Chapter 55- Check Your Local Listings


"I think that would be interesting to see." Blake smiled, "But if liking and identifying with Doc redeems him I will hate it."

"What? What do you mean? Do you think Wash is going to be redeemed?" Nora asked rapidly.

Blake shrugged, "I think he could be redeemed, I was just saying that if he is redeemed and it's because he likes Doc I will be disappointed."

"Why?" Pyrrha asked.

"It wouldn't make sense." Blake explained, "It goes against his motivation and- never-mind, you get my point."

Pyrrha nodded, "Well I'm ready to start."

Jaune nodded, "Me too."

"Check Your Local Listings" appeared on the screen with the theme.

"Weird title." Weiss mumbled.

Fade in to Tex and Simmons talking to FILSS. Church is also nearby

Tex: "And these are accurate. All of 'em."

FILSS: "As far as I can tell."

Blake, "I hope we find out who she's based on."

"I bet it'll be an even bigger bombshell than Church being the director." Yang commented.

"No way, Tex cannot top that." Ruby shook her head.

Jaune nodded, "How can whoever she's based on top the main character being based on the main villain?"

"Main villain? Feels kind of weird calling him that." Yang frowned.

"Yeah the Meta and Wash are bigger villains." Nora added.

Blake shook her head, "The Director is still behind everything, we don't see him a lot but he's definitely the main antagonist."

Church: "How's it going in here?"

Simmons: "Well, I'm helping her access all this data, and she's not constantly pounding me in the face so, I would say that's good. Weh, it's a start at least."

"I thought he was trying to enter the blues back in the database?" Nora raised an eyebrow.

"I think Tex's needs trumps his." Yang chuckled.

"And where's Grif." Pyrrha added.

"Probably got lazy and realized he doesn't care what check boxes are checked." Weiss sighed.

Tex: "Hey, come over here, take a look at these. Sheila's giving us a hard time, but we're gettin' through. She only seems to want to listen to you."

Church: "Sheila keeps calling me Director, maybe that has something to do with it."

Tex: "The Director... mm, there's almost no information on him. I asked Sheila but-"

FILSS: "I am sorry, but access to the Director's personnel file is restricted."

"That's not surprising." Weiss commented.

Tex: "Yes Sheila, we know. You don't have to keep repeating it."

FILSS: "I am just doing my job."

"She does it well." Pyrrha commented.

"Annoyingly well." Nora added.

Tex: "Can't you mute her?"

FILSS: "Don't even think about it buster."

Simmons: "Uhh, I really don't like it when girls pay direct attention to me."

Jaune shook his head.

"Simmons's confidence has grown over time." Pyrrha smiled, "Before he would have stammered or left the room. But he's not afraid to admit things now."

Jaune hummed, "That's a good point, I didn't notice."

Church: "Well, what did you find in the files?"

Tex: "Not much, standard clerical info. Whole bunch of win/loss statistics. Psych profiles."

Blake perked up.

Church: "Psych profile?"

Tex: "Yeah, they have one on everybody. Except the Director and…"

Church: "Let me guess. And you."

Tex: "And us. No Church either. Everyone else is in there though. Full profile."

"Wash did say she got preferential treatment." Blake mumbled.

"That still confuses me." Weiss said, "Why is Tex so special."

Ren nodded, "With what we know she is just another A.I. that Church has an attachment too. We still don't entirely know if she is a separate A.I. that Epsilon remembers or another fragment."

"I say fragment." Blake started, "Church said he had to get her out of his head. She is just like Delta."

Weiss nodded, "That still doesn't explain why she is so important."

"Maybe the other A.I. also aren't there?" Ruby suggested.

"Everyone else is in there, full psych profile." Ren repeated from the show.

Ruby frowned but nodded, "Maybe we'll find out?"

Jaune nodded.

Simmons: "Washington used to wet the bed. Hhhmhh, I'm gonna go tell the other guys."

Simmons leaves the room.

Blake's face fell, "What."

Yang began to cackle, menacingly and loudly. "B- Bl-hake!"

Blake growled, "What!" She fumed.

Yang smirked, "Do you still think Washington is a badass?"

Blake hissed, "If anything this shows he is a deep character with serious issues!"

"That sounds like a stretch." Jaune commented.

Blake groaned, "Play the damn episode."

Church: "So, no new info? Wild goose chase again?"

Tex: "Maybe, maybe not. Look at this picture, do you have any idea what this is?"

Church: "What is that, ice? Yoh yeah. I know that place that's a uh, secure location like um, like a safe house. Wait, how do I know that?"

"Sidewinder!" Ruby gasped.

Tex: "You know it because it's a Freelancer base. And it's not far from here."

"Wait she already knew?" Nora frowned.

Blake's eyes narrowed on the screen.

Church: "If you already know what it is, why the hell are ya asking me?"

Tex: "Because, I'm not interested in what I know, I'm interested in what you know."

Church: "What is that, fucking wisdom? Listen next time you wanna ask me a Goddamn question just ask it, don't beat around the bush."

Ruby laughed, "That's how I feel about Professor Ozpin sometimes- eep! Don't tell him I said that!"

