Hey, guys, GaeaChronos here, and I present to you the latest chapter of Kamen Rider Garnet!
Not really anything to say, so let's just get on with it!
Chapter 4
"Mmm, this stuff is awesome!" Ruben shouted, before being shushed by his teammates.
The team was currently eating at a newly-opened cafe in Vale. It was Yang and Blake's idea, since Jaune told them about it, and the fiery blonde got curious, so she invited the team to check it out.
The young leader was currently munching on a plate of brownies, and he freaked out after his first bite, causing him to get shushed.
They were eating in relative peace, but Ruben was getting crumbs all over himself.
"Honestly," Weiss muttered "you need to learn a bit of restraint, Ruben. You're getting crumbs all over yourself." She reached out, handing him a napkin.
"Oh." he realized after looking down at himself. He thanked her and took the napkin, and began cleaning himself.
"Ok, this is getting really weird." Yang declared.
"What is?" her brother asked.
"When'd you two get so close?"
The red and white duo looked at each other, then back to their teammates.
"Did we?" Ruben asked.
"Literally since day one, Weiss didn't even want to be near you, and now she's doting on you like she's your girlfriend or something."
"We're not dating." they answered back with a deadpan tone. They were constantly getting teased about it all day that they were getting sick of it.
"Well... we're just worried, that's all."
"Don't worry, Sis. Everything's fine, really."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Alright. I'll trust you on that..."
While the two siblings were speaking, the heiress was caught in a wave of guilt from Yang's words after remembering something important.
I... never apologized, she realized.
Weiss was then snapped out of her musings by her partner snapping his fingers in front of her.
"You okay, Weiss? You've been spacing out for a bit there."
"... I'm fine. Just thinking about something."
Ruben looked unconvinced, but didn't prod any further.
The team continued their meal, shared a few stories, and left once they were finished.
"So, you guys got anywhere else to go?" the blonde asked as they walked, hands rested behind her head.
"Nowhere in particular." her partner answered.
"Same here." Weiss answered.
"Ditto." came the answer from Ruben.
And with that, the team returned to Beacon. During the ride back, Ruben was scrolling through a bunch of random webpages, and stopped at an article about 'Kamen Riders', armored heroes who continuously saved the world for generations.
The article drew him in, as it showed the different Kamen Riders from generation to generation, and each of their unique powers, which ranged from amazing, like dimensional or time travel, to downright ridiculous, one particular Kamen Rider fought illnesses with the power of video games!
That's when he realized the one thing most of them had in common: they drew their power from belts, or devices that could be mounted on belts.
Hey, I transform using a belt! he thought. Maybe...
The walk back to the dorm was pretty uneventful, save for Weiss practically barricading Ruben from the vending machines. That was something the other members were curious to know about.
Once they were back at the dorm, Ruben went to his bed to do his homework. After about two hours, he put his textbooks away, and made his way to the door, saying:
"Hey, guys, I forgot to pick something up back at Vale, I'm just gonna head out a bit!" and with that, he exited the dorm.
Weiss, remembering his words earlier about going on patrol, followed after him.
As he sat in the Bullhead, the young leader looked at his scroll, learning more about the Kamen Riders as he read. Apparently, they have been around even before Dust, before Grimm!
But then, what did they fight? he thought.
Saving that question for later, he found what he was looking for: names.
This was quite an interesting read for Ruben, as he got to know every single Rider, their name, and why they were called that.
Sometimes, it would pertain to their abilities. For others, it was a title passed on. And for some, it had something to do with their history or their profession.
This is what I need! he thought.
Maybe I could choose a name that has something to do with my profession? No, that would be a bit too on the nose.
What about a title? No, that's... I don't know enough about this belt...
Ability? No...
Name, name...
Wait... Name...
My Mom named me after her favorite stone, the ruby, but that doesn't have a nice ring to it. A red stone...
"I got it!" he screamed.
"Got what?" a voice asked behind him.
Startled, he turned to the source of the voice, finding his partner looking at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't do that! And it's none of your business!"
Satisfied with his reaction, Weiss moved to the empty seat next to him.
"Why'd you follow me?"
"You're going on patrol, right?"
"Uh, no. I need to pick something up in Vale." he showed her a conversation he had with a weapon shop on his scroll.
"A new scope?"
"Yeah. The Unique last night cracked my old one pretty badly, so I needed to get replaced."
"The Unique broke it? I didn't see that."
"Oh. That was when I grabbed it away from you. It tried to swipe at me, so I ducked, but it managed to snag my scope and crack it."
Great. Another thing to add to the things I owe him, she thought.
The two partners made their way to the weapon shop, and Weiss watched as Ruben picked up his order.
They were both walking back to the docks when Ruben froze in his tracks.
"Ruben? What's wrong?"
Without answering, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the Aura Driver, which was vibrating like crazy.
"Is it a Unique?"
"Hold this." he said, thrusting the paper bag into Weiss' hands. He then proceeded to put the Aura Driver on.
'Aura Driver...'
"Henshin!" he exclaimed, hitting the switch, opening the belt up.
