Chpater 1: Watching Rose's Dance
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"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, we've got the prologue out of the way, now it's time for the meat of the story." Kai happily said.
"Well, Ruby accidentally knocked two people out, so how far down can this go?" Weiss sarcastically asked.
"Well, it's hardly her fault in the first place." Jaune said, defending her.
"Can we just move on now?" Yang asked.
Kai nodded and snapped his fingers as the screen lit up.
Hello? Is anyone in there? You know it is very rude to ignore a person that is trying to get your attention." A voice echoed out.
Anna heard a voice calling out to her. She started to regain consciousness, as her eyes begin to open up. She blinked a couple of times before sitting upright on the ground. Dazed and confused, she tried to process what was going on.
"Man, I had one of the weirdest dreams ever. It involved a meteor, and some tiny ghost girl." Anna says.
Glynda sweatdropped. "That wasn't a dream." She said bluntly.
"Ahem" A female voice said.
Anna turned her head towards the direction from where she heard the voice. That's where she saw the red hooded chibi floating right in front of her. Anna was startled just a bit, but she regained her composure, and decided to approach this in a civil manner.
"Ummmm, who exactly are you?" Anna asked cautiously, not wanting to provoke the chibi.
"My name is Ruby Rose, but you can call me Ruby. But I'm still a little mad at you for fainting like that when you saw me." Ruby said, as she was annoyed about that.
"You made them faint and you're the angered one?" Blake said raising an eyebrow.
Ruby simply pouted hearing this. "It's not like I wanted to do that." She responded.
"Please forgive me. It's just not every day that a small girl falls out of the sky and then hits you like a meteor." Anna says.
This caused Ruby to be slightly embarrassed, knowing she was the person who caused the huge explosion, which resulted in the damage in the 10ft diameter circle.
"Oh, errrrr sorry about that. I just lost control when I came here, and I wasn't expecting to have a rough landing." Ruby said with her head tilted down with guilt.
"But what was it that made her have that landing in the first place?" Ironwood asked.
"It's gotta be someone who doesn't want Ruby around, obviously." Qrow theorized.
This got Cinder thinking. "Maybe Salem was behind it?" She thought.
"Don't worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes, even I do. It's just important to learn from it. So we good?" Anna says with the usual cheerful smile.
Upon seeing the smile and hearing what Anna said, Ruby started to feel better, and then she smile back at Anna.
"Thanks, not everyone is that forgiving. You know, we started off of on the wrong foot. Let's start over again." Ruby said cheerfully.
"Glad to know you salvaged the situation." Ren said.
"Indeed, I'd say you're a different person than when you first arrived at Beacon." Ozpin complemented Ruby, making her sheepishly smile.
"Alright then, all is forgiven. My name is Anna Yuno, and my friend sleeping behind me is Zackery Aegis. But you can call him Zack." Anna said while pointing to Zack.
"You already know my name. So, where exactly am I anyway?" Ruby asked, looking around her surroundings.
"You are in Jewel city, my hometown. The reason why its name Jewel city is because it is famous for its mines of precious minerals. Also when it is night time here, the stars here sparkle like jewels." Anna replied as she pointed up to the sky.
Ruby in turn looked up, and was immediately amazed and awed struck of how the stars did sparkle like jewels. It filled her senses of joy and tranquility, being one of the most beautiful skies she has ever seen.
"It's…so…BEATUTIFUL!" Ruby screamed as she gazed upon the diamond like sky.
"I honestly don't think I'll ever get tired of that sight." Weiss said resting her head on her hand with a faint smile.
"You said it." Jaune said agreeing with her.
"Wait." Blake said while looking at Weiss. "Are you smiling?" She asked teasingly.
Weiss blushed slightly. "Oh, quiet you." she snapped.
"Is her smiling really that rare?" Oscar asked.
"Heh, like you wouldn't believe." Yang answered smiling.
This agitated Weiss to no end. "OH SHUT UP!" She yelled at the blonde, getting her friends to laugh.
Just then, both Ruby and Anna noticed that Zack was starting to wake up. He looked like he had a headache and was scratching his head. As his senses started to come back to him, he notices Ruby hovering right next to Anna. His changes from one of confusion to one of shock and fear.
"AHHHHHHHHHH! IT'S THE BOMB GIRL!" Zack screamed, while imagining Ruby in bomb outfit (like the one Link wears in triforce heroes).
"MY NAME IS NOT BOMB GIRL!" IT IS RUBY ROSE! RUBY ROSE!" Ruby yelled back in anger.
"Yeah, I don't even use explosives." Ruby said in agreement.
