To the Skies See Ooarai Rise
Kapitel Zwölf
XXXXXXXXXX
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
Anton tripped on his way to standing in a photo with him, Erich, Herz, Nathan, and David. Everyone besides David appeared concerned, but Anton shrugged it off, appearing fine. He then got everyone to look at the camera.
"If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."
The camera zoomed in on Erich, who gave off his signature smile.
"If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
"To the Skies See Ooarai Rise"
Erich could be seen struggling to get out of bed and get ready, but eventually he got up and out the door of his apartment, with some help. Miho had pulled him out by his ear, with him struggling against her grip.
I stand
Alone and gaze upon the battlefield
The both of them raced down the sidewalk, Miho dragging Erich the whole way by his ear, to meet up with their friends: Saori, Hana, Anton, and Herz. Anton and Herz each had a tiny knife on their keychains.
Wasteland
Is all that's left after the fight
David could be seen walking past the six freshmen boys, who appeared to be conversing with each other. Nathan was also close by.
And now I'm searching
A new way to defeat my enemy
A plush wildcat carrying two M2 Browning HMGs was seen on a keychain.
Bloodshed
I've seen enough of death and pain!
The three gamer boys were talking to each other. They were standing in front of a chalkboard that had a violet lightning bolt drawn on it.
I will run,
They will hunt,
Me in vain.
I will hide,
They'll be searching
Someone was typing on a laptop with a shrike bird on it that appeared to be performing a roll.
I'll regroup,
Feign retreat,
They'll pursue coup de grace
The three student council boys were walking down a hall.
I will win but never fight,
That's the Art of War!
Pfirsich appeared unemotional, Zitrus appeared to be pumped, and Aprikose had a smile that turned to a predatory grin.
That's the Art of War!
Yeager was seen cleaning the wing surface of a Bf 109 E-4. Dittmar finished messing with the inverted V12 engine, wielding a large wrench with a comet painted on it. Reitsch was lifting a box of parts for the plane. Brown was helping out. All wore coveralls, but Brown had undone the upper portion, leaving the sleeves tied around his waist.
Breaking,
The will to fight among the enemy
Erich was seen running through a forest to a burning wreck.
Force them,
To hunt me, they will play my game,
He was shown watching a sunset, but he noticed Anton, Herz, and Nathan behind him. All three joined Erich.
And play by my rules.
I will be close but still untouchable
David stepped down from the cabin of a FAMO, only to find a puppy Dachshund on the hood. Erich threw a tennis ball and the Dachshund pup ran to fetch it.
No more,
Will I see suffering and pain!
Erich climbed into the cockpit of the Messer. Anton installed an access panel on the Bf 109's engine cowl and latched it down. Herz manned the 88 mm Flak gun mounted on the FAMO's platform. Erich moved the throttle forward, beginning a take-off run.
They will find,
Me no more,
I'll be gone.
I will have,
Them surrounded
An F4F-3, an Me 410 A-1/U4, a Ki-10-II, an Fw 190 A-4, and a Bf 109 E-4 were flying in a delta, and the 109 pulled up.
They will yield,
Without fight,
Overrun, coup de grace
Three British Spitfires, two Mk IIas and one LF Mk IX, flew in a vic formation.
I will win but never fight,
That's the Art of War!
Four American P-38Es flew ahead in a finger-four formation.
That's the Art of War!
Nathan finished loading up the 109's cowling machine guns and latched down the access panel.
Broken and lost!
Tired of war!
They'll,
Surrender to me!
The four history guys stood at each other's side with an image of a hornet behind them.
Caught in my trap!
There's no way out!
Fail,
Never again! (Never again!)
A control stick was pulled back, then returned to center and pushed left.
The four badminton players stood side-by-side with an image of a cyclone behind them.
Three Bf 109 F-4s and a Bf 109 G-6, all covered in a German winter camouflage with white undersides and gray-green topsides, flew in a Schwarm.
Anton appeared by a radio, getting the attention of ground crews.
The Bf 109 E-4 dived and brought its guns to bear as Erich calmly lined up his shot, and then opened fire with the two auto cannons and machine guns.
A Spitfire LF Mk IX was at rest on the ground, with Dennis and another British boy at its side, talking to Arthur, the pilot.
I will run,
They will hunt,
Me in vain.
I will hide,
They'll be searching
Chuck, Ray, and Christian were hanging around a landed American P-38E.
I'll regroup,
Feign retreat,
They'll pursue coup de grace
An La-5FN and Yak-9UT were flown in the sky by Sasha and Nudelmann respectively.
I will win but never fight,
That's the Art of War!
Several German boys were near a landed Bf 109 G-6 with the Black Devil alongside Hans.
That's the Art of War!
Captain Muto Honda was observing within his Mitsubishi F-2.
That's the Art of War!
The three boys of the Public Morals Committee were shown. They all wore armbands adorned with a storm cloud.
That's the Art of War!
An Fw 190 A-4 was leading a Schwarm-like formation, consisting of a Ki-10-II as its wingman and a Bf 109 E-4 as the element leader, with the element wingman being an F4F-3. Behind all four of them was an Me 410 A-1/U4. Erich was seen, relaxed as ever, in his Messer.
"Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence."
Erich's 109 was later seen leading a Kette consisting of the Fw 190 A-4 and Ki-10-II back to the Zuikaku.
"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
On Erich's desk could be seen a picture of him and his friends Anton, Herz, David, and Nathan.
Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.
XXXXXXXXXX
Wir können nicht von dieser Schlacht nachgeben!
The Ho 229 V3 continued on after disposing of its latest victim with ease, the Me 410. The Hornisse had by now landed on the 206 route that passed through the south of Bad Segeburg.
"Our..." Wolf began.
"... history..." Leonidas continued.
"... has just..." Abe continued over the radio.
"... come to an end," Gustav ended. Wolf and Leonidas were roughed up a bit from the two 30 mm MK 103 cannons on the Ho 229.
In his D.520 that had come to rest along the same 206 route, Lemu was reflecting on the situation. He was also roughed up from the Horten's fire.
"What the bloody hell?" he wondered. "Why did they create a fighter shaped like a triangle?"
"Too bad," Kolari commented over the radio.
"Disappointing," Satiainen similarly commented.
"Mr. Faul, I leave this to the rest of you guys!" Lemu announced.
"I'll keep my promise!" David heard him continue within his position in the FAMO, and he widened his eyes in surprise.
Far away with the Schwarzwaldspitze Jagdwaffe, Hans got the report from the Horten. "He got two fighters!" he told Alfred.
"Five left," Alfred responded over the radio with his steel tone.
"We still have sixteen!"
"Numbers don't matter. Marked men do."
The British were observing the events down below.
