Hello! I know many of you are wondering that if I was this quick to make a second chapter a few days after the first, why the hell didn't I do the same with the others? Simply put, this story is easier to make because I'm not trying to find ways to mix two different franchises into each other and make a story out of it. This is an simply web series. I mean, yes, this web series is now a worldwide phenomenon, but it's still just a single web series. So, with that out of the way, let's get started!

Disclaimer: I own only the OC. Red vs. Blue is owned by Rooster Teeth

Episode 2 - Tex

Same Time Steve Arrived

Blood Gulch Outpost #1

Simmons' POV

"God, I should have known Grif would tried running before three." I mumbled to myself, remembering the incident that happened hours ago. The new guy, Donut, managed to somehow get the Blue's flag when me and Grif pranked him to going to the 'store' to get some 'elbow grease' and 'headlight fluid'. When Grif saw him being held at gunpoint by the Blues, we got the Warthog or Puma or whatever the fuck we call the car and went to save him.

Then that tank showed up and Grif, being the cockbite he is, tried to get to the jeep before I could say three!

When we got back to base, the tank was still shooting the jeep and I thought we were fucked! Thankfully, Sarge, who was returning from a meeting with Command, managed to call in an airstrike and destroy the tank. Sadly, the Warthog was severely damaged and Lopaz, our robot mechanic, was currently working on it. Sarge, meanwhile, was listening to what the fat fuck had to say.

'BAM! BAM!'

'Machine gun firing'

"Hey, guys, that's not funny! Somebody could get hurt here!" I suddenly heard gunfire from behind the base and Grif yelling. Seconds later, Grif came running up the left ramp and stopped upon reaching the top. 'Pant! Pant!' "God damn it! Doesn't Sarge know anything about forgiving!?"

"Serves you right for trying to ditch me a few hours ago, you idiot! Besides, Sarge always forgives me when I make a mistake." I told him.

He only gave me an irritated look and flipped me the bird. "Fuck you, kiss-ass!"

I only smirked at him before looking back through the sniper rifle's lens to watch the Blue's base. "Sucks to suck, Grif. At least I do what I'm- wait, what's that?" I thought to myself as I frowned and focused on someone approaching the base. "Who the hell-" I stopped when I saw his armor.

It was blue with a white trim.

I quickly set the rifle down before I rush past Donut, who was still holding the flag. "Whoa! Watch it!" He shouted at me.

"Simmons!? Where are you going!?" Grif shouted.

I ignored them as I reached the bottom of the right ramp before turning towards the back of the base. I quickly saw Sarge speaking with Lopez as the robot worked on the jeep. "Sarge!"

Sarge turned towards me as Lopez stopped to look as I stopped in front of our leader. "Simmons, I have no time for you to kiss my ass right now. Me and Lopez are working on fixing the-"

"Sarge! The Blues have a new soldier sir!"

Sarge was now looking at me with surprise. "What!? Another one!?"

Time Skip

Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha

Steve's POV

I sighed as I finished unpacking my stuff into my room. I had a few simple UNSC shirts, pants, boots, the latest versions of the long-lived iPad that had a theater mode so others could watch from a holographic screen, some comics from both long ago and newer, and a picture of me and my mom. I held said picture with small smile filled with happiness and sadness. Happy that my mom would be proud of joining the military, but the sadness was due to the absence of one other person: my dad.

Sighing, I set the picture down and reached for the button on the back of my helmet that allowed my to take it off.

'BAM! BAM! BAM!'

Before I was able to press it, gunfire erupted from the top of the base. I immediately rushed out of the room and exited the base. I quietly made my way towards the right ramp as I heard Tucker talking. "That's basically it, sir. They have five guys over there and a big jeep."

"And your flag." A deep voice spoke. I frowned when I heard Agent Texas' voice. My first impression of him isn't really positive. He showed up and immediately started to act like he was better then all of us. I know that Texas is isn't someone you would want to mess with. Anyone can tell just by looking at the guy, but what makes him think he can act like a total douche? Besides, I can say he's nothing compared to Master Chief becuase Master Chief is basically Chuck Norris in a super suit of armor.

"Right, that too." Tucker admitted in humiliation. I slowly made my way up the ramp and stopped halfway to stay out of sight.

