[Church and Tucker talk outside about the tank, completely unaware of what just took place]
CChurch
Well, enough gabbing out of us, let's take this bad boy out for a spin. Go ahead and hop in, Tucker.
Me? I can't drive that thing!
CChurch
You're telling me you're not armor certified?
I ca— I don't even know how to use the fuckin' sniper rifle! Don't you know how to drive that?
CChurch
No! Holy crap! Who is running this army?!
[Caboose leaves Blue base]
Hey! Just wanted to let you know, the general stopped by and picked up the flag!
CChurch
[to Caboose] Yeah, okay. Whatever, moron! [back to Tucker] Why would they give us a tank if nobody here knows how to drive the damn thing? ...Wait a second. What did he just say?
[Through a combination of misunderstandings, Caboose let Donut take the blue flag]
CChurch
Let me get this straight; you gave this guy our flag...
CChurch
Bad? Oh no, that's not bad! Next time he comes over, why don't you just help him blow up the whole god damn base?!
[Church looks though a sniper rifle]
CChurch
Where? [sees Donut] Oh! Yeah! Oh, I got him! He's sneaking around back behind the cliffs.
He must be one smart son of a bitch.
Oh, great. Now he's taunting us! That's just embarrassing.
CChurch
All right, that's it! I've had it! Rookie, you stay here. Me and Tucker, we'll head through the teleporter, we'll cut him off at the pass.
CChurch
Tucker, you ready? Let's go.
There is no way I'm going through that thing.
CChurch
Tucker, we don't have time for this. Why would they give us a teleporter if it doesn't work?
I don't know! Why would they give us a tank that no one can drive?
CChurch
We already tested the teleporter, remember?
We threw rocks through it!
CChurch
Yeah and so what? The rocks came through the other side, didn't they?
Yeah, but they were all hot and covered with black stuff.
CChurch
Oh, so I guess that's what this is all about then? You're afraid of a little black stuff.
Yes, I am. I am afraid of black stuff.
CChurch
Tucker, I almost hate to do this to ya. [Church points his gun at him]
CChurch
You know, I look at it this way: either a) we go through there and get the flag back, or b) we stay here, and I get to kill you. Either way, I win.
For the record, I want you to know: rocks aren't people.
CChurch
Duly noted. Now get in there.
Crap! All right. One... two...
[Tucker runs through the teleporter]
[Seconds pass and Tucker hasn't come out of the teleporter]
Huh. He didn't come out the other side...
CChurch
Yeah. I've, uh... I've decided I'm not gonna use the teleporter.
[Church runs away from the base]
CChurch
Okay, Rookie, you stay here. I'll be back with the flag.
[Church catches up to Donut in middle of canyon]
CChurch
FREEZE! [aims assault rifle at Donut]
Hey, why the hell were you shooting at me? You could've hit me, dick!
CChurch
Can it! Don't try to play stupid with me, Sarge! I know who you are. We've been spying on you for three weeks now.
I just got here two hours ago and I'm not a Sergeant, I'm a Private.
CChurch
Wait a minute, you're not the Sergeant!
Yeah! That's what I just said.
CChurch
Well then how the hell did you manage to steal our flag?
Steal? I have no idea what the hell you're talking about.
[Tucker suddenly pops out through the teleporter]
HOLY SHIT! Who is this guy?
CChurch
What in the hell?! Tucker? Is that you?
How did you get up here ahead of me?
And what's with that black shit on your armor?
Hey! Freeze, Sarge! [Tucker levels his weapon at Donut's head]
Will you stop calling me a Sergeant? I'm still just a Private!
The Sarge is still a Private? Oh. My. God. The teleporter sent me back in time!
Look, I know you don't know me, but you have to believe what I'm about to tell you. Sometime in your future, I get stationed here in Blood Gulch and we meet. And this guy here, (motioning towards Donut) he gets promoted to Sergeant of the red army and we spy on them. And they get this new jeep and I'm all like, "There is no way you can pick up chicks in a tank!"
CChurch
Tucker, what the fuck are you babbling about?
I know all this sounds crazy, but he eventually becomes a Sergeant, and then one day we get a tank, and he comes and steals our flag while we're distracted!
[Annoying ranchero music from the Red Team's Warthog starts playing quietly and gets louder and louder as Church continues talking]
CChurch
Red, shut up. Tucker, listen to me, you haven't gone back in time, okay? This is the guy that stole our flag, he's just not the Sergeant. Turns out, he's just some dumb rookie who happens to have the same color armor as him. He got in somehow; just— FOR GOD'S SAKE, WHAT IS THAT MUSIC!?
[Warthog flies over hill towards Church, Tucker, and Donut]
The jeep followed me back in time!
[Simmons starts shooting and yelling taunts at the Blues, who have hidden behind a rock]
What the hell is going on here?
You know what? I honestly have no idea what's going on! I think everyone in this canyon is absolutely insane!
How did you get their flag?
I don't know, I just asked for it.
I guess. Is it not supposed to?
I don't know. We ...never even thought to try that. Just take the flag to the base, I'll explain there.
Not until someone tells me what the fuck is go—
There's no time to explain, Rookie! Just take the flag and go to base! I'll explain everything there!