"That Horten sure is powerful," Dennis noted. "Ooarai's in a lot of trouble."
"Valor won't lead them out of such a predicament," Arthur began. He then continued with seriousness. "Only risky yet precisely planned moves will do so."
"I see," Dennis responded again, having finally managed to understand something his superior said.
XXXXXXXXXX
Up in the air, the Ho 229 still continued on before it was subject to a barrage of attacks from each of Ooarai's five remaining fighters. Ooarai's force was split into two groups, with the Bf 109 and Me 163 attacking together and the Fw 190 D-12, F4F, and Ki-10 attacking together in their own group. The Me 163 continued to use energy tactics exclusively with its current lack of fuel, so the Bf 109 was in actuality very much alone.
Unfortunately for Ooarai, the Ho 229 was able to fly straight up and simply use its great energy to outrun their attacks. The Horten then began to descend toward the group again.
"He's coming this way!" Matthias informed.
"Disengage!" Aprikose commanded his group, and all three of them disengaged.
The Ho 229 followed and opened up a burst, which the three of them barely managed to avoid.
"Evasive!" Aprikose ordered again.
As the three of them performed evasive maneuvers, the Ho 229 followed and was able to stick with them. The three Ooarai fighters managed to shake the Horten again, though, and they soon counterattacked with the two other remaining fighters. Unfortunately for them, the Ho 229 managed to evade them as the Me 163 climbed back up to recycle its energy again.
"Let's just get that fucker already!" Aprikose encouraged. "That's just a fancy wing and nothing more!"
"Aim for the engines!" Erich suggested as he fell in with Aprikose's group.
The Bf 109 F-4 was above everyone in the meantime. "You can't take us on!" the pilot taunted as he laughed. As he laughed, a very brief burst from the Me 163 connected with his fighter, taking him down almost as payback for his taunting. The red smoke then trailed from behind his Friedrich.
As Ooarai pressed their attacks, the Ho 229 still managed to evade at their current altitude of around 30,000 feet, using its high speed and impressive maneuverability for a jet. The Horten then began lining up a shot and fired off another burst, but the burst missed its mark. The Ooarai fighters took that as a hint to disengage again.
"We'll have to take that Ho 229 here if we want to hold the altitude advantage over the rest," Erich determined. "The main force will be here soon, so we have to hurry."
"The Horten is amazing!" Nathan informed over the radio. "It's extremely fast and maneuverable!"
"It's just an intimidating vehicle," Anton added. "Just cut it up!"
Erich looked up to the Horten at Anton's comment. He noticed how the flying wing was very wide with its wingspan along with being inherently unstable. He then lit up as he got an idea. "Thanks, Anton!" he eventually called out.
"Wha...?" Anton responded in confusion.
Erich then addressed the rest of the team as they flew onward, avoiding the Ho 229 as much as they could. "Würger-Zwei, Orkan-Drei, this will sound crazy to you, but I need you to follow my instructions to the letter."
"Roger!" Ron acknowledged.
"I'll do anything!" Aprikose confirmed.
"It'll be very hard on you though," Erich warned.
"I think we've already passed that point! Just tell us!"
A bit later, the Ooarai fighters had climbed up to a higher altitude, and they turned back to dive toward the Ho 229 below as they formed a delta. The Fw 190 was on point, flanked left and right by the F4F and Bf 109 respectively. On the left and right tips were the Me 163 and Ki-10 respectively.
The wise woman said,
'Once you're hardened in battle
There's no coming back.'
(Fight or fall)
The Horten was climbing to engage and tried engaging the enemies with a burst from range as they neared. The burst, aimed at the Fw 190, missed as Ooarai's fighters maneuvered out of the firing path.
And before the attack
Feel your blood start to boil in your veins as you charge
(Hundreds fallen)
The other Ooarai fighters besides the Dora pulled out of their dive and into a zoom climb while the Fw 190 continued toward the Horten.
As the fire inside
Is ignited by bloodshed
In berserkers from North
"I never thought I'd have to do something crazy like this," Aprikose voiced his thoughts during the meantime. "But I'm getting fired up!"
Could it be as was said
When the serpent be woken
Fenrir howls
The Ho 229 continued on to the Fw 190. The Dora did not break away, and as they closed with each other, the Fw 190 used its strong wing structure to literally cut through the Horten's outer right wing.
Swedish Pagans
Marching ashore
Forged in Valhalla by the hammer of Thor
Everyone in the crowd had their own reactions. Arthur was watching with some amazement. Dennis winced at the aerial ram. Gerd looked on with his impassive expression.
Out from Asgard
Our Viking ship sails
Never to turn back again!
"Whoa!" Sasha reacted in surprise. Nudelmann kept his calm demeanor at the sight.
Where brothers have passed
Is where we will be proven
On ground stained by blood
(Standing tall)
Up above, the Ho 229 tried to maneuver again, but the pilot found the controls behaving very oddly as the plane grew very unstable.
And we know if we fall
Our comrades await in the Hall
(Odin's calling)
"Was ist das?" the pilot wondered aloud.
As the fire inside
Is ignited by bloodshed
In berserkers from North
As the Horten tried to change its flight and stabilize, the F4F and Me 163 came in to attack from above.
Could it be as was said
When the serpent be woken
Fenrir howls!
"Take this!" Matthias called out as he opened up a brief burst of his guns. The very brief burst had some of its shots connect, but it wasn't enough to take down the Ho 229. The Horten then tried to maneuver and engage the two Ooarai fighters.
Swedish Pagans
Marching ashore
Forged in Valhalla by the hammer of Thor
"There's our cue!" Matthias observed, and he and the Me 163 climbed again as the Ho 229 tried unleashing a burst of 30 mm cannon fire, but its lack of stability made the shots spread out widely.
Out from Asgard
Our Viking ship sails
Never to turn back again!
"Here we go!" Ron proclaimed as he dove on the flying wing and attacked with a short burst. The burst connected, but it did nothing more than aggravate the Ho 229 pilot. The Ki-10 continued to follow and harass the Horten as it desperately tried to turn and engage, but its damaged and destabilized state didn't help it any, and maneuvering only served to further lower its energy levels. The Ki-10 came extremely close to the Ho 229 and nearly rammed it multiple times during its constant attacking.
(First to the battle
First to the feast)
"Got the birdie!" Ron reported.
(Destiny waiting
No retreat)
"Verstanden," Erich replied from his point higher up over the action. "Keep pestering him as much as you can!" Erich then maneuvered to begin his own attack.
(Retreat)
"Oh, just get out of here, you biplane!" the Ho 229 pilot berated as the Ki-10 continued pecking at his flying wing while nearly ramming him as well, which served to further annoy him. He then tried to turn away again.
