The Girls of Platoon C [Chapter 19 - Burn Notice]

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This is my 2nd H!P fanfic overall but my first one here at JPH!P. It takes place on a military base and mainly features C-ute and Berryz. I'll try to update it as often as I can.

Ch. 1-Arrival

The camoflauged helicopter touched down in the middle of the camp. The helicopter, which would usually be packed with passengers, had only one today. She jumped out onto the helipad and grabbed her gear. As she did that she was approached by a lady in an officer's uniform. As the officer approached, she saluted quickly.

"At ease, soldier.Welcome to Camp Aki" the officer said "You're the transfer from Hayama, right?I'm Col. Abe Natsumi.Most people call me Col. Nacchi though.Well anyway you'll be assigned to assist the leader of C Platoon.They're a...unique bunch of soldiers.Their barracks are right over there by those trees.Go introduce yourself and get comfortable."

The soldier picked up her bags and walked over to the barracks. She opened the door. The 6 soldiers in the room were just sitting around. Some were playing cards, one was reading magazines and some were chatting. She approached the one reading a magazine and asked:

"Uh, excuse me Pvt...Okai, where is your Commanding Officer at?"

"In the back, in her office." the soldier answered, not looking up from the magazine.

"Thanks" she said before heading to the back office. She sat her things down by the door and entered.

"Uh...Lt. Yajima, maam?"

"Oh, so you're my new platoon sergeant?" the Lt. said, jumping up from her desk.

"Yes, maam.I'm Sergeant First Class Umeda Erika, reporting for duty." she said and saluted.

"I'm 1st Lieutenant Yajima Maimi.You are from Camp Hayama, right?What did you do there, sergeant?" Yajima asked "Military Police?Armor?"

"Well, maam, I was in a supply unit for the past 9 years and decided to join the Infantry so I could actually fight instead of carry boxes all day." Umeda answered

"Well, you got your wish." Yajima said "Those girls out there are a real fighting bunch!Some of them fought in the war in Hokkaido a few year ago.Remember that mess, Sgt?"

"I sure do.I only helped send supplies to the frontlines, though.The closest I got to Hokkaido was a supply depot in Aomori Prefecture..."

"Well, anyway, go put up your stuff and introduce yourself." the Lt said as she sat back down

Sgt. Umeda stepped out the office and asked for the 6 soldiers' attention. They just ignored her and continued what they were doing. She kept calling out but her efforts were in vain.

"Maybe this will help Sgt." Lt. Yajima said stepping out her office. "Platoon!Attention!"

The whole platoon stopped what they were doing and stood at attenion.

"Now this lady beside me, is your new platoon sergeant, Sgt. Umeda.You will give her your full attention when she asks and I will not tolerate you giving her backtalk.If I hear about any disrespect, expect my boot in your face." Yajima announced.

"Yes, maam" the platoon replied

"As you were" the Lt. said

The Lt. went back into the office as Umeda put up her things. A soldier, Corporal Arihara, approached her.

"Sorry for not listening to you earlier, Sergeant.I guess we'll have to get used to you.By the way, Cpl. Arihara Kanna, at your service."

"Don't worry about it.I--" Umeda said before she was cut off. Two soldiers were fighting on the other side of the barracks.

"I've been here for 30 minutes and already a fight." the Sgt. thought "Guess I gotta break this up I did like back in Hayama"

She ran over to the fight just as the other soldiers gathered around and cheered them on.

"Break it up, guys!" Umeda yelled as she and Arihara pulled the two apart "Why are you guys fighting for?"

"She called me a boy" Pvt. Okai said

"Because your hair makes you look like one, stupid." the other girl, Pvt Hagiwara replied.

"Shut up little kid before I knock you back to wherever town you came from." Okai snapped back

"Hit her and I'll throw you across the room" Umeda threatened, still holding on to Okai

"With all due respect, Sarge, I can knock you into the Stone Age." Okai said, a smirk on her face.

"Oh, really?" the Sgt. said before picking the Private off of the ground and tossing her across the room. Okai came face first with the wall and was knocked out as the rest of the platoon looked on in amazement.

"Wow..." Haigiwara said "Nice throw"

"Sarge...what did you do before coming here?" Arihara asked.

"I was in supply." Umeda answered

"No ordinary supply soldier has that kind of skill, Sarge." Hagiwara said.

"Well I did do some pro fighting in Hayama." Umeda said dusting her hands off "But you'll learn about me tomorrow.I'm tired." And she jumped into bed.

As Umeda got some sleep, the platoon stared at Okai laying by the wall and the dent that she left.

[Brat-san]

Lol, Maimi going "ATTENCH- HUT"

/rotc dork

[Loser87]

Lmao!

The kids in the army how...C-ute~

Mind the pun XDXD

It's a cute start so I expect more from you~

Update soon~

[strawb3rrykream]

Sounds cool. Maimai and Chisa fighting = Erika throwing Chisa = 

[slasha]

Thanks for the nice reviews.

Ch. 2-Enter Aces

This "war in Hokkaido" happened a few years ago.
A terrorist army of about 200,000 attacked numerous cities in Hokkaido. Their objective: to reach Tokyo and take over the government. The Japanese military quickly responded and sent the majority of their forces to the north to combat the threat. The terrorists in Hokkaido were clearly ready for the goverment forces, attacking them as soon as they reached the beach. But the military slowly moved north.  The worst battle was the Battle of Sapporo. About 60% of the Hokkaido capital city was destroyed in the fighting. The fighting got some ferocious that in one part of the city, mass hand to hand battles were reported. It was a long hard 3 years of fighting but in the end, the rebels officially gave up and it was a victory for the government. As Japan tries to recover in this postwar era, it is rumored there are still small holdouts in Northern Japan, including in Iwate Prefecture, where Camp Aki is located.

The sun rose across the horizion as Sgt. Umeda crawled out of bed slowly.

"What time is it?" She thought as rubbed her eyes

She checked her watch. It was about 4:45 Am, not yet time for formation. She looked around and noticed that everyone was in the bed sleeping except Lt Yajima.

"Where is the Lt?" Umeda thought, yawning "Formation's in 15 minutes"

She looked out the window by her bed and saw Yajima sitting on the hill overlooking the town of Aki to the north. The Sgt. washed her face and then walked outside to talk to her. It was cool outside despite it being summer and there was light breeze came in from the south.

"Good morning Lt." she said as she sat down next to the Lt.

"You're up early Sergeant." Yajima said watching the city as it woke "You have a good sleep?"

"It was ok.What are you doing out here, Lt Yajima maam?" Umeda asked

"Don't be so formal all the time.Just call me Maimi or Lieutenant or just Yajima or something like that." Yajima said not turning her head.

"Sorry about that Lt." Umeda replied, embarrassed.

"No problem.Anyway, I like to come out here sometimes and just think.Not many people come over here to this lookout and so it'susually pretty quiet." Maimi explained "See that town all the way down there?That's Aki."

"Looks pretty far away." Umeda said, squinting to get a better view of the town

"It is.The only way to get there from up here on this mountain is by helicopter or by driving down a long crooked path." Maimi continued "When I think about how little it looks from here, it inspires me."

"Are you about to start writing poems or something?" Erika said with a smile on her face.

"Nah, I've always stunk at writing stuff." Yajima said with a smile before turning to Umeda. "Anyway, I think about how if Aki wasn't down there, then this would be a pretty lonely place.Makes you think about how far away from home you are...So to change the subject, did you read the Platoon Sergeants' manual before you came here?"

"I read it on the flight over" Umeda replied. "Why?"

"You have to learn each of the specialties of the people under your command?" the Lt. explained "You'll learn Platoon C's specialties after I wake them up real quick.Hold on for a second."

