Chapter 1.
A/N: Rocky had a son Robert. Well as Rocky's past is AU I'm going to do a fic based on that. With many surprises. Again most characters are ooc and the past is AU, Especially Barneys, Rambo's and Rocky's. Also if you haven't read the first fic to this 'The Schizo' then you might get confused as there may be some references to events in the first one. So it's probably necessary to read the first.
Tool and Mickey were sat together. Mickey was drinking soda while Tool was sipping beer.
"You know Rocky's real name is Robert Balboa, and he has a son" Mickey told him mournfully.
"What!" Tool spluttered spitting out his mouthful of beer.
"Yeah Robert Balboa Jr. He would have been twenty-six last week"
"Would?" Tool asked calming down.
"Yeah he was murdered three years ago by a biker gang, shot to the heart. If only they had attacked him instead of being cowards and shooting him"
"What do you mean "if only they would have attacked him" he would have died an even more painful death" Tool asked in quiet outrage.
"He was the son of one of the best boxers the world has ever seen, he was taught self defence. He knew how to disarm a knife or knock someone out quickly. I could have sworn not only Rocky taught him that, I could have sworn the way his voice changed it was Barney" Mickey told him angered Tool had assumed he had wanted a painful death for Robert.
"Sorry it was just the way you said it, jeez are we going to tell 'im?"
Mickey knew he was referring to both Rocky and Barney. Possibly Rambo.
"Yes" Mickey said.
"It's only fair" he finished.
Barney and the team had gotten back from their mission over a week ago. Now the stress had worn off Barney started switching less and less. But mostly if he did he was Rocky nowadays. It seemed Rambo was like a reaction to possible danger but even then not always. Barney could handle himself.
"Hey brother" Tool greeted Gunnar as the tall Swede walked in.
"Hey Yin" Mickey acknowledged Yin who had followed Gunnar in.
"Hey" Gunnar replied while Yin just nodded.
"Where are the others?" Tool asked them.
"Uh here, there and everywhere" Gunnar offered.
"Go get 'em tell Barney he has to be here and no he cannot just pop out for five minutes" Tool ordered them.
Gunner lumbered out, Yin practically skipping compared to him, to find the others.
"Right now?" Mickey asked in mild shock.
"Yeah secrets like this shouldn't be kept"
Gunnar returned ten minutes later with the others including Barney, with Yin bringing up the rear.
"Hi brothers, we have some bad news" Tool told them forlornly.
"Yeah, it's been three years since Robert Balboa Jr died" Mickey said, tears leaking from his eyes.
It took a minute for Barney to process. He'd had a son, Robert Jr, he couldn't believe and he was dead. Clouds overtook his mind leaving him in a misty fog, until he couldn't see no more.
"Barney!" Tool yelled as his friend passed out. He had noticed the bags under Barney's eyes recently, the way he took caffeine pills instead of an hours sleep. Clearly this had been the last straw, the final blow so to speak.
"It's Rocky"
"Eh, sorry Rocky come on get up" Tool helped Rocky up. Its convenient thought Tool but in a way worse.
"Rocky first of all, you're not really Rocky Balboa, you are Barney Ross you are schizophrenic and don't panic because you are you and nothing bad happens when you change or whatever, you won't be alone at any rate" Tool told him. Rocky frowned but he wasn't confused, in fact a look of understanding crossed his face. But he still sunk down on the side.
"Okay, but that's not it is it, you've got something else to tell me" Rocky told them.
The other guys had exchanged looks of horror when Mickey revealed that shocking fact. They felt so sorry for Barney and Rocky.
"Uh Rocky you know that Junior would have turned twenty-six last week?"
"Course, how would I forget my son's birthday?"
"Yeah, well... I'm so sorry, he was murdered three years ago, a biker gang in Philadelphia-" Mickey choked off in a sob.
"Wha- My son, killed?" Rocky said distraught. He looked sad, horrified, mystified and pure and utter hate.
"By a biker gang" He finished, "By a bloody biker gang, that biker gang wouldn't happen to have a sickle and a knife logo?" Rocky spat.
"Yeah" wailed Mickey. Rocky pulled Mickey into a hug. His eyes swore revenge. It was a massive change from the Rocky they knew. It was more Barney when Vilain killed Billy, vengeful.
"The cut throats" Rocky concluded.
"How do you know?" Mickey hiccupped.
"I worked for them remember, they are loan sharks I was the collector" Rocky told him.
"And now I'm going to finish them" Rambo growled in his Bowie accent releasing Mickey.
"They killed Rocky's son and now I'm going to kill them"
"Wait how do you remember?"
"I know I'm schizophrenic, I read the profile Tool made for Barney a few years ago, and actually I can remember the last ten minutes. When grief strikes us hard we can remember because it affects us so badly, it brings all three of us to light" Rambo told them. It didn't really make sense to them but they kinda got it.
It was a three man team with one body. Looking out for each other. All could kick your ass and you would feel it to the end of time. Or until you die in a split second.
"We are so sorry" Lee told him. He and Rambo didn't always get along but for some reason other than Tool, Rambo would listen to him, not always but sometimes.
"No you are not, but they will be".
A/N: Short first chapter. Hope it was good enough to follow the first fic in this universe. Thank you for all my loyal readers and hopefully you have come back to read my new fic. The Past.