Red Vs. Blue (I don't own Red Vs. Blue, Just Indy)
Helping to Plan the Heist
Can't believe that I'm actually getting to help with this. I thought, scratching my head before replacing my CQB helmet over my blonde hair. I checked to make sure that it had sealed before hearing the Primary Agents walk into the room. I nodded and made my way to the Director as he went over the missions details with his A.I. "Director, the team has arrived." I said, poking my head in.
"Thank you, Indiana. You may return and prepare for the briefing." He replied, not turning from the viewport. I shrugged and went back to the rest of the team.
"Hi, nice to meet you all! I'm Agent Indiana. I'll be your Logistics and 'Eye-in-the-Sky' so to speak. Any questions?" I greeted, hands resting on the table. I got a wave and a "Hello" from North, a wave from Wyoming and Florida. I also got varying grunts, glares and cold shoulders from the rest along with silence. Carolina walked by me and said something to the Director before returning and we began the Briefing.
"The mission is two-fold and will require two teams. I'll leave personnel decisions to Carolina. Team A will infiltrate this 110-story building and retrieve the Sarcophagus."
"Wait, Sarcophagus?" Agent York asked.
"This is what we will be calling the package. As I was saying, Team A will infiltrate, secure and transport the Sarcophagus. Team B will act as recon for Team A before breaking off to secure the second part of this mission. The Sarcophagus is an unknown in its size and weight. We know what is in the Sarcophagus, but not how small or big the container itself is. Don't ask, I can't tell." I said, holding up a hand. "Team B will be retrieving a briefcase that contains the codes required to use the Sarcophagus. Sadly the two targets are not with one another. The briefcase is with one of the Insurrectionists top brass and will be traveling on this highway." I said, motioning to the appearing highway and depicting the target for Team B. "Each target needs to be grabbed within minutes of one another. If not, they will go into lockdown and disappear. This will take timing and precision on your part. I'll provide up-to-date intel and status reports while you are in the field. Agent Carolina, make your teams." I said, looking at Carolina before straightening up and making my way towards the nearby viewport.
"Team A will consist of me, Wash, Maine and York. Team B will consist of North, CT and Wyoming. Team A will be led by me and Team B will be led by North." Carolina said, breaking her group up. "Got it." North said in acknowledgement.
"What about South?" CT asked. "Agent South Dakota will not be joining you on this mission." The Director said. "What about our new recruit?" CT asked, again. "Leave personnel decisions to me, Agent!" The Director ordered. "Notice he didn't say no." CT pointed out.
"Everyone to your Pelicans." The Director ordered. They did as ordered and I watched as the Pelicans descended towards the planets surface. "Indiana. To your station and at the ready." The Director said, making his way to the main deck. "Yes sir!" I said, snapping a salute before walking over to my data terminal.
"Comm check Team Leaders." I said, patching into the comm feed.
"Comms are good on my end, Indiana" North answered, followed by.
"Hear you loud and clear, Indiana!" Carolina said.
"Alright everybody! The mission is a go! Be careful out there." I replied, patching into satellite feeds and anything else useful. I brought everything up on my terminal before feeding it to the holo table and making my way there.
"Aright. Team B, you are good to split off and make your way for your objective. I've tagged the targets car and it should be showing on your HUD."
"Roger that, Indiana. I see it. Alright, splitting off." North confirmed.
"Team A, I'm sending you a layout of the building. Your target is close to the top, so you've got a lot of ground to cover and a lot of bad guys between you and your objective. Objectives likely location is marked and I'm marking as many bad guys as I can." I said, marking another pair of Innies.
"Got it. Docking now and preparing to depart." Carolina said. I watched through countless camera feeds and listened to the teams communicate. Then everything fell apart.
"Director, Team B was not able to capture their objective and are pinned down by local authorities. The briefcase is on the move. Team A has secured the package and have moved it to the roof for pickup, but have split up and are most likely to get caught by incoming Insurrectionist reinforcements." I said, informing the Director of the developing situation. "Wyoming is down, but alive. They also ran into Agent Texas" I updated my report.
"Make your way to the drop pods and take pod 0402." I nodded and made my way down to the pods, stopping at the armory to grab a DMR and a SMG along with a med pack.
"Agent Indiana is in position and awaiting clearance for drop." I commed, getting a confirmation and hearing one of the pods next to me being loaded with something. It's been awhile since I've been in one of these. I thought, looking around at the typical pod. "Dropping pods 0401, 0402,and 0403 in 3, 2, 1." Showtime!
Tex had been expecting one pod, and was surprised when three pods dropped down next to her. I stumbled out of mine in the center of the three.
"Agent Texas, ready to go?" I said, motioning to the two other pods that opened up, displaying their contents.
