Ah, it was good to be on the winning side. That's what the lead sukeban thought as another bout of cannonfire smacked into the building before her. She crossed her arms and smirked behind her mask. One of the leading members of the GSC was inside. Good. The people in charge of this city were horrible at their job. The city was terrible and she wouldn't be out on the streets if they had a better handle on things.

I mean, come on. Why was skipping classes, low grades, and selling contraband weapons so wrong? They just wanted to hog all the good stuff to themselves. No doubt they chugged all the alcohol they could get. No fair. She wanted some and she was not going to go to places like Red Winter to get it. That place was awful.

So she was content right now to just wait it out. They couldn't last inside there forever. What could they do? Try to break out? They barely had anything to do that. They'd be torn to shreds by her fire power. Yes, her fire power. It was so awesome to have all of this at her command. All she had before was a small time gig in some alleyways beforehand. Now she had all the girls and guns she could want. She just had to take orders from that Wakamo chick. It rankled her to do it, but she kept her mouth shut.

No one questioned the Fox of Calamity. Not if they wanted to live to see the next day. She shivered. Well, no one died in Kivotos but that fox girl gave off that 'killer' vibe. She wasn't going to chance it. Not to mention the word on the street was that the Fox had grabbed a powerful new 'toy'. She shivered when she tried to think about what it could be.

"Sucks to suck, doesn't it?" She shouted through a speaker, "Why don't you come out with your tails between your legs, you chickens! I promise not to shoot you if you do."

That was a lie. She wanted to have a bit of fun shooting those goodie two shoes. That was the perks of being one of the bad guys. You got to do whatever you wanted. You just had to act nasty now and again to keep your place in the gang.

Just as she was about the gloat more, a flurry of things all happened at once.

Gunfire.

A shout of pain.

Then the breaking of glass.

The minor gang leader blinked a few times as she tried to process the sounds. Then she slightly shook her head. No doubt one of the girls had gotten into an argument or something. It happened all the time. She opened her mouth to speak to the building's occupants once more before one of her own shouted:

"Girl down!"

"Huh?" The leader said in surprise.

The Sukeban leader turned her head to see one of the girls down on the ground. Her halo had winked out. How had that happened, you say? Well it would have had to have been a burst of bullets straight to the head or a powerful gun. Was it really one of their own? It couldn't have been from someone in the building. They would have definitely seen those girls poking their heads out to take pot shots.

"Did anyone see what happened?"

The various shaking heads made her scowl. She did not need this right now. She was in the middle of gloating. She had a whole speech prepared for this very moment. It would not be ruined by some argument or badly timed prank. She gave her shotgun a good pat as she glared at the girls before her.

"Sort this out or-"

"Yooo-hoo~"

"Huh?" The Sukeban leader quirked an eyebrow as she looked over at the building to her left.

From one of the now opened windows was a… very well developed blonde maid. Just looking at her made her want to pat her own chest in envy. That just pissed her right off! She was so tempted just to fire right then and there before she steeled herself. She needed answers, damnit.

"Just who the fuck are you?"

"Wow," the girl's large smile never left her face. It would have been infectious in any other circumstance, "Such language. That's really naughty. You need to rinse out your mouth with soap now or you'll end up like Neru."

"Neru?" The Sukeban leader asked, "Who the fuck is Neru?"

"N-Neru?" One of the other gang members shivered in fear.

"She can't be one of 'those' maids, right?" Another asked their companion. They didn't get an answer since said other girl was hastily checking their gun.

"What's got you all frazzled?" The sukeban leader said, "I don't care who this 'Neru' is. I want to know what this girl's deal is. Did you shoot one of my girl's?"

"Yep," the busty blonde said in a sing-song voice.

"You're dead!" The leader pointed to a group of ten misfits, "Go in there and smoke her out!"

Not wanting to anger their boss, the group rushed into the building. The leader crossed her arms and smirked. What could one student do against ten others? They might not be officially trained students but the sukeban gang were street smart. They lived every day on the edge of their seats. Fighting tooth and nail for every scrap of ground. These pansy students were nothing but trash in comparison.

A sukeban was thrown out of a window.

The sukeban leader blinked in confusion. The ganger didn't get up and her halo was gone. Okay. So this student knocked out one of them. She could do that again.

Another sukeban was thrown through a window. More shots could be heard inside. As well as the shouts of alarm and then fright. Then nothing. All the while the sukeban was sweating slightly. She looked at her other gang members who were shivering.

"Stop that," she shouted, "It's just one student. It's obvious they got her."

"Heyo~!" The busty blonde stuff her head out from one of the broken windows, "Are you going to surrender yet?"

"... You can't be serious," the sukeban leader blanched, "You couldn't defeat ten girls at once."

"Well I did," the student said simply, "Could you send in a few more? I'm kinda bored."

"SHOOT HER!" The sukeban leader pointed to the tank.

The tank crew did as commanded. The barrel swiveled to the busty student and fired. The leader smirked. That was one less student to deal with. Now they just had to shoot out the rest of the students from the other building. Piece of cake.

"Yoo-hooo~" The busty blonde waved from another window, "Missed me."

The sukeban leader blinked a few times before growling, "Shoot again!"

The tank fired once more. A large hole where the wall stood exposed the rest of the destroyed room. No doubt they got her this time. No one was that fast enough to run out of the room and-

"Hello~" The student waved from another room.

Again and again, the tank crew tried to shoot her. Again and again, they missed somehow. The student would appear in one window and then the next. It didn't matter where. Sometimes she was on the top floor and the next second, she was on the bottom one. How fast was she? Were they losing their edge? The leader was fiercely stomping the ground in fury, hopping up and down with all her might.

"Hit her! Hit her! Hit her!"

