Alright! Sorry this took so long to get out! I ended up injuring my hand a couple days ago so I couldn't write for any extended period of time unfortunately. Thankfully I was able to think of a few different ideas for oneshots, and I think I've finalized the finer plot details for the next two chapters of Broken Wings so the planning stages for those is already finished! Enjoy!


Beast of Darkmoon


They say, in a small isle located somewhere in the massive expanse of Azeroth's Great Sea, a special event is held. This event is the talk of the citizens of both Alliance and Horde, young and old, human and orc alike.

It is an event shrouded in mystery, perfectly mimicking the fog shrouded isle that it rests upon. It is a phenomenon that takes center stage the first week of every month. It is fun incarnate, it is the unforgettable sensation.

It is the Darkmoon Faire.

"Oh man! This place has got everything!" Ruby cried loudly as she ran up to Blake and Wrath, who were lounging on crudely contracted wooden bleachers, waiting for a small show to be put on. Wrath had raved at Blake for days about how they were a band that 'she absolutely had to see'.

"Told you." Wrath chuckled, tilting his head to face the young reaper, who he noticed was wearing quite a bit of merchandise that no doubt originated from the fair. Just how many tickets had she won? "You're having fun I take it?"

"Heck yeah! We all are." Ruby replied, squeezing the oversized Murloc plush in her arms, before leaning over to the two, whispering none too subtly, "You didn't thear it from me, but I think even Weiss is having a good time."

"I'll believe that when I see it." Blake commented, one of her usual calm smiles plastered to her face. It was nice to see Ruby so happy. After her injury, Blake had been half worried that Ruby was going to lose that innocence that made Ruby, Ruby. Thankfully that was far from the case.

"Then come on! You've gotta see this!" Ruby cried loudly, hopping up and down in front of the faunus and blood elf, before a wide grin appeared upon her face. "And maybe take a couple dozen pictures. Just incase she tries to deny it later!"

"We have enough time before the show?" Blake asked, turning to Wrath, who gave a curt nod at the question.

"Yeah, it doesn't start for another half hour or so." Wrath explained, before redirecting his attention back to Ruby, who had not ceased her incessant bouncing. Did she ever stop moving? "Lead the way."

All three were whipped away in a flurry but a moment later, the only evidence they had ever been present at all was the layer of rose petals that coated the bleachers where Wrath and Blake were once seated.

Ruby soon brought the two to where the others were, all gathered around a small booth playing some form of dart throwing game, with Weiss at the center, holding a singular dart, glaring at the remaining balloon on the board. The others had taken care of the balloons before her, so all she had to do was land this one shot...

"Hey Weiss!" Ruby yelled. And there it went, nearly sailing into the old, grumpy looking goblin attending the booth, who only ducked at the last moment with a loud yelp of surprise as the metal projectile sailed past his bulbous nose.

"Hey! Watch it kid!" The goblin ground before turning his attention back to his stock, grumbling something about humans that Ruby could not quite catch.

As Wrath took in the scene before him, he noticed something strange. Yang was not among those present. After a few seconds of scanning the surrounding area, the elf finally noticed Yang a few meters away with Varimas and Anduin watching as group of people crowded around a large armored Orc.

"And we'll be the ones to take it down!" The Orc cried, eliciting a cheer form the other Horde members that had gathered around him and even a few Alliance members that had also mingled in between the throngs of Trolls and Tauren.

At this Varimas, Anduin, and Yang all turned back to the group, each ambling towards them at their own pace. Once they were close enough Wrath asked, "What're they hooting about over there?"

"Moonfang. A Kal'dorei spotted the wolf last night, now a group of Horde and Alliance members have convened to attempt a takedown." Varimas explained as he leaned against the wooden surface of the booth.

"Hopefully they will all return safely... I've heard Moonfang can be quite the challenge." Anduin added, before taking a small sip from the drink he had aquired from one of the many food vendors dotting the carnival.

"Ha!... Moonfang ain't all that tough... At least... He ain't the toughest thing on this island." The old looking goblin, who had previously been checking his stock of un-popped balloons still in the booth, interjected as he turned his attention to the group leaning against the booth. "Only a footnote compared to the true terror of this fog shrouded speck of land..."

"The true terror?" Blake asked, laying her hand on her hip, which was tilted to one side.

