Washington, Church and Caboose walk out of a tunnel and into a run down town.

"You sure this is where he is?" Wash asks Caboose.

"Yes. Ash is my friend, and friends don't lie." Caboose says.

"HAHAAH!" They hear Ash laugh in the distance.

"Yup, he's definitely here." Church says.

Then a small explosion is heard. "FUCK!" Ash yells. "Yes, I know what I'm doing!"

"That voice..." Wash mumbles to himself.

"You probably should let us handle this." Church says to Wash.

"Why?" 

"Ash is...let's say he's special. Kinda like Caboose."

Caboose gasps. "Church thinks I'm his special most awesomest friend."

Church turns to Caboose. "That's not what I said."

"I'm trying! I'm trying!" Ash yells in the distance.

"If I can handle Caboose, I think I can handle this." Wash says.

"Don't say I didn't warn you." Church says.

The three begins to walk through the town, towards where Ash is yelling.

"Shut up!" Ash yells. "Yes, I know I missed that part! ... Stop patronizing me!"

The group passes by some holes in the ground, some metal parts around the holes.

"I'm trying my best to recreate it like you said!" Ash yells. "It's not my fault that I don't remember!"

"I think he's more insane than usual." Church says.

"So is this common?" Wash asks as the group passes by a building with a massive hole in the side of it.

"Ash has a very....different way of thinking, if I put it in a nice way." Church says. "But from what I know, He's always been bat shit insane."

The group passes by a hole in the ground and it's still slightly smoking. 

Another small explosion goes off up ahead in a building in the middle of the town.

"FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" Ash yells. 

"You need to calm down, Ash." A female voice says.

"I AM CALM! SEE! CALM!" Ash yells.

The group passes by a collapsed building and stops in front of a two story building with a hole in the wall on the second floor. Black smoke seeps out of the hole.

"SHIT!" Ash yells

Another explosion goes off and a few boxes fly from the second floor and down onto the street.

"Ash! Ash!" Caboose yells.

"Caboose?!" Ash yells from the second floor. "Shit!" Ash whisper yells.

"Ash! I brought friends to see you!"

"Uh....." Ash then whispers. "Shut down for a little bit." Then he yells. "Give me a second!" A few crashes are heard. "No!" Then some glass breaks. "FUCK!"

Ash then walks out of the building.

But, he has a robotic left arm.

"Hey guys." Ash says.

"What the hell happened to your arm?!" Church asks.

Ash looks to the collapsed building on his left then back to the group.

"Let's just say Command doesn't allow me to have Francium anymore." Ash says.

"It's so good to see you!" Caboose says.

"Hello, Caboose." Ash looks to Wash. "Who's this?"

"Oh, this is Agent Washingmachine."

"Minne?" Wash asks. "I thought you were dead?"

"Dead?" Ash asks. "I know I haven't called Command in about three months since..." Ash looks to the side and there's a destroyed comms tower. "But I'm completely fine. Just me and my experiments.....alone...for fourteen months.....My right shoulder hurts. So what are you guys doing here?"

"Agent Washington here is bringing us on a mission." Church says.

"A secret mission!" Caboose says with excitement.

Wash snaps out of his daydream. "Yes, and I needed people with experience with the Omega A.I."

"That asshole?" Ash asks. "He made my fucking head hurt."

"And I thought it would be a good idea to bring someone that could actually fight along." Church says.

Ash looks to him. "Why?"

"Someone is hunting top agents." Wash says.

Ash turns to Caboose. "Church just wanted another body between him and a bullet, didn't he?"

"Yeah." Caboose says.

"Caboose!" Church yells.

"What? Ash is my friend and friends don't lie to other friends."

"Can we wrap this up, we are on a mission." Wash interrupts. 

"Let me just go pack some things and I'll be right down." Ash walks back into the building. "I hope someone bought me a bus ticket, 'Cause I don't have any money."

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07-06-2022