RWBY

The Last of Us

Arc 2: Firefly game plan

Chapter 1: Kidnapped

Watching Ruby sleep used to be Yang's favorite thing in the world. But now, watching as her younger sister tossed and turned frequently, whimpering every second, Yang couldn't bare it. She knew that, deep down, a lot of that was her fault. Ruby continued tossing and turning in the queen sized hotel bed, gripping the sheets and moving the blanket with her. Yang clenched her jaw and quickly got out of her chair. She slowly approached the windows, taking a quick peak outside. The streets were still pitch black, and Yang could still hear the faint sounds of runners walking through the streets. Out of the corner of her eye, Yang could see Ruby still tossing and turning, though slowing down a bit. Yang pushed away from the window and walked over to the barricaded door. She grabbed the wooden dresser and slowly pulled it back. As it moved, it started tearing up what was left of the carpet.

Yang was cautious moving out into the hallway. Looking down both ends, she saw no signs of infected or hunters. She sighed in relief and looked back at Ruby. Before she left, she made sure to pull the dresser back in the way. She needed to find materials. Bullets, bandages, anything that she and Ruby could use to survive another day. She started with the room directly across from them. The door was shut and as the blonde tried to open it, she found that it was locked. She wiggled the knob again, seeing if she couldn't somehow jiggle it loose and shoved it with her shoulder when it still wouldn't open.

"Of all the rotten luck…" she muttered.

Kneeling down on the ground, Yang pulled her backpack down and laid it out. She dug threw it until she found a small shiv. Using it on the door, she slowly started trying to pry it open. Her shiv snapped, but the door was now accessible. She grabbed her bag and stood back up, opening the door to claim her rewards. The inside of the room seemed almost untouched. It was just like the room that Ruby was in now, but more intact. She walked inside and took notice of the vast amounts of dust that littered the wooden surfaces. Her foot caught on something as she walked, causing her to stumble slightly. Yang looked to see what it was and wasn't surprised to see a person's body sprawled out on the floor. She inspected the body to get a good look at him.

He was a male, appeared to be in his mid-fifties. The man was sporting blue hair, which Yang found odd. His eyes were closed and Yang couldn't see any bites anywhere on his body. The man was lucky to have died, probably from malnutrition. She started searching his body for anything she could use, but all she founds was a few pieces of crumpled up paper, used shell casings, and a lighter. After checking the object, Yang threw it across the room. It was empty. It was then that she noticed he was holding something, like a book. She snatched the book from his hand and flipped through the pages. Most of them seemed empty, which was good. She could use this. However, a few of the pages had things written in them. Curiosity got the better of her, and she skimmed through a few of the pages. They were just talking about a family he had left behind while looking for supplies. His sick wife and young son. According to the date, he had left them some time ago. Came to this city looking for supplies after sneaking out of Valence and barricaded himself in here after an infected attack. Yang tore the pages out of the book crumpling them up and threw them to the side. Placing the book in her bag, the blonde started searching the rest of the room.

She opened up the top drawer of the nearby nightstand.

Nothing.

Slamming it shut, she tried the bottom drawer.

Nothing.

She slammed that shut as well and moved into the bathroom. The door creaked rather loudly as she slowly opened it, placing her hand on her pistol in case something had somehow managed to get in. Once the door was halfway open, she swung it open the rest of the way and saw nothing. Relaxing a bit, she started rummaging through the bathroom. There wasn't much to look through, but when she opened the medicine cabinet, she smiled with her luck. She reached in and grabbed a half used roll of medical bandages.

With this room finished, Yang left and looked down both ends of the hall before moving onto the next room. Each room continued to disappoint her, as she found nothing but broken furniture and dead bodies. By the time she got to the end of the hallway, she could start hearing noises. At first, it just sounded like someone was rummaging. She froze and looked all around her. Seeing nothing, she froze again once a new noise was heard. She recognized it as runners, her heart beating a mile a minute.

