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Chapter 2 - Strange Dreams and Untimely Plans…
Uni wandered an empty white space; various paintings floating in the air, the images warping strangely. The absence of noise was a bit eerie but other than that it was rather normal for her dreams as of late.
All the paintings had the same ornate silver frame and depicted various pictures. One featured her parents while others were far stranger, showing off things like herself standing in a swimming pool filled with milk and cookies.
This ruined her theory that they were pictures of things she might've enjoyed if she could feel because she doubted she would enjoy swimming in milk and cookies. As tasty as they were; swimming in them would be messy.
Curious as usual, Uni approached a painting. It was a picture of herself, surrounded by those she met during her time at Beacon, all smiling and laughing…
Another picture that should not exist… She had never smiled or laughed while at Beacon, so therefore they definitely weren't wishes, nor were they were memories…
So what were they?
Gently, Uni touched the image. The dream around her distorting as the white space around her darkened and the pictures crumbled into dust.
She was surrounded by more statues of various creatures. All made of blood, ash, and bones…
The strange part was how they were slowly creeping towards her, and she couldn't move. Waves of strange emotions she couldn't recognize washed over her as she watched the statues edge ever closer to her. She struggled to escape but it was futile, as she was already falling down a dark abyss. One of no escape…
When Uni came to, She was in an empty field made of silver grass. There was no sky, no sun nor moon. The place was completely empty except for her and the endless field.
However, the distant sound of humming could be heard as a figure made of silver light approached her.
Uni tilted her head in slight curiosity as she noticed the similarities between herself and the girl of argent light but shrugged it off as the figure gestures for her to follow.
Uni didn't know how long they had been walking, but it felt like ages. She saw the area around her shift as they went. At one point it was a snow-covered mountain, then a forest, then a desert…
However the figure stopped as they stood in front of a vast cliff, a deep ocean standing below them. A vast sea made of a strange golden liquid.
The figure was silent as she held out her hand towards the horizon. Outstretched as if she were reaching for something.
"What is it?" Uni asked calmly.
The figure didn't respond she simply gestured for Uni to follow as the girl stepped off the cliff.
Reluctantly, Uni jumped. She didn't know why she followed the girl. It was similar to instinct in a way, she just felt like she should…
Uni felt relaxed yet worried as she sunk into the cool golden liquid, it was calming. It didn't restrict her and she could breathe just fine so what was the issue? It was her head. It began pounding like her head was about to explode.
She opened her eyes under the liquid to discover she could see just fine, but it was just the gold liquid everywhere. It began to make her feel strange.
Until suddenly, the liquid churned.
She felt the liquid pour into her mouth, into her nose, she could still breath but she couldn't stop absorbing the golden water.
It wasn't painful, just… mildly uncomfortable.
Her head began to pound even harder as the last drops of the golden liquid soaked into her skin, the figure of silver light stood above her, seeming apologetic yet happy at the same time.
Uni stood up in confusion as the dream distorted once again.
Suddenly she was back in her normal dream space, as if nothing ever happened…
"How peculiar…"
Uni frowned as she sat in the library, rubbing her temples gently as she tried to sooth the pounding sensation that lingered in her mind.
Her latest dream was by far the strangest she has ever had and it made no sense whatsoever and her head still ached.
She was also slightly curious about the massive Atlesian Fleet that hovered around Vale. But she didn't really want to think about it with the sharp pain in her head.
Uni sighed softly as she looked down at the cards in her hand; Ruby had "convinced" her to play Remnant: The Game since apparently she hadn't truly lived until she played the game.
Unfortunately, for her at least, Blake said she would sit out so Uni would be able to play. Which was mainly because neither of them wanted to participate in the first place.
Blake did give her an apologetic look earlier but it didn't do much for Uni, being nearly emotionless and all.
Apparently she was playing as Vale; trying to conquer Remnant. Her hand was okay but using a stealth tactics card she looked at Yang's hand and saw that she had a very good set off cards. Meanwhile Ruby was trying to be sneaky but failing while Weiss seemed super confused.
