"Are you sure they're coming?" Aria asked.
"Of course! Our employer instructed me to deploy a teleporter, and they'll just come right through!" said Velvet, the team's Engineer, waving her Jag around to make her point.
"Our employer? You mean that old hag that dies every hour?" Aria raised an eyebrow, as if she actually wanted to say 'Seriously?'.
"Well, he is kinda old..."
"Mmhmm."
"...and obsessed with gravel..."
"Mmhmm."
"...and...okay, I see your point..."
"Hey uh, I have a question," said Sonata.
"What?" Velvet and Aria asked simultaneously.
"Teleporters have an entrance and exit, right?"
"Of course, they do!" Velvet and Aria stared at each other when they answer simultaneously.
"Then, if the exit is here," Sonata pointed in the general direction of the active, whirring teleporter, "Where's the entrance, and who built it?"
Both of them opened their mouths to answer again, but no words came out. They stared at each other again, trying to formulate an answer.
"Urgh, goddammit Sonata! How can you be so dumb yet so logical at the same time?"
"Yeah, like that one time she asked why a hacksaw's called a hacksaw if it's used to saw and not hack. Honestly, that was a little creepy..." Velvet involuntarily shuddered as a mental picture of Sonata holding a bloodied hacksaw, laughing like a lunatic, came into her mind.
"So, when are they coming?" asked Sonata. As if on cue, with a flash, a teenager, like everyone else at Teufort, with purple hair stumbled through the teleporter. From the badge on her top and the Vaccinator in her hand, it was obvious she was a Medic.
"I would say 'speak of the devil', but I don't think a disorientated girl in a lab coat, tights and boots is considered a devil," Velvet remarked.
"Uh...what's...what's this about a...a...devil...is...he real?" the girl shook her head vigorously to clear her mind, and spoke in a clear, Manechester accent, "Uh, good day to you! I'm GAH!"
Before she could even finish her introduction, another girl came through the teleporter. However, it was less of a stumble and more of a charge. The girl had green hair that was more unkempt than Mystery's. Her taste in clothing was somewhat similar, minus the lab coat, plus the ammunition belt. An Iron Curtain landed with a big 'Thud!' next to her, while she landed on top of Mystery.
"Ughh, god..." the new Heavy Weapons Specialist, or Heavy, dragged herself to a nearby bucket and promptly threw up in it.
"Blergh...that...that was...one wild ride...which really, really sucked..." her mumbling echoed metallically inside the small bucket.
"Erm, you have to excuse her," Mystery stood back up and dusted off her lab coat.
'So now we have an English Medic and a Heavy that threw up going through a teleporter...Nice...' thought Aria.
"Oh god...oh god..." the Heavy got her head out of the bucket, her face just as green as her skirt, "Never...again..."
"Anyways, I'm Mystery Mint and that's Cherry Crash."
Cherry groaned and collapsed onto the floor, "Mystery...I need...need...your healing magic...again..."
Mystery sighed, "Alright, but let me say something first."
"What?"
"I told you so!"
"Hey! That didn't happen!"
"Yes, it did! Dazzle-pants! You said you didn't want to go to Las Pegasus! And as soon as I turn my back on you, you carjack a..."
"Uh, excuse me ma'ams?"
Adagio and Rainbow turned to the source of the voice, which happened to belong to a girl with fucshia hair that was unusually well-groomed. The sniper rifle she held was just as unusual, it was long and had ornate carving all along the body. There was monocle-esque sight, a laser sight attached under the barrel, and a curved stock with a golden recoil pad.
"I was told to report to the one in charge when I get to Outpost Four Niner Foxtrot," said the girl.
Adagio and Rainbow looked at each other.
"Who are you?" Adagio questioned.
"Fuchsia Blush, I'm your new Sniper."
The two girls looked at each yet again.
"Umm, I don't remember AJ telling us about new arrivals..."
"ADAGIO!!! RAINBOW DASH!!! FRONT AND CENTER ON THE DOUBLE!!!"
"Well, shit in a handbasket..."
