Introduction of R:
Name: Ritzel Clockwork
Nicknames/Codenames: Ritz, Prof. Tech, Doc, Little Pandora, The Unparalleled Madman, The Unmatched Kid Genius, Wiley Prodigy, Cyber Scientist, (Self-Proclaimed) Number One Genius in the World
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Hair: Multi-colored due to the fact he made put gel that he invented in his hair to change color, Mid Curly Frizzy
Skin Tone: Slightly Pale
Eyes: Unknown cause he wears a Cyclegear CG03 Cycling Detachable Protective Mask with a voice modifier. The goggles eyewear with a LED display lens to hide his face.
Race: Human
Height: 5' 6"
Kingdom: Atlas
Symbol: Clockwork Gears located on his left cargo pocket on his pants
Hobbies: Playing video games, calibrating and tinkering on something new, making a new invention, researching random things, and watching movies.
Outfit: Wearing BlueTooth headphones wireless noise-canceling bass stereo headsets with a multi-color glow, a black Multi-Pocket Vest Mesh with purple trim zipper, as well as a black hood attachment to it. A royal purple military cargo short sleeve shirt, a left robotic arm with modification settings, a large backpack that is water-fire-explosive-proof it also has speakers built-in and a charger. Also, black tactical cargo pants that can change into shorts and black magnum tactical zip leather boots with royal purple laces and rocket booster built-in the shoes.
Weapons: Unknown, he wants it to be a surprise, at least that's what it said in the note that he left behind. How did he even get in here? Flipping the note over and says, 'P.S. Finished making the dimensional space warp gate key.' *Taking a deep breath* That's nice.
Semblance: Pandora's mind/ It is a passive ability, which means that it is 24/7. Getting off-topic again, aren't I, so anyway, it gives him an IQ of over 200. It also gives him the ability to break the 4th wall, which is a very annoying thing for me cause that fucker keeps interrupting my storytelling. I mean, it's okay if he does it now and then, but he doesn't have to be a dick about it.
Backstory: He is an orphan that never knew his parents, and he refuses to go looking for them cause he is not 100% sure what Ritzel would do if he saw them. When he lived in an orphanage, he came across his close and only friend Rayland Belmont, who is 2 years older than him; he has lived with his adopted family, the Belmonts, for five years. Later he became part of the RD Department while Rayland is in the Atlas ROTC program. Ritzel has made a few inventions that people use on a day-to-day basis. In contrast, some of those inventions will never see the light of day due to *Given a note by the editor* the letter says, "Get to the Prologue already, no one needs to know about all that - R.C." Not again fine, let's get to it then whatever.
The prologue of R.
While at the RD Department building, the east wing had an explosion from Ritzel's lab room. "Holy Fucking Shit, did it work? It'd be crazy if this worked," He said to himself while walking towards where the blast originated from. As he walks to it, he lifts his robot and presses a record button, then says, "Science Log #85 it that the new metal plate that I made is an explosive-proof material, so I will check that off the list; next up is Magma proof." Then a familiar voice came from behind Ritzel and said, "I should've known that it was you, Ritz; what are you working this time." Ritzel turns around with the red exclamation point and question mark displaying on his goggles; surprised, he said, "*Phew* Don't scare me like that, Ray Ray."
Rayland is 6' 2" tall has hazel green eyes, and a light brown classic crew cut. He wears a zipped up black military cargo bomber jacket cotton coat with gray buttons and zippers with a patch that says 'Gears' as well another patch that has a diamond on it (In ROTC, that means that he is a Major if you didn't know) and has a symbol on the back of the jacket that has a gear cog with a lion at the center of it. Gray heavy fabric T-Shirts designed by Ritzel to be fire and stab proof, black military combat cargo pants that have built-in titanium steel kneepads it has a 25 round 12-Gauge detachable drum magazine attached on his belt, and black and gray 8" combat military tactical boots with steel toe and waterproof feature.
