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Doug: You are correct my mistake. Personally for me it would be roughly the time that I had previously stated that the majority of the people of the wasteland would come to realize AI exist or existed. There are plenty of people who know when AI actually came but would rather paint the picture that they discovered it after the war to give them more intimidating look.
Guest: Thank you very much, and for the idea it is certainly an interesting one to say the least
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"Alright team, ready for a day of fun and excitement!" cried Ruby, placing one hand on her hip and the other pointed at the sky.
Yang was snoring away on her seat.
Blake was looked mildly bored as she watched a butterfly fly across their room.
Weiss was trying to keep to yawn from escaping but didn't look like she was trying that much.
...
"Aww, the butterfly left". Her cat ears leaned downward momentary as her source of entertainment flew away.
"... Come one guys, where is your sense of excitement" urged Ruby.
"Ruby it's 5 AM and its a Saturday as well" explained Weiss as a yawn finally escaped her mouth.
"That doesn't mean you can't feel at least a bit excited, we're going to the House & Saiph museum of history with team JNPR. It's going to be a great time" argued Ruby.
"Well Ruby, first of all, like I said previously you did wake us up at a rather ungodly time while in a weekend so we're going to be somewhat groggy if not sleepy. And it's not to say that we aren't interested, I'm certainly am, but just that its quite early in the morning so we're not going to be full of energy."
"Besides, you do seem to be quite excited about this trip. A far cry from what you were just a month ago" pointed out Weiss.
"Ehh, when you work with Doctor Oobleck a lot you kinda get like that. Besides, it's not like I don't love weapons now" replied Ruby.
"How is that video series of his going along anyway?" asked Weiss.
"It's going good, we may have suffered a minor setback but nothing more" answered Ruby. Earning an understanding nod from the heiress.
"Still, Jaune was kind enough to give us some tickets to the museum and not only that but I also want this day to be a team bonding experience between us and JNPR. I understand you might be sleepy but wash that all out because this day is going to a packed to the brim with fun and bonding time. So team RWBY, head out to the cafeteria ... and Blake, please take Yang with you as well" said Ruby.
Blake gave a sigh as she saw the puppy eye look her team leader was giving her. She grabbed Yang and hefted the brawler over her shoulders. A breath of air pushed out of her lungs as the Faunus carried Yang all the way to the cafeteria.
"Hey look, I already apologized that I accidentally drooled on you ... which flowed down onto your limited edition porno" apologized Yang, Blake's glare only intensify.
"That was a limited collectors edition original copy" muttered Blake. "And how many time do I have to tell you. It's art not porn dammit!"
"OK, so operation 'make things better between us' might be having a slight rocky start" thought Ruby as she looked at her faunas teammate, who continued to glower at Yang while said blonde brawler was trying to make distance between the two.
Lucky for Ruby she and her team had soon reached the bullheads docks where team JNPR was waiting for them. After a quick discussion about the plan for the day, the two teams would spend the beginning at the museum and afterwards spend the rest of the time with their respective teams before heading back, they boarded the first flight from beacon to Vale.
IN BULLHEAD
"So ... how are you guys doing" asked Ruby, hoping to break the awkward silence surrounding the two teams.
"Good, what about you" answered Pyrrha.
"Well we kinda had a rocky start in the beginning but I think we've gotten over that ... mostly" Ruby said as she looked at the BY of her team.
"Well that's good"
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"So, what do you guys think about the first international meeting about space? Personally, I think what ever happens is going to be big" spoke Jaune.
"Oh yeah I remember that. Hey Weiss, are they still talking about that?" replied Yang turning over to the heiress.
"Of course they still are talking about it Yang. The moon landing is easily one of top historic moments in modern remnant's history, how could we not be still talking about it" replied Weiss.
"Eh, well I haven't been hearing it much around Beacon anymore so I thought things had died down. That and I don't really keep up with the news that much, get's to boring for me quickly."
"~sigh~ Somehow I'm not really surprised by that. But to answer Jaune's question, I agree, whatever happens during the talks WILL have an impact on society as a whole."
"Well than snow angel ..." began Yang "... Since your the princess of the SDC while don't you sprinkle us with some your corporate wisdom."
