Distant Memories By: Gabriel Camero (A.K.A. Alysian)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: PLEASE BEAR WITH ME ON THIS. I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT. I DO NOT OWN RWBY, RWBY BELONGS TO ROOSTER TEETH AND THE CREATOR MONTY OUM.
HOWEVER THE MAIN STORYLINE OF THIS STORY BELONGS TO ME. BUT I DO APOLOGIZE IF SOME OF THE STORY SEEMS LIKE OTHERS, AND IF IT DOES JUST POST IN THE COMMENTS OR EMAIL ME THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR AND THE STORY. SO HERE IT IS, ENJOY.
Well, I don't know if i should continuethis story... I'm just saying, but if you have a different opinion, i will be taking that into consideration... I'veworked hard on this story, but I feel like its not getting to where I'd like it to be. It's so fun to write too, i just wish I had some more... umph to it ya know? SO please, tell me what you guys and gals think. I'll still be writing this, but I wont post anymore if it comes down to it...
Another thing, this is a dark chapter... this chapter is one of the reason why I rated it M.
Distant Memories: Chapter 10: A White Rose In The Darkest of Nights part 2
TWO WEEKS LATER: TEAM RWBY'S DORM
After a good amount of time, everyone was settled in. Velvet went back to doing whatever Velvet does and Cinder… Well Cinder does what Cinder wants.
"Hey, Blake?" Yang sat next to Blake on her bed. Yang played with her hair. As for Blake, she had her reading glasses on and was engrossed in one of her books. Both of the girls cuddled together.
"Yes, Yang. What is it?" Blake purred. Yang stopped playing with her hair.
"What do you think Ruby and Weiss are doing?" Yang asked. Blake sat up and looked to Yang.
"Oh, leave them alone. What ever they're doing, I'm sure they're fine." Blake ordered.
Yang had been keeping a close eye on Weiss, making sure she didn't hurt or try anything with Ruby. Yang was always overprotective, but now she was strict.
"I just don't want Weiss to hurt Ruby, and what if she says no to Ruby or something?" Yang complained. Blake gave Yang the 'really' look.
"Really, Yang? We all know Weiss loves Ruby back. I know it, and you know it. Weiss just isn't the type of person to confess those type of feelings. You know what she's like. She rarely ever opens up about her feelings. Especially if it's something like admitting she's in love with a girl, and especially a girl named, Ruby."
"I know… but"
"Stop! You are one of the most important people in Ruby's life. I'm positive Weiss will take that into consideration before acting." Blake gave Yang a comforting look.
"And besides, Ruby is way too young and innocent to hurt. Weiss knows that. She doesn't want to hurt Ruby. I'm sure Weiss wants to return those feelings, she just needs time to admit ?" Blake joked, lightening the mood a bit.
"Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm being too protective over Ruby."
"Hey, everything will be fine, and... I think it's kinda... sexy that you're overprotective.' Blake blushed as she said this.
"Oh really?" Yang said in a seductive way. She was now in a much better mood.
Suddenly they heard giggling outside to door.
"Well, speaking of the Grimm, here the two come."
Ruby and Weiss walked in laughing hard.
"I can't believe you ate all the cookies, you dolt." Weiss's words were caring. It used to be, whenever Weiss called Ruby a dolt or a dunce, it was out of annoyance, but when she said it now, it was different, a good different.
"They just sat there! I couldn't, 'not' eat them!" Ruby laughed and looked to Yang and Blake.
"Hey, sis. Whatcha up to?"
"Nothing much. Just relaxing," Yang stopped and thought about the event that had happened two weeks earlier. "The last two weeks have been... well, a doozie."
Weiss's happy look faded and was replaced with tears. Weiss fell to her knees, sobbing. Ruby gasped at the sight.
"Weiss?! W...What's wrong?" Ruby panicked.
Weiss looked up at Ruby, tears of fear ran down Weiss's cheeks.
"He's back, Ruby. Please don't let him hurt me again. Please." Weiss's voice scratched against her throat. This time, it was Weiss who was having a mental breakdown.
