I'm back! This one is lengthy, so strap yourselves in for some action and background on the other three members of Team DIMD!
And those who guessed are correct!
Without further ado, let's get started!
RWBY and DIMD couldn't believe it: their huntsman was Oobleck.
"Professor Oobleck?"Darrel questioned, unsure.
"Yes, I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary, ladies & gentlemen. Seeing as you've accepted to shadow a Huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you we will not be establishing a single base of operations. Rather, we'll be traversing several miles of hazardous wasteland and making camp in any defendable location we may stumble upon. I've packed all of our essentials myself, plotted our course and readied the airship."Oobleck explained, pacing back and forth.
He then gripped Darrel's beak and looked him in the eye. "And its Dr. Oobleck."He said firmly. "I didn't earn the PhD for fun, thank you very much."
Darrel had Blake rub the area of his beak that was sore where Oobleck gripped it.
"Come now, children! According to my schedule, we're already three minutes behind...schedule." And with that, he zoomed to the bullhead.
"Well, alright then. Looks like we're going to save the world with Dr. Oobleck-"Ruby stated, trying to lift their spirits, but to no avail.
"Save the world?!"Nora said excited. Behind them, was the rest of Team JNPR. "You're going on world saving missions without us?"Nora said, sounding hurt. "I'm hurt! Sad! Maybe a little hungry? That last one's not your fault, though...Ren."Nora said, 'angered' at her partner.
"Sounds exciting! Where are you going?"Jaune asked. "Oh, just outside the kingdom."Ruby stated.
"Hey, so are we!"Nora said, bubbly as usual. "Ren and Nora want to shadow your father at C-ville, Darrel."Pyrrha said to him. "Oh really now?" "We set out tomorrow."Ren stated.
"Then you can party with us tonight!"Neptune stated, as now joined the group with Sun.
Darrel, for some odd reason, snapped his beak near Sun's head. "Hey, what the hell, dude?!"Sun said, slightly annoyed.
"Sorry; I've haven't had much to eat today."He said sheepishly.
"Then I've got just the thing."Matthew stated. He pulled out a small brown paper bag, and inside were dozens of rats and lizards. Darrel plunged his beak into the bag, devouring its contents.
"So, the two of us are shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We get junior badges."Neptune explained, trying to sound cool.(Even though, he's not!) Jaune thought it was cool.
"We normally go to the city with you guys, which means stuff's always blowing up and crap. So we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's...normal."Sun explained.
Ruby was about to say something, but Oobleck told them that they had only had 4 minutes left. "Well...uh...wish us luck." And with that, they departed, and Darrel already finished his meal and spread his wings.
(SCENE CHANGE!)
Teams RWBY and DIMD sat in the same airship as they flew over the kingdom, with Darrel flying alongside them.
"I never saw you as much of a fighter."Yang stated.
"I admit, I fancy myself more as an...intellectual. But, I can assure you, as a Huntsman, I've had my fair share of tussles."Oobleck stated.
"Like the mushroom?"Ruby questioned. "Those are truffles."Blake corrected. "Like the sprout?" "Those are brussels."Yang corrected.
"Besides, given my experience in the field of history, as well as my dabbling in archaeological surveys, our dear headmaster saw fit to assign me to this particular...assignment."Oobleck explained.
"What does that mean?"Weiss asked. "What a preposterous question! Why, history is the backbone of our very society!"Oobleck stated. "And that means what?"
"The southeast quadrant outside of Vale is home to wild forests and deep caves. But, it is also the location of one of the kingdoms greatest failures."Oobleck stated.
"Mt. Glenn."Matt said. "That's right! It was an expansion of Vale...but in the end it was overrun by Grimm and fenced off from the rest of the city."Dalton added.
"Correct! And now it stands abandoned as a dark reminder..."Oobleck stated.
"And a likely place for a hideout."Blake muttered. "Precisely!"Darrel said, albeit only Blake could hear him over the wind.
They soon came across Mt. Glenn, a ruined city with damaged buildings and cracked streets. 'Reminds me of Fallout a little bit.'Darrel thought.
