Greetings from SeekerMeeker.
It has been a long, LONG time. I not only had to deal with a writer's block, so that I rested, but also I ended up participating in a writing competition known as Nanowrimo (also NaNoWriMo). That's done, so I am ready to get back!
Finally, I am back to writing GuP, but this time, I have decided to start a brand-new story, because I have a lot of research and worldbuilding that I wanted to incorporate.
No, this story is brand-new, not a sequel or prequel; this is its own story.
I hope to flesh out ALL of our favorite revealed schools en masse, and this time, I will try and take time to make sure that I am not too obsessed with everything. In other words, I want to have fun, but also to write seriously.
So then, let us journey into an unlikely type of warfare:
Girls und Krieg
By SeekerMeeker
Chapter 1: Surprise Invasion
She was enjoying her moment of peace, when it happened.
BOOM!
"MIHO!" four voices roared in various frequencies, as four footsteps dashed in the direction of the explosion.
"MIHO!" the same voices cried, opening the majestic, mahogany doors, and gasped.
The entire room was in ruins. The Golden Office room, where Miho was checking some paperwork, was no longer golden. Chandeliers fell down, the glasses scattered on the ground like caltrops. The wooden walls and floor cracked, with planks raised up and torn to shreds. At the shattered glass windows, the mahogany, ornate desk was totaled, blasted into bits.
"MIHO!" they roared.
"I am fine."
All four girls turned to look at their right side. To the far right of the shattered desk, Miho dusted herself, unfazed.
"You're alright!" her friends gasped, glad to see her alive.
"I almost died!" Mako moaned.
"You shouldn't say that!" Saori groaned.
"It's good to see you alive and well," Hana said, although she panted a little.
"Nishizumi-dono!" Yukari yelled, trying to tackle her, but she dodged. "I am glad you're OK!"
"Yes," Miho said; to be honest, she was not bothered by the blast, but was blushing at her friends' reactions. "But what just happened? Did somebody-"
"We're under attack!" the PA system blared, cutting her off, with blue holographic screens appearing en masse from the walls. "Nishizumi-sensei, rally up the forces!"
"What's going on?!" Saori yelled, blinking rapidly; the others were also concerned.
"Sodoko-san," Miho said. "What happened? Who fired a round into my office?"
"None of us!" Sodoko roared, as another shockwave of an explosion appeared. "Some small fleet of invaders is trying to bombard us! Nishizumi-sensei, please give the command."
Miho nodded.
"Get our military to the stations!" she called out, but her face was red. "But please, I am just Nishizumi Miho!"
"You're the leader!" her friends called out. "We'll protect the stations at once!"
She blushed again, but nodded.
"Make sure everybody's safe!" Miho shouted, as she opened her private closet, while the others ran out to get assistance. "It's been a while, since we had war, but we're ready."
"But this soon?!" Saori's voice echoed away, apparently overhearing Miho.
"We'll talk later!" Miho shouted. "Saori-san and all of you! Get the chopper ready!"
Miho hurried towards the helipad, as a strange aircraft was about to take off. It looked like a V-22 Osprey aircraft, but sleeker with a white-and-blue theme. Furthermore, the cockpit and parts of the body somewhat resembled that of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. It was really their own futuristic take on the Osprey, and some various parts from other aircraft.
"We have to hurry!" the pilot called, blaring her loudspeaker. "My XC-17 needs to go!"
"Take off!" Miho said, as she ran towards the aircraft. Her friends were already on board, and Miho jumped.
"Miho!"
Fortunately, she landed on the loading ramp with ease.
"Man!" Saori said, as the Osprey-like aircraft flew away from the onslaught, and they all sat down. "At least the helipad is intact!"
BOOM!
Saori yelped, and they all looked down. A shell apparently struck the helipad, moments after takeoff.
"Phew!" Yukari gasped. "A few seconds later, and we're history!"
"Who's firing upon us?!" Saori screamed. "It's been a while since anybody even attacked us!"
