Hello Everybody, Wombag1786 here. So, before we begin the first part of the Lonesome Road DLC, I want to give a shoutout to FEV Grim. Recently he has released a story called "RWBY Reacts to ROSG" In which team RWBY and JNPR are pulled from the end of season two, to watch a film adaptation of the Rose Over a Shall Grave. I Found the first chapter to be quite humorous, and I am also eager to see them react to CH 4 "A Lone-Knight in a Bar-fight" Ch 8 "Rumble in Boulder City" Ch 10 "Hail to the king" All the into' s to each DLC, and of course who could forgot the infamous chapter 26, "Church Bells May Ring" So please, help FEV Grim by Fav, Fol, and leaving a comment as well. I might even leave a few directors commentary on a few chapters.
In any case, onto the story.
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At the Old Mormon fort, unknown amount of time later.
3rd POV
Ruby's eyes were closed shut. As she slept, her head would twitch every few moments. In her head she can hear her friends and sisters screams. The sound of gun fire, and Monty almighty, the horrifying swish of that monstrous sword. Her head begins to twitch rapidly as flashes of the fort appear before her. Moments involved, Jaune's hose being cut, spraying the nitrogen fuel over his right side of his body. Then it changed to Nora swinging her hammer, only for the Legate to grab her and deliver a head-butt her so hard that it sent her crashing through the wall. The Final flash was of Yang, racing in. Imbued with hatred for the man who had just stabbed Blake she raced forward. However the Leggat was to quick, and he side stepped her before his massive blade fell upon her arm. Before the blade could even make contact, Ruby wakes up screaming and in a cold sweat. After taking a few heavy breaths she realized that she was in a tent. How she got here was a mystery, but as she looks around she felt a sudden spike of pain across her face. Placing her fingers to it she realized their was bandages wrapped around her face. Not a lot of them, just enough to cover the bridge. She looked around for a few moments till she found a small mirror. Looking down, she see's that she had her undergarments on, but also a few bandages as well. Stiff with dried blood. She once more tried to touch it, only to sting with pain every time. As she was about to do so again, a voice chimes out to her.
"RUBY!" Weiss shouts as she hobbles inside. She was wearing her scientist scrubs, except that the top was open just enough to reveal bandages underneath.
"Weiss?" Ruby rasped out in a confused tone.
Oh, Monty above. Thank Oum your alive." Weiss said as she wrapped her arms around Ruby. "I was so worried."
"Weiss, what are you… talking about?" Ruby asked again in a raspy tone.
"Sniff, didn't you know? Six carried you here. After the attack on the fort." Weiss explains as she continued to hug Ruby.
As Weiss held Ruby, she cried a few tears more tears. Ruby wondered what she was talking about, till she remembered what had happened. How the Legate tore them apart, and the last thing she remember was the tip of his blade being put to her face.
"Weiss… where's Yang?" Ruby asked as Weiss breaks away from her.
"Right here." Yang answers before Weiss could even speak.
Ruby looks to the door to see, Blake and Yang by the door. Ruby gasped at the sight. Yang right arm… it was in a cast. Blake had her braw on instead of the old flannel. Wrapped around her stomach and head was a few bandages. Ruby remembers how she was impaled through the chest, and tossed aside like a chewed apple. Ruby begin to cry a few tears when Yang came over to hug her. As Ruby cried in her sisters arms, a thought came into her mind.
"Sniff, Yang. (Sob) Where's Jaune, sniff, Nora, (Sob) Ren, sniff Pyrrha, (Sob) Cass, (Sniff) Six?" Ruby asked as she tried to stifle the tears of joy.
Yang pulls back and looked at Weiss and Blake with a grim uncertain look. After a few moments Yang spoke up in a hesitant tone. "Jaune's… ok. I mean he has a sick new scar over his chest, but other then that he's fine."
"Nora unfortunately lost an eye." Weiss explains in a sad tone. "Horn scratched it, from I was told."
"And Ren's leg is broken after that… monster, stepped down on his leg." Blake added. "Cass thankfully only has a mild concussion."
"And Six?" Ruby asked, trying to get an answer from the rest of her team.
"… He… (Sigh) I don't know." Weiss said as she held her head down. "Once he, Cassady, and Raul brought you guys back he stormed off with ED-E. I haven't seen him for a few days now."