'BOOM!'

An explosion forced me to cover my ears as I felt the air ripple from the shockwave.

Coughing a bit, Tucker continued speaking. "Uh, hey, Tex? I don't know what it's been like at your other bases, but we try not to use other soldiers as target practice here."

Cocking an eyebrow, I raised my head up a bit to see what Tucker was talking about. My eyes widen when I saw Caboose with his back against one of the pillars of the base with bullet holes outlining him. "I'm scared." Caboose spoke in a terrified voice.

I look back at Tex and saw him loading another clip into his magnum. "Alright, I've had it." I glared at Tex for a second before moving back down the ramp and then head to the entrance behind the base

No one's POV

Tucker looked towards the right ramp upon hearing something. "Mmm?" He then turned back towards Tex as he continued to shoot an outline around Caboose. "So, you've got the Special Forces black armor, I see. Were you in the Special Forces at some point?"

Tex didn't respond as he fired his last bullet and released the empty clip from the magnum. "Yeah, I used to have black armor, too. It was-"

As the black armored freelancer was about to load the new clip into the gun, something circular hit the rim of the celling opening and ricocheted off towards Tex's empty gun.

'BAM!'

"Geh!" Tex grunted as his gun was knocked out of his hands as he watched along with the others as the circular object suddenly turned around in midair and back towards the opening. It quickly returned back to Steve's left arm and the owner glared at Tex. "That's enough!"

Tucker and Caboose looked amazed by what the new recruit pulled off while Tex only stared at him, obviously not happy about having his practice interrupted and his gun knocked out of his hands.

"Holy shit Steve!" Tucker yelled.

"That was awesome!" Caboose added before looking at Tex. "Oh no."

The newcomer didn't say anything as he watched the freelancer leap down from the roof and into the base. Tex then walked up to him and stared at Steve, who continued to glare at him. "Buddy, you have no idea of what kind of trouble you're getting into."

"No shit. I wouldn't have done it if you didn't turn Caboose into a target." Steve retorted.

He suddenly grabbed the blue and white soldier by his chest plate and lifted him slightly into the air. He pulled his fist and held it. "I don't need anyone to tell me how to prepare myself."

Steve only deepened his glare. "Not here asshole. You can do what you want to the enemy, but here at our base, you follow the rules and one of them is not using soldiers as targets. If you can't do that, then you aren't getting your pay."

Tex didn't say anything for a minute before letting out a huff. "Fine then, I'll follow your 'rules' pal." He released the soldier before turning away from him. "But know this, in war, those rules amount to nothing. All that matters is that you kill your enemies before they kill you."

Steve stared at Tex's back for a few seconds before speaking. "I don't want to kill anyone, I just don't like those that picks on the weak."

Tex didn't say anything before he proceeds to walk out of Blue Base. "I don't think he likes him." Steve overheard Caboose whisper to Tucker.

"Gee, what gives me that impression?" Tucker replied sarcastically before looking at the front of the base to see Tex heading out. "Where you going?"

Tex stopped and turned around to look at Tucker. "Red Base. Kill everybody. Get the flag back." He then turned around and headed in the direction of the Red's base.

"Oh, Okay!" Caboose yelled as Steve walked out a few feet from the base, still glaring at Tex. "We'll just stay here and guard the transporter." He finished as his voice lost it's volume.

All three privates remained silent until Tucker looked down at Steve. "Yo, Steve! How the hell did you do that!?" The aqua soldier asked in excitement.

Time Skip

Steve's POV

"So, let me get this straight. You had volunteered to help out with a new shielding device that was based off of the Covenant's energy shields and even used some of the same tech." Tucker began to recap. I nodded as he continued. "After they managed to get it to work, they allowed you to keep the one of the prototypes."

I nodded again. "Yep. During training, I began to wonder if it was possible to make the shield into something similar to that of Captain America's shield from the comics. So I got a good friend of mine to help and we begun working on making it into a throwable weapon." I then activated the shield to show Tucker. "It wasn't easy, but in the end, we achieved it. We even customized the look of it to look like Captain America's shield and integrated it into my armor." Finishing my explanation, I switched of the shield.

