//------------------------------// // Prologue : Life on Fort. // Story: Be Careful What You Wish For... // by Dat_Swag //------------------------------// It was an average day at 2fort, the sun shined over the two similar yet different buildings, Both Red And Blu team were in spawn, readying up their equipment and Loading their weapons. Today were focusing on blu team, and one particular member of such team, the Scout. "Alright chuckle-heads who's ready to go kick some red team butt?" Scout jeered to his colleagues. "Settle down mate... we haven't even started yet." Sniper attempted to keep the scout from getting to full of himself. "Whatever old-timer." Scout just shrugged him off, "somebody's got to keep up the moral around here!" he shrugged and rolled his eyes round his head. "Mission begins in thirty seconds!" The same mysterious voice boomed from the speakers in the corners of the room. "Do you ever wonder who that is?" Engineer Spoke up, He had been sat on a toolbox looking at a blueprint for some of his machines."Some times I think if its possible to escape this darn place." "Dangerous thinking that mate." Sniper pointed to the Engineer with a bullet that was pinched between his index finger and thumb. "Beside who would wanna leave this place?" Soldier decided to poke at the conversation "Plenty of food, Good teammates, no death... uh, technically." All the other team thought he was going to continue but he didn't, he just, stood there with his mouth wide open as if he just blanked out. "Mission begins in ten seconds!" The voiced boomed from the speakers again, breaking the silence. "I guess you're right, why would I want to leave here?" The engineer laughed to himself, "I'd be back after the next day from missing you guys." Engineer stood up and picked up his tool box, and readied himself to run out the door, as did the others. "5!" Everyone tensed, they wanted to be faster then the red team. The other four seconds passed and the team ran out the door. Scout was first naturally and he then proceeded out of the base, he passed the snipers overlook and onto the roof of the bridge, good thing to, an enemy sniper was only just coming out of the doorway to the other base's overlook and served a painful justice of a baseball bat whacking him right across the face and killing him from contact. But of course, a red soldier turned the corner and fired to rockets right at him, Scout being caught by surprise. Scout blinked and re-opened his eyes to the spawn room of blu base,"AAH FUCK, GOD DAMMIT!PIECE OF SHIT!" Scout continued to cuss. "What the bloody hell's got into you mate?" Sniper went up to scout, he had just re-spawned from going face to face with a demo-man, he gripped his hands on Scouts arms and shook him, trying to get some sense into him, "Oh... Sorry, I've been a bit really fucking stressed lately, what with my mom 'going out' with that dick scumbag red spy," Scout shook clenched his fist and then punched one of the lockers. "Oh, that..." Sniper rubbed the back of his neck, "yeah that sucks." "I just wish I could escape from this place man, I'm sick of it, I'm sick of all the violence and crap man!" Scout was seeing rainbows, "I wanna settle down, start a baseball team with some kids from back in Boston, or something else man! I just need something different..." Scout had calmed down, and sat on the bench next to the locker,face in his hands. "What kind of talk is that from the same tosser who couldn't wait to go out their and kick the shit out of some red wanka?" Sniper sat next to Scout, hand on his shoulder, doing his best to keep the Scouts spirits high, It seemed the team was doing well considering no one had re-spawned except them, since the mission start. "Now come on ya' looney, I'll cover you in and out of the red base and spy should be in there to lend you a hand to capture the Intel." Scout stood up, Picked up his scatter gun and walked to the overlook with sniper. "Maybe you're right, Snip's" Scout stopped just at the door way to the overlook. "Okay! Wait till I get into position, when I wave my hand you run for the other side!" Sniper Motioned a practice wave with his hand then slid on his left thigh to the cover of the overlook, after quickly setting up and taking a shot. He waved his hand to Scout and he ran out of the doorway fast as lightning, he Jumped to the roof of the bridge, ducking under the rocket of a headless soldier thanks to Sniper. Scout slipped into the other base and cracked the skull of a red Pyro too slow to find out what was what before it was to late. Scout turned the corner into corridor leading to the intelligence and was greeted by a sentry, it fired a rocket and he jumped back around the corner, not a moment to soon. he leaned with his back against the wall. "Yo! Spy you here?" Scout blatantly just said, he didn't want to alert the reds that there was a spy nearby. "Right behind you." Spy Growled, Scout jumped and turned to his colleague, Scout saw the grin on Spy's face that quickly faded into his normal serious business face. "You got to stop doing that to me man!" Scout complained to Spy's Down right rude appearance. "What are you whining about? I'm here am i not?" Spy continued to just stand there, flipping his balisong knife with his hand. "Anyway, What seems to be the problem?" Spy simply just asked. "Gotta sentry right ahead." Spy pointed around the corner. "And what do you suppose we do?" Spy flicked his cigarette away and received another one from his disguise kit. "Well... Obviously, I create a distraction, and you go sap its wires dry!" Spy took a long puff on his cigarette and blew it into Scouts face, Making him cough. "And what do we do about the engineer?" Spy said as he heard a wrench hitting some metal. "we wait till he goes into his little hiding spot, when he's drawn out by your sapper, I'll take a few pot shots at him, when he turns around," scout made a twirling motion with his hand, "You stab him in the back!" "Good plan!" Spy complimented his colleague, "I didn't know you had the ability to think!" quickly taking back the pride he had given. Scout just shook his head bewildered and sighed. "You ready?" "But of course!" Scout took out his can of bonk and drank it all up... The plan went all as according and scout made off with the intelligence, as he passed outside again he was greeted by a Heavy, who was quickly dealt with by the Sniper. Scout continued to their own intelligence room and killed demo-man on the way through the corridors. He placed the intelligence onto the desk and the speakers once again boomed with: "Victory!" Back in the barracks Scout was heading to his room, As he passed Soldiers room he was called in for a minute for a bit of conversation. Missiles, Rocket launchers, shotguns, Ammo and a shovel where scattered round the room. "what 'cha need me for Soldier?" Scout questioned and sat on a box with his arms leaned on his legs. "Sniper told me bout that talk you had wit' him" Scout cringed, even though he hadn't mentioned it, he thought that sniper would know not to tell anyone. "He says he's concerned about you, and the team." Scout looked to soldier with a confused look on his face. Soldier picked up on his expression and explained, "Look, Kid..." Soldier sighed and took another breath. "without you, our team would sort of, well... go to shit. Who else can rush up and cap that intel fast enough so he is barley scratched?" Scout sighed, stood up. "You're right, look i know I haven't been trying my best, and that's because I lost my spark a while ago, I no longer have what used to make me enjoy beating the living hell out of some douche-bag. I lost it a while back and I was only staying here because I didn't want to leave all you guys hanging." Scout walked out of the door and went to his room. He got into bed, and forced shut his eyes till he was asleep. He has no idea where he was going to be when he woke up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is just the prologue guys don't worry, Ponies will appear in the first chapter so click ahead and read on... I really don't think this should be here but it took time to write it so here it is. Don't forget to rate and track if you are enjoying this story so far, Also be sure to mention any mistakes with grammar and spelling. Note: I'm English, so i will spell colour and other words as such as my country does. 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