Chapter 14: A New Era Dawns
Sanctuary Docking port
7:30 pm
An Atlas Sub docked and General Marrow, two random soldiers, an Aletian Emissary, and Team RWBY exited it. Team RWBY had come along as they demanded that they accompany the General because it was their friends who had put themselves in danger to topple the most wanted terrorist in all of Remnant, so Marrow let them come along just so they would stop bothering him about it. They were granted clearance, much to their surprise, and they were greeted by Donnic and his team...
" Hey guys." Donnic said casually.
" Donnic, good to see that you're still kicking." Ruby said.
" Well, I'm actually pretty sore from fighting Inquisitor." Donnic said.
" You took on the Inquisitor?" Marrow asked.
" Yeah, ended up killing him." Donnic said.
" You killed him?" Yang, Blake, and Weiss said in a shocked tone.
" He actually asked for it, he wanted to die like a warrior, so he fought me." Donnic explained.
" So who's gonna end up leading this place?" Andrea asked.
" Their new leader is about to give her induction speech, best look to the large monitors." Donnic pointed out.
They all turned in attention to the large monitor above the doors to see Lucy appear on screen, who was now wearing a formal like garb and beginning to speak...
" Attention all Sanctuary residents and personnel, just minutes ago, The father to our race and myself had passed from this world. Inquisitor William Jacob Darnell passed in battle with a warrior at his own request, and was slain as what we will all remember him by: as a fighter. He battled a sickness that tormented his body throughout the course of our rise to existence, but also waged conflict on the surface for our own protection. But, hope shall never be lost to us, as his dying wish had included turning over control of the city over to me, his heir. I know many of you will harbor feelings of anger towards the one who did battle with him, but I ask you do not bear him any harm. as he carried out an act of mercy to a suffering man. Today, we must remember the hope he gave us, the purpose he gave us, The Vision he gave us. A Vision in which we are acknowledged as a people either by peace or by force. I am here to tell you we'll tell stories to your children years from now, of this day, the day his vision becomes our reality! On this day, I will meet with envoys of a surface kingdom that had suffered at the hands of our father, and together we will forge a legacy of our own, cleaning the slate of the stains of the mistakes our father made, and a New Era will Dawn on our city as we are not only recognized as a people, but are recognized as a nation!" Lucy said.
The group heard everyone in the city roar with excitement at what she said, in which every hybrid and every soldier in the city cheered with joy that the mission that they had fought so hard for was about to be accomplished on this day. They entered the city to see crowds of people cheering them as they walked through and towards the citadel, and soldiers stood at an honor guard position as the emissary and general walked on through. Marrow immediately realized that Lucy's words had proven true, they were fighting to be recognized, fighting to be seen as a race, as a people. People carried on with their cheers as the group walked towards the massive citadel, and the Sanctuary flag had been raised by soldiers and civilians, and fans blew gusts of air that made it fly with pride. The flag was of a red circle that held a golden sword lain over it with three white arrows on each side of it.
" They're excited." Blake said with a surprised tone.
" They really want this treaty to happen." Evan explained.
" I am amazed that they actually are happy for this peace agreement." The Emissary said.
" They want to be seen as a people sir, and their hope becomes a reality with this treaty." Marrow explained.
" Let us hope it survives." The Emissary responded.
They entered the elevator and rode it to the top, and they were greeted by Lucy, and they sat down and discussed a treaty that would benefit both parties. Sanctuary will be formally-declared an Independent City-Nation, and a joint-race peacekeeping and science coalition will be formed to handle relations between the hybrids, the humans, and Faunus. Teachers from the surface will help the under-staffed schools of Sanctuary, and knowledge will exchanged between the people of Sanctuary and the kingdoms.
" Let history be written this day, as the independent people of Sanctuary rise as a Nation." The Emissary said.
" There will be stories told of this day told for generations, and a grand celebration will be held to honor this day." Lucy said. " Let's make the announcement together." She said to the emissary.
The emissary and Lucy walked over to the broadcast console and they began to speak...
" A new era dawns on Sanctuary today, as our hard work and toiling labors have been rewarded today. The treaty with the kingdom of Atlas has been signed, peace has been secured and our independence has been recognized. We are a part of this world, and whenever it is threatened, we will be ready to defend it. But now is a time to rejoice and celebrate, as we, The Children of Sanctuary, have made our mark on history!" Lucy said with an excited tone.
