Battle Arena #7: Doomsday (Special Delivery)
Twilight Sparkle stepped off of the team RED teleporter, entering the sandy terrain of the Doomsday site for the second time. The land was…familiar to her.
Almost immediately, memories from the last Special Delivery battle began to flood into her mind. She shivered heavily as she remembered the spine-breaking impact of her body on the ground from the rocket lift after her last time here. Ever since that moment, Twilight never viewed Rainbow Dash in the same way again.
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Red Sniper left the teleporter close behind her. He jogged to catch up with her on their way to the resupply.
“You know, mate, regardless of what team you’re on, I’ve really come to envy your exquisite snipin’ skills. Most guys who lay their hands…or hooves on a sniper rifle have no idea what they’re doing. It takes years of training.” He explained.
“Yeah, well…” Twilight shrugged.
“How’d you get so good so fast?” Red Sniper asked.
“You know, I haven’t really figured that one out myself either. Prior to entering this world, I haven’t seen a gun in my life.”
“Do guns even exist in your world?”
“Well yeah, but they’re extraordinarily rare. They’re used by the Equestrian Pony Elite, which is a military division set up by Princess Celestia. They’d travel to other lands across oceans and keep order in rebellious nations.” She explained.
“Do they have snipers?” Red Sniper asked.
“I’ve been told that…”
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“Ya know; I was in the EPE!” Rainbow Dash cut in.
Twilight scoffed. “C’mon Rainbow, you’ve told me that a million times, and I’ve never ONCE seen your badge. We all still love you, so there’s no need to lie about your past.”
“I’d believe it. Skittles here could probably hit a grape from twenty football fields away with that rifle of yours.” Red Scout added.
Small talk was quickly turning into a group conversation. Soon, multiple other classes were adding their comments into the mix. The topic of discussion quickly turned from the EPE to the quality of grape-farming in southeastern Equestria. While this was going on, Twilight and Red Sniper snuck away from the crowd.
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“I’m just saying, partner, you didn’t have to come back to the BLU team.” Blue Engineer mentioned.
“Nah, I’m fine with it. I like hanging around you more than Red Engineer anyways.” Applejack responded. “Besides, if I didn’t go, someone like poor old Fluttershy would’ve had to. She’s been having a lot of problems recently.”
“Ya gotta admit, though, that gal could heal her team better than God himself. She’s been giving US a lot of problems, too.” Blue Engineer added.
Applejack chuckled. “Yep, Flutters sure does know what she’s doing. It kind of surprises all of us.”
“She seems to have quite a liking for their Medic. Looks up to him almost like a father.” Blue Engineer stated.
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The duo paused their conversation when they heard shouting coming from across the room. They turned toward the noise, and saw Blue Spy bickering with Blue Scout.
They appeared to be arguing over something Twilight-related. Applejack and Blue Engineer initially just decided to ignore it, as did the rest of the team.
Soon, however, punches started being thrown. Blue Scout sunk his fist directly into Blue Spy’s nose, causing blood to drip. Blue Spy returned the favor with an uppercut to Blue Scout’s chin, and a massive fight broke out.
Surprised, the team jumped in to try and break the pair up. The fighters kicked and thrashed wildly in their attempts to break free and wail at their enemy.
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Blue Soldier gripped Blue Scout by the back of his shirt, and held him up off the ground. He snarled at him.
“What are you maggots arguing about now?” He scolded.
“That Spy’s a freaking traitor. He revealed his OWN plan to the enemy team, which brought Twilight back to their side! We had them pinned, and now they’re back on their feet!” Blue Scout explained.
“What’s the point? We’ve been fighting for almost ten years now. Why do you suddenly have to go and ruin someone’s soul just to win one more battle?” Blue Spy retaliated.
“You’re the one who did it! I was just making sure it stayed that way!”
“At least I had the heart to make things right! You’re just a soulless little simpleton.”
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“SHUT UP!” Blue Soldier screamed. “Grow some balls, will ya? Your bickering is just dragging this team down! No one cares that Twilight is back with Red Sniper! So do us all a favor, and get your heads on straight!”
With this, Blue Soldier hurled Blue Scout over at Blue Spy. They slammed into each other, and toppled to the floor.
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“5…4…3…2…1…FIGHT!” The announcer yelled.
Caught off guard by how fast the countdown happened, the fighters on both teams rushed out of their resupply lockers. The battle began with a race for the Australium briefcase.
“Gentlemen…today, Poopy Joe will ride this rocket to the STARS!” The announcer cried.
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“Who the hell is Poopy Joe?” Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
Red Scout immediately broke out into dead laughter. He stopped running for a moment to catch his breath.