"Yeah. Folks around here call it 'The Beast of Darkmoon..." The goblin saud, waving his fingers in a flashy manner, though his face displayed a much more somber tone. "A horrifying monstrosity that claims man and woman alike..."

"Beast of Darkmoon huh? What'd that sucker do to get a name like that? Whats it's story?" Yang asked, crossing her arms across her chest, or more accurately under it.

"Legends say that the beast dines upon hapless adventurers that are foolish enough to stumble into it's lair... Only one man has ever survived a direct confrontation with the fearsome beast..." The goblin explained, lightly tapping his bare finger against the hard wooden table of the booth as he spoke. "He left a steadfast warrior of the Light... And returned half insane from the sights and sounds he was forced to endure in that damned cavern."

"But he recovered though, right? Right?" Ruby asked, giving the goblin a nervous smile, who only shook his head slowly in response.

"Nah... He spent the night at the Faire, in attendance of multiple healers, and several guards..." The goblin seemed to hesitate for a moment as he looked over the group, who had now all stopped what they were doing just to stare at him. "But the next morning all of 'em were found dead, each with their throat torn from their bodies."

Team RWBY let out a collective gasp at the goblin's words. However, those who had originated from Azeroth remained silent. They knew of the legend of the Darkmoon beast, they had heard the tale so many times before. The tales of the avatar of destruction.

"There are whispers... Whispers that the beast of Darkmoon stalked the man all the way back to the Faire... That it had finished what it had started in a shower of blood and gore, taking a room full of innocents with 'im."

"Why haven't you just blown up the cave or sent in some sort of specialists to deal with the beast if it's so dangerous?" Weiss

"Because every time we blow up one cave, it seems to find another... And as for a strike team... Well..." The goblin paused for a moment before he stuck his finger in the direction of three skulls neatly lined on the shelf like trophies. "Here's whats left of 'em."

"...So... Just wondering, where exactly is this monster?" Ruby asked after an uncomfortable silence passed over the group like an invisible shroud, though judging by the curious smile on her face she did not fully grasp the severity as to what she had just been told.

"Eastern coast of the island. Just follow the coast until you reach an opening in the hills. You can't miss it." The goblin instructed, jabbing his outstretched thumb east, away from the rest of the Faire.

"Alrighty! Thanks mister green man!" Ruby zoomed off using her semblance, leaving a trail of petals in her wake for her comrades to track her.

The others were quick to give chase after Ruby, however before Varimas followed suit he hesitated for a moment before he yanked a gold coin from a snall pouch hanging on his belt, throwing it to the goblin who caught it with a greedy giggle. "Well I'd better go stop them."

"You got it, come back anytime!" The goblin exclaimed, giving a cheery wave as Varimas walked off in the direction his friends had gone. Once the Warlock was sufficiently out of sight the little green creature rolled his eyes in an exaggerated fashion. "You know, if ya survive."


"Listen, I know you four are huntresses, but this isn't something you should be taking so lightly!" Wrath pleaded grabbing onto Blake's shoulders, the desperation on his face as plain as the words written on a book.

"Why not?" Blake asked with confusion in her tone, gently shrugging Wrath's hands off of her, turning her body to face the blood elf, who appeared to only grow all the more concerned at the apparent nonchalant behavior being displayed by team RWBY.

Wrath only had to point towards the entrance of the cave that had only recently come into view. Laying in the wet sand surrounding the rocky formation were bones, lining the surface of the ground near the cave like some sort of demonically inspired path of the damned.

"Um... Maybe this isn't such a good idea." Weiss muttered as she punted a discarded helmet that had been in her path. It impacted a small pile of bones that disappeared in a cloud of thick dust the moment metal touched bone.

"Ah come on Weiss! It'll be fun!" Ruby chirped as she merrily skipped past a sword, it's blade shattered into shards strewn across the soggy ground. Anduin was relatively sure he had seen it's hilt a few meters back with a bony hand still clinging to it like a lifeline. "Besides, think of how many tickets we'll win if we tell them we got rid of the monster for them!"

"You have a point..." Weiss muttered pondering the possibility of winning the unconditional graces of all present at the Faire, and all for doing what they dud best. Hunting monsters. "Plus there was this cute bracelet back at the prize corner that I could only get with tickets..."

"I happen to have my eyes on a few books that one of the vendors was selling as prizes." Blake added, shaking a desperate Wrath off of her as he once again attempted to hold her back from the cave.