"Yeah, out of all of us, explosives are more of a Nora thing." Blake muttered, loud enough for the hyperactive girl to hear.
"You'd better believe it, and preach it, buster." Nora exclaimed before laughing pompously.
Ironwood watched her laugh and made a mental note to keep any explosive devices away from her, for some reason.
After calming both Zack and Ruby down, Anna explained to Zack that Ruby isn't hostile and that she just fell from the sky. Zack wasn't really happy that he almost had a near-death experience, but he decided to give Ruby a chance.
"Alright Bomb Girl, if you want to earn my trust, then you have to tell us what you are doing here in our town." Zack said, as he spoke in a tone of detective.
"My name is Ruby Rose, but I don't have time to explain. I need to find the nearest Huntsman Academy and the most skill Huntsmen that are living here. You think you can help me find them?" Ruby asked, in a tone of desperation.
Upon hearing this, Zack and Anna had looks of confusion, with small blank eyes. Sure they have top-dueling academies, but not hunting academies. They both exchange looks at each other, seeing if the other knew what she was talking about. Of course, they had no idea what Ruby was talking about.
"I know from your looks that you are wondering why a 15 year old girl would want to see high ranking Huntsmen all of a sudden, but please I'm in desperate need of help right now." Ruby said frantically, hoping that Anna and Zack would help her.
She either expected them to say "yes" that they would help her, or "no", thinking that she is just a crazy girl trying to sneak her way to the big leagues. What she got was totally unexpected.
"Why would need a help from a person who hunts for wild animals?" Anna asked.
"Different world, different rules." Kai said simply while everyone else was processing what Anna had just said.
"I... thought of the possibility that huntsman academies didn't exist in this world, but no sign of Grimm in the slightest?" Glynda asked.
"Unbelievable." Weiss muttered.
"That kind of world must be peaceful, right?" Ruby asked looking at Kai.
Kai simply looked at her and mouthed "Nooooo" while shaking her head slowly. Ruby raised an eyebrow an opened her mouth to ask a question, Kai raised a hand to stop her. "Long story, not worth explaining now." He said bluntly.
"Huh?" Ruby said with a blank look.
"I never heard of Huntsmen school before. Why would people be willing teach kids of how to kill animals?" Zack said with his thinking face. (The one Phoenix Wright makes)
"Wha?" Ruby said in disbelief from what she was hearing.
"Also, you don't look fifteen, you look like a very small toddler." Anna said looking at Ruby who was clearly tiny (Chibi size of when she fangirls over weapons, from the first season of RWBY: Episode 2).
The last one completely caught Ruby off guard.
"EEEEHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ruby screamed, trying process what Anna just said.
"But, but that can't be. I'm standing face to face with you right now!" Ruby screamed with shock.
"I think that's because you are floating." Zack said while pointing to the ground.
Ruby looked down and saw that her feet were not connecting with the ground. She then looked at her own body. As if it were not enough to prove to her that she was not the size of a 15 year old. Anna took out her D-Tablet and put it on mirror mode, showing the reflection of Ruby. Ruby looked at her reflection in complete horror as she saw herself completely miniaturized. She pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming that she was chibi. What seemed even more surprising is that her own body looked like one of ghost.
"I…can't…believe…that I shrunk…and turned into a ghost! Does that mean I'm dead?" Ruby said slowly, in denial.
"Wait, is she dead?" Ren asked.
"Nope, in actuality, she's now a duel spirit, a being that inhabits another world that connects to earth's duelists via dueling." Kai explained. "At least, that's the basic idea of it." Kai said.
"Wait, so..." Weiss was cut off when Kai raised his hand.
"Just sit back and watch." He simply said.
Anna felt sorry for Ruby. Thinking that you yourself, actually dead, must be hard to take in. He then proceeded to give Ruby a hug, thinking she would just pass through him. However, what happen instead is that when Anna touched her, Ruby's ghostly body suddenly was replaced by a solid figure, while floating still. Ruby looked around her, and all forms of sadness disappeared instantly.
"YAAAAHOOOOO! I'M NOT DEAD!" Ruby screamed as she started moving around the area at high speeds, leaving behind a trail of rose petals.
"What just happened? More importantly, how is she moving around the place so fast!?" Zack asked Anna as he is trying follow the unbelievable fast Ruby.
"I'm guessing they don't have semblances and, by proxy, aura either." Ironwood asked.
"You guessed correctly." Kai said nodding.
"To be honest with you Zack, I have no clue what she was trying to explain back then." Anna replied as her eyes tried to follow Ruby who was currently in the air screaming at the top of her lungs.
