I don't own Doom or RWBY. I only own any OC's I may use.
A figure sat in the darkness, tapping away at the cameras. He looked across the screens with large red-orange eyes, keeping his eyes on the camera that Yang was on. Monitoring her progress, keeping an eye out on what she did and correcting her if she went on the wrong path. His eyes glimmered with curiosity and humor, watching her every move as she fought with a Hell Knight.
It took a swing with a flaming fist, but she ducked and retaliated with an stumbled back, but threw a pair of fireballs and stomped back towards her. She dodged the first fireball, catching the second in the chest and staggering as the Hell Knight kicked her with a goatlike leg. She grabbed it by the arm, firing a shotgun shell into the beast before delivering a pair of punches that demolished the creature's head, causing it to fall backwards with a thud.
A call came in on his scroll, and he picked up, a smug grin on his face after seeing who it was. "Hello, old friend. To what misfortune has this call come to me?" He said in a mockery of a cultured accent.
"Cut the shit, Hyacin. Oz wants to talk with you. You know the routine," the voice on the other end said, clearly annoyed.
"Of course. No need to be sour, Qrow. Or is that the alcohol talking?" Hyacin said, laughing at the frustration of the other man. He pressed a button on his control panel, activating the loudspeakers. "I'll be right back, Yang. I just need to talk to some friends for a moment." he said, shutting off the speakers and plugging his scroll in.
All of the screens shifted focus, so that on each one showed a person. The one on the top left showed a grey haired man with a green sweater over a black suit. The one on the top right showed a blonde woman in a white blouse and a black-and-purple cape. The one on the bottom left showed a very annoyed black haired man in a grey jacket and black cape. The screen in the bottom right showed a white haired man in a pure white double-breasted jacket with a red handkerchief in the breast pocket.
"Ozpin. Glynda. Qrow. Jacques. A pleasure to see you again." he said, leaning back in his chair and lighting a cigar. "Where's Ironwood today?"
"Ironwood had some other matters to attend to today. For now, it's just the five of us." Glynda Goodwitch said, straightening her glasses. "For now, we have some questions about the last report you sent us."
Qrow nodded, speaking after he took a swig from his flask. "So, first off, what are these 'Nightmare' demons you highlighted so much?" He said, taking another small sip of booze.
Hyacin chuckled, taking a pull from his cigar, then sat up. "The best way to describe them is Grimm-like demons." he said, turning so that he was fully facing the camera that was letting the others see him. "They feed off of the fear of their victims, and it makes them stronger. A Nightmare Imp, at it's weakest, is about twice as fast and durable as a normal Imp. If it's at full strength, then… well, good luck taking it down without a rocket launcher."
Ozpin nodded, and Glynda began to take notes. Qrow and Jacques nodded in understanding.
"Oh, and before I forget, give Taiyang my apologies." Hyacin added, looking at Qrow. The black haired man visibly tensed, glaring into the camera.
"Explain." he said, not letting up his glare. Hyacin looked into the camera for a long moment, then flicked one of the switches, letting the feed in the Toxin Refinery play out.
The four watched as a demon stomped up to the door, just as Yang opened it. It tossed her all the way across the room, then picking her up in it's jaws, biting her nearly in half.
"I only had access to the experimental teleporters at the time, and I'm sure it gave her quite the scare, but I can assure you. She is fine." Hyacin continued, fast forwarding to the point where Yang was sent through the portal. "See?" he added, showing them live footage of Yang wandering the halls.
Qrow visibly relaxed at this, but he still stared at the camera with a weary gaze. Glynda and Jacques looked slightly horrified at the images they just saw. Only Ozpin had no change in reaction, besides furrowing his brow.
"You mean to tell me that you sent my daughter up there? In those conditions? I ought to come up to that base myself-" Jacques was interrupted by Hyacin, as he let out a short laugh.
"You misunderstand what you can do now. While they are up here, they are under the protection of me and my team. You can't get them off. No one can help them now, no one but me."
"You son of a-!" Qrow started, but cut him off once again. "You came to me, asking me for my help. I've helped you for so long. Now it's time I start calling the shots."
The red eyed man stood up, walking away from the camera. He stopped at an observation window, looking down at the demon filled labs. He sighed, then reached into his pocket. "This will be the last time you hear from me. You made a deal with the devil, and now it's time for him to reap his rewards."
He drew the revolver from his pocket, firing a single shot into the plugin for his scroll, despite the various shouts telling him otherwise. The screens cut out simultaneously, flashing back to the camera feed. He took the scroll from the plugin, throwing it on the ground and crushing it under his foot.