"*Chuckling* My bad, bro, didn't mean to scare you like that, so anyway, what are you working on this time," Rayland says with a smile on his face.
Ritzel goggles displayed purple half-opened eyes, then said, "I'm working on a new metal I just created from the material that I got from my trip in the multiverse."
With a sigh, Rayland looked at his brother with a half-grin on his face and said, "Where you go to this time."
"I'm not telling you anything; look it up in the logs and find out," as Ritzel points to his scroll that was on his desk. Rayland walks To the desk and picks up the scroll. It shows all the places that him and Ritzel been while he was reading it; he says to his brother, "So you're working on the materials that we got from the other dimensions that we went to and making them into one metal, so what are you going to call it." Then the thumbs-up icons showed up on Ritzel's goggles. He said, "Now you're asking the right questions now, yes I'm currently working metal from the material from the trip that we had the one with the giant robots, remember, as well as metals from Wakanabi and that Start Towers I think that was the right." Rayland rolled his eyes at the fact that he got the names wrong as usual and corrected him and said, "Wakanda and Stark Towers, I thought you liked Tony, and as for the giant robots, you mean the Gundams; right." Exclamation points appeared on his goggles, and he says to him, "The fuck makes you say that I never said I did *Question marks pop up on the goggles* better question what are you doing here so early?"
Rayland has a curious look on his face and says, "Wait, didn't someone tell you or at the very least... *Sigh* is Holly online right now." He looks at Ritzel while crossing his arms, then Ritzel's goggles display shows eyes rolling then says, "(Whispering) That's just lazy writing WA but thanks for the AI (Figured that you would painfully need another friend of some kind.), (Normal Voice) Holly, could you please say something."
A woman's voice came on the speaker and said, "Fuck you."
Ritzel's google display then turned into angry red eyes and said, "Fuck you too then."
Rayland sighed while massaging his forehead, then says, "Are you two still fighting? It's been about three days, can't you just make up already."
"I won't until he apologizes," Holly says in an angry tone in her voice.
"Which I won't she for my opinion and I gave it; therefore I am not apologizing," as Ritzel crosses his arms with the angry red eyes display still on.
"Honestly, Holly, you should have known that for as long as you know him that he is not the person to ask for his opinion on fashion that's doomed to fail for one (Ritzel: Hey), and secondly, Ritz never apologizes for shit you know that better than anyone else outside of this room," Rayland points out to Holly who went silent for the moment when she said, "*Sigh* Valid points I'll give you that, so anyway Doc he is here for Bedlam."
Exclamation points appeared on his goggles, then he said, "Oh right uh, it's over there in the suitcase, and try not to overdo it again."
"It's not like I did it on purpose," Rayland says with a smirk while walking towards the suitcase on the counter. He opens the suitcase and says to himself, "There's my baby." Rayland pulls out his signature weapon Bedlam which is a Tavor TS12 semi-auto shotgun. He twirled it, which turned it to a battle-ax, and he says to Ritzel, "Perfect as always, you two, thank you."
"You are welcome," both Holly and Ritzel said at the same time. "There is another thing that I need you for," Question marks appeared on Ritzel's display, then says, "Need me for what exactly?"
"Well, you see, I've been assigned to a mission (Ritzel: Again), yes again, but this they want me to play bodyguard for someone can you believe that shit," Rayland says with a big sigh cause he hates bodyguard duties with a passion. He thinks they are not meant for him, for you see, he is a man of action, not much for defense. Ritzel, fully aware of this he is trying to figure out what he is getting at, so I asked him again in a questioning tone, "Okay, so what does have to do with me?"
"Right getting off-topic so anyway at I was like are you sure you want me to do this, then they were like yeah you are the only one that can do this, and I was saying (Holly: Rayman, please get the point.) right uh I said that I couldn't do this without you, so they said fine," Rayland says with a worrisome smile on his face. Then angry red eyes popped up on Ritzel's goggles display and spoke in a deep angry robotic voice, "You Fucking Did What!?"
