Chapter 6 : The Dork and The Savage
Disclaimer : I do not own Kamen Rider and RWBY as they both belong to their respective owners, except for my OC.
It was a peaceful morning for everyone in the Beacon Dormitory. The tranquility and silence were the reasons that made the time as the most ideal moment for people to release their stress, especially after the initiation test. The same also went for the slumbering Kyle Morgan in his bed inside his own private room, provided by Ozpin from his latest achievement. His room was in between team RWBY and JNPR's own.
Soon, his sleep was interrupted by a ringing sound from his scroll. It indicated a phone call came from the world traveler, Tsukasa. Kyle opened his sore eyes and reached for the phone, picking up the call.
"Kyle Morgan residence-umm… dorm." Kyle answered heavily.
"Hello Kyle. How's your first day at Beacon?" Tsukasa asked.
"Wait, how did you-"
"I have intels in this world too, in case you're wondering." Tsukasa stated.
"Okay-okay, you know, what? I'm not even gonna ask you 'bout it, and concerning I have new friends to befriend and monsters to kill, then yes, I'm very well, thank you." He answered sorely.
"I see. So, I take it you have a good sleep, then?"
"Look, if you have something important to say in this really early morning, please do." He said, washing his face in his bathroom, "Plus, it's still 5 A.M. You could've greeted me much later than this."
"Okay, alright." Tsukasa chuckled, "There is an importance here, for the truth."
"Fire away." Kyle complied as he drank his plain water bottle.
Later in the morning, team RWBY, with their Beacon uniforms on, was busy arranging their bedrooms. Some of them displayed their posters and paintings, along with Blake arranging her book collections. She placed another book, but she did this one cautiously, looking at her surroundings. She didn't want anyone to find out about her "Ninjas of Love" book, knowing that it contained something Oum-knows what. They finished the decoration, but it looked really crampy with all of the beds placed nearby the window at once.
They decided to fix it once again, by arranging their beds into bunk beds. Ruby and Yang's were placed on the top, while Weiss and Blake's at the bottom. Weiss' bed was next to her art and luggage, Blake's bed was next to her books, which were used to raise Yang's bed over it by placing the novels on the posts, and Ruby's bed was hung with ropes on the ceiling and her blanket was used as a tent over it.
"Objective: Complete!" Ruby confirmed.
"Alright! Our second order of business is...! Classes..." True, their another important matter was attending classes for combat and environmental studies as their preparations to become full-fledged Huntresses, "Now, we have a few classes together today. At 9, we've got to be-"
"What?! Did you say 9 o'clock?" Weiss shocked.
"Uuuum..."
"It's 8:55, you dunce!"
Weiss rushed out from the room while the rest of her teammate could only peek at her departure. She suddenly hit the approaching Kyle Morgan,with both of them fell to their bottoms.
"Ow! Watch where you're going!" Weiss yelled.
"Says the one who suddenly run at lightspeed." Kyle retorted.
"And what do you think you're doing?" she asked.
"I just wanna check on you guys. The class is open and it's gonna start soon."
"Then stop blabbering and start making haste!" Weiss yelled as she got up to her feet, resuming her rush.
"Yes, mistress." Kyle sighed, jogging his way back to the class.
Flabbergasted, Ruby ordered her team, "Uuh… To class!"
Team RWBY finally made their way to the classroom, with team JNPR followed suit. It also appeared that they were also having punctuation issues regarding the matter at the time.
"Monsters! Demons... Prowlers of the night! Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Ha-ha!"
The class was taught by Professor Peter Port, one of the skilled veteran Huntsman who also took a job as an academy teacher. His class subject was history involving the world of Remnant, including the Grimms. His Whitened hair and beard indicated his age after several years of his glorious age as a veteran Huntsman.
Students who attended the class had varying interests from one another; Yang, Kyle and Blake were pying attention, Weiss was taking some notes while Ruby was awoken from her quick nap, snapped by Port's bad joke that only received silence from his students.
"Uhhhh... And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy! Now, as I was saying: Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world! Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces!" Port explained.
And that's where we come in. Huntsmen! Huntresses..." Port gave Yang a wink, in which she groaned at, causing Kyle to snicker in amusement. He was lucky that his brawler friend didn't hear that reaction.
"Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves! From what, you ask? Why, the very world!"
True. Like how Kamen Riders did, they had been bestowed by the power and trust to protect those in need. Kyle smiled softly as he heard it, meaning that he wasn't alone in defending Remnant at all. Perhaps, the Huntsmen and Huntresses' sense of justice wasn't that much different at all.
"That is what you are training to become. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... Me! When I was a boy..."
Okay... now this could get episodic... and rather boring.
Weiss, who was sitting next to Kyle, noticed several goof's from his team leader. For example, she drew a stink drawing of Professor Port, with his name being replaced by "Poop", which annoyed Weiss further. Meanwhile, Kyle was simply spaced out, not focusing on the tall-tales of the glorious Professor Port. He was thinking back about his earlier conversation with his mentor.
Earlier...
"Do you remember the moment when you gained Kamen Rider Gaim's power?" he asked.
"Yeah. It's awesome, I admit. Ruby liked it, too. What of it?" Kyle wondered.
"Well, there are several others of it scattered throughout Remnant."
"Eh?"
"The Rider Totems, we called it, were also created alongside the new Decadriver. They contained the datas and materials necessary to emulate the other Riders' forms and powers, which were originally built as the Driver's built-in system. However, after we finished the Decadriver, the totems were formed all by themselves and scattered away all of the sudden, taking the datas with them. Luckily Gaim's Totem landed on the original user himself." Tsukasa explained.
"I see. So that's why he could give it to me in the first place." Kyle confirmed.
" The Totems took forms of the transformation items that the second generation Heisei Riders used. Each of them possessed unique powers and skills. They will be necessary for your mission."
"You want me to collect them, then?"
"Correct. You must do so quickly. I'm afraid that Dai-Shocker also learned about their existence. They might as well use them for their own gain. After you found them, you need to fuse them with your Driver. They will unlock their powers for you to use." Tsukasa continued.
"How am I supposed to do it, anyway? If I recall it correctly, it fused all by itself."
"The important thing about it is concentrate. Try to find what those Totems tried to tell you. They might be the key to solve some of your problems in there. Believe in your friends and yourself. You can do this."
Kyle closed his call after he said goodbye. He was silent upon hearing the words. He had been facing problems more than he could count right now. This could be his perfect moment to become a better man than he was, provided that his commitment was big enough for it.
"You're really planned this out for me, didn't you?" Kyle muttered. He could only chuckle at his life that had been changed ever since.
The Rider was still spacing out until he noticed an audible growl from Weiss, who was gradually annoyed by her leader's antiques, started from not paying attention to the subject, picking her nose and even fell asleep for the second time.
Kyle also felt that his head was getting heavier, suggesting himself that he should get himself a drink. He heard a garbled question from port, which caused him to raise his hand and said,
"I do, sir."
"Wha-hey!" Weiss' shout snapped Kyle to his senses.
"Huh, what?"
"You're stealing my spot!" Weiss yelled.
"Didn't he asked about who wants to take a water?" Kyle wondered.
"No! He's-"
"Well, then. Let's find out! Step forward, and face your opponent!" Port gestured at the caged Grimm.
"Eh?"
"That's what he asked you to do." Weiss sternly stated.
"Oh..." Kyle dumbfounded at the moment. He didn't think that his thirst could get him out of focus. He took the wrong impression on what Port asked him to do. Some students either laughed at him or scolded him for it. Regardless, his need for a plain water was still true.
