The crowing of a rooster signaled daybreak in the small French village, and Team Fortress knew it was time to leave. Knowing that the Nazis will be searching every settlement for miles around the decimated camp, the seven men gathered up their things and were ready to leave in a mere five minutes. The villagers gave them a couple of blankets, civilian clothes, and some provisions for the trip. Who were they to deny such generosity?

The mayor of the village shook all of their hands as the villagers gathered at the edge of the village marked by a treeline to wave the Allied soldiers goodbye. Our guys returned the farewells, and they set out into the trees. The forest was dense, but not so much as to where passing though the trees was difficult. It was awfully serene here in the forest. The fog of yesterday had faded away, yet there was still mist within the forest with nothing but the sounds of birds singing their songs accompanying the men's journey.

"Right, so where we headin' now?" The Australian of the team asked, his rifle held across his shoulders. His attention was on Spy since he had a map and compass out. The only Frenchman of the group said nothing for a moment as he focused on the map. "Spy? Askin' something here!"

"Just give me a moment..." The man in question said over his shoulder. "We're heading to a town a few kilometers west from here. We should reach it in a few hours provided we don't run into any trouble..."

"Are there any Krauts there?" Soldier asked, excited to kill some more of these freedom-hating bastards.

"There's Krauts everywhere, Soldier." Engineer said. As soon as he got done saying that, Soldier's eyes lit up and he eagerly got ready to fight. "Ah Hell..." Engie face palmed when he realized his mistake.

"COME OUT HERE, FRITZ! I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE EVERYWHERE!" The greatest American patriot ever screamed with his Recoilless Rifle raised to shoot at something. He was then immediately tackled by Demo and Heavy for being so loud.

"Shut it, mate!" Demo hushed him with his hand covering Soldier's mouth.

"We do not want fascists to know we are here." Heavy simply said, holding Soldier tightly with his vastly superior strength. The Patriot was struggling to get free like a motherfucker, and whatever his muffled screaming was, it can be assured it was about how he wanted to kill some Nazis.

"You fellas ought to carry him till he simmers down..." Engie suggested, a suggestion that Heavy didn't even need to be told as he covered Soldier's mouth whilst holding him like a child. Demo let go and got out a bottle of some of the drink the villagers gave them earlier, cheekily smiling at it.

"Dumb sunuva bitch ought to keep his mouth shut..." The young ranger from Boston scoffed. "What's up with this town anyway? Are we gonna murder the hell out of the bad guys there too?"

"That's not quite why we're going there, but we will most definitely do that as well. When the time is right of course..." Spy answered without looking away from the map.

"So what are we going to do then?" Sniper asked. He scanned through the trees around them with his keen eyes as he said that, just to make sure no enemies watching them. Even though they were travelling through the forest, they stuck relatively close to the roads so the chance of some German taking a piss or even some patrol wandering far out into the woods seeing them was still present.

"The village mayor told me that there is a resistance group in this town." Spy explained. "According to him and his men, the resistance has been gathering strength for a large-scale uprising in this region." All the members of the team seemed surprise by this, and their surprise soon turned to devious smiles.

"Now that sounds like fun." Scout chuckled a bit, having the same thoughts of slaughter and destruction as the rest of them.

"Yes, and the timing could not be any better." Spy smiled. Appears that only a couple of days in on this massively suicidal mission and the team seemed poised to cause some catastrophic damage to the Axis.

A couple hours later, Champvert

The trek through the forest was uneventful and was taking pretty long. This meant the team was getting bored. Keep in mind that despite (mostly) being professional soldiers, they're pretty ill-disciplined.

Do you remember when I said these guys were volunteers? Well, that part was no lie, but there was a reason they were approached with the offer to go on this secret suicide mission of destruction and disruption. This reason was that most of them were actually the worst soldiers in the Allied armies. As in, they had histories of crime and violence, disobeying command, and even some things that made them rather take this mission instead of receiving the punishment of what they did, even if it's just jail or manual labor. However, that does not mean they wouldn't except the task if they weren't offered it, like the couple of them who were actually considered 'good' soldiers. Despite all their differences, they hated the Nazis for one reason or another. They would have volunteered no matter what.