Ruby knelt to the floor and hugged Weiss as tight as she could.
"Shhh. It's okay Weiss. I won't let anyone, hurt you." Ruby was caring yet, mature about the situation, which was a rare sight to see. Ruby's mature side rarely showed at all. Ruby pulled away.
"Who's back, Weiss?" Ruby asked.
When Weiss finally looked at Ruby, Ruby didn't see the over confident face she knows and loves, Ruby only saw a scared, poor helpless soul. Weiss finally spoke.
"Alex Knight-walker."
The name shook the four girls to their very core.
"Alex?" they said in unison.
ABANDONED FACTORY
"Why the hell did you let her go...AGAIN!?" a black cloud of mist in the shape of a man yelled. The mist voice was dark and demonic as it echoed through the factory. The knight stood there, facing away from the mysterious mist.
"I wanted to give her a fighting chance." the knight looked back at the mist. "Besides, we can always kill the Schnee girl later."
"We don't have 'later'. I expected better results from you, Alex."
Alex turned to the mist.
"Well too bad. What's done, is done."
The mist stopped pacing.
"You need to focus on the task at hand."
Alex rolled his eyes.
"I know. I know. Don't worry. I'll kill all of them. Just give it time. I'd like to see them on their knees, as they beg for mercy." Alex had an evil smirk as he said this.
"It better. Remember what happened last time you failed me, Alex." the dark mist growled. Then the mist flowed into Alex's mouth.
"Yes sir." Alex said as he put a black coat on, walked out of the factory, and headed for Vale's city streets.
30 Minutes later: VALE'S MAIN CITY STREETS(PLAZA)
Alex finally arrived at the plaza. He looked around, scanning the area around him. The streets were busy, filled with people. Cars and bikes honked back and forth. Alex felt a slow yet noticeable breeze in the air. Alex smiled.
"Perfect."
Alex walked over to the middle of the plaza and took off the coat, revealing his knight armor and his gauntlets. Alex pressed a button on the neck of the armor and his helmet started to mechanically manifest from his neck, working its way up to cover the rest his head. It made the last latach, and streams of air came from the neck, letting the air pressure inside match the outside.
The people around him thought he was just another Hunter from Beacon. Alex let his claws extend from the gauntlets. With a wave of his hand, a Death Stalker appeared. The scorpion like Grimm snapped its claws awaiting command as civilians ran for their lives. Civilians fell and toppled over one another trying to escape.
Alex's black and red aura flared, and with a stomp of his foot, massive amounts of energy dispersed from his body, creating circular waves of energy that obliterated anything in its path.
Wave after wave, holographics light and signs turned off, walls on buildings shattered like rocks to a piece of glass, many people were disintegrated, and the cold concrete ground shuddered beneath.
The Death Stalker was lashing back and forth ready to strike at any moment. With a snap of Alex's finger, the Death stalker unleashed hell on all that it touched. One by one, lifeless bodies dropped to the floor.
Suddenly sirens could be heared; bright lights beamed on Alex from almost every corner of Vale. Alex looked around. He was surrounded by Vale police officers, S.W.A.T. teams, and a few Hunters and Huntresses.
Alex waved his hand and the Death Stalker disappeared in a puff of smoke. All the chaos stopped, but only for a moment.
"Freeze! Hands in the air!" a single Hunter spoke from the crowd.
Alex looked over, through Alex helmet's eye holes, the Hunter could see glowing dark red eyes, as if it was some sort of flame. Alex snapped his fingers and a glyph formed beneath him, making him disappear into the night.
"Where the fuck did that thing go?! Find him N…" the Hunter stopped as he was being lifted by three large glowing red claws, impaled through his chest. The Hunter tried to gasp for air, but to no avail. The massive claws slid out from the lifeless body as it fell to the floor.
The group around Alex had their guns pointed and ready to fire. Once again Alex stomped his foot and the same devastating energy waved around him, multiple bodies turned to dust at the touch of the wave. The others were just pushed backwards to the ground. Some police cars and SWAT vehicles flew back as well. Almost obliterating anything in it's path, this was the power that Alex held.