"I could really use a 'Plain Gain' now. One moment, please."
As Port acknowledged his temporary excuse, Kyle quickly took out his 'Plain Gain' water bottle and drank it half-empty. He stepped down to the class court, ready to begin the test. However, Port was a bit flabbergasted at Kyle, seeing that he didn't prepare his combat gears.
"Umm... Mr. Morgan, are you sure that you want to begin without your weapons and combat uniform?"
"Truth is, I carried them everywhere, sir." He took out his Decadriver from his pocket and put it on his buckle, revealing the Ride Booker on his left Waist.
"I see. Prepare your weapon!"
Kyle complied to Port's order, took out his Kamen Ride card and inserted it to the Driver.
KAMEN RIDE :
"Henshin."
DECADE!
Several students, excluding team RWBY and JNPR, gawked at the Rider's transformation. Some of them never thought that Kyle Morgan was the Armored Huntsman. Regardless, Ruby still found it amusing to see. The Rider then readied his Ride Booker gun, waiting for the next move.
"Go Kyle!" Yang cheered.
"Fight well." Blake followed, waving her red RWBY flag.
"Represent team RWBY!" Ruby shouted.
"Ruby! Let him focus!" Weiss yelled at her leader.
"Weiss, It's okay. Let her handle the morale boost here." Decade assured, replied by Weiss' "Fine."
Decade aimed his weapon at the cage that contained a Grimm, shaking the cage as it kept struggling to break out. With him combat ready, Port announced the beginning of the test. He brought his axe-shotgun weapon to broke the cage's lock
"Alright! Let the match... Begin!"
As he brought down his axe and broke the lock, the Boarbatusk Grimm charged towards the Rider, who was shooting at it. Its white tusks were sturdy enough to break a wall. The blasts didn't much affect the Grimm's speed, causing Kyle to roll to the side. The Grimm focused itself to Decade after it stopped, studying his next move.
"It's like that Beowolf before. They're learning." Decade muttered.
"Ha ha! Wasn't expecting that, were you?" Port taunted.
Decade quickly changed his weapon into sword mode as the creature charged once again. His sword met the Grimm's tusks, clashing each other. Decade had a trouble breaking the tie, with the Grimm's sheer power was backing up its tusks' sturdiness.
"Bold, new approach! I like it!" Port complimented.
"Come on, Kyle! Show it who's the boss!" Ruby cheered.
Upon hearing it, Decade backed himself away from the Boarbatusk. He got into a stance, preparing to thrust his sword into the Grimm's skull as it charged towards him. Before he managed to do it, the Boarbatusk was the one who got struck him first.
"Dammit! I'm late!" he cursed himself.
The Grimm quickly flipped the Rider forward, causing him to drop his weapon inches further from his ground.
"Oh-ho! Now what will you do without your weapon?" Port wondered.
"Now that I think about it…" Decade muttered.
Left without his weapon, Decade thought at first that he should get his weapon back. But suddenly, another idea popped at his mind. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, clearing his thoughts from any doubts.
"What's he doing?" Blake wondered.
"Maybe he forfeited?"Weiss wondered too.
Weiss' assumption didn't exactly picture the look from Decade's hidden expression. Inside his head, he imagined the creature as a bully that always rounded him up. He really wanted to tear it apart this time. After he focused on his muscles' strength, Decade opened his eyes wide as he bumped his own fist to his open left hand. He then roared, "COME ON!"
Some of the students gasped due to his exclamation, including team RWBY and JNPR. To think that someone would actually face a Grimm unharmed was a rather rare occasion in the history of Remnant.
"Eh?! He's gonna wha-?" Ruby gasped.
The Boarbatusk, seemingly tempted by Decade's taunt, charged again with letting out a primal roar at the Rider, with him doing the same. Decade clashed with the creature by grabbing its tusks. He could feel that his armor's hydraulic muscles reinforced his assault, enabling him to lock themselves in a temporary tie.
"To think that you actually do that…" Port remarked.
Ruby told her friend, "Kyle! Go for its belly! There's no armor underneath-"
"I hear you!" Kyle shouted as he used his armor's sheer power to gradually break the Grimm's tusks, which he succeeded.
He then headbutted the Boarbatusk's skull and stabbed the broken tusks into its back. As the creature roared in pain, Decade flipped over the monster by suplexing it, causing the monster to fall head first, exposing its belly as a target. He then quickly leapt into the monster's belly and landed a palm thrust that pierced it.
The Boarbatusk was roaring in pain as Decade rapidly punched it in the gut, picking the monster on its caved belly and forcefully splitted it in half. He even let out a rather primal roar while doing it, much to the others' horror.
Black dusts flew out from the Grimm's remains. In front of the victor were the flabbergasted and awe-struck students that witnessed the violent fight. They were all quiet, unsure of what to do and what to say about it. Some of them were paled due to the Rider's violent approach. Port was also shocked too, seeing the vigorous view of the aftermath. It was like he wasn't seeing a Huntsman anymore, but rather a much more savage warrior who life for nothing but to tear the Grimms apart.
Decade unfolded his helmet, panting and inspecting the students' reactions. He also noticed Ruby, Weiss, Jaune, Nora and Yang who were turned pale, while Blake, Ren and Pyrrha were simply eye-widened. Kyle could clearly tell that he totally scared the hell out of them from the way he finished the Boarbatusk.
"Well... that was a... practical depiction of a survival instinct." Port commented.
"Oh... So, umm... is that an expel or something?" Kyle worried.
"On the contrary! It appears that we are indeed in a presence of a true Huntsman-in-training!" Port complimented as Kyle detransformed himself. Suddenly, the bell rang as it ended Port's class session.
"I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and... stay vigilant! Class dismissed!"
Everyone were still paled by the view. Jaune threw up on his throwing bag and Ruby fainted backwards. Kyle, who saw them too sheepishly apologized.
"I'm... sorry?"
"That was savage and barbaric!"
Weiss was obviously furious by Kyle's actions back in the class. Her arguments were taken at the cafeteria, with her sitting along with her teammates and JNPR on the same table.
"I thought it was necessary for survival. Plus, I said I was sorry." Kyle stated.
"As Huntsmen and Huntresses, we should be the one to give people hope! Not fear! That's why we use weapons to kill the Grimms!" Weiss argued.
"Weiss, my armor is also a weapon. My martial arts skill is also my weapon. Even the whole environment and the enemies as meat shields are also a weapon. I have to use everything in my disposal to destroy them and survive. They don't call survival instinct for nothing." Kyle defended, emphasizing the 'also' part.
"We must fight the Grimms with grace! Your approach didn't show any of it!" She berated, which irritated the Rider further.
"Have you ever heard of intimidation tactics, here? That's what I did." He justified.
"That's not the issue here!" She glared Kyle…
"Then what?" as he glared her back.
"It's okay, Weiss. He's just doing what's necessary at dire times." Ruby defended.
"Oh, now you're on his side? Don't even get me started on your attitude in the class! You're not even paying attention to the professor!" Weiss objected.
"Okay-alright, fine. I was barbaric and it's not allowed in fighting the Grimms." Kyle said.
"That's what I want to hear."
"But I can't guarantee that I can fulfill your demand 100%" he added in displeasure.
"Say what, now?"
"Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to get my snack and drink." He excused as he took his leave from the group, avoiding further unecessary conflicts. This may not be his first time in facing such a bossy girl, but her protests had caved through his ears. 'Annoying' might be the suitable description of it.
Weiss, who still popped up a vein, sat back to her seat while Ruby offered her a cookie, which she rejected, causing Ruby to pout.
