Red Owl Vs Blue Raven

Chapter eightteen

Director: Dear Chairman.

Fade in to the Freelancers attacking the structure

Director: I don't give a DAMN about your committee and its opinions of my work! Have you forgotten sir, we were at war? A fight with an alien race for the very survival of our species? I feel I must remind you, that it is an undeniable, and, may I say, a fundamental quality of Man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable!

Cut to Church and Wash running up a ramp

Soldier: Over here, over here!

Washington: Get that door!

The door closes behind them and they arrive with the Reds

Church: What's the status up here?

Grif: Fucked up, 'bout to die, Simmons is a nerd... the usual. Hunter firing off his new machine gun. Luz and South went to start up the Hornet. They're on stand by when we need to leave.

Sarge: The Meta is here and looks like we've got at least half a dozen squads out there. They know our position, and we're outgunned.

Amity: Yeah we're pretty fucked. But the Meta is somewhat far away from us so that's kind of good.

Washington: So, what's the plan?

Amity: Make a run for it.

Sarge: Well we were gonna retreat down the hall until you just brought more guards up that way, so now the plan's pretty much to go down swinging. You first.

Grif: Hey Simmons, can you get back on that computer and change my affiliation from Red to Freelancer?

Simmons: Traitor.

Hunter: Damnit! I should have asked for that! Simmons can we go back?!

Simmons: I don't think we have the time for that.

Hunter: Oh what the fuck!?

Grif: Hey, you gotta go with the winner.

Caboose: Um, could you change my job title to something more important like astronaut-oh, I know, Space Marine!

Church: What are you idiots doing?

Simmons: This computer has all of Command's records.

Church: It does? Records on everybody?

Simmons: Yeah. You know, theoretically.

Simmons alt-tabs the screen to from BLUES DELETED to something else. With Agent South Dakota files saying DELETED FILES.

Simmons: Hup du-doo, doo doo, nothin' to see here, doo doo doo doo...

Sarge: Hehehe...

Church: Oh great, now I'll show you that you're wrong.

Washington: What an excellent idea.

Simmons: Wrong about what?

Church: Wash has been trying to convince me that I'm an A.I.

Amity: Hunh? Why would he do that?

Washington: Because he's transparent? He can take over other people, you know, that kind of stuff.

Grif: That's because he's a ghost, dude.

Hunter: That's like the very definition of ghost.

Church: Thank you, that's what I said.

Washington: If he's a ghost, why aren't any of the other soldiers turning in to ghosts?

Church: Okay fine, why don't we just settle this? Simmons, look me up in the database.