Reach out and Touch Someone

But meanwhile, back in America, Washington state, Seattle . . .

With Trinitite the Younger (aka Elizabeth) . . .

Smiling, young Trinitite and her sisters (including the new "big/twin sister") Trinitite are heading back to speak with Mother when Hypocenter waved for them to all stop and wait. It appeared that Mother was . . .discussing something about young Trin with her friend and the turncoat Kanmusu who was . . .a partner of some kind to Georgia.

Her Princess was not looking too happy with them...and several of her other sisters (who she felt so . . .much CLOSER to now than she'd ever done before) were standing by off to the side, tense. Like they're ready to jump into action.

....

Her friend and partner might be in a bit of trouble here, and she feared she knew why. Oh, she had questions right now but that would have to wait!

" . . .And you are telling me that you met my daughter 'Elizabeth' while playing Warhammer 40K," her Princess said, gesturing towards Georgia who nods quickly. Then continuing she turns towards Chitose, giving the Seaplane Tender a slight frown.

"And I heard something about you wishing to aid my daughter by helping her track 'me' down in Japan?" Saratoga continued, pulling out her issued cellphone and making an adjustment to it, and then tapping something in before turning it towards the two being interrogated. "Well . . .good thing that she at least told you about how easily I'm able to be tracked down by Google, else I would be OBLIGATED to report this gross breach of security."

Both Georgia and Chitose swear softly in both their native languages before young Trin's Mother turns and lets her see what is on the smartphone's screen and . . .the Wo-class found her jaw hanging open in shock at what she was reading.

In the search bar! In Google's search bar is the simple phrase "where is shipgirl Saratoga" and . . .it is showing young Trinitite's MOTHER's location in Japan?!

WHAT?!

"Heh, that brings back memories that look!" chuckles my elder twin softly. "I was MORE than stunned when I learned how LITTLE the Navy and other US organizations actually seemed to think about what could be found online by a 'simple' Abyssal."

"You mean I could have just looked it up on the library's. . .at any time?!" the young Trinitite sputtered while pointing at the online article that some Kanmusu had posted. While not as smooth and professional as some things she'd seen while using the computers in the library, it did have her Mother's name and the naval base in Japan listed.

No doubt, my sister apparently after having gotten OVER her shock (which I'm still having trouble handling right NOW), the young Wo-class thought fiercely to herself. She must have looked up the contact phone number for the base? Maybe even somehow managed to trick her way and gotten my . . .Her . . .UH . . .I mean OUR Princess's phone number to speak with her?

Is whatever conversation they had what lead to Trinitite . . .

. . .

Shaking her head, the younger Trin decides for now just call her elder sister Trinitite and herself "Elizabeth" for ease of conversation. Otherwise, this was going to get too confusing for the poor Wo-class!

What did Mother say that got Trinititie to join up with the Firebringers instead of the plan of getting Mother alone, hull to hull, and "bring her back to her senses"?

It had to be a VERY good reason because not only did Trinitite join the Kanmusu, but every OTHER member of the former Crossroad Fleet had as well!

. . . .

Could . . .she do that as well? YES! Elizabeth . . .she saw it was a "no brainer" in joining if that meant she could be with her Mother again. If . . .if the Firebringers hadn't compromised her free will of course . . .but . . .Mother seemed to be in her right mind.

Ah, and somehow even MORE vibrant and here?

"Yes dear," Saratoga smiled, cupping the Wo-class's chin fondly before turning back to the still stunned submarine Hime and the Seaplane Tender.

"And finding out who I was after being freed from being Jellyfish?" the Lexington-class aircraft carrier continued. "Depending on which websites you visited and the method you used, it would have been easily determined. God knows that there are enough conspiracy websites out there with their theories about how Abyssals and Kanmusu being two sides of the same coin!"

A quick typing session with Google again shows a somewhat blurred (but recognizable) image of her Princess as she'd appeared as Jellyfish. It was the Princess in all her pale glory with that beautiful dress of her and her long, white hair. And those spots that covered part of her face, including one of her eyes...

Elizabeth blinked, suddenly finding the image of how those marks made it look like her Mother had been burned in spots. It . . .was not a pleasant sight to her now.

"Amazing what lengths some fools will go to get pictures," Saratoga muttered to herself. "Got to wonder how they managed to get pictures before my former self evicted the human tourists back in the beginning at Bikini Atoll. They just had to take pictures instead of just running for their lives . . ."

"That IS how you found out and just passed along open source information?" Saratoga asked, giving the two shipgirls a meaningful stare. Both Abyssal and Kanmusu nod their heads in affirmation. Saratoga smiled, satisfied.

Something told Elizabeth that that WAS NOT how they had done things, but if her Mother wasn't going to pursue such awkward things then far be it for HER to gainsay her Princess! Not like she, a fugitive Abyssal, should tip off her hunters of such matters. Being that it had . . .or would have been . . .benefit to herself!

Saratoga, meanwhile has indeed opted (FOR NOW) at leaving this security issue alone. It had become clear to her when certain DATES were mentioned (and certain FACTS coming to light), that this wasn't the Seattle she and her Fleet left earlier.

The Abyssal War HERE was only something like into its second year. That and it appeared that not only had Pear Harbor NOT fallen yet, but world trade wasn't as (badly) disrupted by the Abyssals. At least not YET...

It would later account for just WHY " Elizabeth" was in a good financial position so much earlier than Trinitite had been comparatively speaking, timeline-wise. The "dollar" stores were still stocked, full of cheap imports from Asia, and that had left more money in Elizabeth's pocket. Enough to where she'd been able to take on hobbies early on...

"Okay you two, I need you to call somebody in your chain," Saratoga finally says, coming to a decision. "Tell them there is something that needs to be negotiated to bring MY daughter safely into the fold which does NOT include imprisonment or dissection. . . "

Later in a certain Navy Office in the Seattle area . . .

Nashville was closing up the office she'd been using, wondering if they'll be able to track down that damn Wo-class before the Abyssal somehow managed to repair itself enough to launch an air raid attack when her cellphone began to ring...

1. Nashville was closing up the office she'd been using, wondering if they'll be able to track down that damn Wo-class before the Abyssal somehow managed to repair itself enough to launch an air raid attack when her cellphone began to ring...

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