Hunted or Busted: A Side Story
Dusted 10: The Night of the Living Blondes
Here's a fun stupid idea I decided to have. And where better to out it then the short series?
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"So then I was like that and he was like that and she was all like what and I was just like totally."
"Hahaha, oh - that's like so funny! You are such a good storyteller!"
"Thanks bitch!"
Weiss rolled her eyes in irritation as Naruto and Yang continued their incessant babbling over nothing of importance. She dared not even look in their direction; otherwise she'd be assaulted with the sight of them basking in their flighty ignorance and flapping their golden hair around like crazy.
"Goodness," She said with a put-upon sigh, "How am I ever going to finish my extra credit essay if I have to actively ignore their useless jabbering~?"
"Hey baby, no reason to fret about your studies because I'm here to bother you." Jaune sat beside her and attempted to be as suave as he could. Unfortunately he still had the overflowing charm of a fish flopping helplessly out of water, "Now how about you abandon all that hard work and studying in order to become the proud woman you've been striven to be since you were a child and listen to me prattle on about some lady stuff I read in a magazine?"
"Back off you obliviousnbuffoon!" Jaune was quickly pushed back down into his seat as Sasuke came to her aide, "Can't you see the lady is trying to complete her studies and become an exemplary student and Huntress of her own merit. She does not need your irrelevant and frankly demeaning attempts to court her every single day." The blond frowned and sunk back as the raven-haired boy gallantly turned to her, "I hope he was not an inconvenience to you, milady."
Weiss graciously nodded, "I appreciate your help, but I hope you can understand that I didn't need your assistance to stop him."
"Oh of course not, but I consider it an honor to help you in any way."
Weiss hid her smile but hummed happily as she was finally able to work in peace. Her paper was almost done, she had someone to help at her side, and beside the annoyances their resident blondes were causing, everything was al-
"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late!"
Ruby came running over to join all her friends after staying behind to check up on her weapon. She quickly joined her sister and bandana-wearing friend in their conversation as she partook of a plate of cookies.
Weiss and the others stared in shock at the young leader's change in appearance. Blake gawked in surprise, "Uh, Ruby, are you okay?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Because you - um - you're kind of - how do I-"
"You're hair! What happened to your hair?!"
Ruby blinked in confusion before lightly pulling on her golden locks. She let go and tilted her head, "What do you mean?"
"You're blonde!" Nora added in with disbelief. Weiss was glad to see she wasn't going crazy, or if she was it wasn't in solidarity. The ginger jumped in her seat, "What happened?! You were so adorable with your little bob of red and black! Now you're a trashy blond like Jaune and Yang!"
"Pfft," Ruby scoffed, "Guys, like, what are you even talking about? I've always been blonde, 'member?"
"No you weren't!" Tenten searched for her Scroll before pulling it out, "See, your pictures have you with..." The bun-haired girl paused and garnered a few worried looks at her expression. She slowly turned her Scroll around to show a picture taken after their initiation where they all gathered together in celebration.
Ruby had blonde hair in the picture.
Suddenly Ruby, Yang, Naruto, and Jaune all laughed at exactly the same time. A sense of unease and dread filled the students' stomachs as they tried to lean away from the blondes, "Now-"
"-come-"
"-on-"
"-guys-"
"-you-"
"-are-"
"-being-"
"-ridiculous!"
They all laughed in unison again before standing up perfectly synchronized and walking out of the cafeteria together.
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"That...was terrifying."
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Usually Weiss liked to keep her bed tidy and neat, and rarely did she ever like the idea of someone sitting on it other than her without her expressed permission.
However considering the situation they were witnessing, Weiss couldn't help but feel relieved that Blake was huddled up on her bed beside her. Hell she was almost tempted to wrap her arms around the bow-wearing girl so they could cower in fear together at the unknown.
But not really. She was scared and confused, but she was still Weiss Schnee, and she didn't cuddle up with others.
The black and white teammates got as far into the wall as they could and tried to push even further in as they stared at the two sisters that talked like nothing had changed. Yang was pointing to something on her Scroll, and Ruby made a funny comment while her now golden hair bounced on her head. And still neither of them found the sudden change in hair color all that worrying. They were young, and if they felt like changing their hairstyle or color to express their identities then that was totally natural.
What Weiss and Blake found disturbing was the fact they had seen their leader not 30-minutes earlier still sporting her natural hair color before they went to the cafeteria. And even if that could be explained with some very effective and fast acting hair dye, her sudden change in demeanor and personality was less explainable.
"But then I was like-"
"And he was totally-"
"And then she was like-"
"No no no, I was totally-"
"Can you believe that?"
