Ruby was once told, around the time she lost her mother, that the afterlife was a peaceful and happy place. A place where all your wishes and desires would come true, and there was no need for conflict with anyone.
She thought that it might have been a garden where everyone was happy.
Or even a kingdom in the skies.
Heck, she was hoping the afterlife had a lot of weapons for her to use. Maybe even with giant robots that had guns that shot chainsaw bullets.
Or even better. A gun that shot another gun that shot chainsaw bullets.
Any of those options were what Ruby kind of expected when she finally kicked the bucket.
(Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -Laughter And Merriment)
What she wasn't expecting to see in the afterlife was a bunch of humanoid animals looking at her. Probably wondering why a little girl just crashed into what looked like a tennis court and left a pretty big crater where she landed.
Also weren't you not supposed to feel pain in the afterlife? Or was that dreams?
Questions for later because one of the animal people were walking up towards her prone form. From where Ruby could see the person looked kind of like a cartoonish horse dressed up as a farmer. Honestly take away the color palate and he would look like one of those old-time cartoons she would catch her uncle Qrow watching early in the morning while eating some Pumpkin Pete cereal. He wore blue overalls over a red long sleeved shirt with white gloves and a brown bowler hat with a blue band around it. Around his neck was a brown horse collar with a red bowtie on the front. His fur and eyes were black, and she could see his tail coming out the back.
Huh? Why did it feel like she was forgetting something?
Oh, right cartoon horseman trying to get her attention. Huh…, the fall must-have gave her a worse concussion then she thought if her mind was not paying attention to THIS.
Looking at the cartoonish being, who she noticed already made it down the crater and was trying to help Ruby up.
Huh…, well isn't that nice of him.
"Thank you," Ruby groaned out. Her voice sounded hoarse as she got help from the…Horse person…, anyways Ruby was at least able to stand no matter how much her body was screaming at her not to. "I don't think I would've been able to get up on my own Mr…"
"Horace," the bipedal horse person said with a friendly smile. "Horace Horsecollar. Proud owner and founder of this here Fruit Ball courtyard you landed in."
"Oh… sorry for messing it up," Ruby muttered groggily as she was helped out of the crater by Horace and the other living in town pitching in to get her out with the least chance of aggravating her wounds.
"No problem little lady," Horace chuckled out as he climbs out the crater while his fellow toonish citizens gathered around their new guest. All of them asking her if she was ok and if she needed anything.
Ruby herself was starting to feel a little overwhelmed by the group of strange (but nice) people all gathering around her.
"Oh my oh my!" mooed out a bipedal cow lady wearing a simple dress and a cowbell. around her neck. "Just look at this little darling. All scuffed up and bruised!"
"And her Dress! Oh, Clarabelle look at her poor dress~!" cried out a chicken wearing a large hat with a feather on it. "oh this just can't do~!"
"Now calm down Clara," said an old voice. Stepping between the cow (Clarabelle) and the chicken (Clara) was an old wolf dressed up in old grandma sleep wear and a pair of glasses that laid gently on her snout. Taking a slow step, the old wolf gave Ruby a gentle smile.
"Why, what pretty eyes you have a little one." she chuckled out while Ruby just gave her a confused look. "Oh my, where are my manners. My name is Grandmaw Wolf. you just met Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck, and we can't forget good old Horace Horsecollar."
"I already introduced myself, Mrs. Wolf," Horace said as he brushed off the dirt from his clothes after that was done the toon horse smiled at Ruby as he walked up and gave her hand a proper handshake. "Well Howdy there! It's good to see your alright for the most part."
"Yes Darling," Clarabelle said as she started helping Clara brush off the dirt from the young girl's clothes. "You gave us all a scare when you landed on the field during today's Fruitball game."
Still confused about the whole fruit ball thing Ruby would file that question for later and at least be polite to the nice animal people. Giving them a smile Ruby awkwardly waved at the group.
(end song)
"Hi," Ruby said with a smile. "I'm Ruby Rose."
"Oh my!" Clarabelle gushed. "That's a lovely name!"
"Yes! Yes it is Clarabelle!" clucked Clara excitingly. "Name goes well with this little flower!"
Aw shucks," Ruby said with a blush as she started muttering under breath. "I'm not that great…"
"Ah, and humble about it too," Grandmaw Wolf said with a laugh as she pulled a cookie from her pocket. "Here you go little lass, I packet a fresh batch today so you can one of Grandmaw good old chocolate chip cookies."
Ruby could only look at the offered treat with stars in her eyes as she gently grasped it with a trembling hand. Looking at the masterpiece that was this sweet treat, she breathed in the scent while taking a small bit. The chocolate chips melted in her mouth as she savored the sweet taste.
"This must be heaven," Ruby said in between bites. Forget any doubts the friendly but strange people gave her. If this place had cookies this good it must be heaven!
Laughing at the young girl's reaction Grandmaw Wolf gave a small laugh as she patted the silver-eyed girl's shoulder.
"Well I appreciate the compliment, but you haven't passed through the pearly gates, young lass," the old wolf said with a smile. "Though I'm surprised you didn't make the trip to the thereafter after that nasty fall that destroyed the Fruit Ball court."
"Sigh… my poor court," Horace sighed out as he looked at his former sports area that was now just a big crater in the middle of town.
"Uh, sorry about that. Um… where am I, exactly?" she asked, still getting her bearings but feeling these… 'people' would be willing to help.
(play: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - Disney Town)
"Well little lady, you're currently in Disneytown!" Clarabelle said with cheer.
"Disney… Town?" Ruby repeated.
"Yup!" Clara clucked as she and the rest of the residents of Disney Town lead Ruby to another part of town. Preferably somewhere less destroyed.
Maybe today wouldn't be so bad.
A cloud of dark blue appeared with stars sparkling in the background before silhouettes of buildings appeared. It quickly changed into day, showing the somewhat comically shaped buildings as the letters "DISNEY TOWN" fell into place, each one releasing balloons. Once they all fell into place confetti fell from the sky as fireworks went off in the air.
(song ends)
~~~~~~~~(a bit later somewhere else.)~~~~~~~
(play: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -A Walk In Andante)
We cut to another part of town as a carriage being pulled by two mighty steeds was making its way down the street. Inside the carriage were two figures sitting across from each other. Both were female and were also anthropomorphic animals like the rest of the citizens of Disney Town.
