RWBY Plays: R Modern Warfare

Author's note: Well, having a good deal of trouble finding inspiration for Heart of the Scythe. The combination of Yang being difficult for me to write for and various troubles going on in my life just mean I need to put the story on hold indefinitely. Of course, in a random browsing of the RWBY fanfic section, I saw a number of LP related fics and thought to myself, hey, I do a number of LPs. I've got footage still on my computer of a few games that team RWBY would certainly find interesting. I can watch that footage plus some stuff on Youtube to help myself make an LP fic of my own. Then I rediscovered the Weiss Reacts fic, and thought "Hey, this was pretty fun to read and trying to do something remotely similar would probably be fun to do." Granted, it's probably not going to be as light hearted as Weiss Reacts, but we'll see how that goes, and if it gives me any inspiration for other stories down the line.

As for my decision for the first game to be Ruby playing Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare? It's a twitch shooter, fast reflexes are paramount. And while Ruby's combat style revolves around speed, it's more a case of ripping through hordes of enemies with sheer momentum with the occasional high-caliber bullet mixed in. And since her semblance won't be able to help her do any better in a video game, she isn't going to be downright amazing at this game. There's also the fact that she believes in the whole "good guys always win" thing, and while there are a number of rough moments (three moments in particular will probably shake her up in this game), in the end, the bad guy is taken down and the day is saved at the end, so she'll probably appreciate that. Who knows, it might help improve how she fights as a whole, and the rest of her team watching might get a few ideas.

Not really sure when in the series this should take place. Maybe before the cat's out of the bag and Blake beats me to death with my own severed arms for making that obvious pun?

Disclaimer: Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare is the property of Infinity Ward and Activision. While I do not like the direction that series has gone, especially since Ghosts, I still respect what they had already released.

I also in no way own RWBY. Those rights belong to Rooster Teeth and the late, great Monty Oum.


Chapter 1: A Strange Idea is Better Than Nothing

Another Friday night, another week of school done, and what better way to catch your breath and gather your thoughts than just sitting in an empty bathroom stall? Ruby didn't know what made the weeks more exhausting. Changing mental gears every forty-five minutes to deal with entirely different teaching methods for all the various courses was easier said than done some days. Occasionally it was a case of her own enthusiasm for becoming a huntress and being in such an awesome team catching up with her, even her sugar-enhanced stamina wasn't unlimited. Then there was Weiss constantly pushing her to be better, sometimes appreciated but at times the way her partner went about it was like getting her skull pried open with a crowbar and her brain directly whacked with a rolled up notebook, occasionally with the metal spiraling thing catching bits of flesh.

Grimacing at the mental image she just gave herself, Ruby decided that yes, Weiss was starting to get on her nerves, and unlike a lot of other stress generators, the weekend wouldn't give her any time to breath. The curse of being a roommate to a workaholic who felt her leader should be 'better' than her, or at least try to be, in order to deserve that position. At least, that's what it felt like to Ruby, regardless of what Weiss might say on the subject. Maybe it'd be easier if she had a sense she'd earned her partner's respect. Maybe heard the silver haired girl say something like "Wow Ruby, you are awesome and I feel like a pile of Grimm poop for ever doubting you." Well, okay, not those 'exact' words, but something along those lines would be nice..but if she was on the road to gaining respect, she certainly wasn't seeing any progress. What she needed was some way to deal with the constantly building stress, but without making Weiss any more difficult to deal with..if that was possible.

Most of Ruby's usual methods of stress relief just plain didn't seem to work. Eating cookies? Weiss might complain about Ruby not eating healthy enough, or about leaving crumbs on the floor or something. Practicing with Crescent Rose? There was always the risk of imagining Weiss being on the other end of any of her attacks, which would make Ruby feel guilty for a while and 'really' not help blow off steam. Reading? Hm..she didn't really feel in the mood to pick up something new right now, and most of what she'd brought with her from home were old favorites that involved a great hero slaying a monster and getting the girl. Fun, but doubtful they'd do anything about the aggravating feelings in her gut. If she didn't find some way to deal with the pressure she felt, she'd either do something she might regret, or start actually feeling 'ill'. But since the options she could think of didn't feel quite right, Ruby took out her scroll and typed a message to her team.

[Feeling in the mood for a run. Anyone feel up for it?]

Well, there was little to no chance Weiss would take up that offer. While they hadn't been a team for long, if there was one thing Ruby had figured out about her partner it was that her workaholic nature involved mental exercises, not physical exertion. It wasn't really something she could complain about, though, so it couldn't hurt. Yang would probably figure out something was bugging Ruby and come along if only to check-up on her, even if the blond had different plans when the school week officially ended. She wasn't too sure how Blake would take that offer. Really, it was random what she would or wouldn't go along with, she was kind of hard to read. Wait, was that a pun? Was Yang somehow infecting her with..oh god, please no, she didn't want to throw around groan worthy jokes, then Weiss might 'literally' beat her over the head with a notebook! Wait, literal? Literally? Ugh.

