AN: Hey guys Void here, How are you guys and gals? And others. I am here with another chapter of Dreams of Remnant, this chapter being the beginning of a new arc. Mountain Glen!
I'm a bit nervous about this chapter for various reasons. Mainly because I'm stepping further into Uni and Lilith's past.
I was originally planning to give Uni a separate mission but then something occurred to me. How certain characters would act and other things I couldn't talk about. So instead Uni's mission is to support a team on their own mission. Hmm, I wonder which team that will be?
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Chapter 6 - Emotions and Thoughts
In an empty field not too far from a seaside cliff, laid a young girl. No more than fifteen or sixteen with long silver twin tails and was named Uni.
She wasn't asleep, yet she didn't care to do anything because she couldn't.
Uni was numb. Endlessly numb, that's all that she could feel. She couldn't even make the effort to open her eyes., they were just so heavy. And she was so numb.
She couldn't move, but she could barely feel the cool fresh dirt beneath her as the wind blew past her. She could hear the endless melody of the waves crashing against something. But all of these sensations were muted, as she was far too numb.
She tried to move, she really did. But something just made her feel so numb. Lifting a single finger felt like trying to move a boulder. So instead of wasting the effort, she just sat still and took everything in. Taking in the salty air and the grass beneath her.
However, the peaceful environment quickly changed.
She could feel the once soft breeze change into a wild wind as the waves beneath the cliff picked up. It was as if a storm was coming. Something was coming…
Despite being numb, Uni furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as she felt the grass wither beneath her. Things were changing, and she couldn't stop it. All because she was so numb.
She could hear the sharp whistling of the wind as objects soared through the air. The ground shaking as whatever it was slammed into the ground nearby.
The sudden impact jolted Uni out of her daze, causing her to quickly sit up and look around in confusion.
Asteroids fell from the blood red sky like rain, leaving flaming trails in their wake. The ground was scattered with craters from the dropping rocks.
Her movements were sluggish as she sat up from the dead earth, trying to find shelter from the apocalyptic storm. She ran, despite being numb, she ran.
She wanted to get away from the burning lands behind her, so she ran.
But she was too slow, she was too numb.
She was flung away as a meteor crashed into the ground behind her, missing her by a hair's breadth. Uni winced in pain as the heat slammed against her, shards of rock digging into her skin.
Why wasn't her aura working? Why was she so… mindlessly…. numb…
She just wanted to sleep…
To… be… numb…
She was once again shocked out of her daze, this time by the freezing cold sensation of metal against her chest. Her locket was vibrating wildly. But why? Then again, it didn't matter right now. She had to get out of here.
Despite feeling so tired, despite her pain. Uni slowly sat up, stumbling forward. She refused to give up as the world around her died. Everything around her turned grey as shadows danced in the corner of her eyes.
She could feel blood trickling down her back, probably damage done by the asteroid. It was scalding hot for some reason.
No… It wasn't from the asteroid. It was from when she was caught in a dust explosion almost five years ago.
Even more pain washed over her as she felt wounds that should have healed long ago tear themselves open as she limped forward slowly. Drenched in blood and agony as every injury she ever had reappeared.
Bruises and cuts covered her body. People can be mean when they are drunk, it was the same no matter where she went.
Burns, cuts, frost, and more coated her arms. She had to teach herself how dust worked, and although it took awhile she succeeded.
Welts and scars covered her feet and her ankles twisted several times over. The ground outside of the villages was rough, the lands were treacherous.
Her body became thin and frail. She became sickly as the pain of near starvation returned. But she learned to steal, so it was okay.
A bullet suddenly pierced her leg. A bandit shot her a few years back after breaking her aura. Luckily she survived and got her revenge.
Scratches suddenly covered her body. She was attacked by a Beowulf pack after she ran out of aura. She barely made it out alive.
A spear pierced her side, her shoulder dislocated. She made the wrong thug upset when she stole from him. He learned his lesson though.
She became battered and bruised, she even gained a broken rib. She had learned the strength of numbers when she wandered into a gang's territory by accident. They didn't even stop when her aura had shattered.
The fingers on her right hand broke, the gang's leader wanted to watch her suffer. But it didn't matter any more, he's dead now.
It was just bad luck, there's good in the world. That's what she told herself. But she quickly learned the truth, that it was all a lie. But she was fine, all because she was numb.
