RvBvRWBY: Retribution

Red vs. Blue Vs. RWBY: Retribution (stylized as RvBvRWBY: Retribution), is a sci-fi comedy fanfic written by ParkertheAceMan42. It is a "soft reboot" of the same fanfic series created by Doctokuma of the same name. The story itself follows the events of Season 7 and 8 of Red vs. Blue, but with the characters of RWBY added into its narrative. Team RWBY and JNPR, the former having met the Reds and Blues, travel to their universe to help them in stopping the Meta. A former Freelancer Agent that's on the hunts for Epsilon, the final AI fragment of the late Alpha-Church. While also helping Epsilon recover his memories of his past life. The main characters include Caboose, Ruby, Epsilon, Sarge, Weiss, Simmons, Yang, Grif, Tucker, Blake, Jaune, Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora. Antagonists include the Meta, Wash, and C.T. Minor characters are Donut, Lopez, and the Chairman.

The first four chapters were released on May 1, 2019, and immediately gained followers. Reaching a total of 129 followers upon being finished. The story ended on April 11, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a list of Easter eggs and reference guide being posted on May 18 later that year. A full year after the story was released. Retribution is the first installment of the Main Timeline of the RvBvRWBY series, with sequel titled A Soldier's Debt released April 13, 2020, and a direct sequel titled Insurgence released September 17. Retribution received positive reviews from viewers, who praised it for its interaction between characters and humor, Ruby and Caboose's relationship, and action sequences. With some slight criticism toward character personality.

Reds and Blues

 * Sarge
 * Dexter Grif
 * Richard Simmons
 * Michael J. Caboose
 * Lavernius Tucker
 * Epsilon
 * Epsilon-Beta/Agent Texas
 * Frank "Doc" DuFresene

Team RWBY

 * Ruby Rose
 * Weiss Schnee
 * Blake Belladonna
 * Yang Xiao-Long

Team JNPR

 * Jaune Arc
 * Nora Valkyrie
 * Pyrrha Nikos
 * Lie Ren

UNSC

 * Agent Washington
 * Agent Maine/The Meta

Other

 * C.T.
 * Smith

UNSC

 * The Chairman
 * UNSC Soldier

Act 1: Recreation
Team RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao-Long) tell their fellow huntsmen team, JNPR (Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren) the story of their time in another universe that occurred a few months prior. Initially confused, JNPR agrees to follow them to this new world.

RWBY and JNPR arrive at Outpost 17-B aka “Valhalla”, where they meet the members of Red Team. Including the bloodthirsty overaggressive Sarge, the nerdy kiss-ass Richard “Dick” Simmons, the lazy Dexter Grif, the flamboyant Franklin D. Donut, and the Spanish-speaking robot Lopez “The Heavy”. The group explains that it has been nearly two years since RWBY saw them in Blood Gulch, during that time, Blue Team member Leonard Church was actually an AI designated as the “Alpha” by Project Freelancer, a UNSC-backed military science division. Agent Washington-a Freelancer agent-asked for their assistance in the destruction of the Freelancer program due to them torturing Alpha causing him to fragment into smaller AIs. During their adventure, they encountered the Meta, an ex-Freelancer who became obsessed with the fragment to the point of trying to steal them. Eventually, the Reds and Blues succeeded, but at the cost of Church’s life. The UNSC then made a deal with the sim-troopers for new bases (Valhalla), in return for showing them any remaining Freelancer equipment they knew about. Wash on the other hand, was arrested for the destruction of military property.