"How many time do I have to tell you. Its heiress, not princess" growled Weiss as she glowered at Yang. Weiss took a moment to reign in her anger before answering the blonde brawler's question.
"But to answer your question Yang, the effect of the moon landing as well as the knowledge that the TA does own a few space corporations will have large impact on more than dozens of fields of industry. The three biggest ones that I think would be greatly effected would be the transportation, tourism, and real estate industries" explained Weiss.
"Um why do think that those three would be the most effected" asked Ruby.
"Well for the tourist industry it won't take long for people to be banging on their doors. The chance to fly into space as well walking on the moon is hard thing to resist. And if companies can provide I have no doubt people will be opening their coffers the moment they hear it."
"For transportation, I've been hearing a lot about the using rockets to transport people across the world. While the idea of using highly reactive material to launch oneself into space and back does make me personally hesitant to invest I can, however, see the benefit of this new mode of transportation. From what I've researched it would theoretically cut travel time to an hour or less from Vacuo to Atlas."
Yang whistled as Weiss finished her explanation. "Yikes, 30 to 60 minutes from Vacuo to Atlas. Now I can see why people would be excited about that."
"I agree, the potential it has would certainly a boom for any economy. Especially if raw or manufactured goods could be sent in industrial quantities within the supposed time frame. However, as stated previously you are using highly reactive materials to launch yourself which brings an equal amount of risk to it" countered Weiss.
"Psst, like that would stop us from continuing onward. It certainly wouldn't be the first time it happened and probably won't be the last, but like that would stop us. Besides, we don't really use actual people for missions, its mostly robot we use instead" boasted Nora.
"Nora isn't wrong there. A lot of private and public space missions are predominantly manned by robots like protectrons, its far more safer and cheaper overall" further explained Jaune.
Weiss nodded at the two's answers while putting said info away for future possible decisions. "Well, going back to topic the biggest industry that would be affected would most likely be the real estate industry."
"Oh? and how did you get to that conclusion?" asked Ruby.
"Simple, for as long as mankind had existed we had in someway acknowledged that out there in the great beyond we called space laid land. The moon for instance or even the other planets in our solar system. But we could not reached that land. And as time progressed we learned that there was no grimm there either, but once again we could not leave remnant for the stars."
"Than, suddenly out of nowhere we were told we could leave and we were shown proof that we could. So think about it, if you were told that you could leave this grimm infested planet and that there was free land out in space for the taking how would you react" theoretically asked Weiss.
"... Well I guess I would want to leave" answered Ruby.
"You and the rest of civilization Ruby. The real estate industry would be going crazy as they would try to grab as much grimm free land possible, after the governments take their fair share of course. Prices would be fluctuating as people bid for the land, I can already see stocks rising rapidly and people trying to book flights to space" finished Weiss.
"Wow, I never thought such an act would leave such heavy mark" Ruby awed a bit.
"Indeed, and that's why whatever happens during the talks will leave a impact on remnant as a whole" agreed Weiss. "Though I do wonder what else you TA have in store for the kingdoms."
"Sorry Weiss, but that's a secret" teased Jaune.
Before the group could continue their discussion the chime from the bullhead alerted them that they had began to land. A few minutes later a tug could be felt as the bullhead landed.
AT HOUSE & SAIPH MUSEUM
"It's a lot bigger than I thought it would be" said Yang, impressed by the size of museum.
Land has always been a problem for the kingdoms as land free or low in grimm was rare and in limited size/number. Because of this the kingdoms were forced to go with a more tall approach than a wide one. However, in recent years with the return of national armed forces in the kingdoms there has been pushes for expanding the housing space(1) but no official action has been taken yet.
The museum itself was the size of old prewar museums with marble and granite columns lining the exterior of the buildings. Statues of men and women where dotted across the area adding to the awe inspiring image.
"It must have cost millions to make" commented Ren.
"Come on guys, don't just stand here, let's get going" motioned Jaune as he entered the building.
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After a quick self check-in the two teams decided to split apart. The museum was split into two parts, the left side was the TA part and the right was the remnant part. Team RWBY opted to go the the TA part while JNPR would head to the remnant part.
