Chapter Five
At blue Base, After the screaming had stopped Vulcan left her room, one she left her room and she saw Tucker's baby. It looked disgusting and was attacking Caboose. Vulcan quickly ran away and bumped into Church. "Where you going."
"Away from this place." she said taking off.
"Get back over here."
"No." She then saw the ship in the middle of the canyon. She quickly left and went back to blue base but stayed outside due to the sounds of stuff braking. "Is it safe to come in?"
"Yes." said Church walking out of the base. Once he left Vulcan saw Caboose laying on the ground not moving.
"Is he alright?"
"Probably." shrugged Doc.
"I feel only pain."
"Don't worry Caboose just used his blood to feed the newborn. Do you want to help me teach it about the world."
"Help me."
"I'll stay here with Caboose."
Back with the reds. After the pelican crushed Donut, Rogers stood there freak out before shaken by Sarge. "Snap out of it son. I want you to check out the ship's tapping."
"What don't you hear it. There's a tapping coming from the ship." Rogers stopped and heard a faint tapping sound coming from the ship.
"Maybe it's Donut."
"So that's why I want you to piss off Donut so much he merely lifts off the ship. Or-" When Sarge began to yap about crazy ideas like clones, Rogers turned off his helmets mike so Sarge's voice was muffled. Sarge then began to run off and got into the warthog. Rogers turned on his mike so could hear again.
"What the fuck are you guys doing out here, breaking the canyon?"
"Piss off."
"Yeah a ship just crashed on one of our guys." said Grif.
"What this ship?"
"No the other ship." said Simmons.
"Dibs."
"Huh?" said Rogers.
"Dibs. I just called dibs. This is my ship now."
"This isn't the last slice of pizza you jackass. This is red army. I think." yelled Rogers.
"Yeah well it doesn't have any indications of which army so dibs. Now get the fuck away from my ship tomato can."
"I'm fire red!" yelled Rogers.
"Try to take it from me." said Church.
"Ok." Rogers said cracking his knuckles.
"Sheila." smiled Church.
"OK." The tank then aimed its guns at the squad.
"Motherfucker!"
"Now get away from it tomato can. You too lemonhead and grape boy." Just then there was the tapping noise again.
"What's that tapping noise? It sounds like moris code"
"Morse." said Simmons.
"Shelia if he corrects me again. Kill him." The tank then aimed at Simmons and Rogers took a couple of steps back away from the dead man. "Alright what does it say."
"It says tap tap tap. We don't know."
"We tried to find out but then you showed up." said Rogers.
"No when I showed up you guys were doing nothing like the last 50 times. Wait I think I know what it's saying. It says 'Red team sucks balls' hey look my new ship can talk, and it knows things."
"It's not your ship." said Simmons angrily. "We called it and it came. It landed on Donut."
"Oh wait the pink guy? I actually like him."
"You can't have the ship."
"I'm not asking for it. I'm taking it right Shelia."
"Actually I want it." said the tank.
"I think there's something wrong with the tank." whispered Simmons. "I have a plan."
"I rather not hear it. Every time we cross paths with that thing we get blown up. So no thanks." whispered Rogers.
"Rogers is right we just need to play it cool." said Grif.
"It malfunctioning."
"Hey it only takes one part to kill us." said Grif. Just then Sarge came up jabbering about a levitation ray. When Sarge saw Church he got really mad.
"What you doing here blue?" said Sarge.
"I'm just trying to find out what's wrong with the ship."
"Dibs!" yelled Sarge.
"Too late." Red team said in unison.
"Why do I leave any of you to guard anything?Everybody knows about the dibs protocol, and the no take-back accord."
"See guys it our ship." As Church kept talking the tank began to drive away. Once he turned around red team pointed their guns at him and began to walk away.
Back at Blue base, Vulcan stayed with Caboose as he laid on the ground, he was loopy but getting better. Church then came back. "Wheres Doc?"
"Doc left, taking the baby for a walk. It's growing up so fast. Seems like yesterday he was born." said a loopy Caboose.
"Well actually that's because he was born to today. No more than an hour ago."
"We need to cherish these times. I wish I knew how to scrapbook."