"Why would we tell him?" Yang smirked.

"I- I don't know! But Ozpin is wise and probably knows I said that...or feel like that." Ruby explained.

"How would he know that?" Jaune asked.

"It's Professor Ozpin!" Ruby shouted.

Her outburst was met with shrugs and nods.

"Fair point." Jaune chuckled.

Tex: "I couldn't take the risk. You might have just told me what I wanted to hear. You are completely fucking whipped."

Yang burst out laughing.

"Wow I did not expect her to outright say it." Blake laughed.

"She agrees with Tucker." Weiss sighed.

Tucker: "Told you so!"

Weiss shook her head.

Tex: "I'm gonna go see what weapons they have stored here."

Tex starts walking away

Church: "Okay. Need any help?"

"Whipped." Yang chuckled.

FILSS: "Director."

Church: "Huh? What."

FILSS: "Before you leave, would you like to make a journal entry? It has been quite a while since your last update."

Blake, Ren, and Jaune leaned forward.

Church: "Journal?"

FILSS: "Yes. I know you are busy, but you always ask me to remind you when you are falling behind on documentation. Documentation is an important part of any scientific endeavour."

Jaune hummed, "Doctor Oobleck said that once."

Church: "Right, um... hey why don't you play one of the entries for me."

FILSS: "Certainly."

Director: "The Counsellor's insistence on referring to Agent Texas as a byproduct continues to frustrate me.(the rest of this plays in the background as they talk)We have seen our share of unharvestable fragments. She is certainly not one of them. No indeed, she's something else entirely."

Church: "Sheila, I want you to transfer all these files to me."

"Why is he talking over him!" Weiss complained.

"Weiss you are talking now, hypocrite." Blake grumbled.

"Jaune paused it!" Weiss grumbled too.

FILSS: "Understood. Transferring now."

Church: "And do me a favor: delete the rest."

Blake grinned, "I heard what the Director said, did all of you?"

"No I couldn't because of Church and FILSS talking." Ruby explained.

Pyrrha also shook her head, "What did he say?"

Blake smiled, "He said they have seen some unharvestable fragments but Tex isn't one of them, she's something else entirely."

Yang pumped a fist in the air, "Her own person, completely confirmed now."

"So from what he said, what do you guys think?" Jaune asked.

"What do you think." Ren gestured politely.

"Oh, well from what he said I think Tex came from the Alpha, but isn't a fragment." Jaune explained.

"The counselor apparently calls her a byproduct." Weiss added.

"Which is insulting." Pyrrha frowned.

Ruby nodded, "Can we talk about what Church just did? I like Church but he deleted the files when Tex would have wanted to see them!"

"Obviously deliberately trying to make sure she doesn't hear it." Blake nodded.

"She's trying to find out who she is, that was the closest thing to an answer!" Yang growled.

"I think what he did was wrong, but he must have a reason." Pyrrha frowned.

"I think he thinks he's protecting her." Ruby explained.

"Interesting." Jaune mumbled. "I still think he wants to help her though."

Pyrrha nodded, "It's a little confusing."

FILSS: "Deleting entries."

Cut to Sarge spying on them, and Grif there as well

Sarge: "Hmm, what're the Blues up to?"

Church walks up the ramp past them

"Walking next to you." Nora laughed.

Grif: "Probably the same thing they're always up to? Looking at us and going 'Hmm, I wonder what those Reds are up to.'"

"I wonder if he knows they spied on him and Simmons talking a lot." Ruby laughed.

Church: "Hey Grif."

Grif: "Hey man, what's up."

Pyrrha smiled and chuckled.

Sarge: "Grif, where's Simmons?"

Grif: "He's messing around with some storage boxes. Trying to inventory 'em, see if we need anything. Nerd stuff."

Sarge: "That's resourceful. Why aren't you helping him?"

Grif: "I am helping him."

Weiss gave the screen a quizzical look.

Sarge: "How are you helping him standing right here?"

Grif: "Oh, I'm on break. Fifteen minutes."

Sarge: "You're always on break."

Grif: "Hey, if you don't use it, you lose it. Speaking of which, I'm also on Simmons' break."

"You can't steal someone else's break, that's not how it works." Weiss face-palmed.

Sarge: "You know, I've reached a level where I'm not even disappointed in you."

"He's come to accept it." Yang chuckled.

"You can't be disappointed if you expect it." Blake sighed.

Grif: "How do you think I feel? I'm spending my break talking about Simmons. *sigh* I'd envisioned so much more."

Sarge: "Break's over, go see what he's up to."

Grif: "Hhhu, fine."

Sarge: "Fine what?"

Grif: "Fine, Sir."

Nora laughed, "Sarge is the best."

Sarge: "That's more like it."

Cut to Church coming up to Caboose and Tucker

Church: "Hey, have you guys seen Tex anywhere? Oh, there you are- whoa. What's with the new armor?"

Tex walks up with a new chestplate and spaulders.

Yang's eyes widened, "Oh I love her new shoulder pads!"

"Spaulders." Ruby muttered.

Yang waved her off, "Whatever whatever, she looks great, I bet she's preparing for a fight."

