Team Fortress 2: Operation Friendship

(Author's note: Hey guys, sorry for being a complete tool and forgetting about the story, I will try not to let it happen again. Also, it is worth noting that I changed the zebra assassin in chapter 5 into a changeling, because it made more sense.)

Chapter 10

Rainbow Dash looked at her teacher. She didn’t really know much about the Scout, only that he was the fastest amongst them, and that the rest of his team didn’t like him at all. He was shorter than the others, and had a much slighter build. However, she could see a determined fire in his eyes.

As she approached, the Scout began to size her up. She stood about eye level with himself, and seemed to have a slightly more athletic build than the others. She seemed the less concerned about her outward appearance, as seen by her messy mane. Her most noticeable feature however was her mane color. While the others had three colors at most, hers was a plethora of colors, a literal rainbow. Something about it made Scout want to cry. He stared at her for a moment, then suddenly said “Go do some laps”.

“What?” asked Rainbow, surprised by his abruptness.

“Did I stutter, numnuts? Do a few laps around the grounds. And run them, don’t use those wings. Freakin’ idiot...”

This sudden outburst of rudeness angered Rainbow. “Hey, buddy, what the heck is your problem?”

“Oh, what’s my problem? I get sent to freakin Fairy Land on some dumbass mission to help the happy ponies with their friendship issues. And on top of all that, I gotta train Doofus the flying dumbass!”

This infuriated Rainbow. “What did you just call me, punk?” she said, taking an aggressive stance.

“Doofus the flying dumbass.” he repeated, getting closer to her.

“My name. Is Rainbow Dash.” she said in a dangerously low tone.

“Well Rainbow Dummy, do your freakin’ laps!”

Rainbow had reached her breaking point, and was about to buck Scout in the face when a small voice stopped her. She was put here on orders from the Princess herself to help defend the kingdom, and here she was acting like a filly over some insults. “Equestria needs me, and if that means dealing with jerks like him, I’ll just have to take it.” she said to herself. She backed off and began to trot around the castle grounds.

“What the hell is that, moron? Faster!”

Rainbow muttered to herself and broke into a full gallop. After about twenty minutes of running around, the Scout motioned for her to stop. “Huh. Not bad kid, not bad.” She was panting heavily and was very thirsty. The Scout opened his bag and produced two red cans. “Whats that?” asked Rainbow.

“This is Bonk, just about the best freakin thing in the world.”. He popped the tab on one and gave it to her. “Drink up, pal”.

She picked it up with her mouth and took an experimental sip. It tasted like a mixture of urine and copious amounts of sugar. She spit it out almost immediately and began coughing and gagging. “How the heck do you drink this stuff?”

“What, you don’t like it? First you don’t eat meat, now you won’t drink Bonk. Freakin ponies don’t appreciate nothin.”

“So what’s next?”

“Stand over there.” said Scout, indicating a small patch of dirt. Rainbow did as he said and went to the spot. Without warning, the Scout threw a baseball at her, which collided with her head.

“Ow! What was that for!?” she yelled indignantly.

“You’re supposed to dodge it moron. How the hell do you expect to fight if you can’t dodge an attack? Now try again, and this time, don’t stand around like a dumbass.” He threw several more baseballs at her, almost every single one hitting their mark.

“Quit it!” shouted Rainbow.

“Whassamatter, did I break somethin’? You gonna cry now? You gonna cry? I dare ya, rage quit. Come on, make us both happy.”

Rainbow had had enough. “I.Said.Stop!!!!” she shouted . She charged at Scout and bucked him in the chest before he could react. He fell over backwards with the wind knocked out of him.

He stood up. “You just made the biggest mistake of your life, pal.” He jumped at her, fists swinging wildly attempting to hit anything they could reach. He landed several more punches on her face before she kicked him in the stomach. The Scout bent forwards and Rainbow was worried for a second that she had actually hurt him. Then, without warning, he jumped and tackled her to the ground. He had her pinned down and was about to land a final punch to her face, when he was pulled off by a large, bearlike hand.

“Scout! What is the matter with you?” Exclaimed the Heavy. “Are you trying to anger big white pony?”

“She hit me first!” replied Scout angrily.

“No! You were throwing those balls at me!” said Rainbow.

Big Macintosh, who had been following Heavy chimed in. “We both saw what happened from there. Now both of you better quit acting like children. We all know what is at stake here. Both of you apologize, and let’s all head on back to get some rest.”

Rainbow had never heard Big Mac speak before, other than “Eeyup” and “Nope”. His voice was deep and calming, and yet somehow commanded attention. Rainbow turned to the Scout and apologized .“Sorry.” she muttered.

Scout just grunted and walked away. He was shortly thereafter joined by Heavy, who was muttering about Scout’s idiocy. Big Macintosh followed behind Heavy and said nothing.

Rainbow felt her forehead and discovered that she had amassed a new set of bumps and bruises. She began to follow the others inside when she noticed a black object lying on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be Scout’s hat. She knew the right thing would be to return it to him, but why would she help him when he was such a jerk earlier? She picked it up and placed it on her head, and discovered it actually fit quite nicely. She yawned, and suddenly became aware of how tired she was. She then began the walk back to the castle to go to sleep.