Medic smiled down at Fluttershy as she carefully examined the medi-gun, asking questions about how it worked and the controls. This was his turn to train her, and he was happy to do so with such an apt pupil. However, it was plain his explanations of how the gun actually worked were going so far over her head they were hitting the moon.
Sighing, he spoke up. "Fluttershy, you're still too young to grasp the complexities of the medigun's workings, and lack the background education to understand the technicalities. Perhaps it would be best if we instead focused on how to use the medigun, rather than how one is made."
Fluttershy nodded. "Okay. How do I turn it on?"
Medic chuckled. "It's a bit more than that. First, see this pack?" He pointed to the pack he always had strapped to his back in combat. "If the gun isn't connected to this, it won't work. So don't let the cord get cut."
Fluttershy nodded. "Okay. Don't cut the cord."
He then pointed to the primary toggle on the main body of the gun. "This turns it on and off, so that the healing science energy comes out the barrel. Don't worry too much about aiming. It will automatically lock on to the nearest allied compatible heart in your line of sight, assuming they are in range."
"How does it know which hearts are compatible?" Fluttershy asked.
Medic grinned. "Remember your anatomy lessons?" Fluttershy nodded. "Remember the mechanical device attached to Heavy's heart?" She nodded again. "That device is the lock on point for the medigun. It's what allows the energy of the medigun to amplify the biological functions of the target to accelerate natural healing beyond normal levels." He then pointed to a switch on the gun. "And this switches between healing and overdrive modes."
"Overdrive?" Fluttershy asked eagerly.
He chuckled indulgently. "Yes, Overdrive. This mode releases a flood of energy into the subject, making them capable of taking much greater damage and causing healing to happen at a much greater rate. It also causes a surge of aggression, but that's a feature, not a bug."
The little filly nodded eagerly. "So what else do I need to know?"
Medic smiled indulgently. "As far as operating the medigun, that's it. All that's left is strategy in how to use it." He leaned back in thought. "There are two primary ways to use it to help the team; nearly all other strategies are variations of these two methods. The first is to wander around the battlefield to find those who are injured and heal them. But-"
"But wouldn't that leave you really open to enemy fire?" Fluttershy asked curiously, remembering Soldier's nearly constant yelling about 'taking cover'.
The healer's grin was wide enough to eclipse his face. "Exactly! If you aren't careful doing that, you'll end up dead before you can reach an ally in need. The second strategy is referred to as the 'pocket Medic'."
Tilting her head in confusion, Fluttershy glanced in the saddlebags Engineer had designed for her - sewn by Spy and Pyro - to hold her equipment. "I don't think you'd fit, Daddiem," she commented in confusion.
Medic tilted his head back as he laughed. "No, not like that! It is a metaphor, Fluttershy." He thought for a bit. "How much in the way of details do you remember from your first battle?"
Fluttershy shuddered a little. "All of it," she whimpered, as the image of all of her family slowly being cut down, pinned, and almost slaughtered still haunted her. It was one thing to know, intellectually, that death wasn't permanent in the fortress, even with seeing how it happened. It was quite another to get past the emotional pain of seeing those who were so greatly enjoying cutting her family down. Heavy's pained voice calling out 'Doctor!' still woke her shivering some nights.
Medic quickly scooped her up in a tight hug. "There, there, Fluttershy," he whispered, comforting her. "Don't fret, don't cry, the pain will pass in time." He held her like that until her shivers stopped and she nuzzled his chest. "Do you remember how my counterpart - the BLU me - was fighting that day?"
Fluttershy sighed. That part wasn't as painful, since there wasn't any actual killing happening there, as the BLU Medic hadn't done any killing and the BLU Heavy hadn't actually hit anyone. "Umm...he was staying close to the BLU Big Daddy, and...that light coming off him was the Overdrive?" At Medic's nod, she continued. "He kept him in Overdrive, staying close behind him...using him as cover?"
"Exactly!" Medic proclaimed. "Well deduced! The second method, the 'Pocket Medic', involves choosing one fellow mercenary who is able to both deal and take large amounts of damage and staying behind them so that they absorb damage meant for you while you keep them in Overdrive...staying in their back pocket, as it were."
Fluttershy nodded. "And that way, any injured allies come to you, instead, where the Overdrived ally can protect them as well!"
