Red vs Blue and its characters are the creation of the crew at Rooster Teeth. It is itself inspired by Halo, owned by Bungie and Microsoft.
Spoilers through RvB13-9, "You Better Watch Out."
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"Hey Tucker," said Felix, flipping the Chorus sword in his hands. "You think I should radio Locus and have him get his ass offplanet or just go with the moment?"
"You're a dick," answered Tucker, wrenching at his cuffs.
"Red guy," said Felix.
"'Santa,'" corrected the AI.
"Whatever, how much time can I put on the clock?" asked Felix.
"Clock?"
"Yeah, so I reach orbit before I get wiped with the rest of the rubes."
"The effect is immediate," answered Santa.
"What?" asked Carolina.
"Whoever activates the purge is himself cleansed."
"That's bullshit!" squealed Felix.
"I can kinda' sympathize," said Caboose. "I hate getting soap in my eyes too."
"Hey Felix," said Church. "Didn't you come in here with a revenge-crazed shark guy who was more than happy to go down with the ship?"
Felix looked at Sharkface's body.
"Aaaaand didn't you shoot him?" goaded Tucker.
Felix twitched.
"Indeed," said Santa. "My creators wished to ensure that the Purge would never be used lightly. Only a being of true selflessness would be able to make such a sacrifice."
"Wait, a minute, so..." Carolina trailed off.
"...the treasure really was friendship the whole time?!" squeaked Tucker.
"I knew it," said Caboose.
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Originally posted as Darkfrog24 under the title "Treasure Hunt, part one."
drf24 at columbia dot edu