"Alright! Now we're talking! I'm getting two monsters! Now my day is going perfect!" Roman cheered.
"You're not gonna get TWO monsters, Dum-Dum. One of the other." Neo told him.
"So, Yian Kut-Ku or Yian Garuga. Both sound... interesting. I'm assuming they belong to the same family of creature, then?" Penny asked.
"Precisely. Although it will be pretty easy to tell that they're one messed up family." Razara said.
"That's putting it mildly." Tekko agreed.
"They can't be any more messed up than our family." Yang laughed.
"Yang! We have a lovely family. Certainly not a traditional one, but lovely nonetheless." Summer told her.
"Right... Sorry, Mom." She apologized.
"Too bad. I was willing to bet on them being more messed up than our family." Qrow said.
Summer's eyes darkened at this. "Qrow... You will not be gambling with my daughters. Understood?" She demanded.
"Y-yes, ma'am." Qrow said fearfully.
"We should probably start before anyone attacks anyone else." Cinder suggested.
"Good idea." Katana said, playing the next episode.
Everything was black as Rage began to speak. "There's one monster we've been leaving out! One monster we've been disrespecting! Well, it's time to make up for that mistake! It's-!" He spoke, before the scene opened up to a wet forest area with tall trees and waterfalls with sped-up rap music playing as a bird Wyvern, smaller and slimmer than most flying Wyverns seen up to this point, descended down into this forest area. Through some clever music video-like edits, the creature ran forward with its wings spread out, approaching some strange crab creatures that curl up into a ball to defend themselves, but all for naught as the beast simply at them. It was then shown walking through a mountainous area. "Oh yes, everyone! How could we not talk about the monster who's literally known as 'The Strange Bird'?" Rage questioned as the creature obliviously walked past Aylia as she walked by in in a slow crouch.
Everyone was surprised to see Roman would be getting such an awkward and derpy wyvern. "Well... That was pretty unexpected." Summer said, trying to hold back laughter while Roman himself cringing at its appearance.
"You've gotta be kidding me! I was Vale's greatest criminal mastermind! I have a reputation! I can't be seen with that thing." Roman cried out.
"Really? Because I think it's the perfect fit for you." Cinder taunted.
Neo, Ruby, Yang, Coco, Nora, Cinder, Emerald and even Weiss and Blake laugh when the hear it's title. The Strange Bird. "Yep! That's my Dum-Dum, alright!" Neo laughed.
"Neo, you traitor!" Roman shouted.
"Dang. If I had my old flask, I'd say you need it more than I do." Qrow told him.
"Yian Kut-Ku, an old, old Bird Wyvern who was discovered in the first generation of the hunting commission and for many veteran hunters so long ago, including myself amongst their number, was the first air quotes, 'proper Wyvern' they faced, because nobody gives a fuck about Velocidrome!" Rage explained, laughing at the expense of a blue and red, black-striped raptor.
Ruby and Velvet frowned at the host constantly insulting lesser monsters. "Why does he always have to be so mean? Poor little raptor." Ruby said sadly.
"I know. I like his videos, but Rage can be such a jerk to some monsters." Velvet said, pouting.
"To be fair there are plenty of monsters that people hate for one reason or another, while others like them. Whether it's their appearance, their OP abilities, or cheap battle tactics. It's really all a matter of perspective." Katana defended Rage's opinion.
"She has a point girls. While Rage might be a little spiteful and could use more tact, he has the right to express his opinion. Seeing as he's an expert on these creatures, and has experience dealing with them." Ozpin agreed.
Ruby puffed her cheeks at this. "Hmph. He's still a jerk." She muttered.