The world was out to get her, but she would move forward. Despite how Numb she was, she wouldn't give up. After all, she couldn't give up now. She was almost there. But where was she going?
In the distance, no more than a twenty meters or so away, a silver and gold door. Nothing fancy about it besides it's color choices.
Why she felt the need to go there, she didn't know. All she knew was that she was numb, no, that she had to reach that door.
And she was so close, only a few meters now.
Almost… there…
She fell to the ground. Something pulled against her legs. She was so close too…
Uni turned to see thick chains made of shadows cuffed to her legs, stretching across the land. When did they get there? Why did they have to stop her? She was so close…
Something's coming, and she had to stop it. But she can't…
She was too hurt…
And so Numb…
Uni groaned softly as she sat awake, wincing as phantom pain washed over her; a reminder of her past. Her silver hair was all messy and frizzled from rolling around in bed.
She slowly walked into her bathroom, staring at her reflection softly. She slowly traced a pale finger down a barely visible scar that went diagonally across her face. Similar scars covered her arms and legs, it was likely that there were more that couldn't be seen. They were so faded that unless you were right next to them you would never notice.
Aura could only heal so much, she knew from experience. That even if aura heals the wound, it can't always heal the scars. It can never heal the pain.
The silver eyed girl sighed softly, waving the thoughts aside as she began to go through her usual morning routine.
Brushing and flossing, doing her hair, getting into her school uniform, all of that and more. While a tedious process it was a necessary one; so like most things, she simply put up with it.
She also put on makeup to cover the scars as usual, she didn't like having to constantly talk about them. They were really inconvenient. Especially when she wanted to be left alone so she could rest.
When she was done she looked like a different person than from the night before. Her hair once again in her long silver twin tails, though held up in gold ribbons instead of her usual black. Her scars no longer visible and her skin smooth.
Uni yawned as she fixed the cuffs of her reddish brown school coat, walking to the door as she grabbed her black school bag. However before she could even reach the doorknob, she paused.
Slowly she turned back to her desk, Lilith's letter still sitting there. Thoughts flooded her mind as she recalled its contents.
The strange Grimm…
Things she was supposedly unaware of…
Just what in Remnant was going on? What was hidden in the shadows?
What did the future hold?
Lilith sighed to herself softly, her crimson eyes staring off at the sunrise as she sat upon a cliff above Forever Fall.
While she loved being here, it was one of her favorite spots to visit, she still had a lot on her mind. She was, in a word, stressed.
The Grimm, Her father's involvement, Her Involvement. Not to mention all the jobs she has to do. There was also the situation with Uni…
A bad roll of the dice…
If only she could do something more. It felt like every time she tried to help it just made more problems.
She would tell Uni everything and get her on the right side of the battle but with her bloodline… What if something went wrong and one of them got hurt?
She would be more upfront with her father and make sure they did the right thing but what if he got upset? What if he was too stubborn?
She sighed once again, brushing a lock of her ebony hair to the side as she watched the myriad of colors in the distance. The red palette of leaves swaying beneath her with the breeze.
It was practically silent. You could still hear the wind blowing, the leaves swaying, the birds tweeting, and the crickets chirping but those were natural sounds.
There were no cars noises, no people talking, no whirring machinery. That's what she was referring to. The natural, calming, sensation that this place brought.
It probably had something to do with where she was, as people don't really come here.
The cliff she was resting upon was fairly close to the center of Forever Fall, making it untouched by Man and their evil hands. It was a lot like her home, before that happened…
Pain flickered across her eyes as she turned back to the beautiful sunrise. The card flickering in her mind, the stupid smile staring back at her.
She could faintly hear the screams of her family, the laughing of mankind mocking her.
The scent of blood and ash filled the air as she felt herself fly back to the day it all happened.
Lilith was alone and scared, hiding under a thick layer of snow. It was cold, even with her coat on. She wanted to scream and cry out but she couldn't, otherwise they would find her.
Her hands covered in blood and scratches, her body bruised and aching. She had barely managed to get away and hide.
But she didn't get far, she could tell something, or someone, was coming.
The sounds of screaming and fighting seemed to fade around her. Quickly being replaced by heavy breathing, thick boot steps nearing her location.
