Long Live Ironblood: Benchwarming

Surprise Gift

As soon as the commander makes his way out into the streets, he comes close to collapsing after what Eugen did, only for someone to catch him.

"Commander? You look like you've seen Hitler's ghost!" A familiar voice asks. "What happened to you?"

"Eugen happened..." The commander mumbles as he recollects himself and turns to whoever caught him. "Thanks Scharnhorst."

"No need to thank me, Eugen can be a pretty rowdy girl." Scharnhorst replies. "What'd she do to you?"

"She broke my chair." The commander says.

"Scheisse you must be joking!" Scharnhorst replies.

"Well I don't really have too much time to talk, cause I gotta buy a new one." The commander says as he rushes off, leaving the battlecruiser somewhat confused. "That old chair was a pretty old one anyway." He says to himself as he heads into a store and buys a replacement. "I didn't expect the box to be so heavy though..."

"Need help commander?" Gneisenau asks as she walks over to the commander.

"It's alright, I got this." The commander replies, but his legs betray his words as he suddenly falls over, and Gneisenau catches the box before it falls.

"Here let me carry it to where you need." Gneisenau says as the two head back to his office. "Bismarck, is everything okay in there?"

"Yes, everything is alright, Eugen was teasing the commander a little bit." Bismarck replies as the commander brings out the replacement chair and takes a seat at his desk.

"This one's definitely better." The commander chuckles to himself.

"I don't know how you sat in that old thing for so long, my butt was feeling sore after an hour!" Bismarck says.

"You just get used to it." The commander replies as he leans back and relaxes while Bismarck relaxes on the couch. They're about to doze off when suddenly explosions can be heard the office is rocked!

"What the hell?!" Bismarck shouts as she and her commander are jolted onto their feet. "Is someone bombing our base?!"

"Wait! Outside!" The commander shouts as he and Bismarck head to the window. "Those were Royal Navy bombers!"

"Let's head out and see if everyone's okay." Bismarck says as she and the commander rush out to see if everything is alright, and smoke appears to be coming out of one of the buildings.

"Wait... That's the dorms!" The commander shouts as he and Bismarck rush in where they're greeted by U-556.

"I just looked about the whole building, I can smell smoke coming from one of the rooms!" U-556 quickly says.

"Which room?" The commander asks.

"Room 251." U-556 replies.

"Wait... That's..." The commander trails off as he and Bismarck realize who's room that belongs to.

"TIRPITZ!!!" The two scream as they rush upstairs and into Tirpitz's room. Once they throw the door open they see that Tirpitz's room has been battered by whatever the Royal Navy dropped, but Tirpitz is nowhere to be found.

"Schwester?! Where are you?!" Bismarck calls out, and eventually they find Tirptiz, thrown into a corner by the explosions and in a daze.

"Ooohhh... Look at all the beautiful snowflakes..." Tirpitz mumbles, clearly dizzy.

"Tirpitz, are you okay?!" The commander asks as he and Bismarck help the battleship get back on her feet.

"Ugh... What in the world happened?" Tirpitz asks back.

"The Royal Navy decided to leave you with a special "present" of some sort. They bombed your room." The commander replies.

"Ugh... Do I have a target painted on me somewhere?" Tirpitz mumbles. "I swear the Royal Navy seems to like using me for bombing practice or something."

"I doubt you do but those tea swigging bastards won't get away with that." The commander says. "I hope this will make Hipper feel hipper now that we've finally decided to strike back."

"I'm sure it will. I'll give the command to mobilize." Bismarck replies.