Red vs Blue : Mirage

We're Being Watched

Lopez: Hazlo más despacio. Lo vas a arruinar. [Tone it down. You're going to blow it.]

O'Malley: (yet again, more evil laughter)

Lopez: OK, ahora eso es demasiado. [OK, now that's just too much.]

In the distance, someone hides behind a pillar.

O'Malley: What was that? (turning away slowly) Hmm... (turning back quickly) Aha! Heh? (turning away) Hmm, a-ha! ...Minding my own business, slowly walking away and HAA, I got you! (turns around). ...Oh forget it.

Cut to Simmons and Grif walking by a convenient skull.

Sarge: Grif, Simmons, where've you two been?

Simmons: Our patrol didn't go exactly as planned, Sarge.

Sarge: Did you find something? Wait a minute, where's the jeep?

Grif: Yeeaah, it's like this.

Sarge: Grif... I just built that jeep, I don't want to hear that it's been destroyed.

Grif: Oh, well then maybe I should stop talking. Or you can stop listening.

Sarge: Grif!

Simmons: Nonono it's not destroyed Sarge, the engine just quit.

Sarge: And what exactly were you doing when the engine died?

Grif: Duh, getting the jeep outta the ditch.

Sarge: What was the jeep doing in a ditch?

Grif: Well I can tell you what it wasn't doing, and that's re-enacting the coolest scene from The Dukes of Hazzard ever.

Sarge: Rrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Grif: Simmons was driving.

Simmons: No I wasn't, I was holding the arrows and the dynamite!

Cut to the three of them looking at the jeep.

Sarge: Wait a second, this thing isn't busted, it's just outta gas.

Grif: It runs on gas?

Sarge: Of course not moron, where are we gonna get gasoline? I modified the fuel cells to utilize a form of cold fission, powered by solar energy.

Simmons: So then why is it dead, sir?

Sarge: You would have had to park it in the shade for at least two hours. What were you doing parked in the shade for two hours?

Grif: Well I can tell you what we weren't doing...

Sarge: Ah, forget it. Come on, help me push this thing in the sunlight. One, two, three!

Sarge and Simmons push the jeep, Grif faces the other way and doesn't help at all.

Simmons: Hurrrr...

Sarge: Hurrrrniaaa.

Grif: Hurr. Man this thing weighs a ton. Holy crap. Wowzers.

Rayner comes around the corner.

Rayner: Hey guys, what's– woah. Uh, you guys need any help there?

Sarge: Hurrr... beat it blue. I don't need you touchin' my stuff.

Rayner: You sure? Sounds like you can really use my–

The sound of cracking, as if someone's back just gave out, is heard.

Sarge: Hurk! ... Fine, you can help. But don't get too touchy.

Sarge steps back, letting Rayner take his place.

Simmons: Okay, ready? One... two... three!

The car is easily pushed into the sunlight.

Simmons: Haaa– oh, we're done.

Grif: Damn dude, how strong are you?

Sarge: Grif, what happened to this fender?

Grif: It was like that when we took it out!

Sarge: And where's the hubcap?

Grif: Man, this neighborhood's really going to crap.

Sarge: I gotta buy those in sets of four, numbnuts.

Simmons: The jeep's getting power.

The jeep gets power, just like Simmons predicted, and that same stupid song starts playing.

Rayner: Hey what's that music?

Sarge: Turn that crap off.

Music stops, radio sounds are heard.

Tex: (over the radio) Come in, does anyone hear me? Over.

Sarge: What the, who's that?

Tex: (over the radio) This is Freelancer Tex, looking for anyone from the Blood Gulch Outposts, do you read. Over.

Rayner: It's Tex!

Grif: That mean chick from your team?

Simmons: Hang up on her.

Sarge: Good idea.

Tex: (over the radio) I have found O'Malley's base. I repeat, I have found O'Malley's base.

Sarge: O'Malley? Son of a-

Simmons: Where is she?

Tex: (over the radio) They seem to be holed up in some kind of a fortress. I'm not sure how I got here or how they built it, but if you can read this, I need you to get to me as fast as you can.

Grif and Simmons talk over her transmission.

Grif: Maybe we could use the radio to triangulate her position.

Simmons: How? We only have one radio. We would need a third point to triangulate.

Grif: Okay, well let's just pick a point between her and us.

Simmons: What? That's not a triangle you idiot, that's a line!

Grif: Right, a line that we'll follow straight to Tex! It's the perfect mathematical plan!

Simmons: Hey Grif, why don't you just stick to criticizing other people's ideas, instead of coming up with your own.

Grif: It does seem to be my talent.

Sarge: I could simulate a third radio by using some of this sand, and the heat from the jeep's tailpipe to make an enormous refractory lens. And then-

Grif: Or we could just listen to the coordinates she's sending.

Pan to the warthog where Rayner is listening to Tex's message.

Tex: (over the radio) My coordinates are two two niner delta, by one point three seven gamma.

Rayner: Mhmm, got it.

They talk over her again.

Simmons: Uh yeah, we could do that too. ...What's wrong Sarge?

Sarge: (sigh) Nothing.

Simmons: You really wanted to make the lens, didn't you.

Sarge: You're damn right!

Simmons: Well we can make it later, when we have more time.

Sarge: Awwww, don't patronize me.

Tex: (over the radio) I need you guys to come right away. Or better yet, just send Rayner over. I'm sure I'll be good with just his help.