Hey guys, sorry for the late update. Anyway, I'd like to address an issue that some people may have had, but not said anything about it. In the last chapter, I meant to reference Renegade for Life: Dark Souls 2, but got mixed up with Bloodborne.
"You f$ #ing idiot."
Oh, look who's back. Tired of pestering Legendary 2094 already?
"He didn't return my calls. Besides, the only reason people read this part is because I'm here."
Moving on. Today, Burn squad will explore the universe of Reap What you Sow, by Raging Archon. It's a really good fic by a really good author, so I recommend you guys go check that out once you're done here. This chapter will take place during the events of chapter 16 of the previously mentioned fic, and is non cannon. Hope you all enjoy.
"I know I won't."
RWBY universe RA#5b...
"Holy f$#k."
That was all Hicks could say after he and the rest of Burn Squad watched the images on the screen before them, depicting a man with a skull like mask slaughtering Atlesian soldiers.
"Rico, how old is this footage?" Burn asked.
"About 2 weeks." The A.I. replied.
"So you mean to tell me that this 'Reaper' demolished the entire Atlesian military and the Vale special forces?" Grant asked.
"Not only that, but he's been targeting students who are currently attending Beacon, based on police reports." Rico said.
"Alrighty then, lets f#$k him up." Burn said.
"Wait, you want to go up against him?" Hicks asked, shocked. "Did you not see what he just did?"
"Well, someone has to stop him." Burn said
"What about RWBY, they can stop him." Hicks said.
"Since he's targeting Beacon students, he'll be expecting them, or JNPR, or whoever else is there." Burn replied. "What he won't be prepared for, is us. We're the wild card here."
"He's got a point." Rico said. "He'll know how to deal with highly trained students, not a group of morons."
"Thanks, I think." Burn said, unsure.
"Alright, what's are first move?" Grant asked, sighing.
"We head on over to Beacon and help team RWBY." Burn replied. "Knowing them, they're probably looking into this as well. I bet they're doing something related to the Reaper right now, as we speak."
Two minutes later, Beacon...
Ruby groaned in pain as she recovered. The Reaper had snuck into the academy. She and her teammates, along with help from JNPR, tried to stop him. They put up quite a fight, but were eventually beaten. The rest of her comrades lay unconscious but alive. She desperately reached for he weapon, but a boot to her back caused her to cry out. The Reaper then rolled her over and placed a boot on her stomach, pinning her down. He then aimed his weapon, one of two shotguns that double as sickles, at her head and placed his finger on the trigger.
"LERROOOY, JEEENNNKIINNS!"
As the Reaper turned towards the source of the voice, he was punched by an armored gauntlet, sending him flying backwards. He recovered and glared at his attacker menacingly.
Burn stared back and, after returning his gauntlets (which he has dubbed, Combo Breaker) to their regular form, he brought out Francis, entering a combat stance.
"Really, beating up a 15 year old girl?" Burn asked. "You must feel so proud of yourself right now."
"I don't know who you are," Reaper said in a deep voice. "But I suggest you stand aside. This doesn't concern you."
"I'm pretty sure it does." Burn retorted. "As for who I am, I'm just your typical genetically augmented super soldier with cybernetic armor and an artificial intelligence to improve my reaction time from an alternate universe. Pleased to beat you, skull face."
"Get out of the way, or I'll remove you, permanently." Reaper said, clutching his weapons tightly.
"No thanks, I'm good." Burn replied.
"Very well then." Reaper said as his aimed his guns at the Spartan. "Time to reap." Burn aimed Francis at the villain. The two then opened fire on each other, dodging one another's bullets. Burn took a few hits to his shields, but continued moving, firing a three round burst every second. A few shots hit the Reaper's shoulder, who merely grunted in annoyance as he continued firing his shotguns.
Ruby watched the two as the ran circles around each other, trying score a hit. As she watched the fight, the rest of Burn squad ran up behind her. Matt took out his hammer and raced to help Burn.
"Hicks, take care of the others." Grant said, pulling out his energy swords. "Apply bio-foam where its needed."
"Why do I have to play doctor?" Hicks protested.
"You really want to fight him?" Grant asked, gesturing to the Reaper, who had shifted his weapons into their sickle form and was fending off Matt and Burn at the same time. Hicks looked at the wounded students, to the Reaper, then back at Grant.
"Carry on." Hicks said as he pulled out the bio-foam.
"You won't stop me." Reaper said as he parried a strike from Burn. "I'll give Ozpin the justice he deserves."
"No you won't." Grant said as he jumped into the air and dived down, energy swords raised.
