Hello everyone and welcome to this fic.
First a big thanks to swift56, for allowing me to do reading of your story "The cat and the Detective" it is a crossover of Kamen Rider Skull and RWBY, if you're interested to read it, it's very interesting.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters present, they belong to their respective owners, nor do I own the original story.
Reading ready….Go!
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Teams RWBY and JNPR, eight students of the illustrious Beacon Academy for Huntsmen and Huntresses, were gathered in a recreational room, having a whole month off from classes while recovering from the Grimm Breach. With the Vytal Festival, and consequently the tournament starting soon, Professor Ozpin, their headmaster, had pushed for focus on restoring the City of Vale, and, most importantly, relaxing before the Tournament.
The two teams were gathered on a large couch, snacks and blankets around while they wore casual clothes or, as in Ruby's case, pajamas. They'd been watching some show that Weiss had been enthralled with prior to coming to Beacon, but with school and just life in general, she'd been unable to find time to watch it.
"A a and I'm bored of Weiss' boy drama," Yang yawned, grabbing the remote.-"Changing the channel!"
"Hey!" Weiss glared at her. "Who made you in charge? We should at least vote on this!"
"All in favor?" Ruby asked, a majority of hands going up, all but Weiss' of course. "The majority has it!"
The white themed girl just huffed while crossing her arms. "Well, I never."
"The Cat and the Detective?" Jaune read the title card as opening music that was a relaxing saxophone music as the letters of the title appeared .. They were written with cursive letter as it is seen the image of a letter S that has the form of a Skull
"Sounds interesting." Said Weiss admitting that the music and how the title was shown looked interesting
"Boring" Yang said - "Do not tell me it will be one of those stupid things TV soaps" taking remote control of the heiress and pressing to change the channel but - "Uhh...Guys? I can't get it to come off this channel."
The screen shimmered for a moment before a face appeared on the screen you could see someone wearing a themed armor of dragons.
"Hello Teams RWBY and JNPR. Consider yourselves honored as you are given a glimpse of an alternate universe."
"...Sounds neat!" Nora declared with a grin.
"Nora can not answer you, it's just a recording," Ren said.
"In fact Ren, I'm not a recording ... I'm communicating with you" said the stranger
"Who you are?" Blake said surprised as everyone
"Oh sorry I forgot to introduce myself, I am Magna Ryunoid but you can call me Magna if you wish" said the subject presenting
"And what do you want?" Said Ruby
"Good question my little rose ... Ladies, gentlemen and ice princess" said Magna
"Hey!" Shout Weiss
"Sorry ... you'd like me to call you Frosty," Magna said causing Yang and Nora to laugh aloud as some had a slight smile.
The eye of Weiss trembled ...
"Well, enough of a mockery. The reason they wonder why I'm talking to them is what I said before ... I'm inviting them to see an alternate universe of their lives," said Magna
"Sounds ridiculous," Weiss said with a roll of her eyes. "This is obviously a prank."
"Not entirely, we live in a world where monsters without souls try to kill Humans and Faunus alike for just existing," Blake said. She crossed her arms and shrugged. "I've read countless books on multiverse theory. I believe it's possible."
"What my faun friend said is correct," said Magna, surprising Blake - "Blake before you ask is that if I know that you are a Faunus with the naked eye ... I apologize for insulting you but your disguise is terrible ... Bow hides those adorable cat ears that you have ... and neglected I have nothing against you or your species, in fact I am friends of all the fauns and their protector where I come from ... something like a superhero "
"A super hero ... are you a super hero?" Ruby said with a sparkle in her eyes.
"This is Ruby ... Technically Magna Ryunoid is my hero's alias ... but let's get back to the main topic ... would you be interested in seeing one of those worlds?" said Magna
"I do not know how it looked the title looks like a soap opera but I wonder what it's about," said Yang
"I can not say much as it would spoiler but I will tell you that it is one of you or rather a certain cat girl," said Magna
"Me?" Said Blake
"Who else?" Magna said, "What you see is a world where Blake took a breakdown in her life but that's all I'm going to say.
Nora, hold her hand.
"And why are you talking to us on TV?" Said Nora
"It was that they saw this alternative world in the comfort of their room or if they want to teleport them to my living room and instead of the TV they see this story from a book" said Magna
"Step, I prefer this way ... I do not want to read a book," said Yang
"I would know that you would say this… well I have to go but I will keep in touch if they need it ... enjoy that opportunity that happens once in life ... Enjoy it" said Magna as the screen returned to the title
"Well do you think?" Said Ruby
"I'd say we do it sounds interesting," Jaune said. "Maybe he'll show our future. It could help us avoid disasters before they arise."
