A/N: Welcome to another installment of My Turn!
Sorry this took so long. Had to finish this semester of college, then had a bit of a dilemma about a certain plot point in this chapter, what I wanted to do and how it would go in the long run.
I finally decided.
Also, I'm doing a collaboration with JC of the Corn. We're doing a crossover between My Turn and his story Out of Place. It's called It's My Turn to feel Out of Place.
More on that later.
Last we left off, I had to chase Neo for a bit, but now I have to fight her. Oh, and there's a Grimm version of the Indominus Rex approaching….
Neat.
Without further delay, let's get on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY.
(Qrow POV)
Huh…kid actually made a smart move there. Now we know what this "Neo" really looks like.
Shame we can't see what she's writing, though. She just had to be standing in a position where Oz's camera couldn't show her whiteboard. Of all the rotten luck….
Whoops.
"Wow! She really is the ice cream lady!"
Oh yeah. Squirt there's watching too.
"That means she's still in the running! You better watch out Winter and Amber!"
Must. Not. Laugh. At. Twitching faces. Of. Ice Queen. Or. Amber.
"Yes," Amber grit out. "We'll be sure to keep out guard up."
"Indeed," Winter grit out as well.
Wow, they're making it difficult to not laugh at them right now. And here I am going to the trouble of keep it to myself after already laughing earlier.
How ungrateful.
"This should be entertaining."
At Ozpin's statement, I pulled my gaze back to my scroll to find Colt and Neo in battle stances.
They were about to fight.
"Taking all bets!" Violet exclaimed. "Taking all bets!"
Glynda gawked. "Y-You're not serious?!"
"Of course I am! This is my Daddy, after all!"
"B-But-!" Glynda tried to say.
"50 Lien on Colt," Vert stated.
"What?!"
Ozpin hummed. "…100 Lien on Mr. Remington."
"H-Headmaster?!"
I decided to chime in. "75 Lien on Neo."
"Damn it, Qrow!"
"You meanie!"
I ignored Glynda and Violet.
Vert raised an eyebrow. "Could've sworn you said you were low on Lien, Branwen."
I shrugged. "Eh, I'm a risk taker."
Violet was writing everything down in a small notepad.
"Okay, what about you two?"
Winter and Amber blinked, then looked at each other.
…
…
"100 Lien on Neo," they both said.
"W-What? How could you?! I thought you two liked Daddy!"
Ok, screw it. Laughing now.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!"
"W-What's so funny?!" Violet asked.
"N-Nothing, just…guess they don't want Neo around."
"Huh? Why would-?"
I could practically see the gears turning in her head….
"Oh! I get it! Sneaky, sneaky you two!"
They both shrugged unapologetically.
Violet wrote it down. "Right…witch lady?"
Glynda frowned. "It's Glynda Goodwitch."
"Right. Witch lady."
Glynda facepalmed.
"Any bets?"
Glynda rubbed her eyes and sighed….
"75 Lien on this "Neo" character. I'd prefer it if a dangerous person wasn't among the students."
Makes sense she'd prefer that.
So…two for Colt. Four for Neo….
Now that I really think about it-.
"I'm changing my bet to Colt."
Violet raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
I nodded.
"Huh…maybe you're not such a meanie after all."
Well, it's about ti-.
"Still a meanie, though."
Damn it.
I sighed as Violet erased something and wrote something else.
Looking back at my scroll, I saw Colt charge at Neo.
Their weapons clashed.
Don't let us down, kid.
(My POV)
GO FOR BROKE!
…
FIGHT!
I swung Lucky down on Neo, which was obviously dodged.
I swung MM at her next, only for her to dodge it as well.
I continued swinging at her, with Neo constantly dodging with a smirk on her face.
…Let's wipe that smirk off, shall we?
I made another swing at her with Lucky, which she dodged…
Only for her face to adopt a look of shock when MM came speeding after.
She actually had to block it with her parasol that time.
I didn't stop and sent several fast swipes of my pick-scythes at her. Neo blocked each with her parasol, but she had been surprised nonetheless.
This time, I brought both scythes down from above, which she blocked by holding her parasol above her….
Which allowed me to send my boot into her gut.
She stumbled back, and I transformed Lucky and MM into revolvers and aimed both at Neo.
Let's see how good she is at dodging bullets.
I began firing each gun back to back. Neo managed to dodge by twirling backwards in the air like in those action movies. She landed on her feet and proceeded to backflip as I fired more shots.
Once the twelfth bullet was fired, I quickly opened the chambers of both and reloaded, six at once for each.
Neo stopped backflipping and stared at me in shock.
I raised an eyebrow. "What? Did you think it was gonna be like last time?"
…She gave a sheepish shrug.
I rolled my eyes. "It's been about three years. I've gotten better since then."
I turned my right revolver back into a pick-scythe.
"A lot better."
Neo blinked…then grinned an unsettling smile that sent a shiver down my spine.
I think she's about to take me seriously, now.
Good. I wouldn't be able to tell how good I've gotten if she didn't.
I also wasn't about to give her breathing room.
I charged at the ice cream girl, pick-scythe and revolver at the ready as she drew her sword from her parasol.
I fired two bullets straight at her, but she shielded herself by opening her parasol. How that thing is bulletproof is beyond me.
Not that it matters, since I wanted her blocking the bullets so that I could do this!
I kicked at her open parasol, sending it flying a ways.
I quickly aimed at her to fire, but she grabbed my wrist and moved my aim enough to miss as I pulled the trigger. I tugged my arm back towards her to fire again, only for her to force my aim off again and miss.
I brought my pick-scythe out from above, but she blocked with her blade.
Neo smirked and brought her knee up to my gut (not my balls, thank god), knocking the breath out of me for a bit. This allowed her to bring her foot up and kick me straight in the jaw.
Ow!
I stumbled back a bit, but soon found my view obscured for a moment by…um….
You know that thing sometimes in fights or stuff like that when one person wraps their legs around another's neck for a reverse mounted position?
That's what Neo was doing and- is it hot right now? And am I imagining Neo tightening her legs so that my lips would've touched where her…n-nether regions would be were it not for her clothing? A-And I swear I heard a small moan from somewhere.
I really wish something would happen to get me out of this right no-.
And I'm flying.
THUNK!
"Ack!"
I had apparently crashed back first into a tree. I slumped upside down, seeing Neo having backflipped to her parasol….
I think I just got hurricanranaed.
Who does Neo think she is? A luchador?
…Then again, she could play the part. She's flexible and agile enough.
Shaking that unnecessary thought (as well as the naughty ones of Neo's flexibility and the very slim possibility of finding out what Neo tastes like) aside, I quickly got to my feet and charged towards Neo.
Again, can't give her breathing room. If I do, she can do that glass-breaking part of her Semblance.
I aimed my revolver and fired at Neo-.
SHATTER!
Only for her to break into pieces….
Ah cra-.
SMACK!
"Ack!"
And Neo dropkicked my back.
Fuck!
I rolled back to my feet and brought my revolver to fire the last shot in the chamber, but Neo kicked it out of my hand. She swung her sword to slash me-.
THUNK!
But my collapsible riot shield has that covered.
She frowned in annoyance.
Alright…time for some Call of Duty shit.
"HYAH!"
I smacked the riot shield right in her face.
She stumbled backwards, which allowed me to charge shield first and smack her again…only I kept running.
THUNK!
I wound up squishing her between my riot shield and a tree. Hard.
I snickered at her smooshed face against the glass.
I backed up, letting her fall to the ground.
I collapsed the riot shield and tried to grab her…only for her to wrap her legs around my arm and drag me to the ground for an armbar.
And let me tell you-.
"OWOWOW! WHY?!"
It hurt like a motherfucker.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was trying to break my arm….
Actually, wait. That's probably what I should expect from her.
Thinking quickly, I pulled out another flashbang from my waist and pulled the pin, then tossed it towards her head. I then turned my head and closed my eyes.
BANG!
And there goes my hearing.
It was worth it, though, since she let go of my arm like I wanted.
I quickly got to my feet and found Neo with her eyes squeezed shut and hands covering her ears as she stumbled around….
I grinned.
I think it's time that I once again channeled my inner wrestling fan.
I stalked towards her as she stumbled around, trying to get her senses back.
I bent in a crouch as I closed in, mainly because of our height difference.
Just gotta wait for her to stumble towards me.
Aaaaaaaaaand….
Now!
I jumped at her while twisting in the air, my hands wrapping around her head as my weight brought her down.
Her head slammed to the ground with authority.
I jumped up and couldn't help but shout.
"RKO! FROM OUTTA NOWHERE!"
I held my ear out for the nonexistent crowd….
Eh, I'm sure someone was impressed.
