Chapter 10
AN: Okay, I made a mistake with one of my spellings and already deleted the last chapter to make room. The Emperor's name is supposed to be Hakuoro, not Hakuo. I do apologize for that mistake for any fans of the Utawarerumono series.
Back at the fight in the city, many zombies try to get into the city despite the rocky wall made by Amber. In the city, Team FAME and Winter set up the traps before the last of the trains leave along with Nicholas Schnee. The second whistle sounded to signal the second train leaving as it heads out with multiple passengers. In the south, Winter filled in her grandfather in on what exactly what is going on as she set up some mines in the plaza.
"Let me get this straight:" Nicholas tries to piece stuff together while watching Winter work, "You're saying that we're in some other galaxy after you and the rest of the family, except Jacques, appeared on some planet, turns out it was some part of some mad scientist's scheme, and now we're on some moon full of undead?"
"Correct." Winter set up a few more plasma mines on the street.
Nicholas is a bit more confuse on the situation. But he realizes, "Wait, you said that the mad scientist had clones of himself based on what your sister said. Are you a clone? Am I a clone? Is everyone else clones?"
Winter stops what she is doing and thinks about it what she never thought about. She looks at her grandfather, "I never thought about that."
"How long have everyone had been on the moon?"
"A month." Winter replies.
"You've all been trapped on one of the moons for a month and never thought about it? But I guess the mere thought about it must've been too terrifying for you and everyone else."
Winter states, "But since our semblances are still the same, guess that means we're not."
"Except that our semblances are genetic so it could be possible."
Before they can continue with their conversation, a few hell planes are see and do a kamikaze run as they ram right into the earth wall and cause it to collapse. Many of the different zombies come in as the dust plume climbs higher and they charge in. Winter and Nicholas see the zombies coming in in droves as some of the Kabane Zombies jump in and try to attack anything they can find.
"Fall back!" Winter shouts, "Fall back!"
Winter and Nicholas fly back to head towards the station.
Winter radios, "The zombies have broken through! Finish your traps and retreat towards the train station!"
"Got it!/Roger!" everyone says via the radio function.
The zombies come in as the Solanum Zombies and Kabane Zombies rampage across the city. However, the Solanum Zombies started to fall first as junk turrets do precisive head shots on them. The Kabane Zombies exploded into pieces by the mines and rocket turrets and claymores close by. Yet it is a little harder as their cold grey skin act similar to armor but explosions do make some short work on them despite the hardness. The third whistle is heard at the train station as the third train leaves. Many of the zombies hear the whistle all the way back at the ruined gates.
Over at the station, many humanoids with animal traits are boarding the fourth and last train out of the city. But it's not just an ordinary train. It is a Hayajiro, an extremely heavily armored train that is also running on a McRucky Engine, which is a specialize steam engine with innovative vapor compression, that allows high output power to move the Hayajiro. Not to mention bigger and wider than normal trains, including the cars.
On the top of this mobile fortress, Eren Jager, from Attack on Titan, wearing his Scout Regiment uniform, shouts with his cupped hands, "THIS IS THE LAST TRAIN OUT OF TUSKURU! WE NEED TO GET ON BOARD AND PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE!"
Team FAME is waiting close to one of the boxcars in the middle as everyone else hastily get aboard before the zombies come and overrun the station.
Yet Mercury looks over and sees a giant black and white bird with a white tiger getting on board in the back boxcars with a teenage version of Aruru from Utawarerumono riding on the tiger. "Is that a tiger and a giant bird?" he asks.
The girls looked over and see them get aboard.
"Holy shit." Emerald is amazed that such beasts are coming aboard. "Those are some amazing pets."
"We're here!" Winter runs up along with Nicholas.
"About timing." Cinder says.
The six board the train as the whistle blows to signal its departure. The Hayajiro moves slowly at first before picking-up speed like any train should. Back in the city, explosions can be heard along with gunfire, laser fire, rocket fire and screams of the damn being heard for nearly miles. Their body parts and blood are scattered across that stain the city red and black with smoke everywhere along with many wooden structures being caught on fire from the explosions. Back on the peaks of the mountains, the disgusting old man sees the Hayajiro leave and headed east along the tracks. He cackles and coughs as the last train leaves.