"Well, that was pretty intense." Yang stated.
"Never thought she'd be like that." Pyrrha said.
"So much for having a team." Blake said.
"You know, I was still wondering about the whole thing that we had in the test." Jaune said.
"What do you mean?" Yang wondered.
"I mean, we've never seen that kind of Grimm before. You know, the growing up and the talking that it did? It's totally out of our field." He stated.
"Now that you said it... We've never been actually told about this. Not even in class." Ren wondered.
"Duh! It's because we never asked." Nora said.
"Oh! Kyle said that the monster called itself a Kaijin. It's probably a new breed of Grimm. At least that's what he told." Ruby answered.
"Could he probably know something that we don't?" Weiss wondered.
"Then I'll go for it. He probably couldn't be far from here." Yang said as she got up from her seat, looking for Kyle who hadn't returned to the group.
Kyle was sitting on the dorm's rooftop, seeing it as the best place to clear his thoughts from anything undesirable. There, he also reminisced his visions again and looked at his scroll that contained the Kamen Riders' database while eating his snack out. He looked into his own armor's data, which also displayed the origins of the original Decade, Tsukasa. He was taken back when he learned that his mentor was used to be a leader of Dai-Shocker in some way, who also created the original Decadriver to combat the other Riders.
He ended up having amnesia due to some kind of shock and thus, siding with the Riders after he found out that he was already betrayed by his subordinates from Dai-Shocker all along, which caused him to despise them further. He had also gained many supports from his fellow riders to fight back against the evil that he used to lead. This might be proven useful for Kyle to learn more about Dai-Shocker, since his mentor was used to be one of them.
However, despite how amazing... or rather bizzare the change that his mentor had to undergo, it still didn't sit well on his own mind. So, he made a note to himself to ask him further about it much later. Informing his friends of this would not be very wise, either. Perhaps, Tsukasa's decision of sending the database only to him was the best, at least for the time being.
"So, this is where you've been all along."
The Rider turned behind to see the blonde brawler greeting him.
"It's soothing here. Fresh air, less crowd." He admitted.
"I take it you can't stand the crowds in the cafeteria? Is that why you don't wanna join us back?" Yang wondered.
"Well, I do like being with you guys and all, but I prefer a place where... you know, what I mentioned before."
"Then I take it you're not exactly a people person?"
"Does that mean you're one, then?" He smiled in wonder.
"Hehe, lucky guess." She giggled as she sat beside him.
"So, is there anything I can help with?" Kyle asked.
"It's about what happened yesterday."
"What of it?"
"You said that the monster… Kaijin that we fought earlier was a new type of Grimm. Is that true?" Yang asked.
"Well, it's just my assumption, for now. You know that they had almost the same appearance with Grimms, right? "
"Yeah, they had those white masks and shells, too. But for the record, Grimms don't talk, even in that kind of manner before. They act like beasts and all they want is us."
"Do you know why?" Kyle wondered.
"I'm not quite sure, but from what I heard, they chose to devour us on their own." Yang answered.
"I see." He frowned.
There was a silence for a moment. Yang soon noticed Kyle's constant heavy breaths, which she assumed that it came from the last argument at the cafeteria. She then decided to go through the core issue of Kyle's problem.
"Is it about Weiss?" Yang wondered.
Kyle sighed knowing that Yang managed to saw him through. He complained, "You know, I still don't get on her antiques, this whole time. I mean, she deemed me savage and barbaric after the class practice, and then she couldn't even ignore Ruby's goofs. What's with all that commotion, anyway? Can't she just… ugh."
"Well, she's an heiress of Schnee Dust Company. That's also why she's… filthy rich, I say."
Kyle snickered, "Heh, seriously? Filthy-rich heiress?"
"Yeah, her family is a dynasty of Dust-selling merchants for generations. Most of Dust shipments relied on the company as the Schnee family earned their fortune from it. So, you can guess why she had that classy attitude. " she explained.
"But still, I can't stand hearing all those blabberings for the next eternity."
"That's what you get if you're dating a rich girl." She joked.
"Oh, I heard from Blake earlier that it's also known for its shady contractors and illegal shipments. Are those true?" he wondered.
"It's still a rumor. No one knows for sure."
"Okay." He complied as he emptied his snack and went back to his Scroll.
"Look, it's just our first day. Let's give it a time and-"
The blonde brawler was interrupted by an explosion not too far from their position. They realized that it came from the nearby courtyard as they nodded at each other before quickly rushing to the scene.
As soon as they had geared up, they arrived at the scene to find out that another Kaijin was the cause of the chaos. This time, the Kaijin had a white tiger-like mask with red markings, accompanied by his armored humanoid body and large razor-sharp claws. Its legs were like that of a tiger, but it had a few small spikes protruding from its hips.
The two soon regrouped with the armed Ruby, Weiss and Blake. The formed team RWBY readied their weapons as Kyle proceeded to transform.
KAMEN RIDE :
"Henshin!"
DECADE!
The Tiger Kaijin unleashed a horde of Combatants. He ordered, "Let nothing stand on Dai-Shocker's glory."
The Combatants charged at the group, prompting them to finish the horde first. Weiss casted a white glyph that caused the Combatants to freeze, giving a chance for Yang to break them apart with her punches, reinforced by her Ember Celica's gauntlet blasts. As the frozen horde turned to black dusts, Blake, Decade and Ruby were shooting their weapons at the circling horde, desecrating them one by one.
As the horde kept coming at the other students who were also trying to fend them off with their weapons, team JNPR stepped into the fray, paving a way for Decade and team RWBY to the Tiger Kaijin.
"We can handle them from here. We'll leave the head honcho to you guys." Pyrrha said.
"Affirmative. Please do." Kyle complied.
"Leave it to us!" Ruby shouted.
The reaper was the first one to strike the assailant, clashing her Crescent Rose against the monster's claws. She also managed to throw some fire Dust shots at him, only to find it futile due to its thick armor. The next attack were flurrious punches landed by both Yang and Decade, followed by slashes from Blake's Gambol Shroud heavy sword config. The monster kept clawing at them as their attacks didn't faze the Tiger Kaijin's composure at all, as he managed to shove the three away.
"We can't pierce its body! His armor's too thick!" Blake said.
"Pathetic. Does this academy teach you nothing at all?" Tiger Kaijin taunted.
"How dare you!" Weiss growled.
She soon casted several glyphs in a form of clockwork mechanics, making her movements fast enough to deliver several rapier thrusts to the Kaijin. He flinched back due to the immense damage the attack had.
"Well, let see how you catch up with this!"
Tiger Kaijin suddenly disappeared into a blur, leaving the group in confusion. They scanned everywhere around them, looking for any possibilities of his appearance.
"Did he just run away?" Blake wondered.
Decade was suddenly being struck from behind, sparking his armor. It turned out that the Tiger Kaijin was moving at high speed and he could strike any of them at any time.
"Kyle!" Ruby shouted.
"Guys, be careful. He's moving at high speed." Yang warned.
"Dammit… where did he go?" Decade cursed under his breath.
The monster soon delivered his high-speed claw strikes, sending some sparks to the whole team RWBY and Decade. His movements were covered by a black, white and red colored blur. The five could barely move as it left Ruby frustrated. The monster got behind Ruby, causing her to swing her scythe to his position, only for him to move away, revealing Weiss who was behind the Kaijin. Ruby managed to turn her slash a few inches away from her friend, almost hitting her hair.
"Ruby, watch it!" Weiss yelled.
"Ah! Weiss I-"
"This should be interesting."
