Second chapter! Here we go.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OCs...though, only one OC appeared so far.
Its been a couple of minutes since I began wondering around Blue base. This place is pretty spaceous for three people (poor Flowers). But...since I'm here, would it house four more?
Well, they managed for Doc and Sister (and Junior) later on.
Anyways, so far, I've found a stash of weapons (most of them magnums, battle rifles and SMGs) and there hasn't been one sniper rifle! Dammit Church...
I found a kitchen (that looks nice and tidy, considering that there were only two people now), some food in the pantries and the fridge.
A large bathroom that has a tub, a shower, a sink...I briefly wondered if they have things for girls when, um...Mother Nature comes around.
And there are several bedrooms - one of which is larger, which is probably reserved for the leader of this base. The others are simply bunk beds. ...I should probably put a lock on mine to keep Tucker out.
Oh, and I also found the laundry room...
And finally, the place where they kept the flag. Its actually in a single room at the top floor. The other rooms are concealed until I got near one of the doors by accident. That's actually pretty clever - the Reds and Blues doesn't want the other to pillage their stuff.
Well, I'm done exploring, I think I should take my leave.
...Though, by now, Vic must've noticed me-
"...Girlfriend or wife?" Uh oh.
"No, man," I heard another voice and I hurried over, "she's just my girlfriend, you know? We were gonna get married, but I got shipped out, and...ah, you know how it works."
"Oh, well, you gonna marry her when you get back?" Not good...!
"...Oh! That's right! There is also a girl who came here with me." ...Huh? "I think she left a little while ago before you guys got here."
I hid in the shadows of the opening near the voices, in time to see the aqua green clad man and a cobalt clad man glance over at Caboose.
"...Are you fucking pulling our legs?" The aqua green one - Tucker - said. "If you are-"
"Wait, wait, wait," the cobalt one - Church - tried to calm his comrade. "If there was another rookie with you, how come you didn't mention 'her' at all?" I frowned - they thought that I was make believe? ...Actually, maybe I should watch a little longer.
"Um...was I supposed to?" Caboose let out, confused. Poor thing.
"Yes!" Church stressed out.
"Oh, yeah, her name is Erica, and she went into the Blue Base a while ago." ...I should probably leave after that.
I turned to do that, until: "But I'm not going to get married. My dad always said, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?'"
...Dammit.
"Hey, rookie...did you just call my girlfriend a cow?" Church sounded angry right there.
"No, I think he called her a slut!" No- Caboose's dad called her that.
I sighed and stepped out into the light. "Umm, excuse me?"
The three of them turned to me. And there was an awkward silence.
"Oh, hi Erica!" Caboose said.
Oh boy...
~o~
Church couldn't believe his eyes. There really IS a chick with them. He thought that the rookie was kidding (though he's still pissed that he called his girlfriend- well, ex-girlfriend a slut).
...Though, its hard to tell if she's a girl due to the bulky armor. But the rookie - Caboose, right? - claimed that this person is a girl, and he called this person 'Erica'. That's a girl's name.
And it was proven that the person IS a girl, when they-she looked over at Caboose. "Hey Caboose," she - holy crap, that really is a girl - said to him.
"Holy shit!" Tucker exclaimed. "You really are a girl!"
The new girl looked over at Tucker. "Huh?"
"I mean, I thought that the newbie was pulling our leg," Tucker admitted (and Church looked over at the so called 'lady's man' in exasperation), "But...man, I can't believe we have a chick with us!" Smooth...
The girl just stared at him. "...What, am I like the only girl that appeared here?" She asked, sounding incredulous.
"Well...you can say that," Church said. Then he focused back on how to punish the new guy for insulting his girlfriend. A part of him wanted to rip the new guy a new hole- wait... "All right then, noob," he began, looking over at the new guy. "I could sit out here and listen to you insult my girlfriend all day long-"
"Wait, hold on," the new girl cut in. "You're going to punish him for what his dad said?"
Church gave her a bit of a glare. "Yes. Is there a problem with that?"
"Umm...don't you think you're overreacting?" She asked him. "I mean, he's just quoting what his father said. He didn't mean to do it on purpose."
