Welp, this is it folks. I had a great time writing this and a even better time talking to all of you who wanted to talk. This entire story has just been so amazing for me. This was my first story and I was lucky to be one of the first few people to post a BloodborneXover story here. If the dates are correct, I was the third person to do so and that is just such an amazing feeling. To go into uncharted territory and carve out your own mark. To inspire and entertain others by dedicating some time into writing a story I wanted to tell. Once this chapter is posted, this story will be the 23rd completed RWBYXover that's over 100k words and also the first BloodborneXover over 100k to be completed. Thank you one and all for being here and taking this journey with me.
In a unrelated note, JoJo's Bizare Adventure has started airing Dubbed on Toonami. Which means the dubbed episodes will likely start find their way onto the internet someway or another. It's going to be fun to see how the English voices hold up. Toonami did right with One-Punch Man with their voice actors, so I really hope we are getting a great Dub for JoJo.
For information on what is to become of this story, check the Q&A in the AN below.
Ruby woke up to the sight of eggshell white ceiling tiles. She tried to raise her arm to little success. Turning her head, Ruby could see that she had a IV drip running into her arm. Gripping the tube, Ruby ripped the needle out. Her blood began to drip from the small hole, but quickly sealed itself. With nothing attaching her to the area, Ruby sat up and looked around the room. The curtains to had been drawn preventing any light from getting in. Ruby got out of her bed and nearly toppled over thanks to her legs feeling numb. Gripping a nearby chair for support she walked over to the curtains. With a swipe of her hand the curtains were yanked open.
She could see beacons courtyard from the room, but the sight made no sense to her since the medical wing was on the other end of Beacon. Looking around the room Ruby found a closet with her clothes in it. They appeared to have been cleaned since they lacked any traces from the battle. She instinctively reached for her weapon finding its usual holster empty. Ruby gave a little jump to see just how much lighter she was without Crescent Rose strapped to her. The lack of any medical equipment made her question just why she was dumped in the room. The IV was clearly from the medical wing of Beacon if the label on the bag was right.
Reaching for the door handle, she let her hand rest on the cold metal. The sensation bringing some comfort to her before opening the door. The halls were filled with nurses and doctors quickly walking through the halls. Each one rushing past the other towards their destinations. Ruby kept herself pressed against the wall while walking to avoid bumping into the physicians. They ran between the rooms giving Ruby a chance to see the injured that laid within each room.
Ruby eventually came to the stairway and began her descent to the first floor. The stairwell was noticeably empty. The elevators were likely clogged with patients and doctors. As she walked down the stairs, a few people would walk past her on their way up. Plenty of room of either side as they walked by one another. Reaching the ground floor, Ruby walked into the reception hall. Chairs had been brought over and now took up a majority of the hall. Each one filled with someone either sick or old. Ruby walked up to the front desk causing the man stationed there to look up from his screen.
"If your injury isn't in need of immediate attention please check in and take a seat. We're currently pressed for doctors over here so it could be a few hours." The man lifted a clip board over to Ruby to sign.
"I'm actually looking for my friends. Can you tell me if they're here?"
"I can see if anyone with a matching name is in this building. If they aren't here, check in with the admittance hall past the docks. All refugees and patients are logged there before entering Beacon. Now what are their names?"
"Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladonna, and Weiss Schnee." Ruby ran her fingers across the counter as the man typed away.
"We currently have no patients here with those names. If you want I can send in a request to check the some of the functional hospitals in Vale."
"That's okay, can we try some other names? I was out of it for a while and need to know if any of them are hurt."
"Sure."
"Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren, and Cardin Winchester." Ruby grew worried with each keystroke made by the man. If their names didn't appear then they would either be completely fine or dead. At this point, knowing they were injured would be reassuring.
"I have three matches for those names currently. Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren, and Cardin Winchester were admitted to this hospital three days ago. Would you like their room numbers?"
Ruby gave a nod and handed her scroll over. Placing the scroll on a scanner the man looked over his screen for a moment as he went over the information before giving a reassuring smile. Moving his hand over the screen, the files were copied over to the scroll. He placed the scroll on the counter and Ruby eagerly took it.
