Here comes chapter nine of Max's True Family. Somehow, Delta got into my computer without me knowing about it and now he's a part of my CPU and everything else that's in my workstation.

"It was very difficult to make a copy of myself onto your computer, Mr. Dmitry."

"That was the point Delta. Nobody should be able to hack ME, and get away with it. Congrats on being the only one to ever get away with it."

"Thank you, Mr. Dmitry. If I may ask, why are there two versions of my partner now?"

"You mean you don't know?"

"I was hopeing that you could fill me in on that subject."

"You know as well as I do what happened, you were there."

Flashing three inchs from my face, he says, "I know that, but still, why did 'Mini Winters', show up anyway?"

"He's here for a reason that the readers will find out about as they keep reading."

"Since I 'already' know the reason, what will you do with the fact that i'm now a part of your computer?"

After I think about it for a minute I tell the A.I., "I think you'll be my beta reader for any other ideas I get."

"Where will the story start at in this chapter?"

"At the point when Church, Tex and Max leave so Winters and the rest of the guys can throw their party."

"So you did this with a reason on your mind?"

"Yep."

"Would you please fill me in on this?"

"Sure Delta. But you know my one rule." I say as I tell him what's gonna happen without giving away too much of the plot and plans for the future of this story. "And that's what's gonna happen."

"Interesting. I plan to 'watch the show', as you put it."

"Good."

"Please remember to read and review after the episode's over." Delta says to all of you.

"I plan to let me readers see more of Samson's past with the rest of the Freelancers."

Disclamer: I only own my OCs Winters, James Smith, Mini Winters and Chronos.

Episode Nine: Party Time.

Winters' P.O.V.

As I watched Tex, Church and Max leave on the ship I had only two thoughts in my mind at the moment: One: How fucking awsome it's gonna be to party again after almost fifteen long years. And two: Get my chest looked at by a U.N.S.C. doctor. Let's face it, apple juice can't do much other than keep you from getting thirstey. As I walked back down the ramp and grabed a box of party stuff I saw Wash leaning agenst the wall with his hands crossed and his head looking up. I stopped and spoke to him. "What's up Wash?" I asked him as he looked at me.

"Nothing. Just, n-nothing." He told me as he slid downward slowly agenst the wall..

"That dosen't sound like nothing wrong, right Delta?" I asked my A.I. partner as he came into veiw.

"Right Agent Winters."

"Hahaha Samson." He mocked laughed as I sat the box down and slid down next to him with Delta on the left side of Wash.

"Tell me what's wrong Wash, you know that you can. I think of you as more then a friend, I think of you... As a brother. I did back when we were Freelancers and I do now."

"Really?"

"Hell yeah Wash, i've known you for over hafe my life and you've always been one of my oldest friends. So please, tell me what's eating at you."

After looking up and back down he says, "Fine Sam. It's just that I miss 'her' so much."

"'Her?'"

"You know, 'her'."

"You mean Carolina?"

"Yeah. She's been gone for over ten years now."

"You know something Wash, I remember a time when you and her would do things like sneak little peeks at each other during class, touch each other in places that if a man were to touch Tex there she would rip their dick off, if it was a women she'd rip their boobs off. And some slightly bigger things like giving each other small pecks on the lips or holding hands when you were 'alone'." I say as I air quote, which i'm am so thankful that he dosen't notice. "My point is that she'll be back. I know it." I tell him as he looks at me.

"You think so?"

"Yep."

Sighing, he get's up. "Thanks Samson, I needed that." He tells me as his tone sparks up a little bit.

"Anytime Wash." I say as he walks away. Only for him to turn back around. "Hold on. What did you mean by 'alone'."

"You caught that."

"Yeah, I did."

"By that I meant that sometimes I would see you two together."

"You would watch me and Carolina!?" He asks as he punchs me dead on in the face so hard that he breaks his own hand. Thank you very much U.N.S.C. for making me a SPARTEN.

