Greetings, everyone! WaterDragonMaverick back with the next part of "Go Go RWBY Rangers" and the second part of the 'Schnee an Weinachten' story arc. For those of you who don't know German (like myself), that means 'snow on Christmas' and was going to be the title of the previous chapter. Unfortunately, I couldn't fit the full title in with 'Part 1'. So, now you know.
As for this chapter, we'll be continuing right from the surprise visit by Weiss' grandfather and the Schnee Corporation's founder, Nicholas Schnee. He suddenly showed up after Weiss sang a song at the concert hosted by her family's company that pretty much called out her father for being himself.
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RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth and was created by Monty Oum
Power Rangers was created by Haim Saban
The Power Rangers, Fragment Hunter, Jacques Schnee, and Whitley Schnee were all surprised by the arrival of Nicholas Schnee, the founder of the Schnee D.U.S.T Company and Weiss' grandfather. "Hello, Weiss. It's good to see you again," Nicholas said before turning to the Power Rangers. "Are these those Power Rangers that have been protecting Emerald Vale for the last few months? It's a pleasure to meet you all. Ho-ho-ho!"
"Sir, what are you doing here," Jacques questioned as he looked at the elderly man in front of him.
"Oh, that's easy. I'm firing you," Nicholas Schnee told Jacques. The sudden news had Jacques sputtering before Nicholas continued. "Considering everything you've done that was covered by the news, I'm taking back my position as president of my company. You've been making horrible choices that have damaged the reputation of my good name. As such, I'm returning to set everything right until I give the company to Weiss when she's ready."
"That would be quite difficult to accomplish, Grandfather," Whitley said as he approached the elderly man. "Father named me the heir to the company when Weiss left for Beacon Academy."
"Well, Jacques doesn't have say in shit," Nicholas exclaimed as he hit Jacques Schnee in the leg with his cane. "And neither do you," he said as he pointed his cane at Whitley. "I'm still alive, so I have the final decision in everything. And if you're all wondering if I can do this, I've been talking with the company about getting my position back and they all agreed to it."
"You just can't do that," Jacques stated.
"I think just he did, Frosty," Qrow said as he took a sip of his Irish coffee.
As the younger Schnee men processed everything, Weiss hugged her grandfather and smiled. "I'm so happy to see you, Grandfather," she told him. "How's Nana Schnee?"
"Ho-ho-ho! She's doing fine," Nicholas said. "Now, when can I meet these friends of yours that Klein has told me so much about," he asked. Hearing themselves be mentioned, the Power Rangers all decided to leave and teleported away with their Morphing Scrolls.
The next morning, Weiss was talking to her grandfather about a number of different things while Klein served drinks for them and a visiting Taiyang made waffles for everyone. Just as Klein finished pouring a cup of coffee for Weiss, the rest of Team RWBY joined them alongside Team JNPR. "A good morning, everyone," Weiss said with a cheerful tone as her friends all accepted drinks from Klein.
"You sound chipper today, Weiss," Pyrrha remarked as she sat down and Klein offered her a cup of tea. "Thank you, Klein."
"Why wouldn't I be? My grandfather is here," Weiss told everyone.
"Ho-ho-ho! And I'm glad to be here as well," Nicholas Schnee added with a hearty laugh.
As Taiyang gave plates of waffles to everyone, Ruby and Nora whispered to each other about Nicholas. "I think Weiss' grandpa is Santa Claus," Nora whispered.
"No, he's not," Weiss said as she overheard Nora. "He's just a man who was born in Germany after the end of World War 2."
"Really? Because how he looks and sounds, he makes me think of Santa," Ruby remarked.
"Ho-ho-ho! You'd be surprised how often people tell me that," Nicholas laughed as Zwei approached the elderly man and started chewing on his cane. "Watch out, little guy. This cane is important to me, so I'd appreciate it if you stopped chewing on it." Zwei looked up at the man and understood as he stopped chewing before moving over to Taiyang to beg for a treat. "Cute little corgi," Nicholas said as he watched Taiyang toss a small piece of waffle to Zwei, who jumped up and caught it before plopping onto his back and wiggling adorably.
As breakfast continued, Nicholas told everyone about how he founded the Schnee D.U.S.T Company after years of work, studying, and experiences. "Wow. You're like Scrooge McDuck, only as Santa Claus," Yang said to Nicholas.
"He's not Santa," Weiss stated in annoyance.
