GARO Saviors of Remnant
ESKK: Ok new chapter let's start.
*Insert Savior in the Dark by Jam Project
"Where there is light, Shadow larks and fear reigns"
As marking show in the world around it looking like an eye, the marking then shift around making look like a horror, before shifting into a claw.
"Yet by the blade of knight, mankind was given hope."
As the Marking shift once more they given the shape of a Makai Knight Garo that soon was given color and raise it sword to cut the shadow around, darkness surrounds as a path of glowing Makai marking show around in twisting around making looking like rings of gold.
-Yuke kaze no gotoku sadame no kenshiyo yami ni magirete...-
The marking soon vanish as the helmet of Garo show, before the scene change to a shadow of Gold holding his sword as he extended the blade and took a battle stance.
*Drum beats
The shadow move around looking like he was fighting against himself.
-Nan tatakau no ka sore wa ken ni kike-
The scene change with Team GARO, Ruby, and Jaune standing near each other soon flashes as standing in their place was Garo, Zero, Dan, Yaiba, and Gaia with Ollette wearing her Madou Robes.
As the scene shift with Gold and Aron were back to back slashing against marking or object that came their way with Jaune, Ruby, and Raymond fighting against their own foes as they came at them
-Seigi da to ka ai nado ore wa oikakenai-
Garo and Yaiba were seen fighting against Kiba as they fell from a great high within a black and white world.
Then change to where it show Garo standing alone, then Yaiba, followed by Gaia, Dan, and finally Zero.
-Yami ni umare yami ni shinobi-
Within the Makai realm show many hand light skin or demonic looking was sprouting up, up into the sky like they wanted to be set free before red eyes opened all around as Nexus in the persona of Kiba began to rise from it as he grinned an evil grin of a monster made by man.
-Yami wo kiri saku-
Gold and Ruby were seen leaning against a wall as the sky rain down upon him.
-Harukana furushimi kara uke tsumida-
Team GARO and Team RWBY were seen with JNPR as well as other Makai Teams as the Knight and priestess took to their rides and rode off into battle in the burning Vale.
-Shimeida kara-
Team GARO with Ruby and Jaune fighting against horror that came from all side and cut them all down which was followed by GARO, RWBY, and JNPR fighting against many Grimm
-Yuke! Kaze no gotoku Makai no kenshiyo-
The screen showed Pyrrha fighting against multiple foes at once all of which were human as she showed why she was the champion. Gold was soon showed fighting against Nexus which was then followed by Ruby and Cinder duking it out which led to Weiss and Ollette vs Akane and Emerald at once as then Raymond came up as he was going against Blaze and Mercury with Yang helping the spear wielding knight out. It then led to Aron and Blake going against Ico and Roman as it was an all-out brawl.
-Tamashii wo kometa-
In the Makai world as Garo, Zero, Dan, Yaiba, and Gaia were fighting the environment around.
-Ikari no wa tatakitsukete jidai ni kagayake-
GARO and RWBY back flipped away before KIBA's Knights summoned their armors becoming Kiba, Zem, and Zex while Cinder and Akane summoned forth there Maiden Powers. It was then followed by GARO and Ruby doing the same becoming Garo, Zero, Dan, and Yaiba. The eight then charged against their foes as it showed one after the other starting with Garo and Ruby, then Aron and Weiss, Raymond and Blake, and finishing it off with Ollette and Yang.
-Garo!-
As the smoke clears, a word that was scorch into the ground as Kiba and Garo clashed blades glaring at each other as Yaiba joined in against Cinder as it was clear these four were intent on defeating the other.
(Start Beacon Courtyard)
The two teams being shocked was an understatement as team RWBY had the shocked look on their faces. "Professor Oobleck?" Weiss asked as she was shocked.
"Yes I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary ladies and gentlemen. Seeing as you've opted to shadow a Huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you we will not be establishing a single base of operations. Rather we will be traversing several miles of hazardous wasteland, and making camp at any inhabitable locations we may stumble upon. I've packed all the essentials myself provided the air course and readied the airship. Oobleck walking side to side. "And!" He began as he stopped pointed his finger. "It's Dr. Oobleck. I didn't earn a PH.D for fun thank you very much." Oobleck said as he got close to Weiss and looked her straight in the eyes before he left.
"Uhhh." Weiss said as she was lost.
"Come now children, according to my schedule we are already 3 minutes behind schedule." Oobleck before in his what many assume his ever present caffeine high ran to the airship and was there under five seconds.
"Well alright then looks like we're going to save the world with, Dr. Oo-bleck okay yeah when you say it out loud it sounds worse." Ruby said as everyone looked down as Eclipse was probably still sleeping right now.
"Hey we're going where we need to be the least we can do is deal with him." Aron said before he and his team headed to the airship.
"Save the world!" Nora called as team RWBY turned around and saw team JNPR there as Nora continued. "You're going on world saving mission without us?" Nora called as team GARO heard this and turned to team JNPR. "I'm hurt and sad!" She began before he stomach growled. "Maybe a little hungry, that one's not your fault though, Ren." Nora said glaring to Ren no doubt he made her miss food time.
"Sounds exciting, where are you going?" Jaune asked as Gold and Rachel looked to.
"Oh we're just going outside the Kingdom and too bad for Gold no motorcycles." Ruby said as Joey sighed but at least he had Zaruba for this trip.
