Analysis Anarchy: The New Red Spy

Narrator's POV.
Okay... Take the next left on the right desert dune and you shall see the sign of our base of operations. This must be it.

Doesn't look like much, to be honest. But, I guess appearances can be deceiving. Time to enter the town and find this 'Dr. Wolf' and 'Commander Firebrand'.

Oh, hey there. Pleasure to meet you. My name is Apple Frost. I came to Coal Town, because I found some of the citizens missing from Ponyville, and I was curious. Upon the wall of SugarCube Corner, I found this hiring pamphlet for Blu Team members. It said that if anypony is interested, come to Coal Town and speak to Dr. Wolf and Commander Firebrand.

Now, I'll be honest, I've never played Team Fortress 2, and probably never will. But I have my share of knowledge and talents. Who knows? Maybe a Bat Pony might have what they're looking for.

I enter the town, only to be greeted by screams, crashing and fire. Obviously, somepony has ticked somepony off and is now paying the price.

"Um... Hello? Excuse me?" I tried to call to the Ponies that passed me, trying to get their attention.

"I said I was sorry! It was supposed to be a joke!" A red and black Pegasus stallion, dressed as a Blu Soldier, shouted as he ran past me.

"Come back here, you edgy pillow of feathers!" A blue Earth Pony mare, dressed as a Red Soldier with a familiar red and green plaid scarf around her neck, shouted after him, stopping just in front of me.

She was a blue Clydesdale mare with a light grey blaze, socks, forearms and underbelly. Her mane and tail were a dark greyish blue and looked similar to Hagrid's hair from Harry Potter. She spoke with a strong, familiar accent.

Oh, yeah! She's Scottish. The Pegasus stallion must've made fun of her ethnicity.

Not cool...

"Um... Hello, Miss?" I tried to speak up, but she was already gone.

There was an explosion, and something large was about to fall on top of me. I quickly took a step back and the object fell in front of me.

It was a large Hippogriff male. With his bird-half resembling a bald eagle and his pony-half of an average brown stallion with a lighter brown socks, underbelly, and a well-combed silver tail. His pony half must be Earth Pony. He stood a few inches taller than Big McIntosh, but still shorter than me. Light greyish-violet eyes, and he was dressed as a Red Heavy. His Cutie Mark was of a silver feather quill.

Wait, I've heard of this guy. Silver Quill! He goes through so many antics in Ponyville, and yet is a punching bag for karma. How's he still alive, I'll never know.

"Hello? Mr. Quill?" I spoke up, extending my hand to the Hippogriff.

With a sigh, Silver Quill picked himself up, "Geez. That's the fifth time that propane tank exploded!" Then sulked, "And I didn't even touch it!"

"Mr. Quill?" I asked, tapping his shoulder with my hoof.

"Not now, KeyFrame." He retorted, his back turned to me, then thought for a second, "Wait. When did you start calling me, 'Mr. Quill'?" He turned to look at me and stared.

"Hi." I waved with a shy blush.

"You're not KeyFrame." He noted.

I sighed, "No. I am not." Then asked, "Can you help me find Dr. Wolf and Mr. Firebrand? I'm here to apply for the Blu Team."

Silver Quill smiled, "Oh. You've come to join our little, dysfunctional group, eh? What made you think you have what it takes?"

"I'm tougher than I look. If that's what you're implying." I answered in a deadpan tone, then regained myself, "I just happened upon this pamphlet in Ponyville..." I showed him the scorched piece of folded parchment, "And thought I'd give it a look-see."

"Well, I'm kinda glad you're applying." He smiled at me, "We could use a Thestral in our group."

"Bat Pony. Thestrals can only be seen by those who have witnessed death." I corrected, flapping my bat-like wings and pointing at my slit-pupil eyes in emphasis.

Silver Quill just shrugged, "Po-teh-toh, po-tah-toh." Then he placed his claw over me shoulders, "Firebrand and Doc are just this way."

With that, the Hippogriff lead me to the back of the town, toward a ran-down shack. Inside was a Unicorn stallion and an anthropomorphic white wolf discussing something. I believe I heard them talking about recruits and who to choose and not to choose.

