Okay, so I just had to do this.
Inspired by the Super Smash Bros. chapter of ElfCollaborator's "Weiss Reacts: Volume 2!", I wanted to write a cute little piece about Ruby and Weiss bonding over some Super Smash Brothers. Safe to say that Weiss Reacts is the reason why I'm on the White Rose binge I've been on for the past two or so weeks. Elf, if you're reading this, thanks for all the laughs and hugs and fun, and keep on keeping on!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own RWBY or Super Smash Brothers. They belong, respectively, to Rooster Teeth and the magnificent bastard (in a good way, mind) that is Masahiro Sakurai.
Now, let us SETTLE IT IN SMASH! (...I had to. ACK VELVET I'M SORRY DON'T CHAINSAW ME)
The warrior stared furtively towards the figure at the end of the lone platform. So... it was finally time to end this.
Across, on the other side of the battlefield, was a fighter slightly shorter than him, unlike anything he had ever seen in this world.
A spiky-haired blue hedgehog was indeed one of the stranger sights he'd borne witness to in his days as commander of the Greil Mercenaries.
But... the hedgehog was in his way. Which meant he had to be taken care of before he could cause too much trouble.
Well, any more than he already had.
Despite his own superior strength, the hedgehog proved to be unbelievably swift in movement, dodging his most powerful attacks like they were nothing.
The warrior sighed in frustration. This had to end, and it had to end NOW.
Charging up his most powerful attack, the warrior raised his sword above his head, as if daring the hedgehog to get any closer.
To his surprise, though, the hedgehog took the bait, seemingly unfazed, and dashed forward like lightning, using his superior speed to throw a wicked right hook into the warrior's gut before he could react.
Weakened from the long battle, the attack sent the warrior flying, possibly to his demise.
And as he fell into darkness, only one thought came to mind.
One final thought lanced through his mind as his vision was consumed by black...
"Oh, COME ON! I seriously had you there!"
"Ehehehe, sorry about that..."
"Seriously, Sonic is so broken..."
This was the basic scene in the RWBY dorm at the moment. Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long were in the school library studying for an upcoming assignment, so girlfriends Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee, who had already finished their homework, decided to pass the time by playing one of Ruby's new games, Super Smash Brothers.
Over the past couple weeks, Weiss had caught glimpses of Ruby playing this interesting new fighting game about characters from multiple worlds coming together for, as Ruby so often called it, "the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny". Eventually, Weiss had let her curiosity get the better of her and decided to see if Ruby would allow her to play as well.
Needless to say, it didn't take long for Weiss to get sucked into the game.
"He wasn't that strong before..." Ruby quipped. "I wonder if they buffed him in one of the patches?"
"As long as they nerfed that stupid ape, I'll be okay..." Weiss groaned, remembering how said ape had been mercilessly abused in that one tournament she'd watched.
Ruby's fighter of choice, at least recently, was one Sonic the Hedgehog. As Ruby loved speedy characters, most likely due to her semblance being overwhelming speed, Ruby had taken quite the shine to Sonic, using his similar-looking attacks and ultra-swift movement to play mind games with her opponents. Yang always dreaded the moment when Ruby's cursor hovered over Sonic, knowing she wouldn't stand a chance.
Weiss, on the other hand, didn't really have a favored character, though recently she had been hovering between Peach (an elegant, princess-like figure who finally decided to take the fight to that pesky Bowser instead of just waiting for Mario to save her) and Lucina (despite being a clone of Marth, Weiss thought Lucina had been easy to pick up and play when she'd first started playing).
Weiss was still trying to decide which character to stick with, since Ruby was adamant on taking Weiss to that Smash tournament in Haven next week. So, Weiss had decided to let Ruby teach her about certain characters in hopes of finding one to pick for the tournament.
"I'm willing to bet if you hadn't taken the bait, I would have beaten you," Weiss stated as they navigated back to the character selection screen. Weiss had decided to try Ike, a character new to her, in hopes of using his power to stop Sonic cold. Ever since Ruby had gone on her Sonic streak, Weiss had been trying out different characters in hopes that at least one of their specific attributes could stop Sonic. So far, none had worked.
"That's what Sonic is all about, baiting and mind games," Ruby giggled.
"If only you weren't so frustratingly skilled with him..." Weiss groaned.
Just then, Ruby leaned over and kissed Weiss on the cheek. Suddenly, the heiress felt better.
"You'll get me soon. I know you will," Ruby stated.
Weiss smiled and hugged Ruby, causing them both to fall back into the beanbag chair they currently shared.
"I'll pretty much have to before the tournament if I hope to stand a chance," Weiss teased, kissing Ruby on the forehead. "From what you've told me, a lot of these players attending have sunk thousands of hours into this game just to get their play style down."
"Trust me, after a while of playing with me, I know you'll have what it takes to send those pretty boys running for the hills!" Ruby proclaimed rather heroically. "I actually won a tournament when I was younger, believe it or not, simply because Yang and I played the last Smash game that much."
"With the way you play Sonic, I'd believe that," Weiss admitted.
"You up for another match?" Ruby asked.
"I'll get you this time," Weiss proclaimed. "Count on that!"
