Alright guys this chapter will be the start of the finale of Volume Two that'll go to chapter forty. I just wanted to say thanks to all those who have enjoyed my work here. Seriously almost a hundred people have favorited and followed this story, I have no words that can express my gratitude or joy. Now then let's get started!
Ozpin's office the next morning
Before the elevator door opened Gojira could hear Ironwood shouting," They were here Ozpin!", the Saurian Faunus didn't hear Ozpin's retort but he heard Ironwoods response," Fantastic you're aware! Now are going to do something about it or continue to ignore what's right in front of us?!".
The Saurian Faunus heard Ozpin say," Come in", taking that as their cue Ruby and Gojira walked into Ozpin's office the headmaster continued," Thank you for coming Ruby, and you as Gojira. How are you two feeling?". The Saurian Faunus chuckled saying," I've felt worse, but thanks for asking", Ruby joked," I'd feel better if my bad guy catching record wasn't o for three".
Seeing how serious the three adults were made Ruby say," That's the tone were going for here", Ironwood walked up to the two teens saying," I want both of you to know that what you did last night is exactly what a Huntsman or Huntress should do. They recognize a threat, take action, and do the best they can".
Gojira snorted in amusement making Ironwood glance at him saying," That's good and all but we've got things to do. Ozpin I've got vital information regarding our uninvited guest last night". At his statement Ironwood growled," Why didn't you tell me this last night?!", Gojira chuckled saying," You're not the headmaster, plus like I told you before I don't trust those that parlay with Jacques Schnee".
Ironwood went to retort but Ozpin cut him off asking," What information have you discovered?", Gojira simply said," The woman who was in the CCT tower was Cinder Fall. She's been keeping an eye on me by way of one of her teammates". Ozpin narrowed his eyes asking," Are you certain?", the Saurian Faunus nodded saying," Absolutely, the way she fought last night was exactly like when I fought her last month".
Ironwood snarled," Then lets go arrest her!", Gojira growled," That woman is stronger than you know General, anyone you send will die". Ironwood growled angrily though before he could say anything Ozpin said," We'll get her soon enough, but what about her teammates?". Ruby spoke up saying," Well there was a mint haired girl who was following him the other day", Gojira nodded saying," Yeah she's been following me for a few weeks now".
At his statement Goodwitch said," What about Cinder? She'll likely catch onto any plans that can be made", Gojira simply said," I'll handle her when the time comes. For now me and Ruby have to go gather our teams for our missions". Ozpin nodded saying," Very well, if theirs anything else let us know", Ruby spoke up saying," She did say something about a base to the south east of Vale. Maybe that's where Torchwick is".
The headmaster nodded again saying," Thank you for bringing this to our attention", with that Gojira and Ruby started walking towards the door though Gojira asked," Ms Goodwitch can I talk to you for a minute?". At his question she nodded, knowing what he was going to ask, following them to the elevator. When the door closed Gojira said," Thanks for keeping an eye on Ryu for us, I'm sorry for the inconvenience following the scuffle with Cinder", the blonde Huntress shook her head saying," Its not a problem, besides Ryu was on his best behavior. Though I believe I know what you wanted to ask me".
The Saurian Faunus chuckled saying," Well I had forgotten we were being assigned missions after the dance. Seeing as both of us will be gone could you watch him while we're gone?", Goodwitch nodded saying," I will, though I will require some form of compensation for this". Gojira sighed saying," I'll pay you back when I return, I've got enough lien to last me five years. So I'll give you about five hundred lien".
The blonde woman shook her head saying," I was only joking Gojira, I'll gladly keep Ryu while you're gone", the Saurian Faunus let out a growling sigh before saying," Thanks. I'll come get him when we get back". As he spoke Gojira walked towards his dorm where his teammates were waiting while Ruby joined him saying," That was close I almost forgot about that".