He then pulled out his personal scroll, hitting a button and simply saying into the speaker, "Any surviving Marines, report to my location. I have some things to show you." He then left his office, shutting the door behind him.
The seven marines on Phobos took Yang's disappearance as a heavy hit, especially Ruby. Yang was one of their best friends, their teammate, their family even. She was optimistic, a prankster and a very nice person. She was also a voice of reason from time to time, and when she wasn't feeling herself, each one of them would try to get her spirits up.
As the transport rolled to a stop, no one moved for a long time. Ruby was curled up in one of the corners, long since out of tears but far from done crying. Blake and Weiss were silent, very hurt by the loss. The other four, team JNPR, were silent for once, even the normally bubbly and energetic Nora was sitting still.
Eventually, the seven slowly made their way off, drawing weapons and slowly preparing for a fight. As they headed out, they noticed that this wing of the Military Base was unnaturally quiet. Almost as if the world wanted them to have their guard down for something. But for what?
Loud metallic thudding sounded distantly, alerting the group to the presence of something. They brandished their weapons, approaching the airlock slowly and cautiously. As they approached it, they sealed their suit vents. Jaune hit the airlock door, then fell back as a rocket sailed past him. The group split up, dodging as the rocket sailed into the far wall and detonated.
They lifted up their heads, looking out at the gun battle happening outside. Someone wearing a helmet and holding a rocket launcher stood atop a giant cage, firing the dangerous weapon into crowd of zombies, Imps, Demons, and the invisi-Demons they had seen earlier. And the survivor was having a hell of a good time, judging from the ways they smashed through any enemy that approached them.
The person with the rocket launcher fired again, exploding a Demon in a burst of red blood. They then jumped off the cage, firing a rocket into it as well, propelling herself through an open door. About a minute later, the lockdown alert sounded, and most of the doors around the vicinity locked. The horde of hellspawn charged to the door the survivor went through, pounding on it as if for dear life. After about a minute, they stopped pounding and began to search for something else to eat.
And of course, the group of 7 were noticed.
The hellspawn in front of them roared, each at various pitches, and charged in a massive horde, crushing any creature that fell underfoot. The group opened fire, putting down the first line of demons with a line of bullets. The battle was tough, Pyrrha grabbing a shotgun at one point because she had no ammo left for her rifle, and Nora running out of grenades about halfway through. Eventually though, the last Imp fell, decapitated by a chainsaw swipe from Jaune.
The group breathed a collective sigh of relief, patting down the corpses. They had pretty slim pickings, only about two pistol magazines for each of them and a full reload for Pyrrha's new shotgun. They sighed, passing around ammo and gearing up for the next fight. As they set out, Ruby took a long look at the door the survivor leapt into, now sealed by a blue access only door.
She thought about how good it made her feel to hear that Velvet was still alive, but now, she wasn't so sure. What if that… person had killed Velvet? What if they had the blue keycard? What if that person had the keycard that unlocked the tram exit? What if that person tried to kill them?
She shook her head, forcing herself to think of other things. She couldn't think that. She wouldn't think that.
The group split up, JNPR going to the right, and RWB securing the keycard. As JNPR headed down the flight of stairs, they noticed the giant pentagram in the center of the room. It was carved out of what appeared to be red stone infused with blood, surrounded by green sludge. A Medkit sat on each corner of the star, and in the middle sat four boxes of bullets and four boxes of rockets.
They decided to leave the pentagram alone for now, instead looking around the rest of the room. A sleeping figure was sitting in one corner, slumped over and blood caking the armor she was wearing. They recognized the special helmet she was wearing, one of the rabbit ears on top bent backwards at an unnatural angle.
Velvet was alive.
Jaune and Pyrrha immediately got to her, checking her pulse, her breathing, and checking if there were still open wounds. Ren and Nora grabbed a pair of medkits off of the star in the middle of the room, rushing over to help bandage her wounds. As they patched the rabbit Faunus up, stone gears began to shift above them, slamming a giant stone pillar over the pentagram.
As the four turned to look, the pillar began to raise, revealing a portal where the star of the pentagram used to be. Four Demons clawed their way out of the portal, followed by twelve of the half-invisible Imps. Each of the beasts roared, charging forward as gunfire rang out.