"Hey V where's Tucker?" asked Church.
"Yeah he's still in a coma." said Vulcan.
"Great! Tucker's out, Vulcan playing Nurse, Sheila's on the fritz and Doc is babysitting. If we survive the next five minutes, I'll be surprised." Church then left.
"I'm so cold."
"I'll go get you a blanket." Vulcan left and went to the common. As she picked up blanket she saw Tucker slightly moving. She smiled and went back to Caboose. Once she got back she saw that Caboose was walking for a minute before falling again.
Red team was celebrating, for once that they didn't get blown up from the tank, but it was cut short when Sarge began to speak. "Quit your yammering. Now lets see if we can get this thing moving."
"So what our orders sir?" asked Rogers.
"We're going to enrage him to lift the ship. Now say something infuriating."
"Yo Donut, Grif drank all of your soap thinking they were soda. And I'm talking about the french soap."
"I trusted you to keep that secrete." yelled Grif.
"Good but I got something better. I read a magazine that said pink is the no longer the new black, and pink is old black which is now white."
"Oh I got one." said Grif. "It was Rogers who deleted your house wives of Mars not Lopez."
"Son of bitch." yelled Rogers. As Sarge gave up in defeat going to try something else the ship began to move. "Oh god he's going to kill me!"A minutes later Rogers calmed down. He quickly went back to the base to grab some drinks. "Hey Grif I got you a beer, Simmons?"
"No thanks." said Simmons. The ship then began to open and a person in yellow armor walked out.
"Hey is Grif here? asked the women.
"Sis?" said Grif.
"Grif, I didn't know you had a sister." said Rogers.
"Yeah isn't it cool." said the women.
"Go home!" yelled Grif.
"What?"
"Go home right now."
"Make me." yelled Sis.
"As much as I want to be lazy I not hesitate to beat you senseless."
"Dude you don't have to be rude." said Rogers.
"Yeah the hot guy has a point, besides I thought you would be happy to see me."
"How did you even get here? We're in the future."
"I might know how." said Simmons. "Did you use hyperdrive or light drive."
"Huh?"
"She probably used the light drive and as Einstein theorized in-"
"English." said Grif.
"When you travel near the speed of light time slows down. Pretty much she came forward in time by traveling at the speed of light."
"Who's the nerd?" asked Sister.
"Excuse me I not a nerd."
"Yeah keep telling yourself that."
"Alright but how did you join the army?" asked Sarge.
"What do you mean. All I did was sign up."
"But you're a-."
"Oh god." Rogers said to himself. When joined the army back in Vegas the boot camp there had a couple of squad that were just women, hell even the drill sergeant was a women, he thinks it's still weird that people are freaky about women in the glared at him but Rogers didn't care. Just then he heard her say that her mom was in the circus.
"Yeah she's the bearded and fat lady."Rogers couldn't hold it in so he bursted out laughing. Grif punched him in the shoulder.
"Wait she was the one tabbing so that means-." said Rogers.
"Yep. Donut has horrible crushed to death." said Sarge.
"So another trooper died?" asked Sister.
"What do you mean?" asked Sarge.
"Well the cool thing is that I was sent here because they said your commander died and I needed to replace the missing man." Rogers rolled his eyes at the comment, command is either stupid or just fucking with them.
"What? Our commander's not dead. I'm your commander."
"And a excellent one at that sir."
"Thank you Simmons."
Yeah your commander died, and one of the troops are going to be promoted and I was sent here to replace the missing troop."
"What's this about a promotion?"
"God I hope Simmons doesn't get that promotion." whispered Rogers.
"I know right."
"Are you sure command didn't make some kind of mistake."
"I don't know Sir. I thought you said command never makes mistakes. That must mean you're dead." said Grif. Rogers stepped away just incase Sarge was going to blow. To his surprised Sarge accepted his fate and ordered Rogers to dig a hole. Once he was done Sarge lied down and everyone spoke, first up was Simmons
Back at blue base. Caboose was back on his feet. Vulcan and Church got on top of the base to get a better look. "Alright I only see one other person down there. He's in yellow armor." Church then handed the sniper rifle to Vulcan she quickly looked and handed it to Caboose "V."