"Well, I suppose I should be going now," Nicholas said. "I've got a busy day ahead of me if I want to keep up my plans for Christmas. You're all welcome to join me if you want. I could use some little helpers."
As the Power Rangers and Nicholas Schnee left with Klein to go into town, Cinder's Faction continued to spy on the group for the right time to strike. "Hold on, Ice Queen's granddad is Santa Claus," Torchwick questioned. "Is that even possible?"
"He's not Santa," Emerald said as she rolled her eyes.
"Could've fooled me," Mercury remarked.
"A platypus in a fedora could fool you, Merc," Emerald told him with a grin on her face. Mercury only glared at Emerald as she, Neo, and Torchwick chuckled to themselves.
Cinder searched through the current masks at her disposal and found one that she believed to be perfect for the time. "Have any of you ever heard of the Krampus," Cinder asked as she picked up a goat-like mask with demonic teeth in its design. "Legends say that it's the opposite of Santa Claus and has a habit of punishing children who misbehave. Methods vary depending on culture or media, but he's a being to be feared," she explained with a smirk. Placing the mask on the ground, Cinder began to perform her ritual to bring the mask to life.
When the smoke and sludge solidified, a new being stood before the group of villains. He stood at 7 feet tall, had black fur covering his entire body, and his eyes were a burning red color. The monster had clawed hands, demonic fangs in its mouth, goat-like horns on its head, cloven hooves for feet, and a tail that seemed to have a third clawed hand at the end. Laughing evilly, the monster looked around and saw Cinder looking up at him. "Greetings, Krampus. I have a special group I'd like you to hunt down," Cinder told the goat-like demon.
"Thank you for helping me, everyone. At my age, I would've thrown out my back carrying everything," Nicholas told the Rangers and Taiyang as the elderly gentleman carrying a bag from a craft store that contained several brushes and paints. The Rangers and Nicholas had gone to the mall in order to pick up what the latter needed.
"It's not a problem, sir," Taiyang said as he carried numerous boxes and bags from the same craft shop and a few toy stores. "Besides, I needed to get presents for my daughters. And you two better not peek at them or I'm going to be very disappointed," he told Ruby and Yang. The two only laughed nervously at the memory of Yang accidentally spilling the beans about her and Ruby sneaking around their house to find out what their presents were.
As the group reached the parking lot and placed all the bags in the limo, screams could be heard coming from the mall as people ran outside. Prioritizing the safety of Nicholas and knowing what Weiss was capable of, Klein urged the man into the limo and started the vehicle while the Rangers stayed behind to help everyone else and get ready to fight. Making sure that everyone got out of the parking lot safely, the Power Rangers saw that Gremlins started to attack and they fought off the monsters.
Most of the fighters went into Ranger Form in order to access their weapons, but the rest who could fight barehanded chose to not transform and fought alongside Taiyang. "Hey, Weiss," Ruby called out as she shot at a few Gremlins that chose to flee onto the roof of the mall. "What was with that whole knight thing at the concert?"
"I don't know," the White Ranger replied as she thrust her sword into a Gremlin and destroyed it. "I think it must have been my ice glyphs being supercharged by my Soul Zord Aura."
"That makes sense," Blake commented as she dodged some attacks with her Shadow Clones and countered by slashing the Gremlins in half. "This Gremlin attack doesn't, though." After clearing out the Gremlins, the Rangers were all confused as to why they would attack the mall.
"I don't understand the reason behind this attack, Ren said as he and Yang stood next to Taiyang, unmorphed.
"I think I might know what's going on," Taiyang said as he started looking around the area for something. Seeing a silhouette suddenly appear on the roof, Taiyang's suspicions were proven correct when the new being threw a clawed hand forward. "Get down," Tai shouted as he tackled Yang out of the way while Ren jumped to safety. The clawed creature on the roof of the mall created blades of ice that slashed off the bumper of a nearby car as the Rangers dodged.
The monster soon appeared on the ground and revealed itself to the Rangers. "I am Krampus. I heard that you've been a naughty group of children," the monster said in a sinister and raspy voice. "So, you must be punished," he declared as black rocks formed around his body and launched forward at the Power Rangers. As they dodged the attacks, Pyrrha and Blake noticed that Krampus fired chunks of coal at them as a projectile.