One was an anthropomorphized mouse with black fur and large, black, circular ears. She has long eyelashes and wears a gold tiara with a ruby mouse-shaped symbol set in the middle. She wears an elegant ball gown with short, ball-shaped sleeves. The top of the gown is pink with red lining. The pink section sports a flower-like pattern inside circles that line the bottom. She wears another, salmon-colored layer underneath this, and a third, pleated, red layer under that. Adorning her hands were a pair of pure white opera gloves, and finally a large red bow on the back of her dress.
"Ohhh…," she sighed out while her companion gave her a sympathetic look. "This just won't do at all."
"You shouldn't worry too much my Queen, everything will be ok," said the other person in the carriage. This one is an anthropomorphized duck. Her eyes are light blue and she wears a lavender eye shadow. Her eyelashes are rather long as well. Her plumage is white and her bill is yellow-orange. This one dressed in just as elegantly as her companion, sporting a gold tiara with a sapphire set in the front. She wears an ornate, sleeveless, violet ball gown with a high collar and a white, lace column of buttons going down the front. The abdomen of the dress is amethyst-colored, and the top half is lined with a tan, triangular pattern. The bottom of the gown is periwinkle-colored, with a white, wavy pattern separating the lower half from the upper, violet half. There is a pleated purple layer underneath the dress, visible in the front.
"We sent Donald and Goofy to find your husband, and if I know those two, they'll definitely find the king." she continued. Trying to cheer up her friend, not wanting to see her in such a depressing state.
Letting out another sigh, the queen smiled at her feathered friend. "Thank you, Daisy. I know I should trust in those two to find the 'Key' Mickey talked about, I just can't help but worry. You know how those three always find themselves in trouble."
Letting out a laugh the now named Daisy gave her friend a cheeky smirk. "Now Minnie, you can't say we didn't get into our fair share of trouble."
The two giggled for a moment before the carriage came to a sudden stop, cutting them off as they struggled not to fall out of their seats.
(song end)
"Watch it!" Daisy shouted. "I thought you were trained to do this!"
"Sorry!" called out a young voice in the driver seat of the carriage. "But I think you need to see this, your highness."
The two women peeked their heads out of the carriage to see just what had caught the driver's attention, eyes widening as they did.
"Wh-what happened!?" Daisy yelled as the two got out of the carriage to view the destruction. "Why is everything trashed!?"
"Oh dear," Minnie whispered out covering her mouth with her hands. "This is horrible."
"You're telling me," Daisy muttered. "First the king goes off on some adventure and now this?"
Looking around, a frown grew on the small queen's face as she looked towards her friend. "We should have the royal guard come and scout the area. Whoever did this needs to be found."
"Right," Daisy said in agreement before turning towards the carriage and yelled. "MAX!"
"Yes Daisy!" shouted the same young voice from earlier as the sound clanking made its way towards them. He wore armor over his body, though most of it on his arms, this being armlets, such as a pauldron, thick,cylindrical gauntlets covering most of the rest of his arms, and metal gloves. Covering his head was a knight's helmet, which sports a curved blade on the top.
"Squire Max reporting, your majesty!" the teen saluted, the visor of his helmet falling over his face as he did. He quickly pulled it up and used his salute to keep it in place.
"Max I need you to go to the Knight Barracks and let the Royal Guard know that there is trouble," Daisy ordered the young man. Said teen gave them a troubled look. Feeling conflicted at the orders.
"But ma'am," mumbled as he adjusted his helmet. "Shouldn't I stick with you in case of trouble? Or at the very least, shouldn't you come with me so you can be protected?"
Giving the young knight in training a smile Minnie shook her head. "No, as standing ruler while Mickey is away, I need to investigate what happened and to also see if my people are ok."
"You heard her kid," Daisy said with a smile. Proud of her friend and how she was able to work through her depressed state to properly lead the people. "Let us handle this and you get the Guards."
Still not all that comfortable with the order the young squire eventually nodded before running towards the carriage and climbing back to the rider seat and driving back towards the castle.
The two watched young Max drive off and waited until he was out of sight before turning back towards the ruined fruitball court.
"Hopefully we can get a handle on this before anything else gets destroyed," Daisy muttered as she surveyed the area.
"I just wonder what could've done such damage," Minnie said as her ears lowered at seeing such a lively place so quiet and destroyed.
"Whatever it is, we can handle it," Daisy said with a nod as a fire shone in her eyes. "Even if it's some terrible bloodthirsty monster!"
~~~~~~(with said bloodthirsty monster…)~~~~~~
(play: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -A Walk In Andante)
"So good~!" gushed out Ruby as she dug into a plate of pastries.
"Told ya!" laughed out Clarabelle. "Grandmaw Wolf's baking shop is the best in town."
"Oh hush you," Grandmaw Wolf said with a smile. "Flattery won't get you anywhere. Let alone a free meal."
"Stingy," the cow said while crossing her arms and pouting at the laughing old wolf. "Ruby gets to eat for free!"
"Well Clarabelle," Horace chimed in as he took a sip of tea that he paid for. "Little Ruby did fall from the sky and landed pretty hard to boot."
"So all you need to do is make a crater the size of a swimming pool!" Clara laughed.
"What!" Clarabelle faked gasped. "And ruin these good looks?"
The Disney town residents all laughed at Clarabelle's little joke. Once they calmed down Miss Wolf handed Ruby a cup of tea which the young teen accepted with a smile as everyone started to idly chat. Soon though Horace asked the question everyone was thinking.
"So, Ruby Dear, are you sure you don't know how you got here?" Grandmaw asked.
(Play: "Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX OST: Missing You)
"I… I don't know for sure…" Ruby replied, her eyes starting to stare off into the distance. "It was… dark…" he hands started shaking. "There were… creatures…" all she could think of were the black, silhouetted figures with horrible yellow eyes. "And… and…"
'RUBY!'
"WEISS!" she shouted, dropping the teacup and grabbing her head, letting the cup shatter on the ground.
"Oh, goodness!" Clara gasped at the reaction, everyone else looking similarly shocked.
"... Weiss. Weiss! My friends! I-!" she exclaimed, the memories flooding back. "Am I the only one that arrived here!? Please, you have to tell me!" she looked desperately to their faces.
They all looked back and forth between each other, looking hesitant. "Well… there is one place where some people from… uh…" Horace began, only to stop himself and trail off.
"Oh, no sense beating around the bush, Horace dear. After all, the King explained it to us when… they showed up," Grandmaw said, saying that one word with a bit of disdain.
"I guess you're right," he agreed before turning back to Ruby. "Listen Ruby, I can't promise you'll find who you're looking for, but there is a group of people from other worlds nearby. And even if your friend's not here, maybe they could help you."
"Yes, please! Anything you can do! Thank you so much!" Ruby smiled, shaking his hand furiously. "Please, let's go!"
