Story: Strike witches ~Unleashed~ (chapter 9)

“It will take more than that to kill Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein!!!” A large shield appeared from the huge blast as she had discarded her weapon for her scepter to increase her shield power.

“Commander Wittgenstein!?!” Heidemarie fired in the direction of the beams as she came to her squad leader’s side. The Neuroi beams stopped for a moment as it dodged the shots from the only good radar left.

“Fick, Fick, Fick, FICK!!!” The prideful girl scowled, her radar was cracked, her face and body bloodied from the attack as she still held Helmina’s hand in a death grip. Heinrike turned darkly to Heidemarie as her eyes were full of accusation under the moon’s white glare.

“Look what happened do to your personal call to some girl you hardly know!” Heinrike snatched the distracted girl’s weapon as she handed Heidemarie Helmina’s limp body.

“Get her back… if she’s not dead yet.” The blonde wiped a single tear from her eye as she flew off to cover her comrades.

“I’m s-so s-s-sorry Helmina…” The dark-haired girl raised a trembling hand at the white-haired girl’s words as Lent smiled weakly and passed out from the blood lost.

“What have I done…?”

A few minutes earlier...

High in the skies above Karlsland, on a cool dark night, Heidemarie Schnaufer focused her radar nervousness as she started to drop back from her squad members. Flying ahead of her was Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein who looked down and back between her legs to see “that girl” drift back. The royally girl looked over at Helmina Lent who just stared straight ahead. Heinrike continued to stare at her Flight Lieutenant, her face tightening babyishly as Lent finally looked over.

“Yes Squad leader?” Helmina said coolly as the pretty blonde tightened her butt cheeks at the dark-haired girl’s reply.

“You don’t have to address me like that Frau Lent.” Prinzessin said proudly as Helmina looked forward again.

“I know, but we are on a mission.” The black-haired girl reported cheekily as she had bought Heidemarie a little more time.

“Where does that girl think she’s going…? HEY?!?” Prinzessin started to complain as the dark-haired girl suddenly yanked her commander’s tail mischievously and peeled off quickly to southeast, her engines soaring through the night air.

“Get back here Lieutenant and apology right JETZT!” Heinrike yelled demandingly, revving her own striker unit as she gave chase after Helmina, who smirked in the moon light. Heidemarie smiled at her fellow pilots acting childishly as she turned her attention back to finding her.

“Are you there…?” Heidemarie whispered to the dark horizon as she gripped her heart through her heavy fleet coat and then...

“Yes Heidemarie…, I’m here…” Sanya whispered back as the Karlsland girl exhaled softly.

“How are you?” The glasses-wearing girl fell silent as she just loved hearing the Orussian girl speak.

“Commander Schnaufer? Are you ok?” Heidemarie blushed at her title as she murmured lightly.

“Please… don’t call me that Sanya, Heidemarie is fine.” Even though in all reality, they were both commander level, she still didn’t like being addressed formally by someone she’d come to think of as a friend.

“I’m sorry Heidemarie, how is Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Helmina?” The pale-haired girl asked sweetly as the white-haired girl looked out to see Prinzessin snarling after Helmina, their striker units twisting and twirling beautifully into the moonlight.

“The Lieutenant just pulled the commander’s tail and now is chasing her.” Heidemarie closed her red eyes with a chuckle as she wished Sanya could see them…., words just couldn’t explain sometimes.

“I wish I could see them.” Sanya answered lowly as she looked around to find no one.

“Sanya…”

“Hey… Sanya…?” Commander Schnaufer frowned shortly as she knew she shouldn’t ask.

“We know… you’re alone over there… and things are getting just as bad at night as they are in the daytime here… and we were wondering… if you’d like to join… the Night witches?” Heidemarie paused as what she said was true; the need for night witches was a must now and Sanya was one of the best night witches in the world. Sanya though quietly as she knew she could do more good over there, and on top of that she wouldn’t be alone

“I don’t know what to say…” Sanya smiled warmly at the thought of Heidemarie asking her to join them, but what about the others? What about Eila?

“I got you Lieutenant!” Heinrike double rolled upside-down, dropping in front of the other officer and pointed her MG 151/20 at Helmina as both Karlsland girls grinned fierily at each other. The dark-haired girl’s weapon slung down as she put her hands up playfully.

“Hab dich, Hab... dich?!?” Suddenly a small red laser beam passed through the Helmina’s chest, throwing her head down and headed straight for the blonde on the other side of her, in a two for one kill. Prinzessin’s eyes widened suddenly as her shield when up instantly, blocking the murderous beam. The Lieutenant’s striker unit died slowly and slid off her legs as she looked up sadly at her sister in arms.

“They shot her! SHE WAS UNARMED!!!”

“Prinzessin…” Blood gushed from Lent’s chest and mouth as her machine gun lifted over her head with her units down and her hands still above her head.

Her arms slowly dropped as a second beam suddenly smashed the right side the unarmed girl’s radar, jerking her head forward head.

“NEUROI!!!” The proper blonde screamed viciously as Lent fell dying to the dark earth below. Prinzessin dove down and grabbed her squad member’s hand as she fired her 20mm cannon into distance. The shots cracked through the night air as Heidemarie looked up instantly and saw her comrades fighting for their lives. Hot red beams began to fill the cold sky as Heinrike took command instantly.

“We’ve been ambushed! Incoming sniper fire, Type-S Neuroi, Lieutenant Lent is K.I.A, Heidemarie and I will engage the target.” The blonde reported into her headset, dodging around in the midnight sky as more beams followed. A massive blast roared out of the darkness as Prinzessin gripped Helmina’s hand tightly and shrieked.

“Luftwaffe für IMMER!!!” The blast consumed both night witches as Heidemarie cried out.

“HEINRIKE?! HELMINA?! NOOO!!!” Heidemarie screamed insanely before static suddenly filled Sanya’s radar…

The night air got a little colder for the Orussian girl as her eyes started to water and freeze at the same time.

“Heidemarie…?”

T.B.C?

Story: Strike witches ~Unleashed~ (chapter 9)

Chapter 9