Hey guys Aaron2014 here! Finally uploaded the official "first" chapter of my story! Sorry it took so long though. Internet here has been wonky cause of the freeze and stuff. But luckily I was able to persevere and finish this chapter. So enjoy!
Chapter 6: Welcome to Beacon Pt. 1: Ruby Rose
"Even the most brilliant of lights eventually flicker, and die. And when they are gone, darkness will return. So you may prepare your guardians, build your monuments to a so called "free world", but take heed. There will be no victory in strength."
"But perhaps, victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten. Things that require a smaller, more honest soul."
It was night time in the city of Vale. Lights shone bright as the shatter moon above shone its divine light upon the city. Citizens were going about their nightly routines as always. Late night shopping and dining were among the common routines. However, this night was about to get a whole lot different.
The sound of marching metallic footsteps was heard amongst the citizens. They turned and saw a shocking and fearful sight. A large group of individuals were walking down the street towards them. They were comprised of four of Junior's henchman and several creatures they've ever seen before. At first they thought most of the creatures were robots at first but they were far from it.
The creatures were in fact robotic Digimon. The first ones were large bodied Digimon with their entire body covered in bronzed iron. A noticeable feature of them is they had organic brown eyes within their helmet. These were known as Guardromon, Champion-level Machine Digimon. Their armor is constructed from pure iron which makes it hard for its opponents to penetrate its hide. Its main attacks are Grenade Destroyer and Warning Laser.
The second set of Digimon were Machine-types as well. They were similar to Guardromon but their armor and design was different. Their armor appeared to be made of polished steel and had claws on their feet and long arms, making them appear more menacing. On the left side of its face was a singular organic red eye with appeared to be glaze over as if it didn't have a mind of its own. They were called Mekanorimon, Champion-level Machine Digimon. Like Guardromon, its entire body is made of metallic armor which shields it in battle. Its main attacks are Twin Beam and 4-Disk Break.
There were two individuals leading the group, a man and a child-sized Digimon. The man had slanted, dark-green eyes and bright, long, orange hair, with long bangs covering his right eye. Black eyeliner traced his visible left eye. He wore a red-lined white suit with long black pants and black shoes. His accessories included a small gray scarf, black gloves with buckled sleeves, and a black bowler hat with a small feather tucked into its red band. He walked with a cane and had a lit cigar in his mouth as well. This was Roman Torchwick, the most renowned criminal in all of Vale.
The Digimon walking next to Roman was around the size of a child. It appeared to be a humanoid imp-like Digimon with purple skin on most of its body and white around its face. It had what appear to be a smiley emoji on its stomach which the emoji's teeth were sharp like a sharks. It wore a red bandana around its neck along with matching gloves on its hands. This was Impmon, Roman's partner Digimon.
People either backed away or ran as the group came near. They had business in Vale involving any Dust shop. Luckily they've gotten word that a Dust shop by the name "From Dust Till Dawn" was still open at this time. Sure they could break into another Dust shop but wouldn't be much finesse in it. He was a gentleman second but a criminal first.
"Sheesh," Impmon said in a tone of annoyance. "I don't get whys we need these dumb magic rocks in the first place. If it were up tah me, I'd Bada Boom dis entire place!"
Roman patted Impmon on his head before saying, "Now, now, Impmon. We're professionals." He took a drag of his cigar before continuing. "We first get what we want, THEN you can blow the place up."
This made Impmon grin at the criminal before replying, "Now yous speakin' my language, Ro."
"We were partnered for a reason, you know." Roman simply replied as they continued on.
After a minute or so they had finally arrived at their destination. The shop known as From Dust Till Dawn was a four story building which the lower level was the shop itself. Here people could purchase Dust in either powder form or in crystal form, books, tools, cartridges, and scales. It was basically any student's or Huntsman's ideal shop and Roman's goldmine.
They walked into the shop, which a few of the Guardromon and Mekanorimon took their time to fit through the door. Inside they saw what appear to be the shopkeep. The keep was an elderly, balding, gray-haired man with wrinkles under his eyes and over his brow. He wore a green shirt with a red apron and gray pants. Because of his age, he appears to be hunched over. His eyes seem to be closed but appeared that he can still see. The Shopkeep saw Roman walk in and had a bit of inward fear at the moment.
Roman tapped his cigar a bit to shake off some ash at its tip before saying, "Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?" Just as he said that, one of Junior's henchmen pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the Shopkeep, who held his hands up in surrender. Not only that but one of the Guardromon took aim at the Shopkeep as well, where a comically looking missile with a whistle in its mouth was aimed at him as well.
"Please…" The Shopkeep begged. "Just take my Lien and leave!"
Roman hushed the old man before replying, "Calm down, we're not here for your money." He then turned to the humans in the group. "Grab the Dust."
"But…" The Shopkeep spoke up until he flinched away from a ball of maroon flame pointed at him. He looked and saw Impmon pointing the ball of flame at the old man with a smirk on his face.
