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English: beep boop I'm a robot beep boop

Robot language/Recorded message: beep boop I is a robot as well beep boop

Deeper in the Divide. Unknown amount of time later.

The scene opens on Ruby. Her eyes were closed shut as she slept soundly. As she does so, a crackling sound begins to cause her to stir. Her heavy eyes begin to slowly open, instead of the ruins of Hopeville she awoke to find herself on a dusty highway. Looking around she realized that across from her was a campfire, presumably started by the figure wearing the heavily armor ranger armor. Shoulder pads, arm and knee pads. Multiple belts and bandoleers, and a cantina strapped to the front with grenades lining the sides.

"…Your awake… good. It's about time." The figure said in a deep yet feminine tone.

"… You're not Six?" Ruby said as she slowly gets up. As she does, she notice that she was no longer wearing her normal clothes. Rather a similar set of clothes to the stranger. Except it wasn't as armored as hers. Grey pants, tucked into black boots. Over military fatigues was a green chest plate under a greying green duster.

"Yes, I am not the one you call Six. Though I must ask why you would believe he'd come to a place like this." The stranger said as she hands her a plastic bag. On the side it said 'Military MRE'. Looking over it, Ruby felt not only the pain of hunger but also of the wound she sustained. Deciding that she needed answers she excepted the food and answered the stranger.

"Well… I just found out I have been getting Six's messages. Messages sent from this stranger who talks all cryptic like. But that's not important. So after he disappeared I followed him here. I mean if not here then where else would he be?" Ruby answers as she opens the bag and begin to eat the MRE's.

"Hmm, very clever for someone so young." The stranger states as she pokes at the fire with a stick. "And lucky as well, your wounds healed faster then most do."

"Thanks, um. Sorry what's your name?" Ruby asked realizing that she doesn't even know who this person is.

"… My name… lost to me. I feel shame whenever I think of it." The stranger answers.

"Oh… sorry I guess." Ruby said awkwardly. She honestly didn't know how to respond to this.

"It isn't your fault. Still, if you must refer to me by name then you may call me Faun. A fitting name, for my callousness." The stranger now known as Faun states.

"Huh, ok… so Faun. Why are you here? If I may ask." Ruby said as she finishes her MRE.

"I got lost in a storm. My tribe betrayed me, tried to kill me. The one leading the revolt was one on my trusted warriors. I found out he was striking deals with unsavory individuals. They wish to attack innocence to spread fear. Fear that brought more trouble then anything else." Faun answers before rubbing the side of her armor. Right near the liver on the left side of her body. "We fought, he nearly killed me till the sands and winds dragged us here. I would have been another body on this road if it wasn't for the aid of it's overseer."

"Overseer? You mean like those flayed soldiers I was fighting?" Ruby asked.

"No, those are the unfortunates who now dwell within this land. A curse that most of my tribesmen suffers now. Fitting I suppose, his rage inspired him to betray me. Now, rage is all he is." Faun states.

Ruby gave a perplex look. Does everyone in the Divide speak so cryptically? Asking out of curiosity, she will come to regret the answer she will receive. "Curse? What like they are stuck like that forever?"

"Yes. The land is sick with the pollution cause by invisible fire. They are forever condemned to this land. Longer they stay, the more the land marks them." Faun said as she points to the wind. "The wind slices at them flayed the skin from mussel. Only things keeping them alive is their hatred for others. Others that the land has yet to mark. Hence why they are called the Marked men."

Ruby gave a perplexed look. Then it hits her. These people are ghoul, feral ghouls that have been flayed alive by winds. Only reason that explains why the legion and NCR were working together to try and kill her. As she realized that then another though came to her mind. Why were the NCR and Legion soldiers here?

"Alright, If these Marked men inhabited the land then why are they dressed as NCR and Legion soldiers?" Ruby asked.

"To hold onto their past. Before the ground split open, there was a battle between the Bear and the Bull. The two-headed bear saw this land as a necessity. For a single man managed to carve a road through this harsh land. That road would have led to the ultimate victory in the east against the bull. However the bull recognized the importance of the road, so it sent it's army's west to cut the road." Faun once again explains with a cryptic answer.