“What’s so funny?”
“I’m sorry; it’s just the way you asked that question. I dunno…I think I’m just REALLY tired today!” Red Scout explained, still laughing.
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Music: Playing With Danger (Repeat if needed)
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By the time the Scout duo reached the drop site, they were met by Blue Sniper on the other ledge. They dove to the ground, narrowly missing a bullet to the head. They then quickly got back up, and sprinted to the nearby mini tower.
The plan was to hold their ground and stay alert for when the briefcase appeared. Fluttershy entered onto the ledge shortly after they did, and began giving them small overheals with the Quick Fix.
“Hey, ya doin’ okay there, Flutters?” Red Scout asked.
“Um…yeah, I’m fine.” She responded.
“M’kay, that’s good. I’d hate to see my best buddy’s friend in pain after the last battle.” He added.
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Rainbow Dash smiled at Red Scout. Oddly, he seemed like the polar opposite of Blue Scout. He was polite to her, no matter how bad of a mood she seemed to be in. He stuck by her side, stopping at nothing to keep her protected. And most importantly, he showed caring concern for all of her friends. Blue Scout showed none of these traits.
As she was thinking this, the rest of team RED appeared on their ledge to aid in the battle. Red Pyro took an alternate route around the outside to ambush the BLU team on their ledge.
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“The Australium will be available for pickup in 3…2…1…”
Red Scout and Rainbow Dash jumped off of the ledge in tandem, preparing to grab the briefcase for their team. Just before they could, however, Blue Scout leapt in, swiped the case, and shot them both backwards with the Force-A-Nature.
“Hey, stop him!” Rainbow Dash ordered.
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The entire RED team burst off of their ledge in pursuit of Blue Scout. Team BLU did the same thing. Bullets began being fired once the two teams collided on the ground below.
Shortly after Blue Scout entered the sewer, a screaming noise could be heard, and the briefcase dropped to the ground. Red Pyro appeared from the sewer with a hidden grin on his face.
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Gunshots continued to ring through the air as the two teams beat at each other mercilessly. At random times, one teammate after another would drop dead. It wasn’t until there was one fighter standing that the gunfire ceased.
Big Mac looked around. No one was left in the area. Dead bodies peppered the ground, making it a very unpleasant sight to see. He checked his surroundings one more time to make sure there weren’t any Spies lurking around.
He turned toward the sewer, picked up the briefcase, and moved on with it.
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Big Mac was given a substantial head start. Ten seconds later, the dead majority of team RED respawned. They looked around at each other awkwardly.
“Damn, that happened so fast, I didn’t even get to yell ‘ouch’.” Red Scout muttered.
“Go, go, go! Little pony will not capture briefcase!” Red Heavy ordered.
Without another word, the team barreled out of their resupply. Red Engineer ran back in the direction of the drop site, while the rest of the team burst forward toward the rocket to prevent Big Mac’s capture.
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Just as the team appeared out from their side of the site, team BLU appeared from the other side. They reached the rocket at the same time, causing yet another massacre to occur.
Almost right off the bat, Blue Pyro leapt forward and swept Fluttershy away from the battle front with an airblast. She shrieked as she soared through the air, landing on the ground over by the central tower.
Just after this had happened, Red Pyro engaged his BLU counterpart in a direct head-to-head fire duel. The opposing adversaries shrouded each other in flames until one of them was sure to die.
Suddenly, Blue Pyro fell to the ground for no reason. Red Pyro received a message from Twilight saying that he was “taken care of”. Red Medic healed him up before moving on to the next enemy.
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Red Spy lurked stealthily behind the lines of BLU’s territory. As he observed the massacre from behind in the shadows, he turned to see Big Mac approaching the site with the briefcase.
He uncloaked, snuck up behind the buff pony, and plunged a knife into his back. In response, Big Mac toppled onto the ground with a thunderous boom. He dropped his minigun, which landed right on Red Spy’s foot.
“The enemy has dropped the Australium!” The announcer broadcasted.
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“Ow! Son of a…!” Red Spy screeched.
He pulled his foot out from under the ponderous weapon and shook it in his grip. His obnoxious outburst caused Pinkie Pie to turn around from the fighting.
“Oh no; not YOU again! Keep your pink flank away from me!” Red Spy growled.
Pinkie Pie giggled. “You’re funny! I like you!”
She prepped her flamethrower to waste away the red assassin that stood annoyed behind Big Mac’s dead body. He held his hand up in front of him.
“Please; allow me.” He insisted.
