Chapter 6: Heating Up, Breaking Down
(Scene starts on a peaceful, serene, tranquil shot of a field overlooked by steep hills. A bunny hops into view.)
"That's cute," Hana commented.
"It is pretty cute," Miho blushed.
"I can bet on Darjeeling's lukewarm tea that this moment might not last very long..." Assam shook her head.
(The bunny snaps to attention, turns around, and hops away.)
Fiona (radio): MOVE!
(The T95E1 and S-tank sped past the screen as the ground exploded next to them.)
"Huh, you weren't really off the mark there," Kay mused.
(Camera cuts to the two tanks.)
Danielle: Well, fuck. This went pear-shaped really quickly.
Rebecca: Where are they shooting from?
(Camera cuts to the inside of the S-tank. Adrianne peaked through her periscope. Camera then cuts to her POV as a few tanks can be seen on top of the hill. Three more were slowly making their way down the hill towards them. One of them had a small red flag attached to the turret.)
"Those are BMP-2s, and an Arjun MBT as well." Yukari pointed out.
"So I guess this is the Indian school?" Alisa asked.
"If that's the case, then those two tanks accompanying the Arjun should be Vickers MBTs, known in Indian service as the Vijayanta. They're basically an amalgam of proven components such as the L7 gun, and the multi-fuel engine, transmission and fire control system of the Chieftain."
Adrianne: We've got more trouble.
Danielle: More?
(An explosion shook the tank.)
Adrianne: ...yes...
"Hmm, those sounds...They sound like..."
(Camera cuts to the 3 BMP-2s on the hill, two of them fired their ATGM launchers. They were painted light tan with olive green splatters.)
"I knew it! Anti-tank guided missiles!" Yukari exclaimed excitedly.
"They allow those?" Pekoe asked.
"ATGMs are a staple of modern armoured warfare, it's not all that surprising," Maho replied.
"Though, this doesn't seem very fair for them," Miho commented.
BMP-2 commander (radio): Madam Aishwarya, we have no confirmed hits on either vehicle. Tank 71 and 72 do not have sight on the other enemy vehicles.
(Camera cuts to the Arjun which sped down the hill and past the camera at the foot of the hill.)
Aishwarya (radio): Affirmative. Keep pressuring them.
BMP-2 commander (radio): As you wish.
(Camera cuts to a hill some distance away. The Leopard 1A5 was parked at the top of it. Mavis and Nickie were standing in their respective open hatches.)
Nickie: Well, this...is bad.
Mavis: No time to ponder about this, let's take out the largest threat first.
Nickie: Right!
(They both climbed back into the tank.)
Mavis: Darcy, get ready.
Darcy: Umm, right.
(Camera cuts to the inside of the tank, Mellissa was on her phone.)
Mavis: Now's not the time, Mellissa.
Mellissa: Hold on...there we go!
(She held her phone out to the others.)
Mellissa: Arjun MBT!
Mavis: Well, I take it back. Now really is the time...
Darcy: So, the length of a Arjun is...?
(Camera cuts to Darcy's POV. The Arjun was lined up in the gun sights.)
Mellissa: Umm...about 10 and a half metres.
Nickie: Gun's loaded and ready to go!
(Camera cuts to the outside as the Leopard fires. Camera then cuts to the Arjun. The shot misses the side armour and hits the front instead. The shot bounces off. The Arjun turns its turret to the left.)
(Camera cuts to the inside of the Arjun. The crew were wearing military uniforms in brown, light tan, dark green, and black camo.)
Arjun gunner: It appears that we're taking flanking fire, madam.
(Camera cuts back to the Leopard.)
Mavis: I think they've seen us. Let's get out of here.
(The Leopard turns around and drives away, as several shots bombards the hill.)
Mellissa: Wah!
(Camera cuts back to the Arjun and the Vijayanta. Their turrets were pointed to the left. A shot hits the turret of a Vijayanta and it grinds to a halt, white flag in view.)
Sonia: Got one!
(Camera cuts back to the T95E1 and the S-tank. The T95E1 had its turret pointed backwards. Two ATGMs impacts the ground near both of them.)
Sonia: Whoa!
(A third one hits the back of the S-tank, taking it out.)
Adrianne: We're down...again.
Rebecca: Why can't we have a turret like everyone else?
