Chapter Two

The Spy waited by the shore. He's been waiting again for his love while his little octopus friend was next to him. He was just telling his baby the stories of his life. Of how he was the great Spy until he was captured by that Medic. That Medic turned him into this monster. Now he was forced to live and hide in this lake away from that Medic.

"But don't worry Oceane. I don't think you're a monster. You're the opposite of one and I'll make sure that you're not going to get lonely. You have me and Sniper."

The doll didn't say anything.

"Are you still talking to her?"

The Spy looked up while he grabbed Oceane into his arms. The Red Sniper has finally returned. He still hasn't grown used to him talking to the doll but Spy was glad that he didn't call Oceane, 'it' anymore.

"Yes. Of course. I can't leave her alone."

The Sniper had a small smile, "Well okay then and oh. You're not monster."

Spy smiled, dropping Oceane in his legs. He rushed to Sniper, giving him a hug. "Well if you say so." He said.

The Sniper gave him a kiss. "Oh yeah. I got some good news."

Spy blinked at him. "Good news?" he asked.

Sniper nodded, "Yeah. It's all done. We're done fighting. It's over."

Spy turned confused, "Done? I don't understand….How?"

Sniper scratched the back of his head. "The people who hired us, they finally died. There's no one in control anymore."

Spy was stunned. They died?

"But…how?" He asked again.

"Don't know." He answered. "But those old farts finally took their last breathes."

Spy didn't know what to say. He just looked down to Oceane.

"What's going to happen now?" He asked.

"Don't know." Sniper admitted. "We all came together and make peace together. We all agree we can't return to back to our own lives. After all the things we have done. We can do whatever we want now."

Spy turned quiet. He was lost in thought. Sniper was right. Even if their new freedom, they can't just leave. They couldn't be stable anymore being around people. Normal people and normal society. Look at him. He was part octopus now and he was talking to a doll. He might as well be bad as Solider who was completely nuts. He couldn't just have a life with Sniper even if he wanted to.

Sniper realized at how Spy have turned completely quiet.

"Hey. I know what you're thinking….we can have a life together."

The Spy looked at him. "But how?! When I'm like this?!"

Sniper sighed, "We can just return back to the base and just live there with the others."

Spy grew worried. "But even still…that medic will try and get me again!"

"Over my dead body. I'm not going to let him take you again. First he did this you and you're forced to live here alone! Just look at you! You're lonely! You haven't met another person besides me in a long time. It's getting to you….at this rate you'll take that doll over me."

Spy frowned. "I wouldn't do that to you…"

But Spy knew that Sniper was right. He was a sociable person and being alone in this lake has affected him. If he does keep staying here, he might be turning objects into his friends and push real people away from him. He had to leave. Oceane also agrees.

"Fine…I'll leave but do you promise me that he won't get me again?"

Sniper nodded. "Yes. I promise. And besides, we can always keep killing him. Too bad he can't stay dead forever."

Spy sighed. Yeah that was too bad.

They kissed again but Spy quickly pushed away.

"But how am I going to get around when I do get over there?" He asked.

Spy couldn't forget. He was part octopus. It would be hard to walk around with these things around. Being in a small tank won't help either.

"Easy." Sniper said, "We'll ask our engineers to help. I know they can create custom tanks that can be filtered and move around and other things. He's bored now and will make anything now. We should be able to sleep next to each other now."

Spy smiled and kissed him again. This plan might be able to work out after all. They were able to have some type of life with each other. It wasn't perfect but it was better than none.

After their kiss, Sniper walked off.

"I'm glad I convinced you now." He said.

Spy watched him walk away. "Huh? Why?"

Spy watched as Sniper pushed an empty tank toward him.

"So you can leave with me today." Sniper answered.

Spy looked at the empty tank. It had wheels so Sniper was able to push it here and it was big enough for him. He was glad that it was also cleaned to.

"Is that the same tank that the medic put me in?" He asked.

"Yeah it is. I stole it right from under his nose. It should just be for temporally. Not forever. I know how your legs get dry very easily if you decided to walk."

Spy sighed. He hated this tank but he didn't have any other choice. "Yeah…Let's go then."

After filling the tank with water, Spy crawled into the tank. Only his lower half of his body was in the water and Oceane joined him in the tank. Sniper was pushing the tank toward the base. Spy looked around and remembered he hasn't been seen the surface in a while. He missed it. He's been inside that lake for a long time. It was nice and all but it just made him miss the ground and his legs even more.

