Hello, everyone. Centurion here. Here is a crossover fiction called Battle Beasts. This idea I dreamed up. I like Zoids and Rwby, so I thought why not combine the two into a hopefully good story. Also, I'm aiming this fiction to be like a TV series with episodes and seasons. Please enjoy.
Episode 1: The Star Liger
"And so ends another exciting Battle Beast match! We hope the next Battle Beast match will be just as exhilarating!" An announcer shouted with a smile. Ruby was sitting in her room on her computer. She was watching Battle Beast matches. She then closed the window.
"That was awesome." Ruby said to herself. "Honestly, I wish I can compete someday." Ruby's biggest dream was to compete in Battle Beast matches, but it was really hard to do that since the parts to make one were expensive as hell.
Just then, her older, blonde sister Yang Xiao Long walked into her room. "What're you up to, sis?" She asked.
Ruby sighed. "I'm just watching Battle Beast matches."
Yang rolled her eyes playfully and sighed. "Again?"
"Yeah. I just really want to compete."
"You know you can't without a Battle Beast."
Ruby got a little irritated at that reminder. "I know, and that the parts to make one are super expensive."
"Yeah."
Ruby sighed and lowered her head. Yang noticed this. "Believe it or not, I want you to compete one day."
Ruby's eyes lit up. "Y-You do?"
"Yeah. I think you'd be a great pilot to a Battle Beast."
"Thanks, Yang." Ruby smiled.
"No prob, sis."
"Speaking of which, when is your next match?"
"Tomorrow at 10:00 am. Be sure to watch it, sis."
"Don't worry. I will." Ruby smiled.
Yang ruffled Ruby's hair playfully and left her room. Ruby sighed again. She really wanted to compete in Battle Beast matches, so she could be with her sister, to achieve something in her quiet life, and to feel alive. She decided to go out for a walk to clear her head. It was still light out, so it was still okay. She walked into the forest for about a half-hour, and as usual, was bored out of her mind. She sighed to herself. "Why do I want to compete in Battle Beast matches so badly?" She asked herself. "What's the point of having a dream if you have no hope of ever reaching it?" Suddenly, she stumbled upon an abandoned Battle Beast Garage deep in a forest clearing. "What's this?" She walked up to the garage's door, knocked, and then opened it. She walked around for a minute in the dark until she found the light switch. Once she turned it on, her eyes went wide over what she saw. "Holy crap!" It turned out to be a Battle Beast in near-perfect condition, but it was one that she had never seen before. "Wow! This Battle Beast is amazing!"
Ruby took a closer look at the dusty Battle Beast and found a name on it which read 'Star Liger'. She looked up, found the cockpit, and hopped in. Taking a look a the technology inside of the cockpit alone, Ruby was in amazement. However, she knew she had to go home now. "Sorry, but I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow after I finish watching my sister's Battle Beast match." With that, Ruby sped home, unaware that Star Liger's eyes began to glow with life again.
The next morning, Ruby and Taiyang were watching Yang's Battle Beast match. Weiss and Blake were participating as well. Blake was in a Stealth Panther, Weiss was in a Sniper Raptor, and Yang was in her classic Savage Basilisk. They were facing a team of three who were in Stunpaw Bunnies However, things were strange. By strange, they were actually losing.
Blake did her best to sneak up behind the opponents to get close with her Stealth Panther, but they actually detected her and shocked her into submission and were moving too fast to get hit when she tried to retaliate. It was the same with Weiss and her Sniper Raptor. Pretty soon, the two Battle Beasts were lying on their sides, shut down.
Yang was sneaking underground to try and perform a surprise attack, but even that didn't work, as the Stunpaw Bunnies were quick to shock her into defeat. Within a matter of minutes, Yang, Weiss, and Blake were all defeated.
Ruby and Taiyang were in complete shock. Yang rarely lost Battle Beast matches. "How did this happen?" Ruby asked. "Yang rarely loses Battle Beast matches."
"I guess Yang's head wasn't in the game." Taiyang assumed. "That's the only answer I can come up with."
Hours later, Yang, Weiss, and Blake came into the house, steaming from their embarrassing defeat. It was pretty evident on their faces as Blake had her face in her hands, Yang was fuming from losing to a lesser Battle Beast team, and Weiss one of her hands on her chin thinking and processing.
"I can't believe we lost to a trio using fricking Stunpaw Bunnies!" Yang fumed.
"I was doing my best to sneak up behind them them!" Blake shouted. "If only someone could've provided cover fire!"
"Well, don't blame me, you two!" Weiss screamed. "I was busy trying to keep my Battle Beast from getting scrapped into spare parts!"
"No, its okay. I don't blame either of you two. I blame myself for not being in the game today."
"We'll do better the next time."
"Yes. I believe you three will." Ruby suddenly said from the other room, making Weiss jump.
"Ruby!" Weiss slightly shouted surprised. "We didn't know you were listening in."
"Sorry we were yelling, Rubes. We're just steamed over the fact that we were defeated by a trio of Stunpaw Bunnies."
"If only you had a Battle Beast of your own."
"Yeah. If only..."
Yang saw her sister starting to sweat. Immediately, she went into big sister mode. "Ruby, you seem to be trailing off. What is it? What's wrong?"