He frowned, and he could feel his eye twitching. "Listen lady, guys should NOT insult another guy's girlfriend!" ...Even though his ex-girlfriend isn't always faithful... "How would you like it if another chick insulted your boyfriend?"
She went silent. "...I...don't have one."
"What? A boyfriend?" Her shaking his head answered his question. Figures.
"Hey, I can be your boyfriend-"
"Fuck no," she cut in sharply to Tucker (the aqua green clad man looking a bit miffed at how quickly she answered).
"Wha-? But, I-"
"Dude, my answer is 'no'," she told him. "N. O. Get that memorized!" ...For some odd reason, Church had a feeling he heard that quote from somewhere...
"Okay, sheesh," Tucker said, holding his hands up to try to calm her. "No need to get anal. Bow Chicka Bow Wow."
"Oh dear God..." the girl muttered to herself, palming her visor.
Well, she seems a bit...intelligent.
But still, there was something about her that he didn't like - he just doesn't know what it is. "Okay...Erica, right?" The cobalt man asked her.
"That's my name," she said.
"Okay, I got a job for you," he said. "You should go out and...patrol around Blue base."
"...Whut?" She let out, as if she couldn't believe what he just said.
"Listen, I'm not in the mood to hear you two talk," he explained, "not after what happened. "Just do me a favor and just go and patrol around. If you see us, don't speak to us. Are we clear?"
She just sighed. "Yes."
"Good, now get out of here!" The new girl turned and walked off-
But stopped halfway. "Um...should I like get a gun to protect myself?" ...Seriously? Don't they teach rookies that in training?!
"What did I just say?!" He shouted at her.
"Okay! Geez!" With that, she quickly took off.
He let out an agravated sigh. This is why he hates rookies.
"Um, mister Church, do I get to do something?" The new guy sounded nervous - good, he should be.
"C'mon," Church said, leading the two of them to the room where the flag is. "Okay, we've got this General..."
"Right, the General guy," looks like Tucker caught on to what he's planning.
"...who likes to come by and make random inspections of bases," he continued. "So what's I'm gonna have you do, is I'm gonna have you stand right next to the flag at attention, just in case he comes by."
"When is he coming by?" ...He's actually buying it! Holy shit!
"We never know," Tucker replied. "It could be today, or could be a week from now."
"You want me to stand at attention for a week?"
"You know, you don't sound very grateful," Church said, foldin his arms and giving the rookie a patronizing look. "This is the first most important job at the whole base."
"What's the second thing?" Church blinked at the question.
"Uh...that's...the thing your newbie friend is doing," he answered quickly. "You know, patrolling."
"Oh."
"Anyway, you're gonna be right here with the flag," Church finished.
The new guy tilted his head. "What's so important about the flag?" ...Seriously?! Don't they teach rookies anything during training?! He felt like he was about to bust an artirey.
"Seriously? Don't they teach you guys anything in training?" Church asked him.
"They didn't tell us anything about a flag," the new guy replied slowly. "Why is it so important?"
"Because it's the flag, man," Church replied...and he's losing his flow. "You know, its the flag- it's, uh... Tucker, you tell him why the flag is so important."
"Well, it's... it's complicated," the aqua clad man stammered. "Uh...it's blue, we're blue..."
Church sighed - smooth. "Look, it's just important, okay? Trust us. So when the General comes by, the first thing he's gonna want to do is inspect the flag."
"Right," Tucker nodded to agree with him.
"So just stay in here, you know, far away from us, and wait for him," Church summed it up, as if he was a retarded monkey.
They were about to leave, until: "Uh, how will I know when I see him?" The new guy asked.
Tucker looked over his shoulder. "There's only three of us- well, four of us out here, rookie," he explained. "He's gonna be the guy that doesn't look like one of us."
"Okay," the new guy nodded.
"Now stay in here, and don't come out!" Church told him and they left the base. Once they were away, he sighed. "Man, that guy is dumber than you are."
"You mean he's dumber than you are," Tucker retorted.
"Wow, Tucker," Church let out, dryly, "that was a great come-back."
"Uh, mister Church? Sir?" The cobalt clad man twitched.
"Oh my God, WHAT?!" He yelled out. "Tucker, I swear I'm gonna kill him."