"Oh, no you don't, you fucker!" Ron called out as he followed the Horten. He was wringing the Ki-10 out for everything it had as he pressed on his attacks to only a few meters.
Aprikose then noticed his battered wing flexing much more than it should be. "I guess these wings weren't designed to withstand a ram with over a 700 mile per hour difference," he guessed.
Swedish Pagans
Marching ashore
Forged in Valhalla by the hammer of Thor
Further up in the air, Erich finally began his own attack as he went into a dive right above the Ho 229.
Out from Asgard
Our Viking ship sails
Never to turn back again!
"There's no way this thing's flying like this," Aprikose determined. He found himself unable to fly straight and stable without an extreme amount of correction.
"GUTS solves everything!" Ron determinedly exclaimed as he pushed the Ki-10 to its limits to stick to the Horten like glue.
Erich calmly lined up a shot and opened up his guns as he got to within tens of meters. The very brief burst struck the Ho 229 at a straight angle and caused its engines to flame out. A second passed before red smoke started trailing from the closest thing it had to a tail, that being a small stinger-like apparatus.
XXXXXXXXXX
The defeated Horten was visible on the Leopold for all to see as it descended powerless, and a number of cheers broke out.
"Dad, they did it!" Johanna cried out as she continued cheering on. Her dad had a smile upon seeing Ooarai's success.
Nathan's parents were also cheering as his dad took some pictures.
"Wow! They brought down the Horten!" Dennis reacted.
"Perhaps we can do the same with our Gladiator," Arthur suggested with a competitive smile as he looked on.
XXXXXXXXXX
Further north lower in the skies, the Schwarzwaldspitze Jagdwaffe was approaching the Ooarai Jagdwaffe when Hans got the news.
"They got the Horten?!" He then gave orders to the rest, "Hurry up! We need to get higher!"
From higher up, the F4F had a good view of the large German delta. "Schwarzwaldspitze will be here in about three minutes!" Matthias reported their situation.
In his 109, Erich responded, "Verstanden! Let's move on to the next part!"
"Roger!" Ron acknowledged.
"Jawohl!" Aprikose replied.
The Fw 190 managed to rejoin everyone else along with the Ki-10.
With the German Jagdwaffe, they were getting ever closer as they passed the 25,000-foot mark.
Soon, the F4F descended down into the Ooarai group, but the Fw 190 decided to cut its power and descend below everyone else. It soon tripped the red smoke.
Erich looked back and found the 190 descending.
"The Würger's done a great job to last this long," Aprikose remarked over the radio. "Looks like my job is done. Staffelkapitän Hartmann, that was a good plan. Now don't let us down now! We're all counting on you!"
Erich then hardened again. "I'll bring us home!" he responded.
Only four of Ooarai's fighters were left now, and they soon formed a Schwarm with the Bf 109 leading and the F4F as his wingman. The Me 163 was on the right of the 109 with the Ki-10 as a wingman.
"We have four of us," Erich began over the radio. "They still have fourteen."
Schwarzwaldspitze had formed up into a Gefechtsverband again, but it was a bit different and notably tighter. In the Sturmgruppe were the two Me 262 A-1as leading, and the Bf 109 G-6, Ta 152, Me 262 A-1a/U4, and He 219 were just behind the two Schwalben. In the Begleitgruppe behind and above were the remaining five Fw 190 D-13s, and the three Bf 109 G-10/U4s were just behind them. The two Gruppen were closer to each other than normal, such that they could be mistaken for being one group.
"But each team has only one marked man," Erich continued. "Our opponents are after me, Messer-Ein, since I'm the marked man."
Ron listened closely in his Ki-10. "Everyone else, try to scatter them as much as possible."
"Time to rile 'em up!" Ron proclaimed with adrenaline flowing through him.
In the Me 163, Yeager listened as Erich continued. "I'll try setting up a one-on-one fight with the enemy marked man. To do this, I'll need the full cooperation of Komet-Acht."
"I'm gonna need to refuel first, though," Yeager notified.
"That's fine. I'll let you know when I need you, but stick with us for now."
Matthias listened as Erich continued on. "Be wary of their lead elements, and don't forget that the ones in the rear of the Sturmgruppe, like the Me 262 A-1a/U4 and the He 219, are also dangerous."
"Staffelkapitän, can I take care of the ones in the back?" Matthias requested.
"Go for it."
"Yeah!" Matthias celebrated as he pumped his fist before he broke off from the main force.
Erich continued with explaining his plan. "In the meantime, I will fly in erratic patterns to get them to spread apart as well. Anton, get everyone on making sure the Komet gets airborne quickly and keep me updated if you spot anything odd from down below."
"Hey, can we send the Acht-Acht out to help Miho?" Anton replied back. "She kinda asked for our help again!"
"That's fine. Just keep me updated if you spot anything unexpected in the air."
"Understood!"
"The final operation begins now! Unternehmen Woozy!"
XXXXXXXXXX
Soon, the Bf 109, Me 163, and Ki-10 dived through the Schwarzwaldspitze formation and climbed away in the opposite direction.
"Kontakt," one of the German pilots informed over their channel.
The large formation turned to follow, and some eager pilots had already turned around to try and take down the retreating Ooarai fighters, but they missed their marks as they got out of range. The three Ooarai fighters then turned back to dive through the German Jagdwaffe again, and the Ki-10 got off a brief burst at one of the enemies.
In the cover of the sun above, the F4F continued observing the fight as it waited for the right moment to jump in.
As the Ooarai fighters continued maneuvering, Schwarzwaldspitze's formation started falling apart as they all tried to engage the targets.
Hans was trying to stick with them in his Me 262. "Just stay still!" he angrily demanded.
Soon, the Bf 109 K-4 broke off from the Ki-10 and Me 163 in a different direction, and the latter two managed to drag the other Me 262 A-1a after them. The Kurfürst started heading away from the other Ooarai fighters as it continued avoiding the enemy attacks.
Erich then got on the radio to command again, "Komet-Acht and Orkan-Drei, break. Drag them away from each other. Komet-Acht, go ahead to the airstrip and do your business."
"Alright!" Ron responded as the Ki-10 and Me 163 broke away from each other.
The Ki-10 managed to drag the other Me 262 A-1a after him, and the Me 163 was followed by one of the Bf 109 G-10/U4s.
XXXXXXXXXX
Up above, Matthias had seen enough of the fight. "Time to jump in," he determined.
He then dived his F4F onto the He 219. "Take that!" he said as he opened a brief burst on the Uhu. He struck it and succeeded in garnering its attention. He then climbed away from it.
"Why you..." the He 219 pilot growled as he turned to follow. The night fighter then opened fire with its mixed armament, and Matthias experienced the sensation of having bullets pass above and below him. He was able to evade the shots, however, as he climbed out of range of the Uhu.
