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thelastcenturion2015: Man, wouldn't it be inconvenient for Epsilon if during their duel, Pyrrha somehow managed to make contact with his metal exoskeleton and he's unable to win, and has to explain to Team JNPR what he is. Wouldn't that just be annoying for him ;). Thanks for Reviewing!
Hey everyone, welcome back to Almost One of a Kind! So, Epsilon's fight with Pyrrha has just begun, but... it doesn't happen now. It's time for some actual legitimate plot with Ultramega and the Inhuman siblings. Let's see what's going on with them, and what Reginald will order them to do.
Chapter Three - Change of Plans
Peter walked along the abandoned streets of Mountain Glenn, taking in the destroyed buildings and the silence. Despite having lived there for some time with Ultramega and Willow, he was still uncomfortable with the place. Some time had passed since both Peter and Willow had began training to be at a hunter's level skill in combat, using their enhanced semblances to greatly exceed in what anyone else can do. Willow had completed her training, no issue. Peter's was incomplete. He entered a large building and found Ultramega standing in the middle of the room, a box covered with cloth on the table next to him.
"You're late. Again." Ultramega said to him, annoyed.
"Well, I'm not particularly excited for this 'training', if you can call any of this 'training'. Especially the last thing you made me do." Peter complained, crossing his arms.
"What? All I did was make you go for a run." Ultramega reasoned.
"You made me run from here to Vacuo! And back! And you only gave me an hour to do it!" Peter yelled, making Ultramega chuckle.
"Yeah... that was funny. You almost died." Ultramega added, getting a glare from Peter. "Anyways, I decided since both you and Willow have done exceptionally well in your training, I've decided to get you... a present." Ultramega explained.
"I don't know... your not very trustworthy. And what is your idea of a 'present'?" Peter asked, taking a few steps back. Ultramega rolled his eyes and removed the cloth from the box, revealing a cage. Peter gasped in surprise.
"You got us a dog!" Peter yelled in joy. Inside the cage was a medium sized, brown, black and white Beagle. The Beagle turned it's head to Peter and stood up excitedly, barking once at him. "Wow. Ultramega, that so kind of yo- wait! There is no way you'd do anything so... nice. What's the catch?" Peter asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I'm offended that you'd think I wouldn't do anything... nice. I did release you from that place."
"Only because you needed us. If there was someone else like us, you'd probably have picked them."
"Yes, I would have. And yes, you're right. I'm not just going to give you this dog, this is the last test." Ultramega told him, and pulled out a pistol. "I'm going to shoot the dog in the head."
"What! No!" Peter cried.
"If you want the dog to live, you must save it. However, you cannot move the dog, you cannot move me, you cannot move the gun and you cannot move any objects already in the room. You cannot waste the bullet. And mark my words, only two of us are leaving this room." Ultramega told him, and aimed the gun at the dog, the barrel of the gun seven feet away from the dog. "Ready?"
"Ready?! You're gonna kill this dog for a test?! Your insane!"
"I'm just going to take that as a 'yes'."
BANG!
Peter activated his semblance, and the bullet slowly exited the barrel of the gun, heading towards the innocent dog. Peter thought frantically to find out how to pass the test, with less than a minute to figure it out.
"Okay, Okay. Think. Think! I can't move the dog, can't move Ultramega, can't move the gun. Okay, what can I move. Anything around here? No, no, no. I can't move anything that was already in the room. Can I... can I move the bullet? Yeah! Yeah, I can move the bullet, move it out of the way! Wait... wait, wait, wait! I can't waste the bullet? What does that even mean?! 'only two of us are leaving this room'? Do I... do I have to take the bullet for the dog? Is the dog doomed to die? Who's gonna die?! Wait... wait... yes! I rotate the bullet and use it on Ultramega! That's how I pass the test!" Peter caught the bullet with his hand, turned the bullet around and flicked it back at Ultramega's head.
Peter deactivated his semblance, and the bullet forced it's way through Ultramega's metallic skull. Peter grinned in success, but it faded when Ultramega stopped glowing red and fell to the ground. He just stared at the empty robotic body on the ground, the Beagle panting in it's cage.
"Oh my god. I just killed him." Peter said to himself, fear in his voice. He quickly pulled out his scroll and called his sister.
"Hello?"
"Willow, it's Peter. I've got some really, really, bad news."
"What did you do now?" Willow sighed.
"Well, I... kinda... killed Ultramega..." Peter told her nervously. He was met with silence. "But... I got us a dog!"
