X-Ray and Vav and Destiny
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Chapter 1: Warm Welcome
The Void – Feb 4, 2016
For two days, The Mad King plans his first move. He talks with Cinder about his plans of defeating the duo. Cinder was impressed with his planning and his manipulation towards others.
"Mad King. Your plans can work. I think that we can just kill Pyrrha and X-Ray & Vav. The power of the Fall Maiden will be mine!" Cinder told him.
"Cinder. We have to wait. I've already planned the invasion at the hospital. We will be attacking them when they are weakened and have lost hope. Patience is everything." The Mad King calmly told her. She was getting impatient with his way of planning.
"Mad King. We must strike now!"
"No! We must observe their weaknesses! After that, we will use that to our advantage!"
"I can't wait that long!"
"Just try! I hope that you can last this long without screwing up the plan."
"No! We attack the hospital after X-Ray & Vav have recovered! I must obtain the Fall Maiden's power!"
"Wait. I thought that you are already a Fall Maiden."
"Some of Amber's powers were given to Pyrrha! I must kill her now!"
"Cinder. Calm down. We will attack them! We just have to wait for an opening."
"NO! WE MUST KILL HER NOW! I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CALM BULLSHIT! YOU BETTER AGREE WITH ME NOW OR I'LL CUT YOU UP INTO LOTS OF PIECES AND SEND YOU TO THE DOGS!" Cinder screamed at him in rage.
The Mad King was speechless. He couldn't believe that he was being yelled at by Cinder Fall: His crime partner and his ally but he just simply smirked and laughed at her temper.
"WHAT? WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!"
"You are so unpredictable. Attacking the hospital without a plan is just reckless. I think that I have do some unfortunate punishment to your friend." The Mad King smiled before he carried an unconscious person. He was a pale, well-built man with silvery-gray eyes, partially slicked back while unkempt at the front hair, wears a gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket, pants and a pair of shoes. He was shown to have been missing his prosthetic legs after the Beacon Academy Invasion.
"Mercury. Wake up." The Mad King said to him. Mercury woke up. He looked at the sky. It was blood red with clouds dangling on the sky. He looked at himself. He was ok…except the part about his legs.
"Wait! What happened to my legs?" Mercury asked The Mad King.
"That. I cut off your legs while you were sleeping. It just comes to show that it was a punishment for refusing to co-operate. Mercury, your legs are gone."
"What? Bring me my legs back!"
"No."
"What do you mean no?!"
"I'll give them to you if Cinder agrees with my plan."
"Cinder. Please! Help me! Agree to his plan! It will work!" Mercury begged to Cinder. Cinder just glared at The Mad King for being more sadistic than her.
"No! I'll follow my own orders!" Cinder ignored him. Mercury's eyes widened. Was she really serious about killing Pyrrha? The Mad King smirked at her own choice of words. She was willing to sacrifice everything to obtain the Fall Maiden's powers.
"That's too bad because I'm going to destroy the prosthetic legs and beat up Mercury into a lifeless pulp." The Mad King calmly told her. He grabbed the legs, held them up into the air and with all his strength, smashed the prosthetic legs into millions of pieces. Mercury was devastated. He needed those legs to protect himself.
"Mad King! Why?"
"Blame Cinder. She's the one to blame."
Mercury looked at Cinder. Her eyes were blind with rage. She was mad that The Mad King refused to carry out her plans but was also mad at Mercury for agreeing in his plan. Cinder glared at the both of them.
Watch me beat up one of your officers as a warning of people that ever cross me." The Mad King finished before he proceeded to beat up Mercury. His body was already damaged due to his defeat at the hands of Yang Xiao Long. The Mad King took out his broken crown, placed it in his hand and jammed the crown into his neck. Blood splattered everywhere as Mercury screamed in agony. The sharp edges of his crown have pierced his jugular. Mercury coughed and spluttered before he turned around. He saw Cinder glaring at him for agreeing with The Mad King and possibly betraying her trust.
