Sorry for my bad english.
A.N: One of the OCs have the name changed for be more original. If you know the real name, so know why I wanted to be more original.
No one alive in this city with exception of the boy that he saw in this morning. He didn't expect that the battle would take the entirely town. They didn't have chance. Looking around in another house for whatever he is looking , the next place is a forge. The blacksmith was very good, Miles reconize that. These weapons are make with great talent.
Looking to the swords, he stop to stare to one in particular with a blue handle and a golden cross-guard. Looking around, he found a white sheath with two golden lines.
-I didn't expect look to this weapon on a second time. This explain why he wasn't using when he fought against me. Stop to think about it, the boy seemed like a little version of him. His last words was...
"Could you please take care of my son?"
-... well, damn. -Miles could refuse in the time he heard this, but he would denied the last wish of the knight? He sighed and walk back to the farm where he found the kid, but notice a dried tree. -So was from there that the miasma come from. Is better check the other trees around.
Beacon courtyard
Play chess with a blind man wasn't something that Oobleck ever thought to do. This was the only time of the day that Oobleck wasn't running around like his ass was on fire. He enjoyed every game with Fernando. Not that he don't like play with the others,it just with him was more calm.
-I assume that the talk with mr Ren wasn't pleasant.
-I think you can have a idea.
-He really thought in do that?
In the moment Fernando could feel some hatred coming from someone. After hear the rumors between Ceodore and Pyrrha, he knew very well who was.
-He told me that his father was infected, so this is a little personal to him.
-How about ms Valkyrie?
-He kill her parents.
-Oh. So is a surprise that she is more open minded with Ceodore.
-No exactly. -He move a piece. -He told me that he infected his father.
-What the shame. Lie Lee was great man. -Oobleck move another piece. -How he is now?
-He said that need time to think about what he wanted to do.
-Do you think that he really would do it? I mean, hurt Ceodore?
-Sadly yes.
-Well. Wherever this matter go, i have sure that you can solve.
-Do you think?
-Of course... and one more thing Fernando.
-What?
Hook get king.
-Check mate.
Oobleck leave Fernando to think about what to do with Ren. Lookin at him again, he couldn't help but smile when see Fernando scratching his head with a nervous expression.
This make eleven victorys and nine loses to him.
Vale streets
This shouldn't ended so wrong. After Blake and Sun infiltrated in the White Fang meeting, she didn't expect Roman Torchwick be there and reconize she in Sun so fast. She have to turn off the lights and run away from the scene, but Roman run after them with the Paladin that he was showing to the group. Fortunately after a call, her team come to her rescue, but demanding answers for what she was doing. She promised explain later, after take care of Roman and the Paladin.
After some minutes, the girls were getting the advantage over Roman, thanks to the team work, but the moment that Ruby and Weiss were acting, they almost were crushed by another Paladin.
-Another?! -Shout Weiss.
-About the time to you appear Fido! -Shout Roman to the another Paladin.
-Sorry, I was looking for the key.
-Forget the excuses, destroy these plagues while I get myself out of this.
Ruby look to the situation. Are two Paladins but one of them was damaged, her team still have half of their aura fo fight.
-Okay. let me see how this work. -Fido press the button that reveal a dust cannon. -Uhhh! This gonna be good.
He shot on the girls who jump of the way. Yang still with her semblance activated charge against Roman but was kicked by the other Paladin. When she hit the floor, he give another shot with the dust cannon against Yang, the hit come closer to hit her if Ruby didn't get her out of the way.
-Fido! How about help me here?
-Right on the way.
He run to where Roman was and breake the ice what was holding him. Blake heard how Roman call him and could't help but ask.
-How come you are helping him?! Can't you hear how he is calling you?!
-It's because Fido is his name!
The girls look to the Paladin where Fido is.
-Yes. Is my name and please... -He pointed the dust cannon again. -... don't ask!
He shot again and Roman shot more missiles. The girls have to split up to escape from the shots. Ruby with Yang and Weiss with Blake. Ruby and Yang were Roman, this is good, Yang could not take more hits after use her semblance, her body could not handle too much damage with her aura in the half. Ruby point her gun to him and start to shot, Yang joined her. The shots wasn't doing to much damage, Roman run after the girls raising the only hand the robot have to smash the ladies. But like before, Yang hold the metal hand with both arms. Ruby use her semblance to slash the robot from head to toe.
Blake was doing the same thing with the other Paladin, using her semblance to mover around the robot, help too the fact that Fido seems to not know very well how pilot the Paladin. Weiss create a glyph of ice and trap his leg on the floor. Ignoring Blake, he punch the ice smashing in little pieces. He aimed the cannon against Weiss and shot. She was able to jump of the way but see what the shot actually melt the asphalt. They need to avoid these shots at all cost.