"Looks like he's pissed," Matthias observed. He then continued to evade the Uhu as he turned back to it to engage again."I wonder if now would be the time to enact Unternehmen Red Tails..." he mused. He then waved off. "Probably not necessary."
The F4F continued maneuvering with the He 219 until he had firmly gotten behind it.
"Hinter!" the He 219 radar operator called out.
"Ich kann das sehen!" the pilot retorted as he tried getting out of the line of fire, but to no success.
The F4F fired off a well-aimed burst that struck the Uhu, but the German night fighter did not go down.
"What?!" Matthias reacted in disbelief, as he had clearly seen his burst connect.
He soon heard a voice over the radio, "Fire longer bursts for larger aircraft."
Matthias widened his eyes in epiphany. "You're a genius Bastian!"
He then acquired target again. "Let's try that again," he said to himself. He then opened up another longer burst, which crippled the He 219 until it finally trailed the red smoke.
XXXXXXXXXX
"This is the Uhu! That Wildcat got us!" Hans heard the He 219 pilot report as his own group continued after the Bf 109 K-4.
"Was macht ihr?!" he angrily demanded.
"Only go after their marked man!" Alfred commanded as he tried following the enemy 109.
During the large and confused chase, the Ki-10 had gotten entangled with the Schwarzwaldspitze fighters.
"Don't fall for any provocations!" the other Me 262 pilot ordered. "Remain calm!"
Right after he said that, the Ki-10 fired off a burst at the Me 262. It connected, but it failed to do any worthwhile damage. It only succeeded in aggravating the enemy pilot.
"Wie kannst du es wagen?!" he exclaimed in anger as he and the two Fw 190Ds near him tried to turn and engage the Ki-10. "You're just a Ki-10!"
The Japanese sesquiplane maneuvered with ease out of their lines of fire, and it then fired at one of the enemy Doras. It once again failed to damage it with its burst, but the Ki-10 still aggravated the German pilots.
The Me 262 managed to get off a brief burst, but the pilot had no time to aim before firing, and the burst missed as the Ki-10 continued its evasive actions.
One of the Fw 190Ds then attacked, and it missed its mark as the Ki-10 headed for the Me 262 again. The Japanese sesquiplane fired off another burst as they passed each other. Once again, no damage was done.
"Yeah! Bring it!" Ron taunted.
"Just hold still!" one of the Fw 190D pilots angrily demanded.
XXXXXXXXXX
In the ensuing chaos, the F4F had managed to get in behind the Me 262 A-1a/U4, and Matthias fired a burst at it. The Pulkzerstörer jinxed to avoid before it pulled up into a steep climb.
"You're not getting away so easily!" Matthias determined as he pulled up to follow. He then stopped to think as he noticed the Me 262 A-1a/U4 pulling away from him, and he quickly came to a realization as he hastily tried to turn back into a dive. He did it just in time, too, as the Pulkzerstörer had also turned back and fired off its massive 50 mm MK 214A cannon.
The shot just barely missed the F4F as Matthias managed to scrape enough energy together to maneuver and dodge. The Me 262 tried to get into position again as the F4F tried to maneuver away whenever possible.
"That 50 mm gun sure is scary!" Matthias observed. He continued to maneuver out of the Me 262's line of fire until he grew another epiphany. "Of course! Head on, he doesn't have enough time to aim until he's already passed by!" The F4F then changed tactics to take the Pulkzerstörer head-on.
While any shots taken didn't hit, the high-speed flybys still managed to get to Matthias' nerves. "I have to keep the 262 away from Staffelkapitän Hartmann!" he encouraged himself. "Let's finish him off here!"
Matthias then maneuvered his F4F to take the Me 262 head-on again, but this time he started from a further distance away. He quickly acquired target and then opened up his four M2 Brownings as the two fighters closed with each other. The Pulkzerstörer managed to land a shot on the Wildcat and completely obliterated the American naval fighter. Matthias then quickly bailed out with a parachute that he soon pulled, which triggered the red smoke trail from his ass.
But soon after passing each other, one of the Me 262's jet engines caught fire from the barrage of machine gun fire, which tripped the red smoke behind the burning jet fighter.
Matthias radioed in the results of his fight as he parachuted down, "Sorry. Wildkatze-Fünf is down. I hope you Oberstufenschüler take victory!"
"You're okay, aren't you?" Erich asked within his Bf 109.
"I'm alright! Though I hope you guys can fix up an F4F that took a direct 50 mm hit."
"Don't worry, we'll manage."
XXXXXXXXXX
Down on the ground, the chase throughout Bad Segeburg continued on.
"We'll be at point HS soon," Miho notified over the radio as she led the German Panzers her way. "Where are you now Leopon Team and Messer Team?"
"Messer here, we've entered HS with Leopon!" she heard Anton report.
"Move to 0017."
"Got it!" Anton confirmed as the Acht-Acht and Tiger (P) passed through a sports field and climbed up the bank on the other side.
As Miho's Panzer IV approached and passed through the corridor with the Tiger I following, the VK 45.01 (P) backed into the corridor gap in the Mahlzeit position, and the FAMO similarly hanged back off to the side as they both prepared for the onslaught of Schwarzwaldspitze's Panzerwaffe.
XXXXXXXXXX
Up above, Erich was still being hounded by the other German fighters. "Status report, Komet-Acht," he requested over the radio.
"I'm up and coming!" he heard Yeager reply.
"Good. Do it."
"Understood!" Yeager confirmed as he grew closer to Schwarzwaldspitze's fighters with his rocket roaring.
As the Bf 109 K-4 continued evading the enemies, the Bf 109 G-6 was closer to it than the rest, and Yeager jumped at the opportunity. He pulled up and in front of the German fighters behind the G-6. He managed to divert their attention to him as he turned to lead them away in the opposite direction, all the while harassing the enemies.
As the two marked Bf 109s got further and further away from the others, Alfred pulled up alongside Erich's left and stared at him with his typical face of iron. Erich saw him point his finger at him before pointing back at himself and then ahead of the two of them. Erich got the gist of what he was saying and nodded in response with a determined face.
XXXXXXXXXX
Ahead of the corridor on the ground, the Acht-Acht had managed to take down one of the Panzer IV/70s as it constantly moved both to evade the onslaught of enemy fire and to allow the VK 45.01 (P) to fire without retaliatory fire.
"You shall not pass!" Anton declared from his point as Herz fired again and knocked out another Panzer IV/70.
"What's the hold up?!" Erika demanded from her Tiger II. "There's only a failed weapon and a Flak gun in the way!" She then got on the radio. "Kapitän, please wait until we get there!"
