Blood Gulch Blues

[PopcornPie]

Lucky couldn't help but be surprised. "You guys really aren't in this for the blood, are you?" A strange feeling of comfort surfaced in his poor heart. Despite how badly Lealan was hurt, Tucker couldn't bring himself to finish her. "Do you at least know how this war started? Between your medic, and the fact that we should all be plugged full of lead by now....No offense...The stakes here don't seem to be as high as they appear." He was lost in the surrealness of nice soldiers, up until Rex brought him back to seriousness.

"Well, Lealan and I weren't tagged, remember? Nor was Luffy." Lucky recounted smoothly. "We were to stay behind on the plane, and be grilled by this lizard guy named Toffee. He told us about being Solo Team mercenaries." He shook his head. "I know what you're thinkin', and I tried to ask. Toffee didn't tell us why it had to be us, how or where they took your powers, or even what this war is for. He stepped around all those questions. He did, however, inform me that we are surrounded by water...but you probably knew that, Blue." Finally, his brow wrinkled. "He also told me that he was hired by someone else, and that I could maybe land a job with his boys. Which I probably will...Because he also informed us that time passes differently here than our own worlds. So..." He concluded grimly. "We could very well all be presumed dead back at our homes."

Atomic Chucklenuts thatguyinthestore
Everyone else in the room

 

[Atomic Chucklenuts]

"Then it's settled." Sora announces "Whoever hired Toffee must by the guy who took our powers and maybe even told the captain of both teams to take us here. Now all we have to do find him and finish him off. But where and how the heck are we ever gonna find him? For all we know he may not even be here in the gulch"
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[jigglesworth]

Blue Team, Fireteam Boonie Hat
thatguyinthestore​

Searching through Sarge's room didn't yield much results. Not good ones, anyhow. Just a bunch of random personal belongings like food, DVDs. He had red paint, as Price suspected. Also the entire series of Friends, for some reason. It's not even that good of a show. Why would he purposefully buy it? Never mind that, John has more important things to worry about. In his search, he didn't find a safe, but he did find a lock-box. It was, as you'd guess, locked. His previous searching yielded no key, but he could always try and bust it open himself. "This better have something good inside." He first tries to look under the rug. Why? He isn't sure, it just seems like the place you would hide a key. Further, he checks under things, around the fireplace, the bottom of the lock-box. Price wants to see if he can find this key before making lots of noise breaking it open.

 

[PopcornPie]

Lucky's tail began to involuntarily wag. Ha ha, maybe he wasn't such a worthless loser after all! Thank God for alert bunny ears! "I can't guarantee that he knows exactly, but I think we can scare a clue outta him, between all'o us!...Well, all'o you. I still gotta be a Blue prisoner." He groaned a bit, any good will he had towards his brilliant idea now gone. "If I'd known I was gonna be turnin' into the rat around here, I would'a hid and watched him. Last I saw him, he was on the plane. It probably hasn't taken off, unless they're already gonna be replacin' us recruits." He started swinging his legs again. While he could have the satisfaction of helping the Blue team end this war...well, as if it would ever compare to the satisfaction of revolting against Toffee, and whoever commanded him in turn.

Atomic Chucklenuts

 

[GeorgeTownRaja]

Monkey D. Luffy
@SoloTeam/@RedTeam
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Luffy continues into Blue Base as no one seems to stop him unless they have to. He later heard someone yelling from the distance. "I heard someone talking..." He said suspiciously. He pulled out an assault rifle to begin firing at them even though he is still a rookie on using guns. "Come out wherever you are!" He said angrily as he began firing at them.

Raven (Rachel Roth)
@BlueTeam
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Raven turns around to hear someone firing. "He's firing at us!" She said in shock as she hasn't been this scared in her life. "I can't go back if he is firing at us!" She said ignoring Church's orders.

thatguyinthestore

 

[DerpyCarp]

Lealan could tell, just from his tone of voice, exactly what kind of guy Tucker was. "Oh, I come whenever I get the chance." her voice laden with innuendo, she looks up at him best she can and smiles at him. "Im a mercenary in this little ssssskirmish, and if you help me out here, I may be... persuaded to do sssssomething for you in the future~"
thatguyinthestore

 

[Atomic Chucklenuts]

"Rats!" Sora said as a response to Lucky having no clue where Toffee is. "So what do we do now? None us even care about the war, our teams don't care about us, they may not even know where we are. So why are we still here?"

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[PopcornPie]

"I'm more afraid of what waits for us when we're released." Lucky grumbled. "It doesn't sound like they're willing to help us if we are presumed dead, no matter what Toffee says. And what if we get diseases? Or they decide we know too much? It's too irresponsible for me liking. We can't let ourselves be pawns, laddie. We need to be proactive!" Lucky bared his teeth. "I knew there was something beneath our noses about all this. I just didn't know how deep." He hunched his head into his shoulders, muttering something to himself. "It's already too late for me. But, please, God, don't let it be too late for any of these people..." They all had such an innocence to them, such hidden power, that Lucky didn't even want to think about it being snuffed on the streets.

(Feat. Everyone in this room)

Atomic Chucklenuts

 

[Atomic Chucklenuts]

Sora was surprised by Lucky's comment right there and it upsets him "Don't say that Lucky. It's never too late, for you, or anyone. We'll make it out safe, including you. I promise!" The boy said to Lucky, hoping to give him some faith in himself, and not be so down in the dumps

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[Professor Spacecakes]

Toshinori "All Might" Yagi
Location: Blue Base | Interacting With: Michael, Lobo, Caboose, Travis, Majima | Status: Unconscious

All Might had expected a response like that from Lobo, but he stood fast, fully expecting the Czarnian to pummel him into the ground. After all, there was nothing the old hero could do anymore to prevent that inevitable outcome. All he could do anymore was stand strong and refuse to yield, ensuring that, if nothing else, his pride would endure.