She yelped again, as the pilot activated the V/STOL aircraft's weapons: a single autocannon and a rocket launching pad on each wing. Small explosions followed, as the pilot targeted some strange objects below.
"Get to the command center ASAP," Miho said in a resolute voice. "Our Norans need help."
Miho and her Anglerfish Team watched, as the bombardment continued. Miho sweated, as she saw thousands flee en masse. A shell struck a building, causing the people to duck down. A few jumped, avoiding the debris falling down.
"Oh zon," she admitted. "It has been a while, since our last fight decades ago."
They all continued to watch the mayhem, as firearms from both sides lighted up both sky and earth. More explosions ensued.
"Well," Hana said. "It looks like we can put our training to use."
"And kick some bad guys' butt!" Yukari squealed, manning a machine gun mount.
"It IS a long time since we last fought," Mako admitted. "Ever since the Unity Tower...fell..."
Everybody fell silent.
"Maybe this is a wake-up call," Miho said. "We better discuss after this. For now, no time to lose! Senshazons, get ready!"
Everybody nodded, and the pilot flew to a nearby military base.
"There!" Miho said, as she suddenly wore her parachute gear. "I gotta go!"
"Miporin!" Saori cried. "What are you doing?!"
"Saving the civilians," was all she replied, before sliding through the loading ramp, which was not fully closed.
"MIHO!" the screams of her friends faded away, as Miho dived down into the earth, then unleashed her parachute.
"Not again," Saori groaned.
"She always does that," Hana said.
More explosions appeared, but Miho now started to notice something. When the explosions first occurred, she and others assumed that they were from naval guns. However, Miho noticed that the shells were rather weak, causing at worst heavy damages to buildings, but not causing them to collapse. She also noticed that the explosions were not very big; they appeared to be mostly solid.
"Huh," Miho noted, as she landed on the ground. "Those are not from tanks; those are from primitive howitzers used on old ships."
"Attention!" the PA system blared. "Please remain calm, and flee as soon as possible to the nearest shelters and defense perimeters! Over!"
Sodoko's voice continued to echo, as Miho looked on. She saw most of the civilians fleeing, carrying anyone they could find.
Then, she saw them.
Some humanoid beings entered the streets, yelling some strange language, as they waved what Miho thought were short swords and handguns. Shouting some more, the short beings hit their strange mounts, which were on four long legs, and the "things" neighed.
Miho gasped.
"Ah!" she noted. "Horses! It's been a while since I've seen them! Those men are on horseback!"
Then, she noticed a police officer shooting at the men. Apparently, the men on horseback were either fearless, or plain stupid, because they started to stampede in the direction of the lone officer. Wasting no time, Miho then charged, partially running and partially leaping over cracks on the ground, as the shells continued to bombard from afar.
"Over here!" Miho said fearlessly, getting the attention of the men.
"Ni-Nishizumi-sensei!" the officer roared. "What are you doing?!"
"Saving everyone possible," was all she muttered, before Miho slammed into the horsemen. Horses neighed, taken aback by the sudden force of the lone girl.
"What the?!" the men suddenly roared, speaking something that Miho could understand. Apparently, the men did not expect such a huge amount of strength from a lone girl. Well, she was no ordinary girl.
"That's the one!" one of the men roared. "These witch-girls' leader! The Virago! Kill her!"
Uh-oh, Miho thought. Well, there is no point of talking to these guys, and how do they know that I am Virago?
Miho ducked down, avoiding a mace swung at her face. She then tripped the horses' legs, causing them to fall over, neighing in great pain.
There is no turning back now, she said to herself, as she jumped up, grabbed hold a man with a very ornate uniform (she correctly guessed that he was the leader), and wrestled with him. Sure enough, the other soldiers suddenly hesitated, reluctant to accidentally attack their own leader.
"Now!" Miho roared.
A few civilians nearby, all of them girls, immediately obeyed. They then jumped upon the soldiers, who did not anticipate the sudden turn of events. The men tried to wrestle, but these girls were no ordinary girls.