"Hey Sniper?" Spy asked.

"What?" Sniper replied.

"Does anyone know I'm coming?" Spy asked.

"Nah."

Spy sank lower in the tank.

"Oh…" He looked at Oceane.

"Then this will be an introduction to remember…"

As they got closer to the base, Spy noticed it was quiet. This was new. Normally, people would be fighting each other but now they're not. Did they really make peace with each other? Spy continued to look around and remembered this place. He was having flashbacks of when he was back to normal when he was in here. Spy noticed that Sniper was trying to push him to a room but they were stopped.

"Hey? What do you got there?"

Spy turned and saw the Blu Scout walk to them. He looked at Spy.

"Whoa! Wait a minute. Don't I know you? I really do! You're our last Spy! What happened to you? You're an octopus. We thought you died."

Spy looked at him. It's been awhile since he last talked to another human.

"This is what happens when you get captured by that medic. He decides to turn anyone into a freak."

Scout looked stunned. "Really? He did this you? He can do that? That's just messed up."

Spy noticed that Scout stunned look was already gone. He looked more curious now then shocked that he was this monster.

"Man this is so freaky. How can you be like that? Can you even run anymore? Oh boy. The others should look at you. You're just so…weird."

Spy quickly frowned. Maybe this was a bad idea of returning here. Sniper saw his sad look and just glared at Scout.

"What did I do? I just said he was weird. That's all."

Sniper just continued to push the tank. Ignoring Scout.

"Just forget what he said. He knows nothing."

Spy continued to frown. "Maybe I shouldn't have come…no one is going to like me like this."

"Don't say that. They'll get used to you." Sniper said.

Spy didn't believe those words. He just sank low in his tank. He was lost in his thoughts until he saw that Sniper had stop pushing. Spy looked around and saw that Sniper had taken him to a large room where he saw the Blu Engineer. This room was filled with his machines. Now all looked deactivated. The Engineer was busy working on something and didn't even notice they walked in. Even with a tank. Spy is still surprised that Sniper was willing to push him everywhere. It wasn't needed. Sniper could have easily left Spy alone somewhere and ask Engineer to walk to him. But he didn't.

"Hey!" Sniper yelled.

The Engineer quickly turned around. "What?"

When he turned around he walked to Spy and just looked at him. Spy got his attention really fast. It looked like Engineer was wondering how he was turn like this. He didn't looked scared or stun at all. He was more amazed.

"Now I have seen everything." He said as he sat back down.

"Mind telling me how you got this way?" He asked.

Spy crossed his arms. "It was that damn Medic over there."

Engineer took off his helmet and wiped his head. "Ah. That explains it. Why you just disappear like that. You must have escaped from that medic or he released you."

Spy just felt mad for reminding him of that medic. "I escaped. Force to live in that lake. I just heard all the fighting is done so I decided to come back."

Engineer laughed. "I see now. It's true. We are done fighting. It was nice of this Sniper to help you return back here."

Sniper sighed. That's right. No one knows they're lovers yet.

"Yeah. Anyway, we are hoping to get your help."

The Engineer smiled. "Sure. What will it be?"

"Well you can see. He needs water and were hoping you can make pourable tanks with filters so he can walk around and maybe a wet room where he can sleep at."

Engineer looked happy. "That's not a problem. That's easy. In fact, I'll design most rooms so he can walk around and be able to stay there. Now tell me, can you stand on those?"

Spy looked at him, "Yes but only for a short time because my tentacles dry up very easily. The floor also has to be clean because my tentacles are very sensitive."

Engineer walked to a desk and pulled some paper out. "Got it. I'll be making my blueprints out now. This is exciting. I haven't been able to design anything new in a long time. It always had to involve fighting and it gets boring after a long time."

Spy just watched him. "You mean…you're going to do this for me? Just like that?"

Engineer laughed again, "Why not? It will keep me busy. You're happy and just think about it, when I give these blueprints away to the other Engineer so he can build these on his side, their medic will be so mad. He'll know you returned and I know you're not letting him take you again. It will be revenge. He can't get you and you'll be mocking him. What he did to you wasn't right. We all know him. He likes his experiments."

Spy felt better for once. Finally he heard another person saying what Medic did to him was wrong and Engineer was right. He will be having his revenge. Now he was back, he'll be standing in front of that medic and he won't be able to get him. It's like putting a cake to a pole and putting it on the medic's back. He'll see that cake in front dangling on the string but no matter how long he runs, he can't reach that cake. It will be fun.

