Chapter 7
Disclaimer in first chapter.
"Talking"
Henshin Itashimasu!
"Train Speakers/Weapon Noise"
'thinking'
"'Ticket talking with conductor/Clockwork and Ozpin'"
(Time Skip/song insert)
Flashback
Chapter 7
Story Start.
"This place just doesn't seem as good anymore now that my brother has returned" Salem said as she walked through the halls of her fortress. As she sat on her chair, she sighed slowly as she lifted one hand causing the pools of darkness to spawn more grimm while she fiddled with a scroll in her other. Footsteps soon caught her attention as the doorway opened up revealing a man with a slightly crazed look and a scorpion tail.
"What may I do for you my Queen?" the man said crouched over as he kneeled to his queen.
"Cut the act old friend. Everyone's out except for us and I've checked and destroyed any of those stupid mini cameras Arthur keeps setting up" she then said leaning on one arm. Tyrian then stood upright and stretched his arms. He then started to walk regularly towards his seat at the table and sat down with his arms on the table.
"Playing the act of a battle crazed maniac is hard work for someone like me" he said sounding less manic and more sane. "Is it true that your brother has finally returned to this wretched world?"
Salem smirked as Tyrian revealed his true self. "Why yes, my older brother has finally returned to Remnant with the Shadow Line and he got married" she said reverting to her true form.
"Well that is just rude to not invite his own sister and her best friend to the wedding" Tyrian said as he was quickly covered in a veil of darkness. The smog quickly dispersed revealing his true form. His skin was metalic with a dark silver coloration and segmented in some jointed areas which revealed fibrous bronze muscles beneath. His clothing remained the same but his chest slightly resembled a human chest though his lower abs were each combined and pointed downwards in the center forming an armor like skin. His scars were now a dark bronze clashing with his silver flesh. His head now looked more metallic with red eyes as his hair now ending with a scorpion tail. His mouth had two mechanical mandible fangs on the side while his organic scorpion tail was now metal and segmented while showing a purple venom flowing through the joints.
"You don't understand just how hard it is to see that 'Scientist' at work with those blueprints of his which he calls 'Perfect' and not reveal all the flaws. It was so tempting to argue with him over how to improve Doctor Merlot's work but I managed to hold it in" he complained as Salem tossed him a scroll. "What's this?" he said looking over a list that was written down.
"I need you to gather these items for, shall we say, a welcoming party in honor of our reunion with the shadow line".
(Insert Ressha Sentai ToQger Opening Theme)
Welcome aboard, the Ressha Sentai ToQGer is departing now, be careful to avoid boarding late.
(Go for it Go(x23)) we see everyone appearing infront of a light in their toqger forms posing. Then the title shows up with them slashing or shooting before they change to their civilian forms and run forward.
(Hateshinai senro no muko gawa) Nagoda is shown sitting on a rail track watching some trains before standing.
(hagayaiteiru mono wa nandaro!?) it then goes to Tristan who is combing his hair down trying not to mess up his fox ears.
(DOKIDOKI keiyu no ressha ni note. Tashikame ni iko) the scene then changes showing Cynthia entering the Ressha with her Raccoon ears twitching. Then it shows Sora looking out the train window at the forestry. Finally it shows Nicola waiting for the trains at the station smiling as it arrived.
(Sa hashire! Oretachi no EXPRESS! ) it then shows them together back to back as they run off in the ToQger suits, showing each of them fighting off kuros.
(DON'T BE LATE! Noriokure ni gochui GATAGOTO yume we nose) it then shows them running off with an explosion behind them as Sora falls over. The scene now shows the ressha going by on a train during a sunset showing Conductor, wagon, and ticket.
(Kaze wo kitte susumu, dokomade mo) back to the train tracks with everyone holding their Rainbow Passes as they run down the tracks jumping as the ressha are shown flying above them.
(Yubisashikakunin go go go) they then go into their transformation pose as the ressha go by.
(Acchi Kocchi dochida!? ) the Ressha then come together forming ToQ-Oh
(Kimi no eki made michibike! IMAGINATION) it shows ToQ-Oh preparing Fumikiri-ken and switches to them running on the ground.