Umeda sat on the hill as Yajima got up and went back to the barracks.

"Hey Platoon C wake up you guys!Attention!" Erika heard Yajima say as she called the platoon to attention before Maimi stuck her head back out the door "Alright, come on in Umeda!"

The Sgt. got up and went back inside the barracks. The whole platoon was at attention in front of their bed.

"Platoon!What are your occupations?" the Lt said as the others got into their fighting stance.

"This isn't '300' guys.Stop trying to act like Spartans!" the Sgt. said, trying not to laugh

"Alright tell her what your jobs really are." Yajima said, giggling. "Arihara, you first and then go down the line."

"Cpl. Arihara Kanna.I'm the platoon's cameraman.I tape all the missions that we go on so the COs know that we're not playing around all the time.I'm also able to use a shotgun" Arihara said. She wore a wool cap that used to be the fad on base until they were replaced by the normal work hat and had a camera in her pocket "But you know me already, Sarge."

"Pvt. Okai Chisato.I'm the platoon sniper." Okai said. She wore the normal uniform but with rolled up sleeves and a eyepatch in her pocket "Hagiwara over there is my spotter...unfortunately"

"I'm PFC. Suzuki Airi, new Sarge.But people call me 'Kappa'.I'm a machine gunner." the girl next to Okai announced with a thumbs up. She wore leather gloves without the fingers maybe to keep her hands safe from the heat that machine guns are known to give off "I hope we can be friends."Umeda noticed that throughout her introduction, she never lost her smile.

"PFC Suzuki, why are you smiling so much?" Erika asked.

"I'm always happy, new Sarge.Maybe because I love being in this Army so much, I can't stop smiling." Suzuki replied. "I don't remember the last time I wasn't.Anyway, your turn, Nakajima."

"I'm Cpl. Nakajima Saki, Sarge.I'm the main rifleman in this platoon.I can take apart a rifle and put in back together in 45 seconds. But I like to use the sub machine gun most the time." the girl next to Suzuki said. She was wearing a large red headband around her head like Rambo but Erika didn't know why. "I hope we be good friends."

"And I'm Pvt. Hagiwara Mai, Boss.I'm a medic but I'm also the spotter for that idiot over there." the youngest girl said pointing to Okai. She wore the regular camoflauge uniform unbuttoned with the shirt underneath exposed.

"You...are...DEAD!!" Pvt Okai said before trying to attack Hagiwara but she was held back by Arihara. "Kanna.Let go of me!I'm gonna kill that kid."

"Bring it on!I can take you!" Hagiwara said motioning her over. "Come on!Hit me right here"

"So anyway Umeda.Those are the jobs." Yajima said, turning back to Erika "We'll go do morning execises and then we'll eat breakfast."

The platoon got cleaned up and did the morning exercises including pushups, situps, jumping jacks and a few laps around the camp. They then headed to the cafeteria. At the cafeteria, the platoon sat at the table eating breakfast and chatting.

"This food is horrible." Nakajima said with a disgusted look "Did we get different cooks today or something?"

"Nakajima, you always hate the food here." Maimi said, slightly annoyed "You should try to get leave or something so you can stop complaining about this food all the time."

"How's that bump on your head, Okai?" Umeda asked still looking down at her food "Sorry about that by the way"

"It's alright now.Thanks." the Pvt. replied, rubbing her head

"Hey Okai!You got your money today?" a girl near the table asked. The girl wore a wool cap like Arihara and a strange armband on her arm.

"No.Why do you bother me so much anyway?" Okai replied as she stood up like she was going to fight her.

"Because you're so weak and always have money" the girl said as she walked over to Okai and sized her up "Now gimme the money and don't gimme any backtalk."

"No, I won't g---" the Pvt. barely said before she hit with a punch to the stomach. The punch knocked the wind out of Okai and brought her to her knees.

"Hey she can't do that." Umeda thought "I can't let one of my soldiers be attacked like that."

"I know what you're thinking, Sarge.Don't do it." Arihara whispered to Umeda

She stood up anyway and stormed over to the girl. The girl turned around to greet her with a smile.

 "Hey you!" Umeda said with an angry look "What are you doing?Don't touch my soldier!"

"Oh you're the new Platoon Crappy sergeant, huh?I'm Sgt. Tanaka, part of the deadly 'Aces Squad'." the girl said pointing to the red armband on her arm "If you're gonna defend this idiot, then you're gonna get beat just like her."

"Alright then." Erika said with a defiant look. Tanaka then threw a punch towards her cheek but before it could connect, Erika punched her with a quick shot to the nose. The punch was so strong, it made Tanaka fly backwards. Tanaka hit the ground with a loud thud. The cafeteria grew silent and watched as Tanaka, laying on the ground, checked her nose and noticed it was bleeding. She then stood up as the crowd wondered what she would do next.

"You...you...got a hit.What am I gonna do?This...this...ain't over, new meat!Okai, I'll be coming back for you.Have my money next time" Tanaka said before running off, holding her nose.

"You alright, Chisato?" Erika asked, sticking out a hand.

"Yeah, I'm alright.Thanks for the help, Sarge." Okai said as Umeda helped her up." But, I can't believe you made the 'Ace of Diamonds' run away with one punch, that was amazing."

"What's a 'Ace' anyway?" Umeda asked as she sat back down "Sounds like a video game."

"They're a 4 member gang who are all combat vets of the Hokkaido conflict. They go around beating up people and stealing money and food.They usually end up beating to a pulp anyone who opposes them." Maimi explained, still eating her breakfast. "But you made one of them give up though which is pretty cool."

"But Tanaka is only the weakest member, Sarge." Nakki said in a matter of fact way "The other 3 members are stronger than her and once she tells the others, they'll be all over you like a dog on a porkchop"

"Odd comparision but yeah that's what they usually do." Arihara said "Once you make one mad, you have to deal with the others."

"Could we stop talk about those Aces for one day?" Hagiwara said as everyone continued eating. "I just wanna eat and go into town today"

"Why Hagiwara?You got a hot date or somethin'?" Okai asked

"No I'm gonna go to the bar a get some drinks.Wanna come Sato?" Hagiwara replied smiling

"As long as we don't come back at 11pm again and don't abandon me in the middle of town again like last time.I don't wanna get hit on by old men again" Okai said wagging a finger at her   

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Well after rereading my last chapter, I found things I didn't like sooo I rewrote Ch 2 and 3 to be more descriptive and added some background on Pvt. Okai. So here's the Ch 3 remix.

Ch. 3-Ace of Diamonds

In the remote mountains of Iwate Prefecture is Camp Aki. It is cold in the winter and a little bit warmer in the summer. The small military base is not close to any large cities. In fact, the only populated settlement remotely close to it is the small town of Aki, just down the mountain, for which the base is named. It is almost impossible to drive up the rough mountain roads leading up to the base so the only way to reach it is a 6 hour hike up the mountain or a 10 minute helicopter ride, which is how the soldiers stationed there get mail, supplies, and transport.

Around 6 pm, Sgt. Umeda sat on the ground outside the barracks reading a novel that she had brought from Hayama as the rest of the platoon played around, chatted, and slept inside. She couldn't concentrate with all of the noise inside so she had come outside for some quiet. She was just getting to the climax in the story where the hero meets the villain on top on the skyscraper for the final battle when she felt something cold and hard hit her in the side of the head. The blow dazed her and she stood up, trying to keeping her balance.

"Ow!What just hit me?" She thought, putting her hand on her head, checking for blood. The wound wasn't bleeding but had a pulsing pain.

She looked around wondering where the attack came from and saw Sgt. Tanaka with a metal pipe and a bandage over her nose, wearing her clothes from earlier but her wool cap was in her pocket now..