"Okay, slow down there little lady! Just follow me," Horace chuckled as he led her away.
"Oh dear… I hope she'll be alright," Clarabelle muttered, twiddling her fingers in anxiety.
"Now now, Clarabelle I know they may be… colorful characters, but if anyone here can help her it's them," Grandmaw said.
"I suppose you're right," she conceded. She noticed two figures walking towards them. "Is that who I think it is?"
The other two turned to face the approaching figures and smiled. "Well, I'll be! Good afternoon, you're majesty! And what brings you and Daisy here today?" Clara greeted warmly.
"Oh thank goodness! I'm so happy to see you're all alright!" Queen Minnie exclaimed with a smile.
All three of the women exchanged a glance before turning back to her. "Um… why wouldn't we be?" Clara asked.
"Well considering whatever monster destroyed the Fruitball court, we were afraid that the rest of town might have been in danger, too," Daisy explained.
"Oh, and just before the weekly Fruitball match, too," Minnie moaned.
"'Monster'? Dearies, what makes you think there was a monster?" Grandmaw asked.
"Uh, the giant crater in the court?" Daisy replied as if it was obvious.
The three women laughed as they realized what the two were talking about. "Oh dears, I'm afraid you don't understand what's been going on. As it turns out, we need to tell you about a new guest," Clarabelle began to explain.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(with Ruby)~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After a bit of walking the two made it to the oddest building that Ruby has ever seen.
It looked like a shipping dock you might find at Atlas for their airships, Ruby knew this because Weiss spent an entire day drilling Atlas military info into her for one of Ooblecks's test on Atlas and their military methods.
And the fact that this building looked so advanced really stood out compared to Disney Town's more cartoonish feel. The other thing strange about this building was the fact that half the building was painted red… well ok, "painted" might be a little too generous. It was more like someone tried to paint it normally but gave up halfway and just started throwing the paint at the building in either poor laziness or anger… maybe both?
The other side of the building was spared from the poor attempt of painting. But the trade-off seemed to be that the left side was covered in graffiti. Words like "suck it blues" and "REDS #1" were sprayed all over the place in… Red spray paint. Ruby was starting to feel like someone in this building was responsible for both sides of the building's sad state.
Turning towards Horace with a blank stare, the horse-like being could only muster a strained smile as he tried to give Ruby a bit of optimism.
"Well…," Horace said. Trying to sound chipper like he normally was, but it seems just being NEAR this building was putting a strain on him. Didn't help that the two could hear crashing sounds and loud yelling coming from inside. "Here we are."
"Are you sure they can help me?" Ruby said, her tone giving away how much she was starting to doubt Horace's suggestion for help.
"As sure as I am that Fruitball is the funnest sport!" Horace said with a smile. Ruby didn't have the heart to tell him she didn't know what Fruitball was or how fun it was and just settled with nodding her head. Might as well let him stay happy.
"Now, all we need to do is meet with the owner of the place," Horace said with a smile as the two made it to the entrance of the building. "And he should be willing to help. He along with everyone else here are also from different wo-*CRASH*!"
Before he could say anything else the two heard a loud crash as soon as they stepped inside the building. Turning towards the sound Ruby was greeted to a strange sight.
Ruby saw two figures working on… something. Well, one of them looked like he was working, the other one looked like he was trying to be as lazy as possible. They were covered head to toe in high tech armor with none of their bodies showing. The only thing differentiated the two was one was red, and the other was orange… and a little fat.
"Um… excuse me?" she said.
They both turned to look at her. "INTRUDER ALERT!" the red one shouted, grabbing a shotgun. "EMERGENCY PLAN EPSILON!" he continued before aiming the shotgun… right at the orange one and firing.
"AGH! FUCKING DAMN IT!" the orange one shouted as the force knocked him over. The red one then pulled out a grenade, pulled the pin, and dropped it on the orange one. The explosion sent him flying and slamming into a wall. "SON OF A BITCH!"
The red one then turned and aimed the shotgun at her, snapping her out of her shock and confusion and now with her just feeling fear. "Oh, never mind. False alarm, turns out she's a Red!"
"FUCKING REALLY, SARGE!?" the orange one shouted. Thankfully not that bad off with the only thing Ruby could see out of place being a few dents and the soot from the explosion covering a bit of his armor.
"HEY BLUES, HEAR THAT! WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE! YOU'RE IN FOR IT NOW!" the red one, "Sarge" apparently, called further into the building.
"WE DON'T FUCKING CARE!" an annoyed voice shouted back.
Soon two other figures show up, both of them wearing the same type of armor, but these two being different shades of blue.
One in Aqua Blue armor walked up to Ruby in the scary red armored man. "So why are you screaming at us this time, usually abusing Grif puts you in a good mood Sarge."
"Fuck you, Tucker," wheezed out the now named Grif who was trying to climb out of the wreckage. "Can someone please help me!"
"Ah, quit your whining," the Red armored man who was named Sarge said back to Grif. "you got into that mess, you get yourself out."
"You're the reason I'm in this mess," Grif yelled back as he tried to stand up. Only to step on a paint can and slip and fall on his ass. "dammit!"
Ruby just stared at the scene and turned to Horace. "Are they always like this?"
The horseman could only let out a nervous laugh at Ruby's question. But before he could answer the other guy that showed up with Tucker, who was wearing Cobalt Blue armor let out an aggravated sigh before stomping his way to the two.
"Ok can everyone shut the fuck up!" the Cobalt colored man screamed in an annoyed voice. As soon as everything quieted down he soon turns towards Ruby and Horace, causing Ruby to let out an eep.
"So what do you want?" he asked impatiently. "Pretty sure we haven't done anything to piss you guys off lately unless Caboose got out of the time-out box."
"No I didn't!" cried a voice in another room. This voice sounded kind of… dopey if Ruby was being honest. "I have been staying in the box like you told me, Church!"
"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT TALKING WHILE IN THE TIME-OUT BOX!?" Church yelled out, only to hear a crash coming from the other room, making the now named Church to let out a tired sigh. "That's probably coming out of our paychecks…"
"Um, excuse me?" Ruby said, catching everyone's attention. "Hi, um-"
"Who the fuck are you, what the fuck do you want, and why should I care?" the one called Church asked in a tone that said I am done with today.
Ruby was actually starting to get a little angry but held herself back. "My name is Ruby Rose. I-"
"Seriously?" Grif asked. "What kind of name is that?"
Ruby ignored Grif's little comment and the fact Sarge smacked him with the back of his shotgun. While also ranting about Grif insulting a perfectly RED themed name.
