So, I was working on another story of mine, and wrote probably the best fight scene I have ever written! It's against a Tyrant from a video game who is super douchy, named Barnabas, the Despot. And it was so epic sounding as I wrote it! I am proud of myself. Anywho, sorry for the delay, but to actually get that fight to be written how I wanted, there was many re-writes and Trial and Error. This chapter will mainly be a filler chapter, meaning it will only be focusing on how people's bonds are increasing. Something like that. I still included a fight, but my goal is to have some kind of action in every chapter at least once. That's just my personal goal though. Anywho, let's get this fun a-rollin'! Dammit Nia!
It was almost the weekend, and everyone was finally starting to relax. Especially Lucas, who for some reason seemed really stressed out. He couldn't explain it, till Mew realized what was. Lucas was accidentally experiencing the emotions of other people, since he could pick up other's aura, and they were mainly stressed, meaning he was feeling it. After hearing that, it made Lucas happy to know that they would get two days off. He needed a break.
Shade actually seemed to be enjoying school, though he would not admit it. Mew was overjoyed at learning everything he could, and Garon only enjoyed the combat classes, and had been complaining about not having any missions. They just ignored him. They had only combat class left before they were free for the weekend, and currently, two random students were fighting.
"Mew. You will fight next." Mew was surprised that Goodwitch had singled him out. Usually he would watch and not do anything. But she must have grown tired of him not doing anything in combat class. His other team members at least moderately interacted. Garon was the main one. Shade actually participated a majority of the time, surprising them. Mew nodded to Goodwitch, standing and working his way down to the arena.
His opponent was Weiss Schnee, which slightly excited him. He had wanted to fight her for a while now, but couldn't seem to find a good time to do so. He ruffled his cloak, smiling warmly at her.
"Good day, Ms. Schnee." She just glared at him, which he saw she did to everyone, so he ignored it. She readied her rapier, while Mew merely waited.
"Begin!" Weiss created a Glyph under her, causing her to shoot forward quickly, only for Mew to jump over her, spinning in the air so he faced her when he landed. She turned, spinning the cylinder on her rapier and stabbed the ground. Mew was surprised when ice spires started to come towards him quickly. He pulled his right fist our of his cloak, coating it in fire and punching.
The ice exploded around him, turning to snow in the air, which slowly floated down and landed on the ground, or on him. Weiss merely stared at him, while he shook his short hair and caused snow to fall out of it.
"A nice attack, Ms. Schnee, but it will not work on me again." Weiss wanted to yell at him, but realized he wasn't mocking her. His tone was casual, which only made her mad that he didn't seem to be taking the fight very seriously. She rushed again, stabbing at him, only to have three swords stop her attack. She backed away, creating a Glyph in front of her that block more of his swords. She spun her finger, launching them back at her opponent, only to watch as they stopped a few inches from him and returned to hiding under his cloak.
She still didn't understand how the blades merely passed through his cloak, almost like it wasn't there. It made her wonder what kind of Dust he had put in it that allowed it to do that. She stopped wondering, creating a Glyph under him that caused him to levitate. He was surprised again, and she was going to take her opportunity. She stabbed, hitting his chest and launching him away. She watched as he recovered mid-air, slowly lowering to the ground and barely tapping his feet to the ground before beginning to hover above it. He merely smiled.
"You would make a good tactician. Now I suppose I should finish this." She watched as a purple light formed in his hands, and he spun, swiping his right hand. Weiss barely blocked the wave of energy that hit her, before looking up to see Mew swiping down, more energy crashing down onto her, causing her to slide on the ground and away. She stood, looking at him, seeing him bouncing a ball of pale energy in his hands. It faded before he smiled at her.
"You ready?" She activated the fire Dust and growled.
"Stop mocking me!" She slashed at him, a wave of fire flying towards him. Mew just placed a hand in front of him, the fire moving around him. Weiss growled, moving in and slicing, sending waves of fire at him as fast as she could. But he either dodged her slashes, or ignored her fire attacks. Then he kicked his right leg out, hitting her in the gut hard enough to knock her sword out of her hand and pick her up slightly.
