AN: Hey Everyone! 117Jorn here with another fic for all of you! And as you can guess, this one is for the new popular anime, Girl Und Panzer! I guess the anime caught my attention, so I decided to give a fic a try. Hope you all enjoy it!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Radio"
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City Carrier Ōarai
Pacific Ocean
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"Yukari-chan didn't come to practice..." Hana said as she and the others of Anglerfish and
Wolf teams walked down the streets of the town towards Yukari's house.
"Yeah, and neither did Kasumi-chan," Jaden said, "I tried sending her a text, but I haven't heard from her at all."
"Same here," Saori said, "Their cells have to be out of range."
"I hope they're alright..." Jaden said with a sigh "And that they haven't done anything stupid... lets hope they're both at Yukari's home."
The group nodded as they finally reached Yukari's address, and they were surprised to see her home was at a barber shop, the 'Akiyama Barber Shop' to be precise.
"Huh?" Saori asked in confusion "Yukari-chan's family runs a Barber shop?"
"Looks that way..." Jaden said as they entered the shop, soon finding two people inside, a man and a woman who they made the accurate guess were Yukari's parents.
"Welcome!" Yukari's mother said, "How may we help you today?"
"Sorry for the intrusion," Miho said, "But um, is Yukari-chan here by any chance?"
Yukari's father rose an eyebrow as he looked up from his newspaper "And you are?" he asked.
"Her friends!" Saori said with a smile.
"...Friends?" Yukari's father repeated, before his eyes widened "F-Friends?" He then practically hopped out of his chair, and started going crazy, somewhat freaking the others out.
"Calm down dear!" Her mother said, however even she had a small look of surprise on her face when they said they were Yukari's friends.
"B-but their friends! Yukari's friends!" Her father stuttered out.
"I know that," Her mother said, before she bowed a bit "Thank you for taking care of Yukari," she said, while her father practically bowed down to the ground "No Joke!" He said.
"Uhh.. Ok..." Jaden said blinking, Yukari's mother rolled her eyes before turning back to the group "Yukari left early this morning with another girl, I think her name was Kasumi. They haven't come back yet. You can go up to her room and wait for them to return."
Agreeing to that, Yukari's mother guided them up into Yukari's room. Miho, Jaden and their teams quickly became surprised at the military decal inside her room, as it was filled with tank posters, tank models, and other WWII era decorations.
"Wow..." Jaden said as he looked at a perfect model of a Tiger Tank lying on a desk "She really does take Tankery seriously..."
"Here, have some of these." Yukari's mother said as she placed some rice balls on a table. "Sorry about my husband... this is the first time any of Yukari's friends have come here. She's so obsessed with tanks she can't find many friends who really understand her. She was so happy when she said she made friends in Tankery."
Jaden chuckled a bit "I can relate a bit," he said, "I was always obsessed with anything regarding World War II, and Tankery. It was pretty hard to find people who shared my interests."
Yukari's mother smiled before she stepped away "Anyways, please make yourselves at home." She said, before she left the room.
"Yukari-chan has wonderful parents..." Hana said. Meanwhile Mako glanced at a family photo of Yukari and her family, causing her to gain a distant look which James quickly noticed. But before he could ask her about it, the window too Yukari's room opened from the outside, and they could hear a small grunt "Kasumi-chan, a little boost please!" They could hear Yukari's voice, and suddenly Yukari appeared through the window, and was soon followed by Kasumi who she helped pull inside.
"Yukari-chan? Kasumi-chan?" Jaden asked, "Where did you come from? And why did you come in through the window?"
Both Yukari and Kasumi blinked as they looked at the others "What are you guys doing here?" Yukari asked in surprise.
"We were trying to find you!" Miho said, "You never answered any of our calls! We were worried about you!"
"Sorry," Kasumi said with a small blush, "We had our phones off, and we didn't want Yukari's parents to see us dressed like this." They both gestured to the convenience store uniforms they were wearing.
"Anyways, it's actually perfect you guys are here, so we can show you this!" Yukari said, as she showed them a flash drive, grinning.
Later
The group watched on the T.V as the intro to what at first appeared to be a movie shown on the screen, titled 'Sanders College High Real Attack'. "I didn't know this video existed..."
Jaden said suspiciously, as he glanced at Yukari and Kasumi "Where did you get this?"
Both girls grinned "Keep watching," Kasumi said, just as the image changed too the outside of a school, where the girls were all wearing Sanders High uniforms.
"We are here at Sanders College High right now," Yukari's voice said, before the camera showed her and Kasumi standing together, walking towards the school "Time to Infiltrate."
Just as the Mission: Impossible music started playing on the video, Jaden's eyes widened as he looked at the two "You didn't..." he said, and Kasumi just grinned.
The video then skipped to the two in a dressing room "We've successfully infiltrated the building," Yukari said, as she placed down two Sanders High uniforms on a bench "We're going to change into our Sanders High uniforms now."
"Do I want to ask where you got these Yukari-chan?" Kasumi asked as she picked up one of the uniforms.
The video then switched scenes to Yukari and Kasumi walking down a hallway, both now wearing grey Sanders High school uniforms "We're not in our disguises," Yukari said, "We look like normal Sanders students! No one is noticing us, this might actually work!"
"Don't jinx us Yukari!" Kasumi warned, "Remember Murphy's Law!"
The scene then changed to a massive hangar, filled with Shermans "Ho-ly crap..." Kasumi said, "Look at all of these! M4A1's, M4's and A6's! "
Soon, the scene changed to Kasumi and Yukari sitting in several rows of Sanders High students, before them they could see a large projection screen. "It looks like this is the team briefing." Yukari whispered to the camera, which she had appeared to hide somewhere she can continue recording without drawing attention.
Standing in front of all of the students were three people, all women wearing the Sanders High school uniform. "Now then, let me announce the vehicles to the first engagement." The lead woman, who had long blond hair and blue eyes said, just as the screen began displaying images of Shermans. "We will be using One Sherman Firefly, one M4A1 Sherman 76mm, and eight M4 Sherman 75mm's."
"They ain't gonna go easy on us..." Kasumi whispered.
"Yeah, no kidding." Yukari said.
"Well then, let's decide on a flag tank!" The woman shouted out, and the girls all shouted
"Yeah!" in unison.
"They seem pretty confident..." Kasumi said, as she fought back a giggle "They have no idea what they're in for..."
"We will have Alisa and her crew as the Flag Tank in one of the M4's," The woman said,
"Now, are there any questions?"
"Here!" Yukari said as she stood up "What will the formation be?"
"Ah! Good question!" The woman said, "Since we can't have two squads gang up on the other team in the first match, we will go with a single line of battle."
"And what about our flag tank?" Yukari asked. "How will we be defending it?"
"We won't!" The woman said grinning, causing the Yukari and Kasumi on the screen to blink, as did Jaden and the others watching. "They may have a StuG, but we can crush a single Tank Destroyer easy!"