Willow just sighed again. "You're such an idiot sometimes, Peter." And hung up. Peter just lowered his scroll and awkwardly looked at the dog, which just looked back at him. Peter's attention was caught when he heard something approaching from the sky.
"So, let me get this straight: I set you free from containment, kept you safe, fed you, trained you and even got you a dog. And what did I get in return: a bullet through the head. I DID ALL THIS FOR YOU AND YOUR SISTER AND YOU KILL ME!" Ultramega yelled, landing next to a terrified Peter, inside another identical robotic body. He approached the Inhuman and leaned forward, so his face was directly in front of Peter's, glaring at him. "Not bad, kid."
Peter released a breath that he was holding in with fear, literally falling onto his back in relief. The Beagle opened it's cage and walked up to Peter, licking his face. He leaned back up and stroked the dog. "So... we actually get to keep it?"
"Yes, Peter, you can keep the damn dog. I was kind of hoping you'd fail, save me the hassle of looking after three inferior lifeforms." Ultramega complained, heading back into the underground. "I didn't bother naming it, you and your sister come up with one. Just make sure it's something cool and not embarrassing." Peter sighed and rubbed the dog's head, thinking of a potential name.
30 Minutes Later...
"What do you think we should call it?" Peter asked his sister, as they both stroked the Beagle.
"What about... Snuggles?" Willow suggested.
"Absolutely not." Ultramega stated, not taking his eyes off the computer screen.
"Sweet Cheeks?"
"No."
"Tiger?" Willow suggested, and Ultramega actually turned to her.
"You're joking, right. A tiger is a cat, didn't you go to school?" He asked, and she just rolled her eyes.
"How about... Sonny?" Peter suggested.
"I... actually quite like that." Willow supported.
"Whatever, as long as it doesn't sound stupid." Ultramega told them, and they high-fived. "Oh, and that reminds me, these are for you." He tossed a pair of red fingerless gloves to Willow. "Willow, those gloves allow you to more accurately control your telekinesis, so much that if you memorise a weapon, you can replicate it with your semblance. If you can't think of one, you can use it like lightning."
"That's so cool!" She yelled in joy, quickly putting them on. Before she could proceed, one of the computer screens turned on, revealing Reginald.
"Hello, kids, hope your training's going well with Mr. Mega!" Reginald greeted, getting glares from all three of them.
"What do you want?" Ultramega asked, angrily.
"Well, your training time is up, with the Vytal Festival starting soon, we must proceed with the plan. You three, come to the white fang base in Vale where we can discuss this in person. And remember, you don't get here soon, I'll blow your brains ou-" Willow fired telekinetic electricity at the computer screen, causing it to explode.
"Thank you for doing that, thought he'd never shut up." He thanks Willow, her giving a smile back. "You're paying for a new screen." The smile disappeared.
"So, where is this base?" Peter asked.
"It's in down town Vale. Although, we'll have to go during the dark. I'm not exactly... discreet in appearance."
"Yeah, we noticed." Willow deadpanned.
"What about Sonny?" Peter asked again.
"What do I care. Dogs a nuisance anyway. Just leave it some food and water, it'll be fine." Ultramega responded, disinterested. Peter just rolled his eyes, put out some food and water for the dog and stroked Sonny some more.
"Don't listen to the big bully, he really cares about you." Peter said to the Beagle, stroking it's back. "We'll be back real soon, okay?" The dog barked once in response and licked his face.
"I don't care about the dog." Ultramega said coldly, and exited the room. Peter and Willow followed, leaving Sonny to lie down and fall asleep.
White Fang Facility...
"Ah, you finally made it!" Reginald called out in joy, getting death stares from the Inhumans, and a 'worse-than-death' stare from Ultramega. "What? No love for me?"
"Look, just shut your mouth and give us the damn mission, so I don't have to be anywhere near you for any longer than I have too." Ultramega told the man, getting a fake hurt expression from him.
"Aww, don't talk like that, it breaks my heart." He pouted.
"If you had a heart." Willow uttered. Reginald smirked and approached her.
"No point talking to me like that. I'm basically a father to you and Peter." He told her, patting her on the head. Her eyes glowed red as she was about to tear him apart, but Peter stopped her. She took a deep breath and calmed down. "Try something like that again, and you'll regret it. Big time."
"Don't threaten her." Ultramega spoke grimly, approaching the scientist.
"And you had better learn your place. Remember who's in control." Reginald reminded him. Ultramega glared and raised his right arm, forcing Reginald towards him, hovering a foot off the ground. He glared at Reginald with his murderous red eyes.
