Daylight soon broke over the mainly red-colored base. A couple of birds chirped above as they readied for a new day.

Debbie groaned as the sunlight hit her face. It was made even more worse since of the pain that was in her neck.

"I fell asleep again on the workbench," she said as she rubbed her neck. "I really have to stop doing that."

She sat up straight and stretched her stiff body. Eyeing the mess she made last night on the bench, she quickly put the tools back to their respective spots and placed the metal ball back in her bag.

Freshing up was the first thing on her mind. She meant to do it last night, but she'd kinda forgotten to do so. She hoped none of the other mercs were inside the showers now; she didn't mind if there was someone in there, but this was one of the few times she'd like some privacy.

She grabbed a towel off the rack and started to undress. She started with her shirt and worked down. She folded her clothes and placed it on a nearby bench, and pulled her hair from it's ponytail. Debbie started towards the showers and turned on the water once she stepped in.

Though she wasn't as big as her older sister, she still looked very comparable to her. Her slim build had a healthy amount of muscle and had an impressive E-cup bust. It's kinda suprising she has this kind of figure under those clothes.

After a quick shower, she toweled off and redressed. She stood in front a large mirror and adjusted her hair. She put her hair back into its ponytail. The Dispenser was about to leave when she stopped herself. She looked around to make sure no one was around before lifting up the fringe of hair that covered her eyes.

Unlike her sisters, who had normal eyes, her eyes were completely different. They were completely red with no pupils within them. It was like someone colored over her eyes completely with a red marker. They were also glowing red as well.

She sighed as she let her hair cover them once again. "What a freak I am..."

Meanwhile, Stella had also gotten up as well. She adjusted her hat and put on her shoes. She looked at the clock, which read 7:14.

"Really? I got up that early?" She said. "I must be losing it."

She decided to walk around the base to understand the area a bit better. She'd seen parts of it when she was just a turret, but wanted to see what else the base had to offer.

As she walked down the hallways, she passed by a door left slightly open. She was about to walk past it when she heard someone humming from behind it. Stella paused and wondered who's room was it, and walked back to see who's it was.

If her memory served her right, it was supposed to be Pyro's room, and she did notice the song was "Do You Believe in Magic", a song that Pyro really liked. However, there was one slight problem:

It sounded like a woman was humming it.

Stella scratched her head, as far as she did know she and her sister were the only females in the base. Could the Pyro be a woman? Or did he/she/it have a female friend?

She shook her head. No, Pyro couldn't have a girlfriend here. Civilians weren't supposed to be in the base at all. Letting curiosity get the best of her, she decided to take a peek.

Looking around, she found the source of the humming. A brunette around the same height and build as Debbie, slim yet muscular. She was also around the same bust size as Stella herself. The woman was in a white croptop and black bicycle shorts and her hair was cut in a bobcut.

"Mr. Balloonicorn," she said to the stuffed animal on her bed. "What do you think about our new friends?"

The woman waited as if the plush was going to respond before continuing. "Exactly! It is nice to have more female companions around. Though it would be hard to express that...I can't really let the others know about my gender."

She looked somewhere. "I guess I better get ready. The last thing I want is Soldier barging into my room or what not." She picked up the familiar gas mask and looked at it.

At this point Stella backed away from the door, "So Pyro is a woman huh?" she thought as she walked away. "This could get...interesting."

The Teleporter Twins sat on the roof of the RED base watching the sun. When they woke, they noticed K-9 went off somewhere, but they didn't worried about him since he could get out trouble easily as they could.

"Do you find it strange that the most beautiful places we see are places where we can easily get killed?" Tia asked.

"Yes, but then again, the places aren't exactly populated with masses of people." Tai replied. "Say, you hear something?"

Tia swiveled her head around, looking for the sound before finding it. "Yes...a car?"

"Sounds like it. Coming from the west?"

Though they're used to listen to music, the Twins' headphones also provide them with enhanced hearing, allowing them to detect incoming and cloaked enemies so they could retaliate.

The Twins' prediction came true when a car came into view. It rolled up to the gates and stopped.

"We should get the others." Tia said before teleporting away.

Timeskip

The car belonged to Ms. Pauling aka the Administrator's assistant. The Twins were able to get everyone up in time so that they could meet with her, eventually the team gathered in the living room to hear what Pauling had to say.

"Ok guys, here's the thing. You know that week-long ceasefire that was supposed to be next week?"

The mercs nodded.

"Well, it got pushed up to this week, more specifically today."

"A week with no fighting?! Noooooooo." Soldier groaned.

"Is that all? I woke up from me nap to hear this?" Demo asked.

"Um, yes, and I have to speak with you four." she said as she pointed to the buildings. "Everyone else go, I need to speak in private with them."

The other mercs slowly left with Engi being last to leave.

"We'll be fine," Debbie mouthed to him.

The Texan nodded and left the five.

"Ok, please explain to me who you four are?" she asked them.

"We're Engineer's...ah..." Stella looked to Debbie.

"Nieces," Debbie finished. "And we're all sisters."

"So you four are all related?"

"Yeah, we are."

"Ok...it doens't seem that you four look related in any way, except for you two," she pointed to the Twins. "You're twins right?"

The two nodded their heads in unison.

"I kinda have to say that's cute. So here's the big question, why are you four here?"

"Let me get you the lowdown, we're vagrants," she answered. "Traveling from place to place, we just so happened to run into Engi back in town."

"Really?"

"Yup, both us and him were surprised to see each other when we met."

"I see, now how'd did you four learn to do...whatever you do on the battlefield."

Debbie explained all of their abilities and how they learned it. She was able to lie flawlessly, in fact, it even fooled her sisters who were watching sometimes.

"Ok, would you four like to work with RED but in a different sector?"

"Whattya mean?" Stella asked.

"You'll work independent of the current RED mercs, you'll be like a strike force of some sorts."

"And we'll get paid...?"

"Yup, not as much as the guys but still a substantial amount."

Stella nodded.

"So, are you all fine with this?"

"I guess so." Debbie said.

"We don't care." Tai said, with Tia shrugging her shoulders.

"Ok then...would you mind if your four start now?"

A/N: Short ass chapter, but I needed some transition. So...here.

Till next time,

-D.W