Before this chapter starts, there will be a spoiler alert for this chapter as there will be some elements from Girls und Panzer: Das Finale.

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Girls und Panzer: Operation Co-ed

Chapter 6

Oarai School Carrier

Sep 2nd, 20XX

3:00 PM

As school was dismissed for the day, the students of Oarai Girls High School went home or went to attend their respective clubs. For Oarai's Sensha-do team they are gathering outside the tank shed, waiting for the Sensha-do team commander: Miho Nishizumi to show up.

As Miho arrived she started to say: "Um, okay as you know today we're going to search for other tanks that are scattered on the carrier. For those who don't remember their groups: Hippo and Turtle team will take the members from the Chess club. Rabbit and Leopon team will take the ones from the archer and kendo club. Leo-san you will be teamed up with Mallard team and your group will take the remaining girls. Sodoko-san you, Saber, and Ian will be with Anglerfish team."

After discussing with the rest of the Sensha-do team the groups went off to search in their respective areas. Leo's team, and Mallard team will be searching around the old area of where the abandoned club houses were. Leopon and Rabbit team will be searching below decks as well as Sodoko, Saber, Ian and Anglerfish team. Hippo and Turtle team will be searching in the forest. Duck team will be searching around the mountainous area behind the school. Everyone got into their tanks and drove off to their respective searching areas. Anglerfish team's Panzer IV drove to where the carrier's bridge is with Sodoko riding on top of the Panzer's turret. Saber and Ian climbed into their M103 and drove after the Panzer IV. After parking their tanks near the school ship's bridge, Sodoko started to lead them to where they had detected the tank with some equipment a few days before the transfer students came. As they passed some students from the Naval Studies Department, Saori commented: "This isn't dangerous at all."

Saber rolled his eyes and Sodoko replied: "You have no idea. We're still in the upper half of the ship, where the students are quiet and stick to the rules."

As they were climbing down the ladder leading to the bottom half of the school ship Sodoko continued: "However, the lower we go, the public order gets worse. As they reached a area at the bottom half of the school ship, Sodoko said: "And beyond that point is the "Johannesburg of Oarai!" pointing to a corridor that had little lighting, filthy, has graffiti on the walls, and looked run down. Anglerfish team let out a gasp of surprise while Saber and Ian merely raised their eyebrows.

As they were walking down the corridor Saber asked: "From what you said I take it that not even the Student Council has any power here?"

Replying to Saber's question, Sodoko answered: "Correct. As the Student Council has no power here, it's a lawless territory." As they reached a bulkhead section that had been blocked off by barbed wire fence, Sodoko complained: "We even took these down recently!"

Hana took out a wire cutter and commented: "Shall I cut through them?" As Hana walked in front of the wire she raised the wire cutter spun it and sliced through the wires. Anglerfish team, Sodoko, and Ian looked at Hana in awe while Saber remained expressionless.

The group walked through the ship's corridor that had glass bottles, discarded playing cards and graffiti on the walls and floors of the corridor. There were also some people laughing, or were in a room surrounding a fire. Yukari asked in a cautious tone: "Is it really okay to keep going?" Sodoko replied in a confident tone: "Don't worry, I'll rein them in."

While they are walking through a corridor filled with students in the school uniform but with various hairstyles that would get them in trouble that are staring at the group, Hana said: "They're staring intensely at us…"

Saori said in a scared voice: "Don't look them in the eyes…"

Yukari noticed that Saber and Ian hadn't said anything yet and asked them: "You two don't seem scared?"

Saber answered in a deadpanned voice: "Me and Ian have seen worse in the bottom half of our school ship, and trust me it's a bit worse."

As the group continued walking down the corridor they stopped as two girls who were sitting on the floor stood up and blocked the group. The girl with brown and black hair said: "Hold it right there!"

The girl with short white hair said: "You tryin' to enter without permission?"