"Okay, to be fair, I thought they would change their minds about the whole if I brought up your name, but it seems that they were going to ask you to be a part of this protection detail anyway, as well as any equipment that we need for the mission," Rayland said with a half-smile on his face while walking to the door slowly.
"Okay, so whose the assfuck that wants us so badly, Ray," Ritzel in a less angry tone. Rayland eases closer to the door then says to him in a low voice, "That would be General Ironwood that wants us to go on this mission (Holly: Oh shit!)." Then the display on Ritzel's goggles display showed demonic skulls. He has something called a 'Shit List' of all the people he hates, and Ironwood is 2nd on top of his list, which automatically pisses him off the moment that he hears his name. "Old Ironass himself huh Holly commence protocol 01 alpha," the moment Ritzel said that the room went on complete lockdown as well as the defense system, which are laser turrets. He grabs his backpack, and his warp gun, then says to Holly, "Holly get everything ready just in case shit goes sideways (Holly: You got it, Doc.), and as for you, Ray Ray where was he the last you saw him."
"Oh uh, I think he is on his way *Knock Knock*, oh that must be him," Rayland with a worried tone in his voice.
"Oh well, how fun this will be," Ritzel activates the security cam to see two people on the screen.
The man on is General James Ironwood standing with authority. He wears a white overcoat, with a gray undercoat, a black sweater, a red necktie, and a white glove on his right hand. His suit pants share the same color as his overcoat and are tucked into silver boots accented in gray.
Standing right next to him is Penny Polendina, another one of Ritzel's friends. She has curly orange hair that came down to her chin with a small cowlick on top, and she wore a pink bow on the back of her head. She also had bright green eyes, light skin, and freckles. She wore an off-white old-fashioned styled off-the-shoulder blouse with frill detailed trim and frill flared cuffs that half-covered her hands alongside copper button detailing on the lower parts of her sleeves. She also sported a short gray pinafore dress with golden trim on the hem alongside four light green stalagmite styled stripes on the lower half of the dress, two on the front and two on the back, accompanied by two matching colored circles above the tips that had a stripe that ran around her waistline, with golden outlines, and a detachable black and light green collar. She also wore a pair of black thigh-high leg pieces that seemingly were attached to black shoes. The leg pieces had a single green stripe up the sides that appeared to light up.
(What's going to happen right now is that they are going have a call between, and there's just gonna be like a script form how are you know when it stops.)
Ritzel: Hello, old man what the hell you trying to pull.
Ironwood: I take it that you are with your brother; if you open the door, we can talk this out.
Ritzel: You know that's not going to happen especially when you have an entourage with you.
Ironwood: I only came with one person; this time I actually come with a deal.
Ritzel: What kind of deal, better yet, who is with you? (Away from the scroll) Holly, can you scan the hallway to see if he's not full of shit.
Ironwood: I'm here with the mediator of sorts. I'll put her on.
Penny: Hi Ritz.
Ritzel: Oh hey Pen, how you been? Is everything functioning right? Are you getting used to walking around now?
Penny: Yes, my body is working 20% more efficiently the last time I was here; thank you for asking, and yes, I am getting used to walking around now.
Ritzel: That's good; just one more question, are you and the old man the only ones in the hallway right now?
Penny: Yes, there's only the General and me here.
Ritzel: Alright then (Looks over on the screen that shows that they are alone in the hallway.), Pen, be a sweetheart and give the scroll back to Ironass, will you?
Penny: Okay, will I talk to you later?
Ritzel: I sure hope so, Pen.
Ironwood: So do you believe me now?
Ritzel: Well, you have earned 10% of my trust back now.
Ironwood: I take it as progress, so are you going to let us in?
Ritzel: Hold on a minute.
(Ending Transmission)
"Holly, please make a second scan right quick on the hallway again to be on the safe side," Ritzel said with yellow skeptical eyes on his goggle display.
"I will do all scans; just give me 10 seconds," She says in a cheerful voice cause she gets to see her sweet little sister Penny.
