Finally! I'm really sorry for taking this long to rewrite my BRS RWBY crossover. I was having a bit of trouble with the interdimensional aspect of crossing two entirely different worlds over, seeing as BRS took place on Earth and RWBY is on Remnant. That's when I remembered something. I've already RWBY-fied Black Rock Shooter! I'm an avid roleplayer on Google Plus, and one of the communities I'm part of is a RWBY based roleplay community. All characters must originate from Remnant, and cannot come from other universes. However, if you can manage to create a passable profile for a character from another fandom, which means using technology and materials found in RWBY (no magic allowed), you can do a face claim for that character. I have managed to create Jinx from LoL, Doctor Who, Darth Vader, a Star Wars OC,a Stella the Guardian, and of course Black Rock Shooter. I figured that that version of Black Rock Shooter would be perfect for this story. Now, I am still looking to pair her with Neo, but it might be a little more difficult than originally planned... you'll see why shortly. Any pairing names you want used in the story? Or do you want another pairing all together? I'm open to suggestions on this one.
In other news, you've probably read The Guardian of Remnant by now. If you haven't, then you need too. I personally think it's pretty damn good by my standards. For those of you who have, you all know that I'm about to go into Basic Training for the Army. It's going to be hard for me to get my stories posted for a while. BT doesn't finish until earlyy next year, and then I have AIT for my MOS, Intelligence Analyst, until the middle of June. I'll try to update during AIT, but please be patient. I go through about five versions of one story before posting it.
FanFiction News: The Warlock's Destiny has only received a single vote so far, and I'm starting to feel a bit frustrated. I know I have plenty of readers who want to voice their opinion, so where the hell are you!?
Now, let's see who we have here to do our disclaimer... Oh hell... It's John. You haven't met him yet, but try to picture a futuristic mashup of Clint Eastwood (the cowboy) and John Wayne. Very gruff, and takes shit from no one. Let me just call him... I think he's on a job.
M:*Trying to place a video call...*
J: What the- What the hell do you want, Kuroshio!? I'm busy! *Gunshots ring out* Damn it! *Returns fire*
M: John! You agreed to do my disclaimer, remember?
J: Shit, that was today? What story it-SHIT! *Ducks down as bullets fly over his head.* The bastards have automatic weapons!
M:Uh... RWBY and Black Rock Shooter, the first one's pronounced Ruby and is owned by Monty Oum, and the second one is Huke!
J: Fine! Marethyu doesn't own either of those blasted stories! All rights go to their creators! Hey! Get back here you little varmint! *Drops the phone and runs off shooting.*
M: John? Mr. Black? Huh... Hope he gets the target... Oh well, I suppose that works for a disclaimer.
That was John Black, bounty hunter and one of the main protagonists in Project Valkyrie. Nice guy, isn't he? So, now that all the legal mumbo jumbo is out of the way, let's get to the story!
Chapter One: Memories
Kyoto Settlement Region, Fifteen km outside Menagerie
Winter, Twelve Years ago.
General James Ironwood frowned, disturbed by the sight before him. Three hours ago, a colleague and old friend from his days in the military academy, Sing Love-Kuroi, has contacted him with an urgent plea for help. He couldn't understand what was happening seeing as she had dropped the scroll during the call, but he could tell something was very wrong. The usually calm and peaceful woman had cussed up a storm as she fought an unknown assailant. James immediately gathered his personal team and set out with a small platoon of Knights, rushing to her aid. But he was too late.
The Kyoto Settlement Region was small, with only a few hundred people and a volunteer militia defending it, but it had always been fairly quiet. Now it was even more so. Houses had been ransacked, a few barns looked as if bombs had hit them, and local businesses were looted and vandalised. This wasn't a Grimm attack. He clenched a gloved fist and turned to his second in command, "Any word on Sing?"
Linda, the team's Gunnery Sergeant, frowned and shook her head, gripping her sniper rifle tightly, "No, sir. Multiple casualties have been reported by the Knights, but none matching your friend's description. Maybe she managed to escape into the forest?"
James grit his teeth and gestured to the settlement, "Tell me. Gunny, does it look like anyone escaped into the forest?"
"Well, Sergeant Kelly has yet to report any outward leading tracks, so no... Hold on, I'm receiving a report from Beta team... They have recovered Sing Love's body... I'm sorry, General. She's dead."
General Ironwood hung his head, quietly mourning the loss of his friend, "Cause of death?"