"I know!"
"What's happening?" Blake whispered, terror and fear laden in her voice as she shivered by the heiress' side. The black-clad girl looked up at her with eyes strangely akin to those of a terrified kitten, "Can we reverse it? Can we go back in time?"
"How am I supposed to fix this problem without understanding how it happened? And of course we can't go back in time."
"Then should we put them down." Weiss eyed her roommate oddly as Blake shrugged, "I think it'd be the humane thing to do considering the alternative is living your life as a vapid blonde stereotype."
She could see some semblance of logic in that extreme reaction.
"Why don't we try talking to them first?" Weiss proposed as they looked over to their golden-haired roommates, "Try to get a handle on...whatever this is."
"Fine...but I'm going to the bathroom first."
"You're ditching me and making me do all the talking, aren't you?"
"I never said that."
"It's all in your actions."
The heiress frowned at the back of the black-haired girl as she retreated into the bathroom for safety. Being left to deal with her teammates, Weiss sighed before turning in her bed, "Ruby? Yang?"
"Uh - yeah?"
"What's up gal?"
She had to repress the shiver going up her back. It was like a nightmare seeing them devolve like this, "I was just wondering when this little...phase was going to pass?"
"What you mean phase?"
"Yeah hoe, this is for life."
Weiss was shocked by their tone and language, as well as the fact they were talking to her while their attention was still on their Scrolls. She fumed and glared at the girls, "Yang I'm not saying you should change your hair color, but this attitude you have now is just childish! And Ruby, stop being petulant and change your hair back before your roots get damaged!"
The two sisters paused in their texting, looked over at her, then at each other, before simply laughing. Ruby sat up, "Oh Weiss, there's nothing to be worried about. This is all natural."
"I'm not sure what you think that word means but it definitely isn't this."
"No she's right, everything's fine." Yang nodded as the girls smiled, "We're all good Weiss."
"No it's not!"
"Yes, it is." Ruby said, her voice becoming much lower and her expression becoming more sinister, "Weiss, I'm not sure if you knew this, but I've always been blonde. The dark hair I had before was just a simply a disguise I rolled myself into believing. A facade you might say, to simply mask the truth that lies just beneath the surface."
Weiss blinked, "I...I didn't know you could construct a sentence that eloquent."
"Oh there is much you do not know Weiss," Yang said with a certain edge to her voice, "For example, did you know that everyone on Remnant is actually supposed to be blonde? Over time they tired to hide that fact with dyes and sun bleaching, but all things are supposed to be golden." The heiress leaned back in fright, "Now now, there's no reason to be so worried. We're just going to fix everything and make it right, like it's supposed to be."
"Well you're not dying my hair if that's what you're suggesting!"
"Oh Weiss..."
The heiress blinked and looked over in shock. Blake came walking out of the bathroom, flipping her now bright yellow locks over her shoulder with her new yellow bow as she smiled, "There's no reason to resist. Don't you remember...blondes have the most fun."
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"You know what," Weiss snapped up out of her bed and slowly snuck over to the door while keeping an eye on her roommates, "I've got to go check on Myrtenaster. I haven't done much upkeep on my sword in a while and that can't be expected of a Huntress like myself. So-"
"Oh Weiss," Ruby, Yang, and Blake stood beside each other as they eyed the heiress carefully, "Do you think there is anywhere left to go?" All three girls then pointed at her and let out such a ghastly wail that it sent a chill through every bone in her body.
Weiss opened and slammed the door behind her before they could get her. Her heart was beating in her chest before she ran to one of the neighboring doors. She pounded on it, "Pyrrha, open up! Something is seriously wrong with my team! Open up please!"
The door opened up and she felt a sense of relief, before she had to roll her eyes in exasperation when it was Jaune that answered the door. The blond leaned against the doorway, "Hey there Snow Angel, did you come over to visit?"
"I do not have time to deal with you! Where's Pyrrha?! I'm in desperate need of help from someone who is capable!"
"Hello Weiss. How can I help you?"
The proper girl looked on in horror as Pyrrha came over to her leader's side and drapped her arms around his chest, sporting her new yellow locks proudly. Weiss stepped back, "N-No-"
"Oh yes." Pyrrha nodded, "We're all changing for the better now."
"Yeah, come on Weiss!" Nora appeared at the door as well, bright yellow hair going down to her shoulders, "It's so much fun! Look even Ren likes it!"
Weiss looked further in and saw the green-clad boy standing in the middle of their room. His hair was yellow now too, however he looked almost traumatized as he looked up at her. His nose started bleeding, "Get out."
"Wha-"
"GET OUT!"
