Speed Booster-It appears that SargentEpsilon's Idea will be used, so Ruby will have added Wind Dust to her suit. I'm also mixing in a bit of sundew112604 idea for the shinespark ability. So thank you both.
Super Missiles-Jacob9594 gave me the idea of Ruby combing two dust into one to make her energy blasts strong. But the idea is not is finalized. Ideas are still welcome.
Power Bomb-sundew112604 gave me an idea for the Power Bombs, and I'm thinking over it.
Gravity Suit-sundew112604 gave me an idea for the Gravity Suit, and I'm thinking over it.
Diffusion Missiles-This upgrade will allow Ruby's gauntlet to use dust that will spit into several dust when it hit something. Idea by Potatobro19.
Ice Beam-Firem78910 gave me an idea for this power-up. Read the reviews for the idea. It sounds promising.
Okay for those that are wondering why I was taking so long with this chapter, it was because of three things. I had other stories to write. I do have some things to do in real life as well. And finally, I was waiting to see if anyone has any ideas for the Speed Booster Power-Up. But it appears that I didn't anything else. I also got a review asking me to remove my crossover tag with Metroid. Crossovers don't just don't mean I need the characters as well. And there are Metroid settings in this story.
The Research Facility is based on the BSL Station. All the weapons Ruby is getting are based on the power-ups from the game. Finally, the Death Soul Parasites are based on the X Parasite. Ruby is following the role of Samus Aran but she's still who we all know her as. So no, Spartastic 4, I'm not removing the crossover tag from this story.
Another reason why this was taking so long. Unlike the first two Sectors, there was no extra power-up you can get before the boss. Which means this would have been a short chapter. Also, the reason I'm not covering all of the energy and shield pack for Ruby is because I'm sure some of you will get annoyed with me writing "Ruby enter a room, clear it out, and found an Energy/Shield Pack and move on." Which is why I have decided that Ruby will do it during her trip to the areas she needs to go to, but not show them because there are a lot of picks up. The same can be said for once Ruby gets her own version of the Power Bombs. And the Metroid Fusion gives you a lot of Power Bombs picks up. Okay, this note has gone on long enough, let's get started!
Ironwood sighs as he looks at both Tai and Qrow. Qzpin stood in the office as well, drinking his coffee.
"What were you thinking, James?!" Qrow shouted.
"You send my daughter back to those things?!" Tai added.
"Mr. Xio-Long, please calm down.." Ironwood started.
"CALM DOWN?! I ALMOST LOST RUBY ONCE!" Tai shouted.
"Tai," Ozpin said, making the blonde man turn.
"I understand you're upset. As well as you Qrow. I am too. However..." He started.
"Upset?! Ozpin, we're furious! How could you agree to let Ruby head back to those things?!" Tai shouted.
"And you don't think I tried?" Ozpin asked him.
Tai turns from the Headmaster. He wanted to punch something to release his anger.
"Qrow, how did you and Tai find out about Miss Rose's mission?" Ironwood asked.
Qrow was quiet. He'll never forgive what Raven told him.
Flashback,
Qrow was sitting at the bar. Unlike the normal times he drank, this one was out of happiness. Ruby survive. She was going to live. Sure she might have Grimm DNA in her, but she was still his niece.
"Mind if I join in?"
Qrow notices someone sitting next to him and smiles.
"Well, look what the raven flew in." He joked.
Raven rolled her eyes. The Branwen twins sat quietly. As if they never went down their different paths.
"I take it you heard about Ruby?" Qrow finally asked.
"Yes. I'm sure Summer would be hugging her to death to find she's alive." Raven said.
Qrow was quiet again. Summer Rose was the glue that held them together. When she disappeared, the team wasn't the same. He was sure that Raven searched for clues about Summer's whereabouts but must have come up with nothing after a few months.
"I was worried for the kid. Those Death Soul Parasites are no joking matter." Qrow said.
Raven nods. She saw what was happening to Ruby during her own visit. Ruby always reminds her of Summer. She already promised to watch over her as well as Yang.
"Qrow. I'm afraid this celebration is going to be cut short." She said, making her younger twin turn.
"What do you mean?" Qrow asked.
"Ironwood is sending Ruby on a dangerous mission. He send her to a Research Facility, where the Death Soul Parasites were being studied." Raven said.
"What?" Qrow asked, surprised.
