A/N: Ditto.
Joli rocketed across the sky toward the town Sniper mentioned. "Jeezus, what the hell did Soldier put in there?" she asked herself. "Even Jackie wouldn't eat that, and she has an iron stomach,"
After flying for about thirty minutes she spotted the town below and landed a distance away so she wouldn't attract any attention. When she landed she made her way into the town. The town wasn't really a town it was rather a small break area. There was a general store, a hotel, some random houses, and that was pretty much it.
As she walked through the town, she knew she was getting stares. This was pretty normal for her though, since when you live with people such as a dragon, a suit of armor, etc, you're going to get stared at. But none of those guys were with her and now it was starting to get creepy.
"Maybe I should've left Thumper back at the base," she thought as she adjusted the position of her grenade launcher as she walked into the general store.
None else was inside the store and she quickly grabbed the ingredients they needed. She then dumped the items off at the counter.
"Well, c'mon," she told the clerk, who was sweating at the sight of her.
"U-u-uh it's ok, it's on the h-h-house," he replied nervously.
She raised an eyebrow, "Ok…I was going to pay for those, but in that case, can I get them in a bag please?"
As the clerk was bagging the items, two armed, masked men ran into the store.
"This is a robbery!" one said as he waved a pistol.
"Yeah give us the money!" said the other as he pointed a revolver at the clerk.
As the clerk was giving the robber the money, the one with the pistol noticed Joli.
"Hey! You give us everything you have," he said.
"Yeh," said the other. "Make it easier for yourself,"
"Really?" Joli thought. "Are these two clueless?"
The two robbers failed to realize that they were trying to rob someone that had explosives and a grenade launcher on them.
She yanked the guns out of the robbers' hands and proceeded to crush both guns in her hands.
The robbers and the clerk went wide-eyed when they saw this.
"I think you should give back the money before someone gets hurt," she said as she dusted her hands.
"I think I just tinkled myself," said one of the robbers.
The robbers quickly gave back the money before hightailing it out of the store.
She picked up her groceries and started to leave the store, but before she left she tossed a wad of $100 bills to the clerk.
"Should cover the items," she said.
She made her way out of the town and started to fly back to RED base, but she never knew she was being watched.
A female figure in a brown trench coat and a wide-brimmed fedora watched Joli from the shadows as she flew off. She took out a radio and said, "Notify Commander Phoenix, that the demolition twins have been spotted,"
RED base
Jaz took back the box she made Demo hold. She took it back because he was getting a little too interested in how it works.
"They shouldn't know what it's REALLY for," she thought.
Most of the mercs had gone off doing other things while they waited for Joli to return. Engi was in his room as well as Pyro; he was finishing what he had started during the night. Pyro was doodling on the ground.
"Engi," said Pyro.
"What is it?" he replied.
"Do you still love me?"
This question surprised Engi, "What compelled her to say that?" he thought.
"Of course I do hon, now what in tarnation made you say that abomination of a question?"
Pyro went silent and Engi started so see the entire picture and sighed.
"It's about Jewel, right?"
Pyro nodded.
"Look Pyro, even though Jewel is a cowgirl and all, that doesn't exactly mean that I like her. I found you and I'm sticking with you, besides, she may already have someone already,"
Pyro sighed, "Hugs?"
"Ok hugs,"
And the two hugged.
Meanwhile
Jaz was waiting in the kitchen, along with Demo, Medic, and BLU Engi.
"So lass," said Demo. "Where didya girls learn how to make explosives?"
"We taught ourselves," Jaz replied.
"Aye, like me. So, how much explosives did yah make and what kinds do yah have?"
Jaz thought for a moment before saying, "I don't remember how much explosives we make, but we have the normal gunpower ones, energy based ones, antimatter, dark matter, nuclear…"
She continued to rant about the different types of explosives she and Joli made. This made everyone exchange glances with each other.