"Yeah we would have brought the bikes and cars if we had enough room." Yang said knowing their rides would make mowing down Grimm a piece of cake.
"Hey! So are we." Nora said as everyone knew she meant the Outside the Kingdom part of their statement Pyrrha then spoke.
"Ren and Nora wanted to shadow the sheriff of a nearby village." Pyrrha said as Ren nodded to this as he had personal stuff when it comes to villages.
"We set out tomorrow." Ren said before Sun and Neptune appeared out of nowhere.
"Then you can party with us tonight." Sun said as he and Neptune appeared with a smile.
"We're shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We get junior badges." Neptune said as the badges didn't really seem to matter much in the real world.
"They do realize the junior badges aren't worth anything right?" Raymond asked his longtime partner as Ollette then put her finger on his lips to shush him.
"Better not to question it and leave them in their own little world." Ollette said as she saw how Jaune was acting at this information.
Jaune though was happy as it seems he wanted a badge also. "We normally go to the city with you guys, which means monsters appearing and stuff's exploding and junk. So we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's, y'know, normal." Sun said as Ruby was about to speak.
"Well-" Ruby began before Oobleck and called to them.
"Four minutes ladies and gentlemen!" He called from the distance as Gold saw this.
"I swear the guy's blood is nothing but caffeine." Gold said as he looked to Gold.
"Better keep up Zero and soon to be Mrs. Zero." Silva said as Aron and Weiss both blushed at this as Aron glared at Silva.
"Ok... to fast Silva WAY to fast." Aron said as he was still young too young to get hitched.
"We better go don't want to be late." Zaruba said from Gold's finger as Ruby looked as everyone smiled nervously.
"Well, uh, wish us luck." Ruby said before the two groups went their separate ways as Ruby was happy to have Eclipse with her.
(Scene Break Quadrant 5)
The Airship was flying over a ruined city as Yang spoke. "I guess I just never saw you as much of a fighter." Yang said as they flew.
"I admit I fancy myself more of a, intellectual but I can assure you, as a huntsman, I've had my fair share of tussles." Oobleck said as Ruby got confused on this one.
Ruby tilted her head in confusion. "Like the mushroom?" Ruby asked as Gold shivered at that one as did Aron.
Blake leaned over to her leader. "Those are truffles." Blake said as Gold wanted to gag at that one.
The confused Huntress is now scratching her head in befuddlement. "Like the sprout?" Ruby asked as Aron gagged as he was pure meat like Gold was as neither could ever stomach their greens.
"Those are Brussels." Eclipse interjected with a yawn as the two teams held on.
"Besides, given my expertise in the field of history as well as my dabbling in the archaeological surveys, our dear headmaster saw fit to assign me to this particular... assignment!" Oobleck said making Team GARO sweat drop at his comment.
"What does history have to do with this?" The Ice Queen asked being puzzled as if they were hunting Grimm history wasn't something to be a major worry on the field of combat.
He turned sharply on Weiss. "Why, what a preposterous question, you silly girl! Why, history is the backbone of our very society! And the liver! Probably the kidneys, if I were to wager." Oobleck called out as he looked to Weiss and began to trail off as he was naming what the other possible body parts history makes up.
"And that means?" Weiss asked as she was confused at this turn of events.
The southeast quadrant outside of Vale is home to wild forests and deep caves, but it is also the location to one of both the kingdom's and Makai Orders greatest failures!" Oobleck stated which Team GARO and RWBY all knew but RWBY were all shocked to hear this.
"Mountain Glenn." Ruby said as she knew of this as Eclipse began to hear a whistling in the wind but it was hard to pinpoint exactly where it was.
Yang nods. "That's right! It was an expansion of Vale... but in the end it was overrun by Grimm and fenced off from the rest of the city." Yang said as he remembered hearing and reading about this as well.
Oobleck smiles widely. "Correct! And now it stands abandoned as a dark reminder." Oobleck said as he looked to them.
"And a likely place for a hideout." Blake added placing the pieces together.
Oobleck adjusts his glasses and smiles. "Precisely!" Oobleck said as he saw these kids did pay attention in class.
"But what made it worse was it became a hotspot for Horror nests which required the Order to go in and take them out before they get too big on a regular basis." Aron said as Grimm were attracted to Inga which also attracts Horrors and opens Inga Gates.
"Um can we just look at the fact that Oobleck knows your guys secret?" Weiss asked as Aron then laughed as did Ollette.
"Weiss... almost every teacher in Beacon knows our secret." Ollette said as Weiss was shocked.
"Yeah Oobleck, Ozpin, Glynda, and Peter Port their members of the Makai Order all of them." Gold said as he grinned to her as Weiss, Yang, and Blake saw this.
"Just roll with it." Yang said as it was better not to ask for now.
The airship comes in over a spot of street amidst the ruined buildings and structures of the ruined area. It hovers right above the ground as Yang, Blake, Oobleck, Weiss, Ruby, Gold, Aron, Raymond, and Ollette all jump out of the craft with weapons drawn minus the doctor, who simply holds his coffee canister before the ship flies away from the destruction and Gold, who had his fists ready to star punching enemies.
