Real Steel: Remnant League
Chap 2
One Week Later
Chaotic.
That was the best way to describe how all of Remnant was.
The past week has been extremely chaotic for one reason. And that was for the fact that the Real Steel sport became the national sport of Remnant. Something that no one expected. And now, everyone is either trying to get in on the sport or see when the next match is. Yet, that was just the first piece of news that got people riled up. The next day came another piece of news that nobody expected. Every council of Remnant has come the agreement to build massive stadiums specifically designed for Real Steel fights alone. Enough to fit nearly a hundred thousand citizens. Needless to say, the people of Remnant became more excited than those watching Midas gives his golden touch or Zeus one shotting any bot unfortunate enough to face him,
But that was just the reactions the people of Remnant had. Specifically, the ones who were not originally part of Real Steel before this law was passed. Those who were, like me and Finn, were borderline freaking out. Everyone was thinking that this was a trap and that the councils would be sending police or some special unit to get us and our bots. Naturally, many became paranoid and started to constantly look over their shoulders. Yet this did not last long as a few days after the stadiums were announced, a new law passed which essentially granted us protection from being arrested. However, right now, there is another issue that I have to deal with. And that is hiding the fact that I was one of the handlers of Real Steel.
"I can't wait for whenever there is another fight." Ruby said excitedly.
"Yeah. The fights are always awesome." Yang agreed.
"Nothing short of barbaric and needlessly violent." Weiss huffed. Yet, we all found out recently that she and her sister Winter would watch any fighting videos of Real Steel that they could get their hands on. "But I must admit they are fun to watch."
"While I don't care much for the fighting, I do enjoy seeing the different kinds of robots there are." Blake added. Yet, despite having a book in her hand, her eyes never left me for some reason. But I didn't really pay attention as I was focused on something else.
"OH! HOW COOL WOULD IT BE IF WE HAD OUR OWN?!" Nora shouted excitedly.
'Complicated, dangerous, expensive and easy to get crushed under.' I thought as I lying down on my bed while answering some messages from Finn and various other handlers. Everyone was concerned on how to proceed forward with everything that has gone on in less than a week. Not to mention that many new people want to become part of Real Steel. Which led to many new submissions being given to various handlers who deal with that stuff like Finn.
"I believe that would be quite expensive considering how damaged they can get in fights. Not to mention, where would we put it?" Pyrrha asked.
"Don't forget about the fact that we would possibly need to submit something to become part of the sport. Getting there to and from while also finding a way to transport the robot is another obstacle." Ren added.
"Still, it would be awesome if we had one." Nora said still excited.
"You know, I heard that even Ozpin has met up with the headmasters of other schools in discussing about Real Steel." Coco chimed in. Next to her was Velvet who was watching a Real Steel match that happened a while ago at an abandoned zoo.
"You know what they talked about?" Weiss asked.
"Not confirmed, but what I did managed to hear was the they were all going to get robots to represent the schools. Not sure how that is going to work though." Coco answered.
"I wonder if they are any championships in Real Steel?" Ruby wondered.
"There are. Winter and I learned that when we were watching one of the fights." Weiss answered.
"Do you know who is the current champion?" Yang asked.
'That depends. The underworld is Midas. Above is unofficially Atom while Zeus is technically official champion.' I thought while replaying to some more messages to Finn.
"No. They didn't say in the videos. All they say were about the championships." She answered with a shake of her head.
"Who are you texting Jaune?" Pyrrha asked curious.
"Just an old friend outside of Beacon." I answered while closing my scroll. More so to avoid the noisy Yang and Coco starting at me with devious smirks. However, before they could say anything, our scrolls buzzed. Taking them out, we saw that it was a message from Ozpin.
"Great. A meeting." Yang said annoyed. Putting our scrolls away.
Ten Minutes Later
'What could Ozpin want?' I thought as we entered the auditorium and took our seats. Hearing someone tapping the mic, I looked up and saw Ozpin alongside Glynda. Surprisingly, Ironwoods was there along with headmasters of other huntsmen schools like Beacon.
"This is certainly new." Weiss said shocked that all the headmasters were here.