Using their Morphing Scrolls, Yang and Ren joined the fight while Taiyang ran for safety as he was more vulnerable than the Power Rangers. "Take this," Yang shouted as she threw a punch at Krampus alongside Ren. The demonic goat creature only used his tail to counter and slash at the two Rangers before using more ice to strike at the teenagers. Everyone was knocked away by the monster before he followed his attack with more coal projectiles. The rocks slammed into each Power Ranger and a few of them unmorphed from the damage dealt. The only ones still in Ranger Form were Weiss, Yang, Jaune, and Pyrrha. "I'm starting to hate this guy," Yang commented as she got into a boxing stance.
Krampus responded to the standing Rangers by grabbing his horns and pulling them off of his head. As he did this, the horns on his head regrew while the ones in his hands became serrated swords. With the new blades, Krampus started to slash away at the remaining Power Rangers. Jaune and Pyrrha tried to block the attacks, but Krampus used ice to pin them in place before knocking them aside. When Yang tried to strike at the demon from behind, she was captured by the monster's clawed tail before she was nailed with several coal shots at point blank. When Yang was knocked away, Weiss used her Snow Saber and glyphs to try and harm Krampus from any and every possible angle. While she managed to get a few hits in, Krampus only shook off the ones he didn't block in time. With a final strike above the monster's eyes, Weiss managed to make her opponent bleed. "Yes," Weiss exclaimed as she jumped back and prepared for the demon's retaliation.
Krampus looked at the blood that fell onto the ground and splattered at his feet before turning to Weiss. "You're coming with me, child," he shouted as he grabbed Weiss with his tail and slammed her onto the ground before smashing her with his weapons. Knocked unconscious from the attack and powering down, Weiss was helpless as Krampus carried her with his tail before releasing a smokescreen that smelled like burning coal.
"Weiss," Ruby shouted as she, Blake, Yang, and Jaune all rushed to where the White Ranger once was. The only thing they saw when the smoke cleared was Weiss' Morphing Scroll, which Ruby picked up.
"Dammit! He got away," Yang and Jaune exclaimed as their friend was taken by a demonic goat monster.
"We need to tell Professor Ozpin," Ren advised the other Rangers.
"My concern is with Klein and Nicholas," Pyrrha voiced as everyone pulled out their Morphing Scrolls and teleported to Clock Tower.
After relaying what happened to Ozpin and the others, the Power Rangers all started looking for Weiss. While Penny stayed at the lab to keep an eye on the monitors, Qrow took to the skies in his bird form while the other Rangers used their bikes to search for their friend on the ground. While they did this, Weiss regained consciousness and saw she was chained up with Gremlins keeping guard over her in what looked like a toy store in the mall she was previously in. "What's going on," Weiss said to herself as she took in her surroundings.
Trying to free herself, the White Ranger attempted to use her ice glyphs on her restraints before Krampus approached her and she stopped when he didn't notice her powers. "Don't bother trying to get loose. Your friends will arrive soon and I'll deal with all of you at once," the monster stated. "Just behave, naughty child," it told Weiss before walking away and dropping a Black Bead to summon extra Gremlins.
"Great," Weiss muttered to herself as the Gremlins started keeping an eye on her. "I can't take these Gremlins on by myself. I can't even feel my Morphing Scroll in my pocket." As the monsters patrolled the store, Weiss sighed before she remembered what happened the previous day. Thinking that it could work, Weiss used her glyphs and a miniature knight made of ice formed in her hands. The monster that once bested her in regular combat was now the size of a collectible figurine and bowed to her like she was the princess of a castle. Weiss smiled at the knight and held out her chained wrists for her summon to free her.
When the chains were cut off by the knight's sword, Weiss concentrated and made the knight grow to be the same height as a regular human. With the summon's size noticeable, the Gremlins tried to attack it before they immediately fell to the knight. With the store clear, Weiss thought that she was good to go before she realized that Krampus was still stalking around the mall. "Maybe if I make a scout," Weiss said to herself and she concentrated her power and made a second 'Summon Glyph'. When the glyph finished spinning and forming ice next to Weiss, she saw that it was a small hornet-like creature that resembled Queen Lancer. "Keep an eye out for anything," she instructed the ice bug. The new summon buzzed as if it understood her and flew off to scout out the mall.
Sneaking around the mall, Weiss and her summons saw that it had a small number of Gremlin guards. "This seems like one of those stealth games Jaune plays at times," Weiss whispered to her knight. "I know you can't actually answer me, but it sort of helps to have somebody to talk to," she added. The knight pointed up to the hornet to show it was flying in a circle above them and was going to lead Weiss toward the nearest exit. Following her summons and having them take out any Gremlins that came her way, Weiss was nearly free until she heard some people talking.