Mew spun quickly, kicking with the same foot again, but hitting her back. He had angled the kick so she rose higher into the air. Mew then planted both feet on the ground, pulling his right fist back and punching the falling Heiress. She seemed to freeze in place, before Mew shouted in exertion, pale purple and blue energy flying from his hands and slamming Weiss into the wall. Her aura was in the red, and the fight was ended. Mew returned to his teammates who congratulated him, even Shade did.
"Nice job. You seem to be getting some of your powers back." Mew nodded.
"I think we all will, once we get use to the levels of Gaia on this planet. If we practice, we'll be back to prime fighting shape." Class shortly ended afterwards, and they made their way to the cafeteria. The usual teams of RWBY and JNPR joined them. Pyrrha was the first to speak, looking at them all.
"What plans do you all have for the weekend?" Ruby smiled widely.
"I heard this new bakery opened up, and I really want to go check it out!" Weiss shrugged, looking at Mew.
"I just want to figure out how you beat me so easily. What was that attack at the end there? I've never seen Dust like that. And don't you go saying it was your Semblance like you always do, because it wasn't!" Mew merely chuckled, smiling to her.
"I you wish, I can show you. It wasn't Dust or my Semblance. It was Gaia."
"Gaia?" Mew nodded, but raised a hand.
"I will explain it later, since I'm sure other people would like a chance to speak." Blake shrugged, looking around meekly.
"Just go to the book store I guess. Not much else." Yang leaned back, sighing.
"Probably hit up a club. Maybe get in a fight or two." Garon smiled brightly.
"I'm joining you!" Lucas was about to argue when Shade shook his head at him.
"He'll find some way over there regardless. Might as well let him go with someone semi-responsible." Jaune shrugged.
"Just hang out around Beacon probably. Maybe train a bit." Pyrrha smiled at him.
"Would you mind if I trained with you?" Jaune shook his head.
"No problem. Hope you can keep up!" Shade just shook his head.
"She's gonna kick your ass." Everyone laughed, while Jaune tried to sputter out some sort of defense. Ren smiled warmly.
"My new tea leaves have arrive, so I plan on picking those up. I also plan on heading to one of my favorite stores to pick up some rice. And pancake batter for Nora." Said bomber just pumped her fist.
"And I'm going to hang with Ren!" Lucas shrugged.
"Probably find a place far from people, and meditate." Yang made a disgusted noise.
"Boooring!" Lucas shrugged.
"I need to. Being around so many stressed auras has caused me to feel that way. I need to cleanse sort of, and calm back down." Ruby grimaced.
"So you'll be sitting in one place all weekend?" Lucas shrugged.
"I'll probably be walking around, eating on Sunday. Why?" Ruby shook her head.
"If you want to cleanse anything, you need to hang around cheerful people. If you absorb emotions, hang around someone exciting and happy." Weiss then scoffed.
"Like who, you?" Ruby nodded.
"That's a great idea! You can come with me to the bakery!" Lucas sighed, unsure how to answer.
"I'm not sure." Ruby then gave him eyes that could make the coldest heart melt.
"Pleeeeaaaase!" Lucas shook, then sighed.
"Very well."
"Yay!" Mew chuckled.
"I will be teaching Weiss about Gaia."
"All weekend?" Mew turned to Ren and nodded.
"As long as she wants to learn. Gaia is not something you just learn about in a few hours. And even harder to learn how to use to even small extents and then in combat? It's very difficult." Garon clapped loudly.
"Me and blondie are gonna go fight and party!" He high fived Yang, you also smirked.
"What about you, Shade?" The wraith looked up at them and shrugged.
"I am probably going to walk around Vale. I am still highly unfamiliar with it, and wish to study more about this place. That is all." Shade then stood, nodding to them and walking away.
"Yeesh, who crammed a stick up his rear?" Lucas laughed.
"This is actually moderately happy Shade! Wait till you see him annoyed." Everyone but the three paled. Eventually Blake stood.
"I'm going to the library. See you all later." They bid her goodbye, and from there they split quickly. Lucas was right behind Ruby, following her through Vale, wondering if he would see Shade walking around. He looked up to a roof, seeing the Shadow actually standing on the roof, small smile on his face. Lucas grinned at it, then felt the small red reaper tug on his arm.
"We're almost there! Hurry!" Lucas almost fell over, wondering if she was even using her Semblance.
"Ruby, it isn't going anywhere! Slow down!" Her response made him sigh.