(TUNNEL nuketara Asu ni mukete NONSTOP!) it then shows their ToQger forms before fading into their normal selves
(Ressha Sentai Hassha ORAI Toqger Go) it then ends with them transforming
(End song)
Teams JNPR and RWBY now stood in front of the Ozpin who had his arms behind his back as they all wondered why exactly they were underground in what appeared to be a substation and why there were various oddly dressed people with animal masks at various booths.
"Uh, Professor Ozpin, Why are we down here in this colorful substation?" Jaune asked as Ozpin lifted one arm up revealing Clockwork.
"You eight are going to be getting some temporary Rainbow Line passes due to those five constantly asking for you to be able to ride with them" the puppet said while Ozpin sipped from his cup. "Just hold out your hand and it will appear". Holding out their hands, they were surprised when eight rectangular objects with their own respective colors appeared in their hands.
"Ooh, So this means we get to ride those colorful trains which sometimes fly through the sky then?" Nora said excitedly as she was hopping in place while Ren held onto her.
"It also allows you to pay for any food or object you buy around here as well though you will have to pay it back by working in the substation" Clockwork said as the Ozpin nodded.
"You will do jobs such as cleaning to restocking food or cargo from or onto the ressha" Ozpin said while Clockwork took a sip from his own mug. "Otherwise, you are free to ride the ressha when they are in the station or enjoy the constant festivities the substation provides as you now have full access to it".
Two happy cries were heard as Ruby and Nora were quick to speed off to check the food stalls while Ren and Yang followed after them.
"Just remember that classes start tomorrow so don't over pile yourselves with work down here though it would be helpful" Ozpin said as he began walking away towards the new elevator leading to the main dorm building which could only be accessed by Rainbow Passes.
Meanwhile, Nagoda and Nicola were busy mopping and wiping down the tables and floor of the ressha compartments as their companions explored the rest of the train.
"This is Boring!" Nagoda said as Cynthia skipped into the room over his freshly mopped floor in her new yellow and white shirt and skirt. "My Flooor!" he shouted out kneeling in depression as Nicola sat down on one of the seats finished with her job.
"Huh? There's a crow over there" Cynthia said causing the two to look over. She then quickly somehow appeared next to the crow at an alarming speed causing it to stumble back in surprise. "It's so well behaved, can we keep him?" she said hugging the crow to her chest as she ran over to the two. The crow then started to glow as it started to grow fast. Cynthia quickly dropped the once bird now human man. The man stood up and rubbed his shoulder while stretching his arm.
"Lady, your flat chest hurts so please don't hug me again" he said just in time for Tristan and Sora to enter. As the four others heard that, they all instinctively moved towards the red haired Racoon faunus and started to drag her away from the mysterious newcomer who stared at the five teenagers. Cynthia then started to glow an ominous dark red color surrounded by a fiery yellow aura as the other four struggled to keep her back.
"I'LL GET YOU FOR THAT!" she shouted out in rage with her eyes seemingly all red in a rage as she started moving towards the man who pulled out a flask from his shirt. As he opened it, a white robotic hand plucked it from his grasp and capped it. Turning around and ignoring the various sounds of combat behind him, he found himself facing a mysterious robotic maid.
"There will be no Alcoholic beverages on these ressha unless the conductor says otherwise" Wagon said pocketing the flask as she avoided the man's many attempts of trying to take it from her. Suddenly he stopped as a chill went through his spine as he heard heavy breathing behind him. Turning his head, he found four bodies laying in various positions on the different furniture twitching as a black shadow covered Cynthia's face revealing only two red circles and a scary red smile.
"Uhh, can we talk about this?" he said backing up as the smaller girl slowly walked towards him. A loud scream was heard through the ressha as a stream of fire exploded out one of the windows.
…
Minutes later with some scrubbing and painting, a slightly bruised Qrow Branwen and five ToQGers sat with Wagon and the Conductor standing near them.
"This man is Qrow Branwen, normally we wouldn't allow those without passes onto the ressha but Ticket and Clockwork came to an agreement that we would occasionally give him transportation". Qrow shrugged as he drank from his cup of water. He avoided looking near the window where Cynthia was sitting as she still had her shadowed angry face.
