Hey there everyone. Dead Space Wing here. Well, I've done it. I've finally gotten off my lazy butt and made a story to post here. Yes that's right, this is my FIRST story here. So of course, it's not perfect by any means so it'll probably be edited and re-edited to look and feel more presentable in the coming days. But whew! I finally did it :D

Sooo, Black Rock Shooter? Yup! I love this series to death. My favorite out of all of them is THE GAMEverse, the very same one this story takes place in! However! I have a few things to tell and warn you of, so here's the disclaimer and story plan!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Black Rock Shooter or anything related to it. That distinctive honor goes to huke. I DO however own Ren Vortex. (Not that anyone really cares about that mind you T_T)

So, story plans. This story follows the events of BRS The Game a little differently, but is basically still the same. This story does feature OCs, so if you don't like that you may leave a complaint in the compliant box, BUT I DON'T CHECK THAT SHIT! B)

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…Thank you Jon.

Anyways, this version of the game features one OC named Ren Vortex. He's no stranger to adventuring in other worlds and has more than a few adventures under his belt. He has gone through the events of the game alongside Stella and has fought with her against the Apostles, eventually defeating WRS. So, I'm taking a huge gamble with an OC that witnesses and participates in a canon event and writing what happened afterward FIRST, but I'm willing to risk it. I do love to live dangerously ;) Anyways, after The Game though it's anything goes, so I hope you'll stay for the ride!

And with that, let's get right on with the story, which takes place 6 months after the game…

Ren leaned against the wall and sighed. He was dead tired, and felt like his recent venture aged him physically several years older than he actually was. It had started easy enough, with him on his way to the grocery store to get some food for the week. Until he was teleported against his will to this bleak and extinct future world. A huge war between a group of homicidal aliens known as The Apostles and the last of humanity had all but wiped out the latter, leaving the Earth a shallow decaying shadow of its once marvelous self. He had woken up in a dead San Francisco several miles away from his home island to the south west. It was jarring, sure, but nothing he couldn't handle.

You see, inside of him lies a special power, a gift from a meteor that crashed near his home. It powered him up to the level of a superhuman able to project various energy based attacks as well as develop his already proficient hand to hand combat skills even further. As his adventures continued, new powers awakened within him and powered him up even further until he was able to transform into something extraordinary. Although it didn't allow him to read minds and sense ghosts, he and others dubbed it "Esper" energy.

Anyways, as disorienting as it was to see the city in such a state of disrepair, he made his way through the city while fighting through the Apostles Armament army until he came across a small group of humans. They activated a Gray, a sort of cloned living weapon, to combat the Apostles. Ren, seeing as he would have a better chance of surviving if he cooperated, joined them in fighting off the hostile aliens. Over time, Ren and the Gray collaborated as a single unit, and faced incredible odds. Yet, they always managed to complete the missions given to them and come back safely.

But one day in the snowy wastes of Moscow, the Apostles wiped out the last remaining humans on Earth. It was just the two of them. After passing out in the snow, they were saved by another Gray named Nana. Afterwards the trio searched for answers to the two Grays pasts. But in the end, Ren and his partner were betrayed by Nana, blackmailed by the leader of the Apostles. Shortly after though, the Gray discovered her past and her true name, Stella. With new strengthened resolve, they destroyed the remaining Apostles and headed for their base on the moon. There they rescued Nana and challenged the Apostle's leader, Sing Love. There it was revealed that Stella was a direct clone of Sing, a White clone, made specifically for the purpose of the battle that was about to commence.

She also revealed that she was the one who had transported Ren to this world, as she had plans to invade his Earth when she was finished with this one, and he was the primary threat to her plans in his world. The battle that followed was intense, with Ren and Stella barely able to keep up with her as she toyed with them. It was only after Ren had transformed into his super powered form that the tables had turned, and they were able to kill Sing once and for all. Afterwards, the two Grays had wanted to continue their creator's work on the Noah Project, a massive undertaking that if completed would be able to restore the world to its former glory. Ren decided to help them, and was collecting samples and resurrecting extinct species ever since. They were close now; the project's completion was final after this final mission.

