Authors note: Hello, everybody, I'm back with another chapter of "Teleporter Shenanigans", just in time for the holidays! Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Mechanical difficulties
Back at the BLU base, the Solider was carrying a basket full of bread towards the Engineer's lab. Inside, the engineer had disassembled the teleporter down to its electronic guts, looking for a reason why the teleporter was acting up. The team had already been inside their base for 3 days in order to protect themselves from the wrath of Merasmus and the RED team. The BLU Sniper was in the attic, making sure that nobody was invading.
Solider stepped into the engineer's lab. As of this moment he was peeling off the armored plating of the teleporter's wing with a blowtorch, but stopped and turned towards the Solider, who held out the bread to him.
"Solider, Why do you keep bringing me bread every time!? I asked very specifically for a non-wheat based test object, and you did the exact OPPOSITE of that."
"Come on, maggot! This is probably the last time I am every going to fight a giant mutated loaf of bread, and I want to make sure I enjoy it in blood-soaked glory!"
"Just get me something that won't try and attack us in the long run. That is, if what I am about to do works."
"Ok fine, if it means I can get back to kicking my roommate's ass." Soldier responded, walking over to Engineer's workbench and picking up an empty munitions crate. He turned to engineer and handed him the box.
"Well, for once you didn't pick something made of bread for me to use today. Now, just to add the finishing touches." Engineer said as he welded the armor back onto the teleporter. Solider just stood back, juggling his supply of rockets and grenades in his hands. The sight made Engineer cringe, as Solider was not very good at juggling and could drop them at any moment, causing the whole room to blow up. Engineer managed to finish up his welding, and could already see a faint glow coming from the teleporter's power core. All he needed to do was press the button in his hand, and it would start. Solider walked to engineer's side.
"So what do you think, Engie? Will it work?"
"Well..." Muttered Engineer as he looked at the teleporter, which looked slightly bent and twisted "…assuming I've done this correctly, the space fluxuator's should collect power from the secondary power unit, and not the main core. Doing this will power the new material beam that I've installed, thus solving whatever problem that was causing the previous beam to glitch out the items coming through. If everything goes well at the other end of the teleporter, then that means we can go back to fighting Merasmus."
"YES! You hear that, Merasmus? I'm coming for you!"
Engineer groaned, and placed the empty munitions box onto the teleporter, and clicked the button in his hand. The teleporter sparked and whined to life, slowly charging itself. Just then, The BLU Medic walked in with a half dead pigeon in his hands.
"Hey, Engineer, do you ha- LOOK OUT!"
Medic pulled out his Crusader's Crossbow and fired at the RED spy who was about to stab the Engineer in the back, hitting him in the shoulder. But the spy pulled it out and faced the trio with his revolver drawn. The solider charged at the spy, and the engineer fired his Rescue Ranger at him. But the spy leapt over the solider and dodged the Ranger's projectile, throwing his sapper at the teleporter, causing it to lose its charge. The engineer responded by hitting the spy in the face with his wrench, and hitting him in the butt of his gun, causing him to double over.
"Heh, Damn spy didn't even fire a shot." The Engineer said grinning
However, just as the Engineer was about to hit the sapper off of the teleporter, the machine began to fold into itself, as if a black hole was sucking it inside out. But before the engineer could hit the sapper off with his wrench, the teleporter exploded, causing everything to go white.
End of chapter 2
Author's Note: Thank you so much for reading the next chapter in my fanfiction