dinogeoff022: He's in Atlas. if you remember at the end of Excellent Adventure he was on the same ship as Ironwood. He's supposed to build the transporter and leave Remnant. It's been awhile since it's been touched upon, but trust me that becomes a pretty important plot point. (That's not really spoilers right?)
Uncovered
While the group tried getting their bearings together, including grabbing whatever supplies they could find that could aid them on their journey, Ruby was frantically searching for the relic. She hadn't gotten a really good look at it before, well, she had but she bever held it like Yang or Oscar had, but she still marveled at it's odd and seemingly other worldly beauty. It also helped that, supposedly, the relic was to help in their ongoing battle, and if it were to fall into the wrong hands it could lead to devastation across Remnant.
Picking up dropped Dust munitions, Ruby bumped her hand against something metallic. Moving the snow away she was able to find the handle of the mysterious relic. Yes! she cheered internally. Digging away at the snow she was able to pull up the golden relic. It had a large aqua blue sphere that looked like some sort of gem while the golden metal around it made it look like a lantern of sorts. Ruby let out a breath of relief as she hooked the relic to her belt and she began thinking back to a few weeks before they left, when they had first hatched this plan.
Two Weeks Earlier...
Qrow, RWBY, and JNR sat in the large living room of the apartment they were staying in. Weiss was counting her Dust vials and placing them in order, Jaune was sharpening and polishing his sword, Qrow was drinking, Nora was laying on the ground behind Weiss, Ruby sat cross legged at the coffee table and Yang and Ren lounged on the love seat. Deadpool and Neo were nowhere to be found as they hit the town for some alone time and Peter was on hour twenty of him sleeping. "We...have to take the relic to Atlas?" Ruby asked making sure that she understood what Qrow was saying.
Qrow nodded as he crossed one leg over the other and put his flask away, "That's what Oz said."
The crew looked over to Weiss who stared back at them in disbelief. The, now former, heiress was silent for nearly a minute, "You've got to be joking." she said finally, letting out a long sigh.
"I mean, brightside," Nora started, pointing her finger in the air while she lied on the ground to make her point heard, "at least we FINALLY get out of this house." despite Nora's good intentions it still led Weiss to exhaling a massive groan.
Qrow rubbed his neck before letting out a sigh himself, "Oh trust me, I'm not to big on the idea either." he quickly brought out his flask and took a quick drink before continuing, "But without the Spring Maiden to re-seal the relic back in the vault...it's our best option." Qrow looked to Yang who only had a sad expression on her face as she leaned forward and rested her chin on her fists as if she was in deep thought about something.
"Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment...but the borders are closed." Ren pointed out with a worried expression, "General Ironwood called everyone back. In terms of transportation, there'd be no way of getting there legally."
"Ehhh...not everyone." Qrow had a slight smile as he pulled out his scroll to reveal a map highlighting a specific chunk of land in the northern most part of Anima, "The city of Argus is a ways north of us and just so happens to be the primary trading port between Anima and Solitas." he explained, "They have the largest Atlas military base outside of the kingdom. There's no way they'd leave it abandoned, and, assuming we play our cards right, there is a chance we could convince them to escort us straight to Ironwood."
Blake quickly popped up from behind Qrow with a smile on her face as she thought about what he said. "I mean, we DO have the missing heiress to the Schnee Dust Company." she said with a sly smile directed towards her friend, who could only look down at her case full of Dust as she reorganized.
"Ex-heiress, actually." Weiss corrected.
Blake was quick to think of another plan, her index finger and thumb cupping her chin, "What about Deadpool and Neo?" they're bound to be wanted by the Atlesian military for something, we could probably pass it off as us collecting a bounty."
"We can't just sell them out!" Ruby interjected, "Deadpool helped Weiss and Yang, and that Neo girl helped Peter this whole time."
Yang rolled her eyes at what her sister said, despite helping Peter this whole time she still didn't trust Neo. "Yeah well, maybe she should've thought about that before she tried to kill us." Yang mumbled, "Whatever, if there's a chance at some reward money, I say we go for it. And that goes for either option, mind you." Weiss didn't seem to pleased with the idea and slammed her trunk shut.
"Hopefully the first option will suffice." the group turned to see Ozpin, currently in control of Oscar's body, hobble into the room using his cane for support as he held his ribs.
"Well, glad to see you're feeling better." Qrow said with a slight smile.
Ozpin winced slightly as he continued walking past the group, "Likewise. And while I'm sure we could use more time to recover...some of us more than others, it is imperative we move out as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence." the group seemed to all frown at the mention of a time limit, it was like they were closer to failing than succeeding.