Some of the Solanum Zombies charge at the moving trains yet machinegun turrets from Fallout 4 were set up and fires at them without any of them ramming the Hayajiro as it picks-up more speed and outruns the zombies.
On the Hayajiro, Team FAME, Winter and Nicholas are glad that they made it aboard. They can fly, but prefer to stick with the train because they wish to meet this Hakuo. Despite the fact they flew over the city, they haven't met the man nor seen him. The people on board sigh in relief with only a small number of casualties in the tenths rather than in the hundreds. But that is when Winter receives the radio call from Ruby.
Winter walks away, "I'll be right back." She heads towards the corner to talk.
"Goddamn." Mercury sits on the floor while leaning against the wall. "I was not expecting super zombies."
"I agree." Amber says as she stands and leans against the wall next to Mercury. "But this world is called, Apocalyptica and Cinder did say we should be prepared for anything."
"I did." Cinder has her arms crossed, "Yet we haven't seen the Black Box Hunter. My guess is that he or she must be commanding the zombies somewhere at a safe distance and is confident that they will bring destruction while not being at the battle itself. Even though the zombies are slow and dumb, with the exception of a few that we encountered."
Emerald looks around and sees many of the demi-humans that are happy to be alive or sad because they lost their home or lost their friends or loved ones. Yet what draws her attention is all the animalistic ears and tails and even noticed that some people have wings on their ears. "Just what kind of people are they?" she asks. "They look like Faunus from Mistral but they aren't. A Faunus with both animal traits such as ears and tails are rare, but there seem to be a lot of them. I just noticed that now."
"They could be from another world that is different from our own." Nicholas suggests as he looks around while explaining. "They could be from a world where people with both animal traits or rather something akin to that. I don't know much about other worlds but that is my guess."
"Hey." a woman with cat ears approach, "Thank you for saving us. I don't remember seeing you lot before and I've memorized everyone back at the capital. Even though you are strangers, you helped us. Thank you."
Nicholas smiles, "It is no problem, ma'am. We do what we need to do to help those in need."
The woman smiles, "I'm glad."
Back in the corner, Winter says, "Understood." with everyone else on the radio and hangs up. She approaches her group and says, "I just received information about the situation we are in."
Team FAME and her grandfather listen to what Winter has to say.
"Apparently the Black Box Hunters came from the sun and turns out that killing them will cause the sun to go nova when they die. In other words, they sun will go nova far sooner since two of the Black Box Hunters were killed."
Mercury gives a sarcastic, "Gre-eat." before speaking normally, "Like we don't have enough problems already."
"Excuse me." Eren approaches along with Armin and Mikasa, "You six need to come with us. Emperor Hakuoro wishes to talk to you."
"We'll come along." Winter says.
Team FAME, Nicholas and Winter follow Eren, Armin and Mikasa through the train cars as they pass by many different people and some cargo. Along the way, they meet up with Frank and Karl as they see Frank outside of his power suit and a few soldiers. Many of the soldiers give Winter and her group a salute as they pass by. Then they come across Aruru with her tiger Mukkuru as well as Kokopo with Rulutieh. Mukkuru growls at Cinder, Mercury and Emerald in a threatening manner.
Emerald steps back, "What is up with your tiger!?"
Aruru says, "That's because Mukkuru doesn't really trust strangers. I'm sorry."
Rulutieth looks at the six and notices the black boxes on their arms. "Excuse me, but are you from one of the moons?" She points at the black boxes, "Because you have those black box things like what Lord Hakuoro has."
"We are." Winter says with a nod. "But if you'll excuse us."
Winter and her group keep on following Eren's group until they made it to the back of the train to the last cart. Yet they stopped at the door to the next car as Eren turns around and says to Winter's group.
"Emperor Hakuo is on the other side." He steps out of the way. "You may head in."
Mikasa and Armin move out of the way to let Winter's group in.
"Thank you." Winter gives them a salute.
"Is that a salute?" Armin asks.
"It is. It's a salute from our world."
