After we rested up, we got into various vehicles, pickup trucks, camper vans, motorcycles, what have you. We then departed for Merasmus\u2019 Carnival of Carnage. I reflected on how Merasmus owed $12,000 to the Japanese Mafia when he was making it. Then my thoughts drifted to when he crossed the Russian Mafia. \u201cWhen\u2019s he gonna learn?\u201d I mumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat did you mutter?\u201d rumbled the BLU Heavy driving the truck I was in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Joker\u2019s a crime boss,\u201d I explained so he could hear me. \u201cThis would make him the third crime boss Merasmus crossed paths with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWizard is not too bright,\u201d replied the BLU Heavy. \u201cNot even Scouts of both teams would make stupid mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…Did anyone ever comment how much you and the RED Heavy look alike?\u201d I remarked, changing the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are same,\u201d answered the BLU Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…Huh?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth teams are clones of same people,\u201d explained the BLU Heavy. \u201cOur minds are linked to our original selves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou guys are clones?!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAdministrator believes none of us know but both me and RED Heavy, both Spies, both Snipers, both Medics, and both Engineers know,\u201d continued the BLU Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat would happen if the Administrator found out?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo chance,\u201d answered the BLU Heavy. \u201cJoker killed her before she could. Her clone was placed on lockdown until this whole thing blows over, according to Spies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought she had a life-extending machine powered by Australium,\u201d I remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt only worked on age, not bullets,\u201d replied the BLU Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, why do you lot persist in continuing a feud long after the two founders, Redmond and Blutarch Mann, died?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEnough talk,\u201d grunted the BLU Heavy. \u201cWe are here.\u201d The Carnival WAS in sight, but the answer I got meant that the conversation was at an end. He was right. Time to plan our strategy. As we set up camp outside the Carnival, I motioned the Spies and Scouts over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is probably not gonna be like y\u2019all are familiar with,\u201d I explained. \u201cI need you to case the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA question,\u201d interjected the RED Spy. \u201cWhy are we joining with the Scouts?\u201d I then motioned them to come nearer so I could whisper why. They leaned in and I explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose idiots will, in all likelihood,\u201d I whispered, \u201ctry to outdo each other and the Joker is NOT an enemy where you can afford to do so. I know this is asking you to do the Scouts\u2019 job as well as your own, but I need someone to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJe comprends,\u201d (I understand) replied the BLU Spy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe shall depart immediately,\u201d declared the RED Spy. The Scouts and Spies then headed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone got a map of the place?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere,\u201d replied the RED Sniper. He handed over a map that indicated where the teams would usually spawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, any class tokens?\u201d I requested. Pup-X5 then handed over black, red, and blue versions of each TF2<\/em> class\u2019s symbol. \u201cGood dog,\u201d I praised as I laid them out. \u201cOkay, red and blue will represent you guys while black will represent the enemy forces. Now, we wait for the report.\u201d It took a good hour, but the Scouts and Spies told us where the enemy was hiding within the Carnival. \u201cPerfect,\u201d I praised as I placed the black tokens where the enemies were. We then started making a plan of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was simple, the Heavies and Soldiers would clear a path to the center while the Scouts pick off any ground forces still remaining. The Snipers would take care of any airborne enemies while the Demomen would hide sticky bombs near the enemy spawn, effectively trapping them for the foreseeable future. Once a path was cleared, the Engineers would set up their sentries and dispensers around the center while the Soldiers and Heavies joined them with the Medics. The Pyros would set fire to any areas that would serve as cover for the enemy while the Spies infiltrated the center of their operations and download any information from their computers. The rest of us would assist the Scouts and Snipers in picking off the enemy forces that manage to get past the Demomen\u2019s sticky bombs. Us Riders had already changed into our Rider personas. We entered the battlefield with the Soldiers announcing our presence. \u201cLast one alive, lock the door!\u201d shouted the BLU Soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cATTACK!\u201d shouted the RED soldier. We charged forward, our bloodlust at its peak…only to find no one. \u201c…What?\u201d asked the RED Soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomething is different!\u201d remarked the BLU Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScouts!\u201d I growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere WERE people here!\u201d protested the BLU Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can confirm this,\u201d supplied the RED Spy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere in Sam Hill are they, then?!\u201d asked the RED Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomething isn\u2019t right,\u201d muttered Arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot right is putting it mildly,\u201d shuddered Seeker. We took up our positions on a heightened state of alert. Seeker was near me as we scanned the area. This lasted for a good hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is ridiculous,\u201d I whispered. \u201cI\u2019m starting to seize up from being in a constant state of tension.