Hi readers! this story is inspired by Shocknawe 425's'Grim Bloody Agent' actually I've seen other fanfics of tf2 mercs time travelling to overwatch time period well what happens if the pyro appeared in overwatch? that's a bit interesting btw pyro is male in the story coz I believe he is in canon and also chapter on explains how pyro will get to the future and lastly he will not appear as the usual pyro himself, why? you'll see now 3,2,1 Begin!
The gravel wars had ended after Gray Mann died and the mercs killing the TFC mercs Saxton Hale, had gotten Mann.co back the mercs got their jobs back and the administrator had suddenly returned along with her loyal assistant Miss Pauling.
1972 Red Base:
4:56am
everything went back to normal. Well thanks to medic he brought his employer Redmond Mann back from the dead none of the other mercs knows how the medic did it but they knew its best not to ask. "so what'd 'ya think we're gonna do now? no more Blus but still we're stuck in dis job." said a young man in a Bostonian accent "well, doc said Mr. Redmond himself offered us a job." a man wearing a construction hat and goggles replied to the bostonian man.
"what kind of job is dat?" ask the young man "is to protect zhe companyfrom other competitive companies" a tall man wearing a lab coat and glasses said the young man. the three men continued their conversation as the others started packing their things. in the mess hall the other mercs gathered sitting around a large table "vell here ve are sniper, demoman saying our goodbyes to each other i'am not good at this but i will be honest it is an honor working with you gentlemen." a slim man in a french accent wearing a red suit spoke first "WELL NOBODY'S GONNA MISS YOU'RE FRENCHIE SNAKE ASS SPY! SO NO NEED FOR YOU'RE GOODBYES MAGGOT!" a man in wearing a red military outfit said to the teams spy "soldier what're 'ya doin' 'ere your not even leaving the bloody team" a black man in a Scottish accent said "I CAME HERE TO TELL YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE ALL COWARDS WHO CANNOT STAND WAR BUT WILL INSTEAD GO HOME!" said the man in a helmet "we are done with te job and its time to go home" replied the scotsman "soldier if you please leave us alone zhis is zhe last time i will see you gentlemen". said the spy the soldier was a moron and very patriotic but sometimes he knows how to understand the others so he gave a nod to the spy and marched out of the mess hall " I thought we're gonna have te say goodbyes with him shouting at us, good bloody riddance " the scotsman sighed in relief "well i will i guess this is it lads we're not gonna be bloody workin' ever again" the scotsman continued "eh, no worries mate i won't forget you lads, you and the spook" a man in an australian accent said "and spook..thanks for.. ya' know watchin' me back". he added
"heartwarming". the spy said sarcastically the demolition expert laughed and the sniper grumbled at it. everyone was doing their own businesses that night while one of them was sitting outside. Outside the base of red team a man in a fire retardant suit sat on the ground watching the sky he stared at the stars as if he was counting them but no, the man was thinking about what he could do in his life he loves fire and he was a pyromaniac after all but he felt stuck at thinking about it as if he wanted to do more than just be an arsonist, he loved his job he gets paid and gets to burn things but he realized that he was tired of doing it over and over. he wanted to be free and he wanted to be more than just a mercenary.
while he was thinking a man sat beside him a big man wearing a bullet proof vest he was bald and had a Russian accent "why here alone by yourself bryson? Should be inside spy just said goodbye and left earlier" said the giant man. "really? wot about demo and snoiper? bryson asked with his British accent " Demoman will be leaving soon and sniper just left" replied the russian. the Russian stared at the brit "something wrong bryson"? He asked. " Well, i was wondering what if i.. what if.. i.." he couldn't continue. The Russian placed his massive hand the firebugs shoulder and told him "Is alright heavy understands". the heavy said, and smiled at him the firebug smiled back thanks mate. okay i will tell you what I was thinking" he told everything to the heavy and the heavy listened to every word that the firebug said "why would i keep doing this mikhail for what's worth? money? mikhail I've been forced to wear this bloody suit and that bloody mask for nine bloody years!" the pyro calmed down and took a deep breath "I'm sorry, ah didn't mean to-"
"Is alright heavy understands" he patted pyro in the back as they both smiled. "There you are! What in sam hill are y'all doin' in here"? ask the engineer. " we were talking about leaving team and going home". heavy said "woah, woah, hold on you boys leaving? but- Okay look ah know y'all are upset spy, sniper demoman left but the team need y'all here. the engineer said.
