Alicorn's eyes open up as her radio turns on and starts to py music.
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Alicorn sits up and stretches, only to bring a hand to her mouth and she starts coughing. After a few seconds of coughing she stops and beats on her chest as she clears her throat.
"Strange." Alicorn mutters as she clears her throat again. "Must be battle sickness." She then twists her body to the side of the bed and gets up and off the bed.
Alicorn legs wobble a little and she grabs her nightstand in support. Alicorn looks at herself in confusion. "I should probably get this check out soon."
Her legs stop wobbling after a few seconds and she lets go of the nightstand. She grabs her coat and puts it on and walks over to a mirror.
Alicorn smooths out her coat and dress, then adjusts the cuffs before moving her tiara around. After she's done fixing everything, she gives herself a little smile. Then let's out a couple coughs, she looks at herself in slight concern.
Alicorn lets out a hum and she closes her eyes. But opens then back up as a knock is heard on her door.
"Coming." She calmly says and walks over to the door and opens it up.
"Hey, Alicorn!" Clevend greets.
"Hell, Miss Clevend." Alicorn greets with a small bow.
Clevend pouts. "How many times do I have to tell you to just call me Clevend?" Alicorn opens her mouth. "That was rhetorical."
"Hmm. So what did you come here for?"
"Oh, Commander Sicilia wanted me to get you, she's gathering people."
Alicorn raises an eyebrow. "Why?"
"The President invited the people of the Lighthouse battle to the White House in D.C." Clevend informs.
"One Million Lives!"
Alicorn just hums as her eyes slightly glow yellow, before returning to normal. "Then we better get going."
Clevend nods and turns around and walks away. Alicorn follows as she closes her door.
Clevend smiles as she leads Alicorn down the long hallways of the dorms. "So, how did the battle go, I haven't been able to get information out of anyone."
"It was..." The memories of the battle py through Alicorn's head. "Difficult."
Clevend looks back at Alicorn in surprise. "You had difficulty?"
Alicorn nods. "We faced strong enemies. I'm not invincible, Clevend."
Clevend looks back ahead. "Well, sometimes I forget you're just a regur ship-girl. You're so powerful and never seem to struggle at anything."
"I struggle with a lot of stuff Clevend."
"Really? I never see you do."
"YES! A bigger war, it'll be so elegant! But first, I shall bring Salvation!"
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"I love you, no matter what, sweetheart."
"She's just a siren."
"I'm surprised they allow that thing to be here."
"I would feel safer if she was in cuffs and locked somewhere tight. She's too dangerous to be left near us."
"You just don't see my struggles." Alicorn says.
"Well, if you ever need someone to talk too, I'm right here!" Clevend smiles back at Alicorn.
A small smile forms on Alicorn's face. "Thank you." Clevend gasps and Alicorn grows confused. "What?"
"You smiled!" Clevend gets excited. "You never smile."
Alicorn pouts a little and stops smiling.
"Awww, come on, smile again." Clevend whines and Alicorn gives her a light gre. She sweats a little and looks back forward.
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Clevend waves bye to Alicorn as she walks away from the Commander's office. Alicorn knocks on Sicilia's door.
"C-Come in." Sicilia's muffled voice is heard.
Alicorn enters the room to see Commander Sicilia sitting at her desk, filling out paperwork. Yorktown is sitting in front of Commander Sicilia in her wheel chair.
"Hello, sweety." Yorktown waves with a smile and Alicorn nods to her.
"I heard we're going to D.C." Alicorn walks up to Sicilia's desk
Sicilia sets her pencil down and wipes some sweat from her brow "Y-Yes, you heard right. We've b-b-been invited by the President for an award ceremony. E-E-Everyone that was at the Space Elevator battle, or as their c-calling it 'The Lighthouse Battle', will be there." She motions to Yorktown. "Miss Yorktown an-and myself will be going, and you are required to also a-a-attend, Miss A-Alicorn."
Alicorn just sighs. "Yes, Commander."
Sicilia smiles. "T-Thank you. The pne will be arriving in an hour.
Yorktown smiles. "We'll be gone for a day or two, so it won't be long."
"I've sent the Present the full report of the battle." Sicilia informs. "So he knows what happened."
Alicorn just hums.
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Alicorn arrives at the airport with Yorktown, walking with a cane and Commander Sicilia. They are wearing bck coats with metals and ribbons on them. Yorktown's coat has many metals including, the Bronze Star, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Navy Expeditionary Medal. Then she's wearing the Medal of Honor around her neck. and that's just to name a few.
Commander Sicilia wears her Bronze and Silver star medals, Navy Cross, Sea Service Ribbon, Navy Achievement Medal, and a few small metals.
Alicorn adjusts the new bck coat she's wearing. She looks ahead and sees Strider Squadron, along with a few other people, already waiting. A few ship-girls that were present at the Lighthouse Battle are present and talking amongst themselves.
"It should b-b-be here soon." Sicilia stutters a little.
Alicorn lets out a couple coughs. "Where is everyone else, then."
"Oh, I hope they don't come l-te."