(Third POV)
"Yay, Daddy! He should totally apologize after, but yay Daddy!"
Violet cheered while everyone else just deadpanned.
"It would be better if he took this more seriously," Glynda said.
Vert shrugged. "Eh, let the brat have his fun."
Winter and Amber simply glared at the image of Neo for her lewd act towards Colt earlier.
(My POV)
Ok, time to get serious.
I turned to Neo, who was clutching her head on the ground….
On second thought, one more thing.
I've always wanted to do this.
I moved near her and raised my hand in the air for the nonexistent crowd. I then bent forward, my face above hers, and waved my hand between our faces.
"YOU CAN'T SEE ME!"
Right before she opened her eyes, I turned invisible. She was shocked to see no one above her when she clearly heard someone above her.
And of course, she didn't see my fist coming.
POW!
FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE!
Neo clutched her nose and rolled around a bit.
Ah, I miss WWE.
…
…
Okay, now I get serious.
I turned visible. "I'll give you one chance to end the fight now."
Neo opened her eyes to glare at me.
"…What?"
She hopped to her feet and charged right at me.
Oh shit, time this right. Time this right. Time this right. Time this-.
"MONKEY FLIP!"
I fell back when Neo jumped at me and flipped her over me, sending her crashing into a tree.
Hah!
I quickly got up-.
BAM!
"Ack!"
Only to get a knee to the face.
I stumbled back, clutching my nose. "How'd you recover so-?"
I didn't get to finish my sentence as Neo kneed me in the gut, sent several punches to my head, then straight-up kicked my jaw, which really should've been shattered by that kick.
I fell on my ass, clutching my jaw.
"…C-Can we talk about thi-?"
BAM!
Another knee to my face.
If it wasn't obvious, I think she's pissed.
I fell back with a groan…then panicked when I saw Neo's heel falling towards me.
I quickly rolled out of the way, a small crater where my head used to be.
As I got to my feet, Neo charged at me again. This time, I waited until she got close enough. A single second later, I charged as well, riot shield extending.
BAM!
And Neo gets knocked on her ass.
Okay, now I shou- where are my weapons?
I turned and found Lucky and MM near the stump of the tree Neo had hurricanranaed me.
I should probably get those first.
As Neo jumped to her feet, I sprinted towards my weapons.
I could hear the sounds of running feet behind me, and my gut told me to spin around with the riot shield.
I did, and Neo's blade was blocked.
Thanks, gut!
You're welcome.
I backed up as Neo repeatedly swung at my riot shield.
Thinking quickly, I turned invisible, which turned my riot shield invisible as well.
She stopped, shocked at what happened.
BAM!
And was rewarded with a riot shield to the face…from outta nowhere.
She was stunned long enough for me to grab one of my weapons with my free hand.
Turning visible, I pursed my lips.
Guess it's time I tested out that third weapon mode.
I clicked a hidden switch, and my weapon shifted. The scythe retreated, allowing me to grasp my weapon by the grip. The grip itself straightened out as the barrel extended and morphed into a blade.
I glance back to see Neo charging with her blade.
I swing my riot shield about to parry the attack….
And stab my weapon towards Neo.
Surprised, she barely manages to move to the side, the weapon cutting a few strands of hair.
I brought my weapon back for a swing, but Neo blocked with her sword and kicked me backwards while backing up herself.
I hit the tree, but I was fine. I stood up and twirled my weapon around.
"You know, I wasn't sure if Mistral had this type of weapon. But after hearing the phrase 'Mistral wasn't built in a day', I just had to be sure."
Ah, Rome. Such history. And weapons! Especially the one that now represented the third mode of Lucky and MM.
The Centurion Gladius.
Or as Mistral calls it…the Mistrali Gladius.
I'll just stick with Centurion Gladius, though. Sounds cooler.
I held my riot shield out like the shields used by the Roman Empire, my Gladius ready to stab or slash.
Neo frowned.
"So," I said. "Shall we continue?"
(Third POV)
"A Mistrali Gladius," Winter commented. "A fitting choice when one has a shield like that."
Violet beamed. "That's my daddy!"
Vert rubbed his chin. "Only problem is that I never really taught him swordplay."
…
…
Everyone turned to the veteran Huntsman.
"What?" Winter and Amber said at the same time.
"Sure, I taught him how to use a knife, and he's pretty much mastered his mini-scythes, but an actual sword? Despite being a short sword? He's at a disadvantage."
Winter growled. "That imbecile!"
Amber palmed her face.
"Then again," Ozpin chimed in. "The Mistrali Gladius was mostly used for stabbing, very rarely used for slashing and such. I believe Mr. Remington took this, as well as his riot shield, into account when he chose this particular weapon for a third mode."
Glynda hummed. "A smart choice, then."
"Hey, Oz?"
Qrow showed Ozpin something on his scroll….
"Oh dear," Ozpin said.
Glynda leaned over to see, then gasped.
"A large Grimm is moving towards Colt and Neopolitan."
Winter and Amber switch their scroll to that feed…and gasped.
Amber took out her scroll and tried to call Colt.
(My POV)
Huh…is that my scroll?
"I don't suppose you'd let me answer that?"
Neo struck again, but I blocked with my riot shield.
"Thought so."
Whatever it is, I hope it didn't warrant immediate attention.
She continually struck at my riot shield, but I managed to hold out. I batted away her next strike and swung the Gladius towards her. She backed away from it to escape its limited range, but I stepped forward for an upward strike. She blocked it with her closed parasol, then brought her blade towards me.
I kicked her in the gut, sending her stumbling backwards, then charged with my weapon to stab. She dodged to the side and kicked it out of my hand….
Crap.
I tried to bring my shield to cover me, but she latched onto that arm and wrapped herself there.
"What the hell?!"
I brought my fist crashing to Neo's back a couple of times, but she held on. Long enough to-.
CLICK!
Unhook…my…riot shield.
She hopped of my arm and landed a few feet away. She smirked at me and waved my collapsed riot shield at me before tossing it behind her.
…I need to think of something.
I quickly looked around for my weapons. The one recently knocked out of my had was some feet away from me, while the one left alone before that was closer….
I turned invisible.
Neo blinked in surprise at my disappearance, then held her blade and parasol up in defense.
I took out one of my remaining two grenades and pulled the pin, something she obviously heard if her flinching head was anything to go by.
One.
…
Two.
…
Three.
…
Four!
I tossed it towards her, the grenade becoming visible.
She opened her parasol to shield herself, at which point I took the opportunity to make a run for my weapon.
BOOM!
And there was the explosion.
I chanced a look behind me to find her searching for me. She kept looking back and forth between my weapons to see which one would be picked up or turned invisible.
I grabbed the weapon, turning it invisible, which Neo saw. I reloaded the weapon as she sprinted towards my direction.
I aimed my gun, pulled back the hammer, and pulled the trigger.
BANG!
SHATTER!
She broke like glass.
Cursing, I brought my revolver around in where I thought she'd appear from, but she tackled me to the ground. She quickly held her sword at my neck, but I reacted on instinct and aimed my revolver, jamming it…w-whoops.
Um, I…d-didn't mean to jab it down there.
Neo bit her lip and moaned as the tip of my revolver was poking her…nether regions….
I get the feeling certain people, Neo included, are never gonna let me live this down.
(Third POV)
Everyone was silent.
…
…
"Well then," Ozpin commented. "I never would've thought that Mr. Remington was into that sort of thing."
Qrow was rolling on the ground in laughter.
Vert scrunched up his face. "Is that what these damn brats are into nowadays? Not sure why they bother with that when they can just have the real thing."
Glynda was currently covering Violet's eyes and ears, because Winter and Amber were too busy feeling angry, dark auras covering them and their eyes hidden in shadow.
Qrow managed to stop his lolling and sat up with a snicker.
"What? You two wish he did that to you? Only with…something else?"
"QROW!" Glynda shouted.
He simply shrugged, getting the reaction he wanted from Winter and Amber.
Both were beet red and had steam coming out of their ears, biting their lips and rubbing their thighs together.
"Why are you covering me like this?" Violet asked. "I want to see Daddy fight!"
"I-In a moment, child. I-In a moment."
(My POV)
Well…this is awkward.
For me, anyway. Neo seemed to be lost in some form of euphoria or something.
In any case, as much as I should obviously get my gun (n-not that gun!) out of her…other lips, I realized this would be my only chance to end this fight.
So…I twisted the barrel of the gun around, teasing her a bit.
She moaned some more, a blush evident on her cheeks.
I chewed on my lip.
G-Go away, naughty thoughts. Don't think about doing the do with Neo.
I pressed the barrel slightly deeper, getting a small gasp from the ice cream girl….
Alright, time for a different gasp.
