This is chapter 8 of my Red VS Blue story. I'm not planning on having the whole Project Freelancer/Alpha AI storyline to be that long but there is still a lot I have planned. I want to get to season 11-12 quicker so this will seemed rushed but I have big plans coming. From here Project Freelancer will be inserted into the story. I'm sorry the updates aren't as consistent anymore, school has been a bitch to me but I want you guy to know that I'm trying and hopefully I can upload more often. If you enjoy please favorite and give any feedback. I do not own Halo or Red VS Blue. That goes to Bungie and RoosterTeeth.
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-PROJECT FREELANCER-MANY YEARS AGO-
"North? Can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear baby sis." North answered through his microphone.
"Alright. I see two guards on the catwalk. Take em out and we'll meet in the next room." South ordered.
North moved slowly along the catwalk.
"Hey, do you hear something?" One of the guards asked.
"Hear what?" The other asked.
"Never mind." North stood up from behind them and smashed their heads together. They collapsed in a pile and North strolled into the other room where his sister South was waiting.
"Took you long enough."
"Hey I thought I did pretty good."
North had bright purple armor with small green stripes and South had the same stripes but with a more of a pink color.
"I would've done it faster. Cover me." She walked over to a computer and started typing. North stood by the door with a sniper in his hands. He didn't notice that the door behind him opened. North and South simultaneously turned to see three people standing in the doorway staring at them.
There was an awkward pause for a while and then North and South both went after the guards at the same time.
North grabbed one by the neck and spun him into a wall. South jumped in the air and kicked the guard with both legs. She jumped up and saw that the third guard stood in front of an alarm.
They stared at each other for a while and then South charged. She didn't get there in time and the alarm was set off. She tackled the guard and stabbed him in the shoulder.
"Did you finish the mission? We gotta go."
"Not yet. I need more time, the intel isn't done downloading!" South yelled.
South ran over to the computer and continued typing. North stood behind her and waited for the guards to rush in.
-PROJECT FREELANCER COMMAND-MANY YEARS AGO-
"Director, North and South are in trouble." The Counselor alerted.
"I understand. I guess there isn't much left to do. Send in number one." The Director replied.
-PROJECT FREELANCER-MANY YEARS AGO-
Guards were rushing in at all angles and North was doing all he could to protect South.
"Where we at?" He yelled.
"84%!" She yelled back.
Just when it looked like it was over for the two a person in black armor jumped from the roof and started to take out guards. North knew it was another Freelancer he just couldn't tell which one.
"York?" North yelled.
"Really? That's insulting. It's me Carolina!" Carolina yelled as she kicked a guard in the jaw.
"Done!" South jumped up and punched a guard in the jaw.
"We have to go. Four Seven Niner is waiting for us at the helipad!" Carolina yelled. The trio started running through the twists and turns of the Insurrectionist's base.
Carolina lead the way, taking out anyone that got in her way. No wonder she's number one on the rankings.
They made their way closer to the helipad and soon Four Seven Niner's helicopter came into view.
"Keep pushing for a little longer!" Carolina yelled. The three jumped into the helicopter and Four Seven Niner took flight.
"Hey that wasn't so bad." North said first.
-PROJECT FREELANCER COMMAND-MANY YEARS AGO-
"There was only a small change in the rankings tonight so there is only need to show the top 6. If you wish to see the rest they are posted in the sleeping quarters. Great work tonight. Goodnight." The Director pushed a button and walked out.
Most of the time the top 6 were always posted in the dining hall so if you wanted to see the rest you would need to check the sleeping quarters. Carolina was always the set number one and no one dared to question it. The top six usually didn't change so tonight must have been a special occasion. The twins, Carolina, and a few other Freelancers made their way to the dining hall.
North was the first to the list and he was surprised by what he saw. Everyone piled in after and looked at the board.
Carolina
Maine
York
Bama
North
South
"Are you kidding me?" South yelled.
