A/N: I see that there aren't a lot of stories about the robots, so I decided have a story of my own.
Btw, this is technically my second story.
Caution: AU, RED and BLU might be OOC. Will try my best to have them be as much as themselves as I can.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything TF2 related.
Enjoy~. :D
Chapter 1: Who are you?
Darkness. That is the first thing I saw when I woke up. I look around and notice that it wasn't completely dark. There are a few lights here and there. They weren't that bright… probably to conserve power. My sight improves as I keep looking around and find that I'm in a large room, surrounded by others that look like me and others that don't, but are made with the same things as me. I look at my hands to make sure and then look back at the others making sure I was correct because… I wasn't sure. Yes… we are made out of the same thing, metal. Taking a closer look at everyone else, I notice that I'm the only one awake. How come I'm the only one awake and they aren't? Suddenly, I had the urge to explore, but when I tried to move, I couldn't. Looking at my body, I see that there is something holding me that has me a few inches off the floor. Grabbing onto what is holding me, I try opening it wider, so I can move around more freely.
After a minute or two, I was able to finally be free myself. Even though I was only a few inches off the ground, I stumbled a bit when I touched the floor. Maybe it's because this is the first time I'm walking. Turning around to see what was holding me, I saw that it was bent a bit in an unnatural way. Did I really do that? I look at my hand once again. I guess I have strength I didn't know I had.
Now free, I started to move around the large room, looking at the others as I go and stop at each different one to see how each one looked. After what seemed like hours from looking around the large room, I finally knew how many doors it had, four. I had checked three out of the four and came across: two spacious supply closets that had spare parts and maintenance related things and the third one was some sort of smaller room that looks like the place where they'd go to be fixed.
The last door. The fourth door. Looked different than the other three. It was bigger. What was it called again?... oh, I know! It's called a double door. Looking back at one of the big ones, I see why whoever owned this place had chosen to have this big double door.
Before leaving the large room, I said a quiet good-bye to everyone even though they can't hear it. Going through the double door, I walk down the hall, but stop at a corner and peer around it slowly. I see one of the Soldierbots walking away and turn right down another hall. He must have been doing his rounds as some of them are meant to do in this building, I realize, from searching the knowledge I was given that I hadn't noticed I had at first.
I also knew other things, too. Such as, who made me, names of certain things, schematics of the place I'm in… schematics of the place I'm in?! That's perfect! Ok, from where I'm at, all I need to do is go pass a bunch of hallways, go down a lot of flights of stairs, and through some sort of big area that leads to a spacious and very tall lobby like room, and the huge weird looking door that leads to the outside. Already started walking as I think this, when I know for sure the Soldierbot won't be back soon, I am almost to the exit and glad I didn't bump into anyone else on the way. On the last corner I need to go around to see, the exit in my sight… I find that it is blocked by two Heavybots. If I had different kind of eyes, they would be open really wide. There, coming towards those two Heavybots, was a Soldierbot, but it wasn't the same one I saw earlier. How I know that?... maybe it's a robot thing, I shrugged.
Moving quietly as I can to get closer I am able to hear what the Soldierbot is saying to the two Heavybots by hiding behind some stacked metal crates. "Report, Maggots!" yelled the Soldierbot. "We have been standing guard here all day… just like The Maker told us to. Nothing to report." said the right Heavybot, while looking down at the Soldierbot who is standing really close to them and pointing at him. "Come back tomorrow. We will give another report then." said the left Heavybot, looking around one more time before finally looking at the Soldierbot.
"Affirmative! I am going to go do my other duties now!" yelled the Soldierbot, giving a salute and a click of his heels before turning around and marching away. Both the Heavybots watched him walk away and after the Soldierbot was gone, the Heavybot on the right nudged the other and said, "Time to have break. Must recharge." The other nodded and they both left to one of the many re-charge stations that are placed all-throughout the building. By the looks of it, it seems that those two Heavybots didn't like the Soldierbot that came to check if they had anything to report very much.
Giving an electronic sigh, I peek around from where I was hiding and saw that it was clear. Taking this chance of good luck, I head to the exit and am glad nothing unexpectedly stops me. Once outside, I look at my surroundings and see lots and lots of tall green and brown things. This is my first time outside. I must have been from a group that is on reserve for some reason… because I have no data in my memory to check to see what those green and brown things are.
Walking up to the nearest one- which was a half mile away from where I stood- I poke it several times before placing my hand on it. It is very bumpy, I thought. From my peripheral vision, I see something off in the distance that seems to have made a green thing on the ground move. Wondering what that was, I start heading in that direction and continue to look around as I go, stopping to look at more things. Before I knew it, I was at the area I found the green thing move and saw something small that has strange looking long ears. Crouching down, I notice it was eating something, small and red. Once the small creature noticed me, it started hopping away really fast because it probably didn't know what I was either and I must have scared it. I stood up and walked in a different direction, feeling sad. Why did it hop away from me? I didn't do anything besides crouch down next to it. Is it because I have a metal body?
I give an electronic sigh, shaking my head to clear any sad thought. No need to be sad right now… I'm sure the little creature has others like it, like I do. I stopped after a half hour from walking to look around and spot a building in the distance. Curious, I get a closer look and as I do the details of the building become clearer and clearer. Once close enough, I hide behind one of the tall brown and green things. What I see is two buildings instead of one. One blue and the other red. The one closest to me is the red building. There is this noise I am now hearing that sounds like talking and laughter.
Scanning the area where I have spotted the mercenaries is the back of their RED Base. The whole RED Team, except for the ones called Spy, Medic, and Heavy- who are not doing what the Scout, who has clearly coaxed the others, to participate in some strange activity involving a small round white sphere and a long odd shaped metal pipe. The area they are at looks to be the back of the RED Base because looking to my left I see the bridge and the BLU Base, while to my right, I see the mercenaries. Up next to the white square on the ground is Demoman, who walked drunkenly to it and then drank from the brown bottle before picking up the metal pipe. With a loud metallic crack, the small sphere flies through the air and lands a few feet past where I was hiding at. If they were to look in my direction, they wouldn't see me, so I was safe from being spotted. I didn't want them thinking badly of me for some reason, anyway. Wondering where the small sphere went, I went to go look for it. Unbeknownst to me, one of the mercenaries heads to the forest to find the ball.
Finally, after a few minutes, I find the sphere next to an oddly shaped gray thing and I picked it up. Right after I did that, I hear the footsteps that were approaching me finally stop and then I heard a gasp. They must have spotted me, I concluded. Curiosity once again getting the better of me, I turn around to see who it is, while still holding onto the sphere. What I see is undoubtedly one of the REDs. Looking at their face, I see a look of surprise… or was it shock, on their face, upon finally spotting me as they were coming to retrieve the ball, completely ignoring the ball I was holding.
One question pops in my head… what happens now?
A/N: Please review and try to guess which class robot he is. I will reveal which one he is in the next chapter. Also, who should he meet first? :)
I am planning to do weekly updates and have the next chapters be longer. I apologize ahead of time if it takes me more than a week to update. :(