Before she could slam her head against the stall door as self-punishment, her scroll rang out with two new messages. Let's see..one from Weiss telling her to get out of her school uniform before she went jogging. Typical, but understandable. It'd be less painful to be in sneakers than these..okay, so she didn't know what this kind of shoe was actually called. Was it worth looking up the actual name of it when she had a pair and could probably find new ones in a store if need be? Okay, her mind was really going in random directions now. Thankfully Yang sent a message saying she was up for an impromptu run. If she didn't have someone to talk to and bounce ideas off of, she'd probably do something ridiculously random like try to drink milk while standing on her head.


It was always surprisingly fun trying to keep pace with someone else. With Yang, sure, longer legs, longer strides, but her footfalls tended to be pretty heavy. If she wanted to, Ruby could easily outrun her without even having to use her semblance. But then, it'd be a little tough to hold a conversation when you're running laps around someone.

"..and I really, really want to relax in a way that Weiss won't just yell at me for slacking off, but she's like a landmine with multiple different sensors! Even when I do what I think she wants, I just don't feel like I'm really earning her respect, you know? It's like she only tolerates me."

Still, she had to stay at least a little bit ahead, if only so she could read Yang's face. Every time she'd ever run side by side with her, those breasts blocked too much of her view, and just thinking of running around with something that big made Ruby's chest hurt in sympathy.

Based on the smile on Yang's face, there was a bit of mischief going on in her head right now. "Why not change goals a bit?"

There was only one response for that. "Huh?"

And Yang's smile turned into a smirk. "Look, you're trying to earn her respect by letting her guide things along, so you're making it easier for her to judge you. And I think we've established by now she's a harsh critic who'd nitpick even someone who managed to do better than her if her brain could think of 'any' room for improvement. Hell, I think the only reason she doesn't nitpick 'Goodwitch' on her Dust usage is because, well, deputy head mistress. She's rough enough when you don't get on her bad side, and a student trying to critique Goodwitch..that's not going to end well. Ever."

"Uh huh."

"So, just plain relax and play a video game or something."

And just like that, Ruby felt any hope of Yang having a brilliant idea shatter. "Really? Play a game? I don't see how doing some random tower defense game online is going to help. Sure, it's a nice way to kill time, but..I don't think it's going to improve things with Weiss 'or' keep me from turning into a nervous wreck. It's just going to kill some time until Weiss gets annoyed with what I'm doing and starts yelling for me to turn off my scroll if that's all I'm going to do with it."

And the smirk grew wider somehow. "Whoever said anything about playing it on your scroll?"

For one small second, Ruby considered kicking her sister in the face. Three things stopped her, though. First and foremost, she was a 'horrible' fighter without Crescent Rose while Yang practically lived for fist fighting, and while Yang would probably hold back, she'd probably still bring some pain if she got kicked in the boobs or something. Secondly, it didn't feel like Yang was being a total troll. More like she seemed to know something Ruby didn't and didn't want to spoil the surprise. Third, Ruby had to admit she was curious where this was going.

"We don't have a computer or anything in our dorm room. Trust me, when we started making the bunk beds I had a pretty good look at what we did and didn't have."

It was almost amazing how Yang's face shifted to something both amused and hurt by Ruby's lack of confidence. "Are you saying I'm not connected enough to get absolutely anything?"

"..I thought we were talking about a video game, not anything alcoholic."

The way she almost tripped was a little surprising. Was she 'not' expecting Ruby to call her out on some questionable wording? Or was it that her reaction was more funny than expected? Hard to tell, her face was obscured by hair when she flailed there. "I mean I can get a console, a game you'd probably like, a screen to play it on..we'll figure out where to put it in our room later, but for now, we'll just borrow one of the lounge rooms. I'll convince Weiss and Blake to come along. Those two do the exact same thing over and over again every day, and watching you do something..relatively new might make them a bit more adventurous."

"I don't know..Blake brought a 'lot' of books, some of which are keeping you bed above hers, by the way."

"What if I make sure the first game has lots of guns and lots of shooting?"

Lots of guns..hm..they'd be virtual guns, and depending on the animation might not look that good, so as a bargaining chip, kind of iffy..still.."..I don't see how this will help, but..go ahead."

"Cool, you can go back to the dorm if you want, or keep running if you don't want to seem suspicious or something, I'll make a few calls and we're going to have a gaming night!"

Well, it would be a little ridiculous to get back to the dorm 'immediately'. Then again, it was even more ridiculous that Yang somehow thought playing a game in front of the others would do much of anything. Then again, most of her gaming experience were some random but fun bits from Touhou Project, a decent number of Sonic the Hedgehog games she managed to emulate on her home computer, and a bunch of flash games she could play on absolutely any device. Maybe this actually 'would' be something interesting.


Closing notes: So, that's all from me for now. Any thoughts? Opinions? I know this isn't the first LP related fic out there, but have I done anything in the opening chapter to catch your interests? I'll see when I can get the time to get the next chapter out and actually have the girls start experiencing the game.