The remaining defenders got up and started to attack Alex directly, which would turn out to be a fatal choice.
Alex's claws glowed as he lunged forward. Alex's claws clashed against swords, clubs, and even guns, pushing all the soldiers back. Every thrust of Alex's fist would send a huge blast of plasma and dust energy forward. Alex cocked his arm back, sending empty rounds flying through the air. Alex slammed his arms against his leg, and the claws reloaded as the dust rounds that wrapped around his leg armor was absorbed into the gauntlets. Alex lifted his arms back up and with a twist of his arms, made the sound of many clicks as a high caliber revolver would, then stopped. Alex's Grimm Shade was reloaded.
Alex then stood in a fighting stance. He shot one of his rounds forward and one of the claws extended, but not normally. No, the claw was launched forward held by a chain. The claw impaled the last man standing through the back. Alex smiled as the man tried to run. Alex then pulled the chain back sending the soldier flying back towards him. In mid air the claw slipped out of the flying body, the claw and chain quickly lashed back and retracted into Alex's gauntlets.
As the body flew forward, Alex brought his arm and claws out and swiped forwards, cutting the body in mid air into three... separate… parts. The body, now in pieces, fell to the floor behind Alex. Alex stomped his foot one last time, but this time an even bigger wave of energy lashed out ten times more devastating than the last. Blood, bodies, broken glass, ash, and rubble was all that was left of Vale Central Plaza. The energy exploded, then imploded back into Alex's body absorbing the horrifying energy.
Alex walked over and picked up his coat and put in on.
"This is only the beginning, Team Rwby." he said as he disappeared into a could a black smoke.
An Hour Later: OZPIN'S OFFICE
"What?!" Ozpin shouted through the intercom on his scroll.
"All of Central Vale Plaza… Is gone, sir." a person on the scroll said in disbelief.
Ozpin rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"What I'm I going to do?" Ozpin said to himself. He picked up the scroll once again.
"Call me when you have more details Sergeant. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes sir." with that the man on the phone hung up.
Ozpin sat on his chair and thought.
"I'm sorry sir, but you can't go in there. HEY!" an argument with a man and Ozpin's front desk girl suddenly broke out behind the door. Ozpin's thoughts were disrupted when his doors slammed open.
"WHERE"S OUR DAUGHTER!? WHERE IS WEISS?! OZPIN!" Daniel and Mya rushed into the headmaster's room.
"Daniel, Mya. Pleasure to see you again."
"Where is our little girl Ozpin?!" Mya said strictly.
"Please, come with me." Ozpin was calm and collected on the outside, he had to be. He couldn't break now.
When the three adults arrived at Team RWBY's dorm,
"Now Daniel, Mya, Weiss might still be… adjusting, so please, Try not to smother her too much."
Daniel grabbed the door handle and twisted.
"Oh please, Ozpin. Don't tell me how to treat my dau…" when Daniel opened the door, his eyes widening.
"I told you." Ozpin smirked as he took a sip of his coffee.
Present Time: ABANDONED FACTORY
"I'm positive they got the memo." Alex said.
Alex's mouth opened and the black mist came, and formed in front of him. Alex coughed when it finished.
"You need to stop doing that so suddenly." Alex coughed.
"I do what I please. Now, are you sure this will get their attention?" the mist spoke.
"Of course. Knowing Ruby, she can't help but want to help in situations like this. Hell, if anything, they won't be able to resist." Alex said confidently.
"Don't be so cocky! Remember what happened last time?" the mist shouted.
Alex looked away from the mist, the memories came flooding back.
1 Years ago: ABANDONED FACTORY
"Why did you let the Schnee girl live? You had a chance to kill her!" the mist spoke in Alex's head.
"I'm not going to kill her! You don't own me!" Alex growled.
"Oh, but I do own you, Alex." Alex could hear the mist laugh in his head.