WBY sighed at this and smiled. "Of course she is." Weiss muttered.
Meanwhile in the distance, on a top of the Jeweler mall building. What appear to be a small black portal started to form on the ground. The portal then grew in size, giving off an unsettling atmosphere. Then a black liquid emerged from the portal, and it then began to take shape into the form of something sinister. It first formed legs, than arms and finally a head. The back liquid then dispersed, leaving behind a strange figure. It's seem to wearing black armor that a knight would wear, with several difference. There were spikes on his shoulder pads, and on this back. His left arm seem to have a gauntlet like machine on it. Its face was covered up with a mask, which had two eye slits, a sharp teeth design of a wolf, where the mouth would originally be, and it also had two horns sticking out of the sides of the helmet. What was highly noticeable, were the red eyes that it had, which would invoke fear into anyone who gazed upon them. The figure stood and looked around the city. It was searching for something, or someone. Some people noticed the figure on top of the building while looking from the ground. What they did was what any person would do. Take a picture of it and post it on their social network, put weird emojis on it or take epic selfies with it, even though it was ten stories high. Just then the figure sense a large amount of energy, and quickly turned its head towards the source, to see rose petals flying into the sky from afar. You can't see his face since he is wearing a mask, but the strange figure was smiling sinisterly underneath.
"Um, who is that?" Nora asked.
"He doesn't look friendly." Jaune said worrying about what was going to happen next.
"He must have picked up Ruby's location." Blake theorized.
"Given the fact that he saw the rose petals, I think that's a confirmed fact." Ozpin said.
We now return to Anna, Zack and Ruby who were settling down after what just happen, and then went back to their conversation. Ruby who just settle down, realized something else.
"WAIT! YOU NEVER HEARD OR KNOW WHAT A HUNTSMAN IS!?" Ruby screamed.
"From the way you describe them, I going to go with a positive no." Zack replied.
"WHAT ABOUT DUST, REMNANT AND THE FOUR KINGDOMS, WEAPONS THAT TRANSFORM, SEMBLANCE, ROBOT ARMIES, FLYING SHIPS, OR GRIMM!?" Ruby asked frantically as she was in deep denial.
"Dust, the dirty stuff that is on our desks?" Zack said.
"I don't recall remember that Jewel City was in a Kingdom, but there is the Queen of England." Anna said.
"The weapons here are pretty neat, but they don't transform. I mean gun swords are physically impossible to make." Zack said.
"Semblance? As in personality, or character traits?" Anna said.
"We have armies and robots, but I have heard of a robot army." Zack said.
"We got airplanes and fighter jets, but I don't think we have a flying carrier warhead ship." Anna said.
"What's a Grim?" Zack asked.
"If things were backwards and they were in our world, they wouldn't last five minutes." Mercury chuckled.
"As much as I hate to say it, you're not wrong." Emerald said in agreement.
Anna and Zack just stared at Ruby, who was in shock upon hearing what came out of their mouths. Ruby then proceeded to sit in a corner and sulked. Anna and Zack couldn't help but feel sorry, but confused, for Ruby as she was unprepared. Just then Zack pulled Anna over to talk to her.
"Anna, do you have any idea what is going on with this girl? She crashes into us from the sky, doesn't even know what size she is, and now she is saying weird things." Zack said, as he is slightly concerned for Ruby who was now shivering in the fetal position, while muttering something.
"Yeesh, you look like what would happen if you realized cookies didn't exist in a world you went to." Nora joked.
"AAAAHH!" Ruby screamed as she leaped seven feet in the air, she landed and was breathing heavily. "Don't... ever... say those... words again." She panted while breathing hard.
Nora giggled. "Hehehe, sorry." She sheepishly said.
"Look Zack, it's highly obvious at this point that this girl is not normal. I'm not talking personality or character wise, but she is somewhat different from us." Anna said with a serious look on her face.
"What makes you say that?" Zack asked.
"Take a look at this. I saw it when she was bouncing around with joy." Anna said.
Anna then proceeds to show Zack what was in her hand. At first glance, it looks like a normal duel monster card. However what surprised Zack the most was the monster depicted on the card. It was Ruby Rose (as a chibi). The card's name was "RWBY Soul - Ruby Rose", level 3, wind type attribute, a Warrior/Tuner/Effect type monster, and with 1400atk and 900def. Zack was going to read the effect, but was interrupted by Ruby who saw the card in Anna's hand. Before Anna could react, Ruby came over in a blink of an eye and snatched the card.
"Huh?" Was the audiences collective response.
