Wanko to be allied, I don't want to involve her with anything beyond what I already have."
Several moments passed before Mikasa shook her head. "I... may have an idea. But it will have to wait and I'll need Tenryuu and Tatsuta for it."
Despite the raised eyebrows, she didn't say anything more which made Ooyodo sigh and Goto's lips twitch a bit. Then he shook his head in amusement. "Just let us know when and I'll make sure that they're free for whatever you need for them to do. In the meantime... just keep silent about this for now."
There were nods from each of them and he glanced at the time and sighed. "Well... we have a Summoning Ceremony in an hour and from what I know, the Weasleys are going to be there?"
Nagato only nodded slightly. "They are, though how they work is not exactly a secret considering things."
With a slight snort, Goto shook his head. "The wizards already know from what Harry reported, if anything though I've heard that they keep... well, making mistakes."
Remembering the reports of various odd things, as well as the sight of badgers that tunneled through solid rock, Ooyodo pinched her nose. "Are you sure that it's a good idea to have them at the ceremony? If their own attempts have gone wonky..."
Much to her surprise though, Goto leaned back with a slight smirk on his face. "I'm counting on it as a matter of fact."
Utter silence met him before Mikasa raised an eyebrow. "Dess?"
Chuckling, Goto twirled a pen around in his fingers. "One word: Harry."
It took a few moments, but Nagato frowned. "What do you mean...?"
Still smirking, Goto pointed at Mikasa who blinked. "There's also Taigei as well as Hamakaze and Isokaze."
Eyebrows furrowed, the member of the Big Seven shared a look with the Pre-Dreadnought. "You think that Harry had something to do with that?"
Just shrugging, the Admiral walked over to his coat rack and began to put on his uniform jacket. "Your son was involved, somehow, in each one. And in the case of Isokaze and Hamakaze, somehow managed to summon two Destroyers almost entirely by himself. More then that... the right Destroyers for that specific job." He paused for a moment and then continued. "Call it something of an experiment if you will."
Frowning, Ooyodo handed him his Officer's sword which he put into it's proper place. "Something could go wrong."
Simply humming, Goto nodded. "True, but even with the mess ups that the wizards have made, it's worked out... Now we just got to see if adding them to a proper ceremony will have any effect."
All of the shipgirls shared a look, but then shrugged and followed Goto as he walked out, none of them expecting the usual ceremony...
Flying just below the cloud bottoms, Harry grinned back at Iku who was holding onto him tightly. "Enjoying yourself, Iku-Chan?"
In reply, Iku only tightened her hold but nodded as she placed her chin on his head. "Yeah... though Submarines are not made to fly!" Then she looked down at the boy she was holding. "Though I know that you won't let me fall."
Harry only shot her a smile back. "Of course, I won't!"
Shaking her head, Iku only pressed herself closer as Harry went through a turn. Because of how tightly she was holding him, she was able to feel him suddenly stiffen. "Harry-Chan?" Furrowing her eyebrows, she looked down at Harry. "Something wrong?"
With a frown, Harry looked in one direction and then another as he brought his broom to a halt. "Did... you feel that just now?"
Not sure what he meant, Iku looked around but couldn't see anything. Even her crew was unable to see anything except for the odd cloud, the Moon and stars, and the ocean below. "... No..."
For several moments, Harry was deep in thought before he looked back the way that they had come. "Um, Iku-Chan...?"
He got a squeeze from her as she nodded. "I don't mind, besides, I'm the last one of the night."
Slowly nodding, Harry turned back and went back the way they had come slightly slower. This time, Iku stiffened and Harry gave her a nod. "You felt it that time?"
Eyes wide, Iku began to scan the area but couldn't spot anything. "Yeah... I did... a tingle. And... sadness and loneliness?"
Both of them shared a look and went back and forth over the same area. Internally, Iku's crew marked out the spots on a map until they had a rough idea of the area. Feeling a tap, Harry turned and looked back at Iku. "What?"
All that she did though was motion around. "Harry-Chan... whatever this place is, it's big."
Frowning, Harry glanced around. "How big?"
Her eyes narrowed, Iku frowned as she did rough calculations. "Going by when we felt it and when the feeling stopped... it's an area of at least ten miles in diameter." Within seconds though, she shook it off. "I have them marked on the map so all we need to do is tell Teitoku in the morning. In the meantime..." Iku leaned in with a smile. "We still got a broom ride to finish between the two of us."
