Chapter 14: Search and Destroy
To say that team RWBY was horrified and excited at the same time would be a understatement because right now they were staring at Batman the man that helped them deal with Roman Torchwick in the past and... .
"Batman and Professor Oobleck?' Weiss said Oobleck name in a confuse like tone.
"Yes I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary girls seeing as you opted to shadow a huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission" Oobleck said as he was pacing back and forth and was talking to team RWBY.
It was amazing that anyone was able to understand him due to how fast he was talking.
"I can assure you we will not establishing a single base of operations rather we will traversing several miles of hazardous wastelands and making camp in any defenable location we may stumble upon on" Oobleck said as he quickly walked back and forth.
"I've packed all of our essentials myself provided the air corse and readided the airship Batman here will assist on our mission so treat him like a professional huntsman as well and" Oobleck said as he went up to Weiss.
"And it's I didn't earn a PhD for fun thank you very much" he said as he quickly went away from Weiss.
"Uhh" Weiss said as she and Blake looked at each other.
"Come now children and Batman according to my schedule we are already three minutes behind schedule" Oobleck said as he quickly got on the air ship.
Batman just looked at team RWBY despite how..energetic Oobleck is they really really did need to get moving so that they can start on their mission.
"He is right though we do need to get moving so don't take too long" Batman said to team RWBY as he disappeared and went on the airship with Oobleck.
"Well it looks like were saving the world with Batman that's the cool part' Ruby said she was excited about teaming up with Batman again.
"But we are also saving the world with and it sounds way worst when you say it out loud" Ruby said.
"Save the world?" team RWBY turned around and saw that it was Nora who said that as team JNPR was standing right behind them.
"You're going on world saving missions without us I'm hurt sad maybe a little hungry that last one wasn't my fault though Ren" Nora said to her long time friend and partner who merely folded his arms and turned his head away from her.
"Sounds exciting where ya going?" Jaune asked team RWBY.
"Oh just outside the kingdom" Ruby replied
"Hey so are we!" Nora said.
"Ren and Nora wanted to shadow a sheriff of a nearby village" Phyrra said.
"We set out tomorrow" Ren said.
"Then you can party with is tonight" Neptune said as he and Sun joined with the others.
"We're shadowing a crime specialist all inner city detective stuff we get junior badges" Neptune said.
"Ooooh" Jaune said because he thinks it's pretty cool that they get to have badges.
"We could go with the city with you guys when stuff is exploding and junk but we figure it's a way to check out the kingdom when you know its normal" Sun said.
"Well" Ruby started to say but Oobleck interrupted her from the background.
After Oobleck said that things gotten a bit awkward for a moment until Ruby decided to speak again.
"Well uh wish us luck" Ruby said as the airship had started running and then after that the group had went their separate ways.
Later on team RWBY Batman and Oobleck was currently on the airship as it was heading towards their destination.
"I guess I never saw you as much of a fighter" Yang said to Oobleck.
"I admit I fancy myself as more of an intellectual but I can assure you as a huntsman I've had my fair share of tussels" Oobleck said.
"Like the mushroom?" Ruby asked as she didn't know what the word tussels mean.
"Those are truffles" Blake simply said.
"Like the sprout?" Ruby asked again
"Those are brussels" Yang said.
"He means that he has been in plenty of battles as a huntsman" Batman explained to the silver eyed girl.
"Oooh" Ruby said.
"Besides, given my expertise in the field of history as well as my dabblings in the art of archeological surveys our dear headmaster saw it fit to assign me for this particular assignment" Oobleck said.
"What does history have to do with this?" Weiss asked.
"My,what a preposterous question you silly girl why history is the backbone of our society and the liver and probably the kidneys if I were to wager" Oobleck said.
"Meaning?" Weiss asked not sure where Oobleck was going with his explanation.
Batman decided to explain what he means "the southwest quadrant of Vale is home to wild forests and deep caves but its also the location of one of Vales greatest failures" Batman said to his daughter.
"Mountain Glenn" Ruby said.
"That's right, it was s expansion of Vale but in the end it was overrun by Grimm and fenced off from the rest of the city" Yang said.
"Correct and now it stands abandoned as a dark reminder" Oobleck said.
"And a likely place for a hideout" Blake said.
"Precisely" Oobleck said it wasn't long until the plane landed at the ruin city of Mountain Glenn and Team RWBY Batman and Oobleck had jumped down from the plane and they looked around and like Yang said before the city was completely deserted.
