Okay…I decided to do something different. I got into Red Vs Blue a couple of months ago, and began playing Halo so that I can get more info on the series, so…I'm taking a shot at this. Wish me luck.

Disclaimer: I own none of these idiots (even though most of them aren't really idiots) besides my OC

Expect spoilers.

[When I began this, it was during February of 2014: it took some time, but I managed to get it done on the day I updated it. Also, I did some changes into the chapter – its small, but I think you can notice them.]

You ever had one of those days that, at first, it felt like a dream then suddenly you found it's not?

Well, it's not really every day that you found yourself waking up at a place that is fictional with fictional people around you and getting into a mess of trouble that you had unknowingly changed just by being there…and yet some events remained the same.

Yeah, it may seem cool…in a fan fiction, AND in a dream, but…honestly, it's really scary.

Most times, I nearly died… and in some cases, I felt that I did die.

And yet… I don't think I can ever forget the people that I had met. Some I had grown close to – it hurts me most to be away from them…

If you care to listen, then please, listen to my story.

The story of me going through it all, as a Simulation Trooper, part of the Diplomat Corps, and being part of an army against a corrupt organization looking to wipe out all life on a planet…and somehow managed to stop the attempted annihilation of the galaxy.

Through it all, I fought for my survival… and the survival of the brave men and women I fought alongside with. I'm not the Master Chief, or any one special – just a chick fighting with her friends.

~o~

I was an average person, the age of 23 getting into college. My family is kind of well off, with my father a repair man (and a DAMN good one at that) and my mother a nurse in the ICU of a hospital several miles from our home. And I'm also the middle child of this family – three years younger than my older brother and a year older than my young sister.

But enough about that.

My name is Erica. Yes, I'm a female, in case you didn't know. As for what I'm doing in college…I'm getting my General Studies out of the way before I go on. After that, I'll try to find a college to do…whatever it is that I wanted to do. Yeah, I…don't know what I want to do afterwards. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one with problems like this.

Yeah…I'm not exactly like other young adults. Not a typical girly-girl, but also not a serious chick – both of which are beautiful. I'm kind of a tomboy – I don't like going out to the mall and spending hundreds of dollars on clothes that I just grab at the spur of the moment and find out that they don't even look good on me. Or buy craptons of make-up that would just make you look ugly – somehow, it does to me; it masks what you are on the INSIDE. And there are a lot of people that are really ugly on the inside.

That may seem like I have misogyny towards women but… that's just my personal opinion. Women are capable of being bad, like men; and that's a fact. Also... most of the people that bully me are females.

Anyways…

I bet you're wondering where this is going, right? Well, let me enlighten you…

It was on a Thursday when it happened – I can't remember the exact date but I can faintly remember the time. It was part of the three day off from the college I go to, and I was watching (or listening) to stuff on my PS Vita (I got the small console for Christmas last year). I recently got off of Skype, seeing that it was late and I decided to watch a couple of Youtube videos before going to bed. Some of them happen to be videos of Red Vs Blue. I'll be honest with you: I heard about Red Vs Blue but never watched it because…well, I can never get into the series it was based off of, Halo. For a few years I've resisted…until I finally broke down and watched one of the episodes…eight seasons early.

I was hooked to it sense. I watched all of the seasons, including season 11. And…to be honest, I'm not sure what season 12 is going to be like – I'm sure there are others who are like that, but seriously. One of the Reds or Blues might DIE in the next season – Donut nearly did, but he managed to survive thanks to Doc. We probably won't know until episode 1 of season 12 is out…on April 28th.

Anyway, back on track.

I had just finished watching my favorite scene of the Reconstruction series (where Church was launched into the air by the Grav-Lift) when I decided that I was tired enough to go to bed. My sister is asleep at around that time (so is Dad) so I turned off my Vita and laid back. I felt a bit lazy to put my glasses into its case, so I placed it next to my head so that I could put it on later when I woke up…which, by knowing me, would be near noon or after it.

