Analysis Anarchy: The Red Spy

~Echo Nymph's POV~

Alright, let me sum up where we are. Firebrand, Mad Munchkin, AnY and I were just walking around the battlefield, talking out which class would best fit our accents, or ethnicity, until a large Earth Pony stallion, under the name DustyKatt, arrived and started attacking us.

It turned out he was wearing the Alicorn Amulet and it has bolstered his strength, endurance, stamina, chest hair and it made him sound Australian.

He scared Lightning Bliss, and I was able to scare him, but only momentarily.

With some encouragement from Keyframe and Ink Rose, the Red Team and Blu Team teamed up and gathered to team on DustyKatt at once. Unfortunately, DustyKatt didn't come alone.

An army of robot counterparts invaded the battlefield and attacked. The Red Team and the Blu Team decided to run and hide in Dr. Wolf's office, unable to think of a plan, other than wait for the wave to break.

And now, Firebrand, Dr. Wolf and I are in the basement of the shack, trying to come up with a plan against DustyKatt and the robot army.

"Sooo.... Doc. What's the plan you've come up with to get us all out of here?" Firebrand asked Doc.

Dr. Wolf looked over the map of the town. He took a breath. He had a forlorn look on his face and his aura felt heavy.

"Is something wrong, Doc?" I asked in concern.

The anthropomorphic wolf Engineer stayed quiet, keeping his eyes on the map.

"Doc, I don't know if you've noticed, but Hugh Jackman, out there, has destroyed the Respawn Generator, and his currently on his way to kill us!!" Firebrand shouted, as he paced in a panic, "We need a plan now!"

I slapped the fiery-red Medic across the face, "Firebrand, you need to calm down, or so help me, Luna, I'll do it for you! Is that clear, soldier!?"

"Yes, ma'am." He nodded.

"I have a plan." Dr. Wolf spoke up.

Firebrand and I looked at him, "What?"

"It's very risky." Dr. Wolf explained, putting the map away, "Given the alternatives, I believe it's the best chance we've got."

He walked away from the desk and grabbed his PDA.

"I want to take anything at this point." Firebrand answered.

I nodded, "I agree. Anything's better than nothing. Hits-On Attack. Bullhorn Formation. Ender's Gambit. Any of them."

Firebrand and Dr. Wolf looked at me with wide eyes. "How do you even know those terms?" Dr. Wolf asked me.

I shrugged, "What? I read."

"Bookworm..." Firebrand muttered under his breath.

"I prefer Gothic Geek or Nerd, thank you." I told him.

Dr. Wolf sighed and returned to his sentry gun, "There is little time, Firebrand. Echo Nymph." He pulled down a screen of the map, "Just focus your efforts on keeping everyone alive. Rally their spirits. Keep the robots from overwhelming this position." He packed his sentry gun into his box, "And, above all, slow Dusty down as much as possible."

"So, you're not gonna stick around to help out?" I asked.

Dr. Wolf shook his head, and packed up one of his dispensers, "Once you... If... You see the signal flare, Echo Nymph, head back in here." He looked at me and smiled, "You'll know what to do."

I lowered myself to his level and smiled with a nod.

Firebrand shook his head and exclaimed, "Wait... You're entrusting the Red Spy over me?"

I took a breath and looked at the camera with a deadpan look. I shook my head and asked Dr. Wolf, "But, Doc. What if you're not able to set off the flare? Do you have a Plan B?"

He sighed and turned to me with a sad look, "Leave behind the heavy equipment and save as many as you can."

Firebrand was taken back and speechless from Dr. Wolf's tone. It sounded like he was being serious and that this might be our final stand against DustyKatt and the robot army.

"Doc, you're starting to worry us." I spoke up.

Dr. Wolf put his paw over my right cheek, "Lead them on, Echo Nymph. I am entrusting your strength."

I placed my hand over his paw, as he exit the room and left me and Firebrand in the silence of the basement.

"Well that's not funny at all." Firebrand uttered to break the silence.