"Cinder! Help! You must take me away from this madman!" Mercury begged at her for the second time. She gave him a shrug before she agreed to help Mercury. Mercury smiled as he thought that he was saved by his boss but as he looked at her, a sinister scowl was printed on her face. Mercury's smile faded instantly. This could mean big trouble for him.
Cinder grabbed Mercury, lied him down on the acid bath tub that The Mad King gave to her and proceeded to burn him.
"THIS IS FOR BETRAYING MY TRUST, SABOTAGING THE DEAL, ALLYING WITH THIS CALM MANIAC, FRAMING ME FOR KILLING PENNY AND HURTING EMERALD'S FEELINGS! YOU COCKY, EGOTISTICAL, GREEDY, RUTHLESS, PIECE OF SHIT!" Cinder screamed in rage again. She was extremely mad and seething with rage. Mercury screamed for the third time as the acidity of the chemical was proven too much for Mercury to fight back. He tried to beg Cinder to stop but she was determined to eliminate anyone who betray her nor ruin her plans so she became relentless and burned him until his face was all bone. Mercury drew his last breath as Cinder completed her task: Killing Mercury Black. The Mad King smirked as he witnessed a gruesome scene. Cinder Fall has acclimatized to the madness of the king…
Vale Hospital – Feb 5, 2016
Vav woke up. He was inside a hospital. He looked at the bed next to him. It belonged to X-Ray. X-Ray was no longer in bed. He realized that X-Ray recovered before he did. Vav tried to stand up but his sides hurt so he lied down and waited for someone to see them. He grabbed a glass cup and attempted to pour his drink in but he was too weak to do it.
"I'm in a lot of pain. X-Ray, where are you?" Vav talked to himself.
"I'm right here. You've be asleep for six hours." X-Ray said to him. He was feeling better than his current state when they jumped out of a glass wall.
"You recovered quickly. Why?"
"Because. A man with dark blue hair patched me up."
"Oh. What about Rusty and Mogar? Have you heard from them?"
"Yes. Rusty will be here in two minutes and Mogar is currently accompanying Weiss to Atlas."
"Why?"
"Do I really have to tell you about this? Look. It's because after we were rescued by Ruby & Weiss, she was immediately sent to Atlas because we accidently destroyed one of Weiss' most prized possessions."
"Yeah. What was it?"
"Her statue of Ruby. When we fell, we landed on the statue."
"Was that painful?"
"Yes! It was! We should improve our skills for parkour!"
"Maybe later. We need to talk to the person who took us here."
"Agreed. Where's Pyrrha?"
"She… she's waiting for us if we recovered or not. I've recovered. What about you?"
"Just broke a few ribs but I'm fine."
"Close enough. Get ready! We have to leave!"
"Why, X-Ray?"
"Have you noticed the girl with the blond hair minus an arm?"
"No. Why? X-Ray. What did you do?"
"I… accidently mentioned her mother and she didn't look happy about it."
"Wait. Her mother? Why was she being upset?"
"You've been asking me questions since you've woke up from your sleep! At least, just agree with me for once! Not when you keep asking questions!"
"Alright. Let's move, X-Ray!"
"Got it! Let's get out of here before the blond haired chick kills us both!"
They agreed to run away from the blond haired chick after X-Ray, for obvious reasons, accidentally mentioned her about her mother. Just as they were escaping, they saw Ruby and Pyrrha at the doorway.
"Ruby & Pyrrha! What are you doing here?" Both of them asked
"We came to check on you. Why are you escaping?" The girls replied before asking why the duo were escaping.
"X-Ray accidentally mentioned the blond haired chick about her mother. She's mad at him for mentioning it to her. Why was she upset?"
Ruby & Pyrrha were confused at their statement. Why was the blond haired chick upset about her mother? Was that she wasn't raised enough as a child? Those were the questions that all four of them were thinking about before they heard a crash. The source of the crash belonged to the same girl that X-Ray mentioned her about her mom. Her eyes glowed red as she prepares to beat up X-Ray & Vav but was soon stopped by Ruby Rose.
"Yang! Stop! What are you doing?"
"I'm trying to beat them up for mentioning me about my mom!"
"Your mom? Yang, what are you talking about?"
