The Security room is empty, but a quick glance at the table shows that there's a note. On it is written the following:
"Hey, I bet you didn't expect me to update the reading early. Again. Well, I've been in a great mood lately. What with RWBY: Grimm Eclipse finally launching on consoles, and me getting said game, I thought, 'hey, might as well update the reading for RGF now!' Also, expect an update on Borderlands: Remnant Minds at some point tomorrow on Sunday. Anyway, let's get started!"
So, Tronmaster and Alicia, with the aid of Ensign Jenkins told our readers from Remnant about what happens in their potential future. About Merlot and the Mutant Grimm, about the Maidens, and the Relics (at least those that don't know, teams RWBY and JNPR mainly), the tragedy at the Vytal Festival Tournament, and the Fall of Beacon, Pyrrha dying at Cinder's hand (which caused Pyrrha to freak out with her Polarity Semblance until Alicia suggested for Jaune to kiss Pyrrha), Yang getting her arm lobbed off at the elbow by Adam Taurus (and of Yang getting a cybernetic arm courtesy of General Ironwood) , Team RWBY being practically forced to disband, the charity concert in Atlas and the disastrous after party, Weiss being slapped by her father, as well as Weiss controlling her summoning (of which Winter was particularly proud of), of Raven and her tribe destroying Shion, of Sun stowing away on a boat to Menagerie (and him being injured by the chameleon Faunus Illia), of Tyrian, and his fight against Ruby and the remnants of JNPR, of Qrow being injured and poisoned by Tyrian, and of Salem.
Needless to say, everyone's reactions were a cavalcade of emotions. Ruby was naturally upset at the prospect of two of her friends dying, as well as her sister being dismembered as she was, Weiss and Winter were practically foaming at the mouth in pure anger at their father, Nora and Ren were disturbed at Shion being destroyed (Ren in particular being devastated due to him coming from a destroyed village, in this case Kuroyuri), we know what Pyrrha's reaction was, Jaune was mortified, Qrow was sickened to his stomach (something that o one thought would happen), Raven held her head in shame, and Glynda? She was absolutely terrified.
"What, no questions? From anyone?" Tronmaster asked, concern in his voice.
"It's not that we don't have questions, it's just, this is a lot to take in all at once." Weiss replied.
"It's alright Aunt Weiss, don't freak out." Alicia said, putting a comforting hand on her godmother's shoulder.
"So these Maidens, are incredibly powerful fighters, who don't need Dust to use magic, right?" Ruby asked.
"Yep, pretty much." Jenkins replied.
"And, there are four of them?" Nora continued.
"No more, no less." Alicia said.
"So basically, when one of them dies, the power is transferred to those whom they care about?" Ren finished.
"Actually, it's whoever was in their thoughts last. It's an important distinction." Tronmaster corrected.
"Unless the last person in her thoughts was an old woman, or a guy, then the power chooses a young girl at random." Alicia added.
"Did we get everything Qrow?" Jenkins asked.
"Just about the gist of it, yeah." Qrow replied.
"Well, now that we got THAT can of worms open, can I go back to the security room?" Jenkins asked, turning to Tronmaster.
"Yeah, I need to do something actually, now that I think about it." Tronmaster said.
"I have an idea as to what it is, and don't worry babe, I'll hold down the fort until you get back." Alicia said to Tronmaster.
"Alright, now don't do anything that I wouldn't do." Tronmaster said with a chuckle.
Alicia rolls her eyes, saying "I love you, you dolt."
"Love you too Alicia." Tronmaster said, giving Alicia a quick kiss.
And with that, Tronmaster and Jenkins entered the elevator, going to two different rooms.
"Alright, with that out of the way, Aunt Weiss, I believe that it's your turn to read." Alicia said, giving Weiss the book.
"Okay, let's see who gets their Guardian Force next." Weiss said, opening the book and began to read.
[Weiss Schnee: Age 10]
[No P.O.V.]
"Hey, this chapter's about Weiss!" Nora said.
"Yep, it's Aunt Weiss' turn to get a GF. If you noticed a trend, it's that each member of the future teams RWBY and JNPR are getting their Guardian Forces. Pretty neat, huh?" Alicia said, earning a nod from everyone.
The young heiress to the SDC was singing a song on a stage in a small town just outside of Atlas.
"Just because I didn't say it yet, you have one helluva singing voice Aunt Weiss." Alicia said, complementing her godmother.
"Thank you Alicia." Weiss said.