A gasp of surprise.
I moved into action. I smacked the sword away from my neck as I jabbed the gun upwards hard, enough to knock her off me. She gasped again, and while she looked surprised, the blush deepened.
Acting quickly, I dropped my gun and grabbed her legs, then channeled my inner wrestling fan again.
I spun my finger around in the air, then lifter her for the swing.
CESARO SWING!
I began swinging her around in a circle by her legs.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
While I was swinging, I made sure to move in the general direction of the nearest tree, then spun faster.
Six!
Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
Aaaaaaaannnnnd-.
"HAAAAA!
Ten!
SMACK!
I made sure Neo's head hit the tree.
Hard.
I let go immediately after.
And now to show that swinging her around like that in no way made me-.
Why is the world spinning?
I fell to the ground, dizzy.
In hindsight, I should've realized that I'd end up dizzy from all that spinning.
I'm not Cesaro, after all.
I groaned, then slowly sat up, blinking the dizziness away. When I felt better, I saw that Neo was out cold….
Holy shit…I won.
…
…
"HA, HA! YES!"
I pumped my hands in the air in victory.
Yes! I just beat Neo-fucking-politan!
Fuck yeah! Nothing could possibly ruin this momen-!
My scroll rang again.
I took it out and answered. "Hello?"
"Colt!"
"Amber, what's-?"
"There's a Grimm heading your way! A big one!"
"What?!"
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
…I should really learn to not tempt the universe.
I turned in the direction of the stomping sounds. At first, there wasn't anything….
But then, I could make out a silhouette of a large bipedal creature. And I don't mean a dark silhouette. This was the kind where it seemed like something was blending into the scenery.
Camouflage.
Soon, the silhouette emerged into the area Neo and I were in…and decloaked….
Oh, fuck all kinds of duck.
"Amber…what do you call this Grimm?"
"It's called an Indominus! It's dangerous! Get out of there!"
Yeah, of course that's what this Grimm would be called.
It looked very much like the Indominus Rex from Jurassic World, only in the form of a Grimm. It was completely black with bone skeletal structure that outlined the ribcage and spine of the creature. The top have of the skull was covered in bone, and red eyes stared down at me and an unconscious Neo.
…
…
I can't fight this thing on my own.
I don't want to fight this thing on my own.
"Amber, get someone over here to help me, now!"
I hung up, pulled out my last flashbang, pulled the pin, and threw it as hard as I could towards the head.
BANG!
The Indominus roared in confusion.
Not really sure if it was actually blinded or not, but I couldn't care less at the moment.
I grabbed Neo's blade and sheathed it in the parasol, holstering it on my back. I scooped up Neo bridal-style and ran like hell in the opposite direction.
I heard the Indominus roar, as well as giant footsteps behind me.
It was giving chase.
…
…
Really regretting knocking Neo out now. She could've teleported us out of here.
Hindsight is 20/20.
ROOOOOAAAAAAR!
FUCKING PISS!
(Third POV)
"S-Someone do something!" Violet pleaded.
They watched as Colt ran for his life with an unconscious Neo from the Indominus.
Vert sighed. "Damn brat. Can't keep himself out of trouble."
He turned towards the launching pads…only to find Winter already on a pad.
"Launch me," she demanded.
Ozpin seemed to think on it for a moment, then began interacting with his scroll to reset the launch pad.
Amber moved and stood on the pad next to Winter's.
"Same for me."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Qrow interrupted. "You're not going anywhere."
"I must agree," Ozpin said. "It would be better for you to-."
An orange glow overtook Amber's eyes.
"It wasn't a request," she growled in a tone that left no room for argument.
Glynda frowned. "With all due respect, Amber-."
"Eh, let her go."
Everyone turned to Vert.
"But Vert-!"
He raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Did I make it sound like there was room for argument? Do I need to introduce you lot to my Boxing Glove arrow? Patent pending."
…
…
"Well," Ozpin said. "I'm convinced."
"W-What?!" Glynda exclaimed.
"Do you want to get socked in the face by a Boxing Glove arrow?"
Vert glared.
"P-Patent pending."
Vert nodded.
…Glynda sighed. "Oh, very well."
Ozpin finished resetting the launch pad.
"Good luck, you two."
Winter and Amber nodded.
Violet ran up to Amber and Winter, hugging them in that order.
"B-Be careful. And bring Daddy back!"
They both smiled at the little bunny.
Ozpin pressed a button, and both were launched into the air.
They soared across the forest.
Winter utilized her glyphs as stepping stones, while Amber simply…flew.
Winter was stunned. "A-Are you flying?"
Amber smirked. "I am."
She blinked as she kept pace with the hidden Maiden. "…How?"
Amber giggled. "You know what? It'd probably be better if you knew."
She turned to the Specialist. "What's your favorite fairy tale?"
(My POV)
FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!
That was my thought process as I ran away from the goddamn dinosaur trying to eat me and Neo!
ROOOOOOAAAAAARRR!
Fuck!
I ran faster, zigzagging by trees so as to slow the Indominus down….
Not sure if it helped, it the sounds of trees crashing down was anything to go by.
And furthermore-.
CRASH!
"OH FUCK!"
I jumped over a tree that had crashed right in front of me.
I turned behind me and- oh dear god, the Indominus was ripping trees from the ground with its jaw. And throwing them at me!
I picked up the pace as much as I could, but that fight with Neo wasn't easy. I'm liable to collapse from exhaustion any second now. And that'd be bad. What with the dinosaur chasing me.
Damn it, I need to lose this thing, now!
But how do I-?
…
…
I'm sure it's understandable that, in my fear-induced state, I completely forgot about how I can turn invisible.
Can't really facepalm due to the woman in my arms.
I glanced down at Neo, who was still unconscious…and kinda looked cute when asleep.
…And I can't slap myself for those thoughts right now, either.
But speaking of Neo…I can't exactly turn invisible with her in my arms. I mean, I've never tried before. Only with inanimate objects….
Fuck it, I have to try.
I held Neo close as I concentrated….
I turned invisible.
I heard a roar of confusion as the stomping slowed to a walk. I stopped as well to not make noise with my running and quietly turned.
The Indominus was turning its gaze around the area we were in. Probably searching for us. Which means….
I looked down at Neo and found that I couldn't see her, but I felt her in my arms.
I'd sigh in relief, but I'm not about to alert the Indominus.
I carefully took a step back.
The Indominus didn't seem to hear it.
I took another step back.
It simply searched around in confusion.
I took another ste-.
SNAP!
The Indominus snapped toward my direction.
…Of all the things to happen at this moment…it's me stepping on a goddamn twig.
Fucking clichés.
The Indominus slowly stomped towards me, sniffing out the path.
I tried to slow my breathing, but it turns out to be understandably difficult given the current situation…also, it seemed a bit more heavy than usual. Also, I was sweating a bit.
The Indominus stopped, its head leaning down a few feet in front of me. It sniffed around for its prey.
I quietly gulped, a sense of fear overtaking me. Which only made me more worried since Grimm can sense negativity.
The Indominus snorted through its nostrils, probably sensing the fear building up in me.
It sniffed again, its jaw slightly opening, saliva dripping between its teeth.
It let out a low, guttural growl.
I bent on my knees, fueling my legs with Aura, which made my breathing a bit more labored than usual.
…
…
It snapped its jaw towards me sideways. I jumped high enough to not get caught between its teeth, backflipping in the air and landing a few feet away from its mouth. I stumbled a bit, my knees feeling weak, but I stuck the landing nonetheless.
The Indominus pulled its head back, tilting its head in confusion.
Alright, now I just have to wait until it gets bored and leaves and- I feel faint.
I suddenly feel to one knee, breathing raggedly….
And suddenly Neo and I were visible.
The Indominus roared in surprise at our appearance.
"F-Fucking p-piss."
Guess I know now that I can turn invisible with a person on me for a limited time.
I just wish I hadn't learned it at this particular point in time.
The Indominus roared at us and began to stalk forward. I set Neo down and pulled out my revolver, firing several rounds at the Grimm.
It didn't even flinch. If anything, it almost looked amused.
Goddamn it!
Okay, let's try for its eye, shall we?
I fired another bullet. It grazed the outskirts of its eye.
The Indominus stopped and blinked…then growled.
Yeah, I think it realized what I tried to do.
I scooped Neo up over my shoulder and started backing up as the Indominus stomped towards us.
My back hit a tree.
Shit.
I shook the girl in my arms. "N-Neo, I need you to wake up right now!"
She didn't wake.
"Damn it, how hard did your head hit that tree?!"
I felt warm breath hit my body. I looked up to find the Indominus right in front of me. I could make out the sharp teeth that lined its mouth….
"What? You gonna go for that cliché of roaring in my-?"