Anyway, back to what they're doing now, they said 'fuck the forest' and stole another Opel Blitz. It was a really risky move since the roads had more enemy traffic on them after the decimation of the camp yesterday, but they were lucky enough to go about the roads undetected. This time around, the truck they stole had no canvas covering the back and it was carrying more guys than last time, but that was actually perfect since it meant they had enough uniforms to disguise everyone. Spy himself didn't need a uniform of course as he had a Disguise Kit alongside his Invisibility Watch.

That was another thing about this world. Some real world technology and weapons exist, but the world has seen a rapid advance in technology back in the late 19th century. World War I featured dieselpunk weapons of battle, and this current war only features even more advanced dieselpunk weapons. Things such as airships, super tanks, teleporters, robots, and even mech walkers exist among other things.

Knowing that this time hiding from the guards in their truck would be much harder to pull off, especially since none of the team except Spy could pull off a German voice, they veered their truck right into the forest and abandoned it when they got close to the town. They took some time to ditch their German uniforms and switch into the civilian clothes given to them by the villagers, and stashed their weapons and gear in a secure location. It would be a big red flag if supposed French civilians were carrying weapons in Nazi territory, so the guys carried hidden pistols and knives.

"Alright gentlemen, try to not attract any attention to yourselves. The enemy is everywhere..." Spy told the crew just when they slipped into the town. They were fortunate enough to enter undetected, so the Nazis didn't suspect them as anything else but just French reisdents. All they had to do was avoid inspections and they'll be good.

The town was filled with enemy soldiers. Everywhere they looked, they saw German soldiers travelling in and out of the town. There were so many Germans that it appeared almost as if they replaced the townsfolk at first glance, but that's not the case as they did see civilians walking around as well. There was a certain tension in the air with the soldiers around ever since word had gotten out about the total annihilation of a company by unknown means in the region. The soldiers were unsettled by how nobody knew what happened, and there was many theories about what could have possibly done it. The biggest theory was that they were wiped out by the French Resistance, but there were no bodies of Frenchmen in the area.

"That Kraut looked at me!" Soldier muttered when he saw a German glance at them before continuing his way. He silently reached for his hidden knife. "I'm gonna stab-"

"Don't stab him Soldier." Engie plainly said.

"Heavy does want to destroy fascists..." The Russian growled softly, glaring at a group of officers gathered in a still functioning cafe.

"One grenade, and kablooie!" Demo added with a grin.

"Hehehe, right lads... say, how are we supposed to find this resistance group anyway?" Sniper whispered to Spy, eyeing a couple German soldiers standing idly nearby.

Before an answer can be uttered out, the entire team stopped in their tracks. They finally reached the town square, and the sight was not a pleasing one. In the middle of the square for everyone to see, a couple dozen bodies hanged by their necks, limp. There was a large sign with words painted in white on it. The sign read "Here hangs fools who dare to rebel against your generous friends".

"Well... I suppose that answers your question, Sniper..." Spy muttered out.

"Ah crap... so can we kill them all now?" Scout asked. He was then smacked in the back of the head by Demo for being stupid. "Ah! Geez, what was that for?"

"Are ye daft, lad? We can't fight like this!" Demo scolded him.

"Stop it you two! We got company..." Engie said. At once, the team faced an elderly Frenchwoman approaching them. The woman looked like she was in her seventies, and she was short and stout with a head of long gray hair tied into a bun.

"Bonjour." The woman greeted, to which the men nodded their heads in a friendly way. "How are you fine men doing today?"

"Good, madame." Spy smiled. "May I ask what happened to them?"

"Oh, those poor souls are the Resistance..." She responded, looking solemnly up at one of the bodies. One of them was an elderly man, most likely someone she knew. "The fascists discovered them last night, and they surrendered without putting up a fight. Ironically enough..."

"I am sorry to hear that..." Spy solemnly said. "Pardon me for asking, but do you know what happened to their supplies?" He wanted to know since this will be a welcome opportunity to at least restock on ammo for their weapons. The woman did not answer, only continuing to stare at the lifeless eyes of the elderly man hanging with the other corpses.

"...why don't you nice men come home with me? I'll be more than happy to have you as guests." The woman suddenly said, not even turning to face them as she began walking towards her home.

"Should we trust her?" Sniper whispered to Spy.

"Well, it would be rude to say no. Come, gentlemen..."

So the team followed the old woman to her home. The Nazis in the town still didn't suspect a thing as these seven men travelled through the town. Nothing happened on their trip to her home as a result. The woman's home was a two-story cottage at the edge of the town right where the fields were, and Nazi traffic through the area was light compared to the rest of the town.

