Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Cybernetic Couple. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(Pietro's Lab, 2 months before the arrival of team RWBY)

Penny put her hands on Ruddy's chest and closed her eyes while she poured her Aura into Ruddy.

Ruddy blinked while his body glowed blueish grey and looked around.

"Hmm… Seems your Aura was unlocked… Hopefully…" Pietro stated. Ruddy went to speak up before his arm spasmed in pain.

"Ow! Still? I felt like my arm just got put in a vice…" He muttered; Pietro started to look over his arm while Ruddy managed to force his arm to stop.

"The cybernetics are still adjusting… Hmm…" He stated before Ruddy turned to look at Penny and then towards the doctor.

"I've been having these twitches since last week. I think my body is just getting used to getting cybernetics. I've been rebuilt and yet… Well, I've got limits." He muttered and then flipped off the table and landed in a crouch.

He sighed and started walking around the room, patting his holster.

"My arm is returning to normal; I feel the pain coming down." He muttered while he tapped on the computer.

"I'm glad that Penny has been showing you around the house… I do have a problem though… The White Fang have been coming back towards Mantle and the Grimm attacks are starting to escalate their attacks." He started to say before the lights shook.

"Um…" Ruddy said while he looked up at the lights, he sighed and turned around before he walked over to Penny.

"You think we can take them… Sir, I don't even know if I'm good enough to walk 50 feet, let alone fight." He said before Pietro wheeled himself over to the teen.

"I believe you are fully able to hold your own in a fight… You're a soldier, Ruddy… Second, I whipped up some gear from the remains of your armor and such." He said and he turned towards Penny. He rubbed his eyes and sighed.

"Well, at the very least I can keep fighting… Ok then, I'll suit up… But I want to point out that my cybernetics aren't going to be perfect in combat… I believe, no disrespect, sir." He said and turned towards Penny.

"So… Do we have a place to check out what we're dealing with or are we going in blind?" Ruddy asked, patting his holster and then cracking his hands.

"I'll check on your cybernetics and we're go into analysis on what the problem is later on… For now, those civilians are going to need you and the longer you stick around here… The more they will be in danger." Pietro said, he turned to Penny while Ruddy sighed.

"Well, you got me there… I'm going to go and suit up… I, uh… I saw where you might have put it." He stated and then backed out of the room.

"Father, are you ok with him fighting so soon? You've barely run a single round of tests on him." Penny put in, folding her hands behind her back innocently.

"Field tests are better than nothing, darling… Besides, he has you watching his back… I'm going to guess that he has no idea what you can do… Go and show him." Pietro stated before Penny nodded and turned back towards the lab before she marched towards the door.

(With Penny)

Ruddy started looking through crates of supplies and then he heard the doors opened.

He barely turned around to see Penny behind him. He smiled and turned back to the crates of supplies.

"Are you going to come out to fight the White Fang? I'm going to need help. I don't have any backup." He said, Penny shrugged and walked over before pulling a crate down from a ledge and turned back towards Ruddy.

"You missed where my father put your armor… He didn't want you to ruin his surprise." Penny stated.

Ruddy's eyes opened wide. he turned towards the crate he was working with and pushing it back into place before he walked over towards her.

"Well, now I feel nothing but stupid." He said and took the crate from Penny slowly. She heard servos whirl in his arms while he put the crate down.

"I'll get dressed in another room…. But thank you for helping me get this. I don't know if my arms would have given out trying to lift them. I don't think this is my cybernetics that are the issue… I think it's my flesh and blood. I don't think my body can deal with the machines shoved into it." He hummed while he walked into the next room and started to get changed.

"Ok, I'm good to go…" He stated, he walked out of the room, fully suited up and hummed, Penny nodded and flew out of the room.

"I didn't mean that I could fly!" He said and rushed out after the flying girl.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to apologize for this chapter, I had mixed up chapters. Next chapter is going to be on Thursday or so and will show Ruddy and Penny meeting Team RWBY and will take place during Greatest Kingdom. Like I said like chapter after this will focus more on Ruddy and Penny over the others. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!