"Ladies you may still be students but as of this moment your first mission as huntress as begun from this point forward you need to do exactly as I or Batman say do you understand" Oobleck said to team RWBY who nodded in response.
"Ruby" Oobleck said as Ruby flinched back as he called her name.
"I thought I told you to leave your bags back at school"Oobleck said to the leader of team RWBY.
"But,uh you haven't told us to listen to you yet so I didn't" Ruby said as she shrugged her shoulders.
"She not wrong" Oobleck said.
"Very well Ruby leave your bag here we can pick it up upon our return" Oobleck said.
"But I whaa" Ruby said as she started to protest.
"Young lady what could you possibly have in that bag that it could be so important to bring it with yo-" Oobleck said as he saw Zewi coming out of the bag.
"Get back in the bag" Ruby said to Zewi who barked in response.
"We're here to investigate an abandoned urban jungle teeming with death and hositly and you brought a dog" Oobleck said.
"I uhh" Ruby said as she tried to come up with a reason.
"Genius!" Oobleck yelled.
As Ruby shurgged her shoulders looking at her team and Batman.
Oobleck took Zwei from the bag causing Ruby to fall on the ground.
"Canies are know historically know for their preceptive nose and heighten sense of sound making them excellent companions for hunts such as ours" Oobleck said as Zwei barked again.
"I'm a genius" Ruby said as the rest of team RWBY merely shook their heads and it took Batman some good resistant from yelling that they were wasting time luckily Blake had managed to get them back on track.
"So what are your orders Doctor?" Blake asked.
"Ah yes straight to the chase I like it" Oobleck said as he put Zwei down.
"As you been informed the southeast area has been marked as a recent hotspot for Grimm activity now their are several possible explanations for their behavior one of witch being Grimm" Oobleck said.
"Uhh what?" Ruby said in a confuse like tone.
"Grimm a creature of grimm approximately one hundred yards away from us at this very moment" Oobleck said.
"What!" Yang yelled as the rest turned around and they drew their weapons as they did see a large Beowolf Grimm in the area.
"Stop" Oobleck ordered
"Huh" Blake said.
"There are number of reason why Grimm would congregate in this particular area" Oobleck said.
"You think that they were drawn by negatively" Batman asked Oobleck.
"Exactly sadness loneliness, envy gathered hatred all qualities that are likely held by our hidden group harboring ill intent" Oobleck said.
"So what now?" Ruby asked.
"We wait,we track if the specimen leads us to its pack that pack may subsequently lead us to our prey" Oobleck said.
"So how long do we wait?" Yang asked.
"Its uncertain hours days weeks why lone Grimm have known to stay isolated from the whole pack for months and their the whole pack" Oobleck said as a pack of large Beowolves came and saw the group.
"What" Weiss said.
"And now they've seen us" Oobleck said.
"What!" Weiss yelled
"And now they seen us!" Oobleck said.
"I take it tracking is out of the question" Ruby said.
"An accurate assumption yes" Oobleck said.
"What's the plan then" Yang ask.
Batman knew that the only way out of this situation was to fight and Oobleck looked at him and motion to the students and Batman understood he wanted to see Team RWBY fight the Grimm off so he could see what they can do.
Team RWBY looked at Oobleck and Batman waiting for orders.
"Show us what your capable of" Oobleck said.
Ruby pointed Crescent Rose at a group of Grimm "cover your ears Zwei" Ruby said to her pet while at the same time Yang ran up to a Grimm and punched it using her gauntlets knocking it back while a pack of Grimm was chasing her.
But they stopped when they saw Black and they ran after her and she can hear them coming thanks to her faunus cat like ears and she unseated Gambol Shroud and once a Grimm attacked her she sent out a clone and jumped into the air and she easily sliced the Grimm in then used her monmutem to slice and knocked the Grimm back before she sliced in half right down the middle. Blake then flipped through the air and landed on the group and saw that Weiss was running from a pack of Grimm herself.
But Weiss was gracefully slashing Grimm left and right through the air and once she was on the ground with amazing speed she went by the Grimm as multiple slashes was around them as they went down.
Batman didn't show it but he was secretly proud of the work his daughter was putting in it just shows how strong and capable she was as a huntress and that Batman didn't really have to worry too much about Weiss. Winter really trained her well and as for Whitley Batman will have to have to speak to him soon when the time comes but he not even sure he ready for that talk yet.
Meanwhile with Ruby she was shooting down the Grimm with Crescent Rose and she then stopped to use her semblance to repel herself at a Grimm and she sliced it clean and half with Crescent Rose.
"Heh piece of cake" Ruby said.
