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"It sucks."
Yeah, it does.
"I think everyone who reads this s #$ is crazier than I am."
Probably. Anyway, Search and Destroy is coming to an end. You've all figured out the search part, but now, unfortunately, its time for the destroying.
"But blowing S # up is fun."
Not this time.
"Ok, I'm only going to ask this once. Who the f$ # is this guy and how do you know him?" Yang asked.
Teams RWBY and JNPR stared at Burn as he aimed his rifle towards the white and blue Spartan.
"Oh, right." Burn said. "Guys, meet Freeze. He's me, from an alternate universe."
"Oh, you mean you just now told them about me?!" Freeze said. "I'm hurt Burn, truly. You didn't tell your new buddies about you and your squad's first encounter with another dimension?"
"I thought we were your first encounter." Jaune said.
"No, you're our third." Grant said.
"What was the second?" Ruby asked.
"Some things are left unsaid Ruby." Burn said with a slight whimper.
"Anyway." Rico interrupted. "Freeze came into our universe while escaping his, having caused a massive amount of chaos there and killing his version of Destro. He started planning to instill anarchy in our world, but we were in his way. He kicked our a #es for the most part, but Burn got a lucky shot on the device that brought him to our world, sending him somewhere else in the multiverse."
"And do you know where I ended up?" Freeze asked. "In the Call of Duty newb-verse! That was one of the worst forms of torment I have ever endured. Do you have any idea what its like to be T-bagged, hit with rocket launchers on a daily basis, stabbed in the back after waking up from a quick nap, or having an airstrike called on you? DO YOU?!"
Freeze clenched his fist, drawing a small amount of blood.
"But, I managed to fix my transporter with the little materials I had, and it took me to them." The white and blue Spartan gestured to the evil RWBY. " And they have the same plan as I do."
"To create a world where the strong triumph over the weak and pathetic." Ruby 2 said.
"A world where everyone can let their inner monster run lose." Blake 2 said.
"A world filled with glorious blood and chaos." Weiss 2 said.
"A world where all that matters is beating your foe's skull into the ground." Yang 2 said as she cracked her knuckles.
"Sound's beautiful, doesn't it?" Freeze asked. "After 'fixing up' their world, we came into this one. And it happened to be a happy coincidence that you were here as well, Burn. Now, I can return the pain you inflicted on me."
"You'll have to get past us first." Ruby said, readying Crescent Rose. "We won't let you do to out world what you did to yours."
"Ladies." Freeze said. "Don't you think its time to introduce them to our new 'friend'?"
RWBY 2 smiled with evil glee as he said that. The white and blue Spartan snapped his fingers, and a red and grey blur slammed down in front of our heroes. When the dust settled, a familiar face was standing there.
"Penny?" Ruby asked.
The female android remained silent, staring at them with evil red eyes. In fact, everything that was once green on her body was now red. Dozens of floating swords popped out of her back.
"Target acquired." Penny said with no emotion whatsoever. "Exterminate, EXTERMINATE!"
A huge beam of red energy burst forward, hitting the warthog with extreme force. The vehicle then went up in flames, the shockwave of the explosion knocking everyone back. As RWBY and JNPR recovered, Penny jumped towards them.
"Exterminate." She repeated as her swords flew forward. The teams of huntsman and huntresses were forced onto the defensive, dodging and blocking every attack. Matt, Grant, and Hicks got up to see their mentors battling the android.
"We got to help them." Matt said when he was suddenly hit by an invisible force, knocking him into his teammates. Then, Scorch materialized out of thin air, shotgun in hand. "Look, we have to help our friends. You can arrest us later."
"You're mistaken, El Mattador." Scorch said, chambering a shell. "I'm not here to arrest you anymore. I'm here to put you out of my misery."
Burn groggily opened his eyes as he got up, rubbing the back of his head. When his vision fully recovered, he noticed teams RWBY and JNPR battling Penny, and his teammates fighting Scorch.
"Hang on guys!" He said as he ran forward. Before he could take another step a spear lodged itself in front of him.
"Where do you think you're going?" Weiss 2 asked. "We just want to play with you."
The other members of RWBY 2 stood behind her, ready for combat.
"Yeah Burn."
The Spartan looked behind to see his counterpart standing there, a dust rifle in one hand and a machete in another.
"Why would you want to leave?" He said. "It's been a while. We have some catching up to do."
Burn braced himself as they all lunged forward.
"Scorch, what are you doing?" Grant asked. "There are people in danger, we have to save them."
"They are irrelevant." He replied. "If they aren't strong enough, then they deserve death."
Scorch fired his gun, but Grant deflected it with his hard light shield. Matt jumped behind him, rocket launcher at the ready.
"ISHBA-"
Scorch kicked the suicide bomber in the side, sending him into a pile of crates.
"You were always worthless soldiers." Scorch said. "Out of every Spartan, you morons had the lowest scores in basic."
"We did poorly, I know." Grant said. "But we have our limits."
"WRONG!" Scorch said as he punched Grant and grabbed him by the throat. "You're a Spartan. Death is your only limit." He then threw the black and red Spartan to the side.