"Hey..." one of the other woman said, "I don't remember you... " this drew the others attention as they all looked at Kasumi and Yukari "What's your squad and rank?"
"Uhh..." Yukari panicked "Third Mechanical Division! Sergeant Oddball Third class!"
"Nice going Yukari!" Kasumi shouted, as the two fled out of their chairs, as she tossed a few small sphere-like devices on the ground, causing them to explode in a large smokescreen, masking their escape into the corridors. "I told you Murphy's law would bite us in the ass!"
As the credits rolled, Jaden and the others just looked at Kasumi and Yukari in shock "I can't believe you two did that..." he said, "How did you get on their City Carrier to begin with!?"
"We snuck on," Kasumi said, gesturing to their clothes, "We acted as Convenience store clerks on one of the transports. Yukari was gonna do it solo, but I convinced her to take me with me."
"And I am glad I did," Yukari said with a smile "Your Smoke bombs were perfect! You made those yourself too!" She then took the flash drive and handed it to Miho "Miho-chan, please use this to help us win the first round!"
Miho smiled brightly as she accepted it "Thank you!" She said, "We know their strategy, their flag tank, and what units their using!"
Jaden meanwhile just looked at Yukari with an amazed look "Sergeant Oddball Third Class?" He repeated, "Kelly's Heroes? That's the best you could come up with?"
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Four Days Later
Battleground
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Several days had gone by, and using the information Yukari and Kasumi had gathered from Sanders High, Miho and John had created a strategy that, hopefully, will defeat Sanders High in the battle. The crews of the teams trained their hardest to win the battle.
As according to the rules, they could only bring in ten tanks for the first round, meaning one of their tanks would be left behind. Since they were still training the Type 1 Ho-Ni Tank Destroyer crew, and they had yet to find a crew for the Type 1 Chi-He, they were obviously left out, and finally the last team to be left out was Gator Team and their Black Prince.
At long last, the time for the first round came. They found themselves at where their first battle in the tournament was to be held. Miho was now wearing the new uniform of the Ōarai Tankery Club, consisting of a dark grey vest and a white and red mini-skirt. The Ōarai team were all set, and were simply preparing their own tanks while they awaited the arrival of the Knightsburg Tanks to arrive as well.
"Are all of the tanks serviced?" Momo asked, as she and the student council stood before the tanks and their crews.
"Yeah, they're all good!" Erwin said, "Azusa almost forgot the ammo for their M3, but we took care of it."
Azusa Sawa, the commander of Rabbit Team, blushed a bit "I said I was sorry!" She said, before the others started laughing.
"You all seem pretty lax," a new voice said, causing everyone to stop as they looked at two women who approached them, both wearing Sanders High uniforms. One was 18 years old with short grey colored hair and brown eyes, while the other was 17 years old with short brown hair tied into a pair of ponytails, and brown eyes "I'm surprised you're even able to enter the tournament like that." The ponytailed girl said with a smirk.
Recognising them from Sanders High, Yukari quickly hid herself behind Mako. "And what might you be doing here?" Momo demanded, looking at the two suspiciously.
"My name's Naomi," the grey-haired girl said, before gesturing to the other girl "And this is Alisa, we were wanting to invite you and your teams to a meal back at the Sanders camp. We wanted to get to know you better before the match."
"Oh?" Anzu asked with a grin "That sounds nice! But first we need to wait for the rest of our teams to arrive."
Upon hearing that, both girls blinked as they looked at the tanks, "Wait... I thought these were all of the tanks Ōarai High School had!" Alisa asked.
Anzu and several of the girls giggled at that "Let's just say we gained some friends in high places," the Council President said before the rumbling of tanks could be heard "Ah! Here comes the rest of our team!"
The group turned around, and watched as John's M26 Pershing lead the other four tanks of his squad, with John standing on top of the tank, while most of the other tank crews were also outside their tanks as well. As they got closer, they could tell... they were singing.
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I've got the reach and the teeth of a killing machine,
with the need to bleed you when the light goes green.
Best believe, I'm in a zone to be,
from my Yin to my Yang to my Yang Tze.
"What in the heck...?" Alisa asked with wide eyes. Naomi had equally wide eyes while Anzu and the other girls were just grinning.
Put a grin on my chin, come to me,
I'm a one-of-a-kind and I'll bring death to the place you're about to be:
another river of blood runnin' under my feet.
"Who are those guys?" Naomi asked, as their tanks slowly began pulling up towards them, as the tank crews continued singing.
"Our Reinforcements," Anzu said simply, her grin never leaving her face.
Forged in a fire lit long ago,
stand next to me, you'll never stand alone.
I'm last to leave, but the first to go,
Lord, make me dead before you make me old.
I feed on the fear of the devil inside,
of the enemy faces in my sights:
aim with the hand, shoot with the mind,
kill with a heart like arctic ice
"I am a Soldier and I'm Marching on!" John shouted from the lead tank, before the Choir shouted back.
"I am a Soldier and I'm Marching on!"
"I am a warrior and this is my song"
"I am a warrior and this is my song!"
"A-Are those men?" Alisa asked, pointing at John and the others in the group as their tanks were lined up, and they began to dismount.
"Yes," Anzu said, "Look at the rulebook, nothing says a man can't do Tankery."
I bask in the glow of the rising war,
lay waste to the ground of the enemy shore,
wade through the blood spilled on the floor,
and if another one stands I'll kill some more.
Bullet in the breech and a fire in me,
like a cigarette thrown to gasoline,
if death don't bring you fear I swear,
you'll fear these marching feet.
Come to the nightmare, come to me,
deep down in the dark where the devil be,
in the maw with the jaws and the razor teeth,
where the brimstone burns and the angel weeps.
Call to the gods if I cross your path,
and my silhouette hangs like a body bag;
hope is a moment now long past,
the shadow of death is the one I cast.
I am a soldier and I'm marching on,
I am a warrior and this is my song.
My eyes are steel and my gaze is long,
I am a warrior and this is my song.
Now I live lean and I mean to inflict the grief,
and the least of me's still out of your reach.
The killing machine's gonna do the deed,
until the river runs dry and my last breath leaves.
Chin in the air with a head held high,
I'll stand in the path of the enemy line.
Feel no fear, know my pride:
for God and Country I'll end your life.
I am a soldier and I'm marching on,
I am a warrior and this is my song.
My eyes are steel and my gaze is long,
I am a warrior and this is my song!
When they finally stopped singing, John and the men and women he commanded stood at attention and saluted her and Miho, all of them grinning "Reporting Madam President, Captain Nishizumi." John said, grinning just like the rest of them. "Sorry we're late."
Anzu giggled a bit at that, "It's quite alright, John-san," she said and turned back to the still gaping Sanders High tank commanders, "Naomi-san, Alisa-san, meet John Cypher and the tank crews of Knightsburg Academy,"
"Uhh... hello..." Naomi said, as Alisa nodded. "Nice to meet you."