Fiona (radio): Team Ebony, meet up with Team Snowdrift and defend the flag tank!
"So, it's a flag tank match now," said Maho.
"I wonder what they've chosen as their flag tank," Pekoe pondered.
(Camera cuts to the Leopard, which was now racing through a forest.)
Mavis (radio): Right, we're on our way!
Mellissa: So, left or right?
(Camera cuts to the inside of the Leopard. Nickie had a map in her hands.)
Nickie: Well...we went...here...and took a turn to...here...
Mellissa: Hurry up!
Nickie: Umm...right...no! The left!
(Camera cuts to another tank's POV. It turns to the right, and accelerates. Suddenly, the Leopard 1A5 turns right in front of it. The tank fires and disables it.)
Mavis: Ah, freak! They got us.
(Camera cuts to the Leopard. Two Vijayantas can be seen driving around it.)
Nickie: Umm, sorry. It's to the right.
Mavis: A little late with that update, Nickie.
Vijayanta commander (radio): Madam Aishwarya, this is Tank 71, we've found their Leopard and eliminated it.
Aishwarya (radio): Is it their flag tank?
Tank 71 commander (radio): No.
(Camera cuts to the Arjun.)
Aishwarya (radio): Right, keep looking.
Tank 71 commander (radio): Roger.
(Camera cuts to the T95E1, which crests a small hill just as another bombardment of ATGMs hits the hill behind it.)
Joseph: Too close...
Samson: Those missiles are going to be a death sentence out here.
Mavis (radio): Sorry, we've been taken out. They've got two more Vijayantas in the forest.
Samson: That can't be good.
Joseph: Yeah, isn't that where our flag tank is?
(Fiona nodded.)
Fiona (radio): Snowdrift, Blizzard, they've got tanks in the forest.
(Camera cuts to the T-64A and the T-10M driving on a dirt road in the middle of a forest. The T-10M had a red flag on its turret.)
"So, I guess that's their flag tank?" Saori asked.
"Well, it has a flag on it, and this 'Tankery' seems to draw inspiration from shensha-do," Darjeeling replied.
"Wait, if that's the case..."
"Yeah...didn't the Arjun had a red flag as well," said Kay.
"The odds really aren't in their favour," Erika drawled.
Fiona (radio): Two Vijayantas. Be careful. We'll meet up at point E5.
Alfred (radio): Roger.
(Camera cuts to the inside of the T-64A.)
Alfred: Vijayantas, stay vigilant.
Sidney: Affirmative.
James (radio): How many tanks left?
(Camera cuts to the screen displaying the teams' rosters, one labeled "Redshire Hills International School", the other labeled "Helvetica Peak Academy". The first displayed "T95E1", "T-10M", and "T-64A", while "B1 Centauro", "Leo. 1A5", "Scimitar LT", and "Strv 103B" were grayed out. The second displayed "Arjun Mk. I", 5 "Vijayanta MBT, 3 "BMP-2" and 1 "BMP-1", while 2 "Vijayanta MBT" and 1 "BMP-1" were grayed out.)
Fiona (radio): Umm, not much. We can't afford to lose any more tanks.
(Camera cuts to the inside of the T-10M.)
James (radio): I see.
Elizabeth: I'll be honest, James. I'm not liking the odds here.
James: I don't either. But, if we're going down, we'll go down fighting.
Elizabeth: Can you please not-
(A loud boom shook the tank.)
Elizabeth: Wah!
James: Full stop! Full stop!
(Camera cuts to the outside as another shot hits the front of the T-10M and bounces off. The T-10M and the T-64A come to a halt and started reversing. Camera backs up to reveal the Vijayantas advancing towards them.)
Alfred: Return fire!
(The T-64A fires and hits one of the Vijayantas, its white flag pops out. The T-10M fires, but misses.)
Elizabeth: Darn it!
(The remaining Vijayanta fires back and detracks the T-10M. The T-64A fires and takes out the Vijayanta.)
Henry: Phew, I think we're good.
Alfred: For now, at least.
James (radio): Alfred, we might need your assistance.
Alfred (radio): Uh, right. Of course.
(Intro starts)
(Camera cuts to the "smoking wreck" of the S-tank.)
"Episode 6: Going Gets Tough"
Danielle: Well, this sucks...
