A/N's: We are back finally with another installment of it bounced off. Getting a little tight on time around here be we make what we can do. From where we left off, Maho and the team just had a stunning draw and came across a mysterious player. But now, the story continues so pack your HE and fire it at sloped armor because it won't do anything!
Chapter 7: THE ANZ- I mean BATTLE!
Anzio Girls High School Ship
"DUCE!"
"Eh… what is it this time Pepperoni?"
"Take a look at this." Pepperoni held the laptop to Anchovy's face.
"World of Tanks?"
"I keep hearing that the girls from the other academies play it, if we try it ourselves, we can gain an upper hand."
"That sounds promising, sign us up!"
"DUCE, PEPPERONI!" Carpaccio shouted as she entered the room. "What ya guys doing?"
"LOGIN!" Anchovy said excitedly.
"IT'S TIME!" Pepperoni exclaimed. Carpaccio had a look of bewilderment at the reactions of her classmates. The sounds of the garage resonated from the speakers.
"LOOK AT ALL THESE TANKS!" Anchovy said, her eyes wide at all the tanks in the garage.
"Duce, try clicking on that flag." Anchovy moved her cursor over to the nation flag and clicked on it, expanding it to reveal more flags and trees.
"My god…." Anchovy said, aghast.
"What is it?" Pepperoni asked, brimming with excitement. Anchovy closed the laptop and looked towards her, disapproved expression on face.
"They don't have any Italian tanks." Anchovy said sullenly.
"Oh." Pepperoni mimicking the same tone. The two just looked at each other and exited the room, defeated. Carpaccio moved over and opened the laptop, the garage still there.
"Oh… this looks fun." She said to herself before choosing a French Renault FT and clicking the battle button.
*Click*
Oarai Girls High School
"THAT'S IT!" The group shouted excitedly.
"That was a good one Saemonza, where did you come up with that one?"
"Reading Sun Tzu again, thought it would be inspiring."
*SLAM!*
"DAMN IT!"
"What's wrong Erwin?"
"Blitzkrieg tactics don't seem to work in this game." Oryou glanced over at Erwin's laptop.
"Looks like it, you can't blitz in the Stug, that's like rushing Perry's black ships with wooden boats." Erwin threw her hands up in the air.
"THEN WHAT DO I DO?!" Erwin exclaimed, frustrated. Caesar analyzed the screen and looked at the long L/70 that was protruding from the mantlet.
"Use it how we usually use it, sit in a bush and wait for the enemy to show themselves." Caesar said finally.
"Eh… I can't really count on teams, it's the weekend remember?"
Saemonza spoke again. "Would you like some assistance?"
"That would sure be nice."
Oryou stood up and walked around the table that the group sat around. "Well, I guess it's my turn for today's food run, you guys want anything specific?" The girls poked their heads up and gazed at her with the usual, 'Just get what we normally get' kind of look. Slicing her hand through her hair, she adjusted her glasses and grabbed her bag of the rack and made towards the door. Looking back she said, "I'll see you guys in a few."
"Sure…." The group said in unison before closing the door. As the patter of feet faded farther, the three remaining Reki-jo's looked at each other, the screen's light illuminating their faces.
"You guys ready?" Erwin asked.
"Hm." Saemonza and Caesar acknowledged.
"Right, let's get moving."
*Click*
*WoT loading music*
The girls stared intently into their screens, watching the loading bar slowly progress. Caesar leaned back in her chair and sighed. "*Sigh* so what's the plan?"
Erwin glanced at her. "It's Serene Coast so I guess we're going around the western side."
"You mean around the forest area?" Saemonza inquired.
"Exactly, we can push through there and hopefully get a drop on our enemies. It'll be like the Kasserine Pass all over again." Erwin replied villainously.
"THAT'S IT!" The two other's said in unison. As the loading screen gave way to the lush rolling hills of the Serene Coast, Erwin began observing her surroundings. She looked over towards the area that was to be their planned route and studied it. 'No doubt, I have a feeling those KV-1's will push through those woods.' She thought to herself.
"LETS ROLLOUT!" The electronic voice bringing her back to reality.
"Alright, let's get moving guys, with all do haste!" Caesar exclaimed as she moved her VK 30.01(H) off the tracks.
"Saemonza, give us some fire support in your Grille."
"Roger that."
"Caesar, you're with me."
"Right behind you." As the two made their way, a red mark appeared on their screen.