"Just do it," Roman said. "He's a LOT less patient than I am."
Impmon gave a grin before saying, "Some say I have an itchy trigger fingah." He then turned to the Digimon. "Two of yahs help gather what we came for. The rest of yahs keep an eye out for tha cops."
The Guardromon and Mekanorimon nodded in silent affirmation as they went onto their assigned tasks. The henchman opened a medium case which held cylinder Dust containers and began to syphon the powdered variation from the dispensers. One of Junior's henchmen then came up with a large briefcase before opening it and point at it to the old shopkeep.
"Crystals… burn uncut." He instructed the old man. Doing as he was told, the Shopkeep began to gather the specific crystals they asked for.
Another of Junior's henchmen began to make his way towards another powdered Dust dispenser, until he noticed something on his left. He looked and saw what appeared to be a red hooded girl reading a magazine in the back of the shop. He also noticed a red lump with a tail and bat wing-like ears sitting on her shoulder. Disregarding this, the henchman pulled out a red-bladed machete and walked towards the girl.
"Alright kid," The henchman said. "Put your hands where I can see 'em." The girl was unresponsive, which made the man agitated before walking closer. "Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something?"
Just as he made contact with the girl, she turned around to reveal it to be Ruby Rose. On her shoulder, to his surprise, was her Digimon, Gigimon. Both of them looked at the man with confusion as then made a gesture to pull off the headset. Ruby complied and she pulled off her headphones and looked at the henchman.
"Yes?" She asked simply.
"I said," The henchman said. "Put your hands in the air! NOW!"
Ruby and Gigimon blinked a bit before looking at one another then back at the henchman. She then asked, "Are you… robbing us?"
"YES!" The henchman replied with a tone of agitation.
"Ohhh," Both Ruby and Gigimon said in affirmation.
Ruby then turned to her Digimon before saying, "Gigimon?" With that said, Gigimon then made a leap at the henchman, mouth open wide before latching onto the man's machete.
"HOT BITE!"
As Gigimon latched onto the red-bladed machete, the part he bit began glowing with intense heat. This caused the henchman to be in shock as he tried to get the Digimon off his blade.
"WHAT THE-?!"
Before he could say anything else, Ruby gave a hard kick to the henchman's stomach, causing him to fly back away from the girl. Gigimon had let go of the blade before Ruby made contact and landed on her shoulder just as she made the hit. The flying henchman was noticed by both Roman and Impmon who blinked a bit in confusion. Roman then gestured one of the henchman to check it out.
The henchman rushed to the back, seeing Ruby and Gigimon. He took aim with his pistol but didn't get a chance to fire. Ruby quickly sped towards the henchman, kicking right into the man. This caused her, Gigimon, and the henchman to crash through the store window outside in the streets. The other henchmen looked out of the broken window to see Ruby rise up. In her left hand was her weapon Crescent Rose. It folded out into its scythe mode just as Ruby turned to the bad guys with a smirk on her face. She twirled her weapon before its blade embedded into the asphalt of the road. Just shortly after she did that, she clicked a button on her headphones turning it off.
"Okay, okay," Roman said as he was walking out. "What is so difficult that my men aren't able to—?" He paused as he spied Ruby in front of him. "A girl with a scythe. Of course they can't take on THAT." Just as he said that, Gigimon jumped from Ruby's shoulder and landed next to her, glaring at the group of bad guys.
"And a little pipsqueak?!" Impmon exclaimed. "Yous got teh be kiddin' me!" He then turned to the Guardromon and Mekanorimon before pointing at Ruby and Gigimon. "Boys, turn those two into Digi-bytes!"
Roman turned to the human henchmen before saying, "You heard what the imp said. Get them!"
Ruby smirked as they watched her pull out her Digivice from the belt on her hip. "Ready, Gigimon?"
"Ready, Rubymon!" Gigimon replied with enthusiasm.
The Digivice came to life as its screen gave a golden glow and itself gave out a digital-like shrilling noise. The group of villains watched as Gigimon's entire body was then covered in the same golden glow as his transformation began.
"Gigimon Digivolve to… GUILMON!"
The light had faded, revealing the newly digivolved Digimon. Guilmon growled at the group of villains, ready to fight. Roman couldn't help but groan at the sudden headache which was this girl and Digimon.
"Well… this is a thing now." Roman muttered as the henchmen and the Digimon rushed towards the two.
"Guilmon, I got the guys in suits." Ruby told her partner. "You handle the Digimon."
"Right!" Guilmon replied as rushed towards the Guardromon and Mekanorimon. The reptile-like Digimon pulled his right claw back as he sent a punch towards one of the Guardromon.
"ROCK BREAKER!"