Pyrrha was the only one with more than a pistol, so she opened fire on the Demons. One went down in three shots, the others beginning to zig-zag and dodging around shots. Ren opened fire with both pistols, putting down another Demon and an invisible Imp, although with much difficulty. Nora broke her hammer beating in the skull of a Demon, then stabbed an Imp with the splintered wood.
As a Demon charged down at Jaune, he fumbled for his chainsaw. As he drew it, he stared down the oncoming Demon as it roared at him. He leveled his chainsaw, prepared to meet the beast head on…
And then it's head disappeared in a spray of blood and a loud shotgun blast from behind him. He whirled around, and saw Velvet standing there, helmet off and a double-barrelled shotgun in her hands.
Her helmet was off, revealing her bloodied face and one broken rabbit ear. Her nose was broken, and several of her teeth were cracked or missing, and the spots where they once were were bloody and bruised, suggesting that they were punched out. Bullet holes lined her armor, and claw marks tore through the non-armored parts of her body. A set of large teeth marks were present along her left arm, and she was leaning against the wall, keeping her weight on her sprained ankle. She had a large grin on her face, and her eyes shone with determination and pain.
She reloaded the shotgun, snapping it up and firing again. The shot tore through the stomach of two spectral Imps, spraying four others with blood and making them more visible. Pyrrha fired off six shots, taking them down almost immediately. As the last one fell, Jaune helped Velvet stand, walking her slowly to the staircase so that she could sit easier.
As they patched her up, she began to talk. "It was horrible. We were almost immediately under fire, from those zombie things and those brown bastards. We just booked it through the hangar, then split up once we reached the Nuke Plant. Me and Yatsu were heading through the Labs, when we were attacked by those big gorilla things. He told me to run, and started fighting while I ran for the trams. I found myself here, and next thing I know, this berserk guy with a rocket launcher tears through here."
She paused, shivering for a moment. "I was so happy to see a survivor, but he… these things are afraid of him. He just walks into a room and comes out covered in blood. I ran and hid here, and I wouldn't come out until he left." she continued, almost breaking into tears at one point.
"That's horrible," Pyrrha said, wrapping her arm around the girl and squeezing gently. They finished patching Velvet up, and helped her up the steps. As they got to the top, they found RWB standing up there, drenched in blood and picking through the pockets of dead soldiers. Blake passed Pyrrha a single clip for her rifle, and a pair of grenades to Nora.
As the group made their way over to the yellow access door, they told Velvet what happened to them, and what they had decided to call each of the hellspawn they had met. They slotted in the card, as the door beeped and slid up into the ceiling. Almost instantly, they stepped to the side as a crowd of Sergeants opened fire. Velvet stepped around, firing once and expending both shells. It tore through the thin armor of the Sergeants, dropping them almost immediately.
"That's it?" Jaune asked to the air, honestly expecting more. But nothing else came, and his question hung in the air. The group descended into the room, carefully searching around for any more enemies. They didn't find any more, but they did find the red keycard.
Ren picked it up from the scientist's corpse it was attached to, then paused. "Isn't it strange?" he said to the rest of the group. "It seems as though this… force seemed to go after the stronger, more capable people in this facility. The only corpses I've seen are scientists, and I haven't seen any zombie lower ranking than a Corporal. It seems too… planned for the types of creatures we've seen."
The others slowly nodded, somewhat understanding what Ren was saying. As they were standing there, they heard a couple screeches and something slamming into the ground. Behind them, an Imp stood up, preparing a fireball as his comrades leapt down behind him. Behind those demons, a Commando stood up, hefting it's chaingun and opening fire at the 8.
Ren dived out of the way, opening fire at the Imps as they hurled their fireballs. The remaining 7 Marines fanned out, trying to puncture the horde of Imps that was guarding the chaingunner. As Nora tossed a grenade, she mistimed the throw, hurling it over the head of the Commando and into a drum full of bright green goo.
The drum exploded, incinerating the Commando almost instantly and blowing the Imps to pieces. However, the explosion was so huge that it hurled everyone to the walls, breaking a few ribs and cracking most of their suits from the force. As they slumped to the floor, a giggle rang out from Nora. The group collected themselves, then looked over to Nora, presenting her new toy.
It was a huge grenade launcher. It was about ¾ the size of Nora, with a barrel that you could fit a small head into. It had a clip of six grenades, and she had found an extra reload nearby. Each grenade was about the size of a soda can, and was filled with a liquid with a similar composition to the liquid in the steel drums.