It took Ruby a moment before realizing what Faun was talking about. The Divide was a secondary supply line. She remembered Joshua's words about the Divide. 'but I can say that we were both lucky that NCR's supply lines and land routes north of Mojave Outpost were destroyed before the Battle of Hoover Dam. Something bad happened near Death Valley, at a place called the Divide. NCR couldn't cut across anymore and it slowed down their reinforcements. Terrible storms ripped entire companies apart before they even got to Nevada soil. The aftermath of Hoover Dam could have been even worse for Caesar. Much worse. I don't know for certain, and I don't think NCR knows, either. Whatever happened at the Divide was too much for them to handle. Our Frumentarii told us what they saw. Only fools and madmen would march into a place like that. All roads wind down to the same spot, the grave. They said all that's left there is a gaping wound cut into the Earth, cursed and damned. No place for God-fearing folk.'

Those Frumentarii's were right, Fools and madmen would march into the land. As she pounder another though came into her mind. If it wasn't always this bad then who would travel through this region. This man, Faun mentioned.

"Faun. This man, was he a Courier?" Ruby asked.

"Yes. A community laid in the center between the East and West of the Divide. Was small at first, became big enough to rival the Bear and Bull. Thanks to that lone Courier. His Shadow still covers the land, and he is currently walking through this land as we speak." Faun answers as she points west, along the ruins of the Highway.

Ruby's eyes then went wide. If Six did walk through this land. Then she must not be to far behind. Quickly picking herself up she was just about to race off when Faun spoke up. "I wouldn't go after him."

"Why?" Ruby asked as she turns around to face Faun.

"He may have created the nation that once stood here. See it breath in it's first breath as well. However he was the one who also smothered it as well. Tore the scar in the earth, cause the storms to flay and destroy everything in it's path. This land has been marked by him. The fact that he returns means that the land shall test him. It is best that we leave him to his demons." Faun states as she herself stands up.

Ruby scowled at Faun. She couldn't… wouldn't except the idea that Six would have done something like this. To tear a hole in the earth and doom hundreds if not thousands of soldiers to a fate worse then death. That doesn't sound like him at all. That's when a though crossed her mind. What if it was Six before Goodsprings? What if he was the meanest bastard to walk the land and that bullet simply reset him. She shook her head in disbelief. Even if it was true, then he wouldn't have made this road. Daring to cross here multiple times, fuel a small community into giving birth to a new nation. Doesn't sound like him at all.

Rejecting this thought she said to Faun in an agitated tone. "No, he has been accused of being part of the Legion. I won't believe he would do something so… Evil."

Faun gives out a small sigh before kicking sand onto the fire. She then said. "(Sigh) Very well. Walk the same roads he has. Match him footstep to footstep. Mile to Mile. See the destruction he has laid upon this land and it's inhabitants. Once you find him, ask him the why of it."

Faun the paused as she pulls out a holotape from her bandolier. Handing it over to her she continued. "For he may walk for however long that he wishes. History will never forget. Even now he is reminded of his own history the farther he heads West."

Ruby looks down at the Holotape. She then takes it and looks it over. It was marked, Y-17.17 Holotape. Same as the one she had collected from Hopeville. Putting the tape into her back pocket she begin to trail west, but was stopped by Faun one last time.

"Ruby" Faun said causing Ruby to stop.

"Yeah?" Ruby asked as she turns around.

"…You will need this." Faun said as she held up Ruby's bag with all her weapons on it. Ruby begin to pat herself down, realizing that this entire time she was weaponless. Feeling stupid she thanked Faun before heading west, down the lonesome road.

Hours later, down the old highway.

As Ruby made her way down the road, she found that Faun had packed a few extra things besides her stuff. Along with the new armor she was given a sharpened bowie knife, a breathing mask, a dozen packs of MRE, A flare gun with ammo, and a few Stimpacks. Her old clothes was at the bottom, deciding that the clothes she was given was the best for the time she kept them on with the exception of her cloak. Attaching it to her right shoulder it flutters in the strong wind. As she walked she wondered how the hell Faun managed to get the armor on her without waking her up. That's when she remembers the Holotape she was given. Pulling it out of her pocket she inserted it in as she walked under a collapse skyscraper.

