The six stood their in shock, seeing as Professor Oobleck was the one they were shadowing.
Koan dropped to his knees "Noooooooooo~"
"Professor Oobleck" Weiss said in shock
"Yes, I'm afraid those bags wont be necessary, Girls, like your friends there" Oobleck said gesturing to Alex and Koan
"Perk of dimension hopping you travel light" Alex said.
"Seeing as you've opted to shadow a huntsmen on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you we will not be setting up a base of operations, rather we will be traveling several miles of hazardous wasteland, and making camp in any inhabitable location we stumble upon. I've packed all our essentials myself provided the air course and readied the airship,. And it's, Dr. Oobleck I didn't earn a PhD for fun thank you very much." Oobleck stated
"Uhh..."Weiss said confused.
Then Oobleck said "Come no children, according to my schedule, we are already three minutes behind schedule." Oobleck stated before racing off towards the bullhead
"Well, alright then looks like were going on a world-saving mission with Dr. Oobleck" Ruby said trying to stay enthusiastic "...Okay, yeah, when you say it out loud, it sound's worse."
"Save the world?!" Nora's voice came out of nowhere
They turned to team JNPR as Nora continued, "Your going on a world saving mission without us? I'm hurt and sad! Maybe a little hungry? that last one's not my fault, though, Ren"
Ren crossed his arm as Jaun replied "Sounds exciting, where are ya going"
"Oh, just outside the kingdom" Ruby replied
"Hey!, so are we " Nora replied
Pyrrha then added "Ren and Nora wanted to shadow a sheriff of a nearby village."
"We set out tomorrow" Ren said
Then Neptune and sun cut in" Then you can party with us tonight. Were shadowing a crime specialist. all inner city detective stuff. we get junior badges."
"Ooooooh" Jaun mused stars in his eye's
"We normally go to the city with you guys which means stuff's always exploding and junk" Sun began
"Hey, stuff blowing up all the time helps build character" Alex said
"We thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's, y'know, normal." Sun said
"Well-"
"Four minutes lady's and gentlemen" Oobleck sounded off in the distance cutting ruby off
An awkward silence followed until Ruby decided to speak "Well, uh, wish us luck."
The friends parted ways RWBY Alex and Koan boarded the bullhead before flying off
"So, you guy's ever flown in anything like this before?" Yang asked
"The plumbers mostly use faster then light ship, for space travel, there kind of similar to this but way faster." Alex said
"Cool" Ruby and yang said
Yang turned to Oobleck "You know I guess i just never saw you as much of a fighter."
"I admit I fancy myself as more of an intellectual but i can assure you, as a huntsmen, I've had my fair share of tussles."
"Like the mushrooms?" Ruby asked
"Those are truffles" Blake replied
Ruby then asked "Like the sprout"
"Those are Brussels." Yang replied
"Besides, given my expertise in the field of history, as well as my dabbling's in the archaeological surveys, Our dear headmaster saw it fit to assign me to this particular, assignment." Oobleck said
"What does history have to do with this?" Weiss asked
"Everything history is a crucial part of every day life. It is written so that it wont be repeated. It's like being taught a lesson in life you do something wrong then you learn from those mistakes and improve so that it doesn't happen again. Providing us with the knowledge we need to persevere and avoid the mistakes of our ancestors." Alex said
"Well said Mr Fissure, History is the very backbone of our society. And the Liver and probably the Kidneys If i were to wager." Oobleck stated
"And that means?..."Weiss asked
"The south east quadrant outside of vale is home to wild forest and deep caves, but, it is also the location to one of the kingdoms grates failures"Oobleck said
"Mountain Glenn"Ruby replied
"Thats right, it was an expatiation of Vale, but in the end, it was overrun by the grimm and fenced off from the rest of the city"Oobleck said
Oobleck replied "Correct And now it stands, abandoned as a dark reminder."
"And a likely place for a hideout" Blake added
"For the white fang" Alex added
"Precisely" Oobleck stated.
Arriving at the ruin the Bullhead hovered off the ground, the six dropped down tot he ground and the Bullhead flew off. Everyone had their weapons and morpher drawn except Oobleck.
The ruined city brought back an unpleasant memory of when Bellwood back when the Incursions invaded.
Then Oobleck said "Lady's and Gentlemen, you may still be students, but as of this moment, your first mission as a Huntress and Huntsmen has begun. From this point forward you need to do exactly as i say. Do you understand?"
They all nodded Oobleck's eyes snapped to Ruby, "Ruby, I thought i told you to leave all your bag's back at school"
"But, uh you hadn't told us to listen to you yet... So I didn't" Ruby said
"Shes not wrong. Very well Ruby leave your bag here and we can pick it up on upon our return." Oobleck replied
Ruby then began to stutter "But i whaa"
"Young lady what in the world could you possibly have in that bag that could be so important for you to bring it-" Zwei the pooped his head out of the bag
"Zwei!" Alex said
"She brought the dog?" Koan said
"Get back in the bag" Ruby whispered to Zwei who merely barked in response.
