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"Alright everyone we only have a week til out next match with Kuromorimine, so let's get to work," Miho said aloud on top of her Panzer IV.

All of the Ooarai girls cheered with much confidence that Daulton won't be able to ruin their chances this time as the other academy commanders kept a watchful eye over them.

"See anything, Alisa?" Kay asked through her radio scanning her section of the training field.

"Nothing so far."

"St. Gloriana, how are you girls doing?" Kay the asked.

"Everything's quite dandy over our end, no signs of that troublemaker anywhere," Darjeeling informed.

"All's clear on our end as well," Kinuyo reported.

"Everything's silent on our end," Mika added.

"Anchovy how's eveything with you?" Kay asked.

Patrolling the school grounds with their Carro Veloce the three commanders of the Anzio school lapped around Ooarai scanning the area for Daulton.

"Nothing so far."

"Well keep your eye out, just because we don't see him doesn't mean he isn't plotting somewhere," Darjeeling noted.

Anchovy popped her head out of her tank looking over the streets with a pair of binoculars, inspecting all corners Anchovy didn't see a single thing, but then out of nowhere something big, round, and red came flying through the air and nails Anchovy in the face splattering everywhere on her.

"AAAAHH!" Anchovy screamed and her tank spun out of control, "I'm blind! I can't see! I can't see!" she cried trying to clear her vision, but then crashed into a lamp post.

"Try that one for your sauce!" Daulton shouted from across the street corner.

\The Next Day/

So far Daulton couldn't get close enough to the Ooarai girls' hanger with all the other tank commanders roaming the grounds with their tanks, so Daulton resorted to his last plan. He entered the ACME store with the doors making a robotic bell noise as he walked through, strolling between the aisles Daulton had to pull out the literal big guns.

"Excuse me, where's your rocket launchers at?" Daulton asked one of the employees.

"Rocket launchers? they should be here in our explosives aisle," he said guiding Daulton.

the worker then brought Daulton over to an aisle whole full of varying rocket and grenade launchers.

"Here we have everything to old fashion bazookas all the way to the state of the art heat seeking surface to air missiles, to devastate armored cars to the fastest jet," the worker presented.

There on the rack Daulton inspected every weapon, but he can't take any rocket launcher he needs something light and very portable that still deliver a massive punch.

"That one," he pointed at the AT-4.

"Good eye," the worker complemented handing the weapon to the boy to inspect.

Daulton put the AT-4 over his shoulder pointing down the aisle.

"For a few bucks extra we can add in a heat seeking feature to it," he added.

"... Perfect..." Daulton responded.

"Great, but what are your qualifications for this?" the worker asked.

"I have a Seven-Eleven card," Daulton answered.

"Good enough, I'll ring you up."

\Later/

Leaving the store Daulton went and hid the rocket launcher for later seeing that it will be a couple of days til they get to shore, so right now his stomach was rumbling to him, and so Daulton decided to go back to his hang out spot. As he walked down the street he hummed a tune to himself, no one was in sight as he was all alone... or so he thought.

"Oh no, he's stuck, Azusa," said a girl.

As Daulton was about to turn the corner he spotted some girls he recognized to be the ones who drove the M3 Lee, they were all gathered around a chain linked fence, looking down he saw why. There at the bottom of the fence the Rabbit Team were trying to free a rabbit that manage to get loose, and now found itself stuck between the fence.

"Don't pull too hard you'll hurt him," Yuuki spoke concerningly.

"Uh, guys," Aya called out to her friends.

They all turned to the corner spotting Daulton just standing there quietly staring back at them. The girls were a bit nervous seeing him without the rest of their friends with them, Daulton took a step forward, and the girls prepared for the worst. However Daulton took another step off the sidewalk going around them pretty much ignoring the girls and leaving them be this time, not even bothering to look back.

"Um... ? let's just get this rabbit free," Azusa told the girls turning back to free the trapped rabbit.

"C'mon pull, pull," Karina said.

"I'm trying," Ayumi told them grasping the poor rabbit firmly.

"Stop! stop! you're hurting it," Yuuki cried out seeing the rabbit squirm.

