I have returned, my friends!
I would like to say this: in a few days, I'll be in DC for 5 days, so don't expect and update after this for awhile.
Also, this chapter is really good.
Here is the Pteranodon Datafile.
Pteranodon- toothless wing.
Pterosaur
Found in Hesperia(now Vytal)
Height- 6 feet
Wingspan- 18 feet
Weight- 40 pounds
Melee attacks- beak and talons ( only used sparingly, due to frailty of its frame.)
Superpowers
Sonic beam- A DNA- enhanced version can charge and emit a yellow beam of energy from its beak. Unlike other beams, this beam has a slicing effect. Think Gyaos's beam.
Function in Darrel's arsenal- High-flying scout
Appearance- based on Chased by Dinosaurs
And now onto Chapter 9!
Darrel couldn't believe his eyes: standing before him was THE Adam Taurus, a man infamous throughout the White Fang. The two walked around each other in a circle.
"What do you mean 'girlfriend'" Darrel inquired, spitting venom.
"That doesn't concern you, douche. What concerns you is how you plan on surviving me!" Adam exclaimed and then drew Wilt and lunged.
But Darrel drew the ESD in ax form and blocked it. The two stared at each other down, glaring daggers at each other.
Adam swung his feet underneath Darrel's, tripping him up and knocking him off his feet. Adam raised Wilt above him, attempting to plunge his sword in Darrel's heart, but Darrel rolled out of the way and reconverted the ESD to gun mode and fired round after round.
Unfortunately, Adam drew Brush and countered each shot. Seeing that he was outmatched in terms of combat, Darrel bolted from the car and started running towards where the Dust was located, with Adam following him.
Darrel arrived where the Dust was stored.
The door blew open and Adam emerged.
"Face it, Darrel. I'm leagues ahead of you." Adam stated in a menacing tone.
"That's what you think!" Darrel shouted in an almost psychotic tone.
Darrel drew the ESD in ax form, the blade suddenly emitting a red glow.
"You. Shall. BURN!" Darrel screamed and swung the ax, releasing a fiery crescent towards Adam.
Unfortunately, Adam drew Wilt and blocked the attack and then retracted Wilt into Brush. His red sections became illuminated and he cackled manically.
Darrel knew what this meant. "Oh crap." was his response.
Quick as a flash, he drew Ol'Painless and placed it in front of him.
Adam launched a dark red crescent wave of energy towards Darrel, but at the last second, he threw a red Dust crystal and fired, causing a massive explosion that knocked both back.
Darrel was now clutching what remained of Ol'Painless, while Adam & his weapon were completely unscathed.
Surprisingly, Darrel smirked and laughed. "What's so funny, freak?" Adam spat with venom in his mouth.
"We've arrived at the end of of our trip." Darrel bluntly stated.
No sooner did he say that, the door on Darrel' left swung open, revealing a squad of men in military armor pointing guns at Adam.
"Now you'll face the wrath of the weapon." Adam stated before a flash of red enveloped him. Darrel shielded his eyes and when the light faded, Adam was gone.
'What did he mean by 'Weapon'?' Darrel thought.
Suddenly, the ground began to vibrate. The men secured the Dust and then promptly left.
Darrel on the other hand, began to locate the source of the vibration.
What Darrel saw was shocking: a robot! The robot was humanoid in design, and was made out of dark & light gray colored metal. Its eyes were pale yellow and a short black crest sat atop its head.
But what was bizarre was its size: it was 20 feet tall. Not only that, but the White Fang emblem was painted on its chest.
(AN: I know the robot is the Iron Giant. I was going to put in much later, but I might as well get it out of the way. Also, this version is more violent and has different powers.)
The robot began to scan the area, searching for his assigned target. It mission: find and destroy... Darrel Maximus!
Unfortunately for Darrel, the robot located him.
"DIE!" the robot screamed in its metallic voice.
Suddenly, its eyes began to glow lime green and twin lasers discharged from its eyes, towards Darrel.
But at the last minute, Darrel barrel-rolled and the lasers collided with the ground, effectively burning a hole in it.
"Well then, since you aren't playing around, then neither am I" Darrel screamed.
"Spined lizard." Darrel proclaimed.
Darrel began to convulse in pain. His body grew substantially larger. His jaw lengthened and became larger. Emerging from his jaws, were a set of thin and conical shaped teeth. Emerging from on top of his snout, was an orange triangular nasal crest. His neck had a gentle S-curve. His arms became longer and more muscular. Two of his fingers vanished, and the three that remained grew enormous claws. Emerging from the center of his back, was an enormous appendage that can only be described as a sail. His legs became longer & more muscular. One toe vanished, one became a hallux, and the three that remained grew short yet sharp claws. Emerging from his posterior, was a long tail that came to a tapering end.
