A/N: In this chapter I'm introducing the final major conflict :| and by conflict I don't mean the battles and all that. Well, in a way this is...never mind. JUST READ DANGIT. Also, happy thanksgiving :) )
21 days. I've been an official mercenary for 21 days now. Ms.Pauling came to visit today. Well, not visit like friends visit each other...work visit. The Administrator had an announcement to make and she sent Ms.Pauling, her assistant, to tell us. We all gathered around the tiny game table that the others sometimes uses to play poker. I stood by Engie, who was standing behind Heavy. "Okay guys," Ms.Pauling started. "This is...I don't know whether or not to call this good news or bad news..."
"What iz eet, Ms.Pauling?" Spy asked. Ms.Pauling sighed.
"So,the Administrator thinks that it's time to...replace...some of you guys. The ones who are 'pathetic' in battle." There were murmurs of surprise, but Ms.Pauling continued. "So, she's planned one last battle. A battle to the death. In one month, we will have a battle where there are...no respawns. Once you die, you're dead forever." Those words were like a nightmare coming true and an immense amount of dread seeped into me. I held onto Engie's shoulder to keep me from collapsing on the ground.
"What happens if we live?" Spy asked her.
"You stay on the team as a hero, while the dead are replaced. However, the Administrator told me that one class may not be replaced..." As she said this, she looked directly at me. Fuck my life.
"You will also be given an enormous bonus in your next pay check. Don't worry, the BLUs' employer told them the same thing. They are very aware of this battle."
After she left, everyone remained in the room for a few moments in silence. Dead silence. I couldn't take what I was feeling. I finally found someone to call family and now they might die and never come back....
Well, thanks to this battle we have night training 5 times a week. Classes have stopped until further notice. The way Ms.Pauling looked at me earlier, though, made it very obvious that if I died, there would be no one to replace me. I can't even... ~ Tal
YOU ARE READING
Tal (A Tf2 Fanfiction)
FanfictionHer life used to be normal before "the Incident". Abandoned by her family, Flora Parks is found by 9 mercenaries who take her in. Now, her name is Tal, which is short for Talented, after being unable to choose a class with her amount of skill in eac...