"Hey Sergeant!" Tanaka said with a evil smile on her face "What's up?"

"You're Tanaka from earlier, right?" Umeda said, rubbing her head wound "Did you just hit me with that pipe?"

"Are you stupid?Of course I did!No one humiliates me like that in public" Tanaka said preparing to swing the pole again "I'm gonna make sure that you die and Okai will never refuse to give me money again."

Tanaka swung the pole, aiming for the ribs, but Umeda dodged the attack by jumping back. She then ducked down and swept Tanaka off of her feet, causing her to hit the ground and knocking the pole out of her hand. The pole rolled for a second before stopping at a tree about 10 feet away. Erika stood back up as Tanaka lay on the ground stunned.

"If you're gonna fight me, Tanaka, then fight me hand to hand like a honorable person does or if you wanna play dirty, I'll make sure you'll never be able to hold a pole again" the Sgt. 1st Class said with a strern look on her face as she put her hand out to help her up. Tanaka slapped away her hand and scrambled to her feet.

"Ok if that's the way you wanna die, so be it" Tanaka said with a smirk as got into a fighting pose and threw a cheap shot at Erika's gut just as she did with Pvt. Okai that morning. The blow connected but Umeda didn't seem too affected by it. She just scrached the area like it was a mosquito bite. Tanaka's smirk turned into a look of shock.

"Wow another cheap shot" Umeda said, yawning "This is starting to get old."
 
Erika then countered with a one-two punch to the face knocking Tanaka to the ground once again. By now, the rest of the platoon inside the barracks had heard the fight outside and came to the window to watch.

"Go new Sarge!!" PFC. Suzuki yelled from inside, smiling brightly "Beat her to a plup"

"Shouldn't we do something Maimi?" Nakajima asked looking worrited "I mean should we call the MPs or something?"

"Nah she looks like she's doing fine by herself" Yajima said "Besides, I don't want to get the MPs here.You know how they like to ask everyone a billion questions."

Back outside, Tanaka now had numerous bruises on her face and body and was laying on the ground, rolling in pain. Erika stood in front of her, looking disinterested.

"Are you done?" Umeda asked looking down at Tanaka "I gotta finish my book."

"I'm...an Ace...and Aces always...have a special move that only we...know about." she said as she stood up slowly "Prepare for the Diamond Drill"

"The Diamond what?" Erika replied "Sounds like a movie or something."

Tanaka then went behind Umeda and kicked her just behind the knees, making Erika fall to her knees. Sgt. Tanaka then followed with an elbow to the face. But before the elbow could hit her face, Umeda grabbed Tanaka's elbow and pushed it forward, breaking it with a loud crack."

"OWWW!!" Tanaka screamed falling over in pain "Man, that hurt like crap.No one's ever countered the Diamond Drill before...are you even human?"

"Just as human as you, Tanaka." Erika replied getting back up "You have a broken arm and a busted nose now.Do you really wanna keep going with this?"

"I'll get you back for this.I'm gonna kill you and your platoon.I'll...tell my friends.Once my friends here about this, you're dead." Tanaka said before getting back up and looking at the rest of Platoon C in the window, particularly Okai "That goes for all of you too.We're gonna make sure all of you die.Especially you, Okai.I'm gonna get all that money your family keeps sending you."

"I'm not scared of you, Tanaka!If you even get close to me, Sarge will break your face, right Sarge?" Okai replied, looking at the Sgt. with a slightly worried look on her face.

"That's my job, Chisato!" the Sgt. said before turning back to Tanaka "Now if you're done fighting with me, why don't you go do something important because I have kittens tougher than you."

Sgt. Tanaka said nothing else as she ran away, holding her arm. Rubbing her head wound, Erika went back inside the barracks. The rest of the platoon cheered and welcomed her back like she had just returned from behind enemy lines.

"You're beating people up left and right, Sarge" Cpl. Arihara said

"Hey Boss, can you beat up Okai again?That was the highlight of my day." Pvt. Hagiwara laughed.

"Mai, I'm about to give you the highlight of your day!!" Okai said before running towards Hagiwara.

"Guys, break it--" Umeda said before Arihara cut her off.

"Don't do it, Sarge.They'll fight for a couple of seconds and get tired." she said

"Good job, Umeda" Yajima said patting her on the back "That was just beautiful like poetry in motion."

"Thanks Maimi." Erika said before looking at Okai, who had Hagiwara in a headlock "Okai, what is this money she's was blabbering about?"

Okai stopped her fight and started to look nervous "My parents are...how you say...more affluent than most people are."

"So you're a rich girl, huh?Never told us this before" Arihara asked with a smile "What do they do?"

"They run a chain of music stores.They have stores from Sapporo to Okinawa" Okai explained with a sad look "When I first joined up, no one knew about my connections.But when word suddenly got out, Those Aces were on my back for the money that my parents send me every month."

"Well don't worry about them, Pvt.They won't ever touch that money as long as we're here." Nakajima reassured her.

"Thanks guys" Okai said "Now let's get some sleep.Being with this idiot today made me tired."

"You wanna start this again?!?" Hagiwara said as she tackled Okai. "I told you that I didn't know that guy was that serious about Dance Dance Revolution."
...

"Hey guys"

"Wow what happened to you Tanaka?"

"Yeah you look horrible."

"That new Sergeant in C Platoon beat me up."

"But we're Aces!"

"Yeah Aces don't get beat up!Did you have to use your special move?"

"Yes but she countered before I could finish it."

"Well, I guess I gotta clean up your mess for you, Tanaka"

"If I can't beat her, I know you can, Michishige.Oh yeah, I forgot, when you beat her, get that Okai kid's money for me too"

"Sure!After I'm through with her, she'll be a bleeding pulp.Now let's get some sleep before the Lt. gets all mad at us again."

"Too late guys!"

[ziggurat]

Just start reading your fic and lol, a bericute wars fanfic. This should be really fun to read :3

Sniper chisato, I'm looking forward to her character ^_^

I like your sense of humour, giving a warm feeling inside my heart.

Nice chapters slasha, looking forward to your next chapter.

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I posted the first draft of Ch. 4 and didn't even notice it  Anyway here's the final draft of Ch. 4. Sorry for the mistake.

Ch. 4 - The Bunny With Clubs

In a small mountain valley in east Iwate Prefecture is the small town of Aki. It was founded as a small village in 1892 and has grown very little since then. With a population of about 4,000 residents and about 100 military residents, Aki is so small that most people outside of Iwate know that it exist. As a matter of fact, the town's only claims to fame are Camp Aki and its annual Rain Festival, which takes place in June. But throughout the rest of the year, Aki stays a quiet, sleepy mountain town.

Two days after the fight with Sgt. Tanaka, Sgt. Umeda, Pvt. Okai, Pvt. Hagiwara, and Cpl. Nakajima headed to a small bar in Aki after doing some combat exercises with Platoon B. Inside the bar were several townspeople and some out of uniform soldiers playing cards, drinking, and chatting. Near the door was an old jukebox that played some '80s music. The group headed over to the counter and sat down to order some drinks.

"Hey!Four drinks for me and my friends here" Okai told the server

"Right away!" the server in a white apron replied as he went to find some glasses.

"Hey 'Sato, hold my drink for me.I'm about to try to get a high score on DDR." Hagiwara said as she got up and headed over to the game across the room.

"Whose high score are gonna try to beat?Yours?You know you're the only one to play that dumb game." Okai replied.

"Yeah yeah yeah..." the medic said as she dug in her pocket for some change

"So how are you liking Aki so far, Sarge?" Nakajima asked as the drinks arrived

"Ehhhh it's alright.It isn't as busy as Hayama.I remember there always a line to the bathroom even at night." Umeda replied as she took a sip of her drink. "It was always pretty crazy there."