"Is that a..." Cinder interrupted Pyrrha.
'A duel monsters card?" She asked.
"Yep, an essential part of any duel spirit." Kai answered.
"FIRST THERE IS NOTHING HERE THAT I KNOW, AND NOW THERE IS A PICTURE OF ME ON A CARD! WHAT'S NEXT!? COOKIES BANNED FROM THE CITY!?" Ruby screamed as she looked at the card in her hand.
Deciding to mess with her a bit, Zack said three words that Ruby would never want to hear.
"What's a cookie?" Zack said.
Upon hearing these words. Ruby was silent for a moment. Until…
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The students of Beacon (except Ruby) broke into fits of uncontrollable laughter hearing on screen Ruby's scream of anguish. While Ozpin, Glynda, Ironwood, and Cinder tried suppressing their laughter, while Qrow and Mercury were busy rolling on the floor laughing to care, and Emerald was beating the armrest on her chair while stifling her laughter.
"HEY! It's not funny!" Ruby shouted before pouting.
"HA! Now you know how I feel when you call me an ice queen." Weiss said between laughter.
"Best. Reaction. Ever." Sun shouted before continuing to laugh.
"You've got to admit, it is pretty funny." Yang told her sister.
All the ongoing laughter only made Ruby pout even more.
"I was just joking Ruby!" Zack said as he laughed at Ruby's reaction.
Ruby was not pleased. After Anna prevented Ruby from strangling Zack, she then calmed her down and decide to talk to her.
"Are you okay Ruby?" Anna asked.
"I don't know. You guys don't know anything I know, and I don't anything about this place. I was sent here for a purpose. To help this place, and now I'm lost, with no clue what to do. I feel helpless." Ruby replied as she looked down.
Anna saw how lost Ruby was. She didn't had anywhere to go, and she didn't know where to go.
By that time everyone had stopped laughing and gained a look of remorse for on-screen Ruby.
"Oh man." Sun muttered.
"Ruby." Penny silently said.
Ruby started to ponder about what would happen if something like this would actually happen, but was snapped out of it when a hand was placed on her shoulder, she looked in that direction and saw Yang. "Don't worry, we've got your back." She said in a reassuring tone.
Ruby turned to face Weiss and Blake and they nodded in confirmation, she looked at JNPR as they nodded in agreement (with a smile in Jaune and Nora's case), causing Ruby to tear up a little. "Thanks, guys." She softly said as she wiped her tears away.
Meanwhile with Cinder's team.
Cinder herself merely rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Mercury silently mock gagged.
And Emerald simply looked at them in silence. "How can they be so... trusting all the time?" Emerald thought to herself while folding her arms.
"You know, why don't you come home with me, and tell me all about where you come from?" Anna said cheerfully trying to cheer up Ruby.
"Yeah, okay." Ruby replied as she got herself back together.
"Well, it's official. Looks like you will be hanging out with us for a while." Zack said.
Ruby nodded happily. But just as they were about to leave, Ruby sensed something. Her expression went from joy to fear. She felt this kind of feeling before. She knows it all too well. Before she could react, a giant loud thud was heard behind Anna and Zack, creating a shock wave sending a gust of wind blowing towards them. After recovering from the shock wave, they saw what appear to be an evil knight, with spikes coming off of its armor, horn on its helmet, and it had red eyes.
"What the hell." Ironwood exclaimed.
"What is that thing!" Nora loudly asked.
"What is that thing?" Anna asked in horror.
"Why is it…so ugly?" Zack asked in horror as well.
"I'm am Grim Wolf, and you have something that belongs to Me." The wolf knight monster said in a menacing tone.
Cinder was shocked to hear this bit of news. "'Grim' Wolf?" Mercury repeated.
"Cinder, you don't think..." Emerald whispered to her as to not raise suspicion on them.
"Salem created a humanoid Grimm?" The false maiden wondered to herself.
"But... Humanoid Grimm is statistically impossible." Glynda said.
"This is a different world, so there must be new rules and factors at play that makes this possibility possible." Ozpin noted.
"Looks like you're catching on." Kai smiled.
"Run away." Ruby said.
"What." Anna replied.
"I'll hold him off you two get to safety." Ruby said with a more serious tone, as she sounded more focused.