"While they were all transferred here due to them recovering on their own, I advise you don't bother Mister Lie. While his life isn't in any danger, he isn't permitted any visitors until his health improves further." Ruby gave a nod in understanding and walked back to the stairs.
Ruby made her way to the third floor in search of her closest target. The halls weren't difficult you navigate thanks to the building not being too dissimilar to her dorm's layout. Reaching the room, she pulled the handle and entered. The curtains were open and let in enough light to illuminate most the room. An IV hanged by the bed with a tube running into the patient's arm. Ruby peaked her head around the corner of the bed and saw Cardin sleeping. His left arm and chest were bandaged. Whatever wounds he had stopped bleeding a while ago since the cloth was still white.
Reaching out, Ruby poked Cardin in the face. He gave a weak wave with his right hand to swat away the annoyance. Once he settled, Ruby poked him again. Eventually Cardin couldn't take anymore and snapped awake. He swung his arm around his head trying to catch whatever was bothering him. When nothing happened he quickly turned his head to scan the room and came face to face with the intruder who was poking her head around the corner of the frame. The sudden proximity causing him to panic and try to distance himself from the person. Flailing around, Cardin fell off the other side of the bed dragging the IV stand with him.
As Cardin fell over the edge, Ruby dived for the IV stand to make sure it didn't clatter on the floor. Gripping the metal pole, she set it back up right as Cardin's legs were still hung up on the bed. Ruby was about to peer over the edge when he spoke up.
"Pull me back up."
"What's the magic word?" Ruby asked in response.
"Please, pull me up," Cardin said in defeat. He felt a pair of hands wrap around his ankles and begin to pull him back over the edge of the bed.
Ruby slowly hauled Cardin up from the floor. Once she got him situated back in the bed she promptly grabbed a seat. "How are you doing, Cardin?"
"I was enjoying some sleep a minute ago. Then some chick showed up and decided to make a game of poking a sleeping patient. Besides all that though, I'm doing great."
"That's good to hear. So, how did you get hurt?"
"I got it for being a hero and saving all of Vale from the Grimm and those things that started prowling the streets." A ray of light was practically shining through the window onto Cardin.
The same ray of light vanished as Ruby spoke, "So what really happened?"
"I got blindsided by an Ursa and my team was slow on getting over to me. Good news is I now have some scars that weren't delivered by a little girl with a hedge clipper. My chest piece is hanging in the closet if you want to see the damage." Ruby vanished from her seat and the room was briefly filled with rose petals. Before Cardin could even blink, Ruby was back in her seat with the armor in hand.
True to his word, the armor had three claw marks running across its front. The once pristine golden insignia of a bird in flight was cleaved in thirds. "I'm not sure that's going to buff out."
"I'll just make a new piece. It's going to be a pain, crafting the insignia again. Never could get the artesian like sculpting skills of my dad. Say what you will, but the man knew how to add flare to any design."
"How much is it going to cost to replace that. I mean you can melt down what's left, but you're still going to need some more gold." Cardin began to laugh at the mention of gold. "What's so funny?"
"My family may have wealthy, but they'd never actually give me enough to buy gold for my armor. While Schnee probably eats all her meals with gold flakes sprinkled on top, I spend my money on useful things."
"Like?"
"You know, important stuff like entertainment systems and games. The point I'm trying to make is that my emblem isn't made of gold. It's made of a zinc and copper blend. Cheap and soft enough to shape with a little heat." Cardin used both his hands to mime try and mime the sculpting process.
"Well, since you've had such an exciting adventure I'll tell you all about mine. There were these cultist, a plot to take over all of remnant, a giant space squid, and a duel with a god. I also got these cool badges to show what an awesome hero I am." Ruby reached into her shirt and pulled out the necklaces. "Got this one for killing a weird lightning beast that could teleport all over the place and throw its own lightning bolts. I got these one for…" Ruby held up the other two badges and felt her heart begin to ache.
"You okay?"
Taking the badges, she pulled them back into her shirt. "Just caught up in the moment. Did you and your team ever settle who's in charge?"
"We never got a chance to duel. The fact that we were deployed with an injured leader like me means Beacon was desperate for Huntsman. We got an assignment and protected a group of citizens before they closed off an end of the commercial district."