"Do not celebrate yet,for I am certain this is the first bout of many shall we continue oh and Batman you might have to help them out this time" Oobleck said.
"Understood" the dark knight of Atlas said.
So the group had search the entire area with team RWBY and Batman were destroying many Grimm in the process with team RWBY getting exhausted and Batman was fairing better he was slowly getting a little winded as well.
"Excellent work girls and Batman unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any sign of criminal operations in this sector oh well moving on" Oobleck said as Team RWBY and Batman put their weapons up.
"Hey doc I know Batman is helping and all but I was looking forward to see a official pro huntsman in action like fighting or at least helping us fight" Yang a bit frustrated that Oobleck didn't fight at all while they were scouting the area.
"Ah but I am in action scouring the ruins of this once great city for any signs of irregularity not every mission is filled with daring and heroism girls" Oobleck said.
"Sometimes its just a heighten form of extermination remember this is a job and you all signed up for it" Oobleck said.
"I do hope you understand that" Oobleck said.
"Well yeah...of course" Yang said.
"Hmm" Oobleck said.
As team RWBY and Batman was destroying Grimm Oobleck went up to Yang and asked her a question.
"Tell me Yang why did you choose this line of work?" Oobleck asked the busty blond.
"Huh" Yang said as she was caught off guard by the question "well to fight monsters and sav-" Yang started to say but Oobleck stopped her.
"No that is what you do I want to know why you do it the honest reason on why you want to do it" Oobleck said as Batman couldn't help to hear their conversation.
Batman from the moment he saw Yang and fought along side her and how Weiss mentions her he knows that she a bit of a dare devil and fight way to freely and recklessly and that's because of her semblance. Batman has a idea on why Yang is a huntress but Oobleck won't like her upcoming answer.
"Honestly" Yang started to say.
"I'm a thrill seeker I want to travel around the world and get rocked up as many crazy adventures as I can and if I help people people along the way and that's even better its a win-win you know" Yang said.
"I see" Oobleck said.
Later on Oobleck had ask Weiss the same question.
"And you Ms Schnee a girl that was born into fame and fortune such of yourself a heir to two of the most powerful families in Atlas certainly doesn't need the extra work so why choose this over a cushy job in Atlas" Oobleck asked the daughter of Bruce Wayne.
Weiss stabbed and killed and Grimm and she thought about her reasons of becoming a huntress and those thoughts come to the portrait of her grandparents back home in Atlas and her thoughts of her grandfather father mother Winter and Whitley came to mind.
"Your right I could have stayed home at Atlas and maybe get a nice position at my father company until I'm ready to take over but I wanted to become a huntress because I want to help to people I don't want anybody to go through what my father went through like seeing your own parents ruthlessly killed before your eyes no I won't let that happen thats my main goal second I want create a legacy that's separate from my father and the rest of both of my families something that can inspire and that people can look up to like my father and grandfather something that they can be proud of and not just them but the rest of my family as well" Weiss said.
Oobleck was caught off guard he didn't really expect that answer for Weiss not in the slightest he completely surpassed his expectations. He then smiled at Weiss.
"I see" Oobleck said as he jumped down from the spot he was at and walked away and Batman heard their conversation as well and he had a genuine smile on his face.
"Weiss you've already made me proud and I'm greatful that I have a wonderful daughter such as yourself" this wasn't Batman thinking that this was Bruce Wayne Weiss father that was thinking this.
Later on Blake flipped back as a bunch of Grimm birds were in the air and she shot them down with her guns.
"And what about you Blake you seemed like you carried yourself with a sense of purpose" Oobleck said and Batman would agree because he and Blake are similar that way in that regard as he heard their conversation.
"There's too much wrong in this world to just stand by and do nothing inequality corruption someone has to stop it" Blake said.
Respectable goals Batman thought Blake reminds a lot of himself she wants stop people like the White Fang and others from corrupting and putting out so much hate in the world so that everyone can be safe and live freely no doubt she faced a lot of discrimation since childhood but the question is how is she going to achieve her goals.
"Very well how" Oobleck asked.
"I uh" Blake said as she had no idea how to answer his question.
"Hmm" Oobleck said .
Ruby was playing with Zwei who had a chicken on her weapon and he tried to get it when Ruby saw him and Batman she quickly put up her weapon.
"Sorry uhh are we ready to keep going" Ruby asked.
"No I believe that will have to do for today I believe its going to be dark soon" Oobleck said as he threw the bag at Yang.
"Yang,Blake set up camp in that building oh and please make sure that their are no more of those creatures" Oobleck said as he turned to them.