Welp... That made me extremely nervous...

The Unicorn stallion's fur coat was a light brick red with nearly white socks and forearms. His cloven hooves were a maroon color. Mane was two shades of a blonde color. His mane was slick back, a milder style compared to Doctor's. His leonine tail was thicker than Rarity's and Twilight's. Almost similar to Shining Armor's tail. And his eyes were a shade of gold.

He wore a Red Medic's lab coat and pack. So, I was guessing he was the Red Team's Medic.

The wolf stood about a few inches taller than Apple Bloom. His fur was as white as the snow with light grey paws. Light blue eyes with deep understanding, and yet a strong form of authority. He wore a uniform similar to the Red Engineer. So, he must've been the Red Team's Engineer.

I narrowed my eyes at the Unicorn stallion. I recognized him as one of the Chief Officers of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard. Head of the Forward Operating Base in the Badlands, if I recall.

The two saw me and Silver Quill enter the shack and turned to us. Silver Quill cleared his throat, getting the wolf and Unicorn's attention.

Commander Firbrand's POV.
Dr. Wolf and I were just discussing what to do with GibbonTake's resignation as the Red Team's Spy. When Silver Quill cleared his throat to get our attention. Dr. Wolf and I turned to the large Hippogriff.

Dr. Wolf gently smiled, "Hello, Silver Quill. Can we help you with something?"

"Actually..." Silver Quill paused, rubbed his chin in thought, "I have found someone who wants to apply for the Blu Team."

"For the final time, Silver. We're NOT switching you! You're the Red Team's Heavy for a reason!" I told him sternly.

Silver Quill shook his head, "Not me this time. She just showed up."

"She?" Doc and I repeated in confusion.

Silver Quill stepped aside, revealing a tall Thestal mare standing behind him. She timidly waved at the Doc and I with a small smile. Dr. Wolf and I stared at the Thestral wide-eyed and surprise.

The Thestral was as tall as Princess Luna. Her fur coat was ravenette with indigo socks and underbelly. Her short spiky mane, tail and membranes in her wings were pastel green. Her hooves were an obsidian black. Behind a pair of black-rimmed glasses, were a pair of hazel-green eyes with narrow pupils. Her Cutie Mark was of three purple wisps in a patch of indigo darkness and a Celtic crescent moon.

(A combination of https://derpibooru.org/1756351?q=artist%3Ahioshiru%2Cprincess+luna and https://hioshirunsfw.tumblr.com/tagged/derpfest)
(The Bat Pony)

"Uh... Hello. You two must be Firebrand and Dr. Wolf." She spoke in a clear British accent, "My name is Apple Frost, and I hoping to apply for the Blu Team."

"Apple Frost, huh? Does that mean you're related to the Apple Family?" I asked her, as the thought came to me.

Apple Frost scratched the back of her head, "Yeah. Applejack's father is my uncle. I was named after both my great-grandmothers."

"Do you have any experience with Team Fortress?" Dr. Wolf asked.

The tall Thestral thought for a second, "Well... No. But I've watched a lot of videos on YouTube, to understand the game and its characters. Does that count?"

I raised a brow, then asked, "Can you name the nine classes?"

"Let's see..." She started, then answered with a smile, "An Engineer builds. A Demoman demolishes. A Sniper focuses. A Heavy defends. A Scout moves. A Pyro burns. A Soldier fights. A Spy infiltrates. And a Medic... Heals, basically."

"Whoa." Silver Quill smiled, "That's quite deep." Then he asked, "Where did you learn to speak like that?"

Apple Frost just glanced at him.

"Do you know what Team Fortress is?" Dr. Wolf asked me.

"It's a team-based, Multiplayer, First-Person shooter PC game from the Valve Corporation." She answered. Her smiled faded, as clarity brought her down, "You don't have anything for somepony like me, do you?"

With a sad and honest look, Dr. Wolf answered, "I'm sorry, Miss. Frost. But we're looking for applicants that have played the game before."

"And just knowing about the game doesn't quite cut it." I added blatantly.

Apple Frost nodded, then lowered her head, "I understand." She gave us a small smile, "Thank you for your time, Gentlemen. I'll show myself to the door."

