The next thing Maxine perceives is a small, rocky shore. A lighthouse towers behind her, and across the narrow channel she can see the other shore. The water in between is choppy, the world around her is loud, and the sight before her is bizarre.
A number of... people, appear to be standing on the surface of the water, skating about at what look like highway speeds, shooting at monsters. There seem to be two groups: five colorful people with very large guns hovering behind them, and seven monsters led by a monstrous-looking person.
Shipgirls
The colorful people look like this:
(Unfortunately we don't have art with rigging for the other shipgirls present. USS Missouri (BB-63), USS Lexington (CV-16), and USS Morrison (DD-560) are present but not depicted.)
Abyssals
While the monsters look like this, with four of the first, two of the second, one of the third, led by the last:
The air between them thunders with the fire of heavy guns.