Authors note: Hello my Oomans
First off I want to apologize for how long it is taking to update my stories. My computer finally crashed, poor thing, I put that fucker through a lot. Anyway this chapter of SIGNAL, Man Meeting his Best Friend, and Hunting the Devil himself, I had all new chapters for each of them read for you guys. Then my dog decided I wasn't paying her enough attention and decided to lay her 65 pound ass on my laptop.
Long story short, the computer crashed so I had to get a new one. IF anyone knows how to recover documents without having to pay $85, lemme know. Otherwise I'm Gonna have to write it ALL again by hand. It been taking even longer due to the writers block, and regaining the will to write the chapters over again. Not to mention the self-doubt in myself about my stories. Will they be any good? Will the readers still be interested? While I want to get the stories out of my head and onto this site, I also want to know that someone is enjoying the fruits of my labor. It's not really a requirement but it would be nice to know that people are interested in the story. I also realize I have to go back and scrub the grime of previous chapters so I'm gonna have to do that later.
I heard that they are going to relaunch RWBY starting from Volume 3 so I was ecstatic about that because my show is gonna be back. But then I began to ask questions like, who is gonna voice Ren? I heard that Monty's brother Neath Oum is going to be the voice of Ren now. And I can honestly say that I think no one else would be better for the job.
I'm Glad for the Volume 3 of RWBY and I'm stoked for it but, now that there is going to be more content I'm a little nervous. It scares me a little because now that RWBY is gonna continue, I'm somehow gonna have to shape the AU fic around it. The idea of Freelancer Huntsman I got from Red Vs. Blue actually, and now I'm worried that you the reader will begin toreject the OC's. Freelancers are Huntsman with a little more umpf. They are the support because they can use more than just there weapon. I guess a mercenary type huntsman, I will get into how that works in later chapters but I'm scared because since they announced the relaunching I'm afraid that readers won't accept that idea. Could use some reassurance (Hint, Hint) lol.
I am happy to say that I am finally going to get this chapter done, because this was the hump currently of the story I had to get over. Seriously, I reaaaaaly didnt want to write tis chapter, but everything should go smoothly after this. Between my other stories of course.
I Have also been told that I make my chapters a little bit to long, I dont really know if thats true, but if you think so shoot me a message and I can trim them down a little from now on.
I love you all, thanks for your support, and let's do this.
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A trip to see the Doctor- who?
The explosion blinded everyone in the room momentarily, as parts and pieces of the Atlesian Behemoth clattered to the ground. Tai Yang was the first to recover his vision, cursing himself, for he had brought shades with him for this very reason. Unlocking a semblance was tricky, usually put in the right situation, and or under pressure, could result in the person acting on instincts that even they had no idea they had. Unfortunately in this scenario it could have gone both ways. Taking a look at the screen to try and observe the arena from the Behemoth's point of view, he discovered that the screen had went black, and a red rectangle in the center of the screen read : SIGNAL LOST.
"Little Help?" India grunted from under the table, snapping Tai Yang back into action. The blond reached under the table and with little effort, lifted the computer tower back up straight, eliciting a groan of relief from India.
"Ugggh! Thank You!" She gasped as he helped her back up to her feet.
"You alright?"
India coughed and waved in front of her face, with a scrunched up expression.
"Yep. I'm good," she coughed. "I think that we can all agree that that was out of control."
Tai Yang grunted in agreement, as Ms. Ursula uttered her first words since the blast.
"God dammit!" she growled as she began to pick up wires and cords and skillfully reconnecting them to different ports and outlets .
"Great she still alive…" India dully muttered under her breath.
"It'll take more that a few pretty lights and an explosion to put me down Ms. Jones." Ms. Ursula stated matter-of-factly causing a small squeak to come from the younger woman. Say what you will about grouchy old ladies, but make sure they don't have the hearing of a bat first.
As Ms. Ursula commissioned India to assist her with fixing the exam control, Tao Long looked round the arena at the carnage their latest student managed to dish out.