Blake seemed to be the most concerned of the group, "Right, if that thing stays out in the open too long it's likely to fall into the wrong hands."
Jaune stopped polishing his sword for a moment and bit his lip, "Speaking of," he started unsure if he'd get any answers or not, "What does that thing do exactly?"
"I too would like to know." the group turned to see Peter walking down the stairs in only a pair of spare sweat pants Ren had on him while his costume was being cleaned. Ozpin smiled at the boy from a different dimension, glad to know he was safe and sound after The Fall. Yang gave Peter a sweet smile, an action Qrow noticed quite clearly. The older huntsman turned from Yang and scowled at the vigilante.
"PETER!" Ruby shouted happily as she sped from her spot on the floor to hug her friend, nearly tackling him.
Peter let out a sharp inhale as he felt some pain in his knee, "Careful, careful." he told Ruby as he patted her on the head and returned her hug, "I mean, I've had to deal with creepy, mystical, magical, voodoo, mumbo jumbo before." he continued, "But these relics that you OH SO GRACIOUSLY mentioned beforehand, seem to be an enigma." he said the last part with the utmost sarcasm and sass causing Ozpin to wince slightly in guilt.
Ozpin nodded slowly, "Yes, of course. I owe you, all of you, at least that much." Ozpin reached to the side of his belt and pulled off the Relic of Knowledge.
"Wait, wasn't that thing bigger when Yang was holding it in her hands?" Peter asked.
Ozpin smiled as he held up the artifact, "The Relic of Knowledge has a wonderful and incredibly dangerous ability." as he said this the relic grew to the size it was when Peter first saw it. He could only whisper 'oh'. "It's user can ask any question, and the lamp will provide an answer." Ozpin said as he put down the lamp and it seemed to magically hover several inches above the coffee table.
Ren leaned forward, his eyes seemed to have some spark in them, "Intriguing." he said with awe.
Blake was practically at a loss for words, "T-That's incredible."
"That's a lamp?" Peter asked with a confused expression, "That's a lamp?" he asked again as he looked at Ruby, "Did you know that was a lamp when you grabbed it?" he turned and asked Yang who simply shrugged in response.
Ozpin smiled and even let out a light chuckle before continuing, "Indeed. However, it isn't without its drawbacks. For one, it can't tell you events of the future, only the past. And, it can only answer three questions...every one hundred years." The teens all looked at each other with similar expressions.
"Sounds like somebody didn't bother installing Chrome and is stuck with Internet Explorer." Peter joked, "But seriously, three questions? That's it? Can't even tell you the future, doesn't even have CUP HOLDERS? I don't know Oz, sounds like a piece of junk if you ask me."
Yang smiled, "Well, that may not be so bad. It means it isn't some devastating weapon. And it's borderline useless to others if the questions are used up." she then sighed slightly, "But the fact that it is kinda important adds a lot of pressure."
"THEN LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE!" Nora shouted, appearing suddenly behind Yang and Ren, nearly making the two out of their seats before quickly zipping to Peter's side, "What should we ask first?" before he could answer Nora zipped on to Ruby and pressed her face against the youngest of the group, "OH!" she then zipped to the lamp itself and began eyeing it like a maniac, "Can we ask for more questions? Can we ask for more questions!? CAN WE ASK FOR MORE QUESTIONS!?!" Each time Nora would ask that she got her face closer to the relic with it looking more maniacal than the last time.
Ren sighed and held his head, "Nora, t-they're not wishes."
"I have forgotten how much Nora frightens me soooo...thanks for the reminder." Peter said with a nervous smile.
"Don't worry, Pete!" Nora shouted as she suddenly ended up behind the vigilante, rubbing his shoulders, "There's no need to be afraid of anything anymore, just lay back and let Big Sis Nora take care of you!"
Peter shivered slightly, "A) We're the same age. B) How did you move that quick? You were like lightning. And C) Thanks, you officially scare me more than Kaine so...that's one irrational fear down, and...one...added."
Ozpin let out a laugh at his students antics, "I'm afraid you won't be able to ask it anything at the moment." Oz continued, leaving Nora to let out an annoyed groan before walking back to her seat and blowing a raspberry at the professor. "The three questions were already used before I sealed it away." Yeah, but how long ago was that? Peter thought, Maybe 50 or so years assuming we base it off when the Great War ended but...who knows, Ozpin could easily be getting his dates confused.
