Hey UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of A Simple Mission Rebirth. Now, this is going to be more of a filler chapter while providing some context to the version of Remnant I created. Think of it as a World of Remnant. But it will still have some story provided along with. So… game on.
Edit on August 31st due to formatting issues. I used the Documents thing on the FanFiction App to fix something up while I was out…
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Chapter 8: A Simple Integration
Remnants of Peace
Volume 1
Before Rebirth
Prologue
My Story
In the before times, where death was nothing more than a wrench in our complex strategies and the world we lived in always seemed to be at the brink of destruction, before we had given up, we were enemies. We were supposed to hate each other with a burning passion. Everyone told each other that they were monsters, that it was either them or us. That was the world we had lived in.
But in reality, we didn't. We were simply fed up with all the death and destruction that surrounded us.
That war… that event that caused so much grief… it had broken too many people that I had lost count. My brothers. My sisters. My dad. My mum. Many had fallen to a blade or could not deal with the consequences of their actions.
I was almost among the dead.
I am… I used to be a Priest. Regretfully, our family was the 24th generation of Priests. The Angels had recruited my family to help deal with the Devils and Fallen Angels. And I always had this… anger… a need of revenge for my family for as long as I could remember. For too long, I had this anger build up inside me as I trained to destroy those who were in my way. They had told me that this person was scum, that this person killed them in cold blood. I believed them. Now that I think about it, I actually didn't care. The flaming anger inside would only be quenched by the blood of the killer.
I was a fucking idiot.
It was self defense as it turns out. My family's murderer was a Devil. Barely six years old, my age at the time, when she killed them. My family had been fighting with the girl's family since the war started. They had killed her parents in front of her, so she retaliated. When I found her, she was missing an arm and her eyes told me that she had seen too many things but she was alive.
She was the only one alive.
When I saw her… I was conflicted. She was dead inside. Everyone she knew and loved were gone. But the anger inside wanted her blood. And back then I was ready to give it what it needed. How I came to the conclusion I eventually went with, I don't know. What really matters was what happened afterwards. How… by my single action I created something both beautiful and horrible at the same time.
I kissed her.
It was a night of passion that I would never forget. The way she moved. The way she screamed my name. The way she did the thing with the… actually, if I mention it she'll kill me. Even nowadays, she still gives me a reason to live even as my days grow shorter by the second. Our bond was too strong to let my age and body get in the way of happiness. Mine and hers. She gave me a reason to let go of my anger and I gave her a reason to live, even just a little bit longer. But I am just an old man now, and outside as people are getting rid of the past so that the future may look brighter, in their minds at least, I write so that those who do not know will know how our past defined the future. How, in a sense, I found an entire new world for those sick of war to live in.
This is the story of how Remnant was born.
Raven sighed as she folded up the copy of the page from the first volume and hid it away. She drank some sake straight from the bottle, letting the alcohol dull her senses. Now, sake didn't have much alcohol content than she had previously believe but Qrow didn't call her a lightweight for nothing. Especially after graduation when she really got drunk and pulled Summer into a fierce…
She blushed, and it wasn't just the alcohol.
She sighed, put down the bottle next to the empty bowl of ramen and looked around the apartment she rented. It was sparse and boring, but she wasn't one for decoration. It had everything she needed to live and that was all she cared for. She looked down, pulled up her shirt and stared at the symbol located where her womb should be. The same womb that birthed Yang, the little fiery dragon she abandoned.
"I am such a dumbass." Raven muttered to herself. She should've kept a closer eye on her. Hell, the only reason she came to Japan was to make sure she didn't interact with anything supernatural, especially Devils. But she was always just too late to fix the situation. She could create portals to anywhere, and yet she was always too late. She sighed before turning on the TV. She groaned as she saw it was a news report on the ruined abandoned church. She turned it off and started taking off her clothes.
She really needed a shower.
(The RWBY Apartment)
The RWBYs stared into space as they waited for breakfast to be served. They were still getting over the events of the Asia Rescue Mission, even though a week had passed since then. Everything around them had changed so suddenly and they were still getting used to their new abilities and powers.
But, that wasn't the reason why they were staring off into space.
"Your breakfast is ready, my King." The new addition to their little group announced in her dead tone. They nodded and got their breakfast of bacon, eggs and a large stack of pancakes. Out of all things, Raynare was only able to retain her cooking ability, which they had to admit was really good for a mindless, soulless Fallen-turned-Devil. They were still extremely uncomfortable with Raynare's presence, considering that she pretty much caused their deaths, but at least Zwei seemed to like her.
