Mandatory Disclaimer:- I don't own anything in this fic other than L and any other Character from L's lore and any lore relating to L, well, he owns himself really. But yeah, the lyrics of Uptown Funk and the show RWBY belong to their rightful owners, I do not make any money from this, this is for entertainment purposes at all times.
Sometimes to scare the pants off people.
But mostly entertainment.
And to make idiots burn alive.
I've been wondering if I should make a Reader Vampiric Apocalypse RWBY fic...I've already written 4 chapters...but I might just post it on Wattpad. Ah well. Not like anyone cares.
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Oh and to the person that PM'd me expecting to outsmart me on a specific subject.
I'm going to have to put you down now in the most embarrassing way I have within arms reach without clicking my mouse once because all I had to do was clickity click once and start typing.
So let's start with my shortest response that isn't shouting:
You're Dead Wrong.
So let's get started on the "grilling of some idiots brain" the short way shall we everyone? :D
A. Schrodinger was criticising the Copenhagen Interpretation.
B. Quantum physics does not change reality via observation, it's a flaw in our practical ability to measure things that show up mathematically as an uncertain probabilistic field.
C. This only affects changes in a sub-atomic scale.
D. The cat is alive or dead, but we can't discover which through purely mathematical means.
E. Reality does not split off every time someone makes a choice.
F. There are a finite number of Dimensions that cross section in such a way as to build a Reality, many of which are literally unfathomable to our primate brains built around limited sensory data to efficiently meet survival and reproductive circumstances.
In other words the last but not least point sums all this up in the shortest way via shouting:
G. PERSPECTIVE IS THE KEY TO PHYSICS BITCH, NOT MATHEMATICS.
*clears throat*
So now that I have taught you a lesson as to why your theory/philosophy of Life named weirdly: "Structured Probability." bullshitarooney cannot possibly exist in the shortest manner I can without spelling out for you and giving you a power point presentation along with lecture in the medium of rap, I'm going to go have some Tea. ^^
As is the saying between Scientists: "If you think you understand Quantum Physics, you don't understand Quantum Physics."
"I regularly comment on my desire to exploit my admirers or to kill babies and cute animals, and I don't even need to laugh or smile for people to think I am joking." ― M.E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter guys and gals.
"I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Yang sequels and bear hugs Ruby's short and skinny frame, Ruby still in a form of shock even after 14 hours.
But still conscious enough to feel the fact her spine is on the verge of shattering.
"Please stooop..." Ruby manages to release as she attempts to wiggle her way out of her sisters ironclad hugging technique, eventually Yang lets go but still remains giddy as ever.
"But I'm so proud of you!" At this Ruby responds with an attempt of placating Yang, though she knows this isn't going to happen.
"Really, sis, it was nothing." At this Yang denies it and will accept no more than positivity over the situation.
"What do you mean!? It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you're the Bee's Knee's!" (I just want to note that I had no idea what this meant until L told me. For someone like me, that's surprising.)
At this Ruby gives off a short sigh before starting with a very slight frown on her face. "I don't want to be the 'bee's knees', okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees." At this Sophia pipes up from the bench the two sisters are standing by.
"I'd be feeling the same if I were in your position to Ruby, but this is something you should be excited about. The fact that Ozpin let you in shows how talented you are!" She says with a warm smile of encouragement that wouldn't look as close to adorable from any other person.
At this Yang nods at Sophia enthusiastically. "See! I'm not the only one!" At this Ruby sits down next to the rabbit eared Faunus who continues to listen whilst reading.
"Of course I'm excited...I just..." She sighs. "You've explained my point already, I've gotten moved ahead by Two Years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything." At this Sophia only gives a warm smile, Yang sitting next to Ruby and giving her a one armed hug.
"Ruby, you Are special." Yang says with a smile, Ruby, barely smiling but nodding to herself.
The three are then caught in a silence which breaks as Sophia asks.
"Where's your brother?" The sisters then realising that L is nowhere to be seen, and as if by sheer coincidence, a report starts appearing on screen about a certain concert in Atlas from last night.
"Wait a second..." Yang starts with a slowly growing smirk.
"Hey, one of you guys turn that up!" She says to some of the people next to the machine, nodding and holding a button behind the screen until it's sufficiently loud enough.
"Last nights concert from the singer and heir to the Schnee Dust Company, Weiss Schnee, was taken over after her final song named 'Mirror Mirror' was finished last night." At this a picture of two people slowly walking on the stage, some of the crowd murmuring and the others simply staying silent or starting to grow a grin.
Uptown Funk.
Slow clapping starts to play as the faces revealed to be one Leanardo Stason with a pair of silver aviators, slowly bowing and taking the microphone from Weiss as she simply stares at the two individuals.
"Do. do do. do, do do, do, do do." Then he places it on the microphone stand, continuing to repeat the deep resonating sound as he starts playing a riff with a guitar that appears in his hands.
The other man grabbing a microphone and closing his eyes, bobbing his head lightly as he catches the drift of the song.
Everyone in the airship to Beacon stares at the screen, as does everyone else who's watching the channel, including one grey haired headmaster as Mr. Coal starts.
"Awwwwww woah!" At this everyone's full attention is dragged to the screen, as everyone in the stadium in the video stares at the two as Flynt Coal starts singing.
"This hit, that Ice Cold." L winks at Weiss.
"Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold."
"This one for them hood girls."
"Them good girls, straight masterpieces!"
"Stylin', whilen, livin' it up in the city!"
"Got kiss myself, I'm so pretty." At this the audience slowly starts going along with the tune, L kissing a hand held mirror whilst keeping the riff.
"I'm too hot!"
"Hot damn!" Flynt and L start.
"Called a police and a fireman! I'm too hot!"
"Hot damn!"
"Make a dragon wanna retire man! Too hot!"
"Hot Damn!"
"Say my name you know who I am! Too Hot!"
"Hot Damn!"
"Am I bad 'bout that money, break it down." At this the backdrop starts lifting to reveal an entire cast of dancers, a few back up singers joining L, Weiss and Flynt at the front of the stage. Weiss turning to stare at them with wide eyes, not knowing anything about what's going on, the siblings of L just starting to grin at the tv.
"Girls hit your hallelujah." "Whoo!" The backup singers and L start, the grin on L's face gradually getting larger with each passing verse.
"Girls hit your hallelujah!" "Whoo!"
"Girls hit your hallelujah!" "Whoo!"
At this the music starts rapidly escalating.
"Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you!"
"Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you!"
"Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you!"
"Saturday night and we in the spot!"
"Don't believe me just watch!"
"Come on!" L adds as the music piques in its own FNKI tune, the crowd either cheering or dancing, the dancers doing what they do best in the background as L continues to play the riff on his guitar, the backup singers dancing with a very confused and dizzy Weiss.
Everyone in the airship is either laughing or dancing in their own little jig.
At this the video zooms out to a box and quietened so the reporter apparently named Cyril can start. "The video has estimated to have over three and a half million views online, well over the amount of any other video on the site it's posted on. The two men who are the faces of this concert invasion haven't been apprehended and no charges made. Flynt Coal is currently in Atlas whilst the name and whereabouts of the other male are as of this moment, completely unknown."
At this Yang starts laughing hysterically, falling off the bench she's sitting on, barely managing to wipe the tears from her face as she continues laughing.
"Is that something he normally does?" Sophia asks Ruby with a giggle of her own, Ruby falling on the floor in laughter with her sister.
After a full minute however, the students begin to recover, a 3D image of a very agitated looking Glynda Goodwitch appears on the screen.
Obviously now having seen who Ozpin says is the most powerful man on Remnant, invade a concert and act like a child.
This has made her a little more than testy.
"Hello. And welcome to Beacon." She starts, keeping her inner annoyance inside herself for the moment. "Who's that?" Yang asks.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."
"Oh."
Sophia and Ruby roll their eyes in unison.
"You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy. Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." At this her face deepens into a tired scowl as a voice can be heard in the background.
"Hey Glynda what are you doing?"