"Have you ever wanted to speak to history… just to know the why of it? I don't, not any longer. There's old stories about gods and men, past history, into myth… where the gods, they're like children. Petulant, cruel. Those were the voices of the Big Empty, the past. Couldn't leave well enough alone, had to ask. Had to ask the why of it. Their answers were madness. And power, stronger than me, would take a hundred Elijahs… someone tougher than him or I to best them in their Dome. They didn't know why they were there, what had led to that point, their names… like serpents devouring themselves, cannibalizing their own thoughts. When all seemed lost, thought it was the end, my anger gave me strength to ask them my last question. 'Who are you, that do not know your history?' and they awoke… for a short time. The flag you wear, they said. We remember, America. It wasn't just a flag to them… it was a place, an idea they hade cared for. Once. They told me what it was like to grow in that world… all they had done to lift it up… protect it. They… didn't know it was gone, that… yet they had cared once. Before forgetting their history. As they were talking… kept seeing the Courier's shadow behind them, giving each of their words weight. History cast aside… a home, left behind. I listened. I asked. Was there anything left? Anything that still carries America's voice? And they told me I had already been there. I and one other, walking right out of history deeper than we knew. They told me what lies in the heart of the Divide, What can be found there. And the words to awaken it… and the one to speak them." Y-17.17 then stopped.

She had finished the tape and pulled it out of her Pip-Boy. She begin to wonder who this man was and how does he know Six. A phrase from the recording then hits her. She remembers the phrase. 'Who are you, that do not know your history?' She received that same message from this man when she was in Zion. Despite being in one of the most dangerous parts of the waste, least she knows she is on the right trail. As she continued along, she begin to notice something. Bodies. Bodies of Deathclaws. Left out to rot away on this Highway of hell. They all seem to bear multiple 44 magnum rounds, and 45-70 rounds. There were a few laser shots as well, strange. As she looked over the blood, she notices a trail leading into a trailer just on the side of the road. Pulling her anti-material riffle from her back, she enters the trailer. It was painted in blood. Seems Six had gotten into a fight with a sneaky Deathclaw. Seeing that there was no corpse but a stack of used Stim-Packs nearby it is safe to presume that Six won. As she was about to leave, she noticed something in the pile of Stimpacks. Another Holotape, labeled Y-17.21.

Pricking herself a few times trying to reach for the Holotape. She pulled it out and continued on down the corpse ridden road. Placing Y-17.21 into her Pip-Boy she listened to the man tell his story once more. However as she listened, she was unaware that she was being watched and followed. "Emptiness here, like the sands of the Great Salt Lake, echoed. The beating in the Divide sky… like storm drums of the White Legs. Ran with them on the salt beds, at Caesar's command… cut the throats of the two-headed Bear, cut all communities off. Use storm, sky. Disease, fire, starvation… and the violence of the ignorants to ruin all who could… might stand against him. But the White Legs… they couldn't live on their own, like most scavengers. So gave them purpose… turned their hunger into a weapon. The wall of New Canaan… too high for Caesar. Too proud, maybe… or maybe something there from his past, that needed killing… Memory of Graham. Helped them dig Canaan supply caches, and other secrets the sands hid… bunkers, filled with powered weapons even the Brotherhood might desire. They called these new weapons "storm drums" in the firing of shells. Taught them the power in the casing… to channel the spirits into their guns. Me they called me 'Di dah naatʼaʼí dah yootįįł. The Flag Bearer. Glory in my hand, in my staff that still bore the weight of the Old World just as the symbol on my back did. I learned their weapons as a means of respect. And when it came their turn to pay respect to me… history came rushing back. Can't escape what's been done. History's there… no matter how far you walk."

'There it was again' Ruby thought as she pulls out the Holotape. The man always going on about history. How he was fixated on it. Like it was all that mattered to him. She begin to wonder if Faun met this man. As she continued on down the road, she past by a few more bodies. Clearly left by Six. As she made her way down she suddenly felt tremors in the earth. She tried to hold her balance but ends up falling to the ground with a thump. That's when a loud thrush sounds pass her by. Looking up, she saw in horror a rocket rising from the ground. It rushed past her, heading east before exploding far away. The resulting explosion left only a mushroom cloud behind. Horror couldn't even begin to describe the horror she is witnessing.