Tucker nodded. "Okay, but how the hell did you pull-"

'BOOM'

"Son of a bitch!" I shouted as an explosion echoed throughout the canyon.

"Son of a bitch!" Tucker shouted as well.

Looking towards where the sound came from, I saw Caboose looking through the sniper's lens at Red Base. "Caboose, what's going on over there?" I asked.

"Man, he is really kicking their asses." Caboose said and immediately I knew that he was referring to Tex.

"Guess he's starting." I simply said.

"How come I never get the fucking sniper rifle?" Tucker complained.

Caboose lowered the rifle and turned to use. "I'm really glad Tex is on our team and not theirs."

"Sure makes things a lot easier on us." Tucker agreed.

"Yeah." Caboose then turned to Tucker and me. "I think switching Tex for Church was a good trade."

"Okay, first of all Caboose, we didn't switch Church for Tex because Church was accidently killed by you. Second, I would rather avoid having to deal with people like him." I disagreed.

Tucker looks at me with a confused look. "Why? If he kills the Reds, we don't have to worry about fighting them anymore."

"That's not the problem Tucker. The problem is what will happen after Tex kills them and gets the flag back." I emphasize the word 'after.' "What if he wants to charge us more money in exchange for the flag or what if the Reds offer a high pay then us and send Tex against us?" I look back at the Red base before finishing. "The fact of the matter is that Church is right. Mercenaries and freelancers are the same thing, they're only fighting for money and they'll do anything to get the highest amount, even if it means killing their employers."

"Jeez dude. You must of had a lot of experience with mercenaries for you to not trust them that much." Tucker commented.

I nodded. "Yeah. I do. I saw how low they would go back in when I was a kid."

"Really, what happened?" Tucker asked in surprise.

"To be honest, I can't really remember." I told him. "But whatever it was, took me months to recover." I grimaced as I remembered the time in hospital and the pain of trying to just move a figure. "When I was 17, during my military training, I had a run-in with another mercenary."

"What ha- Wait, your 17?" Tucker asked in astonishment.

"No, I was 17 when it happened." I corrected him

"Oh."

"I'm 18 now." I finished.

"..." Tucker and Caboose just stared at me. Tucker then turned to Caboose who looked back through the sniper's scope. "Did Tex get in the base?"

"Yeah." The blue soldier confirmed.

"Blue Team, flag returned."

Suddenly, a male voice spoke out from nowhere. All of us began to look around for the source.

"What the- who said that?" Tucker asked no one before turning around.

"Ahem." Someone behind use cleared their throat. Me and Caboose turned around and saw the ghost-like figure of Church pulling his hand away from his mouth. "Sorry. That was me. I, uh, I guess I had something stuck in my throat." He then pointed down at the area where the flag post is. "Your flag is back by the way."

"Hey! It's Church!" Caboose said in happiness.

"Church the Douchebag Ghost has finally returned." I said with a small smirk.

"Yeah, it's me. Hey, Caboose." Church greeted the blue soldier before lifting his left arm at me and flipping me off. "And go fuck yourself, Steve."

I laughed at his gesture. "Sorry. I just couldn't pass off the opportunity to make a joke."

"Hey, Church, what are you up to?" Caboose asked.

"Caboose-" Church began to laugh a little. "-I'm not really here to make small talk, OK? How'd you guys mange to get your flag back?" He asked.

Tucker looked at the flag with a worried expression before looking back at the ghost. "W-what? Oh. That flag? We've always had that."

"Tucker, who do you think you're trying to fool?" Church, not believing the aqua soldier's lie, said in a serious voice." He then suddenly realized something. "Hey, wat a second." The dead-man began to look around for something or someone. "Where's Tex?"

I let out a sigh before speaking. "Do you even need to ask? He ain't gone to a store to buy some shit that doesn't exist."

Church looked at me and then looked over at the Red's base before slapping a hand on his face. "Oh, great. This is so typical! What was the one thing I told you guys the last time I appeared?"

"That Sidwinder is cold?" Caboose spoke nervously.

"Ugh!" Sighing in frustration, Church looked back at us in irritation. "What was the other one thing I told you?"

"Not to let him get involved?" Tucker asked.

Church nodded. "Right. And what did you do?" He asked again.