"We are sorry for Cynthia's behavior", a band-aid covered Tristan said scratching his head, "you see, Cynthia's inner power is emotional enhancement. Certain emotions when strong enough give her enhancements and abilities". A growl came from Cynthia as she glared at the older slightly sober man who stared at them wierdly. "As you felt before, Anger gives her fire abilities and enhanced strength while happiness which is her usual state gives her increased speed and jumping ability".
"You do know that the technical term nowadays for the manifestation of one's soul as an ability is a Semblance right?" he said with one eye open knowingly.
"Really, thank you for that information".
"It's no problem. However I won't apologize for calling you fl-"
A metal platter quickly found its way into Qrow's face.
"Alright, I don't forgive you for now but at least I let out all my anger" Cynthia said returning to normal as Qrow got back onto his seat. "So what's a member of one of the hidden tribes doing here?"
At that, Qrow was quick to pull out his sword and jump back as he stared at the five.
"How do you know of that tribe?" he said as he prepared for a fight. The five ToQGers looked confused but alert that Qrow would become so hostile so quickly.
"It just came to mind, I don't know why we have this partial knowledge of them but we do" Sora said taking off his headphones as he stood up. "If you want a fight though, we will retaliate" he said as he somehow pulled out his ToQ Blaster in Sword form. The two then suddenly jumped towards each other.
"Wait a moment" Nagoda said putting the Rail Slasher between the two and stopping their battle. "We can all be friends here, it doesn't matter that we know of the hidden tribes but can't remember what they do other than being warriors."
Qrow grunted as he retracted his sword as Sora did the same.
"We are now approaching a shadow line station on the continent of Anima. Scrap Town Station, Scrap Town Station" Ticket said through an overhead speaker.
"Scrap town? I don't recognize that place" Qrow said looking at the map which showed their location. "Huh? If my memory is correct, Furijia Village should be in this location". Getting over his confusion, he came to a decision. "You five seem to be nice children, but if I stay here for too long, only Misfortune will come to you" he said standing near the door.
As the ressha came to a stop, Qrow and the ToQGers all exited the ressha to a mysterious sight. Humans and Faunus were covered in dirt and grime as they carried Scrap Metal onto a large train carrier while Kuros monitored them. Around the village was now a metal wall instead of the usual stone and wood ones and clouds coated the sky. There were several miserable looking metal statues of people inside metal cages as they were heavily guarded by several Kuros as some people seemed to mourn to them.
"What happened here?" Qrow said as he looked at the miserable village. "I was just here about two months ago". Seeing a small child going too close to the cages, a Kuro ran over to them and was preparing to attack them. The child flinched as he braced for the hit only for a clash of metal to be heard. "You going to move kiddo?" Qrow said as he blocked the Axe of the Kuros. He then quickly slashed upwards disarming the shadow footsoldier and slashed it across the chest. Five bullets then flew past him hitting five Kuros that were preparing to shoot Qrow.
"You're welcome" Sora said as Nicola ran over and helped get the child to safety. The five then ran over to Qrow as all the citizens quickly fled to safety as the Kuros went to surround the six.
"What are these creatures?" Qrow asked as his sword started to segment and transform.
"They are called Kuros and are foot soldiers of the Shadow Line. They take towns and villages creating their shadow line stations to gather darkness"
"Well, a Qrow fighting Kuros. What are the chances of that" Qrow said as his sword turned into a Scythe as he readied for combat.
Henshin Itashimasu, please stand behind the white line.
White lines formed a circle around them cutting off the Kuro's advance as one also formed around Qrow as a protective circle.
"ToQ Change"
They were quickly covered in colorful light as their suits formed around them with echoes of their transformed names. The five quickly charged towards the Kuros with their ToQ Blasters. Qrow was quick to speed through the Kuros slicing them across their chests. He then started to bounce around between the shadows slashing them and causing sparks to be sent flying with each hit while others exploded.
Meanwhile, four of the ToQgers were working together to destroy the Kuros surrounding them while also protecting any straggling citizens. Nagoda was on his own slashing across several kuros.
"Conversion Beam!" a voice said forcing the Red warrior to dodge. A greyish beam barely missed striking Nagoda in the side as it struck a Kuros. The combatant was quickly transformed into a statue version of itself made of scrap metal causing Nagoda to turn. "I missed" the shadow said as he stepped out from behind one of the cages. His appearance was appeared to be made from broken robots scrapped together to form one being as his left arm from the elbow joint on was a large blade. Through the center of the blade was a rifle barrel as several wires connected it to the shadow's chest.