"And finally we have red matter, which is even more deadly than a black hole," As she finished, the small box began beeping again. She sighed and slammed it on the table once again.
"I still don't trust them with explosives," whispered BLU Engi to Medic.
"But you trust a drunk with them," retorted Medic.
"I'M BACK!" said Joli as she flew in through the window.
"Took you long enough," said Jaz as she started to go through the items.
"Hey, its not easy to get in there and get out when two dimwits try and hold you up,"
"You didn't hurt them I'm assuming,"
"Nah, just crushed their guns, and I made one wet himself,"
"Nice,"
"Wait, did you just say, "crush their guns"?" asked BLU Engi.
"Yah? Why do you ask?"
BLU Engi sat in silence as the three exchanged glances once again.
"Joli, what's this?" asked Jaz as she held up a certain brown bottle of whiskey.
"Uh, just something we could all share…"
"Joli, what did we say about the drinking?"
Joli sighed. "I can't drink because it makes me "unstable","
"Right, and we don't want that to happen AGAIN, right?"
"Right…"
Jaz tossed the bottle to Demo. "I think you have a better purpose for this,"
"Thanks lass," said Demo as he opened the bottle.
"So what are we making?" asked Joli.
"I was thinking pancakes…"
Just then both Scouts ran into the kitchen,
"Pancakes?" said Scout. "Did someone say pancakes? I love pancakes,"
"No you don't" said BLU Scout. "I love pancakes more than you do,"
"No I love pancake more than YOU do,"
"No I do!"
This would've continued on forever until Joli went over and grabbed both Scouts by the hair and dragged them over to the stove and turned it on.
"If you two don't shut up, I'm going to make BOTH of your faces into pancakes, is that clear?" she said.
"No, not the face again!" said BLU Scout.
"I'm too beautiful to die!" said Scout.
"Wimps," she thought as she let them go and watched them hurry away. She then noticed Soldier's head was still embedded in the wall.
"Um, Jaz you forgot about Soldier,"
"Oh, oops," she said as she pulled Soldier's head out of the wall.
Time Skip
After a significantly better breakfast, both teams left for Dustbowl for a round of Payload, while the six stayed behind at RED base. They were currently sitting in the living room of the base.
"Ug, I can't believe we have to wait on the sidelines," said Joli. "I want to see some action,"
"Sorry Joli," said Wolfshire. "But the Administrator said we can't help the mercs in battle,"
"Yeah," said Arachne. "And I don't think you would want to mess with her either, Joli,"
"Why? I'd take on that old fart any day,"
"Well, I did some research on her from and found out she has a large amount of "connections" and she can make people disappear,"
"Like a mafia boss of some sorts?" asked Jewel.
"Yeah, kinda like that,"
The group sat in silence until the box started to beep again.
"Every fucking time," said Jaz as she slammed it into the table.
"You're not going to tell them what its true purpose is right?" asked TT.
"Nope," she responded. "It's not like they're going to find out, right?"
"Highly unlikely, but knowing them, they might," Arachne said.
Jaz flipped some of the switches on the box and put it away. "So what now?"
"We have board games…" said Wolfshire.
A door slam was then heard.
"Strange," said Wolfshire as he looked at a clock. "Do you think they're back early?"
"Don't think so," said Jewel as she pulled out her rifle as stood near the doorframe. The others took point as the person or thing walked closer to them. As soon as the person walked in Jewel grabbed the person and threw him or her to the ground, and aimed her gun at the person.
The person was Ms. Pauling.
"Who are you?" demanded Jewel.
"What the… do I know you?" asked Ms. Pauling.
"Wait, wait, wait, Jewel!" said Wolfshire as he leapt toward them. "She's a friendly!"
Jewel pointed her gun away but still kept a close eye on Ms. Pauling.
"Let me guess, more of your family?" she asked as she picked up the files she dropped.
"You betcha," he replied. He quickly introduced the three new members to Ms. Pauling.
"What brings you here Pauling?" asked TT.