Fine! [starts running towards blue base]
Ugh, back to our base, dumbass!
Uh, I know. I just got turned around that's all.
[Church and Tucker are ducked behind rocks to avoid gunfire from the jeep]
CChurch
My God, doesn't that thing ever run out of bullets?
You know, in hindsight, we should have brought the tank.
CChurch
(obviously annoyed) Hey, Tucker, what good is a tank gonna do us if nobody here knows how to drive it?
Yeah, I can see how hiding behind a rock is a much better strategy.
CChurch
Well... yeah, but... oh man, I guess I gotta give that one to you.
[Church tells about Sidewinder via flashback]
CChurch
Alright, well... one day when I was there, everything was just like normal. I remember I was out on patrol with my partner Jimmy. That Jimmy was a real good kid. Everybody liked him.
Do you think I was a good kid, Church?
CChurch
Tucker, don't get jealous, man. Just listen to the story, okay? Like I said, guys were hanging around, waitin' for some action, bitchin' about the cold...
SSoldier
Man, it's fuckin' cold. I hope we get some action.
CChurch
Anyway, Jimmy was in the middle of telling me all about this girlfriend he had back home.
JJimmy
Yep, soon as I get back, I'm gonna get down on one knee and ask her to marry me.
CChurch
And that's when Tex showed up. Private Mickey was the first to go. He was halfway across the base when all of a sudden, he just started screaming bloody murder.
MMickey
Bloody murder! Bloody murder!
CChurch
The whole thing was over before it even started. Poor Jimmy was the last one to go. Tex walked up to him, pulled Jimmy's skull right out of his head and beat him to death with it.
Wait a second... how do you beat someone to death with their own skull? That doesn't seem physically possible.
CChurch
That's exactly what Jimmy kept screaming.
JJimmy
This doesn't seem physically possible! Hurrk... Blehhh
[End of flashback]
CChurch
Bottom line is: these freelancers, they're bad news. And Tex is one of the worst.
If he's such a badass, why didn't he kill you?
CChurch
To tell you, I don't know why I'm not dead. Could have killed me at any point. But maybe it's because Tex and I have run into eachother once before.
CChurch
You, uh... You remember that girl I told you about back home? Well, let's just say that Tex is the real reason why we never got married. [starts to fade away] Guys, I'm fading fast and I don't know when I'll be back. Just listen to my warning. Don't let Tex get involved here.
CChurch
I mean it, Tucker. No fighting, no scouting, nothing! You'll regret it. [fades away completely]
So! Tex and Church were after the same girl.
I told you his girlfriend was a slut!
[Camera pans and Tex appears]
[Watching Tex through a sniper rifle] Man, he's really kicking their asses.
How come I never get the fucking sniper rifle?
I'm really glad Tex is on our team and not theirs.
Sure makes things a lot easier on us.
Yeah... I think switching Tex for Church was a good trade.
It definitely seems like your killing Church is working out for us.
You think so, I was gonna say something but uh, but you know.
Did Tex get into the base?
[Tex enters the reds base]
CChurch
Blue team flag returned.
What the?! Who said that?
CChurch
[clears voice] Sorry that was me. I uh, I guess I had something stuck in my throat. Your flag is back by the way.
CChurch
Yeah, its me, hey Caboose.
Hey Church, what are you up to?
CChurch
Caboose, hehe, I'm not really hear to make small talk, ok, how did you guys manage to get your flag back?
W-What, oh, that flag? We've always had that.
CChurch
Tucker, who do think your trying to fool...hey wait a second, where's Tex?
Um, I'm not really sure he said was going to the store, uh something about elbow grease.
CChurch
Oh great, this is so typical! What was the one thing I told you guys the last time I appeared?
CChurch
argh, what was the other one thing I told you.
Not to let him get involved?
CChurch
Right, and what did you do?
CChurch
And not just a little involved, how involved?
[Lopez enters base]
You really better hope the first one knocks me out.
[Sarge knocks out Tex]
Ow, what the? Frickin head, Jesus.
He's hurt Grif, but he'll make, but we'll need to get him some help, fast.
Yeah, yeah, hold on a second, what happened here? First Donuts head exploded and then you fainted, and then some black thing showed up-
[Simmons interrupts Grif] Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, I did not faint, something knocked me out.
Ok fine, just keep lying to yourself, whatever helps you sleep at night.
Man, just go find Sarge, we need to get Donut out of here.
[Sarcastically] Yeah sure, oh and uh, I'm fine by the way, thanks for asking.
Whatever no one likes you anyway.
[Caboose watches Grif go into the base]
Yep, he's definitely captured....We're dead......Captured or dead [sigh]....Or captured and dead!
CChurch
Well, that's just perfect!
What?! What is your problem?! Why do you even care if he's captured, I thought you hated that guy for stealing your girlfriend?
CChurch
I never said I hated Tex. I just said she was the reason we never got married.
Sarge, we need to get Donut airlifted outta here.
Can you put that in a memo and title it, "SHIT I ALREADY KNOW", get on the horn command! Well, look who's up, rise and shine buttercup!
[Voice filter broken] Oh great, you broke my voice filter, you cockbitting-fucktards!
Ah ha! I knew it, only a chick could give me a headache this big!