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Chapter 33- Fight the Good Fight!

"Interesting episode." Jaune commented as he hit play.

Open to starry space.

"Another anthology episode?" Weiss raised an eyebrow.

Jaune nodded, "Yeah…what happened at the end of the last season ten episode?"

"Tucker and Church were going to spy on Carolina and Wash." Ruby explained.

Jaune nodded, "Oh right, thanks. I don't want to forget."

Vic: "Ya'know, Project de los Freelancer really nailed it when it came to building two armies worth of idiots. Some people say it's 'cause we had such convincing propaganda. BUT I'm pretty sure there's just that many stupid people in the universe."

"I thought they just took them and assigned them to an army." Jaune commented.

"Yeah, the ones with low test scores." Ruby added.

"They must have had to recruit from the pools of soldiers with low test scores." Weiss commented. "Conscription could be illegal."

"When has the law stopped the director?" Blake asked.

"I doubt he could hide forcing soldiers to join an army, but if they willingly volunteer…" Weiss trailed off meaningfully.

"Fight the Good Fight!" appeared on the screen.

"Hm. Reminds me of old Mantle propaganda." Weiss commented.

"Ugh Oobleck made me write an essay on one of those propaganda posters from the war." Jaune groaned. "Why do I always get the worst assignments?"

"Maybe because professor Oobleck believes you can handle it?" Pyrrha suggested.

"I think I'm just unlucky." Jaune shrugged. "He always notices if I start to fall asleep."

"I do not envy you." Ruby snorted. "Doctor Oobleck's class is second only to Professor Port's."

Cut to black. A film reel begins. A Project Freelancer operation document is shown:

"INTERNAL MEMO

Date: [redacted]

Subject:

Project Freelancer "recruitment" Doc.

Code Name: [Crimson] [Corpses] Blue Bloods

Mission Orders:

Create propaganda film and distribute to recruits at [risk of failing] training.

Film is intended to motivate soldiers deemed [easily influenced] by psychological evaluations administered prior to enlistment.

Contingencies: Recruits are considered [expendable] by command.

NOTHING FOLLOWS

Freelancer form 040103"

"They didn't do a good job with that black ink." Blake commented.

"It's like it was meant for blue team but now it's for red team." Ruby added.

"And look at the mission orders." Pyrrha grimaced.

"Easily influenced? Sarge isn't easily influenced." Nora huffed.

Everyone gave her a look which she was oblivious to.

"They all have something that could influence them." Blake commented. "For Sarge it's glory and command."

Nora frowned, "hmm yeah.. yeah he is easily influenced." She snorted, "Last episode he just had to have the lead role."

Blake laughed, "Exactly, and as for the others…"

"Tucker would want women." Jaune blushed, shaking his head.

"Obviously." Weiss scoffed, "The pig."

"Grif probably got promised free food." Yang guessed.

"Simmons probably wanted a father figure, so they gave him a commander." Ren added.

"Caboose.. well Caboose is Caboose." Pyrrha gave a weak smile.

"Donut probably didn't need a lot of convincing." Yang hummed. "But he probably should have joined the navy with all those sea men."

Blake shook her head, pinching the bridge of her nose. Weiss and Ruby didn't exactly understand the joke but they could tell from Yang's tone it was something they did not want to understand.

"What about Church?" Ruby asked. "I wonder what they convinced him with."

"The director put him there, I don't think he was 'convinced'." Blake made air quotes.

Ruby's eyes widened slightly, "I wonder how it happened. He definitely doesn't remember it. Or he at least doesn't remember it well."

"I'm guessing we'll get an explanation in the freelancer saga, it has to catch up with the beginning of Blood Gulch eventually." Blake explained.

Pyrrha's gaze returned to the memo. "They're also considered expendable." She scowled.

"Not surprising." Ruby grimaced.

Weiss nodded. "Project freelancer is awful but don't forget, their military allowed it. The UNSC."

Fade to Covenant ships glassing a planet.

"Woah!" Jaune gasped, "Are those the alien's ships?"

"They're very big." Weiss noted.

"And look at what they're shooting, it's like they're burning the ground." Ruby winced.