The six head inside and enter into a room that looks similar to a tiny, wooden throne room of some Far Eastern palace or fort with Japanese-style furnishings, tatami mats, and a wooden chair that is similar to a throne where there is a tall and handsome man with a slender build. He has dark blue hair that reaches just above his shoulders and dark eyes. His clothing consists mainly of a white Kimono with a blue trim, blue pants, and a pair of brown boots. He wears a strange white mask on his face with horns with strange markings on the forehead of the mask. The mask doesn't cover the lower part of his face to reveal his cheeks, mouth and chin.
On his right is a man sitting next to him that has pointy, elf-like animal ears along with wearing white pants that droop downward. The ends of his pants are brown and the rest of his pants are cream/off white. He wears a sash hanging in front of his crotch with a red symbol on it. He has bandage wraps covering his ankles and his shoes are red boots with bandages covering the middle of his foot. His short consist of a brown sleeveless top with a silver choker-collar. His fingerless gloves are brown with sliver cuffs on the top. His hair is brown and spiked up and his ears are perked upward and have serious brown eyes glaring at them. He has two swords being held with a belt on the back of his pants.
On his left is another man sitting next to him that wears a red cloak with white double trimming while also having greyish-colored hair and dark green eyes. Underneath his cloak are loose fitting red matching pants that also have white trimming that fall right below his knees. He wears large grey/white shields on his shoulder and a very large navy blue collar. He wears brown fingerless gloves as well as brown bandages covering his legs. His shoes are grey armored boots. On his back is a large Voulge, a type of polearm with a large blade on it.
"Hello there." the figure in the center greets them. "I am Emperor Hakuoro of Tuskuru."
The man to his right says, "My name is Oboro." he speaks in a hostile tone. "I am general of Tuskuru's forces." Oboro is very suspicious and a bit hot blooded.
"My name is Benawi." the man on the left speaks in a more calm tone. "I am supreme commander of Tuskuru's forces." Benawi is more calm and collective than Oboro.
Winter speaks in military fashion and salutes, "My name is, Winter Schnee. I am the leader of this group you see here that is meant to be an emissary from Rooster Teeth to negotiate an evacuation of this solar system."
Oboro looks puzzled, "What type of name is Rooster Teeth?"
Winter looks down and sighs, "Don't ask."
"I'm Cinder Fall. Leader of Team FAME."
"Mercury."
"Name's Emerald."
"Amber Autumn."
"And I'm Nicholas Schnee. Winter's grandfather."
Benawi takes a good look at Nicholas' armor and equipment while also noticing that he may appear younger. "You're awfully spry for a grandfather."
Nicholas chuckles, "You really think so?"
Hakuoro speaks, "What is this evacuation of the solar system you speak of?"
Winter tells the story about Black Box Hunters from the sun, which is what she got from Team RWBY, along with the incident that happened back on Rooster Teeth. She tells them that the Black Box Hunters are looking for anyone with black boxes in order to keep the sun going and preventing it from becoming nova. She also tells that if killed, they will produce black boxes just like the ones she and her team have, along with information about Protoss Arkships. But the worst news is that the sun will go nova sooner if all the Black Box Hunters die.
Oboro jumps up, "Wait a minute!" he says in shock. "Are you saying that killing those things will cause the sun to go out!?"
"With all of us too." Cinder added.
Benawi understands, "That would explain it. That would explain why there are so many undead on this world even though they are supposed to be on Zom."
"Indeed." Winter nod, "One of them is related to diseases known as, Covid Viral. Including those that involve the undead."
Oboro and Benawi gasp and are shocked to hear this revelation.
"I see." Hakuoro looks at his black box for a moment before he says, "Thank you for the information. And thank you for helping me with setting the traps to slow them down. We are in your debt." He bows his head.
Oboro, despite being stubborn, bow his head in gratitude alongside Benawi.
Emerald speaks her mind, "There is something I've been wondering: Where is this train going?"
"This Hayajiro is heading towards Yamato." Benawi explains. "It is an extremely powerful nation further east across the Taberu Kami Mountains and pass the Sasayaku Kaze Wastelands. It will be a long trip to reach, even at top speeds. Once there, we'll be safe."
Oboro goes, "Tch! As if we could." He is upset, "If we're dealing with madmen with those black boxes, I highly doubt we will be." He looks at Hokuoro, "Brother, we should make a plan against those fiends. Who knows what they're gonna do next."