Or, at least that’s what he thought would happen. Out of nowhere, the young soldier he’d been risking his life to protect suddenly rushed past from behind, delivering an impressive uppercut to the invading bounty hunter’s jaw. At first, All Might could only look on in stunned silence. Then, slowly, his expression morphed into a gentle, proud smile.



“Impressive… Young Caboose…”

Alas, that was all he managed to get out before his legs finally gave out. He collapsed to his hands and knees, his entire body coated in a sheet of cold sweat. His wound continued to drip blood, the small puddle of crimson beneath him slowly growing. In the next moment consciousness would finally leave him.

( ManyFaces , thatguyinthestore , Jeremiah , Dylan.thomas7 )​

 

[FactionGuerrilla]

• Kassandra
• Kassandra Status

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  Well, things weren't going so well for Kassandra after all. After all, apparently she hadn't made her shot against that black-clad man, and had only distracted the automatic "gun" wielder. Thankfully, it still allowed her to pop back into her hiding position behind the wall, beginning to reload her Sniper Rifle in the process. This time, though, she nearly dropped the third magazine of giant rounds, just barely catching it before she also had trouble making sure the magazine was fitting. In turn, this kept her from firing back in a timely pace; by the time she pulled the charging handle to ready her sniper rifle, the other two metal malakes (assholes) began firing away- one at her, the other at the people up above. She peeked her head out to evaluate the situation for a split-second, bullets whizzing past her as she did so. Honestly, she really didn't see anyone at all besides for the trio shooting away in the middle of the canyon; it was completely devoid of anyone in general.
  
  ...Well, at least upon initial glance. Upon another look, Kassandra spotted a couple other foes that seemed to be hostile- A man sprinting along the side of the canyon just below Team A, and an enemy shooting just as wildly as his Red superiors at the canyon above. The brunette furrowed her eyebrows in thought as she ducked her head back into cover so she wouldn't lose it. Whatever metal armor the Reds had, it was mitigating most- if not all- of the blows received. Perhaps she'd be better off shooting at the unarmored people rathar than wasting her breath and ammunition on a seemingly-futile task. She'd try to shoot the Red leaders one last time, but that would be it.
  
  The Ancient Greek's jaw tightened as she silently took a breath, counted to three, and promptly pulled out of cover. This time, she aimed directly at Simmons first and fired a bullet at his right shoulder; that had apparently disoriented the Reds even more than a bullet to the head, so hopefully this would give her companions enough time to return fire rather than hide in cover. The moment she pulled the trigger, her target shifted to Luffy; her sniper rifle's barrel was still smoking just as she aimed for center mass- specifically, the straw-hatted boy's "X" on his chest- this time, since he didn't seem remotely as armored as the Reds. After that was Sarge; he was the third of her fourth targets simply because the Warthog was so far away from her that she doubted the moron was going to be accurate enough to be a threat at range. Either way, the inaccurate sergeant would find his right arm being targeted, as (yet again) Kassandra took a second to completely resettle her sniper and maintain a relatively high degree of precision. The fourth and final victim of her eagle-eyed attention was Snake; though she could barely see a glimpse of him, he was sprinting fast enough for the markswoman to get a decent aim on him. At this, Kassandra aimed in the general direction of Snake's leg before pulling the trigger.
  
  With all four bullets now depleted, she let loose the remnants of the breath she was holding and removed herself from her cover, hiding from behind the pillar once again. Only while she was reloading her sniper rifle for the third time during the battle. A dozen shots had to yield some sort of fruit, right? Especially ones that had left giant holes in the places where the bullets hit during her training?
  
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  Physical Status: Lightly Injured (IN COMBAT)
  Mental Status: Concentrated
  Location: Red Base Roof
  Team: Blue (Squad B)
  Direct Mentions: GM thatguyinthestore , Snake Venom Snake , Luffy GeorgeTownRaja
  Indirect Mentions: Kylo Ren RedLight , Blue Team (Teams A/B/C), Red Team (outside)
  Acquired Equipment: Sniper Rifle, Pistol, Throwing Knives, Grenades, Sticky Grenades
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[Topless]

Baby Bonnie Hood

"La la la la~" As the two teams exchange heavy fire, in the middle of the battlefield is the Little Red Psycho happily skipping towards the Blue Base like she never gives a damn about everything else. Everyone else seems to be very busy killing each other and that is all B.B. needs to infiltrate the base. "I'm gonna kill everybody, get their heads, and get paid well." She sang.

thatguyinthestore
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[Dylan.thomas7]

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Majima heard a man shout from the Blue team's defence which made him turn around suddenly in that direction, he was met with the man shooting his weapon in Majima's general direction. In his attempt to dodge the rain of bullets and find cover, his right ear and right shoulder were hit which forced Majima to drop the throwing knife however he recovered it by kicking it in the air and catching it within his left hand. Once he was behind cover and examined the damage, he tried to remove the bullet with his throwing knife which he found to be successful as the bullet fell to the ground however the damage he did further trying to remove the bullet might have been worse than the keeping the bullet inside the wound. Majima pulls out a grenade and shouts "One for the road!" while activating and throwing it in the direction of Michael and Miss Pauling.