Weiss lurched back and ran down the hall, quickly following the message the boy was trying to get across. She sprinted down the hall as quickly as she could before she came upon two more blondes blocking her path.
Tenten and Kiba stared at her with blank eyes, "Come join the blonde side Weiss, forever and ever and ever."
"What is wrong with you?! Don't you see how wrong this all is?!"
The two looked between each other, a little more life returning to their eyes, before they shrugged, "Not really, it's just hair color."
"Yeah, we're still the same people. And we can just change back-"
"No you fools! You've become corrupted by the blonde hair!"
"That's right Princess," Naruto's mocking voice appeared behind her so quickly she could only flinch in horror. She looked up, seeing the whiskered boy smile as his blond hair appeared from under his bandana, "And it's time we got a handle on you too, don't you think?"
"No-"
"I wonder how it'll look when the SDC's heiress starts sporting gold. Oh I can't wait to see the fun-"
"HYAH!"
Sasuke came flying in and struck Naruto behind the head with a jumping kick. The whiskered blond went flying bodily through the hallway, Tenten and Kiba diving out of his path before the raven-haired boy landed. He turned around, showing his chest barely covered by his torn shirt before he offered his hand, "Come with me if you want to keep the ivory!"
She was silent. She just nodded and took his hand before she found herself being pulled away.
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"Everyone just started gaining blond hair before we could realize it. Their hair changed. Their personalities changed as well. Whoever they were before they went blond, was forfeited to the things they've become now - except for Tenten and Kiba who seem pretty unfazed by the whole thing."
"What about you?"
"I escaped before I could be infected. I had to fight tooth and nail in order to escape."
"Did they tear your shirt off?"
Sasuke looked down, "Uh...sure?" They stared at each other for a moment, "Do you want me to put something on?"
"I didn't say that."
"Anyway, we need to warn people about this epidemic. The CCT should still be operational right now, so if we can get a message out to the other Kingdoms about what's happening maybe they'll be able to help us." Weiss and Sasuke peeked around the corner of the hall to see if there were any blonde zombies blocking their path, "If we hurry we just might make it."
"Then come on."
"Wait, Weiss." Sasuke grabbed her wrist before she could run off, pulling her close into his chest and looking down into her eyes. The heiress seemed startled by how quickly she was pulled in, and also trying to ignore that her hands were currently placed against his...well, they were firm, "There's something I need to say to you, and if there's a chance this doesn't work and we don't make it-"
"B-But we're wasting precious time to reach the CCT and get the message out by doing this." Weiss pointed out, "Not that I don't appreciate what's happening, but-"
"Hey don't point out the little things." Sasuke petulantly stated before his roguish charm returned, "I just wanted to say that I admire how great you are and everything you do-"
"Should we be saying this out loud? What if everyone-"
"Can I please finish? I feel like I should be able to finish."
"But you're doing this now, in the open, loud enough for others to hear. The blondes are actually making their way over to us as we speak!"
"Well I just wanted to make my anguished declaration of love before I inevitably die sacrificing myself!"
"Why is that already predetermined?!"
"Weiss, do you know what the final girl is?"
"N-No."
"Well it should be obvious by the name that I'm not the one making it to the end of this thing."
"Well that's a bit pessimistic - Sasuke!"
Two hands settled on the teen's shoulders and pulled him away from Weiss. Sasuke looked up in horror at the two teachers that had such a tight hold on him.
"Now Mr. Uchiha there is no reason to resist. You should simply surrender and allow this to happen." Doctor Oobleck said in a tone and speed to match his usual rapid speech pattern. The only noticeable difference was the ridiculous mess of hair on his head was a striking yellow shade instead of its usual green.
"He's right my boy, just give in! It's quite exhilarating to have hair this shiny and filled with luster again!" Professor Port said, his hair and mustache now golden as well and seeming all the happier for the change, "In fact I haven't felt this alive since I was a younger lad, juggling the duties of being a prolific Huntsman and also a virile young lover. I rember once after I returned from a bountiful hunt that I came across a group of young ladies looking for quite a roaring good time-"
"Run Weiss! RUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!"
The heiress sprinted off, sadly abandoning the Uchiha to his fate as he screamed in agony. She was too afraid to look back to see if it was because he was being turned or if Port was still telling his story. Honestly she didn't know which one was worse for him.
The apparent sole survivor of Beacon ran through the academy as quickly as she could while avoiding the blonde zombies that tried to get in her path. Cardin and his group of little minions. The rabbit Faunus and her team of upperclassmen. She had to reach the CCT before it was too late.
Weiss made her way up the tower and reached the communication den before running to one of the consoles. She tried to turn it on but the screens refused to light up, "Come on! Why isn't this working?!"
