Distant Memories By: Gabriel Camero (A.K.A. Alysian)
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Distant Memories Chapter 6: Blood Rose
BEACON MEDICAL CENTER: ROOM 535
"Doctor? I'm asking, will she be okay?" Ozpin asked the doctor.
"Professor Ozpin, I can reassure you that Miss Goodwitch will make a full recovery. According to our examinations, no internal organs were hit. But there were signs of poison." The doctor handed Ozpin the report.
"This poison, it was made to slow the blood flow." Ozpin ran through his thoughts
He left her there in excruciating pain.
"Glynda will be fine, but I would like to know, Ozpin. Who was in that room with Glynda? Because whoever it was knew what he was doing." the doctor explained.
"I don't know anymore." Ozpin said bluntly. Before the doctor could ask more, Ozpin left the room.
WAITING ROOM OF MEDICAL CENTER
Ruby, Yang, and Blake sat in plastic chair waiting for hours in the waiting room.
"What the hell happened in there?" Yang asked. The three girls were shocked with the memory still fresh in their minds. Ozpin came through the door and walked towards them.
"I'm truly sorry you had to witness that, girls. The good news is, Miss Goodwitch will be fine."
Blake sat there trying to piece together what had happened. Yang held Ruby close. The poor girl was shell shocked. The grueling sight of blood has reminded Ruby of her mother's death.
"Hey Rubes? You hear that? Miss Goodwitch is going to be okay." Yang tried to get Ruby to speak, but with no luck. Yang had given up but still held her little sister close.
"Blood…So much blood…mommy..." Ruby finally spoke with tears in her eyes. The memory of her mother was too much. Yang held tighter letting her aura flare to its max. Aura is the manifestation of one's soul it can be used for a wide range of abilities. The specific abilities and their strengths differ from individual to individual and are dependent on a number of factors, such as experience, training, and innate skill.
"Oh it's okay, Ruby. Don't cry." Yang couldn't let Ruby go dark, but it was too late. Ruby's cries could be heard throughout the school.
"NOOOO!" Ruby Started to thrash back and forth. Ruby's aura started to flare as well, but it wasn't her typical rose red color.
Yang's eye grew large, "No..." Ruby's aura and eyes were now as black as Grimm. Ruby's mind went blank. The memory had been too strong.
TWO YEARS AGO: VALE PARK
It was a beautiful day in Vale. Under the shade of a tree, lay little Ruby, resting in the cool breeze. But all that changed when three older boys came to visit.
The boys surrounded the girl in the red hood. Taunting her and calling her names.
"What's with the cape?! Trying to be a hero? Well, guess what? Little girls like you can't be heroes!"
Ruby tried to speak."My mommy said it would keep me say- AHH!"
One boy suddenly kicked Ruby. "Come on boys. Let's show this little maggot where she really is in the food chain. Right next to the Faunus." Two of the boys pinned Ruby to the tree, while the other boy started to rip off her clothes.
"STOP! NO, LET ME GO!" Ruby thrashed about trying to escape.
The boy stopped, one hand on Ruby's neck and the other almost between her legs.
"I want you to beg." he whispered into Ruby's ear.
"Please...stop." Ruby's voice was too hoarse to hear.
"What's wrong? Cat faunus got your tongue? Well, I guess we can continue boys. I didn't hear a no." The three boys laughed as they continued to torture the helpless girl. All she could do was cry.
"What's the matter? do you want your mommy to save you? Well last I heard, your pathetic mom died!" the boy yelled. Ruby's tears ran down her face.
"But now, you don't have to worry. Me and my boys are about to make you feel so much better. you'll forget mommy!" He said this as he watched Ruby cry.
"FINE! I'll give you something to cry about, RED!" The angered boy pulled down his shorts. Ruby stopped struggling. Her body went limp. The boy loosened his grip on her neck.
"At least little Red can't scream anymore." All three boys started to laugh.
Suddenly Ruby's aura flared. Black rose petals started to surround her.
"Yeah...Red…." a low dark voice came from Ruby's mouth, but the voice wasn't her own.
The boys stopped and stepped back.
"What the hell do you think you're gonna do, Red?!" the first boy yelled.
The girl slowly unsheathed her signature weapon, a High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe, a hybrid between a scythe and a sniper rifle, Ruby had named Crescent Rose. Ruby lifted her head, but instead of seeing beautiful and innocent silver colored eyes, the boys could see only a dark abyss, from which there is no return. Her body was suddenly covered with black petals. When they cleared, Ruby was nowhere to be seen.
