So everyone was a little confused last chapter on why some of the characters didn't act like themselves. Well, that's actually the effect of each team rubbing off on one another. Teams RWBY and JNPR a slightly more goofy, while the Reds and Blues are a little more serious. But don't worry, each character's personaltiy will stay the same, and I will try to maintain the comic relief and drama of this story. Enjoy!
Chapter 18: Towing Sixth and Eighth
Desert Temple, 2554
POV: Blue Team, Blake, and Ruby
Premise: Everyone regroups in the desert. Weiss learns of Ruby and Caboose's relationship. Church gets a message.
"Go away! Bad aliens!" Caboose yelled at Smith, and his cronies from on top of a giant pillar, "Shoo aliens shoo! Rolled up newspaper!"
"Ah! Smith back off!" Ruby added, as she too was on the pillar. Although she as sitting on Caboose's shoulders at the time. On top of that, Blake was up there as well, without her bow on.
"Maybe you should've though of that before you lost they're all powerful deity." Tucker shouted the ground, right behind the aliens.
"We didn't lose him." Caboose countered, "He left, or maybe he lost himself, or maybe the Reds took-Ow! Hey! Stop that!" he said to Smith, after being shot with a stunt dart.
"Well, better you than me. I don't wanna get caught between a group of aliens and their religious iconography, and I should know. I used to date an Italian girl." Tucker added
"But he's not really a god!" Blake shouted, also on top of the pillar without her bow on, "It's all made up! You know that!"
The aliens all turned, and looked at Tucker, "Whoa dude, I don't know shit!" Tucker paniced, "That sounds like straight up blasphemy! You guys gonna put up with that?"
"Blarg." one of the aliens replied
"I know dude. Took the 'blarg' right outta my mouth." Tucker chuckled
"Tucker. They're going to eat us." Caboose cried, from on the pillar
"I do not taste good!" Ruby shouted
"Same here!" Blake added
"Guys shut the fuck up!" Tucker groaned, "They're not gonna eat you. They're just persecute you and kill you, stop being a bunch of babies.
Just then, Caboose noticed something coming up the hill: It was Sarge, Ren, Nora, and Weiss, "Look! The Reds, they're back! And they have your worshipping guy!"
"What?" Tucker asked before looked beside him, "Sarge?"
Sarge started blurting out information, "Hey Blues, we're back. Got Simmons, and Team JNPR to. Where's the water can? Oh, also you have any more spare jeeps? I don't wanna get into it, but we identified a tactical weakness in one of the current models." he then noticed Caboose, Ruby, and Blake on top of the pillar, "Oh uh, what're you guys doing? Killin' Caboose? That's cool."
"Hey Weiss!" Ruby waved, while on Caboose's shoulders.
Weiss looked up and noticed her partner, and noticed that Caboose was carrying her.
"Put her down you idiot!" she hissed
Caboose on the other hand, had another idea. An idea that could keep the aliens of his, and Ruby's back. An idea that involved both Sarge and Weiss.
"There they are!" he shouted, pointing at the red soldier and Ice Queen, "They are the ones who took Church!"
Sarge and Weiss looked at one another before realizing what he was doing.
"Get them." Caboose said ominously. The aliens turned towards Sarge and Weiss, all were growling at them.
"Ruh-roh." Sarge muttered, "I-uh-uh…We'll take you to your floating ball! But uh, take Ice Queen as a gift!"
"Wha?" Weiss could only mutter before Sarge pushed her towards the aliens. He then turned and made a run for it back towards the temple grounds. The aliens followed suite, carrying Weiss with them.
"Let me go!" Weiss screamed, "Put me down you freaks!"
Tucker then turned, and looked up at Caboose. The latter was currently helping Blake and Ruby down from the pillar. He turned his attention to the who he assumed to Ren and Nora.
"So...I'm Tucker." he said awkwardly, "Sarge was rude for not introducing us."
"Yeah. How rude Sarge!" Nora replied, "Oh right, I'm Nora."
"Ren."
"I think we should help them. Ya know, before the aliens eat Church or something." Tucker suggested
"Good idea."
POV Change: Grif and Simmons
Meanwhile, Grif, Simmons, Jaune, Pyrrha, Doc, and Yang were standing on the other side of the temple. Simmons was checking on Church, who was still not operating, while Jaune and Doc were checking on Pyrrha. Grif and Yang were just standing watching respected parties.
"How's floaty McGee?" Grif asked Simmons about Epsilon
"Ah you know. Same old, still not working." the maroon soldier replied casually
"And Pyrrha?" Yang asked the redhead
"Better now." she answered, "Thanks."
"Ok, you should be all good to go Pyrrha." Doc said, as he finished using his medical scanner, "Try not to put any pressure on the wound. It should be fully healed in an hour."
"Got it, thanks Doc." Jaune thanked him
"Oh and one last thing." he leaned into Jaune ear and whispered something.