"Speed up!" They eventually reached it, and Lucas looked at it curiously. Red and white building, called Aunt Abbie's. They walked in, the bell on the door chiming. A women at the counter with red hair waved at them.
"Welcome! Take your time please!" Ruby saw the board with every type of bakery based food you could think of. Bread, cookies, cake. The list covered the whole wall, filled with writing and small pictures. Ruby gripped her head.
"It all sounds so good! I don't know what to get!" Lucas let out a hum, seeing something and nodding.
"I have an idea." He walked forward, smiling at the attendant.
"The monster sized chocolate chip, strawberry cookie. With ice cream, whipped cream, and a cherry on top." The women nodded, taking the Lien card Lucas handed her. He was thankful Ozpin had given him and his friend some money, saying they had a salary they would receive every month, and that they could get whatever they wanted. It was quite a generous amount if he was to be totally honest.
He saw at a table with high chairs, seeing Ruby waiting.
"What did you get!?" He smiled.
"You'll see." He looked around, enjoying the smell the bakery gave off. Sweet, and calming.
"Now then, if you don't mind my asking, Ruby, what made you wish to become a huntress?" Ruby smiled, shrugging slightly.
"Well, I just remember the stories Yang would read me when I was little about the brave heroes who helped people. And I thought that it would be cool to be able to be like them, and help people." Lucas nodded to her, rubbing his chin right his right hand.
"So, you want to help people?" She nodded.
"Absolutely! What about you?" Lucas chuckled.
"I guess you could say me and my friends have been through some rough times, and when things seemed really weird and difficult, Ozpin offered us a way of life that we couldn't really turn down. So now we attend Beacon." Ruby nodded.
"Have you every thought about being a Huntsman before entering Beacon?" Lucas shook his head.
"Where me and my friends are from, there are no Huntsman. People fend for themselves." Lucas left out the part about there not being any Grimm, since that would be hard to explain. Ruby frowned.
"Sounds dangerous." Lucas chuckled.
"It wasn't too bad. Everyone was a Huntsman you could say. Everyone, even some of the children had combat experience. But some are obviously a lot better than others." Ruby nodded, about to ask more when the lady walked forward with a plate three times bigger than her head. The thing filled entirely with a cookie. Ruby's eyes widened exponentially and Lucas knew he made the right choice. The lady handed them spoons and nodded.
"Dig in!" She didn't have to tell Ruby twice, since she was already digging in. Lucas just chuckled. He picked some up on the spoon, observing it before placing it in his mouth. His eyes widened and he immediately took another bite. The flavor, the texture... Perfection... Ruby merely giggled at him. He looked up and cocked his head sideways.
"What?" She took a napkin, wiping his face, seeing as some ice cream was on it.
"You're kinda messy." Lucas chuckled.
"Sorry, but I've never had something this good." Ruby smiled at him, taking another bite.
"Ah noh rite!? Soh gut!" Lucas chuckled, seeing how the tables had turned. He wiped her face, and chuckled.
"Great minds think alike, huh?" He didn't notice how her face had turned red, so she quickly continued eating. Lucas was already feeling much better. He smiled at Ruby.
"Thank you for bringing me here." She beamed right back at him.
"Anytime!" Lucas was then curious what his other teammates were up to.
"So... What is the first thing you wish to learn?"
"How do you use Gaia?" Mew chuckled, not very surprised she had gotten right to the point.
"Well, Gaia is similar to a Semblance, or your aura. It is apart of you, and something you must practice with in order to use effectively." Mew held out his right hand, his eyes letting off a slight glow as he created a small pale Nevermore, watching as it flew around before landing on his shoulder. Weiss stared at it, then looked to her hand.
"Similar to my Glyphs in a sense. I could never get summoning down though." Mew shrugged.
"You cannot expect to learn how to do advanced things overnight." Weiss glared at him.
"And yet your are my age and capable to do much more than I can." Mew gave a weak smile.
"Something like that. But are you going to complain, or learn?" Weiss lost her glare, and just sighed.
"Just explain it to me." Mew nodded, motioning her to follow. They were currently at the entrance to Beacon, but Mew started to walk towards the garden. He found a spot in the grass hidden in the shade of a tall tree, and sat down, leaning against the tree. His eyes were closed and he looked peaceful. Weiss stayed standing, before she heard him chuckle.