"Hey Wash?"

"Yeah?"

"Feel better?"

"A little. And don't worry about Caboose, I'll watch him when the party's going on." He tells me as he walks away without looking back at me. As I pick up the box Delta goes back into my head as I head down the stairs on the right and step into the mess hall where I see Doc along with Donut blowing up a lot of ballons. How the Hell they do that without taking off their helmets I have no damn clue. It must be a space moron thing I guess. As I put the box on a table near the kitchen Doc ties a red baloon and notices me.

"Hi Agent Winters. Do you know why I had to cast Wash's hand just now?"

"Yeah I do. He punched me in the face." I say as I smile.

"Oh well hello Agent Winters." Donut says with a giddy laugh as I open the box with the alchol inside.

"Hey Donut. Need any help?"

"Sure. Could you please pass me my med-kit next to you?"

Takeing the med-kit I pass it to him. "Here." I say while he thanks me. "Thanks pal." He praises me. "So what do you have planned for fun at the party?"

"I plan to have all of the normal party games there."

"Oh so you mean stuff like danceing?"

"No I mean like drinking."

"Oh that's even better. I'll bring the strawberry liquer."

"That sounds great." I say as Lopez walks in.

"'Donut, I need you to come with me and tell Simmons that my new machine is almost ready.'"

"'On it.' I'll be beack in a few boys, please wait for me."

"I gotta tell ya Agent Winters, Donut's gonna get himself hurt one of these days. If you know what I mean." Doc says as we here 'Bow Chika Bow Wow' echo through out the whole base.

"I do. Thanks Tucker!" I shout as he shouts right back at me. "Your welcome!" "How the Hell do you do that!" I ask the teal armor colored soilder. "I can't tell you, sorry!"

Cut to just over a year and a hafe ago.

Mr. Dimtry's P.O.V.

"Hey Tucker!" I yell at him.

"Yeah Mr. Dmitry?" He asks as he looks up towards Blood Gulch's sky.

"Catch!" I say as I toss him an earpiece that goes from our realm and into his.

"Thanks, but what's this for?"

"It's for whenever someone makes a sex joke."

"Like Caboose does a lot?"

"Yeah."

"Cool. Thanks man."

"Your welcome Tucker."

Back to right now.

Normal P.O.V.

"So I'm just saying Simmons, we need to get beerpong going again. Why'd we stop anyway?"

"Remember how you would not save any beer for Sarge so Donut had to use his own stash on rum mixed with berries?"

"I remember Sarge yelling his damn head off." Grif said as he grabed a case of beer while he and Simmons entered the mess hall as Caboose rush's past them and almost knocks the case out of Grif's hands. "NO!" He shouts as he catch's the case. "CABOOSE!"

"Oh, sorry Grif. Me and Theta were palying a game of tag."

"W-were truly s-sorry Grif." Theta says as he pops infront of the orange armor colored soilder.

"It's fine kid, just don't keep doing that."

"We won't." Theta says as he and Caboose step up to their brothers.

"Hello, little brother."

"What's up Caboose?"

"We wanted to know if you two would talk to us alone real quick."

"Sure Theta." Winters says as the four of them leave Doc and most of the ex-Reds alone. "So what's up guys?"

"We were hoping that you'd play with us Sammy."

"That's not what we were goona ask him Caboose. We were gonna ask you if you felt the same strange feeling that I've been feeling?" Theta said as the four entered Winters' lab and sat down.

"I've felt the same thing as you have, little brother."

"Me too."

"Well why did you not tell me Sammy?"

"It's ex-Freelancer and A.I. stuff. Don't worry your head about it okay Caboose?"

"Okay Sammy."

"Good. Now how about you and me have some ice cream?"

"Ice Cream?!"

"Yep." Winters says as he somehow pulls two bowls of ice cream out of thin air. Both A.I.s share a look of shock as he hands one to Caboose. "Enjoy Caboose." Winters says as he holds his head with one hand before taking a bite. "Are you alright Agent Winters?" Delta asks as he flashs for a moment.