There was a Charity going on and her father wouldn't waste a chance easily to put Weiss's face in a more positive light to the public.
"Because if it's one thing that our father seems to care about more than his family, it's the reputation of his fucking company." Winter said
"I hear ya Winter. Oh believe me, if there's anyone on this ship who has an unrivaled HATRED for Jacques Schnee, it's Tronmaster." Alicia said.
"Why's that?" Blake asked.
"Among other things Aunt Blake? John just hates how abusive, both physically, and emotionally Jacques can be." Alicia replied.
"Wait, John?" Glynda inquired.
"Tronmaster's real name. It's John. I don't know why I just said that, I guess it just slipped." Alicia replied.
The whole Schnee family, save for Weiss's mother, was there watching, and the only reason Weiss's mother wasn't there was because she had caught a cold.
"Or maybe momma Schnee was giving her asshole husband the COLD shoulder. Eh?" Yang punned, getting another chorus of groans from everyone else.
"Goddammit Aunt Yang." Alicia groaned.
Winter, Whitley, and Jacques watch her daughter sing from a balcony.
"Oum, is that your younger brother Weiss?" Jaune asked.
"Yes, yes he is." Weiss replied, giving a cold glare at Whitley.
"He looks like an annoying little shit." Pyrrha said, getting a chorus of shocked gasps from everyone present.
"Well, you're not wrong Pyrrha." Alicia said, with a slight chuckle, seeing as everyone on the ship has the exact same opinion of the youngest Schnee child.
However they were not the only ones watching Weiss instead of just listening.
"Wait, what?" Raven asked, confused.
On the balcony above the Schnee family sat the family butler, Klein, however the woman sitting next to him was the more important figure.
"Klein looks more like a father to you and Winter than your actual father." Yang said, Weiss nodding in agreement.
At first glance it would be a young woman, however if you did more than a glance you would see that her skin was pale blue, she was wearing a pale blue fox fur coat with a poofed neck, her hair looked as if it was frozen into three different segments that cascaded down her back, but were in truth just colored as ice would be and was flexible with two long strands of golden hair dangling down on front of her ears and reaching her chest. If one would care to look at her feet they would notice they were a deeper shade of blue and were completely bare.
"I'm going to hazard a guess and say that she's got to be the GF that Weiss is getting." Qrow said.
"I agree. Now, the only thing we need to know is her name." Glynda added.
"Are you sure about this Lady Shiva?" Klein asked.
"So, Shiva is her name. Interesting." Ren said.
"Yep, on Earth, which is the homeworld of both Tronmaster and this story's author, Shiva is the name of a god in one of Earth's many religions." Alicia said.
"I'm sure about it Klein." Shiva said, her eyes never leaving Weiss, "That buffoon Ifrit's already picked someone to junction with, and Alexander's finally woken up to aid another. Maybe it is time for us to step out of the shadows."
"Before you ask, yes the GFs can sense each other." Alicia said
"But why Weiss?" Klein asked.
"Yeah, why Weiss?" Nora asked.
"Maybe if you just wait and allow Miss Schnee to continue reading, then maybe it will be explained." Glynda said.
Shiva simply smiled, "Because she's alone, deep down she needs a friend." Shiva said, "No offense Klein."
"I'm sure Klein wouldn't be offended. I do miss him though." Winter said solemnly.
"He misses you too Winter." Weiss said, comforting her older sister.
"None taken Lady Shiva." Klein said, "Weiss went to sleep early last night as you wanted while the others stayed up very late, you should be able to have your meeting with her without interruption."
"Interesting, although I can understand her wanting to meet Weiss alone. Father would've thrown her out of the manor." Winter said.
"Or, he would've had her shot. Believe me, I know." Alicia said, bitterness in her voice.
"Good." Shiva said crossing her legs with a smile, "I'd rather not have frozen the parents, the siblings I'm fine with but the parents I wouldn't hesitate in freezing."
"I guess you could say that Shiva's cold as ice." Alicia said, getting chuckles from most of the group, and a frown from Yang.
"I'm sure Jacques needs to get frozen to set his mind straight." Klein said with a chuckle.
This proceeded to get chuckles from the entire group.
"We can let Weiss do that when she's ready." Shiva said as her face slowly twisted into a frown, "For the love of all things frozen how long is this song? It's broiling in all this fur, plus the heating isn't helping."
"I guess the concert's just too hot to handle." Yang said with a grin, causing everyone else to groan.
