Colorful Space Marines on Remnant
**Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, I do not own Red vs Blue or RWBY. Both are owned by Rooster Teeth.
Chapter 2
Caboose, Indiana, and Washington were trekking through the forest, trying to make their way towards the ruins as safe as possible. As they got closer, they saw that the ruins were of some sort of temple. It appeared to be made of stone, with five columns holding up a stone circle. There were small pedestals, as if something was supposed to be there.
"Guys, let's take a break here. If there is no shelter nearby, then we'll keep moving."
"Okay." Washington looked around to check if any of those wolves were around. Once he saw they were in the clear, he turned to Caboose.
"I'm going to go into the forest to find some food."
"But, don't we have food?" Caboose questioned.
"Our supplies will take at the least a few months to expire, so better to keep those for an emergency. Stay here and don't do anything stupid…..on second thought, just don't do anything. Got that?"
"Okay Agent Washington."
"I'll scout for shelter, radio if anyone sees another wolf or something. Sync?" Indy stated.
"Sync."
"Portable hot plate."
"Huh, let's go. Stay safe Caboose." Washington went towards the west, rifle in hand just in case any of those black wolf things try to attack him, while Indy headed northwest. Meanwhile, Caboose then sat on a nearby rock.
Teams RWBY and JNPR were moving their way through the Emerald forest.
"Alright team, we shouldn't be too far from where we last saw them." They eventually arrived at the temple where the relics used be.
"Brings back memories, huh?" Yang said, reminiscing about their initiation.
"Sure does." Ruby was about to walk until she saw three armored people walking towards the temple. "Quick, hide!" She silently screamed, they crouched and hid in a nearby bush. They tried to listen to their conversation.
"Guys, let's take a break here. If there is no shelter nearby, then we'll keep moving." The one in gray and yellow trimmed armor said…or they assumed, since when they talked it looked like they were just bouncing their heads. Another one was white with blue trimmings and shoulders, yet his left one was different from his right. The last one was completely blue with a different shaped helmet.
"Who are these guys?" Weiss wondered, but was shushed by Ruby.
"-find some food." said the gray one.
"But, don't we have food?" The blue one questioned.
"Our supplies will take at the least a few months to expire, so better to keep those for an emergency. Stay here and don't do anything stupid…..on second thought, just don't do anyt-"
"Looks like the gray one doesn't trust the blue one too much…..either that or he's just stupid." Weiss said but was shushed by Ruby once more.
"Quiet!" She silently screamed.
"-nt Washington."
"I'll scout for shelter, radio if anyone sees another wolf or something. Sync?" The white one stated.
"Sync."
"Portable hot plate."
'Definitely stupid' Weiss thought to herself as nobody what have a code that ridiculous.
"Huh, let's go. Stay safe Caboose." 'Washington' went towards the west, a weapon in his hands while the white one headed northwest. Meanwhile, Caboose sat on a nearby rock.
"They're splitting up, should we split up?" Pyrrha asked her teammates.
"These people may be dangerous, I say we stick together." Weiss said with Blake nodding in agreement.
"Who do we follow?" Ren asked.
"I say the blue one, he was a lot less threatening than the other" Yang said.
"Guys stop." Everyone's eyes snapped towards Jaune. "We need to be smart about this. I don't think these guys know the area well, so they'll be back soon. Ren, Blake, you two get an overhead position in the trees in case things get...dicey. Weiss, you and Yang are with me."
"As if! No way am doing this." Weiss whisper-screamed.
"You need to if you're going to contribute." Weiss' face changed from disgust to confusion, for she was sure that he was just trying to be close to her. "Yang, you have shotguns, as in close combat. Ruby, Pyrrha, and Nora will cover us from a far with their guns. In this situation, we're the only ones without ranged weapons, so we're the only ones to get in close." The remaining seven looked around and realized it was a solid plan, except for one remaining detail that Nora points out.
"Okay, but, what will you guys do?" Nora questioned.