"GSW to the upper back. She was killed from behind. It looks like she took some of her attackers with her. Team Beta says they're White Fang." Linda frowned in concern and put her hand up to the earpiece she was using, "Beta Team, could you repeat that? Beta Team, report..."
Both soldiers snapped to attention as gunshots rang out in a nearby building.
James cursed and drew his handgun, "That's Sing's house! Come on!"
They made a mad dash to the dwelling, bursting through the entrance to find an odd sight. A young, black haired girl was struggling in the grip of Frederic Johnson, James's assault specialist. At her feet lay an Atlasian Knight with a white katana sticking out of its metal chest. James frowned and ordered Fred to let the child go. The soldier released her as if burned and snapped to attention, "She came out of nowhere, sir! One moment the knight was checking the woman's body for vitals, and then a freaking pig sticker was put through its chest!"
James cleared his throat, "That 'pig sticker' is a katana, and that katana belonged to Sing Love..." He turned to the girl, who had darted behind an overturned table and was glaring at him accusingly with brilliant blue eyes that seemed to glow with an inner light. Sighing, he knelt down to her level. "Hello there, girl. My name's James Ironwood. Can you tell me who you are?"
She continued glaring at him, refusing to answer the question. James quickly held his hands up, trying to think of anything to get through this situation, "Where are your parents, girl?"
The child averted her eyes, the inner light dimming as she shakily pointed at the deceased Sing Love.
"Mato? You're Sing's daughter?"
She nodded slowly and ducked behind the table. The general quickly gestured to Frederic to cover Sing's body, "Mato... I'm so sorry... We tried to get here as fast as we could. Your mother called me earlier, when this attack happened... Mato, can you tell me what happened?"
James waited for an answer as his comrade threw a blanket over Sing's corpse, only to hear a quiet sob from behind the table. He threw a surprised look at Linda, who just rolled her eyes and carefully made her way behind the table, "Mato... come here kid..." She knelt down and picked the young girl up, holding her close. "It's gonna be okay..." Mato just cried harder into the woman's uniform, completely breaking down. Linda looked at James in shock. Not a single sound left Mato's mouth.
General Ironwood shook his head, "Sing never said Mato was mute... In fact, she loved to tell stories of how she wanted to be like her mother and have a voice based semblance..."
Linda sighed, "She must be in shock. Mutism can occur after a particularly traumatic experience like this. If she can speak, it might take years for her to recover."
A brunette woman wearing a green camouflage suit stepped into the home, stomping snow from her boots, "I heard what happened, sir. There's no sign of anyone out in the forest, not that I can blame them. A snow storm is coming in from the north, so we need to leave quickly. As for the attack, I think they came in on VTOLs. At least three of them landed a quarter mile west of here and took off about an hour and a half ago. The thruster scorch marks are already cold."
The man nodded reluctantly, "Have John call back the search parties. We'll leave the Knights here to keep watch in case someone survived and decides to come back."
Linda cleared her throat softly, "Sir... What about the girl?"
General James Ironwood sighed, wondering if he was going to regret this in the future, "Bring her with us. She can stay with me until we find more suitable guardians..."
Three weeks later
"Sir, I have some information concerning Mato Kuroi's situation..."
General Ironwood sighed, pinching the bridge of his noae as he spoke to Linda over a scroll, "Thank you, Gunney... What did you find?"
"It's Sing Love's will, sir... Are you sitting down?"
He scowled and looked around his office, "Just spit it out, Sergeant. I don't have time for formalities."
"Well... The lawyers are being a bit picky with how they present their information, but I managed to read the will. It names you as the godfather."
James nodded, "Yes, and?"
"She wanted you to take Mato if something were to happen to her."
Then it clicked. James nearly dropped the scroll as his good hand went numb, "Wait... You're saying that..."
"Yeah... Legally speaking, Mato Kuroi is now your daughter."
The military man nearly groaned, "Are we sure she didn't have any relatives that could take her?"
He could practically hear Linda smirking as she replied, "Sorry sir, but Sing had no family. General, it sounds almost as if you don't want to have Mato around."
"No, no... It's not that..." He sighed. "I'll go talk to Mato and try to explain the situation to her..."
Linda spoke quietly, "General... I know it isn't exactly in our job description, but you know that Blue Team would be glad to help out, even John would take care of her."
"Thank you, Linda. I might have to take you up on that... Why don't you get the team together and come over to the Academy... I know classes don't begin for another six weeks, but..."
"I understand. We'll be over as soon as we can. Good luck, James."