"Yeah."
"Isn't yellow a special ops."
"I'm not sure. Maybe." Armor color is rarely used to establish rank except for a few circumstances other than that it's usual armor build.
"Maybe he's a medic." said Caboose. As Church and Caboose talked about what he was Vulcan took the sniper to see that the reds were digging a hole and the Sergeant was lying down in it.
"What the hell." She then heard a noise behind her. She turned around and saw Tucker was in the land of the living again.
"What the fuck happened?"
"You got knocked up and got knocked out."
"I need to start working out to lose the baby weight."
"Yeah we all need to hit the gym especially a man in blue armor." said Vulcan.
"Yeah they seemed to let themselves go." said Tucker.
"Are you talking about me?" asked Church.
"I didn't want to say anything but yeah."
"Back off. I've been under a lot of stress. I had to carry this entire team."
"Where, the buffet?" said Tucker. "Anyway what's that big thing?"
"Church." said Vulcan.
"He means the ship! Bitch, The reds called in a ship and it landed in Donut, now they got a new soldier."
"So that way there's a chick over there."
"Really?" Vulcan said surprised.
"Yeah the one talking to Simmons."
"You have really good eyes." said Caboose.
"I have to, because I never get to use the fucking sniper rifle."
"Wait how do you know it's a girl?" asked Vulcan.
"Look who you're talking to." Vulcan rolled her eyes at his comment.
Back at Red base, Rogers had fallen asleep while Simmons spoke once he was done Rodgers woke up and took the stage. "I will never forget the first time I met our brave leader. Me, Grif and Simmons had just been dropped off by command. We came up to the base and he threaten to gut us and there was an explosion and something Grif."
"There was more to that sorry." yelled stepped down and Grif began to roast Sarge. After Simmons kick him off he began to talk again. But when Simmons campaigned for Sarges job Rodgers laughed ass off and didn't even listen to Sister speech. All he knew was that Sarge sighed and asked to be buried right away. Rogers got the shovel and quickly buried Sarge. This was bullshit, Rogers thought to himself.
"Well done and done." said Simmons.
"So when do you want to unbury Sarge."
"He's dead so never or when his real family wants the body." Rogers gave a Simmons a worried look, when he reach for the shovel Simmons raised his gun. He dropped it and went back to base.
Back with the blues. "So do you want to see your kid?" asked Vulcan.
"Ok." The group quickly left blue base and met up with Doc.
"Tucker good to see you again, here's someone who wanted to see ya." The tiny blood sucking alien came out from behind Doc's legs and stood there looking at his 'dad'. Vulcan left with Doc.
"It's nice isn't." Doc said looking at Tucker and JR.
"I guess. So I'm going back to base to cook some lunch want anything?"
"Anything vegan?"
"I got gravy, that counts right?" Doc shrugged.
Back at red base. Rogers was sitting inside with a beer when Simmons called for him. "Yeah kiss ass."
"I was going to put you as my second in command but for that ten laps around the base."
"Bite me." Simmons raised a taser and fired it. Rogers squirmed on the ground pissing himself. He was slipping in and out of concussion but what he heard next kind of surprised him. Sister was actually on blue team, after ten minutes he got up and sucker punched Simmons, he fell on the ground and set his jaw back in place.
"What the hell." Simmons said with pain.
"That for tasing me."Rogers said with a voice filled with then grabbed a shovel and threw it at Simmons feet." .Up." He watched as Simmons dug up Sarges. They didn't find anything except a large hole. "Go find Grif, I'm sore from that taser." Simmons nodded and Rodgers began to sit down. Grif and Simmons came back and Rogers got up back on his feet.
"Alright on the count of three we jump in the hole. One two three." Simmons and Grif jumped down but Rogers hesitated, he had a fear of heights.
"Sorry guys." Rodgers turned around but slipped and fell in the cavern. "Son of a bitch." He yelled as he was falling down. "Remember me as a heroooo."
Back at blue base, Vulcan was inside the base cooking macaroni and cheese then gun fire appeared. Vulcan stepped outside and saw Tex shooting at her squad she tried to go inside but a stray grenade landed in front of her. She ran away and regrouped with everyone. "Oh yeah I forgot to mention you V. This is-."
