Ruby's Regret:

Story Word Count: 963


Ruby span on a chair, sitting in front of the consoles, staring at the display that was hanging from the ceiling of her ship.

"So Ruby, how long have you been doing stuff like this?" Blake asked from behind the red-clad girl, who stopped spinning and looked at the other girl.

"Stuff like what?" She replied, her hand on her chin and elbow on her knee. Blake looked at her with an eyebrow raised before speaking up.

"You know what. Saving the world, stopping criminals." Blake told her, and Ruby shrugged, spinning once more on her chair.

"A while. I don't really remember. I guess… I don't know." She answered, her face a look of wonder. "I… Maybe… About… Fifty years, give or take a few." Ruby thought aloud, and Blake's eyes widened in shock, and she coughed after taking a deep breath.

"Wait, what! But you're… You're clearly younger than me!" Blake exclaimed, and Ruby shook her head

"Nah. I've got a longer lifespan, last time I checked, about three hundred, maybe four hundred years." Ruby informed, and Blake spluttered at the comment. "And I'm… Around sixty five, so I started at around fifteen." Ruby spoke, spinning.

"You… You act so young." Blake responded, and Ruby snorted.

"It's 'cause I am. Not even a third of my lifespan, Blake. And, by my count, you'd be older than I am if your lifespan was a long as mine is." Ruby countered, her arms folded. "Well, it doesn't matter, let's go somewhere awesome! Where're Weiss and Yang, we gotta head out. You know, save lives and stop called" Ruby said, throwing herself from her chair, and it spun as she pushed herself from it.

"They should be in one of the other rooms, probably making out in the storeroom." Blake answered, and Ruby stopped moving and she knocked on the door.

"You two! Get outta there. We're travelling soon, going… Somewhere!" Ruby called, and walked away from the door. "Ah, that's done." She said, and the door slid open quietly. "Good, you two! Where d'we wanna go today, girls? Colonised Mars during the thirty first century, hmm? Or Iupra, the planet which is sprawling with life, yet with no atmosphere, we'd need suits though? Or how about Vesmeron, which is the satellite of a gas giant, and is has a worldwide city, the west half of the northern hemisphere is entirely a marketplace." Ruby told them, and Blake spoke up.

"Why can't we go to your planet, what'd you call it… Uh… Remnant." She questioned, and Ruby's face fell.

"No. No. No questions asked, no answers given, no. No matter what you say, no." Ruby growled, pointing at Blake angrily.

"Why? Why not?" Blake asked sadly, and Ruby scowled, before sighing and looking at the floor.

"It's… It's no longer a place you want to go to. Not with me, anyway." Ruby sighed to herself, and walked back to the consoles. "Remnant… Remnant was ruined by civil war. In our time, it started in the year 2119. In your time, it was probably around 400 BC. And this civil war was started by group called the White Fang. They were are terrorist group going for the 'equality' of our other main species, the Faunus. Superior in almost every way, other than their lifespan. They only lived to about one hundred at most. And we abused them for this, they were treated as slaves. So, one day, the White Fang were created, but at first they were peaceful. But it didn't last, and they turned to killing. So much they took over an entire kingdom, and started the bloodiest civil war." Ruby sighed, sitting in her chair. "And it razed two entire kingdoms, until only the kingdom I'd lived in and the White Fang were left killing each other. So I did the unbelievable. I… I…" Ruby sniffed sadly, and the other three glanced at each other. "I… I slaughtered so many… Men... Women… Even… Even children. It got through to them though. They sat down, and worked it out. But me… Those were my worst and my darkest days. And, obviously, they never let me back. If I ever go back, I'll be executed for murder. I… That wasn't me, back then. I don't call that me Ruby. Not anymore. Ebony, I call her. Not Ebony Rose, just Ebony. And Ebony, had you met her, would have been the most evil and horrid person you'd ever meet. She was unfeeling, horrid and all around a bad person. Because… Because I'd just lost my mother. And it hurt. It hurt so much." She sobbed, collapsing into her hands, and Blake walked up to her, wrapping her in a hug. "Oh God, I miss her. I miss her so much, Blake." She cried into Blake's arms, and the other two walked over. Ruby sniffed loudly, and Blake stood her up from the chair, and pushed her into a group hug with the others.

"It's OK. We don't care. We know you're not like that. You'd never, ever do stuff like that." Blake whispered, and Ruby didn't reply, only sniffed heavily again. "What do you do now? Hmm?" Blake asked, and Ruby looked her in the eyes. "Tell me, what do you do?" Blake ordered that time, and Ruby smiled slightly.

"Save people, stop crime." She whispered, and Blake grinned at Yang and Weiss.

"See, you're not her. And you never will be." Blake informed her, and smiled at her. "Now come on, let's go somewhere." Blake said, and Ruby lit up again, smiled weakly and sniffed again.

"Right. Yes, let's go. Vesmeron it is, I guess." Ruby grinned at them, her hands running over the consoles. "Well then. Let's go." She said sadly, pressing the button.


Hey there, I hope you enjoyed this story, set in the same universe as 'Wild Ride'. If you have any requests that you want me to write about, PM me or leave a review and I'll try my best to write it (NO SMUT)! Anyway, Remember that Constructive Criticism is always Useful, Reviews are Welcomed, and Keep Moving Forward!

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