Tiger Kaijin appeared again from Ruby's left, with her attempting again to land a hit on him. Then, he appeared on the other position along with her attempts to attack him over and over again. Her frustration caused her to swing her Crescent Rose wildly, ignoring her surroundings.
"Ruby, stop! You'll hit everyone with that!"
She ignored her yells as she kept doing it. The Kaijin decided to appear in front of Weiss again. The reaper's wild swing got faster to the point it could cut of any flesh. Tiger Kaijin disappeared just in time Ruby's scythe couldn't be halted anymore.
"RUBY!"
Weiss covered herself as she was seemed to have met her inevitable fate. She then opened her eyes, only to see Decade blocking Ruby's weapon slash with his left arm. He panted from the pain that the monster gave to him, only for it to get worse as Tiger Kaijin clawed Decade's back again. This caused the Rider to scream in pain, falling to his knees as the pain became unbearable.
"Looks like this is my leave, then." The Kaijin said as he went away into a blur.
Decade soon de-transformed after the damage that his armor had. He was helped by Blake to regain his composure. Yang rushed to him, hoping that he could still be alright after the pain that he endured.
"Kyle! Are you okay?" Yang worried.
"Hopefully. That guy's still out there." He said as he cringed from his pain.
Weiss stepped towards Ruby in displeasure.
"What do you think you're doing!?" she argued.
"Weiss, I'm sorry! He moved to fast." Ruby apologized.
"You could've beheaded me with that scythe! You're stubborn, reckless and careless! You're not even paying attention at class! What kind of attitude is that!?" Weiss yelled.
"I said, I'm sorry!" she apologized again, tears fell through her silver eyes.
"Your actions are not even a material of a team leader! You're even too young to enter Beacon academy! That's why, I think professor Ozpin made a mistake, and that I should be the one to lead this team! Your presence here is a mistake!" Weiss' constant yelling caused more tears to fall from Ruby as she kept sweeping them away.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
The two turned to see the furious Kyle, who had had enough of Weiss' escalating protest. He marched towards the heiress who was keeping her annoyed face.
"Would you stop your bickering, already!? I'm sick of hearing you complaining at almost everything! I'm sick of you judging this and judging that! Why can't you just… accept anyone for who they are!?"
"Like I said, I should be the one to lead this team! And Ruby Rose's leadership is a disaster!" Weiss argued.
"You know what? Fine! If you don't like being with this team, then go find another one! Let's see if anyone can help it out, 'cause I know that it'll be a living hell for you!"
"What? You can't kick me out like that!"
"Yes I can! All that you want is that everything goes in your will! Well, guess what? YOU CAN'T! This world is filled with people who had different colors, traits and even antiques, whether you like it or not! And yet, you can't even accept those differences, at all. You're selfish, arrogant and THAT'S THE CONCRETE REASON OF WHY YOU NEVER HAD ANY FRIENDS!"
Upon hearing the last statement, Weiss slapped his left cheek hard. When he regained his look at her, he noticed that she started to burst in tears, much to his surprise. The crying heiress pulled Kyle's collar and said,
"You're right... I never had any friends."
Kyle widened his eyes, never knowing that what he said is true. After she let the Rider go, she stormed away from the group.
"Weiss..." Kyle frowned as he muttered her name.
"Kyle... I'm sorry. This is my fault..." Ruby apologized for her rash actions. Her frowning face could easily tell that.
"Ruby, no... It's not your fault." Kyle weakly replied, trying to calm her down.
"Weiss' right, I'm not fit to be a leader! I got careless, and... and you got hurt! How can I ignore it... like it's nothing at all!? I"m supposed to keep you guys out from harm! But... I failed." she contemplated with her voice being cracked by her remorse.
"I don't think that's the issue, sis." the blonde Huntress spoke. "Look, that Kaijin's surely a fast one, and I know that it's troubling for all of us. But that doesn't change your role as a team leader at all. People make mistakes, and that's also normal for someone who had just been appointed as a team leader. Now, I'm gonna ask you; why do you think Ozpin chose you as team RWBY's leader?"
"I... I don't know. I don't think he's supposed to do that to me."
"No, Rubes. He chose you because he believed in you. You know, sometimes adults can have this... unique skill of choosing someone who is capable of doing their job based on their potential. I think when he supervised our inititation, he must had seen it in you. You can lead us, you can make decisions, you're creative, and the list goes on!"
"Yang..."
Kyle then took the opportunity to speak his own mind. "I think what Yang's trying to say is that you should believe in yourself, Ruby. Being a leader might be a difficult job, but you're not alone in this. You have your teammates backing you up. You can always ask for our help if you find yourself in any trouble. So, like Ozpin, we believe in you as the chief-in-command of team RWBY. And we'll always help you accomplish this task of ours."
Hearing this had warmed the young Huntress' heart. They had earnestly encouraged her to continue her task. However, there was still someone she had to convince of this upbringing. "But... what about Weiss?"
"You should talk to her about this. She's also Beacon's newcomer like us. We need to sort this out, otherwise we'll never catch that Kaijin." Blake advised.
"Okay, then. And Kyle? I hope you get well, soon." Ruby said.
"Thanks. And good luck for your effort."
"I'll go with you Ruby. Now c'mon, we got ourselves a heiress to talk some sense into." Yang told her sister.
After Ruby and Yang went after Weiss, Kyle cringed as the pain stung his body back. Blake then proceeded to help him walk to the infirmary. It seems that the pain was still too much to be handled even by a tough guy like Kyle, he himself thought.
"We should get you to the infirmary now." Blake stated.
"Right." He complied.
Inside an abandoned warehouse located in the outskirts of Vale, several masked men were seen loading crates to a bunch of Bullhead aircraft. Among them were Roman, Xiphon and the Tiger Kaijin, all plotting their next move.
"So! Are you done with them?" Roman asked the Kaijin.
"They are weak. I'm not into having fun with a bunch of weaklings." Said the monster.
"And here I thought, they were something we should be careful of. It seems our shipments could get easier by the time we're done here."
"But still, we mustn't get over our heads in dealing with them. They could've rise up against the direst adversaries at any time." Xiphon warned.
"So what, you're underestimating yourself this time?" Roman chuckled.
"Not necessarily. My point is, that we should never underestimate our enemies this time. It could led us to our utter defeat like what the Dai-Shocker had in the past." Xiphon explained.
"If I'm not needed in this conversation again, then I'll go breaking some shops or anything for the shipment." The Kaijin said.
"Hmph. Please do."
"With pleasure." He said as he disappeared into black auras, teleporting somewhere Oum-Knows-What.
"I still don't get on how you guys act. I wonder if your superior commander is really as powerful as you said, anyways."
"Believe me, you don't wanna know." Xiphon stated.
Back at the Beacon, Weiss was curling herself in her bed, trying her best to weep away all her tears, sobbing while keeping herself together at the same time. Kyle's words surely hit her very hard. She was really alone during her childhood. She never had any friends who she could play with, let alone having a best one. Somehow, Kyle managed to snap her past of loneliness, either he knew it or not.
Ruby soon arrived in her room's door. She was also worried about her teammate's well-being after the whole commotion. Kyle might have stood up for her, but it's also her job to ensure all of her friends' good and healthy relationship between each other. Ruby then tried to keep herself together to do what she must do at the time.
"Weiss, I'm sorry. I know I have been reckless and I almost got yourself hurt, but I promise to you that I'll do better!" Ruby apologized, only to be replied by nothing. Ruby decided to get herself closer to Weiss, sitting in her bed right next to her.