"Emma Vulcan, squads cook/trooper who's she?" asked Vulcan.
"Just call me Sister, Hey you sound like my ex-girlfriend." Vulcan then recognized the voice, it was the girl she had one date with and kept threatening to burn down her condo.
"Alright sis. Church why is Tex is shooting at us. Did Tucker say something."
"I don't know. Sis talk to her."
"Got it." Sister stood up and yelled "Stop shooting at us you dumb bitch." The bullets stopped and Church stood up to only be shot in the head and be a ghost(again). He then went back into his body. At first Churches body was messed up but it got straighten out, Next thing Vulcan knew Tex was aiming a gun at everyone. Vulcan raised her hands in the air.
"What's your problem?" asked Church.
"My problem is that O'Malley isn't in Doc. He's jumped into somebody new and no one leaves till we figure out who."
"We know that already." said Vulcan.
"Who did O'Malley jump into?" said a smug Tex.
"We don't know that. We were going to try to figure it out." Vulcan said all bitchy.
"Who's O'Malley?" asked Sister.
"An evil AI that want to rule the universe then destroy it."
"Don't worry Tex none of us are the tank been acting really weird a AI infect-" said Church.
"Who's the Girl?"
"Thats sister our new recruit." said Vulcan.
"So you guys went up and replaced me!"
"No um she's a-. I got to go." Vulcan said walking away.
Back with the reds, Rogers hit the hard ground. he got up stretched. "Shit that hurt."
"Shut up I'm going to try to radio in." said Simmons
"Grif you alright?"
"I'm fine this place is huge place could be crawling with bat." Shuttered Grif. The group then walked around. In that time Grif kept freaking out about bats, Grif then freaked Simmons out about snake. They then moved towards the light. It was quite for the most part.
"Who built all this anyways." Rogers then felt a sharp pointing thing in his throat and everything was like a tye dye dream then, black. Then a pink blob was standing over him it had the face of a demon and the body of a dog.
Back at blue base, Vulcan was in the base finishing up dinner when Doc and Sister came in. "Hey Vulcan can you go to your room I have to give sister a examine and I rather it only be me and her." Vulcan nodded and left to her room. She knew that she would be for a while so she did her bedtime routine a little early. She took off her top armor revealing her black hair and a black tank top. She cracked her knuckles and punched her punching bag. She shuttered because she thought someone watching her.
Back with the reds 20 minutes earlier."So Rogers what drugs are you taking?" asked Donut.
"I think someone drugged me."
"Excuses, excuses."
"Hey where's Grif." Rogers said rubbing back of his head.
"The people who drugged us must of taken him. Lucky I implanted a tracker on his armor."
"Thats messed up." shutter Rogers.
"It says he's right here." said Sarge looking over Simmons shoulders.
"No that's Rogers. This is Grif."
"What?!" This was outrageous, he would never watch people without their knowledge.
"Let's face it Simmons Grif is gone we have to move hand me my shotgun and lets go."
"I don't see it any where I think they took."
"Let's go get him." Sighed Sarge. Simmons was in the way, while Rodgers looked for the tracker.
"Simmons where the tracker?"
"I'm not telling."
"Wait found it. I wonder why there was a satellite dish in my helmet."
"Damit! Well on the brighter side Grif should be ov-"
"There's my shotgun. Excellent work, now to test it out on this disgusting repulsive orange blob."
"Wait that's Grif." said Simmons.
"Oh right good job men." Rogers and Simmons quickly help Grif to his feet.
"Grif do you remember anything?"
"Not much." Grif said rubbing his head. "Some bat creature were asking me questions. They want to know something."
"And they picked you." Simmons said disappointedly.
"Simmons this is hardly the time."
"No. I am the most intelligent here besides Sarge."
"Shut up."
"See Sarge they are needing a high because they been surfing the wave." said Donut.
"Shut up." yelled Simmons.
"I don't remember much. Just that they were talking about a sword and a kid."
"How much do you think is hallucinations." asked Rogers.
"Hard to tell."
