Hello everyone! I'm in a bit of a rut with Neptunia Arena, so I decided to take a bit of a break, and do short story from RWBY, a series that i've liked the concept and characters of! (I will be honest and say I have issues with the execution though) It helps that the RWBY main cast and the Neptunia main cast are similar enough, at least in my eyes. For the record, this will only be a short story, and will only run for Three Chapters. Think of it as a goofy filler episode. I wanted to make this for fun really~
For the record, this takes place after Episode 16, so there will be spoilers if you haven't caught up on the series! So anyway, have fun!
A short trip away from Beacon Academy was a small, quiet town called Oasis, located deep within a forest of craggy mountains and rocky terrain. It was a rural local town, filled with houses carved out of caves and log cabins. It was there that Team RWBY were undertaking their weekend plans, as they headed there for an afternoon trip, a few hours after midday.
"It's so nice to get out to somewhere peaceful..." said Weiss, as the group walked down the dirt road.
"Even Hunters need a little R&R now and then!" chimed Ruby.
"Don't forget we're behind on our history assignments. I picked this place out because Oasis has a lot of history to it." Said Blake looking around the town.
"You know, this town has a loooota trees for a place called Oasis..." remarked Yang, taking note of the trees littering the boundaries.
"Actually, that's why it's called Oasis, apparently." Blake responded.
"You see, long ago, after humans discovered the true power of Dust, they started to expand their abilities with it. And thus they went to this craggy, lifeless desert, and with their newfound power, turned it into the place we stand today! Hence the name, Oasis!" Weiss said proudly, a closed fist placed on her chest in pride.
"Woooooow~" Ruby said, impressed.
"So... how many times did your family make you rehearse that speech?" asked Blake with the slightest hint of a smile.
Weiss' eye twitched for a moment or two before speaking with a bit more strain in her voice. "The Schnee Dust Company does it's best to keep the contributions of it's product throughout history in the minds of every member of it's family!"
"Sounds kinda... plug-y..." Yang awkwardly commented as Weiss grunted.
"Wait, why do we need to do homework while we're here? I mean, homework isn't R&R!" complained Ruby. "We could just read up on some stuff from the library back at Beacon and do all our stuff in our dorms!"
"Well, we should go for extra credit with Professor Oobleck," noted Blake. "Doing research on location should make it easier as well."
"Besides, our room isn't exactly the most pleasant place for study," said Weiss. "Especially with Ruby's living standards..."
On her bunk Ruby looked, wide eyed and in awe at the treasure that lay in her hands, inviting her. Her hands quivered in excitement and anticiation as she grabbed ahold of the box of cookies, ripping open the packaging and proceeding to tip it over her open mouth and let the contents fall right in as she started chowing down, pausing to pour milk into the chocolate and dough mass in her mouth, as her bed was littered with cookie fragments and milk stains.
"Ruby no!" cried out Yang as she walked into the room.
"MORE POWER!" Ruby cried out through her cookie and milk filled mouth, spraying out debris with every syllable.
"Cookies make me stronger..." Ruby shyly said.
"Cookies make you fatter." Weiss snarked as Ruby instinctively rubbed her stomach.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with cookies!" Yang said defensively. "When had in moderation..."
"You know," said Blake, changing the subject. "I've heard that there's a lot of history in the ruins around Oasis. Because of the terraforming, a lot of old Remnant buildings were left behind. We could always go exploring there and find stuff for our assignment."
"I like the exploring thing! The exploring thing sounds good!" said Ruby.
"If we're gonna study, exploring is the way to go!" Yang said pumping a fist into the air.
"I guess a physical study wouldn't hurt..." said Weiss as they went off to the town walls to pass into the forest.
However, when they arrived, they were met with a large warning sign, copies of it surrounding the edges of the walls, reading "FOREST OFF LIMIT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRESPASSERS WILL BE PUNISHED BY LAW."
"Huh? Who cuts off a forest like that?" asked Ruby.
"Maybe it's a Grimm problem?" Yang said. She took notice of one of the people walking by and went over to the man. "Sir? We just got here, so you mind asking us why we can't go into the woods?"
