Ok before we move on, I have to say one thing. This series of One-Shot stories may be placed in the RWBY only section, but it covers any AU, holiday specials, or just random jargon with in each story I have made, but each story I am going to be making mostly has RWBY in it. So don't get your shirt twisted.
Also, it is Christmas. I didn't want to make a chapter and put it in a story that would break any flow that was going on. So I decided to finally make my book of one-shots. I may break the one-shot rule a bit depending on what kind of feedback I get. Some may be a two-parter but for the most part, it is just one-shots that I come up with.
So without further ado, enjoy!
It was a normal winter day. The snow had fallen and covered the ground in the white powder and hung on the trees. The snow on the window sill glowed from the light coming from inside. The sound of laughing and cheering can be heard as some were playing games.
" Double Kill."
" Triple Kill"
" Overkill."
" Well. I guess we should not mess with young Chief when he has a rocket launcher." Yang said as she looked over to see the rest of her team trying to reorient themselves from spawning. On the other side of the room, Blue team moved like a well-oiled machine. John took the time to reload his weapons as Linda moved to a new sniping position.
In another room, we can see an older John with Summer watching on as the younger versions of Blue team and the teen versions of his daughters play.
" Well, at least I know somewhere in the multiverse my team and I get a chance at some sort of childhood," he said to his wife.
" Yea well, who says you can't do this stuff with our children. I am sure that they would love to explore Halo with you sometime." Summer said to him.
John shrugged as he turned back to see a person in a cut down version of Mjolnir armor with yet another Ruby sitting next to him.
" Ok. I am never going to get over that. Can you please tell me again how you two met and why I should not be concerned." He said to the two.
" Multiverse." was all that the armored clad person said like it explained everything.
" That would explain why other people who look just like you are here," Ruby said as she looked over to see Weiss, Blake and Yang with a person who had the exact same look but with different armor, sat with an arm around them.
Each shrugged as the woman they sat next to leaned in for a hug.
" What else is out there?" Summer asked as a knock was heard. Cortana went to answer the door as she wiped her hands on the apran she wore. When she opened it, another spartan stood there in white and red armor with yet another group of teenagers standing their. She opened the door further and waved them in. The Spartan walked in with a box of baked goods and handed them to Cortana as yet another Ruby came in with Jaune, Ren and Nora as well as another Qrow walked in and greeted their others and got a BTB game going.
Nat and Summer took to putting the finishing touches on the Christmas dinner as the others talked.
" So," the new Ruby asked her other, " What is going on in your story?"
" Oh you know, we haven't really started yet. Red is holding off for a bit until he feels more comfortable in making sure he can do multiple stories at one time. So we are in a bit of limbo. Most of the first chapter is done and all he has to do is correct it and send it to someone else to look over and post." She said hooking up a second Xbox to a TV and getting a link going, " what about you?"
" Oh, we are in the battle of Haven. And soon going to Argus." The Noble Rose Ruby said to Oly Oly Oxen Free Ruby.
On the other side of the room were the younger versions of Team RWBY that were the adopted children of John and Summer from The Huntress and The Spartan. They sat and watched as the older versions of themselves had fun shooting one another and calling each other out.
" Are we able to play with you guys?" the young Rose asked her older self.
" In a little bit you adorable little thing." they said to her as John got up and ruffled her hair as he handed her the controller.
" I am going to take a quick break" He told his team as they acknowledged and asked for him to grab drinks on his way back.
As he entered the kitchen, we can see the other John helping Summer and Noble with the Christmas dinner.
" Ok, are we expecting anyone else? The house is getting kind of full." he asked.
" We might have a couple fireteams come in. Not sure yet. Said that they were in a vex gate net work rescuing Saint-14. They may show up later." Cortana said.
With dinner in the oven and most of the younger attendants wanting to get up and stretch, we can see them outside in snow gear doing what kids do in the winter. Some found a hill and decided to go sledding, others building, and a few others had a snowball fight. The ones that were more 'adult' hung back and watched it all go down. That was until three strange ships flew by and seven people dropped out. Three were in heavy armor. Two with cloaks and the final two in robes.