The arena was filled with a moderately thick white smoke and littered with robots, the metal bodies sprawled out in various positions and places. It smelled entirely of smoke and motor oil. Coughing could be heard from various points round the arena, which he could only assume were his eldest, his youngest, and Aurum. Looking around further he noticed the arm of the Atlesian Knight Aurum had used as a blunt force weapon against the behemoth had been hastily and carelessly thrown to the side near the leg of the behemoth. The Atlesian Behemoth had been brought to its knees with a heavy clang. The area where its head should've been, or previously was, smoked and sparked. Tai Yang's eyes trailed down to where Aurum had laid- holy shit he was still there!
"Aurum!" Tai Yang shouted, vaulting over the podium table, and landing on the smoky arena below with a loud thud.
Running over to the boy, Tai Yang kicked the crook of the Atlesian Behemoth's knee, causing the deactivated robot to crumple, and fall backwards by its own dead weight with a loud clang, so both
he and Aurum were not at risk of it toppling over on them.
When Tai Yang made it around the robotic behemoth, he saw in person the damage that had been inflicted upon the latest evaluation participant.
Aurum's crisp black shirt was now scorched in several areas, holes had been burned along several areas of the shirt as well. His once white coat was now a pile of ash, from the pectorals down, and what did survive his fiery semblance was now browned in several areas, well where it wasn't ripped or completely burnt anyway.
Tai Yang knelt beside the boy, as his clothes were the least of his worries, the boy did not look good at all. His right eye had been blackened and there was a cut on the left side of his bottom lip. Blood and strangely enough smoke came from his lips in specks and plumes as he wretched himself coughing. His breathing was raspy and dry as he clutched at his throat and ribs where he was punched by the behemoth in an attempt to soothe the pains he was enduring.
Tai Yang was simply amazed at the injuries he had sustained. While it was normal to get injured during evaluation, from light scratches, to even a broken bone one time, This year, Aurum, was the worst injured he'd seen. He had to get him out of here, especially now that he noticed the two white ears sticking out from the top of his head.
"Hang on kid." Tai Yang ordered.
The smoke was thick enough to mask his detailed features but when he tried to lift Aurum by himself, he he hoarsely cried out in pain. The door of opportunity was closing, and Tao Long had to act fast.
"Hey, T!" India called from the podium. "Is the kid OK?"
Tai Yang froze momentarily as she called him in fear that she would come over as well.
"No! I mean YES!" he called back, before face palming quickly to collect his thoughts as he heard the podium shuffling.
"I mean I gonna have to get some help with this…" He called back.
"Sunny D!" he called his eldest daughter by one of his many nicknames for her, before India could come over to let India know she was not needed.
As he saw her silhouetted form getting closer through the smoke, and in hindsight he realized that he probably should have covered the boy up. While they had known him and his mother, his neither of his daughters knew anymore than his mother would share. However it was too late, for his eldest, Yang, had already closed the distance before he could prepare anything to cover him up.
His eldest was blonde like him, except while he would wrap up his golden locks, in a messy ponytail, or bun to look somewhat professional for his job as a teacher, but his daughter was not a teacher, and let all her hair hang down. It had grown exceptionally long since last year, down past her shoulders to her elbows. She wore her black leather jacket, and a tank top that matched her hair color, with black jeans that matched her black combat boots. Like her father she had lilac eyes and a go get'em attitude when not serious, which came rare. The absolute seriousness of course. This of course was one of those moments.
"Hey, Dad so you need me to-…" Yang trailed off as she saw the boy in the state he was in. Immediately she dropped into a crouch on the opposite side of the boy getting a good look at what they were dealing with. Tao Long had done his best to cover the boy up, but unfortonatley for him it was only a matter of time before his daughter noticed.
"Don't panic Sunny," Tai yang told his daughter as she looked at the damage done to the boy's body and covered her mouth with her hand.
"Look at me," he said softly.
Yang didnt move as she took in all the blood and bruises that were left on the boys face and body.
"HEY," he demanded softly but sternly, snapping his fingers to jolt her from her frozen position and meet her fathers eyes.
"He is hurt badly. I'd let you take him but this is gonna be a two man job, he is to injured to be handled by one person." he explained.
Aurum gasped as wheezed as he began another bout of coughing, more flecks of blood comming from his bloodied lips and out onto his face.