He hung up, sitting there in mild shock. He had expected to send the girl off to live with an aunt or uncle, but this was completely unexpected. After a moment, he stood up and left the office. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind as he slowly made his way through the halls of the Atlas Specialist Academy. He had lived through a war, fighting in half of it. A thousand missions against Grimm and foreign threats alike. The general was no stranger to difficult situations. Hell, a good portion of his body was cybernetic... But this was something else entirely. He was about to tell a girl he barely knew, the daughter of a deceased woman with whom he hadn't contacted in three years, that he was suddenly her legal guardian? He couldn't possibly think of himself as her father, but legally speaking that's exactly what he was...
James stopped outside the vacant student dorm Mato was using, peering inside. Mato was curled up in a little ball on one of the beds, her back to the door. A large comforter was wrapped tightly around her. The poor girl hadn't spoken in the three weeks since James found her still protecting her mother's body. The katana, scythe, and duster used by her mother was buried with the woman, leaving Mato with only memories of Sing Love.
Clearing his throat awkwardly, James entered Mato's room and sat down next to her, placing a have on her shoulder, "Mato... It looks like you'll be staying here with me..."
Mato rolled over and stuck her head out of the blanket. Her electric blue eyes stared at him flatly, unnerving James with her dead, unfeeling expression. He noticed that her eye color wasn't the only odd thing about her. The girl's pupils were solid white instead of black, and he could just barely make out a set of concentric rings in the irises. She made no move to communicate her acceptance or understanding of the situation
The general sighed and looked at his gloved hands, "Listen... I know you don't want to be here... I know you're missing your mother... But I can't bring her back. What happened is done... But you can't just stay in here and waste away..."
A small glimmer of life appeared in Mato's eyes and she made a small expression as if to say, "Watch me."
General Ironwood almost smiled at her reaction and shook his head slightly, "Off course you would inherit your mother's stubborn streak... Why don't we start over. I am General James Ironwood, a friend of your mother."
He held his hand out to her, waiting patiently for her to respond in some way. Moving hesitantly, Mato slowly extended a pale, thin hand from her blanket and shook his hand. She still didn't speak, but Ironwood didn't care. It was a start.
So, what do you think of the new rewrite? I kept to my usual pattern of killing off someone in the beginning of every story, but I think this one might be a bit more heart wrenching. Sorry if this seemed a bit short, but I really just wanted to introduce the story here. I made Mato human, so she'll have emotions this time, but I also traumatized her to where she's a mute and her emotions are a bit askew. The next chapter or two will be about Mato's childhood as Ironwood's adoptive daughter. Now. Any ideas about pairings? I will have her attend Beacon Academy, so pretty much all positions are open. However, I prefer Neo, Yang, and Ruby. Neo: Two mutes on opposite sides of the tracks. Both of them are fiercely loyal to their guardians, and both are equally terrifying in a fight (albeit for opposite reasons. Neo has her untouchable style and Mato... Yeah... I'm pretty sure even Cinder would hesitate after seeing the rail thin Mato swinging a cannon around like it's nothing... With one hand. Yang: The wild brawler and the strategic gunner. Yang's carefree, outspoken attitude will certainly clash against the quiet, "I-Will-Ignore-You-If-You-Aren't-A-Threat" vibes of Mato, and vise versa. The stubborn blonde would try over and over again to get Mato angry, eventually challenging her outright when Mato refuses to retaliate. Mato will of course obliterate her, but with Yang's style, she would end up liking Mato, and continue irritating the Atlasian girl in an attempt to get her to like her. Ruby: The cute, innocent girl who just wants to make friends and the lonely girl raised to fight the enemy and nothing else. Okay, a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point, right? Ruby is almost like Mato from BRS, she wants to help others, no matter the cost. Ruby's innocent nature would catch Mato's attention, causing the cold warrior to want to protect her in a way(?) I don't know, this one sort of lacks a story line... But I still contest that they would make a cute couple. Not to mention Ruby would be drooling when she gets a look at the Black Rock Cannon. Well... No matter which way I play it, Weiss may be getting the boot. The only problem with that is the team name... I suppose RBIY ((Mato Kuroi-Ironwood)) would work as Team Ruby... I will certainly have her as the rich snobby brat who chewed Ruby out for tripping over her luggage... Maybe Mato can save her alongside Blake? If Blake trying to humble Weiss fails and she begins attacking her for disparaging the Schnee name, Mato could step in and just look at Weiss to shut her up. The heiress would probably recognize the general's daughter through Winter... Yeah, I like that. Sorry for keeping you, signing off! Ego Mortem Pestifer Mundi!