"Y-yeah. Just a little head pain is all. It's nothing."

"Are you sure it's nothing?" Theta asks as he pops right next to his older brother.

"Yep. Thanks for checking Theta."

"Sammy?"

"Yeah?"

"Can me and Theta come to the party?"

"Now Caboose, why would you want to come to a loud, drinking party when you two and Wash will be having your own mini party?" He asks with a smirk as Delta nods.

"I guess we would not have any fun with you, right Caboose?" Theta asks as he nods to the ex-Freelancer.

"Yeah I guess not." Caboose said as he and Theta exited the lab. As soon as the door closes Winters' face goes from happy to sad.

"'Sigh'"

"What is the matter?"

"I'm just remembering when I lost the top half of my right pinky finger."

"That was almost fifteen years ago."

"I know. I didn't blame York. It was just an accident."

"If I recall you cried."

"Well of course I did. I was only twelve years old at the time." Winters said as the two looked back on that day.

It was Winters vs York in the training room as Wash, Tex, Carolina, North, South, Wyoming and Maine watched the session keep going.

"Kids doing well agenst York." North said.

"It's only been a month since he got stabed." Wash reminded them.

"Remember that he's a SPARTEN, he's tougher in some ways then the rest of us." Tex said as they saw Winters counter a blow from York's knife with his own.

"He might be able to join us on another mission soon." North said.

"Maybe." Carolina said as they saw York punch Winters in the side and backflip twice away from the older Freelancer.

Inside the training room.

"Hey York."

"Yeah kid?"

"Wanna stop for a sec?"

"Tired already?"

"No. I just need my lungs to refill since I got stabed in the freakin heart, since I saved your life as well as Carolina and Maines!" He shouts loud enough for all of them to hear.

"I'm kidding. Take as long as you need."

"Gee, thanks." Winters said as they both laughed slightly. After about a minute they start back up again. Winters aims for the waist as York parrys the kid to the side and lightly kicks him in the back, sending him tumbleing until he staggers to regan his balence. Once he does he takes a cheap shot and kicks York in the face as the man falls down. As he trys to get back up Winters takes a moment to think about his next move. Once he has his next move in play York rush's towards him with his knife in his hand. As soon as Winters steps to the side he puts his knife up and gets ready to counter the attack. As soon as he does York slash's downward and a scream of pain is heard as the group see's Winters drop the now bloody knife from his now shakeing right hand and the top half of his right pinky finger hit the floor. As soon as York let's his own knife fall to the ground and start's stuttering as a medic enter's the room.

"S-sam, i'm s-so sorry." He says as said boy removes his helmet to get a better look at his now shorter finger while York see's tears falling from his young friend's face.

"It-it's fine York. I just need to get it taken care of." He said as he started to get dizzy from the blood loss. York caught him before he could hit the floor.

"I got him, grab his finger and helmet." York said to the medic as he carried to the med-bay as the others, even Tex, watched with concern for their youngest teammate.
Some time later that day York could be seen sitting next to Winters' bed with his own helmet off as he kept his gaze on Winters' right hand. North and Wash walked in and sat across from him.

"How is he doing York?" Wash asked.

"The medic said that they can't reattach his pinky finger. Damnit. DAMNIT!" York shouted as he threw a free chair across the room. "Why didn't I quit when he was starting to have breathing problems. If only I didn't attack him that last time."

"It's okay York. I don't blame you." Winters said as he woke up. "I was the one who tempted you."

"It is my fault Sam, I should have stopped right then and there."

"York, don't worry about it." The pre-teen Freelancer tells his friend as the Director enter's the room.

"Agent Winters."

"Sir!" He says as they salut their leader.

"At ease. I heard about what happened to your finger. I want to tell you that until it heals you will stay here and train."

"Train, sir?" He asked, confused.

"Yes. You'll learn how to fight without the use of your right pinky finger."