"Ladies! Gentlemen! You still may be students, but as of this moment, your first mission as Huntresses and Huntsmen has begun! From this point forward, you need to do exactly as I say! Do you understand?" He said as the girls nod, the boys mirror their action but he suddenly looks at Ruby, startling her. "Ruby! I thought I told you to leave all of your bags back at school." Oobleck scolded as he looked to Ruby who when she was startled had dropped her weapon which made a heavy thud from the Soul Metal inside it.
"But, uh you hadn't told us to listen to you yet... so I didn't" Ruby thought of an excuse fast as everyone waited for the Professor respond to that as he turns and said, "She's not wrong." Now Ollette was pounding and thought she could have use that same excuse to bring her sweets as well, if she didn't leave them behind already.
"Very well Ruby leave your bag here we can pick it up upon our return," The professor said as now Ruby was worry as she started to say, "But I-whaa."
Ruby was like if she was interrogated right now. "But I, well uh-" Ruby stuttered as she looked to Oobleck hoping to have some sort of excuse to give.
"Young lady, what in the world could you possibly have in that bag that could be so important to bring it with…" Stopping in the middle of his sentence as the bag's zipper opens and out pops Zwei's head, causing everyone to stare at the uninvited guest.
"Get back in the bag…" She whispered to her pet hoping he wasn't noticed.
Zwei merely barks in response as Eclipse saw him. "Hi Zwei." Eclipse greeted as she saw the Corgi in Ruby's bag being fully aware of him from the beginning.
Oobleck had a blank look. "We're here to investigate an abandoned urban jungle teeming with death and hostility, and you brought... a dog?" Oobleck asked as Ruby was now in the hot seat again.
"I, uhh…" Ruby stuttered as Gold watched on.
"Wait for it." Gold said as he knew good luck was on the way for them.
Oobleck had a happy look. "Genius!" He exclaimed as he backs away long enough for Ruby to give a confused shrug before speeding past and snatching the pet away from Ruby, who tumbles to the ground as Oobleck spins Zwei in the air. "Canines are historically known for their perceptive nose and heightened sense of sound, making them excellent companions for a hunt such as ours!" Zwei barks happily in his hands.
"Called it." Gold said with a grin as Raymond then face palmed himself at Gold's antics.
"Out Golden Knight and the leading Alchemist of this mission ladies and gentleman." Raymond said gesturing to Gold and Raymond with their antics.
After being stunned for the unexpected reaction, Ruby proudly states. "I'm a genius!" Ruby boasted as Weiss and Yang both then face palmed themselves at their grinning leader.
"So, what are your orders, Doctor?" Blake asked wanting to get started as they had to find the White Fang who are operating out here.
Oobleck got back into the topic now. "Ah, yes, straight to the chase; I like it!" Suddenly he let go of Zwei, suspended in the air for less than a second before dropping down, to put his hands behind his back for a serious pose. "As you've been informed, the southeast area has been marked as a recent hotspot for Grimm activity. Now, there are several possible explanations for this behavior, one of which being... Grimm." Oobleck began as he stopped as everyone got confused.
Ruby who is just as confused as her teammates for the redundancy. "Uh, what?" Ruby asked as Eclipse then spoke up next.
"I am detecting a creature of Grimm approximately one hundred yards from us at this very moment and it may have friends as well." Eclipse said as Goruba then spoke.
"I can sense it also." Goruba said as the old timer of a Madou Tool could sense it as well.
"What?!" Yang turned as she turns to look like the other girls at the lone Beowolf wandering into the street, joining them in unleashing their weapons save for GARO.
"Stop!" Oobleck ordered as everyone looked to him.
Blake turned to Oobleck. "Huh?" Blake asked as she lowered her Gambol Shroud like everyone else to listen.
"There are a number of reasons why Grimm will congregate in this particular area, the most likely of which will be their attraction to negativity: sadness, envy, loneliness, hatred. All qualities that are likely held by our hidden group harboring ill intent." The Caffeine-Active Man said with a serious tone as it was clear Grimm don't congregate without reason.
"So, what now?" Ruby asked as Gold then spoke.
"We start hunting them to their pack." Gold said as he was ready to go in silent style.
"Silent and inconspicuous isn't your strongest aspect Gold." Zaruba said as Gold glared at him for that one.
"But he is right though for now we wait. We track. If this specimen leads us to its pack, that pack may subsequently lead us to our prey." Oobleck answered quickly.
"How long do we wait?" Yang asked as this was starting to sound boring to her.
"It's uncertain. Hours, days, weeks. Why, lone Grimm have been known to stay isolated from the pack for months - and there's the whole pack." Oobleck mused. His sudden realization is true: Five Beowolves are already following the first.
Weiss was now confused. "What?" Weiss asked as she looked to Oobleck.
"And now they've seen us." Oobleck said as Aron then looked to her as Weiss heard this.
"WHAT?!" Weiss gasped as Aron then looked.
"They saw us now we gotta fight!" Aron said as Silva agreed.
"How tiresome Tracking has went out the window now and we still need to find the howling stone here." Eclipse said as Ruby went wide eyed at this.
"Wait theirs a howling stone here?!" Ruby gasped as she looked to her Madou Ring as Yang heard this.
"Howling Stone?" Yang asked as Gold then spoke up.
"We'll tell you later." Gold said as Zaruba sighed.
"Things just keep getting more and more troublesome for us." Zaruba sighed as Gold was truly a troublesome partner to have.