Sodoko demanded: "Whose permission do I need to move within the school grounds?! I'm free to pass as I please!"

Saber and Ian quietly sighed in frustration as the brown and black haired girl said: "What's up with this one?"

Sodoko then continued in a confident voice: "I am the former Morals Committee President and current Committee Adviser, Sono Midoriko!"

As the two girls blocking the corridor looked at Sodoko with a bemused expression Sodoko then said in a commanding voice while gesturing: "Your skirts are way too long! And what's with all the trash here? Clean it up!"

The girl with brown and black hair then said in a uncaring voice: "Why don't you do it yourself, them?"

Sodoko retorted: "Why would I do that? Clean up after your own mess!" After Sodoko finished her sentence Saber then facepalmed while Ian was shaking his head.

The brown haired girl said in a annoyed tone: "Shut up, Kappa!" Then the short white haired girl then said: "Looks like we have to teach you a lesson, Kappa!" Immediately after she finished talking both girls grabbed Sodoko under her arms and quickly dragged her away."

As Sodoko was being dragged off Saber muttered under his breath and said: "Come on, let's go get her." Saber and Ian's training from West Coast Navy High kicked in and both boys began to sprint after Sodoko with Anglerfish team lagging behind. The group chased Sodoko up the ladder and into a corridor that was lit up by red lights that are in the corridor walls. As they reached the fireman's pole, Saber and Ian jumped down and grabbed the pole as they slid down. Before the two hit the ground they jumped and landed on the ground feet first. While Saber and Ian waited for the girls to come down, the boys heard Miho apologize: "Sorry, Mako-san! I couldn't stop!" Saber and Ian looked at each other with baffled expressions.

As the girls yells became louder Saber and Ian looked behind just in time to see Anglerfish team except for Yukari crash land into a pile of packages. As Saber looked around the room he couldn't help but feel like it reminded him of a cargo hold on a wooden pirate ship. While the girls dusted themselves off as Yukari helped them up, Hana asked: "Is this a dead end?" While Saori asked: "How did they just disappear?"

Saber walked towards the wall that he was facing and knocked on the wall twice in different areas. The first area that he knocked just sounded like knocking on stone but as he knocked a couple inches to the right it sounded like wood. Saber smirked and said: "Not bad." He backed up a bit and rammed the wooden part of the wall with his shoulder while shouting: "OORAH!" However rather than opening like a door like he expected it to, the wall merely flipped over causing Saber to let out a surprised: "Oh crap!" The rest of the group crawled under the flipped wall and Miho asked: "Saber-kun are you okay?"

Saber sat up and answered: "I'm fine." while rubbing his head. He looked at Yukari who was looking straight ahead. As he looked at where Yukari was looking, he saw a dead end as well as some pink light shining from a door on the left. The group also heard some music that sounded like a pirate theme. As they went inside the room the team saw five people inside the bar. On the stage is a tall girl with long silver hair reaching down her back and has relatively slanted eyes singing. A short girl with short blonde hair and wearing a barmaid attire on top of her naval uniform who is manning the bar said: "You need to order something first before you sit."

Miho's eyes darts around nervously as she said: "Oh, right… Do you have a menu?"

A relatively short girl with brunette curly hair and sharp looking eyes who was sitting by the bar turned her head to look at the group and said in a drunk voice: "Why'd we have that here?"

When Miho apologized and Anglerfish team began to discuss what they should order, Saber and Ian looked at each other as Saber whispered to Ian: "Déjà vu." to which Ian rolled his eyes with a small grin on his face.

Mako stepped forward and said: "We'll leave after our business is done. Where's Sodoko?"

The girl with long silver hair that was in the middle of singing said: "Hey… Sodoko…?"

Saber stepped in front of the group and said: "Former Morals Committee President with the Kappa hairstyle."

The girl answered: "Kappa?"

The muscular girl with black spiked hair and sharp looking eyes asked: "By Kappa do you mean the board that got thrown in here?"

