It was the day after the incident known as the "Rift Appearance Bravo." RAB was the spawning of the Rift by Genocide Forenzic the First.

Gary laid on his bed, and began thinking. He and Ruby hadn't shared a single word, besides nothing but tears. This made him think about... The Meeting.Gary didn't want to remember it, so it stuck inside of his head. Every detail.

"So what you are telling me is that we are to replace you?"

Ozpin nodded. Derek stood up, saying, "Alright then, better get it over with, I suppose." Ruby, Coronox, Derek, and Gary all sat down and began to discuss. Gary looked at the picture of the previous Four Horsemen, and froze upon sight of the white cloak seen in the picture.

12 years ago, Daggerhorn Village

Gary's father took him along on a business trip. It was going to be at a remote village in the Tundra known as Daggerhorn. "Dad, I'm bored." His father only sighed. "Gary, I'm bored too. That doesn't mean I don't have to go. One day you can appreciate business trips like I do." He was driving in an Armored Humvee, towards the village, when he saw armed forces enter. "Oh no." Gary perked his head to the windshield. "What is it, dad?" He was pushed down immediately, his father signalling him to stay down.

Why here? Why now? Calvin thought. He opened the trunk to his Humvee and pulled out a double bladed Halberd on both sides. The weapon was gleaming with a faint green, showing that Faith Dust was fully loaded in the weapon. Showtime. Calvin then went down to the village to find Summer being attacked by Grimm. "Summer!" He yelled, slashing a Beowulf in half next to her. "Hey. How have you been doing?"

The two were starting a calm conversation, cutting down Grimm left and right, above and below, as Mole Grimm were attacking them. "Oh,
you know, making new weapons, new Dust. It's more of a hobby that I get paid for!" Summer blasted a Nevermore with a single blow,
causing it to crash into the ground a few feet away, and the duo didn't flinch. "Nice. I've been holing up in Daggerhorn for a while, even got myself a kid! Her name is Ruby!" Calvin signalled for Summer to duck, as he whirled around in a 1080 spin, slashing effortlessly through Ursa Minors trying to bomb rush them.
"Ruby Rose? That's a cool name. I got a kid too! His name is Gary! He should be able to see us from here..."

Gary looked at the windshield, seeing the cloaked figure shoot down a Nevermore. "Wow...So cool!"
Suddenly, an Ursa Major attacked the Humvee, tipping it over and breaking Gary's arm.

Calvin saw this from a distance. "Oh god. Summer! Hold down here! I need to get Gary out of here!" Summer nodded. "Go, Calvin. I can handle this." Calvin was running back up to the hill where the Humvee was, and stopped. He looked to his right, and saw a red robed figure running away from the scene. "Ruby Rose?" He looked farther away and noticed a dark figure. Wielding the Twin Horns. Calvin only had to look once at the eyes to know who it was. The eyes were glowing, yellow. "Oblivion."

Calvin began to dash, but looked behind him. The Humvee wasn't going to hold much longer, but neither was Oblivion. Calvin had decided. Gary was more important than anything else. He began to attack the Ursa Major, chopping at it's knee, incapacitating it. It managed to get a good slash at his hip, causing him to wince. He jumped over the next slash and brought the Halberd into the bear's head. Death was immediate. He looked inside of the Humvee to find Gary, bleeding badly.
"No, no, no no no no no no no..." Gary was out cold. Calvin was tending to his wounds, stiching together his arm, and covering it with gauze.

After enough antiseptic was put on, he realized things were too quiet in the village. No gunshots. He ran back down to find Summer with a large gaping slash in her back. "NO!" He yelled. He ran towards her, and checked for a pulse. Nothing.

