Hollowsoul75 here with a new chapter and all that jazz.
Some things to list off before we begin.
First: I shall reply to the reviews:
Castor115: Yeah, I looked for one like this after I had the dream that conjured the beginning of this fic up and couldn't find anything myself.
NekoLazy: I have continued this, NekoLazy-san! :D
And finally to Gashadokuro Amanojaku who sent me a PM: I can see why you would say (read: Write) what you have in the PM. I have sent you a reply to your PM containing some info on the future on this fic; I have withheld some in case you don't want spoilers.
Second: For those who don't know yet, I have begun rewriting my pride and joy 'Welcome to a Ghoulish World', if you want more information, read the first chapter of it (I've rewritten it already).
Third: Please leave a review or something, I enjoy reading them.
Fourth: To those thinking "Oh, but this is a Fate/Stay Night and RWBY crossover, why the 'Anime X-Over'?" Well, that comes later.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own RWBY, Fate/Stay Night, or anything else aside from the OCs in this fic.
NOW BEGIN!
Chapter Two: Babysitting Duties
Alaya 'frowned'.
It did not normally frown, for it did not have a face, or a body for that matter, but still it 'frowned'.
It was…displeased for the most part.
One of its Counter Guardians was sent on a mission with two others, both being the prime candidates for the mission to wipe out the horde of those 'Grimm' that threatened a nearby school for 'Hunters and Huntresses'; a place where children were trained to become warriors to protect human, and 'Faunus', kind. Counter Guardian ENON, one of the more…experienced members of the Counter Force was sent with Counter Guardians ELISE and DARIUS to wipe out the horde before it could target the school, or an important 'Dust' mine near the other end of that forest.
Without the 'Dust', Man, and Faunus, kind would be left weaker to the threat of the 'Grimm'.
Without the school, Man, and Faunus, kind would be left without a majority of their future protectors.
Alaya at that point deployed ENON, ELISE, and DARIUS.
And it was now regretting the choice to leave ENON behind to guard a potential Counter Guardian.
It was now experiencing what many of its 'Dogs' called a 'migraine' somehow.
And it hated it.
(Don't mind me; I'm a line break)
I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SHIT!
I mean really, setting me up as a babysitter for a, albeit cute, possible future Counter Guardian? That's low, Alaya, even for you. She's practically a child, A CHILD DO YOU HEAR ME?! If you expect me to just stay here and groom her to become one of your dogs you can just forge-OH NO YOU DON'T! No using my body like a puppet to do this, this needs a HUMAN touch if you want her under your thumb, so but out!...No, that was not me saying that I'll do it. I can feel Alaya starting to recall me…I'LL DO IT, I'LL DO IT DAMMIT! I let out a mental sigh as Alaya stopped recalling me but I felt it watching over my shoulder like a hawk…bitch.
I felt Alaya's already weak presence recede enough for me to do whatever I wanted to without being played like its own personal Pinocchio. I let out a sigh after taking in a deep breath, how long has it been since I tasted fresh air in a body of my own? I sure as hell can't remember, since Alaya does its best to remove unneeded memories of her dogs. It can't succeed every time, but it does its best. As I was about to take a step forward towards red to introduce myself I was forced to cover my ears as the bane of mankind's existence reared its ugly head.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"
Fangirlism.
I shuddered.
Little red was suddenly blurring around the place in multiple flurries of rose petals the same shade as her cloak while asking me multiple questions about myself and autographs…oh, joy. With each disappearance and reappearance there was a new question that I couldn't answer.
"Did you make that cloak?"
"Who made your weapon?"
"You were all like; Hwachaaaa, huaaaaa-YA!"
"Who were those other people you were with?"
"Can I have your autograph?"
At that moment little red was in front of me and I quickly grabbed her shoulders to prevent her from asking another question. When she went silent to blink beadily at me I let out a sigh of relief "Can you please…calm down?" My voice was a little off, blame Alaya and how the other Counter Guardians and I were never allowed to use their own voices before without being under Alaya's control. Little red let out a sheepish chuckle as I released her shoulders and she rubbed the back of her head embarrassed "Sorry…"
I shrugged uncaringly and started walking in the direction I think I sensed all those people in, wasn't sure as I no longer had the 'radar' that came with being a puppet. "Where are you going?" To infinity and beyond "Somewhere" Little red started to walk alongside me "Somewhere where?" OH, so we're playing this game are we? "Somewhere where we're not here." I WIN! She giggled a bit before asking "What's your name?" I stopped dead in my tracks and so did she, but I wasn't focused on here at the moment.
My name…what was my original name? I gripped the side of my head in pain with my left hand much to little red's confusion while trying to remember it before I gave up and just shrugged "Isn't it common curtesy to give your name before asking for another's?" Little red blushed and twisted her boot into the dirt with her hands behind her back "Oh…right. Well, the name's Ruby, Ruby Rose. And you are?"
"Steve."
"Really?"
"No." Sharp this one, isn't she? I smirked under the darkness of my hood as she pouted and stomped her foot into the ground. I chuckled and gave in to her cuteness "My name is ENON." She tested the name a bit before she nodded and held out her hand for me to shake "It's nice to meet you, Enon." I shook her hand with an unseen smile and didn't correct her on the obvious lack of capital letters in my name. It was nice to actually talk to someone unaware of the whole 'Counter Guardian' business that wouldn't be killed just for seeing or hearing me. Don't expect me to suddenly start skipping about ranting about rainbows and unicorns; I'd rather be summoned as a servant in the Holy Grail war as the Castor class against a Saber class Herakles instead.
Alaya, don't you even think about it.