He held his revolver up to the side of his head, and pulled the trigger. Pinkie Pie shrugged carelessly, and turned her attention back to the battle.
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Upon reaching the front lines again, Pinkie Pie met up with Rarity.
“Did you get the briefcase back?” She asked.
“What briefcase?” Pinkie Pie replied.
“Pinkie Pie!!! I’m talking about the one that Big Mac dropped!”
“Oh…! Yeah, that briefcase…”
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“The Australium has returned to the drop-site!” The announcer stated.
Rarity glared angrily at Pinkie Pie. Pinkie smiled awkwardly whilst backing away slowly.
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“Move it, Skittles! Now’s your chance!” Red Scout ordered.
Rainbow Dash nodded with a grin on her face. She heeled backwards in position, and took off at full speed toward the drop-site.
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On her way there, she heard footsteps following close behind her. She turned around, and saw Blue Scout running behind her.
“Hey, Skittles. What’s up?”
“Hey! Back off before I shoot you right back to that rocket!” Rainbow Dash threatened.
“Oh, lighten up. I could’ve destroyed you ages ago if I wanted to. I wanted to propose a truce.” Blue Scout responded.
“Yeah, sure. Just get your sorry little ass away from the merchandise before I force it upon you.”
“Don’t you like me? It’s almost as if someone shoved a stick up your flank or something. What’s going on with you?”
“I like Red Scout far more than I like you. You’re selfish, cold, non-caring, and just plain-old annoying. Plus, you like my physical awesomeness more than you like my character. How do you think that makes me feel?”
Blue Scout scoffed. “What does Red Scout have that I don’t?”
“He treats me and my friends like his own family! You treat us like ragdolls that you can push around like apples!”
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Upon making this point, Rainbow Dash received an urgent call from Red Engineer.
“Where’s our Scout? The briefcase is just sittin’ here!”
“Rainbow Dash here. I’m on my way.” She responded through her mic.
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“Get outta here.” She ordered after turning off the mic.
“Well, normally I would, but I’m after the Australium just as much as you are.” Blue Scout mentioned.
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Red Engineer watched impatiently as Rainbow Dash and Blue Scout burst in through the sewers. His sentry immediately targeted Blue Scout and began to shoot him down to the ground.
“Hey, thanks, Hard-Hat.” Rainbow Dash said softly.
“Anytime, partner.” Red Engineer replied.
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Team RED smiled confidently when they received the announcement. The briefcase was now in their possession. Red Soldier and Spike gave orders to Fluttershy and Red Medic to head away from the rocket and keep Rainbow Dash covered. In the meantime, Twilight moved her scope over so that it was aimed at the drop-site exits.
The team was beginning to work with coordination. With every move carefully planned out, team BLU was going to have a hard time stopping them.
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Before the two Medics even had a chance to reach the sewer, Rainbow Dash sprinted out with the briefcase on her back. Fluttershy and Red Medic quickly focused their beams on her, giving her an overheal and picking up on her speed.
Within seconds, however, Red Medic was headshot by Blue Sniper, who was expertly hidden across the map. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash gasped simultaneously.
“Just keep moving, Rainbow! He’ll be back soon!” Fluttershy ordered.
“’Atta girl, Flutters! Love that confidence!” Rainbow Dash beamed.
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The pair sprinted at equal speed toward the rocket. Team RED had that area occupied, and was prepared to defend them to the bitter end. Red Soldier and Spike urged them onto the lift.
Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, the carrier of the briefcase, stepped onto the rocket lift. The rest of their team stayed down on the ground. If too many fighters joined them on the rise, it would only take one or two explosives to finish them all off at once. Therefore, the duo stepped on it alone.
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“Hurry! The enemy is on the lift!” The announcer cried desperately.
“Hurry up, lad! We don’t have enough bloody time!” Blue Demoman urged.
“I’m running as fast as I can! Don’t rush me along, you drug addict!” Blue Soldier complained.
“Sorry to interrupt, but didn’t you tell US not to fight back at the resupply?” Blue Spy added.
“Stop talking, Frenchman! No one asked you!” Blue Soldier snapped.
“I hate this team…” Blue Spy muttered.
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The moment Blue Demoman made it out of the spawn region, he launched sticky bombs as far as they would go onto the rocket lift. A couple of them missed, but a few of them landed perfectly on top of the platform.
“Time to wave bye-bye, ya little pieces of dead scum!” Blue Demoman whispered with a smile.
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Rainbow Dash stood at the edge of the lift, aiming down at the ground with her pistol and shooting stray enemies. Fluttershy crouched down near the middle of the lift, healing Rainbow Dash steadily and cautiously. Loud alarms began to sound as the lift climbed dangerously close to its target.