His head was a mixture of red and pale blue. There was also a pale blue stripe down the side of his body. His body was predominately black, with sections being mottled black. His sail had three distinctive colors: the edges and part of the top were bright red, the main section was dark blue, and a white stripe separated the two sections. His underside was pale white. To top things off, his eyes were dark green with black slits.
Darrel was now an 56 feet long, 20 feet tall, 20 ton Spinosaurus.
Darrel let out a loud shrieking roar (Think JP3 Spino.)
Darrel let out an even louder roar "This fight is to the DEATH!" Darrel shrieked.
Meanwhile back at Beacon, teams RWBY, JNPR, and IMD were sitting at their usual lunch table. They were all engaged in the usual type of chatter; whether it be about current events, school work, stuff they do, etc.
Blake, on the other hand, simply just picked at her food. She sighs in sadness. She sighed in sadness.
"Hey Blake, what's wrong? You seem glum." Yang inquired to her partner.
"It's nothing." Blake stated in a sad tone.
"Sad that your boyfriend isn't here." Yang asked.
"Yeah. Its just, he went on his first mission and I'm worried for him." Blake said in sorrow.
Just then, a student came up to them.
"Oh hey Violet. Ruby greeted her. (AN: if you have an OC for RWBY, and her name is Violet, I apologize. I just randomly selected a name.)
"You guys need to check out the news! Something major is going on!" Violet practically screamed.
The 11 of them left their spots and headed to where a small crow gathered to watch what was going on on the big TV above them. Blake pushed her way to the front.
"I'm Lisa Lavender, reporting live from the Forever Fall Forest, and I'm witness to a Clash of Titans!" Lisa stated. "What we have is a colossal robot that appears to be owned by the White Fang, due to their emblem being marked on its chest. The other is what appears to be what officials call... a Dinosaur!" Lisa stated.
Blake's eyes went wide and her hand clasped around her mouth, tears of worry flowing from her eyes. "Please Darrel... Please win!" Blake screamed.
Back at Forever Fall...
Darrel stared down the robot and then charged, screaming bloody murder. He leaped into the air and crashed down on top of it. He began raking its chest plate with his claws, making deep gashes in it. The robot raised its left fist and punched him off, knocking him off the robot and sending him stumbling.
Suddenly, three bizarre appendages that were curled like a scorpion's tail shot out from it back. A blue light fired out from each three and then three green energy blasts discharged, coating Darrel in a volley of laser cannon fire, knocking him of his feet.
"Come on, Darrel ! Get up ! Come on!" Blake screamed.
Darrel shot up like a gun-shot and flexed his tail and swung it at the robot's feet, sweeping it off its feet. He promptly pounced on it and using his jaws, he ripped the laser turrets off.
"It appears the robot is giving the dinosaur a run for its money, but wait, what's this?" Lisa stated.
Suddenly, Darrel's dorsal fin glowed blue and static electricity sparked around his sail. Electricity gathered around his mouth and his turned blue.
He opened his mouth and fired a blue both of electricity!
The bolt struck the robot in the chest, electrocuting it and its systems. When the beam stopped, the robot fell over, its eyes dimmed.
"It appears the dinosaur has defeated the robot, but the dinosaur's look on its face says that he thinks that his opponent is far from being destroyed." Lisa stated.
"You be you mike that my Danny is right!" Blake proclaimed.
"Aww, you gave him a nickname! That's so cuuuttte!" Yang squealed.
"Shut up!" Blake retorted.
The robot shot up and its left arm became an enormous prong. A green ball of electricity grew in its grasp. The ball fired from its claw and headed for Darrel.
Fortunately, Darrel fired his own blue ball of electricity from his mouth, and the two collided in a shower of sparks.
The robot converted its left arm into a gargantuan cannon. An energy blast fired from it, exploding near Darrel and then another struck him in the chest, knocking him down. The robot marched over and stood over Darrel, preparing to fire another blast, only this time... point-blank!
Thankfully, Darrel raised up, jaws agape. He clamped his jaws around it laser cannon and at the same time used his hand claws to slice away at it abdominal region. Darrel using all his jaw power, crushed the cannon, sparks shooting out from the robot's disabled limb.
The robot was enraged that any of his attacks weren't working. His eyes turned red and steam shout out from the sides of his head.
Suddenly, the robot's chest opened up and its core inside began to glow green. A enormous plasma beam discharged from its chest!
Thinking fast, Darrel fired an electrical bot, except it was pure red.