"What's the plan, then?" The Pyromaniac Girl asked her teammates and friends.
The team's turns to their teacher as the creatures close in, black bars converging dramatically over the approaching monsters of darkness.
"Show me what you're capable of." Oobleck called as they all nodded in response to this.
"Well it's our lucky day then because it's time to get wild!" Gold called out ready to fight as he took a battle stance with his fists ready.
Ruby swings Crescent Rose to prepare it for shooting. "Cover your ears, Zwei!" Ruby said as the dog does so, curling up into a ball.
As the Beowolves Grimm came at the team and professor, Yang came running up, to one, as they came head to head, and when they meet, Yang had the upper hand as she raise her fist and hit the Beowolf as well fire a shoot from her Ember Celica.
Ducking under the now dead beowolves with many following her, but from over the top, Raymond came in and stab one in its chest and pole jump over them, as they follow him From the air, to when he landed in the middle of them, he swung around gotten the group around him.
Blake stood off with her back turn against, as she sense some of the Beowolves coming as she had her weapon drawn and waited, when they did, one seem to able to cut her in half but it was a clone from Blake Semblance as she jump out of the way with her clone taking the hits, and slash each Beowolves that came at her in half at the waste.
AS Some of the Beowolves were about to ambush her, as they leap at her but never had a chance as a lightning blur came at them and cut them down.
As the sound of chain came to many Grimm's ears before they a huge group of them got tangle up in them, with Aron stood in the center of them with a smile on his face as he said, "Don't knock it till you rock it."
With a suddenly force as Aron pull on the chains themselves Beowolves soon torn apart as body parts fell around him, as More came to him, summon forth another chain and use it as a grappler and pull himself to safety, as the beowolves around crash into each other before they could reach Aron.
Running in the back ground as Weiss was leading a group of Beowolves in a more open area as she took action, leaping over and sliding pass them she strike with speed and flexibility, as one group came at her, using her agility as she slide through the group, she strike them all as they fell dead behind her.
As one Beowolf was about to pounce on Weiss, a Bayonet flew in the air and nail it in it head as it was impaled on the wall, sending it away from Weiss, as Ollette came over, landed near the one she hit, with many coming to its brethren to help.
Ollette pull out more Bayonets in one hand while in the other held a sub-machine gun as she had a mad smile on her face as she said, "Let's get crazy."
From a side view of the Beowolves around bullets and Bayonets flew at them and cut their number fast with the one still seem to be afraid as it was trying to escape, suddenly strings came forth and wrap around that one Beowolf as it was slowly being drag back as Ollette voice came up saying, "I ain't done with you yet."
The last groups of Beowolves were on Ruby and Gold. AS Ruby was snipping them from afar, sending shot after shot at the group of Beowolves as they drop Zwei was chasing his tail around for some reason, until he stop and raise his ears to hears the sound of a howl.
Ruby stop snipping them as it was down to very few as Ruby held her scythe as she use the flame flash step sending her flying forwards using her Semblance to boost it, as she charge at the one Beowolf in front of her, as the two meet, Ruby slash the Beowolf in two.
Gold crack his knuckles as he said, "Bring it."
The beowolves came at him as it seem they were about to pounce on him, Gold punch them down before they could touch him.
Gold fist glow golden as he was adding Makai energy to his attack and punch one and sent it back ablaze hitting its other brethren before they burst.
Gold smile as he knew he got his as Zaruba spoken up saying, "Heads up, behind you!"
The beowolve got the jump at Gold, as he reach for his weapon and then pull it out fast with a spin on his heel and slash through the 3 that came at him and cut right through them with ease before turning to another and cut it down as he held Garoken in a reverse grip before he gave one Beowolf an upper cut and sent it flying with a howl of its own.
Gold soon grip his sword with both hand as he held it like a baseball bat as he stood ready as he said, "It's going, Going- and."
The beowolf came back down and Gold smack it with his sword and sent it into a building before it collapse as Gold yelled out, "And it's gone! Home run!"
As everyone saw that was the last of them, Ruby gave a smile and said, "Heh, piece of cake, right Zwei?"
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"Zwei?" Ruby call out to the dog, as she looked around and then see him running off somewhere as she went after him saying, "Zwei, don't leave. You might get lost."
Following Zwei for a little bit before she saw him sitting down as she came to him saying, "Zwei, why did you ran away, you could have- hu?"
"Flower Girl he found the Howling Stone." Eclipse said as Ruby looked to said stone as she saw it matched the last one hole in the rock as Zwei looked like he was trying to howl himself.
"Oh good boy Zwei!" Ruby praised as Ruby rubbed her dog.
"Told you he was smart." Eclipse said as Ruby agreed with Eclipse. "Now Flower Girl best activate it now before we forget." Eclipse said as Ruby nodded to Eclipse.
Ruby then turned into the Wolf form as she got ready as once she was all wolf she then focused on the note as the whistling sound resonated across her ears. Once Ruby had it memorized she began to howl to match the note as she did so with pride as she was prepared to summon Yaiba's spirit once more. Though Ruby had to try and keep a straight face when Zwei began trying to howl as well but once Ruby got it right she soon felt herself be drawn to the place she was at before.
