The next day after the restaurant.

Caboose POV

 I never knew that there would be so much ketchup in a cake restaurant. Anyway I was watching the TV and the government says that I was acquitted due to the criminals threatening innocent civilians therefore making them terrorists. I don't understand what they are saying but it has something to do with me not being in trouble anymore.I had to stop wearing my armor because of the incident that happened. Instead I got this cool new clothes that Saori and Hana picked out for me. I wore a blue trench coat with a blue shirt and long blue pants I still choose to wear my helmet because it is a gift from Church and Church is my best friend. I am walking with my friends to Yukari's house because she was not at practice and we were wondering where she is. We got to close to a building that had a sign outside of it that reads "Akiyama Barbershop".

Third Person POV

Saori: I didn't know Yukari's family owned a barbershop.

Caboose: What is a barbershop?

Miho: A place where you get your hair cut.

Hana: Well let's go in.

Caboose opened the door and heard a little bell ring. He held the door for the girls who all thanked him as they went in. As soon as Caboose went inside they were all greeted by a man.

Mr. Akiyama: Hello, welcome to the Akiyama barbershop. How would your hair cut?

Miho: Actually, we are here to see if Yukari is here.

Then a women came from upstairs and they guessed that she is Yukari's mother.

Mrs. Akiyama: Oh! Are you all freinds of Yukari, well than I am glad Yukari made such great friends.

The group all smiled before Miho spoke again.

Miho: If you don't mind do you know were Yukari is?

Mrs Akiyama: We don't now but if you want you can go check her room.

Miho: Ok, thank you so much.

Mr. Akiyama: If you want a haircut can give any of you one.

Caboose: Do you do short hair?

Mr. Akiyama: Yes I do. What style?

Caboose: Short.

Mr. Akiyama: That isn't a style, what is the length.

Caboose: I don't know that, Church usually helps me with complex stuff like that.

Mr. Akiyama: Do you girls know what he is talking about?

Miho: No but he has the brain of a child so Saori is the one who typically translates it for us. I would be lying to say I wasn't enjoying being a sort of mother/sister/friend to him.

Mr. Akiyama: Do you girls enjoy it?

The rest of the girls nodded in agreement with the exception of Mako who just bobbed her head.

Mr. Akiyama: Huh....ok than.

Caboose: Short hair is best hair......I think.

Miho than walks up to Caboose and showed him a couple of pictures. He looked through them until he saw a photo of military soldiers in parade.

Caboose: Oh that one, that is the haircut me and all of my friends have! Except for Carolina, she has longer hair.

Miho: Uhm Caboose, that is a military cut.

Caboose: Who would cut the military?

Mr. Akiyama: Well do you want that haircut?

Caboose: Yes please Yukari's dad!

Mr. Akiyama chuckles a bit before putting on his apron and Caboose happily sits down on the barber chair. He took off his helmet and Mr. Akiyama began to cut his hair. Meanwhile the rest of the group began to go upstairs to Yukari's room.

Miho: Caboose, we are gong upstairs to Yukari's room ahead of you. When your haircut is done you can join us.

Caboose: Ok Miho!

Caboose smiled while his hair is being cut off. After about 4 minutes of cutting the hair Caboose has his millitary cut.

Mr. Akiyama: There all done.

Caboose: Thank you Yukari's dad!

Mr. Akiyama: No problem, anything for Yukari's friends.

Caboose: Yukari is best friend with everyone else at tank team!

Mr. Akiyama: Glad to hear that.

Caboose: Oh, Church told me that after someone cuts my hair I should pay them. Where did I put my piggy bank?

Mr. Akiyama: I don't think you carry a piggy bank with yo-

Caboose: Here it is!

Caboose was holding a bright blue piggy bank that has his helmet print on it but it also had a photo on it. He shook out some money and counted it. After he is done he handed it to Mr. Akiyama. Mr. Akiyama was shocked at the fact that he has a piggy bank with him but he was intrigued with the photo.

