Amathian Legends Presents…

Full Metal Panic!? Slumber Party

Tuatha de Danaan

Captain's Quarters, 1233

"A slumber party?" said Captain Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa, looking up from the documents she was reading.

"You got it." said Mao, sitting across from her commanding officer with a beer in hand. "He called Kurtz and asked what sort of things he should take with him."

Tessa put down the documents and started playing with her ash blond, braided hair. Ever since she was a little girl, she had moved from one military installation to another, never experiencing a legitimate social event growing. Now that she thought of it, she had been approved to take leave starting in a few hours…

"Hmm…" said Tessa, more to herself than her guest. Then her gray eyes twinkled with excitement as the idea dawn on her. "I think I'm going to go pay Mr. Sagara a visit at Safehouse."

"What? Are you serious?" asked Mao. The mischievous look in Tessa's eyes suggested that…she wasn't.

"Why not?" asked Tessa. "As I seem to recall, the entire crew is on leave for a few days right?"

"Yes, that's true…" Mao admitted.

"So, I'm going to go visit him." concluded Tessa. She suddenly pointed at Mao. "And you and Mr. Webber will accompany me."

"Errr, are you sure that's a good idea Tessa?" said Mao.

"I like it!" said Kurtz, who suddenly burst into the room. "We can go to Kaname's little party too!"

"Oh, why not?" shrugged Mao, pulling another beer out of her cargo pocket. "I'll arrange for a plane to take us then?"

"Yes please." said Tessa with an eager smile. "Oh, by the way Mr. Webber, I have a question."

"Sure thing Tessa." the German said with a photographic smile.

"What did you tell Mr. Sagara to take to the party?" asked Tessa.

"I just told him to bring something to keep the others interested, something to eat, and some protection." Kurtz said, listing off the items. "Why?"

"Well, you know how Sousuke is with open suggestions like that." said Mao, understanding Tessa's concern.

Tokyo

Safehouse, 1940

Hmmm, Kurtz told me to bring something interesting, food, and protection… thought Sousuke, opening up his closet and examining the contents. Protection…let's see…should I bring the Steyr TMP or the Glock 19? Both are chambered for the nine millimeter, so there is no difference in firepower…but I will be inside Kaname's apartment so…

"The Glock." Sousuke concluded, picking up the weapon and tucking it in the concealed holster on the small of his back. "No problems here."

Tokyo

Kaname's Apartment, 1951

"Thanks for coming everyone." said Kaname, opening up the door and letting Kyoko and Mizuki in. "Whatcha bring?"

"I brought popcorn and lots of movies." said Kyoko, reaching into her bag and pulling out several horror movies.

"And I brought drinks and monopoly." Mizuki added, tucking a loose strand of red hair behind her ear.

The three girls sat on the couch for a few moments gossiping about the latest things to happen at school. To mention a few would be topics like the student council, Sousuke's antics, the new type of bread sold at lunch, the guy who was caught peeping into the girl's locker room, Sousuke's antics, the terrible regime of the P.E. teacher, Sousuke's antics…

The doorbell rang and Kaname went over to the door to answer it. When she opened up the door, she saw Sousuke standing there in his school uniform and a black military style backpack. Kaname could feel sweat begin to form on her face, Sousuke looked like was about to go to war rather than have a relaxing night with his classmates.

"Hi Sousuke." Kaname greeted.

"Good evening Miss Chidori." Sousuke returned with a slight nod of his head. "I came as requested of you."

"Cool! What did you bring?" asked Kyoko, appearing out of nowhere and slipping Sousuke's bag off him. She began to rummage through it. "Extra clothing, a couple of those toy grenades, a bunch of copies of AS Fan and the Naval Institute Press, and…um, what are these?"

Kyoko pulled out a brown, plastic box about a foot long and six inches wide. She carefully examined the box from top to bottom and side to side in her curiosity.

"A friend of mine told me that I should bring rations to this event." explained Sousuke. "I was not sure how long we may be here so I packed enough MREs to last us a few days."