The bullhead quickly descended and Oobleck, Team RWBY, and IMD jumped from the bullhead, while Darrel landed not far from them, changed back, and ran up to join them. All 8 students stood with weapons drawn, while Oobleck simply sipped from his mug. Their bullhead departed them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you may still be students but as of this moment, your first mission as Huntsmen and Huntresses has begun. From this point forward, you need to do exactly as I say. Do you understand?"Oobleck instructed.
"Sir yes sir!"Dalton shouted, saluting. Yang and Isaac face-palmed at his behavior.
"Team DIMD, why have you brought so much gear?"Oobleck stated. "Blame this guy!"Dalton shouted, pointing to Darrel. "Hey, I brought this stuff because I see missions that take us into dangerous lands as camping."The shape-shifter stated.
"And you Ruby! I thought I told you to leave all your bags back at school."Oobleck instructed. "But, uh, you hadn't told us to listen to you yet; so I didn't it."Ruby argued. "Very well Ms. Rose you may leave your bag here. We can pick it up upon our return."Oobleck instructed.
Ruby tried to make something up. "Young lady! What in the world could you possibly have in that bag could be so important to bring with you?"Oobleck demanded.
Just then, Zwei's head popped out of her bag. Everyone looked at her with confusion, while Darrel face-palmed. "Get back in the bag."She whispered to him.
"We're here to investigate an abandoned urban jungle, teaming with death and hostility, and you brought...a dog?!"Oobleck said, appearing to sound angry. "Genius!" Suddenly, he grabbed the dog.
"Canines are historically known for their perceptive nose and heightened sense of sound, making them excellent companions for a hunt such as ours!"Oobleck said with 'glee'?
"I'm a genius!"Ruby said confidently. Weiss, Yang, Darrel, Isaac, Dalton face-palmed, while Matt kissed her.
"So, what are your orders, doctor?"Blake asked. Straight to the chase. I like it."Oobleck stated. Darrel wrapped his arm around her. "That's my girl for you." Zwei was released and scampered back to Ruby.
"As you've been informed, the southeast area has been marked as a recent hot-spot for Grimm activity. Now there are several possible explanations for this behavior, one of which being...Grimm."Oobleck stated.
"Uh...what?"Ruby questioned. "Grimm; a Creature of Grimm, approximately 100 yards from us at this very moment."Oobleck instructed.
"WHAT?!"Yang stated.
They all turned their heads to see a lone Beowolf. "Dalton, hand me my sniper rifle."Darrel asked. The blonde handed him Ol'Painless Prime, chambered a round, and fired, the demon's head removed from its shoulders.
"All too easy."Darrel said like a certain villain. "That gunshot will attract attention of others."Blake acknowledged. Darrel took out one of his shots, injected it into his arm, and his Aura returned to full capacity. "Let them come; Class-1 Grimm are no match for me."
"That's the spirit! Alright ladies and gentlemen, show me what you're capable of."Oobleck instructed.
"Cover your ears, Zwei."Ruby said, as she placed Crescent Rose in scythe form in front of her.
Dalton and Yang brandished their gloves/gauntlets, and they punched/slashed Beowolves.
Several more followed the two, while others noticed Blake and by far, Darrel's most disproportionate form yet.
He had a small head with small leaf-shaped teeth. He also had a short crest on the back of his head. A long neck led to a bulbous body. His arms were relatively long, but were tipped with 3 1meter long curved claws. Legs were short and stocky, and tipped with four short claws, one of which pointed backwards. He had a short tail that came to a tapering end.
His topside was olive green with a pale orange-red underside. He had white spots going across the top half of his back. Claw were bone white. Eyes were orange with black circular irises.
Darrel was a 33 feet long, 16 feet tall, 7ton Therizinosaurus. He spread his arms out wide, displaying his claws, and let out a loud shrill shriek.
The Beowolves were now joined by others as they charged them on two fronts.
Blake had a determined look on she barely drew Gambol Shroud from its sheath before a Beowolf attacked. She used a Shadow Clone to evade it and then sliced the thing in half. She attacked another with a flurry of kicks and sliced it in two. Another was also killed in the same way as the first.