Well, it was more like he liked using her wings as a chew toy but it was something.
"Th-T-Th-T-Thank y-y-yo-you. R-Ray-Ra-Raynare." Ruby stuttered. If they ever went back to Remnant, it was going to be a really uncomfortable explanation on how she got a slave. Raynare only tilted her head in confusion,
"Who is this 'Raynare'? My name is Pancakes." Pancakes the Fallen Angel said. The RWBYs blushed as they remembered how the mindless Fallen Angel came to that conclusion.
(Flashback!)
"What the Hell do we do with her?" Yang whispered to her teammates. It had only need 8 hours after the Asia Rescue Mission and now Raynare was cooking breakfast after she filled up Zwei's food bowl as they discussed the aftermath of it, "I mean, I'm all up for revenge, but don't you guys think keeping a mindless slave, our murderer, in our apartment is a good idea!?"
"Yang, it's my fault." Ruby spoke up, "Even though I don't remember, even though she killed us, I feel like it's my responsibility to take care of her."
"Ruby. She. Killed. Us." Weiss said slowly,
"Yeah, but this…" Blake muttered as she looked at the former Fallen Angel, "This is a fate worse than death. I'm not saying I forgive her, and I'm not saying we should, but remember what Koneko said. She's no longer our killer. She's just an empty shell."
"Still, it's going to be weird." Yang said, "I mean, we basically have a slave. What do we do with her? She is… one of us now." Everyone then looked at Ruby, who only shrank in her seat,
"…I don't know." Ruby answered as she clutched her head, "I'm still just getting my head around everything."
"Well, we'll decided later." Weiss said with a sigh,
"Your breakfast is ready, Mistress." Raynare announced in a flat tone. The RWBYs looked at each other before slowly getting up from their seats and grabbing breakfast. They stared at the stack of pancakes in front of them. It had whipped cream, strawberries, syrup. The works. They had to admit, it looked really good. Yang was the first one to dig in. Her eyes widened at the taste,
"Huh? Yang!?" Ruby called out as Yang dropped her fork. She quickly turned her gaze to Raynare and glared. She was about to attack as she thought Raynare was acting, only to stop when she heard Yang chowing down on her stack,
"THESE ARE THE BEST! PANCAKES! EVER!" Yang yelled out in satisfaction, putting away the food in about 10 seconds. Yang then noticed the stares coming from her teammates, "Er… I mean, eh, they decent." They raised their eyebrows before taking a bite,
"What the-What did you put in this!?" Ruby exclaimed, her taste buds in orgasm as soon as the food touched her tongue,
"Flour." Raynare answered with a tilt to her head,
"What else?" Blake asked. Raynare didn't respond this time,
"Oh." Ruby said, having realized this the night before, after sending the report, "R-Raynare. You must listen to my teammates and do what they want you to do as though they were me." Raynare only looked confused,
"Who is Raynare? Are you referring to me? I have no name." Raynare reminded her King, "I cannot remember it. And even if I did, I do not wish it to be my name. The life I had led before is gone, therefore I should abandon everything related to it. But, as you wish my King."
"Please just call me Ruby…" Ruby groaned,
"Of course, Ruby-sama." Raynare replied, causing Ruby to groan again,
"Hey, are you going to eat?" Yang asked, "If you're going to be our maid, you're going to need the energy."
"Only if Mistress allows me." Raynare answered, "Even though my King has told me to respond to you, all of my actions must go through Ruby-sama. She has the final say in my actions, as she is my Master."
"So… you're literally a Pawn." Blake clarified. Raynare nodded in response, "Well, at least it's appropriate…" Blake muttered under her breath,
"Ruby-sama, do you wish for me to eat?" Raynare asked,
"Yeah. Sure, Raynare." Ruby sighed. It was way too early for her to deal with this. Raynare only looked confused,
"Who is Raynare?" She asked in the same tone as she did before,
"Ugh!" Ruby said, having enough, "You!"