"... And I kinda just fell out of the sky and crashed into the ground today-"
"Oh, so you really are a fallen angel," the Aqua one, Tucker if she remembered correctly, said. He pointed at her and though she couldn't tell for sure, but she was sure he was probably winking at her.
"Ummm, I'm 15?" Ruby muttered with a raised brow, remembering the time Yang told her to tell someone her age if they started acting like the boys who used to try to hook up with her older sister.
"And now I must go," Tucker abruptly said as he quickly turned around and started walking away.
"Yeah, real classy, Tucker," Church snarked. After the Aqua armored man left, Church turned back to the two visitors. "So what do you want Little Red?"
Now Ruby was getting even more annoyed after being called by the nickname that Roman gave her. But before she could tell them what she wanted she was interrupted… again.
"LITTLE RED?" shouted the same dopey voice as a guy in blue armor crashed through a door. "LIKE THE ONE IN THE STORY BOOKS!? WITH THE WOLF THAT'S THE ALLEGORY FOR A SEXUAL PREDATOR!"
"So does that mean Tucker's the wolf?" Grif said with a smirk behind his helmet.
"Fuck you dude," Tucker shouted at the orange armored man, pissed that they weren't going to let his little slip up go.
"No thanks man, I'm clearly not your type," Grif said with nothing but mirth. "I'm way too old for your taste."
Tucker growled and sprinted over before tackling Grif to the ground and started beating on him.
"Grif, you should be ashamed of yourself!" Sarge chastised. "If you're going to get beaten to death, at least put up enough of a fight that the dirty Blue will get tired by the time he finishes killing you!"
"Fuck you, Sarg- AGH!" he tried to retort only to be cut off by a punch to the head.
"Damn it you three!" Church shouted out before turning to the new guy. "AND DAMMIT CABOOSE, WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT LEAVING THE TIME OUT BOX!?"
"Time out box?" said ANOTHER guy in maroon armor. "Dude that was the supply closet."
"Simmons!" Grif shouted at the new guy who was now named Simmons. "Help me!"
"Nah. I'm pretty sure whatever you did you deserve this, fatass."
"FUCK YOU, YOU SON OF- GAH!" Grif was once again cut off by Tucker punching him.
"Pay attention to me when I'm beating the shit out of you, you fucker!" Tucker angrily demanded.
"Who wants a vegan smoothie?" another person asked, this one in purple armor.
"NO ONE!" everyone else shouted at once, even Grif and Tucker stopped to shout at him.
"Oooh~! Are we rough housing?" asked another person, this one wearing pink armor. "I'll get the body oil and wrestling tights!"
"Shut up Donut," Grif yelled before getting slugged by Tucker again. "Ow! Son of a bitch!"
As this insanity went on Horace let out a gulp as he wiped his brow. Maybe taking Ruby here was a mistake. Looking towards said teen the fruit ball enthusiast noticed whatever patience she had was now gone.
"WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP!?" Ruby shouted, causing everyone to stop and look at her. Even she was shocked at her outburst.
Tucker took a quick jab at Grif while still keeping his eyes on Ruby, seemingly out of habit.
"Ow, you fucker!" Grif snapped.
"Look! A bunch of crazy monsters attacked my home, and now I'm suddenly here, and I don't know where any of my friends or family are, and I was told you guys could help me! So please help me!"
"Well…," said Church. "I guess we could point you in the right direction, but we're not the kind of people you should come to for help."
"Yeah," Tucker said in agreement as he got off Grif. "we tend to screw things up."
"Says you Blues," Sarge butted in as he stepped closer towards them. "We Reds never fail! We always make sure you fail alongside us!"
"That still counts as a failure Sarge," Grif said as he tried to get up, only to get kicked by Sarge. "DAMMIT!"
"You were asking for that one dude," Simmons snarked at his yellow friend.
"But, as I said, if you really want help you should talk to the boss or the boss lady." Church explained.
"And who would that be?" Ruby asked with a raised brow and a tilt of the head.
"That would be us," said a smooth voice as two new people walked through the doorway everyone else came from. The big thing about these two was the fact they weren't wearing any armor!
The first was a man, about six feet tall and had short brown hair with blond highlights, sharply styled sideburns, and green eyes. He wore an embroidered golden and olive vest over a high-collared shirt and tight black leather trousers with leather shin pads, and steel, open-backed sandals. He also had two crossed, gold-buckled belts with two pouches attached to either side and a collection of brightly colored rings and bracelets on his left hand, and a set of earrings in both ears. He had a confident smile on his face and projected the feeling that he was completely in control of everything.
The other was a tall and stunningly beautiful woman, a little taller than the man, but appeared much taller due to her long rabbit ears, which had white fur but brown tips. Her skin was a dark tan, and her thick white hair was tied into a ponytail that flowed down to her waist, while also framing the sides of her face. Her eyes were red, and her fingernails were long and clawlike, but even more eye-catching than all her rabbit-like features was her outfit. It could only be described as black armor style to look like lingerie, covering her private areas as well as providing some protection to the sides of her torso, but showing off both her navel, which was covered somewhat by a transparent white veil, and her thighs. It also covered her shoulders, and she wore long, elbow length gauntlets. Her legwear were elaborately designed iron greaves, that left a lot of skin open to see, and ended in what could be described as high heeled sandals. Finally was her headpiece, which was just as ornate but did well to cover her head, and frame the sides of her face. Her expression was very stoic, showing off almost no indication to emotion other than a slight furrowed brow which seemed to show she was annoyed. Ruby blushed as she looked over her. She's… gorgeous. I hope I look even half that good when I get older. But that outfit, even Yang would blush at that.
"Glad to see you haven't burned down my shipping yard," the man said with mirth. "Was getting a bit worried with all the noise and all the crashing I heard."
"Do not joke about that," the woman said with a thick accent that Ruby couldn't quite place.
"U-Um… who are you?" Ruby asked.
Turning towards the young girl the well dressed man simply gave her a smirk as he and the woman walked towards her and Horace.
"Well now," the man said as he stopped just a few inches from the two. "This is surely a surprise, but a welcome one. It's been a while since we had a new customer."
"It's a good thing our 'workers' didn't scare her off," the rabbit-eared woman muttered as she gave the Reds and Blues a flat look.
"Um… 'Customer'?" Ruby asked. But sadly she was drowned out by the red and blues… again.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Church asked the woman, annoyance clear in his voice.
"Dude," Tucker hissed out to his friend. "Don't piss off the boss lady. Remember this is the chick that was able to go toe to toe with Tex!"