Her muscles tensed up in fear as the snow around her shifted slightly. Her whimpering was barely noticeable as she tried to calm herself.
Was it someone she knew? Or was it one of them?
They paused right in front of her. Her mind racing as she trembled in fear, tears trickling down her face.
Had they found her? Do they know she's here? What would they do to her? Would they kil-"Hey douchebag!" A familiar woman's voice yelled.
Her eyes widened slightly, recognition flickering across her puffy red eyes.
It was a rich and fearless voice. One she knew all too well, one she dreaded to hear…
It was her mother…
But why? What was she doing? She needed to run!
"I'm over here ya damned dust eater! Fight me you cowards!" Her mother yelled. The mechanical sound of her mother's snake blade lengthening could be heard as bullets rang out.
The person standing above her shifted, wincing as a bullet flew by. She heard them unsheathing a blade of sorts, turning in the direction of the shot.
Lilith's panic only worsened, her eyes widening further as she heard footsteps running towards her mother.
The person had left to attack her mother.
Her mother… She was distracting them…
Sacrificing herself… All for her…
She heard the clashing of blades. The screaming. People were fighting.
It went on for a while, but after what felt like an hour she heard a quick slashing noise and then a small thump. A few chuckles could be heard, a hard slap, and then the distant sound chattering of voices.
Not long after that it fell silent.
What was going on? What happened? She had to know…
Her curiosity getting the better of her, carefully, Lilith peaked her head out of the snow slightly. She barely held in her yelping, tears flooding out at the sight.
Everyone. Her friends… Her family…
Her mother, She…
Lilith snapped out of her thoughts, pushing the memories back as she stood up straight. The scene fading before her as she was returned to the cliff.
She clutched the Black crystal feather that hung from her neck tightly, resting her hand on the snake blade the wrapped around her waist.
Tearing up slightly as she turned her sorrowful gaze to the morning sky. Thoughts running through her head.
Ever since that day, she contemplated everything. How she had indirectly killed her mother, how she was the only survivor.
For a long time, she had thought about how things could've gone differently. Until one day she realized that it didn't matter if things went differently as they had already happened.
Time had already played its hand and she had lost. So she needed to play her next card. She needed to play her hand.
She may have a bad hand, she may have rolled snake eyes, she may have some bad luck. But she would move on, she would keep on playing. After all, she was Lilith Ace, and she loved a good game.
So that's what she thought about, her next cards.
Most frequently, she thought of The Jester, otherwise known as The Joker. She thought about the people who killed her family, and what she would do if she found them..
And after a while of contemplating it, she surprised herself with her conclusion.
She wouldn't kill them. Because that would continue the cycle. It would just be a losing streak for everyone.
If they had family she would be taking them away from others.
Even if they didn't, there would always be someone who cared about them. She couldn't take someone away like that.
While she had done a lot of bad things while working for Z, stuff she regretted, she had never directly killed someone. She may have hurt a lot of people, but hopefully she would never have to kill.
But what really surprised her, is what she would do to the people who hurt her family. After all, they likely had their reasons.
Maybe they were forced to, or maybe it was for their own survival. Whatever the reason, maybe they regretted it.
And so she would forgive them. Or at least, she liked to think that she would.
Lilith smiled weakly, surprising herself once again as she nodded slightly. As if reassuring or confirming something to herself.
She was, somewhat, sure of it.
That if they truly felt bad about what they did, then she was pretty sure she could forgive them easily.
Even if they didn't regret it, which would make it hard to forgive them, she would try. But even then she wasn't sure she could kill them.
She might never be able to fully trust them, she might never get along with them. But she wouldn't desire revenge.
Of course this was all just speculation, she could never know what she would do unless the situation actually happened.
It would be a future hand, one far from now, so she would have to roll the dice and wait. She would just have to wait and see…
Wait till the day she can play her Ace. But for now she was in the present.
Lilith sighed once again, her weak smile still there as emotions flooded her eyes. She unfurled her large black wings, stretching them out.
And with a single flap and a large gust of wind, she disappeared in the blink of an eye. The only evidence she was ever here were a few black feathers, that would soon be lost in the whispers of the wind.
Uni wasn't sure what to expect when she was called over to RWBY's dorm. From past experience she could say that something always seemed to happen around them but she wasn't expecting this.