She wasn't with Ruby.

Ruby was in danger.

She turned and was about to break out into a spirit, but a new sight stopped her dead in her tracks. A clicker was limping its way down the hall, just a few feet away from Ruby's room. Acting on instinct, Yang ducked behind a potted plant, checking behind her in case the runners got the drop on her. She placed her hand on her pistol, but after thinking for a moment, took her hand off. Instead, she crouch walked into the closest room to her right and looked for anything she could use. Improvising, she grabbed a plank of wood off of the bed and walked back out. The clicker was now right in front of Ruby's room, taking a sudden interest in the blockade Yang set up. Silently, Yang crouch walked toward the clicker. Once she got right up behind it, she stood and swung the plank, bashing it repeatedly into the Clicker. Once, twice, thrice, she struck the clicker as hard as she could, grunting with each strike. The clicker collapsed to the floor, gurgling with a great amount of saliva pouring out of its mouth. Yang was panting, but had no time to rest and kicked the Clicker away.

"Yang? Yang!? What's going on!?"

Ruby sounded like she was close to tears, clearly worried that something had happened to her older sister. Acting on instinct once again, Yang used all of her strength to move her barricade as fast as she could. With it out of the way, Ruby immediately ran over to her and hugged her. Yang pushed her to arm's length.

"Ruby, we don't have time for this. I can hear infected, so we have to move before we get cornered here. Come on."

Yang grabbed Ruby by the wrist and pulled her over to the bed, making her grab her backpack off the foot of the bed and hurrying out the door. The sounds of infected could be heard again, followed by gunshots three gunshots and a body hitting the floor. Yang and Ruby both froze, mimicking deer caught in head lights.

"Fucking infected! I'm sick and tired of these damn things."

"Hey, relax. They're dead and I don't see anymore."

"Shit!" Yang hissed, grabbing Ruby and pulling her into another one of the hotel rooms. Yang peaked around the corner and could hear footsteps coming up the stairs to their floor.

"That was one runner. You know damn well there's probably more in here, and I'm tired of wasting the fucking ammo."

"Just quit your damn whining and pay attention. The faster we complete our rounds, the faster we can get back and get some damn sleep."

Yang ducked back into the room and placed her hands on Ruby's shoulders and stared into her eyes. "Ruby, I need you to listen to me. You need to stay put and pay attention. If I get into trouble out there, I need you shoot to kill."

Ruby's eyes widened and she shook her head slowly. "No. No, no, no, Yang, I can't do that. You know I can't kill another living person, Yang, I can't-"

"You don't have a choice, Ruby."

Before the younger girl could respond, Yang had already started moving out of the room. Right as she poked her head out of the door, she could see two heads poking out from the top of the stairs. She quickly ducked into the room right across the hall and waited. The two men were at the top of the stairs and started splitting up. One of them started walking down toward Yang and Ruby, while the other went down the hall to Yang's right. Just as the man passed by Yang's room, she jumped out and grabbed him from behind. She wasn't quite fast enough to kill him before he called out.

"Get the fuck off me!"

Yang grunted while she struggled to take him out before his partner should up. She tightened her hold around his neck, using her arm to restrict his breathing. With one, quick jerk of her arm, she ended and let his body fall limp and crash to the floor. In that moment, his partner had already come running in and grabbed Yang, slamming her face first into the wall. She fell to the floor on her back and found her attackers hands wrapped tightly around her neck. She tried to call out for Ruby, but all that came out were desperate gasps for air. She jerked and twisted her body, kicking her legs. In the corner of her eye, she saw Ruby holding her gun to the man with a trembling hand and could faintly hear, what she thought to be the sounds of infected.

But Ruby couldn't shoot him.

Rather than firing to kill, Ruby pulled the trigger and shot him in the leg. He yelled in pain and let go of Yang, long enough for her to catch her breath and shove him off of her. When she stood to her feet, she lunged forward to punch him, but stopped dead in her tracks. She saw a struggling Ruby being held by her attacker with her own gun pointed to her head. Ruby struggled to break free, but his grip remained tight and he easily jerked her back into position. Yang held up her hand, trying to ease the situation.

