Chapter 21: Motion to Adjourn

The reds fire onto the blues, as they hide behind rocks.

"I hate this!" Bell yells, then proceeds to cry.

"Okay, Bell, Tucker, I need you to get up there, Help Caboose shore up the defense,establish a suppressing fire, and hold that position until further notice."

"I didn't even know what half of that meant." Tucker states.

"Just go over to Caboose's rock and fire your guns a bunch." Church states.

Tucker turns around and looks at Caboose's rock. "That rock? Yeah, I don't think so."

Bell sniffs. "It's kinda small."

"We do not have time to discuss this." Church informs. 

"Sure, no time for you to discuss it." Tucker says. "You get to hang out here with Nancy No-Bullets, shootin' the breeze. Meanwhile, Bell and I are out there, running around, eating a machine gun sandwich."

"Tucker, we're gonna give you covering fire." 

"Covering fire? Unless that means you're going to build a huge, bullet-proof wall between me and them, I think you need to come up with a new plan. Preferably one that involves me keeping the same quantity of blood that I have right now."

"No problem. Oh, wait, wait. Does the blood have to be in your body?" Church asks.

Zoom to Grif and Simmons firing their respective machine guns at the Blues.

Grif: Simmmonns... I-I can'tt ffeeel my handdds.

Simmons: Maybe you should lay off the trigger, you dumbass.

Zoom back to Church.

Church looks to Dufresne. "Alright, you, Doc. Get over there and help Caboose."

"My name isn't Doc, It's Dufresne." He states

"Yeah. I can't pronounce that, so from now on, your name is Doc."

"I'm not really comfortable with that." Doc says. "I'm not a doctor, I'm a medic."

"What's the difference?" Tucker asks.

"There's a-actually a big difference." Bell says.

Doc turns to Tucker. "Yeah, a doctor cures people. A medic just makes them more comfortable while they die."

"Mental note: don't ever get shot." Tucker says to himself.

"It's settled, then" Church says. "Your name is now Doc."

"Alright, but I don't think it'll stick." Doc says.

"Oh, trust us. It'll stick." Tucker says.

"Now, get over to Caboose and help him hold that position." Church orders Doc.

"I don't have a gun, I'm a pacifist." Doc reminds them.

"Well, then just get over there and yell 'bang, bang, bang.' "

"Eh, I don't know. Even that sounds pretty aggressive."

"Oh, come on." Tucker complains. 

"Besides, I'm not supposed to get involved unless someone gets hurt." Doc says.

"Huh. I see." Church says he looks over to Caboose and he aims his pistol and fires a round off.

"OW!" Caboose yells. "My foot!"

"WAS THAT NECESSARY?!" Bell yells.

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"Yes, Bell." Church turns to Doc. "Well, looks like Caboose has hurt himself. Maybe you should get over there and help him, Doc."

"You know, you could have just asked nicely." Doc says.

Zoom to the Reds.

Simmons: Ah crap, I'm out. Give me some ammunition, Grif.

Grif: Me? I don't have any extra. I'm down to one bullet.

Simmons: Wha- How can that be? You're the one who carries all the extra rounds in to battle.

Grif: Wait, since when?

Simmons: Since the last staff meeting.

Grif: We actually talk about stuff in those things? I just fall asleep inside my helmet.

Simmons: Well, you missed your job assignment, and now we have no ammo.

Grif: What's your job?

Simmons: Me? I'm the Social Chairman.

Sarge: Grif. Me and Treasurer Donut are empty. We need some clips.

Simmons: Hey Grif, you remember that one bullet you have left? I thought of the perfect way you can use it.

Zoom to Doc and Caboose.

Doc: I'm here Caboose, where're you hit?

Caboose: Ah, ow, ow, ow, my foot, my foot!

Doc: The left foot?

Caboose: Ah, left. Let's see, that makes an L with this thumb and...

Doc: I'm just gonna assume it's the bleeding one.

Caboose: Yeah, the red one. Aeh. I can't believe Church shot me.

Church: Oh don't even start, Caboose! (echoing)

Doc: Anything else?

Caboose: Uh, well wha?

Doc: You have a bullet wound in the foot. Is anything else wrong?

Caboose: Uh... Oh, I got one. Uh, well, sometimes when I fall asleep at night I think about my parents having sex, and I get really really mad for some reason.

Doc: ...Okay I'm just gonna start with the foot.

Caboose: Okay.

Zoom to Tucker, Bell, and Church.

"Hey, dudes, why aren't the Reds firing?" Tucker asks.

"I don't know, maybe they're out of ammo." Church says.

"They did fire off hundreds of rounds at us." Bell says, still crouch behind the rock.

"Hey, Blues!" Sarge yells.  "We are giving you a chance to surrender!"

"Surrender?" Church questions. 

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01-25-2023

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