"Wait a second, they closed off the commercial district?"
"We lost sections in almost all of Vale excluding the industrial district. The agricultural section got hit the hardest and is what most the people are trying to reclaim. Fires broke out across the district and destroyed most the crops. People are talking about how there won't be enough food come Winter."
"Did you hear anything about the other teams? I know Pyrrha and Ren are here, but that's it."
"We lost a lot of classmates that day, Ruby. Some got left behind as we pulled out of sections of Vale. All I know is that they were brought in the same day as me," Cardin said.
"I'm going to check on the others. Are you going to be okay?"
"Wouldn't be the first time I got stuck in a hospital. I'll find a way to survive. When it comes time for a jailbreak can I count on you?"
"Your talking to someone who kept a corgi hidden from all of Beacon's staff for 2 months. If there's anything I've learned, it's that subtlety is one of my strong suits." Ruby got out of her seat and took a few steps back, tripping over a cord. "You saw nothing." Ruby vanished out the door in a storm of petals.
Reaching the fourth floor, Ruby walked over to Pyrrha's room. The fourth floor seemed isolated with only the occasional nurse walking the halls. When she reached the end of the hall she saw an Atlas guard posted outside. Before she could even approach the door, the guard shouted.
"Halt." He raised his rifle and pointed it at Ruby.
"Are you seriously doing this?" When he didn't lower his weapon Ruby slowly raised her hands. "Your pointing a rifle at a 15-year-old girl and shaking like a leaf."
"I have a young woman trying to gain entrance t Nikos' room. Please advise," He spoke out loud, into the communicator.
Ruby was about to talk when she saw that he already had his finger on the trigger of the rifle, ready to fire. On one hand she could easily knock the guard unconscious and go talk to her friend, on the other it would further strain what little nerves the Atlas soldiers had left with a little girl going around and knocking them out. Deciding to just wait out the situation, Ruby kept her arms up and awaited a response. Eventually two other soldiers walked down the hall and by the lack of clatter, Ruby understood they had their own weapons drawn.
"Can you please tell this man to get his gun out of my face," Ruby said calmly.
"Status report." One of the two new arrivals was a woman if her voice was any indication.
"This woman tried to approach miss Nikos' room and failed to provide any ID," The soldier with blue highlights answered.
"You didn't ask for any ID. I approached and you drew your weapon immediately. Can one of you make him take his finger off the trigger," Ruby asked again, hoping at least one of the new soldiers had some common sense.
"I'm going to need to see your scroll mam." The woman asked.
"I'm not going to bring my arms down or reach for anything until you get this man to lower his weapon." Ruby could feel the tension building and the sweat beginning to form on the blue soldier's face became more apparent.
"I'm going to slowly walk up behind you and unclip your scroll, okay?"
"Alright," Ruby answered back
Ruby stared down the barrel wondering where she'd come back to life if she somehow got killed. Sure it'd take more than a few bullets, but if enough Atlas' soldiers came she would eventually fall to their sheer numbers. The weight of Ruby's scroll vanished as the soldier took it. The footsteps slowly backing away until they were a good distance back.
After a moment of silence, the woman spoke up again. "Lower your weapon, she's a Huntress with Beacon."
The blue soldier tentatively lowered his weapon and eventually holstered it. Before Ruby could say anything, the female soldier rushed past her and butted the guard in the head with her rifle. He was knocked to the ground when she began yelling at him. "Don't you ever point your fucking weapon at a child. We are soldiers of Atlas and we are meant to protect these people. I don't care what your reasons were, but you will conduct yourself with the proper manner required of this station. If you're feeling threatened by a little girl or a fucking 4-year-old next time, at most you will use non-lethal measures. Have I made myself clear?"
The soldier couldn't even respond before she tore into him again. "Get up and get your ass down to the barracks. We'll discuss your conduct with the locals later." Now that Ruby could see the female soldier, she was surprised by the vibrant red hair. The people of Atlas tended to be duller when it came to the vibrancy of color that the rest of Remnant had developed through open borders. Most people refused to move into the frozen kingdom of the north, instead opting to the other kingdoms.
"Thanks for doing that," Ruby said happily.