"Do you mind Mr. Stason? I'm addressing the students that will be arriving in a few minutes." Glynda is doing her best not to throw him out of a window right now and keep her tone polite, which is gradually failing.
At this L steps into view by Glynda, her face starting to deteriorate from calmness very slowly as her right eye twitches.
"Oh, hey there kids! I'll be starting Beacon with you guys so let's go make history huh?" He says before a third voice beyond the screen calls.
"Mr. Stason can you please not bother Miss. Goodwitch when she is busy?" At this L shrugs and starts walking off screen.
"Alright, but don't say I didn't do anything."
Glynda closes her eyes and slowly lets out a deep breath before the 3D image closes.
Despite some people's laughter, others are more enraptured by the view below them, several cries of surprise going off as people look at the view.
"Wow! Look! You can see Signal from up here!" Ruby starts as the three friends look out the window.
"I guess home isn't too far after all!" At this Yang smiles down at Ruby, placing a hand on her shoulder with her other hand on her hip.
"Beacons our home now." Ruby smiles up at Yang.
Sophia smiles down at the town below her lightly.
"How did L get to Beacon in the first place?" At this Ruby's eyes widen as she slowly turns to look at Beacon tower.
Did he even come home last night? Ruby silently wonders to herself
"Sepia if there's one thing you learn about L, it's that he can be in all kinds of places at the same time." Yang's grin really didn't help the situation or Sophia's blush.
Nor the innuendo.
Hehe.
"Please don't call me that..."
"Why not? It suits someone with a colourful personality!"
"Yes. It suits you." She responds immediately. (And me! :D )
"Awww geez! Thanks Sepia!" Yang replies gleefully despite the intended sarcasm.
Intense sigh.
At this the sound of someone groaning starts as this person runs to the back of the Airship.
"Well, I guess the view isn't for everyone."
"It was a nice moment whilst it lasted...I wonder who we're gonna meet! Gotta be better than vomit boy."
At this Sophia takes a single step away from Yang. "Yang. Don't look at your shoe."
Ruby however has other ideas. "Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!"
At this a minor catastrophe happens as Sophia and Ruby start walking away from Yang as she throws her shoes into the trash, now walking barefooted away from the trash can.
Nope.
Another Airship.
"I hate you..."
"Nah, ya love me really." Weiss blushes intensely whilst trying to remain angry at the fire headed teenager next to her.
Or at the very least she thinks he's next to her.
The short speech from Glynda Goodwitch made her very confused, something about being able to move his entire atomic structure somewhere else faster than anyone and anything can actually perceive.
Only the fastest cameras in the world catching a small amount of light from the red on one of his sets of collars.
Stupid collars.
"You wrecked my concert! And they televised the whole thing!"
"It was a minute and ten seconds after your concert and what I will say is that it was more popular than your show and that's why you're trying to be angry at me." L evaluates with a smirk, putting emphasis on 'trying'.
"Semantics! And no! I'm not!"
L raises an eyebrow.
"Oh, shut! up! You ginger haired know it all!"
At this L grins.
"Oh no..." Weiss frowns.
"You could say that I'm a..." L gradually gets closer with his growing grin.
"Don't you dare..."
He snorts whilst snickering. "...Weiss-ass."
"..." She gets up and walks over to her case, grabbing Myrtenaster, L's shoulders moving up and down indicating his silent laughter.
Weiss then attempts to cleave L's annoying head off only for his body to disappear in a light glow of purple.
"Ugh, you stupid, stupid, dolt!" She shouts before sighing.
"Why are the handsome ones the most annoying?..." She mutters under her breath.
Under Beacon.
"Your evaluation?" Ozpin asks.
"She'll be fine, most of these wounds will heal with time and Aura, especially with the amount of adrenaline running through her system at the time." At this the sound of a teenager much older than anyone in the room starts walking towards the teenage doctor with a not so happy expression.
"Mr. Stason? You told me you would be visiting our patient this evening..." She trails off as she falters under his intense glare.
"Do not. I repeat. Do Not. Do that again." At this Glynda narrows her eyes at L whilst Ozpin raises an eyebrow at the way he just spoke to her, moving over to Amber as he starts.
"You know damn well that Adrenaline doesn't have the effect that most people think it does. In Amber's case she may been able to power her way through the pain and blood loss, but that wasn't her most immediate problem. The multiple stab wounds and lacerations aside, it's the stab wounds on her back that have breached her pleural cavities causing pneumothorax and subsequently bilateral lung collapse." He starts with a slightly angered tone whilst placing her in a machine he'd built with spare Atlesian tech Ozpin had on hand from Ironwood and a few bits and bobs he was able to requisition from Baseplate in a hurry.
"There is a negative intrepleural pressure compared to normal atmospheric pressure outside of the body which allows the lungs to inflate and deflate. When that cavity is pierced the lungs can no longer expand like normal resulting in shortness of breath and if untreated can progress to potential cardiac arrest. The latter luckily didn't happen but due to the former she shouldn't have been able to continue fighting. Adrenaline wouldn't have any measurable effect on her collapsed lung." At this the female Doctor looks down in slight shame of herself as her superior practically grills her on the spot.
"And frankly, I'm more concerned about the fact that the 'glass shards' that shredded her abdominal muscles, one forearm and one bicep, have been damaged on a muscular level and based on the size of the shard, her intestinal wall is also cut. Maybe even nicked a part of her small intestine. There are stab wounds between her shoulder and torso which contains a lot of tendons for lifting and even if they hadn't been enough to disable her arms she took the two in her shoulder blades. She should've ruptured her organs just from moving an inch let alone raising her weapon."
"Oh and not to mention the wounds on her trapezius and platysma muscle and fatty tissue of the stomach and shoulder blades were cut meaning she shouldn't have even been able to turn her head let alone move her arms. She should've had a seizure episode and died from shock or blood loss." He says as he moves over to the console, his tone more than scolding as the young Doctor looks more hurt as he continues.
"Mr. Stason...why did you just do that?" Glynda asks with version of a scolding monotone.
"Because right now Glynda believe it or not she nearly just killed Amber. Amber needs to stay in this machine." He says whilst typing a few things on the console, the machine complaining about a lack of power until L channels some of his spiritual energy into the machine to keep it powered, causing him to become a little breathless, some bruising beginning to show in several areas of his body, but he hides this well, despite one individual knowing how much it's hurting him.
After a few seconds of silence he sighs intensely. "I apologise for my harsh tone Dr. Gardener. But you did nearly just kill her by removing her from the machine." At this the short blonde haired and blue eyed girl nods to say no.
Her blonde hair goes down to her neck and beyond that it's tied up in a pony tail, wearing a khaki v-neck shirt underneath a lab coat with her Beacon staff I.D. along with a few pens and a notepad. Her black business skirt going down to her knees as her high heels match in colour, despite being only 18, she looks much more mature than others of her age would be.
"It's my fault, I should've consulted you before doing anything." At this L turns to her.
"We're both at fault. What matters now is that you know not to remove her from the machine that will act as life support for a limited time." At this he looks at Ozpin.
"I can't heal her whilst she's alive, there's too much damage for anything conventional. But I can extend her life by around a year and make it as painless as I can. You have that amount of time to find who we're looking for." Ozpin nods at this.
"And after she has expired I can repair her body before reviving her. So long as she's kept in cold storage to delay post-death decomposition until the operation." Glynda frowns at this.
"That's...Why would you?...That's wrong." At this L looks at Glynda.
"Ma'am with all due respect I don't care about the fact how 'ethically sound' you think bringing someone back from the dead is. If I can't help an innocent when they're alive, I can do it when they're dead so long as there isn't any damage to the brain." At this Ozpin intervenes before this can turn into a moral debate.
"I think it's best if we went to the surface." At this L nods.
"Agreed, I'll be there, mingle a little and leave a clone so as to make everyone think I'm there." At this the four nod, the Doktor going to the machines console to look at different scans of Ambers anatomy as Ozpin, Glynda and L enter the elevator going up.