Blake looked over to Darrel who was now a Clawnado, spinning in a circle and slicing through any Beowolf, turning them into Swiss cheese or slicing them into three pieces. His claws lit up with red energy before he fired a volley of claw-shaped projectiles that turned the rest into ash.
They looked over to Weiss and Isaac being pursued by another pack, with Isaac constantly teleporting from building to fire rounds into the pack, taking a few out.
Weiss wiped out two wolves with a flurry of stabs and slashes before zooming forward and perforating the rest. One tried to get a lucky hit in, but its head was decapitated by Isaac.
Meanwhile, Ruby and Matt were firing sniper/shotgun rounds/ shells into their own pack, mowing them down. They charged forward and sliced the last two in half.
Oobleck inspected their work.
"Piece of cake!"Ruby said confident. "You said it!"Darrel said in a scratchy voice.
Suddenly, they heard several raptorial shrieks, and were soon surrounded by a new Grimm.
They were as big as a Beowolf, but resembled a raptor of popular media. They were completely black with bone spikes on their backs, and their characteristic Grimm mask.
"Darrel, what are they?"Blake asked.
"Dromator, a Raptor Grimm that was the dinosaurs' answer to the Beowolf. Weakness: Glass cannon."Darrel explained.
"So, they can dish out the pain, but they can't take any?"Yang asked. "Exactly."
The Raptors attack, displaying their 6-inch long toe-claws as they leaped several feet into the air.
RWBY and IMD managed to deal with the ones that attacked them; Darrel had a little more trouble since he could only handle so many leaping at him.
One of them tried to climb onto his back, but Blake stabbed it with Gambol Shroud in the back, and pulled it down so hard, she bisected it! "No one is killing my boyfriend!"She said with anger.
Darrel's claws once again lit up with energy and he managed to disintegrate the last of them. "Anyone else want a piece of me?!"He shouted.
He heard some heavy plodding and he turned his head towards the source and he was meet with a grotesque Grimm.
It was 4 meters tall and 5 meters long. It had a large long head with blunt, thick, and also sharp teeth. Its back was covered in armor and spikes and had legs that ended in two cloven hooves. And of course their was that characteristic mask.
"And what is that?"Weiss inquired. "An Entelodemon, a Grimm that resembles an Entelodont, which were animals that in a nutshell, pigs with a mouth full of deadly teeth and a bad attitude."
The demonic pig then curled into its death-ball and hurtled towards Darrel. "Darrel, look out!"Blake shouted.
Darrel placed his claws in front of him and he formed a red energy shield in front of him. He blocked the attack and then uppercut the pig. His left claw extended and formed an extra set of red energy claws and then he thrust his energy claws into its stomach, the claws erupting from its back. The creature then disintegrated. Darrel roared out victoriously.
"Don't celebrate just yet, I'm certain this is the first bout of many. Shall we continue?"Oobleck stated.
Over the course of several hours, they slaughter Grimm.
(SCENE CHANGE!)
In the midday, Oobleck was examining a bush for some reason. Team RWBY was exhausted from their work, while Team DIMD is sitting over some ruins, having lunch, while Darrel was browsing on a tree. "Hey, can we have some of that?"Ruby asked weakly. "Sure."
"Good work, ladies and gentlemen! Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any signs of criminal operations in this sector! Moving on!"Oobleck stated.
As they traverse, Yang asked, "Hey doc, you know I actually looking forward to seeing a pro huntsman in action, like fighting or at least helping us fight?"Yang asked, rather annoyed.
"Ah, but I'm in action, scouring the ruins of this once great city for any signs of irregularity. Not every mission is filled with terror and heroism, ladies and gentlemen. Remember, this is a job, and you all signed up for it. I do hope you understand that?"Oobleck stated.
"I do!"Darrel stated. "I was born to be a hero, a protector."
(SCENE CHANGE!)
"Tell me Dalton, why did you choose this line of work? Surely, much like your father Lance Goldenrod, you would be exploring the stars."Oobleck stated.
"Well, my uncle was the one who looked after me when my dad was up at the space station. He showed me his war memorial wall when I was a boy, and he hooked on it; next thing I knew, I was shooting my uncle's old BB gun at 12 years old."Dalton explained.