The guardians along with Saint-14 had arrived.
The six guardians took to the snowballs right off the bat getting tactical and teaming up with the younger children to take on the teenagers as Saint came up and spoke with the adults.
" I never knew that a holiday would bring such cheer. It makes me wish the city I last saw had this kind of spirit. But now, I guess it does. I thank you for the invite. It is good to see another person that is just as a badass as any guardian." He said extending a hand to both John and Nat, and instead of a hand shake for Summer, he took her hand gently and did the equivalent of kissing it by way of greeting with a helmet on.
" It's odd seeing you guys here. I neve met Bungie's new IP. Hope everything works out for you. " John said to Saint as the welcomed him inside.
" Before I forget, I brought the lady something from the forest." the Titan said as he held a hand out and a flower materialized in his hands. " The vex may not like life like us, but they have a soft spot for plants. This rose was grown in the infinite forest. I feel you should have it ."
She said thanks and found a vase to put it in.
" You also won't need to worry about it withering and dying. It will keep as long as you want it to." came Saint's russion voice as the timer went off. Dinner was done. You know what that means. The adults called the children and teenagers in as Summer and Cortana went to carve the turkey and ham. As they were doing that, Red October came in. He apologised saying that he had a Christmas Eve service at church that he wanted to attend. He asked what he could do to help and was told to help the young RWBY out of their snowsuits and wiend them down.
" Yo Red, I have a question for you." Fred said to him.
" Shoot."
" Ok first, When are you going to get to Oly Oly Oxen Free up? I know you put a poll up and have a chapter mostly done, but I really would like to get into the action. And Two: What do you say about setting a mistletoe up?" He asked with a bit of mischief.
" Ohhh. I like that last idea, ummmmm, here. Right at the kitchen entrance. I am sure Summer would be up for getting John to kiss her, young John and Ruby is just to damn adorable, and maybe you and Yang?" He asked wiggling his eyebrows at Fred.
" What? Me and her?" he asked with a blush
" Yea. BurningBlade. I can see it."
" I hate you." Fred said shaking his head with a smile thinking about the blond bombshell.
" And you just know that Nora is going to full on love tackle Ren whether they are under it or not."
" Yea, she is probably has him pinned in a closet or something right now."
As the two went to go find the kissing device, the women in the kitchen were hard at work. Summer was working on getting the potatoes mashed as well as a gravy, and since she is a mother and can multitask like a boss, she was working on some greens. Garlic green beans and roasted asparagus to name a couple. While Noble and Cortana took a meat and started to carve it. Noble taking the jackal, wait, I mean the turkey while Cortana took the ham.
John was setting the table and when he was done, he walked up to Noble and tapped her shoulder. She turned to him with a raised eyebrow.
" Can I help you Chief?" She asked him.
" Thank you." was all he said sticking his hand out.
" For what?" she asked confused.
" For getting Cortana to the Pillar Of Autumn." he said.
" Chief, we are from two diffrent stories. I did not deliver her to you in yours." She said.
" I know. But what are the chances that you will meet me in yours?" He shot back.
Nobel thought about it before shaking his hand. " Your right. I doubt I will meet you in mine. Thanks sir." She said with a smile.
While the two Spartans were talking, Summer looked to Cortana and asked if it is normal to feel jealousy for herself.
As everything was going on, Fred and Red got the mistletoe hung up. Now it was time for their first victim.
" Ok it is up but who goes first?" Red asked.
Fred looked in the kitchen and saw that OOF Ruby was getting a glass of water with John fixing to enter the kitchen to do the same after getting another game setup. He motioned to John with Red smiling.
" Hey John, what did you set up?" he asked stalling him.
" I just put in Halo CE. Why got an idea?" he asked.
" Dude. I have the perfect idea. If you can survive more than say, five seconds, I owe you a drink sound good?" he asked.
John shrugged as he stepped forward, just as Ruby did. Right under the mistletoe. Both smiled at each other but before they could get passed, Red called them on it.
" Hem." He coughed. The two looked at him.
He simply pointed up catching the twos attention. John was confused why plant was hanging on the doorway with Ruby blushing.