"Weiss Ruby Batman and I are going to secure the premiter come you three" Oobleck said as Ruby Weiss and Batman had left leaving Blake and Yang to set up camp.
It wasn't long until the group turned to a corner and Weiss Batman and Ruby were shocked to see what they saw "woah" Ruby said.
"What is that it looks awesome" Ruby said
"That my friends is a Grimm" Oobleck said.
"I never seen so many in a pack that huge and big" Weiss said.
"Lets kill it" Ruby said causing Weiss to shake her head at her leader reckless nature.
"You will just be wasting your time" Batman said.
"Exactly Ruby you will just be wasting your bullets" Weiss said.
"They're right I'm afraid your sniper rifle will do nothing more than agitate a Grimm that size" Oobleck said.
"But what if it attacks us?" Ruby ask
"I was wondering the same thing as well doctor?" Weiss asked as well.
"Fret not girls those goliaths aren't concerned with us" Oobleck said.
"Ruby Weiss not every Grimm is mindless or rather not every Grimm is still mindless you see the Grimm you see before you are so powerful so superior to the Grimm you fought before that they've undoubtedly lived for hundreds of years and in that time between killing humans and attacking our borders they done one important thing they've learned, they've learned of they would attack our borders they will likely to die and what we lack in strength we make up for in will" Oobleck said.
"And killing that one human will only bring more" Oobleck said.
"If that's the case then why exactly are they so close to the city?" Weiss asked
"Yeah what are they doing" Ruby asked.
"Waiting" Oobleck said as he started to leave and Ruby and the others followed him
"Doctor Oobleck" Ruby said.
"Hmm" Oobleck said.
"I was wondering"
"Wondering why I been interrgorating your teammates especially Blake and Yang all day" Weiss did wonder why did he asked why did they want to become huntress but she had an idea why.
"Actually I was wondering why did you want to become a huntsman and Batman I kind of wondering why do you do what you do" Ruby asked the two men.
"Look around and tell me what you see you two Weiss" Oobleck said.
"Lots of old buildings empty streets" Ruby said.
"Where are you going with this sir?" Weiss asked.
"I've seen lives that could have been saved as a huntsman its my job to protect the people and although I'm capable with the traditional weaponry I believe I can make a much larger impact if I do it with my mind as a teacher I am able to take knowledge the most powerful weapon of them all and place it into every student that passes through my classroom" Oobleck said as the four them walked through the waste land area.
"I look at this wasteland and I see lives that could've have been saved but I also see an opportunity an opportunity to study these ruins and learn from this tradegy and therefore become stronger I am a huntsman Ruby Weiss Batman because there is nothing in this world I would rather be" Oobleck said as he left the area.
"As for my answer lets just say that I'm trying to prevent people from going through what I gone through" Batman said as he walked away from the area as well.
"I can't believe we haven't found anything" Yang said as she and Blake were sitting by the fire place
"We've always been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time I guess we can't always have luck on our side" Blake said.
Yang "man I don't know"
"You mean about what Oobleck asked" Blake asked as Yang nodded.
"I don't know either Yang I know what I want to do but I figure I take it one step at a time" Blake said.
"Well it doesn't matter at least we know why we are here right Blake" Yang said but Blake didn't answer.
"Ah wonderful a textbook campfire' Oobleck said as he appeared next to the group.
"Fire so warm" Ruby said as she got near the fire.
"Very good eat your dinner and hurry to bed we have a lot of ground to cover tomorrow and we'll need you to take turns keeping watch over our temporary abode any volunteers for first watch" Oobleck asked.
"Yo" Ruby said
"No I'll do it you get some sleep" Batman said as he and Oobleck left.
"Hey did Oobleck ask you why you wanted to become a huntress what did you tell him" Yang asked her sister.
"No he didn't wired huh oh well good night guys" Ruby said as she went up to her sleeping place and laid down while the others did the same expect Batman who kept watched.
Zwei then went up to Ruby who pat him on the head "don't worry things will get better tomorrow" Ruby said as she slowly fell asleep.
A/N: Well its been awhile since I updated this story sorry about that gotten a bit lazy and I was working on some other stories. Yeah I actually like enjoying this chapter I hope you enjoyed Weiss different mindset compared to canon it just shows how much she has a family that loves and cares about and vice versa. But yeah we got two more chapters I believe and volume two is over and we can begin the real stuff with volume 3. Anyway thank you guys so much for reading my story it means a lot. Anyway don't forget to read review and follow the story until next time guys see ya.