Ruby stared at the relic for some time before nodding, "Well, at least now we know what it is. And we'll be sure to keep it safe."
"I'm telling you, no lamp in existence has ever looked like that. Even oil lamps used refill old lanterns looked like gravy boats. This thing looks like an earring you'd put on a giant." Peter complained.
Present Day...
"Great!" Yang complained as she tried to pull her bike, Bumblebee, from out of the snow, "Just GREAT! We lost, hnngh, a THIRD of our party." she grunted, "And we've gained, a defenseless old lady!" with one final grunt and heave she was able to pull her bike from the snow but lost her balance in the process. Thankfully, Peter caught her before she hit the ground. However he had also accidentally grabbed a little too high in the torso region and accidentally copped a feel.
"Sorry!" Peter said quickly as he got Yang to her feet, "That wasn't intentional, I swear." he held his left hand just above his head and his right hand covered his heart. Yang could only let out a slight chortle before rolling her eyes playfully punching Peter in the shoulder. Well...playfully, but still hard enough to get a message across.
The old, short women (who was being helped by Oscar) cleared her throat to gain the attention of Yang, "My name, little missy, is Maria Calavera!" she said, knocking away Oscar's hand, implying she didn't need his assistance, "And I am not defenseless!" she insisted, slamming her cane into the ground for effect, "I'm...just a little hard of hearing." she admitted, "And blind, without my eyes." she tapped the mechanical goggles that were attached to her face to no effect, "That seem to be in desperate need of repair." again she tapped her goggles causing the shutters of the faux eyes to widen all the way before shutting completely and eventually opening up again to just tiny slits. Maria groaned in response to her shortcomings, "Okay, maybe I see what you mean."
Qrow sighed as he tried to gather the teens together, "Knock it off, will ya?" he said, mostly directed towards Yang, "We lose our cool and we'll only be inviting more Grimm."
"I AGREE!" Peter said, seemingly popping up from out of nowhere behind Qrow, "Despite the fact the relic is acting as a sort of bait for Grimm," he grimaced, "we need to calm down and keep our heads. We start blowing our tops now, then, who knows what will happen?" Peter gave this, oh so sagely, advice as he put on some woman's leg warmers that he found in some of the scattered luggage as well as the 'girly' scarf Ruby gave him earlier. Needless to say, he looked somewhat ridiculous. "Besides, nobody's ever defeated the enemy while frustrated, trust me, that's how I beat my opponents all the time. Hell, that's how I lost some of my battles. So we just need to remain calm and go with flow for the time being. And if any of us are getting frustrated just remember: 'Be Water.'" Peter took a deep breath before exhaling and swaying his arms side-to-side causing Weiss, Yang, Blake and Qrow to give confused expressions.
"What are you doing?" Weiss asked.
"Being water." Peter replied, "I'm just standing her, going with the flow, my body is loose and my mind is clear."
Blake cupped her chin and cocked an eyebrow, "Wait, but isn't that more something you'd use for combat?" she asked.
Peter scoffed slightly, "Is this not a combat situation? At any moment we could be attacked, we need to keep a clear head if we don't want to be caught with our pants down."
"Well regardless," Yang continued, "What happened to 'no more lies and half-truths'?" she asked in a frustrated tone.
"Yang, relax." Peter reminded.
Oscar stopped helping Maria and turned back to the group, "Yeah." he nodded, "I think it's time we got an explanation." Suddenly Oscar's eyes glowed gold for a brief moment before returning to the green color, only the teens could tell something was different. "I did not lie to you." Ozpin said sternly.
Weiss scoffed as she moved closer to Yang to warm up from her body heat, "Well, you obviously didn't tell us everything about the relic." the sass in her voice sent chills down Peter's spine.
"Please, now isn't the time." Ozpin tried to shoot down the subject, but Yang wasn't having any of it.
"No, we're past that!" Yang shouted and Peter quickly grabbed her hand to calm her down. She turned back to see his lenses squinting at her. Yang took a deep breath before she jerked her hand out of Peter's, "I just don't understand why you still aren't telling us everything." Ruby finally caught up with the group and she, Qrow and the others all looked at Ozpin with questioning glances. Even Maria, who shouldn't know a thing about what's going on, seemed to be staring at Ozpin intently waiting for an explanation.
Ozpin sighed and straightened his posture to look more presentable, "It is true that the Grimm are attracted to the relics. It's faint but undeniable." Yeah, no shit Sherlock. Peter thought before mentally slapping himself, No! No, you have to be calm, Peter. Relax. Be water. "I believe it had to do with their origin, I'm not entirely sure." Ozpin continued, "Regardless, I fear making you all aware will only add anxiety and negativity. It seemed like the safer option."