(Danielle appeared in anime-esque "bubble")
Adrianne: Right...
(Adrianne appeared in another "bubble", she was holding a red book in her hand.)
Rebecca: This is such bull-!
(Rebecca appeared in a third "bubble", shoving the other two aside.)
"Are you going to-"
"Erika, no," Alisa cut her off.
Danielle: Are you going to finish that sentence?
"That was too close."
"What?" Kay asked, confused.
Rebecca: What?
"..."
"Nevermind..." Erika sighed.
Danielle: ...nevermind...
Erika facepalmed at that unfortunate coincidence.
(Camera cuts to the Leopard 1A5.)
Nickie: This sucks.
Mavis: Amen.
(Camera cuts to the T-64A and the T-10M. Both were driving down a dirt road.)
Alfred (radio): Forrest, what's your status?
(Camera cuts to the inside of the T-64A.)
Fiona (radio): Umm, busy...
(An explosion can be heard from Alfred's headset, Alfred flinches.)
Alfred (radio): What's going on over there?
Fiona (radio): Problems, Arjun problems.
(Camera cuts to another part of the forest. The T95E1 crests a small slope and turns left.)
Alfred (radio): You can't outrun an MBT in a medium tank. Lead them to point D7, we'll take care of it from there.
(The Arjun crests the slope and its turret turns to the left.)
Fiona (radio): Roger.
Joseph: Where's that?
Fiona: Does it look like I know?
(The Arjun fires, the shot narrowly misses the T95.)
(Camera cuts back to the T-64A and the T-10M.)
Alfred (radio): I don't think we're getting support anytime soon.
(Two shots hits the ground next to the tanks.)
Alfred: Shit!
(Camera cuts to the forest ahead of them, three more Vijayantas were advancing towards them.)
James (radio): How do they keep finding us?
(Camera cuts to the inside of the T-64A. Alfred glances to his left, and does a double take. Camera then cuts to his POV, a tank can be seen partially hidden behind a bush.)
"So, they had an APC shadow them for the main force," Maho commented.
"That's pretty smart," Saori commented.
Alfred: BMP, 4 o'clock.
(Camera cuts back to the inside of the T-64A.)
Henry: One or two?
Alfred: Just one.
Henry: The model?
Alfred: Does it matter?
Sidney: Of course it does! The BMP-1 has a 73 mm 2A28 Grom low pressure smoothbore short-recoil semi-automatic gun. The BMP-2 has a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon and has an enlarged turret-
Alfred: Sidney, not a good time.
Sidney: Sorry.
Erika subtly glanced at Yukari.
(A shot ricochets off the tank's turret.)
Alfred: Back up a bit and take it out.
Henry: Right!
Sidney: Right!
(Camera cuts to the BMP-1's POV, overlooking the Vijayantas firing back at the T-64A and the T-10M.)
BMP-1 commander: They've got the flag tank pinned down, we should be able to-
(The BMP's turret swivels to the right. The T-64A's cannon can be seen pointed in its direction.)
BMP-1 commander: Uh oh.
(The T-64A fires, and its shell meets its mark.)
(Camera cuts to the T-64A.)
Henry: Enemy APC eliminated.
(A shot bounces off the T-64A's sloped front.)
Alfred: Now, take out those Vijayantas!
(The T-64A drives forwards.)
James (radio): Team Forrest, we're taking fire. Where are-
(Suddenly, the T95 drives out right between the two groups. Its turret turns towards the Vijayantas.)
"Wow, didn't see that coming," Kay commented.
"Hold on, if the T95E1 is here, then wouldn't that mean..." Miho pointed out.
Fiona: Ah...
Joseph: Bulls...
(The three Vijayantas train their guns on the T95, but a 120 mm round beats them to it. No sooner had the T95 been taken out, the Arjun rolled up.)
Alfred: Oh no.
Tina: Please miss, please miss-
Elizabeth: -please miss, please miss...
(Camera cuts to the inside of the Arjun. The loader rams a new shell into the breech.)
Arjun loader: Loaded!
Aishwarya: Rashmi, fire at your discretion.
Rashmi (Arjun gunner): Affirmative.
(The Arjun fires at the T-10M, the T-10M rolls back slightly and its white flag pops out.)