Engineer continued to write. "I should be able to be done with all of this within a week."

Spy smiled as his legs threw Oceane into the air. He caught it midair with his arms. He gave her a big hug.

"Did you hear that Oceane? Things are turning the best for me!"

Engineer looked confused more than ever. He just saw the Spy talked to a doll. Spy quickly realized what he just did and just stood there in shock. He turned invisible while Oceane floated in the air.

Engineer laughed again. "That's really cute. Now anyway, go now. I'll tell you when everything is done."

Spy turned visible again when Sniper pushed him away from the room.

"That wasn't bad as I thought it would be…" Spy admitted.

Sniper sighed, "Yeah but you got to remember. You only met two people so far. The others still haven't seen you yet or your doll."

That was right. What will the others think of him? Especially now that he was part Octopus and he carried this toy around? Scout didn't noticed Oceane but what happened if he did?

Sniper continued to push the push tank until Spy heard a familiar sound. He turned around to see a Spy behind them uncloak himself.

"Hello gentlemen." He said.

It was the Blu Spy who decided to sneak behind them.

"Hello." The hybrid replied back.

"What do we have here? A spy? Who's an octopus?"

The Red Spy uncloaked himself next to the normal Blu Spy.

"It looked like it. He's the Spy who decided to disappear." The Red Spy said.

The Blu Spy raised his eyebrows. "That's him? The one I replaced?"

The hybrid sighed. "Yes. That's me."

The hybrid remembered. He never met his replacement before. He was captured and was turned into this freak. It didn't take long before his team replaced him. They really thought he died but no it was worse. He was turned into this. He was glad that Sniper didn't leave him for his replacement.

The Blu Spy looked surprised. "Really? Why are you…?"

The hybrid looked annoyed. He had to keep explaining this. "Because, that medic over there turned me into this. I was lucky that I escaped from that nut."

The Red Spy looked surprised. "You mean…Our Medic did this you? I didn't know."

"Either did I!" The other Spy yelled. "I didn't come here to find out that people are turning spies into octopuses! I wouldn't have come or at least, I came to help you."

Spy was surprised that these spies were concerned about him. They were mad that this medic turned him like this. It was like they were afraid that he'll turn them like this. He even noticed that Sniper was surprised that these Spies were worried about him.

"Don't worry." One Spy said. "We'll make sure that medic won't do this again."

"Yeah. We got your back." The other Spy said. "He won't get you."

The Blu Spy looked at the hybrid. "You're lucky that you got him. It's nice to have some friends."

The hybrid had a small smile. They were right. He was lucky that he had his Sniper.

"Yeah. It is." He said.

He didn't even realize that he hugged Oceane in his arms when he smiled.

The two spies looked at him and then laugh and snorted.

"That's real cute. Anyway, see you later."

Both Spies had disappeared and the hybrid was able to hear them leave.

The Spy in the tank turned to Sniper.

"Is Oceane really that funny?" He asked.

Sniper looked at him. Knowing he had to say something to not hurt Spy's feelings.

"Well…at first yeah. You're holding a doll."

Spy quickly frowned.

"I don't mean anything like that. I'm saying it's weird for a grown man to be with a doll but after a while, they'll get used to it."

Spy sighed. "I hope so. I love Oceane."

He looked back at Sniper. "And you to."

Sniper smiled and gave Spy a quick kiss.

"Come on. Let's go." He said as he continued to push the tank.

This time, Spy was able to tell that he was being push to where Sniper was always at. A small room where he would hide and aim at other people. It must be where he just sleeps now. He was pushed in and Sniper just fell to the ground. He must be tired now from all the pushing.

"Are you going to be okay?" Spy asked.

"Yeah." He answered. "Just tired and all and I'm glad you're here with me."

Spy smiled but it quickly ended when he heard footsteps running towards them.

"Look! They're over here!" He heard.

Two Scouts ran in. The Blue Scout pointed at him.

"You see? He's an octopus now!" He yelled.

The other Scout looked surprised. "You're….right?"

More footsteps were heard.

"Let me see! Let me see!" A Red Medic rushed in and Spy turned mad the moment he saw him. He just held Oceane in his arms tighter while his tentacles curled.

The Red Medic smiled. "Oh Sniper! You brought him back to me! That was kind of you! I thought he was gone for good!"

One Scout hit the Medic. "Hey idiot! He's not coming back to you!"

The Medic rubbed his head. "Why not? I created him so he belongs to me."

The other Scout looked at him. "Uh…No."