"Hello there." Tex said, grabbing the rocket launcher and straddling the bike. I copied her motions. "I'll follow you, Tex. I've got your back."
"Hey! Did you hear that?" One of the Insurrectionist grunts asked.
"No, I didn't hear anything." His partner replied. Then Tex and I broke through the glass window above them, landing and taking off headed for the highway to link up with Team A.
"Hear that? Did you hear that?" The grunt asked again.
"Yeah, yeah! I heard that." His partner answered, both of them climbing into Warthogs and taking off after us.
"We've got a couple tails." I said, noticing the Hogs behind us.
"Ignore 'em for now. We'll deal with them later." Tex replied. I nodded and we floored it, catching sight of some Insurrectionist aircraft flying over the highway.
"There they are, let's go!" I said, gunning it up an impromptu ramp to land on the highway in front of Team A. Tex took the on ramp, coming up behind them. I spun my craft by planting a armored foot and yanking the steering. I gunned it and passed the teams Hog.
"Was that Indiana?" I heard York ask as I passed. I grinned and unslung the rocket launcher as Tex took out one of her tails before hitting the aircraft midair. I shot past her and fired once, hitting another Hog. It swerved and hit its partner. Both flipped and I spun around again, popping a wheelie as I raced after the others. I was able to slip through the closing gates behind Tex before hearing a crash as the team Hog impacted. I turned to look and noticed Carolina had come through.
"Carolina came through, heads up." I radioed Tex. She growled and I caught up to her.
"Heads up, another craft headed our way!" I said, pointing as said aircraft headed towards us. Tex sped past me and sacrificed her bike to take out the aircraft so that the target had to stay nearer to us. She landed and Carolina passed her. I held out a hand,
"Grab on!" I said as I passed. She grabbed my arm and I slung her into the space behind me. "Take this!" I said, handing her my DMR. "Here comes reinforcements!" I said as three Hogs came around the corner and ramped the center of the highway and heading our way.
"Do your thing. I'll handle things here." I said, watching as the three Hogs surrounded us. She tapped my shoulder and jumped off the bike for the Hog on the left. I caught the bike as it swerved under the outside force. The Hog behind me tried to hit my bike and I sped up enough to stay away. "I don't think so." I said, grabbing my SMG and firing. It popped the tire on the right and the Hog hit the one to the right, disabling two of three of our pursuers. "How's it going over there, Tex?" I asked, coming alongside again as she fought off the three Innies.
"Just fine. Mind getting the passenger for me?" She said, kicking said passenger. I aimed my SMG and fired, putting two through his chest and he fell out of the Hog.
"Catch!" She called as she tossed me my DMR. I caught it and magnetised it to my back. She used the turret and hit the gunner off before kicking the driver, making him lose control and she jumped off. I followed her jump and put the bike under her as she landed back on behind me.
"Welcome back! Enjoy yourself?" I asked, grinning. She laughed and we raced down the highway, catching up to the package and Carolina. I stopped the bike on the center and grabbed my med pack.
"Agent Carolina? Can you hear me?" I asked, going to my knees next to her prone form.
"Maine's going to need that more than I am, Indiana." She said, getting up.
"If you say so, boss." I said, going back to my bike and strapping my med pack back on my lower back.
"Better luck next time, Carolina." Tex said as she grabbed the package and hopped on the bike. I gunned the engine and we were gone before the Pelican arrived.
"So, what now?" I said.
"I'll radio for extraction and we get out of here." She said. I nodded and pulled off the highway, stopping near the on ramp as Tex radioed for extract.
"They're on their way." She said. I stuck my hand out.
"Agent Indiana, nice to meet you, Texas. You can call me G." I said. She took my hand,
"Nice to meet you too, Indiana. Hope to work with you again soon." We shook hands and waited till extraction came.
"See ya later, Tex." I said, walking out of the hangar after returning to the Mother of Invention. She nodded at me and I made my way to my room, away from the others and entered my access code. The opened and I walked in, setting my armor on its rack as I removed it.
"Audrey, anything happen while I was gone?" I asked, my A.I popping up on her pedestal next to my armor.
"Nothing of value to you. How was it, by the way?"
"Eventful, had to go to the surface and assist when things fell apart." I answered, checking my armor over for damage or dirt. Seeing none, I closed the rack and grabbed a shirt and pulled it on.
"Felt good to be back in armor again, even if I was without my usual partner." I said, smiling at Audrey. I typed up my report and sent it in to the Director for his records and made my way to the cafeteria.
I just remembered. I haven't been 'introduced' to the rest of them yet. I thought, sneaking out of the cafeteria with my tray of food while avoiding everyone else.
"Gonna have to fix that, then." I muttered, closing my rooms door and sitting down to my 'meal.' I was unaware of the conversations being carried out back in the cafeteria.
