Girls und Fury The Motion Picture
Chapter 3: Meet the parents
Japan's mainland, Ooarai's temporary dormitary…
"Eyyy It's actually look really nice…" said Don as he pop the turret hatch and take a look at the place.
It was a rather rustic, tradional Japanese school,now been modified slightly into the Ooarai's students apartment. The place,while far from being a high-end Carrier with air conditioners and other conviniences aside from electricity, does however offer a cozy,rustic air all around, is close to a lake, with a campground just outside, and most of all,a wonderful view from the windows from being close to nature.
Konstantin blankly reply as his Tiger II rolls just behind the Sherman "It's… kind of a dump"
Don then turn to him and said "Well for one thing, people like me couldn't get things like this back in the States that's for sure… Try and enjoy it would you?"
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Once the students have all settled in, they all gathered near the river campsite while Yukari and Grady was cooking what seems to be a big pot of stew, comprised of various type of vegetables, beans, saussages and hams, fresh from a pile of newly opened cans of SPAM.
Hana seems quite surprise to see Grady, cooking with Yukari as he wore a apron with an English texts that reads "You drive an F1 McLaren? That's cute", it didn't take long for her to gave in curiosity and asked "Mister Grady, I didn't …know you can cook"
The young man just took a sip from his big stirring spoon before he replied "Sure can… I learn it back in the States, when the whole class abandoned us in the woods on one of our fieldtrip to Borneo, I whipped up something called "Jungle goo", from some ants, spiders, centipedes, weird looking, pulsing rasberries, some mushrooms I found near a bear's skeleton,some mustard and water from our backpack… taste like the Thursday's sloppy joes surprise the lunch lady made in our old school…actually it's the exact same taste…anyway first you need to cut…"
As Grady keep on with his little survival cuisine instruction, Saori lean toward Miho and whispered "Who in the right mind would let their students take a fieldtrip in the Jungle of Borneo? I've never been there but what they say about in the books scares the makeup outta me"
Miho then replied "I'm more concern about how could someone do that to their own classmates…"
As she said so, Miho turns and look at Don and Konstantin, standing in front of two large trees, with two target paper attached to it. Both young men was loading their sidearms with rubber pellets. With Don inserts the pellets into his M1917 Revolver while Konstantin was inserting 6 rubber pellets into the magazine of his Luger P08 and slaps it in.
The two boys then raises their modified sidearms and open fired on the targets, in front of a small audience, include Konstantin and Don's crew, the girls from the Mechanic teams and the girls from the Pink Bunny team.
Miho then turns around to see Johanna, now in the Ooarai's uniform, with the red scarf still around her neck.
Saori then said "Ohhh mah gad you look sooo CUTE in our uniform!" with her eyes shine bright.
The shy German girl curl her feet together as she replied "Oh… than…thank you…miss Saori"
Hana then tap the grassy ground next to her and smiles "C'mon sit down"
As Johann shyly does so, Miho then said "I… we're really sorry that all of this happen on your first day transfering here…"
Johanna replied "Oh, no it's…it's ok, I really like it here… it's so… different from the private academy in Berlin…"
Saori seems impressed as she said "Woah, a private academy, man your dad must be LOADED!"
Before Johanna can reply, Yukari loudly said "Okkkkk guys! DINNER TIMEE!" as she and Grady carry the big,steamy pot over to the campsite, running at top speed.
Miho then stood up, gently grab Johanna's hand and said "C'mon, I'm starving" as she lead the girl and follow the two school's chefs.
At the tables, while the others, especially Gordo was eating their ration, Miho seems a bit concern as she look at Johanna, who barely touches her bowl before asking "You're not feeling well Johanna?"
The blonde girl startled as she fidgets "Oh, no…I…I was just… I've never have dinner…in amosphere like this…before…"
Miho tilt her head "Oh?"
Johanna continues "… it's so… different… at home, only me,my brother and father have dinner together…in a very big..big room… we sat… so far away from each other and barely speak a word…"
As she said so, Don and Konstantin can be seen in the background, shooting each other with rubber pellets as they both jumps and yelped from being hit.