Peter shook his head, "We're young adults, dude. Still teens. We literally have nothing but anxiety and negativity. Angst, uneasiness, social awkwardness." Peter scoffed and shrugged his shoulders trying to understand Ozpin's rational, "Like, we just lost some close friends. One of us lost and arm, I damn near lost a leg. There is literally nothing more you could tell us that could make whatever negativity we already have, worse."
"What, is you're reasoning the same reason why you lied about Lionheart too?" Yang scoffed. This question seemed to bring a bit of a reaction to Ozpin.
"Yes, as a matter of fact." he growled as he turned and began walking in the opposite direction of the crash, leading the teens and Maria to do the same, "I believed Mistral deserved better than the truth. And I believe Leonardo deserved to be remembered for his lifetime of service and not the unfortunate missteps he made in his final years."
"Missteps!?" Yang shouted, venom shooting from her voice once again.
Peter groaned, "I agree with Yang on this one. It doesn't matter how good someone was in the past, it's what they do in the present that matters. And Lionheart was a liar and a cheat who betrayed not only you, but his own school to this...Salem Witch, whatever the hell her name is." Peter sighed. Like Ruby he had hoped for the best in Ozpin, but the more he learns the stronger his doubts become, "I get you were friends at one point, but you have to realize when someone needs to be cut from your life. At the end of the day he was a traitor to his people, he almost got his students killed. He should be brandished as a corrupt man who succumbed to fear to try and save his skin. If you keep feeding lies to people it will eventually lead to a revolt."
Ozpin growled slightly at Peter's response, "What professor Lionheart did was reprehensible, I'm not here to argue differently. But his one lapse in judgment shouldn't negate all his good. Don't we all have regrets?" Ozpin argued, "You may have met professor Lionheart, but you never met the man before Salem found him."
"Yes they should!" Peter argued, "Because that isn't a regret, that's literally selling out! Yeah, we all have regrets but that usually involves not holding open the door for the old woman, running a red light, or eating a candy bar while on a diet. NOT MURDER!" Peter argued, his anger starting to come out as he seemed to have forgotten about his own advice, "And don't turn around and give the 'he had no other choice' crap, because there is always a choice! He could have chosen to retaliate, to let you know or even stand with you at those final moments. Instead he fought you. FOUGHT YOU. Remember? That isn't a friend...that's an enemy if I've ever seen one." Peter shook his head and sighed, "You...You can't go around clinging to the past Ozpin, if you do your vision will be clouded by memories of nostalgia."
Yang pat Peter on his shoulder, now reversing the roles on who was trying to calm whom. "All we're saying is that we are in this, together." Yang explained, her head a little cooler now that she let Peter have his outburst, "You can trust us, do you really think we'd turn our back on you?"
"And you really think Leo is the first!?" Ozpin shouted, stopping dead in his tracks. The group stood still in silence as the ice cool air blew past them. "You think he didn't say those exact same words to me?" Ozpin asked with a slight scoff, "I'm sorry, but you must understand that my behaviors are backed by experience. I'm not saying I think you'll betray me, I'm saying I have reasons for the things that I do, the secrets that I keep!" Ozpin sighed, "The reason I--" he stopped mid sentence as his eyes widened in fear. Feeling around his body Ozping began to show panic, "Where is the relic?" he asked in an almost accusatory tone.
"Right here." Ruby called out. She slowly removed the relic and presented it in her hands, "It got scattered in the crash. I picked it up as soon as I saw it."
Ozpin seemed to let out a breath of relief, "Please, hand it over." he asked, though to Peter it sounded more like a command.
Ruby was about to say something but Peter held up his hand, "Actually, how about, belay that order. Ruby, keep the relic in your possession."
Ruby looked between Ozpin and Peter. On one hand she saw someone she considered her mentor, someone who believed that her abilities were well enough to have her skip two whole years of training and immediately head to Beacon. On the other hand was someone she considered a great friend, advisor, and sometimes even a brother. Though she knew both these men roughly for the same amount of time she could still feel the impact they had on her life in the last year. Ruby looked back to Ozpin who continued holding out his hand then she thought back to what Peter told her earlier on the train.
