Chapter 249: All or Nothing.

Open in at the end of the previous episode, with Carolina on the roof of the Pelican.

Carolina: Church! (forms bubble shield)

Epsilon: (voice only) Here we go!

Carolina forms a large bubble shield around the Pelican. Cut to black. Fade in to Epsilon-Theta's point of view, with Carolina looking down on him.

Epsilon-Theta: (voice only) Are we okay?

Fade out. Fade back into Epsilon-Delta's point of view. Carolina, Tucker, Ash, and Sarge look down on him.

Epsilon-Delta: (voice only) Running diagnostics. Significant trauma detected.

Fade out. Fade back in to Epsilon-Omega's point of view, with all the Reds and Blues looking down on him.

Epsilon-Omega: (voice only) Charon's going to regret that.

Fade out. Fade back in to Epsilon's point of view, who finally awakens to see the others surrounding him.

Carolina: Church?

"Ugh..." Church groans. "North... was a crazy son of a bitch."

"HE'S ALIVE!" Caboose yells.

Xi appears on Ash's shoulder. "I'm so happy!" She cheers.

"You okay, dude?" Tucker asks, Church.

"Yeah..." Church replies. "Yeah, I'm good. Uh... uh where are we?"

JUNGLE CANYON • CRASH SITE BRAVO

Cut to Carolina walking outside with Epsilon. They are back at Crash Site Bravo. Feds and Rebels are seen with their heads down. Cut to Jensen, Palomo, Smith, Bitters and Matthews who all have their heads down as well. Axel is sitting on the ground with his head down.

Carolina: There's more taking shelter inside the ship, but most of us are just scattered around the planet. I'm worried about Kimball. No matter what we say, the Feds seem to think she just let Doyle die. She's hardly said a word since we landed.

Epsilon: What happened?

Wash appears behind them.

Washington: The mercenaries escaped. In a few hours this will all be over, one way or another.

Cut to the Jungle Temple. Felix is seen activating the sword.

JUNGLE TEMPLE

Felix: (laughing) Oh, I will never get tired of that.

Locus: We lost too many people.

Felix: Fewer people, bigger cuts. Besides, we have all we need right here. (to someone else) Isn't that right?

Santa: If you now possess the key, then you have proven your worth.

Felix: That's what I like to hear. So, when we activate this Purge-

Santa: The Purge should only be activated as a last resort, if the inhabitants of the planet are not worthy.

Felix: Buddy, trust me, I've meet the guys, sooo not worthy. I just wanna double check and be sure that we won't be wiped along with them.

Santa: (sighs) Those residing within the temple will be spared.

Felix: Perfect! Now how exactly do we activate-

Locus: What about our remaining forces? They'll be killed guarding the communication temple.

Felix: Look, they were good men. ...Well, actually, they were disgusting, murdering bastards! But the point is what they don't know won't hurt 'em... until they're dead.

Locus: Some of them are former partners.

Felix: But orders are orders.

Locus lowers his head.

Felix: (sighs) Locus, when have we ever looked out for anyone other than ourselves?

Locus: They trust us.

Felix: And what, that gives them some sort of immunity? Survival isn't a right, it's a privilege. It's earned. That's the one thing we've always agreed on. If they deserve to live then they'd be strong enough to stop us and smart enough never to trust anyone. Hmm, we'll need to come up with something to tell Price on the Tartarus, you know, once it's done. Maybe the money will be enough.

Female Space Pirate: Sirs, Control just sent us a new transmission. They don't sound too happy about losing Armonia's artifacts.

Felix: (scoffs) Great. You wanna take that?

Locus: I thought you were the people person.

Felix: (scowls) Man, you suck. Just ask this thing how to activate the temple, then let's go. (walks off then stops) You know, I wonder how much Hargrove would pay... for an alien A.I.? (leaves)

Santa: My creators believed the key and their gifts could only be wielded by a true warrior. I was skeptical of the first human... and then even more so of this one. I shall prepare all necessary data for the activation of the Purge.

Locus: You guard these relics. You spoke to me in the gateway. Created the things I saw.

Santa: Correct.

Locus: Then can you tell me... what did Felix see? What is it he's afraid of?

Santa: ...Is it not so obvious? (disappears)

Santa disappears. Locus ponders. Cut back to Crash Site Bravo where the Blood Gulch Crew are seen formed in a huddle.

"Alright, then we have a plan." Church says.