"Come on, Gay Pride, let's see what's this all about."
"Real funny, Beehive."
"It's not even a Beehive, fucktard!"
Fuchsia watched as the two walked off into the fort, bickering all the way.
"Really wish my friends were here right about now..."
"Yeah, that's better..."
"Now...what have we learned?"
"Don't eat snacks immediately before going through a teleporter..."
"Good," Mystery nodded, and deactivated her Vaccinator, "Well, now that issue's been settled, now we wait for the others."
"There's more coming?" Aria and Velvet asked simultaneously, yet again.
"Oh for god's sake, we have to stop doing that!"
"I second that notion."
"I'll...just pretend that never happened. Yes, there's still more coming. They're still being briefed by our employer."
"And knowing that old guy, it could take up to a week, maybe two weeks, it may go as far as a month," A noticeable frown crossed Aria's face as she blatantly reduced the positivity of her comment.
An awkward silence soon followed.
"So, anyone up for some chess?"
"Hurry up! This ain't no ice cream social! Even Derpy understands 'on the double' better than you two."
"Ice cream social? Is it summer already?" Derpy ran off to find a calender.
"Applejack, aren't you going to get her?" Rainbow asked.
"Quiet you two. Now, does any of you want to guess why I gathered you here today?"
"Is it because the war is now over and we're being sent home?" Adagio asked, her words dripping with sarcasm.
"That's exactly it, Private Dazzletoes, war's over. RED won and yer the big hero, we're going home and a parade will be held in yer honour. Ah get to drive the float, and Derpy is in charge of confetti."
"Apple Jackass, I'm no stranger to sarcasm."
"And I'm no stranger to insults! Shut your mouth before you get a face full of buckshot!"
"It hurts the first few times, but you'll get used to it," Rainbow whispered to Adagio.
"Now the real reason why I gathered y'all here today, there are new arrivals coming to help us."
"Great...rookies..."
"As if we're any better, Rainbow 'Professionalism' Dash."
"They should be...arriving within a week, or two."
"Permission to speak freely...ma'am..." Rainbow reluctantly uttered.
"Permission denied!"
"Permission to speak freely, ma'am."
"Permission granted."
"Why does the tone-deaf girl get to speak freely?"
"I didn't grant you permission, Rainbow Dash."
Rainbow responded with a annoyed grumble.
"You know, Adagio. Every minute AJ spends in this fort, she sounds less like herself and more like a drill sergeant."
"Rainbow Dash..." Applejack glared at her, and turned to Adagio, "Anyways, what is it you wanted to say?"
"Who in the world made you the leader? No one said you'd be ours!"
Applejack pursed her lips, "Then go on! Gimme some input! Who d'ya think should lead the team?"
"I vote the Medic for leader!" Derpy exclaimed, popping out of nowhere.
"The shy girl afraid of her our shadow, really?" Adagio raised an eyebrow.
"I'm on nobody's side here, but a Medic is not the best choice fer a leader."
"Says the Engineer..."
"Say that again, to the muzzle of mah Frontier Justice!" Applejack raised her shotgun to Rainbow's face.
"I think I already built up a resistance to pellets, about 20% I think."
"Maybe it should be the one who kills the most enemies," Adagio suggested, "Erm, scratch that..."
"Actually, that's not such a bad suggestion. Derpy! Check the records."
Derpy pulled out a clipboard, which she happened to have for some reason, "Well girls, that'd be the girl with the poofy hair!"
All eyes fell on Adagio, "Hey, I swear that was an accident..."
"Oh, so you 'accidentally' removed the one advantage we have over the other team?" Applejack asked suspiciously, narrowing her eyes.
"Okay, two things. One, how was I supposed to know that those bombs were made from depleted uranium? Two, I didn't 'remove' the advantage, we still outnumber them 5 to 4."
"Actually, it's 6 to 4. One of our new arrivals just...well...arrived..."
"Rainbow Dash, did I say you could...wait...they're coming already? Why didn't you say something?"
"If you had granted me permission to speak freely, I would have!"