Sherlock Goto & the Disappearing Islands 1
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Frowning, Goto tapped his pen against his desk as he once again looked at the map on the wall with a scowl. "Still no word on where the damn Abyssal Base is?"
Ooyodo just shook her head from where she was looking over communications. "None. So far, it's confirmed that they're not anywhere on the Bonin Islands."
All Goto did though was continue to tap his pen against the desk before he narrowed his eyes. "We've got to find them. There's been too many attacks, they have to be operating nearby. And once we know, we can take them out and secure our waters not to mention the convoy route via Hawaii and Wake. But where are those bastards hiding?" Just as Ooyodo was about to comment, she suddenly got a message on her tablet and looked it over. At seeing her stiffen though, Goto narrowed his eyes. "Ooyodo, is something wrong?"
Not even a moment later, Ooyodo twisted around in her seat and gave him a slight smile. "No, in fact something good... Shioi just sent a message... she found them."
That caused Goto to stand up straighter and he strode over to the map. "Where?"
With a frown, Ooyodo blinked. "According to her... 30°45′N 154°25′E."
His eyebrows furrowing, Goto quickly walked up to the map and looked it over before he spotted where and then shook his head. "Are you sure?"
Shrugging, Ooyodo looked over her shoulder with a similar look to Goto. "That is where she's reporting. According to her, one of her planes spotted the Abyssals in a harbor there. The island is about seven miles wide by twelve long."
Utterly confused, Goto just turned back to Ooyodo. "She has to be wrong, there's no island there. The nearest piece of land is hundreds of miles away."
Quickly, Ooyodo sent off a message and waited for several minutes for a return which caused her to scratch her head. "She's confirming the position of the island. In fact, she's saying that she's only fifty miles southwest from it and checked it out herself."
Walking over, Goto looked over her shoulder and then rubbed the back of his neck. "That's not making any sense. There's no island there."
It was then that Nagato walked in alongside Kongou who was pushing a tea cart. "I'm telling you, Kongou. There is no need for tea or snacks at this moment. It's not even time for tea."
The Fast Battleship just smiled though as she bounced around. "It's always time for tea, Dess!"
Of course, spotting both Goto and Ooyodo looking at the map, in particular a pin, Nagato frowned. "May I ask what is going on?"
Glancing at the two of them, Goto just shook his head as he pointed at the pin. "According to Shioi, she found the island that the Abyssals have been basing their attacks on not just us, but the Bonins and the Trans-Hawaiian route."
Nagato just walked over and quickly went through her charts before she nodded. "So they're basing out of Nakanotorishima then... that makes sense."
Both Ooyodo and Goto froze for a moment before the Admiral slowly turned and regarded Nagato as Kongou nodded beside her. "It makes sense, Dess. Perfect spot to attack from."
Clearing his throat, Goto narrowed his eyes. "You recognize the island?"
Not paying much attention, Nagato just nodded. "I do, it's a good sized island though mostly rock. I think that the Americans know it as 'Ganges Island'."
Slowly, Goto straightened and looked at Kongou with a frown. "And you do as well?"
All Kongou did was nod. "Dess." Seeing the expression on his and Ooyodo's face though, her smile fell some. "Is something wrong?"
Growling, Goto walked over to the map and pointed at the pin. "Yes, because according to my maps and charts, there's nothing there but open ocean. No island whatsoever anywhere near that location."
Furrowing her eyebrows, Nagato shook her head as she rubbed her chin with her thumb. The whole time, her navigation was going through her charts. "That can't be right. It's right there in my char-" For a moment, she paused and when the Battleship spoke, it was in confusion. "Wait a moment... it's only appearing on my charts older then the mid 1930s..."
Kongou just looked up at the ceiling in confusion as she slowly nodded. "I'm seeing the same thing. In fact... It appears in my chart from 1931, but not in the 1933 one... That... that makes no sense, Dess..."
Simply working his jaw for a moment, Goto reached up and rubbed the side of his head to get rid of his slowly developing headache. "So we have the Abyssals launching attacks from an island that existed, and no longer exists..." Taking a deep breath, he glanced at Kongou and Nagato. "What was the name of the island again?" Once they told him, it only took him a few minutes to look it up. "Odd... it's a phantom island..."
Looking over her shoulder, Ooyodo raised an eyebrow in askance. "Phantom island?"
All Goto did was look at the map in silence for several moments before letting out a sigh. "It's an island that once appeared on maps and charts, but no longer does because no one has seen it for decades and there's no proof it existed at all. There's a number of them scattered across the oceans..." He then shook his head and gave Nagato a calculating look. "Nagato, I need you to go and round up any of the others who might have charts from before the 1930s. Confirm that the island is on them, Ooyodo?" The Light Cruiser nodded. "Get in contact with Admiral Richardson down in Sasebo and have him check. Arizona, Mutsu, and Hiei as well as Jintsuu should also have the island show up on their older charts. If, and only if it shows up there... We need to put a force together."
It said something that Ooyodo took a few moments before she nodded. "Should I ask for Admiral Richardson to contact the other Admirals of the USN to put together a force? It would help..."
Goto seemed to chew that over before he nodded. "Agreed. But tell him to have older shipgirls as they're more likely to have the charts pointing towards our mystery island." As the others performed their given duties, Goto just accepted the cup of tea from Kongou as he continued to stare at the map. 'What is going on here...?'