"Oh ruby" Alex said
Oobleck began"Where here to investigate an abandoned urban Jungle teaming with death and hostility and you brought, a dog?" Oobleck said
Alex and Koan both looked at each other 'crap' they both thought
"I-uhh" Ruby stuttered.
"Genius!" Oobleck cried out grabbing Zwei "Canines are historically known for their perceptive noses and heightened sense of smell making them excellent companions for a hunt such as ours!"
Ruby said "I'm a genius"
The others just face palmed
"So what are your orders, Doctor" Blake asked
"Ah! Yes! straight to the chase, I like it" Oobleck said dropping Zwei "As you may have been informed the southeast area has been marked as a recent hotspot for Grimm activity. Now their are several possibility for explanations for this behavior. One of which being, Grimm "
"Uhh, what?" Ruby asked
"Grimm, a creature of Grimm approximately 100 yards from us at this very moment" Oobleck stated
"What" yang said
Alone Beowolf was crossing by, everyone drew their weapons followed by a white and crimson Flash Koan Hissed in his Terroranchula form a large spider like creature with the body of a silverfish, four pincers, with one claw present on each and a silver colored exoskeleton the lower back of the head and legs are covered in brown hair, his eye's are red with a reptile like head and an open mouth smile.
S.P.D shadow ranger grasped the handle of the shadow saber
His ranger suit is primarily black with Bluish silver armor outlined in red. A silver badge with S.P.D on it rested on his belt, shoulders and helmet his torso armor had red lines forming a 100 with the 1 leading down his right leg, his gloves had metal coating around the fingers his his visor resembled that of a sharp H.
"Stop" Oobleck said to them
"Huh" Blake replied
"There are a number of reasons why Grimm would congregate in this particular most likely of which would be their attraction to negativity. Sadness, envy, loneliness, hatred all qualities that are likely held by our hidden group harboring i'll intent." Oobleck stated
"So, what now?"Ruby asked
"We wait, we track, if the specimen leads us to it's pack that pack may subsequently lead us to our prey." Oobleck said
"How long do we wait?" Blake asked
"It's uncertain, hours, days, weeks why lone grimm have been known to stay isolated from the pack for months- And theirs the whole pack" True to his words the whole Beowolf pack emerged from the ruins.
"What?" Weiss said in shock
"Weiss be quiet" Koan said
"And now they've seen us." Oobleck stated
"What!?" Weiss said in alarm
"AND NOW THEY'VE SEEN US"Oobleck yelled
"I take it tracking is out of the question" Ruby said
"An accurate assumption, yes" Oobleck stated
"What's the plan then?" Yang asked
"Lock and load" Shadow ranger said drawing his shadow saber gripping the blade in both hands taking a battle stance
"Agreed" Oobleck said
"Cover your ear's Zwei" Ruby said Zwei following the instruction
"Let's do this" Koan said
Yang charged forward intercepting the first of the grimm instantly dropping the creature of darkness without hesitation six beowolves hot on her heels, Koan leapt down from above trapping the Grimm within his webbing before slamming down on them with enough force to break their backs in two.
Blake and shadow ranger stood of to the side shadow ranger faced the Grimm with his arms crossed while Blake stood with her back to them "you ready?" He asked turning his head towards her as the Grimm barreled towards them
"Always" Blake replied activating her semblance dodging a lunging Beowolf using a shadow clone cleaving the creature of darkness in half as she back flipped away slashing another across it's mask with Gambol shrouds sheath knocking it into the air before using one of her shadow clones to propel herself forward cutting the Grimm in two.
Shadow ranger cut down two Grimm mid pounce spin kicking a Beowulf into the one behind it, before slashing the creature across the chest in an X, slamming his fist directly into the forehead cracking the mask and launching the Grimm back into a concrete wall an audible crack sounding as it's life ended
"Time to go to work" Shadow ranger said rushing to meet the hoard
Weiss flipped through the air delivering numerous slashes to a Beowulf, before rushing forward in her signature style unleashing a tornado of death against the oncoming Grimm cutting four down at once.
Ruby, opened fire on the oncoming pack each round finding their mark (all the while Zwei was happily chasing his tale) Ruby ripped Crescent Rose blade from the earth, using the recoil from a shot to propel herself towards the final Beowulf with a mighty battle cry she cut the creature of Grimm in two.
"Heh, piece of cake" Ruby sated standing triumphantly over the Grimm along side her friends
"Do not celebrate yet, for i am certain this is the first bout of many. Shall we continue?"
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'Yang perspective'
"Tell me yang why did you chose this line of work" Oobleck asked me
"Huh?" I responded turning to face him." Well, to fight monsters and sa-"
Oobleck interrupted " No, that is what you do, I want to know why you do it. The honest reason as to why you want to be a huntress."