"Uh..." Church looked over his shoulder, to see the new guy cringing. "Sorry about calling your girl a slut..."
Church could've sworn his vein just snapped. "ROOKIE! SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY, GET IN THERE!" And the new guy fled inside. Then he heard Tucker chuckling to himself beside him. "Tucker, are you laughing at me?"
But he was ignored.
He swears, he's going to kill all of them one of these days...
~o~
...Okay, I can't help but feel bad for Caboose right there.
The base is pretty big, yes, but I just got done with my first lap around to see Church shouting at him. Seriously, all for just what Caboose quoted from his dad?
...And wow, he looks like he's ready to rip a new hole to someone.
I looked up at the base, then around. Huh, no sign of Donut yet - he arrived here at the Red base at the same time as Caboose (and me), so...he should've been here by now to ask Church if the base is a store.
Oh well.
I looked back at the base. Well, I should go and check if Caboose is okay. And besides, I don't think Church is ready to put up with our shit yet. Stupid AI...
So I walked into the base.
"Hey, Caboose," I said once I reached the flag room.
"Huh?" He let out, perking his head up. "Oh, hey Erica!" He sounded happier upon seeing me.
I smiled to myself. "Man, not even our first day, and we're all ready given, uh...orders." I don't think I should tell Caboose that he was tricked (even though a part of me felt bad by not telling him...). I just...I don't have the heart to tell him.
"Well...I kinda called his girlfriend a slut," Caboose said, sounding sad as he hung his head. "Maybe he hates me now."
"Caboose, c'mon," I said, going over to him and lightly touched his shoulder. "Even I can tell that you didn't mean it. I mean..." I let out a bit of a chuckle. "I also have a bad habit of saying some things without thinking it before I blurt it out." And that also landed me in more trouble than I could imagine. Just like Dad.
"Anyway, since you and I will be here for a while, you want to unpack your things and choose a room?" I suggested. "I went exploring a little and found a place where we can bunk."
"Well, I would, but..." Caboose trailed off. "Church said that I have to stay here. The General would come by any second now."
I gave a mental sigh. "Caboose-"
"Excuse me?" I blinked and I looked over my shoulder.
'Oh dear God...' I thought, seeing a man in red armor styled like ours...but I can tell who that voice is. "Uh...yes?"
"Wow, you got here fast!" Caboose let out, surprised to see the 'General' here.
I was about to correct him- but paused. On one hand, I could tell both Caboose and Donut that they were equally tricked by their own comrades just to get rid of them (or just avoid them in general), thus saving Church's life...and not getting Tex here, changing things for the whole series...
...OR, I can just let things run their course. Plus, I wanted to get back at Church for this 'job' he gave me - since nothing much goes on in Blood Gulch anyway, besides them standing around and talking about random shit.
With a smirk, I turned to Donut. "How can we help you, sir?"
Donut let out a sigh. "Man, why is everyone so freakin' rude in this canyon?"
"We're not, sir," Caboose replied. "What can we do for you?"
"Finally, someone with a little respect around here," yeah, its not going to last, Donut.
"Indeed, sir," I said, playing along. "You're here for this, right?" I gestured to the flag.
Donut paused and looked around. "Wait, is this all you have?" He cried out.
"Uh, yes sir, this is it," Caboose replied, sounding a bit unsure.
"Aw man, this figures," Donut sighed. "Shit. What about Elbow Grease?"
"I'm afraid not," I shook my head.
"Headlight fluid?"
"No, all we have is this flag," Caboose told him.
Donut sighed again. "Well, I can't go back empty-handed," he decided. "So, I guess I'll take that."
"All right," I said, me and Caboose watching him taking the flag.
"That makes sense... I guess," Caboose let out.
Donut then ran out, muttering things to himself.
After a bit, I looked over at Caboose. "Should we tell Church that the General came by?"
"Yeah, I think we should," the blue clad male nodded.
"Okay, uh, can you do that? I need to get something," I told him.
"Uh, sure," he nodded then he walked out.
I turned and headed to where (I think) the armory is. Might as well get something easy to use, like a pistol or something.
I mean...how hard could it be to use a gun?
Okay, I'm going to end it right there because I'm not sure how to continue it. Sorry.
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