Ruby hummed to herself thoughtfully. "Alright, I deploy the Atlesian Airfleet!" She exclaimed smugly as she slammed the card onto the table while Yang gasped dramatically.
"Now I can fly over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!" She said excitedly as she made airplane motions with her hands.
Yang gave Ruby a look of fake hurt, with a little surprise and amusement mixed in. "You fiend!"
"And since Atlas is part of Mantle, my repair time is only… one turn!" Ruby grinned smugly; proud of her trick. However, her smile quickly disappeared as Yang let out a small chuckle.
"Pretty sneaky, sis," Yang admitted with a nod as she held up a card of her own, "but you just activated my trap card!"
"Whaaaat?!" Ruby yelled in surprise, gaining her several looks from nearby people. It also didn't help Uni's pounding head; which had gotten much better, but still ached.
"Giant Nevermore!" Yang said as she threw the card down. "If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!"
"But, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!" Ruby pointed out confidently.
"That's just a chance I'm willing to take," Yang replied.
Ruby let out a cry of distress as Yang cheered, she had rolled a nine. Uni wasn't sure why the took the game so seriously but she really didn't care…
"No!" Ruby moaned in disappointment, her fleet destroyed.
Yang smiled brightly as she turned to Weiss; "Well Weiss, it's your turn."
Weiss looked at her cards in confusion. "I have… absolutely no idea what's going on." She said in confusion, she hadn't ever played a board game before.
"Look, it's easy!" Yang said as she leaned over to Weiss. "You're playing as Vacuo which means that all Vacuo based cards come with a bonus."
"That sounds dumb." Weiss responded bluntly.
Yang ignored the comment as she sorted through Weiss' hand. "See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenger… Oh, oh! Resourceful Raider!" she said excitedly, as she grabbed. "See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Air Fleet-"
"No!" Ruby whined sadly.
"-and put it in your hand!"
"Okay." Weiss frowned as she struggled followed the explanation.
Yang smiled as she continued her lesson. "And since Vacuo warriors have a resistance against Natural-based hazards, you can use Sandstorm to disable my ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate my Kingdom!" She then quickly glared at Weiss as her smile disappeared. "Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war." She said as she quickly slid back around the table to her seat.
Completely lost, Weiss asked, "And that means…?"
"You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!" Ruby cried our sadly; mourning her defeat.
Weiss let out a triumphant, maniacal laugh as she realized her situation. "Yes! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!"
"I wouldn't recommend it…" Uni pointed out blankly. She had remembered Yang's hand and along with that, the knowledge that Yang would never do anything helpful in a competitive game made it obvious that it was a trick.
"Huh?" Weiss muttered in confusion, "Why not?"
"Yang has another trap card, I would recommend using a defensive move to prepare for the later rounds…"
Weiss blinked a couple times as she tried to understand the situation.
Meanwhile Yang glared at Uni silently, judging her for her betrayal.
Weiss sighed as she pulled back her cards and layed down a natural barrier card, defending her kingdom from any man made attack.
"Why are you helping her you traitor!" Yang cried out. To which Uni simply shrugged in response.
"I'm supposed to be good right? So I stopped you from tricking her; isn't honesty supposed to be good?" Uni asked in muted confusion.
Yang frowned; she couldn't exactly tell Uni that it wasn't because that would go against what they were trying to teach her. But honesty wasn't always the best, and someday Uni would have to learn that.
"Ok then, your turn Uni!" Ruby exclaimed cheerfully.
Uni was playing as Vale; she had the best basic troops but she didn't really have any advantages. Vale was best suited for more experienced players, which Uni was not.
"I advance my troops…" Uni said blankly, only to turn with everyone else as Jaune approached.
"Hey!" The blonde knight waved as he approached them from JNPR's table. "Can I play?" He asked.
"Sorry Jaune!" Ruby said, "we've already got four people."