Back on Isekai, Dios Diablos is planning to make a move yet is still thinking on what to do with the newcomers in a cave far north, away from everything. He sits on a bunch of rocks while pondering with his chin on his intertwining fingers. Through his vision, he is looking at the pictures and videos of every Isekai character and series ever known. He looks at everything yet cannot find any information on Ruby or her team. He looks at a video via his vision and sees Ruby pointing her Crescent Rose at him and pause it.
'What am I going to do?' he asks himself in thought. 'How am I supposed to fight against someone like her?'
While in thought, a swirling portal of red, purple and pinkish energies open before him. Covid Viral comes forth with a disgusting smile on his face before the portal closes.
"What do you want, old man?" Dios speak in a subtle hostile tone, "I'm busy."
"I understand that you ran away and had to hide." Covid cackles at Dios' misfortune.
"Are you just here to tease me?" he glares at Covid.
"No. I thought you will be willing to make a deal with the Four."
Dios close his eyes, "Oh please. Like I would ever stoop so low to ask one of your disgusting gods. I am stronger than them."
"Yet you got injured. Twice."
Dios opens his eyes to glare and gives a growl.
Covid laughs, "But you would be interested in using any of the Daemons of the Warp. They maybe ugly, but they would make you look more beautiful than you are."
Dios gaze downwards, "Tell me; is there any of the Four that appreciates beauty and the arts? I know we had millennias of getting to know each other, but you disgust me, and I could've asked."
Covid grins, "Indeed. Slaanesh is the one you want. Not only it has an appreciation of beauty, but also any form of art you can do on those 'little girls' that showed up. I mean do whatever you want to them and you will gain more power in Slaanesh's name."
Dios starts to grin himself and looks at his left hand while doing a squeezing motion, "Oh I would love that. First, I'm gonna break, rape and torture her friends as that red scythe girl watches before ripping their black boxes off their broken, mindless corpses. Then I'm gonna do to her ten times worse to make her regret and make her into a slave as I mercilessly break her mind." His left hand clenches into a fist, "Now that would be exciting." Dios smiles with glee with such dark thoughts on what he is gonna do to Team RWBY.
Over at Mutag, in the Scion Shredder's palace, deep below in some sort of lab, the Scion Shredder is looking at the progress of a small empty pool before him as he stands at the edge while wearing the Kuro Kabuto rather than his own helmet. There are four pods at the edges of the pool with one containing the Utrom Shredder still in ice, the corpse of the 2012 Mutant Shredder in another. Another contains the corpse of the Tengu Shredder while the other contains the Cyber Shredder in some sort of electronic containment pod that holds it in place. Two more pods show up as the robotic Foot Ninjas bring in by suspended chains. One contains the body of the 1991 Live-Action Film Mutant Shredder and the other contains the Clone Shredder from Mirage Comics. Shade Nightmare watches with glee as the Scion Shredder does his work.
"It is time!" Scion Shredder speaks.
One of the mutants pulled a switch as mechanical machines appear at the bottom of the pods. Once connected, the pods produce electrical sparks at the top of them that scattered across the room with the bodies of the different Shredders liquefying with mutagen filling the pool. The liquids of the pods are added into it. The Scion Shredder jumps into the pool to become something...much worse. While in the pool, his body twists and burns the chemicals he is bathing in transforms him from the inside out. After fifteen minutes of agony and transformation, the Scion Shredder emerges with his right fist raised above and laughing in the voice of Scottie Ray, who did the voice of the 2003 Shredder.
He emerges twelve feet tall, the points of the Kuro Kabuto are set a flame with green flames, having a bulky and muscular body with mutagen coursing through his veins. His tekko-kagi have fused to his flesh with the spikes of his armor being more twisted and disfigured. His eyes glow bright red while fused with dark magic. Despite his new form, he still maintains his armor yet have hook-like talons on his boots and the chest piece has the symbol of the Three-Toed Dragon, the symbol of the Foot Clan yet glows red. The Scion Shredder has become, The Ultimate Shredder! This type of Shredder has become stronger with mutant abilities, able to use dark magic at his finger tips, and able to control cyber space. An unholy fusion of mutations, magic and technology.
TO BE CONTINUED!