"Look, I understand that Ozpin is your mentor in a way...but don't let blind devotion get in the way of the truth...when your mentor starts hiding things from you, especially when its REALLY important like having an item that attracts Grimm to our location, you need to learn to question things. If there's anything I learned it's that your mentor isn't always right and can have many flaws. I'm just upset it took me too long before I realized that." Before Ruby made her decision she thought about the last part that Peter told her. "I just don't want that to happen to you." Peter had been through something similar before, and she was certain now was the time to think critically.
Ruby pulled the relic closer to her, causing Ozpin to frown, "So, all the times you said you had faith in humanity, that was just for everyone else?" she asked.
Ozpin reeled back slightly and tried for a rebuttal, but couldn't make one. He hung his head in disappointment, "That's...not what I meant to suggest." he sighed, "Ms. Rose, the relic is a powerful item and I feel as though it's my burden to bare."
Ruby cocked an eyebrow in confusion, "I thought you said it couldn't do anything right now?"
Yang went to say something but Blake cut her off, "Why does it matter who carries it?" she asked with a frown. Peter cocked a lens, he too was intrigued at what Ozpin had to say now. What is the excuse, what aren't you telling us?
Ozpin frowned and took several steps forward before reach his hand out, "I need you to listen to me--" suddenly he stopped as if he was frozen in time.
"Oz?" Qrow asked with a worried expression.
"Hurry," Oscar warned, somehow stopping Ozpin the best he can, "He's...trying to stop you."
Yang stepped in front of Ruby to protect her, "Stop her from what?" she asked.
Oscar continued to struggle for dominance of his body, "He's afraid...you'll find out...what he's...hiding!" with that both Oscar and Ozpin seemed to have exhausted themselves fighting for ddominance leading to their body collapsing. The fight still continued as Oscar tried to keep his concious over Ozpin's. In retaliation to this warning, Blake, Yang and Weiss stood with their weapons ready while Ruby stared in shock and Peter held his head in pain. "Her name...is Jinn. Say her name..." Qrow, like many of the others had an almost disappointed look on his face. He and the rest of the teens, minus Peter all stared at Ruby.
While that was happening, Peter held his head in pain, his Spider Sense going haywire to the point it was starting to become unbearable. Did you hear that? a voice called, it was the voice of Ero, That relic holds the answers that we need to hear. About why this Ozpin is so secretive. Go on...call her name. "AGH!" Peter yelled out in pain as his head began throbbing, causing the others to look at him with a worried expression, "Oh, Jesus Christ. JINN!!!" he yelled out. Suddenly, the world seemed to stop around them. The wind stopped howling, snow stopped in mid air, no animals could be heard, even Peter's Spider Sense stopped. "Oh, SWEET CLARITY!"
The relic Ruby was holding began to glow brighter and brighter until it left her hands. It began to float behind the group until it seemed to erupt into a sort of blue mist. That mist soon began taking physical form into a tall, voluptuous body of a woman. The form of this being was so beautiful it even made Qrow bashful. Soon golden chains formed on the beings wrists, waist, neck and head. The final form was a beautiful blue woman with pointed ears and long flowing hair that reached past her bottom. Peter's lenses widened in shock and he could only say one thing, "Woah." Yang looked away from the being and gave Peter a cold stare, "What?" he asked.
Yang's cheeks puffed up slightly as she began berating Peter with smacks against his shoulder, "Will. You. Stop. Looking!"
"What do you want me to do, she's naked." Peter stopped and realized what he said, "Hold on. Phrasing, I know." he tried to apologize but Yang wasn't having it. Instead she simply huffed and turned her head with her arms crossed, "Oh, c'mon. Ah--Ahhhhhh." Peter groaned. Dammit, smooth move, Parker.
"Oh, wonderful!" the large blue lady, Jinn, cheered. She looked down to Peter and Ruby and smiled as she leaned closer to them. She placed her hand on her face and got in a pose that made her look like one of the Great Fairies from Zelda. "So tell me, child, what knowledge do you seek?" The teens and Qrow looked at Jinn quizzically, even Maria had to tap her goggles a few times to make sure they were working. "Oh, where are my manners." she laughed, "I am Jinn, a being created by the God of Light to aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. I've been graced with the ability to answer three questions every one hundred years. You're in luck as I'm still able to answer--"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Ozpin shouted, seemingly back in control in some way.
Peter shot a web ball at Ozpin and webbed his mouth shut, "Hey, Ozzy Pants On Fire, shut up. Adults are talking. And like it or not, you're fourteen again." he snickered, "Continue, Ms. Jinn."