"Jaune is right." Pyrrha said supporting her team leader/crush "It's possible that this book can help us."
"It has a point," Blake said.
"You just say it because you're the protagonist," Yang said as she held the remote-"C'mon, let us watch the show already!"
The screen went back to the title card and then started to play.
"Sweet." Said Nora
Time is a fickle thing.
One would think it is linear, but actually, it's all a jumbled up mess, everything happening when it wants to happen, it's why an event in the future, could have an effect on the past, or sometimes, that the presense of a new element, can completely change an intended timeline of a world.
"Exactly what Blake said a few moments ago," said Weiss
"I wonder how many parallel worlds of our lives can exist?" Said Ruby
"They can be one, two or infinite," Blake said. "There may be some big changes like the personality of some people we know may be different in another.
"How does Weiss act like Yang as Yang acutes like Weiss?" Said Nora
"I do not want to think about it" said Weiss the only thing that wanted to know if there is one of his versions act like Yang
Ruby imagined Yang acting like Weiss - "It would be weird"
So, what would happen, should a new hero step foot onto the world of Remnant?
Let's take a look at that, shall we?
That's what I call everyone's interest
Adam Taurus sheethed his blade with a sigh.
He had just destroyed that damned spider like mech
Balke's eyes widened slightly remembering that moment and her former partner with the white fang ...
The others looked who it was but Weiss had an idea of who it was
He looked up, noticing his partner and friend, Blake Belladonna, was staring ahead in surprise, making him follow her gaze as his eyes widenned underneath his mask.
Several heads turned to Blake at that, the girl avoiding everyone's gaze.
"Something you have to say?" Yang said
Blake looked down and sighed. "I suppose I must tell you ... As I tell you, I belonged to the White Fang and the person you saw was my partner in the organization ... Adam and what we're seeing was the day I decided to leave The organization since I could not bear to go that way and concentrate on my future to be a hunter and meet you guys "
The group looked at each other for a few moments ...
"Do not worry Blake, we know you're not like them ... you're our friend," Jaune said.
"You may not be the most social but you know you can count on our support," said Yang
"You are our friend Blake and you will always be," Ruby said.
"You know I do not care about your past when I told you in the ports ... You can count on us," said Weiss
Blake gave a slight smile like a tear on her cheek - "Thank you, friends"
Standing before them, was a young man, probably around 20 years of age, wearing a white vest over a black button up shirt with a white tie, and white pants, along with simple black dress shoes, however the most eyecatching piece of clothing was the white felt fedora on top of his head with a black band around it.
That caught everyone's attention in special to Blake ...
"That did not happen ... there was no one when we arrived," Blake said.
"Maybe that's one of those changes in that world," said Ren
"Well, would you look at what I found, Adam Taurus, second in command of the White Fang." he tilted the brim of his hat up, letting them see his dark purple eyes and the small tuft of brown hair peeking from underneath his hat "Who would have thought you'd actually try to steal a Schnee dust freighter? My information was right after all."
Weiss looked at Blake - "So your mission was to steal one of the dust shipments? ... how come they evaded several atlas robots?"
"To the first question if it was before I left and the second question these robots were very easy to defeat, there was not much security" said Blake looking at the young man on the screen and slightly blush - "Who exactly is he?"
"I would say that it would be the Detective," said Jaune. "Since the title is the cat and the detective and well ... you know" his scratch a little the neck ...
"You look too young to be a detective?" Said Weiss
"Appearances can change ... possibly someone recognized in their world" said Pyrrha
We're just taking what our people have been digging up." Adam said quietly, referring to the faunus that were stuck working in the mines of the Schnee dust quary.
The young man nodded "I know, and that's something I can somewhat agree with, the Schnee dust company is taking everything away from the faunus."
That surprised the group ...
"I did not see that coming," Ruby said.
"What ?! You agree to rob the Schnee company! What kind of a detective is he ?!" Shout Weiss
Blake looked with curiosity about what happened
Adam raised an eyebrow behind his mask, surprised at hearing a human agree with him.
"Then you support the faunus' cause?" Blake asked him.
The young man lowered his hat so it covered his eyes again "Well, I support the goal of faunus getting better rights, but the rest? No, that's something I don't support. The way you're going about this is wrong." he lifted the brim of his hat again as he looked at Adam "And you're being very stupid if you actually think this is the correct solution"
A part of what Blake could accept but a part upset him but said nothing
"I agree, I sincerely support that fauns seek ways to improve their rights but what the white fang is doing is wrong," said Pyrrha
"Yeah, I really feel bad for them ... they just try to fit in," Jaune said.