Professor Spacecakes ManyFaces Jeremiah thatguyinthestore​

 

[PopcornPie]

"No, Laddie, it is." Lucky answered sharply. "Haven't any of you been listening? I've lost what made me me. You're lucky you haven't. Even if I can go home again, I will never survive in me cutthroat society." What if he was selected to be on Whacked! again? What if someone he previously attacked came for revenge? Most importantly, what of Toffee found out that Lucky just relayed what he told him behind his back, and was now trying to create a revolt? On second thought, that would be the best outcome for him. "Now that I've said all this stuff..." His eyes lifted to Tex and Tucker. "I could possibly become a fugitive. Not that I would mind being that fuckface's permanent enemy, but the only way I would be an easier target now is if I was already dead." "And if I just turned all of you into fugitives, I would make that the case."

Atomic Chucklenuts

 

[Venom Snake]

The bullet from kassandra would graze Snake’s leg, as he jumped for cover behind a rock. He caught the vapor trail, so he knew the red base was being held by the other team. He went into a crouch position, and moved in between covers, getting closer to the base
FactionGuerrilla

 

[Riven]

With that all that was going on, Umbra really didn't have anything of importance to note rather that everyone despite being on opposing teams, actually wanted to work together for the most part.

Listening to Lucky, he still believes he's a prisoner, which, Umbra still remains unsure about. He's compliant, but he's really not a prisoner by then. The frame simply keeps his weapon close to his chest, not really making any subtle implications or indications of anything in the whole scenario of discussion that was happening before it.

thatguyinthestore
@Blue_Team_B
@Red_Team_Defenders
@EveryoneInTheBloodyRoom

 

[SheepKing]

Narancia Ghirga

See as Narancia currently wasn’t being shot into smithereens, he slowed his pace just the slightest bit. It’d be better to save his energy for when he really needed to get the hell out of there anyways. So far, things were turning about to certainly be better than initially expected. Who knows, maybe he’d really be able to get out of this mess but for now all that filled his mind was thoughts of the present at hand. The present being for some reason, finding a perfectly normal yet so out of place sand which on the floor. For just a moment, Narancia stopped in his tracks to examine the food item, briefly considering the idea of it being some sort of trap before immediately shooting down the idea. It was probably just some guys left over lunch that they’d forgotten to take with them. Well, finders keepers. Narancia snatched the sandwich from the ground as he pulled out one of the zip lock bags he’d taken back from the armory. The sandwich was shoved into that bag before both being thrown into the purple bed sheet sack. With that, Narancia kept up with his sprint away from the base, hoping to make it away as far as he possibly could from either the Reds or the Blues. Maybe Lady Luck had finally decided to not be a bitch and let him escape without any further trouble? Of course he could only hope that was the case, not dropping his guard for a second.

Spoiler: Tags and Items

Snipers who might see his dumbass running out of there: PolikShadowbliss FactionGuerrilla Chungchangching darkred
Mentioned: thatguyinthestore
Location: Behind Red Base

Current Items:
On Hand-
1. Paper clip (1)
2. Throwing Knife (1)
3. Pistol (1)
4. Silver Plate (1)

Bedsheet Bag-
1. Assault rifle (1)
2. Pistol (1)
3. Ammo
4. Extra Ziplock bags (9)
5. Miscellaneous Food and Water
6. Sandwich

 

[DerpyCarp]

Lealan works Lopez out from under her and mutters to him while the other were debating helping her. "01001000 01100101 01111001 00101100 00100000 01101001 01100110 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110111 01100001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101001 01101101 01100101 00100000 01100001 01110111 01100001 01111001 00100000 01100110 01110010 01101111 01101101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01110100 01100101 01100001 01101101 00101100 00100000 01001001 00100000 01100011 01100001 01101110 00100000 01110100 01100001 01101011 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01110111 01100001 01111001 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110100 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110011 01101100 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01110111 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110000 01110000 01100101 01101110 01100101 01100100 00100000 01101001 01101110 00100000 01000010 01101100 01110101 01100101 00100000 01100010 01100001 01110011 01100101 00101100 00100000 01101001 01100110 00100000 01101111 01101110 01101100 01111001 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01100111 01100101 01110100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100000 01100001 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101001 01101101 01100101 00101110"

Spoiler

Hey, if you want some time away from your team, I can take you away to 'translate' what happened in Blue base, if only to get you some alone time.

She then looks over to Lucky. "If you need to get away from your home world, I would ssssssuggest joining my Pirate crew! Ssssssspots are open!"
thatguyinthestore P PopcornPie

 

[GeorgeTownRaja]

(1d20=17)

Luffy successfully dodges the bullet as to avoid getting killed and if it wasn't for his straw hat being ruined then he wouldn't be in a fury of rage. He aimed at the woman who is trying to kill him.

Luffy opened fire at the woman and it has been determined whether she'll get hit or not.

FactionGuerrilla

 

[Atomic Chucklenuts]

Sora felt downed by Lucky's voice of reality, not because it was the truth, but to see a friend so sad and depressed. "Lucky... Do you have anyone back home that can take care of you?" Sora didn't get a response. "Man, it stings when someone has no home they can could go to. Look, Lucky. I know what you're going through, you're in a world you haven't seen before and you don't know if you'll make it back or not; however, if it makes you feel any better, I could find you a new home. Once we get out of here, I'll take you to any place you want as a new home." "Or heck, you could even stay with me." Rex said, adding his hat in the ring. "I'm sure you and Bobo would get along just fine. Plus, Providence could give you what you want.. a home, and a family."