"Are you sure that we should be here, Master Schnee," a voice said and Weiss immediately recognized it as Klein. Looking down at the lower floor, Weiss saw that Klein and Nicholas were back in the mall.
"I'm not going to let some monster keep my granddaughter hostage," Nicholas declared as he slammed the end on his cane on the floor. "I saw that Weiss wasn't with her friends and that dance studio they said she worked at is closed for the holidays now. Something's wrong and this is the last place we've seen her."
"Very well," Klein said before pulling out his own phone. "Just allow me to call for assistance because I believe we'll need it."
"Go ahead," Nicholas replied before he noticed something above them. The hornet summon of Weiss' flew over the two men before it shot its stinger at a Gremlin on the third-floor balcony. "Somebody else is here," Nicholas remarked as he watched the Gremlin turn into glass shards and smoke. "I think they're trying to help Weiss."
"Could it be the Power Rangers," Klein suggested as he finished texting Ruby and the others.
"Most likely," Nicholas agreed. "I didn't see that White Ranger that the news showed, so she must be going around looking for my little Weiss."
"Then, I believe she'll be in good hands," Klein said before the two men heard footsteps running toward them. Turning around, they saw Weiss heading for them with a smile on her face.
"Grandfather! Klein," Weiss exclaimed before coal projectiles were fired between them and created a small smokescreen. When the smoke cleared, Weiss was cornered by Krampus and was held up by her neck with his clawed tail. As she was lifted into the air, her summons began to vanish as she tried to concentrate on trying to free herself.
Weiss began to choke as the monster glared angrily at her and bared his teeth. "Naughty girl! Looks like you'll be getting a different punishment," Krampus growled. Soon, the Power Rangers all showed up in the mall and saw Weiss in danger. "None of you Rangers are going to take another step. Otherwise, you'll be trimming your tree with the girl's hair after I snap her neck," Krampus threatened as the remaining Gremlins arrived.
The Power Rangers weren't sure what to do as Gremlins grabbed at them and pinned each to the ground. With his targets helpless, Krampus laughed manically at his nearing victory until he heard footsteps and a cane tapping against the floor. "Put. My granddaughter. Down," Nicholas said menacingly.
"Make me," Krampus laughed as he tightened his grip on Weiss and laughed. However, he didn't expect the impact of Nicholas' cane against his face. With a swing of his cane, Nicholas surprised Krampus enough to have him drop Weiss. While the monster was in pain, Nicholas continued striking at the beast while Klein got Weiss to safety and the Power Rangers overpowered the Gremlins with bursts of their Soul Zord Auras. Krampus kept taking hits from Nicholas and was getting irritated at the old man's attacks before he chose to defend himself. "You think a stick is going to harm me," Krampus told the elder Schnee as he caught the cane in his hand.
"Not much, but this will," Nicholas replied as he pulled his cane's handle to reveal it contained a hidden sword. Krampus and most of the Power Rangers were surprised at the weapon when Nicholas stabbed the monster several times in the chest and stomach. Each strike drew blood from the monster and angered him when he saw the red color on the floor. Before he could attack though, a large hornet creature appeared behind him and shot its stinger through his body like a harpoon. Everyone watched as the giant bug dragged Krampus outside and into the parking lot before chasing after it.
When the ice-colored hornet retracted its stinger, Krampus growled at the one who injured it before firing coal projectiles to attack it. "You're going to need this," Blake said as she gave Weiss her Morphing Scroll.
Taking the item, Weiss turned to her grandfather and took a deep breath before speaking to him. "Grandfather, I'll explain what's going to happen later," Weiss said before holding out the Morpher. "Hunter Aura! Ranger Form! Power Up," she declared before her equipment materialized on her and she became the White Ranger. Nicholas was surprised at what happened, but watched on as Weiss created several glyphs around Krampus that she and several of the other Rangers jumped off of to strike at Krampus from every angle. "Put them together," Weiss exclaimed as she and the rest of Team RWBY formed the Hunter Scythe.
After defeating Krampus with a Reaper Slash, the Rangers turned to Nicholas to try and explain what they could before Krampus eventually grew to giant size like several of the monsters they already defeated in the past. "You're a Power Ranger," Nicholas questioned as he approached his granddaughter.
"Yes," Weiss told him. "I'm fighting for a good cause, just like you did. I'm going to keep fighting, too."