"And I have such a love-hate relationship with this guy, right? He's bursting with personality, he is quirky to the nth degree. But he also comes with certain... annoyances: his incessant pecking, his flailing around, the noises he makes!" Rage explained his issues with the beast, before a quick clip was shown of the creature letting out a shrill, high-pitched shriek. "But, when the scales are weighed, the fact that he primarily munches on Konchu, removing those balls of chaos incarnate from the world... I mean, in my books- Hey, Yian Kut-Ku... You alright." He admitted as the creature charged towards Aylia in the mountain area while flailing wildly, shooting fireballs back and forth out of its mouth as it rushed the Huntress, before tripping and falling. A note in the middle of the screen stated: "He also uses Konchu as a God Damn Cannon Shot."
"Well, there may be more to this creature than meets the eye." Ironwood said.
"As always, it's a huge mistake to underestimate these creatures." Glynda stated.
"Hey, if it eats those giant freaky bugs, it's alright with me." Emerald said.
"Especially those ones, since they jump on monsters and turn themselves into armor. For a monster that more than likely would eat them." Katana pointed out.
"What is wrong with these animals!?" Jaune cried out.
"So this guy then, is a small Bird Wyvern. He is very agile, very lightweight and very quick, If not let's say, 'graceful' because of that." Rage declared as the creature ran at Aylia again, only for her to run off the the side as the creature kept going and eventually fell over, before getting up and scraping its foot on the ground like an angry bull about to charge.
"Oh please. Even Yang is more graceful then that turkey." Weiss scoffed.
"Hey, what's that suppose to mean?" Yang demanded.
"Oh I think you know exactly what I mean, you knucklehead." The heiress contested.
"Oh that's it. Dem's fightin' words, Snowflake." The blonde brawler declared, lunging at Weiss, only for Raiden to hold her back, but the Rajang still had to go golden to do son.
"I rest my case." Weiss declared matter-of-factly. Ruby and Neo snickered as Yang just proved Weiss's point.
"Sharp-clawed feet, he's got claws on the ends of his wings, not a great flyer, but he can fly... well enough. He's got a little bit of speed to him in the air, but again, gracefulness not his-" Rage went on explaining the beast's basic features and functions, before the creature turned and smacked Aylia with its tail, which was repeated in sync to the rhythm of fast-clapping music. "Strong suit. A whip-y tail with a pointed end, he can get his impale on, though one thudding into is about his limit. He really isn't that strong. He can get pushed over, bodied by a number of Wyverns, all of which even just in his weight class." Rage explained the creature's basic offensive abilities as it jumped and kicked at Aylia like a chicken or turkey, then pulled up a Konchu from underground and hurled it at her.
"Lame." Nora said. "It was funny when it kept showing Aylia get smacked to the beat, though." She laughed.
"Though its scales being stronger than most metals is still quite impressive." Ren admitted.
"Still, it's a shame that it doesn't due well in a fight against even its own weight class." Pyrrha said.
"With all the monsters we've seen towards the higher end of the food chain, we were bound to find the lower end at some point." Penny stated.
"But they definitely go for the tactic of 'There's so many of us, we can NEVER get hunted to extinction!' Because Yian Kut-Ku, unlike most Wyverns, will breed all year round. Buuut, they are very susceptible to temperature and will only do so if the temperature remains right, so there tends to be a lot of..." Rage began as the fight between Huntress and Wyvern continued, before romantic-sounding music was put on and there was an echo to Rage's voice as he spoke again. "Well, hello there... You feel like maybe bringing some... little Kut-Ku's into the world?" He asked sensually to the music, which abruptly stopped after the question. "'Well, actually it's about half a degree too cold, so try again tomorrow!' Going on..." He replied in a more feminine sounding voice, rejecting his first voice's offer.
"Sadly, that strategy hasn't been enough for many species." Ozpin noted.
"Still, even if the temperature isn't perfect, you think that would be the perfect thing to heat things up, if you know what I mean." Yang said with a smirk.
"Oh, definitely. Especially if the female's hot and the male's cool. When you mix hot and cool, everything is just right." Qrow chuckled as well.
"What are you guys talking about?" Ruby asked.
"Uh..." They both said, not wanting to ruin Ruby's innocence.