"Oh? Yeah, about a month or two ago, we had one of those Faunus Terrorists come into town," Yang's eyes widened, as Ruby and Weiss slowly turned towards Blake, "Some folks got suspicious and called him out in front o' everyone. And that cat person got violent and messed up some poor souls real bad as he made a break for it. People been' searching in the woods for a while now, but as far as we know, he's still out there somewhere."
"Well... thanks for the advice..." Yang said, a bit nervous.
"No need to thank me young lady," the main said cheerfully as he started to walk away. "Damn shame that beast had to come to our town..." he muttered as he walked away.
The others looked at Blake, her head lowered and her bow starting to twitch a bit, as she let out a deep sigh. The events of the Vale robbery were still fresh in all of their minds.
"Hey Blake, sorry about all that..." Ruby said, stretching out a hand towards her teammate. Blake just smiled at her.
"It's okay. I knew stuff like this would happen when I chose this path... you don't need to worry about me..."
"I'm... I'm glad you did Blake." Weiss said absent minded.
"Can I... can I have some time alone?" Blake asked.
"You sure?" Asked Yang, before her eyes narrowed. "Hey, you're not thinking of going after that Fa-"
"No!" Shouted Blake, before she quickly calmed down. "No... Look, I-I just want some time to think about things. It won't take long. I'll find some stuff for our study before we meet up, at... how about that sign over there? Like, in half an hour or so." Blake pointed to a wooden sign standing out amongst the warning signs, labeled 'Oasis Woods'. The rest detailed a brief history of the town.
"Okay Blake..." said Ruby, a bit of sadness in her voice, before she perked up a bit. "Hope you get better!" as she dashed off, the others looking at her before going after her as well. Blake sighed to herself yet again as she walked away. However, before she went off with the others, Weiss turned around to her.
"Blake... listen, no matter how you feel, don't try and go after that Fang member alone, okay?" she said with concern, Blake raising an eyebrow. "I-I mean, your problems are our problems right? That's the stuff Ruby keeps going on about, and we need to keep each other in check!"
"I'll be fine Weiss. I promise i'll meet up with you all." Blake said, somewhat bemused. "Besides, the Fang isn't gonna listen to me anymore..."
"O-Okay then..." said Weiss as she went off to meet with the others.
Back at the edge of the forest however, a small figure in the shadows watched the Faunus girl intently, and sniffing at the air.
"I smell... blackie one... blackie one smells like..." she took two big sniffs before her eyes went open. "Kitty~?"
Blake walked down the street alone, catching a poster on the bulletin board, depicting a crude sketch of the Fang member, as a sketchy snarling beast. Blake looked away in sorrow, deep in thought, regretting what became of her former... she supposed family would have been the right word for it. She found herself missing the protest days, when they spoke of going after a peaceful solution. She remembered the times she shared with he-
"Wah!" Blake's train of thought was cut short when a figure immediately appeared in her path, standing straight.
"Kitty? Are you Kitty?"
It was a small girl, about as high as her chest. She looked... odd. She wore a white dress, faded and moulding in a few places, but had a very fine look to it. Her hair was short, and black in a neat looking cut. However, the most striking feature about the girl was that the visible parts of her body were covered in bandages, from head to toe, arms and legs, with only her eyes and mouth exposed on her bandaged face. The look of her managed to unnerve Blake.
"H-Hello. Do you... want something?" asked Blake sheepishly.
"Tehehe!" Giggled the girl, with a big smile on her face her eyes bursting with happiness. "You sound so nice kitty!"
"Kitty?" said Blake, a chill going through her body. Her ribbon disguise had managed to get her through Beacon without being detected. Was this girl a Faunus as well? She was beginning to see her disguise was starting to become less effective... "You must be mistaken... I'm not a Cat Faunus..." Blake said straight faced, trying to hide the lie.
The girl blinked, before sniffing at the air. To Blake's confusion. She got a satisfied look as she took her last sniff. "Tehe! You're so funny kitty!"
Blake took a step back, getting more and more unnerved by the girl. "Look, I want some privacy so... can you give me some space?" She didn't wait for a response before she ran off.
"Kitty cat? Is something wrong~?"
Blake stopped at the local library, hoping to find some peace there. She could also find books for their assignment as well. She checked by the librarian, before she looked around at the relatively small interior, all rustic wooden floors and carved tables, with the reading section being generally small. She walked around the shelves, trying to take her mind off the girl and find something for study.