His clawed fist met with the Machine Digimon's body, smashing into it. The Guardromon was knocked back, causing it to be knocked into the other Guardromon and tumbled over one another. Three Mekanorimon rushed towards Guilmon, all ready to turn the Reptile Digimon to bits of data. Guilmon smirked as his maw glowed crimson and he fired a barrage of condensed crimson fireballs at the three Digimon.
"PYRO SPHERE!"
The fireballs hit the Mekanorimon, but not damaging them too much thanks to their metallic bodies. Each of the Mekanorimon lined up side by side as the red orbs on their chest began to glow.
"TWIN BEAM!"
Just as their mechanized voices spoke, three beams of energy shot out at the orbs towards Guilmon. Guilmon, thinking quickly, dodged the beams by jumping into the air. The beams struck the ground causing an explosion, causing damage to the asphalt they hit.
With Ruby she was dealing with Junior's henchmen. The first henchman made a vertical swipe of his machete towards the red-hooded girl. However, she dodged before twirling on her scythe before sending an aerial sweep kick towards the goon. The man was kicked in the face before being sent flying back into the shop and crashing into a shelf. She continued to twirl before landing on the ground, gripping her scythe all battle ready.
The other two goons rushed towards the scythe-wielding girl. Ruby saw this before pointing her weapon behind her before firing. The force of the shot sped up the momentum of her spinning, kind of like a bladed whirlwind. During the spin, she struck the first goon, causing him to fly back and land hard on the ground. She then twirled around to the second good before slamming the back end of her scythe onto the henchman.
Another goon had showed up before taking aim of his weapon at Ruby. The red-hooded scythe wielder noticed this before firing her own weapon causing her to be shot backwards away from the goon's line of fire. The henchman began to unleash his barrage of bullets upon Ruby. The teenage girl took action by combining her speed and weapon fire to dodge the bullets. She fired Crescent Rose again before speeding towards the gun-wielding goon. She rammed into the henchman, causing him to be flung into the air. Ruby took this time twirl her weapon, before catching the goon with it and flung him away. The goon had landed in a heap next to the feet of Roman, who looked with irritation.
"Oh, COME ON!" Roman shouted to his men. "They're ROOKIE-LEVEL at best! This should be a cakewalk for you all!"
"You digi-nincompoops better not screw dis up!" Impmon added with an angry shout.
The group of Guardromon and Mekanorimon had surrounded Guilmon. The group of Champion-levels had the Rookie cornered. He wasn't going to give up, however. Ruby was counting on him. Luckily for him, his partner had arrived just in time, landing next to Guilmon battle ready.
"Now then…" Roman said before giving a swiping gesture. "BLOW THEM TO PIECES!"
With that command issued, both groups of Machine Digimon aimed at their two targets. The Guardromon aimed their missiles while the Mekanorimon aimed as well while charging their attacks. Once ready enough, they began their assault.
"GRENADE DESTROYER!"
"TWIN BEAM!"
A barrage of missiles and red beams were making their way towards the red-hooded girl and her Digimon partner. Thinking quickly, Ruby twirled her weapon as its gun muzzle aimed at the ground below her. She pulled the trigger, causing the weapon to fire and propels her high in the air. Guilmon quickly followed suit using his powerful legs to jump after his partner. Just as they did, the barrage and missiles and beams hit the area where they once were causing an explosion, kicking up dust and asphalt.
The two groups of Machine Digimon looked up in the air as Ruby and Guilmon mildly hovered before making a descent down. Before they reached the ground, Ruby began to fire her weapon at the two groups. Guilmon followed suit with a volley of Pyro Spheres, which both Dust bullet and fireball hit their marks.
The result of this assault pleased the two. Both the Guardromon and Mekanorimon were knocked back and fell over one another, causing them to be knocked out of the fight. As she descended, Ruby noticed that as the Mekanorimon "shut down" she saw what appeared to be ghost-like Digimon escaping from the glass hatch on top of the Mekanorimon and fled from the scene.
Impmon seethed at this outcome before shouting, "You digi-nincompoops!"
Roman also sighed with irritation as he looked at what was remaining of his group before muttering, "You were worth every cent. Truly, you were." Roman heard the sounds of Vale's Police sirens, meaning they were on their way. He then looked to Ruby and Guilmon, just as they landed, before snuffing out his cigar with his cane before saying, "Well Red, I think we can say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as we'd love to stick around…" He then raised his cane and aimed it at both Ruby and Guilmon, while Impmon pointed his fingers at them with two balls of maroon flame at the tips. "I'm afraid this is where we part ways."
Just as the criminal said that, a reticle rose up revealing a muzzle similar to a gun barrel in his cane. Ruby tensed as both Roman and Impmon fired that the two. Quickly, Ruby got in front of Guilmon, grabbing onto him before firing Crescent Rose and launching themselves into the air to dodge the two blasts. The two attacks merged together as they passed under Ruby and Guilmon, which cracked and tore up the asphalt in the road and continued on.
The two finally landed back on the ground and faced their enemies. To their shock the two partners in crime were nowhere to be seen. They had given the two the slip.