XXXXXXXXXX
In the air, the Me 163 had managed to evade the aerial Blitz of Schwarzwaldspitze's Jagdwaffe as Yeager continued leading them away from Bad Segeburg and down to lower altitudes. He had already shot down one of the Bf 109 G-10/U4s. Said Erla Bastard was down in one of the fields riddled with holes as it came in to land powerless after being defeated.
"You won't get to your Staffelkapitän now!" Yeager determinedly said as he shot down another Bf 109 G-10/U4 and accordingly tripped its red smoke.
"Why haven't you gotten him yet?!" Hans demanded. "There's only an imminent explosion to hit! Just get him!" He then radioed over to Alfred. "Staffelkapitän, please wait for us!"
XXXXXXXXXX
Up higher and above the city, Erich and Alfred continued flying on their heading for a bit as they stared each other down.
Soon after, Alfred broke left, and Erich did so to the right, as well. Both initiated a barrel roll in their direction and passed by each other. They both held their fire to avoid wasting ammo.
Erich soon changed tactics as he continued on straight, letting Alfred fall in behind. It then became a maneuvering fight as Erich pulled up into an Immelmann and Alfred followed. Erich then rolled into a right turn as Alfred followed. Immediately after, Erich reversed and went into a left turn, and Alfred followed again.
Erich next chose to pull up again and quickly followed with a hammerhead, as the fight had gotten down to sufficiently low speeds, putting him into a dive as he then pulled up and around again to try and get an attack in. Alfred, however, managed to follow him through all of his maneuvers.
Erich could see Alfred's unfazed face from behind him. Soon, Alfred pulled into a firing position and fired off his armament. He unleashed white tracers mixed with green and red tracers in Erich's direction.
Erich noticed the shots as he bunted the nose down. "APHE?" he guessed. He didn't notice as many white tracers as he would have expected. He then came up with a plan. "That means he doesn't have Minengeschoße!"
Erich then pulled up and around again as Alfred opened up again, but he only managed to graze the K-4. Alfred then tried to follow Erich up.
XXXXXXXXXX
Further north, the Ki-10 attacked the other Me 262 with another burst. The rounds hit, but they failed to do any meaningful damage as the Schwalbe began its own attack with two other Fw 190Ds. The Ki-10 abused its extreme maneuverability to dodge as it briefly got off another high-deflection burst at the enemies.
"Damn it!" Ron yelled. "I need more power!"
XXXXXXXXXX
Down by the corridor, the Acht-Acht had taken down a Panther G as the VK 45.01 (P) continued to absorb massive punishment.
"Not bad," Anton remarked with an adrenaline-filled grin. "Incoming!"
The FAMO accordingly moved to dodge another incoming barrage of fire as the two Acht-Achts continued putting up stiff resistance.
XXXXXXXXXX
Up above with the Me 163, Yeager continued giving the enemy Fw 190Ds, Ta 152, and Bf 109 G-10/U4s a run for their money. He had by now run out of fuel and was now at a much lower altitude along with the rest of the German fighters he was fighting, but he was able to take out one of the Fw 190s. Said Dora was also in the fields after landing with a dead engine.
"Not bad at all," Yeager remarked on his situation.
XXXXXXXXXX
With the marked man duel, Alfred was still behind Erich and took another chance as he opened up another burst of fire. Erich was able to jinx away as he was only grazed again. Alfred tried again, only to run into the same result. Erich then pulled into a right-hand barrel roll.
XXXXXXXXXX
The Ki-10 was still being mercilessly hunted by the Me 262 and two Fw 190Ds. It was soon absolutely annihilated by the German fighters. It then descended barely holding together with many gaping holes throughout the plane.
XXXXXXXXXX
On the ground, the VK 45.01 (P) had been heavily crippled from the massive onslaught by the German Panzers. The FAMO fired off one last shot before it was hit by the enemy barrages. It was taken down as it raised its white flag. Soon after, the Tiger (P) fired off a parting shot before it was also taken down and waived the white flag.
XXXXXXXXXX
In the air further north, the Me 163 was nearing its end as it was on the deck, out of fuel, and with several enemies attacking. Yeager managed to pull off a last-ditch burst at one that overshot before the others finished him off.
XXXXXXXXXX
As the Komet trailed the red smoke and landed in one of the clearings, the Ki-10 also came in to land in one of the clearings to the north of the city as it trailed the red smoke, as well.
Up on the Leopold, both of the defeated aircraft were visible as the speaker came to life, "Ooarai High School Me 163 and Ki-10, eliminated!"
The freshmen were all watching the screen in anxiety, as were the Public Morals Committee members. The student council was also watching. Pfirsich and Zitrus were looking very anxious at their implied fates while Aprikose simply stared on with his arms crossed and with a stone face.
"Just one man left," Dennis observed as he held his hands together as if in prayer. Arthur was on the edge of his seat with a determined face.
"Voraus!" Erika commanded from her Tiger II as the Schwarzwaldspitze Panzers rushed forth. "Hurry to the central plaza!"
The Panzers stopped, however, before the corridor. "Their Porsche Tiger and Acht-Acht are in the way!" another called out.
"Recovery unit, hurry up!" Erika yelled out as she shook her fist.
"Take your time, we're good!" Anton called out. He and his crew were looking a lot less worse for wear than usual. "Is it me or was this less hard on us than the previous times?"
"It was less hard," David responded in his typical monotone.
"Los! Los!" Hans ordered the other German fighters in the skies. He then looked at how far away they were from the two marked men. It was only possible for him to see them through a GwZF4-fach of his own.
"But we're so far away!" another pilot notified.
"Just hurry up and get there!"
XXXXXXXXXX
Alfred was still behind Erich as he fired off another burst. He missed as Erich jinxed to avoid. Erich then pulled up and forced Alfred to overshoot. Alfred pulled up to get into position again, but Erich had initiated a rolling scissors to prevent that.
Soon enough, they passed by each other head-on again, and both rolled to head for each other again. They took each other head-on twice more. During the time, Alfred and Erich still stared each other down as they kept their eyes on each other.
After their last move, both rolled again to pull into a split-s. They ended up passing each other head-on again, but neither of them opened fire as they were unwilling to waste ammo in a snap shot. After their pass, they ended up turning to head south as they flew side-by-side again, initiating a lull in the fight as they continued their battle of wills by staring each other down.
On the ground, Anton got on the radio to address Miho, "Messer here. Schwarzwaldspitze's trying to drive over Leopon in an effort to force their way inside." He then called out to the German tankers. "Hey, you're being too forceful!"
"Komet-Acht here," Yeager began from his point in the clearings north of the city. "Schwarzwaldspitze's on their way up to you now, so look out for trouble."
