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Chapter 6 - Glimpse of Forgotten Memories and a unexpected Guest

Helen looked desperately at a screen which was projecting a radar image which somehow linked to her ship's own radar sensors and those of her aircraft. Helen was sweating bullets as she might have provoked something she wasn't to provoke, but there wasn't a choice as the contacts approaching her were questionably hostile in their aims. She watches in disbelief as these contacts started moving away until they were 300 clicks away that where they simply vanished out of view or on radar. 

"Noah, what happened, where did they vanish off to?" :(Helen asked in a very nervous and scared tone as she continued sweating bullets) 

"For my professional opinion they were either out of range of the aircraft your ship has, or they have taken under clouds, hail, rain and many more. It's normal as they cannot detect visually by aircraft radar might help to detect them, but we are most likely out of range, I am puzzled how did they make that distance in such short time. Nothing making sense more we explore; we probably won't have the fuel to reach that far as the only thing they achieved is wasting our fuel to critical levels. We haven't refuelled in past months and certainly in critical fuel levels which in short terms we are unable to do any more flight operations as they require speeds that consume lot of fuel. I'm afraid we would be shortly out of fuel at any moment." :(Noah's voice stated through hologram as he was processing critical information and alerts all relating to a problem they were not prepared more) 

"Warning fuel has reached critical levels all systems shutting down, all bulkheads secured, engines are at standstill due to lack of steam, boilers running cold with lack of fuel. All sensors are now shutting down with lack of electricity; emergency generators are now activating. Propulsion has completely stopped due to lack of power..." :(Noah voice state through hologram, but it didn't take long for the console housing his AI chip to completely shut off) 

"Great my ship had completely stalled due to lack of fuel that is concerning as I don't have Noah with me who needs power to operate efficiently, do I have to sort everything by myself. I might have a couple of hours or a day left, as Noah said emergency generators are activated." :(Helen said knowing farewell she is on her own as she doesn't have her companion with her in this situation) 

*Helen felt scared as this situation she had not planned for or expecting, she thought that her ship had enough fuel to get back to the island, but clearly it does not. She walked through bulkhead after bulkhead with not lighting, with only red alarm glare throughout the entire ship indicating emergency generators are running. Helen felt her days were numbered as how long does her ship's emergency generators run for without power, she can't filter water through her ship's filtration plant or even cook food without power. But something felt wrong, it is almost like she feels sickly of some description.* 

"This so scary as I am powerless as I never expected this, I am now regretting engaging with that fleet of 30 ships and 50 air contacts as it burned the precious fuel my ship had left now I am alone like what I started with, and I am not prepared." :(Helen said to herself knowing farewell this was all her fault or was it as she started regretting it) 

[Wait what circumstances did the ghostly figure of me had appeared, was it in critical condition which this situation could be considered a critical condition. Was it because my ship was so damaged by my mistake that the ghostly figure appeared before me?] :(Helen thought to herself as she tried to figure out what circumstances did the ghostly figure of herself had appeared and are these circumstances related) 

[Everything was pushed against me all at once now this happened, this isn't fair I swear this world want to end me like an insect.] :(Helen thought to herself with small tears coming from her eyes, but she remains focused as she walked down more bulkheads towards her cabin she has taken over) 

"Oh, my what do we have here, a miserable soul who regretting their actions just now, with nowhere to run or a plan in fact. It's been a few months I had last seen you." :(???) 

"It's you again ghostly figure of me where your appearance in last few months related to this, I know I was in critical condition previously where I managed damaged my own ship's hull by my stupidity. Yet you appear here to witness the other stupid thing I did which led me here." :(Helen said in serious but shaky tone as she stares at the ghostly figure of her siting on her room's bed) 

"Oh, you finally realised it how clever of you, your AI hasn't told you that hasn't he or you were too stupid to realise that fact. Yet here we meet again I saw what you did as you sunk a prestigious and feared ship of the Axis Dictatorship Collective what a novelty, you didn't realise you just crippled their operations with single strike. They demand you be sunk, lucky for you, they didn't even realise who you are or what you look like, but they certainly know the top view of your ship. You are still calling the ship yours, but I must break it to you. You are the ship, not the other way around, heh." :(The Ghostly figure state as it showed a real smirk as it was intrigued by the stupidity of Helen) 

"Wait that can't be, how am I the ship there is no possible way for me to be a ship, YOUR INFORMATION IS FALSE!" :(Helen said just before shouting as she can't process the information that was presented to her, she attempted to punch the ghostly figure, but her fist just went through the ghost like it wasn't there) 

"Oh, my you are someone who is easily provoked without much effort, you remain blinded to the fact but the AI of yours isn't blinded. You should take good rest as you got long day ahead of you, oh my you don't as you would be stuck in coma until your ship received fuel to roar into life. You only got several hours left before you would be endlessly dreaming. I wonder who would find and help you as your AI wouldn't help as he is powerless like you unlike you, he requires power to operate or even speak. Maybe you get your memories back, but that would destroy your own memories as a result." :(The Ghostly figure said as it watched Helen tried to get herself sorted by was very sluggish and sloppy) 

"I will not allow my already limited and precious memories to be destroyed, you hear me!" :(Helen shouted as she ignored the entire statement and reasoning that the Ghostly Figure said, but she knows farewell that she is helpless in all regards) 

"So determined to hold what is left of you, but you are blinded to the truth of what you are, you thought yourself as peacemaker while you were made as the opposite of that. You live in a fantasy world; you will receive the truth, regardless of if you like it or not. Farewell, my little sister, you got a lot of things waiting to be explored and shared to you." :(The Ghostly Figure stated without warning it disappeared without warning, leaving Helen speechless) 