WITH RWBY
"Oh man look at all of this, ~gasp~ is that a copy of the decleratioin of independence" cried Ruby, zooming across the area.
"Whoa slow down their sis, go any faster and your going to break something" advised Yang as she yanked the scruf of Ruby's shirt to stop her.
"~Ack~ Yaannngg look at all this history here. How can I not be so excited" replied Ruby.
"Geez, all that time with professor Oobleck really rubbed off on you" Yang commented.
"First, its doctor not professor Yang. Second, I have no idea what your talking about I'm just trying to appreciate the history here. Like Doctor Oobleck always said, if one does not understand the past than we are bound to make the same mistakes again" explained Ruby.
"Well just try to keep all the excitement under control alright sis" warned Yang as she released Ruby.
Ruby mumbled under her breath as she gave a confirming sound to her older sister. While that was happening between the two sisters just a few meters away from them Weiss and Blake could be seen observing a holographic recording of an NCR ranger discussing something with a group of townsmen.
"Blake, mind if I ask you a question"
"Sure, what is it Weiss?"
"You said that you were once in the NCR rangers once, correct" answered Weiss.
"For a time I did, why does it matter" responded Blake.
"Just curious, I was always a bit surprised that someone like you would leave such a decorated organization just to come to beacon of all places. That's of course not factoring in your own parentage too" explained Weiss.
"What can I say Weiss, being a ranger is a tough business ..." Blake's shoulders sagged a bit as her cat ear leaned downward "... I'm not going to lie, the job really takes a toll on you, both mind and soul. I was there for only for two years(2) yet it felt like a decade had passed, it really does grate at you. Besides, when I was younger I always had dreams of being a huntress and Beacon felt like the best choice for me" answered Blake.
"Hm, I guess I never saw it like that way. I do have a few members of my family that had gone into the military, thou they never did show any signs of fatigue from their job" attempted Weiss to relate with Blake.
The cat Faunus gave a nod of understanding to the heiress. "Relatable, I tried to make sure my parents don't fret over me when I'm at work."
Before Weiss could reply the sight of a certain dolt was caught on the edge of her vision, causing her to growl in annoyance. "Excuse me for a moment, I have to go deal with my partner for a second" said Weiss as she marched over to her partner.
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"Sooo, how are you doing Blakey" Yang asked as she placed her chin on top of Blake's head.
"~sigh~ Please get your head off of mine" requested Blake.
"Nope, besides I was getting kinda of bored and you so happened to be the nearest person to entertain the great Yang" said Yang.
"How joyous, shouldn't you be doing sisterly duties right now" Blake asked as she looked over to the side where Weiss was trying to pull Ruby away from a model laser rifle.
"Oof, Kitty's got claws I see ..." teased Yang "... i'll let Weiss deal with it for now, more funnier for me in the end. Besides, you been standing at this spot for quite a bit."
"I have?'
"It been almost half an hour since" answered Yang.
"Oh, I guess I was to caught up in old memories" apologized Blake.
"What were they about than?" asked Yang.
"Nothing you need to know about" quickly replied Blake. Shrugging Yang off her head.
"Whoa calm down their Blake, didn't mean to insult you or anything" replied Yang.
"Yeah Yeah I understand, just ... don't bring it up ok" requested Blake as she headed off further into the museum.
"Well that could have gone better, Blake must've had some really bad memories if she doesn't want to talk about it"worried Yang as she watched her partner walk away. The blonde brawler turned her attention back to the large panel Blake was staring at after Weiss had left.
The Battle of Floating Hills
Yang pressed the play button
The Battle of Floating Hills
The battle of Floating hills is considered to be one of the worst battle for the TA during the second great war(3). Many historians cite this moment to be the turning point of the war and the beginning of the TA's eventual retreat back inward.
Around 2315 the 9th NCR battalion, reinforced by the two heavy Platoons from the Brotherhood Texas chapter, was sent to floating hills located in Anima. Floating Hills is known to be near Lake Matsu, where large natural deposits of gravity dust have been known to form.
It is here that the 9th battalion was faced against the 5th Mistral legion supplemented by the 2nd company of the 3rd Mistral defense battalion.