Saori who seems to have heard what she said, lean over and said "Gee… what's the point of having a castle for a house if it's like a ghost town heh?"
Johanna just smiles in return as she slowly scoop a piece of ham from her bowl and put it in her mouth.
Just seconds after she chew it, her eyes suddenly lit up as she took a second scoop, and another, and another before she look at Miho and said "It's… it's delicious!"
Saori awkwardly replied "Really? That whole pot barely worth 50 in US Dollars"
Johanna seems a bit more open as she replied "It doesn't matter… I really like it" before she emptied her bowl.
The girl then pick the bowl up, went over to Yukari and asked "Can…Can I have another?" in front of a surprised crowd, including her brother.
As they does so, once again, the whole Ooarai's student body was startled as they saw the C5- Super Galaxy that belong to the Saunders flew right past them with it's cargo bay door slowly opening.
The wing swept that follows blew an empty pot right into Grady's face,knocking him out instantly. Right then, Gordo smoothly grab Grady's bowl and move it to his side while the young was still .
The C5 then manuveur itself just above a nearby bridge's underpass before it release the its cargo, which was the Ooarai's tanks, still in tip top condition. Each of them were placed on a metal platform, with parachutes attached to the back of their hulls, acting as a "brake".
The Ooarai girls were cheering as they saw each tanks slide out of the plane and landed safely on the underpass.
Miho and the girls then can hear Kay's voice through the C5's speaker "Alrighttt, Kay said, Kay delivered, you girls better keep pratciticing ya'll hear? We all looking forward to the day our schools can face-off once more!" before it blew off.
Nekota and her crew actually jumped and slide down the underpass in excitement to retrieve their Type 3 Chi-nu, while the other girls safely make their way down through the streets.
Anzu seems really glad as she said to Miho "A'ight… we got our mobile home back… all that's left is to…"
Konstantin quickly cuts her off "… take this to the authorities? I doubt they'll be able to do much…"
Anzu pouted as she replied "Hey it's not like you know…"
The German young man cuts her off once more "BUT, my father should be able to… persuade them…"
Momo seems a bit irritated as she said "Would you stop mentioning your father for once?"
Konstantin didn't seems to notice her comment as he took out his Motorola flip-phone, dial some numbers and hold it to his ears.
As he turns away and took a couple of steps away from Anzu he spoke "…Father? Ye…Yes, we're doing fine, yes… Johanna really likes it here… that's all that matter to me… anyway, listen, are you free later this evening? Yes… yes, I have something to discuss with you regarding our school's current preditcament and MEXT's invovlment…I see…great, I'll be there… goodbye…"
As the young man hang up the phone he said to Anzu "You're going to meet with Miss Chouno about the matter tomorrow, correct?"
Anzu nodded in return.
The young man the continue "Good, then I'll be accompanying you…"
Before Anzu can say anything, Konstantin turns and said "Let's leave it at that heh? Now if you will excuse me, I need to see my father" before he walks toward the Tiger II, jumps into the driver seat alone and drove off.
Yuzu, Anzu and Momo can only stood there and watch as the Tiger II disappeared from their sightm until Don's voice startled them "That's Konstantin for ya…"
Anzu the said "Huh?"
Don then said "… He's… never really was a helping, nor very predictable type of guy… but the moment something that is important to or belong to his sister, or anyone he considered an ally is being threaten… he won't stop at nothing to dispose of that threat, Well, basically he's asking his dad to help but still… he did not hesistate to throw in his and…his dad's helping hand… you girls just got your odd boosted…"
That got Anzu curious as she said "All this… "my father" talk… who's his father anyway?"