I took a breath, grabbed Firebrand's hand and made my way to the main floor, dragging him behind me, "Come on. Dr. Wolf entrusted us to keep things calm, and we're going to deliver."

Once we entered the main floor, Firebrand spoke up, "Okay, everypony. We kind of-"

However Lightning Bliss noticed that Firebrand and I were not smiling and started panicking, "Oh Luna, he's not smiling. Neither Firebrand or Echo Nymph are smiling. We're doomed! We're doomed!"

And that sent everypony into a panicked frenzy.

I rubbed my temples, while Firebrand shouted, "QUIET!!!" Everyone stopped panicking and turned to me and Firebrand. Firebrand turned to me, "Go ahead, Nymph."

I took a breath and spoke, "Alright. We have some good news, and bad news." I started pacing with my hands behind my back, "The good news is we have a plan to get all of us out of here alive... Hopefully. The bad news is we have to fight."

"Wait. Where's Dr. Wolf, Harmony?" Finn asked me.

I drew a blank, so Firebrand answered, "He's... Working on the plan to get us out of here."

"What plan?" Sweetie Bloom asked with a smile, "Hits-On Attack? Bullhorn Formation? Ender's Gambit?"

Firebrand stared at the Blu DemoPony with wide eyes, "Okay, I'm a trained soldier. How do you even know those terms?"

Sweetie Bloom shrugged, "What? I read."

Firebrand looked at me. I shrugged, then returned to the task at hand, "Anyways, Dr. Wolf has entrusted me with holding up the fort, while he executes the plan."

Sweetie Bloom frowned, while ToonKritic glared at me, "Wait, he left you in charge? The Red Spy?"

I glared back, as my blood and anger began to boil under my bones, "Yes. It's a risk, but-"

Then Thespio cut me off, "We're supposed to trust you?" He glared at me and poked my muzzle with his hoof, "But you haven't done a single thing to help either Team!"

I took a breath and waved his hoof away from my muzzle, "Excuse me, Thespio. But I was the one who assigned the Blu Team members to their appropriate classes. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be here!"

Firebrand, Finn and Sweetie 'oooohhh'ed at my burn to Thespio.

Thespio scoffed off my words and resumed where he left off, "Why, if I were in charge, I'd have us storming the halls of Muta-Zuma onto the shores of Tripoli!"

"And, just like that, we've lost the Military Bronies." Maddie spoke up.

Ink Rose glared at her with an offended look, "Why you stuck-up, half-witted-"

And the rest of the group starts fighting over who should be in charge of the plan.

I closed my eyes, trying to keep my frustration and anger in check. But, I'm having a hard time trying to keep it under control.

I'm trying my best here. How can I prove myself if everypony treats me like I'm a walking disaster, something that I'm not, or even pay attention to me??!!

AAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!

Keyframe walked over to me and Firebrand, "Fire, Nymph, with due respect, I think both Medics should lead." She assured a smile, "We know our team's the best. In fact-"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!!!"

~Commander Firebrand's POV.~

And the volcano has erupted. And now... I'm afraid.

A red and black aura surrounded Nymph's body. Her hazel eyes turned completely red. Eyebrows opened into a second pair of red eyes. Her mint green fur has turned white. Rusty red mane and tail faded to a dark purple flame. Her uniform burned into the leotard, sash and cloak from before.

Nymph's shadow came to life and morphed into solid tendrils. The atmosphere of the room turned cold and dark. It was like Nymph became Raven from Teen Titans.

Everypony stopped fighting and stared at her in fear. Keyframe and I stepped away from the angry Earth Pony-turned-Demon.

"I truly don't know what he's doing! But Dr. Wolf has entrusted me with this job! Not sure if he was being honest, but by Luna's Moon, I'm gonna make sure we follow it through, or die trying! IS THAT UNDERSTOOD, MAGGOTS!!!!!???"

Thespio and Keyframe gulped, then sulked, "Yes, ma'am."

"Remind me to never get you angry." I noted as Nymph calmed down from her outburst, returning to normal.

"And that's why she was made the Spy." Maddie smiled, pointed her rocket launcher at Nymph.

