*Author's Note*
Hey guys. Third of three releases in one night. Interesting, huh? Sick as a dog, and I still manage three different chapters for three different stories in one night. Praise me!
But yeah, I have not been feeling too hot lately. I tried my best, but getting any time to write was hard. I was usually knocked the fudge out for the most part. I managed to keep awake long enough to write, and these other ideas decided to test them out. Like the other one, this one has no relation to LiaK-m. And it's a test. If you guys like it, I'll continue it. If not, oh well. Tried and tested.
Anyhow, this is about what I think would have happened had Ruby teamed up with Nora. Imagine these two hyper, bloodthirsty, little Ms. Badasses teaming up, effectively combining their craziness and skill. I thought it sounded fun. So, enjoy.
"Here I come, Nora!"
Her shout met with a clash of weapon, Ruby looked to her partner. Nora Valkyrie. The way these two had met and become partners was quite a story. Ruby had just landed in the Emerald Forest when she'd heard an excited shout coming from behind her. Looking back, she saw a girl falling out of the sky holding a massive hammer. Said girl's hammer, when she'd gotten near the ground, fired a large canister which had exploded and allowed her to use the shockwave to land safely.
After the girl had pat herself off, Ruby got a good look at the stranger. A bit taller than Ruby, this girl had a small but strong build, like Ruby. One could see the muscle on her, as you could with Ruby. She worse a pink and white outfit, with a heart shaped opening around her bosom. Though not quite as large as Yang's, she still easily beat Ruby in that department. And her hair, while not red like Ruby's, was still a nice orange.
Having taken in the features of this new girl, she immediately began to assault Ruby with questions. Some normal, "Hi, what's your name?" ; some strange, "Hey, do you know a guy named Ren?" ; some downright insane, "Ever tried riding an Ursa to see how long it can go for?" Ruby knew this girl was a little crazy. But she liked it.
After some brief introductions, and a fight with several dozen Ursa, Beowolves, and Boarbatusks (in which literally half of the enemy Grim fled, out of sheer fear for the two small girls and their insane battle styles and blood lust), the two considered themselves official partners. After some brief introductions, the two went on to gather with six others at the ruins, form teams, and have been working as Beacon's most dangerous freshman team since. And dangerous was right. Alone, the two loved to fight, often sporting grins capable of making the most battle hardened soldier believe they'd either lost their minds, or never had them in the first place.
Fast forward several weeks. It was Combat Theory 101, and today's lesson had partners sparring. Ignoring their own battles, most of the students had busied themselves with watching Ruby and Nora go at it. Ruby's fighting style with her scythe was graceful as it was deadly. Despite how fearsome it was, and how much everyone in the freshman class was terrified of it, her weapon could still make so many appreciate its savage beauty in combat. Nora's weapon was different, in the sense that it had neither beauty nor grace, like Ruby's did. But it was still intimidating. Capable of becoming a large battle hammer with the ability to launch grenade canisters of exploding dust, the sheer amount of force she could get from the thing would be enough to crush any armor, or bones.
Between the two of them, nobody was fool enough to try anything. As a duo, these two were fearsome indeed. And fighting each other was only making others more afraid of fighting them both. Ruby on one side, spinning her weapon with a speed that one could barely follow, firing off bullet after bullet, and making large arcs that could kill just about anyone, or thing, in their path. On the other was Nora, howling like mad with a wicked Cheshire grin crossing her face, smashing the arena, quite literally, apart. Ruby would swing, and miss. Nora would fire, and hit empty space. This continued until Goodwitch decided that they would break the arena before either lost, and decided to end the battle there.
Finishing up the class, everyone went to the cafeteria to grab some grub. Ruby was accompanied by her teammates, Nora, Yang, and Jaune. Together, they were known as team RAYN. Also accompanying her were her friends in a different team, BRWN. Blake, Ren, Weiss, and Pyrrha (Nikos.) Apparently, Nora knew the guy from the other team, Ren, as they had been friends since childhood. So with these two as a kind of link, everything fell into place and the two teams began to associate with each other. Eventually, they all just became friends.
"So, Ruby, what do you think? Double Decker chocolate fudge cake? Or special Mistral crème cheese cake with cherry topping?"