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m going through the same thing,\u201d replied Seeker. \u201cWhere are they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?\u201d (What\u2019s up?) asked a voice. Given that it was Spanish and feminine, I looked at Seeker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cQue no era yo,\u201d she gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat do you mean that wasn\u2019t you?!\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExactly what it sounds like!\u201d replied Seeker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u00a1Apagando las luces!\u201d (Turning off the lights!) announced the voice. Just then, a horrible idea struck me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…It can\u2019t be…\u201d I breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSENTRY DOWN!\u201d called one of the Engineers before eliciting a dying noise. We headed to the Engineers to see a woman appearing in purple light. She had half her head shaved to reveal some cybernetic circuits leading to her spine. Her main color scheme was purple. She had conjured up a holographic keyboard and typed in a few commands before spotting us, then miming a kiss before dismissing the keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSombra!\u201d I breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAw, you DO know me!\u201d cooed the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut, how did you get to this universe?!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA little help from Shocker Rift,\u201d replied Sombra. \u201cBy the way, you\u2019re making the assumption that I came alone, amigo.\u201d I then realized what was happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGUYS! TALON\u2019S IN THIS UNIVERSE!\u201d I warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust once, keep that mouth of yours shut!\u201d rasped a voice. Black smoke then came out of the center of the map and formed itself into a man dressed in a cowl with a skull like mask on his face. This was Overwatch<\/em>\u2019s Reaper, a member of the terrorist organization, Talon, the same one Sombra belonged to. He leveled two large shotguns at us and fired, causing us to scatter. The Joker\u2019s laugh then rang throughout the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRoll up! Roll up! Come see the crossover that should never exist!\u201d he cheered. \u201cA debate that\u2019s just as emotion-inducing as Star Wars<\/em> vs. Star Trek<\/em>! The Joker presents to you Team Fortress 2<\/em> vs. Overwatch<\/em>!\u201d The rest of Talon then arrived, the leader; Doomfist, the Sniper; Widowmaker, the geneticist; Moira, and the astrophysicist; Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTAKE COVER!\u201d I shouted. \u201cMAKE THEM LOSE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTry us,\u201d taunted Doomfist as we took cover. Unfortunately, Talon\u2019s presence caused us to scatter. Widowmaker was sending us to the respawn rooms at too quick a rate by swooping through the air with her grappling hook and firing her gun in automatic mode, Doomfist\u2019s signature gauntlet caused insane amounts of damage, Reaper just couldn\u2019t stay down, Moira healed her allies and caused all sorts of havoc on us with her Biotic Orb of Discord, Sombra hacked anything mechanical on us, and Sigma kept slowing us down by altering our personal gravity fields. I respawned in the BLU spawn, as did the BLU Medic and Wyldstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re not winning this one, are we?\u201d muttered Wyldstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot yet,\u201d I replied. \u201cIsn\u2019t there ANYTHING that can help us?\u201d The BLU Scout then appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSTUPID! STUPID! STUPID!\u201d he protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTake it easy!\u201d I directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is unacceptable!\u201d the BLU Medic snapped. \u201cWe\u2019re getting killed left, right, and center! I can\u2019t stay alive long enough to get the \u00dcberCharge ready! Neither can my RED colleague!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll have to try again,\u201d I remarked. \u201cThe mission\u2019s still a go!\u201d We departed the respawn and tried to take up positions that Talon couldn\u2019t reach. A mistake, as we separated from each other, leaving a certain hacker to pull me aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, well, well,\u201d purred Sombra, \u201ca little man all on his own.\u201d I raised my gun. \u201c\u00a1Rel\u00e1jate! No hay por qu\u00e9 preocuparse.\u201d (Calm down! There’s nothing to worry about.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo te creo,\u201d (I don\u2019t believe you.) I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, you DO know Spanish,\u201d grumbled Sombra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy dad\u2019s former superior has family in Mexico City,\u201d I explained. \u201cI took every available opportunity to learn Spanish from him, originally to wind up my grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I suppose I can\u2019t fault one for winding up a racist asshole,\u201d she sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet me say, you aren\u2019t exactly doing my dad\u2019s former superior any favors or helping him dispel any stereotypes,\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you sure you want to talk to me that way, kiddo?\u201d chuckled Sombra. \u201cEspecially since, after scouring the databases hidden in your belts, I found some juicy secrets you\u2019d rather leave hidden from the new guys you picked up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Tell Victor anything,\u201d I threatened, \u201cand your head will be mounted above my fireplace!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re not in a position to make threats!\u201d laughed Sombra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m warning you!\u201d I continued. Sombra activated her keyboards and keyed in a command with the biggest smirk on her face. The results…weren\u2019t what either of us expected. O Canada<\/em> played as a hologram of the Canadian Flag flapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9?\u201d (What?) squawked Sombra. A hand grabbed her shoulder, turned her around, and its partner slugged her in the jaw! The figure was Range in armor evoking her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe EMP of Sombra,\u201d explained Range. \u201cGrants me armor and your abilities. While you were talking, I was hacking your spinal graft!