This shocked Ruby, she opens her mouth to say something when a sudden an unexpected blare went off.
"If this statement is being broadcast, I am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. I, Robert Edwin House, am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. If this statement is being broadcast, I am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. I, Robert Edwin House, am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. If this statement is being broadcast, I am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. I, Robert Edwin House, am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. If this statement is being broadcast, I am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. I, Robert Edwin House, am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries."
The announcement stopped and Ruby looked completely stunned. Mr. House, dead? Actually dead. It seemed nigh improbable that could actually be the case. Looking at her team, Yang and Blake were also giving the same confused look. Weiss was the only one who seemed unphased by this.
"Weiss… what was that?" Yang asked in a serious tone.
"Oh, that. After Six left, that started an hour after his Six's departure. It played on for a few hours every day now. Starting to get annoying now." Weiss said as she tried to down play it. Everyone looked at her with an annoyed look. After a few moments Ruby got out of bed and got dressed.
One Hour later
Weiss forgot to mention the part about how the front doors was locked. No wonder why anyone could enter to shut off that Narcissistic broadcast. Yang might have difficulty entering since the NCR failed to enter the building using the C-4 Master key. However the moment Ruby took a step forward, her Pip-Boy went off. The doors opened wide, just for her. This left an uneasy feeling for the four. As they enter, they found the power was severely cut. Only a dim light aloud them to see the carnage of the first floor. Multiple Securitrons, destroyed. Gunshots and laser blast had broken their screens, chewed through their armor, or even thrashed the armor. This left more questions then answers. They entered the Elevator and begin their ascension to penthouse. As they slowly rose through the levels, Ruby received a message. Quickly looking at it, she was disappointed to fine that it was House's obituaries. Seeing how slow the Elevator was moving the girls crowded around Ruby to read it.
"Robert Edwin House, 261, President, CEO, and sole proprietor of the New Vegas Strip, industrialist and technologist, founder, President, and CEO of the multi-billion-dollar pre-War robotics and software corporation, RobCo Industries, has died.
Generally recognized by Mr. House to be mankind's only hope of long-term survival, Mr. House's passing may well sound a death knell for the entire human race.
Lost forever is his bounty of knowledge concerning human longevity, the depth and breadth of which could, as he was apt to say, "fill several text books". He was not exaggerating. Though he did not achieve his goal of functional immortality, let us not forget that he died at the age of 261. How many people do that? I mean, come on.
Also lost forever are House's singular personality, force of will, vision, and leadership ability. The probability of an equally capable figure emerging from the current human population to lead mankind to a future of equivalent quality is less than 0.000112% by objective measures too complex to detail in this obituary.
Personality and force of will: Born June 25th, 2020, House was orphaned at an early age when his parents died in a freak accident (auto gyro, lightning). Though cheated of his inheritance, House attended the prestigious Institute in Massachusetts and founded RobCo Industries on his 22nd birthday. Within five years, it was one of the most profitable corporations on Earth.
Vision: By 2065, House was certain that an atomic war would soon devastate the planet. At great personal expense, he developed technologies to ensure the structural integrity of the city of Las Vegas (as it was known at the time). On the day of the great war, 77 atomic warheads targeted the city. Mr. House defeated them all. Talk about vision!
Leadership: Mr. House survived the war, of course, and would later recruit the Three Families, negotiate the Treaty of New Vegas, and rebuild the Vegas Strip. While these achievements yielded many immediate benefits, they were all part of House's master plan to re-ignite mankind's quest for technological advancement, a plan without which the human race has nowhere to go, and nowhere to turn.
/ Will revise and finish this up later. Have set the age at death to update automatically. Obit makes salient points but "pearls before swine," of course. Let's hope the ingrates never have cause to read it. Who knows how many of them are even literate!"
"Wow… this guy is way into himself." Yang remarks.
"I have never met anyone so self-centered before." Weiss said in equal disgust.
"What about your father?" Blake added.
"…Fair point. I haven't met anyone on this planet as self centered as House." Weiss said with a nod.
As Blake nods her head, Ruby couldn't help but think that Six may have done this. After a few moments the elevator comes to a shut and the doors open. On the other side was room filled with robots. Smashed to pieces. Unlike downstairs, the Penthouse had more of a natural lighting. Making it easier to see what Six and ED-E had done. As they move through the Penthouse, Ruby spots something, the big screen that Mr. House appeared to her had the phrase. 'Connection Lost…'. At the side of the massive computer was ED-E, and a barely functioning Securitron.