"Besides," Weiss started in a condescending tone, "this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt that you possess."
"Uh, you attacked your own naval fleet two turns ago," Yang pointed out, gaining an annoyed scoff from Weiss.
"Bring it on, Ice Queen!" Jaune said firmly; standing up to Weiss proudly. "I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!"
"By who, your mother?" She responded coldly.
"A-and Pyrrha!" Jaune stuttered.
"Hello again!" Pyrrha called with a wave as she heard her name.
Uni nodded, "He does have some talent in tactics." She admitted blankly.
"See!" The dorky blonde exclaimed, "let me play your hand for a turn!"
"I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!" Weiss shouted in protest.
"Why not?" Jaune asked. "You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake is secretly a Fa—"
Pyrrha's hand quickly covered his mouth before he could continue. "Fun-loving person," Pyrrha finished in a panic, "whom we all admire and respect!
Jaune let out a nervous chuckle as Blake glared at him in annoyance. "Right, that," Jaune corrected himself. Deciding to leave before he did anything else dumb, Jaune bowed. "Ladies, enjoy your battle."
"I still don't understand why we are hiding it…" Uni admitted in muted confusion. But before anyone could answer her, the familiar voice of Sun let out a greeting.
"'Sup losers?" The monkey king said as he walked up with a grin; Neptune following behind him.
"Hey, Sun!" Ruby greeted cheerfully.
"Ruby, Yang, Blake, Uni, Ice Queen," He replied.
Weiss huffed grumpily at her nickname. "Why does everyone keep calling me that?"
"I believe it is because of your cold attitude…" Uni answered blankly, causing Weiss to shoot her a frown.
"Though I fail to see any such reason, while you may be cold at times you can also be responsible and gentle…" Uni finished, causing Weiss to flash her a small smile.
Weiss wasn't exactly used to genuine compliments, as not were either from people trying to get close to her or… Jaune, her sister complimented her as well but that was a long story.
While Uni didn't compliment often she was always genuine, which made her compliments that much better. Though her blunt honesty was also annoying at times.
"I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend," Sun said, while gesturing to the blue haired teen.
"Uhh, aren't libraries for reading?" Neptune asked as he glanced towards the gameboard on the table.
"Thank you!" Ren exclaimed loudly, slightly annoyed about the noise, as he had been struggling to study. Nora, being… well, Nora, simply snorted and cried "Pancakes!" as she shot up from her nap.
"Shut up," Sun said while frowning towards Neptune, "don't be a nerd."
"Eh, eh eh eh! 'Intellectual', okay? Thank you," he protested before he gave a small wave. "I'm Neptune."
"Hello," Uni said blankly as she observed her cards. She didn't even look up towards Neptune as she didn't really care all too much. But in her attempt to be good proper manners were necessary.
Neptune seemed flustered even though Uni didn't even look at him. Though with Uni's ethereal appearance she was bound to gain some people's attention.
"Hey angel…" Neptune said nervously, failing his attempt to be suave.
Uni looked up with a raised eyebrow, "My names Uni, and I'm not an angel…" She said emotionlessly. Neptune looked at her strangely before turning to the other players.
"Is she always like this?" He asked quietly while eyeing Uni strangely.
Yang nodded and replied with a simple, "Yep!"
Meanwhile Sun, turned to Blake who was reading silently.
"So, Blake, you wanna hang out sometime? Maybe grab a bite?"
"Maybe some other time." Blake said tiredly as she stood up. "Well, I think I'll be going now." She said blankly as she shoved Sun aside while she walked away. "I'll see you guys later."
Everyone watched her go with concern, except for Uni who watched with muddled curiosity before brushing it off.
Nora shrugged blankly; "Women."
Lilith wandered a forest of black withered trees without a care. Though the trees were dead and not a single living creature could be found Lilith didn't seem to notice.
Nor did she notice the strange blood red sky, and the lack of sunlight. Nor did Lilith pay attention to the eerie black fog that was creeping up on her.
