Director: Dear Chairman.
Fade in to Caboose's mind
Director: I too hold the protocol in the highest regard. The doctrine kept us all safe during the Great War. If you are insinuating, sir, that we violated it in any way, or that we were derelict in our duty to the military, well then I suggest you be direct, and tell me exactly how we did so.
Cut to Church's ghost standing over Caboose's body, surrounded by everyone else
Washington: What is going on?
Church: Wash, stay calm. We can explain.
Washington: I don't want explanations, I want the truth. Now. When were you gonna tell me about this?
Church: Okay, maybe I should start from the beginning. You see, Caboose here, killed me by accident once. Well actually, more than once.
Will: And Ava and Tex shot him once.
Caboose: Not my fault. Tucker did it.
Church: Shut up.
Washington: He killed you. As in... dead.
Sarge: Then we reached an agreement. I built Blue over here a new body-
Church: Agreement? More like we kicked your ass, and you didn't have much of a choice of what you wanted to do.
Alex: Oh ya!
Sarge: Who kicked what now?
Simmons: What're you, an idiot?
Sarge: You wanna take that back.
Church: You guys totally gave up!
Alex: No we didn't.
Grif: Bullshit.
Will: It happened we all saw it.
Church: That was the time that Texas kicked your asses all over-
Washington: Stop. Focus. How did you build him a body?
Sarge: With a robot kit of course. I'd already used ours to build our helper. Lopez.
Simmons: And a mighty fine job you did too, sir..
Grif: Yeheah, it's always great to have a helper no one can understand.
Sarge: Blue Team hadn't used theirs for some reason, and they even had an extra. We used that for your buddy, uh, whatsername.
Will: Tex.
Washington: And that didn't strike anyone as odd? That you would have a kit to build a robot that looks like a soldier?
South: Why would anyone have that?
Simmons: That's just standard issue equipment. Right?
Will: Is it? When Caboose and I got to Rats nest they didn't have a robot kit and never even heard of a robot kit.
Washington: What? No. Have you ever run in to anyone else who has one?
Simmons: We don't really get out that often.
Sarge: Okay, smart guy. If they're so rare, then why did Command send us upgraded ones when we were told to ship out to Rat's Nest?
Church: You guys went to Rat's Nest too?
Sarge: I used some of the spare parts to spruce up Lopez.
Simmons: Spare parts? Did you fix his voice thing?
Sarge: You know, I didn't even think about that until just this second. Kind of in hindsight. Probably best not to mention it to him if you see him.
Alex: Why do you think I was trying to tell you.
Simmons: Meh, he wouldn't understand anyway.
Church: Your team sucks.
Sarge: At least our robot isn't the leader of our team. Bluebot.
Caboose finally wakes up and springs in to the conversation
Caboose: Hey! That's not nice. He means us right?
Church: Yes, and shut up.
Washington: Stop it! I can't stand this. No more bickering. You have to be the most immature soldiers I've ever met!
Grif: Your face is immature.
Washington: Shut up. From now on everyone just keep quiet and don't talk unless I ask you a question. That's an order. I need to figure this out.
Alex: We don't take orders form you.
Sarge: Hold on, you can't order us around!
Washington: Yes, I can.
Sarge: What's your rank?
Washington: My rank? You still don't get it, do you? You think you're real soldiers? You're not. You guys are nothing.
South: It's amazing you've made it this far because of the little training you've received.
Grif: Whatever. Your face is... nothing.
Washington: We used your outposts as testing grounds. Practice. You never noticed that you never had anything to do unless a Freelancer showed up, or you made a call to Command?
Sarge: ...You're makin' that up.
Washington: Am I? Think about it. Name one thing that ever happened to you that wasn't directly preceded by Command calling you, or sending someone to your base. One thing. ...Anything? No? I thought so. You three go assess the vehicles. See if you can find some trail of the Meta while you're at it.
Simmons: Ooh, finally a take-charge leader! I like it!
Alex Kiss ass.
Sarge and Grif: Shut up.
Washington: Church, get back in your armor. You're just going to draw attention to yourself like that.
Church: Fine. But first-
Washington: No, no first. Get in your armor.
Church: I really think I should tell you what it is-
Washington: Sh.
Church: I have a message from Delta.
Washington: Delta? Why didn't you tell me?
Church: Oh come on, seriously?!
Washington: How did you get in contact with him?
Church: He was waiting for me in Caboose's head. Actually for me to give to you. I guess he figured out I would get in there and find it.
Washington: How would he know that? Did he know what you are?
Church: Well I didn't tell him. But he seems pretty smart. Maybe he just put two and two together.
Caboose: Four!
Church: That wasn't a test.
Will: Really Caboose?
Caboose: Yes it was. I won. A-plus.
Washington: What was the message?
Church: He said-
Delta: Memory is the key.
Delta appears near Caboose
Washington: Memory is the key. Delta is there anything else?
Delta: No but I would prefer a transfer I believe it would be logical to be moved to one of the reds.
Caboose: Memory is the key? What does
Delta: As I told Church Wash will know.
Washington: Memory is the key. Caboose stand still.
Caboose: Ok.
Washington walkes around Caboose and takes Delta's A.I. chip
Church: Yeah I know, it didn't make any sense to me either. Just sounded like some kind of stupid riddle or somethin'.
Washington: Gather your gear. We're leaving. Now.
Will: Ok then.
Caboose: I think he's angry because of what you said to him.
Church: Yeah. If I knew it was gonna make him leave I would've said it sooner.
South: I think he realized something.
Cut to Wash arriving at the Reds and an overturned jeep
Washington: What's the status of the vehicles? Report.
Grif: You could have asked nicely.
Alex: Agreed.
Washington: You're right, I could. Report.
Sarge: They're all busted. We could probably fix one by takin' parts from all the others. That's one of my specialties. Gonna take a while though.
Washington: How long?
Sarge: Couple-a days.
Washington: No time. We need to start moving ASAP. And we need six seats. You're gonna have to get me two jeeps in a few hours. Also I have an A.I. would one of you like it?
Sarge: No can do. Not gonna happen.
Alex: Why dose Delta want to be moved.
Delta appears
Delta: I thought it would be logical if I was moved and determined by your moves on combat earlier logic dictated I go to one of you.
Simmons: Logic I'll-
Grif: Dibs.
Simmons: Fuck!
Washington: Grif was it hold still.
Washington puts the chip in Grif's neural implant
Sarge: We can only get one Jeep.
Washington: Then we'll have to get them somewhere else. And I know exactly where we can find them.
Church: Why, where are we going?
Washington: Delta was right. Memory is the key.
Church: But what does that mean?
Washington: It means that only one thing remembers everything about these A.I. and where they come from. It will know how to stop them. We need to unlock the Alpha.
Church: The Alpha?
Washington: And that means we're going home. ...We're going to Command.
After end credits, cut to Doc standing in the middle of the facility
Doc: Hey Guys? I'm Here! Anybody?! You guys suck. Stupid windmill.