Blue Team member Michael J. Caboose receives a visit from Donut (who at the time was dehydrated), the latter gives him a message from Lavernius Tucker. However, Donut is only able to mutter “It's in the sand” before passing out. Caboose then meets up with the Reds, and RWBY and JNPR, the latter two he is happy to see. After a brief exchange of words (mostly between the Reds and Caboose), Sarge gives the huntsmen a tour of the Red Base. Ruby then encounters Caboose sneaking inside and questions him where he reveals Epsilon, the last surviving fragment of Church who also possesses his memories. Epsilon then appears before Caboose and the huntsmen, taking on the form of the late AI Delta. Delta explains Donut’s message was from Tucker. The latter was sent to digsite where Project Freelancer found a mysterious energy source. However, the team left without excavating the area. Delta then requests Caboose to travel to the site and see what was there, to which Caboose agrees to. He enlists the help of the Reds and huntsmen. Taking Sarge, Grif, Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Jaune with him. Leaving Simmons, Weiss, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren, Donut, and Lopez behind in Valhalla. Before leaving, Caboose sends a message to Wash, who was still in prison asking for help.

The away team arrives in the desert, where they encounter a temple excavation site under the command of a soldier named C.T. and several aliens. Claiming that they were trying to link with the rest of their squad, C.T. allows them to stay at the temple to fix their jeep (as the vehicle was damaged earlier). Unfortunately, Caboose is caught messing with the dig crew’s equipment, and he and his friends are captured. However, they are then saved by Tucker, who was hiding inside the temple the whole time. He explains to the group that C.T. and his goons arrived at the site and killed the entire crew except for him. The temple itself was claimed to hold some weapon from an unknown source. Caboose sneaks off and finds a robotic monitor, which he installs Epsilon into. The AI proceeds to take on Church’s personality and voice, with little to know memory of who he is. After a brief argument, one of which was the sudden revelation of Caboose having a crush on Ruby, C.T. manages to get inside the temple and capture Epsilon. The aliens turn on their leader, afterwards and assists the team in stopping C.T. The soldier then holds Ruby hostage, but is killed by both Caboose and Epsilon, the latter of which with a laser, finally recognizing his identity as Leonard Church. With C.T. dead, Ruby reciprocates her feeling towards Caboose as the team now has to deal with the aliens.

In Valhalla, the Meta unexpectedly arrives and tries to kill Simmons. After confining themselves inside Red Base for a long time. The group plans to sneak out of the canyon by taking the Meta’s ride. They manage to find his jeep, but stop when Wash suddenly arrives. At first, he appears to have been there to rescue them. But he then reveals he was paroled, and was now working with the Meta before killing Donut and Lopez, while also seemingly killing Pyrrha.

Act 2: Revelation
Medical Officer Frank "Doc" Dufrense, an old friend of the Reds and Blues, arrives in Valhalla to assist in treating both Donut and Pyrrha's bodies. He is lured into a trap by an upset Simmons, before being knocked out by Wash and the Meta.

Epsilon begin to have memory flashes of a mysterious figure entering a base. He explains this to his friends, who recognize the place as Valhalla. Sarge ends up calling Simmons for backup, but ultimately deduces that something is up back in the canyon. He along with Grif, Yang, and Jaune leave to rescue their friends, with Epsilon following them.

Wash begins to question a now alive Pyrrha on her identity and similarity to Agent Carolina. During this, he notices Sarge and Yang in the canyon and goes to capture them both, only to get aught in a trap they set up. Simmons and the others manage to escape with help from Epsilon, and regroup with their friends. During all this, Epsilon notices both Wash and Pyrrha, which result in him shutting down. The group then returns to the desert, while taking an unconscious Wash prisoner.

After an extensive search through his memories, Epsilon enlists the help of Caboose, Ruby, and Blake to travel with him to an old Freelancer storage facility. Their they meet FILSS, an AI program that worked with the late Director of the program. The Reds, and the the rest of the huntsmen follow them after getting information from Wash, who reveals that he planned to turn the huntsmen over to the UNSC along with Epsilon.

Epsilon ends up extracting a memory of the late Agent Texas. Tex, now encased in a new suit of armor, attacks the group. After an extensive (to which Grif, Jaune, and Ren getting the brunt of it), Tex is trapped in armor lock. But FILSS instead places all of the Reds and Blues in stasis (save of Caboose). Epsilon however escapes and gets everyone out before speaking with Tex, the latter agrees to calm down.