~Echo Nymph's POV.~

Finally calm, I turned to the Scouts, "Ink Rose. KP. I need you two to BONK up and move behind the robot lines to distract Dusty. Do whatever's necessary."

"You got it, Nymph." Ink Rose nodded, "I've got the BONK."

"And I've got donuts." KP smiled with a box of donuts. Then she and Ink Rose hoof-bumped, "Best job ever!"

I turned to the Snipers, "Voice. Golden. Your targets are the ones targeting Keyframe or Firebrand. Your objective is to keep them alive."

Golden nodded and smiled, "Hey. I do that anyway. Piece of cake."

Voice raised a brow, "Huh. It's kind of meta, if you think about it." Then he asked me, "Any particular reason why, Nymph?"

"Firebrand and Keyframe are prime targets, being that they're keeping everyone else from dying." I explained.

Keyframe glanced at Firebrand and smirked, "Looks like you're finally getting the cobwebs off you Medi-gun."

"Shut it." Firebrand shot back at her.

I turned to the DemoPonies, "Sweetie Bloom. AnY. You're mid-range. You two do the most burst damage. If anything gets close to you, use your melee weapons whenever you can for the speed and health boosts."

Sweetie Bloom smiled and drew her claymore, "Yay! Stabby!"

She swung her sword, almost hitting AnY's head. AnY quickly stepped back and ducked his head.

He glared at her, "If we die..."

"Then it's your fault." She finished casually, then making her way to the exit.

AnY grabbed a bottle of what looked like cider, "Give me a second." He started drinking the entire bottle. His cheeks blushed hot pink and he threw the bottle onto the ground, breaking the bottle, "Okay. I am ready!"

He drew his shotgun and joined Sweetie Bloom. Curious, I picked up a piece of the bottle, that still had a bit of liquid on it. I sniffed the piece, then licked the liquid. My eyes widen in surprise.

Does he know?

I shook my head, returned to the matter at hand, and turned the Soldiers, "ToonKritic. Mad Munchkin. You're long-range. You do precise area damage at a distance. I need you two to bottleneck the groups, before they get close. Light those tin-cans up."

Toon nodded with a smile, "You got it." He loaded his rocket launcher and narrowed his eyes, "This time... It's personal..."

Maddie raised a brow at him, "And are you going to fight with or without aim-bot this time?"

Toon glared at the Scottish Soldier, "Oh, come on! I'll have you know I know exactly what I'm doing this time." He assured, "I got better... Ish..."

Maddie shrugged and made her way to the exit of the shack, "Well, you're more competent than Thespio, so... We're not entirely doomed."

Thespio heard her words and glared at her, offended.

"Don't start it, Mr. Edgey!" I scolded at Toon before he started talking. Then I turned to the Heavys, "Silver Quill. Lightning Bliss. You're keeping the perimeter. Any bot that tries to break off, turn them back, or turn them to scrap."

Silver Quill smiled at me, "Oh, hey. I understood that reference." Then he turned to Bliss, "Come on, Cutie McSlaughter."

Bliss looked uncertain. So I spoke up, "Silver. Due to her size, Blissie is less durable than you are. Keep her safe by absorbing as much of the damage as you can. Okay?"

Silver glared at me, shaking in anger, "Urge to hate... Rising..."

Bliss smiled, "Aaaww! My hero!"

She threw her arms around the large Hippogriff, then leaped onto his back. Silver smiled and grabbed his mini-gun, "Fading..."

"Hi-ho, Silver. Away!" Blissie called.

Silver made his way to the exit, "Okay, don't push it."

Then I turned to the only Pyro, "Eliyora, we need to keep you from front line fighting as much as possible. Since you're the only Pyro, we can't afford to put Firebrand and Keyframe in too much danger. I need you to check for Spybots and support everypony with air blasting as much as you can." Then I raised a brow, "Can I trust you to go safely nuts?"

Eliyora looked at me in confusion, speaking as if she's never heard the word 'safe' before.

I sighed and translated, "You can burn the robots, but not us."

