Inspired by Sovietkitty's "10 Little Soldiers"
Disclaimer: I don't own Girls und Panzer, which is property of Actas. I do own the OC though. You'll know who he is when you read it. Yes, its a he. Plus, story is not copied. Some parts are similar to Agatha Christie's And Then There were None.
15 Little Tanks
15 little tanks went out to dine
a chicken strip sickened one,
and then there were 14
14 little tanks had a mock battle
one got hit,
and then there were 13
13 little tanks dropped some rocks
one threw a track,
and then there were 12
12 little tanks ate some breakfast
one of them choked,
and then there were 11
11 little tanks stayed up too long
one's eyes turned red,
and then there were 10
10 little tanks came by a snowstorm
one's fuel froze up,
and then there were 9
9 little tanks decide to hold a chat
one's throat goes dry,
and then there were 8
8 little tanks peacefully napping
one sees a knife,
and then there were 7
7 little tanks walk around a street,
a pole falls and hits one,
and then there were 6
6 little tanks decide to wash
one of them drowns,
and then there were 5
5 little tanks try to make a stand
one is cut down,
and then there were 4
4 little tanks begin to cook
one gets burned,
and then there were 3
3 little tanks scared as can be
one bangs on the door,
and then there were 2
2 little tanks try to escape
one gets shot,
and then there was 1
1 little tank, standing all alone
he hangs himself,
and then there were 0
Chapter 1
"15 little tanks went out to dine
A chicken strip sickened one,
And there were 14."
"Ah, Miho!" Akio "Napoleon" Suzuki said from across the hall. His nickname was "Napoleon" because he was short and was a history geek. "You were invited?"
"Yep!" Miho Nishizumi, commander of Oarai's Tankery team, said. "And so were my crew!"
As she said that, the Anglerfish team and the Student Council, Turtle team, appeared.
"You also got invited?" Akio asked.
"Yes," Momo said.
"Momo-chan, do you have the keys?" Yuzu asked.
"DON'T CALL ME MOMO-CHAN!" Momo yelled as Anzu laughed.
"Hey, look! It's Hippo Team!" Saori shouted.
Sure enough, the History geeks rounded the corner.
"Akio!" Erwin called, "I found the paper on the Tiger II yesterday. I figured you would want it."
"Danke." he said.
Erwin smiled.
Then Sodoko came around.
"I got the boat tickets! We're going to head across the channel now!" she said.
"Wait!" came the voice of Noriko Isobe, the volleyball team captain.
"So, everybody is here now?" Akio asks.
"Looks like it!" Anzu says. "Let's go!"
As the boat goes across the channel Akio notices dark clouds on the horizon. He then begins to read the report about the Tiger II.
"Erwin, the Tiger II's frontal armor is 150 mm thick, not 100. That's the Tiger I's armor thickness."
"Oh, I must have been sleepy. I'll fix it." She grinned.
Akio adjusted his field marshal cap. It was a birthday present from Erwin. It had a Panther, his favorite tank type, embroidered onto the front. He wore it everywhere along with the green field marshal jacket he had been given. So, he and Erwin looked like replicas of the other, only Akio had black eyes and hair.
"We're here!" Sodoko said.
As they walked in to unpack and find their rooms, Erwin and Miho looked at what Akio had brought.
"Why do you have a pistol and a medical kit?" Erwin asked. "I don't question the World War II books and the Panther keychain, but a medical kit? Really?"
Akio shrugged. "I come prepared."
Miho smiled. She went into her own room, but stopped in the hallway. There was a poem attached to the wall.
15 little tanks went out to dine
a chicken strip sickened one,
and then there were 14
14 little tanks had a mock battle
one got hit,
and then there were 13
13 little tanks dropped some rocks
one threw a track,
and then there were 12
12 little tanks ate some breakfast
one of them choked,
and then there were 11
11 little tanks stayed up too long
one's eyes turned red,
and then there were 10
10 little tanks came by a snowstorm
one's fuel froze up,
and then there were 9
9 little tanks decide to hold a chat
one's throat goes dry,
and then there were 8
8 little tanks peacefully napping
one sees a knife,
and then there were 7
7 little tanks walk around a street,
a pole falls and hits one,
and then there were 6
6 little tanks decide to wash
one of them drowns,
and then there were 5
5 little tanks try to make a stand
one is cut down,
and then there were 4
4 little tanks begin to cook
one gets burned,
and then there were 3
3 little tanks scared as can be,
one bangs on a door,
and then there were 2
2 little tanks try to escape
one gets shot,
and then there was 1
1 little tank, standing all alone
he hangs himself,
and then there were 0
She shivered. It was so horrible! The deaths were so tragic!
"It's weird." Yukari said, noticing Miho. "All of them die, it's not really fair!"
"We all die one day," Yuzu said from her room, "But dying like that… brr! That's just sad!"
Putting the weird poem behind them, they walked into the lounge, which had three couches, a table, and a TV. An upright piano sat off to the side.
Hana, Anzu, and Oryou went to cook dinner. Akio sat with Erwin discussing which tank was the best of World War II. Miho sat with her team discussing random matters. Sodoko and Momo were talking, and Yuzu was looking for a movie.
"Hey," Akio said, "where's sis?"
"Caesar?" Erwin asked. "She's in her room with Saemonza."
"I wanna play volleyball with somebody!" Noriko complained. "I wish the team was here."
"Come on, Noriko, we can't be that bad, right?" Akio asked, grinning.
"I'm going for a drink." Sodoko said, standing.
"Me too," Yuzu said. "I'll go after Sodoko."
"Dinner time!" Anzu's voice called from the kitchen. Everyone moved to the dining room, which had one long table with 15 chairs. There were 15 little Panzer II's on a fireplace. Caesar and Saemonza entered with Sodoko. Yuzu came in later.
The dinner looked great. There were chicken strips, oysters, noodles, pickled cabbage, and some sort of lamb.
Akio suddenly remembered the poem.
"I'm not eating the chicken," he declared.
"It's probably not true, just some demented prank." Saemonza said.
Miho didn't care. She wasn't going near the chicken!
Everyone else was eating them, except for the ever cautious Akio, and Erwin.
"Better safe than sorry." Akio said.
After dinner, Akio found a film about a Panther's crew during the Battle of the Bulge.
Towards the end of the movie, Miho noticed Saemonza sitting off to the side. She was holding her stomach.
Miho walked over.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"I think I ate something bad," Saemonza whispered.
Suddenly, she began to convulse violently. Akio, startled, shot straight out of his seat and ran for his medical kit.
"Find some salt and water! Give it to her!" he shouted.
Miho did as she was told.
"Her lips and fingertips are turning blue!" Mako shouted.
Yukari turned away.
"What do we do?" Hana asked.
"We need to get help!" Caesar said, panicking.
Saemonza then coughed up some vomit, the greenish substance streaked with blood. The girl gave one last stuttering breath, and fell limp.
"No!" Oryou shouted, grabbing the invalid's hand. "Stay with us, come on!"
"S-sorry, my f-friend-d." Saemonza said. Then she went still.
Akio returned. Seeing the mess, he lowered his cap over his eyes and dropped his medical kit.
"God rest her soul."
Notes: Thank you so much for reading! This is my first ever Fanfic, so I'm very excited! Please review with CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Thanks again to SovietKitty for the awesome fanfic "10 Little Soldiers!" It really inspired me. One last thing before I go. If there are any mistakes or weird formats, please tell me. I'm very new to Fan fiction, so I'm still inexperienced.
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