"You can sit you know." Weiss did not want to get in the grass, seeing as it looked like it had been watered, and she was not a fan of getting her clothes dirty. But she sat, back straight and at attention. Mew sighed in a calm way, making her wonder if he was going to fall asleep.
"Gaia is all around us. An Aura is the manifestation of the soul, while Gaia is the manifestation of our emotions, and self. They could be considered the same, were it not for the fact that Gaia is everlasting. Even if someone's soul were to disappear, there would be traces of their Gaia left. But Gaia is much more... Malleable. Like taffy, to keep things simple." He shuffled slightly, moving closer to the tree.
"So, if you want to learn how to use Gaia, you need to learn how to merge yours, with the Gaia of others. But that is something that takes practice. Gaia is highly unstable, much like emotions. You need to have the concentration to store the Gaia you hold when you don't use it. If you lose your concentration, the Gaia escapes." Weiss heard flapping, seeing the Nevermore from earlier land on the branch above them.
"He hasn't vanished yet?" Mew shook his head.
"I kept my focus on him. It isn't too difficult. But to do multiple things at once is a lot more trying." He looked up at the bird, stretching out a hand, where the bird landed. It then bowed before fading from existence.
"Even though it seems the bird is gone, he is still here. Can you sense him?" Weiss looked around, shaking her head.
"I don't feel anything." Mew chuckled, pointing at Weiss.
"Close your eyes, and stop focusing on the things around you. Just... Become nothing." She closed her eyes, trying not to think about anything. But she could only think of the things that troubled her. The White Fang. Her sister, and her father. She shook her head.
"I can't." Mew hummed to himself, before smiling at her.
"May I?" She didn't know what he meant, but nodded. Mew placed a hand on her forehead, placing a small amount of his Gaia into her, allowing him to block her thoughts.
"Try now." She did, and found she could focus better. She felt like she could still see around her, even though her eyes were closed. She then saw the wispy silhouette of the Nevermore, perched on her knee and looking at her. She reached a hand out, able to feel the creature, even if it was only Gaia.
"Very good." She turned to Mew, seeing something different. The wispy of his body was more animal like. Tall, with almost cat-like appendices on his head, and an animal head.
"What's with your Gaia?" Mew chuckled softly.
"Gaia will always take the true form of the person, allowing you to view them and what they really are." She looked at his true form, letting her curiosity get the better of her as she poked his shoulder. He only laughed.
"Yes, I am still here." She started to lose concentration, but quickly refocused.
"Sorry, but I've never seen anything like this. It's... interesting to say the least." Mew smiled at her, before resting back against the tree.
"You seem to have mastered the basics much faster than I thought." She cocked her head.
"What do you mean?" Mew held up his hand, Gaia floating around it.
"I'm not blocking your thoughts. You're blocking them yourself." Weiss felt everything shake slightly, but kept calm, remembering that if she stayed focused she would be able to hold things together.
"Very good. Now, I think this should conclude today's lesson." Weiss released her hold on her Gaia and the world returned to normal, including Mew. He merely smiled at her.
"What do you think?" She shrugged, not entirely sure.
"It was amazing, but so... strange." Mew just chuckled.
"I agree. Sometimes, Gaia can be a fickle thing. It takes years to master." Weiss was now curious.
"So you haven't mastered it?" Mew chuckled.
"I may be above average with Gaia, but no. Not even close. There are very few people who are better at using Gaia than me. Shade is one of them, though he doesn't really look it. His Gaia powered moves are just less flashy, and mainly involve sleeping and nightmares, whereas mine involve waves of Gaia." Weiss smiled.
"Who else is better than you?"
"Well... My bro-" Mew stopped, looking down in a pained fashion.
"Mew?" He looked up, giving a weak smile.
"Sorry. My brother. He was better with Gaia than me." Weiss picked up on the word 'was' and realized she was treading on thin ice. Pun intended.
"I'm sorry." Mew looked down, sighing.
"If I only I hadn't been so... immature back then. Maybe this wouldn't have happened." Weiss was uncertain what to do. She had once been on rough territory with her sister, Winter, but never had a close family member die. Sure, friends had been killed, but she could never imagine losing her sister. And the way he said it, made it sound as if he was at fault for his brother's death. She sucked in a breath and then glared at him.
"Whatever it was, it wasn't your fault." Mew turned to her, surprised at how forward she was.