Tina/Elizabeth: It didn't miss...
"Soooo, does this mean they lost?" Hana asked.
"It's the first time they've participated in a tournament, they either have to be well-prepared or well-trained to win on their first try," Maho commented.
"But we won on our first try!" Saori exclaimed.
"Though there was some luck involved," Mako added.
"There is no such thing as 'luck' in shensha-do," Maho stated.
Claude (PA system): Redshire Hills' flag tank has been eliminated. This match goes to the Indian Republic School!
"Wait, so if they've lost, what does it mean for the series?" Kay wondered, "There's still at least a dozen more episodes or so."
(Camera cuts to an enclosed watchtower. Claude can be seen sitting inside at a console.)
Claude: Hmm, that went a lot better than I expected.
(He stood up.)
Claude: I suppose faith goes a long way. I hope they have just as much faith as I do.
(Camera cuts to the tents. Several armoured recovery vehicles can be seen driving past. Regina was pacing around a table, which had several maps and notes on it. The rest were gathered near a whiteboard at the back of the tent, sitting around the table, or sulking in other parts of the tent.)
Regina: That...was a disaster, a complete disaster!
"We get it, you lost. Stop moping," Alisa groaned.
Danielle: As if you did any better than we did...
Regina: I heard that! The only reason my team got eliminated was because of the incompetence of my crew members!
Stephen/Martin: We heard that...
Regina: You got too aggressive and got caught out in the open! That was a costly mistake!
Danielle: Says the one whose tank got blown up three minutes into the match...
Regina: Danielle Kay, you have some nerve!
(Danielle stood up.)
Danielle: Yeah? So?
"Looks like things have gone a bit...sour," Pekoe commented.
Regina: Why are you even here?
Danielle: Because I decided I want to be here.
Regina: Then prove that you deserve to be here.
(James appeared, alongside Elizabeth and Tina.)
James: Regina, I believe that's enough of that.
(Regina turns to face him. She glances back at Danielle, who had a slight smirk on her face, and her eyes narrowed. She turned back to James.)
James: That was a tough battle.
Clifford: Yeah, no shit...
James: But, nevertheless, you all did your best. The best you could. But right now, we are quite outclassed by the other schools in this tournament.
Sonia: And your point is?
Elizabeth: Well, I've been making a few calls. The Auto Shop Club dug up something, quite literally in fact, and are fixing it up as we speak. It'll be here, with a crew to boot, in no time.
"Wait, didn't they lose? Are they still competing?" Alisa asked, confused.
"Either someone pulled some strings, or there's something about this tournament that differs from shensha-do," Erika replied.
Mavis: Another vehicle?
Tina: A 6x6 in fact, could be a tank destroyer.
"How many 6x6 tank destroyers are there?" Ritaiko asked.
Yukari's face lit up, "Well, there's the French AMX 10 RC, not to be confused with the AMX-10P APC. I think it had a 105 mm L/48 gun. There's also the VBC-90 and Panhard ERC 90, from France as well, with 90 mm guns. Not forgetting the German TH400 and American LAV-300 and 600, of course."
"Umm, what?"
Alfred: Another tank destroyer would be nice. But we're still at a disadvantage compared to the other competitors. The match allows a maximum team size of 15 vehicles for the second round, and 20 for the finals. And we only have...seven. Eight if we counted the new one.
Carla: Yeah, and if we lose any more matches, we're done.
"Oh, I get it. It's a group tournament ranking system," said Alisa.
She sighed when she noticed the blank stares she was receiving, "You know, where instead of being eliminated from the competition whenever they lose a match, all the competitors are ranked by the results of all the matches they've played in the tournament."
Rebecca: (sighs) How are we going to do this?
Nickie: I guess we just gotta have faith.
Esabella: That doesn't seem very reliable.
Danielle: Hey, you know what they say-
Regina: Yes, yes, yes, we've heard that a lot in our lives.
(Danielle grumbled to herself.)
(A large screen near the group of tents suddenly lit up.)
Samson: Well, I wonder what's it going to be this time.
Fiona: Beats me.
Mellissa: Hey, save the chit-chat for later, 'kay?
John: Ladies and gentlemen, it's now time for the next exhilarating battle to commence. But first, who will be the lucky ones?