"Monty, almighty. ED-E?" Weiss asked as she approached the downed Enclave robot. It seems that the robot was simply turned off. Thankfully. As Ruby and Weiss looked over the old Eye-Bot, Yang speaks up in a concern tone.
"Oum. What, happened here?" Yang finally said as she looked around at the carnage.
"… I can… Answer… that." A croaked voice chirps out. The girls looked down to see that despite the screen being heavily cracked, the Securitron still had power. A small cartoon cowboy appeared on the screen.
Ruby almost instantly recognized the robot, called out its name in horror. "Victor! Monty almighty what happened to you!"
"Heh, well… the Courier found out. Gone… and, cut my… lines… mind… uploading me… somewhere… else… if, it ain't… no trouble?" Victor said through the static lines while struggling to remove a power core from his broken body.
Ruby had no idea what he wanted her to do, but Weiss did. Quickly removing the core, she then jerry-rigged it to the screen. After pressing a few buttons, the screen opens with a cartoon robot on it.
"Phew, thanks for the hand, Ms. Schnee. It was getting difficult for me not to trade my spurs for wings." Victor said in relieved sounding tone.
"Hey, Vic. Glad you're alright buddy, but just one quick question. WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!" Yang blared out.
"Ah… well, can't say you four going to like this answer. But after the fort, o'l Six dropped by. Though he wasn't here to talk pleasantries, more to say hi. With the end of a smoking shotgun." Victor explains.
"Wait, so Six did all this?" Blake asked as she pointed to the carnage Six had left behind.
"Yep, thought to be honest. I don't blame him. After learning what House has done, he blew a fuse." Victor explains.
"What, are you talking about? What did Mr. House do to cause Six to go on a rampage?" Weiss asked.
"… (Sigh) Well, now that I am free to think for myself. I can say, that he has betrayed and deceive you all." Victor explains.
"How so?" Blake asked with a confused tone and a raised brow.
"Well, for starters. Mr. House knew about your world. From the very beginning, when Ms. Rose here allowed me access to her scroll. Once he found he began to formulate a plan on opening a gateway to your hometown. Once their he would have opened the gates of hell and rebuilt the world from scratch." Victor explains as multiple plans appeared on the side screens, showing the detail plans for concurring Vale.
"Wha… why would House do that?" Yang asked complete shocked by this.
"Well, that's actually pretty easy to understand. This planet done gone shot itself in the foot. So, the idea that theirs a world without radiation, fertile lands, clean water. It would have been the perfect place to build a new newer Vegas. Only problem was the locals, which would have been dealt with easily." Victor explains.
"Easily? No way. The Huntsman of Beacon wouldn't be defeated so easily." Weiss said in a doubtful tone.
"Mr. House took the Huntsman of Beacon in consideration. They would be the first target. He noticed how that fancy Aura of yours can protect you from physical damage easily. However, laser weapons do a little better then conventional bombs and bullets. But that two pales in comparison to radiation." Victor explains before another screen shows a human body outline with extra padding. It then had bullets fired at it, the bullets bounced off like rubber. It then had a laser shot at it, the layer managed to protect the body, but was severely burn. Finally it was wacked with a stick with radioactive atoms circling around it. The radiation cuts through the layer and hits the body.
"So, he would what? Have people beat everyone on Beacon with sticks?" Yang asked with a brow raised. "Cause that sounds dumb."
"He had a different stick in mind, though it isn't a real stick. More like a log, a real fat man if you will." Victor explains. Weiss was the only one to get it. Beacon didn't have any air defenses, why would they? And even if they destroy the nuke, the blast and fallout would surly kill them.
"Wait, wouldn't vales own miltary stop them House even if he nuked Beacon?" Weiss asked.
"Yep, they would prove a challenge since nuking them would undo any plans of inhabiting Vale. Though as always, Mr. House 'though' of an idea ever since little Nora accidently uncovered the Omerta's plans to attack the NCR's Embassy with chemicals. I doubt the VM would have been prepared for chlorine gas." Victor explains. "Survivors would have been taken down by Mk2 Securitrons. Course for that to happen Mr. House would have needed that Chip."