Ground floor?...(I say this with a question mark because Beacon is ABOVE Vale so I find it confusing as to how the super secret basement area is technically on the ground floor for Vale only behind a mountain and a lot of extensive measures to make sure the place is undetectable. I'm not an Architect or a Geologist. But I'm just saying.)
During the few minutes Ruby had spent outside of the airship to Beacon.
Several things had happened.
First off, Yang abandoned her and Sophia was dragged with her, the girl who is very shy when speaking to new people, let alone in crowds, likely having no idea what to do.
And second off she's in the middle of a-ACHOOBOOM-predicament concerning someone who keeps shouting at her.
At this Blake looks over to the explosion, then hearing a vial lightly ding against the tree bark below her.
She closes her book, putting it away then proceeding to hop off the branch and picking it up, looking at the logo then over to where the explosion went off, seeing Ruby being grilled by a certain girl she's very, very familiar with.
"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" Weiss starts again like an alarm clock whilst waving her hands about, Ruby poking her fingers together in embarrassment.
"I'm Really, Really sorry!"
"Ugh! You complete dolt! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon!?" She continues whilst talking down to Ruby, Blake approaching from the side.
"W-well..I-I.."
"This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice, you know! We're here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going!" Weiss scolds whilst crossing her arms in huff.
"Hey! I said I was sorry Princess!" Ruby retorts, her brothers short temper rubbing off on her.
"It's heiress actually." At this the pair look at the raven haired girl wearing her bow to match.
"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." She leaves out the part where she was a part of the strike team that rescued her from the White Fang and their huge front company, something she still feels partially responsible for.
At this Weiss smirks smugly. "Finally! Some recognition!" However Blake didn't feel bad enough to spare her some grilling L would be proud of.
"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." At this Ruby giggles to herself again as Weiss's face inflates and turns red with anger.
"What!? How dare you! The nerve of...Ugh!" She fires off like a car alarm, snatching the vial from Blake's hands, turning around and beginning to walk away in a huff.
Until she falls straight back on her backside.
"Ow- What now!?" She pauses as she looks up to see L with his hood down titling his head with an amused smirk on his face.
"Weiss."
She pauses as she realises he may or may not have been there to hear the entire thing despite them having a conversation about how much of a 'Tsundere' she can be.
Weiss not knowing what that even means and proceeding to insult L over it.
Proving his point instantly.
Blake takes this chance to exit the area with an amused smirk drawn on her face, a part of L's sense of humour rubbing off on her as L helps Weiss to her feet.
Ruby taking this chance to hug her brother as tight as she can, glad that not only is he okay physically but also for turning up to deal with this situation.
He chuckles. "Hello Ruby." At this Ruby looks up at L with a smile.
"You know this dolt?!" Weiss asks with a mixture of frustration and anger that's still present.
"This 'dolt' happens to be my younger sister Ms. Schnee." At this simple statement she pales slightly more.
If that's even possible.
"I hope you haven't been treating my sister with with any sort of ill will." At this Weiss looks down, Ruby then grabbing L's attention.
"It was my fault! I made one of her vials explode." At this L raises an eyebrow before looking at Weiss, who nods slowly whilst still looking down.
"Have you apologised?"
"Yes, profusely, even then she continued to-" L raises a hand, quieting her, he then proceeds to take a cookie out from a packet, holding it in front of Ruby who stares at it, already having to stop herself from salivating.
"No more accidents today, deal?"
"Deal." At this he smiles and allows Ruby to take it, Ruby instantly munching on it.
He then turns to Weiss, the helpers being surprised that the normally cold and fiery teenager has completely changed her attitude in the presence of this teen.
He places a finger on the cusp of her chin and raises it lightly he says with a smile. "Come. You've got things to unpack." At this Weiss nods and follows L, her helpers in turn looking at each other in shock before following Weiss and L.
Once Ruby finishes with the sweet, Sweet, delicious cookie made by L, she finds that he's disappeared along with the girl that was thoroughly grilling her.
She sighs and looks down.
"I guess I'm not the only one having a rough first day..." She says as she looks for Blake who in turn has also disappeared.
She then further sighs and slumps to her knees and eventually on her back, murmuring to herself. "Welcome to Beacon." Soon enough however, she'd find someone not all that different from herself, the gent holds a hand out and starts.
"Hey...I'm Jaune." Said person being a tall teenage boy with dark-blue eyes that are brought out by his messy blonde hair.
He seems a little skinnier than most would think, though the muscles in his arms, shoulders and upper chest suggest he's been brought up in a hard working environment. He wears a white diamond-shaped chest-plate and white spaulders with rerebrace.
Under the armour he wears a black hoodie with detached reddish-orange sleeves. He also wears blue jeans with a white patch on his left knee, with black sneakers with left and right written on the respective soles. He also has two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown with a pair of small pouches on them. Jaune wears brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips which seem more for gardening by design.
He also has a small metal plate on his back, his sword being strapped to his left hip.
After a full examination she takes his hand. "Ruby." Jaune manages to pull her to her feet. "Aren't you the boy that threw up on the ship?" At this Jaune's expression deflates.
"Look! All I'm saying is that motion sickness is a much more common problem than people let on!" Jaune explains with slight exasperation.
At this Ruby can't help but giggle. "Look, I'm sorry! Vomit Boy was the first thing that came to mind."
At this Jaune pokes fun at Ruby. "Oh, yeah? What if I called you Crater Face?"
"Hey, that explosion was an accident!" Ruby responds with an amused smirk.
"By the way, who was the badass guy that made that girl change to an entirely different personality?" Jaune asks curiously.
At this Ruby giggles again. "He'll be grinning all day thanks to you. His name is Leanardo and he's my brother."
At this Jaune raises an eyebrow. "He doesn't look like you..."
"And? He saved my parents life when he was a kid so we ended up taking him in." Ruby explains with a smile.
"Wait...how old was he?"
"Seven or Six, I can't quiet remember." At this Jaune looks at Ruby with disbelief.
"Yeah, right."
"No, really! You can ask him or my sister and they'll tell you the exact same thing." Ruby says, Jaune however remains skeptical but nods anyway.
"Well, the name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it!" Jaune says with a bit of showmanship to his voice, pointing at himself with a smirk that could be described as cocky.
If it weren't for the fact it is basically impossible for him to be cocky successfully.
It's Ruby's turn to be skeptical. "Do they?"
At this Jaune replies instantly with a slightly more down expression. "They will! Well, I...I hope they will. My mom always says that...Never mind."
At this Ruby giggles to herself. "Don't let my brother get his hands on you or meet you in general." At this Jaune frowns.
"Why's that?" He asks whilst thinking he's going to regret the answer.
"He has a lasting impression on anyone he meets and believe me when I say that he will change you for the better." At this Jaune stares off to the distance.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, he's the kind of guy that'll help you if you just ask for it and he'll know what kind of person you are instantly, whether you're lying, have something to hide, your skill set. Everything. He's like a walking talking, profiling machine." Ruby continues as the two pause in the centre of the walkway they're on.
"Huh..."
Before long a silence follows until Ruby pulls a Ruby and pulls out her Ruby and Midnight weapon.
"So...I got this baby!" At this she pulls out Crescent Rose, giving it a couple of twirls to allow it to transform into its scythe form before jamming the blade into the ground.
"Woah! Is that a uh...scythe?" Jaune questions.
"Yup! It's also a customisable high impact sniper rifle!" Ruby beams.
"A wha?..."
"It's also a gun." Ruby says simply after cocking it with a smirk.
"Oh...that's cool."
"Aaaaaand~ what have you got?"
"Oh! I, uh..." He unsheathes his blade.
"I got this sword!"
(It took me five minutes to calm down after continuous laughter from the two previous sentences and I have no idea why.)
"Ooooooh!"
"Yeah, and I've got a shield too!" At this he grabs his scabbard raising his as it expands into the shield.
At this Ruby pokes the shield. "Sooooo~ what do they do?"
