A.N: I will be honest, the first part of this story starts out slow but i tried my best to make it 'action-y'. So enjoy. Oh and I don't own Team Fortress 2 or any of its characters, the almighty Valve does :D.

*This summer was supposed to be fun. Me and my friends were supposed to be on a beach right about now. But instead I'm sitting here scarred shitless.* Alice looked over at the burning jeep she escaped from. A mutilated body hanging out of it made her gag. *Well... There goes Bruce...* The girl looked away from the burnt man who was hitting on her earlier. She didn't care for his life at this point, what's done is done, and right now she needed to find a safe place. Alice looked over the crate she was hiding behind to see two buildings with a large battlefield in the center. *Where... The fuck am I?* She ducked down again after seeing a boy run at impossible speeds past her. *What the...* Alice gave up on questioning this and decided to wait for the commotion to stop so she could make her move. 'KABOOM!' and judging by just the sound, she would be sitting there awhile. *Fuck... The rest have probably left without me... I wouldn't be surprised...* Alice loved her friends more than anything but she knew that they'd leave her, 7 years of experience have proved her theory right. *Whatever... I can handle my own, just gotta stay calm* the young girl thought. *Calm and steady win the race...*

She waited patiently until she heard a muffled woman's voice roaring from an intercom of some sort. "Vict-r-y!"

Alice was confused as to what this meant. She took a peek over the crate again to see men dressed in blue themed outfits walking to, of course, the blue building. Alice took this chance to check the time on her iPod touch that was hidden in her jean pocket.

"9:00 pm..." she breathed to herself. *Okay so I'll just wait an hour till those guys go home or something...and then I'll go see if there's a pay-phone or... A map at the very least.* She wanted to avoid the men knowing that no good could come from them. Once she came up with her game plan she sat back down with her back to the crate.

The air got cool and Alice leaned her head back on the crate while rubbing her bare arms. Wearing her favorite green tank top to a nice beach sounded like a good idea but now the tables have turned and she's in the middle of this dessert area a mere 2 miles away from a battlefield. She looked at the holes in her jeans. Two big holes right where the knees where. But unlike her friends who buy them like that, she had these jeans for a good 4 years, naturally giving them holes from all the rough playing she had done. She looked back at the time. 9:14. She sighed knowing that time was going to be a bitch and that her A.D.D would get the better of her. Once she saw her red shoelace was untied she tied it back up, but then untied it just to tie it up again. Boredom was killing her. She sat fiddling with her silk blonde-ish red hair. Alice looked at the iPod again. 9:26. She rubbed her eyes.

"Fuck..." She frowned as she hugged her knees into her chest.

After a while of thinking where her friends are and picturing how she'd get out of this place, Alice checked her iPod one last time to see those heavenly numbers. 10:00 pm. *Ok... Time to move.* She got up feeling the numbness in her legs and butt from sitting to long. She started running at a slow pace just to cover some distance first. Her running shoes made soft patters in the dry dirt as she made her way to the building that was closest, which was the red coloured one. Her pace got slower as she began to crouch beside the building. The small girl peeked around the corner checking if anyone was near what seemed to be the entrance. She crawled her way over to the doors still in a crouch position. Alice gazed at the red doors wondering if an alarm would go off if she entered. Surly the building was not 'open' and it would have security when 'closed'. Quietly, she stood up and leaned on the door taking the chance of an alarm going off. She cringed as the door opened and she was inside. All the lights were on making her question this place even further. There were three routes to go: one left, one right and one in front of her. *Ok a phone would usually be in a main entrance room or a lobby of some sort...* She gathered her facts to make a decision and decided to go straight.

"...and zhat's how I lozt my medical lisanze!" A German man started laughing from the direction Alice was about to take.

"AHAHA... Story still funny the second time!" A large voice boomed along with the German.

Alice, set in shock, ran quietly to the left hall and peeked around the corner watching for the two voices to go away.

"Oh Heavy, a ztory is alvays told better thee zecond time!" A man in a medical coat was walking with an unusually large, very large man.

*Who the hell are these people?* Alice thought as she watched the two walk down the right hallway. Once it was safe she began tip toeing her way to the center path again. She walked down the hallway, seeing it was very long, she got nervous walking down it. *If somebody sees me here, which there's a massive chance of that happening, I will be completely screwed.* Alice thought back to the size of that man and she unconsciously quickened her pace. At the end of the hallway she was greeted with the main room she was looking for. But this room just split off into another four paths. *Are you shitting me!* The girl was paranoid and on edge. She did a 360 looking for a phone, map, radio, anything! Nothing was there except for a couple tables and crates.

"Ey! So den I gave em an ol' one-two..." A Scottish man was coming from the left hall.

*Shit not again.* Alice knew the drill: HIDE. She quietly scampered behind some crates and peered over to see who was coming.