She had opened the door to see Yang shaking a cylindrical tube, only for a puppy to fall out with a small thump.
The black and white corgi yipped as it tilted it's head, staring right at her. In less than a second it ran towards her with surprising speed. The dog pawed at her legs happily, drawing the attention of the other members of the room.
"Uni? When did you get here?" Weiss asked as she looked up from her scroll, surprised by her quick arrival.
"And why is Zwei so attached to you?" Yang added slowly, staring at the dog, now named Zwei, strangely.
"I just arrived." She replied slowly as she kneeled down towards Zwei, petting him carefully. She was slightly apprehensive about the dog, mainly because she wasn't used to pets.
"Hey Uni! We were just about to talk about missions!" Ruby said quickly, waving at her cheerfully.
While Blake snapped her book shut, nodding towards the silver haired girl in greeting before turning to Ruby and Yang. "Are we not going to discuss that your father sent a dog in the mail?"
Uni raised an eyebrow, doubting the cat faunus's words. "Did he really?" She asked, frowning softly as she continued petting the corgi.
"Yeah, he does weird stuff like that all the time." Yang answered nonchalantly, shrugging as she brushed her hair to the side.
"Your Dad?" Blake asked as she backed away from Zwei, who was sitting in Uni's lap, while staring at him with cautiousness in her amber eyes. "Or your dog?"
"So this disgusting dog will be living with us?" Weiss began as she leaned towards the puppy. Her glare quickly softened into a smile as she began scratching behind his ear.
"Forever and ever?" She added hopefully as she became entranced by the pup. Having never owned a pet, Weiss was surprisingly excited by Zwei.
"Just keep it away from me and I'll be fine." Blake said, sighing in resignation.
"My question is why he seems to like me so much." Uni asked as she eyed the corgi curiously.
Before anyone could answer her, the intercom flared to life, Glynda's voice speaking on the announcement. "Would all first years please report to the ampitheatre?"
Uni simply sighed in response as she sat up, Zwei pawing at her legs. "Shall we?" She asked calmly.
"What about Zwei? We can't just leave him here." Weiss pointed out as she began to grab her things.
Yang frowned, shaking the tube once again. And as if on cue, dog food began spilling out of the parcel. Everyone's eyes widened slightly as an absurd amount of cans piled up into the center of the room, a letter landing on top.
Yang snatched the letter, her lavender eyes scanning it quickly. She smiled as she began to read the short note aloud. "Dear Girls, I have to leave the Island for a few days so I'm sending you Zwei. Enclosed should be all the food you need. I hope school is going well, love you both, Dad."
Uni frowned as she stared at the pile of dog food. "I fail to see how this is a solution." She stated expressionlessly as she fiddled with her locket.
Weiss nodded in agreement as she twirled a lock of her snow colored hair, "We still have to leave him here, so this doesn't help."
Once again, as if on cue, Yang shook the cylinder again causing a can opener to fall out, clanging against the cans as it tumbled to the ground.
"Well, Zwei is a smart dog, I'm sure he'll figure it out." Yang said, shrugging softly as she walked out of the room without a care.
"I'll see if Glynda can arrange for a caretaker while we're gone." Uni added blandly as she, along with Weiss and Blake, followed Yang out the door.
Meanwhile Ruby stared at Zwei curiously, thinking to herself quietly as an idea began to flower.
Uni yawned softly as she entered the crowded amphitheatre. Now in her standard outfit, she was hidden in the field of colored students.
She wasn't exactly excited for her mission, even less so for a boring speech. But despite that she was here, but that was because she had to be.
The soft muttering of the students echoing throughout the room could be heard. People whispering about what missions they would go on and what Ozpin wanted to talk about.
However people quickly fell silent as Glynda Goodwitch walked on the stage, waving her riding crop as she yelled loudly. "Silence please!"
Her gaze softened as she continued, "Before we go to the topic of missions, Professor Ozpin would like to share some words."
On cue Ozpin walked on to the stage, twirling his cane as his sageful gaze looked over the crowd.
"Today we shall come together and unite." He began, addressing the students calmly. Every first year, regardless of their school, are being sent on missions today. But before they would leave Ozpin had a speech for them. "Mistral, Atlas, Vacuo, and Vale. The four main kingdoms of Remnant."