"I am sure you all are curious as to why I called this meeting along with why all the other headmasters of other academies are here as well. I'll keep it short as there is still a lot we have to do still. As you all know, Real Steel has become the official sport of Remnant. It took us a while to find someone to fill out the appropriate forms to officially become part of it. But we did and now thanks to the generous donations from the councils, we have a very special gift for each team of each academy. Each time will be getting their own robot." Ozpin told us.
"YEAH!" Every student cheered upon hearing this.
"Now." Ironwoods began getting everyone's attention. "You all won't be getting the robots yet as they have yet to arrive. However, this will give us time as we also came to agreement to have professional handlers come and train you all and show you how to operate the robots."
"And because of this, I have decided to cancel classes for the week. I do expect you all to use this time wisely though and listen to the trainers carefully. They shall be here soon." Ozpin added.
'This won't end well.' I thought worried. Yet, it seemed that the surprised weren't done yet.
"Ah, the last surprise is here as well." Ozpin said as the sounds of helicopters and bullheads greeted our ears. And judging by how it sounded, there were at least a couple dozen there.
"What did you do Ozpin?" Glynda asked annoyed and tired. Clear that she was not happy which I shared with her.
"Let us all head outside." He answered smiling. They, along with the other headmasters, then motioned for everyone to follow them.
"CAN YOU BELEIVE IT!" Nora, Ruby and Yang shouted excitedly.
'Nope.' I thought worried.
"I wonder what our robot would look like?" Weiss asked.
"I bet it would look super cool. Maybe we could paint it in our teams' colors. Oh, we would need an insignia. Maybe our emblems?" Nora asked as she started coming up with different ideas as we got up and followed the other students outside.
"The team colors could possibly our aura colors." Pyrrha suggested.
"Why don't we wait until the robots arrive to see how we design them." I suggested.
"Afraid you'll lose to our robot vomit boy?" Yang teased.
I just rolled my eyes as we continued to make our path outside the school. And what we saw nearly made our jaws drop to the floor. Apparently, the last surprise Ozpin was talking about was that he is creating an arena for robots to fight each other. And judging by the sound of grinding teeth, he did not tell Glynda about this.
"What's going on?" A student asked curious.
"I have also arranged for a small tournament to happen as well. Please be careful though. You are all dismissed." Ozpin answered before being dragged away by a furious Glynda followed by Ironwoods and the other headmasters.
"THIS IS AWSOME!" Nora shouted now learning that a tournament would be held here.
Just then, ten bullheads landed nearby. Curious, we all went over and to our continued surprise, the trainers had arrived. And right behind them were special sparring bots used to train their own robots. Seeing them, I became nervous but a nod from one of them told me that Finn passed on my message to them. Which was to keep the fact that I was part of Real Steel a secret. At least for the moment. No need to cause more chaos and raise a million questions from my friends and teammates.
"These don't seem like the robots we seen before." Ruby pouted. She was clearly hoping to seem some of the bots that were used in the ring.
"That's because these are sparring bots. Our real robots are back where we keep them. We brought these over to teach you kids how to operate the controls." One handler explained coming up. Behind her was a sparring bot with targets painted at specific parts.
"You all are going to teach us how to control our robots?" Ren asked.
"To a degree. We're just going to teach you the basics along with some standard advanced moves. The actual moves you are going to put in your bots is up you when they get here." She answered.
"When are you going to teach us?" Weiss asked.
"Later today. Bout three or four hours. Still need to set a few things up." She answered before going on to explain a few more things. But I wasn't paying attention as I got pulled to the side by another handler who told me that I needed to go see Finn who was in Junior's bar.
'What could he want?' I thought as I took the fact that my friends were distracted to escape unnoticed. Heading to a bullhead that was getting ready to take off, I showed my I.D. before heading in and taking my seat. Only to instantly regret not heading back to the dorm to get my motions sickness pills as my stomach instantly started to churn once the bullhead started to ascend into the air before heading to Vale.
Half an Hour Later
'I hate my motion sickness.' I thought as I emptied everything, I had to eat into the garbage can.