Summer clearly was not happy these just, either. "Yang Xiao Long. Any more filthy jokes like that and you'll be grounded until you graduate Beacon, young lady. And Qrow, if you corrupt my daughter, you will suffer my full wrath." She warned, causing the former bad luck charm to gulp.
"DTF any time, huh? I think I like these weird birds." Coco said with a smirk.
"Coco!" Velvet shrieked, her whole body glowing pink with a blush.
"DTF?" Ruby asked, tilting her head in confusion.
Coco laughed and was about to answer, before Summer was in front of her in an instant, having snatched off her shades to look her deep in the eyes. "Don't think just because you're an upperclassman that I'll have any problem putting you over my knee either, fashionista!" She warned Coco, who gulped and nodded.
"But that finicky-ness, that sensitivity, only applies to the female Kut-Ku, the males are very much... Well, down for the whole 'year 'round' philosophy, which actually leads to them exploring outside their species, but we'll get to that... later on in the video." Rage explained awkwardly as the fight between Aylia and the Kut-Ku continued.
"So they're no different then any man." Winter stated with a smirk.
"OOH, shots fired!" Neo laughed.
"But back to the Kut-Ku proper! They are VERY, very temperamental. Skittish, they are curious to a fault, but easily alarmed by the slightest, seemingly random thing. They will react with their incredibly sensitive hearing, due to their distinctive, defining fans adorning their head, acting as little radar dishes, keeping them alert to all around them. This makes sonic bombs absolute agony for them. Those proud, colorful frills then, extremely delicate, too, able too be torn away with little effort. They will rest flat against the Kut-Ku's head when death beckons and weakness calls. The frills, too, act as a sign of courtship: Those with them more majestic, more vibrant than their peers will win the day. A Kut-Ku that has had their ears ravaged is a very, very sad Kut-Ku indeed." Rage shed light on the creature's behavior and the importance of its ears as Aylia maneuvered around and attacked the beast when she had an opening.
Blake and ESPECIALLY Velvet winced at this, holding their respective animal ears in sympathy, equally harmed by loud noises. "I don't blame it. Loud noises are agony for me, too." The Bunny Faunus said.
"Same. I'm thinking it's gonna be a lot harder for Faunus to fight these guys than humans." Blake said.
"As soon as we return, I'll have R&D working on state of the art earplugs especially for Faunus." Ironwood said.
"Thank you, sir." Both girls said gratefully.
"Well done, James." Ozpin said approvingly, Qrow patting the general on the back as well with Glynda smiling at the military man.
"A pink scale harder than most metal, yet still soft compared to other Wyverns covers their body. A long neck giving them a quite twitchy, bird-like movement as they so suddenly dart forward to claim their main source of prey: the neopteran insects to be found everywhere in their preferred jungle homes, though grasslands they like, too. Anywhere lush with life, they will make work, surprisingly hardy creatures when push comes to shove. The exoskeleton and other icky, hard bits that they don't digest fully gets transferred to their internal flame sac furnace, pooled into a liquid fire that is quite literally spit out in great globs at would-be aggressors. Not too impressive of a fiery feat, but one certainly still effective. Burns and melted flesh are commons signs of a new hunter who thinks a Kut-Ku might be easy prey." Rage went into detail of the beasts offenses and defenses as the Bird Wyvern began to shoot out its fireballs at Aylia from an impressive distance.
"Well, I guess The derpy bird isn't SO bad." Roman admitted.
"It's important to learn to see the beauty in everything." Ren stated.
"Indeed. While significantly weaker than most monster, they'll still surely outmatch most Grimm in the wild. And with their large numbers, they may significantly reduce the number of casualties for people living outside of the kingdoms." Penny declared.
"Their beak is large and powerful: their bite, the strongest of all, for they must crunch through the hardened armor of their favorite prey. It can quite easily take off a hunter's arm without so much as a moment's notice. And that's a real problem, not because you lose the arm, yeah that sucks and everything, but because you get known as: 'Haha! That guy lost his arm to a fucking Kut-Ku! OH MY GO- A FUCKING KUT-KU! I KNOW! Fucking Flail Chicken got his arm! Oh, Steve! Steve, just retire, mate!' And you don't want that. You don't want that in your life." Rage warned about the beast's bite and the humiliation that would come along with losing a limb to the beast, before breaking down in laughter.
