Here we are again with chapter 14! Last time it seems Cardin got what he deserved after cracking zanes head and posioning rogue. Though lets see what interesting development they'll be today. RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. I own the OC's, AU. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 14:Memories
Its been almost three weeks now since the events with Cardin and Onxyia. Cardin himself was given a full month of detention for his stunts. Along with taking care of the people he hurt. Professor Ozpin thought it be funny to have him in a nurses outfit. Onxyia tried to make it up to Eria and Rogue for what had happened to them even though they said it was alright.
Zane on the other hand woke up and was his usual self. When he was told what happened he wanted to beat the ever living snot out of Cardin. But when he saw him in the nurses outfit he thought that was a worse punishment
It was nighttime at Beacon as most of Team ZERO was sleeping but surpisngihly enough the leader of the team had trouble sleeping. He tossed in turn sweating like crazy in his sleep muttering to himself.
"no …no ….don't do that please"he said quietly
It wasn't a nightmare, instead it was a flashback that was buried from years ago.
FlashBack
In a building that seemed to be a boxing gym maybe. There was Zane who was nine years old in an old fashioned building surrounded by people in boxing gear. He wore a pair of shorts with a shirt with the sleeves cut off. On the shirt was a logo of some boxer. The boxer's name was "Nadia Walker :The Savage Huntresses".He had his signiture hair that was black but without the white frosted tips.
As he sat there kicking his legs watching the boxers. A girl with white hair threw a foam ball at him.
"C'mon Zane, quit sitting around, let's box!"she stated in a boxing stance
"Nadia said I shouldn't punch a girl that's not what a gentleman would do"Zane quipped
The girl wore a shirt with a swan on it with black running pants. While another girl was with her in what seemed to be a white dress mixed with pink and brown. She was quiet and hide behind the other girl. Her eyes were shadowed by something but he couldn't tell. Her hair was also shadowed by something and he could barely make out her face. Along with the girl with a swan shirt on.
Then another boy came from the corner saying"Ill glady fight you"he said. The boy had on a pair of jeans with a long sleeve shirt on. He had a pair of Lynx ears on his hair was also lightish black. The girl smiled saying"Bring it on cat ears"motioning with her hands.
The boy smiled, tackling her and the two laughed while rolling around in a of the people in the gym laughed at the sight.
"Hey whos going with win you think?"A older looking man said
A women who looked young said"Don't know probably the girl"
Zane and the other girl watched for a bit. Until an older girl who seemed to be fourteen said"Alright you two thats enough let our customers box without having you two hit them please"she said and on her back was a tail of a fox. She wore a pair of yoga pants with a crop top that was orange. The yoga pants had a hole in the back for her said tail. Her eyes were orange with her hair having a puffy ponytail in the back colored black. Her eyes were light green and they shined like emeralds.
"Oh come on we were just playing"The girl in the swan shirt said.
"Yeah plus feather brain over here deserved it"the boy with Lynx ears said.
"Shut up fish eater you started it!"she retorted
They kept going at each other saying it was the other's fault. The girl seemed to have a vein form on her head before dropping the two. "Can you two just drop it before you break something or Nadia will be mad!"she exclaimed
"Hey Zoey calm down before you pop a blood vesse"A woman came down with a prosthetic arm said. She looked to be in her late thirties and had black short hair. With a hint of silver in it along with having bright orange eyes. On her ears were a pair of orange tiger wore some running pants that were black with a blue tanktop.
"Oh come on auntie we were just playing"The girl in the swan shirt said.
The women laughed before saying"I know but your dad's here to pick you up…god knows it took him forever."
The two girls and the boy with lynx ears cheered rushing to the stairs as a man with orange hair walked down. They swarmed him and he laughed saying"Ah it's good to see you all again"picking up the girl in the dress. "I hope they weren't in too much trouble, Nadia,"the orange-haired man said.
"Nah they were alright…just next time pick them up on time."The women said laughing
"I will oh and everyone I got something for you all."He said before presenting some different shaped necklaces. The boy with Lynx ears looked unamuzed saying"Really dad necklaces i'm not a girl!"
The man laughed saying"well me and Nadia thought how you got your own little trick up your sleeves we thought we give you something to remind you of each other."
The swan shirt girl got a diamond one, the girl in the dress got a heart one, the boy with lynx ears got a club one, while the older girl got one with spades on it.
"Ummm I don't need one"Zoey said before the man presistated saying how she was a part of their little group. The girl relented before taking it, smiling. Zane looked confused asking"What about me?"
The man with orange hair laughed before presenting one with a laughing skull on one giving it to him. "Well you get this one since you're just a little jokesteer sometimes along with that interesting last name" he said.
Soon he left with the three other kids saying goodbye. Zane watched them leave through the door and soon a bright light came through the door.