Nicholas only smiled and hugged his granddaughter as he spoke to her again. "I'm proud that you're doing the right thing and helping people." Weiss hugged Nicholas back before everyone saw a geyser of black sludge and smoke erupt from the remains of Krampus' mask. "I believe that this is where you defeat him again in your giant robot," Nicholas said with a smirk.
Summoning the Atlas Zords, the Power Rangers prepared for battle as Krampus growled at the Megazords being formed. "I have an idea, but I need some time," Weiss told Team JNPR and Sun. "Can you distract him for me?"
"No problem," Sun and Jaune said as they went on the offensive against the goat-like demon. While the Paladin Megazord brought out its sword and shield, Sun's Monkey Zord used its 'Double Sun' technique to create clones to help fight the monster. As the three fought each with Krampus having the superior advantage, the Hunter Megazord grabbed the Fox Zord's tail and placed the blade on the ground. Weiss focused her energy on creating another 'Summon Glyph' and bringing back her knight on a much larger scale.
While Krampus used his horns as blades to deal with Sun and Team JNPR with ease, he failed to notice the glyph spinning behind him and summoning the ice knight. After throwing the Monkey Zord into the Paladin Megazord, Krampus turned too late and saw that the knight was standing before him with a massive sword. The knight slashed away at Krampus with the Hunter Megazord before a final Mithril Cutter was used to finish the battle. Krampus roared out in pain as he exploded in a large fireball and the knight vanished in the wind as the fight was over.
"Ho-ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho," Nicholas laughed heartily as he watched the battle with Klein. "That's my girl!"
"She really has come a long way," Klein said as his eyes turned yellow.
After returning to Beacon, the Power Rangers and Nicholas continued working on what they were originally doing that day and worked into the dead of night. "So, what are we even doing," Nora asked as she put a teddy bear in a box and started to wrap it.
"My grandfather likes to buy or make toys and give them to children's hospitals," Weiss explained as she watched Nicholas Schnee paint a wooden figure into a miniature version of the Hunter Megazord. When it was finished, he placed it next to several other figures that showed each of the Power Rangers and even their Zords. "Considering everything with this year, I'm sure that the hospital will love what he has to give."
"So, he is Santa," Yang remarked as she wrapped a box containing a toy motorcycle.
"NO, HE'S NOT," Weiss shouted in frustration.
"Beard. Red outfit. Big guy with a jolly laugh. Makes toys for children. Yeah, he's Santa Claus," Qrow said as he enjoyed a mug of eggnog before pouring some whiskey into it from his flask.
Weiss only screamed in frustration as she fell onto the ground, which Zwei responded to by licking her face. "Ho-ho-ho! I'd say that I'm done with these figures," Nicholas declared. "When the paint dries, we'll wrap them up and take them to the hospital."
"Sounds like a plan, Santa," Ruby said as she finished placing a red ribbon on a box. Weiss only responded by screaming into Zwei's fur before standing back up. "This was fun! We're like Santa's elves."
"That's one way of putting it," Nicholas replied with a laugh.
While the Power Rangers delivered the presents to the hospital and the children loved them, Cinder's Faction was moping around their hideout in the Warehouse District. "Well, that was another failed attempt," Torchwick remarked as he lit a cigar. "Happy Holidays."
"I would've assumed that you'd do something like a ridiculous Saturday morning cartoon villain and use something to steal all the holiday cheer in the city," Emerald joked.
"Ha ha ha," Torchwick sarcastically laughed. "Even if I did manage to make something like that, I'm sure it would backfire on me somehow. Like make my heart literally three times larger and I'd have to go to the hospital." Mercury only laughed at the idea as he played video games.
"Enough of your useless talking," Cinder shouted as she tried to figure out a new plan. "Those Rangers are besting us at every turn and I need to stop them," she said as she slammed a fist on the wall.
"Maybe you'll have new luck in the new year," Mercury commented as he returned his game before noticing something. "Aw man, battery's low."
Hearing what Mercury said, Cinder soon got an idea and smirked. "The new year is coming up," she stated. "However, it might not be a good one for the Power Rangers."
And with this chapter completed in time, we now finished up the two-part Weiss story for the holidays in-universe. I had fun coming up with the idea for Nicholas Schnee's character in this chapter. I know I could have likely done better, but I wanted to get this chapter done by the end of the month so that I could return to "Sideline: Another Story".
Next time, Cinder has something planned for the new year. But what exactly did she get from Mercury's words? You'll have to find out next time.
Until next update for my RWBY fics, WaterDragonMaverick signing out!