Hello! This is just a story I threw together because...why not? I always liked the small scenes with Caboose and Tex or Carolina, the "lovable idiot" trying to befriend the "scary mean ladies". I figured the time line is somewhere between 9 and 11. So here I go, please give me feed back!
*Third person POV*
A bright day in Ragnorok, sunny, as it has been the past few months, though you can't really tell with a full suit of body armor.
Agent Carolina stood ontop of the hill surrounding the canyon, surveying the landscape watching the Reds and Blues squabble as Wash tried to settle it. Apparently Caboose broke the microwave while trying to get a suntan, on top of Red base. It was a difficult story, and one she didn't want to burn IQ points trying to understand.
She thought about going hunting, but so far the only wildlife around were birds, and they were too skinny to eat...also she enjoyed watching them pester the Reds.
She sat down, with her feet dangling over the edge of the cliff. She had to move, to do something, sitting around doing nothing was a waste. Church had told her to "Try beating up the Reds and Tucker, its what Tex would do when she got bored...or...well, anytime she felt like it really". Carolina knew that Tex would also beat up Church, but he didn't seem in too big of a hurry to mention that part. She felt a little bit of anger spark, how could Church compare her to Tex? She wanted to prove she wasn't, that she was better, but how? York had tried to help her, and she left him...for what? For the mission? She clenched her hands in frustration, in regret. She was about to stand up when her radar sonar showed a little dot behind her, about fifteen meters. It was green, meaning an ally.
*Carolina POV*
'I do not have time for these idiots' I thought as I stood up and turned around, I was expecting Tucker, trying to flirt, or Sarge trying to paint my armor red, but instead she faced the golden visor of Caboose. The dumbest of the idiots, and that was almost impressive considering his competition.
"Hello, Carolina."
I sighed
"Hello, Caboose. Look, now really isn't the tim-"
He dropped his rifle in panic, and grabbed his helmet quickly. "Oh my god, I, I am...I'm sorry...I...I just thought..you know...we...well...sometimes...Church would play games with me...and...since he's busy...I thought you would want to play, but..I..I am so sorry...this is embarrassing...I...thought...I didn't realize it was nap time"
I gave him a blank stare. 'deep breaths Carolina, deep breaths' I reminded myself, fighting the urge to hit him.
"No..I just meant, right now I am very angry, Caboose, and I wouldn't want to hurt you. Do you understand?" I said as clearly as possible.
I was met by the plain stare he gets while trying to think. After about ten seconds he comprehended it.
"Ohhhh, yeah...I sometimes hurt my friends too...I shot Church...and...Church again...and...then there was that time with the tank...but...I think..that was mostly Tucker's fault...and then, once, I found a grenade. Pretty sure Tucker had something to do with that one too."
I felt like walking away, but it was either deal with one idiot or another, I'd just have to choose...god I hate this place.
"Aright Caboose, I'm going to speak very slowly, and I want you to listen carefully. Do you understand?"
He nodded.
" I am not in the mood for talking, or for playing games, or for anything that involves you idiots. All I want, is-" I was interrupted by his arms, hugging me. No one had dared touch me after Tucker's...accident, let alone hug me. I wanted to knee him, or draw my pistol and shoot him full of holes, but I couldn't. I couldn't make myself move, I couldn't get angry, I couldn't speak.
"Its okay Carolina, we all need a friend."
I tried to think back to the last time someone hugged me, full body armor or not...It was several years ago...I had flunked a mission, all because of her! Agent Texas, had completed it, and me? I was left with a broke wrist and a bullet hole in my shoulder. The healing units fixed it no problem, but the pain of losing, of being cast aside...was all fixed when York gave me a hug, bought me some flowers...I never let him see how happy it made me, I wish I could.
I felt a tear roll down my cheek..why? Why was I crying? He's just an idiot, he doesn't know anything about me! Even if I explained everything, he wouldn't understand...so why..
"Don't worry Carolina. I wont tell anyone you cried. This can be our best friend secret!" He said enthusiastically.
I tried to laugh but it sounded more like a sob.
"Alright Caboose" I said, "Tell someone and I'll...feed you to the Reds."
He jumped back "They...they don't...really...eat...people...right?"
I laughed "Isn't the leader a 'Pirate', Caboose?
He took off running towards Blue base shouting "CHurch! Give them Tucker! Run! Church!"
I laughed, and to be honest...it felt really, really good.
Update: Hello, sorry this chapter was a bit of a mess, I wrote it extremely late, and I wouldn't say its the best quality. I promise the other chapters will be much better.