"Your little Blue friend is right!" Sarge said as he butted into the conversation. "You need to respect the chain of command!" he shouted before turning towards said woman. "Hoping you're having a fine day madam."
"Can you stop being a kiss ass," Church shot back. "Leave that to Simmons. If he wasn't so scared about being around a woman.
"Am not!" shouted Simmons who was a good distance away from the group. More precisely far away from the rabbit eared woman. "Also nice to see you Mr. Balthier, Miss. Fran."
The now named duo simply shook their heads at their employees' antics before turning their attention back towards Ruby.
"So now," Balthier said with his best charming smile. "What can I do for the young lady that went out of her way to see my modest shop?"
"Modest my ass…," Church muttered under his breath.
Ignoring his comment Ruby stepped forward and tried to give her best-determined look and shake off any nervousness she was feeling.
"I heard you could help me get back home," the red themed teen said as she stared directly at Balthier with a confidence that would have made her team proud. The thought of them almost made her winced in sadness, but she was able to work through the heartache.
Smiling at the young girl's bravado, the well dressed man rubbed his chin as a quirked an eyebrow.
"Well I'd be happy to," he said, raising Ruby's spirits. Finally, she could get home and make sure everyone is ok. "Just need to see what we have in stock and how much it will be."
"Wait, what?" Ruby muttered with a blank look as she could almost hear her world shattering around her.
"Well, I am running a business here. I'm more than happy to help, but I can't just give away my services for free. These things cost Munny," he said matter of factly.
"U-Uh… right… Um… I uh… Got some Lien…" she stumbled, reaching for her pocket.
"Lien?" Fran asked, cocking her head in confusion.
"Uh… yeah, you asked for money?"
"Oh, no I get it. We were confused by that the first time, too," Simmons explained. "The currency that's used is called Munny, that's M-U-N-N-Y."
"Yeah, it's fucking stupid," Grif commented.
"So if it's not Munny, then unfortunately it's not gonna work."
"... So basically… what you're saying is-" Ruby began, only to be interrupted.
"You're flat broke," Church stated flatly.
Ruby just dropped to her knees, her eyes blank and emotionless.
"Don't worry little red riding hood!" Caboose yelled out as he walked up to the distraught teen. "You could always work here with us! Then you could get a Gum Gum ship!"
"He means Gummy," Simmons corrected his fellow worker.
"That too!" Caboose said in agreement.
"Man now I'm hungry," Grif muttered. All this talk about gum made him want a snack. "Yo Horace, when's the next fruit ball game? I want to be there to clean up the mess."
"Of course you would, fatass," Simmons muttered.
"Uh, could we get back to the topic at hand here?" Horace asked. " I mean, I like Fruitball as much as the next guy-"
"Way more than the next guy," Church snarked.
"-but we really should be focusing on Ruby here."
"Right right," Balthier said, getting back on track. "But Caboose is right."
"Never thought I'd hear that," Church interrupted, getting a slap on the back of the head from Fran who gave the blue soldier a flat look.
"I'd be more than happy to allow you to work for me to earn enough to get your own ship." Balthier finished, ignoring him.
Ruby shot up to her feet, hope in her eyes. "Yes! Yes, anything! How long do you think that would take?"
"Hm…" Balthier brought his hand to his face as he thought. "Well, considering you'll need funds to feed yourself, and if you decide to live here at the shop to avoid rent costs, and assuming you don't cause any problems, I'd say… five years would be enough time for a cheap Gummy ship."
Yet again Ruby's world shattered around her after hearing that. Soon it became too much for her and she soon fell to her knees.
"No!" Ruby cried out. Tears running down her face. "That's too long!"
Horace quickly ran to her side trying to comfort the poor girl.
"Gee Ruby," he muttered as he patted the crying girls back. "Everythings going to be ok."
"No! It's not!" Ruby shouted. "Everyone I know could be in danger!"
"You don't know that," the horse person said while trying to calm Ruby down. All the while the red and blues watched on awkwardly. Fran gave Balthier a look, but the man simply shook his head. It was sad but they didn't run a charity and Gummy ships, even the cheap ones, weren't something you just gave away.
"There's… something! Something back home, that my friends are in danger from! I… Why can't I remember!? All I remember are those…" she started to shiver. "Those eyes… those horrible yellow eyes…"
This caught the attention of the reds and blues and the two shop owners.
"Yellow eyes…," Balthier muttered while his eyes narrowed. He had his suspicions for how someone from another world got here but the fact she ended up in this world and not the one most survivors end up gave him some doubts.
"Balthier," Fran began, coming to the same conclusion as her partner. But before they could ask Ruby anything everyone heard a scream from out.
(play: Sinister Sundown Kingdom Hearts II)
"Oh no," Balthier muttered.
"We're under attack!" Sarge shouted. "Come on men, we've been training for this! Battle stations! Emergency Plan Yellow!"
"Don't you fucking dare! I'm the only one that knows how to drive the new Warthog, remember?" Grif shouted as he and the rest of the Reds ran inside.
"I still like 'The Baconator,'" Donut said as he headed inside with the rest.
"Shut up, Donut!" Grif and Simmons shouted.
Tucker ran inside as well, only for Church to shout. "Hey, where the fuck do you think you're going?"
"What, you think I'm gonna let them have all the fun? It's been ages since I used my sword!"
"Sword?" Ruby muttered, her interest in weapons catching her attention.
"Stop talking about your dick in front of the teenager." Church snarked.
"Oh fuck you man, you know that wasn't an innuendo," Tucker complained as he ran off.
Church sighed. "Come on, Caboose."
"Okay!" the blue soldier happily replied.
"And don't help unless I tell you to, got it?"
"Okay!"
Ruby then turned to the purple one. "Aren't you going?"
"Nah, I'm just a medic. And a pacifist. I'll hang back unless anyone needs me," he replied.
"Fran, let's go. Horace, keep an eye on the girl," Balthier ordered as he and the bunny woman ran off while the horse man gave a nod.
Horace turned to Ruby. "Now Miss Ruby, we'd best listen to Mr.-" he stopped when he noticed the girl wasn't there, only a puff of rose petals. "... Oh, dear."
(outside the shop)
As the two made it outside they were quick to see where the screaming was coming from, much to their shock.
"Is that?" Balthier muttered as he saw the Queen of all people along with her royal retainer with her. But more shockingly than royalty being at his shop was the fact that some very familiar creatures were sounding them.
"Heartless," Fran hissed out as she glared at the dark creatures who were trying to attack the queen, but were being held back by said Queen's magic, but it was apparent that wasn't going to last for much longer.