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance as well Naomi-san, Alisa-san," John said with a slight bow "I look forward to our match together."
"Actually, they were just inviting us all over to their camp, so we can get to know each other better." Anzu said, "What do you say John-san?"
"Sounds like a great idea to me," John said with a nod, turning to the two girls "Go ahead and lead the way."
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Sanders Camp
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"Wow... they have everything!" Hana said, as their group finally arrived at the Sanders Camp. "They have a first aid car, a shower car, a hair salon car, and look at all of these concession cars! Sanders really does have a lot of money..."
"True," Jaden said with a nod "But wealth means nothing on the battlefield."
"Hey! Angie!" A voice called out, as Anzu and the student council turned to see the Commander of the Sanders High approach them, along with Naomi and Alisa.
"Hey Kay!" Anzu said as she approached her "Long time no see, eh? Thanks for inviting us here."
"It was nothing!" Kay said with a smile, "You and your friends are free to eat anything they like, okay?"
"Okay Kay!" Anzu said with a grin, causing Kay to laugh a bit.
"Nice," she said, before glancing towards Yukari and Kasumi, and smirked a bit "Hey! Sergeant Third Class Oddball and Smokey the Bandit!" She called out, drawing the attention of the two girls as they froze.
"Frack they found us!" Kasumi whispered as Kay approached them "Do we bail?" Jaden looked a bit worried too, and he was prepared to step in if anything got messy.
"You two alright?" Kay asked cheerfully, catching both girls, and the others by surprise.
"You two got back home alright?"
Both Yukari and Kasumi blinked in surprise "Uhh...yeah... " Yukari said.
"Great!" Kay said, still smiling "Relax you two, if anything I'm actually applauding your skills! You two actually managed to sneak into my school like secret agents, and managed to get out in a very flashy style." She then grinned a bit "If you two ever wanna come back to Sanders, just give us a call!"
The Oarai/Knightsburg team could only gape at what they heard.
"For an American Team, they are sure upbeat," said Miho.
"That's because Sanders is the most mellow of the major schools," said Reuben J. Collins, of the Kiger Team. He was a 16 year old with cobalt colored eyes, and short dirty blond hair.
Kay then looked at John and the other men in the group "Ah, so you're the men in Oarai's team I've been hearing rumors about," she said grinning "Nice to meet you all! My name's Kathy Simmons, though everyone calls me Kay."
"Pleasure to meet you Kay," John said, "John Cypher, President of the Knightsburg Student Council, and commander of the Knightsburg Teams."
Kay blinked "Aren't you the son of Joshua Cypher? The president of Liberty Electronics?" She asked, causing everyone, minus the Knightsburg members, to look at John in shock as he sighed "Yeah yeah, he's my dad." he said, "I don't like bringing it up 'cause everyone around me goes crazy when they find out about that..."
Kay rubbed the back of her head sheepishly at that, "Eh, Hehehehehe, sorry about that," she said, and John waved his hand at her.
"It's okay, I just want to be known for me, and not my father's son," he said.
"We can understand that," Jaden said "I'd rather people to know me for me as well, and not for who my parents are. Now enough of this, I am starving!"
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Later
Battleground
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"We're now starting the match between Sanders College High and the joint team of Oarai Girls Academy and Knightsburg Academy."
As they all heard the announcement, Jaden sighed as he sat in the seat of Wolf team's Wolverine Tank Destroyer. "Well, this is it you two." He said, looking at James and Kasumi
"You two ready to kick some ass?"
"Hell Yeah!" The two shouted in unison, giving thumbs up.
"As I explained before, we will win if we can take out their flag tank." Miho said on the radio. "Sanders is better at attacking and defending than we are, but let's try and fight them without getting too panicked. Make the most of your Maneuverability, always keep moving and try to break the enemy up, and draw them towards the Hippo Team's StuG III, Eagle Team's Pershing, Wolf Team's Wolverine, or any of the other heavy hitters."
"Right!" Everyone shouted in unison, just as Anzu arrived and entered her own tank with the rest of the student council.
Jaden then keyed the Radio "Miho-chan," he said, "I suggest Bumblebee Team should find a place with some altitude and a good view of the area, their Hummel's 15 cm cannon should be able to give us some long-distance artillery support."
"I agree," Miho said, "You hear that Bumblebee Team?"
"Roger That," Adam said. "Just give me the coordinates and we'll rain the lead on e'm."
"Me and Kiger Team will stick with Bumblebee as an escort," Maxwell said, "On the off chance anyone finds Bumblebee or sees him moving into position."
"Right," Miho said, just as they looked up into the sky, and watched as a flare went off "That's our cue, move out!"
With that order, the teams advanced forward, with Anglerfish Team leading most of the other teams forward, while Bumblebee and Kiger Team split off to find their position. On the opposite side of the battlefield the Sherman's of Sanders High also advanced.
After a few minutes, the advance teams came to a stop inside a treeline. "Rabbit Team, I want you to do some recon on the right," Miho said on the radio, "Duck Team, you take the left side."
"Roger That." The two tank commanders said, as the Type 89 I-Go moved left, while the M3 Lee moved right.
"Hippo Team, we of Anglerfish Team, Fox Team, Eagle Team, and Wolf Team will advance while protecting Turtle Team."
"Couldn't we have done something about the team names?" Miho could hear Momo over the comm.
"They're cute, who cares?" Anzu shot back.
"I prefer the term: 'Bad-ass' myself," Jaden said.
"Cut the chatter people," John said, "Miho, if you would do the honors?"
Miho smiled a bit as she nodded "Panzer Vor!" She announced, before their tanks began to advance forward.
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Maho and Erika were watching the match begin as they sat next to their armored car.
"So it has begun," said Maho in her typical stoic tone.
"Yes indeed," said Erika, "So what did your Kaa-san say to your report?"
Maho's eyes narrowed a bit "She told us not to underestimate Knightsburg, and Oarai." She said, surprising Erika "That Jaden Takeo from the Cafe? It seems there is some history between the Takeo family and Nishizumi family. And considering they are now being supplied by Liberty... Kaa-san also said something about getting us some assistance... but I don't know what she meant by that."
Erika blinked at that, "Who do you think she's planning?"
Maho shrugged, "Who knows. But if I know my mother, she's planning something big,"
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With Rabbit Team
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Yuuki Utsugi, the rabbit team's M3 Lee Radio Operator, groaned in frustration "Its so hot and humid in here..." she said as she wiped away some sweat from her brow.
"I know..." Karina Sakacuchi, the Lee's Driver agreed, "There's steam everywhere..."
"Quiet you two!" Azusa Sawa, the team's commander said, even though she looked just as hot. "Karina-chan, stop here."
Karina responded as she stopped the light tank, and Azusa popped open the hatch, mostly because she wanted some fresh air, but also so she could get a better look around their surroundings, they were near the edge of the forest, which gave them some good cover.