"I-I have to go now." Ruby then sped out of the house back to the garage where the Star Liger Battle Beast is.
"What was that about?"
"I don't know. What do you say we follow her?"
"Sounds good to me."
Ruby was with the Star Liger, cleaning it up. "I see you're alive again." She said to the Battle Beast. The robot's eyes flashed to signal that it acknowledged her words. "Hopefully, we can compete in a Battle Beast match soon. I aim to be the best Battle Beast operator ever with my Yang, Blake, and Weiss. My dream is to reach the championships of the World Battle Beast Tournament where we can travel all over Remnant and see the world." Ruby didn't hear three pairs of footsteps walking up behind her.
"So this is where you wound up yesterday." Yang said from behind Ruby, shocking her.
"Uh... I can explain, guys." Ruby stuttered.
"How did you find this place?" Blake asked, obviously curious.
"Um... I kind of... just stumbled upon it."
"Do you know what you've found?!" Weiss shrieked.
"I-I-I..."
Weiss suddenly beamed with happiness. "You found use a place where we can finally repair our Battle Beasts!"
"Adding on to that, you seemed to have also stumbled upon a one of a kind Battle Beast." Blake added.
Ruby became puzzled from Blake's words. "One of a kind? What're you talking about?"
"Rubes, this Battle Beast is the Star Liger. The only one EVER made." Yang explained. "No one was able to properly control it, so it was locked away someplace. Who knew that place was so close to home."
"Well, if we're going to be battle ready, we'd better start fixing the place up." Weiss stated.
"Agreed." Blake said.
Weiss, Blake, and Yang started cleaning the old garage up. Ruby, on the other hand, was staring at the Star Liger. Suddenly, she started climbing up into the cockpit. Yang noticed this. "Ruby! What the hell are you doing?!" She shouted.
"I'm going to pilot the Star Liger!" Ruby shouted back.
"It's too dangerous, sis!"
"I'm fucking sick of being stuck on the sidelines while you, Blake, and Weiss have the time of your lives living your dream!"
That got Yang to shut up. She had actually never thought about how Ruby felt about being stuck, watching Battle Beast matches on TV while she actually got to live them. She also saw that her sister was starting to tear up. Not to mention the fact that she actually swore proved that Ruby was serious. Yang said nothing else as Ruby got into the cockpit.
"Okay, time for us to work together." Ruby said to the robot.
Ruby gripped two handles and moved the right one forward. On the outside, the robot's front right leg stepped forward. Weiss and Blake turned around wide-eyed. Back inside, Ruby moved both handles forward, one at a time, causing the robot to move forward smoothly. "You're doing it, Rubes!" Yang shouted happily. "You're piloting the Star Liger!" After a minute of successfully piloting the Star Liger, Ruby hopped out with all three sets of eyes looking at her in complete astonishment.
"Ruby, that. was. amazing!" Yang cheered.
"I have to admit, well done." Blake added.
"Ruby, I know I'm not your parents, but I can say that I'm very proud of you." Weiss added.
"Us, too." Taiyang said suddenly from the garage entrance. A woman who looked like an older Ruby name Summer Rose was standing there too.
"Mom! Dad! Don't be mad at me! I was just..." Ruby stuttered.
"Sweetie, why would we be mad." Summer said. "No mother could be prouder of her daughter." That got Ruby to tear up with a smile.
"I have to admit Ruby, I was scared that you would get hurt competing." Taiyang admitted. "However, if this is what you really want, just be careful, okay?"
"Of course, dad." Ruby assured.
"Now, what do you all say we get this place fixed up." Summer said enthusiastically.
"YEAH!" Everyone else shouted. This was gonna be an interesting year. Summer and Taiyang watched their daughters and their two friends chat it up and discuss plans to retrofit this old garage, store their Battle Beasts, and talk about their goals and dreams. Normally, they would be disappointed and scared that Ruby had found something to do that seemed dangerous, but this time, they couldn't be more proud. Ruby had always wanted to be a Battle Beast Operator, and now was her chance to achieve her dream. They promised each other that they would help her the best they could.
Here is the very first episode of Battle Beasts. Sorry to those who were looking for more action, but this chapter is an introduction to a grand adventure. Yang, Blake, and Weiss are a team of Battle Beast Operators, but are short one player. Ruby aspires to be a Battle Beast Operator, but doesn't have enough to get the parts. Suddenly, Ruby has found the Star Liger, and is able to pilot it smoothly. Team RWBY is finally together with their Battle Beasts. We also got a sweet mother/daughter moment. Please let me know what you think in the comments. If you have any ideas of what you want in the next episode (Battle Beast name, specs, episode name, any OCs, etc), please leave your ideas/thoughts in the comments as well. Here are team Rwby's Battle Beast specs for now.
Savage Basilisk (Yang Xiao Long)
70mm Tail Laser Gun
Paralyzing Shot
Surprise Strike
Sniper Raptor (Weiss Schnee)
65mm Laser Sniper
Claw Missiles
Star Liger (Ruby Rose)
50mm Tail Laser Gun
Laser Claw Slash
Stealth Panther (Blake Belladonna)
20mm Knee Energy Blasters
55mm Laser Sniper
Energy Claw Strike