Flashback End
Zane woke up covered in Sweat and thought about what that dream was as he looked around the room. Rogue was sleeping soundly as was Eria. Onxyia was sleeping with her ears twitching around making some noises it seems.
Zane held his head trying to recall what he just saw before getting out of bed walking over to his dresses draws he had near his bed. He opened it slowly taking out a small box that was metal it seemed. As he opened their was him when he was little with a bunch of other kids. They were infront of some buildings but the top of the photo was burned off. He saw how each kid had the neckle in the photo with the burn marks covered up their faces slightly.
Then he looked into the box looking at the laughing skull neckle examining it. As he did he clutched his bandana on his neck close. Zane breathed with some sweat and a few tears falling down his face."...who? Who are they and why can't I remember them?"he said, wiping the tears away.
He looked at the picture placing it in the box then looking at the neckle. He gripped it hard muttering"Those people…who are they?Were we …friends..no family?" Zane asked himself confused on what happened. Then he put the necklace back into the box then back in the draws heading back to bed.
Luckily enough it was the weekend and their wasn't that much activity happening in Beacon as the group was at breakfast as the team did their own thing. Eria was talking with Pyrrha about something that Pyrrha worried about as she stole a glance from Jaune.
Rogue and Nora were hitting if off making each other laugh. With Ren standing by smiling at the two. Yang and Ruby played seemed to be playing a card came as Yang placed her hands down in front of her with a smile.
"Looks like I win again Ruby. Full house"Yang said revealing two jacks and three tens.
"Oh really."ruby said smiling as she revealed a hand with fours kings and an ace.
"I think four of a kind beats a full house."Ruby said knwolwingyl as she takes a stack of sweets from the middle.
"Okay Uncle Qrow and mom shouldnt have taught you how to play."Yang said with regret
Meanwhile Onxyia was helping Jaune and Weiss with their homework.
Zane was leaning on a table staring at the ceiling muttering"Who are you"as he now had the laughing skull neckle in hand.
"Something up?"Blake said surprising him with him screaming and falling off the table.
He got up dusting himself off saying"Blake quit sneaking up on everyone like that"Zane replied
"I'm just light on my feet."Blake simply replied as she placed something in front of him.
"Here have some of this it helps calm your nerves"Blake said showing him a cup of tea.
Zane looked at it taking a sip breathing as he felt the liquid in his throat.
"Umm thanks needed that."he said as Blake sat next to Onxyia.
"No problem."Blake began
"But you seem to have something on your mind lately?"she asked
"That obvious huh"Zane asked with Jaune,Weiss and Onxyia cutting in.
"Yeah every since you woke up you've been acting weird lately"Jaune noted
"I can agree with on you with that you kept talking in your sleep for the last week"Onxyia added with her tail moving to the side slightly.
"Hmmm yes is something troubling you?"Weiss asked concerned
Zane rubbed his neck with his bandana still on saying"You all are going to think i'm weird if I say this."he started
"Oh please we live in a world with monsters whats weirder than that"Weiss said
"Ok last night I had a dream…wait it was more like a memory from my past."he said
Jaune looked at him for a moment before saying"Woah really a…memory? You remember anything specific like your parents maybe."Jaune replied
"I was in some boxing gym along with four others but thing is I remember was some women their with a prosthetic arm. Along with some guy with orange hair." Zane paused for a moment.
"What else do you remember"Blake asked with her hand on her chin.
"He gave us these nekcles for us too find each other with.''Zane said, presenting the laughing skull necklace.
Jaune and Weiss looked at weird both saying at the same time"A skull?"
"Yea and the others had deck of card themed ones. All four had different ones being Ace,Clubs,Diamonds and Spades."
"Okay do you remember what the boxing gym was called at least?"Blake asked
"No…all I remember is one of the kids who was older than us seemed to know the owner. She looked really old and in her early thirties with tiger ears…"
"Anything else than that?"Onxyia asked looking at the table.
Zane shook his head no stating"Other than that some…."he paused remembering a nightmare in some lab. He shook his head saying"No nothing I think…."
Onxyia hummed before saying"Well you take what you get. Who knows with this knowledge you could find people with those necklaces or that gym maybe."
"Hey yeah maybe if we go into town sometime we ask around for someone with tiger ears and a boxing gym."Jaune suggested
"Yeah we could but what are the odds it was even here in Vale. It could be in Atlas, Vacou or even Mistral".Zane added
"Maybe but wouldn't hurt to try here first."Weiss added assuring him with a smile. While Jaune presented a high five and Zane returned it. Onxyia smiled at him and Zane turned away from this while with Blake noticing.
Meanwhile with Eria and Pyrrha who were still talking with each other.