"Oh, here they are!" Yorktown smiles and the two gnce back to see several Jeeps drive into the airport and many people step out.
Sicilia sighs. "I didn't want to have to hold the p-p-pne back, the President wants everyone t-t-there today and get rest for the ceremony tomorrow."
The sound of engines reach reach the ears of everyone and they look up to see an AC-130 transport aircraft nearing the airport, four P-47 Thunderbolts guard it.
"Oh, just in time." Sicilia pulls out a pocket watch and she puts it away.
The rge pne nds and the four P-47 nd soon after.
"A-Alright everyone!" Sicilia yells. "Let's g-g-get a move on!"
Everyone starts boarding the pne, with Yorktown, Sicilia and Alicorn get on st.
"This is going to be a long 13 hours and 5 minutes." Alicorn mutters.
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It's nighttime as the pne nds in D.C. A few people groan with tiredness as they wake up from their seats as the pne shakes as it touches down.
Alicorn looks out a window and sees many cars travel towards the pne as it stops. Everyone gets off the pne, Alicorn is the st to step off the pne.
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Alicorn sees the city in the distance, and her eyes fsh yellow a few times. She shakes her head and lets out a cough as she follows Yorktown and Sicilia to a limo.
Someone steps out and opens the doors for the girls. "It's a pleasure to meet you girls."
"Thank you." Yorktown smiles as she climbs in.
"T-Thanks." Sicilia mutters as she climbs in.
Alicorn nods to the man as she climbs in. Sitting across from the girls it Henry Walce, the Vice President.
"It's an honor to meet you again Miss Yorktown." Henry shakes hands with the girl.
"Mr Walce, haven't seen you in a couple years." Yorktown smiles.
Henry turns to Sicilia. "Commander Sicilia, I hope the flight was good."
"I-It was fine." Sicilia says.
Henry turns to Alicorn. "Hello Miss Alicorn, I'm-"
Alicorn Interrupts. "Henry A Walce, the Vice President. I know everything about you."
Henry sweats a little. "Okay then." He takes out a folder from a brief case next to him, and hands it to Sicilia. "Here's what's going to happen tomorrow at 12. Along with something else."
Sicilia opens the folder and reads through multiple papers. Then she grows a confused look. "W-What's this?"
"Siren activity. This isn't a vacation for us, Commander. Everyone is on high alert, the Siren's have increased activity since the Lighthouse Battle. We've seem some High Ranking Siren activity as well, and its concerning us."
"Who's been spotted?" Sicilia asks with a serious tone.
"Purifier and Observer Alpha is all we've spotted so far." Henry informs.
Alicorn grips the hem of her coat at the name of her Siren's sister.
"We believe that the Sirens made contact with the Sakura Empire, but that's just specution." Henry says. "But it still worrying."
"Do we have any idea what they want with the Sakura Empire?" Sicilia asks.
"No, Ma'am."
"This is worrying." Yorktown mutters.
"Indeed it is." Henry lets out a sigh.
Alicorn hears chanting, and she looks out the window and sees that they're approaching the Whitehouse, but it seems people are protesting outside it.
"Protests?" Alicorn questions and she looks to Henry.
"With the recent battle, and how much we've lost recently. People want the war between Eagle Union, Royal Navy and Ironblood to end and focus on the Sirens." Henry informs. "I've gotten word of protests in Berlin as well."
"I wish it were that easy." Yorktown says.
"Nothing is e-e-ever easy." Sicilia cims and she closes the folder and sets it on her p.
The convoy enters the Whitehouse gates.
"The President is busy preparing for tomorrow, so you won't be able to see him tonight." Henry informs.
The convoy rolls up to the front of the Whitehouse and stops.
"I hope you dies have a good nights rest." Henry says as the door to the limo and they get out.
Alicorn looks up to the rge building in front of her and she hums. 'I tried to destroy this pce nearly a year ago.' She lets out a cough.
Everyone enters the building.
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The next day everyone is entering a room where reporter and photographers are taking pictures of them in their ceremonial uniforms.
Yorktown and Commander Sicilia are sitting at the front of the room where a podium is and President Franklin D Roosevelt is standing.
The Marines, Air force, Navy and Ship-girls all line up on the side of the room. Alicorn being st in line.
Roosevelt clears his throat. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the people you see in front of you are the heroes who fought in the Lighthouse Battle. A battle that only sted 14 hours, but those 14 hours were long and bloody. So, may we please have a moment of silence for those who didn't make it home today."
Everyone in the room goes silent and they bow their heads.
"Thank you." Roosevelt starts. "Now the Lighthouse battle was an operation to take down an enemy that has been terrorizing our waters for the past few months, the Arsenal Bird. We've lost many good soldiers, friends and Family to that beast. But the people standing before you, took it down and brought temporary safety to the waters beyond our nds.
The Marines you see, went to the Space Elevator and neutralized the Ironblood radicals.
But the battle wasn't over yet. A new enemy showed up, Ironblood/Siren prototype UAVs. They swiftly showed up and took down many of our airmen.