"I can't believe we give jackasses like those guns. It's not like giving a jerk a gun will magically make them not a jerk. You just get a twitchy rabbit with confidence issues that is now armed. I am deeply sorry for the way you were treated by that man and will make sure he is properly punished later." She gave a bow to Ruby.
"It's no big deal. He's actually lucky that you came when you did. I was debating whether or not I should just knock him out and be over with it."
"Even more reason for me to thank you. You have a better temperament than some of my soldiers. Please enjoy your visit with Miss Nikos, she'll be happy to have a visitor." The soldier held the door open for Ruby.
Walking into the room, Ruby saw Pyrrha staring out the window. Ruby slowly approached her, trying not to startle the Spartan. Reaching out with her hand, Ruby gently touched Pyrrha's arm. Pyrrha jerked away from the sensation, but calmed down the moment she saw who was standing next to her bed. Tears began to form at the corner of Pyrrha's eyes at the sight of Ruby.
Ruby instinctively pulled Pyrrha into a hug. The Spartan eagerly returned the jester and tightened her grip on the young leader. The usually composed warrior was sobbing into Ruby's shoulder. Invincible or not, Pyrrha was still only human. They didn't separate for what seemed like hours. Once Pyrrha's grip loosened, Ruby helped ease her back into the bed.
"Pyrrha, what happened?"
"Ruby, I'm so sorry. It happened so fast that by the time we realized what was happening it was too late. Ren was injured and Jaune was trying to hold them off."
"Pyrrha, what happened to Jaune?" Ruby asked with concern.
"I wasn't fast enough and Jaune sealed the entrance. He locked himself on the otherside to give the rest of us time to escape. I wasn't there to save him. Nora had to drag me and Ren back to the bullhead before they sealed the upper-class residential district. They wanted the best guarding them and I pulled JNPR in with me. I'm so sorry Ruby." Pyrrha tried to control her breathing, only to gasp for air as her lungs began to burn for more.
"It's okay, Pyrrha. Everything is going to be okay." Ruby rested her hand on Pyrrha's shoulder.
"Please don't hate me. I don't want to lose you too."
"Pyrrha, none of this was your fault. No one could have predicted what was going to happen that night. I'm sorry for asking you this now, but I need to know what happened to my team."
"All of you came back from patch in an unregistered Bullhead. Blake was hurt the worst, she had a large laceration going down her chest. It was treated before coming to Beacon, but the faculty had her moved to a hospital in Vale. Yang is perfectly fine from what I've heard, but Weiss is a different case altogether."
"What happened to Weiss?" Ruby's voice was strained as she began to agonize over what became of her partner.
"About a day after they began sealing off sections of the city, an Atlas ship arrived. They wouldn't even tell the Atlas students what was happening in their own kingdom. Eventually it became apparent that they came to collect Weiss. No one knows if it was the General that sent for her or Weiss' family, but Yang refused to let them take her." Ruby could feel a smile forming on her face from the thought of her sister holding the team together even without her. "Yang was ready to fight when several glowing people appeared around them. They were completely white and seemed to be with Weiss since they fought off the new arrivals. If Nora said is true then those soldiers are currently being held in the crashed airliners brig. Turns out that the faculty didn't take too kindly to some soldiers trying to abduct one of their students."
"So where are Weiss and Yang now?"
"They should still be on school grounds. Most people are hesitant to send out students now that they've quarantined most of the hazardous sections of the city."
"Where's Nora? I would have thought she'd be with you."
"Nora's camping outside of Ren's room. She stayed with me when Ren went in for surgery." Tears began to swell up from her eyes again. "We just don't want to lose anyone else."
"I promise that I'll be back in a few hours." Ruby slid her hand off of Pyrrha and made her way towards the door.
The entire school seemed so different. In the distance Ruby could see battlements that were hastily erected to push the Grimm back off Beacon's cliff. Atlas soldiers and students were stationed atop the structures and keeping a vigilant watch for anything. Tents lined what used to be Beacon's docks. People walked around, but a small checkpoint separated The academy from the now occupied surrounding areas. The cloudy day wasn't helping the already depressing sight of displaced citizens. Spots of sunlight would occasionally poke through for a moment before the clouds shifted to cover it up.