For some reason, I fell asleep pretty quickly. Which is odd for me – it took me a few minutes to get comfy before I fall asleep.

And another thing – it was a dreamless sleep. Or…I thought it was. There were a few images, but I don't really remember them.

Then I was awakened…by something tapping me. Huh, must've been Jonesy or one of the other cats. I grunted and rolled onto my side – huh, that's odd, it felt kind of…hard for some reason. But my befuddled mind only thought of one thing: 'Fuck everything else and sleep.'

I obeyed my mind…until I felt something shaking me.

"Um…miss? What are you doing napping?" …Huh, that's odd – for some reason that person sounded familiar.

"Mmph… go 'way and lemme sleep," I mumbled before I turned over onto my stomach – it still felt hard…and I think something is pressing against my chest.

There was a bit of a silence, and I honestly thought that the person went away. I was about to go back to sleep until I heard the same voice hollering:

"Um, she told me to go away and let her sleep!"

"Wait, she isn't dead?" Huh? Wait, they thought I was dead?

"Um…I don't think so."

"Well, if she's with you, then she might've been a recruit like you." Recruit? What?

"Oh that's good." A pause. "…Do you think the other guys would like me?"

"How the fuck should I know? It's not like the Blue team has much activity." Blue Team? What- What the fuck?!

"Oh…I like me," the first voice let out sadly.

There was a bit of a pause and I slowly began to wake myself up – I need to know what the fuck is going on here. Just as I was about to pick myself up, I then heard the second voice say:

"Okay, we're near the Blood Gulch Outpost," hey, that voice is a male. "Get your crap and get ready to depart, uh…"

"It's Michael. Michael J. Caboose." …CABOOSE?!

I shot up and looked around. What the- where am I? I asked myself – I looked like I was inside of those factories that I usually see in movies and shit. But I also heard a faint hum and beeping noises. But…where…

"Oh! So you're awake now miss?" I flinched and turned to the source – and I was thinking 'Oh my God…!' when I saw a man looking down at me, tilting his head curiously – in armor colored blue, and his helmet with an orange visor prevented me from seeing his face.

There was no mistaking that voice…it really IS Caboose! But…But that's impossible! He's a character from Red Vs Blue! A series based off of Halo! How is this even possible?!

~o~

Michael J. Caboose stared down at the female on the floor, looking up at him with too wide brown – or are they black? - eyes. It was as if she was a deer caught in the headlights. Her armor is like his, but colored an odd shade of blue; kind of blue but a little bit of purple. And she has brown hair…like chocolate.

…But he couldn't figure out for the life of him on why she's staring at him like that. "…What?"

"Ah!" He jumped along with the female, as she scrambled back frantically. She then patted the ground for something and then looked and picked up something – a pair of glasses – and placed them on. She looked around some more then slowly stood up, looking at everything except him. …That isn't nice.

"Um…"

The female cut him off by look back at him – rather fast – and strode up to him. "Hey! You! Uh- I need you to slap me!"

Caboose blinked behind his visor at the request. "Huh?"

"Seriously! As hard as you can! I need to find out if I'm dreaming or not!" She pleaded. Why would she ask him that? "C'mon man! Just do it!"

He is really confused...but he nodded. "Um, okay then." She moved her face foreward and seemed to have braced herself.

She said as hard as he could, right? Well, he might as well do what his fellow teammate wants.

So he did.

And she fell back to the ground, napping once more.

"Um...miss?" Caboose blinked down at her. "Miss? Why are you taking a nap again? You just woke up!"

"What the fuck is going on back there?" The man at the front shouted at him.

"Um...I think she's fine!" Caboose called back at him.

"Well, you two get ready, we're here!" The man shouted. "I'm dropping the tank next to the base!"

"Okay!" Caboose shouted back. He looked over at the lady. She's still out. He shook her. "C'mon, you gotta get up. We're here."

But she's still out.

Caboose looked around and spotted the helmet of the same color sitting there next to her. Okay...how do they put it on again?