"Let's not do anything hasty, now." Yang reasoned, keeping her voice calm, despite her still breathing incredibly hard.

The man clenched his teeth and applied too much pressure to Ruby's neck, causing her to cry out in pain. "Fuck you! You killed my partner. I'm not letting you go anywhere."

As if by some twisted fate, a newcomer came over from behind the man and bit him on his left shoulder. The gun fell to the floor and Yang immediately sprang forward, grabbing the gun first, followed by Ruby. She pulled her back and ran down the other end of the hallway. Just as they turned the corner, another runner had bumped into them, knocking Yang down on the ground. The blonde used her right hand to keep the runner from gnawing at her neck and could feel the saliva splattering against her face. Unlike last time, Ruby was quick to act and repeatedly stabbed the runner in the back of the neck with her own shiv. The tiny blade remained embedded in the runners neck as it fell limp against Yang's body.

The infected was thrown to the floor, and Yang didn't waste a second waiting for another one. She jumped to her feet and grabbed Ruby again, pulling her along the hallway. At the end of the hall, she could see the stairs, with two runners blocking their path. This time, Yang stopped running for a moment and pulled her pistol. Taking careful, but quick aim, she fired two shots. The first was lucky enough to hit one in the head, dropping him to the ground immediately. The second had only hit the shoulder blade, causing it to jerk back and tumble down the stairs. Both Yang and Ruby dashed for the stairs and jumped over the railings, avoiding the still living runner completely. The two ran as fast they could, finding their way to the first floor and out the door. More infected could be heard coming after them, sending Yang into a quick mode of panic. Looking around for faster transport, Yang's gaze fell on a worn out bike. She was deep in thought, but few quick cries of infected told her that she didn't have time to think.

"Yang?" Ruby asked, worriedly.

The girl in question looked at Ruby for a moment, taking in her fearful and questioning gaze and looking back at the bike.

"Screw it."

Yang ran over and grabbed the bike, motioning for Ruby to run over and jump on the back. When Ruby climbed up, using the pegs in the back to keep herself up, she wrapped her arms around Yang's waste. When they started moving at first, Yang struggled to keep their balance, wobbling a bit as they walked. After a minute, she started getting her balance back and switched to pedaling. Both girls were able to relax knowing that they were finally safe for the moment.

Yang and Ruby had made it to Valence with half a day to spare, thanks to continuous pedaling with minimal interruptions in between. Yang felt exhausted, but figured she could rest and relax in the quarantine zone. They wouldn't be able to bring any of their supplies in with them, so the two had to wait until nightfall to sneak in. Once inside, the two wandered the streets, trying to find someplace that they could rest at. They walked the streets in silence, aside from the screams of pain and panic that caught Ruby's attention. She looked up at Yang, who had heard the sounds as well, but was content to just ignore them and keep on moving.

But Ruby couldn't. She stopped moving and looked around for where the sound could be coming from. Yang hadn't even noticed when Ruby broke into a sprint down the street to their left. She saw a small shack that had a very faint glow emanating from inside. As she approached the shack, the sounds of pain got louder and she could make out the forms of four individuals inside. Three of them were men, about average build and size. One of them was holding a girls arms behind her back, while the other two took turns beating her.

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Ruby called out, holding her gun out and hoped to god that she seemed intimidating.

Her slight shakiness gave her away, and the other men only stopped to stare at her. They didn't look worried in the slightest, and one of them continued his onslaught on the girl's stomach. The other started walking toward Ruby.

"Just mind your own business and get the fuck out of here." The guy said, and turned to continue beating the girl.