Mako looked at her and said: "Yes, that board."

The drunken girl replied: "Kappa is cleaning up over there." The girl snapped her fingers and a door creaked open revealing Sodoko who is mopping the floor with her right leg chained to a cannonball. Seeing the group Sodoko snapped: "Hey! Get over here and give me a hand!"

Mako looked at the drunken girl and said: "Release Sodoko."

The drunken girl looked at Mako out of the corner of her eyes and said: "She'll be released once she's done cleaning."

Mako replied: "Do the rest yourself." then she along with the rest of the group except for Saber and Ian, went to the room to get Sodoko out. They came back outside with Hana holding up the cannonball as Mako said: "Let's go back."

Sodoko retorted: "Get this thing off me first!"

The muscular girl walked in front of the group and blocked their way as the drunken girl staggered to the front and gestured drunkenly as she said: "Hold it! You think you can take her and just walk outta here?"

The girl with long silver hair went to the left of the muscular girl and asked: "Why are you on our turf anyway?" while she was still holding the mike.

Miho replied in a timid voice: "Um… we're looking for a tank…"

In return the sliver haired girl said: "Tank? Who are you people?" while the girl with brunette curly hair and sharp looking eyes drank from the bottle she was holding. The silver haired girl continued: "When asking questions, isn't it polite to introduce yourselves first?

Izusu Hana bowed her head a bit as she introduced herself: "I'm the Student Council President, Izusu Hana."

Yukari said in her cheery voice: "Vice President, Akiyama Yukari."

Saori who introduced herself next said in a serious voice: PR Manager, Takebe Saori."

Miho then said: "Um… I'm the Commander…" and was interrupted by the girl with brunette curly hair who said: "Commander?"

Miho then stuttered for a bit: "Y-Yes… For the tanks…"

The same brunette girl then asked: "Tanks?"

The silver haired girl then said: "Oh, you mean landships? The ones which look like soft-shelled turtles."

At that statement Yukari let out a sound of indignation and has an insulted look on her face.

Miho said with a nervous look: "Yeah… I'm the commander of those, Nishizumi Miho." After her introduction Mako said in a serious voice: "Driver for the soft-shelled turtle, Reizei Mako."

Saber and Ian remained silent with a annoyed look on Saber's face until Miho nudged Saber on his sides. Saber let out a sigh and said in a emotionless tone: "Saber Aldrich former second-in-command of West Coast Navy High tankery team."

Ian introduced himself: "Ian Redfield driver of the M103 Heavy Tank."

Sodoko showed the bar members a sheet of paper that has the readings of an unknown object that their equipment had detected earlier. The girl with brunette with curly hair put the bottle of alcohol on her head as Hana said: "There are signs of a tank around here. Can you tell us anything about it?"

The curly haired brunette said as her alcohol bottle fell from her head and she caught it: "You think I'd just tell you? If you win against us in a duel, I would."

Miho said in a surprised voice: "Duel?"

Mako stepped forward and said: "If we win, you release Sodoko, too."

The brunette had a smug look on her face as she said: "Okay!"

The silver haired girl went first and she held up her arm that has an anchor bend. Yukari managed to untie the anchor bend knot that the silver haired girl had in less than ten seconds. The next challenge is deciphering the flag semaphore which Saori figured out the message even if the movement is fast which is: "You should respect your elders at home!"

The brunette with curly hair said with confidence: "We'll have this for the next match." The match is Mako and the short girl with short blonde hair who is wearing a barmaid attire on top of her naval uniform have a thumb wrestling match which Mako won by pressing down on the thumb's joint.

The muscular girl with black spiked hair and sharp looking eyes lost her patience and raised her left arm as she growled: "What a hassle! Let's settle this with a brawl!"