Apple Frost's POV.
I turned and left the shack, leaving Silver Quill, Dr. Wolf and Firebrand. As I made it half-way through the base, I heard a voice shout, "Watch out!!!"

I looked and a rocket flew toward me and hit me, blowing me into the air and toward one of the roofs. Acting on instinct, my wings opened and I landed safely on the roof. But there was a large burn mark on my upper arm. And it bruised.

"OW! Son of a motherfucking piece of shit! That fucking hurts!" I cursed under my breath, rubbing my arm.

"Oh my gosh!" A tall Unicorn mare shouted in worry, as she ran up to me.

Her fur coat was a dark orange color with white forearms, socks, blaze and underbelly. Similar to Applejack. Her eyes were an emerald green. Cloven hooves were a dark orange color. Her curly mane was a ginger-red color and her leonine tail was a centimeter thicker than Rarity's tail.

She towered over me, nearly the same height as Princess Celestia, and wore a Blu Medic lab coat and belt.

"Are you hurt?" She asked me, extending her hoof to me.

"It's okay. I'm fine." I assured her, giving her my hoof and helped me up, "This happens to me more than you think." Then I tilted my head, "What happened?"

"Oh, well... I was aiming my crossbow at Voice, but I guess Toon got in the way and clashed into me." She explained, then frowned, "I guess the safety wasn't on and his rocket launcher and must've hit you."

"It's fine. This isn't the first time this has happened." I assured.

The mare looked at me and smiled sweetly at me. I smiled back, then noticed something in the distance. An Earth Pony stallion, dress as a Red Sniper, was aiming his rifle at the back of the mare's head. With a swift motion, I moved the mare behind me, drew my black TT Pistol and fired it at the stallion.

Boom! Headshot!

The mare looked and saw the stallion fall to the ground. "How... How did you do that? When? Where? What?" She gasped and asked in shock and surprise.

"I saw him aiming his rifle at you." I answered casually, withdrawing my pistol, "He would have headshot you, if I didn't step in. So I got him before he could blink."

"Voice... Didn't... See... You... Coming..." The mare slowly said, with clarity evident in her voice.

"Yeah. It's the reason why Princess Luna is training me to be an assassin. Like the Shadowscales of Elder Scrolls. It's second nature to me." I nodded, oblivious to the idea that it her, "Being the black sheep, and ignored throughout fillyhood..."

She quickly grabbed my hand, "Come with me. I have an idea."

With that, she dragged me back toward the shack. Silver Quill, Firebrand and Dr. Wolf were discussing, until the mare and I came charging in without knocking. She explained what happened on the field, and that I have a talent of taking out a target without being seen. It turns out the mare's name was KeyFrame. Dr. Wolf and Firebrand were impressed with the story. And it turns out they've been looking for a new Red Spy since their old one, GibbonTake, left to become a pirate.

"Wait, wait, wait." I spoke up, "You want me to be your Spy?" My eyes widened, "I was hoping to apply for a spot in the Blu Team."

"You've shown to have the qualifications for the job." Firebrand told me with a large smile, "Played the game, or otherwise."

"You can use your talent for the benefit of your team." KeyFrame smiled.

I smiled and bowed, "Okay. I accept your offer to be the Red Team's Spy."

Dr. Wolf smiled, "Marvellous." Then he walked off to the back of the shack, "Let me get the contract, for you to sign, and we'll get you started."

"Just make sure you lose that British accent." Silver Quill told me, "It's obviously fake, and it's not working."

Everything froze around me. Voices of my fillyhood echoed in my head. My heart raced and my blood boiled. Did he just told me to lose my accent?

You... Just... Made... A... Huge... Mistake... Buckbeak!

I turned to him and spoke in a low tone, "I am not faking... I am British..."

Silver Quill looked at me with surprise, "Really? Are you related to Antony C?"

"I'm giving you a ten second head-start... Before you find out why Equestria calls me 'The Black Death'..." I warned him.

Seeing the anger in my eyes, and the tone in my voice, Silver Quill swallowed a lump in his throat and ran out of the shack.

Welcome to the Red Team, Apple Frost.