"I believe I can explain." A voice said to them from behind. It belonged to a man who smells like alcohol with a cane. He has a grim expression painted on his face.
"She was talking about Raven Branwen: My sister and Yang's mother."
"Excuse me, sir but who are you?" Vav asked
"Qrow Branwen. I'm Ruby's uncle." Qrow replied.
"Nice to meet you, Qrow! My name is Vav and this person who is hiding in the corner is X-Ray. We are here to save the day."
"Why is your partner in crime hiding in the corner?"
"Because he accidentally mentioned Raven to Yang."
"I see. Yang doesn't want to talk about her mom so I'll tell the both of you in private."
"X-Ray. We have to follow Qrow. He'll give us an explanation of what happened."
"Ok. Ruby, keep your sister away from me for a little while."
Ruby was taken aback by X-Ray's orders but she had to agree: Yang was feeling a bit furious so she decided to talk to Yang about something.
"Follow me." Qrow ordered.
X-Ray & Vav followed Qrow into a secret room. It was pitch black with no reception, no television, no lights and no cameras.
"This is creepy. Vav, stay close." X-Ray ordered Vav.
"Ok. I will." Vav responded.
"Stop. I think that's enough distance." Qrow ordered the two. They stopped. Qrow turned back to them.
"Do you want to know why Yang doesn't want anyone to mention about her mom ever again?"
Both of them nodded their heads, waiting for an answer.
"Alright. This is how Yang refused to talk about her mom."
"During her battle with the ice cream hair woman known as Neo, Raven came out of nowhere and assisted her own daughter in winning against Neo. Afterwards, Yang asked Raven why she disappeared for nearly two decades but Raven remained silent and walked off into the distance. After the breach of Vale, Yang met Raven again and tried to ask her the same question. Raven responded with: I was busy on an errand and I lost track of time. Yang knew that she was lying so she tried to kill her own mom for lying to her and leaving her side for seventeen years. When I found Yang unconscious after her battle with Raven, I thought to myself: Why, Raven? What are you hiding? I want some answers! Ever since that battle, Yang developed an eternal hatred for Raven. Not only because of Raven leaving but because of my own carelessness. I was originally tasked to protect Yang and Raven but after their fight, I realized that I shouldn't been doing this because I may hurt Yang's feelings. I tried to convince Yang about forgetting Raven but she wanted information so I gave her information of her whereabouts. I've always wanted to tell Yang that I've failed her as an uncle and a good guardian. X-Ray. Vav. I want you to make sure that Ruby Rose doesn't find out about this. She's fifteen and I don't want her to know that I've been lying to them the whole time. I've already lost Yang due to trust issues. I don't want to lose Ruby as well because of the same thing. Take good care of Ruby Rose. You are the only people she can trust."
X-Ray & Vav's eyes widened. Was he being serious about protecting Ruby Rose? They were tasked of protecting Pyrrha Nikos but they have a second objective: Protecting Ruby Rose.
"We accept! We will never back down on a person who is in danger!" Both of them shouted in unison with confidence dripping in their voices.
Qrow smiled, knowing that they accepted his offer.
"Alright. Boys, let's get out of here."
"Agreed."
They left the dark room with confidence and smiles on their faces. X-Ray & Vav will have to prepare for their most difficult mission of their lives.
As they left, they didn't notice a young girl with hair coloured as ice cream, carrying a parasol with her and a sadistic smile painted on her face. This woman has known about X-Ray & Vav's missions and she will stop at nothing in order to prevent the duo from completing it…
AN: The first chapter takes place near the end of Volume 3. I've also wanted to improve the story by creating Qrow's explanation of why Yang refused to talk about her mother at all. Not only X-Ray & Vav have one but two important missions to complete: Protect Pyrrha and Ruby. I've decided that Cinder will feel the madness of the king, which I am referring to The Mad King. Sorry about Mogar, Rusty, Jaune and the rest of the people from the two shows. I'll introduce them later in the story. Anyways, the next chapter will have the duo cheer up Yang in order to lift her spirits up. Swearing is included in this story. That's one of the reasons why this story is one of my few matured stories. Hope that you have a happy Easter and a good holiday!