"What should we do?" the rabbit-eared woman asked Balthier.
(song end)
But before he could say anything a blur of red made its way towards them.
"Heads up!" shouted Ruby, as she made her way towards the two before stopping near them.
"What are you doing here child?" Fran demanded. Eyes narrowing ever so slightly to show her displeasure. "We told Horace to watch after you."
"I know, but I couldn't just stand around if someone was in trouble," Ruby said with a determined look. "So what's going on? Who's in trouble…," Ruby muttered off once she laid eyes on the heartless.
Yet again her mind was filled with images. Of dark creatures, her friend's terrified faces, a dark orb in the sky tearing everything apart. As each image flashed in her mind, the pain from earlier came back worse and worse.
It got to the point where she had to grasp her head in pain and shut her eyes to try to block out the pain. All the while voices were screaming in her head.
Heartless!
Key… blade?
RUBY!
"NOOO!" screamed Ruby as she fell to her knees.
Seemingly in response the Heartless all stopped and turned to her, ignoring the Queen and everyone else.
"This… is bad," Fran said.
"Fran, get ready to… what is that music?"
(Play: "Los Dos Laredos - Polkas y Huapangos")
"YEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!" Sarge shouted as the vehicle he was in flew over a hill and landed on some of the Heartless. The vehicle looked like a military jeep made of kids blocks, all colored red except for the wheels and tires. Grif was in the driver's seat while Simmons was in the back with a mounted turret gun.
Sarge leaned out the side and blasted a Heartless with his shotgun, exploding it into mist. "Blammo! You just got Sarge'd!" he took aim and fired again. "And you just got Sarge'd! And you! And you!" he kept going as he shot more. "Grif, Simmons! Get to work!"
"Yes, sir!" Simmons replied as Grif started to drive, driving over any of the creatures he could. "Yeah, suck it black! And that's not a racist thing! Suck it, you yellow glowy-eyed bastards!" Simmons shouted as the laser cannon fired rapid bursts at the creatures.
Just then there was an explosion, destroying more of the Heartless. Balthier and Fran looked up and saw what looked to be grenades flying in, landing accurately in the middle of some Heartless and exploding and scattering the Heartless. "You get a bomb! And you get a bomb! All of you get bombs!" Donut called, throwing the grenades from several yards away.
"I… did not expect to see this today," Fran commented.
"Well, it seems they are competent at something other than breaking things," Balthier chuckled in amusement. "Also that explains were some of the spare Gummy blocks disappeared to."
"Told ya we can do this man!" Tucker shouted as he slashed some heartless with a LASER sword. "SWISH! SWISH! STAB!" he shouted as he acted out his yells.
"Time to serve the community in the only way that matters: with weapons and violence!" Sarge declared. "Don't worry, Your Majesty! The Reds are here to save the day!"
"We're here too, asshole!" Church shouted before firing his sniper rifle… and missing. "Fuck." He tried again. "Fuck!" One more time. "God fucking damn it, who fucks with sights on this thing!"
"You just suck, dude! STAB!" Tucker shouted back before stabbing another one in the head, dispersing it.
"Whatever, asshole!" He then turned to Caboose. "Hey Caboose, see those black things out there? They've come to be my new best friends."
Like a switch had been flipped, Caboose charged into a mass of Heartless, his voice suddenly deeper, and barreled through them despite the fact he had a gun. "MY NAME IS MICHAEL J. CABOOSE. AND I," he picked one of the Heartless up by head before jumping up and spiking it down into the other like volleyball. "HATE," he headbutted another into oblivion. "HEARTACHES."
"Heartless, idiot," Grif called.
"THAT TOO," Caboose replied before using his gun as a club.
"Oh my!" Minnie said as she covered her mouth in surprise. "What is going on?"
"Who cares!?" Daisy shouted as she grabbed Minnie's hand and led her through the now cleared path through the heartless. "Let's get out of here!"
"This way your Highness!" Fran said as she summoned a bow and sniped a few Dark Balls. Balthier soon followed and summoned a long rifle and nailed a shadow in between the eyes.
Ruby noticed this, their weapons appearing out of nowhere, and memories began to resurface. Memories of a bright light, and weapon the warded off the darkness.
Key… blade?
"Miss Rose!" she heard Balthier call, snapping her out of her trance and seeing one of the Heartless rushing towards her.
How… How do I call it? She wondered, panicking as it bared down on her. She tried to remember what it felt like to wield it. As she began to search her memories she gathered up her courage, shouting a battle cry as she raced to meet her attacker.
"What the fuck is she doing!?" Tucker shouted.
Remember… Remember what it felt like to look at the darkness and not flinch. The power… She extended her hand back behind her, as her life flashed before her eyes… The faces of her friends and family… the faces of those she wanted to save…
(Play: "Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX OST: Desire for All That is Lost)
With one last scream of power she swung at the Heartless, just as a bright light came from her hand just in time to slice the creature in half. The world seemed to stand still as the very same weapon from before appeared in her hand, shining proudly in the sun as Ruby gave the Heartless a glare. A glare they seemed to return as soon as they saw the weapon that plagued them.
KEYBLADE!
"What in the sam hill is that!?" Sarge asked as everyone stared at the weapon the young girl was holding.
"Balthier," Fran said, something that sounded like surprise leaking into her voice.
"Daisy… is that..?" the Queen muttered. Looking at the weapon in the young girl's hand.
Could this be the key that her husband was looking for?
"Well, that would explain a few things," Balthier commented.
"You…" Ruby began before standing up and facing the creatures, righteous fury burning in her eyes. "You aren't going to hurt anyone else!" she declared as she took a battle stance, ready to fight.
"Yeehaw! That's right! Take down these varmints like a true red!" Sarge cheered as he went black to blasting away more Heartless. "See that blues!? We got a red who can do magic!"
"So what!?" Tucker shouted as he slashed another Heartless in two. "We'll just find a kickass teen girl with magic to join our side to even the odds."
"Shut the fuck up Tucker," Church shouted in annoyance at his friends screwed priorities. "Besides where are we going to find someone like that?"
Somewhere out there, a certain white themed girl sneezed.
"Gentleman," Balthier muttered as he shot a Heatless out of the sky that was trying to leap towards him. "Minds on the mission, we need to protect the Queen."
"He's right," Grif said with a nod while running over some shadows. "Besides I think that Ruby kid is outpacing you guys."
Sarge, Tucker, and Church turn their heads towards Ruby's direction, and true to Grif's words, she was cutting a huge chunk through the Heartless numbers.