"But, it was because of my studies in-"
"No! If he died protecting you, then it was because he loved you. Get it?" Mew paused, then nodded.
"I-I understand. Thank you. I suppose now the student is the teacher, eh?" Weiss smiled.
"Well obviously. I am well qualified you know. Have you seen my grades?" Mew paled slightly.
"Weiss, it's only like the second week of school. And it's the weekend too." She still continued, which only caused Mew to smile. He then looked to the horizon, seeing the setting sun. He looked to his hand, Gaia racing along it slowly and calmly.
"I hope you can forgive me for what I've done brother. But... Thank you."
Garon was pretty excited to say the least. He was on Yang's motorcycle, and was currently driving with her to her favorite club. He had his arms wrapped around her waist, his tongue hanging out his mouth as they sped down the road, popping wheelies every few seconds.
"This is the best day, ever!" Yang let out a whoop, while Garon pumped one of his fists in the air, laughing loudly. The sun had almost set in Vale, which was when the street lamps turned on. Eventually they skidded to a stop out front of a black building. Yang let Garon get off, the Shark almost falling over from excitement. He looked at the building, feeling the pulsing of the music playing inside as it slightly shook the ground. Something a normal person wouldn't notice. But he wasn't normal.
"What are we waiting for!?" Yang was beside him, flashing a large grin.
"Nothing! Let's party!" They entered, seeing the flashing lights and dancing people scattered about. Garon had been to parties before, but none like this. He nodded happily, cracking his knuckles.
"Let's get to it then!" He made his way to the center dance floor, moving with the people in the middle and bouncing to the music. He wasn't sure how long he had been there, having too much fun. The drinks he had during the party probably didn't help his memory too much, but Arceus dammit he was here to have fun! And he could hold his liquor. He had been hanging with Yang the second part, mainly because she couldn't hold her liquor quite as well as he could. And he didn't want anything to happen to her.
Things had been going fine, from what he could remember. Until the one man and his goons started to cause problems. It hadn't been too bad, just them making tasteless, pathetic attempts to try and bed some of the women there. Garon had kept them at bay most of the time, considering any time they looked in Yang's direction, considering she was pretty rocky on her feet now, he would just give his full fanged glare to them. It worked for a bit, until they got wise and banded together, walking towards Yang.
"Hey, Girly. See you've got some moves. Want me to show you some?" Garon moved the tipsy Yang behind him, leaning down to look the man more in the face.
"She'll pass." He glared at the shark Faunus, gripping Garon's collar, and trying to shake him. It didn't work, needless to say.
"Who the hell do you think you are, fish face!?" Garon merely cocked an eyebrow, unsure how much the insult was actually supposed to be offensive. Or whether he should laugh at it. He chose the latter.
"That's the best you've got!? If you want to impress her, you'll have to fight her, and since she's slightly off her rocker, I'll take her place as combatant." Before the man could talk, Garon slammed his head into the man's causing him to crumple to the ground in a heap. The others went to his side, everyone backing away to give some room. One of them looked to Garon, rushing him.
"You bastard!" He pulled his right fist back. Garon didn't move as it slammed into his chest. Garon looked down to the man, being nerely twice as tall as he was. The man cradled his hand, backing away slightly while looking up at Garon with fear.
"Umm... I'm sorry." Garon grinned viciously.
"Me too." The man was confused.
"For what?"
"This." Garon slammed his leg into the man's crotch, sending him flying into the air. When he came back down, Garon slammed his right fist into the man's gut, launching him into a wall. Garon growled, stomping on the ground.
"Anyone else!?" The three remaining guys produced different weapons. One had a crowbar, another a knife, and the final a baseball bat. Garon only grinned.
"Awesome. Let's really party!" The man at the DJ stand gave a thumbs up, spinning the records off and placing new ones on.
"Knock 'em out, boy!"
(Gorilla March, Zomboy)
The first one swung his crowbar at Garon, the shark merely jumping back slightly. He then rushed forward, slamming his right shoulder into the man. The man was flung back. The second tried for a swing with his bat, only to have Garon grab the wood in his teeth, glaring at the man with his slit eyes. He swung the man over him, who wouldn't let go of the bat. He then slammed the man into the ground. He wasn't done though, punting the man away from him. He turned, grabbing the hands of the man with a knife as he tried to stab the blade into Garon's neck. The shark took the knife with his left hand, crushing the man's hand with his right. He studied the blade while the man was trying to escape Garon's painful grip.