"And you Yang, why did you choose this line of work?"
"I'm a thrill-seeker. I want to travel around the world, and get wrapped up in as many crazy adventures as I can. And if I help people along the way, then that's even better. It's a win-win, you know."Yang stated.
"I see."
(SCENE CHANGE!)
"What about you, Mr. Reinhbach, a boy born into a company that provides Remnant's main supply of sea-food, you would find yourself out on a boat, hauling up the catch of the day; instead, you're here slaying Grimm, why?"Oobleck asked.
"It's quite easy: revenge. When I was on a winter hike with my father, Ernest Von Reinhbach. When all of a sudden, a cold weather Ursa attacked. It slaughtered my father and gave me a nasty scar to boot. In a fit of rage, I vivisected the thing with my father's blade. And on that day, I promised him that I would fight for my company."Isaac explained.
"And you Ms. Schnee, a girl born into fame and fortune such as yourself certainly doesn't need the extra work. So, why choose that over this cushy job in Atlas?"
"It's exactly as you said, I'm a Schnee. I have a legacy to uphold. Once I realized I was capable of fighting, there's no longer a question of what I would do with my life. It was my duty."Weiss explained.
"Interesting."
(SCENE CHANGE!)
Blake dealt with a small flock of baby Nevermores, but Darrel's nowhere to be found.
"What about you, Blake? You seem to carry yourself with a sense of purpose."Oobleck asked.
"There's too much wrong in this world to just stand by and do nothing; inequality, corruption, someone has to stop it."Blake stated firmly.
"Very well, how would you do it?"The good doctor asked. "I don't know."She said glumly. "By the way, have you seen Darrel; I can't find him."
"I believe he mentioned something about splitting up to cover more ground."Matthew stated, now joining them.
"What about you, Matt?"
"Why I became a Huntsman? To find my father: you see, my mother, Martha Lewis, said that my dad was missing and she couldn't find him. I thought he was gone, but I found a clue that said he was always watching me. So, I set out from my home in Vacuo and went to Vale to study at Bastion."Matthew stated.
Oobleck darted off to find the two leaders, leaving an unsure Blake and a satisfied Matthew.
(SCENE CHANGE!)
Darrel, still as a Therizinosaurus, held a piece of cold beef in his claws while he browsed from a tree using his other claw. Zwei then managed to grab the beef and ate it.
"Thanks for feeding him, Darrel."Ruby thanked him. "Don't mention it, Red." Just then, Oobleck appeared.
"Are we ready to keep going?"Ruby asked.
"No, I believe that will have to do for today. It's going to be dark soon, and as Mr. Maximus has told us, Dromators are more active at night. You six set up camp in that building. Oh, and please make sure there are no more of those...monsters."Oobleck stated. He turned to face them. "Your leaders and I are going to secure the perimeter. Come Ruby, Darrel."He added.
With that, the six entered the building to set up camp, while Darrel, Ruby, Zwei, and Oobleck patrolled the area.
They soon came across a cliff and saw below them a rather interesting sight: a herd of Goliaths.
"You know, in all my years of training, I've never really seen a Goliath before."Darrel stated.
"Let's kill it."Ruby said calmly. Darrel placed his claws out from stopping her.
"I'm afraid that neither of us will do much harm to them. I mean I could probably kill one maybe, but since there is company, I would probably be overwhelmed by them."Darrel stated.
"He's right."Oobleck added.
"But what if they attack us?!"Ruby asked, concerned. "Fret not, Ruby. These Goliaths aren't with us."Oobleck stated.
"He's right; during my time training, I've encountered Grimm that resemble deer, and they didn't attack me, why? Because they're skittish, nervous, scared."
"And not every Grimm is mindless. Or rather not, every Grimm is still mindless. The Grimm we see before us are so powerful, so superior to the other Grimm we fought, that they've undoubtedly lived hundreds of years. And in that time, between killing humans, and attacking our borders, they've done one important thing: they've learned. They've learned that when they attack our borders, they're likely to die. And what we lack in strength, we make up for in will. And then killing one human will only bring more."Oobleck explained.