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[PopcornPie]

Sora was throwing explanations at the wall now, all while Lucky continued to hang limp, stewing in self-doubt like an insignificant piece of carrot within a giant soup. And he didn't even like carrots. Or being insignificant. Once upon a time, everyone knew him. Now he didn't even know himself. Lucky wasn't sure if being sent to Blood Gulch was meant to be an exercise in humility or something, but if it was? Boy howdy, was it working. He had no energy to argue against Sora, to tell him that he was fine. If everyone else could be fine with being forced to bond, then maybe Lucky was just overreacting. Not that he knew what overreacting looked like. As far as he was concerned, he was always reacting perfectly his whole life. What was he mean to do with the people who took his paws, make them tea? He couldn't even hold a teapot without fingers!

Unbeknownst to Sora, he wound up hitting a rabbit's eye. Lucky stiffened, as his friend's question stung him in the back of the brain. Then Rex compounded it, drove the stinger in further. N...no....Just...why? Why rub it in? Why rub it in that the reason he was so easily captured was because he was all alone? Why remind him that the only other people he spent more than five minutes in contact with ended up literally burning in Hell? Was it meant to make him feel bad? He already fucking was! He would have to leave these people behind forever, and be back at square one, knowing what he was missing! Even if he would be able to resume his life...no, no he wouldn't. He would never be the same again. He couldn't even picture himself on his recliner anymore.

"Laddie...Did you really think I ever had anyone?" Lucky finally spoke, his voice low. "Me family was killed, I shot everyone who had me feet...I hated me fellow contestants on the game show..." He huffed. "Don't any of you get it?! I'm not used to this! How many times do I need to say it?!" He had finally opened his book to someone, and he was unreadable. It was like he spoke a different goddamn language. "I never wanted to be anyone's friend, because I never saw the benefits of having friends! And now I do, I hope you're all satisfied, and then I have to return to me friendless existence. You're all stains on the walls of me formerly flawless temple! Stains I don't want to wash out, but stains I don't want to keep dwelling on!" He snapped, folding his arms. A god of destruction, reduced to a feeble peasant. "And then what? Am I just expected to live with the fact that I have friends I can't see anymore? Because even if I went with either of you two, laddies...I'd be leaving the rest of you behind."

His eyes floated back to Lana. He would never again see the first person he ever felt tolerance towards, the very first person he ever fought for. He would have to leave the princess without her knight, leave her to return to whatever dragons waited for her. Wait...he went to her. Did that mean that he brought all this friendship on himself?"A bloomin' hypocrite, I am..."

"Lana, lass..." He admitted. "I know I was the one to approach you, because..." Was there even any other because, other than her seeming like someone Lucky could fearlessly enter a battlefield with? He whimpered, then considered. This was Blood Gulch. Nobody would believe they were here. Nobody would believe her if she passed it on, right? "...I...You...stood out to me, with those fiery locks. Only natural, I guess. I'm a forest animal, you're a forest animal...But I wasn't really lookin' to be your friend, either. I thought we were just gonna get together, shoot some guys, and part ways tearlessly. Then I saw how pure you are, and I knew it wouldn't be so. D-don't get any ideas! It's not a crush. But...Well, you know how I fought off Benedict for you, right? I felt like your knight." His eyes became misty. "I'm sorry I won't be able to protect you as well as I thought I would." He tried and failed to lift his head again. "I don't want to part, with you thinking me all soft like this. None of you. I wish we had time, and I could show you how strong I really am. But I guess I'll be spendin' me future living with the fact that I had a chance, but couldn't give you all me best."

Atomic Chucklenuts Sayo-Nara

 

[Sayo-Nara]

Lana

I looked at Lucky with a look of concern. I walked over to him and put my arm around him. My ears drooped as i listened to everything he had to say. I felt bad. Was him feeling this way partly my fault..? I shook my head and hugged him tightly.
“Hey... who said that it would be goodbye forever? Y-You’re just thinking negatively again silly hehe... I’m sure one day we will meet again. I’m certain of it. No... I’ll make sure of it personally that we will get to meet again someday! Also, I think you are pretty tough!”
I continued to embrace him in a hug trying to stay strong myself and hold back any tears.

P PopcornPie ​

 

[thatguyinthestore]

Chapter Two
"Into the Mind"

Price would eventually find the key to the lockbox in the fireplace, stuffed under some logs. Upon opening the box, Price would only find one thing: receipts for RPGs, sent from command itself. It appeared as though the Reds were buffing up their arsenal. With not much time left, John had no choice but to pocket the receipts and exit the area before anyone else could possibly notice him. And it seemed like it was a good time, too. As the Red leaders soon found themselves bolting back into the base, which John would hear from the outside.

"AH, dammit! That was a close one!" Sarge shouted as he, Simmons and Grif quickly re-entered the Red Base, apparently having bolted from the Warthog after realizing they were surrounded. "That girl on toppa Red Base managed to shoot Simmons pretty good, but other than that, I think we'll be fine! If only she'd killed Grif, though!"

"Thanks Sarge, love the appreciation." Grif replied coldly, sarcasm dripping from his tongue as he sat down, panting heavily. Simmons was also there, just kinda standing around. Despite being shot, he seemed in better shape than the other two, in all honesty. It was then that Sarge glanced up, and like a fire that just wouldn't die, noticed Tucker, Tex, and the other Blues inside the Base.

"BLUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!'

"Ah, shit!" Tucker shouted as he saw Sarge, before turning to face Lealan. "Sorry baby, but I gotta run. I'll definitely catch ya later tho--"

"NO!" Tex shouted as they rolled out of the way of Celty's grab entirely, before gripping Lucky by the neck, ripping him from Umbra's grasp. They placed a gun to the rabbit's head, firmly holding against the barrel. "We're not going anywhere until you give us the intel we need."

"Woah, Tex! Chill the fuck out!" Tucker shouted as he held up his arms defensively. However, Tex didn't budge.