"Well, looks like we don't have to fight our way out," Rayland said with a sigh of relief.
"For now anyway, Holly could you have the protocol on standby," Ritzel says while he was walking to the door. Ritzel looks at the screen again and then saw something unusual on the screen on the heat readings. It made Ritzel a little very worried cause the heat signatures were aiming something at Penny and Ironwood. "Holly initiate Defense Protocol Zeta 0 Pen is in trouble (Holly: Definitely on it right now), Rayland I don't think that they know that they are about to be hostages yet," as soon as Ritzel said that Rayland pulls Bedlam from his belt, then turning it to a battle-ax.
"It's ready; just make sure you get Penny," Holly said in a serious voice.
"Alright, everyone on the ready, it's time to let loose Doombringer," Ritzel said in a cheerful tone in his voice.
It put a chill that came up Rayland's spine when he heard the word 'Doombringer,' then Rayland says to Ritzel with a very concerned look on his face, "Please tell me that you got all the kinks out of that thing."
Ritzel walks to the door while something is moving around in his backpack.
While the General and Penny were waiting at the door when they got a message from Ritzel that said, "My lab is currently on Defense Protocol Zeta 0."
"Is this one of his games that he is playing at?" Ironwood asked Penny to see if she knew what Ritzel was talking about.
Penny looks at the message that Ritzel sent to the General, then looks around the hallway and says to the General, "Follow my lead."
The door opens, and Ritzel was standing right at the entrance; he looks around where they were staying and said to them, "I think I'll have them as my live-action tests." A lock-on symbol with skulls at the center of it is displayed on Ritzel's goggles, then something pops out of his bag. Two metal tentacles came out, and then he took the two assailants closest to the General and Penny. Ritzel pinned them to the wall, which took out their camouflage that turned out to be the White Fang. "Well, if it isn't, the White Fang wasn't expecting you guys to try to break in anymore," Ritzel said with an agitated tone in his voice.
Ritzel expanded the tentacles, which protected the General and Penny from any surprise attacks. "If you don't want to die, then I suggest hurrying your ass in here now," Rayland says in a commanding tone to Ironwood and Penny, who smile at the sight of Rayland and Ritzel. "Ray Ray, Ritz, how you been," Penny says while running towards Ritzel and Rayland to hug them. "Hey Penny, I don't think that this is the time for hugging right now," Rayland pointed out to her. "Aw, come on brother don't be like that, but you are right though; hey Penny are you up for a fight," Ritzel asked while Penny was hugging him.
"Yes, I am combat-ready," Penny says while four blades came out of her backpack. "Ray, you take care of the guests on the right (Rayland: Got it.), while Pen you and I are going left (Penny: Right.), Ritzel said in a commanding voice. As Ritzel and Penny walk their part of the hallway, Rayland went to his part of the hallway then says while putting on one of Ritzel's thermal goggles, "Let's do this."
Ritzel binds the two members of the White Fang to the wall by detaching pieces of the tentacles to hold them there. "Alright, since this is a prologue, their threat level is at 1," Ritzel said. At the same time, suddenly, two mini-missile launchers appeared out of his backpack. Ritzel is acquiring targets while Penny is handling four of them by disarming them. "Targets acquired time to fly babies," Ritzel says as the missiles started to launch, and it hit all the targets except for one person. When the missile hit, it made some type of foam that hardened and encased the White Fang members. "Well, looks like that there were more of them than I initially calculated," Ritzel says as he looks at where the missiles hit. It turns out to be about seven members who got hit by the missiles, including those that Penny was handling earlier.
The last member that Ritzel and Penny are dealing with turned off his camouflage, and then he pulled out a long spear then gestures that Ritzel to come to him. "Really now close-quarter combat, here's what I think of your challenge," Ritzel says to the White Fang that charging at him. Then Ritzel's robotic arm shot off like a rocket right at the White Fang member's head, and it made contact with his face, which knocked him out lying on the floor. "K.O., You Got Knocked The Fuck Out Man!" Ritzel announces the unconscious White Fang member that also lost some teeth.