"You sure this'll work?" Tucker asks.

"Felix will have to activate the purge personally, which means Locus will be with him."

"And since they know our target's the comm temple, it's safe to assume that's where they'll send their men." Wash says.

"Wash and I take defense, while the rest of you go offense." Carolina says.

"Just pretend it's a good ol' game of capture the flag." Church says.

"Ahhh, I miss those days." Ash says. "Where we weren't almost dying every five minutes."

"You know we're terrible at capture the flag, right?" Grif questions Church.

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"So, assuming that this all plays out the way we hope it will," Simmons starts. "We still need to take over a heavily fortified alien tower. Anybody else seeing a problem here?"

"It sounds like so much fun." Ash says.

"Of course you would." 

"We emptied the armory as best we could, but we ain't exactly armed to the teeth." Sarge says.

"It's also worth mentioning that half of our army still hates the other half of our army." Doc informs. 

"Then let me talk to them." Kimball says from the side as she walks up to the group. 

Carolina and Epsilon look at each other, then back at Kimball.

Carolina: Are you sure that's a good idea?

Kimball: I am.

Cut to the center of the canyon. Kimball walks onto a balcony and tries to get the attention of the Feds and Rebels below.

Kimball: Excuse me...

All the Feds and Rebels look at her. Cut to inside the shipwreck at Crash Site Bravo where a Rebel and a Fed listen to Kimball through a monitor.

CRASH SITE BRAVO • SHIPWRECK

Kimball: (over speaker) ...If I could have your attention, please.

A Rebel approaches the two soldiers.

Rebel: Hey, turn it up.

Cut back to outside.

Rebel 2: It's Kimball.

Fed: The fuck does she want?

Kimball: I know many of you probably don't care for what I have to say, but it's something that needs to be said.

Washington: (to Tucker) Think she can do this?

Tucker: Hell yeah, Kimball's a great speaker.

Kimball: (to Feds and Rebels) I never believed this truce would last.

The Feds and Rebels all reply in surprise.

Tucker: Ohohoho god, we're screwed!

Kimball: I thought that if we managed to survive Charon it would only be a matter of time before we were back at each other's throats. I believe this because in my eyes the Federal Army of Chorus was still the enemy.

Cut to several Feds and Rebels listening to Kimball's speech at Charon Research Complex 2C.

CHARON RESEARCH COMPLEX 2C

Kimball: (over speaker) When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers.

Cut back to the Jungle Canyon.

Kimball: To you they're evil, they're sub-human. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you? ...What I'm trying to say... is I've been afraid to see you for what you really are. You're our brothers. Our sisters. And the things we've done to one another are unforgivable. But General Doyle was able to see past that. In the end, he understood that now isn't the time for pride or anger, now is the time for unity.

Cut to some Rebels and Feds listening to Kimball's speech at the New Republic headquarters.

NEW REPUBLIC HEADQUARTERS

Kimball: (over speaker) Every day I ask myself, "what do you fight for", and every day I answer, "for a better tomorrow".

Cut back to the Jungle Canyon

Kimball: Well, if we can't set aside our past and start trusting one another, there won't be a tomorrow. So please, fight with me. Fight to see Malcom Hargrove locked away for the rest of his life! Fight to wipe that stupid grin off of Felix's face! Fight because you deserve TO FUCKING WIN!!!

Gunner Fed: ...Well shit, I'll fight for that

All the Feds and Rebels cheer and shoot their guns into the air.

Bitters: Wooo! We gon' bring the paaain!

Jensen: I've never been so excited!

"I can't wait for this war to end!" Axel yells.

Palomo: I've always loved you Katie!

Jensen: What?!

Palomo: Mis-read that. Alright, let's kill the bad guys!

Cut to the Reds and Blues.

Sarge: Not too shabby.

"Man, we knew how to make great speeches." Ash says.

Washington: Still, it's not gonna be easy.

Kimball approaches them.

Kimball: No it isn't. But you're forgetting that we still have something that Charon doesn't.

Simmons: ...We do?

Ash starts to laugh like a madman. "YES!"

Cut to the Charon Excavation Site.

CHARON EXCAVATION SITE

Tucker walks up towards the far end of the temple then activates his sword, while the others watch. Santa appears before him.

Santa: I wondered when you would return.

Cut to the outside of the Temple of Arms as it starts to glow brightly, filling up the screen.

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07-27-2022

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