Mr. Akiyama: Who are those people?

Caboose: They are my friends before I came here.

Mr. Akiyama: I see, were are they now?

Caboose: I don't know...

Caboose clearly misses his friends so Mr. Akiyama decided to switch topics.

Mr. Akiyama: Well Caboose, it is a pleasure to meet you.

Caboose: Nice to meet you too Yukari's dad.

Caboose smiled at Mr. Akiyama and he walked up stairs to go join his friends. He was almost at the door when he heard someone scream "After her!". He grew wide eyed and he quickly knocked on the door. Miho answered the door and confused as too why he has a worried look on his face.

Caboose: Is everything ok? I heard mean people yelling.

Than Miho understood and pulled Caboose in and showed him the recording.

Caboose: So Yukari went into enemy ship to do sneaky sneaky?

Yukari: Yep.

Caboose: Neat.

Mako: That is so much work.

Saori: Hey Caboose, I have a question for you.

Caboose: Ok Saori.

Saori: What happened yesterday at the restaurant?

The whole group looked at Caboose with a mixture of concern and interest.

Caboose: Oh that is O'Malley, he is not a really nice guy. Sometimes when I get really mad at someone O'Malley takes over my head than tells me to go hurt them. Next thing I know I blank out and when I come back too I heard O'Malley say he was done and I can have my body back.

The girls all stared at Caboose in disbelief but they knew he couldn't tell a lie like that.

Miho: Ok than...

Caboose: I know it is super confusing. I don't understand it either.

Yukari: So anyway what about Saunders?

Miho: They mostly only use M4 Shermans and we saw in the video that they are using 1 Firefly which I don't know how that is allowed.

Caboose: Why?

Yukari: The M4 is an American tank however the firefly is a British variant of the firefly. So if anything St. Gloriana should be using the firefly.

Caboose: Ohhhhh...I don't get it.

Saori: M4 is American, Firefly is British version of Sherman.

Caboose: Ohhhh, so St. Glory anna would have it because they are British.

Saori: Yes, great job Caboose.

Miho: Well that is nice, now all we have to do is figure out a strategy to counter them.

Caboose: What?

Saori: We make plan that is better than their plan.

Caboose: Neat.

Yukari: Since the Sherman has a shorter barrel than the Firefly we should focus on the firefly first.

Caboose: Sniper.

Hana: What?

Caboose: Firefly is sniper.

Miho: I think so but what does that have to do with this plan?

Caboose: If firefly is sniper than the firefly can't see behind them! Church has that kind of problem when he is scouting out red base.

Saori: Caboose, a tank can see all around them because it has multiple crew members.

Caboose: They can't see if something if its hiding.

The group waits for a couple of second to process what he said.

Yukari: Wait.....he is right.

Miho: We could use the forests and smoke shells to cover an ambush...

Saori: And since they are closer and their side armor is much weaker we can kill more of them in the confusion.

Miho: This also medicates the affect of the higher power cannon the firefly has since we are in close quarters all cannons have about the same affect.

Hana: How did we not see that?

Caboose: Da dum ching.

Miho: Caboose?

Caboose: Sorry, I hear that every time someone makes a joke.

Yukari: No not that, how did you know simple ambush tactics?

Caboose: A what?

Saori: Sneaky sneaky surprise.

Caboose: Oh I do that to my friends for their birthday. They all love surprises especially Simmons. When I surprise him he runs away screaming with delight.

Hana: That is very nice of you to do that for your friends.

Yukari: You must really love your friends a lot.

Caboose: I love friends especially Freckles, right Freckles?

Freckles: Affirmative Caboose.

Miho: Well I am glad you are a friend to us. Thanks for the help Caboose.

Caboose: Yeah! I help friends!

Yukari: Yeah. Let's win this thing for our team and our commander!

The entire group cheers for a bit before leaving the room and getting ready for the match against Saunders.