"Mmm! Mmmuf...mmmrr!" A weird man in a rubber suit was walking beside a tall buff black man.

"Heh heh... It didn't matter... He went ka-blew-y anyways!" The Scottish man took a swig from the bottle he was holding.

Once again Alice questioned who the hell these people were. But answers didn't matter right now, what mattered was getting out and being smart about it. She looked one last time over the crates to watch the two men walk out through the hall she came from. Echoed laughs could be heard from the distance. Alice let out the breath she was holding and got up on her feet. Just then she felt something odd against her neck.

"If I were you, I wouldn't move." A heavy French voice spoke softly in her ear.

Alice could feel the man's breath on her cheek. It smelt like smoke which disgusted her. She couldn't see the man's hand but she sure felt as if she had a blade against her throat. Alice took a breath, at first she was stunned but now she had control over her body.

"When you respawn tell ze BLU team I said 'Bonjour'" The man tightened his grip on the butterfly knife.

Alice felt this and she went into full survival mode. She took one last breath then jutted her elbow back into her captors stomach forcing him to let go. The man all of a sudden appeared out of red smoke. Alice swiftly kicked him in the groin which made him bend over. She then kneed him in the face. The French man grabbed his nose for a brief moment then gathered himself together. She was stunned at first seeing he had a mask on; the blood from his nose seeping through it. The man looked up at her starring daggers into her eyes. Alice took this as her cue and she started running as fast as she could through any hall she saw. She looked back and could see the Red suited man standing himself up properly. *Why isn't he chasing me...* She didn't care, she could easily run from him now all she had to do was-

"Oooof!" Both Alice and a man with long sideburns said as they collided.

Alice lost her balance and fell back onto her butt. She froze looking at the strange man. "Fuck..." she whispered under her breath staring up at him.

"Oh good I zee you caught er." The man in the red suit walked up from behind her. "Let me do ze honors of killing zis pezt." She watched him quickly twirl his knife.

Alice twisted her head to look back at the man with the sideburns. He gave her a confused look. She in return gave him a 'fucking help me' look.

"Oi? Mate how is she a pest?" The apparently Australian man spoke up for her.

"She waz sneaking around our baze looking for ze intel, shes from ze BLU team, and not to mention she attacked me!" The French man exclaimed in a calm anger.

Alice hated this man already. Not only did he try killing her but he lied about it.

"Hey!" She got up and looked up to the French man, staring daggers into his eyes for a change. "For your information: I did not attack you! That was self defense for almost slicing my throat! And I was not stealing your 'intel' or whatever! I was looking for a GOD DAMN PHONE!" She emptied her anger out on him. He stood there frozen, but that emotionless posh facial expression of his stayed. She turned around to the Australian man. He on the other hand was completely shocked.

"Uh mate... I don't think she's fram the BLU team?" The man looked down at her. She looked tired but overall pissed. "Um lil missy excuse Spy but eh who are you?" The man bent over a tad so he was at eye level with her.

She sighed finally meeting someone who's sane. "I'm Alice and I'll be glad to leave just give me a phone or a map." She started rushing her words.

"Ha! A phone? A map? Little gurl, zthere iz no phonez ere." The supposed 'Spy' spoke up from behind her, giving her the bad news with a smile.

She stared back at him with anger. "Eh! eh! eh! Hold on a minate... If she wants to get outa here the trans bus always comes around here." The Australian man gave a friendly smile at the furious girl.

The trans bus (transportation bus) delivered ammo, food, medical supplies and any other necessities they needed. Her face then softened at the man's support. "Thanks! W-when does it come?" She questioned so full of hope.

"In a month." the French man of course giving her the bad news again.

The girl's jaw dropped. *I have to spend a month with these people...* Her eyesight started becoming blurry. She was going into shock and she knew it. Before she could do anything she leaned towards the Australian man knowing he'd be the one to catch her, without 'accidentally' stabbing her.

"Crikeys... She's been out for a long time."

"Little gurl no look good."

"Ai the lass is probably just drunk! Heh heh..."

"Demoman this ain't a good time ta be jokin around like that."

Alice heard many voices ranging from that god awful French to a Boston accent.

"Hey hey hey! Guys she's wakin up!" the Boston accented man said hitting and nudging the people around him.

Alice woke up to 8 pairs of eyes staring at her. She took a deep inhale as her torso shot up. "Shit..." she breathed out.

"'Shit' is right we kinda thought you were dead." The familiar Australian man spoke from her left side.

She looked around and found herself on the floor. "Who are you people." Now was a perfect time for answers.

"Oh um well this here is the Soldier." He put his hand on the man shoulder beside him. "I'm Sniper."

"Hey! I'm the Scout!" a Boston boy bursted making the Sniper stop.