"Two questions, this millennium." Jinn replied with a smile causing the girl's and Qrow to turn to Ozpin with angered expressions. Jinn leaned closer and got her face really close to Peter's, "What peculiar human. You must be that boy from the other universe. Quite fascinating." she chuckled slightly, "Oh the knowledge you must hold. I think I like you."
Peter quickly held up his hands in defense, "No, that's okay I made a vow a long time ago not to try and go for people that are supernatural in origin. Makes it really weird." Peter swallowed a lump in his throat and turned to Ruby, "Well, Rubes, it's up to you. What's the plan?"
Ruby looked to Ozpin and then to Jinn. Ruby quickly gained an irritated expression as she just wanted to no longer be left in the dark, "Jinn, what is Ozpin hiding from us?" there muffled yell and suddenly Ozpin stood up and ran towards Ruby. Peter, sensing the aggressive action was quick to put himself between his friend and former headmaster. Peter lifted his hand up like he was going to grab Ozpin by the throat when suddenly he disappeared and everything became a white void. No sound, no sight, no color.
No friends either. "YANG!" he called out but no answer, "Ruby? Weiss? Blake?" again no answer.
"Once upon a time, there was a tower." a voice started, it belonged to Jinn. Before Peter knew it the entire void was being filled with bushes and lampposts and a large tower that looked like Beacon. Suddenly he was transported somewhere else where there sat a woman with long blond hair in front of her mirror, "And in that tower," Jinn continued, "was a woman named: Salem."
"What the hell?" Peter muttered to himself.
Deadpool
"What do we do?" Nora asked, "There's only half a train and we have another half day before we reach Argus!" she complained, "There won't be enough space for everyone to sleep."
Deadpool twirled one of his Deagles in hand as he leaned against a door frame, "They'll make do." he stated, "It's half a day, not the rest of their life. And it's not like we're scrunched like sardines or anything. Just means nobody gets their own cabins. No big whoop." Deadpool kept looking out the back of the window, for some reason hoping that he'd see Peter and the rest of the gang somehow catch up to the train and they could all move on with their lives peacefully. "What we should be worried about is if our friends will make it to Argus."
"Have some faith." Ren chimed in, "Despite her quirkiness, Ruby is more than a capable leader. I'm certain she'll lead her team to--"
"It isn't Ruby who I'm worried about slowing them down." Deadpool interrupted, "It's Qrow and Oscar. Plus who knows what other variables they may run into." Deadpool looked out the door and noticed the snow storm was getting hard, "Crap...I hope this storm doesn't hit 'em." he sighed, "Whatever, what's the plan. Do we have a base of operations in Argus?"
"Well, heh heh," Jaune chimed in with a slight chuckled, "Not a 'Base of Operations' per se, but...it is a place we could rest and resupply...probably." he said the last part with a nervous smile.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Oh, now it's time for exposition and backstory...yaaaaaaay. IDK, maybe I'll just have Peter pull a Mystery Science Theater 3000 and have him riff the whole thing.Seriously though, the first couple of chapters drag V6. like, here is a super accurate representation of what's going on in chapters 2-4 of Volume 6, which will be played by my lovely assistants from my Fast Times fic, Ben Reilly and Tsukune Aono.
Tsukune: "What are they doing?"
Ben, irritated: "What?"
Tsukune: "I said, what are they doing now?"
[Ben, pulls his hair and groans in annoyance]
Ben: "God-dammit, I'm getting sick and tired of you asking that question."
[Tsukune now gets irritated at Ben's irritation]
Tsukune: "You're the one who understands English, I can't understand shit. I don't want to sit up here and play with my dick all day."
[Ben takes a deep breath to try and calm down before placing his hand on Tsukune's shoulder]
Ben: "Okay, okay, look: They are just standing there and talking. That's all they're doing, that's all they ever do is just stand there and talk. That's what they were doing last week, that's what they were doing five minutes ago. So five minutes from now, when you ask me, 'What are they doing?' my answers gonna be: 'They're still just talking, and they're still just standing there!'"
[The two go back to momentary silence and both relax as they seem to come to an understanding]
Tsukune: "...Okay, but what are they talking about?"
Ben: "WATCH THE SHOW! It has a Japanese dub, dickhead."
Beautiful. Thanks guys. As you can see, real riveting stuff. Well anyways, I have to go and try to pound out another chapter for everyone. Don't know what fic it will be, but school starts next week and I want to be able to at least get one out before I go on what I'm sure will be a hiatus in some sense. Or maybe not, maybe Corona will play in my favor.Anyways, Favorite, Follow and remember to leave some reviews. Have a good day everyone.