"The ridiculous aliens are a lot more threatening." Weiss tilted her head. "Who knew?"

Nora giggled, "The blarghing and honking aliens are dangerous."

"They're scorching the planet, look at all the smoke." Ren said.

"It's like what the other kingdoms did to Vacuo." Blake added.

Narrator: "You joined the military to fight off the alien scourge!"

"Scourge is right, they look devastating." Weiss commented.

"Yeah, everything we know about the game points to it being a lot more serious than the show." Ruby explained.

"But still just as action packed." Nora grinned.

Narrator: "You were told that joining the military would keep your fellow man safe."

Fade to a crowd of helmeted civilians in black and white. The helmets are clearly superimposed on a crowd.

"Oh hey look, real people." Jaune pointed… his eyes widened, "Real people! This is their world!"

The group gasped, everyone even Pyrrha rushed to crowd the screen. Scrutinizing every detail.

Weiss realized a second later she was being a hypocrite but didn't care. Even though she refused to believe the theory that the show was from another universe she still couldn't deny it intrigued her and she had no other explanation. Weiss scanned the screen and smirked. "It looks like vale."

"Yeah you're right, so cool!" Ruby squealed.

Weiss's mouth fell open, "Don't you see? This proves the show is not from another universe!"

"Look at the signs and the people." Ren pointed. "This street only resembles Vale."

"Yeah, they have actual poles, not holographic ones." Ruby noted. "And that girl has a scroll with wires- is that a scroll? It looks weird."

"This video could be dated." Weiss huffed.

"How can you tell if it's a girl? They all have helmets superimposed on them." Jaune asked. "In the Red vs Blueniverse-"

Weiss rolled her eyes.

"Does everyone have armor or something?" Jaune finished.

"Vale has privacy laws, their faces probably can't be shown." Weiss suggested.

"It's not Vale Weiss." Ruby groaned. "But I wonder why they all have helmets."

Nora gasped, slapped her sides and laughed. "Sarge was right! What kind of thing do you wear on your head that isn't armor plated or gives you a five time optical zoom!" She paraphrased.

Ruby snickered, "He knew what he was talking about."

The group continued to stare at the screen.

"You know.. I thought it would be like looking at aliens." Ruby commented. "But it's not.. but kind of is at the same time."

"Yeah it's weird.. there's something so different but familiar about these people." Yang added.

Weiss grumbled, "I feel it too, it's subtle."

"Maybe because we know this isn't from anywhere in our world." Ren suggested, gesturing to the screen.

"I don't know." Pyrrha shook her head. "I think even if I didn't know this wasn't from our world, the image would still be strange." Pyrrha admitted. "It's hard to place."

"Their clothes are different, their streets, their signs." Blake listed off, "It's small."

"Yeah, this whole picture is making me feel a weird deja vu." Nora explained.

Jaune's eyes widened, "That's a great way to describe it."

The group stared at the screen for a little longer, before moving back to their seats.

"That was cool." Ruby's statement summed up the strange otherworldly experience of looking at something that is essentially from another dimension.

Even though the whole show is from another dimension Ren thought.

Narrator: "But what you weren't told is that your fellow man could very well be our real enemy. And they're already here!"

Zoom in on a civilian in a blue helmet.

"This propaganda film must be for the red army." Weiss commented.

Narrator: "Everyday! Hiding in plain sight, [Blue!] conspirators conspire against us!"

"Is something wrong with the audio?" Ruby asked.

"I don't think so." Jaune frowned.

Narrator: "Our way of life, our very freedom. But not all is lost!"

Fade to a red flag then to, two soldiers watching videos in a lab.

Narrator: "Military intelligence has been gathering information on the enemy, and after months of analyzing and planning,"

The two soldiers watch a screen, the screen flashes a blue soldier flipping them off. The red soldiers runs forward, punching the screen. It flies away now with "***** TEAM DATA LOST" on the screen.

Narrator: "have come up with a way to combat the true enemy."

"Oh yeah, try to win harder." Weiss scoffed, "Months to plan that strategy." She snorted.

Blake laughed, "Don't forget, they know where the bases are."

"From the information the teams themselves provided." Weiss nodded. "Honestly." She shook her head.

