A/N: Something short while I'm working on the next chapter. I do so ship unreturned BLU SniperXPack Leader. It's so sad… too bad Solly's already taken…
6. Walking with Wolves
The two dogs proved to be unnerving escorts, accompanying them all the way to the respawn room despite Pyro's repeated attempts to cuddle them and Scout's jealous attempts to shoo them off. The wolfhound still remained nervous whenever Private Dog went more than a few yards from him, and whined repeatedly in response to Soldier shouting imprecations at Scout, Sniper, Spy and Medic.
These reactions came to a head when, after a particularly vitriolic insult, the wolfhound stopped reacting passively and launched itself at Solly, jaw clamping around his leg causing him to collapse with a roar of pain. Soldier tried to push himself up several times after it had retreated, to wring its neck, but the moment he put any weight on his leg it gave way underneath him.
Solly paused, as if in thought. "Medic!" he called. "Medic!"
Demond turned angrily to the wolfhound. It looked… smug? It batted the nose of the concerned brown dog and sat up straight, pale spine archer and head tilted slightly to the side as if posing, just… like… Medic…
"Hot damn," Delmond cursed, pushing past Heavy, who had Scout practically melded to his back, where he was hiding from the 'killer dog'. "Doc?" he said, cautiously. dropping to his knees before saying over his shoulder.
"What the actual-"
"Scout, go out on the field and find Soldier a medikit now."
Scout needed no second urging- face a Soldier-killing dog or the very unlikely chance of the RED Sniper still being on watch.
The rest of the team, though, Solly included, were staring at him and the wolfhound, which, one he'd transferred his gaze to it, rolled its eyes as if saying, finally.
And on the other
He glanced at Private Dog, suddenly remembering Demo's comment that he looked a lot like Sniper. Innocent then, but… "Stretch?" he asked.
Private Dog- Sniper- yipped excitedly, rearing up on his hind legs before being batted by Medic.
"What?" Soldier asked groggily.
"Da," Heavy agreed. "I would know also."
Next: BLU have started searching for their final missing team-member, Spai!