At her statement Gojira nodded saying," Yeah, in case I can't say this later, be safe Ruby", when he finished speaking the Saurian Faunus kissed her cheek before continuing to his dorm. The silver eyed girl blushed brightly before nodding to herself and running to her team's dorm.
Twenty minutes later
Gojira sighed softly as he walked into the auditorium in front of his teammates while ignoring some glares being thrown his way to stand next to Team RWBY. Ruby glanced at him with a small smile before turning to face the stage where Ozpin was getting ready to speak.
Deciding to ignore him for the moment Gojira glanced around the room, looking to see if Cinder had decided to show up for the missions. Though he did notice her teammates were present, the woman herself was absent, making him wonder if he managed to injure her the night before.
Before he could think more about it Ruby tugged on his arm saying," We can pick our missions now!", the Saurian Faunus nodded before walking towards the board that had been brought out. Gojira glanced at his teammates before saying," We'll go with something easy this time alright? I'd rather not run into Xenilla right now".
At his statement his teammates nodded with Rodan saying," That sounds good boss, though I think your girlfriend isn't like minded". The Saurian Faunus glanced at what mission Ruby had picked for her team and paled seeing that she had basically picked the lions den. Gojira growled softly before grabbing Ruby and pulling her aside saying," What are you thinking?! I know you want to save the day, but think if Xenilla's with our enemies he could possibly be where you're going!".
Ruby nodded softly saying," I know Goji, but I'm not backing down. If he's there then we'll figure out a way to beat him", the Saurian Faunus growled angrily saying," That's not what I meant! Think about it, if he's there he'll not fall for the same trick twice. And he's not going to hold back!".
Ruby was surprised at how Gojira was acting saying," What's gotten into you Goji? I've never seen you like this", the Saurian Faunus took a long breath before saying quietly," I'm sorry Ruby, I'm just worried that he might take you from me". Hearing him say that made Ruby pause before she said," You don't have to worry about that Goji! I'm not gonna let that jerk keep me from you and Ryu".
The Saurian Faunus sighed heavily before nodding and saying," You're right Ruby, all the same though be careful alright", the silver eyed girl nodded before kissing his cheek softly and walking back over to her teammates. Gojira stood silently for a moment before rejoining his teammates saying," We'll do this one. It'll be easy enough", as he spoke Gojira pointed at a mission to the village of Bran.
Said mission was a simple patrol of the villages walls and to clear out any Grimm in the area. Gojira's teammates nodded with Anguirus saying," That'll work Gojira, but what Huntsman are we gonna be going with?". At his question Gojira shrugged before Ozpin spoke up from behind the Saurian Faunus," Fortunately for you all I've decided that you will be going with Qrow".
At his statement Gojira paused before asking," I thought he had a mission already. Did he cancel it?", Ozpin said," At my request, though he also wanted to see how much you have improved". The Saurian Faunus chuckled saying," Then I'll make sure not to disappoint him. When do we leave?", Ozpin glanced at his scroll before saying," In an hour, so gather your weapons and meet him at the airship docks".
Two hours later, Bullhead on route to the village of Bran
Gojira sighed wondering how Ruby was doing, but put those thoughts aside as he turned to Qrow asking," How long till we get there?". The red eyed man pulled out his flask and took a swig before saying," In ten minutes, why you getting cold feet?", Gojira chuckled saying," Not on your life Qrow, I'm just wondering how exactly is your liver still functioning".
At his joke Mothra giggled softly while Rodan and Anguirus chuckled making Qrow roll his eyes. Suddenly the pilot spoke over the intercom," We've got a problem". The older man walked into the cockpit asking," What sort of problem?", though when he looked out the window he saw a pillar of smoke rising from the village of Bran.
Qrow growled angrily before saying," Get us down there now!", the pilot nodded as Qrow walked back into the other room saying," Bran's under attack so get ready to fight". Gojira nodded saying," Alright guys you heard him!", at his statement his teammates readied their weapons as the pilot said," Get ready, this is gonna be a quick drop!".