"So more enemies are coming," Erich thought over. "I'll have to end this now, then." Erich continued watching Alfred fly beside him.
"We'll be there soon, Staffelkapitän!" Hans notified with haste as his formation closed. They were roughly two minutes out. "Wait for us!"
XXXXXXXXXX
On the Leopold were four screens showing different views of the two marked Bf 109s flying side-by-side and staring each other down.
Down on the ground also, the history buffs group was watching as they silently egged Erich on.
The gamer boys were looking on as well.
The Public Morals Committee members were trembling with anxiousness as they looked on.
Matthias got the other freshmen to join hands and stand in support for their Staffelkapitän.
Pfirsich and Zitrus were fearfully watching the two Hartmanns duel as Aprikose watched on with a face of steel. Aprikose then gave off a nod.
XXXXXXXXXX
Erich, as if sensing Aprikose, then began with finality, "This is for every one of us in Ooarai. This is for all of them, exiles or not."
Erich then pulled away and initiated another barrel roll as Alfred accordingly responded with a barrel roll in the opposite direction. They both passed each other as they continued with a split-s, meeting up again at the bottom. They both opened up a brief burst at each other, and they each grazed the other with their two MG 131s, but they weren't able to strike with their big guns yet.
"You're going down, Bruder."
Erich then continued into an Immelmann as he looped upward as Alfred reciprocated, and they took each other head-on again as both of them silently agreed to end it right then. They both opened up at point-blank range with their guns, and neither missed their mark. A large cloud of black dust ended up forming from the debris both 109s shed.
Both of them managed to pull alongside each other again, albeit barely due to how mangled both fighters were. Both 109s were trailing oil and coolant, and they were both riddled with holes all throughout the fuselage and wings. But the Bf 109 G-6 appeared to have only recently received all of its damage from the enemy's MK 108 while the K-4 had been receiving punishment for the entire duel.
Hans' group had just arrived and witnessed the final showdown between the Hartmann brothers, and Hans was holding his breath to see who would come out on top. The aftermath of the duel was also being broadcast on the Leopold.
In the two 109s, both pilots were bashed and hammered from their final showdown. Erich was anxiously awaiting the result, and was somewhat fearful of what could happen. Alfred stared on at Erich with his eyes open a little wider than normal before he closed them and lowered his head.
As the debris trails cleared away, now that no more parts were falling off and all the fluids evaporated away, a red smoke trail was visible, and it was coming from the Bf 109 G-6, whose propeller had now stopped spinning freely.
"Schwarzwaldspitze's marked man has been defeated!" the speakers blared. "Therefore, Ooarai High School wins!"
The message was also displayed on the Leopold, and the crowd broke into massive cheers.
"Yes!" Johanna excitedly called out as she jumped with her hands in the air. Next to her, her dad was looking on with a smile.
Close by, Nathan's parents were also cheering as his dad took more pictures.
"They did it!" Dennis cheered as he and Arthur clapped with big smiles on their faces.
In one of the other clearings to the north of Bad Segeburg, Franco was seen along with a large group of Anzio students sleeping on the ground. Franco then slowly woke up, but then he shot up in alarm.
"Oh crap!" he exclaimed. "We slept through it!"
"We... won?" Pfirsich stuttered out in disbelief with the rest of the student council.
"Yes we did, Pfirsich!" Zitrus confirmed with a closed fist.
"We won!" Aprikose further assured as he broke into a smile. In response, Pfirsich was shocked speechless.
Alfred came in to land his 109 first on the outskirts of Bad Segeburg, and Hans and the rest landed in behind. Alfred then walked away without looking back at Erich's 109. He walked past Hans, who was wearing an expression of defeat as he fell in beside the Black Devil.
Erich had been watching Alfred glide away when his radio came to life again.
"We did it, Bubi!" Anton called out with great excitement.
"We won the fight!" Herz joined in.
"We won!" Nathan also chimed.
"Yes," David agreed.
"We did win, didn't we?" Erich asked again. He was still frozen up from the suspense.
"Yeah!" Anton assured.
Erich held his frozen face for a few seconds waiting for reality to sink in before he grew a big smile.
XXXXXXXXXX
Later, everyone on the Jägermeistern team was in the surrounding area north of the city along the 432 route waiting for Erich to come back. The Panzerkraft team wasn't far away.
Soon, Matthias noticed the awful sound of a broken engine being forcefully turned and looked to the sky in response. He then broke into a smile as everyone else ran to the landing Bf 109. "Oh, Bubi!" he called out.
"You did it!" Julius called.
"That was awesome!" Erik chimed.
"Welcome back!" Mesut greeted.
"You were so cool!" Christoph joined in.
"Excellent!" Leonidas said.
"As masterful as Oberst Hartmann!" Wolf called out.
"Well done!" Abe congratulated.
"We did it!" Gustav proclaimed.
"Not bad!" Lemu called.
"That was Olympic class!" Seth opined.
"Great drive!" Alex congratulated.
"Nice smash!" Ron said as he pumped his fist with his flight mask now removed.
"Great flying!" Yeager complimented.
"Electrifying!" Harry called out.
"Hurra!" Dittmar cheered.
Soon enough, everyone from the Jägermeistern team was gathered around the winning aircraft, the bruised and battered Bf 109 K-4. Anton and the rest of Erich's group of friends got there first.
"Everyone..." Erich breathed out in amazement as he sat in his now opened cockpit with a smile. "Thanks everyone."
"Hey, come on down Bubi!" Anton called up to him.
"Yeah, I'm coming." Erich didn't get out though. He sat in his cockpit a bit longer with his eyes closed.
"Bubi?" Nathan asked when he saw Erich not get out.
"Is something wrong?" Anton asked him.
"All my strength is drained," Erich responded.
"Pull yourself together, Staffelkapitän," David told him with a smile.
Anton and Herz got a laugh out of David's statement.
A bit later, Erich was helped down from his 109 by his friends. He nearly stumbled forward from his fatigue, but he was able to recover. He then turned to look at his thrashed and beaten, but victorious Bf 109.
"You beat the Black Devil with this fighter!" Nathan noted.
"Yes," Herz agreed.
"This thing did an awesome job!" Anton pitched in.
"Erich!" they heard Pfirsich from behind. Erich turned to face him and the student council.
"Erich..." Pfirsich continued. "You've done so well. We can't thank you enough. Really... Really..." He then broke down and started crying out in relief. "Dankeschön!"
The other two turned to face him before Zitrus led him away with a smile. "Come on, Pfirsich! Let's get a Bier for you to recover!"
Aprikose then walked up in front of Erich. "Erich," he began. Erich paid attention as he continued. "Our school won't be decommissioned."