"Weiss please, just give me one more chance to prove that I can be better. I'll keep my head cool and I won't repeat that mistake ever again. Please?"
The heiress was silent for a moment, making her team leader waiting for a couple of moments. She then finally spoke,
"When I was a kid…" Ruby started to pay attention to her.
"I was always alone. I never had anyone whom I could consider as a friend. I was always considered as the best child there is, but none of those compliments made me happy. That's what the Atlas' officials always said to me. I had to cope up with living in such environment. It made me sick throughout the time. That's why I came to Beacon. I want to be free from my bloodline's grasp. Just so you know Ruby, I even fought my way through my own home, my own legacy just so I could get to here! Heck, they even sent an Arma Gigas to me!" Weiss shouted. She then rubbed the scar on her left eye. "And that Grimm... gave me this."
"Weiss..."
"But, then you came; a 15 year-old girl who got herself into the most prestigious Huntsmen Academy in Vale in a whim, handpicked by Ozpin himself. I just... I don't understand why Ozpin chose you, of all the people that needed to go through the same phase as I did. I don't even see how you were so... special."
"Special? Weiss... I think you got me wrong here."
"What are you talking about?"
"Truth is... I don't really know about it either. I know I'm supposed to still be attending Signal Academy and wait for another year, but... it all happened so fast. All I ever did before Ozpin took me in was just fighting a group of robbers with Kyle. Then, a Kaijin came, just like the one in the initiation. We fought it together, and... we win." Ruby confessed.
"Wait, you fought a Kaijin, before!?" Weiss widened her eyes.
"Yeah! and... maybe that's what really caught his attention. Look Weiss, I don't really understand about Ozpin's opinion on that, but my point is, I'd never cheat my way to here. I hope you could believe me on that."
Weiss sighed as her sorrow slowly died down. Although, she had to admit that Ruby's behavior was quite predictable for her own rather young age. "Alright, Ruby. I can see that. Still, I really want to… go out there, and... see different colors other than white. But Kyle was right. I could never have any friend here."
"I don't think it's true." Yang said, who appeared in the room, knowing that she needed to solve the problem too.
"Yang?"
"Listen, I'm sure Kyle's just saying out what he believes as the right thing for all of us. I know that he's a nice guy, so he might be trying to remind you about accepting people as who they are. It's only been day one, Weiss. So, just please give my little sister a time and try to see her good things that she can give to us. I remember my uncle said this; If you can't be the leader, then be the teammate who will always help her out." Yang explained.
"Yang's right. I'll try my best to be better, but I need your help in it, too." Ruby said.
Upon hearing those words, a realization came to Weiss' mind. It seems that Ozpin's choice of making Ruby her team leader wasn't a mistake after all. Everyone has their own flaws, and it's one's job to correct it so that the same mistake won't be repeated again. If Ruby was still too young to lead, then it's her duty as her teammate to keep her walking in the right path.
"Okay… I'll be nicer." She complied, a soft smile was formed in her face.
"Great! So... would you like a cookie?" Ruby offered her cookie.
"Sure." Weiss accepted as she took her treat.
Yang could only smile at both of them, seeing that the problem had finally been solved. Except that Kaijin was still out there, and that they needed to find him fast.
Meanwhile, Blake had carried the Rider to the infirmary. They were both waiting for the doctor to see how worse the injuries were. After a few seconds Blake had finished calling the doctor, Kyle spoke,
"I think I might have been too harsh to her."
"What do you mean? You sure had the point back then." Blake wondered.
"But from what I saw, she had a look that confirmed my words to her, that I was right. She really never had any friends before, and I just snapped it back to her. I guess I never really know her from the get-go."
"That's what she deserve, isn't it? She needs to accept Ruby as our leader."
"Yeah, but still, it didn't sound right for me to do that."
"How so?"
"I never wanted to hurt any lady like that. I should respect a girl's feelings, because they're different than boys'. They're fragile, like a glass that could break easily if it's not handled properly. I just broke it, and I'm afraid that I'll be having a hard time to fix it." He confessed.
"So, that means you're underestimating girls because they're weak, then?"
"No, but I wanted to be as gentle and delicate as possible when facing girls. I think that every guy should do it. If only I knew what she is from the start, I could've get things straight better for her."
"Wow, that's very kind of you." Blake smiled tenderly.
"Well, what can I say? My parents taught me that all the time." He smiled back. "Still, I guess she was right about the savage part of me. I mean, I wasn't always like this back then, you know?"
"We all have our own achievements and regrets, Kyle." Blake acknowledged. "Well, I hope she could reconcile with her soon."
"Yeah, me too."
As he said, Kyle felt remorse of what he said earlier. It was like he had berated her to the point that she didn't even deserve to live, and he considered it as violence in some way. From what he knew back home, words are sharper than knives. He had metaphorically impaled a girl's heart and ate it vigorously, and those were the last things that he ever wanted to do.
It was also the reason of why he never wanted to have any girlfriends when he was a senior high student. He didn't want to screw his life up. He could've harmed them like the way he did to Weiss, and he didn't want that. Otherwise, he would be the same as cronies that he despised.
The doctor finally came after a few minutes. He checked on every injury that Kyle had sustained. After he finished his analysis, he reported it to them.
"Alright, all of his injuries are normally sustained during the fight. They will heal soon. However, there's just one problem."
"What is it?" Kyle wondered.
"Your wounds don't heal quickly. Have you activated your aura yet?"
"Uhh... come again?"
"Aura. They protect your very soul from any lethal hits, and that's how Huntsmen and Huntresses gain their Semblances."
"Semblances? To what?" The Doctor couldn't comprehend Kyle's question until,
"I'll take it from here, doctor." Blake offered.
"Well... aside from the injuries, nothing else happened to him. Anyways, call me again if you need something."
"Thank you." Blake thanked as the doctor left the room.
The Kunoichi took a deep breath. She couldn't believe how someone like Kyle didn't know what Aura and Semblance are. Either something happened to him or that he totally lacked knowledge, she decided to confront Kyle about this.
"Kyle, do you really not know what Aura and Semblance are?"
"Well, I'm sorry. I'm not really from here. I came from an isolated place with absolutely no access to any knowledge in Remnant. So please, Blake. Tell me what are those." He pleaded.
Blake sighed before she said, "Fine. Aura is the manifestation of our soul. It bears our burdens and shields our hearts. It's also considered as our most valuable ally in hunting Grimms."
"Bearing our burdens and shielding our hearts. So, it's like some sort of a force field, then?"
"Yeah, if you put it that way. However, only those who have souls that can use it, and Grimms are vice versa because they lacked soul to begin with."
"What else it can do?"
"Like I said, it mainly protects our body from heavy hits and it also heals our wounds quickly. That's why I'm quite surprised that you haven't unlocked your Aura this whole time."
"What about Semblance?"
"Semblance is the manifestation of one's inner power, being bundled along with his or her Aura from the get-go. People have their Semblances different from one another, but those that are hereditary are considered as a rare occasion." Blake described.
"Different? Then what's yours?"
Blake quickly moved to her side as she left what was literally a shadow clone of her as it disappeared after a few seconds.
"This." Blake showed.
"As if having a badass gear wasn't enough." He chuckled, with Blake giggling along.
"Okay, I gotta admit, it's such a wrap. So, how do I get one, then?"
"It's also one of Aura user's specialties. I can help you unlock it."
"Pretty please?" he pleaded with his starry aye.
"Okay, but on one occasion."
"Fire away."
"You tell me... us who you really are. If you're not from Remnant, then where are you from? What are your powers and what are those Kaijins? You tell us those, and I won't be prying on your toes." She explained her terms. A small, sly smile was noticed on her face.