Celebrations immediately broke out all over the city, musicians played music, restaurants opened up and served food to the people, and people celebrated alongside each other. Teams RWBY and DEAD enjoyed themselves, while Lucy talked to Donnic...
Sanctuary Theater district
8:01 pm
" You are gonna make a better leader than your daddy." Donnic said.
" Let's hope so, but right now, we should enjoy this day." Lucy said.
" There is gonna be a lot of stories told about this place, and some might try and take their fights here." Donnic said.
" Yes, there may be a faction trying to move on this place, but we will drive them out as one." Lucy said.
" Yeah, The Faunus may get along with the people here, because they're part animal as well." Donnic remarked.
" Hehe, that will be true." Lucy responded.
They looked down from the balcony they were on to see Team RWBY and Donnic's team mingling with the people of the city, and Donnic felt proud once again, but it wasn't as the same as the pride that he had felt on the fateful day he injured Celeste, and Lucy took notice to that...
" This day couldn't have been achieved without you and your friends' help." Lucy said.
" All we did was piss your dad off by messing with his plans." Donnic said.
" Even the smallest actions can bring the greatest change, Donnic, remember that." Lucy said, before walking over to talk to a guard captain.
While Donnic stayed at the railing, Ruby walked up the steps to talk to the lonely team captain who leaned over the railing drinking a cup of punch that had been made by a business...
" Why aren't you partying?" Ruby asked.
" Eh, I can get a little too hectic at these kinds of events." Donnic responded.
" Oh really?" Ruby said in a disbelieving tone.
" Really. After me and the guys liberated a small town from bandits, they had a huge party for us." Donnic said.
" What happened?" Ruby asked.
" I woke in the bed of the mayor's daughter with her, the next morning." Donnic said in response.
" Uhh..." Ruby said in an uncomfortable tone.
" Nothing happened, I accidentally wandered into the room and passed out on her bed. She didn't mind, though her dad didn't understand." Donnic said.
" Oh." Ruby said.
" Yeah, that's why me and the guys are not welcome in the town of Navarro anymore." Donnic said.
" Well, the only thing that happened to me was that Yang was hanging with a couple of friends of her and they got her seriously drunk." Ruby started.
" Seriously? How did that fiasco end?" Donnic asked.
" She broke one of their noses in anger, and then passed out in my bed, while I was still in it." Ruby said.
" Oh." Donnic said.
" When she woke up the next morning, she thought we...you know." Ruby said.
" Oh, Eww." Donnic said.
" We didn't, I explained the situation to her and let her get some more sleep." Ruby said in a reassuring tone.
The two kids broke out laughing when those stories were concluded, and they continued to talk without knowing that Lucy was looking towards them with a great smile...
" This peace is the greatest thing to happen to this world." She thought.
(Narration by Lucy.)
The peace between the people of Sanctuary and Atlas had lasted a lot longer than we all thought. The USDC, The United Scientific and Defense Coalition, ensured peace between the Hybrids and the other races and made a platitude of accomplishments in the fields of medicine, transportation, defense, and communication. Sanctuary became a hotspot for knowledge seekers, who enrolled in its varieties of schools and institutes, learning new things. The remnants of the Inquisition, the ones who renounced their teachings, joined the USDC and introduced new methods for trade and commerce between the city and the kingdoms on the surface. Donnic and his team were hailed as the patron saints of the city with their courageous efforts and their support of the peace agreement idea when I had suggested it, and they even aided in the city's defense when a group of radicalized hybrids tried to stage a coup and overthrow my political regime.
I heard that Donnic and Ruby got into a relationship during their time on the surface, and I felt happy for them. But I also felt a little concerned for a branch of the USDC that is preforming research in the possibility of Inter-dimensional travel...
This concludes RWBY: Inquisitor's work, with the fall of a man with corrupted morals and the rise of a new legacy for the City of Sanctuary, and the hints to the other AUs existence with the USDC branch researching interdimensional travel. Throughout the story, Inquisitor was actually the title given to the leader of Sanctuary, but William Jacob Darnell, Lucy's father, stained it with his terrorist actions on the surface. However, Lucy cleans it up with the political regime she holds while in control of Sanctuary, forging alliances and turning the city into a paradise and a center of learning for all who are willing to.
Now, here's a sneak preview for RWBY: Templar and Shadow, which is centered around a very rare meeting...
ENJOY.