"AHHH!" Alex suddenly fell to the floor, cringing in pain, and the mist laughed even harder.
"Oh, Alex, foolish mortal. You do as I ask, when I ask, and how I ask of it. Simple as that."
The pain stopped and Alex got up. He opened his mouth and the mist left him.
"But if you so wish, I will give you a week of freedom. You will still have the powers of a grimm, but the freedom you ever so yearn for. Seven days. That's all."
"Where the hell are you going?" Alex asked.
"I have matters to… attend to. But they are none of your concern. Now, are you going to take my generosity? Or do I have to…"
"No! I'll take it." Alex said quickly, not wanting to hear the other option.
"Good." the mist slowly dissipated, leaving Alex only with his thoughts, his real own thoughts.
For the first time in forever, he was free. But only for a week. He had to make them count, and he knew exactly how. He took off his armor and put on a regular black shirt, jeans, and a black hooded jacket. Alex walked out of the old building and headed for Vale.
It was a cool summer day in Vale. The sun shined a bright light across town, a cool breeze swept through the trees, animals ran about, kids played in the parks, and the children's parents happily watched them…
"Parents…" Alex whispered to himself. Alex never knew his mother, and his father had abandoned him when he found out that Alex was the Grimm born, a single person that fights for the grimm and serves as a slave for the darkness.
"No. I can't think about that now. A week, all to myself. That's what I need to focus on." Alex shook the thoughts from his head.
Alex walked through the busy Vale streets, everyone around seemed so happy. And so was Alex.
Looking all about the town looking for a single place, a place I remember well, the only place that made me feel at ho...
"OOF!" Alex fell to the ground, interrupting his thoughts.
Due to Alex's grimm nature, he lashed out.
"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE…" Alex stopped as he looked to see a blonde hair and lilac eyes staring back.
"ALEX!" the blonde girl jumped onto Alex, tackling him to the floor.
"Yang!" Alex suddenly felt like he was being crushed by a hug.
"Please s..stop… can't… breath." Alex gasped for air.
"Oh sorry." Yang let Alex go and helped him up.
Yang then hugged Alex in a regular way.
"Oh we missed you so much! Where the hell have you been?!" Yang pulled Alex away, but kept him at an arm's length.
"I've…" Alex thought for a moment to come up with an excuse. "I've just been hard at work, that's all." he laughed nervously.
"You're lying to me. But I'm sure you have your reasons." Yang frowned
"Yang, I'm not…"
"Stop. Don't worry. I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it." Yang smiled.
"Thank you...big sis."
The two arrived at a small brown house. They walked up the steps and Yang knocked on the door. Alex was about to speak, but Yang stopped him giving him the 'Shush" finger.
"WHO IS IT?!" a small voice came from inside.
"RUBY! IT'S ME, YANG!"
"YANG!?" there was rustling of pots and pans.
"Ruby! I got a surprise for you!"
"OH, YOU DO!?" the loud shuffling got louder, then a bang. Then the door opened.
A small girl in a red cloak covered in flour, stood in the doorway.
"What's my surprise!? What is it? What is it? What is it?!"
Yang looked behind her and smiled. Alex stepped out from behind Yang.
"Hi, Ruby."
"ALEX!" Ruby then jumped into Alex's arms hugging him tight.
"Oh, I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too, Ruby." Alex hugged back.
"Is that who I think it is?" a tall man with blond hair walked down the stairs.
"Oh hey, dad! Look it's Alex!" Ruby said with excitement.
"Yes, I see that, Ruby." the man said happily.
"Hello, Alex."
"Hello, Mr. Xiao Long."
"Alex, I told you. call me Tai." the man brought Alex into a hug then let go.
"So, how are you?" Yang asked, as she walked over and sat on the couch. Ruby and Tai did the same.
"Yeah. Where have you been? You've been gone for so long." Ruby said.
"I've been good. As to where I've been… I can't tell you guys." Alex smiled.
"Aww, come on. You do this every time you come back." Ruby frowned.
"Ruby, we've been friends ever since we were kids. Don't you trust me?"