Kyle sighed, hoping that he could give his friends the best answer possible, "I knew it would come to this, some day. Deal."
"Good, now close your eyes and concentrate." Blake ordered, which he complied.
Blake touched the side of Kyle's head, causing the two to glow in different colors. Blake's body was glowing in a faint purple and Kyle's in bright magenta.
"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by death. I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee." She chanted.
As Blake touched his chest, Both of them glowed brightly. However, their glows didn't stop as Kyle's glow color suddenly changed itself from magenta into red, and then blue, orange, white, green, and so on.
Blake gasped as she opened her eyes to see it occurring on his friend, having no idea what was going on. Usually, one person only glowed in one color, but Kyle's color kept shifting itself from one color to another. This confused her further, along with Kyle who also started to realize it.
"Okay… this is cool." Kyle muttered.
"How…?" Blake wondered.
A dark Aura was crawling upwards from Kyle's feet, enveloping him in it before he was engulfed in a blinding, bright golden light.
Blake soon found herself in a circling open ground, akin to that of an arena. She was surrounded by several armored figures with varying designs from one another, along with those who shared the same armor. There were also the ones who wore mufflers like bikers did. She had a feeling that those people were the Kamen Riders other than Kyle.
She kept looking at them until she noticed a presence from behind. It was Kyle in his Decade Rider Armor. He offered his hand to her as if he was asking her to join him and the Riders, in which she complied.
"Blake, talk to me! Blake!"
Back in the reality, Kyle was shaking Blake who was spacing out. She then gasped after having that vision. She was panting and almost fell to her ground, causing Kyle to help her keeping her composure.
"You okay?"
"It's fine. It always happens if someone activating an Aura." Blake stated.
"What's going on?" Kyle wondered.
"You really should explain everything after this." Blake affirmed.
"Okay?"
"Now, aside from that, how do you feel?" She asked.
"Well, I don't feel any pain, now. It's like I've never been this better before. Or should I say, I feel more powerful than ever." Kyle said as he clenched his fist.
"Good, that means it works."
"So, umm... how do I know what my Semblance is?"
"I'm afraid you're on your own if you want the answer." She said.
"I see... Speaking of which, did I just glowed in many colors? 'cause I felt like I was a walking discotheque lamp, for a moment." He mused.
"Ha-ha. Very funny." She deadpanned.
Suddenly, Jaune rushed into the infirmary. He was panting as he tried to tell them something.
"Jaune? What's going on?" Kyle wondered.
"You guys gotta see this." He said as he presented them his Scroll, showing a live footage of a robbery in progress as they witnessed someone in particular involved in the scene.
"A robbery in progress occurred in a Dust Shop by several black-uniformed men led by a… monster in black and white. This is the second time of monster attacks, which first occured around two nights ago. It was said that this Kaijin is a newtype of Grimm, confirmed by the officials. We have yet to obtain some details of this monster, but-"
"My god… it's that Kaijin again." Kyle muttered.
"We have to get the others fast." Blake stated.
"Say no more."
They saw Yang, Ruby and Weiss at the door, with Nora, Ren and Pyrrha following suit. All prepped for the battle that awaited them outside.
"Kyle! How's your body?" Ruby wondered.
"Don't worry, my Aura's active now. I can prep myself in no time." He stated.
"And Weiss, I-"
"Kyle, we can talk about it later. But right now, we need to get that Kaijin before he does any damage." Weiss firmly stated.
"Yeah, you're right. We're gonna do this together." He said.
"Is there something going on with them?" Ren wondered.
"Well, not really." Blake answered.
The robbery was still going on in the broken Dust shop. The monster kept wreaking havoc menacingly as his Combatant troops stole more Dusts from the shop.
"Take every Dust that you found! The police won't stand in your way." he growled.
"Ahem."
Suddenly, an audible throat-clearing sound from Kyle was heard from the Kaijin's back. He saw him, Ruby, Weiss, Pyrrha and Nora standing firmly, facing the very threat in front of them.
"Looks like you're not the hard one to find." Weiss stated.
"Duh! You're on TV!" Ruby mocked.
"What she said!" Nora confirmed.
"We'll stop you, no matter the costs!" Pyrrha stated.
"Great, more annoyances."
Tiger Kaijin lunged towards them, only to be blocked by Pyrrha's Akouo and tossed behind by Nora's Magnhild into his face. He then clashed his blade against Kyle's and Weiss', taking both of them on. After a few hit-trading fights, the two paved a way for Ruby's glyph-enforced gravity Dust shot, sending the monster a few feet away from the shop.
Meanwhile, the police had a hard time fending off the Combatants due to their sheer number. Some of the Combatants almost injured both the police and the civilians, until Yang and Blake stepped up, smashing and slashing the Combatants into crisps.
"Don't worry, gentlemen. We'll take it from here." Yang assured.
"Get the others to safety." Blake ordered.
The police nodded as they began escorting the civilians out from the battlefield, accompanied by Jaune and Ren, who were leading them the way out and providing them cover from the upcoming combatants.
"Just keep going!" Ren shouted.
"C'mon! this way!" Jaune Guided.
The two soon managed to push the Combatant wave away from the civilians. Their efforts were also helped by the police who stood in the battlefield. The same went for Yang and Blake's.
As the Kaijin lied on the ground, the five prepared their combat stances, along with Kyle who was readying his driver and taking out his Gaim Kamen Ride card. The monster soon regained his composure.
"You know what, tough guy? Two of you are already killed, and you're next." Kyle said, pointing at the Kaijin as he transformed.
KAMEN RIDE :
"Henshin!"
GAIM!
"Get over yourselves!" The monster growled as he went into high-speed, gaining the upper hand by attacking the group. Even D-Gaim couldn't keep up with the flurry of attacks that he also sustained. However, Pyrrha soon managed to graze the monster's body, causing sparks to flew from him.
"What? How!?" the monster growled.
"Whoa! How did you do that?" D-Gaim wondered.
"Keep your minds calm and focus on the enemy's directions. That way you can recognize his attack patterns." Pyrrha said.
"Yeah, but how are we gonna do that without being hit?" Weiss wondered.
"Whelp, my turn!" Nora shouted as she charged herself with electricity, boosting her strength more.
"Hmph! In that case…" the monster summoned several Beowolves, much to the group's surprise.
"He can summon Grimms too?!" Ruby shocked.
"Guys, we need to open a path for Nora!" Pyrrha ordered.
"Say no more, and let's destroy more!" D-Gaim shouted as he summoned the Musou Saber and Daidaimaru to slash the Grimms on his path.
The others followed suit, with Ruby and Pyrrha send some sparks flying from the monsters' bodies by slicing them and shooting them, mostly in point-blank range. D-Gaim and Weiss were also holding up their own against the other Grimm horde. As they were rounded up by them, an idea popped up from D-Gaim's mind.
"Weiss, use your ice glyph!" he ordered.
"Eh? What for?" Weiss wondered.
"You'll see." He said as he prepared his Crossattack card.
ATTACK RIDE : CROSSATTACK!
As he combined his weapons into its Naginata form, his weapon and Weiss' Myrtenaster glowed in orange and white energy respectively. Weiss stabbed her weapon to the ground and casted a white ice glyph, freezing nearby Beowolves. D-Gaim then slashed the frozen Grimms as orange juice-like energy flowed from his attack. This caused their frozen bodies to break and turned into black dusts.
"Iced Orange Parfait is ready to serve!" D-Gaim rejoiced.
"Do you always have to make fruit puns in that armor?"Weiss deadpanned.