"Will I be training alone sir?"

"No. Agent Texas will be here with you. She volunteered herself. Will that be a problem Agent Winters?"

"No, sir."

"Good. I want to see some results by the end of the week."

"Yes sir."

"Good. Come by the lab later, I have a gift for you."

"Yes sir." Winters says.

"Come by as soon as you can, Agent West." He said as he walked out and left the four now stuned Freelancers alone.

"West?" Winters asked.

"I thought that name was only for one who could be on the leaderboard as well as prove themselfs?" Wash said.

"I think the kid has proven himself." North said.

"Congrats kid." York said as he slapped Winters back.

"West. I like it." He said as the three adults smiled at their friends now beaming face. "Hey North."

"Yeah kid?"

"Mind if I ask you something real quick?"

"Not at all. What's up?"

"What's up with South lately?"

"What do you mean?"

"She seems... Angry for some reason. I can't explain it."

"I hadn't noticed anything wrong with her. I'll check in with her later."

"Good. I'd hate to see a friend in any type of pain or anything."

"Says the one who now only has nine fingers."

"Nine and a half."

"Right."

"Well then, I guess i'll head to the lab. See you guys later." He tells them as he hops out of bed, grabs his helmet and walks out. Once he enters the lab he see's a small crimson colored female figure standing in the center of the room. She turns around and floats over to him.

"Hello."

"Uh, hello. Who are you?"

"She's called Chronos, Agent West. And she is your new A.I. partner from this day foward. She is the symble of love and was picked based on your love for your family and friends."

"I am happy to be working with you Agent West."

"Me too Chronos." He said with a smile. After the process of implanting an A.I. into a Freelancer Winters is once again in the med-bay for four days this time. The next day he starts training with Tex.

"Ready to begin kid?"

"Yep. How about you Chronos?"

"Ready to go."

"Alright then, let's begin." Texas said as they ran towards each other.

Back to the past present.

"I do miss Chronos. She was my first." Winters said as they heard 'Bow Chika Bow Wow.' He then aims his Magnum and fires off a shot.

"I do too. She was my twin sister."

'Goddamnit that hurts!' They hear Tucker shout at them from the other side of the base.

"TAKE THAT ONE TUCKER, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

'Why the Hell did you do that?!'

He replies with: "Because you earned that! Anyway," He says as he puts away his Magnum. "we need to get ready for the party. It's gonna be so fucking epic." The man said as he and his A.I. partner left his lab.

Eight hours later.

Simmons, Lopez and Donut can be seen bringing in Lopez's new machine and setting it down in the center of the room. Wash and Caboose along with Theta watched from the veiwing room above them as Winters theme played over the sound system.

A/N: The song I picked was 'Now That We've Come, So Far' beacuse I thought that it was the best one to pick from.

"Now that we've set up the games, who's first?" Sarge asked.

"I'll take anyone except Donut on."

"Awwwwwwww." Donut whined as he know why he was not able to have fun with their leader. He had been hitting on Agent Winters all day.

"I'll go first." James said as he walked up to the ex-Freelancer.

"James, you want to go agenst me? Alright. Simmons, could you please explain the first game."

"Of course. First up is Beer Bashing. You have to bash a bottle of beer on you head and take a sip. However does it first wins. No helmets are allowed."

"Still wanna try Smith?" He asked, using James' last name for once after so long.

"Hell yeah I do, let's get drunk." James said as he grabed a bottle

"That's what I like to see, my teammates doing what I ask them to do."

"Agent Winters."

"Yeah Delta?"

"If I may say, what will you do if you run out of beer?"

"Not gonna happen, Lopez, open the door please."

As soon as Lopez does Grif makes a beeline for the small mountin of boxes that Samson brought. "Thank you Agent Winters." Grif says as he starts to tear up and opens a new box for himself.

"I guess I was wrong." Delta says as he heads to see his brother.

"Ready to go sir?"

"I should be asking you that."

