I finally go around to writing that Tucker chapter that everyone's been wanting. Your welcome people of the internet. There was a joke about Wash technically being the new new Church, since Caboose already replaced Church once, but it just didn't fit in. I hope you like it and there might even be a Tucker 2 somtime in the future. I own nothing of the people i write about just the awesomeness of which i write them with.


"Can we keep him?"

That was the question that Caboose asked Tucker, repeatedly.

The teal soldier wasn't sure.

Church wasn't going to come back and they could really use the extra help against the Reds. Even if they weren't even technically fighting any more.

Could Wash be trusted though? They had already trusted him once and that hadn't turned out well at all.

He didn't know much about Wash.

At least not as much as the rest of the guys did. While he was off in the dessert, dying of heat stroke and being attacked by some weird guy named CT, they had all gone on some weird mission to take down Project Freelancer and face off with the Meta.

On second thought, Tucker was pretty glad that he had been left out of that.

But of course, he had to get dragged into it eventually.

Tucker thought he was screwed. Obviously nobody was going to answer his distress call. That CT guy was working on breaking down the door, and he had no clue where Junior had run off to. Everything was just really great.

Then out of nowhere, his friends show up. Well, Caboose and two of the reds.

Tucker was really hoping for a better rescue team. At least Church could have showed up, but at this point, he would take what he could get.

It was weird that Church wasn't there though. Caboose was usually always with Church. Kinda like a loyal dog or a really needy girlfriend.

When he asked about it Caboose started talking about how Church was an AI and had gotten destroyed or something. If it weren't for the Reds agreeing, Tucker would have thought that the blue idiot was making it up.

While he was telling the Reds about how they shouldn't go activate the weapon or they all might die, Caboose went ahead and downloaded that Epsilon thing into it. Which just happened to act just like Church.

As if the weapon wasn't already bad enough.

The good thing was that the weapon didn't blow up and kill them. The bad news was that Church had gotten all of his knowledge from Caboose.

So basically the most dangerous weapon ever, was in the hands of an idiot.

It wasn't all bad. Even if he had no one but Caboose to talk to for a long time, Church still seemed to have retained his Churchness.

He was still a bit of a vain asshole.

Tucker wasn't exactly sure when or why, but the Reds went off for some reason and had apparently taken Church with them.

It was just like them to leave him alone with a bunch of crazy murderous aliens.

Then apparently once wasn't enough because they returned soon with Simmons in tow, only for Church to go off with Caboose on some crazy mission type deal.

Before they left however, he had learned a bit about Agent Washington. Apparently he was the guy that they had gone on the mission with.

He was back and apparently trying to kill them now for some reason with some big scary monster from hell.

Tucker was beginning to wish that he was dealing with CT again.

Agent Washington seemed like a bad guy. That was all that Tucker knew. That was all that Tucker needed to know. Washington was a bad guy, and he needed to be stopped.

After ditching the aliens, the teal soldier went off to find the rest of the guys.

He arrived just in time to get his ass kicked along with the rest of the guys by none other than Tex. She was back, again.

Apparently neither her or Church could just stay dead.

As if ditching them twice wasn't enough, Church left once again with Tex to do…. something. Tucker wasn't sure. They never told him anything.

And then as if life already didn't suck enough, turns out that all they are is cannon fodder. All the crap that they were put through back at that stupid canyon was practice for people like Tex, Wash, and the Meta.

Kind of a major letdown knowing your whole life was one big game.

While the red leader was moping about the discovery, Caboose had come running. Something about how they needed to go save Church or something.

Tucker didn't have anything better to do, and that speech that Sarge had given was pretty inspirational. Why not?

They arrived just in time. Apparently the Meta had double crossed a double crosser.

They saved Church and Washington, and everything had been fine. That is, until the Meta pulled a miraculous comeback and tried to kill everyone.

The only thing that saved them was Washington's plan.

Washington had helped save them.

Tucker wasn't sure what to think of the grey freelancer anymore. First he was apparently their friend. Then he tried to kill them. Now he helped them.

This guy just needed to make up his mind.

Church went into the unit and didn't come back out.

Washington just sat on the ground. Unsure of what was going to happen next.

Caboose walked over to Tucker with a question.

"Hey Tucker! Tucker! We should take Agent Washing-tub home with us! He can be the new Church! It will be great!" Caboose said excitedly.

Tucker stared dumbfounded at the blue Spartan for a minute.

"Caboose he tried to kill us! He betrayed you guys! It's his fault that Church is gone now! Why do you want to keep him?"

Caboose stared at him as if it should be obvious. "I try to remember only the good things about people. He helped us. It is only fair that we help him. Besides I want to keep him. I told him once that he could share my base. I cannot be a liar Tucker! Please. Please. Please. Please."

It took a lot of effort on Caboose's part and asking about a thousand more times but Tucker finally agreed.

They could keep the psychopath.

Tucker just hoped that it wouldn't come back and bite them in the butt.