R(WBY)ed vs Blue: All's Fair In Love And War

Chapter 9: A House Divided, Then Multiplied

Crash Site Bravo
Red Base

Grif reaches Red Base, next to Lopez 2.0. Grif turns to Lopez 2.0.

Grif: Hey, where's Sarge?

Lopez 2.0: ¿Por qué me estás preguntando? Usted no habla Español. (Why are you asking me? You don't speak Spanish.)

Sarge heads towards the two.

Sarge: Private Grif. I see you've returned from your reconnaissance mission unscathed. That's disappointing. Unacceptable.

Lopez 2.0: Hombre... ¿Qué tiene este tipo contra ti? (Man... What is this guy's beef with you?)

Sarge: So, what information have you recovered?

Grif: Uh, that the Blues aren't up to anything and that you're a paranoid old man bordering on senility.

Sarge: Uh-huh. I'll take that into consideration Private. But how about we hear from our more competent soldier?

Sarge looks around to see Simmons not there.

Sarge:  ...Simmons?

Grif: He's with the Blues.

Sarge: With- the Blues?

Grif: Yeah. He seemed really eager to stay at their base for some reason.

Sarge: Huh. Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time.

Grif: A matter of time?

Sarge: Yep. I knew this day would come.

Grif: Really? You knew Simmons would eventually wanna leave the Red Team?

Sarge: Leave Red Team?! Grif, are you even paying attention?!

Grif: I mean, not really, I just th- I-

Sarge: First they build a giant robot! Then they capture my second in command! It's just as I had predicted! The enemy has finally shown its true colors! And that color is #0000FF!

Grif: What?

Sarge: Blue! Blue! It's Red vs. Blue all over again! But this time, with Team RWBY involved! No doubt the Blues have deceived them into their Blue cause! Oh poor Ruby, tricked to fight against her Red comrades!

Grif: No, Sarge, they didn't trick-

Sarge: Can you believe it? Posing as our allies only to stab us in the back years after our conflict had seemingly ended! They've pulled off the most elaborate ruse in the history of simulated military combat!

Grif: I don't-

Sarge: I mean really! How far back did they start planning this thing?

Grif: You're not listening!

Sarge: Like, did they know about all the Freelancers from the beginning?

Grif: Sarge.

Sarge: And what about Church? For years they told us he was a ghost, but then he was an ancient artifact or something and there were aliens involved, I don't know! Sometimes I wonder just how deep this rabbit hole goes...

Grif: Stop.

Sarge: It's almost like all of this is some sort of sick game!

Silence.

Grif: ...This conversation is starting to get a little meta.

Sarge: You're right. You think he was in on it too?