"Did you see the way he handled that bike while fighting off those Hogs? Or the way he was able to operate with Tex so well right away?" York said, hands spread and waving around as he re-enacted and told the others of my exploits.
"So he can handle himself on a bike, so what? I'm not making any concrete thoughts about him till I fight him or see him fight." South said, cocky and smug. North just shook his head. Carolina just kept silent, pissed that Tex had beaten her, again! Wyoming and Maine were recuperating in the med bay, or in Maine's case, going into surgery.
"No way he hasn't been in combat before this. I just know it." York argued.
"Well, why don't we all find out what he can do then." Tex said from the cafeteria entrance. Everyone turned to look at her.
"I just talked to the Director and he okayed it. I'm going to get him now if you want to decide who fights him or whatever." She added, turning and making her way to my room.
I looked up from my tablet as someone knocked on my door. "Door's open." I called, turning off the tablet. I looked up as the door opened and Tex walked in.
"How can I help you, Tex?" I asked, swinging my legs over onto the floor.
"Get your armor on, Director wants you to officially meet the rest of the Agents." She said, leaning against the door.
"Really? And who am I facing off against?" I asked, making my way over to my armor rack and taking off my shirt.
"Not sure, I told them to figure it out while I retrieved you." She answered.
"Fair enough." I said, grabbing my Black Chestpiece and strapping it on, followed by my leg armor, then my arms and finally my Helmet, Blue visor standing out from the Black and Purple of the rest of my armor. I held my helmet at my side as we made our way to the Training Room. "See you in there." I called, headed for the main floor.
Well, I'm fighting Tex, North and South. Wonderful! I thought, shoulders slumping as I grabbed my pugil stick and activating it. Tex grabbed hers and swung it around expertly. North and South just grabbed theirs. I slumped my shoulders and hung my head, listening to FILSS countdown.
"Match will begin in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Match begin!" She said, Tex rushing in, followed by North and South. I straightened and focused on Tex, since she was to be my first fight. I gripped the pugil stick and held it across my back, seeming to keep myself open.
"Give up already, Indi?" Tex called, swinging at my chest.
"Not at all, Tex. Just planning." I said, spinning and countering her attack with the handle of my stick. I pushed her away and spun the stick above my head, watching my three opponents.
"Well come on!" I taunted, one handing my stick behind my head. Tex and South rushed me, North watching from behind. South swung at my feet while Tex swung for my head. I leaped forward, fitting between their swings barely and swiping at South's feet. She was tripped and I blocked Tex's retaliatory swing with my stick, spinning the stick around hers and landing the first clean hit of the match across her chest. She backed up and South recovered and charged me again. I blocked her strike and swung rapidly into her torso, crippling her under the electricity and I stepped over her, meeting Tex with a flurry of blocks and counters. We were matched till I heard North take a swing at my back and I ducked down, right into Tex's waiting uppercut swing. I tried to maneuver to the side, but ended taking the hit to the collar instead of my head. I flew over North, able to catch him in the head with my stick as I flew past him and landed against a wall. I stood, shakily and raised my stick in front of my torso. North and South were down, leaving Tex and I.
I tracked her movements and we clashed again in a whirlwind of strikes and slashes. We both took hits, but Tex finished it with a two hit combo to my chest, then my head. I fell to the floor and waited for the electric current to dissipate. I stood after a little bit and returned my pugil stick to its resting place and shook out the aftershocks.
"Round over, pugil sticks training complete. The score is Team A:1. Indiana:0. I shook my head and took in my three opponents on the opposite side of the floor. South and North were talking and Tex was watching them before turning to look at me. I raised my hand and waved, grinning. She returned it and all of us prepped for Round 2,
"Hand to hand combat. Match will begin in 5…
4… I stretched and raised my hands in front of me.
3… Tex pounded her fist into her palm and cracked her knuckles while also cracking her neck.
2… The two of us locked visors and nodded. Tex said something to the other two.
1… Whatever it was, South didn't like it. And she was telling Tex all about it.
"Round begin!" FILSS said and Tex and I ran forward, meeting in the middle of the floor in a frenzied pace of kicks, punches, swings and jabs. I grabbed her speeding fist intended for my chest and tripped her up, not seeing her move till she did the same and we fell to the floor. I was quickly up on my hands and knees, visor locked on Tex as she and I jumped at each other, grappling again and fighting for dominance. I pushed and she pushed back just as hard. We had grabbed the others hands and I used them for leverage as I jumped up and kicked off her chest and head, releasing her hands and flying backwards using my momentum to flip away from her as she stepped back. South took this moment to charge forward, North right behind her and I kicked out, meeting South's visor with my boot and dropping her to the floor, out cold. I didn't falter as I jumped at North, quickly overwhelming him and having him join his sister on the floor. I barely noticed Tex before she landed a punch into my stomach, knocking the air out of my lungs. I breathed in quick and twisted away, gasping. Tex pressed her advantage and I was subdued a few minutes later by a kick to the balls. I stood shakily, leaning against the wall and stumbling towards the raising table with a Magnum and some clips.