Don shrugs as he sat down on the grass "Never met the man, all I know…directly from Stauffenberg is that his father suppose to be some sort of… how do I put it?Among The Crème du la crème layer of the worldwide Sensha-do organization… the man himself used to be a Tank driver … won't even surprise me if that Tiger II was his dad's old tank… Anyway, now he's overseering his own WWII prototypes tanks restoration and…development company while taking care of… various worldwide politics stuffs that have anything to do with Sensha-do… money, power,connection, he got them all…"
The young man then pat Anzu's shoulder and said "Look, me and the boys don't know much about the rules and laws here, so we'll have to sit this one out… trust him would you?"
Anzu then smiles sadly "Kinda bummed out to feel useless for once heh?"
Don just smiles in return as the four of them look at the girls driving their tanks back into the dorm's front yard.
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A bit later, at a nearby café…
"Hello Father…" said Konstantin as he sat down in front of a middle aged man, around 48-52, who was wearing an all black suit over a black mandarin collar dress shirt. His facial structure however does not resemble Konstantin nor Johanna at all.
Konstantin's father then took a sip from his coffee cup and asked "I know…this must be hard times for you,son…"
Konstantin, with a stern look on his face replied "Father, please… I've told you over the phone, as long as Johanna likes it… I will try my best to fit in…"
The older man then briefly flash a proud smile on his face as he asked "So, on to the matter then… tell me what happened…"
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The next morning…
"Prez… have you came up with any idea yet? You'll have to meet miss Chouno in about two hour from now" said Momo as she stood in front of Anzu, who seems quite calm as she leaned against her spinning chair and eating her favorite snack.
Anzu then said "Relax Momo… rushing or fretting at this time wouldn't be much useful… anyhow, we need to keep the girls and boys's spirit up, just keep doing what we've always do everyday when we were still on the Carrier, aight?"
Momo nodded as she walks into the next room, right toward the PA system room and slam her right cheek and both of her palms on the glass as she shouted at Sodoko and her sidekicks, who was sleeping next to each other "EY! What the hell are you three think you're doing? You should've been doing rollcall of everyone HALF and hour ago!"
Sodoko slowly woke up with a burnout and irritated face as she grunted "Ughh… give us a break would ya? The school is no more…why the heck should we uphold the rules?"
Momo snaps back "BECAUSE I'M ORDERING YOU THREE STOOGES TO DO SO!NOW GET UP!OR IT'S THREE WEEK TOILET DUTY WITH YOUR TOOTHBRUSHES YA HEARD?"
Sodoko then yawn as she reaches for the mic and said "Everyonneeee~~~, yard~~~~, Now~~~~"
The scene then show everyone, including the boys's team gathered in front of the main building, with Rezei still holding her pillow as she said "This is inhumane… 6AM rollcall after the school is gone? Ughhhhh"
Miho then look around a bit before she saw Don's crew, with Norman wearing his baby blue Pajama, with a pair of pink fuzzy slippers while holding a toothbrush in his hand, while Grady wore what seems to be a white longjohns on his body and a sleeping cap on his head, both looking quite dazed. Don and the rest of the crew seems to have woke up long before the two, seeing that they all wore their tanker uniform.
Then, the Hall monitors trio slowly drag themselves toward the crowd, until eventually standing in front of them.
As Sodoko rubs her eyes, Rezei said "Gee Midoriko, you looked like crap"
Sodoko replied "yea yea yea…and It's Sodoko…"
She then look at the crowd once more before she said "Alrightt… I'll be taking roll… I see more than 10 of you here… good, rollcall done…dismiss" before the trio walks away tiredly.
Saori seems worried as she said to Miho "Jeez… they're really down about this…"
Miho sadly said "It couldn't be helped…"
The girl then suddenly seems to remember something as she said "Oh that's right… I gotta stop by my house…"
The moment she said so, Don quickly raises his hand and said "I'll take ya…I gotta go buy some groceries anyway"
Right then, everyone can hear Grady singing "Don and Miho sittin' in a tank K. I. S. S. I. N. G"
Of course Grady's joke made Miho and a couple of the girls, including Johanna blushes and prompted Don to slap him upside his head.