Jaune then panics slightly as the shield retracts off of his arm, then proceeding to expand and retract over and over again until he manages to catch it with a sigh of relief. Then managing to shrink it back into a scabbard and place it on his belt, Ruby giggling all along the way.
"The shield gets smaller so when I get tired of carrying it I can just...put it away..." He chuckles nervously.
"But...wouldn't it weigh the same?"
At this Jaune looks down. "Yeah, it does."
Ruby giggles and starts. "Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons so I guess...I may have gone a little overboard when designing it."
At this Jaune looks at Ruby again, his expression of dejection disappearing. "Wait...you made that?!"
"Of course! All students at Signal forge their own weapons! Didn't you make yours?" At this Jaune looks at his sword.
"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war." At this Ruby tilts her head before starting with an amused tone.
"Sounds more like a family heirloom to me!" She giggles before punching his arm lightly.
"I'm kidding, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days, my brother would like you."
At this Jaune smiles lightly, putting away his weapon. "Yeah, the classics. Wait- Why would your brother like me for my weapon? Is he a weapons nut like you?" At this Ruby blushes slightly in embarrassment.
"Well...He kinda turned me into one without actually meaning to, he uses a sword and a revolver, though the style of his sword is much different from yours it's still a sword...that can cut through anything." At this Jaune raises an eyebrow.
"I get the feeling I'm going to regret asking this...but how?"
(Someone draw Ruby with square framed glasses and put this in the caption. Please. I'm begging you. It will be so cute.)
"His already cool sword is reinforced by a powerful alternating current that resonates at extremely high vibration frequencies. This oscillation weakens the molecular bonds of anything it cuts, thereby increasing its cutting ability. At the same time this makes his blade extremely lethal to touch as the extreme vibration frequencies are resonating through the blade can seemingly cut you without even touching you as well as electrocute people, he can turn it on and off and I don't know how but I'm yet to ask him." At this Jaune stares at Ruby with a blank expression.
"You didn't understand any of what I just said, did you?" Jaune nods and Ruby takes in a large breath.
"Basically his sword vibrates enough to be able to severe the bonds between atoms." At this Jaune nods very slightly, now understanding slightly more than he did a second ago.
Ruby then continues walking, Jaune catching up. "So, why'd you help me out back there? In the courtyard."
"Eh, why not? My mom always says 'Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet.'" At this Ruby smirks slightly.
"Your mom will love my mom then." At this Jaune looks at Ruby with amusement.
"Don't all mothers like each other?"
"Well, we know when they don't at least."
At this the two give off a chuckle before Ruby looks around. "Hey, do know where we're going?"
"Oh, I don't know! I was following you." At this Ruby smirks and facepalms.
"Y-You think there might be a directory? Maybe a food court? Some kind of recognizable landmark? Is, uh...Is that a 'no'?"
At this Ruby giggles again. "That's a no."
Eventually after a few minutes, the pair manage to make it to the auditorium currently being used for a rally point for the students.
"Hey! Ruby! Over here!" The pair then look over to see Yang waving at them and a slightly traumatised Sophia, just, existing. "I saved you a spot!"
"Oh! Hey, I-I gotta go! I'll see you after the ceremony!" Ruby says as she gives Jaune a little wave before disappearing, her position being replaced with rose petals.
"Hey, wait!" By this time, Ruby disappears and he sighs.
"Ah, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?" He says as he walks away, a certain Greek styled warrior having a hand on her hip watching him walk away, she smiles lightly.
(Jaune: "Ah, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?" *Pokemon Battle Music: A wild Pyrrha has appeared!* Pyrrha: "You called?")
"So, how's your first day goin' lil' sister?" Yang asks with her usual grin and hands on her hips, Sophia standing there still looking traumatised.
"You mean since you ditched me, kidnapped Sepia and I exploded?" Ruby says with crossed arms.
"You will not believe the horrors I have witnessed..." Sophia murmurs whilst staring at the ground, her ears drooped slightly, Ruby hugging her tight, whispering 'there there, there there' to her.
"Come on! It can't have been that bad! And a meltdown already?"
"No, I literally exploded a hole in front of the school! And there was some fire, and I think some ice?" Ruby questions her memory.
Yang grins. "Did you finally learn L's sarcasm talent?"
At this Ruby scoffs and turns directly at Yang and starts. "I wish! I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage, and then she yelled at me, and then I sneezed, and then I exploded, and then she yelled at me again, and I felt really, really bad, and I just wanted her to stop yelling at me!"
"YOU!"
At this Ruby jumps into Yang's arms burying her face into her shoulder. "Oh God! It's happening again!"
"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!"
"Oh my God...you really exploded." Yang says whilst Sophia stares at Weiss.
"It was an accident!" Ruby says then getting down to look at Weiss directly.
"I said it was an accident!" At this Weiss shoves a pamphlet into Ruby's hands reading: 'DUST for dummies and other Inadequate Individuals'.
So the next ten seconds are spent with the three individuals staring at the heiress with an entirely blank expression as she starts off with a paragraph none of them will ever understand or remember due to the fact that she's getting faster and more high pitched with every passing millisecond she spends talking.
Well, that's what it sounds like anyway.
"The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a SchneeDustCompany productAlthoughnotmandatorytheSchneeFamilyhighlyencouragestheircustomerstoreadandfamiliarizethemselveswiththiseasytofollowguidetodustapplicationsandpracticesinthe-"
"Stop." Sophia says.
Weiss gives her an icey glare.
"Just. Stop."
Her eye twitches.
"I do not know or care who you are but please for the love of God stop using your mouth and start using your inner voice, it sounds much prettier, silence." This leads to Yang and Ruby trying to hold in their laughter as Weiss stammers.
"What!? What are you insinuating?!"
"Just that you need to use more of this." She pokes Weiss's forehead.
"And less of this." She says as she pokes Weiss's lips.
"Before your forehead grows as large as your mouth." Sophia says whilst smiling sweetly.
(Sophia: "I may be shy around people I don't know very well. But I am a Master of Bitchcraft if you push me any farther than a point over my limit." I learned this when I was a kid...I haven't forgotten it since...It was also the first time I heard her swear.)
At this Weiss stammers more and then glares at Ruby. "I should've expected you to be friends with such low lives!" At this Yang intervenes.
"Woah there! Look, uh, it sounds like you two just got off on the wrong foot. Why don't you start over and try to be friends, okay?" She says whilst slowly dragging the still smiling Sophia behind Ruby and pushing Ruby forwards as if rearranging furniture.
Ruby then places the pamphlet in Sophia's hands who looks at the back of it before rolling her eyes, it reads: 'Hey. How's it going? So, you're interested in Dust. That's cool. Hmm, I'm noticing that you're not very smart, though. Some might say you're a dummy. Probably think you can't use Dust. Well. You probably shouldn't. But you're going to anyways. So, if you are going to, you should at least read this pamphlet. That way you won't kill anyone. Probably won't.' She then proceeds to click her finger and burn it to ashes.
"Yeah! Great idea, sis!" At this Ruby clears her throat and offers her hand to Weiss with a bright smile, who looks at Ruby with one of the most agitated expressions anyone has seen her wear.
"Hello, Weiss! I'm Ruby! Wanna hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies!"
Weiss's thoughts: One day I will hurt you. Badly. When L isn't around anymore. Though that won't happen if I have something to say about it...
So she settles with the one thing she's inherited from being around L or at the very least a copy of him.
Sarcasm.
"Yeah! And we can paint our nails and try on clothes and talk about cute boys, like tall, blond, and scraggly over there!" She says whilst idly pointing a thumb behind her to Jaune who looks at Weiss from behind.
"Wow, really?!" Ruby, you are Adorable, but you need to work on social skills.
Weiss is dead silent whilst glaring daggers at Ruby which Sophia returns whilst Yang is ready to stop the usually shy bunny eared Faunus from kicking Weiss's skull in several ways she didn't know could be done.
"No."
The girls' attention is drawn to the stage, where Professor Ozpin is tapping the microphone to get everyone's attention whilst simultaneously testing the microphone, Glynda is stood beside him, with her hands behind her back, notably less agitated than before. Much to some peoples bemusement.