"Make yourselves at home, gentlemen." The woman kindly said as they entered her humble home.

It was a little cramped in the main room since there were seven of them, but they were able to get comfortable. There was enough seats for them all complete with some shelves and tables as furniture, and a few paintings and pictures decorated the walls of the humble home. One of the pictures, Spy noticed, was of her and the same elderly man hanged in the middle of the town, only they were both slightly younger in the picture. She was kind enough to treat them to some water and desserts before sitting down with them herself. The boys were really happy with the dessert because it was some good ass homemade macaroons.

Spy seemed especially pleased with the macaroons. It's been a long time since he had actual French made treats.

"Thank you Madame...?"

"Mademoiselle." She corrected him. " Mademoiselle Rousseau. And your names?"

The guys looked a little unsure about what to say. Should they use their actual names and reveal who they were, or should they use fake French names? Probably wouldn't matter since none of them except for Spy sounded French at all, so they settled on their real names. Before saying another thing, Spy removed his disguise and revealed his French uniform and balaclava.

"Capitaine Jacques Moreau of the Free French Army." Spy answered first. "We are Team Fortress, and our mission is to cause massive destruction to the enemy."

"Private Jeremy Charleston. US Army Rangers." Scout answered in his very clearly not French Bronx accent. Even though he's from Boston.

"Sergeant John Doe!" Soldier saluted. He's actually not a sergeant at all for he's not even in the army, but they let him believe he's a sergeant so he would shut up about it.

"Mikhail Cherinkov." Heavy said. He technically had no rank for he was denied from serving in the US Army, yet he was still taken for the mission anyway by the mysterious people who commissioned the team just like Soldier.

"Captain Tavish Finnegan DeGroot of His Majesty's Royal Army." Demoman said.

"Colonel Richard Mundy, Australian Army." Sniper said, giving a nod.

"Corporal Dell Conagher. US Army Combat Engineer. It's a pleasure, ma'am." Engie smiled.

Mademoiselle Rousseau looked at the seven of them, and she only softly smiled to herself and laughed quietly. "I knew most of you weren't French. I don't know what it was, but I just sensed it..." She said, briefly glancing at the picture Spy was looking at on the wall. "Now... you said you wanted to know where the Resistance's equipment was taken?"

"Yes ma'am." Scout said. "Need it cuz our guns don't use some of this German crap."

"Well, I do know, but you gentlemen probably wouldn't like the answer." She sighed. "I saw them take the crates containing the bullets and guns out to the trainyard."

"Most likely to ship them off at an ammunition dump..." Sniper growled. The team looked to each other, as if telepathically communicating on what they wanted to do. Mademoiselle Rousseau remained silent, watching the men to see what they will do next.

"You boys up for it?" Engineer asked the team.

"Yeah, let's do it." Scout agreed.

"Aye!" Demo went.

"Okay, mate." Sniper nodded.

"Da. Heavy is ready."

"Let's split some Nazi skulls!" Soldier growled.

"Then it is settled. Mademoiselle, I must warn you to stay away from the trainyard tonight." Spy said. "Do not worry about us. We shall succeed, and... your husband will be avenged." He promised her, earning tears and a smile from the woman. She was so caught up in emotion that she threw herself onto Spy and gave him a big hug as thanks.

With a great cheer, the men raised their fists up and agreed unanimously to go through this daring raid. The determination of success in mind, they all exited Mademoiselle Rousseau's house and gave her much thanks for her hospitality and the information. The Sun was nearing evening and was going to set soon, so the gang left now so that they could prepare for their raid. The Resistance may have been crushed here and the Nazis thought this town was secure, but the team was about to prove them very wrong.

They snuck out of town without much trouble, except for quietly stabbing a patrol of Nazis to death after they caught them trying to sneak out into the forest and stopped them for questioning, and made it back to their equipment. Their stuff was exactly as they had left it, and they were happy to switch out of their civilian clothes in exchange for their combat uniforms and their weapons. Since they killed that Nazi patrol, the enemy is going to wonder what happened and send even more to investigate the area. That also meant that the town is going to more tense on security, only making the raid even harder.

That's okay. That only meant they could cause further chaos within the Nazi ranks when they pull this raid.

This story is back after such a long delay and disinterest in it. Attention has been returned to it and I hope to make it a full series.

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