"Look South, I didn't" North started.
"I don't care what you did. You robbed my spot. You didn't even do anything significant for the mission!" She ran into his shoulder on the way out.
Carolina put her hand on North's shoulder. "Hey forget about that. She'll calm down."
~REDS AND BLUES~PRESENT DAY~
"Does anyone have any clue where we are?" Tucker yelled.
"Tucker calm down, we don't know who else is here." Church replied.
"I say we split up." Grif suggested.
"Are you crazy?" Simmons asked.
"Hear me out okay? There are three freelancers. Me and York can take someone and Tex can take the rest."
"Where are we supposed to go?" Tucker asked.
"One group goes one way and the other group goes opposite. If it all goes to shit, meet back here." Grif replied.
"Church, you come with Grif and I. We'll head this way. Remember, don't trust anyone and mark your path as you go." York announced.
York and Tex nodded at each other and the teams went their separate ways.
~GRIFS GROUP~
"Alright, make sure to keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary. Basically anything that we haven't seen here yet because so far it's just been the same stuff." Grif told the two.
"Wait. Do you guys hear that?" Church asked. Everyone stopped dead in their tracks and they all listened as closely as possible.
"Is that a growling?" York barely got the sentence out before he was tackled by a gorilla looking thing.
Church raised his gun quickly and shot at the alien but the bullet sailed past.
"How do I always miss?" He screamed.
"Be alert Church! More are coming!" Grif was then brought down by three of the aliens. Church looked around and noticed he was surrounded by five of them.
One charged and Church kicked it away. One jumped on his back but he flipped it over and stepped on its head.
As soon as he looked up he was bombarded by the rest of them. Church took one last look up before he blacked out to see Wash standing above him.
"Goodnight Church." Wash whispered.
~TEXS GROUP~
'Is that a beach?" Caboose asked.
"Everyone behind me now." Tex demanded.
Tex slowly inched closer to the beach.
"Any signs of anyone?" Tucker asked. Tex shook her head and passed a line of trees to see a giant building about 30 feet away from where they were.
"A building! I'll check it out first. You guys stay here." Tex looked at the group and then took off towards the building.
"I'm going. Who's with me?" Sarge announced.
"But Tex said not to follow." Simmons answered.
"Simmons you're just cared of her." Caboose replied.
"She is terrifying. Of course I'm scared."
"Well I'm with you Sarge." Caboose told Sarge.
Tucker was off exploring for anything on the beach. The three totally forgot about him.
"Well I don't want to be alone so I guess I'll go." Simmons sighed. The three followed after Tex from a distance.
Tucker came back about 10 minutes to notice he was alone.
"Guys?" He called out.
~GRIFS GROUP~
Church woke up and sat up. He was still in the same area he was when he passed out but Grif and York were gone.
He shot up from the ground and started looked around. "Grif! York!" He yelled but there was no answer.
He yelled for a bit longer and then went into full panic mode. He took off running into many different directions. He ran for at least ten minutes before collapsing again. He looked around for his tracks to make his way back but he was already too far.
He held his head down and then glanced up. In the distance he saw what looked like a crashed ship. He got up slowly and walked to it dizzily. His vison was blurred from exhaustion but after what seemed like hours he made it to the ship. He walked in to see it was empty with all the stuff looted. All that was left was a computer monitor. Church went to it quickly to try to send a signal or anything from it. He quickly noticed that the cords were broken and there was no way to work.
He turned around and sighed. He leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to the ground in defeat.
"Hello Church." A computerized voice said.
Church shot up and looked at the computer. On it was the words that were just spoken to him.
"Did you just?" Church whispered.
"It's good to see you again." The words stretched across the screen as they were spoken.
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That's the end of chapter 8 of my RvB series. If you enjoyed it please favorite and give any feedback you might have. It means the world to me. I'm sorry for the slow uploads but I promise I'm still working on these and I have all my plans. Thank you!