"Monty almighty." Ruby said aloud as she stared up at the sky. As the wind begin to howl from the blast wave, she hears something behind her. For just a moment she hears the sound of a sword swiping down.

Ruby quickly rolled out of the way just as the blade missed her neck. She then pulled out her pistol but hesitated to shoot the Mark man. For he didn't look like any Mark man she had seen before. Hell, it wasn't even a man. The Figure wore a black suit that was torn from the fast winds. What little hair he had left on his scalp was bloodshot red. On the tip of her head however slightly freaked her out a bit. Their was two pair of horns sticking out of his head. Sharpened by the grain the tore most of his flesh from his body. That may have been two pebbles that got stuck in his head, but the symbol waving about on his back however told a different story. It was a symbol Ruby was very familiar with, an angry white wolf snarling with three claw marks behind it. The symbol of the White Fang.

As Ruby tried to figure out how in the world did the WF managed to get here, when a bunch of loud snarls can be heard close by. Turning around she see's multiple Marked Faunas's rushing toward her with makeshift blades and maces. Quickly shaking herself she aimed her 10mm at the horned Faunas. Firing off a few rounds. However this one seem to be quicker then the rest. Removing it's blade before rolling away to safety. It then fled, most likely some sort of baser intelligent instinct that existed in it's body. Seeing that she has no time for this she turned her pistol upon the Marked Faunas, firing off the remaining rounds. She killed five and wounded seven. However there was more rushing her, and they didn't seem to care about the wounds inflicted upon them. Deciding to fight in her element she pulled out her rifle and charge into the dozens of Marked Faunas still standing.

Using her semblance, she punched through the crowed before pushing herself upwards. While in mid air she fired off a few rounds. Hitting three in-between the eye, and wounding another three. She did a backflip while falling, so she could land on her feet. A Marked Faunas with a hairless dog tail charges her from the side with a mace made from rebars and concrete. Ruby quickly evades a few of his swings before pressing the barrel of the riffle against his chest and fired off a round. She quickly reloads her rifle just as a fox Marked Faunas swings down on her with two bowie knifes. Using the barrel of her riffle as a she shield, Ruby inserted her own bowie knife into her heart. She then finished reloading only to dodge another swipe from another Marked Faunas. As she continued to fight, she failed to notice one of the Marked Faunas she had shot in the head was getting back up. Seemed his mask protected him a bit. As she continued to fight the giant Marked Faunas trudges over to her. With one quick swipe from his makeshift weapon, he sent Ruby flying sideways. Hitting the side of a car and denting it. Ruby had the air nocked out of her and blood ran down the side of her face.

As her vision slowly returns she soon realized that she was about to be jumped by multiple Marked Faunas. Quickly activating her V.A.T.S as she draws her pistol she looked over the situation. The lowest percent she could do is 84%, but she could only shoot four of the twelve. Regardless if she kills all four, she will still be attacked by the remaining eight. Most likely beaten or seriously injured by them. She begin to panic as she tried to figure out what to do as the V.A.T.S begin to wear off. As she quickly look for an option she noticed a thirteenth option. Something was flying towards them in the air. It was a small canister that had multiple holes on it. Recognizing it as a Flash Bang, Ruby realized that she could use that to her advantage. Shifting her V.A.T.S to it, there was 57% Chance to hit it. 37% If she shielded her eyes. So, deciding that she had no choice left, she fired off her four rounds with her eye's close. First bullet missed, second one accidently hits a Marked Faunas in the head, third one bounced off the second bullet midair. The Fourth and final round made its mark, barely.

The Flashbang went off, blinding the Marked Faunus and giving Ruby a chance to dodge their strikes. She rolled to the side and quickly reloaded her weapon, but she never got a chance to kill her attackers. What happened next was that a series of gun shots and laser pews ranged out, dropping the twelve where they stand. Ruby looks behind her with her pistol at the ready, before her was a man dressed in something similar to Faun's clothing. Grey ranger duster, miltary grade arm guards, chest plates. Only things different was that he didn't had any extra belts or bandolier. His only bandolier had 40-70 GOV rounds. The helm, had what looked like a shield that was cut in half with a yellow and white symbol. On the front was a Black hoarse. To the side it had the words 'Allons' written on the side. He was holding a tribal Bush Gun in hand with a 44-revolver strapped to his side, next to a black Stetson with two playing cards sticking out them. Next to him was Eye-Bot that looked like it just came off the factory conveyor belt.