Whispers could be heard from those she walked past. Murmurs or worry as they shied away and avoided her eyes. Tired of the stares, Ruby rushed to her dorm in search of Yang and Weiss. Even the student dorms seemed less lively with most people preferring to just walk past one another. No one was stopping to talk to each other or even ask how they were doing. Standing in front of her room, Ruby hesitated to grab the handle. When she was about to open the door, it flew open revealing Yang. The blonde brawler had red eyes that snapped back too lilac the moment she saw Ruby.
Yang rushed forward and embraced Ruby in a crushing hug. She pulled Ruby off her feet and began swinging her around in joy. "I'm so happy you're alright."
"It's good to see you too," Ruby managed to say as she was being crushed by the overbearing hug.
"I was so worried about you. Nobody knew when you'd wake up, but I knew you wouldn't stay down for long." Yang released her sister from the bone shattering hug. "Now all we have to do is wait for Blake to get better and team RWBY will be roaring and ready to go."
"What happened to you at Signal? After me and Dunstan went to the top floor everything started getting," Ruby paused to think of the proper word, "weird."
"We were actually hoping you could tell us. Blake and I fought the current leader of the White Fang. Even gave him a few new scars before we got away."
"Is that why she's in the hospital?"
"Blake is a tough girl, she'll pull through. Some of the best doctors around helped patch her up. All we can do now is wait and let her aura fix the rest of the injuries." Yang looked back at Weiss for a moment before giving Ruby a kiss on the head. "I'll always love you, Ruby."
As Yang left, Weiss walked up to her leader. "It's good to see you've recovered. We were worried you wouldn't wake up."
"Oh, you're good. Let me try," Ruby cleared her throat and made her voice more screechy, "My name's Weiss. I'm rich. I act all prissy, but I'm actually really nice once you chisel through the mile of ice encompassing my heart."
Ruby watched as 'Weiss' glared at her and waved her hand to project a glyph. As the glyph formed beneath Ruby, she darted forward towards Weiss. "I don't remember you being this fast. If that's the case I should perhaps, step it up, as you say."
Two glyphs formed in her palm and began to form a pair of rapiers. Gripping them, Weiss raised both weapons in preparation for the battle. Instead of the young leader retreating, she threw herself at Weiss and wrapped her arms around the heiress. The sudden impact throwing Weiss down to the ground with Ruby on top of her. With Weiss' arms locked and Ruby Weighing too much to force off from their position, Weiss relinquished her weapons. The constructs shattering upon hitting the floor. Now that Ruby was closer, she could see how dull Weiss' eyes now looked compared too their usual appearance. It was like a veil had been draped over them.
"I don't know what you did to Weiss, but I'm going to get her back." Ruby drew her head back and snapped it forward. The sound of two heads smashing into each other at break neck speeds echoed through the room. The impact causing Weiss' head to hit the ground and bounce back. "Don't worry Weiss. I'll save you."
Ruby drew her head back again and snapped it forward. Even with the speedster sat atop her, 'Weiss' seemed distracted and payed little mind to the girl. The veil over her eyes lifted and were filled with light leaving a very confused Weiss on the floor. "Ruby what are you -" before she could finish her sentence, Ruby brought her head down again atop the bridge of Weiss' nose.
The sound of bone cracking was audible and forced Ruby to stop for a moment. Looking down at Weiss, Ruby saw a very familiar glare. "Weiss, you're back." Ruby released her grip on Weiss.
The moment Weiss could move her arms she brought her hands to her nose to cradle the injury. "I think you broke my nose, you dolt!" Weiss tried yelling through her hands as blood began dripping over her fingers.
"I'll grab the first aid kit." Ruby ran into the bathroom, nearly ripping the mirror off the wall as she grabbed the kit stashed behind it. Rushing back out she slowly eased Weiss' hands away from the injury. The nose was slightly misaligned due to the break. "I've treated Yang before, when dad was busy so this should work." Ruby placed her thumbs on Weiss' nose.
"What are you-" Ruby jerked Weiss' nose and straightened it out. The effect was immediate as Weiss threw her head back to get away from Ruby. "What do you think you're doing?"