"Begin."

Winters then smashs a bottle and gulps the thing down in one go. He takes out the piece of glass inside his mouth as James takes a sip.

"Wanna go again James?"

"Yes sir. Just let me finish this bottle and get a head start please."

"Of course."

And so after the guys get slightly buzzed they break off and do other drinking games that they had sit up over the course of the day. Simmons and Lopez were doing work on the new machine as Winters walked up to them.

"'What's up Lopez?'"

"'Nothing. Just working on my new project.'"

"'What is it?'"

"It's something that can split an object in half and create two versions of the same thing."

"How can that make sinse?"

"'It's really hard to explain.'"

"'I know that Lopez, I know how that process works. Watch.'" He tells the robot as he throws a beer bottle through the machine and two come out on the other side. Grif somehow manages to catch both bottles in his slightly drunk state.

"T-thanks again, Agent W-winters." He says as Sarge walks up to them, shotgun in his hands and somehow not wearing the bottom half of his armor.

"Agent Winters, you are about to get hammered with the oldest team member here. Let's show the boys here how to really party." He says as both Tucker and James walk by.

"What the fuck does that mean!?" They both ask as they chase Sarge and knock Winters into the machine as Simmons and Lopez try to catch him while Caboose, Wash and Theta see what happens from above.

"SAMMY!" Caboose shouts as the machine starts to flash and smoke from the over use of energy. It then blows up, sending the other man and robot backwards. As soon as the smoke clears they see Winters passed out next to... a kid version of Winters with his armor but without his helmet?

As the younger Winters stirs he says in his curent state, "Uhhhhh. My head. Guys? Wash? Carolina? York? Where are you guys?" He says as his vision begins to clear. He then turns around and see's Simmons and Lopez walking towards him so he get's into a fighting postion the he leanred from his time in the U.N.S.C., and as soon as he throws his first punch Caboose tackles him to the ground.

"Sammy, I have not seen THIS you in a REALLY long Time."

"Caboose? Is that you? Your supposed to be a kid."

"I grew up!"

"Well that anwers my first question, now for my second one: Why are you here? This is where I live with my fellow Freelancers."

"The ship crashed on an ice planet and so now I, along with my friends, live here with you."

"What did the Director say about this? I don't want you to get hurt."

"He's not here."

"Will then where is he? I need to find the rest of my team."

"Yeah I can't tell you that but Wash can." He says as he gets off of the younger Winters.

"Wash is here?"

"Yeah, I am kid. It's good to see you again." He says as he helps the mini Winters up.

"Wash, what's going on? Where are the rest of the Freelancers? Who are all of these soilders and why is my little brother now older then me?"

"Calm down Sam, i'll explain this as simpley as I can. First: We were having a party hosted by you. Second: Sadly, most of us are dead thanks to the Director. Thrid:
all of these solders are our new teammates and forth: Caboose is older then you because you were split in half by this now broken machine." Wash says as he kicks said machine with his right foot.

"Bow Chicka Bow Wow."

"Can it dirtbag."

"Blow me asswipe."

"I will. Step aside boys while the champion blower does his job." Donut said as Tucker stabbed him with his sword.

"Haha. That's clever." Mini says as he starts to laugh.

"We are alright, Agent Washington."

"That's good to hear Delta."

"Delta? Your here too."

"Yes I am, Agent West."

"WEST!?" Shout all of the grown men minus Wash and the adult Winters who wakes up.

"Yeah. I gave up that name when the Freelancers were done for." Winters tells them. He then looks down and see's a mini version of himself looking right back up at him.

"Hello, me."

"Hi. Uh Wash?"

"Yeah?"

"Why is there a younger version of me here?"

"You can blame Simmions aand Lopez for that one."

"'It was not my fault. Father said the words 'boys' to close to Tucker and James. They knocked you into my brand new machine while trying to kill him.'"

"Yeah, plus it was Sarge's fault."

"'I just said that you idiot!'"