"Ah! Can't let the Rookie take all the glory," Sarge yelled out before pumping his shotgun and running towards the fight. "Get ready men! CHARGE!"
As the Reds in the jeep drove over and blasted the enemies, Donut alternated between hurling grenades and firing his battle rifle, Tucker alternated between swishing and stabbing with his sword, and Church… directed Caboose to the next group of Heartless to destroy, the residents of Disney town who were hiding in their houses just looked on from their windows in confused awe at the ragtag bunch of soldiers.
"... You know what? This might be the first time I'm glad these fellows are here." Grandmaw commented, the others nodding with her. All of them had reluctantly hidden inside when the Heartless showed up on the Queen's orders while she held the Heartless back with her light magic.
Meanwhile Ruby slashed any Heartless that she could get close to, using her semblance to get away from any attacks, and Blathier and Fran picked off any that managed to get past them. The Reds and Blues would wipe out any Heartless that weren't paying attention and Minnie would help out with either knocking back any Heartless with her light magic or heal someone with a cure.
Seeing this a Darkball tried to lunge at the distracted Queen but was thankfully intercepted by Ruby who pointed her keyblade at the dark creature.
"FIRE!" the teen shouted as she launched a fireball at the Darkball. Killing it in a blaze of glory much to Sarge's joy.
"That's how you do it!" the red leader shouted. "Burn the enemy with the fiery passion of Red team!"
"Will you shut up!?" Church shouted as he stopped trying to use his sniper to shoot the Heartless and just started using it as a club to knock them away from the Queen and Daisy.
Within ten more minutes of fighting, it was all finally over.
(song end)
Most of the group were left panting after the fight. The ones in better shape were helping out the ones who were exhausted, or in Sarge's case, yelling at them.
"Dammit Grif!," Sarge yelled as he struck the panting orange soldier with a smack to the back of the head. "Why are YOU tired!? All you did was drive the warthog!"
"Still like the name Baconator more," Donut chimed in, being one of the fighters who wasn't tired. "It just fires with how red it is."
"Hey it's hard to handle this clunky thing!" Grif defended. "Did you have to make this thing so fast!?"
"Of course!" Sarge said with a nod. "If it's going to represent the Reds, it needs to be built based on our way of life!"
"So it needs to crash and burn before exploding?" Church snarked.
"Why you!" Sarge said as he readied his shotgun before pulling the trigger…, and got nothing as a result. "Dammit Grif! You forgot to bring extra ammo!"
"Enough, you two. Is that how you want to conduct yourself in front of the Queen?" Balthier chided.
They both looked to Minnie for a moment and then back to each other. Church rolled his eyes and muttered "Whatever."
Sarge lowered his weapon and bowed. "Sorry for that display, your majesty."
"Still can't believe he's actually showing someone that's not military respect," Tucker commented. Then, much to his surprise, Ruby was right next to him, staring at his sword with a sparkle in her eyes. "Uh…"
"Oh my gosh, that is so cool! That's an energy sword, right!? I've never seen one so advanced! What kind of Dust powers it!? Is it just hard light Dust, or are there any other additions!? How long did it take you to design it!? Does it transform into anything else!?"
"Dude, holy shit, what the hell!?" Tucker stumbled back.
"What's wrong, Tucker? I thought you wanted her to take a look at your sword?" Grif taunted.
"Fuck you, fatass!"
"Oh my gosh, I wonder what else it can do," Ruby squealed as she tried to grab the weapon from the confused blue. "Maybe it transforms into a laser pistol, or maybe it shoots waves of energy!"
"Or maybe it shoots laser puppies that shoot lasers from their eyes!" Caboose yelled out.
"Ms. Rose," Fran said in a cold tone that was somehow able to stop the scene that was unfolding, getting everyone's attention. "Come here, please."
"Huh? Um… okay," Ruby walked over, feeling nervous, Fran's tone of voice and the look she was giving her reminded her WAY too much of Glynda, and it was honestly freaking her out a little. "Uh… what do you need?"
"May we see that weapon of yours, please?" Balthier asked, extending his hand.
"Wha…, why?" Ruby asked with a bit of hesitation. She just got this strange weapon back and the thought of losing it again didn't sit well for her.
"Just need to see it for a quick second," the well dressed man said with a smirk. "Don't worry, I won't run off with it, swear on my honor."
"The honor of a pirate?" Daisy mocked while placing her hands on her hips and glared at the man.
"Daisy," Minnie muttered while trying to keep her friend from starting an unnecessary fight.
"Former Pirate, Sky Pirate to be more accurate," Balthier admitted with zero shame. Looking towards Ruby who now looked even more unwilling to part with her weapon. Balthier shook his head before extending his hand out again. "Now Miss. Rose, I promise you I just need to see it for a second, and if my suspicions are correct then you won't need to worry about me stealing it."
Ruby hesitated before giving it to him. Balthier examined it for a moment before taking a swing. There was a quick flash of light, the weapon disappearing before reappearing in Ruby's hand in another flash of light. "Well, that confirms it. One genuine Keyblade."
"Oh my! So I was right!" the Queen said with a slight gasp.
"To think the Key the King told Donald and Goofy to find ended up here instead," Daisy commented. "Fate likes to play games, it seems."
"Uh… what are you all talking about? And what's a Keyblade?" Ruby asked. "I mean, I know the name somehow, but I don't know what it is or what it does."
"What you have there is a powerful weapon, one the Heartless fear. The only thing that can truly destroy them," Balthier began to explain.
"And because they fear it, they come for you," Fran added. "They will never stop hunting you."
"Wait... does that mean those things showed up because of me!?" Ruby asked. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!"
Looking down in guilt Ruby bit her bottom lip as the thought of the kind residents of Disney Town being hurt because of her made the young girl feel a pit in her stomach.
'How could I do this?' she thought with a good amount of self-loathing. 'I need to find a way to keep them from getting hurt but what can I-"
Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt someone gently grasping her hand. Looking down, the silver-eyed girl locked eyes with the kind-hearted ones of the Queen who simply smiled at the distraught teen and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "Now now, none of that. You didn't know, and you didn't mean to. Besides, you did the brave thing and defended us from them. You have no reason to be ashamed."
Ruby blinked for a moment, then smiled. "Thank you… um… who are you?"
"My name is Minnie. I'm the Queen of Disney town," she said happily.
(play: Kingdom Hearts II Mickey Mouse Club March)
"Q-Queen!?" Ruby stuttered before stepping back. She started to bow, but then stopped and tried to curtsey. "Excuse me, your Highness! Uh, I mean, um, I am humbled to be your, uh, presence, your Majesty," she stumbled, trying to show respect.