"Who are you?" Qrow asked as he slashed the shadow only to be blocked by the large blade.
"I am the Scrap Shadow, leader of this Station" he replied kicking Qrow. As the huntsman recovered, he found himself slashing at the shadow sending sparks flying with each successful hit. Most of his attacks were blocked however as the shadow quickly grabbed Qrow by the head and kneed him in the gut, winding the man, and tossed him away. He then fired several bullets towards Qrow this time only for the other four ToQGers to shield him. The beam struck them across their chest sending them flying into the air.
"Why?" Qrow said as he stood up coughing. Scrap shadow laughed as he walked towards Qrow with his blade arm raised. As he swung down, Nagoda quickly intercepted with his Rail Slasher.
"Because it's our job to fight against the shadow line" Nagoda replied as he was quickly knocked away. A surge of power coursed through the wires on the shadow leading to his arm as he took aim.
"Scrap Beam" the shadow said as he fired a silver beam towards the five toqgers only for Sora to quickly roll out of the way. The beam split as it struck several objects as pieces of metal quickly started to fly around the remaining four ToQgers and smacked into them forcing them out of their transformation. A cage then formed around the four teens while wires wrapped around them preventing their transformation.
"Guys!" Sora said pulling out the Tunnel Axe as he prepared to cut them free. Several bullets struck the ground between them causing him to stop in his path.
"Go, come back for us later" Tristan shouted as they struggle with their bonds. Sora stood indecisive to leave his friends as the sounds of several Kuros rushing towards their location could be heard.
"Come on Kid" Qrow said as he grabbed Sora and quickly jumped onto the rooftops dodging bullets.
"Darn it, two got away" Scrap Shadow said as the Kuros arrived. "It matters not, they will return to save their friends. Kuros, take these fugitives and place them in the Execution grounds".
Behind a dumpster, Qrow leaned sitting on a wall as Sora checked for any Kuros searching for them. Qrow painfully got back up as his aura started to heal the damages. "You should go kid, I'll get your friends out and get rid of these idiots".
"I won't leave them behind, it's our duty to defeat and defend against the shadow line" Sora responded as Qrow quickly brought his sword to Sora's neck and activated it trapping him between the blade and the wall.
"Listen here kid, My Semblance is literally sucking the luck out of anyone around me giving them more misfortune. I've gotten many huntsmen killed because of being with them for too long".
Qrow then retracted his sword only for Sora to strike back with his ToQ Blaster. The two then clashed blades with each other with neither giving out. Qrow then quickly twisted around and slashed at Sora nearly disarming him of his weapon as he slashed the blade.
"Let me tell you something, we aren't just children nor are we Huntsmen" Sora said as he jumped back to avoid a slash from Qrow. He then quickly slashed upward knocking his opponent's sword up and slashed down. Qrow quickly leaned back and activated the handle of his scythe as a crutch. He then spun around the pole and kicked towards Sora. Sora was fast to block the kick with the flat of his blade as he felt himself hit the wall behind him. "We are fighters of the Light who pull out the innocent from the darkness trying to consume them". With that, Sora quickly charged towards Qrow who in turn prepared to counter his blow. What he didn't expect was for something to grab him from the ground, pulling him off balance. Qrow quickly looked down seeing several vines wrapping around one foot as he was skillfully disarmed of his scythe. Qrow fell down, defeated as Sora held out a hand to the fallen huntsman.
"That sounds an awfully lot like a huntsman of old if you ask me" Qrow said as he accepted the hand and pulled himself up. "You're lucky I'm hurt or you might not have won this fight. So you got a plan or something?" he said as he picked up a full bottle of alcohol that was left in a paper bag and took a swig.
Several Kuros walked in formation around a large metal platform where Nagoda, Tristan, Cynthia, and Nicola were wrapped in wires. They were then lifted into the air where the Kuros turned and stood guard as a crowd of people stood helpless as they were forced to watch the execution of four innocent people.
"Citizens of Scrap Town, these four interlopers decided to rebel against the orders I have placed and will be punished for it by becoming Statues" Scrap Shadow announced as he took aim towards the four. "Any last words you wish to speak?"
