Chapter 13 - First Strike
[1st National Joint High School Senshado Tournament - 4th Day]
"Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! Viewers and Tankers you know who you are! Today is the day all of you have been waiting for! Today is the start of the first ever SIEGE TANK BAAAAATLE!" shouted the announcer
(The Tournament stadium once again erupted in cheers and screams)
"I am proud to present to you the marvelous Battle Arena that both teams will be playing against in this event! It is created specifically for this event and this kind of event only! THE TITAN COLISEUM!"
(Cheers and screams echoed once more in the stadium)
"A vast area filled with dense forests, cliffs, hills, and the like. Then there is the amazing Castle that both teams will defend and take in this competition!"
"The Castle has two gates in front and no other entrances. The catch is one gate must remain open at all times, if they want to close the gate they have to open the other in its place. This is to avoid the defending team to completely prevent the attacking team from entering the castle"
"Team King is the defender of the castle so their forces will start in front of the castle then they can start positioning themselves when the game starts! Team Queen on the other hand will start at the opposite end of the Coliseum and will set up their base camp as soon as the round starts!"
"It will take a total of 1 hour at normal and top speed to reach the opposite side meaning both teams have 1 hour to prepare their base before they will be seen by the other team. When the flare goes up in the air it's all green in the action."
"Without further ado let's get this party started! Both Team Commanders and Sub-Commanders please proceed to the middle of the field!"
(Team King and Queen now traveled to the middle of the field in jeeps for the usual greeting ceremony)
"Good morning Tankers! We will be your referees in today's event I'm Kanon Sasagawa and this is Remi Takashima and Hibiki Inatomi! Have clean battle and have fun!"
"BOW!"
"Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!" Both Teams Bowed and greeted
(After the greetings they both teams started to talk to each other)
"Miho!" Kay shouted
"Kay-san!"
"We are able to fight again Miho! I'm excited!"
"Me too Kay-san.." Miho smiled
"Miho-san it is an honor to battle you again" said Darjeeling
"Darjeeling-san the honor is all mine" Miho replied
"Mihosha!" said a small russian
"Katyusha-san! How have you been?" asked Miho
"Very good thank you! Today is the day we will triumph over you so prepare yourself!" Katyusha proudly said
"Ahaha please be gentle on us.." Miho said with a forced smile
(While everyone was fawning over Miho. Erika and Maho was watching her from behind)
"She is an amazing girl wouldn't you say Erika?" said Maho
"Yes Maho-san..she befriends even her enemies which makes her style of Senshado fun" Erika replied
"By the way Miho..where is Gero my darling?"
"D-Darling…?" Katyusha is confused
"Oh uhh to be honest we haven't seen Gero all morning so…"
"Ahahaha that's Darling for you always making things interesting by being late!" Kay shouted
"Excuse me Miho-san who is this Gero you speak of? asked Darjeeling
"He is the commander of the White Tiger in Ooarai.."
(Darjeeling suddenly got interested in hearing those words)
"Ohh I see..I would like to meet this..boy if possible Miho-san.." Darjeeling said
"Sure when I see him I'll let him know!"
"Hey Darjeeling, he is mine alright?!" Kay said
"I won't steal him from you, I mean not yet that is…" Darjeeling said with a smile
"What did you just say!?" Kay shouted
"My onii-chan sure is popular" Miho thought to herself
"Why are you all so suddenly interested in a boy in Senshado?!" Erika shouted
(Everyone suddenly looked towards Erika)
"Senshado should've been for us girls only! Boys have no right to be here!" Erika shouted once more
"Who are you to decide who has the right and who has not Itsumi-san?" Darjeeling said
"I expected better from you Darjeeling, I thought you of all people will be against this..you are not a proper lady like you say you seem to be.."
(This angered Darjeeling)
"Comparing me to you, it is like day and night who the real lady is.." Darjeeling said
"Hey Itsumi-san, Darjeeling-san, please don't fight.." Miho said
"It's alright Miho-san we were just greeting each other" Darjeeling said
"That's some greeting I might say.." Maho said
(The air was getting so heavy it could suffocate someone)
"That's enough!" Kanon Sasagawa ordered
"Both teams please return now to your designated starting points!"