The Indominus roared.
"Yeah, that's what I thought."
Oh well, if this is how I'm going out, then I may as well do this.
I aimed my revolver and emptied it into the inside of the Indominus' mouth.
It roared in surprise and stumbled back a step or two.
I let my hand fall as I slumped against the tree.
The Indominus glared and roared in my direction.
Well, fuck you too.
I looked down at a still unconscious Neo.
Never thought I'd die with a woman in my arms. A hot one, no less.
"I don't suppose you'd pick now to wake up?"
She didn't.
"Yeah, yeah…okay."
I stared up at the giant Grimm stomping towards me.
…Violet will be fine. She has Vert. And Velvet, too. Who knows? Maybe she found a way around that legal jargon bullshit keeping Violet from her family? If not, maybe the others will help with that….
She'll be fine.
The Indominus took another step towards us….
Well, it would have, had its foot not been caught in a glyph.
The Indominus grunted in surprise and stared back at its trapped foot.
I blinked. Was Weiss here? Maybe she and Ruby happened to find us? Or all of the soon-to-be RWBY? Not sure if they and the soon-to-be JNPR took care of their own Grimm problems, but-.
"HYAAAAAAHH!"
What looked like two forms of righteous anger slammed into the side of the Indominus, knocking it off its feet and sending it into a single roll.
The Indominus pulled itself to its feet and roared at the new threats.
I also stared. "Winter? Amber?"
The two women sent me a look before gazing back at the Indominus.
"Stay back, Colt," Amber said.
"We will handle this," Winter continued.
The Indominus roared and charged towards the two. They jumped and spun around each side of it, cutting it where they could….
Only the Indominus hadn't been aiming for them.
"Fuck!"
I scooped up Neo and jumped to the side, the Indominus ramming the tree I was just at down. It roared and gave me chase.
"Goddamn it, LEAVE US ALONE!"
I shifted Neo to my other side to pull out my other revolver and fired at the Indominus. A waste, now that I think about it. It didn't even flinch at the bullets….
But it did flinch at the large gust of wind that slammed into it, sending it rolling through some trees.
Soon after, several white Beowolves charged and hopped onto the Indominus, biting and clawing at it. The Indominus roared and did what was basically a barrel roll, crushing the Aura constructs.
It got to its feet and roared at Winter and Amber.
I heard a groan.
I looked down to find Neo regaining consciousness.
"Oh, so now you wake up?"
She flicked my nose and sat up, taking in her surroundings. She gasped when she saw the Indominus.
"Yeah, I freaked as well."
She gazed towards Winter and Amber.
"Don't worry. They've got this."
She huffed and stood up, brandishing her parasol.
"…What are you doing?"
JOINING IN ON THE FUN.
I stared at what she wrote down.
"…Why?"
She shrugged.
IF I'M GOING TO BE HANGING AROUND HERE AS PART OF SECURITY, I MAY AS WELL SHOW I'M HERE TO HELP.
"…Wait, you're gonna go along with what I said?"
She nodded.
WELL, YOU DID WIN. PLUS, THE SITUATION DOESN'T REALLY CALL FOR ME TO TRY TO "WEASLE" MY WAY OUT OF OUR DEAL.
…
…
Holy shit.
"Well, alright then!"
She raised a finger.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'LL STILL NEED TO LET ROMAN KNOW, AND HE MAY ASK FOR SOME THINGS IF HE DECIDES TO GO ALONG WITH THIS.
That can be settled later. Right now, we've got bigger problems.
"Fair enough."
I got up to my feet and reloaded my weapons.
Neo raised an eyebrow.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
"Joining in."
YOU WERE JUST IN A FIGHT.
"So were you."
…
…
She shrugged.
EH.
Neo grabbed me and teleported us to Amber and Winter. My stomach felt a bit upturned, but I was fine.
Winter and Amber gave us surprised looks.
"Colt?" they both asked.
I tipped my hat. "Hey."
"We said we would handle this," Winter protested.
I shrugged. "Yeah, but Neo here decided not to sit back."
Neo huffed.
Winter glared at her. "We will have many questions for you when we get back."
Neo simply waved her off, earning a tick mark from the Specialist.
Amber frowned. "Don't you think you should stay back?"
I put on a thoughtful look. "I can just provide fire support from the back, leave the close quarters to you three."
I smiled. "Besides, as a certain robotic butler I thought up once said: It would not be very gentleman-like to leave a lady to fend for herself…no matter how skilled she is."
All three women blinked…then smirked.
"A gentleman, are we?" Winter teased.
"Good to know that you know how to treat a woman," Amber added.
WONDER IF IT EXTENDS TO THE BEDROOM?
We gawked at Neo's bold question.
Winter and Amber blushed a bit, while Neo looked unapologetic.
I cleared my throat, ignoring my own warm cheeks.
"Right, um…the Indominus?"
Said Grimm roared.
"R-Right," Amber stuttered.
"O-Of course," Winter agreed.
Neo simply beamed.
We stood together, our weapons drawn as the Indominus roared at us.
I couldn't help but smile. There's technically four of us here against a large Grimm, like with RWBY and JNPR.
Winter, Amber and Neo charged towards the Indominus, who roared and charged back.
Wonder what our team name would be if it were a thing?
I backed up and aimed my revolvers towards the Indominus, firing only when the others weren't in the way.
Well, first, who would be the leader?
BANG!
A bullet hit the bottom part of its jaw.
The obvious choice would be Winter. She's a Specialist, so she's more than likely lead a group or two.
BANG!
Another bullet to its jaw as Neo sliced at its neck before hopping on it.
Amber may be awesome, but she doesn't seem like a leader from how long I've known her now.
And Neo-.
Said ice cream girl was riding the Grimm like a horse, even waving about like a cowboy.
…Yeah, no. She wouldn't be a leader.
BANG!
I tried to hit its eye like before, but once again only hit the outskirts of it. Meanwhile, Amber poured out flames from her staff, enraging the Indominus.
And then there's me….
HA! Me? A leader? As if! I'm more a follower than a leader.
BANG!
A bullet hit the front of its snout as Winter summoned two Beringel to attack.
So yeah, Winter would be leader. She's already gonna be my boss in security. May as well follow her as my team leader.
BANG!
A bullet hit a tooth, knocking it out of the Indominus' mouth. I'd get that, but it's probably fading away by now.
So let's see: me, Winter, Amber, and Neo…what name could we form with that?
Winter would be leader, so her initial goes first.
W…or S.
I fired another bullet at the Indominus' hand. A white Beowolf jumped and bit on said hand. The giant Grimm roared.
I mentally crunched the letters in my head….
Team WARN?
…Nah. Sounds stupid.
What about-?
"Colt, look out!"
What?
ROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRR!
The Indominus charged towards me.
Oh shit!
I ran as the Indominus gained on me.
I spotted a tree and hopped towards one of the branches.
I pulled myself up as the Indominus made to chomp me.
I jumped, barely dodging the bite, and landed on its neck behind Neo.
HI!
"You're still riding it?!"
She nodded.
Before I could say anymore, the Indominus bucked and tried to reach us by rearing its head from the side and biting…it didn't work.
It tried to shake us off. Neo simply smirked and hopped off, slashing its neck on the way down.
I tried to get off as well…only to lose my footing and slip.
I grabbed the top of its neck and help on as the Indominus tried once again to grab me with its teeth.
"Colt!"
"D-Don't worry! Totally fine!"
Yes. I pulled a Ruby.
I glanced at the Indominus' head as it continued to try to get me….
You know, I have a much clearer shot at its eye now.
I pulled out my revolver and aimed at its eye….
BANG!
Its eye blew out, nothing but a large hole now.
It roared in pain and stumbled around.
I let go and landed on the ground, then backed up as it stumbled in the opposite direction.
About time I hit its damn eye!
It turned to me with its good eye and roared in anger…only to shriek in pain when a fireball hit its already wounded eye.
I turned…and found Amber floating in the air, her eyes glowing.
The space above her grew dark and cloudy as lightning flashed.
The Indominus looked up and roared at the Fall Maiden.
Amber glared and summoned all the lightning she could…and fired it at the Indominus.
The Grimm was assaulted by lightning strikes on all sides. It roared in pain.
It grabbed a fallen tree with its mouth and tossed it towards the Fall Maiden, but Amber simply sent a lightning strike that split it in two.
The two pieces sailed passed her harmlessly.
In retaliation, Amber sent a torrent of lightning towards its wounded eye.
It screeched in pain.
The Indominus tried to move its head to shield its wounded eye, but found itself held in place by several glyphs.
It screeched as its wound got worse.
Amber screamed as she sent one final lightning strike to its wounded eye, this one bigger.