As the muscular girl charged at Miho, Miho sidestepped the girl while saying: "Erm, uhm…" and the girl ran straight past Miho. The muscular girl quickly charged at Miho again after she regained her bearings. She began to throw punches at Miho who kept dodging the punches while saying: "Wait, this is dangerous!". As Miho kept dodging Saber thought to himself: "So is Miho actually dodging? It looks like she's dancing instead…" As the muscular girl charged at Miho again, Miho bowed and apologized: "I'm really sorry! Can we please talk this out?!" While Miho bowed and was apologizing she unintentionally used her head and lifted the muscular girl before throwing the muscular girl behind her and over the bar counter where the girl crashed into her three teammates which also caused some bottles to crash down from the shelves

When the fight was finished Anglerfish team, and Sodoko were applauding Miho while Saber and Ian has an impressed look on their faces. As the defeated girls recovered the silver haired girl commented: "They're pretty good…"

The curly haired brunette said: "Now it's come to this…." The muscular girl continued: "All of us should.."

The four girls took out their respective weapons.

For the silver haired girl, her weapon is a makeshift brass knuckle, made of three audio jacks.

For the curly haired brunette it is the bottle that she always carries

For the muscular girl, her weapon of choice is a plastic knife that is used in pop-up pirate toys.

For the short girl with short blonde hair, her weapon is a bar spoon, with a trident ornament.

As the four girls surrounded Anglerfish team, and Sodoko, Saber and Ian both went to the front of their group took a defensive stance. Saber's current choice of weapon is a bamboo sword that he had managed to conceal while Ian's weapon of choice is a bo staff. Saber noticed that Yukari is holding a Stielhandgranate behind her back to defend herself. As the four girls yelled and raised their weapons to attack Anglerfish team, Sodoko and the two boys, a voice called out: "That's enough!" The four girls turned to the girl who had spoken. The girl had black ahoge hair and was wearing a long black coat, black pirate boots, a red bow, red feathers in her sailor's hat.

The drunk curly haired brunette turned her head to look at the girl and said: "Cap'n…" Anglerfish team, Sodoko, Ian, and Saber turned their heads to look at the captain. As the 'captain' turned to look at them, Saber noticed that her front hair was done to cover her right eye in the same manner of a pirate's eye patch. The captain spoke: "Ye fellas are almost as good as Captain Kidd." The captain stood up and continued: "Though me and Captain Kidd have never met."

At the statement Saber rolled his eyes and muttered: "Well of course you and Kidd never met. For one he died in May 23rd, 1701 by hanging."

The captain threw a rum bottle that isn't an alcoholic drink to Miho who caught the bottle as she said: "Here be the famous drink from Donzoko, the non-alcoholic rum, Habanero Club!" The captain slid the glass cup filled with the Hanabero Club across the bar top to Mako who caught the drink.

As Mako comments: "Looks delicious." When Mako was about to put a finger in the drink to taste it, the curly haired brunette said: "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Mako ignores the warning and tastes the drink with her finger. After a couple seconds Mako shouts out: "SPICY!" The same curly haired brunette just said: "Told ya."

The captain held up a glass filled with a liquid that was blood red and said: "Even Captain Drake be runnin' away from this hellish pepper rum. It be a drinking contest!" Hana stepped forward and was about to say something before Saber interrupted her and said: "I'll do it." The captain let out a smirk as Saber sat on the barstool and downed the spicy drink in one gulp and placing the empty glass back on the bar top. Saber didn't notice the looks of surprise the girls made behind him. As Saber watched his opponent finish her glass of pepper rum. Once the glass was empty, the girl with short blonde hair slid the glass with the pepper rum across the bar top to Saber and the captain. When Saber finished his second glass he had a small smirk on his face as he watched the captain's eye twitch before she threw her head back and downed the entire glass.

After the captain finished her second glass she comments: "You've got quite the stomach, but this is far from over!"

Saber had a smirk on his face as he replies: "Bring it on!"