"Right," Erich replied with a nod and smile.
"We saved our school."
"Yes."
Aprikose then offered Erich a handshake with a highly sincere smile. Erich took it and shook hands with him. "Dankeschön. For everything you and your friend have done for us."
"No need," Erich humbly replied. "If anything, we should be thanking you."
Concurrently, David had looked to Lemu, and Lemu noticed. He then pulled out a tablet, and David became intrigued by his actions. Lemu then proceeded to eliminate all of David's tardies and unauthorized absences. He then turned back to look at David.
"I deleted all records saying you were late," he informed.
David widened his eyes before he ran to Lemu while yelling out, "Thank you Lemu!" He then bear-hugged him.
"Hey, get off of me!" Lemu retorted as Kolari laughed at the scene.
"All right!" Ron announced to his fellow badminton players. "Let's do Jägermeistern again next year!"
"Yeah!" they all cried out as they raised their fists.
The three gamer boys were currently doing a three-way handshake.
"Let's do better next time!" Nevi suggested.
"Yeah!" Dexter agreed.
"We'll give our best!" Mark agreed as well.
Anton was with the freshmen as they talked.
"We'll be trying harder, too!" Matthias promised.
"Awesome!" Anton complimented.
"Yeah!" the other freshmen agreed.
"We should at least fix the aircraft up so they'll be able to move again," Yeager suggested to the other aeronautics guys.
"Okay," Reitsch nodded.
"You got it," Brown agreed.
"That's what I wanna hear!" Dittmar called out in agreement.
"Victory shout!" Abe told the rest of the history buffs.
"One, two, hurra!" they all exclaimed as they raised their fists.
Erich looked on at everything with a smile. He soon noticed Miho approaching his place. He walked toward her to meet her on her way over. Miho grew an even brighter smile, if it was even possible, as she closed with him. She then launched herself at him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a kiss.
Erich slightly widened his eyes in surprise before he immediately closed them and returned her kiss as he wrapped his arms around her waist. They stayed that way for about half a minute before they separated their lips and regained their breath. They then stared at each other with great smiles.
"I wouldn't have believed you could be so forthcoming before now," Erich chuckled.
Miho giggled before she responded, "I wouldn't have, either." She then looked down as she once again became adorably shy. "So..." She then looked up with just her eyes as her head remained down. "What do you say?" she asked him as she stared into Erich's deep yet inviting blue eyes.
"And you're back again," Erich chuckled. He then gently lifted her chin up with his hand. "I'm okay with this as long as you are," he told her softly as he stared into her beautiful brown eyes.
Miho gained an even greater smile as she hugged him even tighter and dug her face into his jacket. "Danke so sehr!" she cried with her face stuffed in his clothing.
Erich returned with a snug hug, being careful not to hug her too hard. Not like he could anyways, after already exhausting himself in the fight. "Für dich würde ich alles tun."
From a distance away, Alfred and Maho were watching the display beside each other with no evident facial expressions.
"I have to admit, this was not unexpected," Alfred admitted.
"Agreed," Maho agreed. "This was bound to happen at some point." She then glanced at the Black Devil out of the corner of her eye. "Of course, this means that you owe me now."
Alfred glanced back at her in a similar manner. "I guess I do. Would you like your reward in cash or Bier?"
"Bier."
"Fine then. Let's get some later." The two Germans of Schwarzwaldspitze then turned back to their school's Krupp Protze to help pack everything up.
From the opposite end by Ooarai's side, Erich's and Miho's groups of friends were watching as well.
Anton soon turned to the other boys with a competitive grin. "I fucking called it!" he proclaimed as he stuck his hand out. "Now pay up!"
The girls on the other hand were instead taking in the bliss of the sight as they looked on happy for their friend. Saori was basically fan-girling over Erich and Miho's little scene.
Also in the Ooarai crowd, Anzu and Aprikose were beside each other as they also watched Erich and Miho's little moment.
Aprikose grew a victorious grin as he extended his hand out to Anzu.
Anzu rolled her eyes with a smile as she pulled out a banknote for 2,000 yen and handed it over to him.
But Aprikose did not retract his hand. He instead gave back the bank note. Anzu now looked to him in confusion, but Aprikose simply smirked. "I want my payment in Bier," he elaborated.
Anzu rolled her eyes again. "Oh, Jesus Christ, you're impossible," she remarked with an exasperated smile.
With the two Ooarai commanders, Erich soon loosened his arms from around Miho. "I think we have some unfinished business to take care of," he said as he looked to Alfred and Maho packing up Schwarzwaldspitze's Krupp Protze.
Miho took notice and loosened her own grip. "Yeah, let's go," she agreed as they walked over to the Krupp Protze. The two split off for the moment to head for their respective siblings.
"Bruder!" Erich called out. Alfred stopped to turn around as Erich stopped in front of him. For a moment, neither of them spoke.
Finally, Alfred broke the silence as he began, "Congratulations on your victory." He then grew a small smile. "Outstanding fight."
Erich widened his eyes a bit before he grew his own smile.
Alfred put his hand forth to offer a handshake, and Erich accepted and shook hands with him.
"You fought true to yourself," Alfred noted. "Even if it was entirely different to how I would fight."
"It was?" Erich wondered.
"Yes."
Erich noticed Miho looking to him along with Maho, and he also noticed further behind both of their groups of friends watching.
He then turned to Alfred and spoke again, "I think I should get going now."
"Tschüss," Alfred told him.
Erich then started off before he stopped a bit later and turned around again. "Bruder!" he called out. "I finally found it... a reason to care, that is."
Alfred nodded with his small smile.
From the Krupp, Erika spoke up. "I'll get that Acht-Acht good next time!" she said with a competitive smile.
Alfred then turned to the Krupp. "That reminds me. Hans!" he called out.
Hans poked his head out of the truck in response. Alfred nodded in Erich's direction, and Hans got the message as he got out and approached Erich.
He stopped before Erich before he spoke up. "You were right," he began without any of his typical cockiness Erich had mostly heard from him before. "I know what I said back then, but I can't deny you were right about never leaving your Kameraden. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be here today if you didn't pull me from that burning 109 last year."
Erich widened his eyes a bit in surprise.
"It makes me somewhat honored to have been picked to take your place, because I know it's not one that can easily be filled." Hans then grew a competitive smile. "I also enjoy having this spot because I can compete against you more now. You know how we're still tied, right?"
Erich then smiled and chuckled. "I know that all too well," he replied. "Alright, until next time, Hans." Hans then headed off back to the Krupp.
"Bubi?" he heard again. He turned to find the two Nishizumi sisters approaching him. Maho had a cold stare aimed at him while Miho followed beside her with an awkward smile. Miho mouthed 'Sorry' toward him. "Do I even need to say it?" Maho told him.