" heavy leaves next three weeks for Siberia and pyro leaves tomorrow" the heavy said. engineer was surprised 'how'd he understand what pyro was saying'? He thought. of course pyro put on his gask mask right before engineer came in to join them. "Uh, misha.. how'd you understand what pyro is sayin"? Pyro got up and walked back inside. " Heavy talked to bryson, bryson told heavy he is tired of burning things and wants to do more than just burn tiny baby men over and over". Heavy finished and walked back inside the base. Engineer was left dumbfounded
'How'd he knew it's a male'? He thought.
-Earlier-
Underground: Office
3:35 am
Inside and the office an old woman in a purple suit sat at her chair watching multiple tv screens. Each screen shows the mercs talking, laughing etc. While she wacthesher eyes locked on the TV in the middle showing a figure in it's bedroom removing what seemed to be a gask mask revealing a man. The woman grinned press a button on her desk to call her assistant.
"Pauling". her assistant answered the call
the woman kept her eyes at the figure grabbing what seemed to be and axe from the locker. "Miss Pauling the hellish monster broke his contract, you know what to do". She finished and ended the call. Half an hour had passed the administrator heard someone knocking on the door she smiled evilly expecting it could be her assistant she walked towards the door and opened to her surprise it wasn't Pauling its was the figure on the TV without its gas mask on holding an axe covered in barb wire and on the other hand a head from on of the administrators guards the old woman was surprised to see the figure just from the TV now standing in front of her the figure then chuckled and finally swung the axe straight to the face of its next victim.
-After the call-
Miss Pauling's office
3:45
In Miss Pauling's office she grabbed a shotgun a revolver a hacksaw and a trash bag she knew what pyro is capable of and she has to deal with it pyro has to face the consequences of breaking his contract: is to keep his identity hidden. Pauling inhaled and said " Okay, pauling you can do this. Pyro your a dead man".
-Now-
Red Base: outside
4:59
Miss Pauling was walking straight to ththe reds base going to find pyro and in the front of the base Pauling saw a figure standing it was too dark for her to see who it was "Engineer"? she asked. No response so she raised her shotgun "Who are you"! she said in a threatening manner. The figure walked towards away from the dark revealing a familiar appearance. Pyro. "Oi you were sent to kill me for that bloody contract"? pyro said to Miss Pauling. Pauling cocked her shotgun and pointed it at pyro " the administrator said if you broke the rule this has to happen remember"? she reminded him about he was told by the old woman on his first day with the red team. The pyro chuckled "you and you're boss should dead by now luv. Hale knows what you're bloody boss's doing and we everyone discovered you were working for both sides Red and Blu". pyro said. " Don't change the subject you broke you're contract and the adminis-
"yeah she's sleep". Pauling was cut off by pyro. "What are you talking about"? she asked shotgun still pointed at pyro.