Ruby stares at her savior for a moment before realizing who he is. She then asked the stranger as she lowered her pistol. "Six?"

"… The hell you doing here, Ruby?" Six replies back in an agitated tone as he put the Medicine Stick on his back.

"You disappeared. Everyone thinks you were part of Caesar's Legion. A spy disguised as a Courier." Ruby explains as she puts her pistol away. This accusation caused Six to raise a brow underneath his helm.

"Ruby, I'm not a Legion Frumentarii." Six said as he crossed his arms.

"Yeah, I knew you could never be a legionary. Like I know you didn't cause the Divide to become the Divide we are in." Ruby stated. However, her relieved expression turns to horror when she saw Six looked down at the ground. Even with the helm over his face, she could tell he had a grim look on his face.

"Beep, Boop, Beep." (Wow, so much to unpack there. Thank the toaster in the sky that she doesn't understand me. I don't do human emotions.) ED-E said sounding a little kid-ish.

Six then walks over to Ruby before kneeling down to meet her eyes. He then removed his helm, showing that dirt and grime had caught on the stubbles that had grown out of his cheeks and face. With a grim tone he states the following ten words that nearly shattered Ruby. "Ruby… that part, is true. I did create the Divide."

"Wha… but how…" Ruby sputtered as she takes a few steps back before falling to the ground. She was in complete shock.

She just sat there, ears ringing with shock at the revelation. Faun was right. She was right. She honestly thought she was lying; she was even hoping that this was some sick joke. But looking Six's grim face told her everything. He wasn't lying. He wasn't… lying. After a few moments Ruby finally managed to ask a question. A single question that if answered wrongly could completely destroy the relationship between the two.

"Six..." Ruby stuttered. After a brief moment of hesitation, she continued on. "…How do you know, it was your fault?"

Six didn't respond, not at first. Instead he reaches to his side and pulls the ace of spades from his hat. Looking over it carefully, admiring the details and of it. A simple Ace of spades with tribal incantations drawn onto it. He looks over it one last time before looking up at Ruby. With a heavy sigh, Six said the following.

"Ruby, I know I did this. I know I'm not a Legion Spy. I know how to walk this land like it was the back of my hand simply because, I could never forget." Six said before the screen goes dark. The last Words Six said completely shattered Ruby. "Even when Benny's bullets grazed my skull I did not forget. I never had amnesia, Ruby. I just pretended to."

Las Vegas Lux Hotel theater.

*View opens on stage, revealing a stool. On that stool was a small cube box that look like it was from hellraiser. Nothing happens for a few moments, after a full minuet of nothing happening; the box then suddenly begins to twitch. After twitching a few times, the top part of the cube opens with a loud demented scream. Suddenly someone was tossed from the cube. The cube closes and the figure hit's the ground hard. After groaning the figure reveals himself to be Wombag1786.

"Ugh, I guess we don't have a deal then." Wombag said as he dusts himself off before turning to the camera. "Oh, hello everybody. Wombag1786 here. For those wondering what just happened I was trying to recruit a certain big green guy for my new series RWBY Noir. It went as well as one can expect for trying to hire an old one with a down payment of fish. I digress though what an interesting chapter. Ruby savior Dressed in Elite Riot Gear foretold things that she wasn't ready for. Ruby was given Riot armor to help her survive in the Divide. We see that the White Fang was transported to this world as well as become the new residents of the divide. Ruby then walked that lonely mile, met Six who is wearing Advance Riot Gear and ED-E is a kid again. (That's right. ED-E is now as old as Jaune's nephew… wait how old is he again?) Oh and of course it turns out that Six was faking his amnesia all along. Dun, Dun, DUN! Heh, who here saw that coming? Any who it's good to be back in business and hopefully I can finish this chapter before it's one-year aniversery. Or maybe I can end it on my third-year universe of writing. Eh only time will tell. So with all that said, I better answer some questions and comments.

