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.)

Penny sent 2 of the swords of Floating Array at Ruddy's legs. He shot one of the swords back but was forced to roll to the side to avoid the other.

"Your weapon could do with speed modifications." Penny observed, she fired a palm laser which Ruddy blocked before his aura crackled.

"Ok… That hurt… A lot." He said, looking at his burning arms. He was glad Pietro had automatic clothes making machine.

He didn't even want to ask how Penny would have had to damage her clothes in order for Pietro to make such a machine.

"You know in order to do that; I have to decrease the stopping power of Fusillade." He said, he had made sure the weapon could endure being handled by a cyborg. He brushed off his sleeve and then fired a bullet which Penny deflected before charging him.

Ruddy was able to block a punch before kicking her back. He swung his weapon at her head. She blocked it; she was sent skidding backwards before firing a laser.

Ruddy ducked it before clicking the hammer of his weapon, it cycled another bullet.

He fired an ice Dust round, Penny looked down as she moved to charge, her leg was encased in ice.

"You modified Fusillade to be able to use dust?" Penny asked while Ruddy fired another round, it sent Penny rolling back before 2 of Penny's blades knocked him off his feet.

"I did… Ow, you never know how you're going to need dust. I made Fusillade to have a lot of ammo and hit like a Boarbatusk but be slow… The sword is to deal with anything I can't shoot to death or what gets too close." He stated, Penny blinked and held up her hand.

"Your Aura is damaged and I do not wish to break it in case you are require to fight again. You need time for your Aura to recharge." She stated, ruddy rubbed his arms and spun his weapon before clicking the chamber open.

He pressed a switch which popped out the spent casings and unused bullets. He grabbed the unused bullets and put them back into his weapon before slowly reloading the weapon.

He clicked the pistol shut and then put it on his hip holster while he looked at his friend.

"I'm still kind of getting used to the soul shield…" Ruddy said, Penny nodded.

"I find it very unusual as well, but I have learned to use it well… I would advise NOT using it too much, you are not unstoppable simply because of the cybernetics and Aura." Penny said, ruddy crossed his arms.

"Penny, I'm not going to be doing that. I'm a soldier, I'm not an idiot… but I thank you for this training. You never know how much a good fight does you good when it comes to proving your skill and growth." He said, Penny frowned at this, crossing her arms and walking to the other side of the room.

"'A good fight'? I don't believe I've heard of that; I've been told by my father that war is bad and so is fighting. You only use fighting to defend yourself and defeat your enemy." She said, Ruddy hummed and walked over.

"War is bad, Penny. You don't win at war; you merely survive it… That being said, fighting? You know what me and you were just doing? You know the tournament in Beacon? I don't think that's bad; we aren't trying to kill each other and we're not trying to do anything bad, we're just fighting for fun. I don't think that's bad; I like fighting you because your fun. You can take me down and your tough. You killed the Grimm pretty good. I think a fight is good as long as you're not trying to hurt the other person." He said, sitting down on a crate while he brushed off his clothes and turned to look at her.

"I enjoy combat for the sake of defending my friends… Is that what you mean?" Penny asked, Ruddy nodded.

"You should have something to fight for if you're fighting like that, Penny. Bad guys usually only fight for themselves which isn't a bad thing… But they fight to hurt people and take things. I'm not trying to be childish, but you know what I mean right? You have friends and all that to save? Your fighting for something good, it's a sign that your fighting for the right side." He said, Penny smiled and Ruddy blushed before patting her head.

He turned and walked out of the room, he needed to go and report to Pietro on what had to be done.

He didn't notice that Penny beamed and followed her partner out of the room, unsure of her feelings at the moment. She still knew that being nice felt right to her.

Ruddy blinked.

Author notes.

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that I'm not following the canon of RWBY in season 7. Next chapter will be on Next Wednesday or so and will show Ruddy talking to Pietro and Penny talking to Ruby about Ruddy and show them preparing to go to fight in Mantle. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!