A/N: Sorry the long delay everyone. School kept me occupied, and also got a new job, so that has also kept me busy during the semester. Anyway, here is the newest chapter to Ruby Shield! Enjoy!


Raven was in Ruby's room, discussing what had happened between Erik and Ruby a few hours ago. She told Raven everything: how she argued she should go too, how she broke down into tears in front of him, and the kiss. Ruby was still trying to wrap her head around that. It was unexpected and very sudden as well. She could still feel his lips against hers, and a small smile crept up on her face as she thought back to it. Raven noticed this, and she waved her hand in front of Ruby's face, snapping her back to reality.

"Sorry. Did you say something, Rave?"

"Oh nothing. Like I said, I knew there was something between you and Erik," she said. "How you two interacted when we first arrived here was a dead giveaway."

"Yeah. I guess cause I haven't seen him in years, I thought things were going to be like how they were," Ruby said. "But after all this time, I am in love with him."

"And Erik feels the same as well since he was the one that kissed first," said Raven. "That's so cute. You two went from being friends to lovers as time went on."

"Yeah. And of all times to realize it too."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, who knows what will happen when Charles and Erik find Shaw," she said. "I should be with him, watching his back. And Shaw is responsible for how Erik and I came to be."

"What did he do?"

"What didn't he do…He took away my family…killed Erik's mother right in front of him…and he experimented on us…"

Raven didn't say anything. She saw the pain appear in Ruby's eyes as she recalled what Shaw had done. She had no idea she and Erik went through that. Raven just hugged Ruby tightly, feeling bad for having her open old wounds.

"Thank you, Raven," Ruby said. "I'm so happy to have met you and Charles. I still can't believe there are more of us out there. For a long time, I thought it was only me and Erik."

"And now look at us. There is a team of us. We were brought together to fight a common enemy."

"Yeah."

They were brought together to help fight a common enemy with the C.I.A. Shaw was an enemy to humans and to mutants that didn't follow him and his ways. She could only imagine what Shaw was planning. But, she had a feeling that it was something bad.


Russia

Erik and Charles managed to sneak to a property of a Russian General's home. The C.I.A. received Intel that Shaw was going to meet him. But, he didn't show. It was his right hand that showed. They were going to retreat, but Erik wasn't leaving. He was going to force information out of her to find out where Shaw was.

Charles and Moira watched as the Russian soldiers were wrapped in the barbed wires that were once lined up on the stone walls. Moira was about to leave, but Charles wasn't going to leave Erik behind. He followed after him. He managed to put one soldier asleep, and stopped him from struggling in the wires before he did any more harm to himself.

Erik and Charles made it to the General's room, finding the other telepath, and Shaw's right hand, sitting in her lingerie. They saw the General on his bed, and realized that she had him under an illusion. Once he was released from the illusion, Charles made the General go to sleep.

It was then that Emma Frost shifted into her diamond form, and Charles tried to read her mind. But, he couldn't. While she was diamond, it shielded her mind, keeping Charles from entering. She tried to escape, but they were able to push her back. Erik wrapped her wrists by bending the metal posts from the bed frame, keeping her from moving.

"Where's Shaw?" Erik asked.

Right afterwards, Erik wrapped a metal from the bed around her throat, making it squeeze tighter and tighter until she gave in.

"Erik…Erik, that's enough!" exclaimed Charles.

But, he didn't stop. He made the metal grip tighter, with Charles repeatedly telling him to stop. He didn't stop until her neck started to crack, and Frost reverted back from her diamond form. Charles then read her mind, and what he saw…it was devastating. Shaw meant to wipe out the human race, and have the mutants take over. And Shaw would be their leader.

Charles looked to Erik, his face filled with worry. He then looked back to Emma, and said that they are taking her back with them. But, Emma warned that it isn't her they should be worried about. Charles looked confused, but Erik realized what she had meant.

"Ruby…Shaw is going after her…to them," he said to Charles. "We need to go. Now!"


Virginia

Alex was playing at the pinball machine, and Darwin watched him play. Ruby sat with Raven and the rest of the mutant team. Everyone was talking and laughing, but that all stopped when one suit walked by and started making fun of them. Ruby was close to going off at him. Thankfully, Hank got up and closed the curtain on them.