"Follow and eavesdrop on them, just whatever you do, don't shoot unless they shoot first." The teams broke into their groups. Ruby and Pyrrha took on sniping positions, Nora readied her grenade launcher. Ren and Blake flanked left and made their ways towards the west, the same direction as 'Washington' took. The rest followed them, trying to avoid getting spotted by 'Caboose'.
-With Caboose-
"Unknown heat signatures detected." Freckles told his master.
"Where? And what's a heat signature? I don't see any burning pencils." Freckles moved, and pointed towards a random pile of rocks. Caboose started walking to the pile. He heard muttering from it. "I didn't know rocks can whisper."
"They can't, Caboose."
-Back with 'Range group'-
"What's going on over there?" Ruby whisper-yelled to the others next to her.
"I don't know, but the blue one is getting closer." Nora observed.
"You heard what Jaune said, we only fight in self-defense." Pyrrha said, supporting her partner's decision.
-With close group-
"You really think I'd touch your hair on purpose? Weiss, you whipped it in my face, and we're on a mission." Jaune said, trying to defuse the situation.
"Don't try to put this on me-" Jaune then shushed her. "We are not-" He tried again. But it was too late.
"Hello!" The blue soldier said happily while aiming his rifle at them. They looked between each other. Yang decided to speak up.
"Uh...hi, who are you."
"My name is Caboose, what's your name." He said, still happily.
"Erm...Yang, this is Jaune," Jaune gave him a small wave, "and the white-haired crabby girl is Weiss."
"Hey!"
"This is Freckles! Say hello, Freckles." He held his gun, the three started to think he was crazy until-
"Hello."
"Did your gun just...talk?" Jaune asked. 'Ruby's gonna have a field day when she hears this.'
"Yeah, his name is Freckles. He used to be a giant robot, but then he broke, but now he's my gun and we're best friends, right Freckles?" The weapon buzzed a bit before responding.
"Affirmative, Caboose."
"What do you mean by giant robot?" Weiss asked the blue soldier.
"Freckles?" Caboose asked to explain it for him.
"I was previously a Mantis-class military assault droid, it was programmed with the ability to house an A.I, resulting in my existence. I was destroyed in battle, and was modified to be programmed into Caboose's rifle." Freckles explained.
"Yes, that." Caboose stated with confidence.
"So you're military?" Jaune questioned him "Like, from Atlas?" Caboose ignored him and stared at something behind him.
"Caboose?" Yang said with an eyebrow raised. They suddenly heard the cocking of a gun behind them.
"Oh! Hey Wash, you're back! I'd like you to meet my new friends! Uh...did you find food, because, I think we're gonna need to share with them." Caboose said behind them, they turned and saw the gray soldier holding an assault rifle in his hands.
"No Caboose, I didn't food. I had a feeling that something was up and I came back, kinda like I knew when you were thirsty for 'lemonade'. Anyway, who are you people?" 'Washington' said in more of a demand than a question. Weiss took offense to this. She drew Myrtenaster, her multi-action dust rapier.
"Weiss, be nice!" Yang told her friend, who ignored her. Washington and Weiss stared down each other, waiting for the other to make the first move. Weiss tried to stab Washington, only for him to side step from the thrust and pull the sword from her hand.
"Okay, two things. One: That was very, very rude. And two: I just received confirmation that your little scouts on the hill are currently in a set of crosshairs." All three of them went wide-eyed with shock.
"Do anything to my partner, and you'll regret it." Jaune said stepping forward.
"That goes double for anything done to my sister." Yang said with her fists curling.
"And nothing will happen, as long as you play nice, and explain who are you people." The three looked between each other before Yang started to risk a gamble.
"Not until you call off your 'crosshairs'." The gray soldier then muttered something about teenagers.
"Have your guns come here too and we have a deal." Jaune took a deep breath before slowly taking out his scroll and called Pyrrha.
