Chapter 12

Three days later

Gabriel grumbled as he opened his eyes and looked to his left, at the wall of his dorm. He slowly sat straight up and sighed in silent protest. Guess I should really accept my punishment this time... he thought and remembered what he said to Nagato last week, that he will accept any punishment.

And unfortunately, the Battleship had given a severe punishment to him, and it was hanging on his wall.

"Well I said it... No use whining now." he sighed, dejectedly and begun prepared for today's event.

Fubuki silently walked down the hallway, heads down, and with an uncomprehending face. Trailing behind her, Mutsuki and Yuudachi stared at her with a worried face.

"Fubuki, I think it's not good to meet the morning with a sad face-poi." Yuudachi said, encouragingly. But the destroyer only sighed and grumbled. "I wonder what will happen today, I mean, Gabriel-san, might still be angry at me." she said worried, her fingers fidgeted as she stood in front of their classroom.

"Fubuki-chan, we can't meet him like this then!" Mutsuki said with a burst of energy, trying to encourage her friend but Fubuki only sighed in disappointment again, making her stare only, uncomprehendingly.

"If you're going to stand in there, please move aside, will you." Fubuki turned around, and saw Ooichi and Kitakami, beside her. "Ah, Ooichi-san, Kitakami-san." Fubuki said, hesitantly and move to her left.

"Really, are we going to waste our time with him again," Ooichi said but Kitakami countered her, unmindful.

"But Ooichi, we don't have much of a choice, he's our teacher. And a cool one at that." Ooichi blushed and smile as they both entered the classroom, only to stop dead. Both of them stared normally at first but then their eyes began to widened in surprise.

"Wah!" Kitakami smiled and blushed as Ooichi let out a burst of scream of shock. The destroyers outside heard the torpedo cruiser's, making them charged into the classroom and all three of them struck dead in their tracks, mouths hanging in awe and surprise.

Gabriel was sitting on his chair, a book in front of him opened, and he was wearing a tight blue vest over his tight white shirt and black pants but the most shocking part of him was that he was wearing a square -nerdy type glasses.

Gabriel noticing their arrival, looked at them and smile. "Ah, good morning everyone. Nice weather we're having today eh,"

The girls stared in disbelief at first. Their once barbaric destroyer teacher, has completely change into something handsome, sexy and definitely strong aura type of man.

"Well then, shall we start?" Gabriel said with a smile.

Mamiya Sweet's Cafe

Fubuki, Mutsuki and Yuudachi silently stared down at their ice cream, eyes unmoving and contemplating. It was lunch time and they're about to eat their lunches but they sat unmoved.

"Today's class-" Fubuki began and was followed by Mutsuki.

"Gabu-sama's class today-" and then Yuudachi finished with energy.

"Is so exciting! I never thought he's so good at teaching naval tactics - poi!"

The three girls laughed merrily, livening themselves up. Gabriel's lessons for today were very amazing for the three. They all felt enlightened from their newfound knowledge on naval tactics.

"I never thought Ten-go position would have a lot of positions!"

"So was Genghis Khan's tactics. Those are in lands but I never thought it could work in water too." Mutsuki and Yuudachi giggled and share and while they were still talking, Fubuki looked around the cafe.

That's strange, he was usually here. Fubuki thought with wonder.

Cafeteria

Gabriel silently took a gulp down of his ramen before sighing heavily. His eyes look heavy and despite having a fresh new look and it was only just midday.

I never thought...real class will be extremely hard... With tired eyes he groggily sat back on his chair and notice the great Battleship Yamato, smiling and holding a huge bowl of ramen. "Good morning, Gabu-san."

"Ah Yamato, sorry didn't notice you there." Yamato gladly sat in front of him and began eating as she asked some questions to him. Her eyes shone, curiously, determined to get answers from him.

"Gabu-san, I heard from Nagato-san about Morrison's daring escape from the U.N. and about the Admiral having on our side. What was it all about?" she slurped the noodles gently, without taking a pause between her words.

Gabriel only smiled and then begun to explain the whole conspiratorial situation. Yamato listened intently and made small remarks and reactions. She couldn't believe what she was hearing from him nor imagine how dire the whole situation is.

"So, from the very beginning, when Jack was torturing you, he only did that because the U.N. was ordering him to do so, and the reason for it is because the U.N. needed the whole Overwatch team complete to defeat the Abyssals?"

"Well... That's only half of it. Another reason was that U.S. trying to reestablish the Trans-Pacific trade route quickly. The country's own, and together with its other neighbor's, economic system was in complete disarray, and it slowly sinking everyone."

Yamato thoughtfully looked down. "Indeed, a lot of people would like to approve to this kind of...plan." she hesitated on the last part as Gabriel only made a sad smile.

"Also...the U.N. wanted to dispose the Overwatch completely and so they send us onto the battlefield, unprepared and completely expose to the unknown enemy. Quite a fitting death for us huh." he said sadly, he stopped and stared down at his ramen, eyes reflecting on the liquid.

"The corruption...I never thought it would be this bad." Yamato stopped eating, she looked down with sadness and disappointment, and yet this isn't the reason why we must stop, and then she looked up to him and smiled.

"But this isn't enough for you stop saving the world, in fact Nagato-san told me that Strike-Commander Morrison had also rebelled against them." she beamed her determined eyes at the Gabriel who looked at her, eyes filled with hope.

Yeah...the old softie farmboy, has...he thought and chuckled mentally and continue. "Yeah, Jack does." Jack is indeed a true hero...he risked and sacrificed everything again, just so he could save this world. Gabriel remembered and just made a reminiscing smile.