'Aura Charge...'
In a burst of silver light, Ruben transformed into the familiar crimson armor.
'Mighty Burst!'
He then hit the switch twice.
'Semblance Charge...!"
All of a sudden, the armor around him began to shift around, changing into a sleeker form, with large vents on his back, shoulders, and legs.
'Accel Burst!'
The vents began to hum as he readied himself to jump. Then he jumped, the vents acting like thrusters as they propelled him through the air, launching him back into the city.
Meanwhile Weiss just stood awkwardly in the middle of the sidewalk dumbfounded.
What was that?! she thought as she shook her head and followed after him.
-LINE BREAK-
Ruben practically flew through the city as he leapt from roof to roof, following the coordinates his helmet was giving.
Come on, I better not be too late...! he thought desperately as he rushed to the shop, 'From Dust Till Dawn'.
-LINE BREAK-
Neo was not having a good day.
This was supposed to be just an everyday robbery, no mess, no fuss, just grab the Dust, and move, maybe snag some ice cream on the way back. But, no, Roman's little friend just had to send out one of her weird Grimm to stir up some trouble downtown.
The stupid thing tried to attack her! Well, it's still trying, but this is getting annoying! It shouldn't even attack her in the first place, yet here it is swiping away at her.
To make it worse, it was swiping at her too fast for her to make a quick escape, so she's stuck blocking and dodging. To be fair, Roman taught her how to deal with them, but the dumb animal just wouldn't let up. Not to mention, the stupid lady in the red dress strictly told her, "not to harn any of them, if she knows what's good for her", so she has no choice but to escape. (Easier said than done)
Luckily for her, her distraction would come in a matter of seconds.
"LOOK OUT!!!!" a voice cried from above, causing both Neo and the Unique to look up.
Upon seeing the armored newcomer, Neo used the momentary surprise to back off, allowing the Unique to get hit in the chest by the armored person's knee with an audible crunch.
Neo flinched. That knee clearly had a lot of momentum behind it. The Unique writhed a bit on the ground before slowly rising back up, clearly dazed.
"You okay?" the stranger asked, to which the criminal nodded. She could escape later. For now, she could observe this weird character and relay some possibly important information to Roman.
Meanwhile, Ruben looked at the dazed Unique.
An Ursa this time, huh? he thought as he readied himself.
The Ursa Unique, once regaining its bearings, roared out in anger, and charged at Ruben.
However, he was prepared. he dodged to the right just at the right moment, and turned on the thruster on his right leg, hitting the Unique with a spinning kick right at the small of its back, sending it tumbling forward.
Ruben landed, kept his eyes on the Unique as it stood back up, and turned to him. This time, it tore off a nearby lamppost, and swung at him, using it like a club.
The young team leader could duck under each swing with relative ease, but the girl the Unique attacked was still close by, so he can't keep dodging, or else she'll get hit too.
Then, as if it couldn't get any more difficult, the next swing could clearly hit the girl if he didn't stop it.
"Look out!" he cried, blocking the lamppost with his arms, activating the thrusters on his back and legs.
Neo used this to get to a safe distance, still continuing to observe.
Ruben, upon seeing her move out of the way, disengaged his thrust, and ducked under the swing. The sudden forward momentum caught the Unique off guard, causing it to stumble.
Ruben stood back up, and charged towards it with another knee to the chest, sending it flying. While it was still in the air, Ruben hit the switch on the Driver.
'Finishing Strike...!'
He then leapt forward, rolling mid-air into a kicking position, his right foot charging with energy, and his thrusters launched him towards the Unique.
'Aura Burst!!!'
His foot made contact, and the Unique exploded with a dying scream.
Ruben landed, dusted his thigh, looked at his map to see if there are any other Uniques around town,and walked back to the girl.
"Hey, you okay back there? Nothing grazed you, right?"
Neo shook her head.
"Whew, I'm glad. But you should get going. Kids like you shouldn't be out this late without parents-"
An audible 'THUD!' could be heard as Neo sent a foot up his crotch so hard, it sent him a couple inches off the ground.
With a huff, she left the crumbled mess of a person on the sidewalk and stomped off.
This was the state Weiss Schnee found her partner in minutes later. Untransformed, lying on the sidewalk, hands on his crotch, and twitching in agony.
"Do I need to know what happened here?" she asked.
"J-Just get me some ice." he managed to squeak out.
-LINE BREAK-
"Oh, really now?" Roman asked, reading what Neo typed on her scroll.
"Cinder's gonna want to hear about this."
And that's about it! Will we find out more about the Uniques? How will Cinder react to Ruben killing off the Uniques? WILL RUBEN GET HIS ICE?! Well, we'll know in the future.
Ruben: *Still squeaking* Are you kidding me?!
Haha, sorry, Rubes, you brought that on yourself.
Ruben: You wrote that!!
Anyways, not sure when the next one will be out, I got hired for some important stuff here at my town, so I might not be able to write for a bit.
Ruben: Don't ignore me, that freaking hurt!!!
GaeaChronos is out. Peace!