"That's mean, Rage!" Ruby pouted.
"How insensitive could someone possibly be!? Losing a limb has to be devastating! It should never be made fun of!" Weiss agreed.
"Yeah, that's pretty messed up. But, then again, you could see how it's kind of ridiculous. It'd be like a fully trained huntsmen losing a limb from a Boarbatusk. Even though their one of the easier Grimm to kill." Yang stated.
"Still, I think we can all agree we shouldn't make fun of anyone who has lost an arm." Pyrrha said.
Back on Remnant...
Taiyang was tending to his garden, when he suddenly sneezed. "Huh. Someone must be talking about me." He said.
Back to the gang...
"Dang, that means we can't make fun of Mercury's legs anymore." Emerald grumbled.
"It's not like we don't have plenty of other things to make fun of him for." Cinder said with a shrug.
"I still remember my first Kut-Ku, I really do. He is a fun fight, because again, the personality is there in all he does: his movements so exaggerated, his decision making so seemingly random, the charge just... flail-y, right? Flail-y is the word. He keeps you on your toes and is much different from anything you would likely see before or even after, mostly. He just has this certain pizzazz that many other monsters just can't seem to capture. Much more deadly, much more powerful, much more imposing monsters, but they still lack a just pure charm that the Kut-Ku does." Rage explained his fondness for the Kut-Ku as Aylia rolled out of the way as the Kut-Ku flung several balled up Konchu at her.
"Aww... Maybe it isn't so bad." Nora said.
"Yeah. They seem a lot more fun to just sit around and watch than a lot of the bigger, stronger monsters." Qrow said.
(What about us?) Omen questioned, looking up at his Huntsman partner.
"Well, we're gonna do more with you guys than sit around watching you be goofballs." He told the Odogaron, running his hand down Omen's side. He'd learned not to rub his back after the rigid spikes cut his hand up rather well. Thank goodness for aura.
"They, like modern birds, have hollow bones, adding to their already significant agility and appreciable speed on air and on land, at least in a straight line. They're cornering could use a little bit of work if I'm completely honest, but it really does kind of get by. They have been known to travel in flocks and in a group, they pose a much greater threat than the sum of their parts would suggest. Kut-Ku's don't sit high on the food chain, that much is obvious. They can handle a Velocidrome and its pack, they can even handle a Rathian in more ways than one and perhaps even Najarala, they can get away from handily, though not much beyond that. Though make no mistake, a Kut-Ku's primary tactic is..." Rage went into the Kut-Ku's standing in nature and the food chain while Aylia dodges some attacks and sidestepped a Konchu the Bird Wyvern rolled at her, before engaging and landing several hits on the beast.
"Ha! Even your super snake can't beat one of them!" Yang laughed, getting Coco back for her earlier jab from the Najarala video about Rajang struggling to defeat the serpents.
"Because they run away like a bunch of pansies! They'd be lunch if they stuck around to fight!" Coco countered.
"Girls, both of your monsters are great! It's not a competition!" Velvet assured them.
"Yeah. She's right." Yang said as they hugged their respective monsters.
Suddenly, a strange humanoid lobster creature was seen quickly and awkwardly away from a round table where it looked like a meeting was happening while making a strange noise, Yian Kut-Ku's head superimposed over the creature's head.
"That is awesome! Using giant roly-polies as cannonballs!" Ruby cried out.
"I know! That's so cool!" Nora shouted.
Then, both of them, along with Neo, burst out laughing when Zoidberg ran across the screen in the way he did. "That was hilarious! I'm totally gonna do that the next time I pull a prank!" Neo declared.
"Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop." All three girls cried out together.
"I'm going to get such a headache from that. I just know it." Glynda groaned.