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut…but I programmed my graft\u2019s security measures!\u201d protested Sombra. \u201cHow did…?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t quadruple check to see if you left a backdoor open!\u201d answered Range as he fired on Sombra. She threw a translocator beacon at a safe spot as she ran from us and teleported to the beacon before throwing it again and teleporting away. Widowmaker then shot us and made us respawn in the BLU room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRange, I owe you a…!\u201d I gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know the secret she was talking about,\u201d replied Range coldly. \u201cWhat everyone on the team owes me is an explanation.\u201d With that, he left to rejoin the fight. I was left with figuring out how I was gonna explain it all to him. Wyldstyle\u2019s appearance snapped me out of my thoughts, as did the grin on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s a Chroma Lock design on the giant Strongman machine!\u201d she reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen that\u2019s our goal!\u201d I declared, temporarily pushing my future conversation with Range to the back of my mind. I relayed the order to find the Chroma Discs, explaining what they are to the Mercenaries, as we fought. The Joker, evidently, saw that we were organizing and decided to join the fray to keep us in a chaotic state. He fired on us as we kept up our defenses. Range had heard about the Chroma Lock and found it on the machine\u2019s backside. It had an orange circle, a green left L-shape, and a purple right L-shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOver here!\u201d called Arch. He was on the left of the RED respawn room with the blue Chroma Disc. The Joker then caught sight of the disc!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI remember that Keystone!\u201d he snapped. \u201cHand it over!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d argued Wyldstyle as she used a few bits of the Strongman machine to make a bazooka. \u201cThat\u2019s mine!\u201d She fired, knocking the Joker off his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, so it\u2019s magic we\u2019re using!\u201d giggled the Joker. \u201cOh, wizard!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCower, fools!\u201d cackled a voice as a man flew around us with a skull on his head and a staff in his hand. \u201cMerasmus is here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMerasmus! I am going to pull a rabbit out of your ass!\u201d snarled the BLU Soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are ten pounds of ghost crap in a five pound dress!\u201d supplied the RED Soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStop talking and start shooting!\u201d I shouted. As I ordered that, Pup-X5 found the yellow Chroma Disc near the platform of the Strongman machine. Merasmus fired various spells and kept us running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFellas!\u201d called the RED Engineer as he found the red Chroma Disc near the wooden Merasmus head looking out at the map in a fortune teller machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cENOUGH!\u201d declared Merasmus. \u201cBy the power of the Bombinomicon!\u201d He pulled out an eldritch book with a bomb fuse on the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone down!\u201d warned the RED Soldier. \u201cHe\u2019s got a book!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right, stand back!\u201d called the voice of the Bombinomicon. \u201cHave some bombs, guys!\u201d The book spat out large bombs at us, all of us, even Talon and the Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWATCH YOUR AIM!\u201d roared Reaper as a bomb exploded near him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, this is so wonderful!\u201d laughed the Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy did I join your ilk?\u201d muttered Doomfist. Just then, the Wheel of Fate appeared!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Wheel!\u201d announced Merasmus as it spun. \u201cCome on… Set them all on fire.\u201d The Wheel then chose our fate! \u201cYou are GODS!\u201d The \u00dcberCharge Fate! Yes! \u201cAha,\u201d gulped Merasmus, \u201cthat may SEEM good, but it WILL be bad. In the fullness of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIDIOT!\u201d roared Doomfist as we took advantage of the effects of the mass \u00dcberCharge. Talon was trying to put us down but could no longer secure the advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow\u2019s a good time!\u201d declared Wyldstyle. \u201cChroma Keystone, activate! Chroma lock, reveal!\u201d The Lock design appeared on the ground. \u201cChroma! Red! Range! Chroma! Yellow! RED Engineer! Chroma! Blue! BLU Soldier!\u201d The people she directed jumped into their respective paint blobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreat, a permanent \u00dcberCharge for those nitwits!\u201d wailed the Joker as he fired on those of us that weren\u2019t painted. Range went into the circle, the BLU Soldier went into the right L-shape, and the RED Engineer took the left L-shape. Range then moved to the BLU Soldier\u2019s position, convinced the BLU Soldier to take the RED Engineer\u2019s place, and the RED Engineer took Range\u2019s place, causing the lock design to match the one on the Strongman machine. A door opened to reveal a Gateway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPup-X5, see if you can program the Gateway to suck in only Merasmus, the Joker, and Talon!\u201d I directed. Pup-X5 gave a thumbs up and hurried off to do so. Just then, the Engineers ran from the field! \u201cHEY!\u201d I shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeed to check the respawns!\u201d called the RED Engineer. \u201cSombra may have hacked them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBe back soon!\u201d supplied the BLU Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCOME BACK!\u201d I shouted. Too late. They vanished. \u201cAnd I thought the Spies were sneaky rats!\u201d I hissed. We had to try and keep the enemy off Pup-X5\u2019s back as he programmed the Gateway. It took a while, but Pup-X5 gave us the thumbs up. \u201cThrow it!\u201d I called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, you don\u2019t!\u201d shouted the Joker as he shot the Gateway. 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