RvB The Pain of Silence

by VioletCheckers

Episode 98 of Red vs. Blue- What if Caboose HAD died in the battle with Wyoming? How would it have affected the team? And without someone to yell at, how would the Blues...AND Reds, take the quiet?

9. Stalking Along

Pain of Silence 9

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….Holy crap. XD Moving right along aren't we?

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Church felt chills jab up and down his spine as he made his way through the caves. He had been following pitifully disoriented footprints. The were Caboose's. He was sure they were. "Caboose…I'll find you…" He muttered. "And when I do…" He made a silent promise as he started tearing up again. Unaware to Church, Doc and O'Malley followed closely behind through the network of caves.

"What's the fool doing?" O'Malley said, with a slight chuckle.

"Be quiet." Doc whispered.

"He's gonna get lost…" Doc realized as Church began taking a wrong turn.

"Wonderful." O'Malley sneered. "He'll wander around these until he passes out. Then he'll wake up only to find that his arms and legs had been eaten by the tiny things."

"Ew….Wait…Tiny things? What tiny things?" Doc looked to the place where the cobalt Spartan had disappeared.

"The…er…tiny things. Black with wings….That the orange one dislikes…." The AI ended his statement with a slight cackle of pleasure in the principle of dislike.

"Bats?"

"Yes."

"O'Malley. You freak me out. We're helping Church."

The AI growled and gave Doc control of his body.

"Can we at least maim him?" He attempted a rare compromise.

"No." Doc's voice was scarily firm. O'Malley mumbled something incoherent and they jump the twenty feet from the ledge and disappeared into the same cave.

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"You guys doing okay in here-" Tucker stopped when he saw the orange juice soaked Donut and the giggling Caboose, whom was being strangled by the albino. "Umm…" Tucker cocked an eyebrow. Donut looked up to Tucker, and shoved Caboose away. Tucker cut off Donut as he opened his mouth to explain.

"Where's Church?" Tucker saw MJC's ears flick like a cat…no more like a puppy. Just like Caboose- Puppy like in every way. Tucker's heart lurched at remembering the nearly identical private. The one who he didn't realize made the team, until it was too late.

"I saw Ch-Church go out to the back…" MJC stuttered over Church's name. Tucker peered at the blonette.

"Donut, if you need anything, I should be back soon. Food's in the kitchen." Tucker left the two ex-Reds to their business and left for where he knew Church would be-The gravesite of their former friend. He stopped to compose himself before getting within sight of the gravestone. Surprised, he didn't see anyone there. Instead, he saw a giant hole above Caboose's casket location. He ran over, confused, and shocked. There was an, at least, fifty foot drop. He darted back inside. "Donut! MJC!!"

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Just a short lil' chap for a due update. X3 R&R