Fluttershy’s eyes widened when she saw small blue objects fly up onto the lift. They flew up over the edge, and landed perfectly on the platform in random distribution.
She began to back away slowly. “Uh…Rainbow Dash? This doesn’t look very safe to me!”
Rainbow Dash turned around, confused. She gasped in surprise when she saw the explosives.
“Aw, shit! C’mon, Flutters, jump!” She ordered in panic.
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The two pegasi leapt off of the lift just as the sticky bombs detonated. Their bodies were hurled through the sky as a massive explosion shook the rocket. Teams RED and BLU stared at the sky in awe as the two RED fighters soared away from the explosion.
Rainbow Dash smiled cheekily at the most insane moment of her life. She must look like such a hero right now, jumping off of an elevated area as a giant explosion happens in her wake!
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She prepared to spread her wings, and glide safely to the ground where she would continue to carry the briefcase. Her smile instantly faded, however, when she realized that the briefcase on her back was blocking her wings from unfolding. She grimaced as she tried to unfurl her constrained appendages.
Fluttershy gasped as she tried to do the same thing. Her oversized Quick-Fix backpack was preventing her from using her wings to fly.
What was originally a super-awesome moment turned into moment of fear and blind reflexes. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy broke out into a scream as they started falling inevitably, kicking their hooves around wildly.
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The fighters on team RED flinched as their teammates hit the ground. A repulsive cracking noise shot through their ears, causing them to flinch some more.
“We have dropped the Australium!” The announcer snarled.
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were down for the count. Team RED now had a short time to retrieve the briefcase before it got sent back to the drop-site.
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Zecora wasted no time in rigging the briefcase with sticky bombs. Just as Red Heavy was about to run forward and capture it, he noticed that it was bombarded with explosives. He stepped away, along with the rest of the team.
Zecora laughed. It really didn’t take much to keep a simple briefcase at bay. The RED team snarled.
Blue Engineer jogged forward, and built a tiny mini-sentry in front of the case. Now, instead of five feet, team RED couldn’t get within twenty feet. Bullets streamed out of the tiny automated turret, slowly decimating any fighter that stood within its grasp.
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Suddenly, every last team RED fighter that was standing in the area began to retreat. Team BLU only laughed some more. Some fighters even sported fingers on their adversaries’ way out.
“Sorry for asking, partner, but…what is the purpose there of holding your middle finger up?” Applejack asked.
Blue Engineer laughed. “It’s a form of disrespect. All we’re doin’ is just bein’ jerks to the RED team.”
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“You imbeciles! They’re heading for the drop-site to pick up the briefcase!” Blue Spy screamed.
Team BLU’s laughing suddenly stopped. Everyone exchanged awkward glances with each other. Then, they took off as fast as they could toward the drop-site.
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Team RED arrived in hordes to the drop-site area. Red Engineer turned around, startled.
“What’re y’all doin’ here?” He asked.
“Ve’re here for zee briefcase. It should appear any second.” Red Medic responded.
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Just after the response, Red Engineer was shot down by Blue Sniper. The RED steam gasped in surprise.
“Where’s Applejack?” Red Spy asked.
“On the BLU team, you bloody dolt.” Red Sniper replied.
“Oh yeah…my apologies.”
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Bit by bit, Red Engineer’s sentry gun began to get wrecked by Blue Sniper’s steady bullet spam. Team RED searched frantically for the location of the BLU assassin.
“Gee, he sure can hide.” Twilight marveled.
“Yeah, no kidding.” Red Sniper replied.
Red Heavy began spinning up his minigun, prepared for a BLU barrage to enter the area. At first, none appeared.
Red Demoman was Blue Sniper’s next victim. The search intensified as the RED team began to get frazzled by the ambush. Red Pyro, Spike, and Red Soldier ventured away from the crowd to hunt down the hiding Sniper.
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Suddenly, a devastating cloud of BLU uniforms flooded into the area. Shocked hollers could be heard from multiple RED fighters as the surprise attack caught them off guard.
Half of the RED team was immediately killed by the attack. The other half held up their weapons, and began shooting for their life.
“The Australium has returned to the drop-site!”
Red Scout and Rainbow Dash were both dead. No one on the RED team attempted to capture the briefcase, leaving it wide open for the BLU team to take.
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Blue Scout mopped up the Australium, and sprinted away with it on his back. No one on team RED tried to stop him. In desperation, every ounce of their energy was being wasted on the current massacre.