Medic applauded. "Well thought!" he proclaimed, setting her down.
She glanced at the Overdrive switch. "The BLU's have the interface devices, too, right? Why doesn't the medigun lock onto them?"
"The two teams use a different frequency," Medic explained.
"Could you find the other team's frequency?"
"...yes...why?"
Fluttershy tilted her head in thought. "Well, if pumping energy into the device and the subject amplifies healing and restores strength...couldn't draining energy out of it slow healing and weaken strength?"
"Draining the health right out of them?" Medic concluded. "In theory, yes. In practice, without somewhere for the extra energy to go, the medigun explodes. I tried that once."
"What if you hooked the medigun's exhaust to a different energy based weapon? So that the drained energy was immediately released in an attack? Like Mama's air gun?"
Medic raised his hand as he opened his mouth, about to explain why such a thing wouldn't work...and paused. "...well I'll be..." he muttered. "Why did I never think of that? I will need to speak with Engineer about designing such a system." Leaning over, he stroked Fluttershy's head. "Well done, little one."
Fluttershy smiled happily, leaning into the caress.
"And I have a surprise for you." Reaching into a compartment in the lab. "Since you've been such a good student, I think you're ready to try out what you've learned." He opened the box, revealing a miniaturized version of the medigun and connected pack, small enough for Fluttershy's frame...and with a hoof grip.
Fluttershy gasped. "For me?" she asked, awed.
Medic grinned widely. "Consider it a late birthday present," he said, hugging her. He then helped her situate it to her back. "Now, the smaller size means it isn't as efficient as mine, and the Overdrive won't give as big a boost...but you're far more maneuverable than I, so I'm sure you'll be able to figure something out." Once it was strapped onto her, he stood up with a wide grin. "Now it's time for the practice round Soldier's insisting we do now to keep our skills up after our 'shameful performance' on your birthday. We've divided up into two teams. Since you'll be Medic for one team, we've added a rule that Medics - that will be you and me - aren't valid targets, so no attacking us."
Fluttershy giggled. "We still get to attack, right?"
Medic laughed. "You've gotten vicious, little one. I like it!"
The teams had been divided rather evenly. On Fluttershy's team were Heavy, Pyro, Spy, and Sniper. On Medic's team were Soldier, Demoman, Engineer, and Scout. Once the teams were divided and separate bases had been proclaimed within the fortress, the practice battle commenced.
While at first it seemed rather even, with both sides taking hits and/or casualties as they fought, balance started to sway towards Fluttershy's team. Not only was Heavy constantly in Overdrive, but there was no sign of Fluttershy.
Eventually, it looked like Scout would sway the balance as he snuck up behind Heavy, determined to get a one hit kill by bashing his head in from behind. Unfortunately, he hadn't taken one thing into account. Heavy's pack looked full...but he'd only brought Sasha, using his own fists for Melee. He should have wondered what else was in the pack.
As he came up from behind, the pack unzipped from within. Fluttershy popped her head out and threw one of her Butterfly knives, catching Scout right in the eye.
Fluttershy (headstab) Scout
Giggling, Fluttershy ducked back into the pack. Her medigun was braced between her own body and Heavy's back, locked in Overdrive and switched on, so it was always pumping into Heavy. She also had her frying pan - a gift from Demoman - and her butterfly knives. She took being a 'pocket Medic' quite seriously.
Hehe, "Pocket". Oh, now the image of a pocket Fluttershy came to me.
Oh fu—Hnnnnng!
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ha ha ha.........
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Now that was adorable
oh my Fluttershy sure is sneaky and vicious while being freaking adorable
4790068 THOU HATH DOOMED US ALL!! Hnng-
Cause of death : diabeetus caused by small Pegasus
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAhhah ah ah ah..... ah .... ah.......................my heart...... *dead*
Now we need something whacky... THE POOTIS BIRD
QUESTION: Will she have her own Taunt Kill?!
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Depends. What is Taunt Kill?
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You mean you NEVER taunt killed in TF2 or even played the game?! Oh man, a taunt kill is a what it is, you taunt someone and IF they're unaware, it kills them! Lemme post a video example of it:
For example, Heavy taunt kills by pointing his fingers like a gun! If an enemy is within range of that finger, he dies! Sniper taunt kills with his bow by shafting the enemy with an arrow... .... .....