She glanced around before picking out a set of binoculars. For a few moments they stayed there, waiting for something to show up...
Then over a nearby hill in the distance, she saw them. Three M4 Sherman's rolling over the horizon. "Bingo..." She said before she went back inside the tank, before activating her radio "This is Rabbit Team, we're at point B085S, we've spotted three Shermans. We're going to lure them out now."
Karina began driving the tank away, however three shells suddenly exploded around their tank, causing everyone to jump.
"What?" Azusa shouted, looking out one of the holes, and her eyes widened seeing three Sherman's appearing behind them, and soon the other three shermans began firing at them.
"W-We're surrounded by Six Shermans!" She shouted into the radio "Where did they come from?"
Meanwhile with Miho and the main force, the eyes of Miho and the others widened in surprise. "Rabbit Team, stay calm!" She said, "I'm sending reinforcements from the South West! Get out of there!"
"R-Roger!" Azusa said.
"Duck Team, Fox Team, you two come with me!" Miho ordered, as their Panzer IV Ausf.D made a hard turn right, and were soon followed by the Type 89B I-Go, and the M5A1 Stuart VI.
Meanwhile, Rabbit Team's Lee Tank was moving as fast as it could, running away from the pursuing Shermans.
"Don't Follow us!"
"Perverts!"
"Stalkers!"
Aya Oono growled as she turned the M3 Lee's 37mm Turret around "Eat This!" She shouted as she fired the cannon, only to miss her shot.
"Ha!" Sanders shouted as she lead the pursuing tanks, the Lee's round soaring over them "They can't hit the broadside of a barn!"
Aya cursed as she saw her round miss them by a mile.
"Crap! You missed!" said Saki Maruyama, the loader of the 37mm gun.
"Shut it Saki!" said Aya.
"Why can't we use the 75mm!" Shouted Azusa.
"Because its fixed on the front of the tank!" Shouted Ayumi Yamagou, the gunner of said weapon.
Meanwhile, while they avoided getting destroyed, Miho lead Fox and Duck teams to aid Rabbit team. However the sound of cannonfire to her side caught her attention, as she looked just in time as several shots hit the area surrounding their tanks. She turned and saw three Shermans chasing after them, one of which was the Firefly variant.
"Three of them!" Miho shouted, "We're surrounded!"
"Six from the north east..." Yukari said counting the tanks with her fingers, "And three from the south-south east... damn! They have nine of their ten tanks in here!"
"That's a pretty bold strategy." Hana said, "That means the one not here is their Flag Tank..."
"...meaning its on its own!" Saori finished. "That video Yukari-chan got was right!"
"Rabbit Team! You can't go any further this way!" Miho warned on the radio, "Can you stop?"
"No way!/Impossible!" Were their collective replies, followed by the sounds of shells being fired "We're taking fire from all six tanks!"
Miho cursed in her mind "Alright, Rabbit Team, you'll be joining me and Fox Team shortly. Once we meet up, we're heading South East!"
"Roger that!" Azusa said.
Meanwhile, Kay in her own Sherman issued out her own orders "Have two of our own tanks go around to the south south-west!" She ordered, "Alright?"
"Yes Ma'am!" The Sherman Crews said, as two Shermans split off from the main group.
Meanwhile, Miho could finally see Rabbit Team's M3 Lee, and the pursuing Shermans. The Rabbit's Lee sped past them, before all four tanks turned to the left and sped forward. Hana turned the turret of their Panzer IV towards the oncoming Shermans, and fired off a shot, but missed.
Mako, driving the Panzer, looked ahead and her eyes widened "Guys, two Shermans dead ahead!" She said.
"What do we do?"
"Shoot them?"
Meanwhile in the M5A1, Richter's eyes were narrowed 'Something's not right here,' he thought, 'Its like they know our every move! That's not possible!... unless...'
"Keep advancing forward!" Miho said on the radio, "We're going to drive right past them!"
"Are you crazy?" Shouted Karina
"Understood, I'll show them Libero footwork!" said Shinobu Kawanishi, the driver of Duck Team.
"I'll follow your lead Heir Nishizumi," Richter said.
The four tanks continued to race forward toward the end of the forest, they were confronted by the two Shermans ahead of them, moving slowly forward to cut them off.
Miho's eyes narrowed as she saw them, "Scheisse!" she muttered, as they opened fire. Though most of their shots missed, one hit the Rabbit Team's Lee, however the round luckily bounced off of its sloped armor.
Their four tanks got closer and closer to the Shermans, so close that when one fired another shot, it soared right past Miho's head. Her Panzer then grazed against the side of one of the Shermans, as their four tanks successfully ran right past the two Shermans, and disappeared over the hill.
Watching as the Tanks retreated, Kay sighed "Don't worry," she said to their team "We don't want to chase them too far, we can't go in too deep after all. We'll get em next time."
As their tanks fled the scene, Miho let out a long sigh of relief "That was way too close..." Hana said.
"Yeah," Miho said, "But... it was almost as if they were waiting for us, like they knew our every..." It then occurred to her, as her eyes widened as she popped open the hatch again, and looked up at the sky.
And there it was, up in the sky was a small white balloon, which was maintaining its position by a rope to the ground.
"So, you noticed it too." Richter's voice said, as Miho looked to see him sticking his head out of his Stuart, "That's a Radio Interception balloon... I think its a fair bet someone's listening in on our Radio chatter."
Miho's eyes narrowed at the balloon, before she entered her tank again "What's wrong Miho-san?" Hana asked. Miho moved close to her and whispered into her ear.
"They have a radio interception balloon in the air," she said, causing her eyes to go wide.
"What?" She shouted, "But isn't that against the-" However she was cut off when Miho put her hand on her mouth, silencing her as she 'hushed'.
A few minutes of driving later, after making sure Sanders wasn't following them anymore, they found some cover and Yukari was once again looking through the rules of Sensha-dō.
After a few minutes of reading, she sighed in frustration. "Well, there doesn't seem to be anything in the rulebook that says you can't put up wiretapping devices." She said.
"That's not fair!" Saori shouted, "Who cares how much money they have, that's an unfair advantage! And after they were so nice to us!"
"I don't think its as simple as that Saori," Richter said as he sat on top of the turret of his Stuart "I've met Kay on several occasions before I joined Knightsburg, she never plays unfair or does dirty tricks, she's honorable. Its possible that someone on her team is doing this without her knowing."
Miho's eyes narrowed at that, "Do you know anyone on her team who would do things like that?" she asked, and Richter frowned in thought before his eyes widened a bit before they gained an angry look.
"I think I know who," he growled out, which caused the Oarai girls to shiver a bit in fear. "Alisa, she's the only one I know would be able to operate a device like that. She always was obsessed with winning... but this is going too far."
There was a long silence "So... what do we do?" Asked Hana, "Do we report this...?"
