So, I've found some time to get this chapter out, and I've got to say… you're about to leave the Feels Station and headed for Weepy Hollow. Enjoy!
Chapter 6: Finale
Scott was immediately given the medical attention he needed after Team RWBY got him back to Beacon. He never let go of Colossus' A.I. core from his remaining hand as the doctors hurried to save his life. Ruby paced back and forth in front of the infirmary while the rest of the team sat in seats. "Ruby, you need to ca…" Weiss attempted to exclaim before Ruby cut her off. "Do NOT tell me to calm down!" Ruby barked. "My boyfriend is in there and he could be DYING!"
Weiss immediately closed her mouth and Ruby continued to pace for a while. It was an hour later when the doctor walked out and exclaimed "We've stabilized him, he's going to make it. He's asleep right now and we want to keep him under observation until he is ready to move around." Ruby let out a sigh of relief and Yang questioned "So… is his arm?"
"Sadly we couldn't reattach it. We managed to stop the bleeding, but his arm couldn't be saved."
Ruby spoke up and questioned "Can I see him?" The doctor nodded and exclaimed "He's asleep right now and it would be better if he gets his rest." Ruby nodded and went into the infirmary, seeing Scott on a bed with a respirator and a bandaged shoulder. Ruby fought back tears as she took a seat to his right, seeing that he was still holding the blue orb of Colossus' A.I. core. She placed her hand on top of the core and Scott's grip on it tightened, causing Ruby to fight back tears even harder.
Scott's breathing remained consistent as Ruby placed her forehead on his shoulder and let out the tears she'd been holding back. "I'm sorry Scott. I should have done something." She cried. "I'm sorry that this happened to you." Ruby lifted her head and wiped her eyes as the rest of her team walked into the infirmary. They all took seats around their fallen friends as Ruby kept her hand on the top of the A.I. core in Scott's hand. It was incredibly quiet, the only sound being the heart monitor that Scott was hooked up to.
Sleep took over Weiss, Yang and Blake and they were passed out in their seats while Ruby remained awake by Scott's side. She was supporting her head with her hand, elbow on his bed and hand still on the A.I. core. She brushed some of Scott's hair away from his forehead and lightly placed a kiss on it. She felt tears start to form in her eyes as she pulled away and immediately wiped her eyes in case Scott woke up. She sat back down and crossed her arms, resting them on Scott's bed and her chin on her arms.
She felt her eyes start to droop and they finally closed, causing her to drift off to sleep. Ruby eventually woke up to find herself looking at an empty bed. She looked around to see the rest of her team asleep, but no Scott. "If I were Scott, were would I go?" Ruby thought as she scratched her chin. She got up and left silently, heading for Scott's workshop where she was sure he was going to be.
She opened the door to see her Titan still on its stand and Scott sitting at the computer and talking to someone. "Thank you for doing this." Scott thanked. "I really owe you big for this." A female voice responded "It isn't a problem Scotty. I'm happy to help my nephew out."
"I remind you that we aren't actually related."
"Look you little shit, I've known you since you were in diapers. I'm practically your Aunt, so shut it."
"Yes ma'am. So when are you coming to get me?"
"I'll probably be there about tomorrow. We're going to have to get started early, you've got a lot of rehab to go through."
"Thanks again Aunt Lily."
The computer shut off and Scott dropped his head with a sigh as he brought his right hand to his left shoulder. Ruby walked in and questioned "How are you feeling?" She stood to his right and placed her hand on his shoulder and he placed his hand on hers. "I could be better." Scott sighed. "At least I have you." She pulled up a chair and she questioned "So… you're leaving?" Scott nodded his head and responded "Yeah. My dad had a friend who specializes in prosthetic limbs. I've kept up with most of my dad's old friends since they are practically family."
Ruby wrapped her arms around Scott to comfort him, him wrapping his arm around her to keep her close. "Ruby, I don't know how long I'm going to be gone." Scot sighed since he really didn't want to do what he was going to do. Ruby pulled him closer as he went on "I don't want you to sit here and wait for me to come back." Ruby looked up at him with sad eyes and questioned "Are… are we breaking up?" Scott let out a sigh and answered "Yes, we're breaking up."