(Scene Break Unknown)
Ruby got up still in wolf form as she looked to the distance where she saw what she assumed was Mistrals own version of Forever Falls called Eternal Springs as she saw it as on the highest of perches was Yaiba in her own wolf form waiting for Ruby to call her. Ruby then began her part of the howl as she did so as she did before as once she did, she felt the duet begin once more.
*Insert Twilight Princess OST: Requiem of Spirit Wolf Howl (Duo)
AS Ruby did the song she felt this song was similar to the previous one as it was like her spirit itself was instead of being healed was being summoned like her own soul was being called forth much like her own armor as she kept howling when Yaiba's wolf Ein joined in. Once she did so the song eventually like all good things came to an end as once it was done Ruby saw Yaiba had been summoned and now all Ruby must do is find and meet with her.
*End OST
"Let teachings of old be pass. Take your birthright blade in hand once more and seek me out at the crypt where many perished to survive in failure to expand, Ruby Rose for I shall impart to you the next lesson for you to learn." Ein said using the past Yaiba's voice as Ruby then saw Ein run off the edge of the cliff and vanish to the clouds below as soon Ruby felt the pull again.
(Back in the real world)
Ruby came to as she woke up rubbing the sleep from her eyes as she yawned a bit as she looked around before realizing she still had paws. "Oops." Ruby said before she reverted to her original state as she stretched.
"Don't worry no fleas and it seems for the time being Yaiba will meet with you at locations easy for you to access." Eclipse said as she then yawned a bit.
"But what are these Howling Stones anyway?" Ruby asked as Eclipse chuckled a bit.
"It's simple... the past which we learn from to make way torts our future." Eclipse said as Ruby then sighed.
"Again with the cryptic statements." Ruby said as Eclipse chuckled before yawning.
"I'm going to sleep." Eclipse said as she began to dose off once more no doubt to be lazy as she always is.
"Hey!" Ruby called but it was too late Eclipse was out cold. "Lazy Ring." Ruby scowled as she then looked to her Zwei a bit who was scratching his ear.
"Ruby!" Yang called as Ruby looked and went to run to her sister.
"I'm coming." Ruby called back before she ran torts the group and was followed by Zwei but as Ruby looked to her teammates her mind began to wonder about what Nexus had said before about using every resource she had to do what was needed to make the world a better place. From Weiss access to the Dust of the SDC all the way to Yang's own underground connections.
Once Ruby was back with the group Oobleck nodded and spoke. "Now then everyone don't celebrate so soon, for I am certain this is the first bout of many. Shall we continue?" Oobleck asked he was ready to go which Ruby hoped this mission will help clear her mind on it as what Nexus had said to her was still fresh in her mind.
(Later)
Teams RWBY and GARO were cutting, punching, and shooting through the Grimm as it was still day time as Ruby chose to ignore the words of Nexus plaguing her mind for the time being assuming it will go away on its own or she was simply overthinking on it. Oobleck was of course looking to grass that had grown from the ruins as it seemed to have some weeds to it. Oobleck seemed to be gathering the herbs of it as he was no doubt trying to use his intellect knowing full well that the two teams could handle themselves.
Team RWBY seemed to be getting tired as Team GARO were barely breaking a sweat considering they each had training sense childhood. "Excellent work boy and girls!" Oobleck called as he smiled. The Grimm's bodies were disappearing as was common with them as Oobleck looked. "Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any signs of criminal operations in this sector. Oh well, moving on!" Oobleck said as this was a dead end but they kept going on.
"Well come on our luck will turn around!" Gold called staying positive like nothing can bring down his mood as the two teams followed after Oobleck. Zwei barked as he followed his master before Yang spoke.
"Hey doc you know I was actually looking forward to seeing a pro huntsman in action. Like fighting or at least helping us, fight." Yang said getting tired of doing all the fighting.
"Yang he's the leader at the moment so what he says goes, plus he is in action sense this is a scouting missions he is gathering information." Raymond said with a bit of a scolding yet teaching tone to his voice as Yang looked.
"Exactly! Not every missions is filled with terror and heroism boys and girls. Sometimes it's just a heightened form of extermination. Remember, this is a job, and you all signed up for it. I do hope you understand that." Oobleck said as Yang looked as if she was called out for cheating when she didn't.
"Well, yeah." Yang said before looking to Weiss. "O-of course." Yang said as Oobleck saw this and knew how to go about this 'lesson,' for these children.
(Later)
Oobleck as talking with Yang as he wanted to see her resolve for the path of a Huntress. "Tell me Yang, why did you choose this line of work?" Oobleck asked as Yang looked.
"Huh?" She asked she looked to the teacher. "Well to fight monsters and save-" Yang began before Oobleck interrupted her.
"No, that is what you do, I want to know why you do it. The honest reason as to why you want to be a Huntress." Oobleck said as Yang looked to him.
"The honest reason?" Yang asked as she had to think about it before giving a straight answer. "I'm a thrill seeker. I wanna travel around the world and get wrapped up in as many crazy adventures as I can. And if I help people along the way then that's even better. It's a win-win y'know." Yang said as Oobleck accepted that answer. But inside Yang still remembered how she lost control of her strength and blasted Kiba's head with a punch into a bloody mess of bones and brain matter.
"I see." Oobleck said as he nodded to the girl and then went off.
