Chapter 2: Gone Fishin' With Ren And Nora

Man, PETA isn't going to like this chapter. Yet again, this is me we're talking about. It wouldn't be one of my stories without some amount of comedic sociopathy thrown in (look it up on TvTropes!). Well, that should be enough of a preview for now. So, moving on, just remember that Monty Oum owns RWBY, not I. Now, onto the story!

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Ren and Nora were on a dolphin hunt. Well, not in the way that one would think, based on that statement alone. Nora would never try to kill a dolphin she saw, she would just try to hug it. And, if the dolphin bit her, that wasn't an issue. She was strong enough to show that dolphin who was the real Queen of the Sea.

"I'm gonna hug it, put a ribbon on it, and name it Claude!" Nora mused to a sedate Ren. He was truly a master at listening yet not-listening at the same time.

"Uh-huh," Ren said with a regular amount of disinterest.

There was no way he was going to allow Nora to take a live dolphin. Now, if it was a DEAD dolphin, that was a different matter entirely. Ren had it on good authority that dolphin tasted pretty good. He sure as hell wasn't going to turn down some dolphin meat. In fact, a few of his favorite foods that were passed down to him by his ancestors involved fresh dolphin. But, it was a sad fact that an aquarium wouldn't have good dolphin meat for him to purchase. Truly, it was other people's loss.

"What if it has a baby? What should we name it?" Nora excitedly asked Ren.

Great, now he actually had to think about this one. "How about… Rei? That's a fine name," Ren suggested.

"Ooohhhhh! I like it! It sounds so mysterious, so cool!" gushed Nora.

"…But seriously, Nora. No stealing the dolphin, alright?" Ren then advised.

Nora giggled at her partner's thinking. "Pfft! You're so silly, Ren! I'm not going to STEAL the dolphin, I'm just going to take it to a new home!" she rationalized. Ren frowned at Nora's train of thought.

"Do you want us to get kicked out? And, don't you remember the last time you tried to do that with that caged dog?" scolded Ren. Now that he thought about it, that wasn't a very pleasant experience for anyone at all.

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"Aww! Look at them! They look so cramped in there!" a much younger Nora cried at a bunch of dogs in cages.

Ren and Nora had just gotten back form chasing down an ice cream truck and had plenty of the frozen treats in hand. Ren had just finished his only fudgesicle, while Nora had already scarfed down four ice cream sandwiches, and she had several other popsicles to eat as well. So, the sugar getting to her brain wasn't exactly helping her thought processes at all.

On their way back to Ren's house, the pair noticed a large truck with several cages in the back. Of course, with the curiosity that only a child on a sugar rush, who may or may not have some kind of disorder could have, Nora rushed over to it immediately.

"Here, doggy! Have a lick!" Nora offered her spare popsicle to a rather strong looking dachshund to lick. The dog looked at the treat hesitantly, but then decided to eat it anyway.

"He likes me!" Nora cheered as she watched the dog eat the frozen treat.

Ren, however, was more concerned with the truck. What reason could there be for having a truck full of dogs in cages? That was a concerning thought. So, Ren decided to investigate a little.

As Ren moved to the side of the large truck, he could hear a latch being undone and Nora say, "I wanna pet him!".

There were some large letters on the side of the truck. Ren grew worried as he realized what the dogs were. "Nora, get away from them, right NOW," he cautioned as he rushed to get back to Nora's side.

It was too late, and the dog was already upon Nora. It was furiously scratching at her face and chest, which Nora was desperately trying to shield herself from. She desperately called out to her friend, "Ren! Help meeeeeee!".

The dog continued its assault, until Ren gave it a swift kick in the stomach. The dog whimpered, and Ren took that opportunity to punch it in the nose. Now that it was stunned from the pain, Ren grabbed the dog and flung it back into its cage. Breathing heavily, he put the latch back into its place.

Nora was a crying heap on the ground, with all of her ice cream scattered and melting around her. Without a word, Ren picked her up and dusted off her clothes. In response, Nora flung her arms around Ren and gave him the largest hug he had ever experienced up to that point in his life.