Under the command of Jade Lionel the Mistral forces began to recapture abandoned military bases used during the Great War & Faunus Rights Revolution. The floating islands surrounding Lake Matsu where used as temporary refueling stations during aerial battles over the lake.
For the next three months the TA forces would be slowly withered down as Mistral forces held just not only a numerical advantage but a home field advantage as well. Eventually Mistral would be able to redeploy the 1st legion from the south western coast of Sanus back to the home front.
With an overwhelming numerical advantage general Jade ordered a massive assault on the TA forces. The assault was a success as the remaining TA forces were forced to retreat signifying a shift in the war.
"... Was Blake in that battle?" wondered Yang as she looked back at her partner. "No way, that means Blake must be a child soldier. Surely the TA wouldn't allow that ... right?"
Unfortunately for Yang her train of thought came to an abrupt halt as the light tapping of shoulder was finally felt. Her eyes turned to stare back at her younger sisters own pair. "Hm, what is it Ruby?"
"Um, well me and the rest of the team are heading off to next section and I thought I should inform you as well" explained Ruby.
"Oh we are? Well let's get going than sis" replied Yang.
"Um Yang" interrupted Ruby.
"Yeah Ruby, what is it?" asked Yang.
"You ok? You were standing there for a bit, than your face kinda of ... crinkled. I was just wondering if you were ok" answered Ruby.
"Oh that, don't worry about it sis, nothing more than a odd thought passing through" explained Yang as she gave Ruby her signature noogie, much to the young reaper's ire.
REMNANT SIDE
"So whose the guy with the toothpick anyway Pyrrha? He seems a bit noodley" asked Nora.
"Nora you shouldn't judge a person by their look ..." chided Pyrrha "... but to answer your question this is Sun Mai, an monk born before the great war in the early days Mistral's formation. If it weren't for him a lot of the modern day laws we have in Mistral today would be very different. He was the one that laid the ground works for the laws we have back home now" explained Pyrrha.
"Really? This guy did all of that during the early days of Mistral, surely he had some kind of help" questioned Jaune.
"Indeed he did Jaune. Before he became a monk his father and mother were nobles who where able to unlock his aura, a luxury reserved for the powerful/wealthy back at the time, and sent him to the monastery to learn how to control his aura. There he meet many people who would one day become his friends and assist him on the foundation of the current day Mistral."
"Hm, interesting" replied Jaune.
"Still Pyr, why would he even use a spear? Wouldn't he use a sword or something since his parents were rich" continued Nora.
"Well from the text we have at that time the monks there primarily used spears to keep Grimm away. Also it was more cheaper than using swords as well" answered Pyrrha.
"Eh I guess that isn't bad idea ... though I doubt they could handle Magnhild ... or Magnhild Mk 2" said Nora.
"Nora no" ordered Ren.
"Oh come on Ren, it wasn't my fault Magnhild Mk 2 needed some more calibrations" bite back Nora.
"Magnhild Mk 2?" spoke Pyrrha aloud.
"Pyrrha do-" warned Ren before he was shoved to side by Nora.
"Why my pride and joy Pyrrha, Magnhild Mk 2 was meant to be the successor of the original Magnhild" swooned Nora before a sour look took up her face. "That was before they took it away before I could finish it."
"Nora, that was a fat man that fired tiny tot mini nukes ... 10 at a time" said Ren.
"It wouldn't have hurt anyone ... much, it would been a quick flash and poof your gone" argued Nora. "But those big meanie elders didn't see it that way" pouted Nora.
"Nora, you blew a chunk of the citadel off ... while Author Maxson was in it. You were lucky that he wasn't in the exact place when the nukes went off" deadpanned Ren as memories of that day resurfaced.
"I guess it didn't turn out well" guessed Pyrrha.
"Nora is now forbidden to be 5 meters near any high explosives. For grenades she needs a chaperon at all times while being near them, especially if trying to tamper with them" explained Ren.
"They took Magnhild Mk 2 away from me, and the schematics for Magnhild Mk 3" muttered Nora.
"~sigh~ A small price to pay if it meant avoiding punishment" said Ren
"Oh ... I see" replied Pyrrha. "Um, we don't you guys go ahead I'll catch up with you in a moment."