"Hold on Sousuke? What's an MRE?" asked Kaname, fearing the answer.

"A Meal Ready to Eat." answered Sousuke very seriously. "Just one has three thousand calories, which is the minimum amount your body needs to function for one day. They are on the expensive side but are very effective. Back in Helmajistan, we were lucky to get our hands on a box of these. We ate like kings that month."

"Uh, right." said Kaname, grabbing Sousuke by the shirt and dragging him in. "Come on."

"Roger." said Sousuke, following the young Japanese inside the apartment.

XXX

"Wow! This is the latest issue of AS Fan!" said Shinji excitedly, flipping through the pages excitedly. "Awesome, they have an article about that mercenary unit called Mithril. Have you heard of them before Sousuke?"

"Affirmative." said Sousuke, feeling sweat form on his brow. "I am well aware of the organization known as Mithril."

"Wouldn't it be cool to meet a mercenary war-fighter like that?" asked Shinji, looking over at Kaname now. "What do you think Kaname?"

"Errr, yeah I guess." said Kaname, casting Sousuke a nervous glance.

To their relief, there was a knock at the door and Sousuke went to answer it. Kaname went back to sorting through Mizuki's movies. There were certainly some interesting choices in here, perhaps even some that may spook Sousuke.

"M…madam Captain!?" exclaimed Sousuke from the front door. "Kurtz? Mao? Why are you here?"

Kaname felt all the blood leave her cheeks when she heard Kurtz and Mao's names. Unless one of them got promoted, then that meant that the 'madam Captain' was…

"Good evening Mr. Sagara." said Tessa. "We are on vacation and came to visit you."

"Who's that?" asked Shinji. "Did Sousuke call someone a Captain?"

"No." Kaname said quickly. "He said Tessa. Remember the girl with the white hair that visited our school for two weeks."

"Oh yeah, I remember her!" said Kyoko. "We took that trip to the hot springs with her and those two college students."

"Hey everyone!" said Kurtz bursting into the room, much to Kaname's displeasure. "Did I miss the fun?"

"Oh, speak of the devil." laughed Kyoko. "Hi Kurtz."

Kaname looked past Kurtz and her eyes rested on Tessa, Mao, and Sousuke. The young sergeant glanced back and gave Kaname a confused look. Clearly he hadn't expected this to happen. She sighed and stood up to welcome her guests. It would be easier to keep from blowing Sousuke's cover if she acted like nothing was abnormal.

"Don't you remember Sousuke?" asked Kaname. "You asked me on the walk home if they could come also."

"Uh, affirmative." said Sousuke, catching on quickly. "And I appreciate the invitation you sent out to them Kaname."

"Hello Miss Chidori." said Tessa, bowing formally to Kaname. "I trust you have been well?"

"As well as could be expected from dealing with Sousuke all the time." said Kaname through a smile that served as a false front.

"That is good." said Tessa, offering a similar smile.

The fact that Tessa and Kaname had been competing for Sousuke's attention since the first day they met was not a secret. Especially to those on board the Tuatha de Danaan and at school. The only person who was ignorant of this bit of information was the target himself, Sousuke Sagara.

"Alright then." said Mao, reaching into her bag and pulling out a six pack. "Let's get this party started."

"But we're under age!" said Shinji, eyeing the alchoholic beverages.

"Trust me Kazama." said Kurtz, slapping the young man on the shoulder. "She'll have those gone so quickly you'd think she was drinking water."

Sousuke, Tessa, and Mao walked towards the group. As he passed Kaname, Sousuke leaned in near Kaname's ear.

"This could be a problem…" said Sousuke.

"Yeah." agreed Kaname, watching Kyoko and Tessa hug in greeting. "A big problem…"

Mizuki: So what game should we play first?

Kurtz: How about strip mahjong?

Tessa: Mr. Webber! That's inappropriate!

Next Chapter of Full Metal Party: Risking it All.

Kurtz: Okay, how about spin the bottle?

Mao: Their in high school you idiot.