//------------------------------// // Scream Fortress // Story: Team Friendship 2 // by Carnival //------------------------------// The Medic didn't know what grabbed him, or what could be big and vicious enough to drag him out of the wagon like that. Either way, he found himself unable to breath. Something wet and furry was blocking his face. It reminded him of how sometimes after they would win a match, Heavy would drag him into this big bear hug and- "HEAVY HAS FOUND HIS MEDIC." Oh, so it WAS the Heavy. Medic relaxed a good deal after realizing that it was his close friend and not some vile monster from the forest. Medic pushed himself a way and stared up at the hulking beast of a stallion, mouth wide. "Wow... you are... massive..." "Yes, Heavy was massive before he was pony." "Indeed you were, mein freund! You have no idea how happy I am to see a teammate... I vas nearly jumped in zat wagon..." Heavy stood over Medic easily, sheilding him from the rain. Medic lifted his medigun with his magic and aimed it at the Heavy, just because that's what he's used to doing. "Aren't you cold? You don't need to stand over me like that." "Heavy will protect Medic." "I'm not a child, I can stand ze rain!" "The rain is cold." "Zen we can build an umbrella! We are surrounded by massive canopy leaves!" Medic hunched down and stared at the foliage around them. He took ten canopy leaves, and tied them together with vines. He mounted them on a thin branch, like some kind of umbrella. He shuffled out from underneath Heavy, levitating the umbrella above himself. Heavy grabbed Medic's coat with his teeth. He pulled him onto his back, and Medic held the umbrella over the both of them. Junebug poked her head out from the wagon and gasped at the massive stallion before her. Medic waved slightly and said, "It vas fun riding with you, but I think I vill be fine now!" Junebug nodded hastily, while jumping out of the wagon and quickly pulled it in the other direction. Medic laughed to himself, holding the umbrella higher above the two of them. "Onwards mein large freund! Ve have a team to find!" ~~~ "So you... DON'T want me to get Ms. Pauling?" "Naw. Ah guess you could ask her if she wants tah help, but don''t force her." Scout snickered, and leaned against the tree. "No one can make Ms. Paulin' do anything. She's the toughest one of us. Other than Pyro that is, who's actually a girl. Did you guys know that? Pyro's been a lady this whole time." Sniper and Engie's eyes widen in shock, unaware of that little fact. "Didn't they not want female mercs to work with us since we're uh... not the most 'stable' team of guys around?" Rainbow frowned at them, unsure of what they meant by that. "Unstable? What do you mean, unstable?" "We aren't decent people, Sheila." "Didn't Demo try to do somethin' with a woman while drunk and now he's a registered sex offender or somethin'?" "Hell if I know." "And you probably belong in prison." "OI." "Well, you do." "You're a bunch of no hopers. Twinkle toes, lesbian horse, whateva your name is, we ain't the prettiest fish in the school. That's all I gotta say." Rainbow scrunched her face at Sniper's comment. "What is a lesbian, and why do you guys keep calling me one?!" The three mercs stared at her awkwardly, glanced at each other, then back at Rainbow. "Oh honey..." ~~~ "So yer sayin... we're stuck as little ponies for a while?" "Until we find a way to kill ze wizard again, oui." "Aye... tha's gonna be hard..." "Will it be? Come on Demo, I'll show you to ze castle." ~~~ "...Do you see anything yet, mein freund?" "Heavy sees rain." "...Right." Medic found a way to attatch the umbrella to Heavy's ammo belt so that he wouldn't have to suspend it anymore. He laid down on Heavy's back, his tail and mane drooping off of the side. In that moment, Medic felt peace, and comfort knowing that the massive bear-sized pony was his friend and not his enemy. "...Ze rain is nice though, ja?" "Da." He sighed, looking over into the forest. Heavy had never been much for conversation. Medic squinted his eyes and lifted his head slightly when he thought he saw someone walking through the forest a good deal away. It looked like another pony... but he couldn't make out any description of them. No, wait... there were two ponies... Three... no, four? Medic rubbed his eyes and squinted harder. The figures were gone. "...Herr Heavy?" "Da?" "I... believe I am lozing mein marbles." "We all knew this, Doktor." ~~~ Pyro grunted in annoyance, now dragging her flamethrower across the ground by her tail. She felt as if she had been walking for days now, permanently trapped in her fireproof suit... She just wanted someone to find her.. ANYONE... She hoped that her teammates were around. But how would she ever find them..? Suddenly, she remembered something that perhaps her teammates did not. She yanked her mask off once again, and unzipped her suit. Ponies don't need clothes. She left all of her gear on the ground as it would be useless with her lack of ammo, and took a moment to appreciate her gorgeous fiery cutiemark. Pyro jumped into the nearest tree, carefully making her way to the top. She wished she had something left in her flare gun to fire it off, but there wasn't. Besides, this would work just as well. She gripped onto the top branch tightly, before clearing her throat and letting out the most annoying scream known to anyone; "MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!!"