Okay, everyone, just a reminder of what this is about since I forgot to mention it in the first chapter:
Loop mechanics (general):
One person in a Loop, often the main character, is an Anchor. They are the person who first starts time looping.
There is always at least one Anchor present in a given Time Loop snippet, though it may not be the local one.
The standard pattern for a loop is that the Anchor (and whoever else is Looping there) come to awareness in a loop at a particular point in the story. From there, events will play out as influenced by the Loopers present, acting with the benefit of their foreknowledge, until either a predetermined end point is reached or all the Loopers have copped it.
To be Awake is to be aware of the time loops (that is, to have gone back in time this time.)
The Anchor is the only character guaranteed to be Awake. Even after others have started looping, it is mostly random as to whether they will be Awake this particular loop.
Crossovers, fusions, and alternate pasts can also take place. It is perfectly possible, for example, to have the characters Awaken into a loop which conforms to a fanfic universe rather than reality.
Loops do not have to be in chronological order, but it is strongly preferred that they not require a mutually contradictory order (where A must be before B and B must be before A.)
Just about every Looper is very, very stir crazy.
Loop mechanics (specific):
Caboose is the Anchor.
RVBverse Loopers are known as the 'Idiots' of the Loops by some, 'Lucky B_tards' by others, and 'the Pitied' by the rest because of their Anchor.
I assume that the Red VS Blue series is around ten years from Project Freelancer's beginning to the declaration of war against Charon Industries by the Reds and Blues, though it may start to expand once the next season comes out.
2.1 (GammaTron)
"Hey, Simmons?"
"What is it, Grif?"
"Can you look up Sarge? I want to see what his actual name is," Grif asked.
"What?! No! I'm trying to find all the Blues in the system!" Simmons argued.
"Please?"
"Fine," Simmons sighed as he quickly brought it up, "Wait, what? Sarge, is your name actually 'Sargent S. Sargent?'"
"Yep. Ah had mah name legally changed before signing up for the military!" Sarge informed.
"So, wait, you actually changed your name to the rank you currently have?"
"Exactly! Ah knew that it was mah goal t' be a Sargent!" Sarge informed.
"Wow. And I thought you had a big enough ego before," Grif sweatdropped, "Hey, Simmons? Yeah, change his name to 'Sarge General.'"
"Okay. Wait, what?" Simmons looked at Grif.
"Well, I think he's going to be promoted in a year or so," Grif noted.
"Really now?" Sarge asked.
"Well, you have been a good example," Grif noted as he pointed at Simmons, "You've got a loyal soldier at all times, for one. And you made Lopez, something I don't think anyone else could do."
Sarge stammered and tried to come up with something. Simmons, meanwhile, thought Grif had grown a second head that shouted Russian. Nearby, Caboose smiled a little in his worry about Church and Agent Washington.
"Who are you and what have ya done wit' mah soldier?" Sarge finally demanded.
"Look, during my time as a Sargent, I started to think at night about, well, everything you did in Blood Gulch," Grif shrugged, "Sure, I got bored near the end which is why we ended up about to be shot when you arrived, but you really are a great guy, Sarge. If we don't make it out of this, then I just wanted you to know that I think you could've been a General."
"…" Sarge turned to Simmons, "Simmons, initiate plan 'Change mah name ta Sargent General!'"
"Yes sir!" Simmons saluted before they both shot Grif and then changed Sarge's name to that.
2.2 (GammaTron)
"Grif?"
"Huh?" Grif turned to see Lopez walk up to him, "Hey, Lopez."
"¿Por qué estamos aquí? Mis datos dice que estamos de vuelta en el tiempo (Why are we here? My data says that we're back in time)," Lopez pondered.
"Huh? Hold on," Grif turned around and walked around a corner before coming back with a book, "Okay. What did you say again?" Lopez repeated himself, "Huh…Okay…" he nearly dropped it, "Wait. You're looping now?"
"Bucle (Looping)?"
"Hold on. Big Mac gave me a copy of the material," Grif informed as he reached behind his back and pulled out a small book with a magenta star with six smaller ones circling it, "Here you go. All you need to know."
Lopez quickly leafed through it before handing it back to Grif, "…Cuando veo esto Sakura Haruno, voy a terminar con su rápida y fácil?"
Grif leafed through his book, "Whoa…! Yeah…I don't think that's a good idea."
"Considéralo como mi manera de decirle 'joder conmigo, me cojo con usted.'"
"…You, sir, are a badass."
2.3 (GammaTron)
"Potter, Lopez."
Now Ron knew something was up with the Loop. He thought Harry was just taking a Vacation Loop when he didn't see him on the train. He and Hermoine watched as a boy with bronze-colored hair, somewhat tan skin, and a blank face marched up to the Sorting Hat and sat down. The moment the Sorting Hat was put on his head, the hat let out a girlish scream of fright and fell off his head, foaming from the hole. Lopez Potter merely stood up, walked over to the Gryffindor Table, and sat down.
"…Que (What)?" Lopez demanded at the looks he was getting.
2.4 (wildrook)
Issei groaned as he looked at the bartender.
"Going to need a big one," he said. "Ugh, after that Loop, I'm going to lay off Oppai for two loops."
(You can't be serious,) Ddraig replied.
Hell, Issei Hyoudou, rumored to surpass Jiraiya in perversion, said he would lay off his usual past-time.
"Did I just hear something crazy, Saito?" Louise asked him, nearby.
Saito groaned. "Must have been a bad loop," he muttered. "Yo, Issei!"