Nagoda stared at the shadow as a smile crept onto his face.
"I can see it, your defeat and our victory" he said as the shadow kaijin took aim. Just before he could fire, several bullets struck him as something sliced through the wired holding the four in the air.
"Who dares!" Scrap Shadow said as Sora walked into view while Qrow untied the four.
"I dare to interrupt you" Sora announced as he twisted the blade.
Kirimasu!
Scrap shadow quickly fired his Scrap beam at Sora only for the Green clothed human to block it with a plastic trash lid.
"What!" Scrap shadow shouted as he fired more beams at Sora with each being blocked by the trash lid.
"I noticed your Converter beam only turns living things into metal as the weapon of the Kuros you converted remained the same while your Scrap beam only controls metals" he said as he slid under the axe of a Kuros. He then slashed at its leg causing the combatman to fall over and knock over a row of others. "In the words of our leader, I can see our victory!" Sora then got in close and slashed upwards towards the Shadow as it was blocked by the blade. Remembering his fight with Qrow, he then dropped the trash lid and twisted around, swinging his sword as he did so. The blade struck the wires connecting to the shadows arm slicing them as sparks were sent flying while the blade arm was knocked to the side. He then kicked the shadow back as it fell into a pile of scrap iron.
"Good job Sora" Nagoda said as he and the others stood side by side with Sora now free of their bindings. "Alright, let's save this town". They all then took out their ressha and opened their ToQ Brace.
Henshin Itashimasu! Please stand behind the White Line!
Inserting their ressha, they then slammed it shut with a cry of "ToQ Change!"
ToQ Ichigo, ToQ Nigou, ToQ Sango, ToQ Yongo, ToQ Gogo!
"Victorious Imagination!" The five then lined up in order with their arms moving like a trains wheels. "Ressha Sentai, ToQger!" they shouted as they made their poses as a bright rainbow formed around them. The wave of energy washed through the town doing very little but cleaning off the filth on the human and faunus captives surprising them.
"Shuppatsu Shinko!" Nagoda shouted as they all ran in a single line towards Scrap Shadow while Qrow readied himself for a fight.
"Beowolves, Rise and attack" he shouted as pools of darkness formed on the ground. Rising from them came several newborn grimm as they quickly began to rush towards the citizens of the town. The citizens shrieked in fear as the beowolves charged them. Just as the first leapt towards them, it was quickly sliced in half as a scythe appeared in front of the people.
"Once again, run if you can't fight people" Qrow said standing in front of the terrified citizens. "I'll take care of the grimm, you get rid of Mr. Scrappy there". With his piece said, he then quickly began to move around as he sliced apart the oncoming grimm while others began to take up arms to fight with him.
Scrap shadow stood ready as the five rangers charged towards him in a line. He then ran towards them and readied to slash them all at the same time.
"Weapons ready!" Nagoda said pulling out the Rail Slasher as everyone else pulled out their own weapon. Scrap Shadow then slashed towards them as he got closer. "Now"
With the command spoken, the five then abruptly turned, simultaneously dodging the blade as they began to circle the shadow.
"Rail Slasher!" "Tunnel Axe!"
Nagoda and Sora held out their weapons as they started to wrap up the shadow in rails while the other three readied their own weapons.
"Home Trigger" "Tekkyou Claw!"
Tristain then shot the shadow paralyzing his form as Nicola enlarged her weapon and slashed him into the air. Cynthia then leaped into the air above the shadow as her weapon changed from a blue light to flashing red.
"HAAAAA, Shingou Hammer!" she shouted slamming it full force into the shadow as all the built up energy slammed the shadow through the ground leaving a small crater. As she landed, the shadow slowly stood up as sparks started to fly off him. Sora then quickly ran towards the shadow as energy built up around him. He then slammed the blade of the axe through the shadow as he stood behind it causing sparks to fly from the impact wound.
"This isn't the last you've seen of me, AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH".
He then violently exploded as the pools of darkness disappeared stopping the creation of grimm. The statues also transformed back into people as they screamed before realizing they returned to normal as their families ran to them. Qrow was finishing off the last of the beowolves as he turned to see the happy reunion while also noticing a nearby sign return to saying Furijia Village.