In fact, they were not really humans anyway.
"Mutants!" the men roared, struggling in vain. "Witch-girls! Female freaks!"
They were not totally wrong. The "mutants" were all girls, and were at least 30 cm taller than the men. They also were more attractive and more voluptuous than normal women. However, their faces were very youthful. They had other minor traits, which betray their "inhuman" nature.
The stronger girls eventually subdued the men, with Miho putting a chokehold with her right arm. With her left arm, she activated her volumetric displays, which appeared as 3-D "holographic" display screens.
"We have a few prisoners," Miho tried to talk, but the man struggled.
"**** you!" the leader cursed. "You ***ing amazons! You all-female freaks! You-"
Slam!
Seeing that a few children were nearby, Miho decided to knock the man unconscious, in order to silence him. With help from others, she dragged the prisoners.
Suddenly, she heard a welcoming sound: the rumblings of tracks roaring on the streets.
"Nishizumi-sensei!" a number of girls shouted, donning military outfits, as they rode on colossal tanks.
"We finally have found you!" Saori shouted, as she and Miho's friends came in their own tank.
Miho smiled.
"Ready to fight?" Miho asked, as she handed the prisoners over. Despite the hustle and bustle around her, she calmly walked over to the one tank that she liked. Even though taking it out meant that there was a battle, it was the one that everybody in the state bonded over.
It was not the Panzer IV Ausf.H.; that was gone.
"Our Crucigon tank," Miho said with a smile. "But it's been a while since we've faced real fight together."
"We've dealt with this for years," Mako said. "But to be honest, this strange tank surprises even me still."
"But it's so COOL!" Yukari squealed. "Unlike our old one, this one has four tracks, four wheels, and one colossal turret!"
"I have to agree too," Hana said. "This feels more like a living fort, than a tank."
"But we have to deal with these invaders!" Saori yelled.
"Girls," Miho said, calming everyone down. "We first have to stop the invasion, then figure out from there. We don't know what's going on, but we first must save our state, our home: New Ooarai Republic. Mako-san, drive us to the fleet at the shore. Saori-san, contact the PA system. Hana-san, get the cannon ready. Yukari-san, ready the defense systems."
They all nodded, and did as told. Miho then pulled herself halfway out of the turret's cupola, and looked around.
It really felt weird; even after years of training, the new tank felt odd, for it was at least twice the size of their usual tank.
In fact, they found it while salvaging their landscape decades ago.
"Plus," Hana said, a little dreamily. "It's been decades, but we still look and feel quite youthful."
"Good thing!" Saori groaned. "Or else I would never have a boyfriend!"
"Shush!" Miho said. "Friends, let us focus on fighting off the invaders. We'll go from there, so let's go. Panzer vor."
The others nodded, and resumed. Miho looked out, and sighed.
"Here we go again," she said to herself, as she sighted another shell falling down.
She got up, standing on two legs on top of the turret. The cannon shell fell very rapidly, down right where Miho was. Stretching her arms, she eyed the projectile, then raised her left hand.
She caught it, just as it was about to fall.
"I knew it," she said to herself, inspecting her catch. "It's an old cannonball from a primitive howitzer. This means that the invaders were using inferior guns; well then, that makes it easy now. The hard part: what now?"
Well, welcome to my brand-new story!
It's interesting to note that after only about a month, I decide to try out this story. This story is to try and put my research into good use. Yes, I have a lot more to come (pardon my cliffhanger), and the next chapter will explain some interesting questions raised from this chapter alone:
(Spoilers if you're curious)
1) Where are the girls now?
2) How come the girls have their own state?
3) What tank is Miho's team driving now?
4) Who are they now?
5) What will happen next?
I give a shout-out to commanderstarscream123 for the XC-17 idea.
This chapter is a testing work; I am still trying to make sure that this story is worth your time to read. Please review, PM, like, favorite etc.
Thank you, and have a panzer-ful day!