From his peripheral vision Tai Yang could the outline of what should have been a regular belt begin to soften and shift under the boys charred shirt.
Maybe she won't notice, he thought as he looked at Yang who was readying herself to lift up the injured boy on his count.
"One. Two. Three!" he counted as they began to work their way under the boys back in order to lift him like a makeshift gurrney.
The boy let out a dry raspy groan of pain as they lifted him, and Tai Yang could see the "belt" loosening very fast.
Oh sweet Oum please dont let her-,
Yang let out another gasp, along with a "What the?" then froze again.
"He's a… Aurum's a…. FAUN-"
"SSSSSH!" Tai Yang shushed her sternly and quietly before she could raise her voice any louder. The smoke was clearing fast and the boy's tail had now completely slide free of his belt loops and dangled in the air limply against Yang's left hand.
Using one arm to support the side he was carrying, Tai Yang gingerly reached down to recover the boy's loose appendage, and quickly slid it underneath his shirt as he confronted his daughter about the matter.
"OK, yes he is, but please try to look past this, at least for now. I don't know what type of influence or thinking your friends have on you about the faunus people, but please, this was your friend at one point, and your sisters friend too. I dont know how your thinking has changed if it has, and I wont try to change your wa of thinking, but Yang, I need your help to ge him to the infirmary without seriously hurting him."Tai Yang pleaded with his daughter as she held up the boy, hoping that she wouldn't do anything drastic like pull away and drop him.
Yang once again stared down at the faunus, years of time spent together seeming to come flooding back to her in a new light. She made a mental note to ponder it later. She would help Aurum. Only one matter gave her pause currently.
Looking at Tai Yang, she asked, "What do we tell Ruby?"
This time it was Tai Yang's turn to freeze. He hadn't thought of that. While Ruby did cause the boy to lose focus, it was an accident, as she was too excited to see him. He honestly didnt know what to do. As far as friends went, Aurum was the only one Ruby had made, but since Tai Yang was so close to Aurum's mother, it was sort of a default situation that they got along. He wasnt sure how Ruby would react, and honestly he didnt want to find out right this moment.
"We keep her in the dark for now. I don't know how she will react and I don't wanna find right now."
Yang nodded, she hated to lie to her baby sister but this was a serious moment, and it was probably for the best.
As the two blondes made their way to the gymnasium exit, they came acrossed the young girl in question. Her silohetted from hunched over and coughing by the door. The sound of crying got louder as they approached, and soon enough the silohette raised it's head when it heard them approach through the smoky gym, and with a loud zip the girl had made it from the gym door to right infront of the trio in the blink of an eye.
"Aurum!" She cried, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed against the trio. Her red cloak covering most of her body , produced a small bandaged arm, (From her own evaluation exam) and grabbed her fathers shirt tightly as she buried her face into it.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I swear! I didn't mean to!" she sobbed.
Tai Yang managed to once again support his side of the boy's body with one arm as he used the other to console his youngest.
" Hey Rubes," He told her rubbing small circles on her back to console her as he pulled her close for a quick embrace. Breaking from the hug he put his hand on her chin and tilted her head up so she could look at him. "We going to take him to the infirmary, get him all stitched up ok?"
"I'll come with you!" she sniffled,rubbing her eyes with her uninjured arm and about to attempt sharing the boys weight between the three of them, causing Yang to look at her father and quietly clear her throat.
Tai Yang had already formed a plan of how he was going to break the ice to his daughters about their old friend, and one of them had already learned a best kept secret to soon. Tai Yang didnt need both of them learning to soon.
"Sorry Rosebud," he told her quickly but gently pushing her back. "We need to get him there quickly. But I need somebody to be strong enough to help the others in their evaluations. OK?"
A fresh pair of tears threatened to run from her eyes, but Ruby trying so hard to prove herself like always, quickly wiped at her eyes with her uninjured hand and puffed out her chest a little.
"OK."
"There's by little Rosebud."
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Ok. I had to break up the chapter because I thought it was to long. I really want to move past this sequence in the story so i think I'm gonna post the other have after this.
I hope it all makes sense still.
Take it easy.