"And due to their light frame and relative speed compared to others... Well, they do manage it most of the time. They are nesting creatures and will look after many in a clutch at a time, until they are hatching and in fact, will keep their maternal instincts for a little while longer, until they are at least able to defend themselves somewhat. When they are cornered at the nest where they cannot flee, a Kut-Ku has the strategy of 'make itself look bigger than it is', standing tall on both its feet, spreading its wings wide, its head held high, screeching in that piercing shriek..." Rage began on the rearing process of the creatures, before showing the earlier clip of the Kut-Ku screeching.
This, however, was quickly interrupted by a cut to a man in a suit. "Shut! The fuck! Up!" The man shouted.
"A bit mean, but I'm glad someone said it." Blake said in relief, uncovering her ears.
"If I had to hear that too many more times, I'd probably start shooting fireballs at it." Cinder declared.
"In an attempt to dissuade the attacker, though it is not the most successful. That really is kind of the Kut-Ku. They're quirky little creatures, as I said and they really do have a lot going for them. The Kut-Ku is that guy in your friend group who walks into lamp posts without looking, habitually gets themselves into consistent, awkward situations that gives you plenty of second-hand embarrassment, but secretly you know that your life would be much duller without them around and you appreciate them, but you'd never let them know that, you just laugh internally and ask if they're okay." Rage gave a fond wrap-up of the creature as Aylia seemed to be toying with it now, simply sidestepping as it charged her and fell in the process or pecked down at her, only to get its beak stuck.
Looks soon fell upon Ruby, Jaune and Roman. "What?!" They all demanded.
"That's totally you." WBY, NR and CEN told them.
"How is that me!?" Roman demanded.
"Because you're always getting your butt kicked by little girls." Emerald told him.
"Y-yeah, I won't lie. That's totally me." Jaune admitted.
"We're getting better about it, though." Ruby said with a pout, clinging to her mother.
"I'm sure you are, my little Rose." Summer told her, running a hand through her hair.
"That is the Yian Kut-Ku to veteran hunters and its a somewhat special place to occupy- I'm that guy in my friend group, I should say, which is probably why I like the Kut-Ku. Maybe no one can relate to that- I just want people to appreciate me and not laugh at me because I'm clumsy, but I try my best. That's a Kut-Ku: they're clumsy, but they try their best, man! They try their best!" Rage insisted, breaking down a bit as he tried to defend both the Kut-Ku and himself for their silly antics, before the creature once again charged at Aylia while spitting fireballs, only to fall again.
Penny and Pyrrha, as the little cinnamon buns they are, will feel sorry for Rage when he compared himself to the monster. "We know you try your best, Mr. Rage! And we appreciate you! You give us valuable information on monsters that may one day try to eat my human friends and destroy me." Penny said.
"And, while he can be a bit arrogant and rude at times, it is always funny to hear what he has to say about these monsters. He's always wonderful at making jokes, even when describing the darkest parts of a monsters nature." Pyrrha added.
"Oh, come on, girls. You can't deny he kind of deserves it." Coco told them.
"Right? After all the hate he's thrown at monsters like Barioth, or that raptor at the beginning." Yang added.
"Be that as it may Yang, as Penny said, he has provided us with valuable information and that, if nothing else, should be respected." Glynda told her.
"But one last thing before we move on, there's Blue Yian Kut-Ku, which is the Yian Kut-Ku, but instead of pink, IT'S BLUE!" Rage declared excitedly as an image of a Yian Kut-Ku with blue scales and pink wing webbing instead of the other way around was shown. "It's a bit better. It's a bit stronger- it's fucking blue." Rage finished off the quick description of the subspecies rather disdainfully, clearly just wanting to move on.
"Something about those colors doesn't seem right to me." Weiss admitted.
"Not that pink was much better for blending into jungles, but that feels like it would clash even more with the background. And I agree with Weiss, something about the colors being reversed just seems awkward to me." Winter said.