"Ruby-sama, I have to remind you-"
"Ugh! Fine! I'll give you a new name!" Ruby called out, just wanting to escape the situation. She just said the first thing that came in mind when looking at the former Fallen Angel, "Pancakes! Your name is now Pancakes!" Ruby then checked the clock, "C'mon, let's just go to school." And with that, they went out to attend Kuoh, leaving Raynare to stand there,
"My name is Pancakes." The now renamed Pancakes said flatly. If she had her emotions, she would've smiled, "My name is Pancakes." She repeated before remembering the order she got before Ruby gave her new name to her, "My name is Pancakes." She said again, liking the feeling of the word go past her lips before making pancakes for herself.
She needed the energy for her next command after all.
(Present!)
"Why did Rias ask me to bring Raynare with us to school anyway?" Ruby muttered to herself as they made their way to school. Raynare was now wearing a Kuoh Academy uniform, which had provided,
"I'm not sure, but at least she's smart enough to think ahead." Blake answered as she looked at the soulless Fallen Angel, "It'll at least make people think she's a student for a little while."
"Still, I wonder what Rias wants." Weiss said, "She hasn't been in the clubroom much."
"Yeah." Yang muttered before remembering the ORC's reactions to Raynare's new name after they realized it stuck, "You think Rias is planning something?" The others shrugged in response. Rias was still a bit of a mystery to them, but they trusted her. Anyway, after a few more minutes, they arrived at the entrance to Kuoh,
"Alright, Rias told me to meet with her right now." Ruby said before turning to Pancakes, "Remember, stay quiet. Reply to any question that's asked. And please don't tell anyone your name is Pancakes. Yang, you're in charge of Pancakes. Pancakes, just think Yang is me until I return."
"Yes, Ruby-sama." Pancakes replied with a bow,
"I'll see you in homeroom!" Ruby called out before dashing to the clubroom,
"C'mon, let's head over to class." Yang said they all made their way to the school, not noticing a familiar girl behind them,
"Friend Ruby… I hope you are still here." Penny muttered as she looked at the school in front of her. After the report the RWBYs had sent, it was quickly recommended that Penny was to be sent to Japan to investigate. While she had the slight suspicion that after the supposed death for four Huntresses-In-Training that she was slightly more expendable, considering that she was on the mission alone, but wrote it off. She was the only robot with a soul in existence, so she guessed that they sent her for her combat capabilities. Whatever the reason, she took the mission without hesitation. Ruby was her friend and if she really was killed…
She was going to slaughter everyone involved in her death.
She quickly checked her mission objective at the corner of her eyes. It seemed simple enough. Investigate the supposed death of Team RWBY, collect their remains and then leave. If they turned out to be alive, capture them and send them back to Remnant for trial. Of course, if they were alive, she wouldn't do that. She only took the mission to find her only friend, or at least what's left of her, and give her the rest she deserved, as well as the other members of Team RWBY. Their supposed death was kept secret until someone of authority decided to release the details to the public, with relatives and friends receiving the news first. As far as she knew, only Headmaster Ozpin, Glynda Goodwitch and Ironwood knew. She sighed before quickly scanning the school in front of her.
She had a mission to do after all.
(Occult Research Club)
Ruby took a deep breath as she approached the entrance to the clubroom. For some reason she felt nervous but quickly shook it off. It was probably because she was worried that Ray-Pancakes would blow it. She was so distracted she didn't see Issei coming up behind her, "Good morning, Ruby!" Issei greeted. This caused Ruby to jump in shock before pulled out Crescent Rose and aiming it at him, "Whoa! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" Issei exclaimed as he pulled up his arms,
"Oh… sorry…" Ruby apologized between breaths as she put Crescent Rose, "Just don't do that again!"
"Sorry…" Issei said before rubbing the back of his neck, "Hey, have you seen Asia lately?"
"Not really. I haven't Rias seen much either." Ruby answered, "At least we figured out how to share peerage members. But anyway, why are you here?"
"Rias told me. I'm guessing Rias called you too?" Issei guessed. Ruby nodded, "Huh, I wonder what she wants if she called for the both of us."
"Well, there's only one way to find out…" Ruby said, "Rias wanted Raynare to come to school after all." For a second, she noticed Issei looked troubled by the mere mention of her name. She also noticed it when she told the ORC Raynare's new name. She put up a mental reminder to talk to Issei about it before opening the door to the clubroom, only to see Rias having some tea, "Morning Prez!"
"My, you two came on time." Rias said after taking a sip of her tea, "How's your legs, by the way?"
"It's completely healed." Issei answered, with Ruby nodding. "Wow, Asia's Twilight Healing really is amazing!"