"WHERE'D THE LITTLE RED BITCH GO!?" the boy screamed out.
"Red… Is right here." The boys turned to find Crescent Rose above their heads. But all they could do was looked up as horror and fear filled their eyes.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
SHOPPING DISTRICT
"Hey Uncle Qrow!? Are we there yet?" a small blonde sat upside down in the back seat of a car.
"Yang, please, sit properly and put on your seat belt! I don't want to get a ticket. And for your information, we are not there yet. Be patient." Qrow said, focusing on driving.
"Qrow! We have a problem!" A woman's voice came from the radio's static. Qrow pressed the button on his seat belt.
"What is it? I'm out shopping with my niece? I'm sure it's not that big of a..."
"It's Red."
Qrow stopped mid sentence. The car suddenly jerked and made a U-turn in the middle of the busy freeway. Yang flew to the side and slammed into the car door.
"OW, UNCLE QROW!" she screamed out.
"I'm sorry dear. But we have a big problem...Red's back."
Yang felt her whole body shiver in fear.
"Oh no. Ruby."
FIVE MINUTES LATER: VALE PARK
Qrow ran up to one of the guards, Yang following after.
"Where is she!?" Qrow demanded. The guard pointed behind one of the ambulance. Qrow and Yang rushed over and gasped.
"Oh my god." Qrow started.
The three boys were nailed to three trees, all in the same cross-like pose. Cuts and bruises covered their bodies. Qrow looked down to find something red curled up into a ball at the base of the tree.
"RUBY!" Yang tried to run up, but the guard held her back.
"That might be Red, Yang." Qrow called out.
"NO! THAT'S MY LITTLE SISTER!" Yang pulled away from the guard and ran to the red girl.
"YANG! DAMN IT!" Qrow and the guard ran after.
Yang slowly picked up the little one. Ruby's small body was half naked and covered in blood, but the blood did not belong to Ruby. Yang heard sniffles and crying. Yang removed the hood and saw wet silver orbs. Yang's eyes teared as well and she held Ruby close.
"Shh, it's okay. Big sis is here now."
Qrow walked up to the girls knowing it was now safe.
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry!" Ruby kept saying it over and over again.
"I didn't mean to hurt them, Mommy. I didn't. I'm sorry!" Ruby said crying even more
"Shhh, I know you didn't mean to, sweetheart. It's not your fault, baby." Yang said trying to comfort the traumatized girl. Ruby calling Yang mommy was normal since she was the only female figure in the house after Ruby and Yang's mom, a woman named, Summer's death. After hours of finally stood up with Ruby now asleep in her arms, carrying her like a princess and walked over to the ambulance.
Qrow looked at the three boys as paramedics took down their bodies.
"Are they still...alive?" Qrow asked almost not wanting to know the answer.
"Yes sir. They did suffer a good amount, but nothing too serious."
"Oh, thank heavens!" Qrow was relieved.
"Sir. We found video footage. Those boys tried to...rape her, Sir." the police officer said.
Qrow stood there with a frown.
"Oh poor, Ruby…"
"Sir… one more thing. Due to all this. We might have to send that little girl into a mental..."
"NO!"
The two men turned to see Yang's aura flare; her eyes flared red and her hair burned with fury.
"I WON'T LET YOU SEND MY SISTER TO SOME LOONEY CLINIC!" Yang stomped, which made the ground quake beneath their feet.
Qrow quickly reacted.
"Yang, sweetheart calm down. We aren't sending Ruby anywhere, sweetie. We won't. But we have to do something."
"I promised mom that I'd be Ruby's shield! And that's what I plan to do! There's nothing wrong with, Ruby! I won't let them take my little sister away from me!" Yang yelled.
"That won't happen I promise. But Ruby will be turning 14 soon and her condition is only getting worse. We can't just do nothing." Qrow argued.
Yang looked over to sleeping Ruby.
"Then I'll protected Ruby myself. Protect her from anyone who tries to hurt her. Especially, Red."
Qrow saw how devoted Yang was and only nodded with respect.
PRESENT TIME: WAITING ROOM, BEACON MEDICAL CENTER
Ruby wasn't herself anymore. Eyes darkened and aura with a dark presence filled the air.
"Ruby…" Yang backed away.
"Not Ruby anymore...sis." a huge grin covering half of the girl's face. Suddenly the girl fell to the ground.
Yang quickly grabbed her before she hit the ground.
"She passed out," Yang said. "Guess Red used too much aura."
End of chapter 6.
Next Chapter 7: Your worst "Knight"-mare