Just as he was about to make contact, the Reaper disappeared in a black cloud, and reappeared behind Matt, kicking him. Matt spun around and tried to hit him with his hammer, only for the Reaper to disappear again. This time he reappeared above Matt, firing his shotgun. Matt's shields absorbed most of the bullets, but one hit his shoulder. The suicide bomber winced as the Reaper landed behind him. He then lunged his blade forward, looking to impale the Spartan. Grant stepped in the way and parried the blow with one sword and made a downward slash with the other. Reaper merely used his semblance and slashed at Grant's side. The Spartan clutched his wound in pain as Burn jumped behind the reaper and tried to hit him with his scythe. The reaper simply fazed behind him and kicked him in the back, sending him flying. The Spartan got up and turned to see his comrades struggling to land a blow on the reaper, who would simply disappear and reappear at will.
"Rico, scan him when he turns into that smoke stuff." Burn said. "See if there's a way to counter it."
"Already done." The A.I. replied. " When he's about to reappear, there's a chance to land a hit on him. However, it will only last about 1.2 seconds. I recommend you use your speed dust to compensate for this."
"How many vials do I have at the moment?" He asked.
"About 7. And, calculating the 5 minutes it takes for your armor to use up a single vial, and the 10.8 seconds it takes for you to reload, you'll have 35 minutes and 75.6 seconds before you run out." Rico said.
"Alright." Burn said as he loaded a vial of yellow dust into one of his gauntlets. A small, yellow light ran through his armor as he entered a boxing stance. "Let me know when and where to hit."
"NOW!" Rico shouted. Burn then surged forward in a red blur and punched Reaper out of his smoke form, right as he was about to reappear behind Matt and impale him.
"What?!" Reaper shouted as he recovered, shocked.
"That was freaking awesome!" Burn shouted. "Did you guys see that?"
"Focus, psychotic killer with a skull mask and shotguns that turn into blades, remember?" Rico said.
Burn dodged a few bullets from Reaper and charged him, closing the distance between them almost instantly. Burn then kicked the guns out of Reaper's hands. With no other weapons on his person, the skull masked monster switched to hand to hand. While Reaper had better skill, Burn moved and reacted faster, proving him to be an even match. Burn would constantly block or dodge and counter with a swift jab to the stomach, armpit, and back thigh. Suddenly, Burn's movements slowed. A warning indicator lit up on his HUD, showing that he was out of dust. Before he could reload, Reaper hit him with a left hook. Now it was the Reaper who was on the offensive, striking swift and brutal blows. While Burn's armor allowed him to react faster than normal people, he still wasn't fast enough to block all the blows and counter attack.
"Rico, lights!" Burn shouted. His helmet lights then flashed on, blinding Reaper temporarily. Burn then inserted another vial into his armor.
"Burn, toss me one!" Matt shouted. Burn threw one towards his friend, who put it into his suit. "Let's kick his a#$." He said.
The two then sped forward, raining blow after blow down upon the psychopath. Try as he might, Reaper couldn't keep up. Burn kneed him in the jaw, sending him over to Matt, who kicked him in the side of the head, sending him back to Burn, who hit him with a right hook. Reaper staggered back, disoriented by the blows. Burn and Matt then hit him with an uppercut at the same time, knocking him into the air. Reaper landed in a heap, unconscious.
"Get, wrecked." Matt said.
Grant walked over, holding his injured side. The three Spartans stood there, staring at the body sprawled out before them.
"Did we just win against a guy who went against the military, team JNPR, and team RWBY?" Grant asked, gasping for breath.
"Well, they did soften him up for us." Burn said, exhausted. "But, yeah, I guess we did. Here's hoping that they have a cell good enough to hold him."
Meanwhile, universe 2094e...
Gray, last of a species known as beasts and quite possibly the most dangerous man on Remnant, had just broken out of prison. He laid waist to the dozens of guards that stood in his way, eviscerating them with his claws.
"WHERE'S THE F$#KING EXIT TO THIS PLACE?" He shouted.
Suddenly, dozens of guards surrounded him, aiming their weapons at him.
"Freeze dirtbag!" One shouted.
"Oh come on, do you honestly think you guys can stop me with those puny-" A blast of energy hit him before he could finish his sentence, causing him to cry out and collapse. His claws returned to their normal form.
"Did you honestly think we didn't prepare for this?" One guard, clearly the leader, said. "These weapons were designed to counter your abilities. Every thing in this building was designed specifically to take you down. What made you think that this would be easy?"
A few guards got closer to him and started kicking him repeatedly. The leader then aimed his gun a Gray's head.
