"You are a fool, Shroud, coming here all by yourself," Weiss smirked as she looked at Gambol Shroud, a Superhero in an all black, leather suit, her face concealed by a black domino mask and an adorable pair of kitty ears on top of her head. "You honestly believed you could face me, the indomitable Doctor Weiss, all by your lonesome? If that's not arrogance I don't know what is."
"Let me down, now," Gambol Shroud growled. Even bound by rope and hanging over certain death, it was hard to see her as anything other than dangerous. But even her legendary air of menace was beginning to show cracks, stray beads of sweat dripped down her face, and even as she glared at Weiss her eyes would flicker to the acid below. She would die in seconds, but to her, it would seem like ages.
"Let you down?" Weiss asked, a wicked smirk growing on her face. "Well, I was thinking of holding you for ransom, but who am I to say no?" Too late, Gambol Shroud realized her mistake. "if you INSIST on a slow, agonizing-"
"Wwwwwweeeeeeeiiiiiiisssss!" the two woman heard the distant yell of another coming from the direction of Weiss's front door.
"..." Weiss paused, maybe if she glared hard enough, the pest would go away. After a minute of silently daring the door to speak, she turned back to Gambol Shroud, a devious smirk on her face. "As I was saying, if you insist on dying a horrifyingly painful death-"
"Wwwwwweeeeeeiiiiiisssss!" There it was again, though this time it was followed by the pounding of a familiar fist against steel. Weiss growled to herself as she glared at the door.
"...Why are they alerting you to their presence?" Gambol Shroud sighed, her head hanging in defeat.
"Clearly she underestimates how dangerous I can be," Weiss growled before heading towards her front door. She thought back to Crescent Rose's past visits and walked a little faster. 'Might as well let her in before she smashes through my door again.'
"Wwwwweeeeeeiiiiiiii-"
"What?!" Weiss screamed as she opened the door, the smiling face of Crescent Rose greeting her harsh welcome.
"I got it!" Crescent Rose squealed as she held her arms up to show Weiss a...tablet. "I got the new Pretendo Hitch!"
"...The what?" Weiss raised an irritated eyebrow, eying the toy with disdain.
"What do you mean "the what"? It's a Pretendo Hitch!" she glared at Weiss, shoving the item in her face. "It's the home console you can take with you when going out like you were hitchhiking!"
"...Congratulations, I'm sure your family is very happy for you," Weiss said while rolling her eyes. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to take care of a certain-"
"Hey, is that Bla...mbol Shroud?!" Crescent gasped, rushing past Weiss, stopping just short of falling into the pit of acid. "Hi, Shroud!" Crescent waved her arms excitedly. "I didn't know you were friends with Weiss, too!"
"Can't pull the wool over your eyes, can I, Rose," Blake smiled, her hope reinvigorated. "Hey, while you're here why don't you let me down..."
"Oh, don't you even think about-"
"That's a great idea!" Crescent said with a smile, before gasping in realization. "Wait, if we're all here that means…" she slowly turned around to look at Weiss, her eyes glistening with excitement. "We can all play Bear-io kart together!" she sang out in excitement, blissfully immune to Weiss's glare.
"...I can't tell if you're really this big of a dolt or if it's all an act," Weiss muttered, massaging her temples. She couldn't shake the feeling that this was all some long scheme set up by Crescent Rose, and if that were the case, well she wouldn't fall for it. She would not let herself be manipulated.
"It'll be fun~!" Crescent said as she dangled the Hitch in front of Weiss. "Unless...you're afraid of losing?"
"...One game," she relented, pushing a button on her gauntlet and sealing the pit of acid up. "After that, I'm kicking you two bums out of here."
Two hours later…
"Oh, you have got to be! Curses!"
"I win again!"
"Rose. Rose," Blake whispered, trying to get her friend's attention. "Rose, I need you to-"
"I am an evil genius, how do I lose twenty-eight games straight?!" Weiss screamed out in frustration, glaring at Crescent Rose, who was doubled over laughing. "You're cheating, aren't you?!"
"N-no I'm not!" Crescent said in between gasps of laughter. "I-I even turned on cruise controls for you!"
"Well, they don't work!" Weiss seethed in her seat, resisting the dark temptations to throw the controller on the ground. She wasn't sure she could handle seeing a crying Crescent Rose.
