Hello everyone and all, Melody here. Sorry it's been a while since I updated but I have been very sick and my computer has been acting up. I got over my sickness then my computer's charging port was busted so I had to wait for that to get fixed. Anyway let's get onto the chapter cause I don't have much else to say here.
Sincerely, Melody
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Normal P.O.V.
Working for the Atlesian Military was an interesting experience for Six. Unlike when he worked for the NCR, the military seemed a bit more organized and the weaponry was of course better in almost every sense of the word. Since he was a new recruit they supplied him with a standard issue assault rifle, but his aim was a bit worse than with a semi-automatic pistol or a shotgun so he just stuck with what he had. Another thing he wasn't that used to was the fact that the guns had different firing modes. Some weapons he had used back in the Wasteland had alternate firing modes but he generally didn't use them. He also had to get a haircut leaving him with a buzz cut. One thing that they allowed him to keep on using though was his personal ballistic vest since he had an aura now.
Currently he was sitting in a room at the base with Flynn and a few other people that were his new squadmates. One was a bulky, if not slightly overweight, man that was the demolitions officer with golden blond hair and light skin, his name was Gilford Anderson. The weapon the man carried was an oversized, belt fed automatic grenade launcher. The squad field medic was a lynx Faunus man with violet hair, olive skin, and a set of lynx ear, his name was Porfirio De Luca. He had the standard assault rifle. Another was a pilot with reddish skin and black hair, her name was Meoquanee Archisha. She kept a small submachine gun with her in the bulkhead. The last member was a markswoman with pale blond hair and pale skin along with a snow leopard ears, her name was Eirwin Griffiths. She used a semi-automatic rifle that could switch over to a shotgun.
Flynn was briefing them on their upcoming mission which was to a small out of the way island in the middle of the ocean. The islanders there weren't all that friendly to outsiders usually and there had been a deal made with the heads of the Atlas and Vale government so they wouldn't interfere with the people if a transmission tower could be set up on the island. Recently though, a transmission came from the island requesting help. That was all the message really stated before it was cut off. Ironwood assigned Flynn's team to go investigate what had happened.
Once the briefing was finished they were all dismissed to get their gear ready and meet up in the bulkhead hanger in an hour. Six stood up and made his way to armoury and retrieved his equipment, then he made his way to the hanger to wait for the others. The first to arrive after him was Meoquanee, so she could make sure everything was prepped in the flyer. Shortly after that Gilford and Porfirio arrived, and finally Flynn and Eirwin arrived.
"What took ya so long Boss?" Gilford asked gruffly as he looked over to his superior officer.
Flynn held up a silver trunk that had a wolf painted in black on the side. "I had to grab Silberner Hund." He answered and stepped into the bulkhead.
The rest nodded and stepped in after him, Eirwin taking a seat next to Six. "You ready for this Rook?" She questioned while looking over to him.
"What do you mean?" Six replied in bewilderment as he raised an eyebrow. "This ain't my first rodeo darlin'." He explained as he loaded ALSD, then checked his Mysterious Magnum and Dinnerbell.
She chuckled a bit. "Darlin'?" She questioned with a smirk.
"What? It's just how I talk." Six replied, not quite understanding why she was smirking. "I call lotsa women darlin', it don't mean nothin'."
Gilford looked over at the pair from across the bulkhead. "Darlin' isn't something most just use normally. Where are you even from?"
Six scratched the back of his head and shrugged. "I ain't quite sure where exactly I'm from. I got amnesia after I was shot in the head with a 9mm." He explained as if it was nothing.
"You've been shot in the head before?" Porfirio spoke up with suspicion, Six didn't have a scar on his forehead so it was hard to believe.
"Bullet didn't get far cause I got a thick skull 'pparently. Getting hit with a shovel gave me a bad concussion though which messed with my memory along with the bullet." Six replied with another shrug. "Why don't yous tell me a bit about y'all?" He suggested to get them to stop asking him about himself.
Gilford nodded and spoke up first, explaining a bit about himself. He told them how he was from Vale but moved to Atlas when he was a kid. His childhood was boring and his parents were alive and Six generally toned it out; Well attempted. Gilford took off the glove on his left hand and showed Six his cybernetic hand. From what Six discovered, cybernetics were just as rare here as they were in the wasteland.
"It was during my days training as an E.O.D. Specialist, I was working with a small breaching charge and something caused it to go off in my hand. Not sure what caused it to blow but it got me this in the end so it's alright." Gilford informed him with a small laugh.