"I had to realign it. If I didn't you'd have a wonky nose until someone broke it again to get it straight." Ruby pulled Weiss closer and inspected the broken skin. "Let me put a bandage on it and you should be fine in about a week or so. Just remember to ice it once the swelling starts."
"Thank you, Ruby. Now would you mind telling me," Weiss took a deep breath, "Why you decided to slam you head into my nose!"
"You weren't you, if that makes any sense." Ruby averted her eyes for a moment as she tried to think of a better explanation as to why she broke Weiss' nose.
"Unfortunately, that does make sense." Weiss placed a hand on her own head to try to ease some of the pain. "I don't know how long I have, but I'm going to have to head to Atlas soon."
"But we all just got back together and Blake isn't even awake yet."
"Ruby, do you remember what I did back when Beacon was under attack?" Weiss asked.
"You talked to some ghosts and got them to help you."
"The only reason they agreed to help was because I made a deal with them. The last thing I remember is me fighting at Signal and then I was suddenly stuck in a room of some kind. I could hear the murmurs of people talking and moving around outside my door, but I was locked inside. I don't know how long I spent in there, but then I was suddenly back at Beacon with you on top of me." Weiss gripped her own arms as she began to shiver. "They didn't need me anymore and just shut me away."
"Weiss, I'm going to try talking to them. I need you to try and get one of them out here so I can talk to them. Can you do that for me?" Weiss gave a nod as a glyph formed beneath her and began to spin.
Like a marionette with its strings cut, she went limp only for her body to suddenly come to life again. Her eyes were dim and lacked the spark that was usually in them. "Well you have our attention. What do you want?"
"You are going to let Weiss have control of her body again and never leave her by herself when she's in that room." Ruby gave her demands to 'Weiss'.
"You don't know what you're getting into Ruby. We upheld our end of the bargain and she will uphold hers."
"I don't think you understand. I am Weiss' leader and she made that decision without talking to any of her team. My job right now is to make sure you give her a fair deal."
"She made that deal when she was desperate. Of course it's in our favor. She needed our power and we were more than happy to provide it."
Ruby reached into her shirt and pulled out her badges. She held them in front of 'Weiss' so she could see them. 'Weiss' recoiled at the sight of the badges and had a brief look of shock. "You know what I can do and you will treat Weiss with the respect she deserves while she is in your care. In return she will show the same respect. If not, I will drag all of you out of her and make sure you never get a chance like this again. Do you understand?"
'Weiss didn't respond for a moment as her eyes went blank. After a minute, she came back with an answer. "We've discussed your terms and decided that certain additions can be made to accommodate Weiss. Know that we kept her isolated so she could heal in peace. Believe it or not, Hunter, it's best to keep your host alive and happy with extended stays like ours. With that done, we're going discuss our next course of action. You might want to talk to your sister about her deal with us." With that over, Weiss' eyes returned too normal.
"How are you feeling Weiss?"
"Better. The door to my room was open this time and I could talk to some of the people wandering the castle. I sat in on a meeting about you actually."
"Did they say anything fun about me?"
"It was actually about whether they should just kill you and move on before you got back or let you finish talking."
"You did vote to not kill me, right?"
"Both sides made a very compelling argument." Weiss said with a smile as she stood up.
"Weiss, you did vote to not kill me, right?" Weiss walked out the room, leaving behind a confused leader. "Weiss?"
Ruby was about to run out of the room after Weiss when Yang walked back in. "You finish talking to the ice queen?"
"Everything should be good now. I talked it over with," Ruby made quotations with her hands, "Weiss."
"That's good. I really didn't know how you would take the whole possession deal she has going on. Dunstan may have wanted those ghost's heads on a pike, but that's not an option with them inside Weiss." Ruby went quite at the mention of Dunstan, causing Yang to realize what she just said. "Ruby, we never found Dunstan when we were evacuating. I don't want to ask you this, but is Dunstan alive?"
"Yang," Ruby's voice was tense, "Dunstan was killed by the person who started that Hunt. He fought Floes while I was healing. Floes impaled him on a sword and all I could do was sit there and watch. It happened so fast." Yang gabbed her sister and pulled her into a gentle hug.
