//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Come on, slap it now! // Story: Bloody Show Ponies! // by GentlemannlySniper //------------------------------// Twilight blinked, then let out a small giggle. "Um, excuse me?" She said, with another giggle. That's an abnormal request if she's ever heard one! "Go on! Give 'im a high five!" Scout said, with a smile. "Ya got high fives where ya come from, right?" He said, with a chuckle. Fluttershy shook her head, obviously confused. "No, we don't actually...." she said, idly circling her hoof on the ground. "C-Could you p-please show us? I-If you don't mind, that is...." She said, with a sheepish little smile. Spy and Scout looked at each other, then looked away and folded their arms in denial. "No way I'm high fivin' that backstabbin' paper mask impersonatin' rat!" "I vill not high five a little bunny rabbit!" Twilight and Fluttershy looked at each other with a worried expression, before giving of a hopeless sigh. Twilight looked up at the Spy, and nodded towards the exit. "We might as well head back and see how everyone is doing, right?" She said, with a little smile that had a small hint of concern in it. "Yeah, got'cha!" The Scout responded, as he jumped over Twilight, who ducked under her hooves reflexively as he did. She then turned around to watch him barreling down the hallway at a fast speed that could only match Rainbow Dash... That caught Twilight off guard, as she blinked at what she had just thought. There's no way they could be that similar, right? As far as she knew, Rainbow Dash could easily beat that guy in a race, no sweat! It's just not likely to beat her like that! Besides, He can't even make a sonic rainboom, and Rainbow Dash could beat him easily with that! Spy sighed, as he walked out, his shoes barely making a sound as he seemingly glided to the stairs. Twilight and Fluttershy looked at eachother, then at the scene before them. They quickly got rid of those intruders! They'll probably be carried out of here later, probably by that big guy they met with when they got here! Speaking of which, where is Heavy? Oh well, they'll find out soon enough... "Come on Twilight! We better meet with the rest of the others! I'm sure they have a lot to tell!" Fluttershy said, as she trotted off. Twilight looked back again, then nodded as she trotted up to and with Fluttershy... But for some weird reason, she smelled something...off.... Kinda smells like....copper? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Alright, am I the only one that saw a friggin' purple unicorn beat our asses in?!" The BLU Scout said, as he took off his cap and waved it around to put in more emphasis in his question. "Heavy not think that is normal..." Heavy commented, rubbing his aching head in pain. "Of course not! That was obviously their spy playing tricks on us!" The Soldier chimed in, as he took out a deck of cards and began playing with them. "Zen explain ze magic force field... Ve vere not able to break through vith our guns, and ve had Heavy zere! Sasha couldn't even break zat! I've never seen any spy be able to do zat! So vat do you think it is now, soldier?" The Medic pushed his glasses close to his face, as he leaned on the table, waiting for an answer. "Ya wanna know what I think, doc?" The Soldier said, as he played out two cards for himself, Heavy, Scout, and Spy, then three cards in the middle, to start off their poker game. "I bet..." He said, placing down a hat on the table. "That their Engineer built a teleporter that could teleport between dimensions!" He said, while everyone else 'called' with a singular hat. "And with that teleporter, he brought in something magical! And I can probably guarantee you he plans on using that magic against us!" He said, as an extra card was delt into the middle, along with the other three. "I bet that will raise ze stakes up, non?" The Spy said, as he placed down two hats in the pile of hats. "So, whatta ya think we do? Call 'em up for some kind'a tea party and then take their lil' pets or whateva' while they ain't lookin'?" Scout chuckled, as he placed down two hats in the pile of hats that began to get bigger. Heavy chuckled, as he placed down a hat that was on fire! Green flames erupted from the baseball cap. "Heavy think little pony is about friendship and magic....Vell heavy think zat friendship, is stoopid magic! Hahaha!" He said, while everyone was looking at the rather impressive hat. Soldier chuckled as he placed down another card. "Amen" He said, as he showed his cards, showing a 5 and a 6. Spy let out a sly smile as he placed down his ace and jack on the table. The Scout let out an ecstatic grin as he placed down his king and queen on the table. Heavy frowned, as he placed down his two aces. "Darn it Scout! How'd ya manage