"You still haven't talked to him yet. They already posted something about this dance in the coming months so why haven't you asked him yet."Eria replied
"Its easy for you to say you still haven't gotten a date for the dance either you know."Pyrrha jested
"Which is why I only want a man who meet my certain taste."Eria said
"Well I don't have experience dating at all you know and you only dated that one guy once after you lost interested in him during the breakup."
Eria flicked Pyrrha on the nose after saying"Don't mention him please…he wasn't that great of a guy in my opinion."Eria groaned
"He's the reason I have certain taste for my potential boyfriend. But doesnt mean I know a good guys when I see one."Eria replied
"Yes but everytime I try to talked to him outside of class about how I feel. I freeze up and I end up standing there like an idiot."Pyrrha added putting her head onto the table.
Eria patted the girl on the back saying"I know you'll ask him. Just don't wait too long or you'll never know when another girl is going to snatch him up."Eria said
"But what if I say something stupid and hurt his feeling?"Pyrrha asked with a hint of worry and pain in her throat.
Eria only smiled at her"Then just let it happen. You can't be the perfect girl to just impress someone you know."Eria continued
"Yeah I guess."Pyrrha said back as she saw Jaune with Zane,Weiss,Onxyia and Blake laughing with each other.
Then Onxyia got up from the table walking a way with Blake walking with her. "Hey Blake whats up?"Onxyia asked
"Oh nothing much how you feeling every since the incident with Cardin?"
Onxyia sighed saying"I still feel like I lost my teammates trust….escpeially Zane and Rogue. I need to earn their trust back"
"Hmmm your not wrong but how are you going to gain their trust back exactly?"Blake asked
"Thats the problem it self"Onxyia groaned with her hand on her head.
Blake bow moved a little before saying"well…Zane did say he remembered something from his past. Maybe you and him could go and look around for more info about it?"
Onxyai was surprised and hugged Blake tightly saying"Blake your a genius!".
Blake laughed before saying"Ok…please let me go before you crush my bones"
She let go smiling and Blake then asked"Also the dance is coming up soon find someone to go with yet?"
"Oh no I haven't not many people have peak my interest except for a few"she stated
"Really who is it."Blake asked with a cat like smile
"Thats none of your businesses cat ears"she said flicking her bow. Blake recoiled at it looking at her.
=RWBY=
Zane was trying to rack his brain about that memory he saw last night. He was in the library trying to come up with something but his train of thought keep thinking about other things.
Then he made his way to the computer"Alright lets see if their is anything about a Faunus boxer with tiger ears. That might help me narrow it down."He said beginning his search
A half hour later sat Zane looking at page three of forty. He tried to recall her face but it wasn't come back to him. His brain seemed to be on fire at this point trying to think of anything.
"Dammit! This is harder than it looks."Zane said as he stared at the screen with all these names.
"Having some difficulty?"A voice said behind her making him jumped.
"Ok Blake if thats you again I swear to god you ninja like.."he said turning around to see Onxyia
"Oh its you Onxyia….don't tell Blake I said that please."Zane said pleading
"Your alright I won't tell your secrets safe with me"She said pretending to zip her lips shut.
"So whats up by the way?"Zane asked
"ummm.I was actually wondering if you wanted to spend some time together and get to know each other more."Onxyia stated.
This made Zane seemed surprised by this and stated"Really….ummm…sure what do you wanan do. Go get coffee, a bit to eat or.."Zane stuttered trying to finish his sentence.
Onxyia laughed saying"Come on lets just go out as friends. Also I wanna help you out get some answer on that little memory problem your trying to solve."
"Ok…what about everyone else should we invite Rogue and Eria?"he asked
"No Rogue is with Nora sparring while Eria is with Pyrrha doing something…"Onxyia replied
Zane got up stretching his back stating"Fine let me grab my gear and we'll go."Zane said
"Why would we need our weapons anyway?"Onxyia questioned
"Never know if were going to run into White Fang or Thugs out their."he said walking past her
After they got everything the two headed off to Vale City. When they arrived they started out looking around for anything.
Onxyia stretched with her ears twitching to get them loose"It nice to out of Beacon for a bit wouldn't you agree?" Then she let her tail extend a little stretching it out.
Zane looked at her rubbing his neck looking away"Yeah…I guess"
"So where should we look first?"Onxyia said with a hand on her hip.
Zane thought for a moment before saying"I really don't know lets get something to eat first. Maybe that will help jog our memories".he said pointing at a coffee shop.
"That I can agree with it"she said as the two walked over to the coffee shop. Zane asked her what she wanted and she told him. She went and sat down underneath an umbrella with chairs.
As she sat their a voice rang out beside her."Seems like someones on a little date it seems"the voice said
Onxyia looked at the girl who seemed to be nineteen with white hair and a black streak in it. She stood at 5.10ft with a slender build and had deep blue eyes. Her hair was along down to her shoulder curled a little on the shoulders.