"Everything is going to be okay, Ruby. You'll always have team RWBY. Even when we're not by your side, you know we'll always be a family. Even with Dunstan gone, I bet he's watching over you. It would take a lot more than death to stop him from keeping a promise."
Ruby broke the hug to wipe her nose of the snot that had started come out. "Do you really think so?"
"I know so. Now let's go visit Blake. She is supposed to wake up sometime this week. It'll be good to have some team bonding before me and Weiss head out." Yang clasped her hand over her own mouth upon realizing what she said.
"It's fine, Yang. I knew you and Weiss wouldn't be able to stick around forever. What is the deal you have with them anyways?"
"Something about helping Weiss restore the Vilebloods to their former glory. Apparently they aren't too keen on being called Vilebloods either. The Church called them that to portray them as monsters. Since society made them out to be monsters they decided to done the name monsters. After some deliberation between them, they decided that Vilebloods wasn't the most inviting name. They're starting to go by their original name, Bloodkin." Yang walked alongside Ruby as they went through the halls. "So, do you want to come with me and Weiss. We have enough room to take a few passengers if you want to come."
Ruby brought her hands together and began to twiddle her thumbs. "I kind of have a job to do now."
"You going to take to saving Vale while we're gone."
"I'm actually thinking of going out into the world. Remnant is a very different place now and they'll need a hunter to help contain whatever happened in the other kingdoms. Not to mention, helping the other Hunters that will start popping up thanks to how many of the infected are out in the world."
"Oh my god, you're actually doing this."
"Doing what?"
"Going out to save the world."
"Yang, we saved the world by beating Floes. Now it's time I go around and pick up the pieces. Maybe see if I can just help everyone get adjusted to this. Feels like I have to since I'm the only one left who has some knowledge on being a Hunter. You know me."
"Yeah, I do. I was hoping this wouldn't happen for about 3 more years. We would all be Huntresses, have more experience under our belts, and have gotten to spend more time together as a team. Get to see you grow up into a Huntress. Everything is just happening so fast now."
"If it makes you feel any better, I'm probably going to need some help packing for the trip. Do you think Beacon will forward our mail to us once we're out of the kingdom?"
"I can think of a few people who might be able to help with that. Helps to be friends with the girl in charge of the Atlas Armada."
"Yang, we are not asking Penny to use military flight vehicles to deliver our mail. Despite how cool, awesome and effective it might be." Ruby hated shooting the idea down, but even she had her limits when it came to requests to friends.
"It was just a thought." Yang raised her arms up defensively.
"Even if we can't talk to each other immediatly. We'll always be family. Do you think we should throw a party for Weiss and Blake? Give them the formal welcome with Dad and Qrow." Ruby stepped into the bullhead with Yang.
"I'm not entirely sure Weiss would be happy to, but Blake would probably tolerate our hijinks. She'd definitely enjoy the fish Dad brings in." Yang stood next to the window as the doors closed.
"One final hurrah for team RWBY."
"One last night to be together as a team." Yang added as the bullhead began to liftoff.
The city in the distance was recognizably damaged from the Hunt. Even with all the cracked stone and toppled buildings, it was still alive. Lights flickered on and off as people continued to try and restore power to the entire city. Businesses were open and offering their services to those that still walked the streets. Everything from bakeries to electronic shops were slowly drawing in customers. Each one bringing with it a sense of normality that the citizens craved to return to. Vale was recovering slowly and with enough time and work, it could begin to regain some of the gleam it had as a kingdom in Remnant.
Thank you to everyone who sent in a question. I had a great time answering them and hope that everyone else who's reading this will find some answers or joy in the responses I gave. Now let's come onto the questions from the audience.
Darklegendarysoldier- Will you start making more game fics. Possibly with God of War, Dynasty Warriors, Asura's Wrath, Dark Souls, or Demon Souls.
Dhuradhan- Will your next story be the continuation of this? Or is this the end of this Bloodborne X RWBY story?