"Alright! It's settled!" Yang announced, slamming her gauntlet covered fists together, small parks of Felfire flying in every which direction. "Let's kick this thing's butt!"

Team RWBY cautiously approached the cave in formation after working out a rudimentary plan of attack. Yang and Weiss would distract the monster, and then when it was caught up in chasing them around Blake and Ruby would flank the creature and deliver the killing blow. A solid yet flexible plan.

Unfortunately it would never be put into action, for when they finally did make their way into the cave expecting to come face to face with some form of ogre or dragon, they instead found nothing more than am empty moonlit room. The only living being present other than team RWBY, along with the three terrified Azerothians, was a small white furred bunny sitting in the center of the cave.

The moment the rabbit came into view, the three Azerothians all let out shrieks that would have embarrassed a prepubescent girl and dove behind rocks that were large enough to hide them, leaving the four girls standing in the open, confused as anything.

"So wait... Where's the monster?" Yang asked, the disappointment at not having the opportunity to face such a 'legendary beast' evident in her tone and in the frown that quickly found it's way to her face.

"It's right in front of your face! Don't you see it?!" Wrath screamed from behind his boulder, which was quickly being coated in a thin layer of ice that was beginning to tint the stone a translucent light blue.

"...Please tell me you aren't talking about the bunny..." Blake asked after no one moved for a good five seconds, her forehead cradled firmly in her palm. She really should have expected something like this.

"Of course we are!" Varimas replied as he stuck his head out from behind his boulder, the serious tone in his voice showing no hints of irony, which only compounded the awkward nature of the stares of the girls.

It was quiet for nearly a full minute as team RWBY stared at the boulders that their friends were hiding behind.

Ruby was the first to break the silence with a massive snort, followed by howling laughter that the rest of the girls soon joined in on in ernest, eliciting glares from the three Azerothians, who still silently refused to come forward from their hiding spots.

"Come on girls, let's take care of the 'big bad monster' before these three start crying!" Yang snickered with her teeth bared, throwing her hair back in an exaggerated manner.

"Aw, do we have to? It's so cute!" Ruby squealed as she shuffled over to the bunny, lifting it up into her cradled arms, pressing the creature against her chest. The only response to being lifted from the ground was to wriggle it's nose. "You're just the cutest little thing aren't you? Yes, you are!"

"Ruby... I'm begging you... By all that is Holy... Put. The. Rabbit. Down..." Anduin ordered the red hooded reaper, unbridled terror in his words.

"No way! He's my new buddy!" She responded as she held the bunny out to the other girls, who all immediately crowded around the creature took turns petting it, all of them throwing various compliments around to the rabbit as they did so.

"I cant believe you three." Weiss said after she had her own turn to pet the bunny, turning to the guys who had still made no effort to retreat from their cover. "Scared of a rabbit? I thought you were supposed to be 'the fearsome warriors of Azeroth'."

"That thing is the harbinger of death and destruction!" Wrath courted, peering ver so slightly from behind his ice covered rock, glaring daggers at the heiress as she rolled her eyes at him.

"Pfft, sure, okay." Weiss muttered before returning to the rest of her team, taking charge of stroking the rabbits head.

"Do you think it has a name?" Even Blake was petting the rabbit, running her nails along the length of it's back, keeping her usual calm demeanor present in the calm smile that she wore, though the judging by illuminating sparkle in her eyes she was just as infatuated with the tiny creature as the others.

"Of course it doesn't! No one lives long enough to give it one!" Varimas hissed, attempting to unsuccessfully summon up a portal. Whoever said Fel magic was better in every way was certainly not correct in every respect.

"Well then in that case..." Ruby began lifting the rabbit up above her head, beaming brightly at it as it's nose wriggled. "I think I'll name you... Fluffy!"

"Hold on!" Weiss called out suddenly, causing Ruby to glance at her teammate in confusion. Upon receiving no response for her sudden outburst, Weiss continued. "Why do you get to name him? You and Yang already have Zwei!"

"So?" Ruby loudly whined in her signature childlike manner, eliciting a small smile from Anduin despite the apparently dire situation unfolding before them all. "It was a family decision, that doesn't count!"

"Yes it does! Winter always got to name our family pets!" Weiss hissed in response, propping her hands on her hips.

"Pssh, not my problem." Ruby muttered with a deadpan tone in her voice, her silver eyes and general demeanor matching her statement.