"We shall see each other again Ō-sama (King)" Darjeeling said then left
"Tsk...why the hell you keep calling me Ō-sama.." Erika hissed
"Erika..let's go now…"
"Yes Maho-san"
[Team King - Starting Area]
"Okaeri Miho-san, Maho-san, Itsumi-san!" Koume said
"Tadaima Koume-san !" Miho replied
"How are things hear Koume?" Erika asked
"Yes Kommandant, just finished unpacking the last remaining boxes"
"Good work girls..be ready for anything!" Maho said
"The show starts in 10 minutes and that Bakatora is still not here!" Erika shouted
"Bakatora?" Koume asked
"She meant the commander of the boys team" Sheska said
(Suddenly someone called out to them from behind)
"Sorry...I'm ...late...Itsumi-...san..haaa ~ haaa~" *heavy breathing
"Hoy Bakatora where have you bee-.." Erika stopped talking when she saw Gero
"Gero..!"
"What happened to you..why are you all wet?" Maho asked
"I uhh..uhm..kind of got lost again.."
"I get that but why are you drenched…" said Maho
"Uhhh..there was a river..and uhh it was hot so I thought I'd go swimming to cool off.."
(Everyone just went silent for a second…)
"Pfft.." Koume held in a laugh
"HAHAHAHA! What the hell man that's hilarious!'' Sheska burst out in laughter
"You have...got..to be joking...Gero…" Miho said while trying not to laugh
"Come on guys..that wasn't funny.."
"Sorry..sorry Gero-kun you just look so funny.." Maho said
"Well the real funny part is that the river was 2 feet deep so it hurt when I jumped in.." Gero said
"Pffft…" someone held in a laugh
(Everyone looked at Koume to see if it was her but it wasn't. Koume pointed beside her an Erika that was covering her mouth while averting eye contact)
"Did I just make Itsumi-san laugh?"
(Erika suddenly looked at Gero with a straight face)
"No..I didn't laugh..what are you talking about?" Erika denies
"Ehh I'm pretty sure you did Itsumi-san.." Gero approaches Erika
"You must be mistaken.."
"Ouch...my butt hurts now cause I hit a stone when I jumped.."
"Pffffft ...~!" Erika couldn't hide her face
"I did make you laugh! I knew you were cute when you laugh Itsumi-san.."
(When Gero said this Erika's face flushed red and he also went read when he realized he said that aloud instead of just thinking about it)
"Uhm…did I just say that out loud?"
"Yep.." Sheska said
"You Bakatora! Stop saying stupid things like that!" Erika left in a hurry
"Nice smooth talk Gero-kun.." Maho said
"I didn't mean to say it aloud…"
"I think it was better that you did.." Koume said
"I hope she isn't angry"
"I'll tell you one thing Gero..she is anything but angry now.." Miho said with a small laugh
"Hope so..oh yeah Miho..Maho-san..can I suggest something?"
(Miho and Maho had a big question mark on their head)
[Tournament Stadium]
"Are you ready folks!? Tankers and viewers!? The first ever SIEGE TANK BATTLE will now commence in ...!"
"5...!"
"4…!"
"3…!"
"2…!"
"1…!
(A green signal flare rises to the sky, signaling the start of the match)
"HERE WE GO! SIEGE TANK BATTLE HAS NOW STARTED!"
(The stadium roared with excitement)
[Viewing Platform #1 for VIPs]
"It has started.." Shiho said
"How do you think will this turn out?" Chouno asked
"No idea..I haven't had the chance to see how Itsumi-kun as a commander much"
"Well if your daughters support her I'm sure she'll be fine..not to mention a hidden card up their sleeves"
"But that's where the problem lies…"
"What do you mean by that?" Chouno asked
"Itsumi-kun also doesn't accept boys in Senshado.."
"Oh my..that may be a problem.."