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As it says in the story description, never played the game, so most game specific mechanics won't be incorporated.
4790294 Then it's my mistake for not reading the description!
Ha! Pocketshy! I have one(it's one of those toys with a clip atached to its head)
Rainbow Dash's fighting style would be akin to Scout, Pinkie Pie would either take on Soldier, Heavy, Pyro or Demo, but knowing her, well... yeah. Twilight would most likely learn Sniper, Rarity would learn Spy and Applejack would be Engi. At this point, Flutters fighting style might as well be a mix between Spy and Medic.
http://youtu.be/9uqSaoVG7B4?t=27s
Gray Mann's Reaction
4790319 He never played the game! He said so to me moments ago!
I have a feeling that BLU team will get wrecked the next time they attack.
That imagery is adorable!!!
When the time come when flutters leave the tf guys, can it be like this video I found?
This fan fic is amazing!!!! keep on writing!!!
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In the game, you can taunt your enemy which plays an animation that leaves you wide open for several seconds (fatal in a game as hectic as TF2). A "taunt kill" happens when you taunt with a certain weapon. The character performs a long animation that, if someone is in the right spot (normally standing right in front of them), instantly kills them no matter how much health they have. It's impractical at best in a real game, but if you get a legitimate taunt kill (by tricking your opponent or otherwise getting one without them LETTING it happen), you get huge bragging rights.
Demopan?
Ahhhh, a new chapter. I completely understand the reasoning behind the number of training chapters, and in all honestl,y I'm more interested in what could happen in other situations than training.
Flutters seems to be quite intelligent, thinking of something Medic nor Engineer thought of before.
Also, that literal pocket Medic thing... too bad the Ăśbercharge, the actual one, is not working this way in the game. Oh well, this is a story.
Keep writing, update more often!
-Zeph
So is a literal pocket medic?
Reading these chapters never ceases to bring several smiles to my face.
Hahahahahah oh fluttershy a medic ..i fangirled?!?!!!!!!!!!!!
My life is complete XD
4790127 IM IMMUNE TO CUTENESS!!!!!!!?
But sadly i have type fluttershy diabetes. ...........
Darn it, why does there have to be waiting for something this good!?!
Scout got pwnt
Ah, she's coming into her own. Things can only get better from here.
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That video was too cute!
4790908 and with a touch of saddness.
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Exactly.
4790585 I've seen that video way back when. Right in the feels
This chapter, like the last ones, was both funny and adorable
Fluttershy's getting more devious and brilliant than before
I understand what you're trying to say here but I feel as if the sentence seems... Incomplete. Either that or I've just never heard of this phrasing before, it's happened before.
So Heavy now has a (temporary) 'razorback shield' like the Sniper does but instead of just protecting against backstabs by stunning, it protects him by unexpected... BUTTSEX! Or just pans and knives to the face
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Oh, whoops.
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*heart explodes again* well thats eventful * falls over dead*
Hm, reminds of of this little Italian fellow and his 'gun'.
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Heal and hurt features included.
Flutters can't snipe, but she could still do a jarate capet bombing...
Also, flutterknight, just picture her useing thtre stare after a few decapitations...
Fluttershy should be a half and half medic spy, able to heal and facestab any spies... and scouts... and be the ultimate troll...
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If a Demo Knight can exist than a Medic Vamp isn't that ridiculous. It should totally be a real TF2 thing.
Oooh, even got an idea how it could work. You drain health till you fill a bar then you can do something like a Cow Mangler shot. You could even cause damage to yourself if drain too far past a 100% kinda like the Beggar's hurts you for loading too many shots.
I think fluttershy's wings could be put to full advantage here. If she were hooked up to her own respawn, she'd be able to flutter around the battlefield healing in tiny bits and occasionally attacking from nowhere- like a combination between Medic, Scout and Spy.
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I vote for switchblades in the wings, followed by a terminal case of snickt-hug.
Cute and funny.
I simply cannot wait for the other ponies reactions at seeing her like this.
I'm breaking down
Fluttershy will bring a whole new definition to the term "pocket medic"
i'm working on a little chapter for soldier, i do want to remind you that im horrible at writing though.
If you have a Fluttershy in your pocket, then Pain and Death cannot touch you.
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Link me to a G-doc when it's finished. You never know, it might pass muster.
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ENEMEY POWERED DEATH LASERRRRR!!!