"And let me guess, Six gave him that." Yang said as her fist tightened.
"Actually, that is the only thing that wasn't completed. In fact, our mutual friend here went and destroyed the gismos that would have upgraded the Securitron's. He then came back here and made sure that House couldn't play his game no more." Victor corrected.
"Wait, he did what?" Ruby spoke up for the first time since the conversation begin.
"Yep, Mr. House is truly gone now. That Courier delivered Mr. House's favorit nine iron to his head. I believe I have footage of it, but it will take me a while to pull it up." Victor explains.
"Well, why didn't he tell us?" Blake asked.
Yeah! I mean I found the idea that only Ruby and Six gets to meet him creepy, but how come he didn't ask the rest of us to come with?" Yang added.
"Because he was listening to us." Ruby answers before Victor could. The rest of her team turned to look at her as she raised up her Pip-Boy. "These Pip-Boy's. House can tap into them and listen to what we are saying."
"She's correct. Mr. House was listening to every conversation you and Six had." Victor stated.
This shocked the three girls. They were being spied on by Mr. House and they didn't even knew it. Blake then turns to Ruby and ask. "Ruby? How long have you known that House was spying on us?"
"…When I first met him. Right after finding Weiss." Ruby answered in a sadden tone.
"And you didn't think about removing the device to tell us?" Weiss asked in an agitated tone.
"He has eyes and ears everywhere. I couldn't risk telling you guys." Ruby answers with a sadden look.
"Now, don't be so hard on Ms. Rose. If Mr. House were to find out that she spilled the beans, he would have killed you all. He made that threat very clear the moment she stepped into the Lucky 38." Victor explains.
Weiss understood why Ruby would do such a thing, but she still felt disgusted by what her partner did. She couldn't even look her in the eye. As Ruby silently mopped by her lonesome self, Blake suddenly thought of something.
"If, Mr. House was listening to our conversation. Was he also tracking their movement?" Blake asked.
"Right on the silver dollar Ms. Belladonna. He tracked Ms. Rose and her friend Six's movement the moment they had their Pip-Boy's." Victor answers.
"So, can we track Six down? I got a few questions I want to ask him." Yang states as she cracks her left fingers with her thumb.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't seem likely. Mr. House did more then tracking and peeping." Victor answers.
"What? What else could he have done?" Weiss asked wanting to know more.
"Well, he had a real heart on for seeing him retrieve that Platinum chip. So much so that he programed his Pip-Boy to reroute his messages. I'd appreciate the irony more if it were under different circumstances." Victor explains with a small chuckle before getting back on track. "In any case, it seems that he gone and fixed everything before smashing the only device that can track a Pip-Boy."
"Ugh, great. Well what about ED-E. Did House deactivate him or something?" Weiss asked.
"Nah, the moment he fixed the Pip-Boy the thing stopped ticking. I don't recon why?" Victor said before his face begins to glitch. "Listen ladies. I'm still tuckered as a Jackrabbit with his Mrs.'s. Mind if I power down for now?"
"Um, sure. But show us the video as soon as you can." Blake states.
"Will do. See you all when the moon finished chasing it's tail." Victor said before powering down. The screen then returns to it's normal 'Connection Lost…' screen. After a few seconds Weiss pulls out a cigarette and match.
"Weiss, I thought you were going to quit those death sticks." Yang scolded.
"As of right now Yang. This seems like the most appropriate time. Especially now that I know." Weiss remarked as she took a drag from her cigarette.
"House is dead. The Legate just arrived. Six is missing. How is this an appropriate time?" Blake remarks.
"Cause I now know who Six is." Weiss coldly remarks before taking a drag. After exhaling she then continued. "He's a Frumentary. Legion spy. That makes the most sense."
"Weiss, that's crazy." Ruby spoke up only to be shot down by a cold stare from Weiss.
"She's right. That is crazy. Six could never be one of those assholes." Yang said in her sisters defense.
"Actually. It's not a bad theory." Blake said agreeingly.
"What! Oh come on Blake. Really?" Yang asked feeling slightly betrayed.
"No, listen Yang. When I was in Utah. I learned some things from a man named Joshua Gram. He was Caesars right hand man till his ultimate betrayal at the battle of Hover Dam four years back. He said that most of the legion spy's went under the allies of Couriers. Even stated that the Frumentary who discovered the Dam was a Courier." Blake explains.
