The Burning Nightmare Chapter 1 Dismay
"Aah!"
Ruby shouted loudly and sweating profusely from her nightmare of a mysterious woman she knew before. It was a terrifying feeling inside Rarity's mind. Looking over to her sister Yang sleeping soundly, she got out of her bed then shook her sister awake. When Yang opened her eyes, all she saw was a terrified look on Ruby's face as to say she experienced something horrible so her maternal instincts kicked in and she immediately hugged her tightly.
"Whoa little sis what's gotten into you?" Yang asked.
Ruby was too busy crying to be in a talkative mood, all she wanted was a hug.
Something happened to her but what? Yang pondered.
"Y-Yang is it okay if I sleep with you tonight?" Ruby squeaked, wiping her tears.
"Sure" Yang beamed, holding Ruby close to her as they both slept.
Ruby had never felt so safe in anyone's arms since his Uncle Qrow went off on a mission with Weiss and Blake. The nightmare she had earlier didn't persist, making Ruby a happy girl and the fact she had Yang by her side so that was a double bonus.
But outside, Cinder along with a boy carrying a chain link walked up to Roman who was just watching a shipment truck come by.
"Ah Cinder, Firestarter what a pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting you two for another hour" Roman addressed.
"Well we're here anyway so it doesn't matter" Cinder responded sharply.
Firestarter let out a small chuckle.
"In any case are the shipments ready?" Cinder pondered.
"As a matter of fact, they are almost ready for packaging. All we need to do is send it over to Atlas" Roman explained, leaning a little on his cane.
"Good" Firestarter agreed.
Roman gave an approval smile then adjusted his hat. "So, what's the news on little Red?" he asked.
"Ruby Rose is still experiencing nightmares of what happened to one of her friends dying in front of her. I can use her this as a way to control her, turn her into an unstoppable force of evil, capable of destroying lives" Cinder explained smirking a little.
Firestarter smiled at the idea.
"You guys deal with Red while I take this shipment out to Atlas" Roman said, walking over to a shipping boat out for Atlas Capital.
The boat then left the docks, on its way to Atlas for that shipment to be taken care of. Cinder then turned her attention back to Firestarter who was contemplating how Ruby was going.
"A few more nights like this will send Ruby into a vulnerable state which will make it easier to control" Cinder assumed.
"Let's hope so" Starter hoped.
Cinder couldn't agree more and with Qrow, Blake, and Weiss out on a mission this was going to be an easy feat.
The next morning Ruby puts on her school uniform along with her red cape to complete her look of a huntress, whereas Yang just strapped on some pants before placing her gauntlets on her hands, looking very cool at least at least in her own mind. Yang did a pose and Ruby giggled gleefully until the both of them laughed. The two sisters walked down to where they all met, formed RWBY, fought the bad guys that threatened the world but ever since Cinder went M.I.A. no one has been able to find her along with a former student named Firestarter.
"You know if what Ozpin said about this Starter guy was true then I'll be the first to burst on the scene" Yang boasted.
"Wouldn't be the first time" Ruby said.
All of a sudden Ruby felt a lump inside her chest, causing her to stop moving.
"Hey Ruby you okay?" Yang asked worried.
The lump in her chest started to grow louder and louder inside Ruby's head that she had to cover her ears to stop this strange thumping. Yang was trying to figure out what was going on with her little sister. When Ruby looked up, she saw Cinder's face and pushed Yang away and backed up into the fountain breathing heavily.
"Ruby come to me dear I won't hurt you. All I want is for you to be with us" Cinder said.
"Stay away from me!" Ruby shouted, closing her eyes tight waiting for the inevitable.
All that happened was the Cinder illusion replaced by Ruby's older sister Yang giving her a big warm hug. Ruby looked around to see what she saw was nothing but an illusion caused by lack of sleep.
"Hey little sis you feeling any better?" Yang wondered, putting one hand on Ruby's cheek.
Ruby nodded. "I think so, all I could remember was seeing Cinder coming towards me" she explained.
"Ruby you know that Cinder has not been seen since that fight she had with a dragon Grimm a few months back" Yang addressed.
"I know but there's something in me that just can't accept that fact" Ruby replied.
Yang couldn't grasp at why Ruby just grabbed her head a few minutes ago and shouting incoherent words in order to avoid Cinder Fall who hasn't been since or heard from in almost a few months. Still, it wouldn't hurt to at least have someone try to talk about Ruby's sudden nightmare she had last night and this little fiasco in the courtyard.
Yang agreed to take Ruby back inside so she can get some help for her problem. Meanwhile, deep into the training grounds Starter watched what Ruby did earlier from his binoculars while Cinder looked out to see Beacon, holding up a dream catcher in her hands before tucking it in her pocket for safe keeping.
"Seems that your dream catcher worked after all, Ruby Rose almost tried to attack her sister, thinking it was you" Firestarter said setting her binoculars down a bit.
"That's just a small portion of what I have planned for Rose" Cinder smugly responded.
"I like it" Starter approved Cinder's advances into the depths of Ruby's mind.
They continued to look on until Starter could not see those two sisters anymore, Cinder gestured the flame boy to come down from his tree location, he came down and met face to face with Cinder as they looked on at Beacon.
Ruby Rose your mind will be shattered and become mine Cinder looked at the photo of Ruby.
A girl with red hair on one side and pink on the other side sat in the library, when out of nowhere Yang burst through the double doors with Ruby following close behind.
"Hey Thorn heart, you mind helping out my sister? She recently had some kind of hallucination" Yang asked.
"Sure, sit her down on the loveseat across from me" Thorn offered.
Yang sat Ruby down on a loveseat across from Thorn heart, for a girl who was tattoos all over her arms and chest she is always there for her friends when trouble occurs. Ruby was a little nervous, sitting across the most talented gunwoman in all of Beacon all things considered. She was popular among her classmates and even the instructors and she'll always give them pointers on how many different ways they can tackle a specific situation.
"So, Ruby, your sister says you had a hallucination about a specific person. Would you mind me asking me who?" Thorn asked in her calm, warm voice.
"Cinder Fall" Ruby quivered.
Her hands started to shake but Thorn put one hand over them, making the shaking stomp. Ruby looked up blushing a bit from the sudden contact. Thorn removed her hand in order to keep Ruby feeling comfortable by doing whatever possible in order for her to stay calm during this very difficult time.
"I had a really bad nightmare about a mysterious woman wearing the same red cape as me go around Beacon killing innocent students in the most heinous way possible. The woman went into another room and chopped..." Ruby trailed off, trying to hold back tears.
"Chopped who Ruby?" Thorn questioned.
With a deep breath, Ruby sucked in tears, "Chopped Weiss's head off in one single swipe" she addressed.
Both Yang and Thorn heart were shocked by that response.