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Dust to Dust: A RWBY Fanfiction- Part 2

Written and edited by Frontier Studios

Chapter 1

"Should've stayed in bed kid" That was the last thing that Cyrus could remember before he was knocked unconscious by Jaune, Torchwick's newest follower. At this point Cyrus felt defeated. He wasn't even sure he should wake up. "Maybe dying here and now wouldn't be so bad." he thought as his thoughts drifted in and out. Though there was something that Cyrus could feel that was almost pleading for him to come back to the other side. Was it Ruby? No it couldn't be. In fact the sensation that overcame him almost felt like being slapped across the face. Whatever it was, Cyrus felt himself resurfacing out of unconsciousness. "Cyrus get the hell up!" Yang screamed as she slapped him across the face repeatedly in an attempt to wake him. "I-I'm up." he said as he pushed Yang's hand away. "Where's Ruby?" Yang asked in a frantic state. "He- he took her." Cyrus mumbled as he noticed that his other arm was still trapped in ice.

"Who took her?" Yang asked with a stutter. "Some bastard in a white suit and top hat." he said as Yang smashed the ice surrounding Cyrus's hand. "Oh no" Yang said as she stood up in shock. "Oh no what?" Cyrus asked as he struggled to stand up. "I think I know who took him. From your description, and based on his track record, it sounds like Torchwick finally got his hands on Ruby." Cyrus shook his hand that had just been freed from the freezing ice. "The dust smuggler? Makes sense why I didn't recognize him. He never showed his face to anyone who wasn't at least a lieutenant." he said to himself. Yang had no clue what Cyrus was muttering to himself. "Then I have my first lead." Cyrus said as he left the dorm room and headed outside. Yang followed closely behind him as Cyrus walked toward the shuttles out of Beacon. "Sure you know Torchwick took her, but how are you going to get close to him?" Yang asked in a puzzled manner. "I know a person who used to work with me before I came to Beacon." Yang stopped dead in her tracks as Cyrus continued walking. "You worked in the dust smuggling ring?!" she screamed in shock. "Hey I never said I was proud of what I did." Cyrus said as he neared the boarding station.

"Where I'm going is pretty shady. I'd advise you didn't come along." he said as he boarded a shuttle waving goodbye. Normally Yang would've followed, but the sheer shock of Cyrus of all people being involved in dust smuggling had sent her into a blank state. Cyrus took the shuttle that was heading into town. "This is the same place I sat with Ruby that day." he thought to himself with a sigh. "You know now would be a perfect time for you to show up." Cyrus thought to himself as he tried to communicate with the voice in his head. "Oh so now you're gonna shut up!" he said out loud on accident. People began to stare at Cyrus as if he was crazy as he looked down at his feet in embarrassment. "Maybe I am going crazy." he thought to himself. "I swore to myself I wouldn't get involved with these people ever again." he thought as he exited the shuttle. A sick feeling surfaced in his stomach as he began looking around the town for signs of shady activity. Cyrus seemed to search for hours having no luck. He talked to various merchants giving a description of the person he was looking for, but still he found nothing of help.

"Looks like I've got one last hope." Cyrus thought to himself as he walked up to the entrance of a popular club in the area. There was a line that seemed to go on for miles, though this didn't worry Cyrus. He walked straight up to the front of the line and greeted the bouncer. "Hey Chet what's up." Cyrus said as he leaned up against the velvet rope. "What the- Cyrus?" the bouncer asked. "The hell are you doing back here?" Chet asked in a surprised tone. "I need to see someone for a business proposition. Think you could let me in?" he asked as he stopped leaning on the rope. "I kind of have to anyway. VIP status doesn't exactly go away around here." Chet said as he allowed Cyrus through. "Thanks Chet. You know you're one of the only guys in this club who's not a total douchebag" he said as he walked past the rope. "Thanks kid." Chet said as he let Cyrus through, closing the rope as Cyrus walked past.