"That's why we're here, to help the world and improve" Ruby said - "We have to when big help the fauns integrate into society" raised his fist to heaven
Blake gave a smile ... her leader may be childish at times but he does it to show that everything is possible ... hopefully he was a little more positive like her
Adam growled at him.
Blake stared at the young man, she knew he was right.
"This kind of violence the White Fang does, it'll only lead to more violence, where the world will fall into a viscious cycle of hate." the young man said.
"He is right ... This would be a cycle of hate without any end and only violence is feeding in that cycle," said Ren
Blake thought about those words and wondered ... how then can he break that cycle?
"It's our justice!" shouted Adam as he gripped his sheath tighter.
"Justice? You don't even realize that your vision of justice will be the downfall of not only humans, but faunus as well." he said.
"What do you mean?" said Blake
Blake looked at him in confusion "What do you mean?"
"It seems we have an echo" mocked Yang- "It certainly is you on the screen"
Blake rolled hers eyes
"I'm curious what he mean," Pyrrha said.
"Think about it. Stealing this much dust? It'll make the prices in the stores skyrocket due to a lower amount of product, basic supply and demand. And with dust prices going higher, hunstmen and huntresses can't buy as much ammo as before, which means a higher risk for them in the field... and what happens if the hunters fall against the grimm?" the young man questionned.
The group of young hunters think ... until they caught what would happen in special Blake.
Her earlier thoughts came back with a punch and her eyes widen. She realizes that the White Fang were indirectly raising the chances for good people to die, people who might've never done anything to the faunus or faunus themselves.
Blake's eyes widenned in understanding.
He was right, with the dust prices getting higher, hunters would be at higher risk of being killed by grimm, which would mean both humans and faunus would be in greater danger than before
"Because I did not realize it before," she said.
"What do you mean, Blake?" Said Ruby
"That the white fang is indirectly causing the death of innocent people, both human and faun as they are removing the essential source of the weapons of the hunters making it more difficult to eliminate Grimms ... and without the hunters ... there would be Defense against the grimms ... I should have realized that but I did not do it "Blake said feeling bad
"Blake, breathe ... You had no idea that but that's why you abandoned the organization and use your talent as a hunter ... you can fix this, we can all fix it ... just calm down," said Yang
Blake gave a loud breath and calmed down - "Thank you Yang ... I needed it"
"That's why I'm your partner, Blakey," Yang said with a smile.
"Do not call me that," Blake said.
As for Adam, he simply snarled, uncaring, and unable to see the bigger picture.
"As if I could care less about hunters! Now out of my way! Or I WILL cut you down!" Adam said to the young man.
"I guess he does not understand the situation," Weiss said.
"Adam sometimes does not think things through," Blake said. "That's why it's dangerous in a way."
Yang did not know why butshe felt a strange sensation in her right arm but ignored it and continued seeing the show
The young man sighed "Sorry, but I can't let you harm the passengers on this train."
Adam was seething at the young man "Blake. Stay back, I'll handle this scum."
Blake didn't say a word, simply continuing to look at the young man
"Ooh ... Blake got a crush on the detective" mocked Yang as a pillow hits her
"It's not funny," Blake said with a slight blush.
"That face you have, it shows otherwise," Yang said with a smile.
Blake did not say anything and simply ignored the antics of her teammate
The young man smirked as he reached behind him and pulled out a strange red device that seemed to have a slot to hold something in it "You'll find that I'm not so easy to defeat." he put the device on his waist, which created a belt that wrapped around him, along with a small black slot appearing on the right side of the belt.
"What is that thing?" Said Jaune
"As said, it's like a belt but it's one I've never seen," said Weiss
Blake looked at the belt in confusion, wondering what it was for.
The young man pulled out what looked like a black USB key, featuring an S stylized to look like a skull, before he hit the button on it, making a voice sound out "SKULL! inserted it into the belt, which made a strange pulsing noise when they object was inserted, and removed his hat from his head, letting them see his hair had a few streaks of white in it.
"Why is your hair so familiar?" Yang muttered with her hand on her chin.
"Wait what's going on ..." Ruby said, drawing everyone's attention - "This is a super hero story and that detective is one"
"Ruby does not exist," said Weiss, breaking the idea of her leader.