Garon then nodded, tossing the knife away and picking the man up by the neck, releasing his hand. He then gave a swift uppercut to the man, causing him to hit the ceiling, where his upper body broke through. Garon the jumped up, flipping upside down, and slamming both feet into the man's crotch, sending him flying out of the club, and somewhere into the city. Garon fell back down, the man who had the crowbar starting to get up. He looked around for Garon, then looked up, getting crushed by the land shark.
Garon got off him, grinning and kicking the man once more.
"Thanks for softening the fall, dumbass." He looked around, not seeing the man who was using the bat. Before he could do anything, he heard something that made him grimace.
"Hands in the air! Police!" Garon sighed, raising his hands and kneeling.
"This weekend just became a pile of crap." He saw them police officers carting Yang out with him. The shark made his way into the small cruiser, pressing his head against the roof and denting it upwards to make room for his head. The cops just glared at him in annoyance.
"Sorry."
"Stupid Faunus." Garon growled at him, wondering how long he would be in jail for if he murdered the man. He then chuckled, shaking his head.
"The guys are gonna kill me."
Shade shook his head, not sure what to do about the situation. Garon had been causing problems, and Shade had known when he saw the police cruisers stop in front of the club. He watched as they arrested his friend, and eventually decided Garon needed to learn to be more careful with his actions from now on. He stepped off the roof quietly, hitting the ground, but sinking into the shadows to soften his fall. He began walking through the dark street, hands in his pockets.
He didn't know where he wanted to go, but felt something tugging him towards the large church. He meandered, not taking the most direct route. He saw many things. Shops, apartments, parks. He enjoyed the moderate quiet, other than the occasional siren off in the distance. He knew he was giving some people nightmares, but didn't care too heavily about people he knew nothing about. Not when he had a city to explore. Eventually he reached the church, seeing the white walls standing tall.
He stared at it for a while, taking in the detail. It was old, that much was obvious, between the cracks in the wood, to the lack of paint from it having peeled off in other areas. The placed needed a touching up, that much was obvious to him. He noticed at the very top, there was a chamber where a bell was waiting. He realized that despite being in the town all day, he had not heard it chime once. He was most curious now.
He went to the large dark brown double doors and pushed the right side open. He entered, making no noise as he closed the door behind him. He noticed a few odd people sitting in the pews. Most of them had their heads down, praying. He made his way up the sides, sticking to the shadows. He saw the pastor up in front, lighting some candles. Shade walked up to him, watching the simple task. The priest was older, showing from the wrinkles and white hair. But he was cleanly shaven, and looked to be healthy.
"Yes, Child?" Shade slightly flinched, having thought he would be harder to notice, considering who he was, and how dark it was. He cleared his throat, keeping his left hand in his pocket.
"Nothing. Just looking around." The old man nodded, turning fully to Shade. The wraith stared wide eyed at the man's eyes. They were glazed over, indicating his blindness. The man smiled, motioning to his face.
"It's the eyes, huh? I assure you, son, I am anything but blind. How do you think I noticed you? Most probably haven't seen you yet, but I have. I saw you the moment you touched that door." Shade didn't know how to respond, so he stayed quiet. The old man chuckled.
"First time for meeting someone like me, eh? Trust me, you'll get used to it. Now then, there is some reason you're here. I can tell from your soul. But, I cannot see why. I can see suffering though. Like that girl who comes here every week." Shade looked at him, cocking his head.
"What girl?" The old man went back to lighting candles, smiling.
"She's quiet she is. Always moves around in here. Sometimes she's in the pews, doing her version of prayer. Other times she's in our library, reading those books of hers. And then other times, when she's really at a low, she locks herself away into the bell tower." Shade nodded, wondering if this girl was who he thought she was.
"May I meet her?" The old man gave a warm grin.
"You already have. She spoke of you. Someone cloaked by the shadows. Both physically and emotionally. But a kindred spirit underneath. She's been happier since meeting you. I'm sure you can find her somewhere." With that the man went back to lighting the candles, humming prayer hymns to himself. Shade backed away, turning and searching the many people. Then he saw her. Her head was down, hands together and in front of her. Her eyes were closed, and a look of slight peace on her face.