" Ruby knows what is going on." Red said as he walked away.
" Ummm? What?" John asked as Ruby smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
" It's a Christmas thing." was all she said as she kissed him catching him completely off guard.
" Well I hope the covvies don't show up. We might have an AFK soldier here!" Fred called to the adults laughing.
The three looked in and saw Ruby with her arms still wrapped around Johns neck and still lip locked, with John having the anime look of shock and surprise. They all gave a laugh seeing it before Cortana told them to get a room. Once John came back to earth, he smiled and kissed her back before taking her hand and sitting down at the TV while Red set up the next game. Battle Creek with Rocket Launchers with 16 people. Lets just say, no one was safe and many people were laughing like crazy.
The next couple was John and Summer who shared a deep loving kiss with Nora dragging Ren under it chibi style. Damn Nora.
A complete accident was when Noble and John walked under it. Both looked to Summer as to get advice. She had a thought full look and approached the two and kissed John again and then Noble before pushing the two together for a kiss.
Both just stood there blinking not sure what to do.
" Umm. what?" both asked.
" Look. Her and I are the same person. So I can kiss myself and my husband. So it is not cheating." Summer said.
" Lets just move past this one OK?" John asked Noble who agreed.
There were many kisses made in that doorway Multiple John and Summer and John and Ruby, Also even Noble Jaune and Noble Ruby witch got a squeal of joy from Cortana and Summer and shotgun clacks from John and Noble.
One of the Final ones was Fred and Yang who tried to avoid it. So what is an author to do? Simple while the were sitting together playing a game of Speed Halo, Red held it above them. Weiss, Blake and the other children looked and laughed getting the two's attention. They looked up with yang gaining a wolfish grin before she pinned Fred and had a full on make out session with him.
" GET A ROOM YOU TWO!" everyone shouted laughing.
" Red, did you kiss anyone under this cursed thing yet?" Fred asked when he managed to get Yang off of him long enough to get air.
" Nope. And as much as I would like to have, I have to pass." he said not seeing three women walk up behind him.
" Ohh, and why is that?" Ruby asked crossing her arms with Cortana and Noble doing the same.
" Is that Weifu, weifu's mother and AI weifu standing behind me?" he asked.
Ruby came up behind him and wrapped her arms around him while lightly biting his earlobe as she whispered " what if it is?"
His eyes went wide as he tried to run.
" Oh no you dont! Get back here!" the three shouted and gave chase with Saint-14 taking the side of the women as he got in front of him and caught him.
" FACE THIS FOE WITH DIGNITY!" he shouted in his russion accent as he tossed him into the waiting arms of the three women who gave him smooches. When they were done, his face was full of lipstick.
" I feel like I have been violated." he said standing up with a smile and laugh.
It was Christmas night and everyone had full bellies, or what would account for bellies in the case of Guardians since they could be bottomless pits and sine Saint-14 is an exo, were now sitting, standing, or leaning on a wall around the tree.
Red OCtober read the Christmas story from his faith before he closed the book and said a quick prayer before everyone exchanged gifts. All was smiles and laughter as sounds of excitement could be heard from the younger kids and thank you could be heard from the teens and adults. When all was done and everyone had their own things put away, in either a corner or inventory in the case of the guardians, they sat down and played different games with music in the background.
And all's well that ends well. Everyone is happy and nothing could shatter this moment...until they had to leave and go back to their respective stories. But the memories will live on.
Ok so this is a Christmas special as well as a nod to Halo Reach coming to the MCC and Halo coming to PC. Now I do not play PC, I haven't since the glory days of Battlefield 2142. I would like to get back into PC gaming but I unfortunately don't have the room or money to buy a gaming PC. Hell even if a good regular PC I dont have the funds or room for.
With the reason out of the way, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Take the time to spend time with your family and loved ones. We don't know how long we have to be with people. We could live to our old age, or get snuffed out in an accident. So take this time. Be with your family and make good memories with them. And leave behind a good legacy. How do you want to be remembered?
I don't really know what is making me bring this up but -Shrugs-.
So yea...not sure what else to say.
Fly Fast, Check 6, and will see you all fine people on the virtual battlefield.