Ozpin frowned slightly as he paused, not that anyone noticed. "Eighty years ago, the Great War ended. The battles of greed, ignorance, and oppression came to a halt. The war was more than just borders and trade but about individuality. Many could not stand for the destruction of all that freedom."
"So those who opposed this started a tradition. They named their children after colors and other personifying traits. It was their way of expressing creativity and freedom and their refusal for it to be oppressed. This trend continues even now, it shows our ability to unify through diversity."
"So today we shall stand together as bonds cannot exist without effort. Which is why while the world celebrates peace, we shall uphold it. Today all first years shall be sent on missions, they shall take you many places for an unknown amount of time. For this reason you must remember your training and be safe. Just remember to do your best."
Ozpin bowed slightly as he ended his speech, quickly walking off the stage with his thermos in hand, which once again came from nowhere.
Meanwhile Uni frowned, fiddling with her locket quietly. She was expecting a motivational speech or something similar, not some sappy speech about history.
It was strange how Ozpin talked about unity and peace while sending students to separate places. All so they could fight and work. It seemed contradictory.
The sleepy girl sighed softly, her scroll buzzing loudly from the pocket of her black jacket.
She tilted her head curiously as she pulled out the device and read the message. It was from Glynda, telling her to meet Ozpin about the details of her Mission.
Though what particularly intrigued her was the type of mission she was going on. All it said was "Support Type B" with no explanation.
Uni sighed softly once again, brushing her hair to the side as she began walking to Oz's office.
Things just had to be complicated…
Strangely enough, despite having been invited to Ozpin's office, Uni had bumped into the professor before she even arrived.
While he called it a mere coincidence she thought otherwise. Though she could think about that later.
She yawned slightly, turning to the headmaster as she asked. "So you mentioned I would be supporting a team, but which one?"
Ozpin simply smiled, a slightly playful gleam in his brown eyes as the two rounded the corner. Replying with only, "You will find out soon enough."
Uni simply frowned on response, shaking her head with a sigh. "That doesn't exactly help." She said blandly.
He smiled once again, nodding as he told her, "Exactly."
She raised an eyebrow in before simply dropping it, deciding not to humor the professor.
However he was correct, she knew exactly what he was planning when she heard a familiar voice suggest something.
"We could mail ourselves there!" Ruby said in awe, as if amazed at her own idea.
Upon her realization, Uni turned to Ozpin with a frown. "You aren't nearly as subtle, nor as clever, as you would like to think."
Ozpin simply smiled, ignoring her comment as he rounded the corner, resting his hands on his cane as he spoke. "Well that's one idea." He commented, chuckling softly.
The four young huntresses in training, all in combat gear, quickly turned upon hearing their headmaster's voice. However their surprise only grew when they saw Uni as well.
"Uni? What are you doing here?" Weiss asked confusedly, frowning at the tired girl.
"Ozpin brought me." She replied bluntly, unaware of how unhelpful her response was.
The heiress sighed in exasperation, a tad frustrated but otherwise fine.
"We can see that…" Blake answered dryly.
"While it's great that we're all here, why are we all here?" Yang asked curiously, frowning as she played with a lock of her hair in boredom.
"Well it's actually Quite simple, we deemed that the Grimm population was too large for first years. But I'm fairly sure you will find yourselves there no matter what job you choose…"
Ruby laughed nervously, her silver eyes darting back and forth as she asked, "Hehe, what makes you say that?"
Weiss frowned as she flicked their leader's ear, causing her to tell slightly as she stepped back as she rubbed her ear.
"Don't be such a dolt!" The heiress whispered loudly, clearly a tad frustrated at the girl.
"I don't believe fighting is necessary." Uni said calmly, waving expressionlessly.
"Indeed, after all…" Ozpin began, grinning softly as he tapped at his scroll for a few moments. "I'm fairly sure that such a mission would be fine if you had some backup."
As he said that, all of the five student's Scrolls buzzed as their names appeared under the mission on the board. The four teens looked at each other with wide eyes, unsure of how to respond.
"Why?" Blake asked with a curious, and slightly cautious, frown.
"Well I don't know. It seems with all these coincidences; such as the docks earlier this year, how you discovered the hideout in the southeast, sights of robots and rose petals across the city…" Ozpin said calmly, a glint reappearing in his eyes.