Shade wove through the shadows quietly, eventually sitting beside her, waiting. He looked forward, not wanting to interrupt her. After a few minutes she stirred. She looked over, gasping when she saw him.
"Shade!? Don't scare me like that." The shadow just looked at her from the corner of his eyes.
"You were in the middle of something. I did not wish to interrupt." She nodded, looking forward at the large mural in front of them. A man on a cross. Shade hummed to himself.
"I didn't think you were spiritual." She shrugged.
"Helps to have something to fall back on when things are really rough." Shade nodded, understanding her logic. She turned to him, equal confusion on her face.
"Why are you here?" He looked down.
"I am still unsure myself. I just had this feeling I needed to be here. So I came. That is all." She nodded, leaning back, and sighing.
"How have you been adjusting to Beacon?" The shadow shrugged.
"Not well. Too many people and rules. I preferred it when I was alone. Or traveling with my allies." She turned to him, cocking her head.
"Not friends?" He looked away, regret in his eyes.
"I am still unsure if they see me as much. Especially after all the things I've done." She nodded, getting a similar look in her eyes.
"I understand what you are talking about." He turned to her slowly.
"Do you?" She nodded. Looking at him in a defeated fashion.
"We've both hurt people very badly, and in ways they will never recover. I can still see their faces to this day. Haunting me, as the life leaves their eyes." Shade and her retreated into silence. He then lowered his head and closed his eyes, placing his hands together and resting them in his lap. She watched him for a few minutes, until he stirred. He looked to her and nodded.
"I suppose there was a reason for me to come here. To run into you, and to find something to fall back on." She smiled at him, then looked around.
"I'm here every Saturday, unless I have other plans. Would you like to come here with me?" He smiled at her.
"Yes, Blake. I would enjoy that." They both smiled at each other, ad enjoyed the peace well into the night. The old man smiled at them from a distance.
"Those two will support each other. I know it."
"I still cannot believe you got yourself arrested, Garon!" The team was currently escorting their member back to Beacon, berating him in their own ways. Lucas sending negative emotions, while Mew just straight up vocalized his thoughts. Shade just shot glares at the shark.
"I fought them for a reason though!" Shade decided to help defend the shark a little.
"He does have a point. He was trying to help Yang." Garon nodded quickly.
"Ya, exactly! Wait... How did you know I was trying to help her? I hadn't mentioned to anyone but the police that I was trying to help Yang." Everyone looked at the shadow, who just stopped moving. Garon then exploded.
"You let me get arrested!?" He went to shake Shade, when his hand went through the copy. They all turned to see the shadow of Shade leaving quickly. Garon stomped on the ground, growling.
"This isn't over, buster! Not by a longshot!" Garon kicked a rock, growling.
"Can't believe he didn't help me! Not like he had anything better to do." Mew had known what Shade was doing, and agreed with it, but held that to himself. Unlike Shade, he could not create a copy and run. Garon turned to Mew, slightly grinning.
"What did you do on Saturday?" Mew just kept walking.
"I was helping Weiss to control Gaia, and she was helping me with a personal problem." Garon was about to ask what kind, but Lucas sent him an emotion that told him not to. Garon nodded.
"Sounds boring. What about you, Lucas?" He grinned.
"I was traveling around town, eating food with Ruby. She had quite the appetite, despite being so small." Garon then grinned widely.
"You liiiiike her~!" Lucas merely got confused by the statement.
"I don't knw about that, Garon. We haven't known each other that long." Mew then decided to drop his wisdom on them.
"Except for the fact that a Lucario can sense the aura of one perfect for them, and without realizing it, imprint on this person. Meaning that they will do anything for this person, and will only love them. Even if the person were to die, they would never love again." Lucas slowly turned, glaring at Mew.
"Gee, thanks for that." Garon was laughing, pointing at Lucas.
"You like Ruby! Haha!" Lucas crossed his arms, his glare intensifying, as well as the aura in the air.
"I never said I liked her." Mew then cut in.
"Neither did you deny it. And you cannot lie. So until you say you do not, then Garon could be correct." The shark extended to his full height.
"Ya! Tell me I'm wrong, Jackal boy!" Lucas didn't move, and just mumbled something under his breath before walking away.
"What was that?" Lucas turned, glaring at Garon.