As the pilot spoke the door opened and Gojira shouted," Mothra, Rodan get out there and provide support to the people in the village. Me, Anguirus, and Qrow will follow". The two Faunus nodded before jumping out of the Bullhead and taking flight, Rodan targeting a small flock of Nevermores while Mothra winged towards a group of survivors.
The Bullhead landed only moments later, Gojira leapt into the fray, spikes glowing brightly with Anguirus and Qrow behind the Saurian Faunus. The first Grimm that Gojira encountered was a pack of Beowolves led by an Alpha that he tore in half before atomizing the rest with his Atomic Breath.
Anguirus meanwhile found himself facing a few Ursa Majors along with several Ursa Minors, drawing his mace back for a mighty swing. The ankylosaur Faunus crushed the skull of one of the Majors with his first swing, before slamming the weapon into a Minor and sending the beast flying into a few of its comrades.
Qrow readied his massive sword as he found himself faced with some Creeps that surrounded him. The man chuckled before blurring into motion, taking down several with the first three swings of his blade. Rodan landed on an intact ledge and began to lay some cover fire with his pistols, and Qrow capitalized by swing his blade through the final Creep, launching it at a pack of Beowolves that had tried sneaking up on the Huntsman.
Mothra found herself facing a larger pack of Beowolves than Gojira had, but stood ready to face them her staffs blades already deployed. Fortunately for her Gojira marched into the pack and started throwing punches that either killed the Grimm on impact, or sent the beasts flying. The Saurian Faunus kept fighting until the pack had been slain before turning to Mothra asking," Have you found any survivors?", at his question the Moth Faunus shook her head saying," No, I've only found bodies Gojira-kun. I don't think this attack was random though".
The Saurian Faunus raised an eyebrow at that making Mothra elaborate," Those bodies I've found look like they were burned. But there's no Grimm that can do that". Gojira growled angrily saying," That bastard is here then", at his growl Mothra shook her head saying," No, what did this isn't Xenilla, this is something else altogether".
The Saurian Faunus glanced at Mothra and went to ask a question when a deep voice said," Well done Moth, I was wondering if you'd noticed my presence". Gojira spun around to face the voice and found himself staring at a bipedal Grimm that bore a faint resemblance to Desghidorah, yet he could plainly see that this monster was on a whole other level.
The beast was slightly taller than Gojira, and was covered in a smooth black skin and bone white armor. Its skull was adorned in bone armor that had a set of horns that swooped backwards from its temples along with a set of half skulls on its shoulders. Strangely the eyes on both half skulls glowed with a blood red light that matched the eyes of the main head.
The monsters body was lean but showed signs of powerful muscles hidden beneath its skin, along with a long forked tail that swung behind the beast. It's arms ended hands that were host to a set of claws that could likely rend steel like paper, along with its taloned feet the beast was a fearful sight to behold.
Gojira snarled," You're the one behind this aren't you?!", at his question the beast laughed saying," Indeed I am, you see I was sent here by my Mistress to test my might. That I could discover my current limitations and begin to work past them". The Saurian Faunus growled angrily making the beast say," Of course I had no idea you would appear Gojira", at the mention of his name the Saurian Faunus growled," Where did you hear my name?!".
The beast laughed again saying," Isn't it obvious? Xenilla told me about you, yet I can't see what drives him to fight you", at the insult Gojira growled angrily before saying," Why don't you fight me and find out!". The beast chuckled nodding while saying," I must admit I'm beginning to see what Xenilla meant. Though I apologize for not giving you my name, my Mistress named me X".
As he spoke X took a stance similar to Gojira's own saying," I was only supposed to test myself against the meager people of this town. Yet I find myself wanting for this fight!". Gojira only said," Then enjoy this because you're not going to live to see tomorrow", X only smirked as Mothra backed away to ensure that no Grimm tried to interrupt the coming battle.
Alright here's the beginning of the finale of Volume Two! Next time the fight will start in earnest so be ready!