"I see." Rias said as she put down her empty cup, "Her healing ability can't be underestimated. No wonder those Fallen Angels wanted it."
"Um…" Issei started as he and Ruby took a seat on the couch across from Rias, "It's been bothering me lately…"
"What is it?" Ruby asked,
"Well, there are 15 Evil Pieces in total, right?" Issei said. Ruby and Rias nodded, "And there are 8 Pawn Pieces. So 7 other Pawn Pieces can exist besides me, right?"
"Nope. I only have one Pawn, and that's you Issei." Rias answered, before deciding to tease him a little, "You're the only one for me, Issei… please don't make me say it… it's embarrassing…"
"EH!?" Ruby and Issei exclaimed, both with blushes on their faces. Issei was sputtering as he tried to comprehend what he just heard,
"Ruby, you need to listen to this." Rias said, chuckling at the two's antics,
"O-O-Of course, Rias-sensei." Ruby stuttered out, "S-So… what do you mean by Issei being your only Pawn?"
"Well, to reincarnate humans to Devils, you need Evil Pieces, but depending on the abilities of the person, you may need more than normal for it to work." Rias explained,
"More than normal…" Ruby repeated, "Er… what?"
"You see, in the world of chess, each piece has a value equal to the number of Pawns. Pawns are worth one, real surprise there, Knights and Bishops are worth three, Rooks are worth five, and the Queen's value is nine Pawns." Rias continued, "Similarly depending on the value of the person being reincarnated, the amount of Pieces needed varies. Since you can't put different types of pieces in a single person, the Pieces you can use are limited. Also, once you use those Pieces, they're gone so you have to be careful about who you use them on."
"So how is that related to me?" Issei asked,
"To put it simply, you used all my Pawn Pieces." Rias answered, "If I didn't, well you wouldn't be here right now."
"I'M/HE'S WORTH WHAT!?" Issei & Ruby exclaimed,
"I'm worth 8 Pawn Pieces!?" Issei shouted out in surprise,
"Yeah, I didn't understand it myself but now I know why." Rias said, "Issei, your Sacred Gear isn't Twice Critical. It's known as the Boosted Gear, 'Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlet', also known as the Supreme God's Vanquishing Gear, 'St. Longinus' is what you possess, Issei. That's why your value increased." Suddenly, Issei remembered something that faintly sounded in his mind when he went to beat up Raynare,
"Every 10 seconds my power doubles…" Issei muttered as he stared at his hand, "Depending on how it's used… I can kill Gods...! A Longinus Gear…"
"You… can kill Gods…?" Ruby asked in amazement, staring at her friend, "Then… what's Yang's?"
"Well, I've done some research on it." Rias said, wincing at the memories, "From the description Blake gave me and experiencing it myself…"
"Wait, did Yang hurt you?"
"No!" Rias quickly reassured the red wearing King, not wanting her to freak out, "She just used it to kill Freed, nothing more. Anyway, after some research, I managed to find out something very surprising about Bloodlust. It's a Longinus too."
"So Yang can kill Gods too!?" Ruby exclaimed, "Wait a minute, then why is Yang worth five Pawns!?"
"I don't know. There's little to no evidence that it exists. No records, no pictures, what my guess is that Yang's Sacred Gear is completely new. It even be stronger than the Booster Gear. I only came to that conclusion due to Blake's description. Unlike Issei's, which his power is determined by 2 to the power of x, with x being the variable, Yang's power is determined by factorials. You know, x!=x(x-1)(x-2)(x-3) and so on until x=x. So say Yang's power is 10 factorial (10!), and Issei waits 100 seconds making it 2 by the power of 10. While Issei's power id 1,024 times his original power, Yang's power is 3,628,800 times her base power." Issei & Ruby's jaws dropped at the numbers given,
"Why am I worth 8 Pieces again?" Issei squeaked out, his head hurting from all the numbers,
"Well, it's simple from what I've gathered." Rias said, "It's the sanity to power ratio."