Issei was surprised. "Hiraga. Louise," he said. "Didn't think you guys were here. You would not believe what happened to me."
"Punishment Loop," they both said.
Issei groaned. "In my defense, Vali forced my hand," he said.
"You get Eiken?" Saito asked him.
"Worse." That caught their attention. "And this is even with just being human."
"What happened that's worse than Eiken?" Louise inquired. "The one with the Wagtails?"
Issei gave them a look. "I was in School Days," he said. "As the womanizer. Seriously, I looked into my Loop Memories. Guy already made someone pregnant and wasn't exactly ready for the consequences of being a teenage father, regardless of how the Loops work. And when Kotohana found out about Sekai, my throat was slit and I was on a boat."
There were some fates not even the worst of Tsunderes can wish on a pervert. Louise cringed when she heard that.
"Damn," Saito muttered.
"I know," Issei replied, in grief.
Louise then groaned. "Pray that world doesn't loop," she replied. "Wasn't his name Makoto Itou?"
"Unfortunately," Saito muttered. "And I take it not even you would wish that fate?"
"I may have been a brat in baseline, but I'm not completely heartless. That...and I've heard rumors about it."
Well, Issei didn't think Koneko could sense his grief. He REALLY has to get her to learn Senjutsu from Jiraiya when she's Awake.
"So, what happened to you guys?" Issei asked them.
"Blood Gulch," Louise and Saito muttered.
2.5 (GammaTron) Fused Pokémon Loop Part 1:
"So let me get this straight: the guy you normally travel with is named 'Ash,' right?" Church asked.
"Yep. Right about now is when he ends up hitting a Spearow on the head with a rock and we get to running away in a Baseline Loop," Pikachu shrugged.
"Why do you run away?" Church asked.
"Because that one Spearow summons the whole flock in this area," Pikachu replied.
"...Do you wanna capture it so it doesn't call the flock?" Church asked.
Pikachu blinked a few times, "You know...I never really thought about that. Normally we just avoid it."
"All right. Seems we're gonna make some waters churn now," Church smirked before frowning a bit, "You know, I just thought of something. If I'm replacing Ash, who's replacing me?"
=Firing main cannon=
"Oh no," Ash squeaked before the tank fired at him.
"Good job, Sheila!" Caboose beamed, "We killed Not-Church."
"This always happens when Church isn't here," Grif chuckled under his breath, looking over at Lopez who had gone with him this time instead of Simmons, "Remember the last guy this happened to?"
"Si. Ichigo Kurosaki tuvo la mejor reacción de todos ellos a la emisión equipo asesinato de Caboose, en mi opinión (Yes. Ichigo Kurosaki had the best reaction of them all to Caboose's team killing issue, in my opinion.)," Lopez replied, "Honestamente, fuera de los siete, sólo Ranma Saotome ha evitado la temida Kill Team Caboose no (Honestly, out of the Original Seven, only Ranma Saotome has avoided the dreaded Team Kill Caboose does)."
"You know, I'm glad that I actually took a vacation Loop to learn Spanish, so I can actually agree that Ichigo's reaction was the best of them all," Grif noted, "And it's only because Ranma is known for doing the impossible that he avoided that. Shame he couldn't avoid the Emp."
"Oh, mierda! Tu me entiendes? Abortar! Abortar(Oh shit! You understand me? Abort! Abort)!" Lopez fearfully freaked.
"I've been understanding you the last ten Loops," Grif rolled his eyes, "I don't really care what you say about me. But I do like some of the jabs you have on Sarge and the others. Especially the routine you did with Lopez Dos point O on Sarge." he stood up, "Come on, let's get outta here and then go find that new guy to explain the situation to him."
"¿Quieres convencerlo de que él es un fantasma real?"
"Nah. You remember what Ranma did to you and me that time, right?"
"No me lo recuerdes. Yo todavía activo en el medio de la noche para asegurarse de que no soy un pretzel nuevo (Don't remind me. I still activate in the middle of the night to make sure I'm not a pretzel again)."
"You just shot Ash, you team killing fucktard!" Tucker shouted at Caboose.
(to be continued)
2.6 (GammaTron) Michael J. Caboose's first and only non-Read-Only/non-Eiken Punishment Loop:
Twilight's eyes snapped open. After she quickly settled her Loop memories, she realized that she was in a Punishment Loop. She just had to put that peanut butter on that alloy. Looking at a nearby mirror, she saw she was a human again. Soft whimpers outside earned her attention. Walking out, she saw a trembling figure in fetal position.
"Excuse me, but are you okay?" Twilight asked.
"C..." the figure whimpered out, "Wh...Where is this? I...He's not replying!"
"What do you mean?"
"I...He's not responding to our signal...He's not around here, either..."
"Are you...Looping?" Twilight raised a brow.
"Not here...Not here...Not here..." the figure whimpered, holding his head, "The voices...they...the voices..."
"Voices?" Twilight raised a brow before the figure stopped and slowly got up.
The last thing Twilight remembered before she'd awake for Eiken was a frenzied scream of 'CHUUUUUUUUURRRRRCHHHH!-!-!-!', searing agony through her body, and then nothingness.
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2.1: Well, there goes that idea Grif had to avoid being shot at by Sarge.
2.2: Word of advice...Don't let Lopez meet Sakura Haruno alone. It won't be pretty nor will it end well.
2.3: Lopez's first Fused Loop and he's already made the Sorting Hat faint. I wonder what the Sorting Hat...*screams like a little girl and faints*
2.6: And behold the terror of Caboose Syndrome.