She snapped the launcher shut, slinging it over her shoulder and skipping happily away. The group looked at her leave, then divided out ammo and marching off after her. As they approached the red door on the other side of the hallway, Nora was bouncing in place, eager to blow something up. Ren slotted in the keycard, and the door beeped, and before it was even halfway open, Nora dived under, firing a grenade into the maw of an awaiting Demon.
It swallowed, seeming to ponder the taste, before exploding on the spot, showering everything else in the room with its blood. As Nora continued to fire, Imps, Demons, and zombies exploded under the power of the explosives. By the time the launcher was empty, one could not tell what belonged to what creature.
Nora struck a victory pose in the middle of the room, covered in blood and holding the grenade launcher high above her head. Ren laughed slightly at the antics of his childhood friend, patting her on the shoulder as he passed. The group split up, searching the remains for keycards and PDA's (in case they were needed).
"Ooh! I found a switch!" Ruby called from a small passage she had found. They all heard the switch flip, and gears grinding in the hall outside. They whirled to see about nine Demons stampeding down the staircase nearby.
Then, something amazing happened.
Two Demons charged right into each other, ramming each other backwards. They whirled to face each other, both going in to bite the other. However, another Demon came in between them, and it was bitten. In pain and fury, it lashed out its arms and legs, whacking another two Demons. Pretty soon, it was a bloodbath. Demons bit, kicked, punched, and rammed anything they could reach, fighting until their final breaths.
In the end, one Demon stood tall for moments, covered in blood, bites, and bruises, before it passed out, slumping over and beginning to snore. The rest of the group looked at one another, shrugging collectively and slipping past the scene.
They headed for the blue door, cautiously making sure that nothing was sneaking up on them. As the door slid up, they all raised their weapons, clearly expecting for the man with the rocket launcher to be standing there, drenched in blood. Alas, he appeared to be elsewhere, dealing with other things. They spotted the door to the armory, and they all held a collective breath as they opened the door.
"Oh come the fuck on!" Blake screamed. "Can't we get a Oum-damned break!?"
Whatever attacked this place did a very good job at depleting the large stockpiles. The armory was pretty much stripped, all of the weapons gone and most of the ammo as well. They scavenged around, finding only a few suits of Security Armor, a box of shotgun shells (which Velvet took), and a dozen assorted clips.
They divided up ammo, let the people in the worst condition change armor, and then they headed off, ready to leave this place for good. As they walked, boots thudding against the ground in rhythm, they heard a commotion to their left. They increased the pace, fearing that the man would find them and try to kill them.
As they entered the tram station, they breathed a sigh of relief. They were ready to leave. However, just before they took off, something wet slapped against the window. They turned, then pulled away, disgusted.
A Sergeant's head was pressed against the window, missing it's body from the neck down.
And in the doorway behind it stood the armored man.
They could tell that he was a man because of his wide shoulders and his massive build. He stood about 6' 6", easily taller than most of them. His armor appeared to be custom-made, because none of them had ever seen armor like it in any of the armories. His visor hid his face, and in his hands was a pump-action shotgun.
"What are we waiting for? GO!" Velvet screamed, and the tram took off. The man ran forwards, leaping for them. The tram rocketed off just in time, leaving him in the middle of the tracks. Everyone looked back, breathing a sigh of relief when he went out of sight. Then, Blake began to panic.
The man was running full tilt after the tram. And he was gaining on it.
"FUCK! Can't this thing move faster?!" Jaune shouted.
"We're already going as fast as we can!" Weiss screamed from up front.
As the tram rocketed along the tunnel, the man charged at an inhuman speed towards the tram. Everyone screamed as the brakes applied suddenly, throwing everyone in the tram forward. The man didn't slow his charge, instead picking up speed and leaping up at the back window of the tram. As he raised his fist, the door to the tram station opened, and everyone bolted, trying to put as much ground between them and the armored, demon-slaying warrior.
(Is it weird that I want this story to only get 6 follows, 6 favorites, and 6 reviews?)
I think I figured out a way to add in the Doom Slayer. And no, he isn't trying to kill them. It's just been so long since he's seen another living person, and he just wants to make sure that they are really alive.
Neema Amiry: Gotcha. I've seen points from both sides, and I've watched a few youtube videos on the subject since last time. I understand the timeline now.
This Doom Slayer hasn't been sealed away in the sarcophagus yet, as this is during his 'battles across the eons' as the Slayer's Testaments called them (I think?)
Anyways, if you have any ideas, questions, or want your OC added, leave a review!
That Random Demon, signing off!