"Well, in fact I could really use one, later." He said.
"You and that Orange Samurai armor…" She sighed, causing the Rider to snicker at her.
After the way was cleared, Nora then charged towards the Tiger Kaijin as he did the same, both attacked each other. Nora's hammer attacks were mostly blocked or dodged by the Kaijin, although she managed to land some heavy hits on him. She managed to smash the monster down to the ground, causing the ground beneath him to crack due to the hammer's sheer power.
Both of them gradually exhausted as the fight still ensued. Nora was the first to fell on the ground, while the Kaijin seemed to still had his composure, boasting his victory against the ginger hammer wielder.
"It'll take you thousands of years for you to reach my league."
"Actually, I just did." She smirked. The monster could only wonder on what she said, until a pink electrical surge surrounded his body, electrocuted him and weakened his body in the process.
"Argh… what did you do to me?!" Tiger Kaijin growled.
"Just a simple jolt to your body. Looks like you could use some."
"So that's her Semblance, lightning." D-Gaim mused, reminiscing on a particular Norse God.
"Guys… I'll leave the rest to you." Nora panted as she lumped to the ground.
"Nora!" Ruby shouted.
"Don't worry, she's just exhausted. I'll get Nora to safety." Pyrrha said. The other three nodded in unison.
As she rushed to get Nora out of the way, D-Gaim, Weiss and Ruby turned their attention to the monster who slowly got himself up again despite the injury that he sustained.
"I… won't let you all… ruin our… grand plan. Dai-Shocker… must reign… supreme…" The monster growled brokenly.
"Grand plan?" Weiss wondered.
"Fine, then I'll tell you this from the start. Dai-Shocker will not rule over anything. We'll end your reign once and for all, no matter what it takes. Nora had paved the way for it, and we won't let it be in vain." D-Gaim threatened the Kaijin. His Ride Booker shone as it opened and flung a new card for D-Gaim.
The blank card revealed itself into a picture of his Gaim armor helmet, but it had a yellow-colored visor and some green spikes on his helmet's sides and top that resembled leaves. The card indicated itself as a Form ride card, an alternate mode of his current armor.
"Wait, wait, wait. Dai-Shocker? Ruling the world? What are you talking about?" Weiss wondered.
"I'll explain later. Now, let's get ready for some payback." He said as he inserted his new card.
FORM RIDE : GAIM PINE!
D-Gaim's Orange Arms burst off from his body and soon dissolved into orange liquid energy, replacing it with the bulky pineapple-like armor part that appeared from the crack above and descended towards him. The armor part soon unfolded itself into a new armor set for the Rider.
The armor mostly colored in goldish yellow. It had a pair of arm-long shoulder armors with spiky leaf ornament and black armor parts on their bottom ends. His chest armor formed a 'T' alphabet and most of his armor parts were rather spiky, although its spikes resembled pyramids than actual spikes. His skirt armor was also changed, being more rigid, sturdier and a bit longer than its default Orange Arms.
As D-Gaim checked on his HUD, it displayed:
DECADE GAIM ARMOR
PINE ARMS : OPERATIONAL
D-Gaim readied his fighting stance as his new armor blew up some steam. Its engines were roaring and his yellow visor glowed upon activation. Weiss was speechless until she noticed Ruby, who was drooling at the scene.
"New... cool... armor..." She muttered.
"Again!?"
D-Gaim still had his eyes on the Tiger Kaijin, who quickly charged at him in high speed and released a flurry of high-speed claw attacks. However, his attacks didn't affect the Rider's composure no matter how many times he hit him. By remembering Pyrrha's advice, D-Gaim calmed his mind and focused himself in finding the Kaijin's attack pattern, in which he managed to block the Kaijin's claw only with his own right hand. He then held the monster's claw and forcefully crushed it before landing a hard punch at his face that caused Tiger Kaijin to flew meters backward.
The damaged monster then used his other claw to strike the Rider, but it was blocked by D-Gaim's shoulder armor. He shoved his claw away and delivered several punches to the Kaijin's body. Much to the monster's surprise, D-Gaim summoned a flail weapon that resembled an iron pineapple, swinging it at the monster and send some sparks flying from him.
"Just who the hell are you!?" The Kaijin growled in frustration.
D-Gaim smirked under his helmet. He firmly replied, "I'm just a passing-through Kamen Rider. Remember that."
Despite her confusion, Weiss saw this as an opportunity to deliver some blow. But first, she needed Ruby to participate in it.
"Ruby, come on! This is our chance!" Weiss ordered.
"Huh...? right!" Ruby complied as she snapped herself back.
Weiss thrusted her rapier to the monster's body before she casted a red fire glyph in front of Ruby, with the latter shot some fiery Dust barrage to the Kaijin. The blasts damaged his armor. Ruby used this opportunity to strike the Kaijin in close combat using her scythe and her hit-and-run tactics in rapid succession, thanks to her super speed Semblance.
However, the Tiger Kaijin managed to catch the reaper with his broken claw and he hung her, preparing to attack her with his remaining claw. As he was about to proceed, his body was encased in a solid ice, leaving his other claw open for Weiss to cut it off.
"Weiss! Thanks!" Ruby thanked her teammate and hugged her after Weiss helped her down.
Weiss sighed as she replied, "You're the team leader Ruby, and seeing as I'm more 'rational' than you, it's my job to keep you safe."
"You're the best!" She giggled as she cuddled her head to the heiress.
"It's not like...! Whatever." Weiss replied. She had to admit that her words were undeniably true. This caused D-Gaim to smile in relieve at them both before he turned his focus to the weakened Tiger Kaijin.
The Rider marched towards the Tiger Kaijin. He prepared his Musou Saber and he inserted a card to his Driver.
ATTACK RIDE : BLAST!
He then fired his weapon's gun portion at the Kaijin's head as he got close enough, being at a point-blank range. The ice that encased the Tiger Kaijin also broke in the process, while the monster was sent a few meters back.
"Do you really think... you can stop Dai-Shocker just by killing me, here? There are still more of us... than you think." Tiger Kaijin growled.
"Great, that makes you a big target for us." D-Gaim replied as he inserted his Final Attack Ride card.
FINAL ATTACK RIDE : GA-GA-GA-GAIM!
The Pine Iron was engulfed in yellow liquid energy. D-Gaim spun his weapon and threw it to the monster, enlarging itself into a giant energy Pineapple and encasing the monster. Soon, D-Gaim's right boot was also powered by the same energy as he jumped high enough for him to execute the Rider Kick, to which he did successfully and destroyed the Kaijin, once and for all. D-Gaim then opened his helmet and checked on the girls.
"So, you guys are already cool, now?"
"Donn't worry, Kyle. We are besties already. RIght, Weiss?" Ruby said as she snugged to her friend's arm.
"Well, someone's got to keep an eye on our young, little leader." Weiss replied, keeping her neutral tone as a part of her trait.
"Alright! But I'm not little." The young Huntress whispered the last part.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call progress.
The news about the attack was reported on the following day in the newspapers, televisions and Scrolls. It was updated with the involvement of several Huntsmen and Huntresses in the scene, along with the mysterious Armored Huntsman, whose origins were still unknown at the time. Regardless, our heroes rejoiced over their victory by doing their daily activities at the academy.
Ruby and Weiss started to get along better, which was also noticed by the others. Despite her bittersweet personality, Weiss could soften herself better to her leader, which Kyle found it relieving to see. At some point, he was told about the two's reconciliation by Yang, which also proved Weiss' loneliness true. Hearing this, Kyle planned to talk about it to Weiss later.