Gary was busy remembering everything happening as the other 3 were talking about nicknames for Ruby. "Maybe Red Star?" Coronox declined.
"Too stupid. Sounds like some superhero with a cape." Ruby cleared her throat loudly, pointing at her cape. "Capes are cool. Don't diss the cape." Coronox rolled his eyes. "Whatever."
Coronox looked behind him to see a planter with a single plant in it; a Blood Rose.
"Hey, how about the Blood Rose?" Everyone stared at each other for a moment, and Gary was the first to notice why he picked that name.
"You want to name her after a plant that literally is a physical form of death? I mean, look at her."
Ruby was picking her nose as he was saying this. "I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. What are we talking about?" Derek opened his mouth, but Coronox talked. "How would you like to be called the Blood Rose?" Ruby thought about it. "Yeah...Yeah! That sounds cool!" Derek gave a sigh of relief as everything was figured out. Gary began to walk towards the door, saying one final comment.
"Great. Now what are we going to be called by the public? The Power Rangers? The Gatchaman?" He was suddenly cut off from anymore sarcastic comments by Coronox, who slammed his head into the wall.
"Listen, boy. I've had enough of your ungrateful bullshit. You are having the highest honor possible, and you treat it like it's just another burden to you. Now, you listen her-"
Gary suddenly slammed Coronox off of him, knocking him to the ground and pointing Legion at him.
"No, YOU listen here. I'm sick and tired of constantly being labelled all of the time. Archangel, Abomination, Freak, Horseman, Devil, Psychopath, I'M SICK OF IT! I KNOW LIFE ISN'T FAIR, BUT THIS IS JUST PLAIN FUCKING BRUTAL! Why do I, of all people, need to be a superhero, when I'M the one who needs saving?
I'm drowning in my own darkness, and everyone expects me to come out unscathed. Guess what? I won't. Because I can't escape it."
Coronox attempted to slash at him, but Gary blocked it, even at Coronox's max speed, surprising him. "Why are you here, then? What did you plan to accomplish?" They both lowered their weapons. "I planned to get a house, become a Hunter, kill Cinder, and live out my life. As a person, not treated like a constant fucking threat to everyone."
Coronox backed away a bit, the truth already being shown in his eyes. "About Cinder..."
Gary raised Legion again. "You didn't."
Coronox nodded.
Gary transformed Legion into a 50 barreled Gatling Gun (This one, to be exact 190000/190557/881343632_ ),
with an instant spin up time. Ozpin then entered the room. "That's enough, Archangel. You may leave of you want to, but you are apart of this. Whether you wanted it or not." Gary stopped spinning up and simply walked out of the room.

Derek cleared his throat. "Charming guy."

Present Day

Veronica had applied as a student, and instantly became a star at the school. Her looks combined with her skill and personality caused some people to ask for her hand. However, that was when her true nature called out to her,
and every single person who asked got their face smashed into the cement. Even then, people still asked her to join clubs and to kiss them. She ran into team GRAY's dorm, as she had to stay there,
crushing some hands with the door. "Hey Gary. How was your day?"
She asked, exhausted and laying down next to him. "I feel...Bad. I probably shouldn't have dumped her that fast, you know?"
Veronica frowned. "Hey, she'll find someone, you know." She planted a kiss on his cheek. "After all, you found me."
Gary shook his head. "I don't think so. To her, I'm just another person who toyed around with her heart, like she thinks of everyone else. And Yochi was right. I did dump her hard."

The day before

"So, there's something I wanted to talk about..." Ruby's eyes lit up. "Go on." "Would you like to..."
"Yes!" "Break up?" They both said simultaneously.
"Wait...What?" Gary made a sucking noise in his mouth.
"Yeah. I'm...Kinda in love with someone else."
She slapped him and ran off. Yang then punched him in the face, lighting his hair on fire. "You should be ashamed." Good thing my hair is black, Gary thought. Yochi came up to him, and punched him back down on the ground. "Hey, what was that for?!" Yochi crossed his arms. "DUDE. You do NOT dump a girl after she kisses you OR tell her the reason. You just fucked up twice, on the most fragile girl ever. Yang was right. You should be ashamed."

Present Day

Unknown to Veronica and Gary, Ruby had made her own peephole into the room. "Yeah right. You dumped me you heartless ass. Just another one finding love, that isn't me..."
She began to cut herself, making small incisions everywhere on her arms and legs. Weiss came in just then. "Ruby? What're you..." Ruby immediately put Crescent Rose away. "Oh...Hey Weiss." She just then noticed all of the blood on her bed and floor. "Look, I know you're still depressed, but hurting yourself isn't going to help. You need to learn to deal with it." Ruby stopped paying attention to whatever Weiss was saying after "Hurting yourself isn't going to help." She's right, hurting myself isn't going to help. So maybe...

The next day, Velvet Scarlatina was happy. Until the blunt end of a scythe smacked her, knocking her out and breaking her jaw.

Author's Notes: ALRIGHT. I BROKE MY PROMISE. BUT IDEAS WERE BUILDING UP, ALL RIGHT?! Typing up more chapters relieves stress of keeping everything in my brain. I don't want my brain too wrinkly just yet!
Yes, I did include Derek Flame from the Child of Grimm series, sorry Codyknight22. Blame TehUnoman for involving him. I may or may not continue this, because if I do type out more chapters, they will be about things I meant to have for Volume 2.