"Because we already planned for someone to make their way up here, Ms. Schnee."
Weiss looked up to find two familiar figures walking out of the shadows. Well, one walked, while the other crawled along the ground like a subservient animal. Glynda stood proudly, an evil and vicious expression on her face as she snickered to herself. And Ozpin crawled up to her side, head hung in shame with his newly dyed hair covering his face. The teacher laughed, "Yes, it was I who was the mastermind behind all of this, Ms. Schnee! Hahahahaha!"
The young student wasn't sure where to focus her attention. Hesitantly she silently pointed at Ozpin's current position and tilted her head-
"Catharsis." Glynda answered the question she was going to ask, "Years of paperwork, taking care of students, molding minds, administrating punishments, making Beacon run like a well-oiled machine, and he sits back in that phallic looking chair sipping from his mug. I make a move to takeover the world and I'm going to let him sit back and bask in the glory? I don't think so."
"You turned everyone blonde and are going to take over the world...just to spite Ozpin?"
"No, spiting him is just an ancillary benefit to the plan." Glynda smiled dangerously, gripping her riding crop in glee as she chuckled through her teeth, "The purpose of this plan was complete and total world domination. I make everyone blonde, and they shall obey my whim. Then I shall spread that influence across all of Remnant, taking control of every Kingdom, and I...will be the Empress of this new world!"
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"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do you want to control the world?"
"Does it matter?"
"Yes!" Weiss cried, "And for that matter how in the world did you turn everyone in the school into a blonde?! Any why?! And why did most of their personalities change based on a simple physical change?! And why do you want to rule Remnant?! And now of all times?!"
"Seriously, why does any of that matter?"
"It all matters! Otherwise this is just a contrived, pointless plot that came out of nowhere! What's your motivation?! What's your plan?!" Weiss nearly pulled her hair out in frustration, "What's the point in any of this?! It doesn't make any sense!"
"Oh, Ms. Schnee, you should no better than to cause such a ruckus."
The elevators behind her dinged and the doors slid open to reveal the people packed inside them. Weiss paled in horror, slowing stepping backwards as they started to make their way out.
"You'll draw too much attention to yourself."
"No." Weiss tried to run but found her arms grabbed before she could escape, "No!" Yang and Blake held her in place as she struggled against their grip. She was surrounded and had nowhere left to go, "NOOOOOOOOO-"
Ruby came up from behind her and bit her neck.
"-OWWW! RUBY!"
"Ruby, that's not how we do this."
"Yeah, we change her by dyeing her hair. There's no biting necessary."
"Oh, right." The young Huntress laughed nervously, "Sorry I really got caught up in the moment." She pulled out some hair dye and some foil for her hair and started to the process.
"NO! NO! MY ROOTS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"
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"NOOOOOO!"
"AGH!"
"W-WHAT?!"
"WHAT HAPPENED?!"
The girls of Team RWBY woke up in a start after their teammate suddenly started screaming in her sleep. The girls blinked in shock and tried to look around to comprehend what had happened before they looked to Weiss. The heiress was sitting up in her bed, clutching her covers tightly as her chest heaved and her cheeks were covered in sweat from her nightmare.
"Weiss, you okay?" Blake rubbed her eyes.
"Why scream?" Ruby dropped back into her pillow, "I was having the best sleep ever."
"Wow, you don't ever see Weiss having nightmares." Yang noted with a chuckle as she yawned and stretched her arms, "What's wrong princess? Did you see something scary or...Weiss?"
"Cleansed." The Schnee heiress whispered, an electric razor in her hand as her frantic eyes looked up at Yang's hair, "You must be cleansed of your evil."
"W-Weiss, put down the razor before you-"
"I will free you!"
The white blur attacked the yellow boxer and they tussled on her bed before falling over onto the floor. Ruby and Blake stared on in silence as their teammates battled and fought each other for victory. Weiss continued to babble like a mad woman as Yang cursed and fought back with eyes burning red.
Ruby scratched her cheek meekly, "Um, you don't think this has something to do with that B-Movie horror marathon I made her watch with me last night, do you?"
"You won't become a mindless blonde bimbo zombie on my watch!"
"Who you calling bimbo?!"
Blake nodded, "Yep."
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Done
Little background for this. Originally I wanted to make more dream chapters in conjecture with the Ruby dream chapter from the main series, but after a while I decided against it. So instead I thought I might add them to this story instead.
I want to do one for Blake and Yang too. Blake I already have an idea, and I find it really funny, but I'm blanking on Yang. If you have any fun ideas, don't be afraid to offer them.
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