From Zealot24: Yep, Yep, and Yep. Wait, actually that first Yep is a sort of. CH 60 isn't a chapter more or less a choice. I'll post a few options of what should I do for my next weekend story and give a small description about them along with pro and cons about the story. Then you the reader can vote on my next story.

Ah, that may work if she wasn't unconscious. Thankfully Faun was there to help. Though I doubt sticking your finger into a bullet wound is a good idea. Especially with that finger of hers. It's been places. Specifically, Weiss related places.

Good luck beginning again. Though I would have waited till I was on my final chapter before rereading. I was going to go back and fix my mistakes before uploading the final chapter.

Thanks for writing Zealot24

From thewittywhy: Yeah… doubt that using it like an improvise butt plug will sway Ruby over. Though it will be amusing to see her try.

Thanks for writing thewittywhy.

From RedRat8: It was for the most part. Thanks for saying so. Oh the Divide will be the final nail I'm afraid. Thankfully there is something preventing her from becoming someone we all sort of know and love.

Thanks for writing RedRat8

From Imperial warlord: And thanks for the Awesome Response.

Thanks for writing Imperial warlord

From FEV Grim: Thanks, nope it wasn't. As for your guess… to be answer in two to three chapters later. I did leave a few hints to her identity in the chapter. Good luck trying to figure it out.

Thanks for writing FEV Grim

From Combine117: Nah, I'm use to being tossed around. Hell, last month I jumped out the fourth floor window to escape answering a question.

Yeah, I'm sure she and my battered spine would agree with you AvIe.

Aw, cousins. I'll pass it on to Penny in the next series.

Oh, does it involve murder, betrayal, and a hungry and vicious Honey badger nicknamed, "My Ex wife"?

Oh, See you around AvIe

Nope, she ain't Six. Yeah, mad wouldn't even come close to how enrage he'd be. He probably go nuclear.

FEV Grim wrote a story two years back. Asking that same question. I'd say it will be something close to that.

Thanks for writing Combine117

From Carre: 1. I'll let her know. Granted she is still making that painting face after finding out that Six never lost his memories. (Um the "Scream" by **** I believe.)

2A. Heh, yeah. I can already see them being friendly and possibly skipping down the street in chibi form.

2B. Oh, there was two ideas. One was unfortunately already taken. Where Jaune ends up in Columbia. Another was a crossover between that show, miracles ladybug and the first Bioshock. (Jack raising his girls in Paris. Still has his powers, and a few splicers had followed him back.)

No, I actually had no idea… I'll do some digging once I posted this chapter.

3. Yeah, be you didn't saw them Marked Faunas coming did yah?

4. Nope she isn't. However she will be making her return shortly.

5. Damn, and here I wanted something to blow that fat bastard out of the sky. Oh well there's always next year.

Thanks for writing Carre

From Guest 1-4-20: Heh, not quite yet.

Heh, that's cute.

Not likely. I already have a name for her. Kind of been using it throughout the story already.

Nope, at least I don't think so.

Thanks, hopefully this chapter entered the new year with a bang.

Thanks for writing Guest 1-4-20

Well with that over I want to say that it's good to be back. I hope you enjoy this chapter and again I must insist that someone makes a suggest for the last slideshow. Along with that I have to ask. Who here can't believe this story is about to be a years old as of next February? Exciting really. But not as exciting as next chapter. Where Six's origin will be finally revealed. I don't want to give too much away but he come from a tribe that worship the card Suits. For those who don't know the meaning behind them I'll tell you the meaning behind them momentary, but suffice to say that the cards assigned to Six was spot on.

Club: Otherwise known as trefoils, clubs represent many things: fall, winter, night, darkness, males, fire, energy, will, wealth, work, luck, and happiness.

Diamond: Diamonds represent warmth, light, femininity. In the Tarot, they symbolize earthly matter, money, courage, and energy, but fortune-tellers often associate diamonds with spitefulness and annoyance.

Heart: Hearts represent the warmth of spring and summer seasons and the power of light. They are the center of life and the world. In the Tarot, hearts can also symbolize knowledge, love, life from water, and fertility, and in fortune-telling, joy.

Spade: The spade represents a leaf of the "cosmic" tree, and thus life. Along with its companion suit, clubs, spades represent fall and winter and the power of darkness. In the Tarot, they symbolize intellect, action, air, and Death.

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