Chp. 18: Acceptance
Watson Residence
June 30, 2020
It had been a few days since Yara's death. Watson was in his room, sitting tired on his bed as his eyes were red from being deprived of sleep and crying for days. The door opens as Watson's father steps inside as Watson doesn't acknowledge him. Mr. Watson sits next to his son.
"Alexander... I'm just here to see how you are doing," Mr. Watson said.
Watson gave no response.
"I know you miss her, but you can't stay in here and sulk forever. It's not healthy," Mr. Watson said.
"How can I move on from this? I've already lost mom from COVID, and now I've lost Yara even after saving her," Watson said.
"Sometimes not everyone gets a happy ending," Mr. Watson said.
"I don't even know what to do now," Watson said, burying his face in his hands.
"I know if those two were still around, they probably wouldn't want you to mourn them forever," Watson's father said.
Suddenly they heard a knock at the front door. Mr. Watson stood up from the bed and walked out of his son's room. He made his way to the front door and opened it, revealing it to be Lucas and Qrow. In his hands, Qrow held a black box and on top of it was an envelope.
"How's your kid," Qrow asked.
"Still miserable," Mr. Watson answered.
"Poor Watson. I still can't believe this has happened," Lucas said.
"What's with the envelope and box?" Mr. Watson asked.
"The envelope is from Beacon Academy. As for what's in the box, it's something I made for you son," Qrow answered.
"Can we see Watson?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, but I just don't know how he'll snap himself out of it," Mr. Watson replied.
"I think I might know what to say to him," Qrow said.
Qrow and Lucas entered inside the house and walked straight towards Watson's room. They entered inside where they saw Watson sitting on his bed in depression.
"Hey kid. How have you been?" Qrow asked.
"Feeling like shit. I guess this must be how Jaune felt when Pyrrha was killed.," Watson answered.
"Watson, you can't stay cooped up in here forever," Lucas said.
"Kid, listen. I know what you're going through. And this wasn't the first time I've had to try to help someone out with this sort of thing," Qrow said.
"Let me guess; Taiyang?" Watson asked.
"Yeah," Qrow answered. "Ever since Summer died, Tai just shut down. He did even bother to take care of Yang and Ruby at the time because he was in grief. It took him years to finally get over it. And right now, you look like you're going down the same road as Tai did."
"We don't want you to spiral down a deep, dark hole," Lucas said. "Do you think Yara would want you to be like this? Or what about your mother?"
Watson listened to the two as their words were sinking through.
"In the show, Ruby and Jaune had lost Penny and Pyrrha. But even after their losses they chose to move on from those events," Qrow said. "So I only have one question to ask you; Are you gonna let this loss bring you down, or are you gonna get off your butt and... keep moving forward?"
Watson looked down for a moment thinking before he looked back up and spoke.
"You guys are right. My dad is right too. I can't let this get to me. Even though it may take time to get over Yara's death, I can't let it bring me down."
"Now that's what I want to hear," Lucas said, patting Watson's shoulder.
"So why are you guys here? It doesn't seem like you're here just to cheer me up," Watson said.
"Two things. One is that I reported your actions and your accomplishments to the U.H.L. And in response I've got this from Beacon, just for you," Qrow explained as he presented the envelope.
Watson takes the envelope and opens it up. Inside were a few papers, one of which was a note. Watson began to read the letter out loud.
"Dear Alexander Watson,
We have read reports from veteran Huntsman, Qrow Branwen of your accomplishments ever since your aura was unlocked. Therefore we are pleased to announce that you have been accepted to attend Beacon Academy. All we need you to do is fill out the paperwork that has been given to you with this letter and mail it back to us. We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Professor Ozpin."
Watson and Lucas were stunned by the news, but soon after, Lucas put his hand on Watson's shoulder.
"Alright! Way to go, Watson!" Lucas exclaimed.
"I... got in?" Watson asked.
"Yep. And as for the second reason why we're here is because me and a few weapon smiths made you this," Qrow said as he presented the black box.
Watson grabbed the box from Qrow and opened it. Watson's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing what was inside the box. Inside were two blue Smith and Wesson CSX pistols, along with some ammunition clips. He then noticed the pistols had a button on their sides. He grabbed the pistols from the box and pushed the buttons and the pistols transformed into large karambit knives. Watson stared at these weapons in awe.