With their health on critical, Fluttershy and Red Medic both retreated at the same time. They began to heal each other to revive their own health. The remainder of team RED was terminated by Big Mac and Blue Heavy.
Freshly respawned, Red Scout and Rainbow Dash bolted out of the resupply locker. Red Scout smirked at the Medic pair.
“Enjoying the 69 over here?” He asked jokingly.
He and Rainbow Dash laughed uncontrollably. Fluttershy’s face turned beet-red in embarrassment.
Red Medic scoffed. “You two need to grow up.”
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At hyper speed, Blue Scout ran with all of his might toward the rocket. He turned his head, and observed Red Scout and Rainbow Dash running after him. They both had a Medic attached to them.
“Well, well, well! Think you can catch me?” He called.
He stepped onto the lift, causing it to rise steadily. Red Scout and Rainbow Dash leapt up as high as they could once they reached the lift, but missed the end of it by a hair. Blue Scout laughed at them.
“C’mon, Skittles, can’t you just fly up there? Use those sexy wings of yours!” Red Scout ordered.
Rainbow Dash shot him a suspicious glance. She then shrugged.
“Not sure. I don’t think that’s allowed.” She responded.
“Try it!” Red Scout demanded.
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Rainbow Dash sighed. “You ready, Flutters?”
“No…I can’t fly with my backpack on…” She whispered timidly.
“Oh, right…guess I’m going by myself!”
Rainbow Dash spread her wings, and got into her stance. Then, she began to flap them, rising up into the air at a pace faster than the lift.
Wind caused by the wing-movement blew around the dust on the ground. The RED teammates standing nearby were forced to hold their hats down by the air currents. Fluttershy, Red Medic, and Red Scout stumbled in their attempts to keep their balance.
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“Vow! She is so graceful!” Red Medic remarked.
“Graceful? Skittles is awesome!” Red Scout replied.
Fluttershy stood silently. She simply observed her cyan friend while healing Red Medic.
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Sirens began to blare once again as Blue Scout approached the top of the rocket. Team BLU fighters began to flow into the area, prepared to supply him with backup. He laughed.
Suddenly, he received a tap on the shoulder. Confused, he turned around.
Before he could even comprehend who it was, he was slammed in the face with the unforgiving, cold metal surface of a baseball bat. He flew off of the lift backwards and disoriented.
Team BLU gasped as their teammate launched through the air in their direction. He hit the ground head-first with a deafening crack.
“The enemy has dropped the Australium!”
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Rainbow Dash stood at the top of the lift with a smile on her face. She twirled her bat in her hoof as the platform began to descend back to the ground.
“Home run, sucker.”
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Boggled, team BLU stared at the fallen briefcase for a moment. Then, Pinkie Pie hastily picked it up.
“Come on, guys! We need to get this thing to the rocket!” She commanded.
The team unanimously agreed. With Pinkie Pie as the leader, they began to run in a large group toward the lift.
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Red Medic gasped in surprise. He called up to Rainbow Dash. “Rainbow! Vee need to retreat! Zey are coming in large numbers!”
Panicked, the RED teammates on the ground began to run away at full speed. Rainbow Dash followed close behind once she realized what was going on.
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Seventy-five percent of the BLU team hopped onto the lift, with Pinkie Pie as the carrier. The lift began to rise once again.
Once the group of teammates were out of harm’s way, they turned around to peek at the rocket. A massive horde of BLU fighters occupied the area, making it nearly impossible for an attack.
Suddenly, Red Medic smiled as an idea popped into his head. He turned to Fluttershy.
“Ms. Fluttershy, remember what vee told you earlier vhen you vere going to zee rocket vith Rainbow Dash?” He asked.
“Um……” Fluttershy stuttered in response.
“You’re never supposed to step on zee lift all at once!” He recalled.
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Rainbow Dash and Red Scout stared at him in confusion.
“What now?” They asked simultaneously.
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“Ms. Fluttershy, let us both use zee Kritzkrieg! If vee Uber Red Soldier and Spike, vee can obliterate zee entire BLU team!” Red Medic explained.
“Oh gosh, I don’t think I can use the Kritzkrieg again after what happened at the Basin. Plus, there’s no way we can build one in time for them to reach the top.” Fluttershy replied doubtfully.
“Zhere’s no need for zat! Just svitch to zee Kritzkrieg, and follow my lead!”
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Music: Faster than a Speeding Bullet (Repeat if needed)
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While the Medic duo was switching weapons, Red Scout and Rainbow Dash called over their headsets for Red Soldier and Spike to report immediately. Upon arrival, the Scout duo explained their plan to them.
