chapter 27

the Reds and Blues stopped, Wash had been driving and had stopped ''alright guys lets stop hear, were all tired so lets set up camp and rest hear for the night'' said Wash.

''sounds good to me'' said Grif climbing out of the car and collapsing on the ground, Simmons just sighed as he got out of the car with him.

''hey look guys'' said Caboose, everyone ran to him and saw a small abandoned town ''could we go camping there? please wash, please, please, please''

''yeah actually we could'' said Wash ''we can scavenge supplies and everything from there''

''man I said this once but it's still weird to say, good job Caboose'' said Tucker.

''well I'm just glad someone can appreciate my skills'' said Caboose.

''(you guys go I'll get the car)'' said Lopez.

''thanks'' said Wash as he and the others made there way down.

they soon set up a camp and all of them sat around the fire, Wash and Sarge had went hunting and had caught a bunch of rabbits to cook and eat, Donut smiled saying ''there so cute and cuddly they must taste good'', they started to cook the food, Doc had a harmonica with him and was playing very crudely, Tucker held out his hand to give off the impression he wanted the harmonica, Doc handed it to him expecting Tucker to play it only for Tucker to throw it in the fire, sadly however Doc had another harmonica.

Wash and Carolina were cuddled up at the fire, Wash smiled at Carolina and said ''you know were driving towards certain battle with another group of freaks who dress like us and probably want to kill us, but this moment it's rather nice, I just wish... oh wait... Lopez play Feel this Moment softly'' said Wash.

Lopez started to play it with his stereos ''(great even he's using them now)'' moaned Lopez.

''should we leave, we don't want to ruin your CarWash moment'' said Donut.

''CarWash?'' asked Carolina confused.

''a mix of our names Carolina and Washington, CarWash, Car for Car-olina and Wash for Wash-ington'' explained Wash.

''oh, I don't like it'' said Carolina.

''oh... well we still have time to change it'' said Wash ''so what would you like Carol?''

''wait Carol?'' asked Tucker.

''short for Carolina, by the way Wash is the only one who can call me Carol, because I'm the only one who can call him David'' said Carolina.

''wait David, David is the name you went for in our dimension?'' asked Grif ''aww why didn't you tell us? we could have called you Dave''

''well I'm more use to Wash'' said Wash ''but Carol is Carolina's actual real name''

''hmm kinda convenient that you got Carolina for your Freelancer code name isn't it'' said Simmons.

''my dad assigned it specifically so I would get Carolina'' said Carolina.

''heh, what did he want to call you Carolina to begin with?'' asked Sarge, there was few minutes of silence confirming it ''oh god he did?!''

''yeah, dad was... strange'' said Carolina.

''so back to the topic before this becomes morbid, what do you prefer?'' asked Wash.

''hmm thinking Carolton or Washolina'' said Carolina ''what do you think is better?''

''how this put your hands up for Carolton'' ordered Wash, with that Simmons, Donut, Doc and Tucker put there hands up ''now put your hands up for Washolina'' and with that Grif, Sarge, Lopez and Caboose put there hands up.

''a tie now what?'' asked Carolina.

''hmm, well hows this lets use both of them'' said Wash.

''hmm like it'' smiled Carolina snuggling into Wash, giving him a soft kiss to the cheek.

''ah to be young and in love reminds me of when I was married'' sighed Sarge.

just then all the Reds and Blues jumped as they heard a noise, the Reds and Blues quickly drew out there weapons and went to investigate, they came to a crossroad, both ways lead to where the noise came from ''ok split into groups'' ordered Wash ''Sarge you take your Reds and investigate I'll take the rest of us and investigate the other way"

"roger that" said Sarge.

the two groups then slit up, the Reds walked in the right and the Blues walked in the left, both of them looking out to see if they could find where the noise came from, the Reds moved through the little town slowly and smoothly keeping there weapons raised, until Simmons spotted something to Sarges side, ''AH SARGE LOOK OUT!'' Simmons cried, the Reds raised there guns only to see Sarge's reflection in a grimy window, they all let out a sigh of relief.

''oh sorry, guys I thought-'' Simmons laughed awkwardly.

''nah it's fine Simmons it happened to me too'' laughed Sarge before sighing ''at ease good looking'''

With that the Reds continued to move, not noticing that the reflection had not moved it was just watching as they walked away, they also didn't notice that it wasn't a mirror at all, it was just dirty glass, the Blues movement was much smoother, they both met up at the end to find a vehicle that was used to carry supplies.

''ok, was not expecting this vehicle'' said Wash looking it up and down.

''well it's Atlas'' said Sarge noticing a stamp on it.

''they must have sent a hunting party after us'' said Simmons.

''really you imbeciles think, Ironwood would give his hunting party this sad car that can only carry supplies?'' asked O'mally before Doc took control again ''I don't like to say this, but O'mally's right, if this was Ironwood he'd send a hunting party or something, but he'd really arm them up''

Suddenly they heard a loud cry from there camp, stealthily they moved around to it, there weapons raised ready for attack, they didn't see the intruders but knew they were there, the Reds and Blues jumped out arms raised ready to attack only to find it was Winter, Penny and teams RWBY and SSSN, all of them getting out there weapons, everyone just stood in a stand off before a sigh of relief was breathed and they put there weapons down ''oh thank god'' sighed Grif.

''kitty!'' cheered Caboose grabbing Blake into the headlock he usually had her in and started to stroke her, Blake didn't react she was use to it now.

''hello friends, hello boyfriend'' said Penny.