"I hate people like him," said Ruby. "They judge and make fun of us before they get to know us."

"It's clear that they don't want to know us. To them, we're just beings they can use in fights that they don't have to partake in," said Banshee.

Ruby nodded, and sat there in silence. Banshee was right. None of the suits bothered with them, let alone try to know about them than just their abilities. Moira was the only one that cared, and she asked them for help in taking down Shaw. At least now, her hunt was nearing its end. She and Erik can finally have their revenge.

A sudden noise brought back Ruby's attention. Darwin and Alex joined them, wondering what it was they were hearing. Ruby opened the curtain, and a body suddenly dropped in front of them. Soon, it was raining bodies. All of them C.I.A. They were under attack. And it was Shaw. He had found them. He wasn't in Russia. He was here.

"We can't just stand here and do nothing!" said Ruby. "We need to help them!"

"Ruby's right! We can fight!" said Darwin.

They left the room, and tried to help the agents. But, they wouldn't let them, despite their protests. Instead, they were forced back to the room due to an explosion. They watched helplessly as each agent was taken out by the teleporter. The rest were then taken out by another mutant that can create tornadoes.

Their attention was then brought to the door where they heard a few more gun shots, an agent giving up them, and then silence. The one who walked through the doors was a face Ruby can never forget. The same face that haunted her dreams and the only difference was his name. It was Shaw.

"Where's the telepath?" he asked.

"Not here," said the red-skinned teleporter.

"Too bad. Well, at least I can take this silly thing off," Shaw said, taking off his helmet. "Good evening. My name's Sebastian Shaw. And I'm not here to hurt you."

"Lies!" yelled Ruby.

All eyes turned to Ruby, and Shaw had a small, confused look on his face. A few seconds later, he smiled.

"Ah. Little Ruby. So you are here," he said. "I give you my word, I am not here to hurt you."

Ruby's eyes started to glow, and a small shield formed from the bottom of her feet, and slowly made its way up.

"Lies. All lies!"

Just then, the shield that had rose up Ruby's body then left and was sent towards Shaw. Her eyes stopped glowing, and she hunched over, completely drained from what she just did. Shaw was unaffected by Ruby's attack. He was surprised about the attack, but only continued to talk.

"Impressive. Looks like you have come farther from just creating shields," he said. "But, I am not lying. My friends, there's a revolution coming. When mankind discovers who we are, what we can do, each of us will face a choice. Be enslaved, or rise up to rule. Choose freely, but know that if you are not with us, then by definition, you are against us. So, you can stay and fight for the people who hate and fear you. Or you can join me, and live like kings…and queens."

Ruby watched in shock as Angel was the first to step forward, and took hold of Shaw's hand. Everyone was also surprised, and Ruby was starting to feel betrayed.

"Don't go," Ruby said. "He'll only cause you pain and suffering."

"We don't belong here, Ruby," Angel replied. "And that's nothing to be ashamed of."

They watched as Shaw, Angel and the two other mutants made their way outside. Darwin whispered to Alex and Ruby before he followed after them. Ruby only hoped this plan would work, especially with Alex's power. She also hoped that she could make it. That unexpected attack on Shaw took a toll on her. Seems like she discovered another ability of what else she could do aside from creating shields.

"What can you do?" Shaw asked Darwin.

"Well I adapt to survive. So I guess I'm coming with you," Darwin responded.

Ruby watched as Darwin gave a look to her and Alex. It was time.

"Alex! Ruby!"

"Stay close everyone!" Ruby said, creating a shield around them except Alex.

"Do it!" Darwin yelled as he took Angel and covered her from Alex's blasts. Alex sent one, hoping to destroy Shaw. But, it didn't. Shaw had absorbed the energy, and held off Darwin.

"Adapt to this," he said.

Then, Shaw had created a small version of Alex's energy and put it in Darwin. Ruby and them watched as Shaw, Angel, and the two other mutants disappeared. They watched in horror as Darwin exploded before their eyes. Ruby removed the shield, and fell to her knees. She had kept the shield up longer than she normally did. And then, everything went black.


A/N: If you are a bit confused with Ruby's new power, the best way I can explain it is pretty much Fantastic 4's Invisible Woman's abilities. That is the best explanation I can put it. Going to do more with her abilities and have her be more active with the projections and such. That will be revealed in next chapter.