"Where did they go?" Ruby said looking around.
Guilmon took this time to sniff the air, trying to find the criminal's scent. He caught it which made him turn and tense before turning to Ruby and said, "Rubymon, up there!"
Ruby turned to Guilmon, who was looking at a building with a fire escape ladder. She looked up as well to see both Torchwick and Impmon climbing up the ladder. Ruby then turned to the Shopkeep.
"You okay if we go after them?" Ruby asked the aged man.
"Uh-huh." The Shopkeep replied to the girl.
With that said both Ruby and Guilmon rushed after Roman and Impmon. The criminal and his digital partner made it up the ladder before trying to make a break for it. Ruby and Guilmon reached the top of the building thanks to Crescent Rose, before landing on the roof. They glared at the criminals they were chasing as they were trying to escape.
"Hey!" Ruby cried out to the criminals, while wielding Crescent Rose ready for battle.
Impmon turned around seeing the two pursuers, before groaning and said, "You again?! Whys don't yous go bothers somebody else?"
"Persistent," Roman mutter with annoyance.
Before the girl and her partner could react, the sound of large engines was heard getting louder. Behind Roman and Impmon was a large VTOL tiltjet aircraft called a Bullhead. The craft rose and hovered behind the two criminals, where wind kicked up from the engines. The spotlight shone from the aircraft onto the girl and her Digimon, blinding them a bit. Roman and Impmon quickly boarded the aircraft and turned to face Ruby and Guilmon, which Impmon was making rude gestures at the two.
"Neh, neh!" Impmon goaded at the girl and Digimon, pulling down the bottom part of his eyelid and stuck out his tongue. "Couldn't catch us, ya digi-losers!"
"End of the line, Red!" Roman said as well. "I only wish it could have been shorter!"
"Here's a present from us tah you!" Impmon added, holding up a red fire Dust crystal before throwing it at them. The tip of his finger ignited with a ball of maroon flame as he flung it at the Dust crystal. "BADA BOOM!"
The ball of maroon flame made contact with the Dust crystal, just as the said crystal landed near Ruby and Guilmon. This caused a chain reaction in the crystal, causing it to explode with a blast of fire. This got a minor howl of laughter from the two partners in crime as they watch the scene unfold.
"Ha!" Impmon said with a laugh. "How'd you like—"
Their victory was cut short as the smoke cleared bringing a sign of shock to their faces. In front of them they saw what appeared to be a purple glyph barrier enacted in front of Ruby and Guilmon. It was the two individuals in front of them that made Roman seethe.
Enacting the barrier was a woman and shorter man. The woman to be middle-aged with very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face. She had bright green and wore thin ovular glasses. She has dangling teal earrings that match the hanging pendant on her collar. She wears a white long-sleeved, pleated top that has a wide keyhole neckline and gauntlet cuffs that flare in pleats at the wrist. Her lower body is covered by a black high-waisted pencil skirt with bronze buttons and black-brown stockings. She wore black boots with bronze heels, and a cape that is purple inside and black on the outside. The cut of the cape is stylized to end in flames and arrows, with a row of diamond-shaped bronze beads on the back. Above this line of beads appears an emblem of a tiara that is her personal symbol.
The man next to the woman was not at all a man. It was a Digimon, much to Ruby and Guilmon's surprise. He wore a wizard-like uniform, with a blue cape, a wizard cap with a skull on the cap. He also wore a yellow outfit with zippers and face-like markings. He carried a staff with a broken sun on the end. This was Wizardmon, a Champion-level Wizard Digimon. A Digimon known to be skilled in the arts of digital sorcery he sometimes uses his abilities to cast illusions especially with his attack, Magical Game.
The blonde woman pushed her glasses up with left index finger before turning to her Digimon partner. "Shall we, Wizardmon?"
"We shall, Lady Glynda." Her Digimon replied with a nod.
With the shared agreement they began their retaliation. Glynda gave a swipe of her riding crop, aiming at the Bullhead. From it a barrage of purple energy projectiles shot out and made their way towards the aircraft, hitting its hull hard. Wizardmon's turn came up as he sent out a swipe of his hand towards the aircraft, which yellow orbs of electricity shot out.
"THUNDER BALL!"
Both attacks hit their target with precision, causing the craft to buck and rattle from the blasts. Inside, both Roman and Impmon were having a hard time standing up thanks to the shaking of the aircraft. Both could hear alarms going off in the cockpit as their pilot tried to stabilize the craft.
"Hey, Ro!" Impmon called out while trying to fall. "Tell dat lady friend of yours who's piloting tah do something already!" At the end of his shout, Impmon fell over and landed on his back.
Roman staggered to the cockpit before calling out, "We got a huntress!"
The woman piloting looked towards Roman before getting up from the cockpit. Roman immediately took the controls while his associate dealt with the huntress. Down below, Glynda turned to Wizardmon before giving a shout, "Wizardmon!"