Miho thought about this for a few moments, this was an unfair advantage... but maybe they could turn it to their own advantage as well... that's when an idea suddenly hit her and she grinned "I've got an idea!"
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Sander's Flag Tank
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Alisa was inside the flag tank of Sanders forces, all alone somewhere on the map. She was scanning the frequencies waiting for Oarai to announce their next move. 'Come on, what are you gonna do next...' she thought.
"...all tank! Advance to Junction 0985 from the south, and stop there!" Their commander's voice said on the radio, causing her to grin "The enemy should have just passed the junction north, so we will take them out from the sides when they pass."
"Roger."
"You got it!"
"This is gonna be fun~!"
"They're heading for the junction." Alisa said on the radio, "Let's lay an ambush. Send the bait north, and the rest will circle them from the west!"
"Understood," Kay said from her tank on the radio "But how do you know so much Alisa?"
Alisa just smirked "Woman's Intuition." she said, causing Kay to laugh "That's very reliable then!" she said.
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With the Oarai School
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The Oarai's Panzer IV, StuG III, M3 Lee, and Knightsburg's M10 Wolverine sat on top of a hill overlooking the said Junction, down below Miho could see the Duck Team's I-Go and Fox Team's Stuart IV sitting behind a series of bushes and trees, each of them with a set of branches and logs tied behind them so they will be dragged along with them when they move again.
Looking through a set of binoculars, she could finally see the Shermans coming. From the north, three Shermans. To the east, four more Shermans lead by the Firefly, and finally to the west were two Shermans. The later two Shermans being the closest to Fox and Duck Team's position.
Miho grinned "They took the bait," she said, "This may actually work."
"Smartest plan you've come up with yet Miho-chan," Jaden said from on top of his Wolverine. "Just contacted Bumblebee, they're ready."
Miho nodded before she turned on her Radio again "We're surrounded!" She said, trying to sound worried, "All tanks retreat!"
With that order, Fox and Duck Team's tanks began moving forward, dragging the branches along with them which began to kick up dirt into the sky. Which in turn made it look as if a large number of tanks were moving away.
"Let's do this," Jaden said as he gestured to Hippo Team's StuG and Rabbit Team's Lee "Rabbit, Hippo, come on, you two are with me! We've got an ambush to set up!"
Meanwhile, Alisa continued to listen to their radio chatter "They've found us," she could hear Miho's voice, "Spread out and retreat! I want Turtle Team's 38(t) to hide at point C1024R!"
Alisa grinned hearing that "The 38(t) is their flag tank!" she said, "We've got you now... Charlie Team, Rock Team, advance to point C1024R, attack them on sight!"
"Roger!"
Meanwhile the two Shermans of Charlie and Rock teams moved to where they were instructed, however when they arrived there was not a soul in sight. The gunner of Rock team looked through her gun's sights, searching for the enemy...
...then she saw something in the bushes, she zoomed her sights in... and saw two cannons pointing out of the bushes, a 17 Pounder, and a 7.5 cm KwK 40.
"JESUS!" She shouted, and at that very moment, from their respective covers, the StuG III, Wolverine, Lee, and Panzer IV, fired a salvo of rounds, the StuG, Wolverine and Panzer's shots pulverized Rock Team's Sherman, while the Lee's rounds nearly missed the second sherman. The downed Sherman's surrender flag popped out, as the second Sherman began to retreat.
Jaden grinned "You're not getting away that easy," he said before he called up the Radio "Adam, Darknal... now."
Just as the Sherman began to go over the hill, while dodging fire from the their tanks, the crew heard the sound of a shell flying overhead... and suddenly a round hit their tank right along the side, with enough force to tip it over on it's side, and destroying its treads causing it to surrender as well.
"HAHAHA!" Jaden laughed with a grin plastered across his face "Operation: Salvo was a success! Way to go Miho-chan!"
Miho, while inside her tank, blushed slightly at the praise "W-We just used our Cell Phones rather than the Radio Jaden-Kun," she said.
Alisa, in her tank was shocked when she found out that they lost two tanks.
"W...What the hell!?" she said.
"Alisa, what happened? I thought you were keeping track of their radio chatter!" said the loader of the Sherman Tank.
"I-I was!" Alisa said, "They didn't say anything about this!" She then growled as she began scanning through the channels again "You think you're so good don't you..." she muttered.
"All tanks, move to High Point #128." Miho's voice on the comm said, causing Alisa to stop "We can't win as long as they have their Firefly. This might be dangerous, but we should rally at high point #128 and hit the Firefly from the High Ground."
Upon hearing the new orders, Alisa began to giggle, before it turned into full-blown maniacal laughter causing the two others in the tank to look at her in worry. "They're going all in!" She shouted, "They're gonna be one gigantic target up there." She then reached for the Radio again "Head for High Point #128 Commander," she said, "It looks like all of the enemy tanks are heading there."
Meanwhile, Kay was with the other tanks moving out "You sure about that Alisa?" She asked unsure, with a raised eyebrow "How do you know what's going on?"
"This is a slam dunk," Alisa responded, causing Kay to blink before shrugging "Alright," she said before switching the radios to the whole team "All tanks, you heard her!" she said, as their Shermans sped forward.
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Meanwhile
With Ooarai and Knightsburg
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While the Shermans followed yet another set of fake orders, Miho lead their team to the real Rendezvous point with the other tanks, where they met back up with Bumblebee and Kiger Teams.
"If I were them, I would say their Flag Tank would be either here or here," Miho said, as she, John, Richter, and Anzu looked at the map, as she pointed at two different areas. "Either that, or somewhere around here. I think we should send Fox Team to recon here, Duck Team can recon here, while Kiser Team will scout out the last area. I also think we should send a Decoy Force to distract their main force while we hunt down their Flag."
John nodded "Sounds like a plan," he said. "I can lead the Decoy Force, I suggest the Turtle Team should stay here with Bumblebee, they'll be safe here." He then turned to Adam and the Gunner of the Hummel, Christopher 'Darknal' Thake, a boy with short ear length black hair and purple colored eyes. "You think you can give us some artillery support you two?"
Adam nodded while Darknal smirked "Please commander," he said, "Remember who your talking too. We've got you covered."
John nodded as he turned to Jaden, who grinned and nodded "I'm with you John," he said, "They won't know what hit them."
Miho nodded "Sounds like a plan," she said, turning to the three recon teams. "Once you find their flag tank, tell us their coordinate via cell phone. The Panzer IV, StuG III, and Lee will be on standby nearby each location."
"Roger!" The three team commanders said, saluting before they headed for their respective tanks.
"Let's hope this works," Jaden said, turning to Miho "Good luck Miho-chan,"
Miho smiled a bit, a small bit of red dusting her cheeks "T-Thank you Jaden-kun," she said, "You be careful."
"Hey," Jaden said grinning as he stepped towards his team's Wolverine "Remember who your talking too!"
Miho could only giggle as she got back into the Panzer IV.