Others followed along like Scout and just introduced themselves.

"I'm the Engineer." the gloved Texas man tilted his hard hat.

"I'm yer Demoman!" the scotsman held his drink up and took a swig.

"Mmmm mrr merm!" the man in the rubber suit tried saying something. "That's the Pyro." Sniper whispered in her ear as she watched everybody intoduce themself.

"I am ze Medic." the German smiled widely at her.

"I em Heavy!" the overly large man boomed his voice at her.

"...and the man you beat up over there is the Spy." The sniper smiled at her pointing to him then giving the French man a sarcastic smile.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Wait? Spy? Beat up? By her!?" The Scout pieced it together and started laughing. Once the others made sense of it they gave their giggles and chuckles too.

The Spy groaned. "Do not undereztimate er..." he rolled his eyes and walked down the hall.

"So uh... Where do we put her...?" the Soldier tried putting it in plain contex.

"She can stay in the bunker I guess." the Engineer forced a smile at her.

"Good idea... Now love, Scout here will show you to the room you can stay in till the trans bus comes." He ruffled her hair like she was a toddler as she followed the boy named Scout.

The two went down multiple hall ways. He was walking ahead but trying to stay close.

"So uh what ya name dollface?" He started walking backwards as he talked to her.

"Alice..." she cracked a small smile trying to be friendly.

"Alice...? That's a nice name..." The boy kept walking backwards even through the awkward silence. "So uh we're ya live?"

"Canada..." she shrugged still following him.

"Canada! Isn't that where like the polar bears live?!" He started laughing.

"No! That's the north pole..." Alice seemed aggravated but held her anger down.

"Heh well here's your room..." He stopped and opened a wooden door to reveal a not so small wooden room with a small bed and tons of crates. "...yea we use it for storage sometimes, but it sure is better than an igloo!" The Boston boy giggled attempting to impress the girl. She just shook her head and rolled her eyes.

A thought crossed her mind. "Um... Scout?" she spoke up for once using her normal voice. "What was happening before I came here? Like outside?..." She looked at him confused.

He was just happy she remembered his name. "Oh uh we battle the BLU team to get their intel."

She sighed. *What the fuck was intel, who is blue!?* Scout could see the frustration on her face.

"Listen I'll explain everything you want to know okay?... Just kinda calm down you seemed really pissed or sumthin..." Scout entered her room and sat on a crate. Alice sat down on her bed.

She didn't know where to start. "Hmm... Just tell me what the fuck is going on here."

He smiled feeling useful and intelligent. "Well...-"

Scout and Alice spent 2 hours talking about what was happening, who was blue, what intel was, the 9 classes and what they do, almost everything he could think of.

"Haha ok ok so that guy in the suit-"

"Spy."

"Yea that guy, he's the most ruthless scumbag killer ever and 'i' beat him up?"

"Ha! Now you see why everybody was surprised when they found that out! It's because that guy never gets hurt he justs get killed and that's it!" Scout and Alice had officially bonded. Finally she felt safe with someone.

"So if he dies he resp...-"

"Respawns." Scout would fill in the gaps in her sentences.

"And if I died... What would happen...?" Scout went dead silent.

"Don't even try or think about it, sumthin tells me if anything or anyone but a 'class' dies they won't respawn." Scout meant this, he planned to keep his new best friend alive till the trans bus came. Alice got the message and made a mental note 'not to die'. Ironic because it is already an instinct.

Scout yawned. "Well I gotta sleep, early battle tomorra..." He stood up and stretched his long thin legs. "Hey you should get some sleep too! I don't know whats in plan for you but I'm pretty sure you should be on your toes for tomorra!" Alice nodded at him.

"Can I borrow one of your weapons for tomorrow? For self defense." She stopped him before he left.

"Self defense? I think ya got that down pat. But if it makes you feel safe than sure." Scout smiled at Alice who was still sitting on her bed.

Alice smiled back. "Goodnight."

"Yea G'night." he shut the door and footsteps could be heard running into the distance.

*Im glad I found someone like me... A little too much like me.* She giggled happy at herself for finding safety in her knew friend. *I better not get shot...* Alice was thinking deeply as she removed her jeans and her tight green tank top. *... frikin Spy... Such a creep...* She undid her white bra and let out a big sigh. (Every girl can agree: this is the best feeling in the world). She shivered being exposed to the cold then slipped into bed. *I think I'll just keep my underwear on...* Her mind was mush from all the excitement and lack of sleep. Alice pulled the covers over her torso, leaving her shoulder neck and half her chest bare. She slept like this every night, naked or not. Her eyes shut and she was out like a light... Again.

A.N: I find it a little derpy and cheep that i gave Alice a friend so early but we couldn't just drag out something like 'friendship' out for 3 chapter straight, now could we? Enjoy more to come. With less derp.