"Well you don't have to worry about that here." Okai said before taking a large gulp of her drink"We have a billion bathrooms so your bladder will never be full."

"Unless Mjr. Yaguchi shuts down the bathrooms again" Nakajima pointed out "Remember that, Okai?"

"Sure do." the sniper replied before asking for a refill of her drink

"What happened with the bathrooms?" Umeda asked with a confused look.

"Well about 3 months ago, Mjr. Yaguchi, one of the head officers on base, thought there were enemies coming out of the toliets because she heard a strange noise coming from her personal bathroom.She ordered all soldiers on base to 'grab a gun and defend every bathroom to the last man'. Turns out that strange noise was just creaky pipes." Nakajima explained, not drinking her drink "But she still stuck to the story that there were enemies in the toliets."

"Yeah she was always a bit crazy" Okai said as her drink was refilled. "I remember th--"

Suddenly the group's conversation was interrupted. A strange girl had just entered the bar. She wore a large black mask over her face, a black overcoat covered most of her body, and she carried a white megaphone and a piece of paper.

"Good afternoon, citizens." the girl started as she read the paper "Have any of you seen a girl named U...Ume...Umeda?"

"Hey look a comedian!" Umeda joked as the whole bar erupted into laughter, except Hagiwara, who was still playing DDR. The girl was visibly annoyed by the joke and stormed over to the group.

"Hey SFC, you got something to say to me?" she asked as she stared down Umeda.

"Hey hey hey chill out.I didn't mean it." Umeda replied as the girl started to calm down "I'm Umeda.What do you need?"

"Well Umeda it's time to die" the girl said before pulling a knife and thrusting it at Umeda. Umeda dodged the knife by quickly  moving over and the knife got stuck in the wooden counter. The girl, frustrated, tried to pull it out but Umeda tackled her and they crashed into a nearby table.

"You better tell me who you are before I beat your face in!" Umeda commanded as she stood up.

"Well the element of suprise is gone..." the girl mumbled before standing up and taking off her mask and coat. She had numerous burn marks on the bottom of her face and neck and wore the Aces armband on her left arm.

"I'm the Ace of Clubs, I am.Officially I'm Sgt Michishige Sayumi ." the girl announced as she dusted her self off  "But my victims like to call me...'The Bunny of Death'"

"A 'Bunny of Death'?What's next a 'Poodle of Pain'?" Okai joked as she rolled over laughing

Michishige turned towards the Pvt., visibly annoyed.

"You're Okai, are you?Tanaka's told me so much about you, she has.Strange...I thought you would be cuter..." she said "After I'm done with Umeda here, I'm coming for you, so I wouldn't be laughing right now."

"What's wrong with your face?" Nakajima asked as she stood up, ready to help her Sgt.

"This?I was in south Sapporo in the last year of the war.A terrorist shot a racket launcher towards my position and the explosion burned my face and neck." Michishige explained with a serious face "But I still managed to be the cutest patient in the hospital.How lucky for me, right?"

"What's with this cuteness stuff?Are you gonna fight me or not?" Umeda asked in her fighting stance

"Oh yeah forgot about that.Let me start" the Ace said before she suddenly grabbed Umeda's neck and started to choke her. Nakajima quickly jabbed Michishige in the face, releasing her grip on Umeda and knocking her down. Without a word, Michishige got back up a delivered a hard front kick to Nakajima's stomach, sending her crashing into a table. Umeda used the distraction to deliver a right hook to Michishige's cheek, stunning her.

"Okai!Check on Nakajima now!" Umeda said as she sent several more punches towards Michishige.

"Alright!" Okai said as she got up and ran to help the fallen Corporal.

It seemed like Umeda had the upper hand until the Ace delivered a surprise kick to the Sgt.'s ribs, causing her to stop the attack.

"You know I was never good with punches.Kicks are more my style." Michishige said with a smile

After she said that, the Aces started kicking Umeda relentlessly. Before long, she was holding her sides in pain.

"Hurting, are you?Did you really beat Tanaka?" Michishige asked with a cocky look before getting ready to attack again "Did you know that clubs are associated with war.That's why this special move is called 'The Kicks of War'."

"Maybe if I can somehow grab her legs, I can shut her down" Umeda thought still holding her sides

The Ace delivered a hook kick with the right leg which Umeda tried to block but the blow connected with her face. Michishige tried to do the same kick with her left leg but this time Umeda grabbed and pulled the leg , knocking the Ace off balance.

"Time for some payback!" Umeda announced as she twisted Michishige's leg. The Ace, who just a few seconds earlier had the upper hand, now lay on the ground, screaming in pain.

"No not my legs!Don't break my legs please!!" she cried out as she flailed around "I'll stop!I'll stop!!Just don't hurt my leg."

"Well ok then.You were starting to get on my nerves anyway." she said as she let go and got back up "Now go home or I'll make you go home."

"I'm so so sorry for all the trouble I caused." The Ace bowed and said "I--"

Suddenly Michishige was hit on head and hit the ground with a boom. Haigwara stood behind her with a broken poolstick as Umeda stared down at the crumpled body, shocked.

"That's for ruining my focus" Haigwara said, dropping the stick "I could've beat my own high score..."

Okai got up and walked over to her depressed friend and Umeda walked over to check on Nakajima.

"It's alright, Mai.There'll be other games." Okai said, patting Hagiwara on the back

"You alright, Cpl?" Umeda asked helping Nakajima up.

"Yeah I'm ok.She just got a lucky shot, that's all." Nakajima replied, rubbing her stomach.

"Is she ok?" Okai asked, crouching down to examine Michishige "That was a big hit."

"Yeah.She's probably just knocked out.Let's get out of here." Umeda replied as the group headed towards the door. But before they reached the door, Okai grabbed another poolstick and smashed the jukebox.

"Man I hate this song" she said before dropping the weapon "Now let's go home"

"Hey you guys!Who's gonna pay for all this stuff?" the server yelled but the group had already left.

...

"Hey guys!"

"She beat you too huh?"

"Does that mean I gotta fight now?"

"Yeah I guess so, Kamei"

"Aww man I guess do I'll do it later this week."

"You better go get that head wound checked out."

"I'll do it later.Let's get some sleep before--"

"I told you guys to go to sleep!!You're like little kids!!!"

[ziggurat]

lol, i already read it last nite but forget to leave a comment. is it just me or this girls really like to fight with their own platoon instead with the enemy? lol

anyway, love the action packed but sillly part really enjoy reading it and it feels easy to the brain. keep up the good work!

[slasha]

Ch. 5 - Take your time...and give me some yakiniku

Camp Aki personnel files: Pvt. Hagiwara Mai
- Came from a middle class family in southern Kanagawa
- Is the oldest child
- Is known as an argument starter
- Ranked 5th in basic training
- Chose to be a medic "because it was sounded like a easy job"
- Was chosen to be a Pvt. Okai's spotter because "she's very observant
- Is the youngest member of Platoon C
- One of her sisters is in the Navy and stationed off the coast of Shikoku

It was about 2 days after the fight with Sgt. Michishige at the bar and life was moving on as usual. The Platoon were headed back to the barracks after going to a yakiniku restaurant in Aki.

"Man I think ate about half my weight" Umeda said with a smile and rubbing her belly "I'm glad I brought some leftovers"

"Normally I wouldn't allow food in the barracks but you're lucky I like yakiniku...and the fact that you're kind of cute.Well I fulfilled my yuri moment of the day hahaha" Maimi joked as she pointed at the bag of meat the Sgt. had in her hand "Anyway when we get inside, give me a piece of that stuff, will you?"

But as they approached the gray half moon shaped barracks, Okai noticed a piece of paper posted on the door.