The two beams collided and an orb of energy form in the middle. The two beams exploded and the fireball overtook the robot and Darrel (Think the explosion that happened when Godzilla and Monster X's beams collided only on a much smaller scale.)
"NOOOO!" Blake shrieked, eyes with tears streaming downwards.
"It appears that both the robot have been destroyed by their own battle." Lisa stated. "But wait, something is coming from the smoke." Lisa stated, curious as what was the being was.
At first, the something in question was hard to make out. But as the smoke cleared, the figure was... Darrel Maximus. Lisa ran up to him.
"Sir, what happened?" Lisa questioned.
"To make a long story short, I kicked that robot's aft.
"You mean you were the giant dinosaur?" Lisa stated with a shocked expression.
"Does this answer your question?" Darrel stated, turning his back, revealing his sail.
"I see. So why?" Lisa stated.
"I don't know. By the way," Darrel stated and then jerked the mike from her hand and faced the camera. "if you're currently in league with the White Fang, or were in charge of sending that robot AND one of your assassins after me, I suggest you guys grow a pair and try harder. Because. It. Didn't. WORK!" Darrel screamed at the last bit.
And then he passed out.
At the section of Beacon that was the hospital wing, Teams RWBY, JNPR, and IMD were currently in the waiting room. They were all worried about their friend's condition.
Ruby & Blake seemed the worst their were crying a river and their respective partners tried their best to comfort them.
Darrel's family arrived. "We came as soon as we heard the news. How is my baby?" Darrel's mom, Jean asked sternly.
"We... haven't... heard... since... he arrived." Blake stated through sobs. Jean wrapped her arms around Blake, tears also coming fro her eyes.
"He better pull through. We may not be on the best terms, but... he's a good friend." Weiss said in her usual manner.
Just then, a doctor came in.
"How is my son/boyfriend?" Blake and Jean asked.
"Well, his Aura is depleted and he has several severely damaged bones." the doctor said in a grim tone. "But the good news is, he didn't loose any blood." the doctor stated in a more positive manner.
'May we see him?" Blake and & Jean asked.
"Yes. He's in Special Care, first door on your right." the doctor said.
Darrel's family & friends practically ran to his room. When they arrived, they were horrified by their his condition.
He was wrapped in bandages on his forehead, chest and left arm. He wasn't awake, but sleeping because his chest was moving up and down.
"Even in his sleep, he looks cute." Blake said. Darrel stirred in his sleep.
"Why yes, Blake... I do love you … with all... my heart." Darrel muttered in his sleep. Even though Blake and Darrel had been a couple for over a month, statements like that still made her blush red.
Darrel stirred once more and this time, he woke up. Darrel saw his family and friends gathered around his bed.
"Hey guys. How is it goin?" Darrel said groggily.
Blake, who was situated to his right, simply wrapped her arms around him and began to lay kiss after kiss on him. "Uh Blake, my back!" Darrel said, wincing in pain. "Sorry." she said.
"Well, we'll give you two some privacy." Jaune said. The rest of team RWY, JNPR, and IMD, and his family left the room.
"I thought I lost you." Blake said in a tearful manner. She placed a hand om his face and started stroking it. Darrel placed his uninjured hand on hers. "Relax. I'm still here, and I'm not going anywhere." Darrel stated in a confident manner.
"How long will you be here?" Blake asked. "Well, they just need to run a test or two and then I'll recover in a patient room. So about 3 or 4 days. Think you can last that long?" Darrel said.
"Of course. Blake bluntly stated. "I'll be right back." Blake said.
Blake left the room and only Darrel's parents were there.
"If you're wondering your friends are, they left for Beacon." Darrel's Dad, Arnold said.
"And if you're asking if you can stay with him, my answer is yes. I can tell that you have been a positive influence on his life, and he needs someone like you to make him feel alive." Jean said in a parental tone.
"Thank you, Mrs. Maximus." Blake said in happy mode. "Please, call me Mom. You are part of the family." Jean stated.
Blake simply re-entered with a cheerful smile on her face.
"What are you smiling about, my cute kitten?" Darrel said in curious and loving tone.
"First, you're parents except me. Secondly, I'm aloud to stay the night with you." Blake practically squealed.
"Okay. Well then, its getting late and I'm tired." Darrel said and then patted the spot next to him for her to lay down.
Blake jumped for joy and took her shoe off and joined him. She snuggled up against him and nuzzled her head in the crook of his neck.
"I love you, Darrel."
"I love you too, Blake."
Did this chapter tug at your heart strings? It certainly did mine writing it. Darrel is so lucky to have Blake! I got no one!
Also, pretty great chapter, huh? Both in action and romance levels reached over 9,000!
Until then, R&R, my friends!