''(hello my beautiful Emerald)'' said Lopez taking her hand and bopping it on his helmet face to give her a sort of kiss on the hand.

''such a flirt'' Penny giggled.

''what are you guys- wait boyfriend?'' asked Wash.

''yes me and Lopez have been dating for several months and so we decided we'd take our relationship to the next level and become boy and girlfriend'' said Penny.

''great first it was Italians now we have creepy spaniards who think there smooth'' groaned Grif.

''I thought Lopez was Mexican'' whispered Simmons.

''ok happy for you guys, now I think we can all ask, what the hell are you doing hear?'' asked Wash.

''simple Ozpin ordered me and Penny hear'' stated Winter ''these eight are stowaways''

''and why would you do that?'' asked Carolina.

''we want to help'' said Ruby.

''and we saw these guys stowing away and thought, it sounds like a great adventure, so we stowed away too'' explained Sun, causing Wash to sigh.

''ok let me put it to you like this very simply Ruby, I don't want your help and I don't need your help, me and my team have got this'' said Wash, he spoke like he was talking to a child or Caboose.

''hey back off and leave my baby sis alone, she just wants your help'' said Yang hotly.

''yeah and I don't want it personally, I don't want any of you hear, I'm fine with Winter being hear along with Penny and I'm willing to put up with Blake if only for Caboose'' said Wash ''but I want none of you hear, unfortunately now I need to take you idiots with me, hopefully we have enough food for you all and ourselves, cause I'm putting my men before you got it, were not friends anymore, stop pretending we are''

''look we said were sorry ok'' said Weiss hotly.

''oh yeah you mean like how the director was sorry when put a suicidal A.I in my head, when he put two A.I's in Carolina's head, oh and lets not forget... what he did to Caboose'' said Wash.

''wait Wash what do you mean Caboose?'' asked Tucker hesitantly.

''I kept this from you guys, I figured it was best that it remain secret, Caboose was a special agent of Project Freelancer, Agent California'' said Wash sadly ''he was one of the Project's first experiments with equipment, due to an incident he gained amazing strength but at the loss of his intelligence, after that they shipped him into simulation deciding he was only good as a Sim trooper, later they reassigned him to be a protector of the Alpha, that's why he was so obsessed with Church''

All the Reds and Blues and everyone there in general looked to Caboose who had let go of Blake and was just looking blankly, taking off his helmet, he revealed he was crying ''bad man... machines... hurt... hurt to think'' said Caboose sadly.

''oh god'' whispered Sarge.

''oh Caboose!'' cried Donut hugging Caboose.

''I've heard plenty of bullshit apologies in my life, this one is no exceptions and I'm not listening to fake bullshit apologies anymore, so fuck off'' said Wash even hotter than Weiss or Yang.

After a bit of crying from the Reds and Blues and hugging Caboose and consoling him and saying sorry to him for thinking of him as just a big dumbass when it wasn't in his control, luckily Caboose bounced back pretty quickly and brought smiled back to there faces as he started to chase after Sun, soon he had both Sun and Blake in a headlock, after all that they all sat around the came fire and started to eat the rabbit, luckily they could share it among them, everything was going on rather well.

''hey Winter just gotta ask we still up for that dinner or is it canceled?'' asked Tucker.

''what as if my sister would go to dinner with you!'' Weiss spat.

''Weiss, silence please and please speak politely'' said Winter very strictly ''if I want to go on a date, I will go on a date''

''yes sister'' said Weiss meekly.

''I don't like the men your interested in but I put up with them for you'' Winter said glaring at Neptune all the while ''so if I find a man I want to go to dinner with I'd prefer it if you put up with him for me''

''of course'' said Weiss feeling a bit embarrassed now.

''I'd be delighted to Captain Tucker'' smiled Winter.

''we still on for dinner Wash?'' asked Tucker.

''sure after this'' said Wash, kissing Carolina's forehead.

''wait are you two dating?'' asked Neptune.

''yeah we are actually'' said Carolina cuddling closer to Wash.

''Pyrrha is not going to be happy about that'' Yang whispered to Blake, to which she just nodded.

Pyrrha hated Carolina enough as it is, not only did she look just like her, but was also arguably a better fighter than her (seriously take Semblance out of the equation I doubt Pyrrha can win) and being closer to Wash than she was now, but if she learned they were dating it was very likely they'd have a catfight and she'd try to kill Carolina.

for the rest of the night the Reds and Blues plus Winter, RWBY and SSSN ate and then went to sleep, Lopez kept watch, being a robot he didn't require sleep so he just looked around, unfortunately he woke everyone up.

''(your eyes, they shine like Emeralds in the night sky, just like mine would if this helmet wasn't my face, I promise you-)'' sang Lopez.

''SHUT UP, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP FOR THE LOVER OF GOD LOPEZ!'' screamed Grif.

the next day the Reds and Blues plus Winter, Penny, RWBY and SSSN, gathered up all of there supplies, got in the jeep and drove off, but as the Reds and Blues drove off they didn't notice a figure watching them, he quickly turned on the radio and spoke ''this is Col to HQ, Col to HQ'' he called.

''HQ hear go ahead'' said a voice on the other line.

''it's them alright, they're headed right for us sir'' said Col.

''good, get back to base, don't want you missing out on the fun, HQ out'' said a voice on the other end.

just going to ask now does anyone have names for the duplicates of Tucker, Caboose, Grif and Simmons, why is because I already have names for the Wash, Sarge, Doc and Donut and I am working on one for the Lopez but I don't have names for these guys.

Yes the Sarge guy's name is Col, I'll explain it in the next chapter.