"Rose? Seriously, let me down already!" Shroud demanded, completely foregoing her harsh whispers. "Seriously, I need to get home to-"
"Yeah, Shroud, just give me another minute," Crescent smiled at her before leaning over towards Weiss. "Here, I'll put on smart steering for you, too," Crescent chuckled, causing Blake to sigh impatiently.
"Oh no you don't!" Weiss tore her controller away from Crescent's grasp. "As if I'll fall prey to such obvious tactics!" she glared back at the tv, turning off her cruise controls at the same time. "With the removal that hindrance I shall show you the power of a true Schnee!"
Another whole hour of losses later
"Y-you okay, Weiss?" Crescent asked delicately, watching the white-haired villain breathing in and out slowly, veins popping out of her face and neck.
"Fine. Perfectly. Fine." she growled, laying the controller on the table with trembling hands. "...I am going to bed," she said as she stood up from her seat, quickly heading for her bedroom.
"O-okay! Goodnight!" Crescent waved weakly before getting up. "Hey, Blake! Wasn't today fun?" Crescent asked as she walked over to her silently dangling friend.
"...Oodles," she growled. "Now, how about untying me now, Ruby?"
"Sure thing, sister!" Ruby smiled as she went over to Blake and began cutting through the rope. "Hey, I've been meaning to ask; What's with the rope?" she asked as she cut through the last strand, causing Blake to fall, though of course landing on her feet.
"..." Blake said nothing as she glared at Ruby before her eyes trailed to the ground in which she stood. She snarled, underneath her feet was the pit that was to be her grave. Before her, the girl too oblivious to know she needed saving.
"...Blake? You okay?" Ruby asked, poking Blake's side to get her attention. "You're kinda being quieter than-"
"I have a question," Blake interrupted. "How upset would Weiss be if this pit of acid sealed underneath us were to be sabotaged and thus causing it to leak?"
"Oh, she would be incredibly upset!" Ruby shivered at the thought. "I mean, she has a lot of important equipment on the bottom floor, so if this started leaking I'm pretty sure it would ruin billions worth of whatever junk she has…" Ruby trailed off as Blake walked away from her and towards Weiss's computer.
"Uh, Blake, what are you doing?" Ruby anxiously twiddled her thumbs as she watched Blake tap away at Weiss's computer. "Blake? I think you should stop. Weiss is gonna be really mad if she finds out you're playing with her computer!" the evil cackling coming from Blake was beginning to scare her. "Blake?! Why are you tampering with the acid pit?! You don't know what you're-" realization dawned upon Ruby as Blake pressed one final button.
"BLAKE NOOOO!"
Weiss ignored the screams of Crescent and the angry screeching of Shroud as she laid in bed, staring blankly into her ceiling.
"...How?" she mumbled to herself, going over each and every match she had had with Crescent in her mind. How did she lose so many times? How did she lose even once?! It didn't make sense! She's driven planes, tanks, cars, and even a semi-truck, and yet she had been bested by a miserable go-kart?!
"Impossible. I should have won!" she clenched her bedsheets, the grinding of her teeth the only thing audible in the room. "I...I...I…" as she thought of every vehicle she has ever driven, realization dawned on her. "...I've never driven a go-kart!" she rose from her bed. "That's why! That's why I lost! How can one win when they have zero experience?!" she cackled to herself, browsing through her tablet that she kept at her bedside.
"Just you wait, Rose," Weiss cackled as she looked for the nearest indoor go-karting experience. "Soon I will master the art of Go-karts and I will have my revenge-"
"Weiss!" Crescent screamed as she burst through her door. "I just wanted to let you know, I was NOT the one who destroyed your acid pit and caused it to leak everywhere, and I was totally against Shroud-"
"She what?!" Weiss screamed as her vision turned red. "I'll kill her!" Weiss screamed as she rushed past Crescent Rose as a blade extending from her gauntlet.
"Wait, Weiss! She didn't mean it, I swear!" Ruby watched as Weiss chased after Blake, groaning at the sight. "...Okay, I guess honesty isn't always the best policy," Crescent sighed as she trailed after the Doctor. Yang would kill her if Blake didn't come home tonight, after all, it was her turn to watch the kids.
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A lot of thanks and kudos to Cap full of whimsy, seriously if any sentence comes off as a good sentence chances are they're the one who recommended it! Not only that they pointed out a lot of errors in characterization.