Yang was having a strength contest with the robot while Ruby keep slashing the metal armor with her scythe, unfortunately Roman notice that Yang was getting out of energy, instead of win the contest he tossed her away and shot more missiles from the back. Ruby run after her sister with her scythe in hand to cut all projectiles. She was capable to destroy good part of them, but let a feel them escape. Yang jump and shot with her weapon to fly away from the explosion of the missiles. That none of the girls was counting is Roman to jump and smash Yang on the floor. He turn around to face Ruby and was caught by surprise by something throwing him to the air. Yang left the crater on the floor with her hair again shining, but a line of blood on her face.
Dodge the dust cannon wasn't an easy task, even with Weiss and Blake speed. The shots sometimes was going straight or Fido turn around the Paladin while firing the cannon. Weiss have to create glyphs to suspend her in the air while Blake keep with the attacks against the war machine, then the impossible happened. Fido was able to hold Blake on the floor while she was using her semblance, she try to get away of the robot arm, but was too strong, he reveal another dust cannon on the robot wrist, pointing directly at Blake. The cannon charge but when was about to shot, was frozen by Weiss's semblance. He give the shot and the ice explode, getting the arm off from Blake. Trying another strategy, he decide to shot with the missiles. Weiss make again the glyph what increase the speed and use in Blake again. The result was the same when with Roman, but have a difference, Fido's gone. Dissapeared. The girls wondered how come a robot with that size could just dissapear like that and then, come a realization in Blake mind. If the Paladin wasn't on the floor, can only be on the sky. She push Weiss of the way, saving her to be smashed by the Paladin.
-I think I get the way of this.
He learn how to pilot the Paladin. There's gone one of the advantage.
Torchwick grined ear to ear when see that he finally did some damage on the stuborn blond, he was turning the table. With the only arm of his Paladin, he point the cannon against Yang, but when he was about to shot, the cannon on the robot arm was cut out by Ruby's scythe. If Roman grit more his teeth, he will need a dentist. Yang decide to use the rest of her aura in the next blow. She run after the robot, her fist ready to send that piece of walking junk to the junk yard. Roman didn't see her coming and notice too late when she hit his Paladin. The entirely robot was transformed in a pile of juk. Yang used the rest of her aura in that attack, so she fall on her knees exausted. Roman again forgot about Ruby and walk calmly to the blond.
Ruby was about to help her but notice that Blake and Weiss were having dificult with the other Paladin. Blake was under the robot feet and he was smacking her on the floor. Ruby could see from where she was the aura leaving Blake's body. Weiss jump to help her but was send to the wall by the robot arm and falling unconscious. Fido point the dust cannon of the arm on Blake. Ruby turn around and already see Roman pointing his cane to her sister.
Her sister and teammate were in danger and she didn't know what to do. If she help Blake, Yang will die. If she help Yang, Blake will die.
Acting by instinct, she run after her sister with watery eyes, shouting on her mind all the apologise she can for leave Blake to be killed and by one of her kind. She jumped and start to spin in the air, before Roman could pull the trigger, Ruby kicked his face with both her feets, saving her sister, then she heard the shot of a cannon.
-Blake...
She was afraid of look, but found force to turn around to see what happen. Blake was on the floor, completely fine! Except that she was without aura, she is fine. How? She hear the cannon firing and Weiss was coming back to the consciouness, then she notice.
In front of Blake was a boy with the same age of her team. He have black hair but only in the right side was grow, the other side have just scalps. He was wearing a green shirt over a white long sleeve shirt, black pants and a pair of sandals and a light brown cape and two feathers on the back of his head. But what caught her attention was the bandages covering the left side of his face. His left arm also was covered by a cast, in his belt, two silver pistols. Ruby and her team knew who is this guy.
-I'm dead? -Blake asked with her eyes still closed.
-No. Not yet at least.
Blake heard the familiar voice speak. She open her eyes and get surprised.
-Ryan Forest? -She asked in low voice.
-Hey. -He greeted her back, then another dust shot hit his back. To everyone surprise, didn't have any effect. -Ouch.
Correction, have some effect.
-How the hell you are still conscious?!
Fido shouted. Then some red shurikens hit the the Paladin and explode after the contact.
-Oh come on! -Roman screamed to the sky.
Ruby look to the direction that the shurikens come from. Standing in a light pole was a boy with brunette spiky hair and a scar on his nose. He was wearing a blue shirt over a white shirt, a belt, black jeans pants and a pair of white sneakers, a glove on his right hand and a black long scarf.
-Koro. -Ruby mumbled.
-What they are doing here? -Asked Yang.
Korojump to where Blake was and carried her to Yang side.
-Is better you two sit there.
-What?! -Yang shout. -No way! this is our fight!