As the drinking battle progresses the competitors faces begins to grow red and as Saber and the captain both reaches their sixth glass Anglerfish team, and Sodoko look at Saber with concern. The short girl with short blonde hair asks Mako: "feel better yet?" as Mako replies: "No" while she was drinking a green colored juice with ice, whipped cream, and a cherry. Before the two competitors drink their seventh pepper rum they exhaled a bit as sweat was going down their faces, and the two raised their glasses before downing the drink.

Both of them had just finished their ninth glass before the two of them slammed their glasses on the bar top. Saber stumbled a bit and his left arm was laying on the bar top while his body was leaning against the bar top. The captain on the other hand faceplanted onto the bar top. Anglerfish team, and Sodoko gasped as Miho said: "Saber-kun."

Saber lifts his head up and said a really familiar phrase that a certain salmon haired teenager always says from a certain anime/manga: "I'm fired up. Another one please."

The captain sat up and said in a raspy voice: "Ye pretend to be fine… But ye stomach must be burning red.

The curly haired brunette comments: "Tomorrow's gonna be rough, y'know?"

Saber glared at the glass before tilting his head back and downing the pepper rum as fast as he could. Placing the empty glass onto the bar top, Saber asked: "Another one please." The captain became frustrated and forced herself to drink her tenth glass. As the captain fell off the barstool she was sitting on, Saber had just finished his twelfth glass of pepper rum.

As the members of Donzoko club went to their captain. Miho asked in a concerned voice: "Saber are you alright?"

Saber had a grin on his face as he said: "I'm okay." Saber stumbled a few steps before having to sit down again and sheepishly said: "I'm going to sit down for a bit first. Haven't done that kind of contest in a while."

A few minutes later the captain was lying down on one of the couches while Anglerfish team except for Mako who is still sitting on the barstool, recovering from the Habanero Club earlier, were sitting on the another couch with Saber who is also lying down, by the Miho's order who wanted him to rest to recover from the contest. Saber had argued that he was fine but Miho shut down his argument around twenty seconds later when Saber stumbled a bit.

The captain spoke up in a raspy voice: "Ye ain't the usual folk… As promised, we'll return her. No strings attached.

As the muscular girl unlocked the ball and chain that was cuffed to Sodoko's leg, Sodoko commented: "Return"? I'm not some kind of school equipment!"

Miho who was subconsciously stroking Saber's hair as Saber had fallen asleep said: "Excuse me…"

The captain replied: "What is it?"

Miho asked: "Can you tell us where the tank is?"

The captain looked at Miho and said: "Tanks? They're no ships…Don't ye drive them around on land?"

Miho answered: "Yes."

The captain said: "Alright I'll tell ye where this tank is, if ye can tell us what this tank looks like."

As Yukari described what a tank usually looks like, Saber who had woken up had tuned out what the others were saying as he had taken out his phone and began to look for information on some other schools that does Sensha-do. He mainly looks at what type of tanks the school has operated and the type of tactics that they would usually employ. Looking up from his smartphone Saber noticed that the group is inside a room behind the bar.

After hearing Yukari exclaim: "Wow, this is incredible!" Saber grew curious and looked inside the room and saw that the room was using the tank as a smoking machine in a room full of meat such as sausages and salmon. The curly haired brunette commented: "I always use this as a smoking machine. Who would've thought it was a tank?"

Saber went closer to the Mark V and began to examine the British WW1 tank. Saber announced: "Well the brakes and suspension are modified, we'll need to replace the tracks. In addition we need two drivers, two gunners, and the tank commander so that's five crew members needed."

Saori asked: "So….who will operate this tank?"

The captain swished her cap in a dramatic fashion and said: "I'll ride it!"

As Anglerfish team looked at the girl in shock she said: "It's a landship, ain't it? If it's a ship, then it's our turn!" She then introduced herself: "I'm "Tornado" Ogin!"

The silver haired girl introduced herself through the mike: "Great Waves" Flint!"