"Hmm. I'd have to go with the Summer Strawberry Shortcake, personally."
Yes, the two were deciding what sweets to eat, again. Every day, they came into the cafeteria, and despite the numerous healthy option, ate anything with sugar. Chocolate, cake, cookies, waffles, pancakes, donuts, brownies... If it had sugar, these girls downed it. In fact, Ruby and Nora usually had the same breakfast; strawberry and chocolate chip pancakes, with a half dozen cookies and a glass of chocolate milk. The other six at the table usually wondered where it all went.
"So, Ruby? You know about that diabetes thing?"
"You mean the thing that makes eating sugar bad for you?" Weiss, Blake, Pyrrha, and Yang all cleared their throats in perfect chorus, as though practiced. "Okay, worse for you?"
"Yeah. I was thinking. We both eat a lot of sweets. So, what would we do if we were ever diagnosed? Like one day a cute doctor lady with long black hair and cat ears were to tell us we were diabetic and couldn't eat sugar any more. I was thinking, we should make a plan. Get a list of all the nearby medical facilities that manufacture and distribute that stuff they use to counteract it-"
"Insulin, Nora." Interjected the leader of team BRWN, Lie Ren, Nora's childhood friend.
"Yeah, that stuff! I say we raid the labs, break the scientist's legs and stuff, and take as much as we can, so we can continue our sugar loving antics!"
And so Ruby debated the moral aspect of Nora's plan, as well as questioning why they had to break the scientist's legs, until the bell rang, ending lunch time. Sill discussing the matter even on the way to the next class, they had finally reached a compromise when they had been surprised by Professor Port appearing out of nowhere. No, wait, he was there the entire time. They just hadn't be paying attention.
Class started, and the girls began a new discussion. Namely, between chocolate and vanilla, which was better? And oh how did the debate rage. Nora was all for vanilla, arguing that the lighter flavor compliments more, and that it was the perfect ice cream to customize and top. Ruby argued that chocolate gave a person a sense of serenity, that the stronger flavor of chocolate worked better with cooking than vanilla did. Meanwhile, in the back, Port was recounting tales of his old conquests. The current story being about the time he threw his Blunderaxe, missed his target, and by some miracle the axe flew back up from striking some magical field and embedded itself into his quarry's head.
Class finished, the two headed back to the dorms. They passed a few hours playing some Call to War: Modern Duty 2. Ruby was using her usual set up; a sniper rifle with extended magazines, a pistol with a tactical knife, and some perks to increase speed, bullet damage, and knife range. Nora was using a three-round burst assault rifle with an under mounted grenade launcher, and had a separate grenade launcher equipped. She used perks to increase explosion radius, reduce explosion damage taken, and make herself invisible to technology. Somehow, the fights were usually close. In the end, Ruby won the most due to her speed, reflexes, and impressive hand-eye coordination. Nora simply pouted, and went back to smiling. Checking out the time, the two figured they should head to bed and prepare for the morning.
Getting dressed in their night clothes, the two hopped onto their respective bunks. Well, I say bunks, but...
Ruby's bed was on top, suspended from the ceiling by rope, duct tape, and steel wire. Right below it, literally hanging off of the legs on Ruby's bed, was Nora's. That's right, her bed didn't even touch the ground... She claimed to love being able to swing her bed, due to being suspended on the air. Ruby could also do it. Yang and Jaune, who were in the other rack, both feared that the ceiling would collapse on them eventually.
But nevertheless, it held again this night. And as they drifted to sleep, the Reaper and the Valkyrie both had thoughts in their head of what crazy things the next day would being. Pranks, leg breaking, and combat.
*Afterword*
I won't make this long. If you guys enjoyed this, let me know. I have a few ideas for chapters, so if it comes to it I can continue the series from popular demand. If you're not a big fan of it, let me know. I can list it s completed, and pour my attention elsewhere. As it were, I have enough free time daily to knock a chapter of anything out of the way, so long as I'm inspired and don't fall dead asleep. So whatever.
Anyhow, yeah. If this does continue, a pairing may or may not happen. I dunno. Just wanted that on the table. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed. Constructive criticism and support always welcome in the comments section. As for tasteless hate or destructive criticism, you know the procedure. Stick it in your own 2-pack. G'night.