"Yeah, like a lame palette swap in video games. Some can make your character look awesome, but some just look goofy and out of place." Jaune agreed.
"Moving on!" Rage declared as the video changed from the Kut-Ku to a similar, but far more intimidating creature with black and purple scales, a spiked tail and gnarly beak. "Yian Garuga! Ooh, the Black Wolf Bird. This guy is something else. Superficially, very much a Yian Kut-Ku, but that's where it ends: a white tuft of fur adorning his neck, his ears with the purple color present are more jagged, his beak longer and more razor sharp, more power, more speed, a tail coated in toxic spikes, his attitude equally as toxic, he is just a fucking psychopath." Rage introduced the beast and warned of its ferocious nature as Aylia carefully and stealthily maneuvered around the beast, before it finally noticed her and attacked, forcing her to respond in kind.
Everyone was shocked at the sudden change and introduction of the new larger and more intimidating creature. "Whoa. That's quite the shift from the derpy flail chicken." Qrow said in shock.
"Now that's one awesome-looking Bird Wyvern." Cinder said.
"I think it's scary." Velvet admitted.
"This is gonna be your monster, Roman." Katana told the former Crime Lord.
"Oh, yeah! That's more like it! People thought I was scary before, wait until they see me riding on that thing's back!" Roman laughed.
"And that is no wonder, because a Yian Garuga is the product of a male Yian Kut-Ku twixt a Rathian." Rage dropped the bombshell, before questioning his choice in saying male Kut-Ku. "But still! Alright?! It is an unholy coming together and produces an unholy above their weight, possessing a strength they simply shouldn't have." He explained as the Yian Garuga was faster and far more brutal than the Yian Kut-Ku, attacking with a wide range of vicious attacks Aylia struggled to avoid.
"That tiny thing got with that big monster of a dragon." Emerald asked in shock.
"Wow. Those things must have A LOT of game to get themselves a Rathian." Neo said with a giggle.
"They are rare, but hybrids are known to happen in the wild." Penny stated.
"Whatever the case, it certainly seems like an effective mix of the two." Ozpin said.
"Despite Rage's needless explanation of the slip up he made while explaining it." Winter said, rolling her eyes.
"Can it REALLY be that strong, though?" Yang asked.
Katana said nothing, simply showing them a clip of a Yian Garuga defeating a Deviljho with its backflip attack. "But-! But-! Deviljho... eat worlds! Bird monster- tiny! It doesn't make sense!" Nora cried out, before her brain briefly shut down along with the other hyper members of the group.
"Still, it's most certainly a relief to see that even that ecological disaster could be defeated by something so much smaller than itself." Glynda stated.
"Oh, yeah! That's my baby! In your face, Red! Let's see any of your monsters do that!" Roman taunted. He may have sworn off crime, but he'd still take any chance he got to be spiteful to his formerly greatest rival. However, Katana then showed a clip of Rajang bringing down a Savage Deviljho, making him slump a bit.
"They will find Kut-Ku nests, slaughter every living thing, destroy the eggs there and lay their own. Brood parasites, much like the cuckoo bird, taking over nests of its weaker cousins. It is quite a cruel and barbaric thing and really, one hell of an example of 'Damn, Nature... you scary'." Rage explained as a cuckoo bird was seen perching on a nest that wasn't its own, eating the eggs from the nest to replace them with its own.
Ruby's eyes were filled to the brim with tears as she watched heartbroken while the cuckoo at the other bird eggs. "No! Not the poor eggies! There are baby birds in their! Why does it have to be so evil!?" Ruby cried, Summer and Cinder hugging her tightly as Yang tried to feed her a cookie.
"I know, sweetie. I had a hard time with it, too, when I first heard it." Summer assured her while stroking her hair. "I'm guessing you've never heard anything that bad before?" She asked.
"It's the worst thing I've ever heard!" Ruby declared.
"I know, sweetie. It's sad, but also fascinating how certain creatures have evolved to do things in certain ways. And for every scary or ugly thing in nature, there's a thousand more beautiful things. I promise." Summer told her.
