Emotional Support Dove

The Missing Dove

It was a normal morning, everyone was up to their own business. Some were still in bed, sleeping like logs in their rooms. The house they shared was big, but it sure felt small with all the trash Scout left laying around like dust. Everyone had a room dedicated for their supplies and other shenanigans along with their bedrooms, though they were here and there, around the whole darned place. 

Scout snuggled his pillow, snoring loudly and murmuring some random words here and there. "Mmm... NoooOoooOoooOOOOoo... That's my drink... Fuckaajssbsdhc.... Jackaassss...." He lazily hit his pillow, seemingly having a wonderfully wholesome and nice dream. However suddenly his door flew open, hitting the wall so loudly it definitely woke the whole house up. 

"WhHAHHAAAT THE FUCK-?!" Scout stumbled, hitting the ground head-first. His blanket half-covered his face, and from his exposed eye he could see a figure standing in the doorway. After his eyes adapted he got confused, seeing an angry Medic looking straight at him. 

"Vhat did you do vith Archimedes?" The German sharply questioned, holding his bonesaw in one hand. "Whoa, woah, whoa, what? Chill, you probably woke up the entire Earth with that... And the bird? Now why the hell would I do anything with it?!" Scout shot up, holding his hands up defensively. Medic walked into the room with heavy steps, pointing his saw right at the other's neck. 

"Vhenever something is lost it's YOUR doing! Soldier's helmet, Spy's knife, Heavy's sandvich- vell, half of zhe time it's Engineer's doing-, and NOW ARCHIMEDES! Start speaking, Dummkopf, or vould you like to forcefully volunteer for zhe medical table?" The taller had his nose scrunched while Scout waved his hands with slight panic. "Doc, calm down! I didn't touch the bird, I swear! Seriously, douple triple swear! At least let me get dressed before we argue, jeez!" He slightly groaned, afterwards looking at the third party who just entered the room. 

"What the ever-lovin' ass wrench is goin' on here?!- Hold on, why is Medic in your room?" Engineer pointed at the two, giving Scout a chance to slip away and grab his shirt from the floor. "Engie, help! He thinks I touched his bird!" He said, slipping on the cloth. "Well, I mean, can you blame him? If it isn't you then it's no one, pretty much." The short man shrugged, getting a look of disbelief from Scout. "Come on man, I wouldn't kidnap a bird! Well not HIS bird, at least!" He gritted his teeth, feeling Medic pull him back by his shirt collar. 

"Vell, vhat vill it be? I have brand new parts from zhe market, and zhe horse heart could use a nev host." Medic, instead of having his normal smile, looked genuinely like he was going to saw off Scout's head. And let's be real, he would definitely do that with no hesitation at all. "BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!!" The boy spread his arms wide, but just before Medic could drag him out the doctor felt Engineer's hand on his arm. 

"Hey, doc, as much as I stand with you, I don't think the guy's lyin' right now. I mean come on, he looks like he's about to wet himself, I doubt he would still keep that information at this point." The shortest looked at Scout along with Medic, it was true, he did look like he was about to wet himself. The doctor grumbled something under his breath, letting go of the boy and walking away. He passed a couple others on his way back to his medical room, leaving everyone either confused, annoyed, or both. 

"... You didn't do anythin' with the bird?" Engineer looked at Scout again, getting an aggressive nod. "That's right, I didn't! Touching doc's stuff is the LAST thing I wanna do, I don't want him to replace my feet with hooves!" He crossed his arms, leaving the shorter confused. "Hm... Now that's somethin', definitely not somethin' good, but still somethin'. Let's hope he finds the little thing hidin' in a cabinet or somethin' before he starts flipping heads, heheh." He chuckled, walking away like nothing happened. 

"Man... I'm gonna need an energy drink. Maybe two. And some soda." Scout sighed, going back into the room to get properly clothed and prepared for the day. 

Meanwhile Engineer made his way to the kitchen, opening the fridge and spotting an uncooked pack full of bacon. He took it out, chuckling happily. "Well this is goin' to be a good day." He went to get a frying pan, but his search was interrupted by Heavy walking to him. 

"Engineer, why did doktor look angry? Not momentary angry, full angry." The big guy asked while looking at the short figure who just found the pan. "Well apparently that bird of his went missing or somethin'. He thought it was Scout, but apparently he's got nothin' to do with this." He explained, going to turn the stove on and open the package. Heavy thought for a moment, soon remembering that Medic did, in fact, have a bird. 

"Oh, that bird with weird long name! Was in my body one time, very nice bird... But it missing now?" He had kind of a confused expression, how could such a pale bird go missing in such a dark house..? "Yep, honestly hopin' it's just hiding somewhere. It likes to move in cramped places, so maybe he accidentally closed it to some box." Engineer oiled up the pan, starting to cook the bacon strips. Heavy raised a hand to his chin, thinking again. 

"I will check on doktor, make sure he is okay." He stated, turning around and making his way towards Medic's medical room. "Suit yourself, try not to get extra body parts!" Engineer exclaimed before going back to cooking and humming happily.