"What's that thing on the door?"she questioned as she ran over to the door "It looks like a letter"

"What?Did the MPs call the hazmat team again?" Hagiwara laughed as she ran to join her friend "Did you leave a egg salad sandwich in there again, Chisa?"

"That only happened once, little kid!And I just forgot to throw it away, that's all." Okai replied as she glared at the medic "Besides, this looks like it's for Sarge"

"Let me see that" Umeda said as Okai gave her the paper

"What's it say, new Sarge?" Suzuki asked gleefully as she looked over her Sergeant's shoulder "Anything about Kappas...or manga...or video games?"

"Nah, it says, 'Dear the lovely Sgt. Umeda, you have defeated half of the Aces.Congratulations!As with Ace tradition, you shall fight me next.I'm the Ace of Hearts, but my name tag says Sgt. the lovely Kamei.The rest of the gang wanted me to attack you head on.But I'm more of a lover than a fighter so...I'll be nice and I give you the option of fighting me when you feel that you're ready.My usual hangout is the old sports field on the north side of the Camp so when you think you're ready, come get me, love.

Sakura iro hatsukoi no iro ne,
Sgt. Kamei Eri aka the Ace of Hearts'" Umeda read as the rest of the platoon crowded around her

"Well, there's Ace number 3" Arihara sighed "Guess we're in for yet another fight..."

"And this girl sounds pretty weirder than my grandma's chickens after I put hot sauce in their food." Nakajima said "Let's just hope that she's defeated quickly like last time"

"That's legal?" Hagiwara asked Nakajima before turning back to Umeda "Anyway, we gotta--hey someone's coming!"

A girl was approaching the group. She was very short, wore no hat (which was odd because everyone on base wore some kind of headgear), and had her hair in pigtails.

"Konbanwa Platoon C!" she said happily "How are you guys this fine evening?"

"Hey Momo-chan how are you?" Suzuki said as she hugged the girl

"Hey Airi-chan!Is this you guys' new sergeant?I haven't properly met her yet." she asked as she walked over to Umeda and bowed "I'm Staff Sergeant Tsugunaga Momoko, sergeant of Platoon B.You can call me Momo or Tsugu-chan or whatever you feel like, new friend."

"I'm Umeda Erika, nice to meet you" the Sgt replied and bowed "You can call me...Erika I guess."

"Was that you who beat up Sgt Michishige in that bar a few days ago?" Tsugunaga asked "I watched you two fight.Congrats on beating her by the way.If I remember the order correctly, you have to fight Kamei next, right?"

"Yeah, she just sent us a letter, see ?" Umeda said as she handed over the letter

"Yep, using lovey-dovey stuff and adding random lyrics from love songs, just like always." Tsugunaga said as she read the letter "This is definitely Kamei-san!"

"What?Do you know her personally, Sgt Tsugunaga?" Yajima asked as she sat down on the barracks' steps.

"No, but I've seen her around before." Momo replied as she gave Umeda's letter back "Cute girl but a little on the crazy side.Anyway it seems she neglected to tell you about the Lucky 30."

"The Lucky 30?What's that?Sounds like a reality show." Okai asked

"No it's not a reality show...but it does sound like one doesn't it?Anyway, they're 30 soldiers that Kamei-san pays to protect her" Momo explained "The leader is a very cute girl named Cpl. Mano.You'll usually find her by Kamei's side."

"Is she pretty strong?" Nakajima asked

"Yeah she's really powerful.She might look small but I heard she took on 5 people at once...and won!That's probably why Kamei hired her." Tsugunaga replied "Or maybe she hired her because they were best friends...I forget why sometimes."

"Well, I can't take on 30 people at once..." Umeda said sadly "Wait!I got a idea! What if I train all of you to fight with me?"

"That's a great idea, Erika-chan!" Momo smiled and said "And I'll check with my Captain and see if Platoon B can help you."

"Great!We need all the help we can get!" Yajima said

"Wait!Why are you gonna try to help us, Momo?The Aces haven't attacked you, have they?" Hagiwara asked, confused

"Oh no not me personally!No no no!" Tsugunaga replied waving her arms in denial "But...they attacked some of my friends and...I hate seeing my friends sad...so I want to stop them from hurting any more people."

"Well that's a good reason" Arhara said

"Want me to go with you to talk to your Captain?" Umeda asked "I can probably convince her to help us."

"Sure!Let's go meet her." Tsugunaga replied happily "And bring that bag of yakiniku.The Captain loves food."

...

The two sergeants approached the Platoon B barracks. Unlike the Platoon C barracks, the Platoon B barracks were quiet and it looked like there was no one inside.

"Is anyone even in there?" Umeda asked, confused

"Of course there's someone in there." Momo replied as she rolled her eyes and opened the door "It is nightime you know?Everyone's at home"

Inside were 5 girls sleeping or chatting. The two sergeants quickly moved towards the Captain's office in the back. The door was locked so Momo loudly knocked on the door.

"Captain, open up!" she yelled "Come on!Open the door or I'll kick it open!"

Suddenly the door flew open. Behind the door was a girl who wasn't much taller than Tsugunaga. She didn't wear her camo jacket and instead had on a blue T-shirt. She also looked like she had just woken up.

"Gosh Tsugu can't you let a girl sleep?" she said angrily as she rubbed her eyes "This better be good."

"I got someone to meet you." Momo replied as she pulled the girl out of the office "Erika-chan, this is--"

"Momo!I'll introduce myself." the girl snapped before turning to Umeda "I'm Cpt Shimizu Saki what do you want?"

"Well I'm SFC Umeda Erika maam.Me and Platoon C are about to fight the Ace of Hearts and need some help with the Lucky 30" Erika said

"So let me guess you want B to help you fight the 30, right?" Shimizu asked and yawned "That's why you woke me up, right?'

"That's right, Captain!So can we help her?" Momo asked "Pleeeeeease??"

"Well..." the Captain said before she looked down at Erika's bag of yakiniku "Give me some of that food and I'll help you"

Erika handed her the bag and the Captain quickly opened it and looked inside.

"This smells good!Alright meet me at the gym tomorrow afternoon and we'll train together.Thanks for the snack!" she said before running back into her office and closing the door.

"Hey!I was gonna eat that..." Umeda mumbled as she headed back to her barracks.

[rokun]

Hey! I noticed this story when you first posted it, but hadn't kept up with it... but this chapter's title intrigued me so I had to check it out more. You've got an interesting setting there; I'm curious if you're going to do anything with it. And those girls do seem to like to beat each other up a lot! They really need a real enemy to fight! But then, that's life in some army camps... Speaking of which, you seem to have some experience with military structure and such... which is interesting, but sometimes a civilian like me gets lost in the abbreviations and all. Well, just thought I'd give you a bit of support to keep it up, because it looks like you're putting some work into this.

Glad to see the "B Platoon" finally!

[ziggurat]

lol, comical entrance by captain  dunno that she likes yakiniku 

Chose to be a medic "because it was sounded like a easy job"

lol, i don't think medic is an easy job what a silly reason.

now the platoons names make sense, why i'm so slow 

i realized i've heard "Sakura iro hatsukoi no iro ne" part somewhere, it sounds really familiar lol. sakura mankai, one of my favourite song from momusu <3

Thanks for the new chapter you should write longer chapter, i really like your style of writing.

[Aioros]

* wordsworth unlurks

This is a pretty fun fic. I thought the military would setting would give it a serious theme but it turns out to be wackier that I imagined.

Love their respective occupations and how Mai and Chisa keeps on getting each others nerves. I can see Airi still smiling while unloading all the rounds of her machine gun on their opponents. 

Platoon C > Aces/Rokkies

Yay for Platoon B and Platoon C vs. Kamei and the Lucky 30!