The two Spies appeared in the room. "He does not belong to anyone."

A Red Demoman almost walked inside the room. He took a drink of his beer and burped.

"What's this? You mean that crazy Scout was right? He's an octopus?"

"Yes and he's mine. I turned him into that and he's mine!" The Medic yelled again.

The Demoman peek his head inside the room.

"Are you crazy? You changed that man into that? He's hardly a man now. You should be ashamed of yourself."

The medic was getting angrier. "Well look you. You like to explode people!"

The Demoman stepped inside. "At least it's part of my job! I don't take people against their will and turn them into that!"

The medic looked at him. "Aren't you on the same team as me? Why are you on his side?"

The Demoman crossed his arms. "Because the last time I remembered, we aren't on any team anymore and even if we were, I wouldn't be helping you."

Spy continued to watch. Everyone was on his side? But why?

That was when he heard more footsteps. This time, it was the Blu Medic who walked in.

"Doctor!" The Red Medic yelled. "You got to understand this was all for research!"

The Blue Medic looked at him. "Sorry Doctor but I can't help you here. They're right. You can't just take people and turn them…into monsters! Your job is to heal them! Not hurt them!"

This just made the Red Medic mad. He didn't know what to say. He looked at everyone in the room. They were all against him. Then his eyes came across Sniper. When he was studying on that octopus, he was always there to help him. He had to be on his side!

"Sniper! What about you? You must understand. You were there helping me." He said.

Sniper glared at him. "The only reason why I helped you in the first place was so that I can help him escape. Why do you think he suddenly vanished for? I never liked you ever since you laid your hands on him."

The Red Medic was in shocked. "You helped him escaped? But…? I thought you…"

He looked back at everyone. Everyone in the room looked like he was going to murder him. No one was on his side. Not even his own team. This was when Spy jumped out of his tank and launched himself on top of the Red Medic. He used his tentacles to choke the air out of the medic, killing him. He nearly had forgotten that he was holding Oceane in his arms.

"Just remember this Medic. You will never own me again." He said as Medic took his last breathe. His dead body had quickly disappeared.

Spy sighed. If only he stayed dead now instead of respawn somewhere. Then he gasped and looked down.

"Oh my god! Oceane! I'm so sorry! You didn't need to see this! You must be so scared now!" He hugged his doll.

Everyone inside the room watch Spy. First they were happy he killed the Medic so they cheered for him but now they were confused when he started talking to the doll so they stopped their cheering. Spy looked at all them and everyone started laughing. Spy felt embarrassed and he vanished again. The Blu Spy walked to him and patted him on the back after he finished laughing. He didn't care that this Spy was invisible.

"Sorry about that. Were still not used to your extra legs and uh…friend but we will."

Spy turned visible again. "Uh thanks. I guess."

The normal Spy smiled. "You got to teach me how to do that without using these fancy gadgets and oh yeah. If I were you, I would keep an eye on that doll. You know how everyone is here."

The hybrid looked at Spy. "Well I don't think I can teach you anything since you're not part octopus like me and thanks for the advice."

Spy turned around and saw his tank has fallen when he came to kill the Medic.

"Aw. My water is gone."

Sniper picked up the tank. "Don't worry. I'll fill it up real quick."

The others surround Spy while Sniper left with the tank. Everyone was catching up with Spy, talking to him. More people have entered the room, surprised to see an octopus hybrid but then they would greet him afterwards. Well after they ask their questions. Spy said hi to everyone and explained how he turned this way. He was glad most of everyone was mad at Medic for turning him this way. Though he was still upset that people would laugh at Oceane when they saw her. When they finally left, Spy was able to rest in the tank with new water.

"I hope they get used to you Oceane. It's not nice for them to keep laughing at you."

Oceane didn't say anything but Spy was still able to understand her.

"I know. You're not going to let them get to you."

Sniper looked at them.

"She's a strong one. She got laughed at a lot today." He said.

Spy smiled, "Yeah, she has to be if she's going to be living here."

Sniper gave another kiss to Spy.

"Yeah. All of us have to be tough out here." He laid against the tank.

Spy could tell he was tired. It was a big day today and a week from now, Spy should be able to walk around more easily. He slipped one of his tentacles out and he touched Sniper's face. Sniper wasn't bothered by him. He was drifting off to sleep.

"Goodnight love." He said.

Spy smiled and put his tentacle back into the tank. "Goodnight." He said back while he drifts off to sleep. Oceane slept in his arms.