It struck, deepening to wound to the point it looked scarred and burned.
The Indominus let out a roar of pain before falling to the ground.
Amber floated back to the ground, while I and the other two stared in awe.
"…What?"
Winter snapped out of it. "So…this is the power of a Maiden?"
I blinked, then turned to Winter. "What?"
"Amber informed me on the way here."
I gave Amber a raised eyebrow.
She rolled her eyes. "You know as well as I do it would've gotten annoying in the long run to keep her in the dark."
…Fair point.
A guttural groan was heard. We turned to find the Indominus struggling to its feet….
"Winter," I said. "You need to finish it off."
She gave me a raised eyebrow. "Why me?"
YEAH! WHY HER?
Neo looked annoyed.
I shrugged. "A part of your Semblance is summoning defeated enemies, isn't it?"
She blinked. "That's…actually quite clever."
Glad she thinks so. Seriously, Winter being able to summon an Indominus? That's an opportunity I can't let pass us by.
I held out my last grenade.
"Just pull the pin, stuff it in its already mangled eyehole, and get the hell out of dodge."
She deadpanned. "Stuff it in?"
"Just do it. Please?"
She stared at me…then sighed.
"Oh, very well."
She took my grenade and sped towards the struggling Indominus. She hopped onto the side of its head as it roared in protest.
She pulled the pin of the grenade and, with as much force as she could muster, jammed it into the Indominus' eyehole.
The Grimm roared in pain and tried to shake her off, but she just jabbed deeper. When she was satisfied, she hopped off and sped back towards us, coming to a stop next to me.
The Indominus struggled to its feet and glared at us….
ROOOOAAA-!
BOOM!
The grenade went off, blowing up its eyehole even more.
Turok, bitches.
It stopped mid-roar, unmoving….
It collapsed on its side, its body slowly dissipated.
We watched as it finally completely faded away.
…
…
As much as I don't like Yang all that much, I feel this line is rather fitting.
"Well…that was a thing."
…Never mind. Quoting her made me feel sour.
The three women with me rolled their eyes at my comment.
I sighed.
Now I just have to get back and explain how Neo's gonna be a part of Beacon Security.
…
…
I suddenly realize that I probably should've informed them of that idea before all this.
(Ozpin's office)
"ARE YOU MAD?!" Glynda and Winter shouted.
I winced as I stood with Neo across from Ozpin, Glynda, Qrow, Winter, and Amber. Violet was in the corner, while Vert was busy covering her bunny ears. Her regular ears had headphones over them as she drew in her coloring book.
Yup. Definitely should've informed them beforehand.
"N-Now, hear me ou-."
"Not only are you suggesting we let a criminal roam the halls, but that she be in the same detail as Amber?! You remember this criminal is working with the three who attacked Amber, right?!"
Neo rolled her eyes.
I sighed. "Look, Glynda-."
"I must say that I agree with her," Winter interrupted.
"Look-."
"Once again," Qrow interrupted. "I agree with Ice Queen, as surprising as it is."
"Listen-."
"You really should've informed one of us of this, Mr. Remington," Ozpin added.
"He did."
Before I could say anything, Amber stepped forward.
"He told me about it and what he planned to do. He asked me if I would have a problem with that since I'm being hunted and all."
Ozpin sighed. "He should've told someone else."
I crossed my arms. "Why? Doesn't Amber get a say in any of this?"
…
…
"Well shit," Vert smirked. "Any of you care to argue with that?"
Glynda sighed. "It's not like we're trying to control her every move, but-."
"We just don't want her power to fall into the wrong hands," Ozpin finished.
"And that's understandable," I said. "But I figured I'd ask Amber's opinion about it. Since, you know, she has her own say in the matter."
Amber crossed her arms. "I could've said no. And the rest of you probably would've wanted me to. But Colt explained his idea and…it made sense."
Winter frowned. "You actually think you can trust Neopolitan here to not try anything?"
Neo gave Winter the middle finger, earning a glare from the Specialist.
"No," Amber answered. "But I trust Colt."
…Ignore the warmth in your cheeks, Colt.
Ozpin pursed his lips in thought as he folded his hands.
…
…
"Neopolitan, was it?"
NEO, FOR SHORT.
Qrow smirked. "That ain't the only thing that's short."
Neo gave Qrow the middle finger.
Ozpin sighed. "Insult aside…why are you working with Cinder Fall in the first place?"
She frowned.
I WORK FOR ROMAN. NOT THAT FIRE BITCH. AND ROMAN WORKS FOR HER BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SURVIVE. HE CAN'T STAND UP TO HER, AND NEITHER CAN I, AS LOATHE AS I AM TO ADMIT IT.
Ozpin raised an eyebrow. "So you and Torchwick simply don't have a choice?"
PRETTY MUCH.
He was silent for a few moments.
…
…
"Very well."
Everyone blinked.
"Huh?" I couldn't help but ask.
"She can stay," Ozpin reiterated. "Provided that she earn a bit of our trust with one simple act."
Neo raised an eyebrow.
AND THAT WOULD BE?
"The virus."
Neo frowned.
"You were sent to blend in with the students and await the right time for when to upload the virus into the CCT, correct?"
Neo slowly nodded.
"Well, then it's simple. Hand over the virus, and you can be allowed to stay."
CINDER EXPECTS ME TO UPLOAD THAT VIRUS. SHE'LL KNOW WHETHER IT'S UP OR NOT.
Winter stepped up. "You can leave that to Atlas scientists. They can analyze the virus and perhaps reconfigure it to trick Cinder."
Neo still looked unsure.
I tapped her shoulder, making her turn to me.
"Would you prefer for you and Roman to get out of this alive? Or just you?"
She gave a deep frown as she looked down in thought.
…
…
Neo slowly pulled out a data drive from her coat pocket.
She walked towards Ozpin, who held out his hand expectantly.
She stared at the drive in her hand for a moment….
She placed the drive in Ozpin's hand.
He smiled. "Thank you."
Neo huffed and moved to stand next to me.
"Now then," Ozpin continued. "I'm sure you understand that you will still need to be watched in case you decide to try anything."
She waved him off, silently telling him to get on with it.
"That being said, it would be best that you were roomed with one of your new coworkers."
Huh…wonder who he's gonna-?
"And considering this was Mr. Remington's idea in the first place, I believe it only fair that you room with him."
…
…
What?
I'M OKAY WITH THAT!
She beamed in my direction.
…What?
"T-That's preposterous!" Winter protested. "I-It's unprofessional! And they're of different genders!"
Ozpin shrugged. "We have co-ed dorms. Why not one for Colt and Neo?"
ONCE AGAIN, I'M OKAY WITH THAT!
She beamed at me again.
…What?
"B-But," Amber stuttered. "Violet sleeps in his room as well!"
Amber, you beautiful genius!
Ozpin shrugged. "She can simply move in with someone else."
Ozpin, you caffeine-addicted troll!
"In fact, I have the perfect arrangement for that."
I finally managed to say something.
"…You can't make me?"
"As your employer, I can, actually. Besides, I believe you still owe me four favors? Consider this one of them."
…Ah fuck.
"For now, though, I believe we should head to the auditorium. The first-years must be placed in teams, after all. And we simply must introduce the added security."
He stood up and moved past us, sending me a small smirk….
Must. Replace. Coffee. With. Decaf!
Neo wrapped her arms around my own, her breasts pressing against it as she pulled me along.
Winter and Amber seemed to be glaring at Neo, who stuck her tongue out at them.
…
…
Goddamn it.
(Auditorium)
It had been a pretty standard ceremony like in the show.
CRDL, JNPR, RWBY, and some other teams I didn't really know had been named, and Ozpin introduced the security detail.
It was just standard procedure….
Though there were some highlights from it.
"Is that Vert Bowman? I thought he was dead?"
Yeah, that had been most of the student's reactions.
One apparently decided to call him old…that student was never seen again.
…
…
…
…
…
Just kidding! The kid got a Boxing Glove arrow to the face for the comment.
There was also the fact that Qrow drank in front of the crowd, which caused Winter to scold him for it. The students got a good laugh at their banter.
Though I grit my teeth for some reason when one student said, "I ship them."
And then my daughter had decided to introduce herself as the new hall monitor.
Many students fainted from cuteness alone.
Though few got a little worried when Violet made the following statement:
"Anyone gets out of line will meet Mr. Taser!"
It didn't help that she tested out her Taser right in front of the students, who stepped away from the adorable girl with an innocent smile and somewhat-deadly weapon.
It took all of my will power to keep my laughter in.
Though what was most distracting for me…was that Neo still had her arms wrapped around my own.
Her breasts were really soft.
And of course, Neo ignored the glares from Amber and Winter.