Nodding, understanding what she wanted, Wizardmon aimed his left hand at the Bullhead before calling out, "ELECTRO SQUALL!"
Once the attack was called out, a large body of darkened clouds formed above the Bullhead. The sound of thunder was heard as Roman looked up above him to see the said cloud causing the noise. Glynda then swung down her riding crop. Once she did, from the cloud rained down spears of ice. Several of the pieces stuck into the Bullhead piercing its metal hull. One shard zoomed towards Roman, who quickly reacted and leaned his head to the right as the spear of ice pierced the head cushion of the pilot seat.
Glynda and Wizardmon looked at the Bullhead to a sight within the aircraft. Walking in plain view of the open cargo door of the Bullhead, the female pilot stared down at the group on the roof, while Glynda and Wizardmon returned her look with a glare. While her face was covered in the shadows of Bullhead, except the glow of her amber eyes, the rest of her body could be seen. The woman wore a dark-red, off-the-shoulder, V-neck mini dress with yellow designs. There was a blue feather-like accessory on her right hip, at the top of an open portion of her dress. The dress ended in an upside-down triangular tail in the back, ending just above the knees. She also wore high heel shoes which appeared to be made of blackened glass.
To their shock, patterns on the woman's dress glowed as fire enveloped in the woman's hands. With a flick of her wrist, the woman in the Bullhead sent down a ball of fire at them. Glynda immediately enacted a barrier glyph to stop the fire in its place. With a quick reaction, the woman in the Bullhead lifted her hand up quickly, which Glynda took notice. A crimson glow underneath the seasoned huntress alerted her and Wizardmon before they jumped back as the floor of the roof they were standing on before combusted, causing debris of the roof's floor to crumble and pile.
Doing a backflip and landing on the ground with the grace of a wild cat, Glynda pointed to the debris before her and activated her semblance. The pieces of debris glowed purple as Glynda waved her arms as she manipulated the pieces of stone. In a few seconds, the pieces of debris came together before forming a large lance of concrete. With a simple gesture of her hands, Glynda sent the lance at the Bullhead. However, the woman on the aircraft took matters into her own hands. Her hands enveloped with flame once more as she started firing balls of explosive fire at the lance, shattering it bit by bit.
Glynda used her semblance once more and took control of the last of the remaining debris. It formed a lance once more and made its way towards the Bullhead in hopes to pierce it. Roman saw the incoming lance as he maneuvered the Bullhead to a hard left, causing the lance to shatter and ricochet off the top of the aircraft. Glynda then made another gesture, causing the lance to split into three piercing whips of stone.
The woman in the aircraft watched as the three piercing whips of debris made a beeline for them. Without hesitating, a glyph of amber red energy surrounded her before sending out a wave of energy. This hit all three whips, causing them to disintegrate into falling, glowing pieces of ash. Seeing this shocked the huntress and the wizard-like Digimon.
Looking towards Glynda and her Digimon, Ruby pondered what to do. Looking at her weapon she immediately knew that she had to take action. She turned to Guilmon, who turned to her as well.
"Pyro Volley, now!" She told her Digimon, just after she converted Crescent Rose to rifle mode and began firing on the Bullhead.
"PYRO SPHERE!" Guilmon called out as he fired multiple balls of crimson fire from his maw towards the aircraft.
The woman in the bullhead blocked the bullet fire with her left hand. She then blocked a few blasts of Guilmon's Pyro Spheres when one of them got a good hit on her hand. At that moment, the woman on the air craft seethed with pain as she looked at her hand. Her aura didn't react in time to stop the latest attack from the reptile-like Digimon. Smoke seeped from her skin as a burn was seen on her palm. This angered the amber-eyed woman as she turned to the group on the roof with anger before giving a swiping motion with her right hand in their direction.
Glynda immediately noticed the group of glowing circles beneath their very feet. Taking action immediately, Glynda used her semblance and pushed Ruby away from the incoming blast as well as dodging as well. Wizardmon followed his partner's example and grabbed hold of Guilmon before pulling him away to safety. At the moment they got a safe distance, the lights on the floor combusted into a burst of minor explosions. The group quickly recovered as they stood up to see the Bullhead.
The hatch door on the aircraft closed as it ascended higher. It turned away from the group before the propulsion engines of the aircraft switched from hover to flight mode. With a burst of its engines, the Bullhead made its getaway, disappearing from sight of the group.
Glynda Goodwitch seethed on the inside as she watched the aircraft fly off. She and her Digimon failed to stop an alleged criminal, along with a Digimon he was associated with. Luckily not many people were hurt, except the henchman and the Digimon below near the Dust shop. Her thoughts were broken when Wizardmon place a hand on her shoulder, assuring his partner a silent affirmation that they won't fail next time. She gave a smile to her Digimon, knowing what his gesture meant. She then frowned again in realization about the other problem she and her partner faced.