(Later)
Raymond was fighting his way through Grimm as he was cutting them down with great ease as he stabbed and skewered them before pulling out a large shot gun from his coat and shooting a Grim in the head with it as it was one of his newer weapons he had acquired from Ruby and Ollette after one of their lessons on being an Alchemist. "And Mr. Shiro why accept this assignment when you would no doubt have to work with people who break rules every now and again." Oobleck asked as he was gathering data.
"I have duties as one who protects and as the holder of the knight title of Dan, and I do not tolerate those who break the rules for their own gain, but those who break the rules to protect or help another I accept that they broke those rules." Beret said as he fought. "I wish to uphold the laws of the Order and if I must go undercover to do so, then so be it." Raymond said as he stabbed another Grimm in the head. "It's a lesson I still make strives to learn, those who break the rules are trash but those who abandon their allies and duty are even lower then trash." Raymond said as that was his belief and he was going to stick with it regardless of the ending outcome.
"Interesting." Oobleck said as he saved that information to mind.
(Later with Weiss)
"And you Miss Schnee, a girl born into fame and fortune such as yourself certainly doesn't need the extra work. So, why choose this over a cushy job in Atlas?" Oobleck asked as he wrote down the data gathered so far as the battle with a Grimm was going on around him as a Beowolf went flying past him.
"It's exactly as you said, I'm a Schnee. I have a legacy of honor to uphold. Once I realized I was capable of fighting, there was no longer a question of what I would do with my life. It was my duty." Weiss said as she looked to Oobleck who looked to Weiss as she then saw Aron shooting a Grimm using his Aura Chains as well to slice them up nearby. "But... I'm glad I have someone by my side with a similar duty." Weiss confessed as Oobleck saw how Weiss looked to Aron, ah young love.
"Interesting." Oobleck said as he then jumped down to continue their search.
(Later with Aron)
"Aron tell me why choose to inherit the title of Silver Fanged Knight Zero?" Oobleck asked as he looked to Aron. "Why inherit this title if you are now basically guarding the school?" Oobleck asked as Aron sliced up a Grimm with his blades and axe attachments before shooting another.
"That's a no brainer." Aron said before he kicked another Grimm in the face. "I do it because no else can." Aron said as he then put his weapons away. "If I don't do it sure someone will but it's something I want and need to do." Aron explained as he wasn't doing this for himself. "I do it because I know there are people who need me to protect them and if I have to part time as a Huntsman to do it well at least people know the face of the person who protects them a bit." Aron said with a grin as he then smirked. "Plus if I end up putting a better image for the Faunus along the way that's just icing on the cake." Aron said as Oobleck saw this seeing Aron didn't have much doubt on what he does.
"I see." Oobleck said before he vanished in a burst of speed once more.
(Later with Blake)
Black cut a door in two as then Infant Grimm Nevermores flew out surprising Blake. Blake of course transforms her sword and begins firing at the Grimm infants killing them each with a single shot. Oobleck looked into the building searching for any signs of irregular activities before turning to Blake.
"And what about you Blake? You seem to carry yourself with a sense of purpose." Oobleck said as Blake may be able to fool many but not those with a trained eye.
"There's too much wrong in this world to just stand by and do nothing. Inequality, corruption, someone has to stop it." Blake said as Oobleck looked as he saw Blake had a goal but not a way to get to it.
"Very well, how?" Oobleck asked as he looked to Blake as that put the Faunus in a twist.
"I... uh." Blake said sad she didn't have an answer.
Oobleck nodded before leaving no doubt to question Ollette next.
(Later with Ollette)
Ollette pulled out her mini gun from her weapon cross and began firing at all the foes who came at her as the Grimm were mowed down with great ease as she grinned at this. Ollette then looked at it and knew she didn't exactly have a set weapon but maybe she could change that after this mission. "And as for you Olllette." Oobleck said as he walked in. "You seem to have a sense of purpose to you why choose this path?" Oobleck asked as he looked to Ollette as she grinned.
"Because it's much more fun than the regular path." Ollette said as Oobleck then looked to her.
"You know you're not fooling anyone with that mask correct?" Oobleck asked as Ollette saw this and then sigh.
"I was an orphan ok didn't have anyone until he came along." Ollette said as she might as well get it off her chest. "He took me in, gave me food and a home and even trained me as a Makai Alchemist... but then things started to turn south when I saw his true colors." Ollette said as she began to walk away. "He wanted to recruit me turn me into some dark maiden for his real master... I rejected him and if it wasn't for Raymond and his father I'd either be with my mentor's real master, dead, or excommunicated." Ollette said as she walked and shot another Grimm in the head killing it in one show.
"Hmm my condolences then." Oobleck said before he vanished as they got what they needed for today.
Ruby who was playing with Zwei as she had a roasted bird on her point end of her scythe hosted above Zwei as he stood on his back legs and try to reach it, can't tell if it a real one or a toy Ruby had on her but Gold was with them cheering them on all the same.
When Professor Oobleck came around to Ruby, she saw him and folded up her scythe as the roasted bird vanish from site as Ruby said, "Sorry! Uhh, are we ready to keep going?"
Oobleck look to Ruby, as he question the other team, he gave a small nod to himself to know Ruby is alright and then said, "No, I believe that will have to do for today. It's going to be dark soon."
"Ok then time to set up camp." Gold said as he clapped his hands together and rubbed them together.