"Umm. About that…" Yang said, chuckling softly.
"Well why don't we find out?" He suggested, a sly look on his face. "Surely a team of first years, an apprentice huntress, and a huntsman could handle things."
Ruby smiled brightly, nodding quickly. "Thank you sir, we won't let you down."
"Don't Thank me, I expect you to stay close to your huntsman and listen carefully. If he deems it so, you can and will be sent back to Beacon." He began, once again going on a rant.
"This is an important mission and it will be very difficult, it will require all that you have learned and more to succeed. If you are not up to the task then who knows what could happen." He said ominously, ending with a simple, "Good luck."
He then left without another word, leaving the five young huntresses in training to contemplate his words.
"So…" Yang said slowly, breaking the awkward silence that had hung in the air since Ozpin's speech, as they walked towards the Skydock. "That was kinda strange…"
Blake nodded slightly in agreement, "Yeah but it was accurate."
"Does it really matter?" Uni asked curiously, seeming actually intrigued rather than uncaring.
"Well not really, we were just a bit weirded out by his words." Ruby explained, already used to explaining social nuances to the silver haired girl.
Uni frowned softly, toying with her locket as she contemplated silently. She was confused as to why people said things if they knew they didn't matter. Again, it wasn't important but it intrigued her.
Actually, now that she thought about it, things that she would normally ignore intrigued her instead. Was there something going on with her?
Then again, curiosity isn't a problem so she could probably ignore it.
However her thoughts quickly ended as someone called out, "Look! Team Coffee is back!" As they pointed to a nearby airship.
The four junior's walked out, clearly tired from their mission. Uni raised an eyebrow at their appearance, all damaged from the battle.
Velvet seemed exhausted and her outfit was torn slightly, her rabbit ears drooping as she exited the bullhead.
Coco seemed in better condition with the only sign of damage being a pair of broken sunglasses, but the look in her eyes said otherwise. Her beret was slightly torn and her warm brown hair was slightly frizzed as it blew with the wind.
Fox was, well, Fox. He still had a calm look on his face, his milky white eyes staring absently as his scroll guided him, limping forward. His coppery red hair was ruffled and dirty but otherwise he seemed fine.
Meanwhile Yatsuhashi seemed to be tired and bruised slightly, nothing aura couldn't fix, sighing as he fixed his messy short black hair. He someh appeared the most exhausted despite his towering form.
"Are you guys okay?" Blake asked; her ears twitching slightly underneath her bow as she, along with everyone else, rushed up to the upperclassmen.
"Sort of…" Velvet answered, "We're fine, but I wouldn't exactly call our mission a success. There were just so many Grimm…"
"What happened? You were supposed to get back a week ago!?" Weiss asked loudly, clearly confused and upset.
"Calm down Ice Queen. We ran into some complications." The fashionista said with a smile, ignoring her glare.
"Ignoring the fact that you recommended me to your monster of a sister; what complications?" Uni asked expressionlessly.
Coco laughed heartily, "So ya met Tawny eh? Yeah I probably should've warned you about her." She said, shrugging softly as she went on. "The main reason we were late is because we weren't expecting a swarm, not to mention a Goliath."
"Well that explains a lot…" The silver haired girl replied, yawning softly as she nodded in understanding.
"Yeah, it was awful." Velvet muttered softly, however it wasn't quiet enough as everyone heard her. She quickly reassured them upon seeing their nervous expressions.
"Don't worry, you first years are just shadowing huntsman so it'll be fine." She added quickly, a nervous smile on her face.
"Hey Vel, as much as I'd like to chat longer, we have a meeting with Ol' Oz." Coco pointed out as she looked through her scroll.
Velvet jumped slightly, nodding despite her surprise. "Well it was nice talking but we have to go." She said cheerfully, although slightly nervous, as she waved. Quickly walking away with the rest of her team.
Meanwhile, Ruby, who had noticed her teammates uneasiness, smiled brightly as she tried to cheer them up.
"Oh come on guys it'll be fine! We can do it!" She exclaimed as she began marching forward. "Besides, as Velvet said, We'll be fighting alongside a huntsman!"
"A valid point." Uni agreed, nodding expressionlessly.
"Yeah!" Yang cheered.
"Now, let's do this!" Ruby exclaimed as she dragged them further into the Skydocks.