"Alright, just because most Mailman are secretly Roman rapist slavers doesn't mean Six is." Yang said aloud. Though she had to admit, if that was true then it would explain why the mailman always looked at her strangely. She just thought that someone didn't let enjoy their birthdays.
"Look, I also have a Holotape proving that Six is a Frumentary." Weiss states as she pulls out a Holotape form her pocket.
"That doesn't prove anything." Ruby chimes in only to be hushed down by the others.
"Weiss, I already heard that tape. How a guy wanted to talk to the Think Tank and get answers for something." Yang states as she crossed her arms.
"No, not that tape. That tape was part one. This is part two of the tape." Weiss explains as she walked over to a terminal and uploaded the tape. The two listen to the tape, while Ruby tried to convince Weiss that Six isn't a Frumentary.
"… didn't think you'd make it back." Christine remarks.
"Almost didn't. Got my answers. Your Elijah, he met the Gods in this place, did a good job of making them question the way of things." The man remarks.
"Do you know where he went?" Christine asked.
"He's gone to the Sierra Madre. That's a special kind of hell. He won't come back. Someone smarter, tougher's going to kill him. If the Madre doesn't." The man states
"I have to go after him." Christine said in a determined and vengeful tone.
"Not going to talk you out of it. Know what it means to track someone you share history with. Got a meeting of my own." The man states in an understanding tone.
"That Courier?" Christine asked.
"Get him to come to me. Got a message for him, like the message he had for me. Make them walk the road west, straight and true, sink their feet in Old World ash. Let storms tear at him. See the Divide. See what Happened." The Man explains.
"The Divide? There's nothing there." Christine states in a confused tone.
"Nothing there? Like the Big Empty? The Sierra Madre? No, the Old World sleeps there, sure as the flag I carry. The Courier knows the way. And at the Divide, He and I… there, we'll have an ending to things." The Man states as the recording comes to an end
The tape comes to an end, leaving both Blake and Yang shocked. This tape alone makes them question Six's past alright. The rest all put together were just nails in the coffin. As the Holotape slowly rewinds before ejecting, Ruby was still pleading with her team.
"Guys. This doesn't prove anything." Ruby pleaded.
"I… I don't know. I heard about the Divide from Cass. Was devastating for the NCR when it became a crater in the ground." Yang said as she rubbed her arm uncomfortable.
"Yeah, Joshua did mention a small town growing from the Divide. Caesar sent Legion troops to destroy it. Wouldn't surprise me if they sent a Frumentary disguise as a Courier to as well." Blake added.
Ruby looked over her team. They were actually considering that Six could be Frumentary. It was to much for her. She could not except the idea that Six was a legion spy. So with a single tear, she activated her semblance and flew into the Elevator.
"Ruby wait!" Yang called out, however it was too late. She was already in the elevator and had left the floor. Just as she left, the screen came back online with Victor on screen.
"Sorry for the long wait. Had to rest my eyes for a… say where did Ms. Rose go?" Victor asked.
"(Sigh) She, needs a moment to cope. With the idea that Six could be a legion spy." Weiss explains.
"… Six ain't no Legion boy. He's from California. See." Victor states as the side screen opens up with a report of Six. Looking closely, it was clear this report was the closest thing to permanent record. Date of birth, Place of residence, tax reports, Doctors reports, hell even a criminal record was shown on screen. None of these records point to him being a part of the Legion.
"Victor… how do you have all this?" Yang asked as she looked for Six's real name.
"When Mr. House hires someone, he always do a thorough background check. To see if they can be of use in the future. Six seemed to prove to be a wild card due to his track history. Meaning he could be more use to him in the long run." Victor explains.
"Alright. This, is interesting." Weiss remarks as her doubts of Six begin to fade.
"Ok… hey so what is Six's name?" Yang asked as she fail to find her name.
"That… is actually not an easy question to answer." Victor said before pulling up multiple reports of Six. "Seems he changed his name so many times he might as well be a jet-fueled chameleon."