"Can… can we at least wait until you leave?"
Scott couldn't help but smile and respond "Sure. So what do you want to do for our last day as a couple?" Ruby stood up, arms still around Scott so he was forced to stand with her. She started walking until she practically threw Scott onto his bed. Scott didn't have a moment to question what was going on since Ruby climbed on top of him and laid down on top of him. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into his shoulder, trying to hold back the tears.
"I just want to be with you." Ruby choked a bit. "That's how I want to spend our last day together." Scott smiled and stroked her hair, proclaiming "Sounds like a perfect day to me." The two did just that, they laid in bed, ate lunch and spent every moment they could together until morning came. Scott and Team Ruby waited in front of the school until the airship arrived. Scott turned to Team RWBY and exclaimed "Well, thanks for the time I've had here. Honestly, it's been the best time of my life and I'm going to miss you all." Scott walked up to Weiss and bowed, proclaiming "Goodbye, Ms. Schnee."
Weiss rolled her eyes and hugged Scott as he stood up, sighing "Goodbye Scott." Scott moved on and hugged Blake, proclaiming "Bye Blake. I'll miss our literary discussions." Blake let go of Scott and handed him a book titled Warriors of Fortune, exclaiming "You said that you wanted to read it, so I'll let you borrow it."
"Promise to bring it back."
Blake nodded as Scott hugged Yang, who then gave him a light punch on the left shoulder. "That's for hurting Ruby." She proclaimed with a sad smile. The team knew that Scott and Ruby were done dating, so she had to get her one pinch in. Finally, Scott went to Ruby, who looked like she'd been crying for a while. "So, I guess this is it." Ruby proclaimed as she wiped an eye with the back of her hand. "I guess so." Scott agreed, not bothering to wipe the tears from his eyes.
"I want you to promise me something."
"Anything."
"I want you to come back to Beacon as soon as you can."
Scot chuckled "I promise." Ruby threw her arms around Scott and cried into his chest. Scott put his hand on the back of Ruby's head and kissed the top. "So what are you going to do with Colossus' A.I. core now that he doesn't have a body?" Weiss questioned. Scott answered "I've got his core in a safe place where I know no one will get to it. Once I'm ready to put him back into an Atlas Titan, I'll do it." A woman stepped off the airship with a metal shin and foot and a completely robotic arm and barked "Let's get moving! You have work to do!"
Scott nodded and lifted Ruby's chin with his thumb and pointer finger. "I'll be back before you know it." Scott assured just before he pressed his lips to Ruby's one last time. The two held the kiss for a bit, but to them it was an eternity of happiness. Scott broke the kiss and cried in a soft tone "Goodbye… Ruby." He boarded the airship as Ruby replied "Goodbye Scott."
The doors closed and the ship took off, the team remaining there until it was out of sight. Yang put a hand on Ruby's shoulder and Ruby proclaimed "If it's okay with you guys… I think I need some time alone." Weiss stepped up and proclaimed "It's okay with us. Just remember that we're here for you Ruby." Ruby nodded and headed back to the school, walking straight to Scott's workshop. She walked in and looked around the massive room, remembering the times the two had here. Whether it was simply sitting and talking or building her… She was looking at the Titan stand seeing that it was now unoccupied instead of the Stryder Titan that should have been there.
She looked around the room to see the Stryder messing with a chaingun. The Stryder turned and looked at Ruby, revealing the rose emblem painted on the hull. The Stryder knelt down to Ruby's level and its optics focused on her as Ruby chuckled "It's about time you got on your feet. I was wondering when you would." The Stryder shook its hull and groaned "Great. I lose one smart ass and gain another. Just fantastic." The Stryder stood up as Ruby was frozen at the fact that her Stryder just talked.
Ruby shot around the Stryder and jumped up onto the hull of her Titan, barking "Did you just talk?" The Stryder made a groaning sound and grabbed Ruby from its hull, proclaiming "Yep, I can talk. I'm surprised that you haven't figured it out yet. By the way, Scott left a message for you on his computer." The Stryder set Ruby down in front of Scott's computer to see there was a file at the center of the desktop labelled "To Ruby". She clicked on it and a video popped up with Scott.