…
As the Sherman rolls along the street, Miho was looking out of the hatch as she said "You know.. it feel… kinda strange to be able to…sit in your tank cockpit for the first time mister Collier"
Don, who was driving, wearing his Winter Parka over white t-shirt smiles "I know I know, it's not the cleanest cockpit but…"
Miho quickly cuts him off "Oh no no no, I…I mean… I don't know… it's just… odd… to be sitting where you guys considered your home…in a good way"
Don chuckles "Seriously Princess… that was mighty corny"
Miho smiles back as a reply.
There was a brief silence between the two as Don pull his Sherman into a parking space in front of a mini mart, placed convienently by a gas station.
The moment he and Miho walks through the door, the man behind the cashier counter quickly said exictingly "EYYYYYYY! You're that funny American kid… Don Collier, and miss Miho Nishizumi! What brings you two Ooarai's aces here?"
Don smiles "Oh you know, Instant ramen, fried tofu ANDDDD Kit-Kat bars" as he took a shopping basket and starts taking the stuffs he was looking for before thrown them in the basket.
The man then chuckled "I tell ya, you two are nothing like those other schools aces…well, 'cept for the Saunders, those girls are like my daughter, always so energetic and cheerful"
Miho seems a bit curious as she asked "Oh? Did they shown our interviews already?"
The man replied gleefully "Sure did, the others aces talks like they're going for an Academy award for best Kristen Stewart's impression, you and all of your teams however…"
The man then only gave them as wide smiles and a warm look on his face as he nodded before he said "Pardon me for asking but… how long have two been going out?" as he receive the payment from Don.
Miho's cheek turns bright red as she and Don both said in perfect synchronization "NO, oh no we're… just… good friends…you know, partners"
The man then said "Well, a bit of a pity though, you two look so good together"
Don then said awkwardly "Can…can we go now?"
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Meanwhile…
"Uhhh are you really wearing that to the meeting?" asked Anzu as she look at Konstantin, who was wearing his black German Tanker uniform, with the officer cap, but instead of his leather trenchoat, the young man wore a M1928 black german officer cape,with its own collar that went all the way down to his kneecaps as the two walks toward a black Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen with the top folded back and a spare tire placed on the hood.
Konstantin replied as he and Anzu hop on the vehicle, with him behind the wheel "Why not?"
Anzu shrugs "Good point"
She then look around the car before she whistled "Nice ride"
The young man smiles "It's my 12 birthday's present" as he insert the key and ignite the engine, checking the rearview mirrors before stepping on the gas.
As the car rolls down the road, Anzu asked "So… did you talk to your dad?"
Konstantin smiles "Yes, and he agreed to help right away… seems like he and MEXT doesn't have a… friendly relationship… he cringed the moment I mentioned the four eyes prick you talked to…he said he'll meet us soon…"
Konstantin then readjust his hat before he asked "Umm… prez… What does… Miss Nekota likes the most?"
Anzu's eyes wide open as she stares at the young man for a whole 10 seconds before a devious grin appears on her face as she cooed "Oooohhhhohohohohoho…. Nooooo, NEKOTA? THAT NEKOTA? OUR NEKOTA?" before she laughed out loud, it's obviously that Anzu already know what he meant just be that question alone.
Konstantin can only sighs in return as he whispered "Why did I even bothered?"
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At the same time…
"Nice Neigborhood… well, since all I've seen since we started walking up this alleyway was manor, manor, manor and extra large manor…" said Don as he walking next to Miho,who was holding a gift bag through an alleway that was too small for a Tank to pass through.
Miho can only smiles awkwardly in reply.
It wasn't long before they reaches the Nishizumi's manor, as shown by the big sign on the gate.
Don then said "Welp, guess I'll wait outside…"
Miho sadly smiled "yes… It's for the best…"
As she said so, she heard a familiar voice from behind that said "Miho"
The two turn to see Maho and a cute Shiba Inu accompanying her. She look comepletly different in her casual clothes instead of her Kuroihime uniform.