"I don't have any sister... What did the ghost call me? I AM NOT LITTLE OR A RELATIVE TO LIKE SOMEONE YOU... He…a…r ….me." :(Helen was about to shout; she has suddenly given up and collapsed onto the bed she about to sit on) 

Helen was suddenly in a state of constant dreaming due to lack of fuel of her ship, which she realised and tried to deny. She was once dreaming of a peaceful island in the 1940s, only for it to be bombarded and eventually nuked out of existence. She watched as buildings crumbled onto themselves when receiving direct hits by bombs or a blast wave from a nuclear explosion, she watched as people were burned alive with napalm and other chemicals or liquids. Furthermore, she couldn't do anything, as these memories weren't heirs. Helen was about to scream until the dream collapsed on itself as it faded to dust and ash. Helen wakes up again only for her to be surrounded by water, which is covered in blood and fire, was it the same dream again just before. She could see countless ships of various types on fire or capsizing into the ocean below. Has the water itself became a killer of many, just like she saw before? Before she could say a word, the dream collapsed on itself just like before, but it transformed into a ruined city on the coast. There wasn't any life left as there were no traces, almost like it had been abandoned some time ago. The air was only filled with uncertainty, embers, and nothing. 

[What is even happening, I am experiencing more things that I shouldn't have in every circumstance. I just don't know why.] :(Helen thought to herself as she walked down the ruined street while being confused) 

[Sister, where are you; I have been waiting for a long time for something to eat?" :(???) 

"There is no guarantee that we would find anything in this abandoned city which was levelled by the communists… " :(???) 

"I guess you're right, ever since the war in Korea spiralled out of control which led to destruction unseen before." :(???) 

"I only brought back a loaf piece of bread back, it quite a shame that everyone died around us while we remain as a twisted reminder of our duty, we had no choice while we suffered a lot already. Eat well little sis as this might be the last time we're ever going to have food." :(???) 

*Helen watched as the little sister of someone snatched the loaf of bread and started eating it, her eyes would fill with sorrow and a bit of happiness. Helen investigated the Little Sister further, she realised she had the same appearance as her, but her cloths were ripped top to bottom to a point that scars, and old wounds could be seen all over her body. She noticed a seal on the right sleeve shoulder of the Little Sister. It has the signature of an aircraft carrier with the words CV-43 Above but below were two ribbons, but they were so badly ripped it only reads C and S which could mean anything.* 

"I am terribly sorry I wasn't there for you little sister when your ship was torpedoed by a submarine that their torpedo exploded beneath its hull and broken your ship's keel which lead both halves to sink rapidly, you managed to survive through tense surgery while your ship didn't. Your other big sister didn't make it as she suffered same fate, but the damage was already done that she didn't survive like you did." :(???) 

"That sorry news big sister, I could remember the pain when that happened, I just want everyone be happy, but I ended up paying the price of being sunk with lost of my ship and crew to the abyss." :(The Little Sister said while still eating the bread that her big sister brought) 

[Wait everything is becoming confusing am I the little sister to whoever this big sister is of mine which I had no knowledge or memories of. I also had another big sister who wasn't lucky as me?] :(Helen thought to herself as she processed this information unsure if its real or just a dream) 

"We must get move on little sister as more we wait around here the likely hood we would starve to death." :(The Big Sister as she walked through Helen like she was kind of ghost the little sister followed suit which she phased through Helen like her big sister did) 

"Wait a minute am I ghost in this dream I could hear their conversation, but they can't hear mine, I see them, but they don't see me. That is very strange and unrealistic." :(Helen said in confusing tone as she witnesses the two sisters just walk through her like she wasn't there to begin with) 

*Just like that Helen was left speechless and more questions that can't be solved right away, the dream suddenly ended which only for her view pitch black darkness again before the next dream had started this time it was different it showed her own ship under attack by aircrafts of all sorts. Guns blazing wildly as the sky was filled with fire and fury, many attackers were shot down by few managed makes past the hell storm to drop their bombs on the water at high speed, she watched as the bombs bounced towards her ship. Helen eyes widen in excitement also sorrow as the bombs continued their bouncing dance towards her ship which they about to strike her ship only for her ship to suddenly made massive turn which caused the bombs to simply skip pass the stern or the bow. Helen looks behind her and saw torpedos wakes which were coming straight for her ship.* 

"TURN HARD TO PORT!" :(???) 

"Sir we can't the ship is already turning to starboard to void the bombs we can't just simply turn around again to port in less than a second." :(???) 

"You heard the order Seaman turn the wheel to port." :(???) 

"RIGHT!" :(???) 

Helen watched as her ship turned to opposite of starboard which was port to evade the torpedos coming for the ship. Unknown to her or anyone there were actually three torpedos coming for her ship two easily visible while the other was deep running, there was loud crash and huge water shooting upwards as one torpedo slammed and exploded at midships. While the second missed entirely but the final one exploded deep beneath the ship which cause the ship both halves to be thrown up wards with immense force before collapsing back down as the bubble of the torpedo explosion expanded rapidly and collapsed which caused lot of water to rush into the void it left literally breaking or destroying the ship's keel causing both half's to sink rapidly taking all the crew and officers down with it. The dream suddenly ended as she reopened her eyes puzzled that she didn't see the darkness only to see the inside of the cabin she was in. Helen moved her hands to see if she was still a dream which she wasn't which made her confused as everything felt real. Helen decided to get off the bed and walked towards the door from there she decided to go to bridge once she opened a door she saw someone standing and looking straightly at her. Helen clearly saw he was a man wearing a white style clothing similar to an admiral. 

"Thank the heavens that I found your ship for I need it for the war effort against the Axis Dictatorship Collective. I must commandeer this ship at once. I have full authority of the Democratic Federation Navy to seize any vessel or warship that isn't being used for the war effort." :(???) 

To be continued...

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