"Knocked his gun out of his hands with my shield before he went to kill the Reds and get our flag back." I said indifferently. Looking around, I saw the others looking at me. "AKA, we let him get involved."

"And not just a little involved. How involved?"

"Very, very involved." Caboose said, looking at the ground in shame.

Church nodded before looking back at me. "Hey, what did you mean by knocking Tex's gun out with your shield?"

Blood Gulch Outpost #1

Inside the Base

No one's POV

Tex's looked satisfied that his work was done, but before he could turn around, a gruff voice spoke up from behind him. "Freeze!"

Turning around, the freelancer saw the Reds' sergeant standing there with his M90 CAWS shotgun pointing at him. Then footsteps approached him from behind and turning around, the black armored mercenary saw a soldier in brown armor with an MA5B ICWS assault rifle pointed at him.

Tex then looked back at the sergeant with a glare. "Drop your weapon." Sarge ordered.

Scoffing, Tex did as he was told and dropped his magnum. Sarge walked closer to him and had his shotgun barrel pointed at the freelancer's head. "Hey, buddy."

"What?"

"You really better hope the first one knocks me out." Tex said smugly. In his head, Tex would duck just as the shot was fired, sweep Sarge's legs out from under him before throwing him at the brown armored soldier.

The sergeant stared at Tex for a moment before he suddenly moved his right hand from the handle and trigger to the grip the other side before quickly raising the shotgun up and slams the stock into Tex's head, knocking him unconscious, but not before on last thought ran through his mind.

"Son of a b-."

Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha

On the Roof

Steve's POV

I watched as one of the Red soldiers, the orange one, exited it before heading to the base's front entrance. "Well, something's happened. So this means Tex's either captured or dead." I tell the others.

"Why do I never get the sniper rifle?" Tucker complained.

"Ah! Or captured and dead!" Caboose shouted.

"Oh, well, that's just perfect!" Church yelled out. Putting away the sniper rifle, I turn to him with a frown.

Tucker also turned to him. "What!? What is your problem!? Why do you even care if he's captured!? I thought you hated that guy anyway for stealing your girlfriend."

I nodded in agreement. "Exactly. Besides, he's a freelancer. A mercenary. With the way you spoke about him, I thought you would hate people like him."

Church let out a sigh as he shook his head. "I never said I hated Tex. I just said that she was the reason why we never got married."

All three of us looked at the dead-man with confused looks. "She?" Caboose asked.

I suddenly put everything together and widen my eyes as I looked back at the Red base. "No way. Does he mean that Tex is-"

Blood Gulch Outpost #1

Prison Cell

No one's POV

Everyone was standing in front of the prison cell, the brown soldier, Lopez, pointing his gun at an unconscious Tex while Grif did nothing as Simmons told Sarge the condition of their new recruit, Donut.

"Sarge, we need to get Donut air-lifted out of here." The marron soldier spoke with a worried voice.

Sarge only gave him a frustrated look. "Could you put that in a memo and entitle it 'Shit I already know!" Get on the horn with Command!"

'Rustle'

Suddenly, a noise drew everyone's attention to the prison cell and saw their prisoner standing back up in a bit of a daze. Simmons and Grif both got their weapons ready Sarge gave Tex a smug look. "Well, looks who's up. Rise 'n shine, buttercup."

Suddenly, sparks fly off Tex's helmet as a distorted voice was all that came out, greatly confusing the Reds, apart from Lopez.

'Click!'

A click was heard and then Tex was silent for a few seconds before looking at all the soldiers on the other side of the bars. "Oh, great! You broke my voice filter. You cock biting fucktards!"

Everyone blinked in surprise upon hearing a female voice come out of the freelancer. "Ah hah!" Grif then put the bottom of his right fist on his left hands palm. "I knew it! Only a chick could give me a headache this big!"

This is the end of chapter two. We finally meet Tex and as you can see, she and Steve don't really see eye-to-eye. However, as things progress, the two will get along and become friends. I probably won't post the next part up soon because I'm going to be seeing Avengers: Endgame. From what the current reviews say, this is going to be one hell of a roller-coaster.

Until then, NexusLight out!

Edit: 5/11/2019 - Bit of editing.