"A fight she has to prepare for?" Jaune shuddered slightly, "That's scary… for them."

Yang laughed and nodded.

Tex: "I'm leaving Church."

Church: "What? Where?"

"The base?" Jaune mumbled.

Tex: "Can't say, there's some things I need to look into."

Church: "You're going to that frozen base, aren't you?"

Jaune smiled, "Knew it."

Tex: "I need to know more about myself Church. And I'm not gonna find anything out by sitting around on my ass with all of you."

Church: "Well, let us come with you."

Tex: "You guys? This is a military operation. I need people with military training."

"I thought they had some kind of training?" Pyrrha frowned.

"For all the good it did them." Weiss shook her head.

Grif: "We have military training."

Tex: "Um, I need people who understand the military training."

Weiss and Blake chuckled.

Grif: "Wow, look who's getting picky."

Tucker: "Yeah, beggars can't be choosers."

Tex: "No offense, but you guys just end up slowing me down half the time, or... more than half the time. All the time is more than half the time, right?"

"What? Yeah obviously." Yang frowned, "Weird line from her."

"Yeah…" Blake hummed, "Well one case of bad dialogue surrounded by fantastic dialogue."

Grif: "You know what fuck it, why are we even arguing about this. We don't wanna go anyway."

Tucker: "Yeah, good luck on your mission to the empty base guarded by tons of real military dudes who're all looking for you anyway."

Grif: "Yeah, hope you find your empty base and your files full of nothing."

Church: "Well I'm going, and I'm not gonna let you stop me."

Pyrrha smiled and glance at Jaune, as did Ruby and Weiss.

Tex: "Yeah? Okay. I have a feeling I could use you before this is done."

Tucker: "Oh, and when you both get killed again, be sure to let us know. That way we can revive you, so that you can run off and get killed. Again. Seriously, it never gets old to us."

"I know that's supposed to be an angry line but I can't help but think of playing games that allow you to revive people." Jaune commented.

Ruby nodded, "Ugh I know! I hate playing with medics who never revive."

"Or with idiots who push when they think all pushing is, is rushing." Yang added.

Jaune laughed, soon Ruby and Yang joined him.

Cut to Grif approaching Simmons, who's staring at some metal objects on a pallet

Grif: "Yo."

Simmons: "Very interesting."

Grif: "Sarge wants to know what you're doin' over here dipshit. I added the dipshit."

Pyrrha sighed, "I assumed so."

Simmons: "I think I found where the Freelancers stored some of their equipment for their armor."

"Too bad they can't use it without an A.I." Ruby sighed, "That stuff sounds so cool."

"Their equipment is like semblances." Pyrrha added.

Grif: "Okay okay, stop. I'll just tell Sarge Simmons is doing something seriously fucking boring. Thanks."

Simmons: "The Freelancers all had A.I. and a special power, right? This is the equipment that let them do that."

Grif: "Oh cool, like the invisibility and super strength and stuff?"

Simmons: "Yeah, we can just hook them up to our armor and activate 'em."

"I don't see this ending well." Weiss commented.

"I don't think anyone does." Ren chuckled.

Grif: "And, they would work?"

Simmons: "Well they need an A.I. to help them run exactly right, but they have to help in some way."

Grif: "Would they even work when we're, asleep?"

"What superpower could be useful when asleep?" Weiss sighed.

"Time manipulation." Blake commented, "That way you could rest without passing any time."

Yang gasped, "You could actually sleep in."

Simmons: "I guess so. Why? Wait, you wanna turn invisible and take a nap, don't you."

Yang laughed, "That works too."

Grif: "Think about it Simmons, the ability to nap whenever I want, and Sarge can never find me. Invisible nap is the best nap of all time."

Simmons: "No man should have that kind of power."

Grif: "I would be completely unstoppable."

Simmons: "Actually, you would be the exact opposite of that."

Grif: "Totally stoppable. Already stopped. Think about it, Simmons."

"I'm surprised Simmons is even semi on board." Weiss commented.

Simmons: "I really don't want to."

Grif: "Think about it."

Simmons: "No."

Grif: "Are you thinking about it?"

Simmons: "Unfortunately, yes, I am."

Grif: "Then suit me up."

The screen cut to black.

Blake's eyes widened, "I know it may look like fun and games, but if it works this would make Grif a huge target."

Jaune chuckled, "I can see them fighting the Meta and using Grif as bait."

Pyrrha smiled, "And with invisibility there would be no danger for him."

"It's the Meta." Jaune repeated.

"Less danger for him." Pyrrha corrected herself.


The best moment of RWBY in my mind is the beginning of season 3 ep 12. Cinder and Ozpin fighting with the intense music as their abilities flash in the darkness. Not much can top it except for Yang's arm getting cut off, was not expecting it.

The best moment in Red vs Blue has to be season 10 episode 19 when Tex fights the freelancer grunt soldiers. It was incredible, the version of Fragments that plays is better than the version you can buy. That moment can only be followed by the final scene with the Director.

So with that in mind, what is the best moment from RWBY and Red vs Blue in your opinion?