"Although it is possible since it is a parallel world" said Ren
"I'll see it when I believe it," Weiss said.
"Henshin." the young man said calmly as he moved the portion of the device the key was inserted into towards the right, as the voice once more called out "SKULL!" followed by a deep guitar riff into a high guitar screech.
A pulse of energy surrunded him as an armor formed around his body
The armor was black in color, with silver accents on the wrists, ankles, shoulders, and chest. A white thethered scarf appeared around his neck. His helmet was silver, and looked like a skull, with two large black lens to represent the eyesockets, and to let him see from inside the helmet.
A crack seemed to form on top of the helmet, taking on the vague shape of an S, before he put his hat on top of the helmet, covering up the crack.
"Woah!" said the Young hunters y huntress surprised.
SO COOL!" Ruby and Nora shouted with glee.
"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmysh! Hebecameasuperherohebecameasuperherohebecameasuperhero! Ohmygoshthatsuitandarmorlooksamazing!" said chibi Ruby
"Calm down sis." Yang said as she struck Chibi Ruby across the head once and that was all it took to turn her back to normal size-"You're getting way too excited."
"How can I not be? Look at him!" Ruby said-"That armor looks amazing!"
"True, he does look impressive." Said Weiss
"What the hell are you?" Adam asked in rage.
Just a detective who dishes out retribution." he looked up at Adam "But you can call me Kamen Rider... Skull."
"Kamen... Rider?" Blake whispered in confusion.
"What is a Kamen rider?" Jaune asked until a sheet of paper fell on him - "It's a note from Magna ..."
"What does it say?" Said Pyrrha
"It's just a little information ... Kamen is a word of a language of my world that translates as" MASK "since as they saw it is covered by an armor and a mask and rider is due that vehicles usually use motorcycles although there are two cases that use cars ... but in short Kamen rider is the symbol of justice that protects people regardless of the difficult situation ... "reads Jaune
"Well at least we know why it's called," Ren said.
"Well enough of this now let's see some action" said Nora
"Now, Adam Taurus..." Skull lifted his hand and pointed at Adam as he flicked his hand "It's time for you to count up your sins!"
"Hmm… interesting catchphrase." Blake commented.
Ruby had the idea of having a catchphrase to give fear to her enemies
Adam growled in anger as he drew his sword and rushed in.
Skull met Adam halfway and dodged the sword slash before punching Adam in the ribs, making the faunus stagger back as he grabbed the area in pain.
"You think yourself invincible because of your high standing, but you always need to remember the universal rule." Skull did a roundhouse kick in Adam's face, sending him flying back as Adam's mask shattered, revealing reddish brown eyes "There's always someone stronger than you."
Blake was surprised, did not think that someone was winning against Adam ... was always the strongest in the white fang but there is someone who outdoes it...
Adam staggered to his feet "Blake! Get him!"
Silence met him.
"She left already, guess she's smarter than you." Skull said as he cracked his knuckles "Now, let's end this."
Adam stood on shaky legs, his teeth clenched in rage, as he attempted to draw his sword, only for it to be kicked out of his hand.
"Lights out." was the last thing he heard as a fist connected to his face
"Aww ... although it was incredible I would have liked the fight to be longer" Nora complained as Ren patted her back to comfort her
"Although it was cool the way he acted," Ruby said.
Blake sighed as she leaned against a wall in an alley.
It was still hard to believe she'd done it.
Running away from the White Fang.
She wasn't the first to do so, and somehow, she doubted she would be the last.
Now, she just needed a place where she could stay.
Maybe Tukson could help her out? He was a good friend after all, and a deserter much like her.
Blake sighed ...
"Do you know him?" Said Jaune
"Tukson was a friendly friend in the organization, he helped me a lot since I deserted and spent visiting him to read some books but died a few days ago," Blake said sadly ...
"He must have been a good man," Weiss said.
"It was," Blake said.
She found her thoughts drifting to earlier though.
To that... Kamen Rider, who fought Adam.
She'd been able to tell how outmatched Adam was in a single glance, so she used the opportunity to run away.
She'd have to thank the man if she ever saw him again.
"I sure would," Blake said with a slight smile.
Her ears perked up as she heard movement coming from outside the alley.
Slowly, she got up and peered out.
She saw a black motorcycle, with a shape similar to a red S on the side, the rider wore... the exact same clothes as the man from today, with a white motorcycle helmet.
"What a coincidence," Nora said with a laugh.
"I like the design of the motorcycle" said Yang but her bike was better
Well... what are the odds of that?
