In the Pacific there was an expanse of water that believed to be completely devoid of anything. All maps shown this as nothing more than an endless expanse of water. All shipping, including Military, has been strictly regulated to avoid these waters. No Satellite was allowed to fly over for any reason. Many that ventured too close would find mysterious craft, and radio transmissions warning them away with lethal force. All this to protect the secret that was hidden here for so very long.<br/><br/>However, these waters were not empty. No, far from it. There a lone Island sat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Nothing more than an over glorified sandbar, it was barely big enough to house the complex that has been secretly built, and operated upon it. A top Secret XCOM military installation that was tasked to try, and track any Alien incursion onto the Earth. The Facility was simply dubbed: Sand Island<br/><br/>It was thankfully a clear day in the skies over Sand Island. The once hidden XCOM listening base has been turned into the launching station for the Fleet Girl program. Many in the upper echelons of XCOM Command, along with many of the World's true power brokers did not hold much faith in the Fleet Girls program. It was mostly done as a publicity stunt to boost public support, and morale, but a publicity stunt could be used strategically.  Even if it was nothing more than to divert Alien eyes away from XCOM's main defense lines at the Panama and Suez Canal. Two of the most vital supply lines for humanity.<br/><br/>All the Ship girls were arriving together by XCOM craft, the Avenger high speed transport took off only 5 hours ago, and was already arriving at Sand Island in the Pacific Ocean. From the side windows, the newly arriving ship girls would be able to look out and see an XCOM Fighter jet providing them with an escort. It was a surprisingly familiar fighter, a F/a-18E Super Hornet. Still in service after so long. Mostly because after the losses Xcom had been taking, even outdated fighters were better than none, especially if said outdated fighter had a laser gun secretly built into the nose.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/acecombat/images/2/2e/Ap10.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/282?cb=20130317175924)</div><br/>Around the island two small patrol boats on either side could be seen slowly making their way though the undulating waves of the deep azure blue waters, keeping a constant eye out for any and all suspicious activity that could threaten the base. Anything else, aside from armored guards with laser rifles patrolling on their usual rounds, was hidden from view. All manner of defenses that the base had were underground, ready to spring out and blast anything that entered their airspace at the push of a button. Some xcom agents even rose out from the water, changing their patrols with another group in their own pair of  glistening yellow underwater armor  (http://ufopaedia.org/images/5/5f/UP022_%28TFTD%29.png) which allowed them to move underwater with increased speed but still did little to help them fight the strength of the Abyss Alien Alliance.<br/><br/>The Avenger did one circuit of the Island as the Pilots performed the necessary security protocol to verify their identity. The next moment after the once around of the island, a click could be heard in the Passenger cabin of the Transport. “Alright ladies, welcome to the sand castle, we hope you enjoyed your flight and sorry for the jetlag.” One of the three pilots at the front called out from the Cockpit, making a mocking impersonation of a Passenger Aircraft Pilot. He then angled the ship down and slowly decreased its speed until it was just hovering. Drifting, it came to a slow stop at its designated area, a thick slab of duracrete with the same painted markings like a helipad. The aircraft jostled slightly when it finally touched down for a landing.<br/><br/>At the back of the Aircraft, the large loading ramp began to lower with a hydraulic whine, and an electric hum. The interior was flooded by the brisk salt filled air as the crashing of the waves just a could dozen yards away could just barely be heard over the idling whine of the Avenger's turbine engines. “Welcome to the island, girls. Sand, sun, and aliens to kill. Good hunting out there.” The same pilot called out with a wave to the girls as they checked their systems for the return trip back to their original starting point once they had been fueled up and their next orders given.<br/><br/>Just outside of the landing zone, two people waited patiently for the young women to disembark. One was an older man, years, and experience etched upon his skin, and shone in his eyes. A pristine naval uniform hung on his fit frame as the polished brass stars of an Admiral could be seen shimmering in the bright pacific sun on his shoulder caps. Though thanks to the young lady to his side he seemed more like a parent with a bratty child, trying to be presentable.<br/><br/>The other person was a young woman that held a sharp glare at those that seemed to trundle their way down the rear ramp of the Idling Avenger as if they were tourists on vacation. She already disapproved of the lot. That their presence was a mockery of XCOM, and made the whole operation look like a farce. She was a new breed of Fleet Girl. She was not one that was "<em>blessed</em>" in the inheritence of the spirit of one of the many Legendary Warships. She was an Artificial Fleet girl, the first of her kind, made by the most brilliant Minds, and the most advance technology. She was Leviathan, usually called Levi by those few who could stand to be more than ten minutes with her after she grew to be more of a spoiled kid than she was before.<br/><br/>"Why do we need these obsoletes? I was doing just fine on my own, sir." Levi said with the girls still out of range of hearing their conversation but could possibly read the body language if they knew how to do so. Her arms currently wrapped around herself as she stated off at the sea, wearing an old bomber's jacket and pants that had endless amounts of pockets on them along with a pair of boots.<br/><br/>"you know why. We've been over this, now I expect you to either shut up, or do your job Leviathan, or else I will revoke every last priviledge you have until your sleeping on the floor on a pile of leaves."<br/><br/>"<strong>But but</strong>..." Levi began to say but was too stunned to even think up a proper response.<br/><br/>"You wanted to act like a child, so im<em> treating </em>you like one. Let me know when your interested in playing like one of the big kids again." The old man said before putting his arms behind his back and smilling at the ladies who were approaching and nodding to each one individually. Levi gave her own response of a weak handwave.<br/>