Alright next chapter. Know that things are going to start intensifying soon. Or maybe even in this chapter.

Near the cave

"Hmm. Multiple contacts in the way. Package is no longer in sight. Most likely inside enemy alpha base. We'll have to come up with a new plan." The mysterious figure said to seemingly no one.

"Excuse me." A voice rang out from the behind the figure as he quickly turned around.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me." The figure said as he saw who it was.

"Have we met?" Carolina asked as she fired a round from her rifle right in front of the figure who backed up into a rock.

"Oh we've met before Agent Carolina." The figure said putting a harsh sting onto the agent part.

"Well I doubt you can take me whoever you are." Carolina said with her rifle still pointed at the figure's helmet which was still hidden in shadows.

"I don't need to." The figure said as an alien had snuck up behind Carolina and then hit her on the back of her head knocking her out.

"Alright V. What are we going to do with her?" The figure asked the alien.

"Blarg." Was the alien's response.

"I agree the amnesia injection should make her forget this." The figure said as he took out a needle and jabbed it through the under suit of Carolina's armor and into her skin and injected its contents into Carolina.

"Honk." The alien said quietly as it and the figure went back into the cave to prepare the next phase of their plan.

At the communication satellite

"Ok Grey would you mind coming to Blood Gulch to help treat the wounded or dying after the Reds and Blues have their battle. I have a feeling I won't be enough to help them." Doc asked Grey over the tower comm.

"Sure I can be there in about 15 minutes if I can hitch a ride with these alien guys who just showed up." Grey said before hanging up.

"What aliens?" Doc said to himself.

In Blue Base

"Ok Caboose I have a very important job for you that you can do during the battle." Tucker said to Caboose trying to make sure Caboose didn't team kill anyone.

"Alright what is it?" Caboose asked eager to please.

"I want you to stand by my door and guard it. Don't let anybody in until we return got it?" Tucker asked after he had laid out his plan to Caboose.

"Ok." Caboose said as he immediately took up a guard position.

"Wow that worked out better than I expected." Tucker said as he walked away.

"Sir it seems like the package is in the teal, aqua, turquoise, whatever the fuck color it is. It seems like it is in his room." A cloaked figure whispered into his communicator.

"Blarg honk honk." V said over the comm.

"V I want to speak to our leader." The cloaked figure whispered into the comm.

"I'm right here L and I heard what you said. Great job. X and II will pick it up once they are all away." The figure from the cave said to L.

"Sir they have a sentry posted outside the door. I think you and V are going to need to help us with him." L whispered.

"Fine. It might be fun to toy with him a bit. Which one is the sentry?" The figure from the cave asked over the comm.

"It is the one with the Mark V helmet." L whispered back.

"Alright he may not be smart but he is strong. I already have a plan to deal with him and break their wills." The figure from the cave said as he cut off the channel.

"I hope he knows what he is doing." L whispered to himself as he walked out of Blue Base

In Red Base

"Alright so here is the plan. We use the warthog to distract their tank. While it is distracted Lopez will jump on it and plant a bomb on it. Next up Grif and Simmons will use Washington's unfortunate luck with cars to try to run him over. While that is going down Donut will be throwing grenades from back here at Caboose trying to keep him pinned inside their base. Then Jensen, Bitters, and Matthews will shoot from the cliff providing sniper support. Then I will charge in and fight Tucker in a close range battle between my shotgun and his sword. Any questions?" Sarge said to the Red Team as he outlined his entire plan to defeat the Blues.

"Ya I have a question. Who are you and what the fuck did you do with Sarge?" Grif asked shocked that for once Sarge's plan didn't involve any unnecessary dying.

"Believe me Grif if I didn't want you to survive this battle so I could kill you myself then I would have put you as the person who jumps onto the tank." Sarge said angrily to Grif.

"Yep there we go." Grif said as he walked towards the warthog to fuel it up.

"I'm gonna go calibrate the sights on the warthog turret." Simmons said as he went over to the turret and started testing it.

"This is X to base. I have the entire Red Team's plan for the battle recorded and being transmitted." X whispered into his comm as he was cloaked.

"This is L to X. Confirmed transmission received. II has just finished up recording Blue Team's plan. Return to base. Our commander has new orders for us." L spoke through the comm.

"Understood." X said as he left Red Base.

In the cave

"Alright so it is quite obvious that they are going to exchange a couple of choice words in the middle of the canyon before they fight. So that will be the best time to grab the package and leave. For how we deal with their sentry I already have a plan that I will tell you as we get close." The figure said to them as they dispersed in the cave to do what they do. With V and II sparring against each other and X and L playing cards against each other. "Unfortunate." The figure said to himself.

Alright chapter done. This will be the last chapter for the poll so time to make those votes count. Next chapter is going to be when things start to unfold. Alright now to restate the poll and ask some new questions.

Should Junior appear?

Should Lopez become a disembodied head?

Who do you think the mysterious figure is?

How do you think they will deal with Caboose?

What do you think each of their names mean? Here is a list of their names in case you forgot. (X, L, V, II) The mysterious figure will have his name revealed next chapter so a few questions will vanish. Alright I will see you all next time. Also I would like to receive at least 3 comments on this chapter before I post the next one.