Red Medic and Fluttershy ran out of resupply about a minute later with Ubersaws in their grasp. Red Medic guided Fluttershy into the enemy territory, ignoring the group that was standing right there.
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The duo traveled deep into BLU’s side of the facility. Fluttershy began to get nervous, so Red Medic had to calm her down again.
The rocket lift was only a quarter of the way up. With almost ten fighters standing on it at once, it was apt to move very slowly.
“Okay, now repeat after me.” Red Medic began.
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He walked up next to Blue Sniper, who was standing idly near a corner while scoping up on the rocket lift. He took out the Ubersaw, and cleared his throat.
“I’m going to saw zhrough your bones!” He yelled, thrusting his saw into Blue Sniper’s chest.
Blue Sniper was stunned. Red Medic then yanked the weapon out of his adversary, causing him to be killed instantly.
Red Medic was now at a full Ubercharge. Fluttershy gasped slowly in fascination.
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“Zat vas called a ‘taunt kill’. If you do it right, it’ll put you at a full Uber. Try it!” Red Medic explained.
“But…who do I do it on?” Fluttershy asked.
The duo began to look around for a distracted enemy to do the taunt on. Over by the resupply entrance, Blue Soldier could be seen arguing with Blue Demoman.
“Try it on von of zem. I’ll keep you covered.” Red Medic suggested.
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Like a Spy, Fluttershy tiptoed ever so quietly toward the fighting fighters. She snuck up behind Blue Demoman, and pulled out her Ubersaw.
She turned around nervously toward Red Medic. She looked like she was about to retreat.
Red Medic smiled and gave her a thumbs-up. She gulped uneasily.
“Um…I…I’m going to saw through your bones!” She exclaimed, shoving her Ubersaw forward.
The blade pierced through Blue Demoman, and went right into Blue Soldier. Both of them were stunned.
Fluttershy then removed the weapon with as much force as she could muster. The saw ripped out of the BLU fighters, causing them both to collapse to the ground. Fluttershy was now at a full Ubercharge.
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Red Medic applauded. “Excellent job, Ms. Fluttershy! I am envious!”
Fluttershy blushed slightly. She then descended the stairway, and met back up with her comrade. They ran as fast as they could back to their base.
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The lift was now two-thirds of the way up the rocket. Once again, the sirens began to blare loudly. Red Soldier began to bite his nails.
“Where are they? We’re going to run out of time!” He asked.
Right on cue, the Medic duo arrived from the BLU base. They both wore content smiles on their faces as they met up with the Soldier duo.
“Did you get the Ubercharge?” Spike asked.
“Vhat do you zink?” Red Medic replied. He latched his beam onto Red Soldier, while Fluttershy latched hers onto Spike.
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Music: Intruder Alert (Repeat if needed)
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“There’s no time to lose! Let’s go give them hell!” Red Soldier cried.
The group began to advance into the rocket area. As soon as the mob of BLU fighters noticed them, they began to fire rapidly.
“Now! Deploy them!” Spiked urged.
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Red Medic and Fluttershy simultaneously set off the Kritzkrieg Ubers. Immediately, Spike and Red Soldier were shrouded with crits.
“Charge!” Red Soldier yelled.
He shot off one rocket toward the lift. The BLU attackers gasped as the projectile flew right at them. Upon impact, half of them were annihilated. Screams of panic began to fill the air around them.
Pinkie Pie was still alive, with Blue Medic as her healer. Big Mac waved a hoof at them.
“Go you two; jump off the lift! You need to stay alive!” Big Mac ordered.
Dismayed, the duo obeyed Big Mac’s commands. The remainder of the BLU team stayed on the descending lift to fend off Red Soldier’s crit-rocket-rain.
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Spike saw Pinkie Pie and Blue Medic trying to retreat with the briefcase. He pointed his scaly finger in their direction.
“C’mon, Fluttershy! They’re getting away!” He announced.
Spike and Fluttershy bolted off after the BLU duo with their crits as Red Soldier and Red Medic stayed behind and attacked the defenders with THEIR crits. The defenders’ efforts were in vain as each incoming rocket took out another teammate.
Soon, with little to no effort given, the rocket lift had been completely wiped out. Red Soldier slapped hands with Red Medic.
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Meanwhile, Spike and Fluttershy chased after Blue Medic and Pinkie Pie. Once they turned a corner behind a large boulder, their adversaries came into view.
Without speaking, Spike shot off a rocket. It flew toward Pinkie Pie, and destroyed her in one hit. Blue Medic stopped in his tracks, and took out his syringe gun.
“Don’t move! I vill fire! Stay back!” He threatened.