"Sanity to Power Ratio?" Ruby asked,
"You see, the Boosted Gear puts a strain on the user's body, but they remain completely sane throughout it. Yang, however, lost her sanity only a few moments after activating her Sacred Gear. Don't worry Ruby, we managed to calm her down but she was knocked out just in case. Though, she isn't aware of it, like you and what you did to Ra-Pancakes" Rias quickly reassured her fellow King, chuckling a little at the name before becoming serious, "While the Booster Gear's power pales in comparison to Bloodlust, you have to realize that it can be overcome by simply training one's body. Training one's mind, however, is a whole different story. Plus, the time it takes to increase one's power with Bloodlust becomes longer and longer with every increase. It starts at one minute but by 3!, it takes 10 minutes and thus her power is times by six, while Issei here can reach 2 to the power of 3 of his power in 30 seconds, which yields times 8 his base power. If Issei and Yang were to fight, Issei could beat Yang if he was fast enough, but if the match takes too long, the match would go to Yang. It's all just a theory however, as Yang's Sacred Gear is new and the lack of information on it."
"So… that's why I'm 8 Pieces?" Issei said, trying to wrap his head around all the information,
"Yeah. If I didn't use 8 Pawns, I wouldn't be able to reincarnate you." Rias said, "The power of the Pawn is unknown, so I gambled on that possibility. The result was that you were the best. The Crimson Ruin Princess, the Ruby Low-Class King and the Red Dragon Emperor. We're all red. Isn't that funny?"
"Yeah…" Ruby chuckled out before looking down at her hands. She remembered some sort of cyan energy coming from it but when she thought about it, she got a small headache,
"Just focus on becoming the strongest you can be, you two." Rias encouraged them, "Issei, become the strongest Pawn, because if it's you, you can do it. And Ruby, I'm looking into what may have happened down there, but I am sure you have the potential to become a great King. Don't forget that." She then stood up and pushed Issei's chin up, "This is a good luck charm." Ruby & Issei's eyes widened as he thought she was going to kiss Issei, but ended up kissing his forehead. It was still worth it. Rias just patted Ruby's head, which annoyed her, but it still felt nice,
"Er… why the affection?" Ruby asked while mentally adding, 'Or the lack there of.'
"Well, if I don't stop adoring you two, then I'll be envied by the two new members?" Rias answered,
"New members?" Ruby and Issei asked before they heard the door open, the new members of the ORC entering,
"I-Issei-san… Ru-Ruby-san…" Asia greeted nervously in her new uniform,
"Ruby-sama, I've been told by Yang-sama who interacted with a woman named Akeno Himejima to come here. I was not aware you are here to greet me." Pancakes explained flatly,
"Asia…?" Issei whispered out, wondering what was happening,
"Pancakes!?" Ruby exclaimed, also wondering what the hell happening, before groaning as she realized what she just yelled out,
"I-I see. S-Since Rias-buchou is pretty, that's why… Issei-san fell in love with her…" Asia said before realizing what she was thinking about, "NO, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD!" Asia suddenly yelled out, "I CAN'T THINK OF SUCH THINGS! Ah, oh Lord, please forgive me for my sinful heart!"
"Asia! No!" Issei and Ruby yelled out before suffering headaches along with Asia and the other Devils, before chill ran down their spines as Pancakes towered over Asia, her eyes hidden before her hair,
"You hurt Mistress…" Pancakes said in a cold as ice voice as she summoned a light spear, "No harm must come to my King… Ever…"
"Pancakes! Sit!" Ruby called out. Pancakes stopped what she did and sat down like an obedient dog, "Er, stay!"
"Of course, Ruby-sama." Pancakes replied as she bowed her head,
"Dude, that's just weird." Issei stated,
"Tell me about…" Ruby grumbled,
"Oh… forgot to tell you praying to God's gonna hurt…" Rias chuckled, suffering her own headache,
"Is that so? I became a Devil… I can't face God anymore." Asia muttered, looking a little sad,
"Do you regret it?" Rias asked,
"No." Asia answered with a smile, "No matter what form I take, if I can be with my friends like this, then I am happy. Thank you very much!"
"Well then. If that's the case, from today onwards, you'll mainly be my servant but Ruby can act as your King if I give permission." Rias said,
"Of course! I'll do my best!" Asia said with determination in her voice,
"Hey, are you comfortable with Pancakes being around?" Ruby asked Issei,
"I don't know…" Issei answered quietly before cracking a smile, "But I'll get used to it right?"
"Yeah. She's here to stay I guess." Ruby muttered before realizing something, "Wait a minute, that means Asia and Pancakes are attending Kuoh!?"
"It took you that long?" Rias joked, "Didn't you notice the uniforms?"