"Wait the bomb was translating."
"The bomb doesn't sound crazy." said Simmons.
"You mean Andy." said Rogers.
"Yeah that it. We just need to find him." said Grif. They then left and went deeper into the caves till they came across a computer.
"What the hell?" Rogers said walking up to the computers. It was odd the computers showed the whole valley, even inside red and blue base. There wasn't much going on but when the camera switched to Vulcan in her room. He just stared at her black hair and snow like skin for a minute and in that time she was punching a punching bag.
"How come Rodgers get to look." said Simmons.
"Huh." When he looked back she left her room.
Back at blue, Vulcan left her room and was quickly brief by Church. She left the base and stopped at the hill. "I don't see anything."
"Alright Vulcan follow me. You two stay here."
"Ok." Vulcan said following Tex to Red base. Vulcan crouched and took cover when a sniper shot rang out. Vulcan looked around and saw that Tex got hit. She ran up and punched Church and quickly came back. Vulcan went inside the red base.
Back with the reds, Rogers looked on the monitors to see that blues had taken over. Sarge then gave a quick speech, which unlike most of his speeches it was kind of motivating especial with the flags and the sing. "I say we take blue base on ones in it." said Simmons.
"Yeah that sounds good." After a minute of deciding Sarge all for it. He then debriefed his plan.
"Now, Donut will stay on the sideline and if we're cornered Donut will throw a grenade for each one of you."
"Now sticky or frag."
"Frag me." said Rogers.
"Me too." said Simmons
"Surprise me."
"Hey Sarge do you think we should call in for more troops?" asked Donut.
"Ah what the in command" Just as Sarge called on the radio there was an echo of his wander off and Rodgers followed him.
"What is it Simmons?"
"It just that echo seems like it's coming from over here." Rogers listen closely and Simmons was right. He also heard Vic's voice at the monitor.
Back with the blues, Vulcan had just finished looking through out the base. She found a couple of bedrooms and nothing interesting just Sarges room which was covered in kill grif plans and his wallet which Vulcan greedily grabbed, the next one had two beds one side was clean while the other was a wreck, the last bedroom had girly posters on one side and the other posters of rock and punk bands. After she done she went topside to report her findings. "Hey Tex i found no-" Before she could finished Tex pointed her gun at Church.
"Don't move O'malley." Vulcan quickly shut off her radio and aimed her gun at Church.
"Kill him Tex I got 50:1 odds if his next death is caused by anyone but Caboose."
"Tucker this isn't the time to worry about money, and I can't believe you bet ten bucks."
"Tex I'm not O'malley."
"Bullshit."
"I have to agree with Mcbitch pants overs does make some sense." Tex quickly punched Vulcan in the head. "Ow." She heard Caboose say something odd.
"Sheila told me that O'malley was in blue leader." said Caboose. Now Church wasn't blue leader that honor goes to Flowers but he died.
"Thats you." said Tex.
"I was never promoted to leader that's must be alive."
"I highly doubt that." said Tex. "But this does seem like a -"
"A trap?" said Wyoming. Vulcan turned to see the man in white armor. She aimed her gun at him.
Baack with the reds, Roger was with his squad just outside the cave. He was on lookout for anything. "All clear for now. Ready to go."
"Well I am asshole." Rogers jumped down and saw Andy.
"I thought you were to busy helping the enemy." said Simmons.
"Ah they didn't need me anymore. Apparently that revived guy learned enough alien to get by."
"What was that deal they're talking about when I was drugged?"
"Grif I'm proud of you. Admitting you have a problem is the first only someone else can come clean."
"Shut up Donut." yelled Rogers.
"So long story short the new alien is here to find the old one and revived the blue guy to help him and now he's all weird."
"The alien revived him?"
"They don't treat life and death the same way."
"We don't have time for this, let's go." said Sarge. The group quickly went topside. Once they got out of the cave Rodgers could see blues were in trouble, the bounty hunter guy was holding them at gunpoint.
"Should we help them?" asked Rogers.
"Why would we do that."
"You know. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Or we can just take Red base ba-" The tank then began to drive towards the "Blue base it is." The group then began to run away.