"She's a keeper. Don't lose her."
Doc then walked over to the others, while Jaune was trying to figure out what Doc had meant. But he just pushed it aside, and went back to watching over Pyrrha.
"Is he dead?" Doc asked Simmons about Church
"How the fuck should I know?" Simmons questioned, " And even if he was, would make a difference with this guy?"
"Eh, probably not." Grif replied
"Not he's got sand all over his ports." Simmons complained, "How am I supposed to fix him in an environment like this?"
"Sounds like you've sand in your ports." Yang snickered
"Why did we even come here, it's a fucking desert?"
"Yeah, why did we?" Pyrrha asked, "Not because its hot, but it just seems like the last place to go?"
"I don't know." Grif replied, "This was where we were before we came to get you. And where else can we go anyway? There's a bad guy at our base, and Sarge doesn't want us to get far from the Blues. I don't know if you've noticed this guys? But he's a little obsessed."
"Yeah, we noticed." Ynag replied, "He still wants to get them back in a database...so he can kill them...which sounds creepy."
"He'll probably spare Caboose." Doc added
"Yeah, most likely because he and Ruby are dating." Yang replied
"Really?" Doc asked surprised, "Good for them."
"How's that going by the way?" Grif asked Simmons about restoring the Blues, "Any progress?"
"Progress?" Simmons questioned
"It's your project."
"I was held captive!" Simmons cried
"Whatever dude." Grif replied, "If Sarge takes that as an excuse for not getting work done let me know. I get captured all the time."
Just then, the group heard Sarge's voice.
"Nope, they're right around this corner!" he said, "Grif and Simmons!"
"Here he comes. You're about to get busted." Yang snickered
"Shut up." Simmons groaned, "Wait. Who's he talking to?"
"That's right big group of aliens! We have no floating device!" Sarge blurted out
Grif then realized who Sarge was talking to, "Oh shit."
"What?" asked Yang. Grif started acting as if he were a monster, waving his arms around. Both Yang and Jaune then realized what he meant.
"Oh no."
Church then woke up, and at a bad time, "Wha? What happened?"
"Dude, shh!" Grif whispered to him
But Church didn't listen, "What's going on?"
"Shut you hole...thing." Yang said to him. The trio could hear Sarge and the aliens getting closer.
Taking desperate measures, Grif walked up to the monitor, and lifted his leg back.
Church realized what he was going to do, "Don't do it you fu-"
Grif then kicked the monitor off the ground, and Church flew off into the desert.
"Kerrrrrrr!" Church echoed in the distance.
"What the- What are doing!?" Simmons asked him
"Shut up!" Yang hissed, "Uh, act cool."
Simmons looked at her confused, "Act cool?"
"What are you guys talking about?" Pyrrha asked
"Yeah, what's going on?" Doc added
Just then, around the corner came Sarge, and a crowd of aliens. One of them was holding Weiss.
"Whoa!" Doc stuttered
"Are those-?"
"Yes Pyrrha. They're aliens." Jaune answered his partner's question.
Simmons however, took Yang message on 'being cool', and blurted out the most ridiculous comment ever. "I mean, what's the four-one-one, daddy-os? Me and my homey were just, hangin' all up here. Desertsville. 'S'all good. You know what I'm sayin', scrillas."
Everyone looked at him as if he were crazy.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Grif asked his nerdy friend
"You guys told me to be cool." Simmons hissed
"Yeah, so what the fuck are you doing?" Yang repeated
Sarge then spoke up, "As you can see. We don't have any floating device. Just this yellow guy, three teenagers, and… MC Fonzerella, over here."
"Whatevs, y'all. You don't know me." Simmons replied
"Alright, we heard you dude now shut up." Grif hissed
The alien holding Weiss made a noise, and then dropped the heiress without warning.
"Ah!" Weiss cried, as she fell on the ground, "You freaks!"
Tucker, and the others then finally showed up, "Nahaha, Gotcha! See? I told you they have him." Tucker boasted
"Uh, I don't see him." Ren muttered
"Oh my god he's invisible!" Caboose shouted
"You really are an idiot!" Weiss complained
"Alright Reds." Tucker hissed, "Where did you-"
Tucker then noticed Red Team running away from the scene. With Yang, Weiss, Doc, Jaune, Pyrrha, and the Reds all running away from the scene.
"Book it!" Sarge shouted, "Quadruple time!"
"-it." Tucker finished, "Well Caboose, I guess it's just you and-"
He then noticed Caboose and the others fleeing as well, "Dammit! I should've seen that coming."
"Revenge!" Caboose shouted with glee
Smith and his cronies looked at Tucker and growled, the aqua soldier then sighed, "Alright I'll just get on top of the pillar."
POV Change: Red Team, Teams RWBY and JNPR
The ones who fled the scene all met up at where Church landed: right dead smack in the minefield.