"Shut the fuck up, Tucker!" Tex shouted before turning to face Sarge, their stern tone making their annoyance evident. You have exactly five fucking seconds to get any reasonable information out of whatever fucking trash bin you assholes shove it in, and if you don't, I'll blow this fucking rabbit asshole's brains out."

"BASTARD! SACRIFICING A VALUABLE RED TEAM MEMBER! Diabolical..."

"Five!"

"Uhh, Sarge, that's not even a real Red Team member."

"Four!"

"Yes, and they have still done more in an hour than you have in your entire time serving!"

"Three!"

"But at the same time, that is VERY valuable information!"

"Two!"

"Don't do it, Sir! That's very valuable information!"

"On--"

"HEADS UP!!"

thwip

From across the Red Base, a singular knife was thrown. It narrowly avoided Tucker, Lealan, Odessa, and everyone else in its immediate vicinity. No, instead, it landed right in the middle of Tex's helmet.

As soon as it landed, red sparks flew out of the dark colored helmet as Tex began to convulse, dropping Lucky in the process. Tex fell limp moments later, and then proceeded to collapse to the floor, seemingly lifeless.

"Three points, ya dirty whore!!!" Donut, who had thrown the knife, shouted as he stormed into the base, with Benedict and Lilith following behind him. From the smell, you could tell that he was probably enjoying some delicious herbal tea in his room moments earlier. Everyone in the room just kinda stared at Donut for a moment, as well as Tex's lifeless body on the ground. "...what? I just wanted to help!" Donut shouted.

Before any of you could even process what just happened...

BANG!

A large explosion could be heard ringing cracking from the canyon outside.


Moments Earlier....

"Don't worry, Mister Blonde Man! I have a big surprise!" Caboose exclaimed as Lobo slowly but surely began to stagger to his feet from the sidelines, seeming to not even realize that All Might had completely and utterly passed out from the amount of force that had been exerted on him. Before the hulking beast was able to catch him, however, Caboose had already run outside the base.

"The fuck is he--" Before Micheael could finish his thought on whatever Caboose was doing, he had noticed the grenade in which Majima had thrown towards him and Miss Pauling. "Ahhh, shit!" He shouted, instinctively grabbing her and bringing her to the ground, leaping out of the blast zone of said grenade mere moments before it exploded. He'd ducked, and when he rose up, he was greeted by a... well, an unexpected sight, to say the least.

Yes, before you sat... a literal tank. With Caboose inside of it.

Uh oh.

Also, Narancia would realize that the entire base was surrounded by unclimbable walls and water. This would no doubt make escape nigh impossible.

Anyways, the tank began moving towards Lobo at a decent pace, its giant mass blocking the exit.

"Don't worry yellow man! I will save you!" Caboose exclaimed as the cannon took aim upon Lobo, clearly not realizing that the shot would decimate the entirety of Blue Base, and not just the one solo team member.

"Who would you like me to shoot, Caboose?" The tank asked in a robotic female voice. Before Caboose could answer, however, yet another person entered the ring.

'"CABOOSE!? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!? GET THE GODDAMN TANK AWAY FROM BLUE BASE!!" Church shouted from atop the canyons.

"Church!" Caboose suddenly shouted, which caused the tank to slowly turn around. "Uhh... tank lady... what are you doing?" Caboose asked.

"Target selected: Church."

"UH.... NONONO! Unselect from Church! Unselect from Church!!" Caboose shouted as he began to desperately mash buttons on the control panel of the tank, but to no avail. The tank simply kept rolling on over to Church.

"Readying main cannon."

"No, tank lady! Stop it!! Bad tank lady, bad!!!"

"That's it, Caboose! Just bring the tank over here and step out of it slowly. Preferably without blowing anything up." Church said as he stood atop the canyon, unaware of what was going on. By now, everyone else had luckily left the canyon.

"Firing main cannon."

"Firing main---....

Oh son of a bi--"

BANG!!!

"What the fuck was that!?" Tucker shouted as he ran out of Red Base, only to see Caboose hop out of the tank... and Church's dead body laying on the canyon. Slowly, Tucker turned to face Caboose, who just kinda stood there awkwardly. "You shot Church, you team-killing fucktard!" Tucker shouted from across the canyon.

"Oh shit! The Blues have tanks! And my 'zookas haven't even come in yet!" Sarge shouted as he too observed the senseless slaughter of Leonard L. Church. Without much of an option, Sarge looked cleared his throat, before calling out,

"ALL RED TEAM, REPORT BACK TO RED BASE! SOLO GUYS, YOU COME BACK AND YOU'LL GET YOUR COMPENSATION!!" Sarge shouted and, without much of a choice that didn't end in you probably blowing up and dying horribly, those of you on Red/Solo Team who weren't already at Red Base began to retreat.

Meanwhile, back with Church, Tucker had sprinted over to him as he was dying, the former Blue Team leader on his last breaths.

"T-Tucker... Tucker...!" He shouted weakly, face down in the dirt of the canyon.

"Church? Yeah, Church, what is it?" Tucker asked through very audible sniffles behind that helmet of his.

"Tucker... I-I just wanted to say... I always hated you... I always hated you the most...."

"Yeah, I know you did. Now hurry up and die, you prick." Tucker spat from behind his helmet, seeming much less sad now after Church shared those last few words.

"....blegh...."

And with that, Church's body went limp.


A few hours later, everyone was back at their respective bases. Red Team was simply hanging around, and the Solo Team had been paid equally for their duties in the previous battle. Blue Base, however, had something else stirring...

"Okay, well, I think your friend is good to go!" Doc exclaimed as he finished wrapping All Might up in bandages and stitching up his wounds. All Might himself was conscious once again, rather than laying down in a puddle of his own blood, so that was a plus.