I noticed among the older students (who decided to "see the fresh meat" as they say) that Coco was also there, and she was also glaring at Neo.
Velvet simply groaned into her palm (probably thinking how Coco would drag her into something) while her teammate Yatsuhashi gave her a pity pat on her shoulder.
…I feel like I'm in the middle of something I don't want to be in….
Nah, I'm fine…I hope.
Once the ceremony finished, almost all of the students had left. Only a certain team was left.
"Uncle Qrow!"
Said uncle was tackled by a red blur.
"I'm team leader! Can you believe it?!"
Qrow chuckled and pat Ruby's head.
Winter turned to find Weiss standing a ways from them. With a smile, the elder sibling moved to speak to her younger sibling.
I suddenly felt a weight on my leg.
"Hey, Violet."
She tilted her head at me. "They told me I wasn't staying in your room anymore. Why?"
I winced. "Right, um…someone's moving in, and it was decided that you should be somewhere else."
"Why?"
"Because…reasons."
"That's not an excuse! Do I need to bring out Mr. Taser?"
"You'd tase your own father?"
"Mhmm."
I stared at her. "…I think I need to rethink how I'm raising you."
She stuck her tongue out at me.
"Oh? Getting bold with me now, eh? Do I need to bring out the Claw?"
Violet froze…but then put on a brave look.
"Bring it on! I'm not afraid!"
…Well, she asked for it.
(Winter POV)
"Hello, Weiss."
Weiss perked up when I approached her.
I smirked. "You seemed excited when the announcement was made."
Weiss turned a bit pink. "Y-You saw that?"
"I did."
Weiss stuttered a bit. "W-Well, it'll be good to see you more often. O-Or at least, more than I normally do."
…I smiled.
"Yes. It will."
Weiss' face brightened at that.
"And I see you're on the same team as the nieces of an…'associate' of mine."
Weiss' mood soured a bit.
I raised an eyebrow. "Something wrong?"
Weiss' eyes met the floor. "I-It's nothing."
"Weiss."
She flinched, then sighed.
"It's just…I was ready to be team leader. I've studied and trained for this role, and to suddenly not get it…."
"This is about Father, isn't it?"
Weiss scowled. "He has nothing to do wi-!"
Another raised eyebrow showed I didn't believe her.
Weiss frowned. "I just…Father's turned the Schnee name into something it shouldn't be. And I thought that if I made my impression to the world by leading a team, I would've shown I was different from that man."
…
…
I smiled. "I'm glad to hear you say that. I look forward to seeing your progress."
Weiss went wide-eyed at that, but slowly let out a beaming smile.
"I also ask that you give Ruby Rose a chance. I doubt Ozpin would make her team leader without good reason."
Weiss glanced at her newly-made team leader, who was chattering excitedly to Qrow.
She still looked like she had doubts, but she gave me an affirming nod.
Hopefully, she'll heed my advice. It would not do to have team infighting. Especially for the occupation she's attending Beacon for.
A small "eep!" caught both our attention. We turned to find Violet running away from her father. The man was chasing her with his hand shaped like a claw.
"FEAR THE CLAW!"
This earned some laughter from Qrow's nieces, Amber, and silent giggling from Neo.
Weiss turned to me. "I've been meaning to ask…how do you know that Faunus child?"
"Well, I met her when I met her father."
"The man chasing her?"
"The very same."
Weiss took a look at Colt. "And how do you know this man?"
"Well…it was during a classified mission. He aided me against some enemies."
Weiss' stare bored into me. "…And how well do you know him?"
"He's a coworker. And a friend."
"Really?"
"…Indeed."
"Because I noticed you glaring at the short woman clinging onto the man."
…
…
Shit, she caught that?
I turned her head. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Oh really?"
Blast, I wish something would come along to change this top-.
My scroll rang.
I took it out and…oh.
Couldn't it have been something else?
I sighed. "Excuse me, Weiss. I have to take this."
I moved past a confused Weiss towards one of the hallways that led to the back of the auditorium. I took a left before finally answering the scroll.
"…Hello, Father."
"Ah, my dear daughter Winter."
"What do you want?"
"Can I not check in on my own daugh-?"
"What. Do you. Want?"
I heard him scoff. "Yes, I suppose we should just get right down to it."
I rarely saw the man ever since I chose to join the military, saying that I turned my back on the Schnee name by doing so. He barely even called. And when he did, it was for "business purposes".
"I've received word of the possibility that you may have an…interest in someone."
What? H-How does he know? Who would even tell him abo-?
I deadpanned. "It was Clint, wasn't it?"
I always hated that butler. Always trying to amuse himself by toying with everyone, even the very family he served. How he gets away with that is beyond me.
"My source wishes to remain anonymous."
Of course he does.
"Now, who might this 'Colt Remington' be?"
I scowled. "Father, he is simply an associate and coworker. In fact, he's actually my subordinate at this time. So whatever your 'anonymous' source told you is preposterous."
"While this source tends to be a…nuisance at times, he has yet to tell an actual lie or misinform me."
I frowned. "Why bother to even care?"
"Should I not be concerned as your father when you have an interest in someone?"
"Funny, I've always felt that you practically disowned me since I joined the military."
"Oh come now, dear daughter. What kind of father disowns a child for something like that?"
"You may not have said it, but you may as well have."
"Now, Winter. I must always take an interest in what my children do. Especially if one of them chooses to see a man who not only isn't of high standing, but who practically has an animal for a daughter."
"VIOLET IS NOT AN ANIMAL!"
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…
"Well, by your tone, I imagine you must be quite attached to the child. Makes me wonder how attached you are to the father."
"…I believe I'm done speaking with you."
"Good, then listen…I'd very much like to meet this man you seem to have an interest in. After all, a father should take an interest in who his daughters see. Especially if one doesn't…approve of the man."
I growled. "That's not going to happen."
"Oh? Then perhaps I can make time to visit Vale? It's been quite a while, and it would certainly be good PR for the company. 'Successful business man makes time to see his children in another Kingdom!' I can see it in the headlines now."
I grit my teeth. "…That won't be necessary."
"Very good, then. Be sure not to wait too long, now. I expect a visit before the Festival. I'll even be so generous as to allow the man to bring his daughter with him. Until then, Winter."
The man hung up.
…
…
I hate him. I hate him so much.
And now I have bring Colt (possibly Violet as well, if she wants) to Atlas to meet my fath-.
…I'm bringing a man home to meet the family….
My cheeks burned pink.
"Shit."
"Something wrong?"
I jumped a bit and turned to find Colt there.
"N-No, it's nothing!"
He raised an eyebrow. "You sure?"
"Y-Yes, it's fine."
He pursed his lips. "If you say so."
He rubbed the back of his head nervously.
"Was there something else?" I asked.
"Yeah, um…I'm sorry."
I raised an eyebrow. "For~?"
"Basically everything? Vert chasing you yesterday, Neo getting in here, you getting caught up in one of Vert's net arrows, and…I guess also Neo getting to stay, but that last one's sorta necessary."
I leveled a glare at him. "You expect an apology to make up for all that?"
"…Y-Yes?"
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…
SMACK!
"Ack!"
Colt rubbed the new bump after I smacked him upside the head.
I smirked. "Very well, you're forgiven."
"You couldn't have left out the hitting me part?"
"Nope."
He sighed. "Figures."
I crossed my arms as I gave him a stern glare.
"By the way, because of you I lost a bet."
Colt looked confused, but I had no intention of telling him I bet against him in his fight with Neo.
"Therefore, as punishment, allow me to lecture you on how to be professional when sharing a room with a woman."
I smirked at his groan.
While I'm doing this to ensure nothing funny happens, I'll enjoy holding this over his head.
It's quite amusing, after all.
(My POV)
After what felt like an hour long lecture from Winter, I returned to my room to get Violet's stuff packed. At the same time, Neo was already making herself at home….
I can't believe I, a grown man, am sharing a room with a grown woman….
I'm never gonna hear the end of this from the others.
Violet walked up to me with her little suitcase.
"So…the ice cream lady's living with you?"
"Pretty much, yeah."
"So then why am I leaving?"
"Um…precautions."
"Huh?"
"I'll explain when you're older."
"That doesn't seem like something that I need to wait on to be explained."
"Well, I say it is."
"Are you saying that because you don't want to explain it to me?"
"I refuse to answer that on the grounds that I don't want to."
Violet huffed. "Fine."
She turned to Neo. "Be sure to take care of Daddy for me."
Neo gave a two-finger salute and a smirk.
"Oh, and he has night terrors, so don't hold it against him if he accidentally wakes you up."
"I don't have night terrors."
"If you say so."
She tilted her head. "By the way, if she's living with you, does that make her my mommy?"
"NO!"
"Phooey."