Without even thinking, Ruby pulled the trigger and fired three shots around the men, hoping that, once again, she would intimidate them into stopping. The sounds only partially startled the men, dropping the girl and starting to crowd around Ruby. The one who spoke to her earlier grabbed her by the hair and jerked her head back. She could feel his hot breath against her face as he spoke, and she crinkled her nose in disgust. His breath smelled absolutely horrid and made her want to puke.

"I told you to mind your own fucking business, didn't I?"

The younger girl didn't even get a chance to reply, as her opponent let her go and dropped to the ground in pain. Her ears didn't even register the sounds of a gun going off, embedding a bullet in his leg. The other two turned to find that the shooter was Yang.

"Get. Away from her." Yang spat venomously.

The now injured man was carried off by his two buddies, and Yang put her gun away. She walked over to Ruby and grabbed her by her collar.

"Don't you ever leave by yourself. You understand me?" Yang asked, harshly.

Ruby nodded before offering her rebuttal. "I couldn't just let them keep beating her. They were going to kill her!"

Yang looked over at the other girl. She had snow white hair and icy, blue eyes, one of which was swollen. The girl was wiping the blood that was dripping from her mouth, and from the looks of things, had been injured really badly.

"What's your name?" Yang asked.

The girl narrowed her eyes. "Weiss."

Yang rubbed her chin in thought and shook her head. "Get up."

"Excuse me?"

Yang frowned and tightened her fist. "You heard me. Get up and let's go."

Weiss struggled to get up, and cold hardly stand by herself, having to use the wall for support. Her breathing was ragged, and she hissed in pain slightly as she stood, clutching her stomach.

"What, you think I'm going to come with you?"

"I don't think, I'm telling you. Let's. Go."

"Why? So you can steal the clothes off of my back, use me for bait? Or you planning on fucking raping me while I'm injured?" Weiss spat.

Yang wasted no time in crossing the small room to approach the girl, which elicited worry from her younger sister. "Yang? Yang, what are you-"

The blonde grabbed the white-haired girl by the collar and looked her dead in the eyes, staring at her angrily. "Those bullets that she used to save you." Yang gestured to Ruby. "Were mine. And I don't like wasting precious materials, especially not on other people. So you're going to pay them off, by coming with us and helping us out with whatever I need you for. And I don't want to hear a peep from you about it. That clear?"

"I didn't ask her to do that. In fact, I wish she just let me die. It sure would be a better change than staying on this fucking hellhole of a planet."

Yang grabbed the girl by the wrist and applied a slight amount of pressure to the clearly broken appendage, causing her to yelp in pain. Yang's gaze never broke, and she appeared even more menacing than before. "If you don't, I'll make sure that the pain you feel will leave you practically begging for a death that will never come." She whispered, making sure that Ruby couldn't hear the threat.

For good measure, Yang applied even more pressure to the girls wrist. Through tears and choked gasps of pain, the girl finally nodded, allowing Yang to release her and take a step back. The girl caressed her wrist and looked at Yang.

"Just know, that the very second I get the chance, I'm leaving, so don't expect me to have your back."

Hope the story still meets you guys' expectations. For those of you waiting for me to update my other stories, writers block is a bitch, and on top of working on my animation projects, plus work and other stress, it makes it so much harder. I've got something going for Princess and the Orphan, but getting it to meet my expectations is a bit harder, so that might take a bit longer. Though, once I get at least another chapter out, it should be smooth sailing from then on.

Now for this chapter, yes. Yang basically just kidnapped Weiss and intimidated her into staying. In this world, I honestly imagine Yang becoming more and more brutal caused by years of having to protect her younger sister. Weiss, I have my own plans for, and the same goes for Blake, and the rest of the RWBY cast. Anyway, please read, review, and tell your friends!

Also a quick shout out, I highly recommend that you guys check out "Remnants of Us" which is another Last of Us styled story. It takes a different approach to mine, which is interesting (even though Remnants of Us came out first) and I feel like his writing style for that story exceeds my own, BUT we'll see what happens once I spend more time with this one. :)

Have a good one everybody.