"Come on Ruby! Let me name him!"

"Never! His name is Fluffy! End of story!" Ruby exclaimed, tightening her grip on the rabbit, pressing it closely against her body, which she turned away from Weiss' general direction.

"Give me the rabbit Ruby!"

"No! Get your own!"

Unfortunately for the members of team RWBY at that very moment, through the incesant arguing between the reaper and the heiress, Ruby made one fatal mistake that would no doubt doom them all.

She had tightened her grip on the bunny just a hair too much.


"So... Any life lessons learned here people?" Wrath asked with his arms crossed against his chest as he stood over multiple hospital beds, all of which were occupied by the different members each doing their own thing.

Ruby was quietly conversing with Anduin, who had taken a seat at the side of her bed. Half her torso, which was covered by a standard light blue hospital gown, was completely coverage in a thick layer of bandage, along with her hip and neck. However that ever present smile was not banished, even now.

Weiss, also garbed in a standard light blue hospital gown, was quietly clutching her head, biting her lip every time a pulse of pain shot through her skull, which was heavily bandaged, along with both her legs. She had been told that she had been lucky to even get out of that cave with both of her legs intact. She completely believed such a statement.

Even Blake was bedridden, though she had thankfully been saved from the others fate of being forced to wear a hospital gown. Instead she wore her personal black dressing gown, which Wrath had brought to her, along with the book set she had her eyes on back at the Faire. Turned out the general store had been selling the exact same set that the Darkmoon Faire was offering for prizes for only a few gold.

Yang was the best off of all of team RWBY. she had only different superficial injures that consisted of mostly light cuts that littered her entire body, most of which did not even require bandages. She had been just out of range of the Darkmoon rabbit's attack when it had first been unleashed, thankfully.

"Yeah, never go to carnivals on Azeroth." Weiss muttered after an uncomfortable silence had passed over the group. Obviously no one else would be answering Wrath, seriously or sarcastically, so she might as well, if only to humor the Death Knight who stood over them like a mother looking down upon disobedient children.

"Any 'other' lessons?"

"Ooh, ooh, I got one!" Ruby exclaimed proudly as her hand shot into the air, only for it to fall a moment later accompanied by a wince of pain. The muscle was still as twisted as the moment she awoke. "Don't listen to advice from 3 foot tall monsters?"

"How about 'Listen to Wrath when he tells you not to do something'?" Wrath offered sarcastically, only to receive a blank stare from Ruby in response, who soon gave the blood elf a humored smile.

"...Nah!"

"Well anyway... I have a surprise for you all." Wrath began, shuffling over to the closet that stood near the entrance of the room, with every set of eyes in the room, Blake included, followed him every step of the way. "The staff at the Faire felt bad about what happened and they wanted to give you a... Compensation prize of sorts."

"Ooh, really?" Yang asked, a bright smile gracing her face.

"Was it more of that cotton candy that the short guy who talked funny was selling?!" Ruby asked excitedly, nearly knocking Anduin off the bed as her uninjured arm shot out towards Wrath.

"You mean the dwarf?" Anduin asked, narrowly avoiding Ruby's swing.

"Oh! Is that what he was?"

"Nope! It's-..." Wrath trailed off as he proudly held up a small cardboard box, which held a small white furred rabbit that poked it's head out the the small opening which it was provided for breathing. "A bunny!"

All of the girls immediately began shrieking and screaming, all either diving under their beds, or in Ruby's case behind Anduin, except of course for Yang who merely strolled over and leaned down, only stopping when her face was inches from the bunny's nose.

Wrath laughed before withdrawing the bunny from the small cardboard box, before handing the creature over to Yang, who soon began to pet the bunny happily.

"Yang what the heck are you doing?!" Weiss demanded from under her bed. "Chuck that thing out the window!"

"Why would I do that?" Yang asked, glanced over at the heiress, who was visibly shaking from under her bed.

"Because we-... I-... You-..." Weiss' voice began to crack as her nerves began to get the better of her. "Because rabbits are insane! They're evil to the core! Wrath was right! They are the harbingers of death and destruction!"

"You can all scream however much you want." Yang began, running her hand along the soft fur of the rabbit, watching with a wide smile as it's nose twitched, much as the Beast of Darkmoon's had. "But you have to admit... That rabbit was dynamite!"