" She's gone i killed her for what she did to me" pyro said plainly. "she's gone? but..but she.. just called me-" The pyro chuckled "she's dead.. it can't be". she realized she hadn't been answering her calls on her way to the reds base. While she was lost in her thought pyro suddenly snatched the shotgun away from her hands Miss Pauling tried to reach for her revolver but it too late she shot her in the stomach. Miss Pauling groaned in pain as she saw pyro standing in frontfront of her. "From the day i was hired you stuffed me into this bloody suit and made me a monster using that awful mask. That's a bit unfair ain't it luv"? Pyro paused for a moment and then grinned at Pauling pyro reached for someging in his pocket to Pauling's surprise it was the gas mask that pyro had been forced to wear 24/7. Pyro gave a friendly smile " Don't worry luv, this won't hurt but it'll make you happy ". He smiled and forced the gas mask into Miss Pauling's head. Pauling began to seethe reality starting to change into a wonderful child's memory she don't know why but she feels happy but in reality she is screaming in pain and agony inside the gas mask. Pyro finally got his long awaited revenge to the people who made him suffer in that awful nightmare. It was all he wanted aside from doing more than just burning things.
The next day pyro was about to leave he got everything packed including his weapons the Phlogistinator, reserve shooter and his favorite melee weapon the powerjack.
Pyro was ready to leave the red team to start a new life he still likes to burn but with much less joy for fire, he will still be a mercenary but not the type of most his plan was to work alone without anyone on his side. But before he was about to leave the base a man wearing a black mask and a red military outfit greeted him. "Good morning sir i was sent sent here by Mr. Redmond Mann owner of Reliable Excavation Demolition. He wants to see you in his office, he says he had gotten you're message about departing from the Reds". The man said pyro nodded The gesture for pyro to get in the re car.
Redmond Mann's office
Pyro entered the office and was greeted by Redmond Mann. The Mann nodded and gestured for pyro to have a seat. " Like the sniper, spy and the demolitions expert i heard the message for you're departure and i respect that you can longer take the war between me and my brother Blutarch but now that the war is over against my brother blutarch and my third Gray who killed me I guest we can all finally rest now. Well thanks to you're medics I'm successfully brought back to life and with that I can finally run this company peacefully". He paused fore a moment. "but that doesn't mean i won't need my mercenaries any longer because there are other companies competing against R.E.D but i will not force you stay if you don't want to. For sure you want to do something more than just killing".
Pyro smirked at that. "The others welcome to stay at their one will and the one L's departing will still be given a credit money or weaponry whatever you may want Mister Riley". Pyro thought it would be nice to get paid with money but he isn't some money hungry mercenary so he thought of a simple exchange " Mr. Redmond more than any anything i would like to go home now". Pyro smiled at the last sentence. Redmond gave him a puzzled look "Are you sure you don't need anything Mister Riley? There has to be something i may pay you for you're service". Redmond said. Pyro smiled and shook his head " Nothing else Mr.Redmond ". He replied. Redmond stood up and so did Pyro they shake hands and said their goodbyes when pyro was about to leave the room Redmond called him. " Oh, i almost Mister Riley i want you to have this. This suitcase had been waiting for you in a long time ago". He handed a large red suitcase to pyro. "What's this for sir"? Pyro asked. Redmond chuckled " That is you're official Red Team's pyro uniform ". He said to pyro. Pyro was surprised to hear that he has an official uniform no wonder he was wearing a suit that he wasn't actually supposed to wear for battle for over nine years. But then pyro smiled said goodbye and left.