"Sure Pyr, oh and Ren when we get back to beacon give me a list of what Nora can't do or be near now" said Jaune as he eyed his bomber teammate with dose of fear.
"Sure, I probably should've gave to that to you a while ago" agreed Ren.
As her teammates began to head further into the museum Pyrrha waited for a few moments as they finally disappeared from the edge of her vision. Once they were gone the champion went over to a nearby bench where a sigh escaped as she sat down.
"Come on Pyrrha, you gotta focus. You can't just stand around and say those basics words forever, you have to take a more direct approach" Pyrrha mentally berated herself.
Currently for the young champion her plan to further bond with her team was running into a slight problem. While she may have made a bit of head way with that discussions with Nora's weapon it still felt like she was still in square one.
"Alright, when I meet up with the rest of the team I need to take a more direct approach, not too direct thou I don't want to make them uncomfortable. ~sigh~ I wish there was a more easier way to make friends, curse my fame" made up Pyrrha as she got off the bench. Only for her to bump into someone.
"Oh I'm sorry there Miss" apologized a male voice.
"No no, It was my fault sir-" stopped Pyrrha as she looked at the man.
The man was clad in some kind of power armor, it was black in coloration but the design had a rather custom look to it. Next to the man was some kind of floating drone hovering near him.
The man gave a perplexed sound before his head titled onto his torso and the drone. A "Ahh" came out of his mouth soon after. "Sorry about the appearance their lass, I forget that you Kingdom type get a little freaked out when someone walks in power armor."
"So you must be from the TA than?" questioned Pyrrha.
"Oh? And what gave that away ma'am" replied the armored man with an amused tone.
"Sorry, I didn't want to assume or anything" apologized Pyrrha.
"Don't fret about it Miss ..."
"Pyrrha, Pyrrha Nikos"
"Nikos? As in the girl on the pumpkin Pete brand Cereal" asked the man.
"The same one, thou I recommend you shouldn't eat it, it's not very good for you" advised Pyrrha, the phantom taste from the brand came back to her tongue.
"Eh I'm not a cereal person to begin with" replied the man. "Thou call it intrusive but whats a Mistral person like you doing here in this museum, last time I check your people still hated ours?"
"Oh well I guess you can say I'm a bit of an outlier" said Pyrrha as an awkward chuckle escaped her mouth. "... I'm so sorry, I must be wasting your time mister."
A light chuckle came from the man. "Heh, don't worry about kid you ain't wasting anybodies time. It's actually refreshing to talk to the younger generations, you guys have it really lucky."
"We do?"
"Oh yeah, while you may have to deal with the Grimm your societies are rather well protected. Sure there is the occasional bandit problem but that's nothing when compared to the raiders back in america. Mutated monsters, horrors created with old world technology, raiders/slavers that make death look like a luxury, and God knows what else inhibiting the wastelands. You have really lucky kid" explained the man.
"... I guess I never saw that way ... I guess you don't like america" replied Pyrrha.
"Quite the contrary actually, sure we got a lot problems back at home but you don't see people leaving in droves to your kingdoms. America may be wasteland but it's our wasteland and we aren't giving up on it, and we are fixing it, slowly but surely we are fixing the mistakes of our ancestors."
Before the man could go on the floating drone next to him gave a long series of beeps and boops.
"Oh sorry I was running off with my mouth again" apologized the man. The robot made more noises. "Yes Yes, I know EDNA."
"No No, it's fine Mister ..."
"Storyteller, just storyteller" answered the now named storyteller.
"That's your name?"
"Heh no its not, but it's one that a lot of people have called during my journey so I kinda just stuck to it" explained the storyteller.
"I see ... well, I think I should head back to my team by now" said Pyrrha.
"Well I than shouldn't stop Miss Nikos, have fun kid" waved the Storyteller as Pyrrha began to walk further into the museum.
"EDNA ..." began the storyteller as he looked towards his lifelong companion "... I take back what I said earlier, I think I'm going to that trip to Mistral after all. Better have one more adventure before hitting the hay."
EDNA in return gave her own response.
"Oh alright, Vacuo and than Mistral, happy?"
The eyebot raised and lowered itself in quick succession.
Pyrrha could see her teammates a bit yonder as each step brought her closer back. But as she walked backed the word of that storyteller repeated itself.