"HAH! JUST AS I PREDICTED." Erwin said excitedly. She maneuvered her STUG behind some brush and locked her hull down. Hearing the sounds of battle around her, she watched as Caesar pushed her tank up the hill.
"FORM TESTUDO!" She exclaimed, causing those around her to give strange looks.
"Eh… reality check Caesar."
"Huh? Oh yeah." A KV-1 came in sight of Saemonza's Grille.
"Prepare to meet your end!" She said devilishly before pulling the trigger.
*Bang!*
"Um… Saemonza?"
"Did I get him?" She asked, her eyes closed.
"No, you hit the mountain in front of you."
"DAMN IT!"
"Caesar that KV-1 is bearing down on you."
"I see him, moving." Pressing the W key, her tank lurched forward, the icon of the KV-1 nearing closer. As she rolled over the berm, she came face to face with the block of Russian steel. Without hesitation, Caesar pulled the trigger and a round was already away and towards the tanks lower glacis.
"THAT ONE BOUNCED!" The electronic voice reported.
"Yeah yeah, you don't have to tell me again." Caesar said under her breath.
"Back up Caesar so I can get a clear shot." Erwin ordered.
"There's sorta a cliff there."
"Just back up little."
"Roger," As Caesar reversed, the KV-1 fired and struck her turret, bringing down some HP. "DAMN! I CAN'T MOVE THE TURRET."
"Moving into position," Erwin said as she moved into firing position. She centered her reticle on where the KV's engine would be. "Like Wittmann." She said to herself before pulling the trigger. As the tank rocked back from the recoil, the round struck where Erwin aimed and orange flames began to sputter out the back.
"You got him!" Caesar exclaimed. As the HP dwindled rapidly, the tank tried to move but to no avail, exploding in a rather spectacular fashion.
"Crew, we're putting on another kill marker." Erwin said proudly.
"Cut the chatter, we sorta have a situation." Saemonza interrupted. From her position, she had eyes on the right side and saw the situation deteriorating. Half of the enemy team seemed to over running the defenses as she saw one of the M4's get blown to bits. "I suggest you guys get over there."
"We'll get on it," Erwin replied. "Caesar, go around the town and outflank them.
"Right, I'll see you on the other side." Caesar moved off on her own into the wooded abyss as Erwin back tracked to the flag and through the mountain pass. She looked at the score, the teams were equal but the right was utterly exposed. After nestling in a bush line, she waited. She didn't have to wait long as Panzer IV Ausf H. came into her sights.
"You're mine," She pulled the trigger and she watched as the tank exploded. "I'm on a roll today." She said to herself. She moved up and soon more targets popped up, she took this in stride and began to lay waste with withering fire from allies on the bridge. Erwin entered the town and a blip caused her to stop. There. A STUG just like hers was staring her down.
"I GOT IT!" *BANG* "DAMN IT ALL!" Saemonza cursed as her shell landed on a house. Thinking quickly, Erwin fired a shot and moved her tank forwards. The other did the same and mirrored the movement. The two drove throughout the town, chasing each other down, destroying cars and bringing down houses.
"I need to get this guy off of me." She thought to herself. She neared a corner and was preparing to make a turn until she caught a glimpse of the L/70. She stop short just as the gun fired, causing a massive dust plume. She backed up but the STUG's reverse speed was not one of its strong suits. She looked around and lost sight of her opponent. Suddenly, the ping sound returned and she was at awe at where she found it. From her view, she could see the L/70 pointing, directly at her, at point blank range. She closed her eyes and prepped for the impending explosion.
*BANG!*
She opened her eyes and saw the burning wreckages of both their tanks. She looked at the kill feed.
*Saemonza_San(Grille) Destroyed Erwin(STUG)*
*Saemonza_San(Grille) Destroyed Ikebana_gunner*
"A TEAM-KILL! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Saemonza shouted. Just as she said this, the capture counter reached 100 and the game was over. Soon the three were confronted with the post battle page. Erwin recollected the STUG driver's skill.
"Truly admirably driving there." She looked into her notifications box and saw a message waiting. She opened it and read the message.
That was truly well played, I've added you to my friends list so we can play with each other at another time. I had a great time! Hope you did too!
-Ikebana_gunner
A/N's: AND WE ARE DONE WITH THIS PART! Sorry about the long wait, school just started so I've been pretty busy but it was good to get back into this. Hope you guys enjoyed this, and if you want, a review and a critique would be much appreciated. If you like this so much, mind dropping a fav or a like? That would also be much appreciated! And check out my other stories but as always, I'm CaptainSentry and I'll see you guys later!