"Well the Administrator wants you guys to do something for her," she said.
"What does she want us to do?" asked Arachne.
"A shipment of new weapons for both BLU and RED are to come today, but the people she usually hires to pick them up are unavailable today, she wants you guys to pick them up and bring it back here,"
"That sounds way too easy," said Jaz. "There has to be a catch,"
"I was about to get there," said Ms. Pauling. "The weapons are also sought after by bandits who often raid the delivery trucks,"
"Oh, that doesn't sound hard," said Joli.
"Are you guys going to accept it?" asked Ms. Pauling.
"Of course! It's better then sitting here all day,"
"Lets go then, the truck's waiting outside,"
Time Skip
"So do we have some kind of plan to this, Arachne?" asked Jaz as she pulled down the back of the delivery truck.
The delivery truck looked like a white armored van with many bullet hole on it.
"Yes I do," said Arachne. "You and TT are going to be in the air giving us air to ground support, Jewel and I will be in the truck, and Joli and Wolfshire will be driving in the pickup giving us ground support,"
The pickup was an old red colored pickup with a flatbed that had wood boards nailed on the sides of the truck.
"Sounds like a plan," said Jewel.
"YAY!" said Joli as she reversed her hat and pulled up her bandana. "We can use violence and not get in trouble for it!"
"She's gets way too hyper when there's violence involved," said Jaz as she got her goggles on and pulled up her bandana.
The team rolled out from the cargo area in their respective places. TT and Jaz took to the air, while Jewel and Arachne drove out in the delivery truck with Joli and Wolfshire following close by in the pickup.
About fifteen minutes into the drive, TT radioed in, "Guys, we've got company,"
The four on the ground looked behind them to find three cars and a truck were following them. All filled with armed men.
"Ready Wolfshire?" asked Joli as she got Thumper ready.
"I'm ready as I'm ever going to be," he replied as he deployed his energy cannon.
A car accelerated toward the truck and was window to window with Jewel. "Hey there sugar," said the bandit. "Why don't yah pull over so yah don't get hurt,"
"Thanks but no thanks, creep," she replied. She pulled her rifle into view and shot the driver.
The car careened out of control and crashed into a rock.
"One down," she said.
Another car rolled forward and one bandit jumped onto the truck. He pulled himself up and started to make his way to the front.
"Don't you know that's dangerous?" said Wolfshire as he blasted the bandit.
The bandit fell off the truck, his torso missing.
Joli pulled up to the same car and waved at the driver, "Happy Birthday!" she called to him before tossing a sticky grenade in the car before accelerating away.
The car exploded.
"This is easier then I expected," said Jewel.
Suddenly the road in front of them exploded.
"WOAH!" she swerved to avoid the fireball.
"Looks like the truck has an RPG," said Jaz from the radio. "I'm taking him out,"
She flew lower and aimed her rocket launcher at the truck. She followed the truck through her scope before she fired a rocket. It flew through the air and met its target, the truck, which then exploded.
"YEE HA!" shouted Jewel. "Nice one Jaz!"
"There's still one more," she muttered before letting another rocket loose.
It struck the car and exploded.
"I think we got all of them," said TT. "I don't see anymore,"
"Nice job everyone," said Arachne. "Now lets finish the job,"
The six made it back to RED base without another incident, and found Ms. Pauling waiting for them.
"Wow, that was fast," she said. "You guys are good,"
"Yeah, we know," said Joli as she got out of pickup. "Do we get something for doing this now?"
"Uh, yeah you get whatever the mercs don't take from the shipment,"
"Meh, it's something,"
A/N: Sup guys, here an update on what's next:
1. Just an Average Day is going to be deleted. It's not as popular as my other stories.
2. It will be replaced with another story involving Jaz/Joli, currently my two favorite OCs.
3. A new bad guy OC is going to be introduced soon in The Rift, as you can see.
And that is it for now.
Till next time,
-D.W