"However, from what I have picked up, someone released the parasites, and they have taken over the facility. And it appears Ironwood is sending Ruby to the same facility." Raven said.
"What?! But..."Qrow said, shocked.
"I do not know what Ironwood is thinking, but something tells me he looking for another weapon to control," Raven said.
"Does Ozpin know?" Qrow asked, trying to stay calm.
"He allowed it." Raven answer.
Qrow faces away from his sister, growling until his breath.
"Tai is aware too," Raven said.
Qrow took a breath before hearing his sister stand up.
"Thanks for the drink. See you around, Qrow." She said, walking away.
Flashback end,
"Qrow?"
He looks up and saw Ironwood was speaking to him.
"I would like to let you both know that I let Miss Rose choose to take it or not. This was her choice." He said.
Qrow sighs as Tai slams his fist on Ironwood's table.
"That wasn't your call to make!" He shouted.
"And what would Summer say?" Ironwood asked him.
Tai was quiet. Even Qrow looks away. They knew Summer would be upset about this, but they could remember how she would stand up for others and do the right thing. Just like Ruby. She was more like Summer than they knew.
"Who's watching over her?" Qrow asked.
"Winter is," Ozpin said.
"I have signed her to be Miss Rose's Navigator. She will direct where she needs to go and avoid dangers that she must avoid. We are also sending her some upgrades to ensure her chances of survival." Ironwood said.
Tai sighs. He still didn't like this but as long Ruby had someone with her, he'll cut Ironwood some slack.
"Fine. But if Ruby dies again, I'm holding you responsible, James!" He said.
Sector 4,
Ruby steps off the elevator and enters the Navigation Room. She contacts Beacon and saw Weiss on the screen.
"Weiss? Where's Winter?" She asked.
"Ironwood had called her to his office. But she did leave me with your orders." Weiss said.
"Okay. So, what am I doing here?" Ruby asked.
"Let's see. This sector has taken more damage than expected. The Death Parasites were powerful and destructive, but still. This seems to be purposeful. We certainly can't rule out the possibility that the Death Rose has a high degree of intelligence." Weiss said, reading the notes.
Ruby tried not to shiver at the name as she still hasn't gotten used to seeing her Death self. Taking a minute to calm down, she nods at Weiss to continue.
"This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris. No doubt the Death Rose released it, but no one can't be sure why yet." Weiss said.
"Ultra-high speeds? Sound like my semblance." Ruby said.
Weiss could only nod before looking over the notes again.
"Serris has returned often to the breeding tank here. Its natural behavior must be to go back to it periodically. It's a valuable specimen, but you have been authorized to terminate it. If you don't, it may attempt to invade other sectors. Is your objective clear?" Weiss said.
"Yeah," Ruby said, having a feeling this might be thought for her.
"And Ruby? Be careful. I'm reading that some broken power nodes have electrified the water, but we can't cut the power. Doing so would affect the whole station adversely. If you touch the water, you'll be electrocuted." Weiss warns her.
"G-G-Got it." Ruby gulps.
"And Ruby?" Weiss said, looking a bit worried.
"Yeah, Weiss?" Ruby asked.
"Come back to us, you dunce," Weiss said, trying not to cry.
Ruby nodded before the contention was cut. Taking a Breath, Ruby left the Navigation Room, ready to start her mission.
"GRIMM! KILL IT! TEAR IT APART!"
Ruby jumps and screams as the voice shook the whole room. She pulled out her Crescent Rose and started to aim everywhere. That voice clearly had some behind it. She was about to take another step when she heard the sound of something crackling. She looks down and saw some water. She also saw lighting bolts traveling across it.
"Well, this is dangerous," Ruby said, glad she caught herself in time.
Aura or not, Ruby didn't want to risk jumping in. Luckily, she spotted a few makeshift platforms that could be used like a bridge. However, she also notices a few Death Parasites flying down and taking up the forms of some strange sea creature she has never seen before. She quickly blasts them and crosses the platforms while avoiding the water. Ruby run through a few more rooms before entering what her hub told her was the Pump Control Unit Room.
"This must be where they control the water. Through, I don't think I can get across this." She said, looking at the electric water.
"I guess I go up," Ruby said.
Luckily, Ruby found some ladders during her climb, making it a bit easier for her to reach the top. She then saw a tank and took a breath.
"I hope this suit is waterproof." She said before jumping in.
