We'll Beat You; Black With Blue

New Begginings

After getting off the pelican I overheard someone yell, "You can't pick up chicks in a tank!"

"Great, now I have to deal with Tucker," I muttered giving a side glance to Michele.

I reluctantly started my painful walk towards Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha to introduce myself along with Caboose and Michele.

Once everyone was well acquainted I saw Tucker motioning towards the tank saying, "Hey! We got this cool new ride-"

I stopped him before he could say anything else, "Tucker, listen to me. You can't pick up girls in a tank."

"Yeah I agree," Michele concurred giving Tucker a menacing glare.

"Just show them to their rooms Tucker. Then you and Caboose come outside with me to help stand watch," Church commanded.

"You sure you want Caboose?" I questioned laughing quietly to myself.

"Yes I'm sure," he responded walking out of the base.

"We only have one room left so two of you will have to share with someone else," Tucker commented slyly smiling at Michele.

"Hey Michele. If you want, you can share with me," I proposed.

"Or you can share with me," Tucker countered.

"Thanks for the offer Tucker but I'd rather share with Ryder," Michele replied sneeringly.

"Tucker!" Church yelled," Hurry up and get your ass out here!"

"Come on Caboose, lets go," Tucker grunted reluctantly.

As Tucker and Caboose walked away Michele whispered loud enough for me to hear," Thanks."

"For what?" I asked.

"For offering to share a room with me."

"Well if you shared a room with Tucker he would probably try to seduce you in the middle of the night. Even if you got your own room he might try to sneak in and seduce you anyway."

"Yeah I guess your right," she responded, softly giggling.

Walking into our room I noticed two sets of boxes one black the other electric blue I guess they were our belongings.

"So which set is yours?" I inquired.

"Why are you asking me?"she responded looking back and forth between the boxes.

"Look through the boxes to see which is yours."

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to see your...personal belongings."

"Yeah I don't want you seeing those either,"Michele replied shyly moving towards the electric blue set of boxes.

A few seconds later I started to take my helmet while Michele was searching through some boxes she spoke up," the black boxes are yours."

"You positive?"I questioned jokingly.

"No I'm lying to you so I can have your stuff." I was about to respond with a dumbass comment until I heard Church yell,"ROOKIE! SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, YOUR DRIVING ME CRAZY, GET IN THERE!"

"Shit,"I thought to myself.

"Hey I'm going to go gau-,"I started to state before Michele interrupted saying,"I'll come too."

When we walked into the room Caboose was standing next to the flag watching the front entrance.

"Oh hey Ryder. Hey Walker,"he greeted happily when he took notice of us.

"Who said you could call me that?"Michele asked.

"Uh you did,"Caboose responded as if it were a dumb question.

"I'm here I might as well play along," I thought.

"Anyway Caboose what are you doing?"I questioned.

"Church likes me so much he gave me a special mission. Stand by the flag until the general gets here!"Caboose cheered.

I started to sit down then I heard a voice complain,"Why is everyone so freakin rude in this canyon?"

"Really? You come in as soon as I am about to try to relax?" I cursed to myself. I reluctantly attempted to stand up as a man in red armour walked in the room.

"Hey Caboose? Why don't you see what our guest needs,"I said.

"Yes sir! I assume your here about this!"Caboose turned head to look at the flag.

"Is this all you have?"the man asked as if he were worried.

"Yes sir,"Michele pipped up attempting to start from where she was sitting.

"What about elbow grease?"Donut questioned.

"No"Michele responded.

"Headlight fluid?"

"Sorry, but you can take the flag if you want."

"Alright, but they're gonna give me so much shit for coming back with only this stupid flag,"he said before taking the flag and leaving.

"Damit Michele you can't just go around taking people's scenes," I said to myself in the safety of my mind.

"Ryder? Are you ok?"Caboose asked me with a hint of worry in his voice.

"Yeah just go get Church and tell him someone took the flag."