"Still not fair." Ruby huffed.
"Nature is tough sometimes, Ruby. I don't like it, either, but there's nothing you can do about it. There are many reasons, both legal and biological why you can't, or at least shouldn't, remove the eggs of brood parasites. All you can do is hope they choke on those eggs." Katana told her. [1]
"Now, granted, their progeny being that mixed breed is a Guild theory. All that is known for sure is that they are certainly related to the Yian Kut-Ku, they are too similar. They also so similarly share the traits of the Rathian: the back-flipping the poison tail... Its irritating attitude. They are fiercely intelligent, for a Bird Wyvern that isn't named Malfestio, who is just so smart and I love him! They can compete almost with Elder Dragons: they can avoid traps, they will identify hunters and their tricks and they will set ambushes of their own. Their shell black and purple, hard as rock, repelling blades easily, they are absolutely indominable. It is absolutely terrifying to hear their call." Rage declared as the Yian Garuga attacked Aylia with attacks similar to both the Yian Kut-Ku and the Rathian, before letting out an incredibly loud, low-pitched roar.
"I don't care who the parents are, that's one gnarly bird." Coco said.
"Yeah. The roar wasn't super high pitch, so it didn't hurt, but that was still scary." Blake said, clinging to Emerald.
"Not to mention, those are some fireballs. Way better than the Kut-Ku's." Cinder noted.
"Of course that's what you focus on, pyro." Roman taunted.
"And whose weapon shoots giant explosive rounds?" Cinder countered.
"She's got you there, Roman." Neo admitted.
"Nocturnal they are, the dead of the night when they come and, whew, you do not want to be in when they knock on your door." Rage declared before the sound of someone knocking on a door was heard. "Yian Garuga, for very good reason, holds the title of the most feared Bird Wyvern. Biologically, not the strongest, though close, but it is that just killer attitude, that tactical ferocity that gives it a savage edge against all opposition. They can go toe-to-toe with a Tigrex and live to tell the tale. In fact, not even just live to tell the tale, leave the Tigrex in much a worse state than they themselves should fate fall ever so lightly in their favor. Large slightly than the normal Yian Kut-Ku, but no less nimble, no less quick, no less beautifully adapted. They are war-like in their nature. How many can be described as such? They are known as the Evil Wyvern? What more do you need to know?" Rage asked as the battle continued, Aylia struggling to land a single hit on the creature as it was clearly enraged, moving even faster than before, making it nearly impossible to get close to it.
"Man. I'm glad we're gonna have at least one of those things on our side." Qrow said.
"Yes, in the hands of a former crazed crime lord." Ironwood reminded him.
"Keyword being former, James. Roman was never the worst villain Vale had ever seen. And he's come around quite well to even Ruby and the others." Ozpin vouched for his fellow cane-wielder.
"Though very much solitary, fortunately we don't have to deal with flocks of the bastards! Though, it does have a Deviant, because of course it does! Of course it has a deviant!" Rage said in a tone as if he was struggling not to cry as a new Yian Garuga was shown, noticeably greener in certain areas with a massive scar over one eye. "The Dead-Eye Yian Garuga, green-tinted now, poison ever so deadlier, one eye- its namesake, scarred over and blind, the other more than making up for it, glowing with dark energy, a red glare trailing in the gloom wherever it goes. The Dead-Eye, the result of a fight lost when younger, grown into a hatred that surpasses even the standard Yian Garuga hate, which is a lot, by the way!" He declared as this Yian Garuga's attacks proved to somehow be even deadlier than the last one's attacks, the sweeping attacks from its tail leaving a cloud of red poison.
Ruby and Velvet gulped. "How did it get even scarier!?" Velvet asked in fear.
"I don't know! It has to be that glowing eye..." Ruby said, equally terrified.
"S-surely it can't be that big of a deal. It's just the same monster, only a bit bigger and stronger." Weiss said, trying to be brave, but failing.