Frowning, Goto tapped his pen against his desk as he once again looked at the map on the wall with a scowl. "Still no word on where the damn Abyssal Base is?"
Ooyodo just shook her head from where she was looking over communications. "None. So far, it's confirmed that they're not anywhere on the Bonin Islands."
All Goto did though was continue to tap his pen against the desk before he narrowed his eyes. "We've got to find them. There's been too many attacks, they have to be operating nearby. And once we know, we can take them out and secure our waters not to mention the convoy route via Hawaii and Wake. But where are those bastards hiding?" Just as Ooyodo was about to comment, she suddenly got a message on her tablet and looked it over. At seeing her stiffen though, Goto narrowed his eyes. "Ooyodo, is something wrong?"
Not even a moment later, Ooyodo twisted around in her seat and gave him a slight smile. "No, in fact something good... Shioi just sent a message... she found them."
That caused Goto to stand up straighter and he strode over to the map. "Where?"
With a frown, Ooyodo blinked. "According to her... 30°45′N 154°25′E."
His eyebrows furrowing, Goto quickly walked up to the map and looked it over before he spotted where and then shook his head. "Are you sure?"
Shrugging, Ooyodo looked over her shoulder with a similar look to Goto. "That is where she's reporting. According to her, one of her planes spotted the Abyssals in a harbor there. The island is about seven miles wide by twelve long."
Utterly confused, Goto just turned back to Ooyodo. "She has to be wrong, there's no island there. The nearest piece of land is hundreds of miles away."
Quickly, Ooyodo sent off a message and waited for several minutes for a return which caused her to scratch her head. "She's confirming the position of the island. In fact, she's saying that she's only fifty miles southwest from it and checked it out herself."
Walking over, Goto looked over her shoulder and then rubbed the back of his neck. "That's not making any sense. There's no island there."
It was then that Nagato walked in alongside Kongou who was pushing a tea cart. "I'm telling you, Kongou. There is no need for tea or snacks at this moment. It's not even time for tea."
The Fast Battleship just smiled though as she bounced around. "It's always time for tea, Dess!"
Of course, spotting both Goto and Ooyodo looking at the map, in particular a pin, Nagato frowned. "May I ask what is going on?"
Glancing at the two of them, Goto just shook his head as he pointed at the pin. "According to Shioi, she found the island that the Abyssals have been basing their attacks on not just us, but the Bonins and the Trans-Hawaiian route."
Nagato just walked over and quickly went through her charts before she nodded. "So they're basing out of Nakanotorishima then... that makes sense."
Both Ooyodo and Goto froze for a moment before the Admiral slowly turned and regarded Nagato as Kongou nodded beside her. "It makes sense, Dess. Perfect spot to attack from."
Clearing his throat, Goto narrowed his eyes. "You recognize the island?"
Not paying much attention, Nagato just nodded. "I do, it's a good sized island though mostly rock. I think that the Americans know it as 'Ganges Island'."
Slowly, Goto straightened and looked at Kongou with a frown. "And you do as well?"
All Kongou did was nod. "Dess." Seeing the expression on his and Ooyodo's face though, her smile fell some. "Is something wrong?"
Growling, Goto walked over to the map and pointed at the pin. "Yes, because according to my maps and charts, there's nothing there but open ocean. No island whatsoever anywhere near that location."
Furrowing her eyebrows, Nagato shook her head as she rubbed her chin with her thumb. The whole time, her navigation was going through her charts. "That can't be right. It's right there in my char-" For a moment, she paused and when the Battleship spoke, it was in confusion. "Wait a moment... it's only appearing on my charts older then the mid 1930s..."
Kongou just looked up at the ceiling in confusion as she slowly nodded. "I'm seeing the same thing. In fact... It appears in my chart from 1931, but not in the 1933 one... That... that makes no sense, Dess..."
Simply working his jaw for a moment, Goto reached up and rubbed the side of his head to get rid of his slowly developing headache. "So we have the Abyssals launching attacks from an island that existed, and no longer exists..." Taking a deep breath, he glanced at Kongou and Nagato. "What was the name of the island again?" Once they told him, it only took him a few minutes to look it up. "Odd... it's a phantom island..."
Looking over her shoulder, Ooyodo raised an eyebrow in askance. "Phantom island?"
All Goto did was look at the map in silence for several moments before letting out a sigh. "It's an island that once appeared on maps and charts, but no longer does because no one has seen it for decades and there's no proof it existed at all. There's a number of them scattered across the oceans..." He then shook his head and gave Nagato a calculating look. "Nagato, I need you to go and round up any of the others who might have charts from before the 1930s. Confirm that the island is on them, Ooyodo?" The Light Cruiser nodded. "Get in contact with Admiral Richardson down in Sasebo and have him check. Arizona, Mutsu, and Hiei as well as Jintsuu should also have the island show up on their older charts. If, and only if it shows up there... We need to put a force together."
It said something that Ooyodo took a few moments before she nodded. "Should I ask for Admiral Richardson to contact the other Admirals of the USN to put together a force? It would help..."
Goto seemed to chew that over before he nodded. "Agreed. But tell him to have older shipgirls as they're more likely to have the charts pointing towards our mystery island." As the others performed their given duties, Goto just accepted the cup of tea from Kongou as he continued to stare at the map. 'What is going on here...?'