"It may be a wasteland but its our wasteland, and we aren't going to give up on it."
"Maybe that's why I'm not making any progress with my team. They know about my nation but I don't know anything about theirs besides the basics. Yes, maybe that's what I've been missing all along" said Pyrrha to herself. She slammed her fist into her palm, as determination etched itself onto her face.
This time Pyrrha was going to make friends, friends that actually cared about her and not Pyrrha Nikos the champion.
Welp, this chapter is finally done and I hope you like it. Going back to college soon so it may take longer for chapters to come out (shocking).
But enough of my life.
After this the next chapter of Cloth & Scythe and than Venomous Rose. A daughters story is going to take a hiatus until I get the will to continue it(not abandoning it).
Yes I did bring in the storyteller from shoddy cast, will this be the last time we see him? Most likely not, at most he will be a background character with his own time to shine.
For the numbers you saw up there here is what they mean.
(1): While the kingdoms do technically own large swaths of territory the actual space that is not overrun with grimm or bandits is far more smaller and scarce. In fact prices for housing space has been know to reach into the millions. It is possible to send armed forces to create artificial space the cost has been known to be enormous and there is no guarantee that it will pay off.
(2): And before you say it yes this makes Blake 15 when she joins the rangers, there is a reason for that. The biggest is simple ... Aura. That stuff gives you temporary superhuman abilities, projects a literally force field around you, and can offer some unique superpower(semblance) how could you not want that stuff. That is of course not adding the natural superhuman abilities as well as night vision the Faunus have naturally, great for long term missions where backup may not be available.
Besides, Blake has already killed way before she joined the rangers.
(3): Second Great War, America Remnant War, World War IV (for the TA), TA Kingdom War, these are the various names for the conflict. Each of the nations have their own names but the general public use these names to explain the war.
Now it that over let's go back to our favorite duel Miss Ruby Rose and Doctor Oobleck. Let's see what there doing ... oh ... that's not good
"Doctor why did you do that? You never ended a video so abruptly" asked Ruby with concern in her voice.
"Terribly sorry Miss Rose, I admit that was incredibly unprofessional of but ... I just couldn't help it" replied Oobleck.
"Why? Is there something bothering you" questioned Ruby.
"I ... as a teacher I shouldn't ... but, there is Miss Rose. All I ask is that you do not tell anyone, please" answered Oobleck.
Ruby gave the doctor a nod of understanding.
"Thank you Miss Rose" thanked Oobleck as he took a deep breath. "As I said before with the synths and how they don't live in the kingdoms, remember that?"
"Yeah"
"I was lying, they do live in the kingdoms ... and they are hunted because of that" said Oobleck, his features taking a darker look.
"There ... hunted?"
"Indeed, and there is a reason for it as well Ruby. The synths ... they are walking pieces of advanced TA technology Ruby, letting them live was a hazard and so they were hunted. They were given two options, one was coming back to TA territory immediately and be scanned for any involvement with the kingdoms than wiped clean of their previous memories, if they were found guilty ... well even I don't want to know what happens to them."
"The other option was ... was ... death, they kill you and take your corpse back to the TA and that would be it."
"They ... were killed? For just ... living somewhere some else didn't want them to" said Ruby, eyes widen in horror at the sheer idea of the act.
"Indeed ... ~sigh~ which ties into the next part Ruby" said Oobleck with a sorrowful tone.
The young huntress could see the elder hunter start to shake, as if trying to steady himself for what to say next. Ruby didn't say a word as she placed a firm grip on his shoulder, eyes filled with understanding. Oobleck gave a silent "thank you" to his student before he finally replied.
"After the war had ended most of the us veterans had headed back to their families and old lives, hoping to put aside the horrors they faced during the war. For me that meant going back to archaeology, as well as teaching part time in beacon."
"During a excavation of some old human villages one of our men were injured during a unexpected grimm attack. We were forced to get a new assistant, lucky for us we found one rather quickly. Her name was Johanna Linen and was paired up with me."
"She was a crafty women I tell you, always finding some way to get around a problem where the rest of us couldn't. She was quick on her feet, a must outside of the kingdoms, had wits to best even me, and most importantly had a love for history."
