Everyone stares in complete shock as they see watch looking at them back from when they were in Blood Gulch.
"What the heck guys?! I came up here for some peace and quiet!" Church shouts.
"What on Earth is happening?" Dylan breathes.
"Loco's machine opened a portal to the past! Geez, Dylan, try to keep up." Jax scoffs.
"Oh, no-freakin'-way!" Tucker gasps.
"Hurry! Hurry, Caboose...you don't...have...long...herk, blergh!" Loco says before giving his last breath.
Caboose slowly approaches the portal and stares.
"Caboose! Pull him through!" Tucker insists.
"No, Tucker. I...I know what I need to do."
"Seriously, what is happening right now? Is there something in the water?" Church asks.
Caboose slowly inhales. "Church...Church, there's a lot of things I never got to say, and...I know I won't get another chance to say them, so: I think you are cool. Like, super awesome, amazing cool and...I, I always felt like really awesome too, when we were hanging out together. You know, I never really felt sad...when you died, because–"
"What do you mean when I died?!" Caboose shushes Church and puts a finger against his mouth.
"Shh, shh, sh. I-I never felt sad when you died because I couldn't imagine a world without you. But I know it's real. I... I know. And I'm sad. Things...things really aren't okay without you. But I know with my other friends–who, even if you add them all up together aren't really cool as you––I know we're all gonna be okay. I know we're all gonna be okay. I know we're all gonna be okay. Go back to heaven now, Church. And say hello to Loco when you get there. He was alright too."
The portal closes on Church as he says, "All right, which one you idiots wants to tell what the heck is going on right now?"
As soon as it closes, the machine begins to overload.
"What in the name of Patton's gray ghost was that?!" Sarge questions.
"I don't know if we're gonna be around long enough to parse together a theory!" Simmons says panicking.
"We're out of time! We need to do something!" Dylan cries.
"Like what? Shoot it?" Tucker asks.
"Oh! No, we need a sacrifice!" Jax states.
"Shut up, Jax." Dylan snaps.
"No, listen! That's how this always works! One of us needs to heroically sacrifice themselves while giving an emotional monologue!"
Sarge slaps his head. "Dang it, he's right!"
"What?"
"Sarge!" Tucker says in disbelief.
"But who's willing to lay down their life to save everyone else...?"
"Not it!" Grif says.
"Not it!" Simmons adds.
"NO ONE NEEDS TO MAKE A HEROIC SACRIFICE!" Tucker yells.
"Yo-yo-yo! Did I just hear the words "heroico sacrificico"?" VIC questions.
"Ah, goddangit!" Tucker groans.
"VIC!" Dylan says in relief. "VIC, I know it's a long shot, but it appears this machine has some computer systems. Can you try to acc–"
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Agent Arizona: Season 15
ActionChorus had finally stopped its ongoing war for years, thanks to the Reds and Blues. But now it seems that for some unknown reason, the Sim Troopers of Blood Gulch have gone rogue. Freelancers have been disappearing and UNSC bases have been attacked...