Keep it up

[slasha]

I didn't even know that Ch. 5 was so short. When I was typing it, it seemed a lot longer . This is kind of short though because I ran out of stuff to add Also I meant to introduce the B Platoon earlier but kept forgetting it...but anyway here's the new chapter. Next chapter will be all Chisa and Mai.

Ch. 6 - The Lucky 30 will fall...with sweaty socks!

Camp Aki personnel files - Cpl. Nakajima Saki
- Born in Saitama, raised in rural Gifu
- Sometimes speaks in Mino dialect
- Lived on her grandmother's farm for 5 years
- Has a older sister and younger sister
- Wears a red headband for unknown reason
- Is a Hokkaido War veteran, fighting at Sapporo and Muroran
- Used to be stationed at Camp Semi in Miyazaki
- Doesn't know how to aim a mortar correctly. Once blew up a empty supply truck because of it.

Platoon C arrived at the gym at around 11am. The gym was a small, white building on the east side of the camp. It was filled with old exercise equipment that had to be at least 10 years old and were covered with dust. But other than that, the rest of the gym was remarkably clean. Over by the entrance to the gym shower, Platoon B waited patiently.

"Finally you get here!" Shimizu said, arms crossed "I was about to retire waiting for you.I'm..."

"Hey everybody!" Momo said, pushing her Captain out of the way "You guys ready for your training?"

"Sure are!" Okai replied "So what are we gonna be doing?Pushups or situps?"

"Neither" a Platoon B girl that was standing next to Shimizu said coldly. She wore the normal combat uniform but carried a combat knife with some words carved into it. "We're gonna run around the camp 4 times.That's about...2 miles."

"Wait!First of all, two miles?We're not training for the Olympics, lady." Okai replied angrily "Second of all, who are you?"

"I'm Cpl. Natsuyaki Miyabi, main rifleman of Platoon B, punk" the girl snapped and approached Okai "And we're gonna run 2 miles to build up our endurance, got that?"

"Whoa whoa whoa, calm down Miya" another B girl said holding Natsuyaki back "Save the fighting for the Lucky 30"

"Alright then, Sudou.I won't hit her." the Cpl. said before turning to Okai "But you better not make me mad, punk.I didn't wake up at 6am to deal with people like you.I came to train." She then headed back over to Platoon B.

"What's her problem..." Chisato mumbled as she walked over to Hagiwara

"So anyway after the run, what are we doing?" Umeda asked Momo

"Then we're gonna practice some different fighting styles.After that I think Captain might tell us more about the Lucky 30." Tsugunaga replied "She knows a lot more about than I do"

"Ok" Erika said before gathering Platoon C up "Team it looks like we have a full day ahead of us.So let's get this all done and then I'll go get us some pizza."

"Aw why'd you do that, Boss?" Hagiwara whined "I can't think run and food at the same time..."

"You want a Snickers?" Suzuki laughed as she tortured the poor girl by eating the candy bar in front of her with a big smile

"That's not funny..." Hagiwara replied, rubbing her growling stomach

"Cue 'Rocky' music!" Arihara yelled

The two platoons moved out to the front gate of the camp and started the run which soon became a race to see who could catch up to Lt. Yajima, who was clearly the fastest of the 14 soldiers, putting a large gap in between her and everyone else.

By time the run had finished, it was about 1:30pm and the soldiers headed to the large field in front of the gym.

"Ok for those of you who don't know, this is PFC Tokunaga Chinami and we are gonna teach you different fighting styles." Momo announced pointing to the girl next to her who wore the combat uniform with a large red book in her pocket.

"Wait Tokunaga?You mean the same Tokunaga who won the Yokosuka Fighting Tournament a few years back?" Umeda asked "The one from Camp Toshida?"

"Yeah that's me.Wh...no it can't be." Tokunaga said before getting closer to Erika "You're Ume-chan from Camp Hayama.I never thought I see you again"

The two then hugged each other as the rest of the soldiers looked on with suprise.

"Ummm, Erika.Won't you introduce us to your friend?" Maimi asked

"Oh yeah sorry.Tokunaga and I fought in the Yokosuka Fighting Tournament about 3 years ago.She won 1st and I won 2nd" Umeda explained with a arm still around Tokunaga "During the tournament, we became great buddies"

"Yeah after that, we went back to our separate bases and lost contact...because someone didn't tell me that they changed their number..." Tokunaga said before glaring at Erika

"It was an accident.I just forgot to call and tell you..." Erika replied, slightly embarassed

"Yeah sure...Anyway, I'm gonna teach you guys the art of Karate, which is my fighting style.First you get into the fighting stance like this.Make sure it isn't showy." Chinami said as she showed the group the stance "Then you punch like 'Huu!' and then like 'Haa!'.Ok then you try."

The rest of the troops followed along with chants of "Huu!" and "Haa!".Then at about 4pm, Cpt. Shimizu took over and showed them some basic Sambo, her fighting style.

"These moves can break arms and legs if you use them right." she said after using a dummy from the nearby gym to demonstrate moves. "Hey, Umeda why don't you show them your fighting style, Miss 2nd place fighter?"

"You mean Taekwondo?That's for another day, Captain." Umeda declined "Why don't we go eat something?My stomach's killing me."

The excited group of soldiers headed to the local pizza restaurant. They sat down at the big table in the middle of the building.

"I can't wait to eat.I can't remember the last time I ate." Okai said as she sat down

"You ate this morning, stupid." Hagiwara replied "What are you too stupid to have a memory?"

"Shut up before I kick your teeth in..." Okai growled

"I dare you to do it." Hagiwara replied with a smile, provoking Okai even more

"So Captain why don't you tell us more about the Lucky 30?" Erika said, trying to divert attention away from the argument

"Are you paying for this meal?" Captain asked

"I guess..." Erika replied

"Well since you're paying...ok" Shimizu said with a smile "I'm sure that Momo told you that Cpl. Mano leads the 30, right?"

"Yeah she told about her already." Okai replied as she ordered the pizza

"Ok then that saves breath.Anyway, the 30 is divided into 3 groups." Captain explained "10 use stealth attacks, 10 use assault attacks, and 10 use swords."

"Swords?Can't they just use fists like normal people?" Okai groaned

"Trust me, I've seen these guys.They are not, by any means, normal. The last person to fight them was never heard from again..." Captain explained

"I miss Ishimura..." Natsuyaki said sadly

"Me too...but hopefully beating these guys will be perfect revenge for her!" Momo said optimistically

"What happened to Ishimura, Cpt. Shimizu?" Arihara asked

"Pvt. Ishimura thought she could take on Kamei, Mano, and the Lucky 30 at the same time. She never got close to Kamei because the Lucky 30 attacked her first.She bravely fought them, beating at least 10 of them. But the other 20 overwhelmed her and she disappeared." Shimizu recalled "We don't know what they did to her after that. But, considering that the 30 are pretty psycho, we assumed the worst."

"Don't the MPs hear about this stuff?" Hagiwara asked "They usually hear about everything that goes on around here."

"Well they don't hear about this stuff, kid" Natsuyaki replied "The 30 operate secretly.By day, they're normal soldiers and by night, they're basically assassins"

"Like ninjas?" Maimi asked

"You could say that.But they're more like new-age ninjas." Momo replied "They even dress weird like ninjas."

"We'll need some more training before we take them on" Natsuyaki said "But if all goes right, we can beat them on our first try."

"I hope so" Nakajima said "I just wanna get them and the Aces out of here.By the way, how do you know so much about these guys anyway, Captain?"