[Team Queen - Starting Area]
(It has been 25 minutes since the green flare signal)
"Darjeeling-sama all equipment and spare parts have now been stored safely "
"Thank you Assam please tell the others to check their tanks and be ready to move out"
"Hey Darjeeling, was it a great idea to provoke the girl from Kuromorimine?" asked Katyusha
"I was also wondering the same thing Darjeeling.." said Kay
"If you must know the reason..it is easier to conquer a castle with an impatient King" Darjeeling said
"The more she is frustrated the more careless she is of her decisions"
"Some kind of psychological warfare I presume?" a voice from the corner of the room said
"Yes..and who might you be?" Darjeeling asked
"Oh sorry for the late introductions" said Katyusha
"Nice to meet you I'm Kallan..call me Kal" the boy introduced himself
"He is our representative for our school..he is also my brother!"
"Wow never knew you had a brother Katyusha" Kay said
"He operates the second IS-2 with Nonna and is a great shot!"
"Of course. I'd say I'm the best one here in this army" Kal boasted
"Big words for a new guy..pretty cocky, aren't we?" Kay said
"I'll take that as a compliment" Kal said
(Kallan is a boy from another Russian based school in Japan, has red hair and black eyes, and as tall as Kay)
"I hate to interrupt the conversation but we need to talk about the plan now" Darjeeling said
"So what's the plan commander? By the way where is Mika?" Kay asked
"I have no idea probably playing her Kantele somewhere. For now we should-"
(Suddenly explosions happened all around the base and the tanks)
*BOOM *BLAAM
"Get down!" Kay shouted
"What the heck?! It's not even 1 hour how the heck did they get here?!" Katyusha shouted
"Katyusha I thought I told you to put guards by the roads!" Darjeeling said
"I did place guards!"
(Darjeeling was surprised and caught off guard and can only think of one reason how this happened)
"Kay go out there and deal with our guests!" Darjeeling ordered
"Roger!"
(When Kay sprinted out to her tank and saw their attackers she was surprised at what she saw)
"No way...their commander is here?!" she saw Erika 100 meters from the base
"Kay! What do we do?!" Naomi shouted
"Mount up and shoot back!"
"We can't!" Naomi shouted while taking cover
"What the hell do you mean you can't?!"
"They aimed for our tracks! We can't move and repair them cause we are pinned down by MG fire!"
(Kay looked at her own tank and notice that the tracks were blown as well)
"SHIT! Everyone that isn't hit move now!" Kay shouted
"Kay! What's the situation?!" shouted Darjeeling
"They got us bad! They hit our tracks! We can't move!"
"What's their plan with doing this?!" Darjeeling thought
"There's your King right there! She doesn't seem careless at all!" Kay pointed to the enemy group
(Darjeeling looked and saw Erika on her tank with a big smile on her face)
"Not bad..Ō-sama" Darjeeling said with a smile
"They're pulling back!" Katyusha said
(Erika's group popped smoke and disappeared quickly)
"Do we chase Darjeeling-sama?" asked Orange Pekoe
"No..that's what she wants..damage report?"
"15 tanks with damaged tracks and 1 tank with a damaged turret"
"Hurry up with the repairs..we shall pay them back for this!" Darjeeling ordered
"Yes Darjeeling-sama" Pekoe saluted
"I didn't know Erika can come up with this strategy or was it Miho?" Darjeeling said
"Oh I have a big feeling that it was neither of them that thought this up" Kay said
(Darjeeling suddenly realized and then a big dark devilish smile appeared again in Darjeeling's face)
"..White Tiger.."
"Isn't my darling amazing?" Kay said with a smile
[5 minutes ago - 120 Meters from Team Queen Starting Point]
"All units this is Wolf 1 we are reaching our target" Erika radioed
"Copy that Itsumi-san, we'll line up by the edge of the forest" Miho replied
"Nishizumi-chan we are in position" Anzu said
"Taichou in position" said Carpaccio
"Targets in sight" Pepperoni said
"Alright aim for their tracks and turrets, if you can white flag them do it, but the main target is their tracks. Understood?" Erika said
"Roger!"