"Then why are they still close to the city? What are they doing?"Ruby asked. "There's probably good food for them around here; I mean, they got eat something."Darrel stated. And with that, he changed back and injected himself with his shot. And they also left the cliff-face.
"Dr. Oobleck?"Ruby asked. "Yes?" "I was wondering..." "Wondering why I've been interrogating your teammates all day?"
"Actually, I was wondering..why did you want to become a Huntsman?"Ruby asked.
"Look around and tell me what you see." They looked around and saw old buildings and empty streets. "A ruined city."Darrel bluntly stated.
"I see lives that could've been saved. As a Huntsman, it is my job to protect our people and although I'm capable of doing it with traditional weaponry, I believe I'm capable of a much larger impact if I do it with my mind. As a teacher, I'm able to take knowledge, the most powerful weapon of all, and place it into the hands of every student that passes through my classroom."Oobleck explained.
"I look at this wasteland and I see lives that could have been saved. But I also see an opportunity; an opportunity to study these ruins and learn from this tragedy, and therefore, become stronger. I'm a Huntsman, Ruby and Darrel, because there is nothing else in this world I would rather be."
(SCENE CHANGE!)
It was now nearly 8; Weiss, Blake, Yang, Isaac, Matt, and Dalton have now set up camp. They managed to get a fire up, thanks to some nearby wood and red Dust, courtesy of Dalton and Isaac.
"I still can't believe that we didn't find anything."Yang said, bummed.
"We've always been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time... I guess we can't always have luck on our side."Blake stated.
"That's not what I meant." Blake was confused. "Earlier...about upholding the legacy. There's more to it than that."Weiss stated. "Yeah, me too."Yang stated. "I mean... I don't know." "I don't know either."Blake added.
"Oh, we know."Dalton said.
"Wait, you guys were telling the truth?"Weiss inquired.
"Yeah! Those are our reasons on why we wanted to be Huntsman."Isaac stated. "What? You thought that there was more to it than that? We aren't emotional men; that goes to Darrel, and he's gone through some serious crap."Matt stated.
"It's just, I know I want to do, but I figured I'd always take things one step at a time."Blake explained.
"That's not how you've been with Darrel."Yang said with a smirk. "Shut up!"
"Well... it doesn't matter now; we know why we're here, right?"Weiss asked.
"I know why we're here: to kick butt for the good of everyone!"Darrel stated, like a drill sarge, making an entrance. "I see you've got a campfire set up."
"You can thank FishBoy and Astro over there for it." Yang stated, pointing to Isaac and Dalton. "Really? Good job, men."
"Fire! So...warm..."Ruby said, huddling close to Matt, who then wrapped a blanket around them.
"Very good! Eat your dinner and hurry to bed. We've got a lot of ground to cover tomorrow and will need you to take turns keeping watch over our temporary abode. Any volunteers for first watch?"Oobleck stated.
"I say we draw straws."Dalton stated. He pulled out several different sized sticks, and each person grabbed one, and Ruby had the smallest. "Well, I'm first watch then." And she and Zwei left Matt's embrace, but before that, she kissed him.
"Hey, Darrel?"Blake asked. "Yeah, Blake?" "Did Oobleck question you or Ruby why you wanted this line of work?"
"Nope." Was his response.
(SCENE CHANGE!)
Much later, around 11, everyone rolled out sleeping mats, and the guys let the girls snuggle up to them for warmth. While the guys slept contently, the girls found it a little hard to sleep.
Blake heard the shriek of a Dromator and huddled closer to Darrel.
'This is going to be a long night.'He thought.
Well this took nearly all day to write! Seriously, I started at 3 and know its just past 7:30!
Here's the riddle: I'm from the Triassic, I'm the ancestor to dinosaurs, and I hunted at night; what am I?
Therizinosaurus -Scythe lizard
33 feet long, 16 feet tall, 7tons
Usage: Evisceration
Melee Attacks: 70cm long claws, three on each hand.
Abilities:A DNA-enhanced version can have its claws can be lit up with energy and fired it off or use it for extra cutting damage. They can also create a shield, extend to 10 feet with energy and be used to rotate in a Clawnado of death!
Appearance: Chased by Dinosaurs
Until then, R&R my friends!