...Oh! He remembers now!

He took the helmet and flipped the front open before he puts the helmet onto the lady's head snuggly and flipped the front again to place it on. "There we go!" He grinned at his work. He looked around again. That's odd - the only stuff in here with him is HIS stuff? Where's hers?

Oh well, he shrugged. He gathered his things and carried the lady and exited the ship.

Blood Gulch...doesn't really look like much. Its a box canyon, with patches of grass dotted on every part of the fields, and a couple of trees placed at different parts of the place. ...And next to him is a large, concrete base with blue lights dotted on it.

...This place looks kind of...boring.

Oh well - since he's here, he might as well make the best of it-

There was a loud crashing sound, and he jumped a couple of feet in the air. No, he literally jumped into the air by the impact.

And the sound woke up the lady. "HOLY SHIT-!" She exclaimed before she fell off his shoulder.

Caboose looked down at her, as she lied there for a moment before she slowly sat up. "What the...?" She let out- then she spotted him.

Caboose merely lifted his hand and waved. "Hi."

...The lady just lowered her head. "Dammit..." She muttered.

~o~

Honestly, I had been hoping that this was all a dream.

I mean, how could it be possible that I'm with my favorite character of an internet series that I just gotten into literally a couple of months ago.

And shit, my cheek still hurt, so that theory is out.

But...I can't really believe it- I'm actually at Blood Gulch with the Reds and Blues. Wait, that isn't good. I'm at Blood Gulch - which means- oh crap, Project Freelancer is sure to find out about me and that is NOT good!

This will suck major balls.

"Um... Are you okay?" I heard Caboose call out to me. No. I can't acknowledge him- it. And-

...Oh, who am I kidding?

I raised my head. "Huh?"

"Um, are you okay?" Caboose asked me again. "You told me to slap you as hard as I can and you fell back to sleep."

...Oh yeah, I...kind of asked Caboose to do that. I was really hoping that I was dreaming...but my cheek still stings a little. So that's a no.

"Uh...yeah, I just...I'm having a weird day is all," I answered him.

"Oh," he simply said.

There was an awkward silence about us.

"Um...are you going to stand up, miss?" Caboose then asked me.

"Oh- uh, right," I said, sheepishly. "I...guess I should've done that." I proceed to do just that- then it seems my brain picked the time to regester the things in front of my vison. 'What the...?'

What the hell is all of this? There's a couple of bars, two circles at the top left, and- wait. Yeah, I-I think I've seen this before. This is the HUD thing for the Halo series.

...Well, okay, I've seen my brother, his friends and Dad playing it a lot - and at first I didn't care for it, but...maybe I should play the Halo series to get a better idea of it AND Red vs Blue-

"Why are you staring at me?" I blinked. Oh, oops.

"Sorry, I was lost in my train of thought," I apologized. But I don't want another awkward silence, so I tried to think of something to say. "Uhh... Michael J Caboose, right?"

"Yeah, that's me!" Caboose nodded. "What about you?"

"It's Erica. Erica Helms," I answered.

Caboose seemed to beam under his helmet. "Nice to meet ya!"

I smiled a bit - he really is pretty likeable...even though he'll become a dumbass later on...

Wait.

I looked around. "Uh...are we the only ones here?" I asked.

"Hey, what the Fuck is going on here?!" Oh no.

"Uh oh," I let out. I looked over at Caboose. "Uh, just tell them that I had to head out to...someplace? I gotta check out something." I don't want to put up with Tucker flirting with me.

"Okay then," Caboose nodded.

"Thanks," I said before I quickly took off to the other opening of Blue Base.

...I still have no idea what's going on though...

And there's chapter 1...or the prologue. Okay, let's see how I /OC Erica can handle the insanity that is Blood Gulch.

...Though, I think I'm better off doing it in Third Person. I just can't do first person. I mean, I know it's better to do it in first person to see what a person's thoughts are but...not for me.

So, um...review?