-Sis please. He is right, you took too much damage and are to much tired to continue.
Yang groaned but agreed. Blake wanted to keep fighting too, but she took a brutal damage from the Paladin when she run out of aura. It is a miracle that she still conscious. Everyone was get out of their thoughts when heard Ryan screaming and flying to where Weiss was.
-So pipsqueak, how are you feeling?
-I still can fight if is what are you asking.
Ruby knew Koro and Ryan from the academy. Truth to be told, they couldn't arrived in better time. But she can trusty them in a battle? She didn't have much choice. Remembering about Koro's skills in combat classes, she whispered something on his ear, she have to repeat because Weiss called Ryan dunce too highly. Koro nodded and Ruby charged against the Paladin. Fido shot again the dust cannon, she jump to the side and get ready her scythe, Koro make motions with his fingers and then shot a blue aura on Crecent Rose. The blade become bigger and blue colored, the blade was covered by ice. She swing her scythe on one of Paladin's arms and surprisingly cut out the part of the robot.
Fido use the other cannon on the robot shoulder, Ruby didn't see coming so she didn't have time to dodge. When Fido got a triumphant smile on his face, he got shocked when see the mummy guy in front of Ruby, protecting her from the shot. He was about to give another shot with the cannon, but Ryan pull his own pistol and...
Click... Click... Click click click.
-For the love of god Ryan! Again!
Koro shouted from where he was. Ryan was putting more bullets on his pistol when Fido give another shot. Again, have almost no effect. Ryan point his pistol to the cannon.
*Bang*
*BOOM*
The cannon blow up with that single shot of the pistol. Ruby with spark eyes make a mental note to ask Ryan about how he make his pistols. Fido jumped away to shot the missiles. Ryan see the missiles coming and start to charge electricity.
-Weiss! -Ruby called. -Freeze me!
She didn't question her order and make a glyph to fronzen Ruby. The robot shot the missiles and Ryan exploded in electricity, destroyng all the missiles. He turn to look to Ruby and see her freezed. He raise his arm and broke the ice like was glass. If weapons don't work, a directly attack have to be enough, Fido thought. He charged against them, Ruby get ready to get out of the way but Ryan didn't move from the place. The Paladin raised the arm and Ryan did the same but with his palm open. The punch come and Ryan hold like was nothing. Ruby was with mouth open with surprise. Her sister only was able to do this after activate her semblance. Ryan did this with one arm! She also notice that one shard of ice on his hand was melting too fast. She then remember of her enemy ahead.
-Weiss. His leg.
She nodded and use again her ice to trap one of the Paladin's leg. Ryan with the ice dust absorved, he freeze the ther leg. Fido raise the arm of the Paladin to break the ice, but Ryan didn't let go of his arm. Koro pull out his katana and push a button on the handhold.
-Ryan, Close your eye!
Ryan did it, still holding the Paladin arm. Kakaroto swing his katana and release a fire arc flying against the robot. Cutting and melting the arm of the Paladin. Koro look to Weiss rapier.
-Hey. -He called her. -This is white dust? -She didn't understand where he was going with that, but nodded. -Use against Ryan.
Her eye widened. She was about to protest, but remembered that the dust cannon don't make any damage on him. She hesitated at first, but then, shot a white beam from her rapier that hit Ryan. For a second seemed like nothing happened, but then his body start to glow and the electricity of his body also become white. He look to the Paladin in front of him, raise his arm, close his fit and punched the robot, destroyng him completely. Fido fly and scream until hit the floor.
-Well, it was fun. -He said.
Ruby point her scythe to him. He raised his arms in defeat, but in his hand was a grenade. He pull the pin exploding immediatly. It was just a smoke grenade, Ruby shot to every direction trying hit F...
-Ouch!
She hit Ryan.
-I'm sorry!
She screamed, but then remembered about a important detail. She look around trying find Roman... who run away during the fight against the second Paladin.
Past
House in Atlas
A father's day gift. Miles look to the little present on his hand. He opened revealing a handmade dagger. He inspected the weapon, Ceodore made a good job. This also mean that Ceodore see him like a father figure. This actually sounds sad to him.
-What do you think?
-You make a good job Ceodore. Now go train.
Ceodore nodded, knowing the way his master act. He grab the short sword and leave the house. Miles keep looking to the dagger on his hand.
-This is so sad. -He said. -I wonder how he will react if discover that i kill his real father.
End of the chapter. No Ceodore in this chapter, at least not the teenage. The boy need a break of being the apprentice of the Dark Knight. Fido is gonna appear more such as Kakarto and Ryan. Like Fido's name suggests, he is more a comedy character. Next time let see how Pyrrha is going after recover from what Ceodore did to her and Ruby need some advicce. Until next time.