The girls looked over the names. They had to agree that their were a lot of name changes Six went under. John Wayne, Jack Marston, Author Morgan, Dannie Trejo, Paul Bunion, Duncan Peter, Mcgregor Mcgregor, Jacob Schmidt, Albert Neeson, Bill Hickock. Dr. Ivan Tessler. Marty McFly, Morty Sanchez, Miles Luna, Michael J. Caboose. Austin Power, Elliot Alberta, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Angle Dust, Lucifer Morningstar, Kevin Bacon, Lee Everette, John Cena. The list continued on.
"Monty almighty. Why would Six need so many names?" Yang asked as she looked over the names. Blake noticed something in his criminal records, below impersonating a preacher was the crime, 'Alienation of Affection of Senator Kimball.' She decided that it was for the best to keep the notion that Six might have plowed President Kimball's ex-wife a secret.
"Ok, well that doesn't explain anything. He could still be a part of the Legion. There was a spy in Camp McCarran, and he was a part of the Legion long before the first battle." Wiess tried to reason.
"I don't know. What Legion would allow a man named Seymore Butts into the Legion?" Yang said as she tried to not to giggle at the idea someone could actually believe that is someone's name.
"Well then how did those Legion soldiers get in?" Weiss asked as she crossed her arms.
"I can actually answer that for you." Victor states as the screen changes to a video recording of an unknown room in the Lucky 38.
The three watch as Six drags himself through the hallway with a few bullet wounds. He walks over to a lever and pulled it down. An alarm goes off and soon gears begin to shift. At the end of the room was a strange oval shape container. The moment the switch was pulled the oval shape container begin to open up. After a few moments a medical bed was lifted out of the container. Their was a body attached to the bed, looking closely the girls saw a horrific mummy attached to the bed. Decaying greenish tight skin, long chipped fingernails, long thin flowing hair, multiple medical devices and an electronic crown. The voice sputtered out of the mummy was like nails on a chalk-board.
"Why have you… done this?... Centuries of preparation… so much good, undone…" The Mummy asked.
"Oh, multiple reasons. NCR want's you dead because you are in the way of progress, The Legion wants you out of the way so they can focus on the two-headed Bear. Benny wants you dead and gone cause he thinks you were no different then the two. Maybe I just simply never liked you. But if you want an honest answer. You gave Ruby over to the Legion on a silver fucking platter. Oh, wait I meant Platinum!" Six shouted as he held up the Platinum Chip.
"Fool… to let… personalities and… false… relationships… derail future… of mankind? …Stupid!" The Mummy struggles to argue back.
"No, it was stupid for you to fuck with Ruby. Stupid to believe you can control human emotion. Stupid to hire me, of all people. To deliver this accursed item again." Six said as he flips the coin up into the air before letting it fall into his other hand. He then put the chip into his bag before noticing a nine iron in the corner. He picks it up and gave it a few swings before turning to the mummy. "Thank you for using Mojave Express, would you like to leave a tip for your Courier?"
"May there be… a hell… for you… a Tartarus… Bleak, unending…" The Mummy coughed out before Six took a swing at its face.
That sent a huge chunk of flesh and its nose flying to the side. He then begins to beat it senselessly till the nine-iron head got stuck in its face. After pulling on it, the head broke free from the body. Stuck in the mummy head. He then stabbed the Mummy through the chest, leaving the pole in its heart. After a brevier Six walked away, ending the surveillance video. The three girls were completely speechless. From what they could guess, that was Mr. House and Six just killed him with a nine iron. After standing there in silence a thought crossed Blakes mind.
"Victor, what did Six mean by giving Ruby over to the Legion?" Blake asked Victor.
"Well, sad to say I know what he is referring to."' Victor said in a sad tone. "You see, the Legion never knew about the tunnels. In fact they would have no idea about it, till Mr. House exposed it to them."
"Wait, why would he exposed a secret way into the Lucky 38. Wouldn't that endanger himself?" Weiss asked with a still mystified look on her face.
"He calculated that when the Legate arrives from Colorado, he will attack the dam in a matter of days. Maybe a week if we were lucky. So he needed Six to activated the Securitrons beneath Fortification hill. However seeing that he wasn't likely to do so on time he need a little motivation. After calculated the odds, he broke even that one kid was likely kidnapped. 75% chance it was Ms. Rose." Victor explains. The attack a few days ago suddenly begin to make sense. If Ruby was held hostage, everyone would drop everything just to save her. They all fell for the bait, which left only one question. How?