Back with the blues
Vulcan kept her gun aimed at Wyoming head. She didn't bother to listen to him speak all she could do was aim her gun and was ready to shoot and the tank appeared. "Knock knock Church." Then everything went dark and next thing she knew Wyoming was in front of her laughing, Vulcan's nose was bleeding and Tex was getting knocked out and Wyoming was getting stabbed by Tucker. She took off her helmet and let the blood drip. She was confused and her head was in massive pain, then suddenly Church grabbed her by the arm. Everything became suddenly clear again.
"What happened?" asked Vulcan wiping of the blood from her noise.
"Wyoming was looping us through time. It was pretty normal when ever he failed he'd start over and you would have a massive nosebleed."
"Wait what!?" said Church. "How many times did we loop?"
"Who know's. Doesn't matter now."
"It does matter, I got stuck in a loop and every time I came back I left a bunch of copies." As Church finished his statement they turned around a corner and saw a squad of Wyomings. She then ran dropping her gun. They began to run behind a rock where Tex was at. Vulcan was still bleeding but her headache had passed. Tucker had run off towards to destroy the tank, Vulcan wander to find her gun but she saw a lone Wyoming she picked up a large rock and bashed his head, picked up his gun and fired at another Wyoming. She saw the tank drive towards Caboose but lucky Tucker saved him. She couldn't help but smile and shoot at another Wyoming.
Back with the reds
Rodgers was standing on a ledge watching the battle ensue. "You know what the best part of this. The blues will be finally gone and we get to sit on the side lines."
"That's it we're going out there." said Sarge. "Load up." Rogers loaded his smg jumped on the hood. They came racing down and flew in the air for a sec before crashing on a couple of Wyomings. Rogers was sent flying and landed on another Wyoming breaking his fall and the other guy's neck. He got up and put a round in one of the Wyoming he then ran over and pistol whipped another Wyoming that was about to shoot Vulcan.
"Hey V, long time no see."
"Ya Rogers. Duck." a lone rocket passed his head. "So how is everything?"
"You know being red. If you don't mind me asking why are there a dozens Wyomings."
"Oh time travel and that shit. Looks like the reds cleared out a bunch of Wyoming better go regroup."
"Take care." After he was ten feet away his spoke quietly. "I like you."
"What?"
"Nothing." Rogers said running away. He then turned on his radio. "Where are you guys? I want to know so I can destroy the two groups and reign king with my queen of ice. Muma hahahahahah." said Rodgers/O'Malley. He dropped down and Vulcan carried him to the Reds, Sarge took him and she ran away, he got up and Grif began to talk weird.
"Vulcan turn on your radio." yelled Church,
"Alright." the second she turned it on, O'malley jumped to her. "You know what Church I shall poison all the meal in the universe and be a evil queen. Hahaha" said Vulcan/O'Malley. The Ai then jumped to Caboose. She collapsed and Rogers helped her up and ran back to the ship. When he got there Sarge had already planted the bomb.
"So whats next?"
"Kill the universe." Donut said.
"Crap." Donut then began to ramble on but lucky Tex showed up and knocked him the fuck out. Then Sarge and Grif, the Reds and Blues watched as Church was taken by the AI but he didn't turn evil. Tex punched him and O'malley was in control she ran to the ship and took off. Rogers and Vulcan held their breath as they watched it explode. Vulcan turned to Church who had sadness in his voice.
"Church are you alright?" Vulcan asked with pity.
"No! My girlfriend is dead now-"Vulcan quickly hugged him and whispered.
"I'm sorry."
"Let's go home." The blue team began to walk away but Vulcan could hear Sarges taunts. She listened as Church cried, when she got home she went inside.
Back at Red base
Sarge was building a ATV and Rogers was handing him pieces. "Hey."
"Yeah?"
"You think things will ever get back to normal?"
"Who knows, by the way do you want to pitch a name?"
"What about Mongoose?"
"I like has a nice ring to it." Smiled Sarge. "Hey Simmons take a gander at what Rogers and I built." Everyone came came by and looked at the ATV. No one spoke, they just kept silent. There was one thing they all knew. There would be a lot more adventures to come and Rogers was ready.