"Uh oh." Grif muttered
"There he is." said Sarge, "Grif, why are stopping for-ah nuts."
"Great." Jaune groaned
"Well this is just perfect." Yang chuckled
"What?" Simmons questioned, "He's right there, let's get him."
"Yeah, just go and get him, what's the big deal?" Weiss added, slightly annoyed
"Not me!" both Ruby and Caboose replied
Grif then spoke up, "Tell you guys what. Why don't you go and get him."
"We'll secure the perimeter while you retrieve." Sarge added
Weiss huffed, "I don't have time for this."
Both Weiss and Simmons walked towards the monitor...only to come face-to-face with a mine. Which immediately exploded.
"OW!" the duo cried. They ran back towards the group, managing to grab Church as well.
"You guys knew didn't you?" Simmons asked, irritated
"Yeah." Caboose answered casually
But Weiss had it, "Ugh, I have it with you morons!"
She turned to Grif, "You're disgusting!"
To Sarge, "You're dimwitted!"
To Caboose, "You're stupid and stop holding my partner's hand!"
"Why?"
"Wh- Why are you anyway?"
"Uh, because they're in love?" Grif answered her question
Nora's eyes widened, "OMG! They're together-together!" she started to shake Ren as if he were a doll.
"Ren. This. Is. Happening!"
"Nora!" Ren shouted, telling her to stop, which she did. But now the boy was incredibly dizzy.
Weiss on the hand…"WHAT!? YOU'RE IN LOVE!?"
"Yes." Ruby replied, starry eyed. She hugged Caboose, as if he too was doll.
"BUT HE'S AN IDIOT!" Weiss ranted
"And you're a bitch who stop bitching about everything." Grif counterd, "Do you want me to continue?"
"Grr." Weiss growled, but she was suddenly picked up by one of Smith's cronies. He draped her over his shoulder and walked away casually, managing to not see Church as well.
Weiss screamed while being carried away, leaving everyone silent for a moment.
"Well that just happened." Blake muttered
"For a bunch of disgusting creatures that impregnate any being they see, they have perfect timing." Grif muttered
Team JNPR looked at him in disgust.
"What? It's true, so don't blame me! Blame the aliens!" Grif replied
"Hehe, looks like all the kicking and blowing up a little life back into him. How adorable." Sarge muttered as stood overlooking Church's 'body'. Everyone looked at it and sure enough, his lights were back on. The only problem was that they weren't blue, they were green.
"Why are all his blue parts green?" Nora asked the obvious
"I don't know." Caboose replied
Suddenly, a voice emitted from the monitor, "Caboose, is that you?"
Caboose knew exactly who it was, "Delta?"
"Hey Delta." Ruby said to the monitor, "What are you doing?"
"Caboose, I need you to listen my time is brief." Delta explained, "Epsilon is not in control right now. But will be again shortly."
"Great." Caboose replied
"Perhaps not." Delta countered, "The encounter with Agent Washington and Ms. Nikos had jarred loose some of his memories. Epsilon has not historically coped with these memories well."
"What's that mean?" Blake asked
"We fear he will pursue other memories in particular." Delta replied
"Who is we?" Grif then asked
"Myself and the other memories of the Alpha fragments."
"Who the fuck is that? Who the fuck are you? And what the fuck is happening?"
Delta then continued, "Epsilon may not yet be aware of our presence, but eventually he will be. We cannot hide forever. It is likely at this point he will begin the cycle again. That must not happen."
"What cycle?" Caboose asked, "A motorcycle?"
"No silly." Ruby giggled
"He's begun to search his memories now, he is clearly looking for something." said Delta
"Well you did say 'memory is the key'." Jaune added
"Memory is the key, Jaune." Delta agreed, "But not everything that is locked is meant to be unlocked. He is coming back now. I must leave before he discovers me."
"But if he comes back you could be friends." Caboose childishly remarked, "Well, not best friend, that's already taken. Perhaps acquaintance?"
"If I were the memory he was looking for…" the lights on the monitor then faded and reverted back to blue. Church then rose into the air.
"Wha? Oh, hey guys." he said weakly, "I must've passed out."
"Church! You're back!" Caboose cried
"Yeah, I am." he said, "Caboose, could you come with me for a second?" he asked the blue soldier, "I need to talk to you about something."
"Ok." he replied, "Where are we going?" he then walked off with Church floating next to him.
"I…" Ruby began, "...am going to follow him." she then ran after them
"Same here." Blake announced, and she ran off too.
"Hey, you guys realize that Blue Team has like, a lot more shit than we do?" Simmons questioned
"Yeah. Boring stuff." Grif replied
"Crazy stuff." Nora added
"Well, all we talk about is food and guns." Simmons explained
"That's not true." Jaune countered
"Hey, I'm hungry." Grif muttered
"Quit complaining or I'll shoot you." Sarge hissed at him
Jaune sighed "Nevermind."
"Ah good times."