"How, did Six figured it out?" Yang asked as she gritted her teeth in rage.
"I don't know exactly, I wasn't there. But if I were to bet my hat on it, I'd say Mr. House couldn't hold a straight face. That or them Bullets made him smarter." Victor guessed.
The girls soon felt a sea of mixed emotions. Betrayal, disgust, and hatred. But also sadness, pity, and fooled. Weiss especially felt sick to her core. She believed Six to be a criminal or maybe a crook. What she never suspected was him being a Frumentary. However when the thought came to mind that was all she can see him as. It was like that time back in Beacon, when she learned that Blake was an ex- White Fang. She swore to herself that she would never make the same mistake twice.
"Promise broken." Weiss whispers to herself and she tried to break her pinky.
"(Sigh) I… need a drink. After today I don't think anyone will judge me if I get hammered." Yang said as she turns around and heads to the elevator.
"Yeah, right now I could use a glass right now." Blake said as she followed Yang. As they head to the door, Blake calls over to Weiss. "Hey… do you want to come with?"
"… Later. I just need a minute to myself." Weiss states as she tried to hold back the tears. Both, for breaking her promise, and for dislocating her pinky.
Giving an understanding nod the two enter the elevator. Yang was tempted to go straight to the cocktail lounge, but she felt like she needed to apologies to Ruby. So she hit the button to go down to the next floor. Inside the presidential sweet, she found a trail of petals leading down to Ruby's room. She slowly followed the trail till she came to her sister's door. After standing their hesitantly, she finally fount the courage to knock.
"Ruby! Hey Ruby!" Yang shouted as she knocked on her sisters door. "Listen, me and the girls want to apologies for judging Six. Turns out he isn't a legion spy… Ruby?"
Yang found it strange that her room was dead silent. So she opens the door slowly, to her shock and horror she see's the room was completely empty. Only hint of what happened was an open window, and a few rose petals on the ground.
Play "Walk Away" By Tom Waits
Yang looks out the window to see only a red dust storm, heading south of the city. Normally she would have chased after her, but she couldn't. Not in this condition. As the song begins so did a devastating sand storm.
Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain
With a little drop of poison in the red red blood
She need a way to turn around the bend
She said I want to walk away and start over again
As the dust storm rages on, the scene transitions to a desert surface. In the distance, Ruby walks down the rocky slope towards an unknown location. Her hood was raised over her head, and she was wearing her goggles.
There are things I've done I can't erase
I want to look in the mirror see another face
I said, "never", but I'm doing it again
I wanna walk away, start over again
As she walked down towards her destination, she noticed a sand scratched mirror. It was difficult to look at, but in the reflection she can see herself. The day before coming here, the Pre-Mojave Ruby looking at the Post-Mojave Ruby. To be honest, it felt like a lifetime ago.
No more rain, no more roses
On my way, shake my thirst in a cool cool pond
She then continues on, passing by a small valley of forgotten mirrors. Each one with a different Ruby within their sand scratched reflections.
There's a winner in every place
There's a heart that's beating in every page
The beginning of it starts at the end
When it's time to walk away and start over again
Legion Ruby to the right, NCR to the left. Securitron Ruby on the bottom. They all look the same, each one never looking like the original. She could feel the choices, the one that she had made wondering the Mojave looking at her. Judging her, and showing what would have happened should she have chosen alternative options.
Weather's murder at a hundred and three
William Ray shot Corabell Lee
A yellow dog knows when he has sinned
You wanna walk away and start over again
She then reached the final Mirror. At the end of it all. In it, she can see herself in it. She was neither a pawn for Caesar's Legion, New California Republic, or Mr. House. In this reflection she was adorn in Six's clothes. As the wind blew, it revealed two bullet scars on her forehead. After staring at herself, she walked away from the reflection, but yet it remained there. Watching her leave, eventually becoming her shadow.
No more rain, no more roses
On my way, shaking my thirst in a cool cool pond
Cooper told Maui the whole block's gone
They're dying for jewelry, money, and clothes
I always get out of the trouble I'm in
I want to walk away, start over again
As she trudges on, the sandstorm finally subsided. Which was lucky for her, she had finally reached her destination. The Divide. As she stared out into the massive crack in the earth, she begin to remove her hood and biker goggles. Once off she revealed her new scar, the one beneath her eyes and on the bridge of her nose.