"Well, it appears someone has a crush," said Saori with a devious smirk on her face, while the other girls all blinked.
Miho's eyes widened at that, "I-It isn't what it looks like!" she said while Saori rolled her eyes, while still smiling.
"Yeah. Sure. Whatever," the girl said as she got back to her spot.
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Sanders Shermans
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Kay looked around the area Alisa had told her and their Shermans to, trying to find the enemy's tanks. However after looking around... they found not a single sign of their tanks there.
"NOBODY'S HERE!" Kay shouted into the radio.
"That can't be right!" Alisia shouted back, "They should be there! How could they have tricked us!"
"Alisia, I am right here, and I do not see a single tank aside from our own!" Kay said, "What are you doing over there?"
Before Alisia could form a reply, Kay suddenly heard the familiar whistling sound of Artillery... which was soon followed by an explosion landing on one of their tanks, destroying its treads as its surrender flag popped out.
"SHIT!" Kay shouted, as she re-entered her tank. "Artillery Fire! Evasive action everyone, now!"
As the Shermans began to move around as much as they could, suddenly two rounds were fired from the distance, one missing Kay's tank by a few feet, while a second shot slammed into the side of another M4A6 Sherman, forcing its surrender flag out.
Kay cursed as she looked through the holes in her tank's turret, looking at the direction where the shots came from. It was none other than the M10 Wolverine and the M26 Pershing from Knightsburg. "Alisa, only two of their tanks are here, and its their damn Wolverine and Pershing! And we're also taking fire from their Hummel from somewhere! It was an Ambush!"
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With Alisa
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"T-That can't be right!" Alicia panicked, before she set the radio down "D-Did they trick us somehow? If that's true... where are Oarai's tanks?"
Almost immediately after she said that, she heard the sound of an engine. And behind their Sherman emerged Duck Team's Type 89B I-Go, which had Noriko Isobe riding on top of the tank, who blinked upon seeing the Sherman. Alisa turned around, and blinked as well as the two tank commanders looked at one another in the awkward silence.
For what seemed like one full minute, the two just started at one another in stunning silence, the only sound being that of the wind as it passed through the leaves in the trees above them.
Finally, Noriko knocked on the top of their tank "The hell are you waiting for!" She shouted, "Turn right, now hurry!" Her tank quickly began turning, at a speed which almost tossed her right off, as it began to speed away.
Her outburst snapped Alisia out of it, "Take them out!" She shouted, as the Sherman's turret turned around to aim at the I-Go.
"Should we report this to the commander?" Asked the gunner of the tank.
"We don't need their help for one tank!" She shouted back, "Fire, Fire!" The Sherman's cannon fired at the I-Go, however their shot missed and hit the area in front of the Oarai Tank. Noriko took the radio "This is Duck team! We've found their flag tank at point 0765!" She said on the radio. "But they've spotted us and are chasing us!"
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With Miho
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Miho's eyes widened, before she quickly turned to her map, "You said 0765, right?" She asked, "Keep running, and bring the enemy with you!" She then began marking the areas "All tanks advance to point 0615! That includes Fox and Kiger Teams! Saori-chan, send the text on the phones!"
"Already on it!" Saori said as she began typing furiously on her phone.
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With Duck Team
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As their Type 89B was chased, Noriko emerged from the top of the tank once again, and tossed a small red cyndrillical device towards the Sherman as it fired at them. The device detonated in front of the Sherman, deploying a small smoke screen blocking their field of vision. However the Sherman still fired another shot blind, the shell passing over the Type 89B harmlessly.
"What are you doing!" Alisa shouted, "Its just a Type 89 you know!"
"But, we can't see past the smoke screen!" The driver said.
"JUST FIRE!" She shouted, and the gunner nodded as she fired another blind shot, once again missing. "Hurry up and reload!"
"Hey, the Shells are way back here behind the Radio Decrypter!" The loader said as she tried to reach behind the radio to get another cannon shell.
"Then use the .50 Cal!" She shouted.
"But ma'am-" The gunner began to protest before Alisa interrupted her "We are in the middle of a goddamn fight, I don't care! Use the damn gun!" Suddenly their tank rocked as the Type 89 returned fire, but the light tank's 57mm cannon doing little to damage the tank. They then obeyed Alisa's orders and opened fire with the .50 Cal machine gun.
"Ma'am, the smoke screen is clearing!" The driver said, as Alisa looked through the scopes of the Sherman...
...and then paled as she saw the M5A1 Stuart, StuG III, M3 Lee, and the M4A3E8 Easy Eight Sherman right in front of them, just a few dozen meters ahead and approaching fast in a perfect firing line. She then looked to the left, and her face turned white seeing the Panzer IV sitting there. "STOP! STOP!" She shouted, as the Sherman stopped just in time as the Panzer fired its 75mm cannon, and missed their tank by mere inches. "REVERSE! NOW!" She shouted, as the Sherman quickly began going backwards. "Commander! We've got Knightsburg and Oarai Tanks approaching us!"
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With Kay
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Kay cursed as her tank was in a game of cat and mouse with the M26 Pershing and M10 Wolverine, which had already taken out another one of their tanks. "How the hell did that happen!" She shouted, as her Sherman fired another shot at the Pershing, which missed. "This is not what you told me earlier!"
"T-They must of realized we were tapping into their radios-"
"YOU IDIOT!" Kay practically roared on the radio, causing all of the Sanders Students to flinch "Didn't I tell you girls to ALWAYS play FAIRLY!"
"Sorry..."
Kay growled as they continued fighting the two very skilled enemy tanks. "I'll deal with you later," she said, "For now, just get the hell out of there!"
"Yes ma'am!" she said, before the radio went out. Kay meanwhile sighed as she began considering their odds, they had already lost nearly half of their tanks, and from the sound of it their Flag Tank was being chased down by nearly all of the Oarai's own tanks aside from the two attacking them now. And she was considering letting them take down Alisa's tank after what she pulled.
But, knowing they couldn't just leave their flag tank out to dry, she groaned "Dog Team, Warlock Team, Robin Team, you three keep fighting these guys." She ordered, "Naomi, your Firefly's coming with me and Sphinx Team, we gotta bail out Alisa."
"Roger that!" Naomi said, as her Firefly and an M4 Sherman turned away, following Kay as they fled the scene.
John saw this from his Pershing, and cursed "Jaden, you follow them! I can handle these three myself!" he ordered on the Radio. "They're going after Miho's team!"
"Roger that," Jaden said, as his Wolverine moved to follow the three Shermans, "But one second..." His Wolverine's turret turned around, and fired one shot at another Sherman, hitting its rear side and destroying the engine as its surrender flag popped out. "There, now its even for ya. Good luck sir."
John blinked at that, "Luck? In my experience there's no such thing," he said and heard Jaden laughing.
"Whatever you say, Obi-Wan Kenobi," he said, and John's eye twitched in annoyance.