"It sure has been one wild ride hasn't it?" he mused to himself. Suddenly the radio crackled to life as a woman's voice reached his ear.

"Ren, where are you? We're waiting on you to get here!"

Even though everything they've been fighting for was about to finally pay off, Nana still had a direct, by the book personality. She was completely focused on finally completing her creator's final work after so long, and was not about to let up just because Ren was tired.

"I'm almost there. Keep your shirt on Nanny." He cut off the comm before she could get a chance to yell at him for using the nickname she hated to be called. 'No rest for me then' he thought as he started to run towards their base. Everything was a blur as he dodged trees, swung from branches, and hurled himself off hills and cliffs to reach his destination. To any other human, it would be too taxing on the body to even attempt, but thanks to Esper flowing in his veins it came as easy as breathing for him. As he reached the base and made his way inside he hit the brakes and skidded across the floor making a loud "SKREEEEEEEEEE" as he stopped in front of a less than thrilled Nana. She had white bob cut hair and yellow eyes, and wore a black overcoat and short pants. An orange and black sword was sheathed and sitting on a sling on her back. The air around her had order and authority, but also a more calmer and loving personality.

"What did I tell you about doing that!?" Nana angrily whispered before pointing to a small cot to the side of the room to which Ren looked to. Inside the cot was a girl around his age with black twin tail hair with one side longer than the other. She was wearing a black hoodie jacket with various white designs here and there with a big white star on the back. It was worn so that her black string bikini and her belly were exposed. She also wore black short pants just like her sister, and black boots. Her beautiful blue eyes, which always seemed to mystify him every time he looked at her, were now closed. Stella was fast asleep, probably by Nana's urging to get some rest. She was working just as hard as the both of them, although she was up for five straight days preparing for this moment and exhausted herself doing so.

"Oh geez! I'm sorry Nana." Ren replied as he smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.

"Wh-whatever! Do you have the last sample?"

Ren pulled out a small vial of green liquid from his pocket and handed it to her. "But of course."

Nana poured the contents into a slot in the main computer. As the liquid passed through the various tubes and equipment, the computer recorded everything about it down to the last molecule. Finally, the computer projected the image of the liquid's origin, a flower.

"Finally…it's done…" Nana trembled as tears began to stream down her face. "We did it Papa…"

Ren smiled warmly. It was completed. The Noah Project was finally going to be made into reality. Over the course of several hundred thousand years, the machines at the base would recreate all the life forms that the Apostles nebladed for their hunger, and the Earth would once again be green and full of life. However, humanity couldn't be brought back, as Professor Gibson, Stella and Nana's creator and father, didn't have enough time to fit humans into the project. However, Ren wasn't worried about that. He also didn't think that ALL of the humans were extinct. They were a lot more stubborn than they realized. He was living proof after all the adventures and hardships he went through. They'll turn up again sometime in the future.

No, what worried him the most since becoming the lab assistant to the two Grays was what happened AFTER the project was finished. After all this, what will the two of them do? Ren had to return to his world soon, but he didn't want to leave the two of them behind. He wanted to help them live the life they never could, a normal peaceful one. He decided he would ask them both if they wanted to come with him after they completed what they set out to do.

He left Nana alone and made a beeline for Stella. He walked up to the cot and lightly tapped Stella's nose. Her eyes opened a little.

"Wake up sleepyhead." Ren said smiling a little. "We did it."

Stella rose from her cot as her eyes widened more. "Really?"

"Really."

She shifted her gaze down as a small rare smile crossed her lips. He knew she was trying to keep her emotions back, but she was slipping.

"But I need to talk to you for a second. Hear me out, ok?"

She looked up at him as a small tear streamed down her face and nodded. "Ok."

"You remember how Sing said she plucked me from my world in order to finish me off herself right?"

She nodded once.

"Well the thing is, um…" he struggled to find the right words. "…The thing is that I have to go back home soon."

"You're leaving, Ren?" Stella's voice slightly shook. Then she looked downwards at the floor. She was clearly upset by this.