She was simply skipping along while humming softly; she didn't know where she was but she didn't care, though she didn't understand that either as everything was kind of fuzzy.
However, she did notice the ground beneath her change from the dead grass to a black and white checkered floor. Some of the trees became white while others remained black and dried up.
Lilith shrugged and continued traversing deeper into the monochrome woods without a care. She had already forgotten that the ground had changed; She didn't even notice that the trees began to shift in turn. A white tree moved, then a black tree moved; then another white tree, then another black tree, and so on…
They moved in strange patterns but Lilith continued to ignore the ever changing woods around her as she walked straight into a hole in the ground. How she didn't notice the large pit until she fell, she didn't know. But it didn't matter as the ground swallowed her up.
Lilith began to panic, she could no longer remember how she began falling in the first place. She tried to unfurl her wings but for some reason she couldn't; it felt like she was swimming in molasses while somehow falling quickly.
Strange waves of nausea began to wash over her as she fell. Her vision began to blur, red flashing across her eyes
Dissonant whispers began growing louder and louder, till they reached a deafening tone. Blood began to seep out of her eyes and nose, slowly turning from red to black.
Suddenly she was aware of strings being wrapped around her neck tightly. She struggled to breath as a pair of smooth pale white hands reached out of the darkness and swallowed her whole.
Nothing was left…
Lilith gasped sharply as she shot up from her hammock, her pajamas were damp with sweat while her eyes were glowing with an eerie crimson color.
She began to breathe in and out slowly as she struggled to get back in control. Her eyes quickly returning to normal as she calmed herself down. She sighed to herself sadly as she thought, "It was just a nightmare…" She then began to look around her room warily.
Lilith's room was small, around the size of a walk-in closet. The walls were a dirty off-white with no windows, just a couple of holes where you could see the drywall. Besides the dirty dresser nearby the only thing in her room was a large backpack and her red cotton hammock.
She sighed once again at the depressing situation she was in. "It's only temporary, then everything will go back to normal." She thought to herself reassuringly, though it was mostly hopeless optimism.
Sometimes she hated the thing inside her, it was one of the few things she couldn't control…
But soon, everything will be over.
"Ugh! We should have never let her play!" Yang complained as the rest of Team RWBY entered the dorm room.
Blake stood to leave as Ruby responded, "You're just mad 'cuz she beat you! See, if you had just attacked when I told you none of this would have happened."
Blake's hand reached for the doorknob, only to freeze when Weiss stopped her.
"Stop." Weiss commanded harshly, glaring at Blake as she reached for the door. "Lately, you've been quiet, antisocial, and moody!"
"Uhh, have you met Blake?" Yang asked as she raised an eyebrow. Blake was always quiet, a loner. Maybe even introverted but all of them had been concerned about Blake's recent behavior.
"Which I get, is kinda your thing," Weiss admitted. "But you've been doing it more than usual! Which, quite frankly, is unacceptable. You made a promise to me, to all of us, that you would let us know if something was wrong." She then leapt into the air and landed perfectly, balancing on a chair. She pointed toward Blake with an outstretched finger. "So, Blake Belladonna, what is wrong?"
Weiss began to wobble she quickly dropped down and quickly returned the chair it's place.
"I just—I don't understand how everyone can be so calm," Blake began nervously.
Ruby smiled sympathetically. "You're still thinking about Torchwick and that Cyana lady?"
"I'm thinking about all of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!"
Yang gave her a reassuring look. "Ozpin told us not to worry," she said soothingly. "Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it."
"Well I'm not!" Blake protested loudly, clearly frustrated. "They don't know the White Fang like I do!"
Weiss sighed before calling their attention. "Okay, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves, and fighting for freedom, I'm sure the three of you think that you're all ready to go out and apprehend these ne'er-do-wells…"
"Uh, who?" Ruby asked in confusion. Weiss frowned and ignored the question. "But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students! We're not ready to handle this sort of situation!"