"After Ishimura disappeared, I tried to get all of the info I could about the 30." Shimizu explained "Luckily there was an ex-30 member here in town who knew about them.He said that they find the craziest people on base when they need positions filled.But talking about those guys is making me hungry.Is the food coming?"

"There's the pizza now." Yajima said pointing at the approaching waiter "Let's eat.I'm starving"

"Let's make it quick though!These sweaty socks are killing me!" Arihara laughed

"There goes my appetite..." Suzuki said pushing away her plate

"Mine's too" Natsuyaki said

"Not mine" Momo said with a smile

Then the group started to eat and no one seemed to notice that Hagiwara and Okai were once again fighting next to the table.

"Why are you hitting yourself?" Okai repeated as she made Hagiwara punch herself

[ziggurat]

The two platoons moved out to the front gate of the camp and started the run which soon became a race to see who could catch up to Lt. Yajima

as expected from the hpkids elite

First you get into the fighting stance like this.Make sure it isn't showy."

lol, i know that song!

"Are you paying for this meal?" Captain asked

captain is such a leecher

"Why are you hitting yourself?" Okai repeated as she made Hagiwara punch herself

lol, what these two are?

Thanks for the new chapter! 

[slasha]

Here's the next chapter a little later than I expected. I like this radio show chapter so I'll do another one soon.

Chapter 6.5-The MC Chisa/DJ Maimai radio show

[Plays opening theme]
<Chisa> "Welcome to the MC Chisa/DJ Maimai show here on FM Aki, the best station in Camp Aki, Aki town, and the surrounding area.I'm Pvt. Okai Chisato aka MC Chisa"

<Maimai> "I'm Pvt. Hagiwara Mai aka DJ Maimai and along with our producer Lt. Yajima Maimi..."

<Yajima> "Hey everyone!"

< Maimai> "...and our special guest host, Sgt 1st Class Umeda Erika..."

<Umeda> "How's everyone doing out there?"

<Maimai> "...we're gonna give the best show in all the land"

<Chisa> "Alright then. Now that the introduction's over, let's get on with the show. First we have some gossip from around camp. The first one involves Platoon C's own Cpl. Arihara Kanna and PFC Suzuki Airi. Apparently, they were sighted at a nightclub in town and Arihara was hugging and touching on each other."

<Maimai> "I also heard that they went a love hotel after going to the club.Under the current military rules, dating in public is not allowed."

<Umeda> "I have the pictures right here if you want to see them."

<Yajima> "I don't think they were dating.From these pictures, it seems like they were just hanging out. We'll have to see what happens. But if they are dating, then I torture them"

<Umeda> "How are you gonna torture them, Maimi?"

<Yajima> "Easy. I'll make them listen to Aa! songs over and over"

<Maimai> "Hey, I like First Kiss and Masayume!"

<Yajima> "But would you listen to them all day though?"

<Maimai> "I see your point..."

<Chisa> "Ok next up. We have reports that Camp Aki may be getting foreign troops soon."

<Maimai> "No, it's not a invasion!We may be getting troops from China or Korea so we can work on military exercises together. Oh how I wish I could go to a foreign country. Maybe one with a beach or one with rainforests or something"

<Chisa> "I would like to be on a beach too. The sand between my toes. The sea breeze flowing through my hair. The--"

<Maimai> "Who said I'd take you?"

[Smack!]

<Maimai> "Ow! I was just kidding...gosh you're so serious sometimes"

<Umeda> "Ok then. Let's play a song now. Up next we have 2 special guests"

[Plays Special Generation]

<Yajima> Alright we're back and...Chisa and Maimai are still...fighting. Guys stop fighting!! We're back on!!"

<Chisa> "Sorry about that. Our guests are the sniper team from Platoon B and since our loveable author Slasha couldn't find a place to introduce this team in the story, he decided to put it here."

<Umeda> "Stop talking about the story, it confuses readers and then they start asking too many questions."

<Maimai> "Well here's the special guest. The 2nd best sniper team on base. Pvt. Sugaya Risako and Cpl. Kumai Yurina.

<Sugaya> "Who said we're 2nd best? We still hit more targets then you guys."

<Kumai> "Don't start fights, Socko. Konbanwa to all the people out there in radioland.

<Chisa> "So what have you guys been lately?"

<Sugaya> "We've been just working everyday. You know shooting targets, doing exercises, sneaking into the officer's club--oops!

<Yajima> "What was that last part, Pvt.?"

<Sugaya> "Doing exercises?"

<Yajima> "Never mind..."

<Umeda> "So which one of you is the sniper?"

<Kumai> "That's me."

<Umeda> "And you're the spotter, Sugaya-san?"

<Sugaya> "Yeah...but I wanted to be a sniper though"

<Kumai> "But I have better aim and plus you said you didn't want to work a lot."

<Sugaya> "Whatever..."

<Chisa> "Wow you look like you're pretty tall, Kumai-san. Can I stand by you for a second?"

<Kumai> "Ok then."

<Maimai> "Wow Chisa you look like a midget compared to Kumai-san."

[Smack!]

<Chisa> "Shut up little kid! You're not much taller."

<Yajima> "Stop fighting before I turn off your mics!"

<Maimai> "Sorry, Maimi. Anyway here's the interview session of the show. Today's theme is summer memories. Do you have any summer memories, Sugaya?"

<Sugaya> "Where I come from, there's a summer festival every year. I like running around town in my yukata. It's so cute!"

<Kumai> "Didn't you tell me you got caught breaking into a shrine back home?"

<Sugaya> "I don't seem to know what you are talking about."

<Kumai> "But you gave me a picture. I think I have it in my pocket."

[Smack!]

<Sugaya> "Don't do that...and stop laughing Okai"

<Chisa> "I'm MC Chisa, remember?"

<Sugaya> "Whatever...at least I don't sing songs about handballs"

<Maimai> "At least we don't wear monkey suits..."

<Umeda> "I can feel the tension in the air...but this is a family show, so stop fighting or I'll hit you."

<Yajima> "Let's play a song before everyone kills each other."

[Plays Tokkaiko Junjou]

<Yajima> "Yay we're back! Now Kumai-san, tell us your about your summer memories"

<Kumai> "Well when I was growing up, I went to my mom's hometown in Kumamoto in summer. It was next to Mt. Aso, so we always had races to see who could try to get up the volcano faster."

<Umeda> "That sounds dangerous"

<Kumai> "Oh trust me! My grandmother's more dangerous than that volcano."

<Sugaya> "Show them the picture, Yuri."

<Kumai> "Oh yeah! This is a picture of a policeman after my grandma got finshed with him"

<Maimai> "That must hurt!"

<Chisa> "I bet it doesn't hurt more than this"

[Smack]

<Maimai> "I'll kill you, Chisa"

<Chisa> "Bring it on!"

<Umeda> "Calm down guys!"

<Maimai> "I'm gonna terminate you!"

<Chisa> "You know big words. What a suprise!"

<Maimai> "You'll pay for that!"

<Yajima> "Uh...it doesn't seem like this will end quickly. I guess that means the show's over...thanks for coming, Kumai and Sugaya.

<Kumai> "Get off me, Socko!"

<Yajima> "It looks like those two are fighting too. Erika, let's get out here before we get involved too."

<Umeda> "I'm with you on that"

<Yajima> "If you want to send in mail for our next guest, Cpt. Shimizu, let us know. Slasha might actually answer it on the next show if he's not too lazy. See you guys later on the MC Chisa/DJ Maimai radio show."

[Plays Ending Theme]

It's true. You can post questions for Captain and I'll answer them on the next radio show.

[Aioros]

I like Aa! songs! 

Songs about handballs?! and Kumaichan and Risako's summer memories

Looks like Platoon B's sniper duo like to hurt each other too

Forgot to comment on the previous chap...Manoeri is the leader of the 30?!