The curly haired brunette who was leaning against one of the Mark V's sponsons said: "Explosive Cyclone" Rum!"

The muscular girl said in a plain voice: "Sargasso" Murakami!"

Yukari commented: "So that's four crewmembers, we just need one more…"

Yukari was interrupted by the short girl with short blonde hair who introduced herself: "Fresh Whitebait Rice Bowl" Cutlass."

Saori commented: "So she was a student too…"

Saber looked at the Mark V and said: "So uh…how are we supposed to get the tank back up to the tank garage?"

Two hours later after getting the help from both the Student Council and Leopon team they managed to get the Mark V back to the tank garage where Leopon team is now restoring it. Saber who came back from getting something to drink asked: "Has anyone seen Leo and Mallard team?"

Just as Saber finished asking the familiar engine sound of a M48A3 Patton could be heard. Saber walked outside and saw Leo's M48A3 towing a very familiar late American WW2 medium tank. As the M48A3 came to a halt, Saber looked up from the clipboard he was holding and said: "I don't think we have any parts for the M26 Pershing and from the looks of things we need new tracks, and a new M3 90 mm gun for the Pershing."

Leo got out of the M48A3 and said: "You may want to add a new engine to the list. That Pershing doesn't have an engine right now."

As the crew of the Patton went to unhitch the Pershing, Saber sighed and said: "Better use one of the many favors that Derek owes me. I'll just contact him once I reach home."

Saber walked to Miho and said: "Miho can you tell the automotive club to hold off on restoration of the M26 Pershing?"

Miho tilted her head and asked: "Um, sure…but why?"

Saber gestured to the M26 and said: "Well for one, the tank doesn't have an engine anymore, the gun barrel is missing and the tracks need to be replaced. I checked the supplies we had and none of them fit the Pershing so I'm calling in a favor that someone owes me."

Momo said to Saber before he left: "We'll be discussing a plan on how to defeat BC Freedom in the practice match tomorrow after school."

Saber nodded his head as he said: "Understood." He tossed the miniature black 125cc motorcycle, waited for the motorcycle to finish reconstructing itself, and rode the motorcycle back to his house. Once he entered his bedroom/study room, he quickly messaged to Derek: 'Derek, does the school have any parts for the M26 Pershing like the engine, gun, and the tracks? We also need the 90 mm shells and if you can deliver those supplies including a M88 ARV that'd be great. Before you say anything that is one of the many favors that you owe me."

Derek who was awake currently replied: 'I get that you need the parts for the M26…but why do you need the M88?'

Saber began typing: 'For one the school's automotive club isn't really equipped and from what I overheard the crane they use isn't made for tank repairs as lifting up the engine of a tank just began to bend the crane. That and the school doesn't have any armored recovery vehicles making the job of recovering tanks much harder.

Derek replied: Fine…the C-5M will land at Oarai school carrier tomorrow at four o' clock at noon.

Seeing that the sun hasn't gone down yet, Saber got in the Challenger Demon and drove all the way to an abandoned area that Leopon team told him. As he reached the abandoned road, Saber revved the Demon's engine and took off racing and drifting around the abandoned area. Fifteen minutes later Leopon team in their car arrived and stopped right beside Saber's parked Demon. After talking for a bit, they went back into their respective cars and raced each other for a bit and showing off. As the sun began to set Saber drove back home, while Leopon team drove back to where they lived.

At Miho's apartment, Miho was searching up some information about BC Freedom for the upcoming practice match. At Saber's house, Saber is also doing the same, but he is also looking at some of BC Freedom's past Sensha-do matches to come up with strategies to counter BC Freedom.

After a couple hours both teenagers fell asleep with Saber dreaming about Miho, and Miho who is dreaming about Saber.

Well, that's the end of Chapter 6. I hope you guys liked it, if not please leave a review tell me why you didn't like it and I'll try to improve. Thank you for all the support for this fanfic.