"I have no comment on the subject!" Garon then fell on his back, laughing like a maniac.
"I knew it!" Mew merely shrugged, following Lucas back to Beacon. They walked for a few seconds before Mew spoke.
"Ruby is a nice girl, huh?" Lucas' aura turned red, and his eyes flashed as he looked at Mew.
"Really!?" They stared at each other a few seconds before laughing. Mew just shook his head when he was done.
"Have fun with the hyper reaper, Lucas." Mew then left the stunned Jackal. He hadn't expected Mew to say that. So he growled, running after him.
"You ass!" Shade had watched the whole encounter, then rubbed his hands together.
"Hmm... How to make this ship sail faster? Oh... I know... Haha... MWAHAHAHAHA!"
"Stop laughing, you ingrate!" Shade turned to see an old man at a noodle shop shaking his fist at him. He merely left, shaking his head.
"Why do I never get to finish my maniacal laugh? The bad guys always get to. Guess it's because I'm a good guy now." For what felt like the first time in a long time, Shade gave a real smile and laugh.
He was chained up, waiting without hope. When the binds were released and he appeared in a large hall, surrounded by his fellow Legendaries. He looked around, seeing a Lucario and a Garchomp next to a Mewtwo. He recognized them. The ones who beat him and captured him. But why hadn't they killed him? After everything he had done? He looked to see Arceus looking down at him, judgment in his eyes.
"Darkrai, you have been found guilty of the acts at the village of Solstein, as well as others. What say you?" Darkrai shook his head.
"I was not in control, it was-" Before he could speak, Cresselia spoke out.
"Lies! You knew what you were doing when you killed those innocents!" Darkrai turned to her, glaring.
"It wasn't me! It was-"
"Why are we allowing him to speak!? We should just kill him!" He saw Dialga was the one who said those words. The rest began to join in, shouting at him, threatening him. Darkrai roared, throwing his hands to the sides, cuts in the air forming and darkness seeping in. It gripped the Legendaries, pinning them all but the Lucario, Garchomp, and Mewtwo. The hands did not grab Arceus though. Darkrai created a small crystal tower, standing on it with his legs, and glaring at Arceus with his icy blue eyes.
"It was not me! It was Shadow Mewtwo!" Everyone froze, before Arceus waved his head, the shadows binding everyone were released. Darkrai was confused. They all began to whisper among themselves. Arceus then tapped the ground, making everyone look at him.
"You have passes. If you were still under the control of Shadow Mewtwo, then you would not have said so. Neither would you have only restrained the others. You would have tried to kill them. We are aware that you were not in control. Our master of aura and the soul told us." The Lucario bowed his head.
"And our combat expert said he could tell you were holding back." The Garchomp let out a growl, glaring at Darkrai.
"And Mewtwo said he felt traces of his shadow counterpart in you. If not for them and their testaments, I would have had you cast away into the endless void. Instead, you will be banished. We cannot risk Shadow Mewtwo regaining control on you and using you again." Darkrai saw the idea of this, and stood silent. Arceus looked to Lucario, Garchomp, and Mewtwo.
"You three will be tasked with hunting down the artifacts necessary to defeat him. It will be up to you. We are bound to our tasks, and cannot chase him until he becomes a larger threat. But by then he may be too powerful. You are unbound by our laws. Go." They started to leave when Darkrai stopped them.
"Let me join them!" Everyone froze. Arceus craned his neck to look down at the shadow.
"Why?" Darkrai looked down, clenching his fists.
"All this things he had me do. I need to be absolved of them. But the only way to do that is to stop the one who caused me to do what I did. I ask of you to let me help them, or I shall go on my own accord." Arceus thought about, turning to Mewtwo, who gave a simple nod.
"Very well. But, should any of them see any sign of betrayal in you, they will strike you down. Do you understand?" Darkrai nodded, bowing to the God of Pokémon.
"I understand. Thank you." He would get his revenge on Shadow Mewtwo. He would absolve himself, and then, he would hide himself away for all eternity. Cast himself away, where monsters like him belonged.
This was mainly to progress the interactions with characters and to flesh them out. So to sum it up. Mew doesn't blame himself as much, Lucas may have an imprinted thing for Ruby, Garon has a criminal record, and Shade has a friend to suffer through the bad times with. Dope right? Good.