"They also don't have any data on the blue team." Blake added.

Weiss laughed.

"Yeah.." Jaune frowned. "This training video has to have been made after season six. Blue team's data is lost, it said it on the monitor."

Cut to the same two soldiers now looking at a screen depicting the anatomy of a blue soldier. The blue soldier has a small brain, a weak upper body, a tiny penis, and is evil.

"It looks like their anatomy teachings are sound." Ren chuckled.

"They're better at teaching anatomy than Professor Port." Blake added.

Yang laughed, "Yeah, have to agree with you there."

Weiss huffed, "Professor Port is an excellent teacher, unassumingly wise too."

"I have to read the text book to learn anything about the Grimm." Blake explained. "Professor Port may be a professional huntsmen and somewhat knowledgeable.. he is not a teacher."

Weiss grimaced, uncomfortable letting criticism of Professor Port stand.

"Some of his stories are interesting." Jaune admitted.

"Thank you Jaune." Weiss's lips upturned slightly into a small trace of a smile.

Narrator: "The [Blue!] enemy, to combat this [Blue!] enemy, the military has formed a strike force codenamed [Red] team. This team is comprised of only the most elite soldiers,"

Weiss, Blake, and Ren all chuckled.

"I don't get it?" Ruby frowned.

"It sounds like command being lazy." Blake explained. "They made one recording and put 'blue' and 'red' wherever it was needed."

"Playing both sides as Tucker would put it." Jaune nodded.

Ruby laughed, "Ohh, that's bad. It's so obvious there's something wrong."

"Command has always been incompetent, it's as if they hired the people with the lowest test scores to manage the soldiers with the lowest test scores." Weiss chuckled.

Narrator: "Those willing to do what it takes to eliminate the [Blue] bastards."

More training reels of red soldiers are shown.

Narrator: "These [Red] commandos are familiarizing themselves with the military's newest and best equipment."

"It's disappointing to know that people fell for this." Weiss sighed.

"I think it's funny." Yang chuckled.

Cut to Sarge in Blood Gulch.

"Wait what?" Jaune raised his eyebrow. "The training video had to have been made after season six. Blue team's data was lost."

"Another plot hole?" Weiss asked.

"That part could have been filmed after they interviewed Sarge." Ruby suggested.

Jaune hummed, "Maybe."

"If that is right, there still seem to be a lot of discrepancies in the anthology episodes." Weiss noted.

"It's just references and things done to be funny." Yang explained. "I wouldn't think about it, just laugh."

"Good advice." Nora shouted.

Weiss and Blake nodded weakly, both not wanting to stomach plot holes.

Narrator: "Just ask this fine soldier here. What's your name and rank soldier?"

Sarge: "Sarge."

Narrator: "And.. your name?"

"He said his name and rank." Yang laughed along with Nora.

Sarge: "I just told you! Are you slow or somethin', son?"

Narrator: "Uh, right. Well then, let's continue. So Sarge, what's that fine piece of hardware you have there?"

"A badass shotgun." Yang answered, Ruby nodded.

Sarge: "Oh, this here's the M90 shotgun! 8 gauge magnum rounds! Chrome lined barrel, and glow in the dark sights! There are many like it, but this one, she's mine."

Ruby pulled out Crescent Rose in compact form, "There aren't many like it, but this unique baby.. she's mine." She grinned.

Everyone in the room chuckled, shaking their heads. Ruby turned back to the screen, "Sarge's shotgun is a lot more impressive than I thought. The eight gauges and chrome lined barrel means it's pretty accurate. The glow in the dark sights are also nice but.. a little unnecessary. I like it." She grinned.

"Unnecessary additions? Your weapon is full of them." Weiss commented.

Ruby gasped, "Every piece of metal has a purpose, every tiny piece!" Her eyes narrowed, daring anyone to contradict her.

Weiss rolled her eyes, but backed off.

"His shotgun may be cool." Yang said in a disinterested tone, "But mine are better."

"Yeah they're much better!" Ruby agreed.

Narrator: "That's a fine piece of hardware y-"

Sarge: "And don't even think about touchin' her!"