Weiss had already changed into her nightgown ready to go to sleep, just like the rest of her family already had, Weiss was rather glad Klein had convinced her to go to sleep early last night, the extra energy made singing much easier for her than it usually was.
"I would guess that singing requires a lot of energy." Blake said, clearly puzzled.
"It does." Alicia confirmed, remembering the opera that her and Tronmaster performed for the court of the Empress of the Isles during their time in Dunwall.
Weiss was about to get into her bed when there as a knock on the door, "Yes?" Weiss asked.
"Who would knock at this ungodly hour?" Alicia said with a smirk.
The door opened to reveal Klein, "Weiss." Klein said, "Someone wishes to see you."
"At this hour?" Weiss asked, not noticing the small chuckle that Alicia was having.
"At this hour?" Weiss scoffed, "Certainly they can wait until morning."
"Not Shiva. You never keep a Guardian Force waiting." Raven said.
Klein shook his head, "I'm afraid she insisted on meeting you while your parents were asleep. Something about not getting ticked off by your father and freezing him solid."
"And with Shiva, that's no idle threat." Pyrrha said.
"My father would ruin her then if she did that." Weiss said with a roll of her eyes.
"Again, not an idle threat with Shiva." Ruby said, earning several nods from everyone present.
"Please, just come speak to her." Klein pleaded.
Weiss closed her eyes before sighing, "Fine." Weiss said, "This had better be worth it though."
"I have a feeling that it will be worth it." Ren said.
When Weiss stepped into the sitting room her guest was waiting she pretty sure she wasn't waiting for a woman that looked like she was to seconds away from freezing and completely bare.
"GOOD LORD WOMAN! SHOW SOME DECENCY!" Weiss screamed, hurting both Alicia and Blake's ears.
"Um, Weiss, you think you could tone it down with the yelling?" Ruby said.
Weiss looked at both Alicia and Blake, her face becoming beet red in embarrassment. "Sorry Alicia. Sorry Blake." Weiss said sheepishly to both Faunus.
"It's alright Aunt Weiss. Just please do try and be more mindful about mine and Aunt Blake's Faunus hearing." Alicia said, the signature Rose smile on her face.
Weiss nodded with a smile of her own as she continued reading.
"You wanted to see me?" Weiss asked, starting to shiver slightly.
"Seems even our resident Ice Queen can't handle the cold." Yang said with a smirk.
"Yes miss Schnee, my name is Shiva, it's a pleasure to finally meet you." Shiva said uncrossing her legs, revealing that she indeed was at least wearing a two piece swimsuit, though it blended in far too well with her skin.
"Oh, she's wearing a swimsuit. Still, would it kill her to wear a different color swimsuit?" Weiss said.
"I don't know little sister, I find her kind of attractive." Winter said, later blushing when she realized that she said that out loud.
Everyone looked to Winter, surprised that she said that. There was an awkward silence until Raven decided to say "Well, that was unexpected."
"Agreed. Weiss, do you want to continue reading?" Blake asked.
Weiss quickly nodded yes.
"Well its nice to meet you two miss Shiva." Weiss said sitting opposite of Shiva still shivering.
To Weiss it felt like Shiva radiated the cold, in reality, Shiva did radiate cold.
"I guess Shiva is quite cool." Yang punned, quickly getting smacked in the back of the head by Ruby.
Shiva noticed this and frowned before reaching over and tossing Weiss her fur coat, "Here, I apologize for the cold, but I am the Empress of Ice, just my mere presence can freeze water."
"At least she's considerate enough to make sure I don't freeze to death." Weiss said.
"How do I know you simply haven't turned off the heater and turned the AC on?" Weiss asked putting on the coat.
"I guess she hasn't given proof yet." Qrow said.
Shiva simply smiled as she held out her hand, causing tiny slivers of ice to form and condense into a large snowflake identical to her family's symbol, then with a soft blow from Shiva the crystal fragmented into little snowflakes that blew toward Weiss.
"Aww, beautiful!" Ruby said, in awe of Shiva's abilities.
"It really is." Alicia said, smiling at her mom's antics.
"I guess that's proof enough." Weiss said, this evidence was hard to deny, "So what do you want so late at night?"
"Well, duh! She wants to junction with you!" Nora said.
Shiva leaned back and crossed her legs again, "It's simple really miss Schnee." Shiva said, "I am a being known as a Guardian Force, do you know what we are?"