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With Alisa
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Alisa was beginning to lose her cool, as her Sherman was being chased by six tanks. "This tough Sherman isn't going down!" She said, as the tank rattled as rounds exploded around them "Over fifty thousand of these things were built, countries couldn't stop buying them! They were built strong, and didn't break down often, not to mention its really comfortable! An idiot could drive this thing, the controls are so simple, and even the manuel's written for idiots!"
Both the driver, loader, and gunner exchanged glances, as they were starting to get a bit scared by their commander's ranting. "What the hell are you waiting for!" She shouted at the gunner, "Turn the damn turret around and shoot!"
The gunner nodded quickly as she began turning the Sherman's turret around. "What are those run-down tanks thinking, driving us off!" She shouted, "Our school is on a different level than theirs! Fire!"
The Sherman fired off another round, however the tanks simply moved to the side to avoid the shots. "What the hell?" She shouted, "Their tanks are so small we can't even hit them! They would be down with one shot if we could just hit them!"
Meanwhile inside the Anglerfish Team's Panzer IV, Miho blinked as the hatch to the Sherman opened, and Alisa popped out and proceeded to scream at them... but they were too far away, and the sounds of their tanks were drowning out her voice. "It looks like she's shouting at us while they're running away..." she said.
"She looks pissed off..." Maxwell said.
"There's a slope up ahead," Miho said to Mako "Mako-chan, use that as a shortcut to close in our target."
"Got it," Mako said, as the tanks increased their speed and headed towards the Slope.
"Miho-chan! Miho-chan!" Jaden's voice suddenly entered on the radio. "You've got company! Kay's leading two Sherman's your way! One of them is the Firefly! I'm chasing them, but they might make it to you before I can get any shots off!"
Miho mentally cursed at this, "Thanks for the heads up, Jaden-kun," she said, while blushing at what she just said.
"No problem Miho, just be careful and watch for the Firefly's 17pdr, remember its just like my Wolverine's, it can take even a Tiger tank out easily!" he said. "John's keeping the other Sherman distracted, these are the last ones!"
"I know that Jaden, thank you." Miho said, before switching to the Team's Radio "We need to hurry and destroy their flag tank! Enemy reinforcements are coming!"
"Then let's kill this thing already!" Maxwell said as the Easy Eight Sherman fired off another round, near missing the enemy's flag tank. Just then, the sound of a 17 Pounder cannon echoed in the area, signalling the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements. Miho looked out the tank, and confirmed the arrival of two M4A6 Shermans, and the one Sherman Firefly.
"Here they come!" Miho said, "Everyone spread out, but keep on their flag tank's tail! We can't let them get easy kills!"
"Roger!" Everyone repeated, as they continued the chase.
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With the Shermans
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Naomi looked down the sights of the Firefly, as she awaited for them to get in range for the 17 Pounder cannon's effective range. "A little closer..." she said, as she looked at the different targets before her. "If I take out the Panzer, their leader falls, and the other tanks should fall into disarray..."
"Naomi, we should be in range now." The commander of her Firefly said, "Take the shot!"
Naomi grinned 'Once we finish this, we'll take care of Alisa.' she said, her eyes narrowing as she targeted the Panzer 'Sorry about this Miho, but this is how it's gotta be.'
KA-BOOM!
There was the sound of a 17 Pounder firing... and Naomi blinked in surprise as she had yet to pull the trigger. Suddenly something slammed into the side of the tank with enough force to tip it over the side. "What the hell!?" Naomi shouted, as their Firefly was tipped over, and the surrender flag popped out.
In her M4A6, Kay's eyes widened as she saw their strongest tank get destroyed "What the hell was that!?" She shouted. She then looked ahead, and saw the M10 Wolverine with its own 17 Pounder smoking from its recent shot, the tank still speeding towards them.
"Ha! Scratch one Firefly!" Jaden shouted, "Good shot Kasumi!"
Kasumi grinned as she reloaded the cannon for another shot "All in a day's work Jaden," she said.
Jaden grabbed the radio "Sorry we're late Miho," he said, "But you don't have to worry anymore, their Firefly is down for the count. We can keep the two other Sherman's distracted while you finish off their flag tank!"
"Thanks Jaden," Miho said and the others continued their pursuit of the flag tank.
Jaden smiled a bit 'Good hunting Miho-chan,' he thought before his smile turned into a feral grin as he stared at the two Shermans before them. "James, full throttle towards the closest Sherman," he said. "Zig-Zag pattern, don't give them a clear shot at us. Kasumi, reload and prepare for another shot."
Back with Miho, she looked back and smiled seeing the two Shermans turning around to deal with the new threat 'This is it,' she thought, 'We can win this!'
"Hana, shoot and shoot until you can't shoot anymore!" Saori shouted, "If we shoot enough times we're bound to hit! Finding love is no different!" She glanced at Miho at the last remark, with a small smirk causing Miho to blush.
"No, one shot. One Kill." Hana said in an eerily calm voice causing the others to blink. "Mako-san, head to that hill up ahead. We can hit them from the high ground, normally attacking from a ridge line is dangerous, but with Jaden-san distracting the Shermans, we don't have to worry as much, plus this could be the advantage we need."
Miho and Mako looked out of the tank, and sure enough there was a large hill up ahead "Let's give it a shot." Miho said with a smile, "Mako, do your thing."
"Hai," Mako said as she drove the tank towards the hill. "Everyone else, keep on chasing their flag tank!" Miho ordered as their Tank split from the others.
Meanwhile, Jaden was still driving circles around the two Shermans, using the Wolverine's superior speed and maneuverability to keep the Shermans from getting a solid hit on them, however this also made it a bit difficult for Kasumi to aim and shoot, however Jaden knew she could do it.
"Come on... come on..." Kasumi said as she looked through the sights, looking for a good shot. "Just a bit... FIRING!" She then launched another 76.2×583 mm round out of the 17 Pounder cannon, the round flying true to its target, pulverizing the next Sherman, leaving just Kay's M4A6. "Ha! Got you!"
Inside her Sherman, Kay was surprisingly calm, considering that practically all of her Shermans, including the ones fighting John, had been taken out. She was actually quite stunned, Oarai had managed to secure a victory from Sanders High, one of the most well funded and supplied schools in the world, without losing a single tank of their own, despite Alisia's little treachery by tapping into their radios.
In fact, the crew of her Sherman would've sworn she was actually smiling a bit, even as the Wolverine fired yet another round at their Sherman, which they were unable to dodge as their own tank was taken out. 'Not bad for newbies,' she thought while still smiling as the Wolverine drove away. 'They'll go far.'
Meanwhile, the Panzer IV finally moved to the top of the hill, where Hana had the perfect shot at the Sherman flag tank. "She's all yours Miss Isuzu," Richter said on the radio, their tanks still in hot pursuit.