"R-Ren! You s-saved me! You're my hero!" she sobbed at him. Ren patted her on the head to comfort her.

"Ssshh, ssshh, it's going to be okay, it's okay," was Ren's surprisingly gentle voice. Nora looked up at him with watery eyes, before burying her head in his chest.

"You're the best!" Nora complimented through her crying.

Picking up an unopened ice cream sandwich off of the ground, Ren offered the dropped food to Nora. "You dropped this," he bluntly stated.

Nora immediately snatched it out of his hand, opened the wrapper, and shoved the ice cream sandwich down her throat. As she munched on it, her expression grew a little lighter, and her crying died down.

"Better?" asked Ren. Nora gave an approving nod.

Ren gave a small smile at Nora, who slightly blushed in return. And so, the young duo walked past the animal control truck and back to Ren's house. Back there, he would clean and bandage up her scratches. Through his distant exterior, Ren was still a good guy at heart, after all.

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"It wasn't that bad…" Nora said quietly, remembering how Ren had saved her. What she remembered the most was the feeling of Ren touching her face as he cleaned up her cuts. It was a nice touch, so warm and soft and great and awesome and cool and… Ren-like.

"Still, we don't want a repeat of that, do we?" questioned Ren, even though he already knew the answer.

"Not really…" Nora agreed.

"Good," Ren said simply.

The pair walked in silence for a few minutes, before Nora perked up at a strange noise. To her, there was no mistaking it: only a dolphin could make that adorable squeaking noise! Now encouraged, Nora rushed over to where she heard the noises coming from. Ren sighed, and ran after her. She was surprisingly fast for someone who ate a lot.

Nora finally stopped in front of a large water tank. She was right! There was a dolphin swimming in there! She just had to get in and touch it! So, Nora sat down on a nearby bench and began to take off her shoes.

Huffing, Ren jogged over to where Nora was sitting. "What *puff* are you *huff* dong?" he asked, trying to catch his breath. He raised his arms over his head, trying to get more air into his lungs.

"Easy, Ren! I'm going to climb in and swim to my dolphin friend!" Nora declared, as if it was incredibly obvious.

Ren couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Didn't we just talk about this?" he asked her.

"That's different! Dogs are on land. Things on land have claws that hurt. Since dolphins swim in water, they don't have claws and can't hurt me!" was Nora's technically correct reasoning.

"I think you're missing the point…" Ren groaned.

"Are you going to come in with me?" Nora innocently asked.

"What? First of all, I wouldn't. Secondly, didn't you notice there is no opening to get in? It's all glass," pointed out Ren.

Nora stopped taking off her second sock to look where Ren was gesturing. He was right, there was no rim for her to climb over to get inside. All she could do was look at the dolphin from the other side of the tank. Realizing she couldn't go swimming with the dolphins, Nora began to dejectedly put her socks and shoes back on.

Ren took note of Nora's frown and decided to help her cheer up. "But, you can still look at the dolphin. I bet he wants to meet you," he reassured her.

The sparkle in Nora's eyes returned at the thought of waving hello to the dolphin. "Really? Want to look with me?" Nora squeed.

Ren lashed a small smile and shrugged. "Sure," was his response.

Hopping to her feet, Nora skipped over to the glass tank to look at her new aquatic friend. Before Ren knew it, Nora had her face pressed against the glass and was waving at the dolphin. The dolphin looked curious, and was swimming around in circles to look at Nora.

"Hi! I'm Nora! And you're Claude! I think we'll be great friends!" Nora said to the dolphin. On the other side of the glass, the dolphin squeaked back at her.

"Ren! Ren! He talked back to me! Ahhh! Dolphins are so COOL!" Nora cheered.

"They sure are," Ren said back. He began to look at the dolphin alongside Nora. The dolphin was nice and al, but something seemed… off. Maybe because it was the only dolphin in an otherwise large tank. And, why was there that huge cave behind it? Sure the dolphin could life fine without it. Ren scratched his head as he tried to figure out what the mystery was here.