As a class session had already finished, Ruby was planning to talk to Ozpin in regards of her capabilities as a leader. And as if lady luck was on her side, she saw the headmaster passing through the class' doors. She then approached him.
"Professor Ozpin!" Ruby called. "Can I have a talk with you for a moment?"
"Oh, Miss Rose." He greeted. "To what I owe you this talk?"
"Well, a lot has happened since I got to attend Beacon as a team leader. I made a mistake, and... I received a feedback that really hit me hard. And that makes me think about one thing." She explained.
"What is it?"
"Did you... make a mistake? Am I really unfit to be here, at Beacon? as a team leader?"
Ozpin laughed slightly, "That remains to be seen."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, it's only been one day. Ruby... I've made more mistakes than any man, woman, and child on this planet. But at this moment, I would not consider your appointment to leader to be one of them." He leaned in so he can look more directly at Ruby "Do you?"
"Well, I uhh... I'm not sure..."
"Being a team leader isn't just a title you carry into battle, but a badge you wear constantly. If you're not always performing at your absolute best, then what reason do you give others to follow you?" Ozpin reminded. "You've been burdened with a daunting responsibility, Ruby. I advise you take some time, to think about how you will uphold it. But worry not, a good leader comes from the support of one's good teammates. Remember Ruby, progress takes time. If you're still woried about your capabilities as a leader, then you can always ask for your friends' help. And that includes me, as well. "
"I understand, Professor. I promise you, I won't let anyone down." Ruby accepted.
"I'm sure you're going to do just fine with the way you are now, Miss Rose." Ozpin replied.
"Ehehehe..." Ruby sheepishly rubbed the back of her head. "Oh! And one more thing."
"Hmm?"
"I was wondering what you said to me back when you took me and Kyle in. You said something about my silver eyes. I wonder what do you know of it, Professor. Did that reminded you of something?" Ruby asked.
Ozpin was silent for a moment, unsure of what to answer. Though, this behavior went unnoticed by the young Huntress. He then replied, "They reminded me... of your late mother."
"Oh... I see..."
"My apologies if I brought this up to you. You see, Summer Rose was a very skilled Huntsmen back in the earlier years. She was also a a capable team leader, and a kind person to anyone she met. And I must say that in some way or another... you really took after her a lot."
"Really? Wow, it's... wonderful to know. I'm sorry, but this seems very unlikely of you."
"Don't worry, I get what you are saying, Ruby. Well, I must say that I am very proud to have her as one of my students, and knowing her already made a family warms my heart as well."
Ruby let out small tears of joy as she heard it all. A small tender smile also appeared on her face. She then wept her tears off and replied. "Thank you."
Ruby waved her hand to her headmaster as she left towards her dorm room to join her peers. However, it seems that Ozpin himself knew more than just what he said earlier. As he headed back to his office, he muttered,
"I wish I could tell you more about it, Ruby. But... you're too young to know. And on the other hand... I really wish I could spare you from what shall come after such knowledge."
As nighttime arrived in the skies of Remnant, Kyle went to his spot for some relaxation and database searching, only to find Weiss sitting on his bench.
"You're in my spot." Kyle said to her.
"Do you have any problem with it?" Weiss asked.
"No, not at all. In fact, I wanna share this spot some time with the others, and that includes you, too." He smiled as he sat right next to her.
"Thanks. You know, this place is like what you said. Soothing and peaceful."
"Let me guess, Yang told you?"
She nodded as she continued, "So, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Well, just some words that I'd like to say."
"What is it?"
"I'm sorry for being harsh on you earlier." He apologized.
"Don't be." She replied.
"Eh?"
"You had every right to berate me. I have zero experience in befriending anyone. Back when I was in Atlas, I was always isolated in my own palace. I never had anyone else who I can play with." Weiss told.
"And that's why you came here, isn't it? You grew tired of it." Kyle guessed.
"Yeah. How did you know?" She wondered.
"The same way you knew about my spot." He answered.
"Oh, how wonder." She giggled.
"You see, I just want to know people better here, Weiss. I want to understand every reason behind people's actions and attitudes. After I know about your reasons, I'm starting to feel that my actions back then was totally inappropiate." Kyle explained.
"You don't have to be all gentle and formal to me, Kyle."
"I know, but my gentleman blood drives me to. That includes to the others, too."
"Oh, hush." She playfully retorted.
Both of them were quiet as they enjoy the night air, until Kyle said, "Weiss, even though we all expect our lives to go smoothly, there will always be setbacks as we progress. Not everyone agrees on our ideals and wishes. Some may follow us, others might not. It's a common thing in schools, even I had some rguments with my friends too, back home."
"I see..." She muttered.
"We may argue over things that either we like it or not, but the most important thing that I want you to know, is that those things are why teams were made. We discuss things, we solve problems that one can't do without any help, we fight and we win. It's all that matters." Kyle said.
"Say, Kyle?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you... have a best friend in your home?" Weiss asked.
"Why yes, of course. A good one, that is. He gave me hope to live my life to the fullest, by helping those in need."
"That's such a good advice he gave you there." She mused.
"Gee thanks, Weiss. Consider yourself lucky that you get to know the others and me. We might learn some valuable things as we progress here." He said, replied by Weiss' soft smile and nod.
The heiress paused a bit before she said, "Kyle, there's also something... that I've been longing to ask."
"What is it?"
"Who are you, really?"
The night wind blew among them as the two gazed at each other for a moment, seemingly mesmerized by each other's looks under the moonlight. Even though Weiss only looked at Kyle by demanding his answers, Kyle couldn't help but to admit how stunning she was if he looked closer at her. He couldn't let out some words either. It seems her charm as an heiress wasn't called for nothing, at all.
"Kyle?"
(A/N)
RWBY : DCD has reached its 6th stop, finally.
As we all know, this chapter is when Weiss questioned Ruby's leadership in the canon. That being said, conflicts ensued, here. I feel like she should be knocked into some senses more, especially that she was at risk of being the most hated person with her attitude at the time. But don't get me wrong, I agree that Weiss is a lovable character as the story progressed. She may have her flaws, but she could still be a better person in the future, that is.
The same goes for Kyle too, as nobody's perfect in that regard. He may be had the point of berating her attitude towards him, Ruby and all this time, but he must know his limits if he doesn't want to make matters worse. I want to prove that good people have consciences, their heart's voice or rather angels at both of their sides that tell them whether their actions are right or wrong. In other words, doubts are human's essence.
As the first chapter stated, the difference of both things could be like that of a thin line. This is what I want to emphasize in this story. We may question our life choices as we progress through our lives, but in the end, we must justify it ourselves. If it's impossible to do alone, then you can always ask for help.
Now, pep talks aside, how was the class fight scene? I feel like I want to add some weaponless, hand-to-hand, Grimm-ripping brawl, seeing that I barely witnessed it in the canon whenever someone encountered a Grimm. I also feel like the others' reactions are fitting, seeing that they had never seen a Grimm-hunting in that violent manner.
(Edit: I've added an additional conversation after Weiss stormed off from her team. I think It's an appropriate one, seeing that they were in such circumstances.)
(Edit 2: Another additional dialogues and a scene of Ruby with Ozpin. Man, doing that particular scene melted my heart out. T-T)
Kyle had been asked by tons of questions lately regarding his origin, the Kamen Riders and the new ordeal that they must face. How will Kyle explain those things to them? Can our heroes find the Totems before they fall into the wrong hands?
Please leave your comments below and I won't be bored to remind you all to BE CONSTRUCTIVE for my story writing improvement.
Until next time.