She sighed. "Oh well. Maybe she'll wear you down like Coco's trying to."
Neo beamed.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A BAD IDEA!
…Why does the universe hate me?
"Could you wait outside for a minute? I need to talk to Neo alone about something."
"Okay."
Violet stepped out, closing the door behind her.
Neo raised an eyebrow.
SOMETHING UP?
"Just wanted to clear something up."
I crossed my arms. "You're really with us on this, right?"
I AM.
"You're absolutely sure?"
UH-HUH.
"More than positive?"
WHY THE SUDDEN DOUBT?
"I'm just making sure that you won't try anything. Not only am I guarding Amber, but I have Violet to think about."
She rolled her eyes.
DON'T WORRY. I DON'T HAVE AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE…OTHER THAN MAKING SURE ROMAN AND I GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE, THAT IS.
That's about what I expected….
"Well, that's good to hear…but I'm gonna give you a warning all the-."
I grabbed Neo by the shoulders and slammed her against the wall.
She was shocked, to say the least.
"If you do anything that harms anyone here, especially my daughter…there is nowhere you can go, nowhere you can hide, that will save you from me!"
I leaned down and glared her straight in the eye.
"Is. That. Clear?"
I think I might have freaked her out a bit. Her eyes blinked white.
Good. I needed to get my point across.
She nodded slowly.
"…Good."
I let her go and stepped back. "Sorry about that. Just needed to get my point across."
She nodded slowly again.
"Right…well, I'll be back after I drop off my daughter."
Without another word, I went and stepped out of the room.
"Daddy, what was that slamming sound?" Violet asked innocently.
"Nothing, just…letting Neo know something is all."
"Okay."
We made our way to Violet's new place of stay.
(Neo POV)
I stood there motionless after Colt left.
…
…
Wow. Who knew he could be so…assertive like that?
I slowly grinned.
Maybe this'll be more fun than I thought it would.
I fingered an item in my pocket.
Still…I should probably make sure he doesn't find out I made a copy of the virus.
Roman always did say to have a backup plan.
I'll give them a couple of months. That fire bitch gave me until before the Vytal Festival to upload the virus.
If it doesn't look like the odds are better with Colt than with Cinder, then….
Sorry Colt, but one must always have a contingency plan.
…Though maybe I could at least make sure his daughter doesn't get hurt? Maybe get her somewhere far away when shit goes down?
I blinked.
Why do I care about what happens to her?
"By the way, if she's living with you, does that make her my mommy?"
"NO!"
"Phooey."
…
…
Pssh, yeah right!
Me? Violet's mother? T-That could never ha-.
Violet stares in awe at the little parasol I got her.
"Thank you, Mommy!"
She hugged me, then opened her parasol and did a little skip dance in the rain.
"Ame, ame, ame! Ame, ame, ame!"
No idea what language she was speaking, but I beamed anyway.
Life was good.
I blinked.
W-What?!
…
…
I'm just gonna…unpack the rest of my stuff and forget I had that thought….
Yeah.
(My POV)
"Wow! I'm staying with Amber and Winter?!"
Well, Amber was obvious, but…Winter was a surprise.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
Winter folded her clothes neatly. "Ozpin thought it prudent that Amber have someone room with her due to…extra company."
…Makes sense.
"So you wouldn't mind a third person?"
Winter smiled. "I don't mind."
"I don't either," Amber added.
"Yay!"
Well, Violet was certainly happy.
She immediately rushed in and set her little briefcase down.
I smiled. "Just be sure to behave yourself, alright? I'll be down the hall and around the corner if you need anything."
"Okay!"
I turned to Amber and Winter. "Make sure she doesn't get into any trouble."
"Hey!"
"We will," they answered with a smile.
Violet pouted. "O-Oh yeah? Well…d-don't have whatever fun you had before with the ice cream lady! Yeah."
Winter and Amber glared at me.
"…Right."
I slowly backed up. "I'll just…later."
I quickly closed the door, the sound of what was more than likely shoes hitting the door.
I sighed and moved down the hall.
Violet should really learn to keep her mouth shut on certain matters. Last thing I need is angry women on my case.
And furthermore-.
THWACK!
"Ack!"
I rubbed my head and looked down behind me to find a shoe. I looked up to find Amber smirking at me.
"Did you really think you could get away?"
"I didn't think there was something I was getting away with."
She rolled her eyes. "Sure."
I scoffed, then picked up the shoe. "Well, jokes on you. Now you only have one shoe!"
…
…
"Give it back," she growled.
I smirked. "Make me."
Her eyes glowed orange, indicating she was about to use her Maiden powers.
"Alright, alright! Jeez."
I tossed the shoe back to her, which she caught with a smirk.
"Thank you," she beamed.
Man, I just cannot get one over these people.
"And by the way-."
She glared. "Don't try anything funny with Neo. Okay?"
Winter poked her head out with the same glare. "Indeed."
Both women sounded scary right now.
"R-Right."
Amber beamed again while Winter gave an approving nod.
"Great! See you tomorrow!" Amber said.
"Indeed," Winter added. "Good night, Colt."
Both went back into their shared room.
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…
"Why are women so scary?" I asked aloud.
"Come on, champ. We're not that bad."
I groaned as Coco wrapped her arms around my neck from behind, a familiar pair of orbs pressing against me.
"Hey, Coco."
She chuckled. "What? Not happy to see me?"
"No, just…I didn't expect to see you here."
"Well, I obviously need to interrogate you."
…What?
She spoke in my ear. "Just what kind of 'fun' did you have with the ice cream girl? The one clinging to you on the stage earlier?"
…
…
You know what? Fuck it. I have lost all ability to care about that certain topic at this point. I don't even care if it's a bad idea to let Coco of all people know.
"She gave me a lap dance."
A small "eep" was heard from behind us.
"…Velvet's here too, isn't she?"
"Of course!"
I sighed as Coco finally got off of me so I can turn and see Velvet with a red face.
"Hey, Velvet."
"H-Hi."
Coco put a hand on her hip. "So, it was just a lap dance and that's it?"
"Pretty much, yeah."
…Coco smirked.
"Alright, a bold step, but still not too big. Guy's like a fun time every now and then."
"And you care because?"
"I can still snag a stud like you for myself."
She pat Velvet on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Bun-Bun. You're still in the running, too."
"Stop involving me!"
"Nope."
I chuckled a bit as Velvet harmlessly beat Coco's shoulder.
I turned to Coco. "You really do need to stop. Just find someone your own age."
"And give up like that? You obviously don't know me."
"…At least stop dragging Velvet along."
Velvet gave me a grateful look.
"…Nah. Too much fun."
Velvet cried anime tears.
"In any case, later handsome."
She tried to reach around me, but I grabbed her wrist.
"None of that, thanks," I said.
She smirked. "And you just keep resisting."
She walked away and waved. "See you next time."
Velvet slumped and sighed….
I rubbed her head like last time, causing her to freeze.
"Don't worry. She'll give up eventually…or at the very least, stop dragging you into it."
She turned red and muttered. "I-I doubt that."
I shrugged. "You're friends with her, so you have to put up with her."
She giggled. "Yeah."
I pulled my hand away. "By the way, Violet's in Amber's room. Can't really go into much detail right now, but she's staying there for a while."
Velvet raised an eyebrow. "And you trust Amber to watch her?"
"Most definitely."
I smiled. "Besides, Winter's sharing the room as well, so Violet's in double the good hands."
Velvet nodded. "Okay. I'll see you later then."
"Laters."
Velvet turned and followed where Coco went to.
With a sigh, I continued my stroll back to my room.
I reached my room and opened it…only to find an odd yet wonderous sight.
"Neo…why are you naked?"
I SLEEP IN THE NUDE. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.
She winked at me for good measure.
My eyes took in her naked body. Her pale skin, her petite form, her delicious breasts, her shapely hips, her cleanly shaved womanhood, her creamy legs. Everything….
Seriously, would she go along with me fucking her dry-?
SLAM!
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!
I slammed to door shut and proceeded to bang my head on it.
Goddamn it, Colt!
…
…
I'm starting to question my chances of surviving my time at Beacon.
Oh well…at least nothing else is happening that could potentially concern me in the future, right?
Right?
(Salem POV)
"I've done as you ask. Mercury and Emerald are seeing to our operations in Vale, and I am on route to your castle."
"Good. Once you have arrived, we can begin your special training."
"Will it work, mistress?"
"Worry not, Cinder. Once we are done, you will be able to continue leading Vale operations without any distractions from any…impulses."
"T-thank you, my mistress."
"I will see you soon."
I severed the connection.
It wouldn't do for Cinder's…obsession with this Colt Remington to impair the plan.
