Grif: ...and then I thought, you know, we could sneak around the side while they were hiding behind the rock but uh... that's when the tank showed up and uh... shit just started blowing up, I don't know.
[sighs] Grif, do you have any godly idea how much this piece of equipment costs?
I... I don't know... Like ten... Ten-twenty? Twenty-five bucks? ... You're gonna kill me now, aren't you?
Tell you what, Grif. I'm a fair man. I'll give you a 10 second head-start before I let Lopez do anything he wants to you.
Guys, I just want you to know, I'm really, really sorry about-
5 mississippi, 6 mississippi.
Okay, I guess I'd better get going.
[Sarge and Lopez look at each other, then start shooting at Grif]
Hey guys! Not funny, somebody could get hurt here!
[Tucker is standing with Tex, while Tex fires at a target off screen]
That's basically it sir. They have five guys over there and a big jeep.
TTex
[Speaks through a voice filter] And your flag. [reloads gun]
Hey, Tex? I don't know what it's been like at your other bases, but we try to not use other soldiers as target practice here.
[Caboose is standing in front of a rock full of bullet blasts]
[talking to Tex but Tex is not listening] So you've got the special forces black armor I see... Were you in the special forces at some point? [Tex reloads some more] Yeah, I used to have black armour too. It was black because I got this stuff all over it from th- [Tex leaves] Okay, you gotta go? I'll see you later.
[whispers] I don't think he likes you.
[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]
What the?! Who said that?
[clears voice] Sorry that was me. I uh, I guess I had something stuck in my throat. Your flag is back by the way.
Yeah, its me, hey Caboose.
Hey Church, what are you up to?
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.
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.
Oh great, this is so typical! What was the one thing I told you guys the last time I appeared?
argh, what was the other one thing I told you.
Not to let him get involved?
Right, and what did you do?
And not just a little involved, how involved?
[Lopez enters base]
TTex
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!
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?
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!
TTex
[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!
[Tex just stares silently at Grif]
Just ignore him, that's what I do.
Not so tough now that we unloaded your weapon, are ya?
TTex
Hey punk, I don't need a weapon to kill you.
Yeah right. What are you gonna do, punch me?
[Tex moves forward, making Grif flinch.]
CSChurch/Sarge
Hey man, what's up, yo?
Um, hey. What's going on out there, sir?
CSChurch/Sarge
What, uh, why, nothing. Why would you ask if something's wrong?
I think that's a perfectly normal question in a time of war.
CSChurch/Sarge
Yeah well, I don't know. You're startin' to act kinda suspicious there... other red guy, so I'm keeping my eye on you.
Sarge, I'm starting to think tha- [Church huts Simmons in the back of the head ] OWWW! Jeez, the back of my head.
TTex
What the hell are you doing?!
CChurch (in Sarge's Body)
Tex, it's me, Church. I'm here to rescue you.
TTex
You're a little short to be Church.
What? Oh yeah, right the armor. [Church leaves Sarge's body]
What in Sam hell? Where the... who spat on my visor?
Tex, there's not much time to explain, so I'm just gonna give you the summary here, okay? I'm a spirit now and I'm trapped in the physical world. I possessed this red guy so that I can sneak into the base and rescue you while the rest of our guys run around in the middle of the canyon, covered in black stuff that they got from going through the teleporter.
What? That's it? Okay? You're not surprised by any of this?
TTex
Nope, it pretty much all makes sense.
Not even the whole 'Church is a ghost' thing? That didn't do anything for ya?
TTex
I can see through you, it's pretty obvious.
Okay, well let me pop back into this guy and we'll get out of here.
[Church re-enters Sarge's body]
So since you're helping us, I guess you're not so mean after all.
TTex
I wouldn't say I'm mean, I just get paid to do mean things.
TTex
Well, I think it's important to enjoy what you do.
So let's say I paid you to kill Caboose. [Caboose was told to watch "the base" in case the Reds see them, but he is watching Blue base.] You would still do it, right? Even though you're supposed to be helping us?
TTex
Is this a hypothetical discussion, or should we start talking numbers?
Yeah, I don't wanna talk about this any more.
[Caboose spies Donut through the rifle scope and believes that he is a girl]
Aw man, how come they get a girl?!
TTex
[from ground level] Uh, you guys realize that I'm a chick, right? And that I'm standin'... right here?
Yeah Tex, but when we say a girl, we mean a girl girl.
TTex
And what the hell does that mean?
CTCaboose and Tucker
...Nothing! [both quickly back up from the ledge]
Well Tex, that was a great story. I especially like the part where Church got pants'd in High School.
I found that part entirely out of context.
But I still don't get how we're suppose to stop the AI.
TTex
I don't remember much from the implantation process. I do remember that can be transmitted from host to host by the helmet radios. Before I learned anything else, the AI took over and we escaped. If we can kill the AI and not give it a place to jump, we'll beat it.
And then I can get my body back. Deal?
Alright, Tex and I will possess Caboose now. Tucker, we need you to work on the reds. Get them to turn off their helmet radios so Omally won't have anywhere to go, once we get him out of there.
What?! How the hell am I going to do that?!
I don't know. Come up with a plan.
Come on. You know how I feel about plans.
TTex
You're not going to have much time when we get in there, so move fast.
Oh, I see. You have no idea of what I should do, or how I should do it, but what ever I do, I should do it fast?
Wow. You guys are a lot of help.
CSCaboose's mental image of himself
I see. So you're from the outside. That's where the other is from as well.
The other? Wait, you mean O'Malley? Have you seen him?
CSCaboose's mental image of Church
Of course he's seen him, you idiot! You think Mr. Caboose would miss something like that, you sleazy douchebag fuck?!
Hold on a second. Who the hell are you?
CSCaboose's mental image of Church
My name is Church, butt-wiping ass-munch!
[To Tex] This guy's kind of an asshole.
CSCaboose's mental image of Church
And I'm Caboose's best friend, so don't get any ideas about kissing up, you lip-lipping fuck-suck!
Okay, there's a lot of stuff in that sentence I didn't like.
TTex
Just play along, Church. We're gonna need this guys if we're gonna find O'Malley.
CSCaboose's mental image of Tucker
I'm gonna go look for girls.
Come on mister Blue guy, you gotta wake up, wake up!
It hurts...just let me die.
You can't die! I'm bored! All these girls wanna talk about is chick stuff, and not the fun chick stuff like ribbons and unicorns.
[Camera goes to a view where Tex is talking to Sheila behind Donut]
TTex
I don't have treads, but I often find them staring at things they really shouldn't be.
[Camera goes back to Donut]
You see? Boring stuff, like oppression and a hostile work environment!
I can't, he got possessed by the evil guy and they escaped! He's the one who shot you, don't you remember?
I know, I want him to shoot me again.
Now, now, now. Sounds like someone's got a case of the poor me's. If you were gonna die, you would have done it by now! Maybe you just need to realize you're gonna to have to live with intense pain.
Get that Sarge guy. Have him make me a new body.
Ugh, we can't. We're out of parts because we overused that joke, and Sarge left with the others to go chase Doc. But don't you worry, they left a long time ago, so I'm sure they'll be back any minute. Simmons had a foolproof plan to catch 'em.