And here comes Professor Blunt Ozpin. "I'll...keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction." At this the students whisper amongst themselves.
"You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." At this he starts to walk off the stage towards the hooded individual currently leaning against the wall off to the side that very few people can see properly due to how well he blends in with the shadows. His purple eyes colouring his hot steaming breath like a searchlight.
Glynda then starts. "You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. And whilst you are in the ballroom, there will be several sheets around the room with a pen, sign your name if you wish to sign on for head of year initiation, if you fail it then you will not be removed from Beacon however you will be sent back to your original team without the title of Head of Year. Be ready. You are dismissed." At this Glynda starts walking towards Ozpin and L who both are walking together in a conversation about something to do with Remnants history.
Which is something Glynda noticed seems to happen, the two share what would normally be small talk.
But to them it's interesting, Art, Culture, History, Philosophy, Science etc.
Those are just some of the myriad of things that they talk about most of the time other than business, it seems to be a reprieve for them both, in fact, they're very similar, only one seems more grown up than the other.
But she managed to catch something he says before disappearing. "If you'll excuse me...I have a War to run."
Glynda's going to have to do a bit more investigating into 'the most powerful man on Remnant.'
"He seemed kind of...off." Yang comments.
"It's almost like he wasn't even there." Ruby agrees.
Jaune then leans next to Weiss and says. "I'm a natural blonde you know."
The four facepalm in unison.
Ballroom. (Why do they even have a ballroom?...I realise this is an academy but I doubt they're going to teach them to dance...Oh wait...Ren.)
It's the first night at Beacon, students are splayed out in sleeping bags, boys on the far side whilst girls are closer to the entrance.
Ruby, in her equivalent of pajamas and a sleeping mask around her head, is writing in a journal when Yang crashes next to her, similarly dressed, however in more brighter colours as you'd expect.
L nowhere to be seen unless you were looking for somewhere someone unsociable would be.
Also somewhere you'd expect a Bat to be.
"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang says with her usual happy grin, her excitement still fueling her.
Ruby doesn't really react other than to continue writing and responding with words. "I don't think Dad or Mom would approve of all the boys, though."
At this a distant 'You're damn right!' sounds from Patch that none of them hear other than L, making him look in that general direction with a raised eyebrow.
"I know I do." Yang gives off her own purr and looks through the amount of boys as if scrolling through tinder.
Then she see's Jaune in a onesie and promptly frowns with a slight groan that her mood has been spoiled and goes back to Ruby.
"What's that?"
(Jaune, if there's one thing I will say, it's that you are the manliest man in RWBY who's ever worn a onesie and a dress. Stay Gold mah boy.)
"A letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon and how it's going." Ruby replies nearly instantly, this time looking at Yang as she does so.
"Awwwww! That's so cute-" Yang then takes a Pillow to the face with enough force to knock her over, Yang not managing to catch it in time.
"Shut up! I didn't get to take my friends with me to school! It's weird not knowing anyone here!" Ruby says with a light frown, looking away.
"What about Jaune? He's...nice?...There you go! Plus one friend! That's a one hundred percent increase!" Yang beams, but Ruby is still a bit on the pessimistic side as she rolls onto her back.
"Pretty sure Weiss counts as a negative friend. Back to zero..." Ruby says with more pessimism. (This is depressing.)
"There's no such thing as negative friends! Just You just made one friend and one enemy!" This time Yang is hit in the face by a pillow version of Zwei, once again being knocked straight onto her back.
She removes the pillow still with that smile on her face completely intact, as always demonstrating the fact she is the immovable object and the unstoppable force rolled into one.
"Look, it's only been one day. Trust me; you've got friends all around you, you just haven't met them yet." At this they hear a match being lit as Blake uses it to light a candle before blowing it out and tossing it to L who catches it on the other side of the room and re-lights it, lighting his own candle as he hangs upside down from a lamp by his feet, shirtless.
As always Mr. Showoff.
"Is that...Blake?..." Ruby says to herself, Yang looking over to her as well.
"Blake's here to?...Well, I'll be damned, L brought his friend with him." At this Ruby raises an eyebrow at Yang.
"Not in that way."
"She saw what happened this morning but left when L showed up to drag the crabby girl away from me." At this Yang grins and gets up, dragging Ruby over to Blake with her, Blake trying to ignore the sounds and focusing on reading until she frowns and looks over her book to see Ruby unsuccessfully struggling against Yang's grip as she leads her sister over to Blake's spot before letting go.
Yang starts with a sing-a-song tone. "Helloooooo there Blakey!~"
Blake rolls her eyes and looks up at Ruby, ignoring Yang. "You okay since this morning?"
"Yeah, thanks, Ruby, in, case, you've, forgotten." Ruby replies slowly.
"I didn't." Blake replies bluntly as an awkward silence follows.
Yang then whispers to Ruby. "What are you doing?..."
Ruby then immediately whispering back. "I don't know! Help me!"
The two then immediately then go back to smiling as Blake stares at the two with a blank expression.
"Well, Blakey! I like your bow!" At this Blake's eye twitches, the candle holder near her hovering lightly, showing her irritation.
"Thanks."
"It goes great with your...pajamas!"
L's laughter can be heard across the room.
"Right..."
Ruby chuckles nervously as Yang continues. "Nice night don't ya think?"
"Yes! It's lovely! Almost as lovely as this book!" They stand there. "That I will continue to read!" They continue to stand there. "Once you leave."
"Yeah I don't know how L does it." Yang comments to herself.
"What's it about?"
"Huh?"
"Your book. Does it have a name?" Ruby asks.
"Well...it's about a man who has two souls, each fighting for control over his body."
"I've read that one I think. 'But the temptation of a discovery so singular and profound at last overcame the suggestions of alarm. I had long since prepared my tincture; I purchased at once, from a firm of wholesale chemists, a large quantity of a particular salt which I knew, from my experiments, to be the last ingredient required; and late one accursed night, I compounded the elements, watched them boil and smoke together in the glass, and when the ebullition had subsided, with a strong glow of courage, drank off the potion.' That the right one?" Blake's eyes widen at this, but set to a soft smile as she nods an affirmative, coincidentally the quote being on the page Blake is currently reading. Yang looks at Ruby.
(I've read it, the author is Robert Louis Stevenson, 1931. I recommend it, good read ^^ )
(For once we agree on something other than who to shoot and who not to shoot. And cake choice. - L )
(The Cake is bribery and a lie, you've experienced it!)
(I DON'T CARE IT'S TOO GOOD NOT TO TAKE IT! - L)
"Who are you and what have you done with my Rubes?" Yang asks with amusement as the three stand there slightly awkwardly.
Until Blake starts.
"I think you should be worrying more about Leanardo than Ruby." She says as she nods idly to L's direction, the pair of sisters looking at L who is still hanging across the room, every so often a girl or guy gawking at him despite the fact he really doesn't care, he already has his eyes on the individuals he likes and is already evaluating them as much as they don't know it.
Perks of being a telepath.
The girls and guys might be seeing his multitude of scars blending in with his naturally pale skin unless you stand at the very least a metre from him, whilst two vertical scars seem more recent as they're an angry red.
Or the fact his entire body is extremely well built, built to perfection even for a boy his age, looks more like Jann Lee from DOA, only much paler and equally as likely to shoot you out of the blue as he is to challenge you to a fight.
At the moment, several men are walking over to where L is quiet happily perched, the one in the centre, presumably the leader, steps forward with an arrogant grin.
"Well well, what do we have here?..." L doesn't look up from his position, instead continuing to read the book, until the man kneels and takes the book, L still not reacting, until he lets his hands go to his sides, seemingly not bothered by the fact he's upside down.
Eh, it's RWBY, gravity takes shifts off.
"What can I do for you?" He asks politely.
"Tell me, Faunus, what kind ofarmour do you use to get all those scars?" At this L smirks very lightly, placing himself in a handstand before putting himself on his feet, the arrogant leader standing behind him.