Oobleck throw his pack behind him to someone to catch it, as Yang grunt by the force of back by her Teacher, as stand behind was team GARO and RWBY on standby as Oobleck said, "Gold with us, the rest of you 6, check out that building. Oh and please do make sure that there are no more of those, creatures." Meaning to the Grimm birds that took host in the ruin buildings.
Turn to the teams as he said, "Your leaders and I are going to secure the perimeter, come along Ruby and Gold."
Ollette nodded as she reach into her pockets and pull out paper seals she had brought for things like this as she was prepared to do so. "Understood." Ollette said as then throw the seals in the air, use her Madou magic too active them, as the seal themselves flow around the area of the building and stick to the walls then glowed for a moment to know they are set. Sirius nodded and walk off and follow Ruby and the Professor.
"Horror repellent?" Yang asked as Ollette gave a smile and said, "And more." As Ollette then pulled out her gun and fire a Madou magic infused bullet at the building which bounce off and hit the build across the road as it put a nice hole in it as well with many Grimm bird came flying out.
"Repels attacks as well and un-invited guest, which by the way you are all invited," Ollette said as she walks into the building, follow by the rest of Team GARO and team RWBY as Yang said, "That is so cool. You think I can have a few of those?"
"Hoping to keep your father out when you bring home a boy and hit a homerun with him?" Ollette teased as Yang rolled her eyes and pushed the gun and bayonet girl. But as they all walked in they all began to go deep into thought as the questions Oobleck had asked them really got to them more than any of them thought once they really thought about it.
(Ruby, Gold, and Oobleck)
The trio walk to the edge of the city and look to the forest of the Grimm's with a sound of howls and thumping as Ruby was awestruck, with Gold was impressed as he did a whistling sound to the site he saw as in the distant, were huge Grimm walking across the lands of the forest in a heard.
"What is that? It looks awesome!" Ruby whisper loudly as she was excited to see such a site.
"That my dear, is a Grimm." Professor Oobleck as Ruby was shock to see that Grimm's could get that huge. Gold wasn't surprise to know that, he knew even the oldest horrors can be very big themselves but it was still an impressive sight to see.
Ruby pulls out Crescent Rose as she said while cocking it, "Let's kill it."
"Let's not." Eclipse said with a yawn as she looked to Ruby which caused Ruby to look confused at this.
"Yeah probably a good idea not to mess with them." Gold said as Ruby was now confused as she thought their mission was to kill Grimm and Horrors.
"They're right, as I'm afraid your sniper rifle will do nothing more than agitate a Grimm of that size." Oobleck said as she was surprised to hear that the Professor, Gold, and Eclipse were all telling her not to attack a Grimm.
"But, what if it attacks us?" Ruby questioned as Eclipse and Gold could both understand Ruby's point of view.
"Fret not Ruby, Those Goliaths are not concerned with us," Oobleck said to calm Ruby down as he knew more about Grimm then Ruby and Gold did.
"There are Grimm that would stay peaceful from humans if we stay out of their territory or do anything to provoke them." Eclipse said as she had learned this a long time ago and knew how Grimm worked.
The Professor agrees with the Madou Ring on that as he said, "Not every Grimm is mindless; or rather not every Grimm is still mindless. You see the Grimm you see before you are so powerful, so superior to those Grimm you fought, that they've undoubtedly lived hundreds of years. And in that time between killing humans and attacking our borders, they've done one important thing, they've learned."
Zooming in on the horrors as they trample trees and plants to walk throw, as one stop for a moment and look to the city.
"They've learned that when they attack our borders, they're likely to die. And what we lack in strength, we make up for in will," The Professor spoke in wisdom as Gold understood, as he face horror that were stronger than him, but that didn't stop him before as unlike Grimm Horror's eat and kill without remorse knowing that they can only do so during the night and that Makai Knights will constantly hunt them down.
"They've learned that killing one human, will only bring more." Gold said as he noticed one of them looking to the trio as if judging them.
"Precisely." Oobleck said as Ruby was confused at this knowing that if this was the case then why were, they so close to Vale.
"Then, why are they still so close to the city?" Ruby asked as she looked. "What are they doing?" She asked confused and shocked to see such Grimm exist.
"Waiting." Oobleck said as Sirius couldn't argue there. As the Grimm marched off Gold and Oobleck walked off as well as did Ruby.
Ruby then put crescent rose away as she had to ask something. "Doctor Oobleck?" Ruby began catching the teacher's attention. "I was wondering-" Ruby began only for Oobleck to interrupt her.
"Wondering why I've been interrogating your teammates all day?" Oobleck asked as he looked to Ruby assuming that was the questions he was going to ask.
"A-actually, I was wondering... Why did you want to become a Huntsman?" Ruby asked as she looked to Oobleck.
"Look around and tell me what you see?" Oobleck said gesturing to the ruined city around the trio as Eclipse and Zaruba already knew the true answer to that question.
"Lots of old buildings, uh, empty streets…" Ruby trailed off as Gold then chuckled as he walked to her.
"Nice guess but not the right answer." Gold said as Ruby was confused.