"You're a huntress." Ruby's voice was heard catching Glynda and Wizardmon's attention. Ah, yes, the girl and her Digimon partner. Glynda and Wizardmon turned to see both Ruby and Guilmon looking at the two with stars in their eyes like you would see when a fan meets their idol. This made Glynda feel a bit uncomfortable from the child's look on her face. "Can we have your autograph?!"
It wasn't looking good for the red-hooded girl and her red Digimon partner. At the moment, Ruby and Guilmon were being held in an interrogation room by Glynda and Wizardmon. The two partners at the moment were both sitting at a table as a light above shown down on them. What was even worse for Ruby was that she didn't even get the autograph she asked for.
"Mass property damage," Wizardmon said as he was reading off the list of things the two had done during their battle with Roman Torchwick and his goons. "Act of vigilantism and a few others I should read but you already know."
"I hope you realize your actions tonight will be taken lightly, you two." Glynda added with a scolding tone. "You put yourselves and others in great danger."
"They started it!" Ruby replied back with complaint.
"Yeah!" Guilmon added.
"Regardless of who started it," Wizardmon said. "You shouldn't fight against people who are leagues ahead of you in combat skills. It was very foolish." This got a downcast look from both Ruby and Guilmon.
"If it was up to me, you both would be sent home." Glynda added. "With a pat on the back…" This made Ruby and Guilmon brighten up a bit, until they saw Glynda look at them with a hardened look. "…and a slap on the wrist!" She emphasized this point as she smacked her riding crop on the table, causing it to snap making both Ruby and Guilmon to "eep" in fright. Glynda then calmed down with a sigh as she lifted up her riding crop. "But, there is someone here who would like to meet you two."
This caused both Ruby and Guilmon to blink before looking at one another in confusion. Someone wanted to meet them? Who wanted to meet with a girl in a red hood and her Digimon partner? They were about to get their answer as the sound of footsteps were coming closer. Glynda walked to the side as they saw a man walk in holding a plate of cookies and coffee cup.
He was a middle-aged man with tousled silver hair and thin brown eyes. He had a light complexion and sharp facial features. Interestingly, he had black eyebrows, suggesting that he may have had black hair when he was younger. He wore shaded glass spectacles and a small, purple, cross-shaped pin on the cowl around his neck. His outfit mainly consists of an unzipped black suit over a buttoned vest and green shirt. He also wore black trouser shoes and long, dark-green pants. The mug he had bore the Beacon Academy emblem. Another thing Ruby noticed was a white scarf with bits of gold design on it which cover a bit of the cowl around the man's neck. Ruby immediately knew the man before her. He was Professor Ozpin, the Headmaster of Beacon Academy.
"Ruby Rose…" He said before leaning as if to get a closer look. "You… have silver eyes."
"Uh, um…" Ruby could only say.
"Quite a unique eye color." A cool masculine voice spoke up causing Ruby to jump a bit. She looked until she spotted the "scarf" around Ozpin's neck unfold to reveal to her a white furred fox-like Digimon, looking at her. "Wouldn't you say, Ozpin?"
"Indeed," Ozpin said taking a sip of his coffee. "It is rather… a unique trait." He paused a minute as he saw Ruby staring at his Digimon. "Where are my manners? Ms. Rose, this is my partner Kudamon."
Kudamon gave a nod to Ruby before saying, "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Ms. Rose."
"Nice… to meet you too." Ruby said with a bit of shyness in her voice.
"So," Ozpin spoke up catching her attention. He gestured to the scroll tablet Glynda was holding, which showed a recording of her and Guilmon's battle on the streets. "Where did you learn to do this?"
"S-Signal Academy." Ruby answered with tone of shyness in her voice.
"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons designed?" Ozpin asked again.
"Well, one teacher in particular." Ruby answered, this time a bit more bold.
"I see," Ozpin spoke softly as he then set down the plate of cookies on the table. This immediately caught Guilmon's attention as his mouth salivated at the sight.
"Oh boy. Cookies!" Guilmon gave a shout in glee as he began to grabbing cookies and stuffing his face with the chocolate-chipped snack food. Ruby giggled at his antics as she too began to dig into the plate of sugary confections as well.
"It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before." Ozpin said as gave a look of pondering. "A dust, old crow."
"Mmm!" Ruby replied with a mouth full of cookies. "Thash muh unkul!" Realizing she had her mouth full, she paused a bit before swallowing and wiping her mouth her sleeve. "Sorry, that's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now I'm all like wohoooo cha!" She emphasized that last part with kung fu gestures and noises. "Also, he had a Digimon partner like me so he was able to help Guilmon too."
Guilmon munched on more cookies before saying, "I fight good too!"
"We both have noticed." Kudamon spoke up.
"Indeed." Ozpin added. "We find you two to be quite skilled." This made both Ruby and Guilmon smile at the comment before he spoke again. "And what is an adorable little girl, such as yourself, and her Digimon partner doing at a school designed to train warriors?"