So, with that, Ruby and Weiss selected their characters. As expected, Ruby decided to stick with Sonic, while Weiss eventually settled on Lucina.
"Ready?" Ruby asked.
"Let's go," Weiss stated matter-of-factly.
The countdown faded, the announcer shouted "GO!", and the battle was on.
Weiss had correctly predicted that Ruby would try to play more mind games, as that was basically the point of Sonic's similar-looking spin attacks, so she decided to play a bait-and-switch, waiting for Sonic to get close before countering where Ruby didn't expect to get countered.
Ruby wasn't going down that easily, however, switching between her side special and down special to get Weiss to drop her guard. Though, at one point, Weiss had suspected Ruby's game and slapped Sonic with an up smash when he tried to hop over Lucina and throw her off.
This strange game of cat and mouse continued back and forth for a while, neither Weiss nor Ruby holding the advantage for long, as when Ruby would seem to get her mind games back in gear, Weiss would counter with a new technique.
Soon enough, both fighters were down to their last stock and in the hundreds in terms of damage. Both Ruby and Weiss knew that one good attack would end it.
The question was, who would make the first and last mistake?
Ruby squealed on the inside when she managed to break Lucina's shield due to Weiss guarding at the wrong moment, and went for a side smash to end the match...
...only for Lucina to recover quicker than she expected and counter, throwing Sonic far back. Lucina charged forward with all the speed Weiss could give her, throwing out a dash attack to knock Sonic further back, though just barely enough to keep Sonic within the play field.
Lucina stood at the edge of the platform, charging up her Shield Breaker and waiting for Sonic to get close.
Sonic jumped off of his spring back into the battlefield, air-dodging to avoid any possible attacks...
...only for Lucina to stall a second longer than expected.
Ruby knew she was finished.
And sure enough, Lucina thrust her sword forward, piercing Sonic and sending him careening off the stage in a large red explosion.
Ruby definitely noticed the growing smile on Weiss' face as the results screen popped up, proclaiming Weiss' Lucina the winner of the battle.
"YES!" Weiss exclaimed, hopping to her feet and throwing her fist up in victory, only for Ruby to glomp her about three seconds later.
"Good job, Weiss! I knew you could do it!" Ruby giggled.
"Looks like I have my character for the tournament," Weiss noted. "Wait until all those amateurs drop their jaws because they got beaten by a clone of Marth!"
"Say, Weiss?"
"Hmm?"
Ruby laid her head on Weiss' shoulder. "If, by some freaky chance, you and I end up facing each other in the tournament... don't hold back, okay? I wanna see you at your best."
Weiss couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry, Ruby. We're going to give it our all no matter who we end up facing, right?"
"Right!" Ruby laughed. "We'll show those wannabes what for!"
Weiss looked back at the character select screen. "Ruby?"
"What is it, Weiss?"
Weiss sighed, then hugged Ruby again. "I just wanted to say... well, thank you for teaching me how to play. If it was Yang, she'd probably want to teach me by driving my fighters into the proverbial dirt... tough love, as she puts it. Ugh."
"Yeah, that sounds like something Yang would do," Ruby giggled. "But honestly, it's no problem, Weiss. You're my girlfriend, after all. And as your girlfriend and team leader, that means I have to allow you to learn these games at your own pace!"
The two huntresses started laughing for a few seconds before collapsing back into the beanbag chair, their arms still around each other.
"Ruby, I know I don't say it as often as I should, but... I love you."
"I love you, too, Weiss."
Ruby and Weiss leaned in to kiss each other, the world around them seeming to fade away for those few precious seconds.
"Hey, you want to keep going?" Ruby asked. "After all, we need to keep practicing so we'll be ready for the tournament!"
"Point," Weiss responded, the two girlfriends cuddling into the beanbag chair as they prepared to continue their training.
Weiss sighed happily, letting her head rest on Ruby's shoulder. Ruby responded by kissing Weiss on the cheek before turning back to the screen.
The characters were selected, and the battle was on.
...that was fun to write.
Okay, so, my Smash history starts with Brawl, since I never owned a GameCube (I await the freakouts in the comments or reviews, though I HAVE played all the Smash games by this point in time, don't froth at the mouth). I had never really been big into fighting games, having grown up with platformers and RPGs. But when Super Smash Brothers Brawl came into my possession, it was freakin' on.
Here, I tried to inject some of my personal experiences into the story. Ruby taking a liking to Sonic may seem just because of his speed, and speed being Ruby's Semblance, but the true reason?
Sonic has always been my Smash main.
He's just so fun to use, too.
Lucina was given to Weiss because I figured, since Weiss is getting used to the game, she'd want a character who's well-balanced for newbies and veterans alike, someone easy to use to help you learn the ropes. Though when she used Ike in the opening, that actually created a parallel to one of my friends, who doesn't really have a main, but usually always picks Ike whenever I pick Sonic. We're still going at it with those two in Smash 4 even now.
Will I ever do another story like this, with Ruby and Weiss playing Smash? ...maybe. They are going to a tournament, after all.
Until next, R&R, enjoy, and happy Smashing.
From me to you in the future,
The Blue Time Ranger