"Yeah, uh... Doc, where the hell were you when Church was shot by a fucking tank? Or when Tex got stabbed through the fucking face by the pink guy?" Tucker asked. Blue Team had since made graves for the two, which were sitting right outside of Blue Base.

"Sorry about that, by the way! I had fallen asleep behind Blue Base after sniffing these AMAZING flowers!" Doc replied, which just made Tucker groan out in annoyance.

"...right, whatever. Do you at least know why Caboose has been acting so... strange lately?" Tucker asked, before turning to face Caboose. The soldier in question had indeed been acting strange. Instead of being his usual peppy, upbeat self, Caboose had been.... well, a lot more sadistic. In the past few hours, anyone who'd tried to talk to him would be met with a fifty/fifty response. It was either his usual nice response, or it was something like "I will slaughter your entire family" or "Sleep with one eye open". Like right now, when he was in the corner muttering "Kill them all..." Under his breath.

"That's because he's been infected." Came a... sort of familiar sounding voice. It almost sounded like Tex, except it was a LOT more feminine.

Suddenly, before you all, Tex appeared. Except now, they were a lot more... transparent.

"Oh, Goddammit Tex! I was gonna do a whole creepy-ass ghost thing!" Church, who was also transparent now, said as he appeared out of seemingly nowhere as well.

"Tex? Church!? The fuck are you two doing here, I thought you fucking died!?" Tucker shouted as he looked between the two. "And... Tex... you're a chick!?" Tucker asked as he turned to face her specifically.

"I was using a voice modulator, dumbass. To keep creeps like you from hitting on me," Tex scoffed. "But then... that cock-bite in the pink armor fucking stabbed me through the face, so here I am."

"Right, that makes sense I guess," Tucker said, before facing both Church and Tex yet again. "But how the fuck are you two like... ya know, here?"

"That's because we're ghosts, dumbass!" Church retorted.

"Bullshit. Ghosts ain't fuckin' real." Michael replied from his position nearby, which was leaned up against a nearby counter. He'd normally be more shocked by something like this but... Michael had seen enough shit in the last few hours to never make him question a single Goddamn thing in his life again.

"Well clearly they fuckin' are, otherwise I wouldn't be fucking standing here, would I?" Church snapped over towards Michael.

"Both of you, shut the hell up." Tex said with a groan, having to refrain from rubbing her temples, which were behind her ghost helmet. After a moment of silence from everyone, she continued. "Thank you. Anyways, before I explain, we're gonna need the Red Team." Tex said.

"The Red Team? Why the fuck would we need those assholes!?" Tucker whined.

"Because, without them, we won't be able to help Caboose." Church interjected. "And as much as I hate them, I'd rather not have every fucking person in this canyon die because one pink asshole fucked up." He said, which led to a groan on Tucker's end.

"Fine, fine, call them over here." Tucker said.

And so, it was done. The entirety of Red Team (and by extension, Solo Team), had been called over to Blue Base. And, much to Sarge's chagrin, you were all explicitly told to not draw your weapons, otherwise you'd be shot by the tank. Sarge was the first of you all to enter, followed by Simmons, then Grif, and then the rest of you.

"What do ya want, Dirty Blues!? I was watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S. when you called us over and told us not to use our weapons, I might add, so it better be important!" Sarge shouted.

"You watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S.? It's not even that good of a show." Grif chimed in, which resulted in a smack to the side of his head with the butt of Sarge's rifle.

"Shutup, Grif, before I shoot you in the Goddamn throat!" Sarge shouted as Grif laid upon the ground. Grif did not reply. Or even move, really. Tex merely groaned once more.

"Okay, now that you're all here, I can explain the situation," Tex said, before clearing her throat to gather anyone's attention that she hadn't already. "Okay, so basically, Caboose has been infected with an A.I. known as O'Malley. An A.I. which I was housing until someone went and fucking killed me," She said, before turning to face Donut, who proceeded to flip Tex off.

"And I'd do it again, you stupid whore!"

"...right. Anyways, the A.I. in question is one which is focused on pure destruction. I managed to hold it somewhat under control, but when I was killed, it left my body and fled to Caboose. An individual which has no control over a being as powerful as him."

"And? The fuck do you want us to do about it?" Michael asked.

"Well, maybe if you'd shut the hell up, I could get to that," Tex groaned through grit teeth. "The intel that I managed to swipe from the Reds indicated that Sarge has some kind of machine that lets you enter other people's minds via your own consciousness. This is where the new recruits come in." Tex said, before turning to all of you. "In order to defeat O'Malley from inside of Caboose's mind, we're going to need as much help as we can get. I don't even think that Church and I can do it alone."

"Waitwaitwait... Sarge... why the fuck would you have something like that?" Tucker asked.

"Yeah, Sarge... that's a little weird, dude." Church said.

"I made it so that I could go into Grif's mind and shoot the lazy right outta him! Make him into a real man!" There was a pause. "...or kill him! Whichever comes first."

"...right. Well, anyways, the new recruits will go into Caboose's mind with me. Tucker, you and the other Reds will stay out here with Caboose and make sure that he doesn't try anything fucky while we're in his mind."

"Now hold on a Goddamn sassafrancin' minute! I never agreed to allow you to use our machine!"

"Sarge, if you don't let us use it, we'll all probably die. Including you." Church explained.

"Dying is better than aiding the enemy!" Sarge retorted.

"We also have a fucking tank, and you don't." Tucker said.

"...fair point! Simmons, go fetch the Mind Machine!" Sarge replied as he turned to Simmons, who nodded in response.