Spike scoffed, and shot off another crit rocket. The projectile hit Blue Medic, ripping him apart. His syringe gun flew through the air, and hit Fluttershy in the head. She flinched.
“The enemy has dropped the Australium!”
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After clearing away the rocket site, Red Soldier and Red Medic jogged over to their location to help them guard the briefcase. Red Medic smiled.
“I’m proud of you, Ms. Fluttershy.” He complimented.
Fluttershy smiled warmly. She looked down at the ground.
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Since the entire BLU team had been killed in the rocket attack, no one respawned fast enough to claim the Australium briefcase. In little time, it returned to the drop-site for the third time.
“C’mon, guys, let’s go pick it up.” Spike suggested.
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Music: A Little Heart to Heart (Repeat if needed)
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By the time the group had reached the drop-site, they had met up with their entire team. Red Engineer sat behind a new level 3 sentry with his feet propped up against his dispenser. Once they walked into sight, the team began to cheer and clap.
“…What..? What’s all this?” Fluttershy asked in confusion.
“We’re applauding because of what you did back there, guys! That’s a really impressive feat for just four fighters!” Twilight stated.
“Why didn’t you follow up there to help us?” Red Soldier asked.
“Well, we heard you had a plan, and we didn’t want to get in your way.” Red Engineer answered.
“Da, so we decided to protect briefcase!” Red Heavy added.
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The warm reception was put to a halt when the team realized they still had a battle to complete. The fighters exchanged glances.
“Well…Red Scout, would you like to do the honors?” Red Spy asked.
Red Scout rubbed his chin. “Ya know, I think I’m gonna let Skittles take this one. She really blew my mind today.”
Rainbow Dash turned to him, and they smiled at each other for a few seconds. She stepped up onto the ledge, and grabbed the briefcase.
“We have taken the Australium!”
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“Gentlemen…today, we take this place for ourselves! Let’s launch this rocket!” Red Soldier announced.
The RED team cheered once more, and began to run after Rainbow Dash and Red Scout to the rocket. Fluttershy latched her beam onto Rainbow Dash, and began to lead the pack with her and Red Scout. Red Engineer picked up his sentry gun, and followed his team at the back of the pack with it. It was time for one of Mann Co’s biggest offensive movements.
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Team BLU respawned in bulk back in their resupply. Half of their jaws were wide open while trying to comprehend what had just happened. Blue Scout face-palmed.
“Alright men…this is our last chance. Let’s take this one back!” Blue Soldier yelled.
Without a word, the BLU team burst out of their resupply. Blue Medic equipped the Kritzkrieg, and began to heal Blue Soldier.
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Music: MEDIC! (Repeat if needed)
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Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy leapt up onto the lift, causing it to rise once more. Red Engineer put his sentry down on a high ledge near BLU’s side of the facility.
The entire team set themselves up near BLU’s side for defense while their two teammates rose on the lift. Said teammates, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, searched around frantically in a constant check for clearance. Another set of sticky bombs would be…unappreciated.
Red Demoman laughed maniacally as he placed sticky bombs of his own right outside the spawn exits. Although the practice was highly frowned upon, it was an essential tactic to keeping the place clear of enemies.
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His first victims were Blue Scout, Blue Pyro, and Pinkie Pie. More BLU fighters poured out of the resupply before Red Demoman could replace the stickies. Before he knew it, he was killed by Big Mac.
“Watch out! Incoming!” Spike hollered. His team acknowledged the warning, and got into ready positions.
Soon, fighters at the front found themselves in dire situations as the BLU barrage arrived once again. At first sight, Red Sniper and Twilight began firing bullets at a steady rate.
They were landing constant body-shots, which resulted in the weakening of the victims. The only headshot so far was made by Twilight, and had killed Blue Demoman.
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Blue Medic separated from his team, and started beating Spike with an Ubersaw. Spike flinched.
“Ah..! Ow! Hey, what are you doing?!” He demanded.
“Getting payback! Take zis, dragon!” Blue Medic cried.
Spike started shooting rockets, but could not hit his target with the small blast radius. The saw impacts were disorienting him.
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Soon, Blue Medic managed to kill the dragon Soldier with his melee attacks. He was now at full Ubercharge from the strikes.
He aimed the beam at Big Mac, and deployed his deadly Ubercharge.
“Attack! Leave no mercy!” He screamed.
Big Mac opened fire on his monstrous weapon. Crit bullets sailed out of his minigun, causing a devastating rain of pain to anyone who stood in its way. He aimed the weapon up at the rocket lift.
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Suddenly, for an unknown reason, Rainbow Dash started taking lethal damage. Blood started spraying all over the platform as she cried out. Fluttershy shrieked, startled.