"Do you feel in control?" He asked, tilting his head to the side slightly. Reginald just grinned and pulled out a small device with a red button.
"Let go of me... or I'll destroy you... right here and now..." He threatened between breaths. Reluctantly, Ultramega let go, and Reginald fell to the ground and coughed a couple of times.
"Give us the mission." He demanded. Reginald cleared his throat and showed them his scroll.
"This is your target: Weiss Schnee. For some time, the White Fang and the Schnee Dust company have been in a kind of war, due to their mistreating of Faunus, are you aware of this?" They both nodded. "Great! What you need to do is infiltrate Beacon, kidnap the Heiress and bring her back here. We use her as a bargaining chip against the SDC to get whatever we want."
"Why the hell would you help out the White Fang? What have you got to gain?" Willow asked.
"Well, my dear, they have something of great value to offer me. The location of an extremely rare metal, almost, if not completely, indestructible. It's so rare, most don't believe it exists, and it doesn't even have a name. I have... needs for this metal, but I won't bore you with the details. That good enough, sweetie?" He told her, as she scowled.
"It'll be done soon. Let's go, Willow, Peter... Peter?" Ultramega asked, now just realising said Inhuman was missing. Almost as if out of nowhere, Peter appeared, a small grin on his face.
"Peter, where have you been?" Willow asked.
"Sorry, got a bit bored, so had a quick look around. Found these! They're so awesome! I can't believe they actually fit. So, what'd I miss?" He asked, getting a completely shocked expression from Willow and an annoyed glare from Ultramega. "What?"
"We'll explain later, let's go." Willow instructed, and the Inhumans left. Ultramega turned to leave, but was stopped by Ultramega.
"You know, you may not care about those two, but I do. Make sure you keep 'em safe, especially Willow. She's my favourite test subject." Reginald ginned. Ultramega turned around and backhanded him in the chest, sending him into the wall.
"DON'T you dare accuse me of not caring! I have shown more 'care' to Willow and Peter since I rescued them than you have their entire lives. You don't care about them, you care about results. And don't dare lay a hand on Willow Anderson." He leaned right up to him. "Or else." He stormed off, leaving a maniacal Reginald, yelling about making the perfect creation and laughing insanely.
Mountain Glenn...
Ultramega entered a building, cursing to himself, banging his head on the wall, quickly destroying it. Peter and Willow, followed by Sonny, cautiously approached him. He noticed them and sighed. "I see the dog is still alive. Never thought it would."
"Ultramega, what are we going to do?" Willow asked. The robot sighed and slumped onto the floor, rubbing his forehead.
"You'll need to acquire uniforms to blend in at Beacon, some Atlesian ones will do. You'll... befriend team RWBY, get to know them for a bit. Figure out who built Epsilon's body, so I can pay him... a visit. You two steal the Schnee... and we hand her over to Reginald." Ultramega half-heartedly explained.
"That's it? We're just going to do as he says?" Peter asked, slightly annoyed.
"We have no choice..."
"Come on, you're an AI, you can figure something else out."
"NO I CAN'T!" Ultramega yelled, shocking the siblings and making the dog whimper in fear. Willow approached him and lowered herself onto her knees.
"Please, you need to help us. Not just for our sake, but for yours. We can't just let him control us like we're his... puppets. We have to do something to stop him. Anything!" She yelled, but got no response. A couple of tears fell from her eyes. "I don't want to die..."
"It's just... unfortunate. It would be so much better if we could hide. Just... change our faces and hide." Peter slumped to the ground, the Beagle lying next to him. Ultramega's red eyes widened, and he shot up.
"I know how we can beat him. I can free us." He told them, and they both got back up, with new found hope.
"How?" Willow asked, wiping her eyes.
"I'm going to take Weiss's face, and kill Reginald." He told them. This greatly confused them.
"Umm... what?"
"I'll explain later. Right now, you both need to get to Beacon, find out who built Epsilon's body and tell me." He explained, and left the building, Willow and Peter heading towards down town Vale to get the uniforms. "Time for a little payback."
End of Chapter Three...
Well, this chapter certainly took longer to write than the last one, and these chapters seem to be getting shorter and shorter... don't worry, there's more stuff coming soon that will hopefully satisfy your... I don't know. Reading? Anyway, onto the story recommendation!:
Name: Festival of Dragons
Author: SleepinEyes (Yes, again.)
General Synopsis: Pyrrha would be lying if she said she never dreamed of having a family with Jaune. She just didn't expect to be parenting a dragon-girl with him while at Beacon and with an old legend forcing him to find a bride by month's end to avoid the end of the world!
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