They retreated and regrouped and counter attacked. Bringing down these monsters that killed so many of their friends. But the people you see before you are all the ones that survive. We pray for the families of those whose sons and daughters didn't survive the battle. So without further ado, lets begin the Medal Ceremony."
Alicorn drones out the ceremony and before she knows it, it's her turn.
Roosevelt motions to Alicorn as he talks to the people in the room. "The girl you see before you may have a controversial past. Many of you may hate her, many of you may praise her, but she is indeed without a soldier of the Eagle Union Navy. She gave the final blow to the Arsenal Bird, she took a missile for a fellow airmen and nearly died for it. She took on both the UAVs head on and won. For that I award you these Metals."
Roosevelt walks to Alicorn and puts on the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star onto her uniform. Then he puts on several ribbons onto her uniform. Then he puts a Distinguished Service Cross onto her uniform.
Roosevelt moves back to the Podium and speaks into the microphone as someone walks up to him with a box. "This girl since coming to eagle Union has fought hard to save our people, she's fought the Arsenal Bird on several occasions and even saved multiple of her fellow Azured Girls by putting her life on the line. She has taken many injuries through those battles. For that I award her this final medal."
Roosevelt opens the box and pulls out a Medal of Honor. He walks back over to Alicorn. "Please turn around."
Alicorn nods and turns around and Roosevelt puts the Medal on her neck and she turns around. Roosevelt holds his hand out and Alicorn takes it.
"It's an honor to shake your hand, Miss Alicorn." Roosevelt smiles as people take pictures of the scene. People start to cp.
"Thank you, Sir." Alicorn says with little emotion. She looks to the side and sees Yorktown cpping with a massive smile onto her face.
'Not even a year ago I was trying to kill these people, now they are giving awards and stuff. Humans are very confusing.' Alicorn says in thought.
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Later that night everyone is in their rooms, Alicorn is sitting on a chair next to an open window. She's looking down at the Medal around her neck.
"This feels wrong." Alicorn mutters. "I don't deserve any of this, I shouldn't even be here, I should be out with Enterprise and patrolling the oceans."
Alicorn has a small coughing fit and then she clears her throat and she looks up to the moon.
"The way I see it, you have two options. You can be a siren, hellbent on destroying humanity. Or you can be a tool of war, used to save humanity." Enterprise's voice rings in Alicorn's head.
Alicorn rubs her head. "What am I?!" She growls in anger, then lets out a sigh.
Alicorn closes her Siren Yellow eyes, before opening them up a second ter. She clears her throat and starts to sing.
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"Tu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ahTu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah"
Alicorn's signing fills the nightime air.
"Kimi no naka ni aru aka to aoki senSorera ga musubareru no was shinnozou.Kaze no naka demo makenaiyouna koe deTodokeru kotoba O ima wa sodateteru."
In the Presidents office we see Roosevelt with a tired look as he's filling out paperwork, the window's open behind him. Alicorn's singing reaches his ears.
"Toki wa makuragiKaza wa nikihadaHoshi wa ubusunaHito wa kagaerou.Nande naiteru no to kikare kotaereru.Namida naka ja.Kokuura deaeta koto no imi ni wa marude."
Roosevelt leans back in his chair and lets out a sigh. He closes his eyes and a feeling of calmness washes over him.
"OitsukanaiKonomi hitotsu ja tarinai sakebi.Kimi note ni fureta toki ni dake furetaKokoro ga atta yoImi O ikutsu koereba bokura wa tadori--Tsukeru no kana."
In Sicilia's room she's reading through the papers that were in the folder she received the day before. She rubs her head as swear falls down it. Alicorn's voice comes through an open window near her.
"Orokasa de II minikusa de II.Tadashia no sono saki de.
Tu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ahTu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah"
Sicilia closes the folder and rubs her tired eyes as a feeling of calmness washes over her. She rests her head on the table and closes her eyes.
"Kaze no naka demo makenaiyouna koe de.Todokeru kotoba O ima wa sodateteruToki was makuragiKaze wa nikihadaHoshi wa ubusunaHito wa kagerou."
In Count's room he's sitting in a chair near an open window, flicking a zippo light on and off. The memories of the Lighthouse Battle pying through his head.
Then Alicorn's singing fills his ears.
"Nande naiteru no to kikare kotaereruNamida nanka ja.Kokura deaeta koto no imi ni wa marudeOitsukanai.Kono mi hitotsu ja tarinai sakebi."
Count smiles as a feeling of calmness washes over him and he sets the Zippo down and leans back in his chair.
"Kimi note ni fureta toki ni dake FuruetaKokoro ga atta yo.Imi O ikutsu koereba bokura wa tadori--tsukeru no kana."
In Yorktown's room, she's ying in her bed and she's reading a book. A breeze blows through the open window beside her bed. Alicorn's singing billows into the room.
"Orokasa de II minikusa de IITadashisa no sono saki de."
Yorktown smiles as memories of Alicorn's childhood pys through her head and a feeling of calmness washes over her.
"Tu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ahTu, tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah.Tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tuTu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, ah"
Alicorn finishes singing and she looks back up to the moon and sighs. "What am I?" She then leans back and starts to have a coughing fit.
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05-29-2023
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