"Not one bit." Weiss said flatly.
"Wow, even when she was ten, Weiss was a bitch." Yang said, only to get smacked in the back of the head by both Ruby and Alicia.
Shiva sighed, "I suppose that's to be expected, it's been a few millennia since we've helped humanity." Shiva said, "Anyway, we Guardian Forces are powerful beings that can join our powers with humans, or Faunus, to create powerful warriors that are rarely matched in combat, complete with the ability to use magic."
"How powerful?" Weiss asked.
"Obviously she's pretty powerful." Raven said, Qrow nodding in agreement.
"Three people who were junctioned with a Guardian Force could easily hold off a trained army for almost and entire day." Shiva said.
"Damn. That's pretty powerful." Qrow said.
Weiss's eyes widened, three people holding off an army? Sure a Huntsman could do something similar, but not for very long then they'd wear out.
"Yep, even we trained Huntsmen and Huntresses can be worn out by hours of constant battle." Glynda said, Qrow, Raven and Winter nodding in agreement.
"And you're offering me this power?" Weiss asked still shocked.
"Well not only that power, but also my company." Shiva offered holding out her hand, "Well?"
"We all know what's going to happen, right?" Alicia asked, getting a resounding "Yep" from everyone present.
Weiss looked at the hand before she slowly reached out and grasped it.
Shiva smiled as an icy blue aura appeared over her body and linked flowed into Weiss's body, causing Weiss's breath to hitch at the sudden drop in her body temperature before the glow faded.
Yang was about to say an ice pun, but a quick glare from Alicia stopped her dead in her tracks.
"You could've warned me about the sudden cold!" Weiss snapped.
"That probably would've been useful information to know beforehand." Weiss said.
Shiva simply chuckled, "Sorry, I forgot that happened." Shiva apologized, "Now then, I should tell you about the abilities you can now use."
"Please." Weiss said, though her tone sounded demanding.
"I'm not that bad anymore. Am I?' Weiss asked, receiving some nods of confirmation from her teammates.
"Well, since you said please." Shiva said, "First of all, this is the big one right here, you can Draw, stock, and cast Magic."
"How do I draw magic?" Weiss asked.
"You draw a wizard." Glynda joked, earning some chuckles from everyone else.
"I'll tell you that a bit later as it requires an enemy, or a draw point... but those things have gotten scarce lately." Shiva said, "You can also junction those spells to your physical capabilities to enhance them sharply."
"Again, magic is extremely broken." Pyrrha said, earning another nod from Alicia.
"I guess I better stock up on some magic shouldn't I?" Weiss said.
"Allow me to introduce a friend of mine, his name is shit Sherlock, first name No." Alicia joked, getting bits of laughter from everyone present.
"Yes. Shiva said flatly, "However the most dangerous ability I can grant you is my Doom spell."
"Doom spell?" Blake asked, concerned.
"Doom?" Weiss asked.
"Simple, you cast it, if it hits the target they will only have a minute left to live unless they can take down the caster, I.E. you." Shiva said.
"Holy shit. That, sounds extremely deadly." Raven said, surprised.
"Yeah, it pretty much is. It's pretty much a one-hit kill." Alicia said with a shudder, remembering when that move was used on one of the recruits during their training. Poor bastard never saw it coming. And he was wearing a red shirt too.
"That sounds rather effective, but... a little excessive don't you think?" Weiss asked, unsettled by the thought of killing someone.
"Let me tell you firsthand, after you kill someone, it doesn't get any easier. Vampires, Zombies, Demons and the like are one thing. But another living, breathing person? No way in hell will you be able to completely live that down." Alicia said grimly.
"Maybe against a human... or Faunus." Shiva said leaning back, "But I don't think a particularly tough Grimm wouldn't like such a sudden death."
Weiss smiled, she had a feeling she and Shiva would get along quite well.
"I agree." Weiss said as she passed the book to Blake.
*Tronmaster walks past a camera, quickly looking towards it, he begins talking to the camera.*
Tronmaster: Hey, I can't stay awhile, I need to check in with an old friend really quick. Anyway, yes, Alicia, Jenkins and I told the readers about their existence on Earth being limited to a webseries, to Phoenix's story being a crossover with Final Fantasy VIII, all that jazz. Anyway, I'm off to make sure that Ruby, Yang, and Qrow have one helluva surprise at the end of the trailers. The next trailer will be uploaded on Tuesday. Anyway, I'm off see ya later!