The club was loud and dark. Music was blasting at volume levels that didn't seem safe and people were dancing like they were out of their minds. "Now I remember why I hate this place." Cyrus thought with a groan as he walked up to the bar. "Cyrus good to see you!" the bartender said with a smile. "You're still too young to be drinking though." he said as he was cleaning a glass. "I'm not here to drink. I'm actually looking for a girl." Cyrus said as he leaned up against the counter. "Aren't we all?" the bartender asked with a smirk. Cyrus was not amused. "Funny. I'm looking for a girl with green eyes, blonde hair, and red highlights." he said louder than usual trying to speak over the music. "Still a little young to be a client." the bartender said with a wink. "First door on the right down that hallway." he said pointing to a hallway in the back of the club. "Thanks." Cyrus said tipping the bartender.

"First door on the right eh?" Cyrus thought to himself as he followed the bartender's directions. He made it to the said door and knocked loudly on it. "Hello! Anyone in there?" he asked. "Go away." the voice from behind the door said. "I don't have time for this." Cyrus said as he pulled out one of his revolvers and shot off the doorknob. He walked in the room slowly looking around for signs of a trap. As he opened the door fully, a fistful of red dust was thrown in his face causing Cyrus to cough and choke. "Who are y- wait… Cyrus?!" the girl asked in shock. "Nice to see you too Roe" Cyrus said as he coughed up dust. "What are you doing here?" Roe asked in confusion. "Did you leave that school already? I told you that you weren't cut out for a normal life." she said with a smug grin. Cyrus finally stopped coughing. "No school life is fine, or at least it was fine." he said in a grim tone. "Wait, are you here about what Torchwick did with that girl?" she asked still confused about what was going on. "Yeah I am. She's kind of a friend of mine." Cyrus said not making eye contact.

Roe smirked as thoughts enveloped her mind. "Right… a friend of yours." she said while making air quotes. "Either way, I don't know what you really want." Roe said as she sat down on her couch. "I need your help to track down Torchwick." Cyrus said through gritted teeth. He didn't like asking for help in the first place, but having to ask Roe for help felt even worse somehow. "So let me get this straight. You want me to help you track down your kidnapped girlfriend, and then help you confront the biggest gangster this world has seen in the last thousand years?" Roe asked with squinted eyes. Cyrus stood there thinking about what she had said. The more she talked, the worse he felt about it all. "I'll do it." Roe finally said. "Wait what?" Cyrus asked in disbelief. "Partially because I owe you one, and partially because he stole some product of mine." she said getting slightly annoyed at the thought of her dust being stolen.

"What kind of product was this?" Cyrus asked. "Highly experimental and top secret dust that not even you can know about." Roe said with a smirk. Cyrus drooped his eyes in an unamused fashion. "Alright, the dust was supposed to trigger animalistic pheromones to whoever used it so that they could hopefully take control of beowolves. "Seems like some powerful stuff. I guess I have been out of the scene for a long time." said Cyrus. "Yeah it is. That batch that Torchwich got a hold of was powerful enough to control humans as well, though you seem to have an allergy to it." Roe said with a giggle. "What do you mean?" Cyrus asked with a puzzled face. "Wait, don't tell me it was you who bumped into me and Ruby that day in the middle of town!" Cyrus said with a dumbfounded expression. "Yep haha, you started coughing and sneezing like hell." she said with a laugh. "Ugh, I just wish I knew what he had planned for Ruby." Cyrus said with a sigh. "Yeah I'm not sure myself, but I'll help you get to the bottom of whatever he has going on." said Roe. "Thanks. Let's get started then!" said Cyrus with a newfound feeling of ambition and positivity.

Meanwhile at Torchwick's Headquarters…

Torchwick was leaning back in his chair balancing his cane on one hand as he awaited the arrival of Cinder and Ruby. "Ah it's good to be in charge." he said as he stood up and began to stroll into the middle of the warehouse where they were currently residing in. "We've got the dust, we've got the girl, we've got two promising huntsmen on our side, I feel like I'm on top of the world!" he said as he passed by Jaune and Weiss who were sitting at a table chatting away. At that moment, Cinder and Ruby entered the warehouse. "Ah Cinder darling, so how did your little distraction go?" asked Torchwick. Cinder said nothing, just glared at Torchwick for giving her such menial work. "Ah the silent treatment eh? No matter, keep little red there entertained while I go and have a little chat with our young huntsmen." he said as he tossed a picture of Cyrus in her general direction. Cinder grabbed the picture in midair, looking directly at it she sneered. Her hand began to light up in a fiery red color before the picture caught aflame and burned to ash.

End of chapter 1

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