Girls Und Panzer Tankery's End Retribution

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

The Stryker APC became not so different to Swiss Cheese after Austin had driven it into the Southern part of Hoja City. heavy machine gun placements, rockets, and a hefty amount of infantry. Yet Austin still drove through the streets, adamant to reach the source of the radio signal that was received using his own code. Cody, Azusa, Ayumi, Aya, Yuuki, Karina, and Saki. His son and little sister figures were in danger, and he needed to save them. All of them.

Mark howled again after using the Bushmaster Chain gun to tear through another group of the Terrorists. He had been reveling in the chance to get back at the men who destroyed his home. Carl was on the radio tracking the source of the signal and directed Austin on where to go, considering they were blind to enemy positions it led them into a hostile fray multiple times.

"I got a stronger connection!" Carl said looking over a map of the City. He traced his finger and stopped at a point Austin and Mark knew well. "They're at Hoja City High School!"

Austin did a double take on that but quickly refocused himself. If they were at the school he knew how to get there. Immediately he took a left turn and after fifty feet took a right down an alleyway. Seventeen yards he slowed and made a left through a driveway before coming up in front of another Terrorist position. Mark wasted no time and opened fire quickly cutting through a third of the Terrorists.

The school was in sight. Another few hundred yards and they would be there. Austin drove through the Terrorist held position, and even ran someone over, as he focused on the rode ahead and the reassurance he was going to save his family.

Family. That word brought his thoughts back to Nonna. He needed to save her to. Fast and quick, that's what he would do. Pull up the the school, have Mark deal with any hostiles in the way as he grabbed Cody and the Girls, drop them back at base and then go get Nonna.

Austin turned the APC around the corner of the school and brought the vehicle inside the school, entering a large open area that Austin knew well. This was the area where the Joint High School Team stored their tanks while they had been stationed here. Austin had to force upcoming memories out of his head and focus on the task at hand.

Austin jumped out of the APC followed by Carl while Mark held the chain gun focused on the area where he had been firing on. Austin took out a radio and hailed the frequency, he knew the girls would be listening.

"Azusa!? Its Austin, I'm in the central courtyard with Mark and Carl! Get out here now!" Austin yelled into the radio. Not a second later did the girls plus Cody come running out of one of the buildings. Austin immediately took off towards them and embraced all seven of them in the biggest and hardest group hug he had ever been a part of.

"Austin! You came for us!" Yuuki said.

"Of course I did, I'd never leave any of you behind." Austin responded.

"Thank you Austin!" Aya cried into his chest.

"Dad!" Cody was crying just as hard as Austin tightened the hug even more.

"I'm here buddy, I'm here." Austin kissed his head and just held them. He just held them, for every moment he could get.

"Contact!" Carl called out with gun fire following right after. Everyone ducked behind the building for some moderate cover while Austin raced to figure a way to get everyone to the APC safely.

"Carl! You and me are going to provide cover fire! Girls, while Carl and I do that two of you at a time are going to run towards that vehicle and get inside. Ok?" Austin didn't need to convince them. The girls nodded and Cody put on a hard face not showing the terror he was surely feeling. Austin pulled his radio and spoke to Mark. "Mark prepare to aid in covering fire, I got the girls and Cody, they'll be coming two at a time."