"Well, yeah, but…" Ruby started weakly, frowning softly as Weiss brushed her aside as she firmly stated, "We're not ready!"
"And we may never be ready!" Blake replied bluntly, raising her voice into a more serious tone. "Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation day." She frowned as she pointed towards the door. "They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we're ready or not."
Ruby began to think to herself before jumping slightly as she had an idea. She then motioned for their attention and spoke quickly. "Okay, all in favor of becoming the youngest Huntresses to single-handedly take down a corrupt organization conspiring against the Kingdom of Vale… say aye!"
Yang pumped her fist. "Yes! I love it when you're feisty!"
Weiss looked thoughtful momentarily. "Well, I suppose it could be fun."
"Aye…" A monotone voice said blankly.
All of Team RWBY turned in confusion upon hearing Uni's voice. They were surprised to find Uni watching them silently for who knows how long after all.
The broken girl was standing in the doorway calmly while holding a box labeled "Remnant: The Game" in her hands. With muddled curiosity, she tilted her head and asked, "What?"
"What are you doing in our doorway?" Ruby asked curiously. She wasn't going to lie, she was a little weirded out to see her there, though all of Team RWBY felt the same way.
"You left your board game so I came to return it." Uni explained tonelessly as she frowned. "Do you want me to return it to the library?"
Weiss sighed, "No… Just leave it here, so I suppose that you're joining us then?"
Uni nodded, "I shall, I am rather bored and this seems to be sufficient entertainment." She explained. Uni wasn't sure why, but she felt like helping. The most logical explanation from her point of view was boredom and curiosity. Though that didn't mean she had no subconscious motives.
Blake sighed, "Very well, I guess we're in this together." She said with a small appreciative smile. She was glad to have such good friends, after all, they were agreeing to risk getting kicked out of Beacon for her.
"Let's hatch a plan!" Ruby said enthusiastically.
"Yeah!" Yang cheered excitedly.
"Aye…" Uni said emptily.
There was a brief moment of silence as they all realized none of them had any idea of what to do. They weren't exactly experts at vigilantism, they didn't know where to start.
So, to break the silence, Uni once again repeated herself blandly. "Aye?"
Uni's cluelessness caused everyone to let out a small chuckle, even Weiss laughed a little, which caused everyone to turn towards he with wide eyes, or a look of intrigue in Uni's case.
"Who are you and what have you done with the real Weiss!" Yang exclaimed.
Weiss immediately frowned, "I seriously don't like you sometimes Yang…"
"Why wouldn't she be the real Weiss?" Uni asked with distant curiosity.
"She's saying that because I'm not very open…" Weiss explained dryly, giving Yang a slight glare as she explained. Uni frowned softly before shrugging it off, it wasn't a huge deal after all.
"Shouldn't we be planning?" Blake asked with a raised eyebrow.
Ruby smiled brightly as she nodded, "Come on guys, let's get to work!" She cheered.
Lilith loved flying; it just felt so natural and free. She sometimes even pitied the humans and faunus below just because they couldn't fly like her. It was exhilarating, she couldn't describe it very well but she enjoyed it enough that it caused people around her to become happy as well. Though that was partly her semblance pushing her emotions onto others.
Still, the view of Vale from in the air was incredible. She could see the entire city, and since it was dark out no one could see her.
Flying was the one thing that made her feel free. Free from all the annoying work she had to do. Free from the suffering of others.
Lilith sighed, brushing off the darker thoughts as she continued gliding through the sky. She would have to land soon, her wings were getting sore from flying for hours on end, it was almost sunrise to.
Staying up all night may not be good for her health but the alone time she had in the sky made it worth it.
Lilith frowned as she started lowering herself to the ground. Her thoughts about her recent actions flowing through her head.
"Is it okay to do wrong things for the right reason?"
"I thought that class would never end," Blake muttered in annoyance as Team RWBY, along with Uni, prepared themselves for their mission. They had all gathered on some clothes and were ready to go over the plans.