She was wearing a pair of jean shorts with leg tights that were black in color. Along with a bomber jakcet that was white with a black swan on the back of it. Underneath the jacket was a crop top colored black as well it showed her clevage underneath it. She wore a pair of running shoes that were blue in color.
She was currently sipping a cup of coffee standing next to a table with one hand in her pocket.
"Oh no your misunderstanding, we're just friends…''Onxyia said, clutching her arms smiling.
The girl laughed loudly stating"Really honey…you may be lying to yourself but you like him don't you"the girl said with a smirk.
Onxyia sighed before saying"Look…I do think Zane is kinda….cute."As she said that he tail wagged fast but continued to speak." But we're here looking for answers about a certain woman he's looking for."
The girl was a little shocked by her expression before saying"Hmmm well you could always try Juniors place. But you wouldn't be allowed there although…"she had her hand on her finger for a moment.
Then she snapped her fingers saying"hey you know DJ shop I heard his family knows everyone here for years. Hell it's like they helped build the town usually he trades info for some favors."the girl said
Onxyia knew who she was talking about and Onxyia thought how she could kill two birds with one stone. She can help DJ with her brother, crippling him along with finding info about Zanes' past.
"That could work thank you….ummmm"Onxyia said looking at her.
"Lazuli Blackburn"The girl offered a hand with Onxyia shaking it.
Then her scroll buzzed and she looked at the message groaning"Arghhh my dad needs me back home. Well see you later good luck with your search and on yoru date" she joked.
Onxyia groaned before muttering"Its not a date…"as she says this she smiles a little with her tail wagging.
Soon Zane came out with a coffee cup in one hand and the other hand was Onxyia. "Here you go miss one latta for you"Zane said handing her it.
She took it thanking him and she started to drink it."So who was that girl you were talking to?"
"Oh no one she was just starting some conversation but I asked her about where we could get information. You remember DJ?" she said after she finished a sip of her latte.
"Yeah the guy in the robbery"Zane said
"She said he knows alot of people here and maybe has some info on the place their searching for."Onxyia suggested.
"Nice lets go"Zane said, chugging his coffee, tossing it into a trash can.
=RWBY=
They then made their ways to DJ Shop and it was now fixed compared to last time. But now their was some extra muscle in their a large man with tattoos was in their. Along with a skinny man with a pistol holsteered on the side.
DJ was behind the counter doing some maintenance on some legs. He looked up at the two saying"Hey your those kids searching for answers on those punks who crippled me. What can I do for you?"he said happily.
"Sup DJ you seem happier despite being crippled."Zane said with his arms on the counter.
"Well you gotta live with it but it's also opened new ideas for my business."DJ said
"Really how so?"Onxyia said tilting her head
DJ smiled then propped up his leg that was now all metal. It was dark brown in color with the paint on it. Their was also several attachments on it such as a barrel and holsters."I've been experimenting lately and made some adjustments to my legs. I managed to build some legs that can help people like me defend themselves. Although it will cost alot since they are made from high materials."
"That's great at least you found a way to turn something bad to something good"Onxyia said
DJ laughed before putting his leg down asking"So what can I do for you two anyway?"
Zane scratched his neck before saying"We were wondering if you would trade some information for a job?"
DJ ear's perked up and he looked around before asking"Ok tell me what your looking for then we can discuss business."hand clasped together.
"Where looking for a tiger faunus who used to be a boxer. She also had a prothesetic arm do you remember anyone like that?"Onxyia asked
DJ thought for a moment before saying"Hmmm it does remind me of someone but it will take a while to find that info. Their are several faunus who boxed back then for cash along with them having tiger traits. I'll do it if you head to an old mine on the outskirts of the city. I go their usually for some dust to save me on paying for it. But I usually hire huntsmen to help me from being attack from grimm. "
"Let me guess you want us to find you some dust then come back then we'll get out info"Zane stoped him saying.
DJ smiled offering a handshake then Zane shook it. Their deal was complete and they went outside making their way to this abandoned dust mine.
As they were walking down a street a voice called out to them. "Hey guys nice to see you out here".
They turn to see Rogue waving over to them. "Rogue what are you doing out here?"Zane asked turning.
"Oh I came to grab a few things real quick then I was heading back, you guys?"she asked
"Were heading to an old mine for some dust to get some info"Zane said
"Really info on what?"Rogue asked
"On Zanes past were trying to see if we can come up with something"Onxyia said
Eria stroked her chin before exclaiming"I'll join you guys exploring a derelict mine sounds like alot of fun. Maybe we can find buried treasuret."
"More the merrier"zane said as the three continued their journey to the dust mine. Above them was a person with light gray eyes looking at them. "Hmmm interesting group….lets see what they're up to."
Well this is another chapter down, seems they took a job from the local gun dealer in town. Along with that the introudction of another OC Lazuli Blackburn. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and the story, thanks for reading!