Eirwin got to talking after Gilford finished. She told Six about how she grew up in the slums of Atlas with her parents who worked for the Schnee Dust Company. Luckily though her parents were determined to save money for her to go to school thus she went to Atlas Academy when she was a teenager and eventually joined the military. After a couple of years working in the military she was assigned to Flynn's team when the Specialist was allowed to start a team.
Porfirio wanted to be a doctor growing up but didn't have the grades for it so he went into the military instead to become a field medic. He was generally kept in a base though until he joined Flynn's squad when their previous field medic was killed in action. Porfirio was generally a pacifist and tired to not harm anyone if they were in a firefight with normal humans or Faunus, Grimm didn't count though, he'd kill them no problem. Back in Atlas he had a wife and a kid who was two.
The rest of the flight was generally quiet after the small discussion. Flynn and Meoquanee were the ones flying the bulkhead so they couldn't quite talk to the rest. After a few hours they arrived at a decent sized island with what appeared to be an empty, desolate village. As Meoquanee landed the bulkhead everyone went over a final weapons check. Flynn stepped out from the cockpit and set his Silberner Hund down.
"Silberner Hund activation protocols, Rittetstute and Silbermond." Flynn ordered the case and a moment later all twelve of the drones in the case crawled out and started to wrap around him. Rolling his shoulders a bit, a blue glow started to emanate from the armour then he looked at his squad. "Alright everyone listen up. Eirwin, you'll stay here with Meoquanee to guard the bulkhead. Gilford, you're with me. We're gonna go investigate the communication tower. Porfirio, Six, you two are gonna go investigate the village. Keep your comms live and if you encounter any trouble let me know." He ordered the squad who all saluted him then went to do their tasks.
Six had Dinnerbell at the ready as he and Porfirio neared the village. As they got closer the scent of ash filled the air. Looking over to the medic, Six motioned the faunus to follow him. Going over the hill and pushing the shrubs out of the way the duo got a good look at the village. From the sky it hadn't looked all that terrible but now getting a better look at it they realized the devastation. Most of the houses were burnt to the ground and there were corpse pieces littering the area. Porfirio recoiled at the sight as Six walked forward and rested his shotgun on his shoulder. Reaching into one of the many pouches, Six pulled out a small camera and started to take pictures of everything.
They walked around the village for a while to see if they could find any survivors but that didn't turn up much; Just more corpses. As they searched though they found some strange look ammo clips that were more akin to batteries. Six's eyes glowed dully as he examined the ammo clips and he discovered they were not in fact powered by Dust but instead powered by thermal energy. This was strange to him, so he opened one of the ammo pouches on his vest and stuck the clip in. As he stood up he heard his comm blip a bit. He reached up and pressed the button on the small bead,
"Ya got Six here." He replied as he leaned against the ruined wall behind him.
"Six, I need you and Porfirio to come over to the Communications Tower, we got an injured kid over here." Gilford's gruff voice came over the comm bead.
"Roger that Gilford." Six replied as he started to walk over to where the medic was searching.
"Please, call me Blast." The man replied with a chuckle before the comm call was cut off.
As Six slung his shotgun he called out to Porfirio. "Hey, Doc! Flynn and Gilford need us at the comms tower."
Porfirio dropped the piece of rumble he was holding as he stood up. "Got it." He replied then they started walking to the tower.
When they arrived at the tower Six opened the door. As they stepped in the scent of burnt flesh invaded their senses. The inside of the tower was filled with broken chairs, desks, and a couple of walls. Bodies littered the ground sporting burnt out holes, too clean to be caused by any fire spewing weapon. Across the room was Gilford standing by a doorway and through the door they could hear low cries. Porfirio instantly made his way to the room as Six knelt down to one of the bodies and examined the wounds.
The holes went clean through vital areas and there was no blood. Not many weapons Six could think of were capable of such precision other than laser weapons. This made him uneasy since he wasn't sure if the Brains had sent something to try and collect him for any data. Thinking they'd finally search after a little under a year filled him with a tiny bit of hope but Six buried it inside. The Brains were probably thrilled to be rid of him.
Gilford's heavy footsteps pulled Six out of his thoughts as the demolitions expert knelt down beside him. "Find something strange?"
"Nope, the lack of blood is just a tad bit unsettlin'." Six replied as he stood up. "Most energy weapons I've seen at least causes blood to start boilin and be visible through the skin but these holes are just clean."
Gilford nodded as he stood back up. "You got that right."