that flush?!" The Soldier said, as the Scout began pulling in his winnings "I'm jus' good at bettin' man!" He said, as he put on his new unusual backwards ballcap. The Medic sighed, as he took a seat down. "Soldier, play me some cardz, if you vould? Zis is going to be a long night for me...." Heavy let out a small chuckle, patting the Medic on the back encouragingly, before Soldier took everyone's cards and started dealing new ones. A full moon began to raise itself into the sky, high above the clouds, as midnight began to come around... ==================================================================================== "A'ight, who's lookin' after 'em tonight?" Scout said, as he looked at everyone, one by one. None of them really looking very excited about the idea of looking after two ponies... "Aye, I've got an idea!" Demoman said, as he placed his bottle on the ground. "'Ow 'bout a game of 'spin th' scrumpy'?" He suggested, with a smile. Everyone looked at eachother, then nodded in slight agreement as they crouched down and watched the bottle, as Demoman spun it. Everyone said their prayer against themselves, in hopes the bottle of fate would refuse to pick them... But the Sniper was the unlucky one to be picked by the wrath of a drunk man's bottle of scrumpy. "Ah buggah..." Scout shrugged. "Hey, it 'ain't that bad! Just give 'em like, a soft place to nap or somethin'! Ya got that in your truck, right?" "First of all, it's a bloody van, and second of all, I'd like ya all t' STOP MAKIN' FUN OF IT!" He growled. "It's th' best four wheeled device a man can ask for! It's all terrain, an' runs smoother than a bloody jeep with a good engine on it's best day!" He said, with a more excruciatingly furious growl. "Um...Is...Is something wrong?" Fluttershy interjected, sneaking her way into the conversation, causing everyone to jump in mild fright. "Jeez! Ya scared th' livin' crap outta' me man!" The Scout said, adjusting his cap which had loosened out of place. The Soldier laughed as he nudged Spy, who was sitting next to him at the moment. "So, who got here first, you or the pony?" The Spy simply sighed and rolled his eyes, as he looked towards the Sniper's decreasing rage. "Nah mate, everythin's fine...We was jus' settin arangements fer' yer new roomma-" "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, MR.CAMPER VAN!" The Soldier objected, getting up and putting his finger right up the Snipers chin. "If I knew this was about who was staying with who, I would have said 'Sign me up, scotty!' But you beat me to that! How does it feel to have a good roommate now, huh?!" He yelled, causing Fluttershy to assume the defensive position behind Scout. "Ah quit yer' moanin' already, it ain't like they're gonna liv' wit' me fer th' rest o' our lives...Jus' temporary 'til we can send 'em back, and we're rotatin' em every night anyway..." The Sniper retaliated, as he pushed the Soldier out of his face. Twilight groaned as she made it to the meeting point. "Why is there so many different paths to everywhere here?" She asked, with a tired voice. "Hallways are not problem, is small ones that Heavy have hard time fitting into that are problem... Is not good area for cowards to run away from, and hard to move in..." Heavy said informatively. "Ah would ya just pipe up n' let me jus' show th' blokes their new temporary 'ome already?! I've got a LOT t' do today, and I don't want you blokes keepin' me 'ere all night!" He said, with rising anger. This unsettled the ponies, and it unsettled them even more that everyone just seemed perfectly okay with the fact that he was unnaturally angry... Sniper let out a soft sigh, then patted Fluttershy on the head. "Come on then...I'll show ya t' yer new room I guess..." He said, as he motioned for Twilight to follow him and Fluttershy. They looked at eachother, requiring confirmation from eachother on this, and before reluctantly agreeing, they began trotting behind the Sniper in silence, as not to disrupt the Sniper's more than sensitive mood. "So, I found the playing cards, anyone wanna play Texas hold 'em?" The Soldier suggested when the trio left their presence, as he took out a deck of cards that were contained only by a rubber band. Everyone around them simply looked at each other, and let out a simple shrug. What better way to pass the night by then a good game of poker? "Ah crap, I just remembered, I lost th' chips..." The Scout said, smacking his leg in annoyance. "Heavy think we should bet with hats..." He said, with a little devilish and sly smile. This was the part where some of them backed up from the circle, leaving only the Scout, Heavy, Soldier and the Spy to play this poker game. "Alright, all in men!" The Soldier said, and then the game began... But it was only just about to end, too...