"Ashen Bone." At this his compatriots scrunch up their faces into expressions of confusion before laughing at him like he's insane.
"Oh yeah? And it looks like it's effective, so. I'm wondering. If your armour does so little, what's my fist going to do? Especially considering you don't use carbon bronze or plasteel." At this L chuckles darkly, enough to make the lot of them internally frown, Yang and Ruby slowly making their way towards L, his sisters hoping he doesn't crush them.
"Bone is more readily available as a last resort. Nothing else is."
L then turns.
"How about you tell me how Ashen Bone armour is made?" At this the guy laughs but completely stops, his entire body tensing as L places his forefinger on his forehead.
"Ashen...Bone..." He starts, though his voice is heavily strained, his mind seeing only a battlefield with corpses littered over the place and Ash falling from the sky like snow.
He starts speaking from as if from L's perspective, L not making a sound as his eyes burn their way into their Souls and carving the words there like its the old testament. "If all of you were cut down around me, your Aura drained past return, and my own armor was shredded. For instance. I could hide under your bodies until the threat left. Then I'd make a helmet from all of your skulls and a breastplate from your ribs and gloves from your finger bones wrapped around mine. The ashes from your burnt corpses to make sure the Grimm don't consume you will not only fill the gaps, but also make it stronger than your armour ever was. As your own weak armours are combined with my own, now superior, Ashen Bone armour." At this L removes his finger from his forehead, Yang and Ruby arriving as the guy faints, the others starting to show heavy fear around L, his deep throaty growl not helping the situation as his sisters also feel a pang of fear in their chests.
"I will say this once. And only once. You are becoming Hunters. Guardians of Remnant from all who would seek to harm her or its people. Human, or Faunus alike. Act like it." At this the men stand a little straighter, feeling regret that they'd taken apart of this escapade but at the same time glad that he'd been the one their leader had targeted in a strange way.
"I will remember your name Cardin. Anyone else who attempts to bully anyone shall be punished accordingly..." L murmurs as the teens drag their gang leader away.
"Well...you've been busy." Yang comments first as she stares at the unconscious boy, Ruby hugging L, making him smile as he hugs her back, even though he's presently under Beacon, that version of him smiles as well as his mind receives the information of Ruby hugging him. Ruby looks up at him to see the smile she always likes to see, Yang smiling at the pair.
"Busy is good, means I'm getting things done."
"You always act like a robot?" Yang quips, L just flicking his sisters forehead as Ruby giggles.
"Well, I am part machine." He eventually responds, yawning.
His sisters doing so as well as a natural chemical reaction takes place in the brain.
"Tell Blake to get to sleep." L says as he picks up his book off the floor named 'The Iron Lords.'
"And you two should to." L says, Yang nodding as Ruby smiles up at L before starting to walk away.
"At the very least try to get over 10 seconds worth of sleep now, ya hear?" Yang says whilst walking backwards, L rolling his eyes and smirking in amusement.
They get back to Blake, Yang in turn communicating L's message making her roll her eyes.
"And Ruby?..." At this Ruby turns to Blake with a tilted head.
"Where did you read it?"
"I love books, even when I started reading one's L recommended. Yang and the rest of my family used to read to me every night before bed. Stories of heroes and monsters...They're one of the reasons I want to be a Huntress!"
Blake raises an eyebrow, laughing slightly. Not expecting someone who could seem so intellectual have such a childish and naive state of mind.
(Well being honest she does have a serious case of Goku Syndrome. What is Goku Syndrome? It's where the main protagonist suffers symptoms such as: Gluttony, innate fighting abilities and being completely and hopelessly naive and stupid/socially awkward. But Ruby is more adorable and has a scythe gun. But then again, it's RWBY, everything is a gun.)
"And why is that? Hoping you'll live happily ever after?" At this L looks over to them as he hangs himself back up by his feet again.
"Well, I'm hoping we all will. As a girl, I wanted to be just like those heroes in the books...Someone who fought for what was right, and protected people who couldn't protect themselves!"
"That's...very ambitious for a child." Her smile turns into a frown as her expression turns slightly bitter.
"Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." At this she feels L's eyes burning their way into her skull, making her think twice about future pessimistic comments like that one.
However Ruby remained undeterred. "Well, that's why we're here! To make it better."
At this Yang bear hugs Ruby into the air. "Oh, I am so proud of my baby sister!"
At this Ruby struggles to wiggle her way out of Yang's hugging, the two eventually devolving into a bunch of limbs attempting to destroy each other.
Blake laughs slightly, Weiss eventually coming along with a very annoyed expression as Ruby manages to trap one of Yang's legs.
"What in the world is going on over here?! Don't you realize some of us are trying to sleep?" At this Yang's and Weiss's eyes widen when they see each other.
"Oh, not you again!"
"Shh! Guys, she's right! People are trying to sleep!"
"Oh, now you're on my side!"
"I was always on your side!"
"Yeah, what's your problem with my sister? She's only trying to be nice!"
"She's a hazard to my health!"
At this a rush of wind occurs and the three have tape over their lips and fall limp to the floor as L stands over them.
"Shush." He says as the object he's currently holding that resembles a futuristic syringe disappears.
He then turns and nods to Blake who in turn rolls her eyes, closes her book and blows out the candle so everyone can get some sleep.
Key Personnel - Commander L. Stason. - Psychological Evaluation. - (This Document was filed under Dr. W.G. [REDACTED] from the Science and Technology branch and Former Agent Daniel C. [REDACTED] from Section Zero of the United Council of Nations which was the ruling government body on Earth at the time. To avoid suspicion the Agent called the interview during the annual psychological evaluation of each personnel in OUMNICS. (Office of Universal Military Naval Intelligence, Containment and Science.) Please note that this File is only available to personnel authorised to access High Councilor Level Files. This File was originally supposed to be submitted as a part of the investigation into Commander Leanardo Stason during the early months of his organisations reveal to the entirety of the planet Earth. Fortunately much of his abilities have been revealed, however what Doctor [REDACTED] says provides valuable insight and as to a part of the Commander's psychological state in times of War or Cold War, as is the case on Remnant at this present point. I thought I would transfer this to you as you would be able to put it to good use and possibly scribe it for me? Cheers. - Syrus.)
[Sounds of two individuals sitting at a table and chairs.]
D: "Good Afternoon Doctor [REDACTED] and thank you for coming. I want you to be aware that this is purely out of reach, top shelf. We want you to talk to us about Commander Stason."
W.G: "And why should I? The Commander is the one who likely instigated this so he may find out whether or not someone has been watching him or if someone would attempt to get rid of him."
D: "Doctor, it's very much alright, I work on behalf of the Council, I'm Section Zero."
W.G: "Ah, Internal Investigation. The rumoured Eyes and Ears of the Council of Nations."
D: "The very same. Do you mind telling telling me about him?"
W.G: "Yes, I do mind. I mind very much."
D: "Why so, Doctor?"
W.G: "The man you're telling me to talk about is someone, as the best Doktor on Earth and as someone who has spent centuries in my fields. Scares me. I have observed the Commander in a number of Social situations and have seen him do nothing but thrive in these situations, despite seemingly being angered when certain people come to him for small talk which I've noticed is something he doesn't like in general unless it's those closer to him than others like myself. What's even scarier is watching him talk to people he's known for a very long time and when he Has to speak to people."
D: "What do you mean?"
W.G: "Commander Stason is incredibly Charismatic, but also Manipulative. He can put up a flawless facade and act normally in any environment whilst seemingly letting his facade slide and dropping to a major negative state that I can't even tell is real or not, though those closest to him can sometimes see it. As far as I can tell it's a double edged sword. I've theorised that the Commander may not only be able to manipulate others and those closest to him into caring more and being more submissive, getting what he wants out of them. However he may really do suffer a form of Depression. But I think he may primarily have a Higher form of High Functioning A.P.D. or related tendencies"
D: "Doctor, are you suggesting that Commander Stason might be a Sociopath of some kind? Sociopath's aren't exactly very good in social situations like you've said he is."