Narrator: "I- wasn't going to-"

Sarge: "Or lookin' at her! I can see you lookin'!"

Nora giggled.

Ruby again held out her weapon, "You can look, but don't touch."

"You are as crazy as Sarge is about his weapon." Yang groaned.

"Yep." Ruby popped the p.

Narrator: "uh, I'm sorry?"

Sarge aims his shotgun at the narrator offscreen.

Sarge: "Damn skippy, dirtba-"

Cut away to a nice view of Blood Gulch.

Narrator: "Woah, looks like Sarge had to go off on a 'Super-secret-mission', against the vile [Blue] team."

The group laughed.

"I love Sarge." Nora stated for the millionth time.

"The editors are so lazy they couldn't even have him say blue for that specific line?" Weiss shook her head.

"They can probably edit the video and make Sarge blue." Jaune suggested.

Nora's mouth opened in shock, "A blue Sarge? No. Never."

"That's hard to imagine.. even though it would just be Caboose with his old helmet and a shotgun." Pyrrha noted.

Narrator: "Back to that high speed gear. Let's check in with another fine [Red] soldier."

Cut to Grif's and Simmons's legs, they are looking at what I'm guessing is a christmas nudie mag. A male model and a female model sandwich a picture of santa clause. Grif's hand is in an interesting place.

Grif: "(whispering) Dude she is so hot."

"Oh my-" Weiss started.

"Grossssss!" Ruby shrieked. "Was she naked!?"

Yang burst out laughing, "Not completely."

"Why does he have that!" Ruby shouted.

"Are they looking at that foul magazine together?" Weiss sputtered.

"Looks like it." Yang shrugged, "Oh Grif's hand." She recoiled.

Without thinking, Ruby looked back to see where his hand was. "Gahhh!"

Jaune was shaking his head, Nora was laughing, Ren remained with his poker face, and Pyrrha chuckled nervously.

"Who's that old guy?" Nora pointed. "And the guy above him."

Yang shrugged, "I don't know, the old guy looks out of place. The guy and the girl are obviously models."

"Oh they're just models? I thought it was a porn magazine." Ruby turned back to finally get a good look at the magazine.

"Yeah there's no nudity Ruby, you're still pure." Yang teased.

"Shut up! I'm not a kid, I just don't want to see that!" Ruby growled.

Yang smiled, stay young Ruby.

"I can't believe Grif is doing that in front of Simmons." Weiss grimaced.

"They're probably doing it together." Yang shook her head.

Weiss recoiled, "That is foul."

Simmons: "(also whispering) Y'know, I don't feel really comfortable looking at this with you."

"Good!" Weiss snapped.

Grif: "(whispering) Dibs."

Yang and Nora laughed.

"This feels like something we shouldn't be watching." Pyrrha closed her eyes, shaking her head.

Simmons: "(whispering) Dib- (sputtering) Damn it!"

Narrator: "(Normal voice) How goes it, gents?"

Yang burst out laughing, "That's a rude interruption for them."

"Good." Weiss snapped again.

Cut to Grif and Simmons's 'faces' as Grif drops the magazine.

Grif: "Aah! uh, I swear I just found it!"

Simmons: "Don't tell Sarge!"

Grif: "Uh I was only holding it for Lopez!"

Weiss's nostrils flared, "He was not!"

"Lopez is a robot, Sarge wouldn't believe that." Nora reassured.

Narrator: "Uhh.."

Simmons: "Wait a second who are you? And what are you doing with that camera?"

Narrator: "We're with the Red Command Military Intelligence, and we're here to film you, uh, fine soldiers so you can… tell the galaxy about the thrilling lifestyle of the Red Army."

"They even caught the interviewer off guard." Pyrrha laughed.

"Seeing those two doing that would catch anyone off guard." Weiss commented.

"It caught me off guard." Ruby added.

Grif: "(Scoffs) It sucks! Everything's red! We don't ev-"

Cut to Simmons

Narrator: "Ho-kay! Well, uh."

"Yeah Grif was the wrong person to ask." Ruby snickered.

"Donut and Simmons are probably his best choices." Blake pointed out.

"Sarge is good too, as long as the guy doesn't look at his shotgun." Nora snorted.