Even with his back turned to them Daulton still hears the girls cry out as they try desperately to free the rabbit, he halts himself immediately, he takes a deep breath in then let it out before turning around to walk back to the girls.

"Move," he said.

The girls turned back seeing Daulton standing over them, with that the girls became fearful.

"Uh, w-what?" Karina stuttered confusingly.

"I said move," he repeated himself pulling out a knife.

With that the girls hesitantly and shakenly moved aside letting Daulton to see the trapped rabbit, he kneels down placing his hand over the frighten critter holding it still as he carefully slid the blade between it and the fence, and then in one quick motion Daulton cut the link then pulled the rabbit out. The girls' eyes light up joyfully as Daulton handed it off to Saki and the rest of the girls gathered around to cuddle the little thing, but looking over they all saw that Daulton didn't stick around seeing him walking off down the street.

\Later/

Sitting at his common hangout spot Daulton turned his chair to looked out to sea, he took quick sips from his drink as he just wanted to absorb himself with his surroundings to enjoyed the silence.

"Excuse us, Mr. Daulton."

Daulton turned around and was surprise to see the girls from earlier standing behind him even though his face didn't show it.

"... What do you want... ?" he asked looking back to the ocean.

The girls hesitated for a moment almost forgot why they were there in the first place, but Yuuki stepped forth holding out both her hands to present a keychain charm of a small little plane in her palms.

"I-I-It's a thank you gift for helping us," Aya explained.

Slowly placing the tiny plane charm on the table next to him, Daulton tilts his head to the side, he wasn't mad, nor was he happy... just confused, he took the little charm holding it up to his sights. He didn't know why, but he felt a little... warm inside, but Daulton snaps back to the attitude the girls grown accustomed to, placing the charm back down on the table, and snaps at Rabbit Team.

"So you got me a little toy, how old you think am I? five? now scram!" he shouted at them and the girls didn't waste a second and ran off.

After seeing Rabbit Team disappeared around the corner Daulton glances back to the charm just sitting on the table, he scoffs at it feeling like this was a pathetic attempt at a bribe, so he gets up, and leaves... but comes back to place the charm into his pocket.

\Six Days Later/

It's the day of the match and the Ooarai girls were ecstatic about their oncoming battle with, Kuromorimine, as they haven't seen a single sign of Daulton around their school. Their carrier docked at port and they all prepared to depart for the game against Miho's big sister.

"I feel like our chances are much high now," Hana noted as her and her friends drove down the ramp.

"Yeah, since we haven't seen that, Dualton, guy in about a week, I feel in a much better mood," Saori commented.

After parking their tanks Miho went to meet up with Maho at a train yard as supplies were being loaded to their carriers.

"Hey, Maho," Miho greeted happily with a glimmer in her eyes so happy to see her sister again.

"Hello, Miho, how are things at your school?" Maho said with a soft smile.

"Oh, there was a little hiccup, but I think it's been taken care of."

"You mean the trouble making pilot boy that's been harassing you and your team?" Maho noted which caught Miho off guard.

"How'd you-,"

"I'm your big sister, Miho, I hear everything," Maho told her, "But if he hurts you, I'll seek that he will pay dearly."

"That's... nice to know you're still looking out for me."

"What are sisters for."

"The match between Ooarai and Kuromorimine will commence in forty minutes please find your seats," the announcer spoke over the horn.

"Meet you on the battlefield," Maho told her.

"Will do," Miho replied and both sisters walked back to their teammates.

"Is everyone ready?" Miho called over to her whole team.

"Locked and loaded," Hippo Team responded.

"Ready to kick butt, Commander," Duck Team said.

"Game on!" the Anteater Team spoke up.

"We'll race circles around them," Leopon remarked.

"Sounds like you girls got eveything from here," Kay said popping up with the rest of the tank commanders.

"Thank you all, you've been very generous to us," Miho thanked them.

"That's what friends are for, now go give them hell," Anchovy cheered on and so did all the others.

\Thirty-Nine Minutes Later/

Both schools were waiting for the starting round very eager for the match to begin, but up on a hill far away Dalulton has set up his firing position after retrieving the AT rocket launcher to snipe their flag tank with.

"This will freak'n teach them to mess with me," he said aloud with no one around.