Ruby tilted her head to the side as she asked "Hey, what does your name mean anyway?" I knew this was coming, don't know how, but I did "It has many meanings, but my favourite is 'mass of darkness'…for obvious reasons." Ruby nodded "Cause of your semblance, right?" I chuckled "Yeah, let's go with that." Yep, definitely not in my homeworld…or maybe I'm in the future…will I see my own great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great "Uh, Enon, are you okay?"
Great, great, great, grandchildren's children?
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Nevermind."
I shrugged again before looking around.
"Which way were we going again?"
"…I was following you."
SUN-AVAH-"Bollocks."
(Ruby POV)
I found out his name!
His name is Enon, he told me what it means and I have to say it suits him…more than he knows from what I can sense of his Aura…although it didn't feel like Aura for some reason, weird. Being around him does feel like I'm surrounded by some kind of mass, like a cloud, but it felt more protective than bale. It felt nice, like I was in the presence of a overprotective big brother, not that I'd know for certain as I only have Yang for a sibling and she's more of a mama bear…pfft, that image. I was taken out of my thoughts by Enon calling my name "Ruby, oi, Ruby, you in there?" I shook my head clear of anything distracting to focus on one sole thing…
GETTING HIS AUTOGRAPH!
Enon jumped and I instantly shut my mouth. Oops, I shouted that out loud didn't I?
"And you're still doing it."
"Ah, cookies."
(Don't mind me; I'm a line break)
After a while of walking, and watching Enon take down a few high level Grimm much to my glee, we saw before us the aptly named 'Beacon cliff'. I stared at it before wondering how I was supposed to get up their again, cause last time, and the only time at that, was when I decapitated a Nevermore with my team's help…uuuuuuuu~, what do I do nooooooow~ Enon must've seen something funny while looking at my face because he started chuckling into his clenched fist to try and hid his amusement "What's so funny?" I asked making Enon stop chuckling with a final bark of "Ha" before going silent. I ignored him in favor of trying to get out my scroll to call for help, even though I didn't want too as I wasn't supposed to be out here…due to the warning that Professor Goodwitch gave us about how the Emerald Forest wasn't safe due to large amounts of Grimm coming together. It apparently was so bad they had to call in several Hunters and Huntresses to help the professors out, but it seemed that the Hunters and Huntress took care of it already, and I got to watch and help out!
Yay me!
Enon started chuckling again which got me to turn my head to him just as he grabbed my shoulder "Don't throw up, k?" What? All of a sudden my vision darkened as Enon's shadow engulfed us both in an oval like dome "Don't move, it'll be over soon." He reassured me, but uuuugh, now I know how Jaune feels when he's on a Bullhead. When the dome of shadows feel down I found myself looking down from the top of Beacon cliff to where we once stood "Woooow~" I grinned widely before leaning over the side and spewing up chunks…
Nooo, my cooki-ker-blarg!
Whoever said the phrase 'It's even better coming back up' was a liar.
(ENON POV)
I watched as Ruby spewed over the side of the cliff, making sure I was close enough to stop her from falling if needed but far enough away so I wouldn't catch whiff of her vomit. When she was finished I pat her back and led her away from the cliff edge only to come face to face with a stern looking woman "Miss Rose!" She growled getting Ruby to let out an 'eep!' "P-Professor Goodwitch!" A professor? Looking over her attire he noted she was a blonde haired woman with her hair tied up in a bun and wearing a white blouse and a black businesswoman's skirt. She had a purple cape flowing behind her which gave her glare an edge that had me shifting slightly…
It's always the capes.
Goodwitch noticed me and narrowed her eyes in suspicion "Who is this?" Ruby was quick to answer "He's one of the Hunters you called for, he even saved me from the horde or Beowulfs…and killed all of them along with another Hunter and a Huntress…I helped!" I chuckled "That you did Ruby, that you did." Goodwitch's gaze softened slightly but it still had a stern edge to it "Well, I must thank you Mr.?" She trailed off giving me a look that said for me to introduce myself "ENON…just ENON." She looked at the giant 'Scroll' that she cradled in her left arm before looking at me again "Well, Mr. Enon-" She apparently also can't hear the obvious capital letters in my 'name' "Headmaster Ozpin wishes to see you, please come with me…you too Miss Rose." Said girl let out another 'eep!' before hanging her head like a scolded child, which she basically was.
Feeling a little cheeky I spoke up "Well then, take me to your leader."
The humor was lost on these two.
Such a shame.
(Headmaster's Office)
I looked around the place seeing massive gears that clanked as they ground against each other…EMIYA would feel right at home here. I looked behind the desk near the window at the other end of the room to see a man with grey hair wearing a green suit and an orange scarf. This…this guy…it feels like I'm standing in front of a Servant! What in the Root!? I narrowed my eyes, unseen from under my hood at him and he did the same to me, only he narrowed his slightly so as for Ruby and professor Goodwitch to not notice the exchange "I will speak with Ms Rose later, Glynda. I'd like to speak with this man…alone please." The woman beside me nodded before leading Ruby out the door and into the elevator.
"So tell me-" The man shifted slightly and it felt like the killing intent of a Berserker was pushing down on me "Why are you here, Counter Guardian?"
Oh…shit.
END.
Well, what do you guys think of this chapter?
I don't really have much else to say, writing this close to the time one goes to sleep tends to leave one's mind blank of random stuff to talk about, but eh, I digress.
So, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter along with my other works if you've read them…By the way, with the rewrite of the first chapter of my pride and joy 'Welcome to a Ghoulish World', I've change 3k words to 5k, so for those who like long chapters, go check it out.
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