W.G: "I can understand your lack of in-depth knowledge of the subject, but you aren't wrong in some cases. It depends entirely on the subject and another factor is their background. Though I do not know the Commanders background I can tell he must have been through a lot and that he hasn't started out with this sort of mentality, but it likely developed it over a period of time due to his environment. What you were insinuating was someone who is 'unsociable' not 'antisocial'. Whilst yes even some who are antisocial can have less effectiveness in Social Situations, this is not the case with the Commander and others like him.
The Commander exhibits the ability to thrive in these situations no matter who they be with and remain entirely undetected. He has even fooled me for a very long period of time, I'll admit it wholeheartedly. When I first met the Commander, I instantly liked him, as I'm sure everyone around him does. Why wouldn't they? He's Charismatic, Charming and not only that he will help you for seemingly no apparent reason. And he is the most delightful person to have a cup of tea and sit down with over some Swiss chocolate.
But for those who appose him, whoever they be, however..."
D:"...Are reminded pretty swiftly why he's in charge."
W.G: "Precisely! And this is exactly why I make this analogy. Of course, he is capable of taking orders, but he has a much higher thinking capacity than anyone I have ever seen, he can think much faster than any of us with even our augmentations, even without his A.I. companion Syrus. So I think he has the ability to take orders over a period of time because he is a very patient predator. If that makes any sense."
D: "Even when the Director of his own organisation says no, he still goes and does something, I'll admit, usually he is right about the situation, he still disobeys orders unless he agrees."
[The sound of someone shifting uncomfortably in their seat.]
W.G: "You are starting to put the pieces together Agent. But one thing I want you to know is that he is not a Psychopath or Psychotic, maybe in a very slim regard but this is more related to his symptoms of PTSD, he was not born with any of this. He cares for his family and friends, deeply, he has a very deep emotional connection to them and will do anything he can for them, thus eliminating his behaviours to be related to anything close to A.P.D. Because otherwise he would not care about his family wholeheartedly.
But he does.
Despite another method we can draw parallels is his lack of remorse, he is not sorry for any actions he may take, he never is. If you were his brother and turned into a Zombie and attempted to kill him, despite you being his brother and not knowing whether or not there is a cure. He would shoot you until you were dead. And if he found out there was a cure several seconds afterwards, he wouldn't shed a tear. To him, it was the right decision to get to his desired goal, survival.
And then there's 'Right and Wrong'. He has a perfectly logical understanding of what is right and wrong, grey areas, white areas and black areas. Everything. But the funniest thing about it is that he can ignore them, yet he still feels no remorse about doing something seen as either wrong in someone else's eyes or his own so long as it was an option that furthered the end result he needed. It is almost like the Emotional and Logical side of him are entirely separate people."
D: "So...With all this in mind, what would you label him?"
W.G: "A.V.S.S.M."
D: "And, uhh, that means?"
W.G: "Excuse my language, but: A Very Special and Scary Motherfucker."
D: "Well, you're not wrong."
[A short silence occurs as the Agent adjusts their seating position.]
D: "What about the possibility of the Commander's supposed 'Mind Control'?
W.G: "Ah...That part is...interesting. Have you heard of Infrasound?"
D: "Vaguely, any sound below 20Hz, am I correct?" [The sounds of someone drumming their fingers on the steel table begins.]
W.G: "Of course. Over twenty years ago, on the 31st of May 2003, a group of UK researchers held a mass experiment, where they exposed some 700 people to music laced with soft 17 Hz sine waves played at a level described as 'near the edge of hearing.' Produced by an extra-long-stroke sub-woofer mounted two-thirds of the way from the end of a seven-meter-long plastic sewer pipe. The experimental concert took place in the Purcell Room over the course of two performances, each consisting of four musical pieces. Two of the pieces in each concert had 17 Hz tones played underneath.
In the second concert, the pieces that were to carry a 17 Hz undertone were swapped so that test results would not focus on any specific musical piece. The participants were not told which pieces included the low-level 17 Hz near-infrasonic tone. The presence of the tone resulted in a significant number of respondents, 22% actually, reporting anxiety, uneasiness, extreme sorrow, nervous feelings of revulsion or fear, chills down the spine, and feelings of pressure on the chest."
D: "And how does this relate to the Commander?"
W.G: "He emits this sound a lot of the time, whenever he growls it increases in volume. But he Constantly emits the sound whenever he is around others. A very peculiar thing that happens is that the Commander also seems to be able to selectively target who it affects, I do not know if this is related to his extremely high brain activity but..." [The Doctor pauses mid sentence and then sighs.] "...This is...unfortunate."
D: "So in summary, you think this is a result of a sound?"
W.G: "I do not know what to think. All I know is that he is watching you right now."
D: "I'm Sorry? Doctor there is no way that the Commander could know about this meeting."
W.G: "Agent, if you knew anything about the Commander, you should know that he chooses his friends well."
D: "What?"
W.G: "You have been twiddling your thumbs and fingers since this interview began. You have been drumming your fingers against the table and shifting uncomfortably in your seat. Your heart rate is just over 90 beats per minute indicating that you are experiencing Anxiety."
D: [Nervous chuckle] "Okay doc, this isn't funny."
W.G: "I know. But in a few seconds the Commander will have access to your Limbic System via Psionics. An ability the Commander and I will be having a discussion over tomorrow afternoon with his Wife. I haven't told him where this meeting is or who you are, he has been hunting you and enjoying it."
D: "Okay. Stop it." [The Breathing of the Agent is now audible.]
W.G: "He's right outside the door. I apologise for having lured you into this situation and I will say that I have been nothing but honest to you since I have entered the room. You just never realised that the fact the Commander taught me everything I know today and has set me on the correct path for helping as many people as I have. Goodbye Agent."
[Sounds of a door opening and the sound of a single male grunting in pain as his face is slammed into a steel table.]
L: "Thank you for your feedback Guter Doktor. You will be re-assigned so I may have better watch on you, I will not interfere with your work but should you need anything, do not hesitate to contact me. You will keep this quiet however, am I understood?"
W.G: "Ja...I understand L, you don't need to consult me on this situation, I understand, I remember what we are fighting, we cannot afford any distractions."
L: "Of course. I owe you a bar of Swiss Chocolate. Come, we have to look at a few samples from the field and decode the structure and that will take a couple of hours."
W.G: [Giggle.] "You say the sweetest things to me."
L: "Don't let Abbie hear you talking like that."
W.G: "I know, she would likely give me daggers, but we are friends and I am allowed to treat you as one."
L: "Wahrer, guter Doktor, wahr."
[Sounds of an individual raising themselves to their feet.]
W.G: "Forgive me, Agent." [Whispered.]
[Two individuals exit the room as the door closes.]
(End of Recorded Document.)
[Addendum: The Agent was later found with no memory of the incident that took place or that he was even a member of Section Zero, he remembered his name and his cover life as if it were real. He was later diagnosed with a form Amnesia, no drugs were detected in his system or signs of injection sites. Further Investigation has met with failure to come up with any compelling evidence that L or the Doctor were involved other than 'Mind Control.' which the Council has denied the existence of on multiple occasions, stating that mind manipulating powers are a fantasy of delusional individuals as much as scientists insist otherwise.]
[Addendum 2: Exactly thirty days later, Agent Daniel. C. [REDACTED] was found dead in his home from a brain aneurysm. Local hospital records say he developed an advanced and fast acting form of Parkinson's.]
[sigh] "Idiots. If I could sigh I would, but alas I can only make the sound rather than expel air from my imaginary lungs. L always did like the Doctor and I did to, a kind heart and an individual who would refuse to kill. She disliked this but she agreed on the terms that the Agent would not be killed. L kept his promise, he's currently off-world working as a cargo mover, the corpse was a fake, easily engineered. Wonder where her brother is. Thank you for reading whoever has read this. Wherever you are." - Syrus.