“Rainbow Dash! Step away from the edge!” She urged.
The health from her healing as well as the health from the rocket was not enough to keep Rainbow Dash alive. The crits quickly bogged down on her, causing a messy death. The lift immediately began to descend.
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“Ms. Fluttershy! Grab the briefcase! Ve’re losing precious time!” Red Medic called up to her.
Without question, Fluttershy picked up the briefcase in her hooves. In response, the lift began to rise again. She was now the only one on the platform.
Big Mac aimed his weapon back down on the ground, and continued peppering crits upon the RED team. One by one, fighters began to drop without a sound.
Red Engineer, being the only survivor not on the lift, whipped out his wrangler. He aimed his sentry gun over to Blue Medic, and pressed the button. Bullets and rockets began manually firing from his sentry, aimed directly at the enemy.
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Blue Medic tried to run, but was quickly beaten down from Red Engineer’s sentry control. The Texan laughed evilly.
Suddenly, a knife was sunk into his back. He hissed softly, and collapsed to the ground. Seconds later, sappers were placed on his sentry.
Rarity immediately recloaked. She brushed off her knife.
“Sorry about that, darling.”
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Fluttershy was now the only one left. The time before her team respawned would be the difference between victory and defeat. She ducked down on the platform in an effort to avoid taking fire from the ground.
The lift had reached the top of the rocket. Slowly and ponderously, the warhead began to twist its cap off. Loud alarm sirens began to blast through everyone’s ears.
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“C’mon, men! Run for it!” Blue Soldier ordered.
Desperately, team BLU began to make a mad dash for the ramp. The ramp led up past the rocket, and right onto the lift’s top level. Fluttershy whimpered.
As soon as they were at a high enough elevation to reach the pegasus, they started shooting everything they had. The warhead finished setting, and began to rise steadily, revealing a small compartment of which to place the briefcase.
Fluttershy felt her health beginning to fall as she lunged for the compartment. Team BLU fighters were attacking relentlessly in a last-ditch attempt to put the pegasus at bay.
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With her last shrivel of health, Fluttershy placed the briefcase inside the compartment. The warhead closed, and the rocket took off.
“Success! We have delivered the Australium!” The announcer cheered.
Team BLU immediately threw their hands and hooves into the air as the rocket left the earth. Spectacular trails of fire covered its wake as it soared through the air.
Suddenly, the rocket veered off to the right and crashed into a radio tower on team BLU’s side of the facility. Everyone flinched at the magnitude of the explosion.
“Oh no…gentlemen, this never happened.” The announcer stated.
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Team RED had won the battle. All of the dead fighters respawned once the rocket had exploded. They cheered, and ran out of their resupply in great joy.
The lift began to descend with Fluttershy on it. She stepped off of it lightly, dusting her hooves as she did so.
As soon as the team reached the rocket site, they crowded around the timid pegasus to start congratulating her. Red Medic burst through the crowd, picked her up, and held her close.
“Ms. Fluttershy…zat vas amazing. I am so…SO…proud of you. You are zee most incredible fighter I’ve ever seen.” He stated.
Barely letting him finish, Fluttershy dove in to kiss Red Medic on the lips again. Team RED cheered as loud as ever as their Medics engaged in passionate activity.
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After thirty seconds, Fluttershy suddenly pulled away from Red Medic. She gasped.
“Oh my…I’m sorry…I wasn’t thinking again…” She stuttered.
“Don’t vorry about it! Zhere is nozing wrong vith doing zat. No von is judging you!” He responded.
To prove his point, he leaned back in, and kissed Fluttershy back.
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Both teams waited patiently for this to be over. After what seemed like fifty years, the couple was ready to begin the team scramble.
To everyone’s surprise, the teams remained exactly the same. The only one to move was Rarity, who transitioned from BLU to RED.
“Seriously, what is the point to this anymore? The teams are barely changing at all.” Blue Scout complained.
“No one asked for your input, madam.” Blue Spy snapped. All the fighters on both teams began to laugh heartily. Blue Scout grumbled.
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“Alright, so I was told that the next battle would be Capture the Flag.” Blue Soldier announced.
“What’s the map, mate?” Red Sniper asked.
“They didn’t tell me. I guess it’s classified.” Blue Soldier answered.
“Well, I guess we just step on the teleporter and wonder where it takes us!” Red Scout stated, shrugging his shoulders.
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The teams agreed on the terms, and walked off in separate directions. Everyone on the RED team was as happy as they could ever be. This was especially true for Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy.
To be Continued…