"And thus...I made a decision." Gabriel then declared, "I'm going to give this another chance. I'm going to do everything, no more bitter memories, no more regrets and hesitations. I'm going to teach everything to the Kantai Fleet so that we could free our ocean from the Abyssals." Gabriel's eyes shone brightly at Yamato as he bowed at her.

"Yamato-san feel free to support me on this." Yamato smiled at him, gladdened by his request. The girl closed her eyes and then bowed to him.

"Yes Gabu-san, I'll support you."

Isla Nublada - Puerto Rico

Jack Morrison silently stood high up on the surface of the water. His visors scanning the horizon of the island. His riggings, based on a Montana-class BB's shone brightly against the midday sun.

"I've got you in my sights…" he said as the two triple- gun turrets on his shoulders turned to his right. "Anchor yourself...rifle aim…" he steadied his pulse rifle which he raised after he pointed it at the target.

"Aim...FIRE!" and then a loud bang echoed followed by a loud splash of water. Jack fell to the water, the firepower from his cannons had put off his balance.

"Shit!" he cursed and tried to stand up but couldn't. "Need a help, Jack?" Jack looked up and saw Ana in her Graf Spee rigging. Her two turrets on her waist shadowed him.

"Thanks…" Jack thanked her and Ana pulled him up. She then glanced at him with a worried look.

"You've been practicing for two days straight. I know you wanted to help, but we must follow Mutsu's advice. This training of ours...we're expect to learn all of Kantai Fleet's training in just two weeks. So, as Mutsu's says, take it easy but always be attentive." Ana said, solemnly as Jack nodded.

"It's ok Ana. I just wanted to help Gabe immediately...and to make sure that everyone would survive this."

"We're Jack...we're practicing very hard like you." Ana made a reassuring smile at the Strike-Commander, only to get disturbed as McCree suddenly rush pass between them, screaming his head off.

"I-thought-dreadnoughts-are-very slow!" McCree's rigging was a USS Texas (BB-35) with 5 of his huge two gun turrets hanging on his sides. Winston trailing slowly behind him, grunted.

"Don't lean forward if you want to go slow!" he reminded as the cowboy careened uncontrollably to the right and then to the left.

Jack face palmed at the scene as Ana frown and added. "Jack, I would like to repeat what I'd just said-"

"Woo-hoo! Super fast BB's!" And then suddenly cut in between them, her rigging running high, followed by Lucio, Symmetra and Sombra.

"Wait up!" Symmetra said as she struggled balancing in her Gearing-class rigging.

"Oh, let's get it on!" Lucio said excitedly as he jumped into the air, flipping as he did so, only to land face first on the surface and begin sinking.

"I don't get it…" Sombra wondered as she skidded slowly on her Fletcher-class destroyer. "We all looked like Cirque du Soleil when we escaped... and now we all look like Cirque du Loser." she shrugged her shoulders and continued advancing in a very slow pace.

Ana, deadpanned, stared at the group before sighing again and said. "Jack...as I was saying-"

"You look beautiful as ever, Ana!" Reinhardt interrupted her from the water, making the old sniper glance sharply to him. "My rigging...the unplanned Kriegsmarine ship of the Nazi party, the Grosser Kurfurst, isn't she a babe!?" he asked proudly as Ana observe him, smiling nicely, before saying.

"It is beautiful indeed. However you must know Reinhardt...that all Battleships, regardless of the size, should move forward." Reinhardt grunted in shock and embarrassment...as he continued moving in a very slow reverse speed.

Jack watching the disastrous result of his group, silently watched them, solemnly. And then after a second his shoulders move up as he chuckled underneath his mask. This is so funny...its just like before...he thought happily as he continued watching everyone.

Overwatch Detach HQ - Isla Nublada - Puerto Rico

In the main island, deep beneath the surface, was the new HQ of the Overwatch. Computers, wires and even screws are scattered all over the floor. The lights are dim, some are even flickering or completely dead. Either way, the new office looked like a haunted mausoleum of a forgotten dead rich man.

"I don't get it...why's there even rats here?" Mercy said as she wave her hand on her feet, shooing a lot of mice away from her. She put the large box that she was carrying on a table and looked around and sighed, disappointedly. The office looks very dirty...and haunted-like, she began to miss her old office.

"Angela, are you alright?" Pharah asked as she stood beside the tired doctor with a small plate of chocolate cake on her right hand.

"I'm fine. How was the cake? I baked it myself.." Angla asked as Pharah's face turned red and the girl stammered.

"W-well...it tasted perfect. The chocolate sprinkles especially." Chocolate sprinkles? Angela looked down to her cake, but I didn't put...oh no, suddenly she stood frozen after she glance behind her and saw her cake, riddled with so called chocolate sprinkles on the counter, where Winston, Zarya and Torbjorn, enjoyingly eating.

"Ah guys...everyone." she called and they turned to her. "I'm really sorry, but I brought some medicine for diarrhea so I think it will be ok... But I think that isn't chocolate... It's… rat droppings"

"BLGRGHRHRH!" Everyone immediately coughed and vomited on the floor, ejecting the cake from their system.

"I knew it…" Hanzo, Genji and Zenyatta, silently watch them from one corner. "Rat's that can fly...how awesome do you think is that, brother?" Genji asked as he watched a winged rat flew right above him, while Hanzo took a sip of his green tea, peacefully, which he got from a large canister standing beside the cake.

"And um, just also in case, I also brought my vaccines for Hepatitis...I think the rats urinated in the tea." Angela added while she checked the canister.

"BLGLRHRHRH!" Hanzo followed and vomited all over the floor, making the other two sighed. "Experience tranquility...I guess." Zenyatta added as a winged rat landed on his head.

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