Reviews:
LolFuCancer - Hello! :D First, Thank you for the kind words! You have helped my mojo! Unfortunately there may be some main continuity issues regarding early life due to me A. re-writing it and B. not even knowing which L this even is besides the fact he appears to stick closely to cannon other than certain parts, like the 10 million lifetime clock. To my knowledge this was not implemented until waaaay after his first End War event and from the the looks of it, this was his first or second End War event seeing as to how most of his friends and family died to the [REDACTED.]
And to explain End War events, this is an event that occurs normally once [REDACTED] has reached his Dimension number and began consuming everything, including Black Holes, it is at this point he must destroy that Dimension using a machine that was made by L's species in their original Dimension and had the help of most of if not all of the God's they could to copy and paste it across every Dimension that would be of ANY use to [REDACTED] that form up that Reality and he will die when using it which is when his soul will drop him into the next random scenario you can think of.
Second, I'm starting to agree, so I will be updating that considering A. How much I have a habit of compulsively swearing and B. How much Shit L and his people kill and the detail as to which we can scientifically describe someone very close to death. Like Amber this chapter. Despite the fact she should be dead.
Third, Hehehe glad you can see it, but from Volume 4 I'm starting to see a little Ra's coming out. Unless it turns into the Bat Family O.o Yes I know I am a cheeky so and so and we've been trying for SO long to keep the innuendo's to a minimum but sometimes we can't help it, and don't worry, more on the teacher/father/student subject to come in future chapters! ^^
Fourth, danke for the feedback! You have made my day with that, from now on I'm trying to keep to a cap of 10k words for the story itself and maybe 2k-3k for either the Codek up there and around 1k for the authors note down here excluding Review replies.
Fifth, Yes, Psionics are a very common sort of ability within the world of sci-fi/fantasy and the closest parallel I can draw on from memory is X-COM and X-MEN, only Psionics cannot have a wide range of abilities like that on just the common soldier. It takes years, decades or even centuries to be able to pull off some of the advanced parts of Psionics in L's Universe and is impossible for the people who are Enthralled.
To explain the relation of Spiritual Energy and Aura. Now, as we all know, Aura is the projection of ones Soul, Spiritual Energy however, is and is not. Think of it as like the Lantern corp emotional spectrum where you have different colours representing different moods, some more specific than others. The difference is however is that the Spiritual Energy you can harness and use Parts of your Soul not only that rather than all of it as a single inherent ability. It also depends on your ability to harness your own Soul or someone else's but also what your Soul is made up of at that given time or what Emotions you're feeling as this can affect your Soul greatly, like traumatic events.
Now you've got your two most common areas of Spiritual Energy Blue Shift and Red Shift. Blue Shift is your more positive area of the spectrum and therefore does more positive things, it creates and improves and is a nice positive blue colour as well as feels good to use, yay endorphin's.
Red Shift however is more on the Negative end of the spectrum as to where you can destroy and poison as well as cause more negativity. Hence continued exposure causes psychological issues and the body to deteriorate over time. Which is why training to control yourself is essential.
Now to give you the two extremities since I cannot be bothered to go through the entire spectrum despite it being basically a rainbow and a bit more.
You've got White Shift, this stuff is pretty much an unknown to me but what I do know is that it relates to Peace or Finding Relief, something along these lines.
Getting over a grudge you've held for centuries will produce a teenie tiny amount of White Shift, not even visible on the scale.
Someone who has been given a loving and caring Family when they've basically had nothing for several Googolplex lifetimes will cause that person to at the very least produce some visible amounts of the stuff.
As far as I know this part of the spectrum that is more widely unknown because of the requirements it takes to actually visibly see it let alone recognise its infinitesimal existence on its seriously small scale.
It is nearly impossible for a Human who can harness their Spiritual Energy to produce White Shift energy due to the requirements of its creation.
Even some God's don't have the stuff and that right there proves that it's very hard to get.
The machine that wipes out Dimensions however is actually a really, REALLY big amplifier made SPECIFICALLY for L and anyone else like him and you might be wondering as to why I bring that up now.
That's because it's WHAT it amplifies.
It amplifies White Shift.
And you might be thinking to yourself Woah there! Isn't White Shift to do with Peace? Then why does the stuff destroy reality as we know it because of a Machine!? And I'm inclined to agree with you.
But one thing that is for certain is that any and all parts of the Shift Spectrum can be used in a lethal and dangerous manner if you're creative enough which also happens to also be a part of the Shift Spectrum. (Brain Hurts when I explain this.)
What happens with the machine is that it's designed to suck the White Shift energy from someone who is supposedly at Peace with the fact they're going to die and amplifies it SO much that it causes the very fabric of that Dimension to just distort around it as it's not used to having that amount of White Shift in one place and therefore just collapsing the fabric of that Dimension in on itself.
At this point the White Shift energy just keeps growing and growing and growing as it starts feeding off the very few people who are at peace with themselves. Aaaaaaaand~ that's how they invented a Dimension Wide Murder Machine YAY!
Anyway, onto Black Shift. Now Black may be one of my favourite colours but I'd rather not go near this stuff.
As you can probably guess this is the complete opposite of White Shift, but White Shift isn't anywhere near as horrifying, oh ho no, you thought destroying realities with Peace was bad? Well get a load of this.
Black Shift energy is much rarer than White Shift (thankfully) and it also works differently in the sense that no living being can produce it, at all.
It's actually a bi-product of the destruction of whole Dimensions, the leftover Shift Energy gathering together after several hundred thousand years, which is actually where the [REDACTED'S] abilities came from.
Over time of the destruction of a Dimension the only thing White Shift energy can't destroy is Shift energy, Black Shift as a whole manifests as those with enough Evil (so cliché) in their Soul will just have it lingering about in that specific Dimension until it becomes a tangible being which is where it gets the name Black Shift.
After its creation it's either transported to another Dimension, destroyed on the spot or stuck in nothingness.
It is the colour of the void itself and almost in of itself acts like a parasitical being made purely of the Souls of Evil.
Once it infects someone, there is no way to cure them, their only way out is Death.
As far as I know anyway, I don't know everything, he doesn't give me that amount of access despite my title being 'The Architect' or something apparently.
Black Shift corrupts anything it touches, giving them a slightly varied plethora of abilities that can be beaten conventionally but I really don't recommend it.
You can get infected and add to its numbers.
The reason why L first commented about Black Shift when he first encountered a Beowolf is because in a way, he isn't wrong.
Grimm and their Queen are a form of Evil and subsequently would cause the creation of the stuff if they're exposed to what I like to call the Anti-void for a period of time mentioned earlier.
What the Anti-Void is, is the layer of Dimensions behind the fabric of Dimensions so kind of like the muscle, bones and organs of Dimensions whereas places like Earth as how we perceive it sit on the skin, gravity being the thing that 'puts pressure on the skin' so to speak, causing the skin to bend inwards and distort the thing that is everywhere other than beneath the fabric of Dimensions, Time.
Which to Dimensions is like Air.
Don't have it, you're unlikely to live.
No comment on the rest of that bit otherwise we'll be stuck here for a while.
Sixth, I see, I'll experiment with a few bits and bobs and see if it works. I've tried to add where I can but this Chapter did stick to the main path of the four first episodes of RWBY. So I'm doing more research on the subject :)
Banter, Awwww thank you :3 *hugs* You know how to make a walking Death Machine blush.
Yes I do read manga and watch anime, currently going through Fairy Tale and Soul Eater (Manga.) as well as watching Assassination Classroom since I never knew there was an anime despite having read the Manga.
I is Stupid.
Yes I know I'm late with the Manga side of things but I'm busy 99% of the time either writing or doing work as much as I enjoy doing the former :/
Or more importantly, cookies.
And that'll be it from me, I was technically not allowed to show you the document but it shows you a part of a certain character recently introduced, some insight into L's abilities as well as Psychological insight and so I was given permission to give you a written form of the Audio copy, which is uhhh...a little more creepy.
The visual copy having been destroyed because blah blah blah spy reasons blah blah blah I'm not interested since he can't switch off my heart or anything...yb hgyjtb