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// Alternate Chapter 
// Story: German Battleship Bismarck 
// by cellum95 
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167 miles from the German Battleship, the Equestrian 2nd Fleet is in their 1 hour and 20 minute journey, still days away from completing their mission of having the trade goods to Zebrica. The Equestria shared it's secret plans of the 'water-carriage' to the Crystal Empire, and the Crystal Royal Navy or CRN was born, with two crystal ships still in their service. The sailors of the 2nd Fleet is still in relaxation mode, confident that no trouble will brew over the horizon. 


>HMES Harmony<


HMES Harmony, the lead ship of the 2nd Fleet, is still sailing with her 19-comrade ships. Admiral Iron Hoof was also still in relaxation mode, over-confident that nothing bad will happen to them. However, their relaxation is being interrupted by a buzzing noise up ahead. When they look up, they could not believe what they could see with their very own eyes.

'What in Equestria is that?' Iron Hoof thought as the 'mysterious flying object' is now flying above them. Whatever it is, it's not one of the pegasus scouting team of the Pony-Diamond Dog alliance. The 'flying object' has a very strange buzzing noise, and it's wings are not flapping. Looking to the 'object', he could see that it's circling the group, like getting it's coor-whatever that word is. The 'object' is just circling the fleet, like looking for a target. However, fifteen minutes after it circles the fleet, it just flew to the direction of north-west. 

'Why is going there?' Iron Hoof thought again in curiosity, but his curiosity is dispersed from his head, knowing that any orders to follow the 'flying object' would be disastrous. The Equestrian 2nd Fleet still continues on, unaware that a mighty 'water carriage' will be under way, that will rain down chaos and destruction. 


>Bismarck<


"So let me get this straight...You saw a convoy north-east from where the ship is now located?" Admiral Lutjens asked the observer of the Ar 196, in German language.

"Yes sir. However, they seem to be quite odd for a reason though." The observer replied.

"As in how odd?" 

"They are made out of wood sir, totally obsolete and outdated. Nothing much of a quality kill sir. Any course of action?" Lutjens ponders for the moment. Even though it's obsolete, it's still a convoy. But, it's a waste of time and shells just to kill outdated ships. 

"None for the moment observer. But you have completed your mission. We will just go straight ahead of the convoy." 

"Yes sir." The observer replied and communications is now cut off. 

"Sir, if this is your order, then another is to observe them carefully with our ship, so that we could study them further." The Captain said to Lutjens. It is a good order to Lutjens thought. He relayed the order, and with the German reconnaissance plane had landed and returned to the German Battleship, the Bismarck got a full steam ahead to get within range to study the outdated convoy. 


>Night, Equestrian Sea<


It was deadly quiet in the sea, and it was good news for the Bismarck, because of the almost quiet night and because of their paint, they could strike the convoy without it noticing them. It was just night time for the Bismarck's crew, so they just sleep at the beautiful night, not having any troubles at all. The Admiral and the Captain were also asleep, so the only ones who were fully awake was the battleship's observers with search lights, searching for any trouble in the horizon.

But it was just tiring work, just to search the horizon for anything that would attack the Bismarck head on, and they don't want that. They keep searching with their lights, but nothing came. Just as an useless an endeavor they guess, nothing much of tad importance. With relief in their heads, they returned to their beds, with the Bismarck still sailing, 151 miles from it's target.

>5 Days Later, Equestrian 2nd Fleet, Equestrian Sea<

It's been five days. Five days nerve-racking days since the 2nd Fleet saw their first sighting on an aircraft. But, after their encounter, it was worsening the condition of the sailors. They were extremely nervous that the 'flying object' will relay the information to the pirates, and will quickly attack them to loot the so-called 'goodies'.

But, it didn't came. It was a breath of relief for the sailors, and they presume that it was the only 'weird' thing that would happen to them. Sadly, they were mistaken. Twenty-five miles north-west of their location is the mighty Bismarck, ready to observe their every movement. 

But the Equestrian Ship, HMES Giggle, spots the Bismarck at a distance of over nineteen miles away from the 2nd Fleet. The crew members of Giggle were extremely fixed to the German Battleship, that they could not believe that the 'flying object' would relay information to that kind of ship. But they notice something different about the Bismarck. It was moving, from the distance they were in, slightly faster than them. It was just a dull grey shape moving across the water, and more likely 'alien' from their perspective anyways. But their gaze would soon be diverted, as the pirates, who were sailing the waters days ago searching for any 'valuable' fleets, would attack them.