a/n: I finally finished this. School has prevented me from writing but I got it done. I will be taking a short break from this to relax and chill for a while. Anyways R&R and enjoy
RED TRAINING DAY
Chapter 3:
Unless It's a Farm
The drive on the bus was a nightmare. If driving through the cow filled country wasn't bad enough, the recruits were the most annoying people in the world. They sang songs, told jokes, and worst of all...asked the worst question known to man.
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
The Soldiers blood began to boil. He hands gripped the wheel tightly and tried to focus on the road.
'The road...Think about the road, road, road, road...don't think about them...' The Soldier thought over and over again. He tried not to think about them at all...
Or how easy it would be to punt them out the window.
The drive went on for what seemed like a century. After almost driving off a cliff, hitting thirty-five cows on the way, and listening to the non-stop bus ride songs, he pulled up to a large fortress. The whole exterior was built of rust-red colored metal, large towering radio towers, war propaganda signs, and many other RED product advertisements. The building was said to cover 30,000 square miles. The total height was roughly about three hundred and sixty-five stories. He pulled into the closest parking spot. After getting everybody's bags and the trainees off the bus, he walked up to the main entrance. He looked up at the large sign above the grand doorway.
TF INDUSTRIES
RELIABLE EXCAVATION DEMOLITION
COMMANDING INDUSTRIES TEAM ASSOCIATES DEFENSE EXPERTS LOCATION: 1
C.I.T.A.D.E.L: 1
Below that was a very tiny engraving that the Soldier was able to make out.
(YES IT'S A LONG NAME BUT IT'S OURS SO STFU)
He looked back down and turned back to the group, only...they weren't there.
He looked for them and realized that they had already walked into the main lobby. He hurried inside and caught up with them.
He was about to talk to them about them walking ahead but he was suddenly caught up in the room. All over the walls were posters of famous RED Team Members.
'The RED Hall of Fame...' The Soldier thought to himself. The RED Team Hall of Fame was where the best of the best were. He didn't care about anything but the Greatest Men Ever section.
Scotty O' Rly: The Demoman who destroyed a whole BLU Team with a single sticky bomb and a stomach full of liquor.
Pierre ?: The only Spy in existence who...actually no one knows what he did...All that is known is that screams were heard from a BLU base, followed by large cloud of smoke, and the building collapsing in a burst of flame. When the spy was seen walking out of the building he simply stated that he had "Dealt with the enemy."
But the biggest, most well designed poster on the wall was the one that the Soldier stared at for an eternity.
Howard "Maggot" McGee: The RED Soldier who bravely sacrificed himself to save the most valuable thing in the world...The Reliable Excavation Demolition Victorious Example Left Vividly Everywhere That Could Uphold Potentially Capable Advanced Knowledge Experience. Otherwise known as the RED V.E.L.V.E.T.C.U.P.C.A.K.E.
He stood there, amazed at the men that were honored for their heroic actions. One day, he would be up there, among the greats. His moment of daydreamed immortality was interrupted by the young Scout, who tapped him on the shoulder.
"Um, Sir? Don't you have to sign us in?"
The Soldier looked at him, confused. He quickly remembered that he had to assign the trainees dorms and get their names saved to the RED Database. "Oh...right...Outta my way then!"
"Yes Sir!" The Scout saluted and ran back to the group of misfits.
The Soldier walked over to the reception desk where a very old lady with rimmed glasses sat in a chair, typing on a keyboard.
"Hello I'm here to sign in these...trainees in." The Soldier tried his best not to say...a different word.
"How many?" The old, wheezy voice of the women asked.
"Six."
"Including you?" She asked.
"Uh...Wh...What?" The Soldier's voice was shaking and he was starting to sweat.
"Including you? As in all of the trainees plus you." She stated.
The Soldier was feeling a little dizzy right at this time.
"Didn't you know that all trainers must room with the trainees for about 3 months so they don't fall out of line?" She looked at him with her piercing gray eyes.
The Soldier didn't know how to respond. Everything got all fuzzy and he felt large beads of sweat trickle down his face. All sounds in the room got muffled before...
Blackness.