Ritzel turns around to see how his brother is handling the group of White Fang at his end of the hallway. "Hey, Ray, you need back up?" Ritzel asked him while Rayland took out two White Fang members at the same time. "Are you kidding me? I'm having the time of my life right now," Rayland says with a smile on his face, and he grabs one of the White Fang members and throws them into another one. "I know I was just asking to make sure," Ritzel says as his robotic arm returned to him. Rayland knocks out the last one by kneeing them in the chin.
"Oh somebody is going to be sore in the morning," Ritzel says while X's were displaying on his goggles. All of a sudden the security finally showed up. "*Sighs* And here I thought security would never show up," Rayland says while he puts his weapon away. Ritzel and Penny start walking to Rayland and hugged him. "Yeah I miss you too," Rayland said while Penny was hugging him so tight. "Alright, let us get in the lab and talk to the General," Ritzel says while walking into his lab. Then Ritzel stops and looks at one of the White Fang members, then he scans the person for anything peculiar on them. "Well, that's interesting," Ritzel says while walking to one of them and grabs a watch from the unconscious White Fang member. "What is it?" Rayland asked Ritzel about the watch. "Not sure yet, but I will find out," Ritzel said with greens happy eyes displayed on his goggles.
As the trio walked into Ritzel's lab, the door closed behind them, and then everyone sat down to get comfortable. "Alright talk why are you here," Ritzel says in a less hostile tone to Ironwood. "Well first I would say it is good to see you again Ritzel," the General said with a warm smile on his face. Ritzel's goggles display shows orange-red squinting eyes. Before Ritzel could say something Holly interrupts him by saying to Ritzel, "Be nice he trying to reconnect." Ritzel shrugs then said to Ironwood, "Fine, it's good to see you too old man."
"So anyway, uh General what exactly is this mission?" Rayland asks Ironwood with a curious look on his face.
"Right I'll start from the beginning," Ironwood says while clearing his throat as if preparing for giving a mission briefing. "As you all know well enough the Schnee Dust Company is one of our biggest contributors for the Atlas Military (Rayland: Yes I remember. Ritzel: Vaguely.), *Sigh* so anyway their heiress has decided to go to a Huntsmen Academy," Ironwood while walking to the coffee machine. "So why would she need a protection detail if she's going to the?" Rayland asks with a puzzled look on his face. "She wouldn't need bodyguards if she was going to this Academy in Atlas," Ritzel points out to Rayland. "Oh okay I get it, so the better question would be which Academy is the heiress going to," Rayland correcting his previous question.
"She is going to be attending Beacon Academy this fall," Ironwood says while drinking his coffee. Ritzel's goggles displayed exclamation points then says, "Now I'm asking why would she need it if she is going to that Academy." Ritzel states that cause almost everyone in the world knows that Beacon Academy is under the protection of the Demonic Night Family, and pretty much knows that they are a family that you don't fuck with unless you have a death wish. "Because there will be no guarantee that she will be kept safe while she is attending," Ironwood points it out to Ritzel and have another sip of his coffee.
"Okay anyway I have questions about this mission, the first question is the heiress aware of the protection detail," Rayland asks the General about the mission. "No, she is not aware of the protection detail, but it is entirely up to you on how you want to handle this," Ironwood suggested to Rayland. "Alright, my second question are we going to get any assistance from Beacon Academy?" Rayland asked the General while Ritzel is to an examination machine with the watch. "That I'm not too sure about that part I will get back to you on that," Ironwood says with a concerned look on his face while looking at Ritzel. "Hm oh I'm examining the watch that the White Fang members were wearing, and I have a couple of questions myself actually (Rayland: This ought to be good.)," Ritzel says while standing next to the examination machine.