"Why hello there!" A familiar voice said quickly.
Team RWBY stood wide eyed as their history teacher zipped out of the bullhead. His dark green hair wild from the speed of his movement, barely visible under his pith hat.
Doctor Oobleck was no longer in his lab coat and instead in what appeared to be an old tan safari coat. It's edges were flayed from many battles.
He flashed a massive grin as his eyes glinted beneath his thick lensed glasses. With a swing of his arms and a swig of coffee he asked. "Who's ready for an adventure!?"
"I am." Uni answered blankly as she fiddled with her locket, the only one not in a daze. Meanwhile the others say in a daze, unsure of how to react about their teacher's presence.
Weiss was the first of team RWBY to snap out of her stupor, her confusion evident as she asked, "Professor Oobleck?"
Oobleck simply frowned, nodding toward the sleepy girl before turning to Weiss. "It's Doctor Oobleck, thank you very much, I didn't earn that PhD for fun you know." He began at fast speeds, continuing even faster. "Now I'm afraid you girls won't be needing your bags, as we are on a renaissance mission we won't need any supplies besides what I have already packed. We will be traversing many miles and I have charted our journey myself."
"Uhh…" Weiss mumbled, her icy blue eyes darting towards her teammates unsurely.
"Quickly now, we are three minutes behind schedule!" The doctor exclaimed, quickly zooming away in a green blur.
"This is going to be interesting…" Uni said slowly, also unsure of the situation.
Yang nodded, an apprehensive look on her face as she agreed. "You can say that again."
Oblivious to the meaning of the phrase, the silver haired girl complied. "This is going to be interesting."
Both Yang and Ruby laughed softly, much to Uni's confusion. She tilted her head curiously as Blake explained it to her.
"She didn't mean it literally, it was a figure of speech." The Faunus elaborated, a slightly amused look on her face as she walked by.
"Don't tease her just because she doesn't understand." Weiss told them as she walked by, moving ahead of the others along with Blake.
Ruby, who quickly straightened up, pointed onward as she quickly followed the heiress. "Come on! Let's save the world with Doctor Oobleck!" She cheered, her voice faltering as she realized what she said.
"Yeah now that I say it aloud it doesn't sound as good…" She admitted, sighing as she slowed down. Her disappointment was apparent as she frowned to herself softly.
Yang chuckled softly, ruffling the leader's hair as she walked by. "Cheer up, it'll be fun!" The boxer said with a smile.
The reaper nodded to herself softly, slowly brightening up as her excitement returned.
"Yeah, you've got a point." Ruby said, cheering up as she leapt after the rest of her team. All of whom were unaware of the thoughts belonging to the girl behind them.
Uni hummed to herself thoughtfully, contemplating silently. "Fun. What is fun?"
AN: Heyo! Did you all enjoy the chapter? I did, I revealed a fair amount of Uni and Lilith's past and finished the start of an arc. All of that and more.
So some explanations. First, Uni's Dream.
As I mentioned Uni had a traumatic past, more than I mentioned even now. More will be revealed with time as the worst hasn't even been shown. There is hidden symbolism as always and more but that's for you guys to figure out.
Secondly, Lilith and her past. Lilith Ace is very kind and empathetic, hence her semblance, and wouldn't want to hurt someone like that for revenge.
Her fatal flaw is that she's too nice, that's why she was so upset when she first saw Uni, who had seen her wings. She knew that she was supposed to kill her and she didn't want that.
She might not be able to ever trust the people who killed her family, she might not even be able to forgive them, but she would never be able to kill them for revenge.
Like Uni she had a traumatic past, though far less severe. Lilith, in her words, was dealt a bad hand so she learned to play. She learned how people worked and grew stronger.
In a way Lilith and Uni are opposites. Both had traumatic pasts and suffered greatly but they differed in how they turned out.
While Uni broke and shattered, Lilith took what happened and learned how to play. Uni became lost while Lilith grew stronger.
Well I'm not going to say much more for obvious reasons, I'll leave the rest up to you guys to figure out.
I also wasn't planning to introduce the card theme I was going to use until later but for some reason this felt right.
Also, my fic was put into a community! Well maybe that happened a while ago and I just didn't notice it but as far as I know it was a recent development.
That's enough of me ranting though, I'll see ya next chapter.
Void Out!
