"Sonar detected! Three warships on surface!" Shizuka alerted the rest of the crew.
"What type of ship?" Gunzou asked.
"Can't identify but based on its engine sound, it possesses a graviton engine." Shizuka replied.
"Prepare for combat" Gunzou ordered.
"I sense a mental model." Iona said.
On the surface and coming closer to the I-401, fast battleship Hiei is getting ready for her assault. She was escorted with two Nagara-class light cruisers.
"Shizuka, enemy coordinates." Gunzou asked.
"Bearing 315, distance 27, right above submerged Midway island." Shizuka replied.
"Iona, who is she?" Gunzou asked?
"She's Hiei." Iona replied.
On the viewer screen the crew sees the side and top view of the massive Kongo-class battleship as well and some basic statistics and dimensions of the ship.
· Hiei Kongo-class battleship
· Displacement: 32,156 tones
· Length: 222 meters
· Beam: 31.97 meters
· Height: 50 meters
· Speed: 29.7kt
· Weapons: 30x torpedo tubes, 6x cannons, super-graviton cannon
"The other two ships are Nagara-class light cruisers." Shizuka informed.
· Nagara-class light cruiser
· Displacement: 5,170 tones
· Length: 162.15 meters
· Beam: 14.17 meters
· Height: 40 meters
· Weapons: 12x torpedo tubes, 2x cannons
On the Voyager blue lights illuminated the interior of the ship as that was the signal for blue alert which was used to warn the crew that the ship will shake a bit because of the turbulence of entering an atmosphere. They have descended down towards the Pacific Ocean.
"We are only 100 kilometers away from the coordinates of the submarine." Ensign Kim announced.
"Are you still sure it is a good idea for us to take the ship with us to make contact with the Fog? We could just hail them from orbit." Commander Chakotay asked the captain.
"Yes, we need to make a show of strength. That way we could hopefully get our doctor back quickly and without the need for violence." Captain Janeway responded.
"Captain there are 3 vessels near the submarine and they are attacking it!" Ensign Kim said.
"On screen." Captain Janeway ordered.
On the viewer screen they saw 3 ships, one large one with 2 smaller ones close behind the large one. The smaller vessels were launching torpedoes while the large one fired its main gun into the water.
"Our Klein shield is at 50%!" Sou informed.
"I sense another object approaching us rapidly." Iona said.
"What! 3 Fog vessels is enough of a fight already now another is coming at us." Kyouhei said.
"I don't hear anything else on sonar." Shizuka said.
"I don't think that object is a Fog Vessel." Iona replied.
"How come Iona?" Gunzou said.
"The reason why Shizuka doesn't hear anything in sonar is because the object isn't in the water. It is in the air." Iona replied.
"Can you identify it." Gunzou asked.
"Yes, a profile of that object was added to the Joint Tactical Network a few hours ago." Iona said as she showed the profile on the view screen.
· U.S.S. Voyager Intrepid-class light explorer
· Displacement: 700,000 tones
· Length: 342.5 meters
· Beam: 144.84 meters
· Height: 55.42 meters
· Speed: unknown
· Weapons: unknown
"An explorer?" Sou said.
"There aren't exploration vessels in the Fleet of Fog." Iona replied.
"If that isn't from the Fleet of Fog then where did it come from?" Gunzou asked.
"Those are definitely world war 2 battleships."
Lieutenant Tom Paris said.
"Hail the lead attacking ship." Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered.
"No response." Lieutenant Commander Tuvok.
"Captain, they are now targeting us!" Ensign Kim informed.
"Shields up, red alert!" Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered.
The 3 fog ships fired their canons to the Voyager. However, their canons did nothing as the shields on the Voyager was well beyond capable to absorb the fire.
"Captain, they are shooting lasers at us." Ensign Kim said.
"Lasers?" Captain Kathryn Janeway asked.
"Yes, only 10 Megawatts per barrage with no degradation to the shields." Ensign Kim responded.
"Let's give them a warning shot. Target the lead ship 1 meter ahead of its bow." Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered.
"Phasers ready." Lieutenant Commander Tuvok said.
"Fire." Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered.
The Voyager fired a single shot barely missing Hiei's bow but close enough to hit her Klein field. Klein field are very effective against conventional explosives that the humans in this time use but a phaser shot from a 24th century starship caused it to not only saturate but oversaturate instantly.
Hiei was prepared to sink to the I-401 but now after an encounter with a 24th century starship that took her Klein field away instantly she made the decision to retreat.
"Captain they are now retreating." Lieutenant Commander Tuvok said.
"What is the status of the submarine?" Captain Kathryn Janeway asked.
"They have only sustained minor damage." Ensign Kim said.
Back on the I-401, the crew was amazed at what they saw. That so called light explorer just took multiple hits from 3 fog ships and only fired a single shot to cause the 3 fog ships to retreat.
"How did that one ship fight 3 fog ships and won so easily!" Kyouhei said.
"They are hailing us." Iona said.
"Accept the hail Iona. I would like to speak to them." Gunzou said as the view screen opened.
"This is Captain Kathrine Janeway of the U.S.S. Voyager. To whom am I sneaking with?"
"I am Chihaya Gunzou, captain of the I-401."