"Oh, Qrow" one of the metal statue people said as he ran over to the man who was taking a swig of the bottle he found. "It's nice to see you, so did you save us?" he asked going over as the clouds started to clear up revealing a sunset.
"No, I only helped" Qrow said holstering his weapon. "Those five over there are the ones who did most of the work" he then said before the ground started shaking.
"GRRRAAAAAAHHHHHH, I HAVE RETURNED" a now enlarged Scrap Shadow said as he looked down on the village.
"I think I drank a bit too much" Qrow said staring at the bottle before taking another drink, "or not enough actually".
The ToQgers then summoned their ressha as a terminal appeared nearby.
"Ressha ga mairimasu! Hakusen no uchigawa ni sagatte omachi kudasai"
They then scanned their passes as they ran into the oncoming trains as they were instantly transferred to their main seats.
Red Ressha, Blue Ressha, Yellow Ressha, Green Ressha, Pink Ressha
"Ressha Gattai"
The Ressha quickly merged together forming their mech.
"Thank you for riding, ToQ-Oh is complete".
"All Aboard, ToQ-Oh" they said as they stood confronting the Scrap shadow.
"Take this, Scrap Beam" it shouted firing its beam attack at the ressha as they were walking. The controls then began sparking as they struggled to move the giant mech. Scrap shadow then slowly made his way forth as he started to slash against the colorful mech knocking it back with each blow.
"Gah, he's using the metal joints to prevent us from moving" Tristan said as another slash caused the five to be jolted back as more sparks flew from their controls.
"I have an idea" Nagoda said as he pulled out the Shield Ressha.
Shield Ressha
The Support Ressha quickly sped towards them as it then slammed into the Shadow disrupting him. It then ran around and slammed into ToQ-Oh combining with one arm.
"Alright! We have one functional arm, Signal Shield Beam". Five beams then shot out towards the Scrap Shadow as they exploded on his metal skin. One beam severed the cords freeing ToQ-Oh from it's confinement. "Fumikiri-ken, Ressha Slash!". ToQ-Oh then quickly moved towards Scrap Shadow as all its escape routes were blocked off. It was then slashed through by the giant mech as sparks flew wildly.
"GRAAAHHHH, YOU'LL NEVER DEFEAT THE SHADOW LINE!" he said as he fell over defeated, exploding into the sunset.
The train horn blared as the Rainbow Line ressha continued on its way through the continents.
"I wonder how Qrow is doing?" Nicola asked. They had left after freeing the village from the shadow line control as Qrow had disappeared oddly enough.
"He's going to be fine, though next time we meet I'm going to challenge him to another fight" Sora said as he sat in one seat taking care of a small Bonzai Tree.
(Somewhere on the continent of anima)
Qrow sighed as he snuck around an abandoned village as several Bandits were on guard. He reached into his pockets for his flask and pulled it out only for something else to be attached to it. On it was a keychain with a small ToQGer symbol.
"Huh, must have snuck it on when my flask was confiscated" he said before smirking.
(Castle Terminal)
Several sparks were flying from a table inside an old shipyard building. Inside was Tyrian as he melted down several pieces of scrap metal while forming them into different shapes. "I should have expected for the warriors to get in the way of my Quota and Shadow" he said as he formed the metal into several objects. "How disappointing that he was a single cart away from getting me enough dark metal".
A guitar riff then played through the room causing Tyrian to turn to the doorway as he growled in irritation. In the doorway stood Duke Lupo with his guitar axe/gun.
"What do you want Grimm" Tyrian said as he went back to his own work.
Duke Lupo slowly made his way over to Tyrian smiling ominously. As he passed by a pillar, his form suddenly changed becoming more human like. He had spiked up blond hair with two wolf ears as his clothes remained the same. He now sported a fluffy wolf tail on his back and his eyes were an ominous black.
"I have a Custom job I want done" he started as Tyrian ignored him. "You help me, and I can get you more dark metal. Sound good?"
Tyrian then began to laugh slowly before it grew louder with each second.
"Deal".
A/N – Complete with this chapter. It took way too long to write this and to update this story so I apologize for that. School is starting up again for me so expect more chapters coming soon as I am apparently more productive while in school. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading and this is Daozang Signing out.