"'From Wastelands to Woodlands, A History of Oasis'. I suppose this would be good to start..." Blake pulled the book from the shelf... and saw eyes surrounded by bandages looking back.
"AH!" She screamed out, dropping the book in shock.
"Kitty cat~" The girl chimed again. Blake looked around at the library. Only a few people were there, but they were starting to look at her. She didn't want to have her identity blown.
"I-I'm not a Faunus... please keep your voice down..." Blake whispered to the girl. As she ran out of the library, to the suspicion of the people there and the Librarian. She dashed out to the streets seeing people around her, and tried to head for a less populated area.
As she ran, she could see the girl ducking in and out of corners at the edges of her vision. She turned a corner, and saw her leap out in front of her. Blake simply leaped over the bandaged girl and kept running.
Eventually, she found herself at the Oasis Woods sign. She quickly looked around and saw very few people around, with the sun starting to set. Panting with tension, she went around the back of the sign, and found the little girl standing there with the same happy look on her face.
Blake's expression drooped into a bitter frown as she let out another sigh. "Look, what do you want from me?" She asked the girl, still smiling.
"Kitty~? Are you lonely?" The girl said as she got an expression of what could be called 'Joyful Concern'. "I wanna take care of lonely kitties!"
"No." Blake said deadpan. "How do you know i'm a Faunus anyway?" And then the possibility came to her as she moved her hands towards her blades... "Are you... White Fang?"
"Faw-nuss?" asked the girl, puzzled. "White Fang? Faw-nuss isn't kitty, kitty is kitty! And i'm not White and Fang!" She poked at her nose. "I can smell a kitty from anywhere!"
"You... can sniff out Faunus? Cat Faunus?" Said Blake, surprised. She had never heard of Faunus who could smell out specific types. The girl was becoming more and more unsettling... "How do you not know what a Faunus is?" Blake asked.
"I don't care about Faw-nuss! I care about kitties~!" she said, sounding completely sure of herself.
The Huntress in training was confused further as she decided to address her look. "Did... did you get in an accident? I mean, with the bandages and all?"
"Huh? I'm fine kitty! But you're so caring!" the girl said, not bothered at all by the question.
"Wait, then where did the bandage-"
"I wanna take you home Kitty! I want a new Kitty! I'll take care of you Kitty Cat!"
Blake's eye twitched in annoyance. "I don't want to go home with you, I have a team. I'm a student at Beacon..."
"No no no!" Shouted the girl, stamping her foot on the ground. "I wanna have a new kitty! I want my kitty!"
Gritting her teeth in frustration, Blake had had it. She advanced on the girl, trying to tower over her. "Look. I'm not your kitty! I don't know what you think I am, but you're being a creep. I want you to leave me alone, got it?" Blake snapped at the girl who flinched, looking like she was about to cry. Blake felt guilty for a moment... but decided to walk away nonetheless.
"I... I don't want you to be a meanie Kitty..." The girl snarled, shaking on the spot as she started to glow.
"I-"
Blake felt a bad sensation as she started to turn around.
"WANT-"
She looked at the girl... And saw bandages floating in the air all around her in multiple directions, coming from parts of her body... But there was more bandages underneath...
"MY KITTY!"
Before Blake could react, she shot her strands of bandages right at Blake, instantly wrapping around her arms, legs, chest and head, tightening as they coiled around her.
"NO-HRRRMMM!" she cried, but was silenced as a bandage wrapped around her mouth, cutting her off. She managed to fight against the strain and get her swords, out, starting to chop away the wrappings to free herself, and begin slashing at the stands... but they kept flooding from the girl, wrapping around every limb, getting tight and restraining her movements. There was too much for her to cut through...
She tried to make a big move to break free, to bring her Aura up... But it was no use as the cloth bound up every bit of her body, and started squeezing so tight, she dropped her weapons from the strain.
"Bad kitty! Playing with sharp things!" The girl cried, giggling with a twisted expression.
Blake tried to drag herself away, but she felt bandages wrapping around her body, binding her arms and legs together robbing her movement, her voice, and finally her sight, as her eyes were covered. Everything went dark as the tight cocoon of bandages made her kneel over and fall to the ground, unable to even move.
"I can't move... I can't get free... Ruby, Weiss, Yang..." her thoughts raced as she felt herself getting snagged upwards, like she was being quickly dragged away...