Erich chuckled at Maho's implication as he shook his head. "No, Maho. I know full well what you're implying. And I won't disappoint you. I've already gone through how many years of not doing so?"
"About ten, if my memory serves me right. You cut that streak at the end of last year, though, when you left."
"Well, trust me Maho," Erich began with a more sincere smile. "The last thing I would ever think of doing is hurting Miho in any way. I'd be willing to swear my life on that."
Maho nodded in approval as she regained her slight smile. "Gut. Now you should get going before she drags you away again."
"Too late!" Miho remarked with a smile as she took hold of Erich's ear yet again and dragged him back to Ooarai's Arts of Warfare teams.
Erich simply chuckled at the situation. "Auf wiedersehen!" he waved back to Alfred and Maho as Miho dragged him along.
XXXXXXXXXX
Later on a large stage, Erich and Miho each raised the championship flags for their respective Art of Warfare. Erich's flag had an eagle holding by its claws the wings of a single-engine fighter that was somewhat distinguishable as a later Bf 109 of some kind. It appeared somewhat similar to the Luftwaffe Adler, but using a Messer instead of the forbidden Hakenkreuz.
"Champions: Ooarai High School!" the speakers announced.
Both of the teams were on-stage as well in their entirety. Erich noticed Miho stumble a bit and reached out to steady her. She recovered and they both stood proud with their championship flags in front of the large crowd.
"Congratulations!" Dennis cheered as he and the rest of the Saint Gloriana students clapped.
"Congratulations," Arthur similarly said with more humility.
"Congrats!" Chuck called out as he and the other Saunders students clapped.
"Khorosho!" Sasha cheered as he and the rest of Pravda clapped.
"Pozdravlyayu!" Nudelmann congratulated.
"Congratulations!" Mr. Benz congratulated from the stands.
"Yeah!" Johanna cheered very loudly from beside. She was cheering so hard she was tearing up.
Close by them, Nathan's parents also cheered as his dad took yet more pictures.
Both teams stood in front of the crowd victorious as they took in the massive cheers for them.
Far off in the distance in one of the hills, Gerd was still there. He retained his stone face before he grew a small smile and started clapping himself. "I knew you could do it, Bubi. You truly are the best," he said, even though no one was there to hear.
XXXXXXXXXX
A few weeks later, the Zuikaku was back at its homeport in Ooarai city, and all of the fighters were back and lined up ready to take off from the makeshift airstrip aboard. Erich's Bf 109 K-4 had an extra addition to it. The Jägermeistern victory flag was mounted in the same brackets used to hold the Sonderwerkzeug, but the fitment was modified slightly. The flag was installed so it wouldn't slide out during flight, and would even be capable of staying mounted during inverted flight.
"Looks like we're back," Erich said as he looked around.
"Staffelkapitän, want to say something?" Aprikose said to him from nearby.
Erich turned around to find all of the aircrews there, now in their normal school uniforms. Erich then smiled and pulled out his phone. He dialed each of the Jägermeistern ground crew members through a conference call before he began.
"Start!" he called out as he raised his fist.
"Start!" everyone else roared, aircrews and ground crews alike, as they all raised their fists. The roar was loud enough to be heard across the ship.
XXXXXXXXXX
Whoooooaaaaa YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH YEAH!
Later, all of the fighters were repeatedly passing over the city in formation as the Panzers paraded through the streets with the four SPAAs. The air formation was a delta of sorts with the Bf 109 K-4 leading with the flag. To the left were the Fw 190 D-12, Ki-10-II, and D.520 from point to tip. To the right were the F4F-3, Me 410 A-1/U4, and N1K2-J from point to tip. The Me 163 B-1a was in between the D.520 and N1K2-J, within the V of the delta.
Take some venom and accept,
That you won't see Nazareth
The rainbow leads you home!
Warrior sent to milky way,
UFO shooting gamma ray
A riot of destruction!
Watch the rock!
Bitch go down!
Vixen spread!
When the priest!
Killed a maiden in the metal church,
Armored saints and warlocks watched the slaughter!
Rage!
Of the slayer forced the pretty maids,
To kiss the Queen in crimson glory!
Everyone in the air and on the ground had a smile of some kind. The only exceptions were Pfirsich and Momo, who were still crying out of relief of the school's survival. Pfirsich also had a beer in hand. The Me 163 ground crew was riding on the 8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl., and the N1K2-J ground crew was riding on the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6/2. Everyone else was also in their normal uniforms.
You were born a motorhead,
Bike's in flames you race ahead
You do the Kansas rush!
Racing with the motley crew,
Annihilator chasing you
With guns and burning roses!
Status quo!
Has been reached!
Wasps unleashed!
When the priest!
Killed a maiden in the metal church,
Armored saints and warlocks watched the slaughter!
Rage!
Of the slayer forced the pretty maids,
To kiss the Queen in crimson glory!
As they passed by the crowds that lined the streets, Herz noticed his father and sister there cheering for him, his sister doing so with more animation. Herz waved back with a smile.
Nathan noticed his parents in the crowd. He saw his mom wave and his dad give off a salute to him. Nathan smiled and returned the salute.
David noticed his brother standing among the crowd further back. He grew a face of concern as he motioned for him to sit down. His brother responded by briefly performing a tap-dance routine with his cane. David laughed at his display.
Take a sky ride with me!
Then you'll see!
When the priest!
Killed a maiden in the metal church,
Armored saints and warlocks watched the slaughter!
Rage!
Of the slayer forced the pretty maids,
To kiss the Queen in crimson glory!
Anton, in the meantime, waved to a bunch of girls in the crowd.
Whoooooaaaaa YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH YEAH!
Erich then decided to take the formation lower as he himself slowed down and flew inverted over the Panzers. He then started hearing his friends over the radio.
"Hey, what should we do when we get back?" Anton asked.
"How about we go to an arcade..." Herz began.
"Get some food..." David continued.
"And after that..." Nathan continued.
"Take the Acht-Acht for a ride?" Anton suggested.
"Sounds good," Erich commented with a smile as he flipped back to normal flight and climbed back to lead the Ooarai fighters. "I'll be above you in my Messer in the meantime."
As he said that, Ooarai's victorious Panzers and fighters headed straight for their home on the Zuikaku.
Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.
XXXXXXXXXX
The author doesn't claim to own "Girls und Panzer," the music used, or any other references made. "Girls und Panzer" belongs to Actas. The music belongs to Sabaton. Any references made belong to their respective owners.
Feel free to ask any questions if you have them. Please note, however, that questions asked without being signed in will not be answered. The author would prefer to address questions outside of the story, and leaving questions while signed in provides that ability.