"Does it look good?" Asia asked as she twirled around, unintentionally showing her panties. Issei quickly grabbed her hands,
"It's great! Let's take a picture as a keepsake!" Issei shouted out, only to be shoved out of the way by Ruby,
"Oh no you don't, pervert!" Ruby said, "Pancakes! Take the picture!"
"I regret to inform you I do not have a camera on my person." Pancakes said as she looked down, still sitting like a dog, "Please forgive me for my unpreparedness."
"Well, since both of them look roughly the same age as you two, they're both second years." Rias spoke up, "I even made arrangements for both of them attend the same class."
"Really!?" Ruby and Issei exclaimed in happiness before remembering Pancakes was still there, "Really?"
"Just take care of them. I believe in you guys." Rias said as she winked,
"I am under your care, Ruby-san, Issei-san." Asia said as she bowed,
"I was not aware I am attending school." Pancakes said, "But if I am closer to Mistress, I will be there to ensure she is not hurt. Mistress, do I have permission to thank Miss Gremory?"
"You may." Ruby replied with a nod,
"Now I can introduce you to my bad friends!" Issei exclaimed happily, imagining their jealous looks,
"I'll be happy to meet them." Asia said while smiling. Then the door opened to reveal Kiba entering with a greeting. Soon enough, every member of the ORC had arrived,
"Looks like the gang's all here." Yang said before looking at Asia, "So you must be my sis' friend. I'm Yang! Over there's Blake and Weiss, also known as Ice Queen."
"HEY!" Weiss called out indigently before grumbling, "Nice to meet you."
"Glad to meet you all." Asia replied politely, "G-Good morning!"
"Well then, since everyone's gather, let's get this party started!" Rias declared before using some of her magic to summon a cake, "It's good to do things like this every once and a while when everyone's here in the morning, isn't it? Since two new club members have joined and I wanted to bake a cake, let eat it together!"
"Yay!" Ruby cheered out, "I got first piece!"
"Oh no you don't!" Issei called out, "I am not letting you get the first slice of Buchou's homemade baking!"
"It's only because we had leftover flour…" Rias grumbled as the two continued to bicker,
"Please cut it fast." Koneko said, becoming more annoyed by the two's antics. As the party went on and everyone got a slice, Ruby noticed Rias looked sad before perking up when Akeno approached her. She narrowed her eyes but went back to talking to her teammates. Before long, the bell rang, signaling the start of a new school day. Everyone said their goodbyes and started heading to class. As Ruby ran, she felt like she hadn't smiled in a long time.
She felt like nothing would ruin it.
(5 minutes later)
The smile was instantly ruined as soon as Pancakes introduced herself after Asia, "My name is Pancakes." Pancakes answered for what felt like the millionth time,
"And…" the teacher asked again,
"My name is Pancakes." Ruby knew this was going to go on for forever so she quickly wrote a question and an order down, and showed it to the former Fallen Angel.
What name did Rias give you? And say you like cooking!
"My name is Pan Cagayake. And I like cooking." Pancakes did as she was told in her flat tone. Weiss, Ruby and Blake face palmed by Yang giggled at the pun. The teacher finally sighed in relief,
"Finally, go sit… wherever. I don't care anymore." The teacher said. Pancakes tilted her head in confusion, only to see Ruby sitting next to Issei on her right and some other random student to her left. Said random student was shoved off and forced to sit somewhere else, but not without glaring at her. The RWBYs and Issei only sighed while Asia looked at Pancakes with a confused look on her face. It seemed it was going to be one of those days where they wished they laid down and died.
The day was going to get worse as it dragged on.
(Some time later…)
It was lunch now, and everyone was eating their lunch while discussing about various things. There was currently a crowd around Pancakes and Asia as they asked them various questions from where they were from to what their measurements were, which confused them both as they thought it was their height, "Well, they're certainly popular." Blake noted as she and her teammates watched from across the room,
"Ah, it'll die down soon enough." Yang said, "The first thing I've learned about this school is that everyone wants to find out everything about new students. Especially cute girls."
"Don't remind me…" Weiss muttered as she ate some of her fried rice. Their first day in Kuoh was filled with people asking questions about them and a few trying to feel them up. It was a miracle how they managed to found out some information before the school day ended,
"Ugh, I can't watch this." Ruby said as she stood up and walked over to the crowd, "Alright! Break it up! Break it up! You're suffocating them!" She called out as she pushed her way through. She quickly grabbed Asia and Pancakes and dragged them out of the room,
"Th-Thank you Ruby-san…" Asia breathed out, clearly not used to so many people paying attention to her,
"But I was doing what you ordered me to do, Ruby-sama." Pancakes said, looking confused despite her blank expression,
"Well, if you're ever feeling uncomfortable, you can always talk to…" Asia and Pancakes looked confused as Ruby trialed off while her pupils shrank,
"Mistress, is there something wrong?" Pancakes asked before looking where Ruby was staring at, "Do you wish for me to eliminate her?"