He sighed "I'm not really sure how to start this, so I'm just going to wing it. Ruby, I'm glad that I met you… maybe glad isn't the right word. I've never been happier since I met you. I've never met a girl who was just so… you. There's no other way to explain it. I'm glad that we got to date, that we shared our first kiss and that we built a Titan together. You're a brilliant engineer and just my perfect girl. Which is why I'm giving you something that I couldn't give anyone else." Scott hit a few keys on his computer and a file popped up to the right of the video labelled "Ruby 3". He continued "I want you to do two very important things for me. One, is continue what I started. The file I just sent you is the schematics for all the Titans and all of the weapons a Titan can wield. Your team still need the rest of their Titans, and I want you to do it. I know this seems like a huge task that I just dropped on you, but I know you can do it Ruby… you're brilliant like that." Scott stopped for a moment and wiped the tears from his eyes. He took a breath and went on "The second is to safe guard something or me. I feel like by this time you would have figured it out, but I'll tell you anyway. I'll probably be gone and say that Colossus' A.I. core would be somewhere safe… and it is, because I'm leaving him with you. I put his A.I. into your Stryder, so he's kinda your problem now. Like I said before… I'm probably gone now, but I'll be back. I know I will… so until then Ruby, this is good bye."
The video ended and Ruby was staring at herself crying on the desktop screen, Stryder Colossus in the background. She wiped her eyes and looked back at her old Titan friend in a new body and exclaimed "Looks like you and I have a lot of work to do now." Colossus chuckled "Yeah, but Scott wouldn't have given you the task if he thought you couldn't do it. He really cared about you Ruby, he really did. So… which Titan do you want to build first?"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnd that's it!... For now. This is going to go on a bit of a hiatus until I figure a second story arc. This won't be the end for Titans of Remnant, but there are other stories to be had and ideas to write. I'm going to do what I usually do for the end or story holds, let you guys choose the next idea! So here are your options
Borderlands/ Monster Hunter, Wyverns of Pandora
Handsome Jack lives and he is far from done. Somehow, Jack has found a way to open a portal to a world filled with massive monsters and is unleashing them across Pandora. Join the Vault Hunters as they fight massive dinosaurs, terrifying dragons, fearless leviathans and ancient beast gods.
RWBY/ Monster Hunter, Wyvern Hunters
The large island to Vale's North-Northwest has always been shrouded in mystery, but when a massive beast that even Grimm fear slithers from the island it prompts an expedition. Join Teams RWBY and JNPR as they travel to meet monsters that threaten life on the planet.
RWBY/ TES: Skyrim, Huntress of Tamriel
The Dragonborn, a warrior that was said to absorb the very souls of dreaded dragons, has finally appeared when Tamriel needed them the most. But no one expected it to be a mere child, let alone one that isn't even from their world. Ruby Rose, huntress, engineer… Dragonborn.
RWBY/ Destiny, Killing Machine
EXOs, strange humanoid robots built for one real purpose… kill everything in its path. Follow Unit 7906737 when his warp drive transports him to some strange planet populated by strange beasts… and even stranger humans.
TRIPLE CROSSOVER!
Borderlands/ RWBY/ Monster Hunter
There was a reason for the Vault Key to only work every 200 years, dimensional shifts. The increased opening of Vaults on Pandora has disrupted the dimensional plane and all hell is breaking loose. Monsters that make the creatures of Pandora look like domesticated are laying waste to the planet and strange elemental dust appearing alongside eridium. Follow the Vault Hunters as they fight massive beasts alongside a group of kids that call themselves hunters and huntresses.
So those are the ideas in my head (I can't stop!) that y'all can choose from, it makes no difference to me. PM or Review you thoughts on the chapter, choice of next story or even a suggestion of your own. Remember, Vault of Vytal, RWBY: Team Vanguard by SOVIETxEAGLE (I do the writing for it), Four Assassins and New Pandora are still going on. So check those out too.
-Chief
