Engineer and Soldier stood facing the horde of mutilated zombies, moonlight casting eerie shadows and barely illuminating anything. The zombies had heard Soldier screaming his favourite Sun Tzu quote, and began shambling towards the duo. Soldier fired off four rockets in quick succession, with each explosion causing a nice explosion of bright light and zombie parts. While Soldier reloaded Engineer let off several rounds from the Widowmaker, using his amputated right arm for balance.

But the zombies kept on moving towards the two former mercenaries.

"Ah, this reminds me of the Zombie Fortress mod." laughed Soldier

"Personally son, I'd like this to be x10. Killing those zombies would be easier." stated Engineer, who was starting to get really annoyed by only having one whole arm.

"The Randomiser mod could be useful, especially with the Army of One. Single-shot nuclear Rocket Launchers are better than the Original."

No matter how many they killed, more zombies arrived. Soldier, who had quickly run out of rockets, started using the Original as a club. Upon seeing this, Engineer suggested retreating back into the prison, reload, grab more weapons and ammo, and return. Soldier agreed with this logic. But the zombies had now begun to encircle the men.

Engineer and Soldier started running back towards the prison, outpacing the shambling zombies. Once inside the prison, they went back to the armoury. Engineer, as the armoury didn't have a Gunslinger, took a Claidheamh Mòr and strapped it to the stump of his right arm. Soldier meanwhile, took a Cow Mangler 5000, a Righteous Bison, and an Equaliser.

The two former mercenaries followed their previous route of escape, until they returned to the zombie horde, which, unlike earlier, actually thinned. In the midst of the shooting, slashing, stabbing, hacking, and disintegration, Soldier became severely wounded. By the smell of his blood, the last remaining group of roughly ten zombies homed in on Soldier.

Soldier pulled out his Equaliser, and spoke his last words to Engineer.

"I may regret this later on, I'll bleed out before we get to a doctor."

Engineer saw that Soldier was going to do the Kamikaze taunt, and moved to stop him. Alas, Engineer was too slow, and Soldier thrust a pin-less grenade into the air. He exploded with a flash into blood covered gibs, which mingled with the remains of the zombies he'd killed. It was the most beautifully horrific, not to mention self-sacrificing, thing Engineer had witnessed with his eyes. He'd never seen anything like it in the Gravel Wars, nor the ensuring Robot Wars.

Engineer, as a sign of respect for his recently departed friend, bowed his head, and put his amputated right arm across his heart.

"You've sure got your honour now, Soldier boy." stated Engineer.

Engineer turned his back to the prison, and started walking. And he kept on walking, stopping only to sleep, eat, or relieve himself. Engineer walked for days, carrying the memories of his former colleagues, who had developed into more than that since they were hired by RED all those years ago.

The Texan, unknowingly, was walking in the direction of Well, and soon ended up there, albeit at about 1 o'clock in the morning. Wanting to return home to his wife and children, Engineer went to Well's train station, and asked for a ticket to Bee Cave, Texas. When the attendant asked for money, Engineer said he didn't have any on him in person, but would send a cheque to the company when he returned home.

"I'm sorry, I can't let you do that." said the attendant.

"I have a sword strapped to my right arm, and a shotgun in my left hand. Don't test my metal." retorted Engineer.

"Fair enough." replied the attendant.

Engineer took his ticket, and boarded the next train to Bee Cave. After taking a seat, the man sitting next to him, who happened to be the only other person in the carriage, asked Engineer where he'd been posted. Engineer replied that he'd been posted at different RED bases during the Gravel Wars, and at Coal Town during the Robot Wars.

"No, I meant this war." reinstated the man.

"I ain't no part of a war. Heck, I guessed there was a war going on at the moment, but I didn't know for certain until you just told me."

The man looked at the Widowmaker and the Claidheamh Mòr, raised his eyebrows, and diverted his attention to the passing scenery. After roughly ten hours of a but-numbing train journey, Engineer arrived back at Bee Cave, before he walked to his ranch on the outskirts.

Engineer walked to the door, opened it, and went inside, before being harassed by his wife.

"Dell! What in Sam Hill have you been doing? I've been gettin' worried sick about you, and you just turn up like nothin's wrong!"

"Do you want the full story? 'Cause it ain't the most pleasant of things." replied Engineer.

"I can imagine, especially when my husband waltzes in that door with a sword strapped to his arm."

Engineer sighed.

"After I went to work for RED all those years ago..."

A/N I didn't expect this to turn out the way it has. Still, say so if you want me to continue.