"Well…" Ruby said. "I want to be a huntress."
"You want to slay monsters?" Ozpin asked as he sat down.
"Yeah," Ruby replied. "I only have two more years of training left at Signal, and then I'm going to apply at Beacon. See, my sister's starting there this year and she's trying to become a huntress. And I'm trying to become a huntress because I want to help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought well I might as well make a career out of it. I mean, the police are alright but Huntsman and Huntresses are just so more romantic and exciting and cool and you know?!"
There were mixed reactions between the two adults. Glynda had a look of uncertainty on her face while Ozpin had a smile on his face. It reminded him of a certain white-hooded girl that was once a student in his school, especially when she was partnered with a certain scythe-wielding crow.
"Do you know who I am?" Ozpin asked.
"You're Professor Ozpin." Ruby replied. "You're the headmaster at Beacon."
The man gave a minor chuckle before saying, "Hello."
"Nice to meet you." Ruby replied.
"You want to come to my school?" Ozpin asked again.
"More than anything." Ruby replied with a hint of longing her voice.
Ozpin turned to Glynda, who rolled her eyes, knowing that he was going to allow it in the first place. He then turned to Ruby before saying, "Well, okay."
Ruby couldn't help herself as she stood up to jump with glee. "Oh, thank you, thank you!" She paused for a bit before remembering her partner. "Is Guilmon allowed to come?"
"Of course." Ozpin said, which made Ruby jump with glee again. "However, we have rules both of you need to follow."
"What kind of rules?" Ruby asked with confusion.
"Rules, which protect the secret existence of Digimon in general." Kudamon spoke up catching her attention.
"I don't understand?" Ruby said.
"The existence of Digimon is still discreet to the public, even at Beacon Academy." Ozpin answered. "As you saw tonight, those of ill intent would use Digimon for their own personal gain. Plus, an encounter with even more dangerous Digimon could bring panic to the public."
"There's only a distinct few who know about the existence of Digimon," Kudamon added. "And we wish to keep it that way unless an event occurs that we cannot foresee."
"So if Digimon are supposed to be a secret, then how do I keep Guilmon hidden?" Ruby asked.
"We have a unique way of hiding our Digimon." Ozpin said. "Do you have your Digivice?"
Ruby grabbed the object on her belt and showed it to Ozpin before saying, "You mean this?"
"Yes." Kudamon said. "Point your Digivice at Guilmon and press the button on the right side of the device."
Doing as she was told, Ruby pointed her Digivice towards Guilmon. "Like this?" She said as she pressed the button on the device. To her shock and surprise, the screen of her device glowed and shined on Guilmon. Instantly, the Digimon's entire body became enveloped in pixels before flowing into the Digivice. This freaked out the girl at what she had just done. "Oh my god! I just disintegrated my best friend!"
Ozpin could help but chuckle a bit before trying to calm down the girl. "Calm down. You didn't disintegrate him. Look at the screen of your Digivice."
Ruby did as she was told and to her shock she saw her Digimon partner on the screen, with a look of discomfort on his face. "Guilmon?!"
"Rubymon, help!" Guilmon called out. "It's so cramped in here!"
"This method allows you to bring your Digimon with you at all times," Kudamon explained. "Plus it also helps conceal his existence to the world."
Seeing the uncomfortable look on the reptile-like Digimon, Ozpin then added, "Don't worry, Guilmon. It takes time to adjust to it."
"Now that is taken care of," Kudamon spoke up. "Go home and get some rest, Ms. Rose. For tomorrow will be the beginning of the spring semester."
Ruby's eye's brightened at the thought. She and her Digimon were finally going to Beacon Academy. This felt like a dream come true. She couldn't wait till tomorrow.
Tomorrow came, the first day of the spring semester at Beacon. Ruby was able to board the transport that would take her and Guilmon, who reverted back to Gigimon, to the academy. However at the moment, she was stuck in the middle of a bone-crushing hug with her older sister, Yang Xiao Long.
"Oh I can't believe my baby sister's going to Beacon with me." Yang said as she hugged her younger sibling. "This is the best day EVER!"
"Please stop." Ruby breathed out just as Yang let her go to give her breathing room again.
"But I'm so proud of you!" Yang added to her wave of compliments.
"Really, sis, it was nothing." Ruby replied timidly.
"What do you mean?" Yang asked. "It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon's going to think you're the bee's knees!"
"I don't want to be the bee's knees!" Ruby replied. "Okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees."
"What's with you?" Yang asked again. "Aren't you excited?"
"Of course I'm excited!" Ruby replied. "I just—"She sighed before continuing. "I got move ahead two years. I don't want people think I'm special or anything. I just want to be a normal girl."
"Kind of hard with us around," A voice spoke up that Ruby knew most of her life. She looked down to see her sister's Digimon, Koromon, look up at her next to Yang's legs. "Besides, If I wasn't around then Yang would get into more trouble than she usually does."