Just when she's thinking about him, he shows up.
She saw him pull up in front of a building she at first though was a bar or a club, before he looked up for a bit, got off his motorcyle, and punched one of the wooden beams on the veranda, the shock travelling up and lighting up the neon sign outside which read 'Bones Detective Agency'
"I guess that's your agency ... but Bones?" Said Weiss
"It may be his last name," Blake said.
Yang started to laugh- "Oh boy ... his name is Kamen rider Skull and his last name is Bones ... what a funny coincidence ... and now that his name sounds white?"
Oh, so apparently that was his agency.
She figured Bones must be his family name in that case.
"And I'm right," Blake said.
He pulled off his helmet... and turned to look at her "Huh, what are the odds?"
She couldn't keep the amused smile off her face at the fact they had thought the same thing.
"They're meant to be each other," Yang said, causing Blake to blush.
So, if you're all the way out here, I'm guessing you left the Fang then?" he asked her.
She considered answering him, before she figured it would be best not to get on his bad side, so she stepped out of the alley and across the street to talk to him better "That's right... their new methods... I didn't want anything to do with that." she said with a shake of her head.
He nodded "Understandable... but tell me, what do you plan on doing now?"
Blake blinked as she thought about it "I... I don't know, I was thinking I could apply to Beacon and become a huntress."
He shrugged "Well, you could do that... but wouldn't you prefer to start making changes sooner and with your own two hands?"
"Eh?" Said Ruby confused as the rest of the world
Blake listens attentively to what the detective has just said
She looked back at him, thinking on his words, before she nodded, curious as to what he was getting at.
He smirked "Well, I've been looking for a partner. So, you could become a detective with me, and help change the world, one case at a time."
"Well I have to admit that surprised me ... I find it hard to see Blake as a detective," said Yang
"But she has skills that enable her to be one," said Weiss
"But ... but ... it means I would not be in Beacon and that means I would not be our friend ..." said Ruby
"It is possible that my other self will tell them sometime in the future," said Blake
"Even so you are someone important ... you are part of the team RWBY and no one would take your place" said Ruby sadly to see that her friend would not be with them in that world
"You talk like you have the answer to fixing everything." Blake told him as she considered his suggestion.
"I don't." he said honestly, before he smiled "But I promise you that I'll find it."
She was silent as she continued to think "Why... why are you helping me?"
The group also wanted to know the motives that the detective wants Blake to be his partner
He shrugged "Just doing what my teacher thought me, to always hold out a helping hand to those in need."
"When you told Adam to count up his sins... what did you mean?" she found herself asking
He smirked "Nobody's perfect... that's my philosphy, everyone has their own dirty little secret, me, you, we ALL do, but those who expose themselves in such a way, they also carry sins with them, so they should count them all up, because the beating I'll give them represents that number."
"It sounds a little funny if you think about it" said Ruby slightly
"Although it is true ... everyone has their own sins" said Pyrrha
"But there are those who decide to make a change and be a better person," said Ren - "And with that they make an important change in life for good"
"Although there are people who continue to do something for evil," said Weiss
"And that's why we study here to stop them and make them count their sins," said Yang
Blake couldn't help herself but chuckle at that last part.
She shook her head with a smile "I think... I'll take you up on your offer. My name's Blake Belladonna, it's a pleasure to meet you."
The young man smiled "Pleasure to meet you too Blake, the name's Whyatt Bones."
"Who would say," Blake said as Yang and Nora began to laugh ...
"Oh god, it's really a funny coincidence," said Yang
"It's true ..." Pyrrha said with a smile.
After they greeted each other, he led her inside.
To her new life as a private detective.
The screen darkened as Magna appeared -
"And what do you think?" He said
"It's interesting," Blake said. "So I guess I'll be a detective instead of a hunter."
"Correct but neglected you will meet with your friends later in your new life" said Magna
"The chapter is short," said Yang
"This was like a prologue to show the beginning of the story but the following will be great mysteries and action that Whyatt and Blake will have as detectives ... I assure you" said Magna
"Then what do we do?" Said Ruby
"Do you want to keep seeing this story?" Said Magna
"Yeah, obvious," Yang said.
"I want to know what Blake will do," Ruby said.
The others received their confirmation vows ...
"They are excellent news ... then prepare because this will be good" Magna said as the screen showed the title as the next chapter will be given
And cut ...
Well this was the reading of the first chapter of this story , what do you think? I thank you all for your patience and to those who have read the story, Thanks for everything
Goodbye, from Magna Ryunoid