"Come down here, carefully." He saw the soldier put two fingers to where he'd guess would be his ear before saying something similar, with Weiss' sword still in his hand. As Ruby, Pyrrha, and Nora made their way down, they watched as the white soldier come out from behind a rock with a rifle in his hands and made his way towards them. It felt like the soldiers were keeping an eye on Pyrrha. Once they all met at the ruins, the white one spoke up this time, who was a little shorter than the other two.
"So, who are you guys?"
"Opp, uh that one is Weiss, the one in the middle is Jaune, and the last one is Yang." Caboose told him before whispering, "I don't know who the rest are."
"I'm Ruby."
"I'm Pyrrha."
"Nora." Nora said with a surprisingly less than normal amount of energy. 'She must be on edge.' Jaune thought. The white one then cleared his throat.
"As you now know, the blue one is Caboose, you can call me...Indiana, and the gray one who was actually planning on returning the sword is Washington." Washington looked back at the other soldier before taking a step forward and placing Weiss' sword on the ground parallel to them before backing away. Weiss then took slow steps to retrieve her weapon before stepping back to her group.
"This doesn't mean I trust any of you." She said, arms crossed.
"Likewise. So, what are you people doing here?" Washington, asking this time.
"We saw you were in Emerald forest." Ruby said.
"I see…what planet is this?" The group were confused but answered nonetheless.
"Duh, you're on Remnant." Yang said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Whatever thoughts they had were interrupted when the soldiers lifted their weapons.
"Multiple contacts all around!" 'Indiana' called out.
They turned to see a pack of Beowolves and Ursi surrounding them.
"We'll handle this." Ruby said, which surprised them. She pulled her scythe.
"What are you...?" He stopped when the other five preparing their own weapons.
"Alllllright team, let's go!" The students charged towards the beasts. Ruby boosted herself and slashed a Beowolf in half. Several Grimm charged at her, in response, she did a whirlwind of slashes against them, what was left were detached arms and heads of the Grimm creatures.
Weiss used her glyphs to speed herself up and delivered a quick thrust towards several Grimm, sending them all back. She thrust her weapon onto the ground, which summoned icicles from the ground, impaling several other Grimm.
Nora proceeded to jump and slam her hammer on top of a Beowolf's head.
Pyrrha and Jaune both blocked any strikes that would have gotten them, and followed up with a set of counter attacks that left the Grimm with much less limbs than what they had earlier.
Yang used her gauntlets to deliver a flurry of attacks left and right. One Grimm that tried to pounce on her was uppercutted and punched in the stomach, sending it flying and knocking out any other Grimm.
"What. The fuck. Just happen?"
"That. Was. Awesome!" Caboose said, throwing his hands toward the air.
"So, how was that?" Yang said with a cocky smile.
"You guys did well. In my book." Indiana answered.
"How did you guys do that?" Washington asked with disbelief in his voice.
"We're huntresses-in-training, well, and huntsman." Ruby said gesturing to Jaune.
"You guys hunt these things?" Indiana asked.
"Yeah! Though I think we lost some aura in that fight though." Washington turned to his friends before looking back at them.
"Aura?" The six of looked at Washington with confused and disbelieving faces.
"You don't know what aura is?" Weiss asked, unconvinced someone of their skill wouldn't know about aura.
"Is there someone in authority we could speak to? Someone to clear up this situation?"
"We can send you to the headmaster at Beacon if you'd like." Ruby suggested. The soldiers looked at each other.
"Lets grab the gear. We're going to meet this headmaster and find shelter for the night." Jaune then cupped his hands over his mouth.
"Ren. Blake. We're heading back! Let's go!" The two dropped out of a nearby tree. Indiana looked at them before turning back.
"No offense, but you guys are some crafty little buggers."
"That's why he's our leader, well for me, Pyrrha, and Nora. And guys, sorry we didn't jump in. Blake wanted to but I told her that we needed to follow orders." Ren apologized to the rest of the teams.
"It's fine, you guys did a great job." They then led the soldiers back to Beacon.
Thank you taking the time to read this story. I will be adjusting when certain events happen in order to fit the narrative, but nothing far off course. Got any ideas or complaints, just leave a review. Thanks again, and have a nice day.