"Are these for me?" Watson asked.
"Yeah. I took the guns you used from the incident and the knives you've used and combined them into what you are seeing right now," Qrow explained.
"Thank you, Qrow. I really appreciate this," Watson said.
"So what are you gonna call them?" Lucas asked.
Watson thought for a moment before finally answering.
"Little Bladers."
"You're naming your weapons after Yara's nickname?" Lucas asked.
"I wanted a part of her to still be with me," Watson answered.
"One more thing we need to go over before we do anything else. What's your emblem gonna be?" Qrow asked as he pulled out a sheet of paper from the envelope and pointed it at a small blank square.
Watson grabs the paper and thinks for a moment. He then gets up from the bed and walks over to a desk and sets it down. Watson grabs a pencil and begins to draw inside the square space. Qrow and Lucas walk over to see what Watson was drawing. Watson then stops drawing and shows them his new emblem. The emblem was a circle with two pistols inside it with the barrels sticking out of it. Under the circle was a wingspan-like shape which reached up to the gun barrels.
"Nice emblem," Lucas said.
"So when do I leave for Beacon?" Watson asked.
"The U.H.L. is making new scheduling programs to fit in with Earth's schedules. So until then you're gonna have to go through some tests before going to Beacon," Qrow explained.
"And when do I leave for that?" Watson asked
"In a couple days. Enough time to pack what you need," Qrow answered.
"In that case, I better get started," Watson said with a smile.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ary Franco Presidio (Ary Franco Prison)
Meanwhile at the capital city of Brazil in the Ary Franco Prison, Augusto sits on a bed inside a cell with an angry expression on his face. He had just learned that Watson had killed his father and Yara had died from falling debris just a few days ago.
"I can't believe it. My old man's gone and Yara is gone too. I will kill you when I get out of here, Watson. I swear to God," he said with venom.
Augusto got up from the bed and them began to scream in fury. H viciously pounded his fists against the wall. Just as he was about to pound on the wall again, his arms were suddenly coated in stone. As soon as he pounded his now stone fists against the wall, the wall crashes open, creating a large hole in the wall, leading straight outside of the prison.
Augusto looked at the hole he made in shock as he then glanced down at his arms, noticing his skin was now stone. His stone arms then changed back to normal. He realized that he must have unlocked his semblance. He looks back up, looking outside.
"I'm coming for you, Watson," he said with a sinister smile as he proceeded to walk out of his cell through the hole in the wall.
Alexander Watson will return in RWBY and Earth III.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed Watson because coming up next will be a new story. Also people cane now say RWBY is now officially an anime because RWBY: Ice Queendom will be coming soon this year. Enjoy the trailer for the next story.
Trailer
A girl sits on a stool playing a violin.
"Although I do enjoy playing the violin, it's just not my style," The girl said to another girl.
The girl is now seen play on an electric guitar.
"Just be careful, Azumi. You don't want to upset your parents if they find out you're a rock star wannabe goddess," the second girl said to the girl known as Azumi.
A group of Lancers fly over the streets of Tokyo, Japan as people ran away scream in terror.
A car runs over Azumi.
She gets back up to find that she was fine.
A man drops a guitar case as he was running. Azumi soon after picks it up.
"Wait! You dropped your guitar!" Azumi shouted as the man continued to run.
She opens the case to find strange looking electric guitar.
She plays a chord and the end of the guitar shot out a blast of ice, shocking her.
"What the hell is this?"
Azumi stood in front of the boy and his parents.
"It wasn't my intention for you to take the guitar," the father said.
Azumi is seen putting a mask on.
"But I'm glad you did."
Azumi stood on top of a car with the guitar, dressed up as a superhero.
Azumi drive down the street in a motorcycle.
The base of the guitar folds into an axe blade.
A masked woman in armor stares down at Azumi.
Azumi transforms her guitar into a bow.
"It's fine now...! Why...? Because I am here!"
"Really? You're ripping off All Might now?" a boy asked.
Sonic String
April 9, 2022