Though perhaps I can…allow her to let loose on him once we've succeeded. It would certainly be a fitting punishment for the man getting in our way. Some may not see it as a punishment, but when it comes to that man…it is.
I pursed my lips.
Still…it wouldn't hurt to have some contingencies in place.
Which is why I had sent a form of…communication, towards a specific individual in Vale ahead of time.
Should be arriving this instant, actually.
(Reptile POV)
"Get those crates loaded, now!"
The grunts flinched at my tone and moved with haste.
It was good being the new lieutenant. Almost makes working with that insufferable Torchwick bearable….
Almost.
Still plan to kill the man for those comments once he's no longer necessary.
TAP-TAP.
Someone just tapped my shoulder.
I quickly turned to find…a red tentacle with a bony barb.
…
…
I can honestly say that this is the strangest thing I'll ever see in my lifetime.
The tentacle beckoned to me, urging me to follow it as it receded towards a hidden part of the warehouse.
Common sense tells me I should not follow this tentacle, and instead call for reinforcements and obliterate whatever is at the end of said tentacle….
Unfortunately, my curiosity won out.
Making sure no one followed me, I made my way towards the hidden area. I found that the tentacle once again beckoned me towards a room, where it receded.
Preparing myself, I entered the room….
And found something that caught me by surprise.
"A Grimm?!"
That was the only thing it could be. A jellyfish-like creature with pitch-black skin, a single flowing red eye, bone-structure over certain areas of its body, and many more tentacles than I initially thought.
I got in a combat stance.
How did a Grimm get in the city?! There may be much negativity in the city, but Grimm have never been able to breach the Kingdom's walls!
No matter. I needed to kill it before-.
"Hello, there."
…
…
Did it just talk to me?
"I can feel your confusion, which is justified in this situation."
By the gods, it's still talking.
"Please, come closer."
"…I don't think I want to."
A dark chuckle echoed from the creature.
"Come now. My Seer Grimm won't bite. Unless you give it reason to. It is simply here so that I may communicate with you."
"Your Grimm? W-Who could possibly own a Grimm?"
"Come closer and see for yourself."
Common sense told me to kill this creature and forget I ever had this conversation.
…
…
Unfortunately, curiosity once again won out.
I warily stepped closer to the "Seer Grimm".
Once I had, it's red glowing eye glowed and formed an image of….
By the gods.
"Greetings, Reptile. My name is Salem. The Queen of the Grimm."
From the way she looks, I can hardly argue against that. A woman in black clothing, black veins on her deathly white face and skin, red glowing eyes, and her white hair bundled up regally.
In spite of the logical side of me, I could not disbelieve her claim. Though, that still begged the question….
"Why are you here?"
"Why, to speak with you, of course."
Me?
"You see, my subordinate, Cinder Fall, has informed me of a grievance you have against a man I happen to want dead."
Cinder Fall works for the Queen of the Grimm?! And she- wait….
"Are you talking about Colt Remington?"
"Indeed. He has been a…thorn, in my plans. A thorn I need removed."
She smirked. "Given your grudge against the man, I believe we can…help each other. I shall have to let you know of certain matters, however. So that you won't be surprised by certain…revelations."
Common sense once again called, saying I shouldn't trust this woman.
…
…
This time, however, vengeance won out.
I turned behind me and closed the door to the room, ensuring no one would walk in.
I turned back with narrowed eyes.
"I'm listening."
A/N: Well then, that's certainly a lot to happen this chapter. Hope you all processed all that.
So, I managed to best Neo in this round, and the two of us and Winter and Amber defeated the Indominus. Pretty smart of me to have Winter be the one to finish it off. It'll certainly come in handy later down the line.
And Neo's now a part of Beacon Security. Which means all five girls after me (Colt) are in the same place as their love interest….
Why do I do this to myself?
Violet: Because it's funny?
…Oh yeah.
Anyway, you know when I talked about that plot point I was having trouble with? Yeah, it was the whole "me sharing a room with Neo".
Now, I could've just let her have her own room, but be honest: would you trust Neo on her own?
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…
I didn't think so.
I also had the crazy idea to have Amber and Winter share the room as well, leaving Colt stuck with three women after his heart….
I chose not to go through with this because you harem lovers would've had a field day with this and spammed me about "go for the harem! Sleep with them all!"
Violet: But won't they now give you grief about not going through with it?
…Eh, I can take it. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
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…
Just note that I am a child at heart and am very sensitive.
Right, also Salem has contacted Reptile as a contingency in case Cinder's obsession gets out of control.
How great is her obsession with Colt Remington?
Well…let's look at this Cinder omake and find out, shall we?
Omake: Burning Desire
Cinder glares at a photograph of Colt Remington that she got from…somewhere.
This man…this man dares to try and fornicate with her!
She crushes the photo in her hand and stuffs it in her dress.
For some reason, background music started playing.
Cinder stands and moves to look out the window into the sky….
And begins to sing.
Cinder: Beata my mistress,
You know that I'm a devious one
Of my vices, I am justly proud
Mercury and Emerald were in robes in the background for some reason.
Merc and Em: Et tibit Cinder (And to you, Cinder)
Cinder moves to a fireplace that's there…for some reason.
Cinder: Beata my mistress
You know I'm so much purer than
The common, vulgar, weak, licentious crowd
Merc and Em: Quia peccavi nimis (That I have sinned)
Cinder: Then tell me, my mistress
Why I see him standing there
Why his smoldering eyes still scorch my soul
Merc and Em: Cogitatione (In thought)
Cinder takes out the crumpled up picture of Colt.
Cinder: I see him, I feel him
His hand running through my raven hair
Is blazing in me out of all control
Merc and Em: Verbo et pera (In word and deed)
Cinder comes to a realization.
Cinder: Like fire
Hellfire
This fire in my skin
She rubs the picture of Colt on her…womanhood.
This burning
Desire
Is turning me to sin
Several Grimm pop up from both sides to take up the chorus.
Cinder: It's not my fault
Grimm: Mea culpa (Through my fault)
Cinder runs down the line.
Cinder: I'm not to blame
Grimm: Mea culpa (Through my fault)
Cinder: It is the bastard Colt
The man who sent this flame
Grimm: Mea maxima culpa (Through my most griveous fault)
Cinder: It's not my fault
Grimm: Mea culpa (Through my fault)
Cinder: If in God's plan
Grimm: Mea culpa (Through my fault)
Cinder: He made the devil so much
Stronger than a woman
Grimm: Mea maxima culpa (Through my most grievous fault)
All the Grimm disappear through the fireplace.
Cinder: Protect me, my mistress!
Don't let this bastard cast his spell!
Don't let his fire sear my flesh and bone!
Destroy Colt Remington!
And let him taste the fires of hell,
Or else let him be mine and mine alone!
The music suddenly stops as Emerald enters.
"Cinder! Neo just contacted us! Apparently, she got in closer than she imagined and is essentially sharing a room with Colt!"
Cinder's eyes widened…then she grinned maliciously.
"Yes…that's good!"
"I know! She can just kill him in his sleep and-."
"NO!"
Emerald flinched back. "B-But-."
"Instead, Neo can take me to where he sleeps so that I may watch him!"
"…What?"
"LEAVE!"
Emerald leaves with haste.
Cinder adopted a crazed thoughtful look as she stared down at the picture of Colt
"Yes, I…I will make him mine! If he refuses me, then he shall die!"
The music returns.
Cinder: Hellfire
Dark fire
Now dear Colt, it's your turn
Choose me or
Your pyre
Be mine or you will burn
She tossed the picture of Colt into the fire and watched as it burned.
Grimm: Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)
Cinder: God have mercy on him
The shadows of Grimm appear in the back wall as Cinder backs up and faces it.
Grimm: Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)
Cinder: God have mercy on me
Grimm: Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)
Cinder had a crazed, yet determined look on her face.
Cinder: But he will be mine or
heeeeeeeeee
wiiiiiiiiill-.
Cinder falls to her knees and shouts into the air.
Cinder: Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn!
Cinder falls to the floor, her body taking on the shape of a cross.
Watching all this from behind the door, Reptile and Roman stared at her prone form.
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…
"You humans aren't just weird. You're insane."
"Don't lump the rest of us in with her!"
A/N: …Well…I'm downright fucked, aren't I?
Before anything else, I once again state that I am doing a collaboration with JC of the Corn where we cross our self-inserts over into a single story: It's My Turn to feel Out of Place.
You think Colt's life is bad here? Try having a crazy drunk redneck, his Specialist fiance, and little Lion Faunus daughter drop in and bring more craziness to Colt. You'll find it amusing. If you want to see what Colt is in for in that crossover, read JC's Out of Place and you'll understand the insanity that Colt will have to deal with.
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LATERS!