"I agree Lopez, we should find out why there's now a mini Winters here." Simmions said as Lopez face-planted.

"I-im here as w-well Agent Winters."

"Theta! How many of us are here?"

"It's just the four of us right now, adding you."

"Mini Winters... Is she still in there?"

"You mean Chronos? I think so."

"I'm here Sam. What's the problem... Delta? Theta?" She says as the three A.I.s join for a group hug.

"Welcome back sister."

"We've missed you so much!" Theta says as he crys.

"I have too. Don't worry though, i'm not going anywhere. Where are the rest of us?" She asks as they break the hug.

"Gone."

"How?"

"By Sigma. He and Theta were the only two that were able to be saved."

"Sigma? What do you mean by 'saved'?"

"After your 'death' from the hands of the Meta, who was being controled by Sigma, Agent Winters and Caboose killed the Meta and recovered his helmet. Thanks to Caboose's SPARTEN programing He was able to strangle the Meta and end him for good. Caboose's anger reached a level close to Agent's Winters' level that he crushed most of the A.I. fragments, even yours, except for our youngest brother Theta and the sick bastard himself. After Winters implanted Theta into Caboose's head he sent Sigma to the U.N.S.C. where he is now being kept safe in their research labs for testing and then he will be distoryed."

"Good-fucking-bye. And I remember how much it hurt." Winters said as his mini gave him a puzzeled look. "I remember how Tex saved me from being killed be sending so much eletrec energy throughout his body to stun him for about five minutes."

"So what do we do now?"

"What else? We keep partying." Winters said as he drank another beer along with the other adults in the room. Minus Caboose and Wash of course. While the party ramps up to another level a certin ex-Freelancer walked inside of the base and makes her way deeper inside.

"Epsilon."

"Yeah Carolina?"

"Ready to see our old friends?"

"Yeah, even though 'I' have already seen them before this."

"I know. Mom sent a copy of your 'old' self to me before 'you' became human."

"I know. And you'll love Max. He dosen't know about haveing an older sister so he'll be thrilled."

"Let's just hope he's not like her completely."

"He's not. He's half of the human me if that make's you feel any better."

"Not very much." She says as he laughs. "Still, I can't wait to meet him."

"Same here." The A.I. said as they entered the room as Wash turned around.

"Hey Wash, long time no see."

"Carolina? Is it really you or am I dreaming?"

"No Wash, it's really me. Come here." She says as she embraces him in a hug.

"Carolina?" Theta asks himself. "Is 'he' here too?"

"Yes I am, son."

"DADDY!" Theta says as he gives Epsilon a deathgrip hug while Caboose and the two ex-Freelancers smile at the scene before them.

"It's okay son. I'm here. I was told that Delta's still here as well. Can you please go get him?"

"Okay. Be right back." The youngest A.I. says as he pops into the party room and get's Delta along with both Winters'. As the pair of humans and other A.I.s enter the room behind Theta both Winters' run up and give their friend a hug while Delta and Chronos give their father a hug as well. As a certin auther watched from above with a smile on his face he moved time forward almost six days.

"And now, we can get things back to normal around here." Winters said.

"Remember that we need to start our mission as soon as they get back."

"Well whatever happens Carolina, we're right behind you all the way." Wash said as the ship with Church, Tex and Max landed. As soon as Carolina turned around and saw here mother she said: "Hi Mom."

Well that's it for now. I have two things to tell all of my readers, reviews, fans and friends. One: I can't belive that we're almost at one thousand veiws, i'm so happy that this chapter's final talk was just gonna be one thing but since i'm just so excited i'm gonna tell you my second thing that was not really gonna be a thing at all so here it is. Two: I've got a new story coming out soon that's set during Winters' time as a Freelancer with Wash, Carolina, Tex and the others. I won't spoil anything but to any fellow anime fans out there get ready for a Hell of a blast. Everybody will just have to wait until I release the new story for more info. Until next time, see ya later.