"Wait, let me finish." Ren replied holding a finger up. "Yes, I'm leaving. But I want you and Nana to come back with me."

She looked up at him surprised. "Really? Why?"

"That's easy. I want you and Nana to start living a normal happy peaceful life with me. You never got that choice when you were born Stella. That really bothers me. I believe that everyone should have a choice in how they choose to live their lives. So I want to give that to the both of you. We completed the Noah Project, but you know what? I think what Professor Gibson truly wanted from both of you was to just live happy, Stella. And-"

He hesitated. "-The truth is... after all we've been through together, you and me, I sort of…kind of…uh…umm…"

Ren started to panic and shut his eyes. 'Why can't I say it?' he thought. 'It's just three little words! Don't be afraid! Tell her how you feel!' But the words wouldn't come out. For the first time in a long time, he was scared. Not of a giant monster threatening to take millions of innocent lives. Not of his worst enemies planning to destroy everything he knew and loved. Not of a friend in danger of losing their life. Not of being powerless to fight back when he absolutely needed to. No. Ren Armadeus Vortex was scared of telling Stella, the Black Rock Shooter, that he loved her, and afraid of whether or not she loved him back.

'You stupid idiot! You've faced WAY worse than this! This is nothing! You're better than this! SAY THE DAMN WORDS!'

He was finally about to say the words when something soft pressed against his lips. He opened his eyes, and saw Stella's eyes looking right back at him. She was kissing him!

"It's okay. I already know." She smiled at him, breaking away from the lock. "I've known since Moscow."

Ren was frozen in shock. He didn't expect her to do that! "R-Really?" he stuttered. "Was I that obvious?"

"Mhm. It's not hard to tell how someone feels about others through their actions. Moscow was a really low point for both of us. We lost everyone there. I didn't know what to do. I thought that was the end for us. I doubted myself. But you didn't. You had faith in me, pushed me to carry on, to finish the fight. You never left, even though you could have at any time. And now, you say that you have to leave, but you won't give up on us either." She looked at him with a small smile. "That really says something about who you truly are."

Ren blushed. He didn't know what to say. The do goodery and heroics that came from his adventures was just second nature to him. He didn't think anybody would really thank him this way, much less Stella. Most of the time she looked blank and expressionless, cold even. This was a completely new side of her he never saw before. And he liked it a lot!

"Aww stop it…" he shrugged. "I'm not all that great."

"Yes you are!" Stella exclaimed as she hugged him. "Don't say that…don't ever say that…"

For a few seconds time seemed to stop. Ren felt a small wave of soothing heat near his right ear as Stella's left eye slowly started to produce a blue flame. Stella could feel Ren's heart fixing to jump out of his chest as she hugged him. He also felt really warm…

"What are you two doing?"

The two of them jumped. Nana was standing not even a few feet away from them, crossing her arms and smirking devilishly.

"N-nothing!" They both cried out as they let go of each other. Ren rubbed his nose and looked away while Stella quickly put out her eye flame, blushing a little. That was embarrassing! Nana saw that whole thing!

"Er…well seriously though Nana…" Ren replied. "I have something to talk to you about…"

"We're going with Ren, Nana." Stella declared. Ren looked at her with look that said 'Wait what?'

"I know. I heard the whole thing. Ren isn't quite as subtle as he wants to be."

"Oh get off my back will you?" Ren pouted.

Nana laughed. "But seriously, are you sure about us? Once we go with you, there will be no going back. You'll be stuck with us no matter what happens, and we'll be counting on you to help us ease into our new life. Are you sure you can do it?"

Ren looked at Nana, then back at Stella. True, they would be counting on him to show them how to live their new lives. He'll have to teach them about what's acceptable and not acceptable in his world. He'll have to do a lot of explaining to his older sister. But if it meant the both of them living their lives in true happiness, then he was ready to deal with any problem or complication that came their way. With this in mind he turned to Stella and winked.

"Yeah. I'm sure."

So I hope there's not any incoming fireballs coming this way about how I did this. I take reviews and constructive criticism seriously, so please let me know how I did here. It would mean a lot to me

Dead Space Wing, signing off!