“Hello?! Hello!! Scout?! Anyone?! Let me in!!” Ms.Pauling pounded away at the garage door.
The door rose and she was greeted by none other than the Engineer!, “Ms.Pauling! What a nice surprise!” he smiled, “I was just working on a power boost for the-”
“That’s great and all, but I need to talk to Scout.”
“Sure, I think he’s upstairs-”
“Thank you!” she darted past the mercenary and ran up to the second story of the base. I hope I’m not too late…
The doors to the common room swung open, “Look alive, boys! Your next assignment is in 10 minutes!” Ms. Pauling noticed Scout on the floor beside the door to the hallway, “Scout, you need to get up; you have to get your daughter out of here!”
Scout wasn’t exactly ‘with it’ at the moment; stars and birds were figuratively surrounding him while the rest of the world was a blurry haze.
“Scout, I don’t have time for this!” She grabbed him by the shoulders and spoke firmly, “Scout. Melissa NEEDS TO GET OUT OF RED BASE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”
His head was drooping in a nodding fashion, but no, he didn’t understand.
“Ugh, forget it. Medic, get him up. I don’t care how, just do it.”
“With pleasure, Ms. Pauling.” he chimed.
“Do you happen to know where the girl went?”
“Yes, she went with the Spy-”
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME-... Thank you, Medic…” and she darted from the room once again. How she was gaining so much momentum in heels was a mystery to woman-kind, but she was determined to get that little girl out. She could only hope the Spy hadn’t done anything to her.
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“You said you were from France, right? I’ve never been to France.” The two were seated atop the watchtower were Sniper usually set up during battle. From there, they could see both bases and the canyons around them. Although it was a desert, there were mountains and mesas as far as the eye can see.
“It is quite different from what you may be used to.” Spy took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling rings of smoke.
“I’ve never been anywhere outside of Boston… when grandma said we would be staying in the desert, I thought I was going to hate it here, but it’s not so bad…” Mel leaned over the edge, staring out at the miles and miles of red and yellow sand, “There’s definitely more to look at when you’re riding in the car.”
The Spy glanced at her from the corner; she wasn’t much like Scout at all, aside from hair, eye color and facial structure, but the way she described her mother didn’t make it seem as though she took after her either. His thoughts were inquisitive, but at the same time, he did feel bad for her. She was so smart and wise beyond her years… It was fascinating, but quite sad. A child should never have to witness the things she had… and having Scout for a father? Well, that was just the cherry on top, now wasn’t it?
“You are a very smart little girl, Melissa. Even smarter than some grown men.”
“That’s what all my mommy’s friends say. They don’t know I’m listening when they say it, but I hear them. They also say that I know a lot of things that I shouldn’t know… but I don’t know what they mean by that.”
“You will someday.” He patted her gently on the head, “So how do you feel about your father? I mean, now that you have one.”
Mel knew someone would ask her this question, and she had been thinking about how to respond all day, but it wasn’t that easy, “I… I don’t really know. He seems nice, but I… I kinda don’t know how explain it.”
“That’s quite alright, maybe you will-
“FINALLY!” Ms.Pauling had arrived. Most of her hair had fallen out of her neatly tied bun, she was carrying her high heels and panting between words, “Thank God I found you… Spy… I need to take her…”
“Why? She is perfectly safe with me.” He stood in front of Melissa defensively.
“No Spy, she’s not… Your next mission is in-” she looked at her watch, “-2 minutes…!”
“Mr. Spy, what’s going on?”
“Nothing,” he hushed the girl, “Tell the administrator to postpone, we have a guest.”
“Spy, you have a mission because she is here. No one on the outside is supposed to know about us!”
Oh, Merde, “I see…”
Ms. Pauling came to Melissa’s side, “We have to get her out of here, or at least somewhere safe.”
“I will handle it. You must inform Scout that she is safe with me.”
-MISSION BEGINS IN 60 SECONDS-
“Are you sure?”
“You have my word, Ms. Pauling.”
Ms. Pauling nodded in affirmation before running back down the stairs. The Spy turned to Mel and put his hands on her shoulders, “Melissa, it’s going to be-
“What was she talking about? Mission? No one on the outside? Why wouldn’t I be safe here-”
“You are safe so long as you stay with me."
They ran down the stairs together, unsure of what would happen. Spy didn't dare tell her what she was about to
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Family Time #1: Scout
Fanfiction[This story is the first story in the Family Time series based off of the Daddy Fortress AU by tumblr-user paperfrays] Scout spends time with his long lost child, Melissa, at Red Base. Hilarity and endearing awkwardness ensues. Mostly awkwardness.