Eliyora smiled, "Oh. Of course you can trust me, Nymph." Then made her way to the exit, "But I'm not making any promises."

"That's fine." I answered. Then I turned to Thespio, "Thespio. You and I are gonna target the giants. Since KP and Ink Rose are gonna distract DustyKatt, it falls under us to slow them down." Then I asked, "How are you at disguising as one of the enemies?"

Thespio smiled. His eyes went blank and started moving his body stiff and robot-like, with a robotic voice to match, "Bleep-boop! I am a robot! All your base are belong to us. Maggots."

Ink Rose giggled. Eliyora face-hoofed with a sigh. Firebrand was lost for words.

I smiled, "Good enough... I guess." Then I turned to Finn, "Finn, I need you to-"

Finn cut me off with a smile, "Way ahead of you, Harmony." He turned to his already-built dispenser and sentry gun, "Dispensers and sentries ready at the checkpoint. Ready to hold the line."

Suddenly, his PDA started playing the tune of Bob the Builder. Finn checked his PDA and frowned at me, "Sorry, Harmony. Change of plan. Looks like the Doc requires my gear elsewhere."

Then he packed up his equipment, "Oh well..." He picked up his things and left the shack, "At least after this, I'll have some guns to go with my sword."

I was lost for words, "Okay then..."

I closed my eyes and started rethinking my plan to hold the fortress.

~Commander Firebrand's POV.~

With Finn needed elsewhere by Dr. Wolf, Echo Nymph looked a little lost. She closed her eyes and just stood there. I'm not sure, but she looked like she was in a state of panic, and closing her eyes must be her way of coping.

Apart from that little outburst, Nymph acted like a calm and collected general. Like Commander Shepard from Mass Effect, or that guy from Full Metal Alchemist.

ToonKritic waved his hoof over Echo Nymph's face, "Echo Nymph? Hello?" He lowered his hand, "I think she's asleep."

KP picked up a stone, "Does anyone mind?" Then she smiled, "Well, I guess not."

The blue Pegasus threw the rock at Echo Nymph. To our surprise, within a swift motion, Nymph caught the stone and opened her eyes to glare at KP and Toon.

Her eyes turned red again, "I was thinking, thank you..." Then she cleared her throat, "Alright, change of plan. With the Engineers out of commission, we have limited access to ammo and health packs." She turned to me and Keyframe, "Medics get priority on health packs..." She turned to Silver and Bliss, "Heavys get priorities on ammo."

Silver smiled, "Yay."

"Alright. That covers everything." Nymph summed up, "You guys have your orders. Now let's get out there and show DustyKatt what we're made of!"

"Yes ma'am!" Everyone answered with a salute and left the shack.

Of course, Keyframe and Thespio were staying behind, getting their weapons ready and whispering to each other.

As if she could hear them, Nymph walked over to them, "If you two are done firing blanks at each other..." Then she turned into her demon form again, "GET OUT THERE!!!!"

"Yes, ma'am!" Thespio and Keyframe answered and dashed out of the shack.

~Echo Nymph's POV.~

I took a few breaths and calmed myself down from my outbursts.

Once I calmed and returned to normal, I turned to Firebrand, "Promise to remind me to never get that angry again, Firebrand." I rubbed my arm in discomfort, "I hate that side of me and it hurts to shout."

"I'll try my best." He assured me, readying his Medi-gun. Then he raised a brow at me, "You seem to know quite a bit about military strategy. Are you a trained soldier? If not, have you ever thought about joining?"

I shook my head, "No. And I have been given it some thought. However, I'm not an official citizen yet." Then I smiled, "But military does run in my blood. As far as I've been told, my great-grandmother, grandfather and uncles have served as Princess Luna's military. Even when she was Nightmare Moon."

Firebrand smiled, "That's awesome. That means I'm not the only Military Brony."

I smiled back, and we made our way into the battlefield. The entire group hid behind a closed door and waited until it was quite.

"NOW!"

With that, we charged out of the shack and started taking out the robot army. Each of us taking out our assigned robots and stacking on health packs and ammo.

To Be Continued...