I left my bible by the side of the road
Carve my initials in an old dead tree
I'm going away but I'm going to be back when
It's time to walk away and start over again
She continued to look out into the Divide. Admiring the view of a literal divide between East and West. As she continued to look, dust kicked up into the air, and her shadow shifted. She no longer had her own shadow, but Six's instead. The Dust transformed into words.
Ho ho yeah, hmm, yeah. It's time to walk away.
Gotta walk away, gotta walk away, gotta walk away
Just wanna walk away yeah, wanna walk away and start over again
Wanna walk away, wanna walk away, wanna walk away
Fallout New Vegas: A Rose Over A Shallow Grave.
Lonesome Road.
Hello everybody, Wombag1786 here.
Man, it feels good to get out of these stuffy prison clothes. Yeash, two hundred years and you would think someone would have the idea of washing these things. In any case, normally I wouldn't put the lyrics of the song over the intro but because there is no slideshow I needed something to extend it a bit. In any case lets get on to the questions before reminding everyone the end is nigh and I still need comments.
From RedRat8: Yeah, it was definitely interesting. Nah, he only jokes about it. He doesn't see her like that. But I degrees, you'll see who Six is shortly. Oh, trust me he did not enjoy that club sandwich… to the face. Eh, not my best. But my point still stands, a man chooses, and the slave obeys.
Thanks for writing RedRat8
From Imperial warlord: An a robot that can say no is bad? I mean in the short run that can bite an ass. I was referring to long run though.
Thanks for writing Imperial warlord
From Combine117: Hello, there. Can I call you AvIe?
Q1. Yes.
Q2. Yes, he could be. Though I honestly saw him in GoT's. (Fighting the Mountain)
Q3. Yes, sadly they died by the most vicious monster this side of the wasteland. The Rabbit.
Q4. Nah, I found my way back.
Thank you AvIe
Thanks for writingCombine117
From thewittywhy: Yeah, though this chapter arc will fully dive into his past. Maybe you'll actually get his real name.
Thanks for writing thewittywhy
From FEV Grim: It's alright. They won't be annoying me for a long time. (*Nuclear explosion in the background.) …huh, That's weird, all I did was bribed them, but at least that actually dramatically makes my point. As to why, well they were going to let me walk. But some asshole thought about scaring me straight by having me spend the night in jail. I would have stayed, but they announce that we all had to take "Mandatory Showers" with no guard supervision. I ain't going down like that, so I grabbed a shotgun and fought my way out till I ran out of ammo and resorted to using a spork. Yeah, would have brought her but I can't juggle everyone.
Thanks for writing FEV Grim
From Carre: 1. Oh she might need to get well quickly. The second battle begins in seven I.S (In story) days.
2A. Nah, I get it man. Scream like a lunatic for the sake of Pop culture. I get it.
2B. Eh, I'm already sure he's there with his Furry spy. (Vulpes.)
3. Both, but it ends badly. Should have walked away.
4. Thanks.
Thanks for writing Carre
From Zealot24: yep, that's fandom. Thank god it isn't Sonic Fandom. (*Shudders)
1A. Yep, that's the internet for yah.
1B. I didn't call the cops, Guest 11, something did. Sides I actually did follow the law to the letter. As for the spork, well I didn't stealth it. I just ran out of ammo and was force to fight with the closest thing to a shive. Sides I didn't kill that many… just only (*Counting with fingers.) twenty-nine. Would have been thirty but the last guy was mostly dead. Mostly. And don't worry, if things go accordingly the fic will end on Chapter 60 at the latest.
Thanks for writing Zealot24
From Guest 12-10-19: No, I just used a different artist… also I just fought my way through a prison, with a fucking spork before drive cross country Fear and Loathing in Vegas style. So you tell me? (Seriously though, of all things to rip on. That is what you chose? Really?)
Thanks for writing Guest 12-10-19
From Guest 12-12-19: K.
Thanks for writing Guest 12-12-19
Right so with that done I want to remind people that you need to suggest a song for the final slide of the second battle. Please pick a western sounding song with no lyrics. Carre already tossed in his hat. And also please check out FEV Grim's new story RWBY React to ROSG.
Alright, that's that. Please Fav and Fol the story and leave a comment or question bellow.
This is Wombag1786, signing off.