Ladybug week day 5: Raise of Shadow Claw
Ruby Rose, rookie journalist for the Vale Times, has no idea what's she doing here. Well she knows WHY she's here, her job, but why was she chosen to cover the story is beyond her. It was a gala ball for a fundraiser and every influential, wealthy, and beautiful person was here. Heiress Weiss Schnee, actor Neptune Versailles, fashion model Dew Gayl, award winning musician Flint Cole, they were all here looking amazing and here she was, in a dress she bought a strip mall. Velvet (her photographer friend and co-worker) had offered her a get her dress from her fashion designer friend Coco (who was also at the gala), unfortunately there wasn't time.
Thoughts of leaving early has running though her mind but then she saw… her. Princess Blake Belladonna of Menagerie walking in. Ruby was dumb founded when she saw her. Beautiful wouldn't be enough to describe her. It's was then the woman noticed Ruby. "Epp" was the only thing Ruby could say as the beautiful princess walk up to her. "Ruby? Ruby Rose?" still shocked Ruby Answered "GAH YOU KNOW WHO I'M!". Blake chuckled "Of course, I was a foreign exchange student at beacon high remember?" "GAH HOW COULD I FORGET THAT" Ruby exclaimed still shocked now that the most beautiful person in Remnant would remember her! "So, what brings you here?" Blake asked. Ruby started to stutter "W-well y-you knooow… I'm a reported for the Vale Times and…" "here to cover the Gala?" Blake asked, "and you need an interview with the organizer, which is me". Ruby released her breath she was holding "yeah and… wait, You're the organizer?" Blake laughed and pointed to a banner which read "Belladonna life Aid Charity Event". "Oh yeah I suck at my job… so uh uh about that interview?" Ruby was failing to sound professional. Blake, with a seductive look, gave Ruby her answer "How about tomorrow, over dinner?" Ruby cheeks heated up "are you asking me out… on a d-d-d-date?" Blake smiled "am I?" and with that Blake left followed by woman in a pony tail giving her a business card. Ruby looked at the card then towards Blake and shouted, "YES THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!"
The next night
A young woman sat in front of a computer monitor wearing a set of headphones with a microphone attached. "I can't believe they're on the move now. I HAD A DATE WITH MY HIGHSCHOOL CRUSH TONIGHT" the voice shouted though the headphones. "I'd be more worried at what your father would say if he found out about you wearing the suit" The woman behind the monitor said. "I don't have a choice Ilia; the White Fang are on the move and if the they're there, then he's going to be there. This might be our only chance" Ilia sighed "I still think we should leave this to the cops Princess. Alright looks I got feed on you, you ready your highness?". Blake, on top of a building wearing a Hi-tech black body suit with what appeared to be three blue claw marks on her chest, put on a black mask concealing her face with similar blue claw marks across the face. "Ready!" she said and jumped off the building, launched grappling hooks from her gauntlets and began to swing from building to building to the location where the White Fang would meet.
Ruby couldn't believe what she just did. When Weiss Schnee called and informed Ruby what might be a shading business dealing between her company and a terrorist organization was going down she knew she had to cancel her once in a lifetime date with Princess Belladonna. So here she was now hiding in an under construction high rise at the top floor. Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the Schnee power company, had come to believe that the company she will inherit one day, was up to something criminal and there was no way that she was going to own a company affiliated with crime. She talked to Ruby during the gala the previous night about what she believed what was happening and would call her with more info which she did. Ruby tried to call Blake to cancel but all she could do was leave a message and hope they could rescheduled.
Ruby waited and waited until she saw it. She watched several men in business suits (most likely from the SPC) and several men in military outfits and white mask. Ruby instantly recognized the second group as the White Fang. Soon another figure who appears to be wearing a black trench coat and wearing a white bull like mask appeared. "So, shall we get down to business Toro?" one of the Business men asked while Toro answer "yes lets". I Think I'm way over my head here" Ruby thought.
Ruby began to take a recording on her phone of the meeting until the lights went out. "GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON QUICK!" one of the men shouted. When the lights came back on several White Fang troops were down and standing above them was a woman in a black suit. "Shadow Claw" Toro said through gritted tooth, "S-S-Shadow Claw?" A business man said in fear, "Shadow Claw" Ruby whispered in awe. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, TAKE HER DOWN!" Toro ordered his remaining men as the SPC men began to scrabble way. Shadow Claw was easily dispatching the troops but before Toro was about to join the fray, he spotted Ruby and thought of a better plan.
As the last troop fell to the ground Shadow Claw turn towards Toro who now held a hostage. "Ruby NO!" Shadow Claw thought. Toro started to walk backwards towards a window with Ruby in tow. "I'm getting sick of this Claw" Toro looked back out the window of the high raise, then back at Shadow Claw. "So, let's play a game of… CATCH" With that said, Toro throws Ruby out the window and runs. "NO!" Shadow Claw exclaims. She runs and jumps out the window catching Ruby. As the Two fell Blake reassured Ruby "It's going to be okay Ruby just hang on" Ruby gave Frightened "uh huh". Blake Launches a grabbing hook from her gauntlets which latches on to the wall and the two swing to safety (with rather a hard landing) in any case the two were now safe. Once on the ground Ruby, catching her breath, began to thank her dark hero "thanks Shadow Claw I was so" Ruby then stop gave her hero a curious look "wait, how do you know my name?" Shadow Claw tried to give an explanation, but ruby removed her mask "BLAKE!" Ruby shouted. "Not so loud" Blake tried to calm down Ruby. Ruby smiled "take about a first date" Blake chuckled "yeah um I'll say". "Oh, and uh your secret is safe with me!" Ruby said. "With you I think it is" Blake responded. "besides it's not like anyone would believe me anyway and…" "Ruby?" Blake interrupted "how about we head home?". "Sounds like a plan to me" Ruby agreed. "HOME MY FOOT! I THINK YOU TWO NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION!" Ilia screamed in to the head set. "We have first aid at home and besides I can't really go to the hospital dressed like this now can I" Blake said. "Huh" Ruby looked up at the Blake who smiled and said, "It's nothing". She then helped up Ruby and as the two began to walk Ruby asked "oh where's your Shadow car?! Blake look at her with a surprise and curious look "My what?"
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