Uni wasn't too sure about the plan as it was risky but it didn't matter all too much. It was still a well thought out idea, though the odd amount of people did make planning difficult.
Ruby smiled as she sat in her bed, addressing the four other girls. "Alright, guys, today's the day! The investigation begins!" She exclaimed as she dropped down to the floor with her arms raised excitedly.
Weiss snorted at Ruby's childishness. "I'm glad to see we're taking this so seriously."
"Hey, we've got a plan!" Yang piped up. "That's… moderately serious."
"We are all going to die…" Uni replied bluntly, a distant tint of sarcasm in her voice.
"Right," The red reaper said firmly, ignoring Uni's statement. "Everyone remember their roles?"
Weiss was the first to respond. "You and I will head to the CCT and check the Schnee records for any other Dust robberies or inconsistencies. Seeing as I'm in the family, it shouldn't be a problem."
Blake was next. "The White Fang has regular faction meetings to hand out orders and recruit new members. If I can get in, I can hopefully find out what they're planning."
Yang followed her up, "Uni and I will be visiting an old friend on the shady side of town that typically knows everything going on in Vale. Getting information out of him shouldn't be too hard…" She smiled faintly, reminiscing about her escapades in Junior's club.
Ruby smiled brightly. "Great! We'll meet up tonight near Yang to go over what we found." She pumped her fist into the air excitedly. "Let's do this!"
"Yeah!" A familiar, boy's voice exclaimed from outside the window. The girls all seemed surprised or confused when they the monkey faunus hanging upside down by his tail outside their window. "Sun!" Blake cried out
in alarm.
"How did you get up there?" Yang asked in confusion.
"Ah, it's easy; I do it all the time," he answered dismissively.
"You do what?!" Weiss cried out in horror as a thought occurred to her.
"I climb trees all the time!" Sun clarified, oblivious to her implications. He flipped into the room. "So, are we finally getting back at Torchwick and that crazy poison chick?"
"We are going to investigate the situation," Blake answered as she stepped forward.
Ruby scratched her head sheepishly. "Sorry, Sun. We don't want to get more people involved if we don't have to…"
"Psh, that's dumb!" he scoffed. "We should alway get people involved! That's why I brought Neptune!" he said enthusiastically as he pointed back over his shoulder.
The five girls leaned out the room and noticed Neptune leaning against the side of the building. He gave them a small smile. "'Sup?"
"How did you even get up here?" Ruby asked curiously.
"Obviously he came out from another window or used the trees like Sun…" Uni pointed out blandly, her expression as blank as ever.
He sighed as Uni guessed correctly, he then wobbled a bit before asking, "Seriously, though, can I come in? We're like, really high up right now."
Uni once again frowned, They were on the second floor…
That wasn't very high at all…
Once Neptune had been let inside, the five girls and two boys stood in a circle as they revised their plan. "Alright, I'll go with Weiss; Sun, you can go with Blake." She said eagerly as she pushed Neptune over to her sister. "Neptune," Ruby continued, "You can go with Yang and Uni since there's no one left."
Weiss raised a hand slightly. "Actually, Ruby, why don't you go with Yang? After all, she is your sister."
Ruby looked towards Weiss in confusion. "But Weiss, who would you go with then?"
Weiss gave a nonchalant look, "Well I guess Neptune could come with me..." She replied as Neptune grinned and cocked a finger towards her.
Ruby looked at her incredulously before laughing, "Nah!" she said as she dragged Weiss out of the room. Weiss reaching out towards Neptune as she was dragged along, crying out. "But! But!"
Uni sighed to herself softly. Why did she always drag herself into this kind of stuff?
AN: I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter as usual. Sorry that it was slightly shorter than normal I got kinda sick and didn't write for a day or two… But I'm better now and ready to write!
Well besides me asking for any other comments or concerns, as well as any theories. How did you guys feel about Lilith's Dream. It was the first time I tried doing a dream scene from someone else's perspective, do guys want more of that? For me to make dreams for various characters?
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