Narrator: "What about all the top notch military equipment you and your men are using to fend off the blue scourge?"

"Blue team has the top notch equipment, Sheila has beat them time and time again." Ruby commented.

"That's a point for Sheila, not Blue team." Yang argued.

"I'd say it's a point for Caboose." Pyrrha laughed.

"A negative point." Jaune corrected with a laugh.

Simmons: "Um, well we have a robot that speaks Spanish, and I guess that's helpful?"

"SOLDIER Robot? 'Expert'?" Appears on the screen next to Simmons.

Simmons: "Or, well, I mean it really doesn't help us."

"Sarge is the robot expert." Nora commented.

"He built Lopez, Francisco Montegue Zanzibar, and Robot number 2." Ruby listed off.

"And one eighth of Simmons." Jaune added.

"Oh yeah, cyborg Simmons." Nora laughed.

"Lopez has been his greatest creation though." Weiss smiled.

Cut to show that Grif now has a rocket launcher. The girl on the magazine can be seen on the floor.

Narrator: "What about that heavy-hitter you've got there soldier?"

Grif: "Why did you just hand me this?"

Narrator: "Care to tell us what it's like to hold liberty in the palm of your hand?"

"It feels amazing." Nora whispered 'Amazing' loudly. "Thanks Ruby."

"You will liberate us from all the Grimm in the world." Ruby giggled.

"You know, I could blow up the whole goddamn world with this thing." Nora slapped Magnhild.

Ruby laughed, recognizing the quote.

Grif: "Uh, I can keep the rocket launcher right?"

Narrator: "Sure."

Grif: "Then shit yeah! What do you need camera guy?"

"I like the camera guy." Nora grinned.

"Yeah, he made Grif's day." Jaune laughed.

Narrator: "Let's start with your name."

Grif: "Dexter Grif: Rocket Expert."

"DEXTER GRIF 'Rocket Expert'" appeared on the screen as Grif said it.

"Simmons is the rocket expert, he's trained to handle the rocket launcher." Jaune pointed out.

"Yeah.. he's okay with it." Nora admitted.

Simmons: "Why'd you give it to him?!"

"Aww I feel bad for Simmons." Nora pouted.

Narrator: "Alright Grif, what's your rank here at Blood Gulch outpost number one?"

Grif: "They call me sergeant."

"Of course." Weiss rolled her eyes.

Sarge: "What do you want Grif?!"

Narrator: "Who was-"

Grif: "Eah, just ignore him. He can't handle that we're both the same rank now that Simmons and I are being transferred over to Rat's Nest."

"Oh so this is being filmed right before season six." Jaune figured out the timeline.

"Yeah, he was only promoted because Sarge refused his relocation orders." Nora commented. "Because SARGE is loyal."

"He went AWOL." Blake pointed out. "That's not very loyal."

Nora shrugged.

Narrator: "Uh.. well, uh, Sergeant-"

Sarge: "What?! Do?! You?! Want?!"

"I thought Sarge didn't know he was promoted until season six?" Ruby frowned.

"He just couldn't accept it." Nora laughed.

Narrator: "Uh Grif."

The words from before appear next to Grif again but now with "SGT." added.

Narrator: "Mind telling us a little about that rocket launcher you have there? And how it's helping to combat the enemy?"

Grif: "This thing? You just gave it to me!"

Simmons: "And again, why not give it to me?!"

"Simmons should have it." Nora stated, crossing her arms. "Grif doesn't deserve it."

"I completely agree." Weiss nodded.

Grif: "Y'know, I don't like your tone private."

"He is already mad with power!" Nora shouted.

"So are you Nora." Ren pointed out, "Not two minutes ago you just said you could blow up the entire world."

Nora laughed.. evilly.

Simmons: "Oh yeah? Well I don't like your anything Sergeant!"

*blam!* Sarge (off screen) shoots Simmons.

Simmons: "EEOW!"

Sarge: "Do not sass me private! Now quit bleedin' all over my base!"

Nora burst out laughing.

Narrator: "Could you please just talk about fighting the blues?"

Grif: "Who? Ohh, you mean Tucker and those guys?"