I then answered" The honest reason, I'm a thrill seeker. I wanna travel the world and get wrapped up in as many crazy adventures as i can. And if I help people along the way that's even better. It's a win-win, y'know."
"I see" Oobleck said
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'Weiss perspective'
"And you miss Schnee, a girl born into fame and fortune such as yourself certainly doesn't need the extra work. So, why choose this over a cushy job at Atlas" Oobleck asked.
I answered, "It's exactly as you said, I'm a Schnee. I have a legacy to uphold. Once I realized I was capable at fighting, there was no longer a question of what i would do with my life, It was my duty."
Oobleck replied "Interesting"
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'Blake's perspective'
"What about you, Blake? you seem to carry yourself with a sense of purpose" Oobleck asked
I answered, "There's too much wrong in the world to just stand by and do nothing. Inequality, corruption, someone has to stop it."
"Very well how?" Oobleck asked
I began to hesitate "I...Uh"
"Hmm." Oobleck replied
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'Alex perspective'
I had just finished of the last of a Beowulf pack and de-morphed when Oobleck approached me "Tell me, what made you want to be a huntsmen, Alex? what is it you want to accomplish here."
"I've seen my fair share of the worst Man kind can dish out, I once watched as my home face it's darkest hour, where everything we were everything we had accomplish, could be taken away, Where danger didn't come from the ground where we walk but from above.
There were others like me, others who stood against these threats who in the past laid down there lives in the defense of others, what i do I do to honer the sacrifice they made. I feel it's my responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
"Why do you feel that YOUR the one to have to do this" Oobleck asked me
"I'm not in it to prove anything. I do this because it's what i believe is right, and in the end isn't that all anyone can ask of you." I said
"That is rather noble of you, so keep at it then." He said turning to Koan "What about you Mr Seinaruyami."
"I do it for the same reason, Alex and I... we've both lost more then life has given us. I'd follow him straight to hell and back. No matter what, if we're needed we'll always be there to fight the good fight." Koan said
'Back to regular perspective'
"Thank you, both of you" he said walking off towards Ruby who was playing with Zwei with a... whole roast chicken.
"Where did she get that?" Koan asked
"I have no idea, I kinda stopped asking those kind of questions a long time ago" Alex responded
She then noticed Doctor Oobleck standing there and put away the chicken and replied "Sorry! Uhh, are we ready to keep going."
"No, I believe that will have to do for today. It's going to be dark soon" Oobleck said as he threw his bedroll off to the side turning to Weiss, Blake, Yang and Koan. "You four set up camp in that building. Oh, and please make sure that there are no more of those creatures."
He then turned to Alex and Ruby "Your leader, Mentor and I are going to secure the perimeter."
"Come on Ruby, Alex" He said while walking away
With that Ruby and Alex Followed doctor Oobleck, up to a ridge line over looking the city, A heard of Goliath's Elephant like Grimm in the distance.
"Whoa" Ruby whispered
Then ruby asked "What is that, It look's awesome."
"Their Goliath's Ruby" Alex answered walking up next to her
Ruby then replied "Let's kill it." Drawing Crescent Rose
"Save your ammo Their out of range" Alex said
"Alex is right, at this distance your rifle would merely agitate them." Oobleck said
Ruby then asked "But what if they attack us."
Then Oobleck answered "Fret not, those Goliath's are not concerned with us. "
Oobleck turned to them and continued " You see, not every Grimm is mindless. Or rather not every Grimm is mindless anymore. You see, the Grimm you see before you are so powerful, so superior to the grimm you've fought, That they've undoubtedly lived for hundreds of years. And in that time between killing humans, and attacking our borders, they've done one important thing They've learned. They've learned that when they attack our border's they are most likely to die, and what we lack in strength we make up for in will. And that killing one Human, will only bring more."
"So why are they so close to the city" Alex asked
Ruby the follow'd up "Yeah, what are they doing?"
Oobleck answered "Waiting"
As Oobleck began to walk away Ruby asked "Doctor Oobleck?"
"Hmm" He asked turning to face her
"I was wondering-" Ruby began to ask but Oobleck cut her off
"wondering why I've been interrogating your teammates along you and your friend Alex"
"A-actually, I was wondering... why did you want to become a huntsmen?" Ruby asked
"Look around and tell me what you see." Oobleck asked
"Lot's of old building's, Uhh, empty streets." Ruby said
"I see lives that could have been saved. As a huntsmen, it is my job to protect the people, and although, I am capable of doing it with traditional weaponry. I believe I can make a much larger impact if i do it with my mind. As a teacher, I am able to take knowledge, the most powerful weapon of all, and place it into the hands of every student that passes through my classroom. I look at this wasteland and i see live that could've been saved. But I also see an opportunity; an opportunity to study these ruins and learn from this tragedy, Become stronger, I am a huntsmen, Because thee is nothing else in this world i'd rather be. Oobleck explained, before walking off.
'To be continued'