"Yes Sir!" Simmons said as he ran out of the base. A few minutes later, Simmons had returned with the machine in question. It was... underwhelming, to say the least. Pretty much just two plastic bowls that were wrapped in tin-foil, both of which were connected by a black cable to a generator of some sort.

"Are you... sure that this works, Sarge?" Church asked, unsure of what the outcome of this particular experiment would be.

"Of course I am!" Sarge exclaimed as he waved off Church's concerns nonchalantly. "...mostly!"

"Mostly?"

"I am ninety-five percent sure that this will work, yes."

"And the other five percent?"

"Your heads blow up in a giant explosion of guts!"

"...right, yeah. Suddenly I'm not liking the validity of that intel, Tex." Church replied as he turned to face the female ghost.

"Well, it's either that, or O'Malley kills them all anyways. In much more horrifying ways, I might add."

"Jesus fuck! I'll go first!" Michael spat in annoyance as he stood up, shoving past anyone who happened to be in his way. With only a small iota of hesitation, Michael inhaled sharply and gripped the helmet, before strapping it down on his head. "Alright, so how's this thing work? Is there like an on switch or-- BYAAGGHHH!!!" Suddenly, Michael's body convulsed violently, the older man screaming in pain as he felt a surge of electricity run through his body. After only about a second, he subsided, going limp.

"...well, his head didn't explode." Church said with a shrug.

"Maybe he's dead?" Tucker suggested.

"Nope! Nope! He's fine, I just got a pulse!" Doc said after scanning Michael with that... well, scanner that he always held. "Definitely unconscious, though." He continued.

"Yeah thanks, Einstein." Church said, before turning to face all of you. "Well, I guess that that settles it, then. Tex and I are gonna head into Caboose's mind, and we'll see you all there." Church said as he approached Caboose, who had been strapped to the other bowl. Which, thankfully, was not a hard task in the slightest. All it took was luring him with a glass of orange juice and a coloring book.

"Wait... don't you have to put on the helmet thingy too?" Tucker asked in confusion as he watched both Church and Tex strut towards Caboose.

"No, I'm a motherfuckin' ghost, dude. I can just go into his mind using my ghost powers." Church retorted.

"...I don't think that's how ghosts work--"

"CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE I'M GOING INTO CABOOSE'S MIND USING MY GHOST POWERS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE!!" Church shouted as he sprinted towards Caboose, disappearing once he came into contact with him. Tex simply sighed and shook her head, before following suit.

Without much of a choice, you all put the helmet on one by one. Mere seconds after you did so, you would feel a powerful surge of electricity course through your body, before you went unconscious mere moments later. The last thing you saw was Tucker, Sarge, Simmons and Doc staring at you, and an unconscious Grif snoring on the floor.

You all awoke one by one on a platform of some sort, which appeared to be a good few feet up off the ground. The room itself appeared to be a maze of some sort, and a pretty dull one at that. Boring, uninspired shades of grey were about the only colors that filled the room around you. For such a colorful individual as Caboose, it didn't seem like there was much color in his mind at all. Maybe it was O'Malley's doing?

"Ya know, this place is a LOT bigger than I thought it would be. Especially for someone like Caboose." Church said as he looked around, with Tex standing by his side. One thing that you would notice is that neither of them were transparent anymore. So that was pretty cool.

"Just keep an eye out for anything suspicious or... well, crazy. This place is how Caboose perceives things after all, so expect the unexpected." Tex replied as she already had her gun trained, keeping it up in the air in case any enemies popped up.

As for all of you, there seemed to be two places of interest to go to. The first was a walkway right next to you, which appeared to act as a bridge of some sort. The other was a big, open area, which you could reach by taking a nearby ramp. It didn't look like either area was coordinated by any particular team, so you were free to travel where you wanted. For now, at least.

Pick your poison.