Back at the base pyro's stuff was all inside a large bag with two wheels and a handle it was so big that it even fit his weapons. But pyro got interested about his a 'official uniform' so he opened the red suitcase to see a re fireproof suit it was also red but had brownish camouflage stripes on all sides on the right side it had his first name 'Bryson' and on the left side was his last 'Riley'. There was also a metallic body armor made out of titanium steel that definitely fits the suit and some pair of black combat boots with red stripes on, black gloves also with red stripes and finally what caught Pyro's attention was that is also comes with a maskIt was black had one mask filter and the whole facial area had a red glass. At first he didn't want put it on because of the previous mask. But then he realized 'What's a Pyro without his mask'He thought. He shrugged it and began inspecting the mask, since it looks normal he changed his suit to his new one. After changing pyro gently put the mask on, prepared to see anything that might alter his reality again to his surprise he didn't it still normal Pyro sighed in relief. In fact he feels much comfortable with new suit unlike the old one so he threw the old suit in the trash can grabbed his large bag ready to leave. Outside the base pyro was greeted with his team (without demoman, spy and sniper) "Oh, Hey! Der he is"! the scout said " WHAT'S THIS ANOTHER SOLDIER!? WELCOME TO WAR PRIVATE"! said the soldier with a salute. "Soldier, Is bryson". said heavy. "Bryson"? said everyone except heavy and medic. Medic sighed " Alright, everyone zhis is Bryson Riley. Ve know him as herr pyro". everyone gasp except heavy. Soldier, scout and engineer couldn't believe pyro is a guy. When heavy interrupted by snapping his fingers everyones attention landed on him. "Engineer, no time to talk. Put teleporter here". Engineer did what he was told. "Herr pyro Mr. Redmond says you have a flight to UK cell we a teleporter to Redmond's men to deliver to the airport since we do not wish to disturb you while packing we told them to activate the teleporter there". He looked at engineer " And we'll build a teleporter here connected to the on on the airport so you can travel faster ". engi finished. The teleporter didn't seem to work when engi was about to walk closely to inspect it, it exploded and engineer flew into a rock. Scout flew onto the wall same with soldier and medic got hit by the explosion since he was the closest to the teleporter heavy fell down from the blast, he saw somekind of portal with a sound electricity coming from it and it was sucking pyro onto it everyone was unconscious medic was losin alot of blood except heavy who is the only one to help pyro. pyro was now fully sucked in the portal but was grabbed by heavy in his hand. "Is alright heavy's got you". he said trying his best to pull pyro from the portal but it was slowly sucking pyro and heavy noticed that the portal was somehow closing. "Heavy. Let me go. Its alright lad i'll be fine". pyro said. heavy still has faith to pull pyro out. " No! Heavy will never let go! hold on to heavy!". Pyro took off his mask with his other hand and smiled at heavy. "Its okay Misha...Just...Let..Go". Heavy glanced at medic in a pool of his own blood then looked back at pyro. " Mate its okay.. I'll be fine". that was the last word Heavy heard from pyro when the portal forcefully sucks him inside. The heavy weapons guy rushed to medic and knelt down to check for his pulse. There was none. Heavy felt a tear ran down his eye as lost another one of his friends.
2076 London
A bright electrical explosion happened in that explosion pyro came out he found Hus large bags containing his belongings including weapons. pyro began to look around his surroundings he realizes his in his home country but was much of an advance city than he remember. As he walk around he stumbled upon a woman holding hand with a robot pyro wasn't sure if he should approach them and them a question but his got no choice. He approach the two what seemed to be a couple. "Oh, can i help you sir"? ask the robot. 'He seems to be nice'. Pyro thought. " Um, excuse me but may i ask what time is it"? Pyro asked. "It is 8:30 pm sir". The robot replied "Date"? Pyro asked. " May 24". The robot replied again. "And the year sir"? Pyro as asked "2076"? the said. pyro was shocked. He was in the future. " thanks luvs". he walked off. But after a few seconds he felt someone following him he turned around to see a young looking woman appeared to be in scout's age wearing a Brown leather jacket an Orange jumpsuit and an orange goggles. The woman's hair was kind of messy making her look like boy kind of. And she also have a device glowing on her chest. Pyro was the first to speak. "Um, can I help you luv"? " Well maybe we can introduce ourselves to each other. I'm Lena, Lena Oxton". the woman said with a smile "I'm Bryson, Bryson Riley". Replied pyro.
- End of chapter one -
Well that's for chapter one i hope you enjoyed. Oh about pyro being British I think would perfectly be fit for his character and also about his so called 'official uniform' that he appears now that idea i came up with was because of the Team Fortress Classic Pyro, I find it kinda decent than tf2 pyro's appearance. Anyways that's chapter one and stay tuned for chapter 2!
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