Hana smiled as she lead her target, accounting for wind, the Sherman's speed, and her own shots "Fire." She said, before pulling the trigger. The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 cannon fired its 75mm shell, which soared just ahead of the Sherman, which could not stop in time as the round blasted into the side of the tank, bringing it to a stop as its surrender flag popped out.
"Ooarai Girls High School has destroyed all of Sander High's Tanks including their Flag Tank!" The announcer said on all of the loudspeakers in the area. "Oarai has won the match!"
Maho and Erika, although not showing it on their faces, were surprised that two schools, freshly competing in Panzer Fahren, defeated one of the Top Five Tankery on the planet.
"That was...unexpected," Erika said, "And not a single casualty,"
Maho was silent while the crowds near them cheered for Oarai's victory. However, though Erika didn't notice it, there was a small smile on her face. "Come on," she said finally as she stood up "We have our own match to prepare for."
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"All bow!" The Referee of the match said, as the two teams bowed to one another in respect. Moments later the audience roared in applause for both teams, though most of them obviously centered around Oarai.
"Wow... what an applause..." Hana said, as she looked at the crowed.
"We won!" Saori cheered as she stuck her hands out into the air. "I can't believe we won!"
"Neither can I..." Yukari said with a small smile "We won against Shermans, and we won without losing a single tank! This took nothing short of a miracle of a crap-ton of luck!"
"It wasn't just luck," Jaden said looking at Miho, smiling "We had one hell of a Captain, and one hell of a team." Miho glanced away to hide her beet red face, "T-T-Thanks," she said.
"Say, Miho, right?" Kay's voice was heard, as the group looked up just in time to see Kay practically glomp Miho, causing the girl to freeze "That was amazing! I never thought I would have a match like the one your team gave me!"
Miho was frozen in place, while several of the others were snickering. "Also, sorry about the whole 'Listening in on your communications' thing," Kay said, as she shot a glare back at the group where Alisa was, who flinched a bit "Someone didn't give me the memo on that..."
"Eh, its alright." John said with a shrug "In all honesty, we should thank you. You forced us to adapt to the situation at hand, when we were at a disadvantage. One of the other schools could easily pull off a trick like that again, so thanks to you we can be ready for that, and we can prepare ourselves for when such a time comes."
Kay blinked in surprise before she smiled "Well, either way, the victory was yours." She said, as she held her hand at Miho, who stared at it for a moment before accepting it, " 'Til we meet again, Miho Nishizumi,"
Miho nodded at that, "Right. 'Til we meet again,"
With that, the two teams left back to their Carrier Cities, with Kay dragging Alisia by her ear all the way back, while said girl was crying in protest.
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Later that day
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As they awaited for their own transport, Miho and the rest of Anglerfish team, along with Wolf Team, stood and watched as the Sanders Shermans were carried away back towards their camp to be shipped back to their carrier. The sun was already setting as the skies were bright red and orange.
"Well, I think its about time we headed home too," Saori said, looking at the others "You guys wanna get an extra large Parfait to celebrate?"
Before anyone could answer, they heard the sound of a Cell Phone going off, as Mako picked out her Cell.
"Who is it?" Jaden asked.
Mako shrugged "I don't recognise the number..." she said, before she answered it "Hello?"
The others watched Mako on the phone, as she listened to whoever was talking. However they also noticed that her eyes widened ever so slightly "Okay..." she said, with a slight shake to her voice as she hung up.
"Who was that?" Saori asked.
"Its... nothing..." Mako said, but her voice held a lot of worry in it, as she dropped her cell.
"It doesn't seem like nothing," James said, as he looked at Mako "Mako-chan, what is it?"
Mako began to shift, feeling nervous. She didn't know if she should tell them or not.
"It's...It's my Obaa-chan," she said, her voice still tinged with worry, "She's in the Hospital, s-she fell"
The others gasped at that "W-we need to get to the hospital!" Hana said.
"But how are we suppose to get back to Ooarai?" Miho asked, "We'd have to get the school ship to stop at the port!"
"And it's gonna take time for everyone to get back though," Yukari said.
Mako's eyes narrowed just a bit, as she began taking off her shoes and socks "I'll swim there," she said, causing the others to look at her like she was crazy.
"Mako, are you crazy?" James asked, "It would be impossible!"
"You can use the Helicopter we came in," a voice said, causing the others to stop, as they saw none other than Maho and Erika standing there. "Come on."
Erika looked at Maho in surprise "Captain, you can't lend our helicopter too these kids!" She shouted in protest.
Maho looked at Erika with a cold stare, causing the latter to flinch a bit "This is another part of Tankery Erika," she said.
Miho looked at her older sister in surprise "O'nee-chan..." she whispered.
Moments later, the group watched as Mako boarded the Kuromoroine's Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Helicopter.
Maho was standing outside next to the cockpit, where Erika was behind the controls "You fly them for me." She said to Erika, who nodded before she turned to Mako "Hurry up and get on!" She said.
"I'm coming too!" Saori said, as she boarded the Fa 223 as well to be with her friend. As the chopper began to take off, Maho began to walk away, and passed Jaden and Miho. "Thank you... O'nee-chan." Miho said as she walked by.
Maho stopped just behind the two, she glanced back at Miho. When she looked, the Panzer IV commander could of sworn her sister was smiling just a bit. "Don't mention it." She said as she began to walk away, but as the Chopper's engines grew louder, Miho could almost swear she heard her say "Imouto." as she walked away.
END CHAPTER
117Jorn: And there you have it! Chapter Two is done!
Patriot-112: Yes indeed! So what's gonna happen in the next chapter, Jorn?
117Jorn: The Knightsburg and Ooarai Tankery clubs get some reinforcements from Liberty Electronics, and their Tank Force is increased for their upcoming battles with Anzio and eventually Pravda.
Patriot-112: Excellent! Shall we show them the list, mon ami?
117Jorn: Of course! Here is the list of tanks which has appeared in this fic so far, and for which schools and for what team:
Ooarai Girls High:
Panzer IV Ausf. D Medium Tank (Anglerfish Team)
Panzer 38(t) Light Tank (Turtle Team)
Type 89B I-Go Light Tank (Duck Team)
Sturmgeschütz III. Ausf. F Tank Destroyer (Hippo Team)
M3 Lee Medium Tank (Rabbit Team)
Knightsburg Academy:
M4A3E8 Easy Eight Sherman Medium Tank (Kiger Team)
M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer (Wolf Team)
Geschützwagen III/IV Hummel Self-Propelled Artillery (Bumblebee Team)
M5A1 Stuart VI Light Tank (Fox Team)
M26 Pershing Medium/Heavy Tank (Eagle Team)
A43 Black Prince Infantry Tank (Gator Team)
Sanders University High School
M4 Sherman Medium Tank
M4A6 Sherman Tank
Sherman Firefly
117Jorn: That's it for now, and there will be more where they came from in the future! The next chapter may take some time to come out, but I promise you it will come out.
Patriot-112: So until next time...
Both: JA NE!