That was the chant heard throughout the group. None of the other sukebans wanted to bother their leader when she was this angry. That and they just hoped they didn't get sent in after the blonde. Not after everything she's done so far.

"Wow," the blonde walked in front of a large hole, "You gals are really going all out today. I'm so jealous. I want to have a tank during my next assignment."

"Why won't you stand still?!"

"Because it would hurt, silly." The blonde's ever present smile just seemed to glow.

"I don't care anymore," the leader snarled, "I'll take you down if it's the last thing I do."

"It could be," the busty blonde tapped her chin. "Actually, I sorta forgot why I came here in the first place."

"You… forgot?" THe leader stared up at her, "How could you-?"

Multiple shots rang from their behind. Several girls started to cry out in pain and panic. The leader looked behind her to see a number of them downed as gunfire rained from the other building to their side. How did they get to that building? They were watching it like a hawk so they couldn't-

Oh that cheeky blonde! She was a distraction. GAH! Why didn't she see this coming. From this day on out, she'd swear vengeance on this busty lass. She opened her mouth to give an order before a sniper round hit her square in the face. She was thrown back onto the ground. Her head hurt fiercely but she wasn't fully out. However, she wouldn't get back up. The sniper put two more rounds into her, knocking the leader out. They had been caught in a three-way gun fight.

Bullets erupted from three locations. The sukeban girls desperately tried to fight back but it was hard to hit the entrenched fighters. The tank had to keep swiveling around to fire. It wasn't sure if it knocked someone out with its blasts. It had to keep moving between three buildings to just keep up.

Of course, it wouldn't have long in the fight. While the group was pinned down, one separate student had snuck up on their position. A white angel student rushed out of the alleyway and threw a stun grenade into a group close to the tank. It was more powerful then a usual stun grenade. The two closest were knocked off their feet entirely, their halos winking out. Others desperately shielded their eyes to keep the sudden bout of light from getting in or screaming that it did.

The angel student raced up on top of the tank. She gripped the cover and opened it swiftly, as though she had practiced hundreds of times. She actually did. She threw down another stun grenade. The students inside just had enough time to yelp before they were all knocked out by the blast. The angel student smirked slightly before she jumped off of the tank, dodging some gunfire shot her way.

Thankfully there was enough fire support to allow her to escape. Any sukeban pointing a gun at her was swiftly shot up. The moment she was gone, the sukebans still up and about starting screaming in panic. They were leaderless and now tankless.

"Let's get out of here!" One of them shouted before trying to run for it.

That one was gunned down but the others tried to follow the plan. They raced away, taking what they could with them. A good number of them were knocked out while trying to flee but some escaped. The proper students eventually stopped firing. There was a quiet moment.

Then one of them stuck their upper half out and waved their hat in the air. She started hollering and laughing. Others followed suit. Cheers filled the street as Rin and the others started walking out of the building.

As Rin neared the middle of the street, the Valkyrie students clapped for her. A little bit of red dusted her cheeks. Rin wasn't used to hearing people being happy to see her. Usually they just either did what she said or grumble. It was refreshing to say the least.

Napoleon walked out last, laughing as he walked up behind her. He gave her a hearty pat on the back. Which, given his strength as a servant, almost sent her flying. Thankfully he held back and she was made of sterner stuff.

"Fantastic display," he said earnestly. "I knew you had it in you."

"It was a simple strategy, really." Rin moved a hair back over her ears nervously, "If they had been a bit more clever, they wouldn't have fallen for it."

"True but they did," Napoleon said, "You were in charge of this success. I think you should get an A plus for your victory. There's no doubt in my mind that I was summoned by a fantastic master."

Rin sighed, "Yes, well… I'd prefer if you lead the rest of the way, Sensei."

"Very well," he looked over the students. "Rejoice! Another victory for the Grande Armee."

The girls hooted and hollered in glee.

"Don't celebrate too soon," he held up a hand, "We've still got a lot of city to free. If you follow me, I shall lead you to your destined victory. They couldn't defeat you now. They won't defeat you ever again. Not while I still hold a single breath in this body," he put a hand on Rin's shoulder, startling her. "And not while your GSC watches over you. Follow us and glory awaits."

"Napoleon," the students cheered, "Rin!"

The cheering was silenced as a number of blasts were heard around the corner. The students quickly went behind cover, raising their guns at the ready. The Valkyrie had been scared whelps half an hour ago. Now they would be fearless. Their Sensei believed in them. They wouldn't let him down.

Five sukebans raced out from around the corner. Napoleon sent a blast that sent them flying around and out like a light. A few more did come around. They moment they saw all the guns about, they threw their own down and held up their hands.

"Don't shoot," they shouted, "We're done."

That was odd. He knew he was hearing more tanks coming around the corner. Shouldn't they be more bold with them coming to aid them? Napoleon and the rest of the girl's silent questions were answered when orderly footfalls could be heard. Several students wearing nice, jacketed outfits came around. Their rifles at the ready while their buttoned up, dark purple clothes stood out from the rest of the buildings.

Then a tank rolled around. Then another. Soon five tanks could be seen. They all stopped and stared at the mob before them. Napoleon could see up to sixty infantry alongside the five tanks. That was a good number. Now he just had to see if they were enemies or more troops for his Grande Armee.

"Hello," he walked forward, making sure to have their attention on him and not his students. "Now who am I addressing today?"

There was silence for a moment. Then one of the hatches opened up. Out from it was a small girl with a large set of poofy, red hair. Even her jacket seemed too big for her. Yet her eyes were stern. He liked that. A good soldier's eyes.

"I am Iroha Natsume," the girl answered. "Our glorious leader… lost something around here and I was hoping to find it. Along the way cleaning up the streets, too. So who are you?"