Chapter 27
Back we were at, Team RWBY sits down with Prof. Acacia who explains everything that is happening at the Sunken Library. They sat in the library with an electric lantern over a table and some chairs everyone set up. As they sat down, Prof. Acacia explains what is going on. "That was Dr. Ricardo. He's the chief archaeologist here in the South Area. He told me that he discovered something that was a gift from Arceus to humanity a long time ago. Not sure what it is but it is behind that metal door." The team have some serious looks as they sat up and noticed how serious this is.
"I'm guessing that he is not the most orthodox archaeologist is he?" Weiss asked. Acacia laughs, "Of course. The guy sometimes use brute force when everything else fails. But back on topic about the door." "You want us to help out with the door, right?" Ruby says. "Guess that's why you're team leader. But we actually need Yang for this." Everyone is confuse, including Yang, on why they need her. The three look at Yang and Yang looks at everyone as they just stare at her. "Why me?" she asks. That is when the professor pulled up his holocaster and showed a recording of Yang beating up Team Rocket members and throwing their drill out of Prehistoric Park with them in it.
Blake started giggling, "So that's why." Everyone else started giggling, much to Yang's annoyance...and embarrassment. "Alright, alright!" Yang yells furiously at them while her face is red, "I'll do it!"
Back at the metal door, Yang braces herself with everyone watching her. Yang does some stretches and cracking her fingers and knuckles along with some deep breaths. "Okay." she muttered to her self, "Time to get to work." Yang grabs the left side of the door and pulls with all her might. Yang's eyes started to turn red as her hair catches fire as she struggles to get the door open. Yet nothing happened. Yang then tries to open from the right side of the door. But again, it didn't open. Then she tries opening from the bottom. It worked! But it only budged a few inches before Yang gave out and lets go.
The door slammed shut while Yang takes a breather. "So close!" says the voice from behind them. They turn around and see Dr. Ricardo who has a bandage on his head after his...injury. He runs up to the door, but some of the medics grabbed him while he starts yelling. "LET ME GO!" he shouts out while trying to get to the door, "I HAVE TO SEE WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE! I'VE COME TO CLOSE TO-" One of the medic's Weepinbell use sleeping powder on him to calm him down until he fell asleep. The two medics then take him back to his bed.
"Is that dedication or plain zealotry?" Blake asks as she watches the medics take him back to his bed. "I think both." Acacia answers. Ruby examines the metal door, "Isn't there a mechanism that opens this thing? For something like this, there should be a lever or button or something that opens the door." Acacia sighs, "Everyone checked and there is nothing that opens this door." Acacia then looks at the door, "We searched almost every square inch of this library yet found nothing. So we have to rely on brute force to get this door down." "Then why not blow a hole next to it. The walls are a lot easier than the door since they are made of stone." Yang says while rubbing her shoulders.
"Wish we could but we have no idea on what is on the other side of the wall. There could be priceless artifacts, writings, or something very valuable." Ruby then has a thought, "What if we combine the strength of Yang, the Machokes, and Chimmy?" Acacia thinks about for a moment then says, "Worth a shot." Yang calls Chimmy out and three Machokes soon join her. With all their strength, they lift the door wide open and some of the archaeologists start using jacks to keep the door open. Everyone then gives them an applause to celebrate the opening of the door.
Before anyone knows it, Dr. Ricardo ran past everyone and into the room. "Oh, for the love of-" "DAAAAHHH!" The heard him scream as he runs out of the door with a swarm of Cofagrigus chasing him. "Everyone!" Acacia shouted to everyone near the door, "Get running!" Everyone runs away from the Cofagrigus as they scare and attack everyone near the metal door. Ruby pulled out her pokeball and throws, "Come on out and help us Puppy!" Ruby's Shuppet comes out then Ruby shouts, "Use night shade!" Puppy unleashes a waves of crimson colored aura on the Confrigas and seems to effect some of them.
"Good idea, Ruby!" Blake shouts. She pulled out her pokeball and unleashes her Frillish. "Use night shade!" Like Puppy, Frillish unleashes waves of crimson colored aura. "My turn!" Yang throws her pokeball, "Go Hunter!" Yang's Haunter comes out then she shouts, "Use confuse ray!" Hunter unleashes multiple golden colored orbs at the rest of the Cofagrigus swarm which puts them in a state of confusion. They all started attacking each other to the point where they have to retreat. After they are gone, everyone sighed in relief. "Phew." Yang went after wiping her forehead, "That was close."
"I'm guessing that must be some sort of security of some kind." Weiss says when she was about to use her pokeball, but was too late. "Too bad we didn't catch any." Blake says to Weiss, "You could have caught one." "I-I-I was about to use Blade but you guys got the situation under control." Weiss says furiously at Blake with her face all red. "You mean hiding behind a stone pillar in fear." "HEY!" "Can we please just go in?" Acacia says to stop them from fighting.
They make their way inside to see what is so special on the other side of the door. What they find inside is actually...disappointing. The room is empty. "What?!" Yang says in her disappointed state, "All that hard work for an empty room?!" "There has to be something." Blake says, "Why would they have all that security?" "There must be something important here." Ruby says while examining the room with her flashlight. "Well I don't see any of those Cofagriguses here" Weiss says while looking at the ceiling. Acacia is kneeling on the floor as something sparkled.
He picked it up and found something wedged between the floor tiles. "What's that?" Weiss asks as she noticed what Acacia is holding. "It's an emerald." Acacia answers, "A very small shard of an emerald. This place must have been a treasury room until the Cofagriguses ate all the gold and jewelry." The four are disappointed along with the archaeologist as well as Dr. Ricardo. Who is weeping at the corner of the room. But he got back up, "Oh well, that's life. Better luck in the future I guess."
At the entrance of the Sunken Library, Acacia apologizes to Team RWBY. "I'm sorry, girls. Looks like you can't get home." "That's okay." Ruby says with a smile, you is relieved because she gets to keep her pokemon. But she is also sad that she won't fulfill her dream of becoming a huntress. She's not the only one who is both sad and relieved. The rest of Team RWBY feel the same. Acacia rubs his head then says, "How about I take you to your next location?" Yang immediately steps up, "I want to go to Makoto City to face the toughest gym leader of the South Area." Acacia smiles, "Alright. But I have to take you to Rumble Mountains." "Why there?" Blake asks. "You'll see."
They drove back to the research center and take a flight towards Rumble Mountains. Why there? You're gonna have to wait till next time.
AN: Hey everyone! I was gonna put this up yesterday but I was having some internet problems. Good news is that it is fix and hope I won't have anymore connection problems. Love ya guys!