Hicks ran forward, screaming as he fired his assault rifle. Scorch's shields deflected most of the bullets, allowing him to get close enough to clothesline the yellow and maroon Spartan. He then placed his boot on Hicks' torso and aimed his shotgun at his face.
"Pathetic. He said. "How can you call yourselves Spartans. You would always goof off, always joke around, always waste time playing games or surfing the internet when you could have been improving, becoming the warriors you should have been. Jack was the only one among you who had true potential, but his friend ship with you softened him, forcing that spark to die down. I should have put an end to you all years ago. "
Scorch's finger tightened around the trigger as he prepared to fire.
"But I didn't." He said. "I was forced to let you all live because the UNSC needed all the help they could get, and ONI wanted Burn as their own personal lab rat. But, no one's here to save you morons now."
Before he could shoot, Scorch was hit in the gut by Nora, sending him flying through a wall. The pink bomber then switched her weapon into it's grenade launcher form, and fired repeatedly at him. She stopped once a cloud of smoke obscured her vision. Then se gave Hicks a hand up.
"That guys a jerk." She said.
"You have no idea." Hicks said.
Grant and Matt walked over to the duo. Grant raised his hand to say something, but was interrupted when a sword flew by, cutting his shoulder. They all turned to see Penny sending another wave of swords towards them, forcing them all to duck in cover.
"Rico, can't you hack her and make her stop?" Matt asked.
"Already tried. It's no good." The A.I. replied. "The program they used to do this is extremely effective, can't find a way past it unless I have enough time."
"And how long would that take?" Hicks asked.
"To you guys, an hour." Rico said.
Before anyone could reply, the thugs from earlier started firing at them again.
"Crap." Grant said. "We're gonna have to retreat, where's Burn?"
"On the roof." Rico said. "And he doesn't look to good. Get up there, quickly!"
On the roof...
Burn slid backwards, having received another brutal punch from Yang 2. He slowly got up. His visor was cracked slightly. Bullet holes riddled his armor. Blood seeped out of multiple cuts. Burn gave a deep breath as he struggled to breath. Pain, that's all he felt right now. Constant pain.
RWBY 2 circled him as Freeze walked up to him.
"Still as worthless as ever, I see." He said as he punched Burn in the stomach. "Did you really think that coming into an alternate universe and being taught by a group of huntresses in training would actually change that?! HA! Face it Burn. No matter what you do, no matter who you have as a mentor, no matter what weapons you use, you will never be the best or greatest."
Freeze shoved his machete into Burn's chest. The blade came out his back. A bit of blood dripped from the crimson Spartan's helmet.
"You'll just be a insignificant speck of dirt." Freeze whispered into his ear. "And nothing will change that."
The evil Spartan pulled the blade from his counterpart. Burn staggered backwards, clutching his wound. He stood silent for a moment. Then, he started to sob.
'He's right.' Burn thought. 'I never made any progression in my training. Matt and the others improved slightly, but I was always behind. It's true. I am a pathetic excuse of a soldier. I could never be like Sgt. Johnson, or the Master Chief, or Noble Six, or even you, dad. I'm sorry. I disappointed you and mom.'
Freeze snapped his fingers, and Penny burst through the rooftop and landed next to him. Matt, Grant, Hicks, and the others arrived through the stairway.
"Finish him." Freeze said.
Penny's swords circled in front of her repeatedly, before she fired her laser.
"BURN!" Matt screamed.
The beam hit the crimson Spartan head on, sending him flying off into the distance. He soon became a crimson speck as he disappeared over the horizon.
"NOOO!" Matt shouted as he lunged forward, only to be held back by Yang and Hicks.
"We can't help him!" Grant shouted. "We have to get to RWBY's airship!"
"LET ME GO!" Matt said. "I'LL TEAR THEM APART!"
He kept screaming like that when they ran out the door, dodging lasers and bullets alike. He screamed when they threw him on the airship and took off. Then when they were far enough away, he threw his helmet to the ground, reveling his pale skin and red hair. Freckles covered his face. His blue eyes leaked tears. That's all he did through the entire flight. El Mattador de crazy, the psychotic, cheerful suicide bomber that couldn't die, cried.
"Did that just f#$ ing happen?"
Yes, yes it did.
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FU-"
It's not done yet.
Miltiades watched as the group from before fled in their ship.
"What'ch ya' doin' Milly?"
She turned around to see Weiss 2 standing there, a horrific grin on her face.
"I-I was making sure that they didn't call for reinforcements." She replied nervously.
"Really?" Weiss asked. "Because when we found you talking to them on the security cameras, it looked like you were trying to help them."
The pink girl held her hands out. Two curved blades appeared in each one.
"I think Freeze was happy you did that." She said. "So happy, he said you and I can have 'play time'."
Miltiades looked on in horror as Weiss approached her, a maniacal giggle escaping her lips as she walked forward.
"Now you're killing the other twin?! What the f#$ is wrong with you?!"
Well, its what the reader least expected to happen.
"You killed off the main character!"
Burn isn't the main character, Burn squad and RWBY are.
"But you still killed him!"
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