"Of course I do. But I just want to know where you go every time you leave."
"Oh calm down, Ruby. I'm sure Alex has his reasons." Tai said crossing his legs to get more comfortable.
"Fine." Ruby huffed.
"Hey? Where's Summer? Is she is on a mission?" Alex said happily. But as he said this, the atmosphere in the room went dark, it got quiet, and everyone had a sad look growing on their faces, especially Ruby's.
After a moment of silence, Yang was the first to speak.
"She's...Summers...mom died, Alex." Yang looked down and a tear formed in her eyes. Ruby fell into Yang's arms sobbing.
Alex understood, and felt horrible for bringing it up.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know, when?"
"About three year ago." Tai said.
"I've been gone that long? Damn it… I didn't even get to thank her…" Alex felt the burning feeling of regret.
"I'm sure she knew, Alex. Summer was always caring. She was more than happy to take you in." Tai said.
Tai walked over to Ruby and Yang.
"My dear girls, I have to go on a business trip with Uncle Qrow. How bout you take Alex and go to that new bakery and get some cookies. Okay?"
Ruby sniffled and looked up with puffy eyes.
"O...okay."
Tai walked out and left. His bike engine could be heard starting then faded as he drove away.
"I'm so sorry I brought it up." Alex said.
"It's okay. You didn't know. A lot has happened since you left four years ago," Yang said, she then changed the subject quickly for Ruby's sake.
"Have you found your dad yet?" Yang asked.
"No, I was too busy with Gri…Getting other stuff done." Alex almost gave up his secret.
"Ookay. That was weird. Anyways, let's go get some cookies. Come on Ruby." Yang stood up and walked to the door.
The little thirteen year old happily wiped away her tears. Ruby happily skipped over and held Yang's hand.
"Okay."
Yang opened the door and walked out with Ruby. Alex followed, closing and locking the door.
Alex looked over to Ruby, her large hooded cloak hung off her neck and dragged against the floor.
"Isn't that a bit too big for ya Rubes?" Alex said with a smile.
Yang looked over to Ruby,
"Mom gave that to Ruby before she…" Yang stopped walking and looked over to Ruby.
Ruby had her headphones in and couldn't hear a thing.
"Before she passed. It took a big toll on Ruby. Alex… what happened to you? Where did you go?" Yang asked.
"I told you Yang. I can't tell you. But I can say I've been busy." Alex said.
Yang scoffed and kept walking. When they got to the bakery, Ruby rushed to the window, drooling at all the treats and scones.
"C..c...cookies…." Ruby's drool dripped from her mouth.
Yang walked over and picked Ruby up by the hood. Ruby dangled as she was lifted off the ground.
"Aww… But the cookies…" Ruby dangled in defeat.
"Oh, come on, Rubes. You can't just go drooling on windows." Yang said setting down Ruby.
"Hmph. Fine."
"It's a nice day outside. Why don't we eat out here?" Alex said.
"Good Idea!" Ruby said excitedly.
They all sat down at a table and waited for someone to serve them. After an hour, Ruby was stuffing her face with brownies, cookies and anything else sweet she could get her hands on.
"Oo Oood!" Ruby squealed with her mouth full.
"Ruby! Your mouth!" Yang scowled.
Ruby coughed and swallowed. "Oh, right, sorry! I said it was 'So good'!"
Alex smiled and watched the two girls. He looked over to see the timer.
"One week." Alex whispered.
Yang looked up from Ruby to Alex.
"What was that Alex?" Yang asked in a caring way as she tilted her head a bit.
"Oh nothing. Just thinking out loud." Alex laughed nervously.
"Ou inked oh uchn!" Ruby said with her mouth full, again.
"Ruby. Your mouth." Yang glared at Ruby.
Ruby swallowed once again, then spoke. "I said, You think too much, Alex."
"I know, Ruby. I know." Alex smiled. He looked to Ruby and Yang. He was so happy. So happy in fact, he could almost forget about Grimm. Almost.
End Of Chapter 10