Cast List
Kameron Esters- as Captain Falcon (F-Zero) [Blue Team]
Chungchangching as Vitan (OC) [Blue Team] and Slamacow (Minecraft) [Blue Team]
2Bornot2B as Gripen (Girly Air Force) [Blue Team] and Shalltear Bloodfallen (Overlord) [Red Team]
DerpyCarp as Lealan Deathweed (Starbound OC) [Solo Team]
Benedict Cucumberpatch as Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch (Classified) [Blue Team]
PolikShadowbliss as Karma Darkon (OC) [Blue Team] and Odessa (OC) [Red Team]
Dylan.thomas7 as Goro Majima (Yakuza) [Red Team]
Gundam Watcher 27 as Kohirumaki Karen (Gun Gale Online) [Red Team]
Sir Skrubbins as Heavy (Team Fortress 2) [Red Team]
Atomic Chucklenuts as Rex Salazar (Generator Rex) [Red Team] and Sora (Kingdom Hearts) [Red Team]
Topless as Baby Bonnie Hood (Darkstalkers) [Solo Team]
FactionParadox as Saburo Kusanagi (OC) [Blue Team] and Dalek Scout 7570 Gamma (Doctor Who) [Red Team]
Hahli Nuva as Achilles (SMITE) [Solo Team]
darkred as Aloy (Horizon Dawn Zero) [Blue Team] and Maya "Echo" Visari (Killzone Shadowfall) [Solo Team]
ConnorOfficials as Lilith (OC) [Blue Team]
GeorgeTownRaja as Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) [Solo Team] and Rachel Roth (Teen Titans) [Blue Team]
SheaFlower as Akechi Touma and Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) [Blue Team]
Superwholock as Nero (Devil May Cry) [Red Team] and Salem Jay Nilson (Devil May Cry OC) [Red Team]
SheepKing as Narancia Ghirga (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) [Red Team]
SpaceRavens03 as Fernando "Slayer" Duran (Rise of Incarnates) [Solo Team]
Ineptitude as Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!) [Solo Team]
animegirl20 as Amy Rose (Sonic X) [Red Team]
Riven as Umbra (Warframe) [Blue Team]
Dragonlord318 as Logan (X-Men Origins) [Red Team]
Sayo-Nara as Lana the Braixen (Pokemon OC) [Red Team]
BoltBeam as Red Riding Hood (Mary Skelter Nightmares) [Red Team]
Veradana as Myrtle Ryder (OC) [Blue Team]
Marksman as Actus-199 (Warhammer 40k OC) [Red Team]
Gaius Danius Griinia as Jun Hyuga (Fate OC) [Blue Team]
The Explorer as Seiryo Teshigahara (OC) [Solo Team]
Jeremiah as Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) and Miss Pauling (Team Fortress 2) [Solo Team]
ManyFaces as Lobo (DC Comics) [Solo Team]
Caffeine Freak as Biggie Cheese (Barnyard) [Red Team]
FoolsErin as Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) [Solo Team]
Ferociousfeind as Pearl Pygmy (Splatoon 2) [Blue Team]
QizPizza as Gabrielle Akimoto (OC) [Solo Team]
jigglesworth as Captain John Price (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) [Blue Team]
P PopcornPie as Lucky (Whacked!) [Solo Team]
RedLight as Marcus Silver Pete Amsterdam Indigo Nautilus Tesla (OC) [Blue Team] and Kylo Ren (Star Wars) [Red Team]
FactionGuerrilla as Kassandra (Assassin's Creed: Odyssey) [Blue Team]
The Shadow Mercenary as Snake (Metal Gear Solid/Crysis OC) [Solo Team]
StaidFoal as Corvo Attano (Dishonored) [Blue Team] and Megumin (Konosuba) [Red Team]
Maxiliase as Tony Montana (Scarface) [Red Team]
Birb as Delta (OC) [Solo Team]
Senki as Synder Dre (OC) [Blue Team]
Addicted to Coffee as Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) [Red Team]
Raynar Saassin as Doom Slayer (DOOM) [Red Team]
Rodan The Asexual Kaiju as Revan (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) [Blue Team]
shio as Shio (OC) [Blue Team]
GearBlade654 as The Guards Rifleman (Company of Heroes 2) [Blue Team]
Professor Spacecakes as Toshinori "All Might" Yagi (My Hero Academia) [Blue Team]
Tibb-E as Tiberius Asletro (OC) [Red Team]
CocoaMarshmallow as Eric Fiamatta (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OC) ​

 

[PopcornPie]

"YAAAAAH! Stop it! I already told you everything I know!"
Lucky screamed as Tucker seized him by the neck, and kicked wildly. H-he was gonna die for his help!? He did make the wrong choice, didn't he?! "L-lassie! I'm sorry!" He shouted to Lana. Though perhaps this is what he deserved. He was absolutely worthle-

"Ouch! Damn it all!...I..."

He was saved? By who?

"L-laddie!..." His lip quivered as he faced Donut. O-oh fuck. Donut probably heard all of that. And he would have to tell. Lucky. Was. Fucked. He had to run. NOW. Why the fuck didn't he think about the consequences of being such a fucking tattletale!?

Fortunately, an explosion sounded. Lucky used this distraction to dart away from everyone, back to whatever the fuck was considered safety around here.

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Lucky reluctantly accepted the money, but threw it away the second he had the chance. Why would anyone reward a fucking retard like himself? He just spilled everything, and still expected to be the hero. He...Now he absolutely WAS going to be a fugitive.

A voice sounded over the canyon.

"Solo Team! Come here!..."

Reluctantly, Lucky answered the call like a dead rabbit walking. They knew it was a Solo teamer. They just didn't know which one exactly. Everyone was in fucking danger now. Maybe he should just let them execute him...

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"So now we have A.I. to deal with, laddie?!" Lucky spat in disbelief, staring at poor Caboose. In his guilt, he had ignored all the conversations around him. Well, at least this would be a distraction from his impending death...Or was it?
When everyone was forced to put on the helmet, Lucky's heart dropped. "OH, OH FUCK! THEY'RE EXECUTING US ALL! I MADE ALL OF US UNWORTHY OF LIFE!" In his moment of panic, he forgot what he had been told. He forgot this was for someone's sake. All he knew was he failed. He failed at everything. At ending the war, at being Lana's knight, at exposing Toffee. He tried to scramble for it, only to be pulled to the machine. "There must be some other way! Pull everyone else out, and just send me! I'm the tattletale! I spilled it! Please don't send everyone else inside because of me!" His cries fell on deaf ears. "EVERYONE! I'M S-" Was all he could say, before taking his last breath.


"...Purgatory?" He asked himself upon awakening. "No, right...inside a mind..with a psychopathic AI..." When he looked around at all his friends, glass shards ran through his heart. Nobody would be spared this terrible fate. "I did this. I got us all banished. Nobody is seeing their home now. We're all robot food. I might as well just distance myself now, before the accusin' starts..."

So he took the walkway.

thatguyinthestore

 

[ConnorOfficials]

Lilith and everyone else were transported into the grey open room and they woke up a moment later.
"Wow, for someone so cheerful you'd think this place would have at least a little bit of color." she said a little bit concernedly.
"Welp, I'll be investigating over there." She said pointing her thumb over to the open room behind her.
"If anyone want's to come with then don't hesitate."

Anyone

(Not literally Anyone the user anyone just anyone who wants to go with Lilith)​