"Oh here we go." Ruby laughed.

"Grif seems to like Tucker." Pyrrha noted.

"I can see those two being friends." Jaune nodded.

"The worst of each team, a winning combination." Weiss chuckled.

"Tucker is the best on blue team." Jaune argued, "He's a good soldier.. compared to the rest of them."

"Yeah, even Sarge knows that." Nora nodded.

"The most despicable of each team." Blake corrected Weiss who nodded.

"..yeah can't argue there." Jaune agreed.

Grif: "Are we back to hating them again? I thought everything was cool since the whole alien thing with the freelancer-"

Cut to a TV color bar test screen with a long error beep.

Narrator: "Alright turn it off! Turn it off!"

Cut to a "Please stand by" screen.

"Grif started talking about classified things." Jaune chuckled.

"Great censorship." Blake chuckled too.

Cut to a black screen.

Narrator: "(clears throat) Boy! Heh, looks like those high speed troops sure are busy on super secret missions!"

"Anytime they do something that can't be shown, they're on super secret missions." Ruby giggled.

"Grif and Simmons should have gone on a super secret mission when they were doing you know what." Weiss grimaced.

A blank helmet with a question mark zooms up to the front of the screen. Later it changes into a red helmet that sometimes flickers blue.

Narrator: "Now you might be asking yourself, if you've already got all these tip top soldiers. Why do you need me! Easy! While our [Red] soldiers are keeping the enemy at bay, military intelligence has found that the-"

Another TV color bar test screen with an error beep. Cut to Church and Tucker at blue base.

Narrator: "Uh gentlemen?"

"Hey he interviewed blue team too." Ruby laughed.

Tucker: "But I told her I had a sniper rifle! She's expecting me to bring it!"

Narrator: "Ge- gentlemen?!"

Church: "I don't care what you told Grif's sister! I am NOT letting you take MY sniper rifle on YOUR imaginary date!"

"He used the sniper rifle to pick up a chick.." Ruby grinned. "Chicks dig sniper rifles, not tanks."

"Oh I beg to differ." Nora raised her hand, "I'd love a tank.. hint hint." Nora raised her eyebrows at Ren.

Ren chuckled, shaking his head.

"How many Ruby's can a sniper rifle pick up?" Yang asked herself aloud.

"Hey!" Ruby protested. "No sniper rifle is better than mine, no chance."

"That's what you're upset with?" Yang laughed.

Tucker: "It's not imaginary! She's totally into me!"

Narrator: "Will you please just focus?!"

Tucker: "..Who are you again?"

"He's not that good of an interviewer." Weiss commented.

"His interviewees are a bit difficult.. to be fair." Pyrrha chuckled.

Cut to a Tv color bar test screen. Cut to a view of Grif with the camera on the floor. Simmons groans in the background.

Grif: "For the last time. We. Are. The. Same. Rank!"

Simmons: "Oh the pain!"

"Ow the front of my front." Nora giggled.

Cut to a please stand by screen then to a flashing blue/red helmet.

Narrator: "(Distorted) Blu-re-blu-re-blue! Traitors are alien sympathizers!"

"ALIEN SYMPATHIZERS" appears over the now blue helmet.

Cut to a black and white clip of junior looking up to Church.

Narrator: "Eugh! Disgusting."

Yang and Blake burst into laughter.

"You can't sympathize with aliens any more than having a baby with one." Weiss raised her eyebrows.

"Tucker is more than an alien sympathizer." Yang said in between laughs.

"The blues definitely aren't all supportive of the aliens though." Pyrrha noted.

Ruby snickered, "Yeah, the guy didn't even need to voice over that clip. Church said it himself, he wanted to kill Junior."

"How did they get that clip anyway- oh right the cameras." Jaune nodded, recalling the cameras and the screen in the caves.

"Caboose is an alien sympathizer though." Pyrrha continued, "He fed Junior."

"More like Junior drank a part of him." Yang grimaced.

Narrator: "They even hate our very own children."

Cut to a black and white grainy clip of Caboose.

Caboose: "(low voice) I. Hate. Babies!"

The clip runs through Caboose and some of the fanatics fighting.

