The captain laid in the middle of the flight deck, wearing a different uniform. He groaned as he got up.
Captain: "Ugh... what the hell was that..."
SU-33 #1: "Sir? Sir!?"
Captain: "Huh!? Who are you!?"
SU-33 #1: "Don't ask! Why am I a plane!?"
Captain: "What do you mean!?"
SU-33 #1: "Look around!"
The captain looked around and saw aircraft moving about and conversing in confusion.
Captain: "Where did everyone go!?"
SU-33 #2: "We're aircraft!"
Captain: "I think that light sucked us in into some other reality."
SU-33 #3: "Not everyone is affected."
Weapon handling personnel came up through a portside elevator.
Ivan: "Captain?"
Captain: "Thank god you guys are fine."
The captain suddenly had a huge headache, along with the now sapient aircraft. The weapon handlers did not, however.
Captain: "Argh!"
Groaning and pain came out of the ones who suffered. It stopped after a few seconds, but new memories flowed in.
Captain: "Why do I remember the shipyard that Shtorm was built in?"
The weapon handlers didn't go through the pain, but they began referring the captain to a different name.
Ivan: "Shtorm?"
Captain: "Huh?"
Ivan: "...Why did I say that? Your name is not..."
Captain: "I just now have these memories... its as if I'm connected to something."
Vladimir: "Where are we anyway?"
Captain: "I don't know, but I'll correct the ship's course-"
The ship turned as if it read the captain's mind. Aircraft, the captain, and weapon handlers were thrown off balance.
Captain: "Is everyone ok?"
Everyone else gave a sign of ok.
Captain: "Wait a minute."
He began experimenting with his mind, and that's when things got very weird. The ship turned as the captain manipulated the rudder with his mind.
Captain: "Mother of Moscow..."
He then manipulated onboard CIWS systems; they moved to the captain's commands as they traversed and aimed. The captain realized he was not just a captain:
Captain: "I am the Shtorm!"
The aircraft and remaining personnel were shocked. The day went on as they began steaming south at full speed. The captain continued to experiment with his new abilities and learned very quickly how to manipulate the ship. The aircraft that once used to be piloted were now the pilots themselves and naturally knew how to move around.
Shtorm: "Hawkeyes, scout the area."
Hawkeye: "There's... only one of me..."
Shtorm: "Huh?"
Two hawkeyes came upon deck and taxied to the catapult.
Shtorm: "Hmmm."
He once again used his mind to command the 2 Hawkeyes, and they took off on command.
Shtorm: "Looks like some planes are under my control."
Hawkeye: "Permission to take off sir?"
Shtorm: "Granted comrade."
The Hawkeyes went in different directions. While the two Shtorm-controlled aircraft went west, the sapient Hawkeye flew south. About an hour into flying south, the Hawkeye detected something.
Hawkeye: "Oracle II to Shtorm."
Shtorm: "Go ahead."
Hawkeye: "I'm detecting several contacts, about humanoid size."
Shtorm: "Do you have visual?"
Hawkeye: "Hold on... (He looked carefully at the horizon) I think I do."
Shtorm: "Go ahead and visually identify them."
The Hawkeye continued flying towards the shapes, and they seem to be occupied with something.
Hawkeye: "Eavesdropping range reached."
He then heard voices as he got closer. He began to circle in response.
??? #1: "Base is just over there, launch the attack?"
??? #2: "Attack is a go sister."
Hawkeye: "Oracle II to Shtorm, urgent call."
Shtorm: "What is it?"
Hawkeye: "Just overheard two of the several contacts; they are engaging a static naval base of some kind."
Shtorm: "Can you get a description?"
Hawkeye: "Ummmm... multiple USN ships in it. I think its Pearl Harbor."
Shtorm: "10-4."
He turned to the aircraft on deck and made a radical announcement.
Shtorm: "I want attack aircraft ready and in the air as soon as possible; hostile naval and possible aerial units ahead of us."
SU-33 #1: "Da!"
F-18: "Yes sir!"
The carrier buzzed with activity as planes launched at will. Planes headed below and above deck simultaneously as they prepared for battle. SU-33 #1 taxied to a catapult and came alongside F-18 who was also preparing to launch.
F-18: "Hey, if we go down, it's nice knowing you."
SU-33 #1: "Despite our differences, we will be comrades-"
SU-33 #1 was interrupted by the catapult launch.
F-18: "Christ..."
F-18 also launched and formed up with SU-33 #1, 2, and 3. More fighters followed them as they approached the designated combat zone.
Hawkeye was monitoring the attack and got very interesting when the defenders first attacked.
Hawkeye noticed females fighting one another over water. As he zoomed in...
Hawkeye: "Hold on... what?"
He noticed the same two humanoids had nine tails and animal ears. Something clicked in Hawkeye that this wasn't just an alternate timeline. He zoomed in even closer.
Hawkeye: "Zeroes???"
A6M Zeroes took off from small portable flight decks as they made a beeline towards the naval base. His camera then panned to two even younger girls fighting each other, in a way that as if they hesitated to hurt each other.
Hawkeye: "Hmph."
He spotted several more females within the harbor panicking.
Hawkeye: "Stalingrad I, be advised that the targets are human-sized. 'Friendlies' and 'enemies' are highlighted on your HUDs."
F-18: "Things are about to go down."
SU-33 #2: "Comrade do not worry, remember that Putin is guiding us to victory."
F-18: "Alright alright..."
Hawkeye continued observing the two girls, and one of them looked to the right, spotting Hawkeye. She gave a glare that concerned Hawkeye.
Hawkeye: "One of them just eyed me, you better hurry Stalingrad I and II."
Plane in Stalingrad II: "Alright ok...!"
Both attack flights neared the combat zone when something climatic happened.
??? #1: "Enterprise!?"
Hawkeye: "Huh? Just highlighted a new 'friendly' on your HUDs."
F-18: "Copy that Oracle, look's like it's gonna turn the battle."
And then the first attack from Shtorm began.
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