"So," Derek says from the top of his tank, "We will stay her for about a week doing small task force missions before rolling out. Yes, that basically means a short break." Everyone cheers before Derek quiets them. "I don't want everyone laying around, though. If I see to much of it, I'll be happy to request a mission. Understand?" The three commanders nod. "Good," Derek says, "Now, if anyone needs me, I'll be inside the tank."
Parker sighs as he sits on the edge of the Sherman's turret. "It has been a pretty eventful day." After the Tiger had shattered his track, Parker and his crew had done their best to repair it. Luckily, it had broken right when they arrived at their designated base camp. Parker jumps down and touches where the shell hit. He sighs. "There's no way this is gonna get fixed," he says. Derek comes up behind him, and puts his hand on Parker's shoulder. "I know," Derek says, smiling, "That's why where replacing it." Parker's eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store. "Your serious?" Parker almost yelled. Derek laughs and nods. "Yep," he says, "It's something you've been wanting for a long time." Derek doesn't even have to say what it is. All Parker used to talk about was a M4A3E8 Sherman, or "Firefly". As Derek says this, a loud rumbling becomes audible. Then, a Firefly drives up, and out comes an engineer. "She's all yours, Captain Kazlov," he says, turning off the engine. Parker stands up from the Sherman's tracks and walks towards the Firefly. "Sweet Jesus, they're even more beautiful up close!" He shouts, mostly to himself. Everyone laughs and pats Parker on the shoulder.Later that night, they all sit around a camp fire they made. They all are very happy the get to rest for once. Friedrick stands up. "I'll be right back, I'm gonna go check out that barn," he says before walking off. "So, Elizabeth," Derek says, "Do you have any siblings in the war?" She sighs, "Two, actually. Both of my brothers." Derek stokes the fire before looking back at her. "Really?" He ask. She nods once more. "My little brother is 18, he joined the Air Force," she tells him, "My big brother is a sniper. He is one of the best." She smiles, as if she is one of Colt's finest snipers. Derek smiles. "How many confirmed tank kills did you have before you came here?" He ask her. She sighs and looks up at the night sky. "Um, 18, I think,"she tells him. Derek and Parker look at her in surprise. "18?" Parker eventually chokes out. She nods at him. "Yep," she says, "that's not counting plane kills, either." Derek laughs and shakes his head. "You never seise to a amaze me," he says. Parker shrinks down and grumbles.
After a little bit more talking, they are interrupted by Friedrick yelling from the barn. "Captain! You may want to see this!" Friedrick yelled out to Derek. Derek stands up and jogs to the barn. He walks in and looks at Friedrick. "What's wrong?" Derek ask. Friedrick points. "Look," he says with a smile. Derek follows his finger and looks at what, at first, he thinks is a wall. Then he realizes it isn't just a wall. It's a tile wall and floor with a few shower heads sticking out above it. "They must have built this for the officers when they had control of this place. How long was that, again?" Parker asked. Derek walks up to the water nobs and turns one, making sure it works. "3 months," Derek responds.
For the first time in a while, they actually think about how much dirt, oil, and grime their covered in. "I haven't showered in days, maybe weeks," Friedrick announces. Parker nods in agreement. "Same here, buddy," he responds.Parker walks into the the barn wearing just his pants and dog tags with a towel over his shoulder. Friedrick and Derek are already both taking a shower. He removes his clothing and sets them and the towel down, neatly folded. He walks into the surprisingly warm water and sighs. "I don't even remember the last time I showered!" He announces to the other to men. They laugh as an agreement. "I will admit, this is relieving," Derek says. They treat it more like a spa bath than a shower. As Parker washes soap from his face, he opens his eyes to see an unwanted surprise. "Beautiful night, huh, chaps? You all don't mind if I join you, right?" Elizabeth perks up from the barn entrance. She is smiling as if everything is normal. Parker and Friedrick struggle to cover them. Derek acts as if she isn't even standing there, looking at them. "I'd say no, but I feel as if she won't listen," Friedrick whispers to Parker.
Without even waiting for their acknowledgment, Elizabeth begins to undress herself. "Jeez, it's like she doesn't care that we're standing right here" Parker whispers to Friedrick. "To be honest, I don't think she does," he responds. She smiles at them before stepping into the shower. For the first time, they've noticed how sleek and sexy her body shape was. For the first time, Parker noticed that her breast where decently large. He had know Friedrick noticed when they first met. "Can't stop looking at me, can you?" Elizabeth interrupted. Parker hadn't noticed he was staring. He quickly looked away, but he still heard her laugh.
Derek still acted as if nothing was happening, "Derek, is none of this weird for you?" Parker asked. Friedrick whispered to them, "More like lucky, if you ask me." Derek just sighed and walked over to grab his towel. He dried off and got dressed, then left. Elizabeth huffed as soon as he walked out. "You guys are no fun," she wined before walking out of the shower. Parker and Friedrick stood there in shock. "Wait, so does that mean she-?" Friedrick didn't finish. "I think I just realized the whole reason she came in here," Parker thought aloud.all three men sit around the fire, warming themselves up. Elizabeth walks up ands sits beside Derek. She huffs as they have heard her do before. "I gave you all the best hints I could, and even sat in front of you, nude. Can you not take a hint?" She asked, taking them by surprised. They all looked at her. "Oh, we got the hint," Parker responded. Friedrick smirks, "it's just impolite to rape English women in front of your commander," he says. Parker and Friedrick laugh, but stop when Derek gives them a stern look. "What you pulled in there, Elizabeth, wasn't very safe. You could get hurt doing that kind of thing," He says. She smiles and shrugs. "It worked before," she says. Derek looks at her, "Before?" She nods, lays back, then sighs.
"When I was a school girl, back when I was a teenager, I used to get into trouble allot. I would always get caught with boys. My older brother was always protective of me. He would try and get me to stop, but never could," she pauses to laugh and fiddle with her hair. She continues, "You see, we where rich. So, even if the poor boys didn't want to, I'd bribe them. It worked, well, for a while, at least. One day, my mother had gotten fed up with it, and sent me to the military. It wasn't so bad. I was a capable and strong soldier, even for a girl. Even if I couldn't make it past certain test, I would use my special "charm". Command noticed, and thought I would be an excellent commander. So, they put me in charge of a tank crew." Derek looks as though he is thinking. "You know," he starts, "that could come in handy." He stands up and everyone looks at him as he walks to his tank. "What do you mean?" Parker ask, standing up. Derek waves him off without looking. "Nothing. I'll tell you tomorrow."
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World of Tanks: Colt's Army
Historical FictionRussian KV-1 tank commander, Derek Kazlov, struggles to make the war a better place for his fellow tankers. Parker, A Scott commanding a M4 Sherman, and Freidrick, A German with a temper commanding a Panzer IV, follow Derek with heart and loyalty. T...