The following day, Aimi sent out Aquila and Hornet to search for the weird Wo-class. After making sure she is no longer in our mission path, Akiyama and I carried out the rest of our mission. I'm alone today, since the other girls have duties to fulfil.
Akiyama's Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II swooped in and filled the last Abyssal bomber with holes. It pulled its nose up one final time before exploding.
"Perfect defence for point T. Mission accomplished!" (Akiyama)
"Good job everyone. Alright. Let's report this-"
"Woah! What is going on?!" (Goya)
"It's night time already?" (Hachi)
"It's dark!" (Ro-chan)
"What is happening over there?"
The monitor is blank but sound is still coming through.
"Everyone, surface. Try to find out what's happening. Akiyama, what are the planes seeing?"
"It's no use. The fairy pilots are disorientated. I'm trying to guide them back to base but it's too dark. They are not outfitted to see in the dark. What? A ring of fire?" (Akiyama)
"Admiral! Look! The sun!" (Shioi)
"Yo, Camera Fairy. Look around for the sun."
I can see some sharp movements and tiny glimpses of light as the fairy tries to oriented itself. After a some jerky camera movements, it finally located the sun.
Or at least, what should be the sun.
"Is that...?"
"So cool!" (Iku)
"Iku, now's not the time to be impressed." (Imuya)
A thin ring of fire has now replaced where the sun should have been. It was an eclipse.
"Was an eclipse scheduled to happen today?"
"Not that I'm aware of, but that's not the point." (Akiyama)
"Everyone, head back to Rabaul Forward Base. Will you be able to find your way in this darkness?"
"We still have our navigation data. We will be fine." (Shioi)
"That's great. Return to base and take a break. Akiyama, we should call for a meeting soon. I have a feeling this eclipse might affect our existing plans."
"I concur. We will observe for a few hours. This is a solar eclipse. It should only last for a few minutes. The lunar ones can last more than a hour." (Akiyama)
"Ever seen one yourself?"
"When I was younger. Parents brought me for a vacation in America. I was smart enough to look at it directly and my eyes hurt for a while." (Akiyama)
"Huh. That's the first time I hear you admitting that you did something stupid."
"Shut up." (Akiyama)
"Shioi, I need you to hold your position for a while and watch that eclipse with me. The rest of you head back to base. Akiyama, I will update you in a bit once we are sure that eclipse is here to stay."
"Copy that." (Akiyama)
"Guys? What the heck is going on over there? I'm getting reports from my girls saying that the sun suddenly vanished." (Aimi)
Commander Aimi has entered the chat.
"Oh. You're here."
"There is an solar eclipse happening right now. We are not sure if it will affect our pre-existing plans." (Akiyama)
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