"Yeah, things would get LESS boring." Yang replied to her partner with a wink. Koromon returned the wink with a smile on his fanged face.
Ruby then felt rustling in her backpack as Gigimon popped his head out of it before saying, "Don't worry, Rubymon. Even if others think your special I still think you're a normal girl."
Ruby smiled before grabbing a hold of her Digimon before hugging him tenderly. "Oh, Gigimon."
"The robbery was led by nefarious criminal, Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities." The sound of a male newscaster caught their attention. They look and saw on the holo-screen was a report from the Vale News Network. It showed a mug shot of the said criminal and surprisingly a mug shot of Impmon as well. "Along with him is a purple-furred creature of unknown origin."
"I'm pretty sure we both know what that thing is." Yang brought up as she picked up Koromon.
"I know that guy," Gigimon spoke up, catching the girl's attention. "That's Impmon, he's a Rookie-level Evil Digimon with a mischievous nature. When he uses his Bada Boom attack you best watch out, because I heard it's explosive."
"If you have information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department." The voice of the male newscaster spoke up catching the four's attention again. "Back to you, Lisa."
The screen shifted to show a well-dressed woman on the screen. She had short, whitish lavender hair, amber eyes, and fair skin. She wore a black dress suit over a lavender dress shirt. This was Lisa Lavender, one of the well-known anchorwomen of the Vale News Network.
"Thank you, Cyril." The anchorwoman said as she continued with the news. "In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted—"
The newscast was cut short as a holographic image of Glynda Goodwitch appeared before the group of students. "Hello and welcome to Beacon."
"Who's that?" Yang asked.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch." The hologram replied.
"Oh." Yang said in understanding.
"You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy." The hologram continued. "Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace. And as future Huntsman and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now, it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world."
Ruby and Gigimon were in awe as they walked up to the window to see the view of Vale from above. She turned to her sister before saying, "Look! You can see Signal from up here!" This is not far from the truth, considering they were just passing over the said school. "I guess home isn't too far after all."
"Beacon's our home now." Yang said placing her left arm over Ruby's shoulder.
"From this view though," Koromon spoke up. "It looks small enough to be a dumpling."
"Or a doughnut!" Gigimon added with hunger in his tone.
"Stop it, now I'M getting hungry, too." Yang replied with a minor whine.
The sound of groaning caught their attention as they turned to see a teenage boy carrying a bag look a little green in the face. He a tall teenage boy with dark-blue eyes that are emphasized by his short blonde hair messily layered on his head with the right side of his hair nearing his right eye and the left side swept back. He was quite toned, having strong muscles in his arms, shoulders and upper chest. He wears a white diamond-shaped chestplate cut off above his lower abdomen and white spaulders with rerebraces set under them. Underneath the armor, he wears a black short-sleeved hoodie with detached reddish-orange sleeves. He also wears blue pants with a white patch on the left knee, as well as black sneakers with "left" and "right" written in black on the respective shoes' soles. He also has elbow guards with cords strung through them and he wears black high tops. He has two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them. He wore brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips and small metal plates over the back.
The boy groaned in nausea as he quickly made his way to find a proper place to expel his incoming upheaval. The group of four couldn't help but sweat drop at the sight of the blonde boy's misfortune.
"Well, I guess the view isn't for everyone." Yang brought up.
"It was a nice moment while it lasted," Ruby added.
"I wonder who we're going to meet!"
"I just hope they're better than vomit boy."
Ruby then noticed something on her sister's shoe. "Oh, Yang! Gross you have puke on your shoe!"
Yang became disgusted by that and started to freak out trying to shake the piece of bile off her shoe. "Gross, gross, gross, gross!"
"Get away from me, get away from me!" Ruby shouted as she and Gigimon tried to avoid Yang and her puke covered shoe.
Song: Butter-Fly (English)
Cover sung by: AmaLee
My broken wings dream of a sky
And they'll never be able to fly
Only if we never try
On my looooooove!
If I could become just one thing,
I'd be a butterfly-free soaring.
I really miss you...
So now finally I'm on my way
Let's focus on the people we trust
And leave all the doubt behind us
So if you're ready...
Can we go? There's no time to waste
I want to know~oh, oh, oh, ooh...
If the sky above is only for show
I want to know~oh, oh, oh, ooh...
What tomorrow will bring
So let's spread our wings
Maybe this world's an infinite dream
And there's only hope living in me
May it not fail me now
We'll turn this thing around
And bring back the lovin' somehow
My broken wings dream of the sky
And they'll never be able to fly
Only if we never try
On my looooooove~
On my loooooooooooove!
That's that chapter folks! Also you got to see that Ms. Glynda also has her own Digimon partner as well as see our favorite digital mischief maker. Anyways remember to keep an eye out for any grammatical errors and such and inform me. Till then, see you next chapter!
Next Chapter: Part 2: Initiation