"The CV 33s will pin down the girls so they can't mount their tanks. Those are rubber bullets so it won't be a problem but will still pack a punch"
"Itsumi-san ready when you are" Miho said
"All units..make em bleed! Feuer!" Erika ordered
(A barrage of shells and machine gun fire rained down the cluster of tanks)
"Target hit! Tracks is destroyed!" Miho said
"We got 1 of their turrets!" Anzu said
"Just keep firing we got them pinned down!" shouted Pepperoni
"All units great job! Maintain assault for another 2 minutes! Feuer frei! (Fire at will!)" Erika radioed
(Numerous tanks from Team Queen have now damaged tracks)
"Alright enough! Back to base! Withdraw!"
"Duck Team pop smoke to cover our retreat!" Miho ordered
"Roger that Taichou!" Noriko said
(With that they have dealt a big blow within 5 minutes and vanished within the smoke)
"All units this is Wolf 1..Operation: Thunderclap is a success! Well done everyone!" Erika said
"Nice plan there Kommandant!" Anzu said
"We are so gonna win this!" Carpaccio said
"Calm down everyone still got a lot of trials ahead of us.." Miho said
"Wolf 2 proceed to Point A-1 and set up an observation"
"Yes Kommandant!" radioed a Panzer III
"Pepperoni-san please do the same with one CV-33 and recon Point B-1"
"You got it!"
"Recon will report back in 1 hour to be replaced by another!"
(The Panzer III and CV-33 broke of the group to their designated sectors)
"Queen 1 this is Wolf 1 we are returning to base, operation successful" radioed
"Roger that Wolf 1, will have some beers ready when you get back, over and out!" Maho said
"So did it work Maho-san?"
"Yes Gero-kun, perfectly!" Maho replied
"That's great!" Gero smiled
[Viewing Platform #1 for VIPs]
"Ohhh that was an unexpected move! That's a first for Kuromorimine!" Chouno said
"Looks like the future of the school will be in great hands" Shiho said with a smile
"But isn't that against your teachings?"
"We will learn from our mistakes and we will change, no..Kuromorimine has already started to change" Shiho said
[Team King - Castle Area ]
"Alright listen up! Kommandant has provided us enough time to prepare! Now get all this supplies inside the castle!" Maho shouted
"Roger!" the girls replied
"Make sure they won't get hit buy enemy fire or else we won't have enough supplies to last the match!"
"Maho-san what about the Maus?" Koume asked
"Place them further inside the castle, they'll be our last line of defense.." Maho replied
"Jawohl!"
(As Koume left to pass the orders, Gero and Nakajima then approached Maho)
"Maho-san do you have a minute?"
"Sure what do you need Gero-kun?"
"I just thought that maybe we can have the Maus and the other heavies to act as makeshift artillery from inside the castle.."
"Interesting..but how would you have them get into position?" Maho asked
"Me and my team can come up with a simple ramp that can support the weight of the heavies so that we can have them in an upward angle" Nakajima said
"I see..well that's better than them having to sit there and do nothing..get to it Gero-kun" Maho ordered
"Roger! What do you need Nakajima-san?"
"Strong pieces of wooden logs..I saw some just outside the castle..then rope.."
"Copy that..me and the boys will get the wood..ask for rope from the supply room they might have some.."
"Understood! See you in a bit!" Nakajima then went on her way
[Team King - Castle Entrance Gate]
(Gero then regroup with his crew by the gate to head out and gather wood)
"You ready boys?"
"Ready when you are Taichou" Hajime said
"Ono you got the axes?"
"Right here Gero..how many logs do we need?"
"As many as we can get..we ought to chop down the trees in front of the castle so that the enemy tanks won't have much cover.."
"It's going to be a long 24 hours huh, Matsu-kun?"
"The longest we will ever have..well then Ken moveout!"
"Roger!"
Coming up Next: Chapter 14 - Caged Beast
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