Luckily, Ruby discovers that the suit allows her to breathe underwater. However, the water was making her slow and sluggish. She was also glad she remember to give the Cresent Rose its own waterproof ability. She notices the door and walks through it before getting by a large fish.
"AH!" Ruby cried out, taking to keep her balance.
She was able to catch herself, thanks to the water slowing her down. She looks up and saw the fish charging at her again. Ruby tries to rise her gauntlet and shoot the fish, but it rams into her chest again. Ruby took a page of Yang's book and threw a punch at the fish while it was still close. She then fires right as she hits the fish turning it back into a Death Parasite, that got absorbed before it could flee.
"Okay, Note to self. Don't fight underwater." Ruby said, before climbing out of the tank.
She continued to climb upwards before spotting another door. She enters it and found she was blocked off by some debris.
"Drat! All that for nothing! Might as we will head back and find another way." She said.
Ruby's climb down was faster than her climb up and soon found herself back in the Pump Control Unit Room.
"Hmm, maybe I miss something?" She said before noticing on the ceiling.
It was cracked. Ruby quickly shoots her Crescent Rose at it and saw the wall break away into a ladder that was placed on the ceiling.
"Huh? Did the ladder fall or was it made that way?" She asked.
Ruby shook her head and climbs up. She grabs the ladder and climbs across it, avoiding the water completely. Once she reached the other side, Ruby saw that the way forward was blocked and started to climb up again. It didn't take her too long to reach the top. Some of the Death Parasites try to knock her off the ladders. Ruby enters another room and saw that it was destroyed by the Death Parasites. However, she notices that the wall looked must weaker than the last one. With a nod, she fires at the wall, seeing a hole form. She active her Crawl Mode and slips in. She crawled until she hit a wall. Seeing that it was also weak, Ruby pressed the rose on her belt and grab a ball of dust. She toss it at the wall and it blew open.
She climbs out and lands on her feet. When she looks up, she almost screamed.
There, sitting in a large tank, was a giant skeleton of a snake. Ruby caught her breath before seeing the name of the creature.
Serris
"Wow. That got to be the biggest snake I've ever seen. That isn't a Grimm, that is." She said.
Ruby climb into the tank and saw another door. She waste no time running through it and found herself back in the room she was blocked off from. She then climbs upward and jumps into another tank. She was surprised to see the Eye Door and knew what that meant.
"Great! The Death Parasite already took Serries form! I need to stop it!" She said, waiting for the eye to show itself.
It took a while since the eye kept shooting at her and Ruby had a hard time dodging underwater. She was able to destroy it and absorb the Red Parasite. She enters the room and climbs out of the water. Ruby carefully walks across the platform before hearing something move under her. Ruby pull her Crescent Rose as she stood ready.
Something below her moved underwater, its vision filled with water. It then turns around and headed to the surface, causing the platform to break apart. Ruby almost jump when a giant snake burst out of the water, its scales rattling as it hisses at her.
Death Snake, Serris
The snake then dove over her, entering the water once more. Ruby stood ready, knowing she was going to have to defeat it.
"Okay, it's just me and a giant snake. And it doesn't have two heads. I can handle this, no problem!" Ruby said, seeing the snake surface again.
Ruby fires a charge shot at the snake's head and heard it roar in pain.
"Got ya!" Ruby smiles.
Suddenly, the snake's scares rattled even faster and it started glowing. Before Ruby could move, she was hit but the snake at the speed she was warned about, knocking her into the water! The Snake didn't stop there. Once it notices Ruby was still sinking, it charge at her, its mouth wide open. Ruby quickly started to fire some energy blasts into the snake's mouth, forcing it to thrash back as Ruby landed on the floor. Trying to move as fast as she could, Ruby jumps on the letter and climbs out of the water.
"Augh. Next time don't stand around." She said, readying herself.
The Snake's tail appears out of the water and goes to slam into Ruby. She quickly jumps to the platform behind her, causing the tail to miss her. Ruby saw the Snake appear out of the water and fires another charged shot. This time, Ruby notices a ceiling ladder above her and jumps up. She grabs it and saw the Snake miss her. Ruby drops down before readying herself again. She was hit from behind and was knocked underwater once more.
She was able to turn around and fired some energy blasts at the Snake's open mouth, once again causing it to thrash after a few blasts. Ruby climbs out of the water and waited for the Snake. She saw the tail appear and it looks as if it was going to sweep the platforms. Ruby jumps on the ceiling ladder as the tail missed her. She drops down and waits for the Snake to appear again. Once it did, Ruby fired a charge shot and jumps back up to the ceiling ladder. This time, Ruby started charging her Crescent Rose again before dropping down and turning around. She fires her shot at point-blank, causing the snake's body to fall off as the head spins before turning into a Death Parasite.
