The Story of The Calvary (TF2 x Child!OC)

Part 3: Remnants of Her Past

((Mood music: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i24d98x-nrM))

~~~~*Scout's POV*~~~~

Scout groaned, waking up to a knock at the door. Thinking it to be Heavy or someone else messing with him, he just rolled over on his bed, ignoring the sound. The person knocked again, a sniffling sound coming to his ears, like someone was trying not to cry.

"B-Billy...? C-can I come in...?" He sat up tiredly, walking over to the door and opening it. He looked down to see Rachael standing there in the clothes he gave her when they brought her to the base, figuring she decided to wear them as PJs. She looked up at him with big, sad eyes, filled with fear. He looked at her with a concerned expression, speaking softly, "What's wrong? It's three in the mo'ning, kiddo?"

She sniffled, clutching Ryo-Oki to her chest. "I had a nightmare...."

He frowned, knowing what that's like to have a nightmare. Scout stepped aside so she could come in. The small girl came in, looking at the various baseball and band posters on the walls, then looked at the floor awkwardly. He smiled slightly, picked her up and set her on the edge of the bed, then sat next to her.

"So, what was it about?" She looked down at her feet before speaking. "I-I was in a car w-with my mama a-and papa... I h-had a bag next to me.. I took a nap but... When I woke up the car w-was a wrek and I was hurt everywhere... There was red stuff in the car.. Like paint.... I grabbed my bag and Ryo-Oki... But i was yanked out of the car.. Two guys in black tried to take me... I dropped my bag and hit and kicked them.. Then I fell and ran away.... There was fire everywhere! I heard loud bangs and crashes! It turned into a huge scary blur! I screamed for help then... I woke up and came up h-here because I w-was scared to g-go back to s-sleep..." She started crying again. Feeling bad, he brought her into a hug, trying to calm her down. "Shhh... You'e okay... You'e safe now..." Honestly, he wasn't sure what to do. He was just remembering what his mom would do for him. Getting an idea, he looked down at her, giving her a caring smile.

"I've got an idea. You can stay here fo' tonight, like a sleepover! How does that sound?" She looked up at him, nodding, with a few tears falling down her cheeks. "T-thanks..." "No problem, sis."

After a bit of work and convincing, he let her sleep on his bed while he took the floor, having found an old sleeping bag and made it into an over night bed. Scout tucked her in, wishing her good-night and fell back asleep.

~~~~~*timeskip to next morning by Vintage Jarate(AKA: a really old jar of piss)*~~~~~

~~~~*Medic's POV*~~~~

Medic woke up the next morning, getting dressed and heading to the kitchen to get some toast and an apple for breakfast. Afterwards, he went into his lab to wake up Rachael, but when he went in, she was gone.

"Scheiße! Vhere did zat girl go?!" He yelled in frustration as he searched around franticly for her. He ran around the base, searching in almost every room for almost an two hours. He sighed, heading back into the kitchen to check in there only to find the very girl he was trying to find eating Fruit Loops with Scout, her dressed in the outfit Medic had given her yesterday. Frowning, Medic walked over to them, looking sternly down at Rachael.

"Kleines Mädchen! Vhere vere you? I've been looking all over for you!" She jumped when he spoke, looking up at him with a nervous expression and stuttered, "I-I...I-"

She was interupted by Scout, who looked up at Medic. "Calm down, Doc! She had a nightmare last night, so I let h'r sleep in my room. We just came in here a little bit ago." Medic sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, then sat down next to Rachael.

"I apologize. Rachael, vhat vas your nightmare about?" The small girl frowned, then looked up at him and told him. The German nodded every so often, then looked as though he were thinking. He was about to say something when the door opened, an Australian accent being heard.

"Oi! W'ere back!" Sniper said as he came into the kitchen, heading for the fridge. Rachael looked nervous, reaching to the seat on her other side and grabbing her plush, then looked over at him. She spoke in a shy and quiet voice, "H-hi" Sniper just glanced over, then looked back in confusion, pulling a beer out of the fridge, then looked at the two men sitting at the table. "Who is she, and why is an anklebiter like her here?" Medic explained her situation, then told him what he knew about her past from her "nightmare". Sniper sighed, shaking his head. "While Oi don't think her bein' with a bunch o' mercs is safe, it's her best option for now. Just don't expect me to do any babysittin'." He said as he sat down a seat away from Scout. "By the way, we passed a car wreck on th' way here. Think we should check it out?" Medic nodded, not noticing as Rachael got off of her chair and over to the fridge.

"Yes. Zat may be ze wreck she spoke of." Scout stood up excitedly, grinning, "Then what are we waitin' for-"

"Hey, Medic? Can I drink some of this? There's a lot in the fridge." Medic turned to see her showing him a jar of Sniper's Jarate. He snickered and Scout burst out laughing while Sniper came over, snatching it up and putting it back into the fridge. Scout came over, still snickering, "K-Kid, trust me, you don't want to drink that stuff." Medic smiled and shook his head.

~~~~~*Timeskip to later. Sniper's POV*~~~~~

Sniper was driving Scout, Rachael, and Medic over to where he found the crash. It wasn't too far outside the base and there was still some smoke rising from it, so it must have happened during the battle a couple of days ago. Once they got there, all of them got out besides Rachael, because Medic told her to stay inside, not wanting her to get hurt or something. They walked over to the wreck of what used to be a cruiser, the front end smashed into a large rock off of the road. Scout went off to look around for something. Medic and Sniper checked what was left of the front end, finding what was left of who was most likely the girl's parents. Sniper checked the man who was in the driver's seat, but found something odd.

"Oi, Medic! Come over 'ere and look at this." The German came over, Sniper pointing to what looked like a bullet hole in the side of the man's head facing the window. "Zat's intresting...but vho-"

"P-Papa....? J-Josef.. W-why does p-papa look like that...?" We both froze as we heard her, Medic's face filling with dread.