"Hand to hand combat training complete. The score is Team A: 2. Indiana: 0."
"Yes, thank you FILSS." I said, my voice still a couple octaves higher than normal.
Three more rounds of paint and we're out of here. If I want to win this, I have to make these last three count. I thought, grabbing two Magnums and strapping them to my thighs. Round three, then.
"Round 3, lockdown paint simulation. Round begins in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Round begin!"
Here goes nothing! I thought, taking cover inside the pillars. I met South first and quickly disarmed her and locked her arm to the pillar next to her. She started yelling and I moved away from her, listening as North came running to his twins aid and I gave him a shot to the chest for his courtesy. That leaves Tex… She's right behind me. I figured, ducking as Tex fired at my head. I spun and rapid fired three shots, hitting her in the shoulder and elbow with two shots, locking up her right arm. She disarmed me of my first Magnum and she switched hands to try and shoot me and I grabbed my other Magnum and hit her Magnum, covering her hand and gun in paint and I darted away from her. "Do you yield?" I asked, Magnum pointed at her torso. She just glared at me and I fired, ending the round. I grabbed my other pistol and swung a fist at her arm, breaking the paint and freeing her arm.
"Round over. The score is now Team A: 2. Indiana: 1."
"Round 4 will begin in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1... Round begin!" I hopped up onto the pillars and jumped between them, locating North and South slowly making their way through the pillars side by side. I drew my other Magnum and made my way towards them quietly. I stopped a couple pillars behind them and jumped down, drawing their attention. They turned to see my paint rounds rushing at them and they were quickly painted pink. Just Tex again. I thought, making my way through the pillars. I put my extra Magnum on my hip again and held the other one in front of me as I worked my way through the pillar maze. We met each other back to back and spun, firing and ducking away from each other. I came away with a locked left arm and shoulder. She got away with a locked right leg and left shoulder. I took a few steps back and jumped, landing on my left arm and shattering the locked paint. I flexed my newly freed arm and bashed my shoulder against another pillar, weakening the paint for my next hit which removed the locked effect. I heard the sound of breaking paint and followed it to find Tex with a freed shoulder and was swinging a punch at her leg. I fired again and locked her fist to her leg. I fired again and her head was encased. I turned her towards the nearest pillar and bashed her head against it hard enough to break the paint, but not hurt her.
"Tied game, Tex." I said, making my way towards my table. I grabbed more clips for my Magnums and was about to look the other way before noticing three grenades. I pulled the pin on one and flung it at the wall. It exploded in a spray of paint and I smirked, grabbing the other two. Final Round!
"Round 5 will begin in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Round Begin!" I took cover next to the pillars near my start and listened as someone rushed my position. I ducked farther behind the pillar and South ran past me, falling as I hit her in the knee. Then I had an idea. I immobilized her with a couple more shots to her joints and placed a primed grenade under her.
"Oh North. Your sister should really learn a bit more restraint when it comes to combat." I called out, firing into the air as she screamed curses at me. It sounded like I was firing right at her point blank and I fired once more to her helmet, shutting her up. I heard North coming towards us and I ducked away, keeping a good distance away to watch as North rolled his sister over and was covered in paint from my booby trap.
Now for Tex. I thought, looking around before hopping up on top of the pillars again. I crouched and saw Tex jumping at me from another pillar. I couldn't get my Magnum up before we collided and I lost it. She stripped me of my other one, missing the grenade clutched in my hand as she brought her Magnum to bear, firing and locking my legs up.
"So, you want to revel in your win then, is that it?" I said, grinning at her. She huffed at me.
"Who are you, because you fight a hell of a lot better than I expected." She said, leaning down.
"Can you keep a secret?" I asked in a whisper, looking around conspiratorially. She stood and looked around before kneeling back down.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" She asked, sounding confused.
"Because, my dear Tex. I was a Spartan before Project Freelancer." I said, grinning at her as I pulled the pin on the grenade and stuck it to her armor. She pulled away and tried to dislodge the grenade before it exploded. I felt the paint melt off and I stood, helping Tex stand and going to check on the twins. North just gave me a look that said, 'That wasn't funny' while his shoulders shook with laughter. South just shot me a dirty look as I walked past. I laughed as the score was announced through the ship, "Match over. The final score is, Team A: 2. Indiana: 3."
"That is a good ending to the day." I said, walking out of the Training Room.