Snippet 40 / Challenge 6

Summer Rose, Huntress and QUEEN of the Pirates?!

Genre: Humor/Adventure/Family

Pairs: None (up to your choice), Implied Bitch and Bastard

Parody: RWBY/One Piece

AU-Type: Canon-eqsue AU

Tags: BAMF!Summer Rose, Both Ozpin and Salem are equally douchebags, Scumbag!Schnees, Summer gets the last laugh on everyone, Mature!Jaune, Mature!Ruby, Slight digs at Blake, Willow has a past in the Atlas Military in this AU

Summer Rose's disappearance was one of the world's mysteries that Ruby frantically wanted to solve. It was always on the back on her mind even when training or doing anything else. It was her drive to keep living, just to solve this mystery. This is what led her deep into Emerald Forest one early Saturday morning. She was not alone on his as she had brought Jaune, Penny, and Yang. She trusted these three to aid in this secretive side-hobby of hers. Yang was mostly in for Ruby's sake and was worried she would run herself ragged like Blake had previously.

"We're here." Ruby said putting her scroll away. "Thanks Penny for hacking into the CCT to get me the information."

"It was actually much too easy, Ruby." Penny chirped as Ruby examined the seemingly ordinary tree stump.

"Jaune, it's metallic and I see a slit. Can you use Crocea Mors to pry it open?" Ruby asked as Jaune unsheathed his sword.

Jaune give a nod and gently forced the "lid" of the stump open to reveal projector and a lever. Confused, Ruby flipped it as the ground shook causing the projector to rise emitting a bright light into the sky strong enough for all to see across Remnant as a video began to play.

It showed the landscape of Atlas at a port town where there was a giant execution platform. A crowd had gathered around as they were about to witness an event unlike any other. However, there were a few familiar faces.

"Hey, isn't that Weiss?" Ruby pointed out to the solider standing near the platform.

"No, she looks older. Maybe a realtive." Yang said quietly observed.

A pair of Atlas soldiers escorted Summer Rose down that street in shackles. Despite this, Summer had a shit-earning grin on her face despite she was obviously going to get executed.

Ruby's eyes went wide as she saw her mother in shackles and Yang's eyes were glued to watching. Back at the Beacon, Ozpin spat out his coffee at what she was seeing as the students and teachers watched in shock.

"Destiny, Fate, Dreams, these unstoppable ideals are held deep in the heart of man; as long as there are people who seek freedom in this life; these things shall not vanish from Remnant." Summer thought as she walked down that road as if it were a parade.

The viewers could actually hear her thoughts much to their surprise.

She arrived at the stairs leading up to the execution platform as Willow asked if she had any last requests.

"I have one, Willow. Mind taking these off? They chafe." Summer joked.

"Real jovial for someone who's about to die." Willow said with a glare.

"I can accept death, but can you?" Summer shot back as she walked up the platform before sitting cross-legged.

Willow snarled storming up and taking up one of the lances preparing to execute him alongside Ironwood. Quiet had descended across the town, but then someone spoke up.

"Hey, Pirate Queen, tell us where the hell you hid your treasure? Is it hidden in the isles near Menagerie or someplace else? The Grimm Line, maybe?!" A bear faunus laborer yelled out.

"You there? Shut the hell up!" Willow snarled.

"You found it, didn't you? The legendary treasure said to make he or she who has it the most powerful being of the seas! Riches beyond one's dreams!" The laborer screamed. "The Maiden's Peak!"

Treasure? This got Roman more invested. There were rumors, but most had claimed that it was not real. However, he was realized that it was all a cover up.

Summer started chuckling before breaking out into a maddening laughter that frightened Ironwood and Willow.

"So, you want that treasure?" Summer teased as Willow tensed.

"Oh just shut u-" Willow said as Summer cut her off in a loud booming voice, "YOU CAN HAVE IT! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you'll just have to find it!"

SHINK! Willow and Ironwood had pierced her heart with their spears executing the queen of the pirates.

Ruby had tears rolling down her face, but noticed Summer had a few more words.

"You may kill me, but there is another who carries my will. My princesses will take on the reins someday. Even if Ozpin finds a way to suppress this, I'll make sure the world sees this. Him and Salem are going to have a revolution on their ways, and there's not a damn thing anyone will be able to do about." Summer said in a low tone glaring down at Ozpin and Salem who was among the crowd.

The crowd broke out into excited cheers as the Queen of the Pirates had essentially told them that the ultimate treasure was up for grabs. Ozpin and Salem had both walked off in their separate ways both thinking the same thing, suppress this and hope to the Gods they find the treasure before the other.

Ozpin paled horribly and so did Salem as they could hear the cheers of the people all across the Remnant as one of the world's biggest rumors was confirmed. The projection ended as Ruby was an emotional mess. Her mother was also a pirate and Ozpin had a hand in her death.

"Holy shit." Jaune said summing this up. "So, what now?"

Ruby remembered something that she realized was important. Before her mother left for her "mission", she told her that she left Ruby her old scroll to use. Ruby had not seen the point as Summer bought her a new scroll the day before, but now she realized that…it was a clue.

"Rubes, what are you thinking?" Yang asked with concern.

"We need to go to Patch, right now." Ruby said with a serious look in her eyes.

"But what about Beacon?" Penny asked.

"Fuck Beacon, and personally, fuck Ozpin. That old asshole knew my mom was dead the entire time and had the balls to lie to everyone about it! I'm finding that asshole and I'm going put a bullet in his and Salem's heads!" Ruby raged. "So, says the Pirate Princess!"

Thus, a new era had begun as many would go to the seas to hunt down the treasure now confirmed to exist. Across the world, loyalties shifted, hearts were broken, and lives forever changed. Ozpin and Salem had failed to stop it…the start of the Era they feared, for the one who found the treasure who be able to take them both out. As for Ironwood, he was packing his bags to go hiding knowing the rest of team STRQ would want his head on a pike.

(A/N: 40 snippets, and I want to celebrate by making this one a simple challenge. The rules are pretty loose this time, as I only have five rules. Ruby can have anyone viable on her crew, where the treasure is up to the writer, try to downplay the romance (Harems are fine if you want), Jaune deciding to have his own crew is optional (He can be a part of Ruby's crew if you want), and scenes of Salem's allies considering betraying her for the treasure are a must. Either way, I want to thank you for supporting this one as it's become my most popular fanfiction on this site so far. Thank you, RWBY and RWBY Critical (RWDE) community for all your support.)