"It would be no brainier that she and I grew close very quickly. In roughly a month she had become such a close friend and companion to me during our excavation. Eventually it came an end as grimm started to become to thick and we were forced to head back."
"She had lived in Mistral and I still lived in Vale at this time. Even with the vast distance between us we still kept regular calls with each other, discussing our latest theories and discoveries."
"But one day that changed, she had moved into Vale out of blue. I didn't even know until she was knocking in my door. I will admit that I was quite happy that such a close friend would be living near me."
"As the years passed with both grew closer with each till one day I asked her if she would be my girlfriend ... she than proceeded to punch me in the face before her lips slammed into mine. The days after that were some of the best years of my life, sure there were ups and downs in our relationship but they mended as time passed ... until one day."
"What happened?" asked Ruby.
"I was coming back home form my meeting with Ozpin about a full time position in beacon. When I entered back home I didn't see her at all, at first I thought she was working overtime, but as I entered the kitchen I saw a note. All it said was to meet her at the beach and nothing else."
"Confused I nevertheless complied, when I had reached the beach I saw Johanna sitting on sand, looking at the clear night sky. When I reached her I voiced her of my confusion, but I stopped when I saw her face."
"It was filled with ... fear, worry, sadness, understanding, and hope."
"The familiar sound of laser hummed to my ears as I opened my mouth. I only needed my peripheral vision to see the stealth armored person holding the pistol. One shot was needed to put me down and I didn't even bring my weapon, doubted it would have made a difference."
"Johanna gave my small smile. She told me that she was a synth and how she just living on borrowed time. At first I thought it was crazy but, soon I didn't. It would explain the reason why she left Mistral so unexpectedly and how there were moments that she was so scared ... as if somebody was hunting her."
"She had chosen death."
"I tired to reason with her, saying that we could make a deal with them or something else along those lines, desperation fueled those hopeless idea. But she a gave sad look instead, it didn't matter because in the end she was something that the TA didn't want to have walking around kingdoms freely. So she choose to die a free person than be a tool."
"She pulled out a EMP grenade out of pants. I tried to stop here, consequences be dammed, but a combination of an injection of knockout agents and a stun gun stopped me."
"Before she pulled the pin she told me one thing, "There's something for you in the your email", and than she pulled the pin. Darkness soon came over me as I saw her corpse fall to the ground."
"By the time I woke up I realized that I was in the hospital, Supposedly a couple had found me knocked out on the beach. But that didn't matter to me, for I was filled with rage and grief, the memories of yesterday coming back in full force. I wanted to lash out on them, the TA, but as the rage came and went I knew that what I wished would be impossible, I would be killed before I even could enact such a idea."
"When I was released from the hospital I headed towards my computer and in there was a email from none other than Johanna. It was a video of all things."
"She was the one who came up with the idea Miss Rose, if it wasn't for her none of this would've happened. She knew the acts that happened during the war, participated in few herself, she knew the horrors they brought and wanted nothing more than for them to never happen again. But she knew she could not do it herself, Johanna was living on borrowed time and instead wanted me to do it."
"At first I didn't want, I wanted to stew in my anger and wanted to make the TA pay for their crimes. But as time passed I re-watched videos, again and again, it wasn't till I knew what I had to do. Johanna knew of my loss, the friends loss during the war, the horrors we both committed in the name of our nations, and most important of all the choice of my career."
"I did not take the path a vengeful man Ruby, it would certainly not be hard to fall for it I loss many friends because of that too. No, I chose the path of an historian because I wanted to understand what went wrong in the past so we as a people would not fall for the same mistakes again, and that was what she loved about me."
"It took a bit of time but eventually I did do her last request and because of that, were now here Ruby" finished Oobleck as he took a deep breath.
For Ruby she was silent during and after Oobleck's explanation. Shock and horror stopped her mouth from opening. The idea of her friends, Nora & Ren particular, killing synths for simply existing outside of TA territory was simple unthinkable for the girl. Doctor Oobleck committing horrors of war was madness to the girl. But after minutes of deep thought she had her response.
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"I think she would be proud of what you've done Doctor" said Ruby.
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"Thank you Ruby ... I think she would be too"