Then, out of nowhere, Maho smiles as she said "Welcome home" as walks toward her younger sister, and gently hold both of her hands.
Don can't even seems to process what he've just saw as he said "Holy Helen of Troy are..are you…smiling? Dude you ok?"
Maho, still with that smiles on her face replied gently "Yes… I'm sure you'll get used to it soon… Come in…"
Don then smiles "Nah, I'll stay outside… your mom… or her maids'll probably think I'm some thief and calls the fuzz… not to mention I did disses her during the Nationals… Oh and uh, no hard feelings about that time we met in that café heh? I was just…"
Maho cuts him off "I know mister Collier… and I would insist that you come in…standing outside wouldn't help lower your chances of being mistakened as a thug though.." before she and Miho walks inside, hand in hand.
Don stood there for a moment before he said in disbelief "Holy shit did…did she…Did she just make a JOKE?" before he decided to walk inside aswell.
As the three walks among the green, bountiful garden of the Nishizumi House, Don said "hey uh… Miho, why don't you let me give that bag to your mother?"
Miho seems a bit panicked as she said "Oh… but…"
Don reaches out his hand and said "If she ask how I get in here, just say I climbed the wall…" to Maho.
Maho smiles gently at him before she nodded and said to Miho "Could you wait for me in your room?"
Miho reluctantly agrees and gave Maho her gift bag before heading off in a nervous manner, inside her own home.
Then, when only Maho and Don remains, she gave the gift bag to him and said "Mister Collier… I wanted to…ask something of you…"
Don tilted his head "Hm?"
Maho then look him dead in the eyes before she spoke, with a stern, serious look on her face "I can't always be there for her… as you can already see… so please… Take care of my sister while I'm not there…"
Don then awkwardly said "Wow… I though you were suppose to be some… heartless, brainwashed older heir to a eviilllll family type…"
Maho faintly smiles "As long as she's happy… you can think however you want about me…"
Don then awkwardly look away as he said "Well Gosh… I… I don't what to say… I think I'mma cry…"
Maho replied "Please don't"
Maho then turns around and signal him to follow her.
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"Come in" said Shiho Nishizumi as she was going over some documents, sitting in her office.
As the door slide open, the woman's eyes slighty widened and her brows tense up a bit when she saw Don standing behind it, with the gift bag in his hand.
The woman said "Yo..You…"
Don then reluctantly bowed as he said "Mrs Nishizumi…" before walking toward her.
Before she can say anything, Don quickly spoke "Before you say anything, yes, Miho is here and she's spending some times catching up with Maho, please don't ruin it, and yes, she wanted to give this to you personally but I insist that I do…"
The man then gently placed the gift bag on her desk before pulling out two photos from his parka's pocket and place it on the desk aswell.
One of the pictures was taken after the National Finals, with Miho and her entire team, including Don,Asano and his team.
The second picture was an old one, with a much younger Shiho, holding a newborn Miho and a toddler aged Maho sitting next to her.
Shiho's eyes widened as she saw the second picture.
The young man then said "I asked if I can borrow that picture… She's… Look, I won't mince words here… I know you've already heard about the Ooarai's current predictament… and I came here today to ask you to help…"
Before Shiho can say anything, Don quickly continues "…I… I don't really know what she is to you at this point but… to her… You, and Maho are Everything… always was…and always will… rain or shine, rich or poor, War of Peace… Tanks or Planes… all she can offer you at this point.. is her unconditional love…and some sweet Mochi… sorry eh, we're kind of short on budget…"
Shiho was holding the second picture in her hands, gluing her eyes at it, without saying a single word.
Feeling like his work is done, Don the said "I…I'll be going" before walking out the door and slide it close behind him.
However, 3 seconds later, he slide the door open, walks in and gently take the picture from her hand and said "Oh excuse me, I need to give her back the picture… thank you…see ya" before walking out again.
As Don put the picture back into his pocket, the screen zoom into the picture in his hand, revealing two visible wet spots. Seems like what he said really did affect her afterall.
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End of Chapter 3