Ruby was able to destroy the shell before absorbing the core. Ruby felt the wind surround her before her legs gain some armor to them.
"WIND DUST ADDED TO G.R.I.M.M SUIT! CAN BUILD UP SPEED AFTER RUNNING FOR TIME."
"SECOND ABILITY UNLOCK. STORE THE WIND DUST TO HOLD ON TO THE SPEED TO ROCKET IN ANY DIRECTION."
Ruby blinks, surprised to see that she got two power-ups from that Parasite. She decides to find some room to test it out. She jumps in the water, having seen a door during the fight, and enters through it. After climbing out of the tank, Ruby enters a long hallway and started to tap her feeding.
"Okay, let's try this out!" She said before getting into a running position.
Ruby counted down to herself before taking off. Her new leg started to glow before the wind dust made a barrier around her, letting her smash through some walls, and hit some of the Death Parasites. Ruby reaches the other end in seconds and looks behind her.
"That...was...so...AWESOME!" Ruby shouted.
Ruby ran back down the hall, using the Wind Dust once again. She even figures out how to store the dust, though she did feel a small pain when she did. She then turns to another wall before jumping a bit and dashed forward.
"WAAAAAHAHAH!" Ruby cried out as she easily destroy the walls and parasites.
"WOW! This is just like my semblance! No rose petals, but it will do!" She said, smiling.
'Okay, Ruby, not time for fun and games. Time to get back to the Navigation Room. Though, I guess it won't hurt to have some fun.' She thought.
Beacon,
Winter returns to the others after talking to both Tai and Qrow and ensuring that Ruby was safe. She saw the rest of Team RWBY playing a card game as they waited for Ruby to contact them.
"Any word?" Winter asked.
"Not yet. But I did give Ruby her mission." Wiess said.
Winter nodded. She walks over and sat at the computer before hearing it beep.
"Miss Rose?" She asked, seeing her appear on the screen.
"Hi, Winter! Mission Complete!" Ruby said, cheerfully.
"Someone happy," Winter said.
"Well, I got another power-up from those parasites..." Ruby said before explaining her report.
Winter nodded. She was glad to see that snake gone. While she wasn't scared of snakes, the one that was found left her nervous. She was glad to see that it was no longer alive. In both forms.
"That reminds me. Winter, why can't I use my semblance in the suit?" Ruby asked, confused.
Winter blinks. Ruby couldn't use her semblance? Why? Was it something Ironwood did?
"I don't know. I have to ask Ironwood about it. In the meantime, there's another grade ready for your gauntlet. After some study, we have came up with new powerful packets for you. It will combine dust into a bigger blast, allowing you to deal more damage to the Parasites. They are appearing to become much stronger. You desperately need this, but the Data Room there is sealed with a Level 4 lock, the highest security level. Let's avoid opening sensitive areas unless it's absolutely necessary. As for Sector 2, the Data Room is blocked by still more Death Rose activity. I noted a deliberate pattern as if it knows you're trying to recover and is attempting to block it intentionally." Winter said.
"Yeah. The Serries was pretty strong." Ruby said.
"It looks like your best option for this download is in Sector 3 (PYR). You will find the PYR Data Room on your map after using the Navigation Room there. So get to Sector 3 as soon as you can." Winter said.
"Got it! Oh, Wiess, Blake?" Ruby said before speaking to her friends.
"Yeah, Ruby? Blake answered.
"Next you play a card game. Make sure Yang isn't wearing her gauntlets." Ruby said before the contention turn off.
Wiess quickly places it together before turning to the bawler.
"Yang, are you keeping hiding cards under your gauntlets?" She asked.
"Um...No?" Yang said, sheepishly.
Weiss didn't believe her and grabbed one of Yang's arms, finding a card sticking out. Blake rolled her eyes before putting her card down, shocking the two. She had a full house.
And that Sector 4! Whew! This was a long one. I cover how Qrow knew and Tai was told by Yang after they found out. Ruby ended up dealing with the boss of this sector and gained her speed back. But it appears Winter doesn't know why Ruby's suit is blocking off her semblance. Up next is Sector 3, but first, I'm going to take a little break.