"He's right." Oobleck said as he looked to the duo and their Madou Rings before the trio began walking. "As a Huntsman it is my job to protect the people. And although I am capable of doing it with traditional weaponry, I believe I can make a much larger Impact if I do it with my mind. As a teacher I am able to take knowledge, the most powerful weapon of them all, and place it into the hands of every student that passes through my classroom. I look at this wasteland and see lives that could've been saved. But I also see an opportunity. An opportunity to study these ruins and learn from this tragedy. And therefore become stronger. I am a Huntsman Ruby, Sirius because there is nothing else I would rather be." Oobleck said while stopping to look at both Gold and Ruby as Ruby was awe struck at her teacher's words.
(Scene Break Camp Site)
A fire was going as Raymond put a few broken logs of wood in the fire, as he took a lighter, and added Makai flames to it and cleanse it of any Inga, or Jaki so they don't make a mistake of summoning a horror from the flames.
Aron was relaxing against a wall, with eyes close but his ears were wide open to the outside, and Ollette was tinkering with a Madou compass, to her guess maybe they could narrow down the area within the mountain of where the White Fang could currently be.
As team RWBY were sitting around the camp fire as Yang sign and said, "I can't believe we didn't find anything." Meaning to the White Fang hides out.
"We've always been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. I guess we can't always have luck on our side like Gold always claims it is." Blake said sadly as what happen their team through was mostly luck and team GARO has been one to take action when need to.
"That's not what I meant," Weiss something out of the blue as her teammates look to her and Blake said, "Hu?"
"Earlier, about upholding the legacy. There's more to it that than," Weiss said and now everyone was thinking of what they said to their Teacher when he asked them the questions.
Yang had a similar thought as she said, "Yeah, no me too. I mean, I don't know." "I don't know either." Blake said it as she wants to help the Faunus, and maybe the White Fang to change their ways from before they became as they are.
"I know what I want to do but, I figured I'd always take things one step at a time," Blake said as Ollette agreed with her said, "That good then, just one step is enough to start you on your journey, but if you don't know where you are at then it best to relax, look around and wait for a clear path to walk on or a different path, but it doesn't matter which those you pick if they both lead to the same place." As she gotten the compass to start up, she still had some work to do on it.
"But for me... things aren't always that easy you know." Ollette confess as working on Madou Tools was therapeutic for her.
Yang nodded as she understood and said, "She right, it doesn't matter, we know why we're here, Right?"
"I don't know." Raymond said as he looked to his friends while keeping the fire going as everyone looked to him. "I always had planned out how my life would go all the way to how it ended where I'd either die in battle against a Horror and making sure my armor was left to a worthy apprentice, or settled down and ensure my armor would have an heir by blood." Raymond said as he looked to the fire while poking it with a rod to keep it burning. "But... sometime even I'm not sure." Raymond said as Weiss saw his tone sounded much like her own when it came certain things particularly her family stuff.
"Yeah I feel you." Aron said as he stretched. "Normally I just take things as they come but sometimes things I don't expect to come at me end up happening and well here I am." Aron said as he stood next to Weiss as he was meaning Weiss was one of the things he didn't expect to come at him.
"I suppose." Ollette said as she looked to Aron glad he got his girl.
Aron's wolf ears started to twitch and said, "Ruby, Gold, and Doctor Oobleck are back." Ollette sat still doing work and said, "They always been invited so it's good."
As the Professor step inside the building and say, "Ah wonderful!"
Professor zoom in by the fire as he said, "A text book fire." "Fire!" Ruby said as she was happy there was on as she came close to it and put her hand out near it as she said, "Soooo warm."
"I know talk about lucky!" Gold called as he sat by the fire smiling at it while sitting near it.
The Professor zoom to his side and said, "Very good, eat your dinners, and hurry to bed. We have a lot of ground to cover tomorrow and we'll need you to take turns keeping watch over our temporary abode at most a buddy watch to watch each other as well, any volunteers for first watch?"
"Yo!" Gold and Ruby called out at the same time wanting the fire more so they got first watch tonight as Oobleck then zoomed away again.
Ruby then sat up as Gold stayed by the fire as team GARO were used to long nights while Ruby was starting to adjust quickly, after all night is when they go hunting. "Hey, did Oobleck ask you why you wanted to be a Huntress?" Yang asked as Ruby turned to her. "I mean, what did you tell him?" Yang asked as Ruby thought about it.
"Hm, no he didn't, weird. Oh well goodnight guys." Ruby said as Gold sat by the fire. As team RWBY prepared for bed Gold looked at the fire as Ruby took watch at a sniping position. Zwei padded to Ruby as Sirius got up and walked to her and sat next to her to keep watch in case something got though.
"What about you Gold?" Aron asked as he looked to his best friend.
"Nope!" Gold said as he basically showed he wasn't asked that question about his life. "Oh well goodnight team." Gold said as he began first watch in case anything snuck past Ruby sight and past he barrier.
Zwei whined as the sound of Grimm Howling was heard as you would hear the occasional screech of Horrors as to Horrors this area had been bled dry of food. "Don't worry, things will be better tomorrow." Ruby said as Gold sat next to Ruby smiling his big toothy grin but Ruby honestly didn't know sometimes ever since she got her armor.
"Don't worry they will get better after all your lucky I'll be making sure of that." Gold said punching his fists together as Ruby smiled at him while Gold remained oblivious to a ladies feelings involving himself as the two remained in silent while watching the fire and keeping a firm spot on their sniping position.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well here you go the new chapter I hope you all enjoy it enough to review so until next time as I always say to you ja-ne.