"Hm?" Asia raised one of her eyebrows as Ruby quickly told Pancakes to not hurt the person she was staring at. Asia turned around and saw a ginger haired girl talking a boy who was too love struck to pay attention to her,
"Have you seen this girl? I wish to talk to her." Penny asked while holding up a photo of Ruby picking her nose during class, "It is important that I speak with her."
"Hm? Do you know her, Ruby-san?" Asia questioned as Penny tried to get the boy to respond. After receiving no response herself, she turned around and saw that Ruby was gone, "Pan-san, do you know where Ruby went?"
"Mistress ordered me to not reveal her location, as well as make sure the girl over there does not find her or her other servants." Pancakes informed the former nun, "Before exiting."
"Exiting?" Asia repeated before noticing a smashed window right next to them, "Wah!? RUBY-SAN!?" Asia exclaimed as she looked out the broken window,
"Excuse me," A voice from behind her spoke up, causing Asia to jump in surprise. She turned around saw it was the girl Ruby was staring at from before, "But do you know someone called Ruby Rose?" She asked as she showed her the picture, "It's very important that I speak to her."
"O-Oh… R-Re-R-Really…?" Asia said nervously, as she sweated profusely, "W-Well y-yo-y-y-you se-s-see…"
"Yes, we do know of a Ruby Rose." Pancakes answered, causing Penny to smile and Asia to internally freak out, "She is my Master." And this confused Penny,
"'Master'?" Penny repeated before shaking her head. Right now, that wasn't important, "It does not matter. Do you know where she is?"
"Mistress has told me that me to not reveal her location. But unfortunately she has not provided me to where she is, and thus I cannot dissuade you from her true location. But she has also commanded me to answer all questions given to me, so I must tell you that you should locate her at the Occult Research Club, the apartment she lives in with me and her servants or her homeroom, which to my knowledge are the locations she most frequents." Penny's smile grew bigger as she quickly hugged her,
"Thank you for your help!" Penny said happily before dashing off, "I will see around, friends!" Asia only waved back while shivering while Pancakes just tilted her head,
"My name is Pancakes." She said in a flat voice,
"Of course." Asia said in the same tone, "I-Is she going to be mad at us?" Pancakes only stared at her blankly,
"I cannot answer that as I regretfully do not know Mistress well." Pancakes answered. Asia had the sneaking suspicion Ruby wouldn't like the new development. Suddenly, they heard three more crashes. Asia looked out the window and saw Weiss, Blake and Yang running out of the school and Penny looking out of one of the broken windows looking just as confused as their classmates.
Asia felt that her stay at the school was going to be rather interesting.
(Some time later…)
"Why is Penny here!?" Yang yelled out in her quietest voice. Currently, she and Ruby were at the back of Kuoh Academy while Weiss and Blake headed towards the city to throw Penny off,
"Maybe telling Beacon we're dead was a bad idea…" Ruby muttered before shaking her head, "It doesn't matter. She's here and she'll eventually find us. If we just convince her to not tell anyone, we'll be fine."
"But she is going to ask questions." Yang pointed out,
"I know. As long as we don't say anything about becoming Devils, we'll be fine!" Ruby answered before adding meekly, "…Hopefully."
"Well, whatever happens, we cannot let anyone from Remnant know we're alive take us back." Yang said. Ruby nodded. Even though Penny was her friend, she was not going back until she understood everything she needed to know about being a King and to find out what hap-
"Friend Ruby! I finally found-"
"OH SHIT!" Yang yelled out as she turned around and punched the person behind her. Yang then realized what she just did and quickly check who it was.
It was Penny Polendina. And she wasn't moving.
"P-Penny?" Ruby squeaked out. As if to mock her, Penny's body sparked and caused her uniform to catch on fire just to prove that today was one of the worst days of their life. So they did the only thing they could really do.
They screamed.
Save Game… Quit!
Yep. That… That was a thing. Everything happens for a reason after all.
UknownHero signing off, my friends!