"I'll answer them the best that I can," Ironwood says while bracing himself cause Ritzel questions are always random. "Question 1, who is the heiress of the company (Rayland: That's your first question?)," Ritzel says with question marks displayed on his goggles. "That would be Weiss Schnee, but you and Rayland already met her how did you forget," Ironwood points it out to Ritzel, Rayland gave out a big sigh cause, of course, he would forget. "I believe you nicknamed her the angry princess (Ritzel: Oh, I remember now.)," Rayland reminds Ritzel about Weiss. "Alright, question 2, as are we going to be enrolling in the Academy will we be undercover or can ask for help?" Ritzel asks to see how top secret it is. "Well, that will be entirely up to you two on that subject, but use caution on who you trust," Ironwood says with a stern look on his face.
"Well that answers my other question, and now before I even consider taking part of this mission I only have two conditions before even considering being a part of this mission (Rayland: Here we go.)," Ritzel states to Ironwood that he is interested in the bodyguard mission, but he wants something out of it. "Alright let's hear it," Ironwood said while listening intently to what Ritzel demands. "First and foremost Holly comes with me that is non-negotiable (Holly: Aw you do care.) you're damn straight, and also everything in this lab I take with me also," Ritzel said while walking to his chair. "I would find it weird if you didn't have Holly you, and as the contents of this lab are acceptable but only in your lab understand," Ironwood said with a stern look on his face that says 'You know what you did.' Ritzel looking away from Ironwood's glare, and then he says to Ironwood, "Fine you have a deal, so anyway my 2nd condition is that I have my T. R. I. C. K. GX XV back to me." Rayland laughed a little bit, cause he figured that Ritzel would try to find a way to get his monster of an armored truck back. "Why am I not surprised *Sigh," the General said with a sigh, and then he tossed a set of keys that has a black skull with a cross-wrench key chain on it to Rayland. "I'll be sure to take good care of it," Rayland says with a relaxed smile on his face, and Ritzel's goggles displayed a thumbs up.
"When do we head out sir," Rayland says to the General while standing up. "Well as soon as I file the paperwork you two will head to Vale within one month from now," Ironwood said as was walking to the door. "I'll be heading there a week early to get familiar with the area, but first I'm going to do a full-body check on Trick as well as a functions check," Rayland says while walking to the door as well while throwing the keys in the air and caught it. "And I'll just be in here then have a good day, and could someone check out on how the White Fang got in here," Ritzel says while kicking back in his chair as if he is waiting for them to leave. "Can I stay here with you Ritz today," Penny asked while looking at Ritzel with a smile on her face. "Like I would say to you Pen," Ritzel says in a cheerful tone. The General and Rayland proceed to walk out of the lab while discussing something about the mission.
"So what are you working on this time," Penny asked Ritzel while having a gentle smile on her face. "I'm glad you asked I am currently working on new material at the moment," Ritzel says while walking to grab a piece of metal that he was working on earlier. "So what are you using it for," Penny says with a puzzled look on her face. "As always you ask the right questions, well I'm creating Holly's new body," Ritzel says with pride in his voice. "Oh that's good to hear, so how is the body coming along," Penny says within a joyful tone. "My body is at 60% in the progress of completion," Holly says with a cheerful tone in her voice.
The examination machine made a beeping sound indicating that it was done it's examining the watch. "Well looks like it's done now I'll be able to find out who gave them the watches," Ritzel says while walking to the machine. "Well that's interestingly familiar," Ritzel says with an hourglass rotating on his goggle display cause he is trying to remember where he has seen it before. "Familiar how Ritz," Penny asks with a curious look on her face. "Interesting as in that I might actually have to go to Vale anyway," Ritzel says while looking at an address that is in a black market in Vale. "Hey narrator wrap this up I would like my prologue to end now (Yeah alright I think this is a good stopping point anyway.), you think," Ritzel says while looking back at the data.
This is the first step in what he is to become known far and wide in his world and the multiverse by the name 'The Master of T.W.I.S.T.'
The next chapter will be released between July and August.