(Camera cuts to the studio, there was now a small lever between the two sportscasters.)
Thomas: A good question. For those of you just joining us, welcome to the second round of the 63rd Annual WCTF Tankery Tournament! And this year, we're going to be keeping our competitors on their toes till the sun goes down. And then, we'll continue once the sun comes up again.
John: Yes, indeed. They have to get ready at the drop of a hat, because we're letting Lady Luck decide who's going up against who.
Thomas: Well...less "Lady Luck"...more "Random Number Generator".
John: Two teams will be randomly selected to compete every time we pull this lever right here. Flag Tank Match rules apply. Only the vehicle with the red flag has to be eliminated to attain victory. Competitors will be ranked according to the results of all the matches they've played, and only the top 8 will advance to the final round. Which is why we've decided to call this round, the "Randomizer"!
Thomas: ...
John: What?
Thomas: Sooo, without further ado, let's begin. Umm, can I...do it this time?
(John shrugs.)
John: Eh, why not?
Thomas: Right then.
(Thomas grasps the lever and pulls it down.)
(Camera cuts to the screen near the tents. A pair of reels appeared, which started spinning rapidly. The first one slowed down before landing on a school crest, "L.E.F.H. Académie de Tankery" faded in below the reel.)
Thomas: L.E.F.H. Académie de Tankery from France-
(The second reel followed suit, "Lakeview UTC" faded in below the other reel.)
Thomas: -versus Lakeview University Technical College from Britain.
John: The teams are ready. The question is, are you ready for this?
"Hell yeah we are!" Kay exclaimed.
Kay's cheer startled Alisa to the point where she nearly fell over.
Naomi didn't even flinch, "You do know they can't hear us, right?"
Kay shrugged.
Thomas: We'll just assume you all said "yes" and we'll get on with the action.
(Camera cuts to the tents. The entire Redshire Hills team had gathered just outside their tent.)
Sonia: Okay, so now what?
Mavis: We can watch the battle and see what we're up against.
Danielle: Well, beats laying around for our turn.
(Scene changes to the end of the match. A olive green tank rolls up behind a dark green tank, which had a red flag, and shoots it in the rear. A white flag pops up from the dark green tank.)
"Okay, I know that one's an AMX-30. But what about the other one?" Ritaiko asked.
"It kinda looks like a Centurion," said Kay.
"Well, you're not far off the mark there," said Yukari, "That's the FV4202, an experimental vehicle based on the Centurion chassis. It never went into mass production, but some of its technical innovations were later used in the Cheiftain tank."
Claude (PA system): L.E.F.H. Académie's flag tank has been put out of commission! Lakeview University Technical College is the winner.
(Camera cuts to the studio.)
Thomas: And with that, Lakeview UTC is victorious!
John: So, without ado, we shall proceed to our next battle!
"What? That quickly?" Yukari asked.
John: Now, don't worry. Our Lady Luck is kind enough to spare our most recently selected competitors from toiling through another fight.
(John pulls the lever.)
Thomas: Right, of course.
(Camera cuts to the screen by the tents, the reels stop almost at the same time. "Redshire Hills International School" and "Highlander Tankery Academy" faded in below the reels.)
Carla: Lady Luck my foot...
(Camera cuts to the tents. Carla can be seen climbing into the Centauro. Clifford was squatting on top of the turret.)
Clifford: Can't do much about it, let's get this over with.
(Clifford climbed into the Centauro.)
Fiona: Let's go!
(The team drives off.)
"A lot more fast-paced than our tournaments, isn't it?" Alisa commented.
"Yeah, but it makes it pretty exciting!" Kay exclaimed.
"I'm not sure they would think the same, considering their performance so far," said Erika.
"Well, it is their first time competing after all," said Hana.
(A few seconds later, a flatbed truck pulled up, with a six-wheeled tank destroyer secured to the flatbed. It was painted dark brown, with the school crest painted on the sides and a trio of jagged notes painted on the turret.)
"Well hot damn, an LAV-600," Kay commented.
?: All right, all right!
(A brown-haired boy wearing a black letterman jacket with a large yellow "L" on the left side pops out of the turret.)
Brown-haired boy: OG Locke in the hoooooooouuuuuwwwhere's everyone gone?
(Beat)
"OG Locke": You sure this the right place, dawg?