Before they could continue their conversation they heard a scream come from the room with the others. Running over quickly, the duo were in the doorway to witness a pale skinned man standing over Porfirio with a smoking pistol; Behind them was Flynn and a small faunus boy with black scales going up his arms. They both had minor injuries compared to the gaping hole in Porfirio's leg. A psychotic grin was on the pale man's face as he turned the pistol over to the two in the room, completely ignoring Gilford and Six.
Taking advantage of this, Six activated two doses of his Implant GRX and dashed at him. Reeling back his prosthetic arm he slammed it into the man's face, knocking him to the ground. While his speed was still enhanced he drew A Light Shining In Darkness with his regular arm and fired off four rounds. Much to his surprise the man reacted with as much speed as Six himself and dodged the shots. Bringing up his gun, the pale man shot Six directly in the chest. Hissing in pain as the laser burned into his chest Six reached up to grab the area. Luckily for him, his Sub-Dermal Armour, Aura, ballistic vest, and natural Toughness prevented it from fully going through his body; Only giving him a second degree burn but it could've been worse as his regen-unit activated.
Reaching to Dinnerbell he drew the firearm with his cybernetic arm. Smirking, Six pulled the trigger and fired. This time the pale man was too stunned by the fact that he was firing a 12-gauge with one arm to really try to dodge. Buckshot slammed into the pale man's chest and he wasn't lucky enough to be wearing armour or seemingly have an Aura. A large gaping hole was in the man's chest from the shot as Six's GRX finally wore off.
Everyone in the room, save for Porfirio, was stunned by the display of speed as Six let out a breath then pumped Dinnerbell letting the empty shell fall to the ground. Reaching up and coughing, the pale man clutched his chest before falling back and laughing. Once Six got a good look at his face he saw that the pale man had mismatching eyes, one was steely blue and the other was black with a red pupil. His hair was matte black and he had several large scars across his face. Slowly his cackling died down and the life left his eyes.
"What the hell was that?" Flynn asked after a few moments of silence. "How are you so fast?" He questioned as he looked over to Six.
Six scratched the back of his head and looked over to his superior. "I got a subdermal chip implant that boosts my speed through the use of non addictive chemicals. I have quite a few implants for multiple situations." He explained as he turned over to Porfirio and walked over to him. Then he knelt down and started treating his leg with the man's first-aid kit.
"You'll need to explain more once we return to Atlas, for now just focus on Porfirio while I take care of the kid, Gilford you go get the others and let Meoquanee know she needs to get the Bullhead ready for transport." Flynn ordered his men who gave a quick salute before getting to their tasks.
As they worked Flynn discovered the name of the faunus kid was Drakon Marvos. Turns out his village was made up primarily of lizard faunus and since most if not all of them were dead, he was the last of his village. Drakon was mostly silent after that which Six could understand all too well. Fixing Porfirio's leg wasn't the hardest thing in the world for the Courier after he injected a Stimpack into the wound but it could only do so much. After wrapping up the medic's leg, Six helped him up and supported most of the man's weight.
As they all started to leave none of the group noticed the pale man slowly sit up and watch them as they left. He silently observed them with a wide grin on his face as the wound healed and the buckshot fell out of his chest. Once they were out of sight he stood up and slipped into a nearby hidden doorway behind a desk, vanishing afterwards.
A transport back to Atlas was filled with silence mixed with the occasional question for Six to answer. He knew there would be questions for him so he'd be willing to answer any. The most prevalent were related to his implants and cybernetic arm. In the end they arrived back in Atlas and the boy was sent off the another branch to be dealt with, then people were sent home but told to look out for any calls from Flynn.
And that's the chapter, sorry if it is a bit rushed in anyway or boring but I had a hard time writing it these past few months for a multitude of reasons that most of you don't care about, anyway on to the reviews.
Kpmh2001: Agreed, I never enjoy atomizing gear in games unless it's explained how.
ComparedDread12: Thanks, maybe you enjoyed this chapter. It also is an interesting way to play while also being rather challenging.
Guest: Glad you think it's a good story so far. Personally with the Aura thing, it depends really. For a Spartan from Halo it would be fairly stupid but for a character from Fallout it would be helpful considering combat in RWBY is a lot faster than in the Fallout games; Plus I don't like using power armour in any of the games, I don't find it interesting in all honesty. I've done power armour builds before and I don't have fun with them.
Anyway next chapter will be a time skip to the beginning of the show but set in Atlas so Ruby and all of them won't be showing up for a long time. I hope everyone enjoyed, please leave a review because I love getting feedback on my stories.