"Blaaaake? Blake?" Shouted Ruby along with the others. The sun had almost set and the rest of them had met at the sign... but there was no sign of Blake. Ruby was still hopeful of finding her... But Yang was unsure, and Weiss was already fearing the worst.
"I can't believe her! I told her not to go after the White Fang member! You did too! And she STILL did it!" Weiss fumed in anger.
"Maybe this is all a misunderstanding?" Yang said. "Maybe she got caught up at the library or something..."
"She couldn't have been there that long! Face it! She lied to all of us!" shouted Weiss.
"Blake wouldn't do that... she believes in this team..." Ruby said, worried, as she started to search around the area.
"Face it Ruby! Blake cares more about her pride than this team!"
"Yeah, you're one to talk Miss Schnee..." Yang snarked back.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Snapped Weiss.
"Hey guys?" Said Ruby from behind the sign. "I found something." Her voice was breathless. Yang and Weiss looked at each other as they went to the back, and saw Ruby, going white... and holding up Blake's swords. They looked around the area, seeing bits of cloth littering the ground.
"I don't think Blake ran away... I think someone got her." Ruby said, her voice full of concern, as Yang and Weiss looked at each other, speechless...
It took a while for the dragging sensation to stop as Blake felt her body coming to a stop. Things around her felt... soft as she panted within her wrappings, hoping that she could at least find a way out. Then all of a sudden, her vision lit up again. Focusing, she was met with the girl, close up too her, her mouth open in a big, wide open grin, her exposed eyes glittering with joy. She looked like like she was about to explode with happiness.
"WELLLLLCOOOOMMMEEEEE HOOOOOOOOOMEEE KITTYYYYYY!~"
"MRF!" Blake tried to respond, but she realized that her mouth was still covered, leaving her unable to do anything but glare at the girl and grumble through her binds.
"I wanna give you a nice soft bed Kitty! And make sure that you're nice and warm!" The girl chimed out as Blake started emitting angry growls underneath her wrappings. It did not go unnoticed by her captor.
"Awwww... You sound lonely kitty!" ("NO!" Blake tried to scream in frustration, but to no avail) "I had a whole bunch of kitties once! I had all the bestest kitties in the world!" The girl walked over to an object in the distance, lit up by what looked like crystals.
It was a sarcophagus, gilded in glittering colors, with a stylized depiction of a cat on the lid. And it wasn't the only one, as about a dozen others littered the walls around her, some open and empty, others shut. Seeing all the coffins around made Blake realize something. She made a quick turn towards the sides of where she was, and saw the cushion lined edges around her. She was in one of the coffins herself.
"You wouldn't have been alone kitty... I had another kitty wake me up! He was the only kitty I had left!" Blake's eyes widened in curiosity as she wandered over to one of the other open coffins, aligned in such a way that she could see what was inside. We had soo much fun together! But he went bad..."
Blake looked over at the open casket... and felt a cold shot go through her as she saw what was inside. It was a partially wrapped body, the bandages falling away to reveal that whoever it was had decomposed to a skeletal corpse, with the visible bits of the rotting uniform and the shriveled ears at the top identifying him to Blake.
"The White Fang member..."
"He was an angry kitty when I saw him... but after a bit of time he was all nice and quiet! Then he started going nasty..." The girl sadly said to the wide eyed, shaking Faunus. "But don't worry Kitty! I won't make you go bad!"
"MRF MRF MRRRRFFFFFF!" Blake screamed out in utter terror, less than convinced by the girl's reassurance. She wasn't frustrated or annoyed anymore. She was terrified, thrashing around in her coffin to try and escape somehow. She did not want to end up like the Fang member, and she did not think for one second that her kidnapper knew that people needed constant air to live, or water for that matter.
Her immense fear and struggles were lost on the bandaged girl as she smiled at her thrashing pet. "It's okay kitty! I know you're exited to play, but I feel sleepy!" She went over the the coffin, and started closing the lid. "Tomorrow we're gonna have lots of fun!" She said with a voice full of kindness, ignoring Blake's muffled begging. "Sweet dreams kitty~"
With that, she closed the lid, leaving Blake in utter darkness.
Oh oh! How will Blake get out of this one? Will the rest of Team RWBY be able to find her? And what is that little girl? Tune in next time!