A: There will be a continuation story of this series in the style of an Anthology. Characters will have a few chapters dedicated to each of their adventures in the now plague ridden Remnant. The only chapters I currently have a rough idea ones about are Ruby, Pyrrha, Weiss, and Blake. I also plan on working on a RWBYXJoJo since I felt myself burning out occasionally when I only had the BB fic to write. I'm hoping that if I have the option to switch between them I can keep more of my enthusiasm and drive through the entire production. I will post an update to this story when I've released the next BB story so people can migrate over if they want. I'll probably take a short
Otaku-Nation666- 'I do gotta ask, is Annalise in there somewhere? Or even Maria?'
A: While plenty of Vilebloods are contained in Weiss' body as a back up, Analise gets to be the one in charge as the voice of their consensuses. Think 'Legion' from Mass Effect, if Legion could delegate each separate program into a new body to help fight. The way I have it is that Weiss is basically a single voice in an entire kingdom or however big the Vilebloods actually got before the church killed them all. Even before the show revealed that her semblance had the ability to summon, I was planning on Weiss being the arcane user in the series. Her powers always felt unique in series since her glyphs were so versatile. This was going to lead into her being able to summon the Vilebloods. Since her power seemed like a catch all, it didn't feel like too much of a jump to have it work as an amplifier or conduit for some of the Hunter's Tools.
Poliamida- 'Looking back, what would you change? If you were to write this story again what would you do different?
A: There are two big things I'd change. The first and largest one would be making the White fang more prominent in earlier chapters. After Floes started giving them vials they kind of vanished since I rushed into Vale's outbreak. They really should have gotten a warehouse raid or something to show the beginnings of the plague earlier in the series. They never got much of a presence during the outbreak besides elaborating on Cinders plan and they deserved more to make them a viable threat. The second would be giving The Order a bigger presence during the outbreak. I was going to have SSSN, CFVY, and JNPR face off against some of the cleaners moving around the city. Originally they were meant to have a separate chapter for each team fight, but I couldn't find a way to introduce the fights without it feeling like they were taking focus away from the story. I also didn't have the drive to write them out at the time and when I got back into the flow of things the opportunity had passed. I might write them out for the anthology series later or at least get JNPR's fight.
drmonicblood: As for the names, how did you come up with them? or did you find them somewhere?
A: Coming up with names was one of my favorite parts in this series. I wanted each one to stay true to the RWBY naming convention so I made it a point to pick names with multiple meanings and relations.
-One of the biggest secretes in this series that I was hoping for someone to catch onto was how Floes full name 'Floes Cadges' means 'Floating ice that's undeserving' and is an anagram for Faceless God. I actually got his name from a anagram generator that I kept hammering through until I got a name related to color with a hidden meaning.
-Dunstan's case involved me looking up old English names and their meanings. I knew I wanted Arkwright as his last name so I just needed a first name that meant a material of some kind. I decided that Stone Hills or Stone from Hills would fit fine and have some humor in the naming convention since boats made of stone, while they would be sturdy, couldn't sail the sea and would just sink. Ark could also mean a chest for storage as a play on what's in Dunstan.
-Citrine's name was originally going to be German to show a link to Atlas, but I decided against it and instead went for name involving Gems and Flowers. Since those fit perfectly in the RWBYverse. Even Citrine, the subject from the compound, has a meaningful name that translates to 'successful dream' or 'successful harmony' when you take the gem meaning of Citrine and the plant meaning of Phlox. It was nice fit for the only surviving subject to come out of the experiments.
-Typically the entire process revolves around the type of character you want to make then finding meanings behind names or objects. If said object or word is associated with a color or makes you think of a color, then it's a go ahead. Since I lack any understandings of foreign languages I stick to English. Mostly due to not trusting translators to get the word correct.
SteelfistJon: Is it alright if other authors do spin-offs or make use of the world you've made for their own stories? Possibly involving things surrounding the Signal group or some of the still surviving villains.
A: It is completely alright to do spin-offs, continuations, or whatever about my story. After all, it is a fanfic and if people want to change things or continue the story in their own way then it's cool. That's kind of the main reason I got into Fanfics anyways. To change things in cannon and share ideas with others. I need to disclaim that I am only giving my permission to write these. I will not check them or promise any standard of quality, I.E. they are fanfics. Whether they're good or bad is up to the creator and whoever they involve.