[ziggurat]

Oh, already finish reading the new chapter this morning but forgot to comment

I like this radio skit, but those sniper and spotter duos are spoiling it lol.

Is handball song: rakuten eagles? lol

Sadly, I don't have question to ask about captain yet

Keep up the good work!

[slasha]

wordsworth - I didn't mean for Manoeri to be evil. I just wanted to fit her in somewhere and the Lucky 30 didn't have a leader so I thought "Evil Mano couldn't hurt  . Also I just wanted to make a Aa! reference .

ziggurat - Actually I didn't want Kumai to be a fighter. She's more of a...peacemaker, I guess. But Socko always wants to fight, so Yuri has to stop the messes she makes...but Chisa and Mai are still the fighting duo, though. Glad you like the radio show.

Ch. 7 - Night of Fire

It had been two weeks since Platoons B and C started training to fight Kamei, Mano, and the Lucky 30. They now knew basic fighting skills and had built up their endurance. Today was the agreed day to start their attack, so that morning, they met up at the gym to discuss their plans.

"So what time do we strike?" Captain asked

"I think we should attack tonight." Erika replied

"Why don't we just attack now?" Okai asked, confused at Erika's reply "We can get in there, beat 'em up, and get out"

"But we can use the darkness to our advantage" Umeda pointed out "We can be like Batman...only without the Batsignal"

"You know, she has a point" Momo said "They probably expect us to come during to the day."

"Alright then. Nightime it is!" Shimizu answered

"Wait a second, Shimizu. Don't we have to go to the officers party tonight?" Yajima remembered "How are we gonna explain that to everyone?"

"Don't worry, I'll just say we both have a cold" Shimizu said calmly

"A cold in summer?" Natsuyaki asked in her usual cold way "Captain, you really are crazy!"

"Yeah, I'm crazy...and hungry" Shimizu said, rubbing her stomach "Let's go eat...Umeda, you're paying."

"Why me?" Erika groaned as they headed into town
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It was a warm, humid night. As the two platoons reached the entrance to the old sports field, they stopped to observe their surroundings. The old sports field hadn't been used for at least 10 years. The old bleachers and buildings were covered with spiderwebs and dust. The grass on the field, which used to dark green, was now a greenish-brown color.

"Look around team" Yajima said "Out there...is Kamei, Mano, and the 30"

"If we can beat them, we might find out what happened to Ishimura" Momo said

"Well what are we waiting for?" Tokunaga said, already moving towards the field "Let's get going!"

"Hold on, Ms Yokosuka Fighting Champion, we can't just run into a battle like that." Natsuyaki said, grabbing Chinami's collar and pulling her back "We don't know what they planned for us out there. Someone throw a can or something out there"

Sugaya picked a can and tossed onto the field. As the can landed, it tripped a wire and the ground collapsed, exposing a large hole. The group walked over to the hole and looked inside.

"See?I knew they planned something" Natsuyaki said in a "I told you so" way

As the group looked down into the hole, Umeda heard something strange. She looked up to see 10 soldiers in black clothing watching them closely.

"Hey guys, we have company" she said as she alerted her comrades

"Those must be part of the Lucky 30" Shimizu suggested

One of the strange soldiers stepped forward and annouced with a smile:

"We are the assault team of the Lucky 30 and we've been expecting you guys. Now prepare to die"

The assualt team pulled out various weapons including bats, poles, and chains. They ran towards B and C recklessly, with one 30 member tripping another wire, and falling into a hole. The group fought back against the assault team, quickly disarming them and fighting them hand to hand. While Platoon B basically had the upper hand, Platoon C, the less experienced platoon, struggled for a few seconds but was able to beat their attackers. In less than 5 minutes, the assualt team was in ruins, with some knocked out and some in too much pain to move.

"Wait a second guys" Shimizu said as she counted the fallen opponents "There are supposed to be 30 people here. Where are the other 20 guys?"

"You can ask this sad excuse for a soldier..." Natsuyaki replied pointing to the 30 member stuck in a hole

"You! Where is the rest of the 30?" Umeda asked the trapped soldier, arms crossed

"They're not here." the 30 member answered "Now get me outta here or your dead"

"You know, I wouldn't be making empty threats if I was in your situation" Okai said

"Yeah I would be begging for forgiveness, like a boyfriend that got caught cheating." Hagiwara said

"I don't make empty threats" the member said before pulling out a remote and pushing the button "I just turned on a bomb in the old locker rooms. The hostage in there will be dead in 5 minutes. Try to get her if you dare."

"Platoon C, follow me! We gotta save that hostage!" Yajima said as the platoon ran towards the old locker room

"We'll stay here and talk to this kid" Shimizu said

Platoon C broke down the door and stormed into the locker room.

"Is anyone in here?" Arihara yelled "Hello?"

The group heard mumbling from the janitors closet.

"Is someone there?" Nakajima asked as the Platoon stood by the door

"Help! I can;t move!" the voice on the other side replied

"Stand back" Umeda yelled as she kicked down the door. Behind the door, tied up, was a girl. The Platoon quickly untied her and helped her stand up. She looked very skinny, like she hadn't been getting enough food. She also had various bruises and cuts on her arms and face.

"What's your name, soldier?" Yajima asked

"Pvt. Ishimura...Maiha, Platoon B, maam" the girl said as she weakly saluted

"We gotta get you out of here, Private" Umeda said as the Platoon rushed out of the building and over to Platoon B, who were still standing by the hole and arguing with the 30 member.

"Ishimura-san!They didn't kill you!" Momo said as she ran to hug her old friend

"Momo-chan...long time...no see..." Ishimura replied weakly

"What did they do to you?" Tokunaga asked

"They...didn't feed me...and they...tried to make me...into one of them" she answered

"Ishimura, we need to get you to a hos--" Nakajima said before the bomb in the locker room exploded in a orange fireball that lit up the night sky.

"Nice explosion" Natsuyaki told the 30 member "Now that your bomb has failed, what are you gonna do?"

"I--uh--" the member said as he tried to think of an answer

"Hah! You got nothing to say" Momo said pointing and laughing

"Well did he tell anything important while we were gone?" Arihara asked Shimizu

"Yeah he said the rest of the 30 are about to set this whole base on fire" Captain answered "We gotta stop them"

"Let's go call the MPs. They'll help us." Yajima said as she pulled out her phone "Hello! Police! Someone's about to set the whole camp on fire"

"Really? I'll believe it when I see it..." the skeptical police officer on the other side said "Huh? What's that smell? Smells like...smoke! It really is a fire!! The door's locked! I can't get out! I can't get--" Then the line went dead.

From the sports field, the Platoon saw several fires spread around the Camp.

"It's too late..." Momo said as she dropped to her knees "We couldn't stop them in time..."

"Everyone's gonna die..." Nakajima said sadly before a drop of water hit her face "Did you feel something right now?"

"It feels like...rain!" Umeda said as she looked up at the sky. It started to rain heavily, which affected the flames.

"And it's putting out the fires! How lucky are we?" Shimizu said pointing to the buildings.

"Now that those fires are going out, let's go find the rest of the 30!" Yajima yelled

"What do we do with this guy?" Arihara said pointing in the hole

"Leave him there. Someone will find him soon" Shimizu replied "Now let's go!"

"Wait! What was that? Don't leave me in here!" the 30 member said trying to gain attention as the group walked away "It's cold and lonely! I'm sorry for the bomb! Forgive me!!"

[ziggurat]

Oh I see. I like kuma-chan like that

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Hahaha, epic.

At first I thought this chapter will be like a serious battle event. But look like it gets lighter in the end

Captain can't stop from getting hungry, isn't she ?

Maiha!

Love your humor, keep up the ideas flowing!