Minnie and Daisy giggled at that, and Blathier let out a chuckle as well. Even Fran had a slight smile on her face, though it disappeared quickly.
"Well, isn't she the respectful one," Daisy teased.
"As amusing as this all is, you are technically still correct, Miss Rose," Balthier cut in. "The Heartless will likely continue to come if you stay here. And that's one of the reasons why it seems you'll be getting your wish early."
"My wish?" Ruby asked, looking confused before her eyes lit up. "You mean you'll give me a ship!?"
"Well, in a sense. I sold one to another customer a while ago, and she still owes me a few more payments before she officially owns it. I think I might be able to convince her to give you a ride in exchange for wiping the rest of the debt clean. But we should hurry so as not to miss her, otherwise who knows how long we'll have to wait for her to be back."
(song end)
"Thank you! Let's go, quickly! I need to get back home as quickly as I can!" she smiled, only to notice that the smiles on the rest of their faces faded. "Wh-What's wrong?"
(play: Kingdom Hearts RE Chain of Memories-Naminé)
"Oh dear," Minnie muttered.
"Miss Rose… I'm afraid you're not going back home, you're going to where you should have been sent to," Balthier answered.
"Wh-What? Why!? Why can't I go home!?" Ruby demanded.
The group of adults could only stare at her in pity as the young girl stared at them with eyes filled with sadness and a need for answers. Answers that might end up breaking that strong and kind spirit she showed everyone today. The thought of that made even Balthier hesitant to give the young warrior the truth.
But…, she needed to know the truth if she was going to face the vast new world she was thrust in, and they all knew that,
"... We'll explain on the way. For now, just follow us," he said before walking off towards the edge of town, Fran, Daisy, and the Queen following.
Ruby sprinted after them. 'Everyone, I don't know what's going on, but I'll be back as soon as I can! Everyone, I hope you're okay!'
(song end)
The group soon headed off towards the destination Balthier was leading them to.
All the while the Reds and Blues were just left there.
"Dude… what the fuck," Church said. "... Did we just get shoved to the background?"
"What the fuck!? Why does she get all the attention!? And a whole damn ship! She's not the only one with a key sword, why is she so special!?" Tucker complained.
"And you know what the worst part is? Her sword is bigger than yours." Grif added with a smirk.
Tucker responded by shouting and tackling Grif to the ground and started beating on him again. This resulted in the rest of the reds and blues shouting at the two, well Church and Sarge were shouting while Simmons and Donut just watched, and Caboose was trying to pet Horace who just arrived at the scene while the Disney Town residents exited the building once the Heartless were gone.
"Well that was something," Clara clucked while watching the shenanigans of the Reds and Blues.
"Your Majesty!" came a voice. The residents of Disney Town turned to see Max and a contingent of Royal Knights rounding the corner. "We heard the sounds of fighting and came as soon as we could! Are you…?" he trailed off seeing Tucker beating Grif in the face while the others either watched or cheered them on.
"So, how was your day?" Clarabelle asked.
While that was going on, Ruby and her new group were quickly making their way towards their new goal. Even if things were getting crazy the young silver eyed girl couldn't help but smile at the thought of getting one step closer to finding her friends.
It seems things were turning up for Ruby, the young teen could only hope her friends were doing ok.
~~~~~~~(meanwhile. On another world.)~~~~~~~
"I am not doing ok!" cried out a voice from an alleyway before a loud explosion of ice shook the ground and a bunch of Heartless were sent flying. Some more appeared and tried to rush in to kill whoever was killing their own, only to meet the same fate as what looked like a massive sword slammed down on them, forcing the weakest of the Heartless race to dissipate back to their realm.
(play: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMix -Traverse Town)
Stepping out of the alleyway was none other than Weiss, panting while also wiping some sweat from her brow. Behind her was the same armored limb that helped her defend Ruby and herself back at Beacon. It swept it's massive sword to the side before disappearing into thin air.
Letting out a sigh the heiress breathed out another calming breath as she looked around, hoping no more Heartless showed up.
"Where am I?" she asked as her ice blue eyes scanned the area, not recognizing the layout. "This place doesn't look like any part of Vale."
Letting out a small growl of frustration the member of team RWBY started tapping her foot against the ground impatiently as she crossed her arms.
"Whatever," she said with a huff. "I just need to find the others and that dolt of a leader of mine before she gets into any more trouble."
Deciding that just standing around wasn't going to solve anything the white themed girl made her way towards what looked like an apartment building. Maybe someone there can tell her where she is.
"And when I find her, we need to talk about that Keyblade of hers," Weiss muttered while continuing towards her destination.
(song end)
"So you know about the Keyblade."
"What!?" Weiss gasped out as she turned around towards the direction of the voice. "Who's there!?"
Stepping out from the same alleyway that Weiss walked out was a tall male figure that put Weiss on edge.
The man looked to be in his mid-to late teens, with brown hair with bangs that were brushed out of his face and a long mullet in the back. His eyes were blue and piercing, with a harshness that she'd only seen from her sister. What was most eye catching was the diagonal scar running across his face, across the bridge of his nose down from right to left. He looked to her with a cold, almost emotionless expression.
His outfit was a short sleeved black leather jacket, unzipped to show off the white shirt underneath, as well as a necklace with a symbol that looked like a lion head combined with a cross. On the left shoulder was a red patch that looked like his necklace, and on the back were two small angelic wings, also red. He wore black leather gloves and had three brown belts tied around his left forearm. His shirt was tucked intoblack pants, which sported a vertical zipper going down the side of each leg and three buckles on his right and left thigh. He also wore two brown belts and one black one around his hips loosely, and a black one worn properly around his waist. His shoes were black and had a zipper running up each one.
"I was wondering who was making all that racket," the man said with a calm voice as he walked towards Weiss. Said girl stepped back while bringing the arm of her summoned creature for battle. "To think it's just some kid with strange powers, and knows about the Keyblade somehow."
"Who are you!?" Weiss screamed as her summon readied it's blade. "And what do you know of the Keyblade!?"
The man looked at Weiss with a flat look almost as if he wasn't bothered by her partial summon and simply sighed out in annoyance before pulling out a sword with a gun handle and with a chain with a silver lion emblem at the bottom.
"The name's Leon," the man said as he rested the blade on his shoulder. "And I need you to take a nap for a while."
CHAPTER END
Hope you like this chapter.
Yes this does take place in KH1 but don't worry, I'll be adding new worlds just for Ruby to explore. Though she will be helping Sora on his quest when it matters.
And as you notice I will be adding more characters then the first game had.
See ya!