Narrator: "You.. exceptional soldiers have been hand picked by your commanders to join [Red] team."

"Ironic that he's asking for red team soldiers.. when Caboose is the one exceptional soldier being shown." Pyrrha chuckled.

"Exceptional soldiers is a huge stretch too." Weiss added.

Narrator: "Join and be a part of the team that is making a difference! Do YOU want to drive a warthog?"

"Yes." Yang nodded. "It looks like it handles well… except in the first few seasons, it had no traction."

Cut to Simmons in a warthog.

Simmons: "Join the Red Team!"

Simmons drives off.

"Guess I'm joining Red team." Yang laughed.

Narrator: "Do YOU wanna see new and exciting places?"

"Oh yeah." Yang nodded, "That's the reason I'm training to be a huntress."

Cut to Donut in the caverns

Donut: "Join the Red team! (Fake echoing) team, team, team.."

Narrator: "Do you wanna be where the action is?

"Yes!" Yang and Nora cheered.

"Red team is about to have two new recruits." Blake chuckled.

"Oh yeah, they gave me three good reasons to join." Yang laughed.

"And they gave me one." Nora held up a finger, "And that's enough, I want to be where the action is!"

Cut to Caboose at Red base.

Caboose: "Join the Red Team!"

"Caboose wants to join red team? Good choice." Nora grinned.

Pyrrha laughed, "I'll join up too."

Sarge: "Caboose get outta here!"

Caboose: "Ok!"

Fade to an eagle flag flickering from red to blue.

"I thought Red team's flag was a snake.. oh yeah nevermind. They just switched the color." Jaune chuckled.

Narrator: "So if you think you're lean enough and if you think you're MEAN enough, and if you wanna send those [Blue] heathens back to the hell they came from, then do your part and accept the invitation to [Red] team."

The film reel ends, cut to black.

"Welp, I'm all for Red team now." Yang snickered.

"Yeah! New recruit!" Nora cheered.

"Blue team is still the best." Ruby crossed her arms. Jaune, Weiss, and Blake nodded. Weiss and Blake because Washington joined Blue team.

"Caboose said to join Red team so.." Pyrrha laughed, "Go red team." She fiddled with her red clothing.

"Red team is where the fine, tip top soldiers go." Yang said in her best 'military bravado' voice as she saluted. "We will send you blue devils back to the hell you came from!"

Everyone on 'blue' team shook their heads.

Grif: "No seriously, are we really not cool with the Blues anymore?"

Narrator: "Fuck it. FUCK IT! WE'LL FIX IT IN POST!"

Episode ends with "Good Fight" by Trocadero playing the episode out.

"Fix it in post? Bad choice." Weiss shook her head.

Jaune nodded, "It's important to get the takes right."

"And they certainly didn't." Weiss laughed.

"So that begs the question." Ren hummed, "Is it good propaganda or simply a lot of stupid people existing in the universe."

"Stupid people." Weiss said as soon as Ren's words left his mouth, Yang laughed.

Blake frowned, it's easy to radicalize and convince a group of people with lies… but in the case of the show.. "Stupid people."

Yang shook her head. "I don't know what you're talking about, that propaganda was great." Nora nodded.

Blake smirked, "Thank you for further proving my point."

"Hey!" Nora pouted. Yang laughed, "Wow.. walked right into that one."

"I think it's a mix of both." Ruby giggled.

"That video could convince some people." Jaune nodded.

"Some might be curious." Pyrrha agreed.

Jaune nodded again, "Yeah.. the ads about joining the huntsman academies are pretty convincing too. But they're more professional than that was."


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I'd love to hear your ideas for the C.T. reaction. I already have a lot of ideas because of the significance of that episode.

And as always if I write a bad chapter, let me know. It's easy to go back and rewrite certain scenes.

P.S: I figured it would be strange for them to look at a clip from our world. Knowing it is from another universe. I wonder how it would feel if we saw that. How strange would it be to actually have a telescope and look at another planet's street? I have nothing that could relate to that feeling, there's nothing that could simulate it. So I guessed it would feel like scary deja vu. Ever have a sense of unease and wonder after doing a repetitive task and zoning out at school/work? That's what I guessed it would feel like.