"You know, Ozpin still wants you alive, after all you've done." He said as he readied his gun. "Unfortunately for you, I'm not Ozpin."
Suddenly a blinding light appeared behind the group, and just as suddenly vanished. The guards looked around, confused.
"The f$ k was that?" One asked.
"Stay sharp." The leader said. "It could be this jacka# 's sorry excuse for back up."
Suddenly, one of the guards was hoisted up into the air, a red blade of energy through his abdomen. He screamed in terror in pain as his insides were roasted. He was then thrown to the floor, smoke coming off his corpse. Then, a figure seeming appeared out of no where. He wore white armor with blue highlights and a blue visor. The energy blade was connected to his cybernetic arm via his wrist. He stared at the guards, blade raised.
"Gentlemen." He said. "I'll be taking Gray here off your hands now."
"FIRE!" The leader shouted. The rest of the guards complied. The shots seemed to bounce off the figure's armor. The man then started to walk forward slowly before suddenly breaking into a sprint. The guards' screams filled the hallway as they were murdered. When it was done, the blade retreated into the man's robotic wrist. He then walked over to Gray and helped him to his feet.
"We're gonna have a nice chat." He said as he pressed a button on his wrist. The two were surrounded by a bright light, causing Gray to shield his eyes. When he lowered his arm, everything was different. There was nothing but rubble surrounding them. Skeletons littered the streets. Smoke filled the air.
"Where are we?" Gray asked.
"No place special, just my home away from home." The man said as he inspected Gray's dust injector (Gray was somewhat surprised he managed to get it with out him knowing) "Hhmm, Injecting random dust types to amplify yourself, impressive. But, I could do better."
"What, you trying to make me look like more of a drug addict?" Gray asked sarcastically.
"Nah, to weak. I'm thinking something, much more despicable." The man said.
"Ok, who the f$#k are you?" Gray asked, puzzled.
"Oh, where are my manners?" He chuckled before throwing the injector back at Gray, who caught it. "The name's Freeze."
"Why Freeze?" Gray asked.
"My mother was on crack, my old man was a drunken moron, and I was born on a planet made of ice. You do the math." Freeze replied. "Alright, down to business. I'm sure you're wondering what I want with you."
"Pretty much." Gray replied.
"You see Gray, I'm a liberator." Freeze said. "I'm here to liberate people from peace, money, politics, and government. I want people to be at their best, where they're forced to murder their own family just for a few scraps of food. That, is the perfect type of world. But, I am unable to fully realize this dream just yet. I need a few extra hands to do so."
"So, you want me to do what I've already been doing, causing chaos for Remnant?" Gray asked.
"Gray, Gray, Gray, you think to small." Freeze said, chuckling. "I don't want one Remnant to descend into madness, but all versions of Remnant to go bat sh$# crazy."
"What the f#$k are you talking about?" Gray asked.
"What, you never heard of alternate realities before?" Freeze asked. "Don't believe me, look around. Does this place seem familiar?"
Gray observed his surroundings and noticed a few familiar landmarks destroyed.
"Atlas?" Gray asked.
"BINGO!" Freeze shouted. "We're in a Remnant that was already liberated. Vale, Atlas, Mistral, Vacuo, all rubble. It's beautiful."
"Alright, I'll buy it." Gray said. "If there are alternate dimensions, then why not choose some other version of me?"
"Because, Gray, out of all you're goody two shoe counterparts, you're the only one who is like me, a liberator." Freeze said. " And, if you join me, I'll give you true power. I can make you stronger than Cinder, or even Ruby. I can make you a demigod! All you have to do, is say yes."
"Do I get to see my maiden and kill lots of people?" Gray asked, a smirk starting to form on his face.
"Oh, there'll be plenty of bodies, and I'll see what I can do about your lady friend." Freeze replied. "So, what do you say. Partners?" He extended his hand, waiting for Gray to shake it.
"You've got yourself a deal Sub-Zero" Gray said, taking the hand.
"Great." Freeze replied. "Now, lets head on back to your world, shall we?"
The two then disappeared, already working on a diabolical plot.
"Really, recycling bad guys?"
Hey, some people think Freeze is a good villain. Anyway, shout out to Legendary 2094 for letting me use his OC from Burning Beast, be sure to check that out some time. That's all for today folks. And remember, if you've got a fic or a type of RWBY universe, you want to see Burn Squad in, PM me your ideas. Bye.
"Later A $holes. F#$k! Legendary, why won't you let me come into your fics? I'm tired of all these MOTHER FU-"
