"...So dat's it?" Scout said. "Dat's what he brought us all here for?" He shrugged. "Well at least I'm not getting cut open again." He examined the girl before him and laughed, "She's flat as a pancake! Yo Engi you sure dat's a chick?"

"Now son let's not ruin our only shot at a first impression. Doc prob'ly made her like that for a reason." He turned and smiled at her. "Go on, git."

She nodded and turned to address them once more, but the only ones left after Medic's long-winded speech were Scout, Pyro, and Soldier. Though after Engi finished his thought, Scout had seemed to lose interest as well and left.

Soldier approached her and gave her a stiff salute. She quickly mimicked his motion.

"I like me some fresh meat. I'm gonna turn you into the best damn whatever you are there is. At ease, private." Soldier withdrew his salute and marched out of the room. Her fast response to him was thanks to Medic briefly describing each of the men while he was in his two-year process of educating her.

Pyro seemed to be waiting his turn but could no longer contain his curiosity. He began examining her, as though a dog would examine a new pet the family brought home. It took no time for him to make up his mind.

"Hmmmu!" He wrapped his arms around her tightly and picked her up, spinning around just once and letting her down again. Engineer was a bit shocked at first but only laughed.

"Don't mind Pyro, he's a real mystery 'round here but he's real friendly. Others don't seem to think so, though. Heheh, you'll be just fine. 'Fyou need anythin' just visit me, y'hear?" He patted her head and left as well. He built the machinery used to make her, but didn't contribute any further as Medic had taken over completely. He was just as much a stranger to her as the rest of them.

"Hmmf mmm!" Pyro held her hand and led her elsewhere. She glanced back at the doors to Medic's lab, weary of being away from where she spent her life up until now. Though she felt excited and happy with her new friend so she obliged. Pyro whisked her around the base. When they approached someone's room, he made funny gestures exaggerating their individual mannerisms, which had them both laughing. After a while, he stopped leading her places and used her own hands to cover her eyes. All she could perceive was quick footsteps becoming quieter and quieter until she could hear nothing. When the silence came, she opened her eyes, and her new friend was nowhere to be seen.

"Huh, where'd he go?" While still unfamiliar with the Red base, she ventured forth to find him. The place seemed bigger, but maybe that's because she was now walking instead of running. Through a corridor she caught beams of light she'd never seen before. She followed it until she'd reached outside the building. All around was blue on top and green on earth.

"Is that... the sun? This must be outside!" She inhaled deeply, loving the atmosphere she found herself in. There were so many sights and sounds she wanted to discover. And smells. Smells... it smelled... awful. What was this? She began coughing, sincerely hoping this wasn't the default odor of the outside world.

"Is that how you greet your new world, mon cher?"

She turned around to see a masked man in a suit standing behind her, a stream of smoke wafting from something in his hand.

"You're... Spy. Right?"

"I see the doctor did not fail in teaching your bare basics. So tell me, what do you think is the place of such a petite fille such as yourself in a place like this?"

"Peti- what? Well I'm here to fight, silly." She turned away from him. "I've never fought, I only beat up the dummies vati brings in for me. I don't even-"

An arm swiftly grasped her neck. She heard a metallic noise above her head.

"This is not a playground. Nor will there be any 'dummies to beat up.'" His last four words inflected into mocking. "Look at you, you cannot even defend yourself against a teammate. How do you expect to be ready for real combat should it ever penetrate our defenses? If the doctor wanted to create a mercenary, he should have raised his standards."

He released her and withdrew his knife. "You will cause nothing but trouble, pe- little girl. On and off the battlefield."

She rubbed her neck to ease the soreness. She then smiled and raised a fist. "You're wrong. I'll show you, I'm going to be way better than you! You'll be the petite fille, you'll see."

"I haven't seen that much fire since that bumbling Scout arrived. Tell me then, what drives your passion?" Spy moved closer.

"I don't know. Besides, who cares? If vati asks me, I'll do it," she replied confidently.

"I see... well then," he began, leaning close enough for their noses to touch, "I am looking forward to being a petite fille, honhonhon." Before she could interject, his entire being faded from vision, and the air smelled lovely once more.

Suddenly, from out of a corner that was in her blind spot upon exiting the building, Pyro jumped out at her. "Hudda hudda huh!" Her startled shriek made him jump back in surprise as well. They laughed and Pyro and picked her up in a bear hug, carrying her back inside. She didn't mind being carried at all, and while she couldn't understand a bit of what he could say, they conversed all the way back. However, her mind was pinned with a single thought.

If I exist to fight, that is what I will do. No more, no less.