Wiping my mouth clean, I looked around and saw that all the other passengers had dispersed. Yet, I noticed a section of the airstrip was closed for some reason. But I quickly figured out the reason when I saw some material being loaded that is only used when making rings designed for when our bots fight. Shaking my head, I focus on what I needed to do. And that was head over to Junior's place to meet up with Finn. Hailing a cab, I got in and gave the directions to the driver. Getting there took about twenty minutes as there was some traffic due to all the material being transported to the airstrip. Getting out of the cab, I paid the driver before heading into Junior's bar and looked around.
"Over here." Finn called out. Turning to where his voice called out, I saw Finn sitting down in one of the corner seats. Heding over there, I sat down across from him.
"Hey Finn. How's it going?" I asked.
"Swamped with work from people sending in submissions. Not to mention the fact that your headmaster dropped a tournament out of nowhere. Which brough even more paperwork to me that I had to get some others to help." He answered before taking a sip of his beer. Putting it down, he passed me another bottle. "Here. Knew you don't drink that much."
"Thanks." I said before grabbing it and taking a sip of drink which turned out to be Dr. Piper. "Also, sorry for all the work the headmaster inadvertently threw your way."
"It's fine. Least it's done. Just need to wait for it all to process which should be done by midnight tonight. Speaking of which, I have to ask but how's the gym doing?" He asked.
"Tallet's gym. Doing well. The money I earn helps keep it afloat. But I have a feeling that things are going to get so busy that I might need to hire some help. Add to the fact that I am a Beacon student just puts more things on my plate." I answered before taking another swig of my drink.
"If you want, I can look through some files for some qualified people and send you, their information." He offered.
"That would be much appreciated. Thanks." I told him.
"You know that at one point most of the students at your school are going to find out you are a handler as well. And imagine their surprise when you are the handler of the champion bots." He told me.
"I know. Not looking forward to that. Least I got some time before that happens. And if I play it smart, even longer. Yet, like you said, it will come out at one point or another." I agreed before taking another swig of my drink.
"How are your bots doing?" He asked.
"Atom is fine. In my truck. Zeus, Ambush and Noisy Boy are at the gym. Should take them out for a fight again. Been a while." I answered.
"Do you think you can even get to one of the fights without arousing suspicion?" He asked with a chuckle.
"Doubt it. But I will find a way. And if not, I will just practice with them at the gym." I answered.
"Still can't believe that Tak Mashido gave you Zeus." Finn said smiling.
"Can't believe it myself either honestly. But hey, life is strange, no?" I said as I finished my drink.
"Are you going to help some of your friends with getting the hang of their robots?" He asked.
"Only indirectly. Like subtle hints on how to control them and take care of them." I answered.
"Well, here's to the near future." He said as he raised his bottle.
"And to Real Steel." I said as we clinked our bottles.
"Have to go now. Still got some other work that I need to do, Take care man." He said as he got up.
"Take care Finn." I said as I watched him leave the bar.
Once he was gone, I leaned back in my chair and tried to process everything that happened in the last few hours. From learning that essentially everyone in Beacon is getting a robot to Ozpin hosting a tournament of Reel Steal at Beacon. I just knew this was going to be a headache waiting to happen. Taking out my scroll, I saw that it was getting late and while most bullheads are still operational, I decided it best to avoid Beacon for the moment.
'Better head to the garage and get my truck and head to Tallet's gym.' I thought as I knew I was going to get question by my friends for suddenly sneaking away from them. That is, if they noticed that I was gone and not too distracted with the robots or getting Nora and Ruby under control. Sighing, I was about to get up but stopped when a new voice stopped me.
"So, you're the Real Steel Champion." The voice said. Looking up, I saw three ladies walking towards me with a smirk.
'Crap,' I thought as I instantly recognized them as they sat down across from me. They were the Malachite Sisters and Neo. And judging by their smiles and mischievous glint in their eyes, I knew they were going to take full advantage of the situations.
Note:
Short Chapter to set up a few things. Next one most likely will have a few fights.
Team Rwby, Team Jnpr and Team Cfvy are getting Robots. What should they look like?