"Uh, kids? I think you should look at a different exhibit for a few minutes," a man to the pair's side suddenly said.

Ren turned around to face the man. Judging by his uniform and nametag, this man was an employee of the Vale City Aquarium.

"Why is that?" Ren asked the man.

"Well, you see, the Kraken here likes its meals live… trust me, it's not a pretty sight," the employee warned.

"Wait, Kraken? This isn't the dolphin exhibit?" Ren questioned, his stress levels rising.

"Nope. If you want to look at that, it's down the hall and to the left. Now, I suggest you and your friend hurry. The Kraken should be waking up soon," the employee told Ren.

Turning back to Nora, who hadn't been paying attention to that conversation in the slightest, Ren grabbed her arm. "Come on, I think we should go," he said quickly.

Nora shook off his arm. "Look at Claude! I think he winked at me!" she said in absolute joy. She had no idea of the fate of that poor dolphin.

"Nora, this isn't the dolphin tank, it's the—" Ren's explanation was cut off when a huge tentacle shot out of the cave.

Gripping the dolphin by the tail, the soon to be devoured creature let out shrieks of panic and terror. Nora's eyes bulged in terror and shock. "No! Claude!" she screamed at the glass.

Out of the cave, a large creature crawled out. It had about six blood red eyes. They didn't move, as if they were dead. Raising its diamond shaped head, the Kraken opened its mouth to scream blood-curdling roar. It was so loud, that it was heard through all the water and glass easily. Another tentacle was raised, and it wrapped around the helpless dolphin's throat. The dolphin's shrieks stopped, and it violently thrashed around to try and escape the crushing grip. It was of no use.

The Kraken began to pull apart the dolphin, causing it to start ripping in half. First, it's grey skin gave way to reveal the muscle and tissue underneath. Once that happened, the dolphin's fate was sealed. It was ripped apart easier than tearing a wet leaf. With the spine still mostly attached to the front end of the now thankfully dead dolphin, the Kraken opened it's terrifying maw to swallow the half whole.

Nora silently watched in terror as the Kraken then ate the second half, blood creating a cloud around the horrifying creature. Pieces of entrails and flesh floated around the tank, giving the terrified girl a nice image of what part of a dolphin's intestinal tract looked like.

Once the Kraken had eaten what was left of the dolphin, it let out a loud cry of dominance and victory. How that glass tank managed not to crack because of it, nobody was really sure. Then, now that it's stomach was full and it's hunger sated, the Kraken lumbered back into its cave home.

Behind him, Ren could hear the employee groan, "Great, he didn't take the chunks this time. Now I have to get the net…" as he walked away.

Ren and Nora were left standing in front of the blood filled tank, frozen in shock.

"Ren," Nora said in a quiet voice.

"Yes, Nora?" Ren responded. Normally, he would have been surprised at how quiet Nora was being, but the image of a dolphin being messily devoured was still lingering in his mind.

"I think I wanna go home now," admitted Nora.

"That's a good idea," Ren agreed. He didn't expect a display of extreme violence and gore. He was only here to study the Kraken, not to get a front seat showing to a dolphin's murder!

Nora began to weakly shuffle out of the room. Ren followed her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. What she needed the most right now was someone to comfort her. It was never a nice thing to have something you really wanted to see die in front of you. As the pair walked out of the room, Ren was already thinking of ways to make Nora feel better. He had done it before with the whole dog incident.

He sure could do it again.

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I don't think anyone expected dolphin murder when they began to read this story. Hell, even I was surprised that I could put that in here. But, I suppose that makes this the foremost story in the RWBY fan fiction section with the violent death of a dolphin. That makes this story unique, in a way. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. Maybe? Anyway, go ahead and yell at me for being an asshole and killing a dolphin in the form of a message or review. This is The Draigg, signing off to go clean some aquarium tanks.