Truck driver: Yes, it is. Dawg.
"Talk about bad timing," Kay commented.
(Scene changes to a muddy field. The S-tank can be seen emerging from a dried out bush.)
Danielle: Keep going, keeping going!
(The S-tank turns left. A Centurion Mk. 7/1 emerges from the bush a few moments later.)
Centurion commander: Left, left!
(The Centurion turns left.)
"So, I suppose this the other English school?" Darjeeling asked.
(Camera zooms out to reveal the two tanks driving around the bush over and over again.)
"Round and round they go..." Alisa drawled.
Danielle (radio): Hey guys, where's our flag tank gone off to?
(Camera cuts to the Scimitar and the T-10M. Both were driving through a wide dirt road through a forest.)
James (radio): We have some more pressing issues at the moment.
(Several shots narrowly miss them. The Scimitar and T-10M drive past the camera. Several tanks in olive green and khaki brown camouflage also drive past.)
"Mk. 5/1s and Charioteers as well. They seem well well armed," Maho commented.
(Camera cuts back to the Scimitar and T-10M. The Scimitar was firing at the Highlander tanks, and missing. The T-10M's turret was slowly turning around towards them.)
Elizabeth: Engaging targets!
(A shot hits the T-10M in the engine. The T-10M fishtails and crashes into a tree.)
Elizabeth: Ow! They got us!
(The Scimitar continued shooting, some shells hits one of the Charioteers and it grinds to a halt, white flag in view.)
Stephen: Enemy down!
(The Scimitar fires a few shells and then stops.)
Stephen: Wait, what?
(Camera cuts to the inside of the Scimitar. Stephen repeatedly pulls the trigger, but only got a click as a response.)
Stephen: Umm, I think we're out of ammo.
Regina: You can't be serious...
"Well, considering a Scimitar only carries 165 rounds for its 30 mm autocannon, and that said autocannon can fire up to 90 rounds a minute. Yeah, he's serious," Yukari commented.
"Wouldn't that mean he was firing continuously for two minutes?" Mako asked.
"Considering their apparent strategy is to fire as much shells at the targets until some of them hit, it seems to be the case," Erika replied.
Martin: Umm, we've got more problems.
(Camera pans out, revealing that they had driven straight towards a small rocky cliff. The Scimitar stops, and turns around. The Highlander tanks pull up.)
Stephen: Oh dear.
(Camera cuts back to the muddy field. The Centauro, which had the red flag this time, drives past the bush from earlier.)
Danielle (radio): Never mind, I see 'em.
Clifford (radio): What do we do now?
Danielle (radio): Just keep moving.
(Camera cuts to the Centauro. A shot hits the ground near it.)
Clifford (radio): Good idea.
(The Centauro speeds up.)
Nicky: Huh, where did they all go?
(Camera cuts to a bush some distance away from them. A Swingfire was parked behind it.)
"Those Swingfire missiles are fully-controllable, right?" Kay asked.
"Yep," Yukari answered, "They can also turn a full ninety degrees mid-flight."
"Hmm, this won't end well."
(The Swingfire fires. The camera follows the missile towards the Centauro. The missile hits it just between the first and second left wheels. The impact causes the second wheel to break off immediately and sent the Centauro tipping over to its right.)
Hugh: Oh goooooooood!
Clifford: Hold on!
(The Centauro tips over competely and skids on its side before stopping. The white flag pops out.)
Carla: You had to ask, Nicky.
(The first wheel breaks off and slowly rolls away.)
"That did not end well," said Kay.
(Timeskip to some time later. The Redshire Hills team returns to their tents. The team with the LAV-600 were waiting for them. There was the boy in the letterman jacket from earlier. He also wore a white undershirt, a loose gold chain, bleached jeans and black high-tops. There was also a black-haired boy who wore a black hoodie with a red cap under the hood, red cargo shorts and red high-tops; a girl with short black hair tucked into a gray beanie, along with several locks dyed green, she wore a white t-shirt with a large boombox against an urban background printed on it, an off-white jumpsuit with the top half tied around her waist and black ankle boots; another girl with spiky gray hair who wore a white shoulderless crop top, denim short shorts with a black and gray checkered sash tied around it, maroon leggings and white high-tops.)