With a slightly confused expression, Harry only nodded before climbing up through a cloud as Iku held on. Unseen by him though, Iku had a blush on her face as she could hear at least some of her crew were singing "A Whole New World", which made her curse at them.
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Goto frowned as he looked at the map on the wall. Most people would have been confused about the tiny little colored pins on it, or the small colored wires that connected several of them into various shapes. "How did we miss this one?"
Having glanced over at Ooyodo, the Light Cruiser pointed at one section. "Montana's group had not begun their search pattern in that section of the ocean outside the harbour. It's not surprising that we didn't know that it was there... that said..."
Arms crossed, Nagato nodded. "It's certainly the largest that we have found."
With a nod, Goto turned to the oldest shipgirl on the base who had a far off look on her face that he knew was her communicating with her fairies. "Any idea which one it is?"
Several moments passed before Mikasa pulled out a map from her pocket and spread it out. "I think... it's this one."
Each of them leaned over the map and Goto felt his eyebrows raise. "It's a caldera."
Bringing a finger down, Nagato placed it at one spot with a frown on her face. "There's an opening right here, see? Going by this... it's at least four hundred feet wide, easy for any ship to pass through."
Just frowning, the Admiral considered the map with showed a circular caldera with one section rising up above what he assumed was the water towards the rim on a gentle slope. "That would make it a perfect harbor... protected from storms or any tsunamis..." Then he blinked and frowned even more before looking at Mikasa. "Didn't you say that the magicals had a shipyard somewhere hidden on an island?"
Eyes widening, Mikasa looked down at the map which was dated to the 1610s. "Yes... one of the islands were supposed to have shipyards on them... You think that it was this one, Dess?"
Grunting, Goto nodded. "I would not be too surprised. It's large enough and that harbour would make it perfect. The only question is... how do we go and have a look with the spells hiding it? While I trust Wanko to be allied, I don't want to involve her with anything beyond what I already have."
Several moments passed before Mikasa shook her head. "I... may have an idea. But it will have to wait and I'll need Tenryuu and Tatsuta for it."
Despite the raised eyebrows, she didn't say anything more which made Ooyodo sigh and Goto's lips twitch a bit. Then he shook his head in amusement. "Just let us know when and I'll make sure that they're free for whatever you need for them to do. In the meantime... just keep silent about this for now."
There were nods from each of them and he glanced at the time and sighed. "Well... we have a Summoning Ceremony in an hour and from what I know, the Weasleys are going to be there?"
Nagato only nodded slightly. "They are, though how they work is not exactly a secret considering things."
With a slight snort, Goto shook his head. "The wizards already know from what Harry reported, if anything though I've heard that they keep... well, making mistakes."
Remembering the reports of various odd things, as well as the sight of badgers that tunneled through solid rock, Ooyodo pinched her nose. "Are you sure that it's a good idea to have them at the ceremony? If their own attempts have gone wonky..."
Much to her surprise though, Goto leaned back with a slight smirk on his face. "I'm counting on it as a matter of fact."
Utter silence met him before Mikasa raised an eyebrow. "Dess?"
Chuckling, Goto twirled a pen around in his fingers. "One word: Harry."
It took a few moments, but Nagato frowned. "What do you mean...?"
Still smirking, Goto pointed at Mikasa who blinked. "There's also Taigei as well as Hamakaze and Isokaze."
Eyebrows furrowed, the member of the Big Seven shared a look with the Pre-Dreadnought. "You think that Harry had something to do with that?"
Just shrugging, the Admiral walked over to his coat rack and began to put on his uniform jacket. "Your son was involved, somehow, in each one. And in the case of Isokaze and Hamakaze, somehow managed to summon two Destroyers almost entirely by himself. More then that... the right Destroyers for that specific job." He paused for a moment and then continued. "Call it something of an experiment if you will."
Frowning, Ooyodo handed him his Officer's sword which he put into it's proper place. "Something could go wrong."
Simply humming, Goto nodded. "True, but even with the mess ups that the wizards have made, it's worked out... Now we just got to see if adding them to a proper ceremony will have any effect."
All of the shipgirls shared a look, but then shrugged and followed Goto as he walked out, none of them expecting the usual ceremony...