"To have that many injuries and still be alive, this creature must be an incredibly capable and adept fighter." Pyrrha pointed out.
"And since then has become somewhat... Well-" He continued, before ominous music could be heard and he continued speaking with an echo. "The Dead-Eye is a battle scarred veteran of countless duels to the death. Its one-eyed gaze burns with the fury of a thousand victorious fights. A famous hunter once said: 'The only fella with a better HR than me is the Dead-Eye Yian Garuga'. Is that not such a badass line!? The Yian Garuga than a better HR than the hunter, right!? That tells you what you need to know about this guy. More experienced, stronger, faster, more powerful in every way than your basic Yian Garuga, the cleverness turned up to 11. He has a certain set of skills and he will find you and he will be a nightmare for you and he will kill you. He is old and he harbors a grudge against everything that lives." Rage finished as the intense battle between Aylia and the Dead-Eye continued, each masterfully outmaneuvering the other, before she finally finished it with a downward slash, only to pass out from exhaustion immediately after it stopped moving.
Ruby quickly changed her tune, though, learning the beast was such a veteran, looking at it with starry eyes. "Oh, man that is sweet!" Yang said.
"That is the most awesome line ever!" Nora declared.
"Yeah. To think a monster has more experience than a master hunter. That's just awesome." Emerald agreed.
"So it's like the monster version of me!" Neo announced with a smirk, getting both chuckles and eye rolls from the rest of the crowd.
"Still, it is rather refreshing to see an animal that has gotten this far through pure determination and skill." Winter added.
"Wow. It's pretty scary, but Yian Garuga is pretty awesome, too. It almost looks like a demon crow! Ooh, maybe it could be a second monster for uncle Qrow!" Ruby said, looking to her uncle.
"I wouldn't mind having a friend to fly with." Qrow admitted. Omen growled a bit, but Qrow ran his hand along the beast's back. "Doesn't mean I appreciate you any less, though." He assured the Fanged Wyvern.
"I'm just happy I'm getting the awesome, fierce one, not the flail turkey." Roman said in relief.
"Too bad, I think the flail chicken matches your personality more." Cinder declared with a smirk.
"OH! SHOTS! FIRED!" Neo and Emerald said together as Roman growled a bit.
"So, the next monster is mine, right?" Summer asked.
Katana jumped up at this. "That's, right! Last, but not least is Mama Rose's monster! And..." She declared, raising a finger, before pausing for several seconds, before her shoulders dropped. "I can't... think of anything. Sorry to say, Summer, but we don't really know that much about you in the timeline you come from. Just from a few comments from Ruby, Yang and Qrow, then a bunch of theories I pray with all my being are wrong or won't happen. So yeah, not a lot to go on to give you a monster... Oh well, I guess we'll just come up with something. Any ideas?" The ice demon asked, looking around, but particularly at the rest of Summer's family.
"Give her the strongest monster ever! Something that can protect her from anything!" Ruby insisted.
"Yeah! Like something that can control all the elements at once! And horns that could cut someone in half!" Yang agreed.
"Some nice strong scales that can hold up against anything Salem or any Grimm could throw at them." Qrow added.
Katana listened to the ideas and nodded. "Well, that was surprisingly specific. But amazingly enough, we've got something that fits the bill. It may not be THE strongest ever, but it's a close contender for that title. The Blazing Black Dragon. The Fury of All Five Elements... Alatreon." Katana declared, starting the next episode.
A/N: Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoyed!
[1] I actually looked this up. Admittedly, this is for cowbirds, not cuckoos, but I'm assuming the rules would be similar. In America, they are native birds and are protected and it is illegal to remove their eggs. Also, birds register the mass of the eggs in their nest, it doesn't matter if the eggs look different or not. So, if you take out the bad egg, they still think you took their egg and will abandon the nest and the remaining eggs. Or the angry mother will come back and destroy any remaining eggs for the loss of hers. So, yeah... Brood parasite birds suck, but don't mess with their system, it will only hurt everyone.