He sets the AT-4 down to prep the rocket for firing, but when bending over something small fell out of his pocket, laying there on the grass Daulton stares down at the little charm Rabbit Team gave him awhile back.

"... Why did I come back for this?" he asked himself.

However he snaps himself back at the task he was to preform, flipping the computer of the targeting system on Daulton took aim scanning for the Ooarai's flag tank.

"Alright, the match bewteen, Miho Nishizumi, and big sister Maho Nishizumi, is about to start... Five. Four. Three-,"

Daulton then hesitated hearing the announcer speak through the horn, his body tensed up where he stood, and the starting gun fired off. Both team drove off into position picking up dust by their tracks, Daulton followed the one where Ooarai was, and when they drove out of the tree line Daulton spotted Miho's tank aiming the launcher towards them and the targeting system beeped out as it locked onto their heat signature.

AT-4 rang out notifying, Daulton, that his target was locked in, he felt his grip on the launcher get tighter, beads of sweat on the corner of his forehead rolling off, and his trigger finger shaking over, but then for some reason Daulton tosses the AT-4 to the ground. Staring down at the launcher Daulton then glances back to the little charm still lying on the grass with it.

"... What the hell am I doing... ?" he asked himself, so he picked up the AT-4 disarming the rocket, he then tossed it on his back, and picked up the little charm off the ground placing it back in his pocket before walking off the field.

\One Hour Later/

On the field Kuromorimine's flag tank found itself cornered with its path blocked by already down tanks, a round ripped through the air, and smashed head on by an AT shell when the smoke cleared a white flag popped out, then the announcer echoed out that Ooarai won the match.

Everybody cheered as the Ooarai girls finally broke their losing streak as they returned to town they were greeted by the other tank commanders.

"You guys did it!" Carpaccio cheered happily with all the others.

"I guess we really scared that, Daulton, fella off," Alisa said.

"Congratulations, Miho," turning back the others spotted Maho coming to congratulate her sister for her victory.

It will be an understatement to say the girls were happy because they were sure happy to finally have a normal match, until their celebration was cut short with a noticeable slow clapping sound. Turning to the bleachers the girls spotted Daulton just sitting up on the stands reluctantly clapping, but had his face pointing away from them.

"... Congratulation... you guys won... hooray..." he stubbornly said slowly pumping his fist into the air.

"Are you trying to mock us? because we don't care, we won," Momo snapped at him.

"There, there girls," hearing the familiar voice the girls looked over to see Ami on the bleachers walking up to Daulton's side, "On the contrary girls, Mr. Daulton, has something he likes to say to you, don't you Daulton?"

"Er... hrmmm... I'm sorry..." Daulton finally said.

"What? what'd he say?" the girls confusingly said not sure if they were hearing right.

"I SAID I'M SORRY!" Daulton roared at them.

"Uh... well... it's about time, and maybe next time you'll think twice about your actions," Momo said arrogantly.

But then Daulton snapped forward making it look like he was about to run down on her which made Momo jump back to hide behind he friends.

"Maybe I should kick your ass," Daulton snared.

"Now, now young man, and we were just making progress," Ami calmed him down.

"Whatever, I'm going back to the carrier," Daulton said jumping off the bleachers and storming off.

"Thank you, Miss. Chono, for finally telling Mr. Daulton to stop his activities," Hana thanked her.

"Huh? uh no girls I had nothing to do with it," Ami broke it them.

"What?" Anzu asked.

"Mr. Daulton came here voluntary to apologize himself," she told them to which surprised all of them.

"Really? but why?" Yukari asked curiously.

"Beats me, but at least he won't be any trouble for you any more though," Ami admitted.

"So what will become of Mr. Daulton? will he be leaving the carrier?" Yuzu asked.

"Oh no, he's staying," Ami told them.

"WHAT!" they all gasps.

"Since you girls are the reason he's here in the first place I'll be allowing him to stay on the carrier. Got it?" Ami explained to them.

"... Yes Miss. Chono," the girls sadly agreed.

"Great, good luck with your match with, Pravda, girls," after Ami wished the Ooarai girls luck she too went her own way leaving the girls be.