"OG Locke": 'Bout time you guys showed up.
Elizabeth: Sorry to keep you waiting...wait, what's your name again?
"OG Locke": Hey, yo, yo, it's OG Locke, girl. Leader of the Hip Hop gang. And dontcha forget it.
"Oh boy, it's only been several seconds and I'm already sick of this guy," Alisa shook her head.
Mavis: Oh boy, it's only been several seconds and I'm already sick of this guy.
"..."
"Well, at least she agreed with you..."
Elizabeth: Your real name...then?
"OG Locke": ...fine, OG Locke's my stage name, my real name's Logan. We cool now?
Elizabeth: Uh, sure?
(Just then, an ARV pulled up with the Centauro. Clifford and the rest of the Rock Band Club were riding on it.)
Carla: Woo! We really need to get one of these.
Logan: What the heck?!
(Logan pushes past everyone and walks towards the Centauro.)
"I wonder what's this about," said Miho.
"Whatever it is, it can't be good," Saori commented.
Logan: Of all the places you could be, you just have to be 'ere.
(Clifford jumps off the Centauro.)
Clifford: Funny, I was just gonna say the same thing.
(Carla, Nicky and Hugh got off as well.)
"Looks like a rivalry, and a pretty longstanding one by the looks of it," said Darjeeling.
Logan: You've got a lot of spunk showing up 'round here, either that or you're just a dumbass.
(The trio at the LAV-600 began walking towards them.)
Clifford: And who was here first then? So, you either got lots of spunk or just a dumbass.
(Carla, Nicky and Hugh walk past them.)
Logan: Okay, fuck you man.
Clifford: That's the best you got?
Logan: Motherfucker, you're messing with the wrong OG here!
"This is some strong language," Pekoe commented.
"Well-" Kay picked up the DVD box, "-it does say it contains coarse language...and mild violence...and it's rated PG13."
"I presume the mild violence part applies to the battles only?" Maho asked.
"I guess we just have to hope for the best."
Clifford: Oh yeah? Come on then, bring it!
Logan: Alright, dawg. You asked for this!
James: Stop!
(James walked up to them.)
James: Both of you, get your act together. After all, we are all on the same team.
Clifford/Logan: What?! I'm not working together with this punk!/What!? I ain't working with this son of a bitch!
Regina: Enough! You two are being ridiculous! Get along, or the both of you will be thrown off this team!
Logan: What? But I just got here, girl!
Regina: I have a name, you know.
(Logan and Clifford grumbled.)
Clifford: I'll make this clear, this does not mean we're all buddy-buddy now, but don't cause any trouble for any of us.
Logan: Fine! Go suck on it or something!
(The two walked away from each other.)
Fiona: Jeez, if that was the club leaders, I can't imagine the-
(Camera cuts to the table in the tent. All six members of both clubs were hanging out there.)
Samson: Is it just me, or am I detecting a distinct lack of aggression over here?
Joseph: No, I do too.
"Us too," said Kay.
(Fiona approached the group.)
Fiona: You all seem...friendly with each other...
Carla: Yeah. Is there a problem?
Fiona: Well, your leaders...well...they're...
Black-haired boy: I know. They're not exactly on...friendly terms as of now. Name's Rocky by the way.
Black-haired girl: Vera Conway, I'm the new girl. Don't have a stage name yet...
Gray-haired girl: Friends call me Melody, or Mel, or Sis. I guess you can call me any of those too.
Fiona: Soooo, I guess we'll be working together.
Vera: Ah, yeah.
(Samson and Joseph joins them.)
Joseph: So, what's the deal with those two?
(Joseph points at Logan and Clifford, who were standing as far away from each other.)
Melody: Beats me. Longstanding rival? Clashing genres? Heck, could be anything!
Rocky: Logan didn't really say anything about it.
Samson: You never asked?
Rocky: Didn't really get anything out of it.
Vera: Well, I'm sure things will work out just fine! In time...right?
(The rest of the group stared awkwardly at Vera.)
Rocky: Vera, you don't know anything about how Logan's like.
(Vera sighs as everything fades to black.)
Vera: Yeah, I guess not.
(Outro starts.)
"Alright, episode 6 done," said Kay, "Hope we can get through the season in one sitting."
"Seriously, how many episodes are there?" Erika asked.