Before they could say anything, Ruby pull out from her cloak a red rectangular item. What surprised them even more was the fact that it turned into a scythe! Zack just stared eye-wide of a 15 year old wielding a deadly weapon. Anna was impressed that, she could carry and use a weapon that was bigger than her. And with that, Ruby let out a battle cry and charge at the monster. Normally, most monsters would cower in fear of seeing a mechanical scythe. In this case however, Grim Wolf had nothing to be afraid of. When Ruby started whacking him, it caused no damage at all. Grim Wolf, Anna, and Zack just sweat dropped, at the sight of a little chibi girl, comically whacking a big bad wolf. Grim Wolf decided to end this. When Ruby stopped attacking to take a breather, Grim Wolf raised his hand, and flicked Ruby with his fingers. Ruby was then sent flying, and she then crashed into Zack.
CCCRRASSSSSSHHHH!
"Seriously, NOTHING!" Weiss shouted in shock.
"And do you really think it was a great idea to take a breather like that in front of an enemy?" Blake asked rhetorically.
"Not to mention the fact that he flicked Ruby away with ONE FINGER!" Jaune emphasized the last part.
"Her size and stature do seem to make her less combative." Ironwood noted.
"Why did I have to be so short?" Ruby mumbled.
"I'm okay!" Zack said.
"Don't bother trying to run, I placed an energy dome in this area, so don't expect to be leaving any time soon." Grim Wolf said while mocking the three humans.
Deciding to see if this is true, Anna ran in the opposite direction of the wolf, and found that there was an invisible barrier surrounding them. Just then Grim Wolf lunge forth to Ruby, who was currently lying on the floor, and then proceeded to grab her.
"NO!" Qrow shouted.
"RUBY!" WBY and JNPR shouted in horror as Ruby covered her head with her cloak.
To everyone's surprise, a barrier surrounded Ruby and protected her from the monster.
"Huh?" Penny muttered as Ruby peaked through her cloak.
"What happened?" She asked quietly.
"A barrier?" Ironwood observed.
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!? WHY CAN'T I CAPTURE YOU!?" Grim Wolf shouted. Then he noticed a strange power coming off of Anna.
"I see now. It appears if I'm going to accomplish my mission, I must defeat you in combat!" Grim Wolf said while pointing at Anna.
"Welp, she's dead." Mercury said bluntly.
"How are they going to fight him off if they don't have any experience in combat?" Glynda said loudly.
Ruby watched in horror, as she thought the first friends she met, were about to fight and probably die to this monster, seeing that they were normal kids, and not the Huntsmen she was familiar with. Anna and Zack didn't show it, but deep down they were both scared, not knowing what to expect. Grim Wolf then raised its left arm, then a black mist enveloped around the gauntlet. Anna and Zack prepared themselves for what the creature was about to do. The black mist disappeared, revealing that he was wearing a duel disk that was black, had sharp edges on the ends, with five zones on it and five slots. It also housed another slot that was in the center, and what appear to be a deck holder. Ruby didn't know what it was, and then prepared for the worst, until Anna stepped forward. When Anna and Zack saw the duel disk, all their doubts completely disappeared, and they both cracked a smile.
"What?" Pyrrha muttered.
"They're... smiling." Ozpin said.
"How can they be smiling at a time like this?" Weiss exclaimed.
Kai simply smirked. "Just watch." He said.
"I think I'll let you handle this one Anna. Sound good?" Zack asked with confidence.
"Sounds good to me. I could use the practice." Anna replied, feeling energy surging through her veins, and then she walked towards the creature.
"Wait! You can't stop that thing! Only a Huntsman can!" Ruby scream as she saw her new friend walking towards the monster.
"Don't worry Ruby, Anna has this under control." Zack said as he placed his hand on her hand.
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked, now wondering why they were so confident and filled with hope.
"You may have Huntsman and some interesting weapons from where you come from. However, if there is anything unique about his place, it is the one thing gets Anna going. Duel monsters." Zack said with smile.
"Duel…monsters?" Ruby questions Zack, as she returns her attention back at Anna who was took out her D-Tablet.
"I don't know what you are, but I do know you want to take Ruby for some purpose. However, I will protect her with all of my strength! If it is a duel you want, then it is a duel you'll get!" Anna yelled while pointing her finger at Grim Wolf.
"You've got to hand to the kid, she's got guts." Qrow said crossing his arms.
"Is she really going to combat a Grimm with... a card game of all things?" Glynda asked.
"You'd better believe it." Kai said smiling.
She then place a gauntlet like object on her left arm and then attached the D-tablet to it. Like Grim Wolf's gauntlet, it extended into a disk like object with 5 zones and 5 slots on one part, and the main machine on the other. Anna then proceeded to get into a dueling stance, until she realizes something.
"Oh wait, hold on for moment, I need to do something." Anna said calmly as she took out her phone and dialed a number.
Everyone else just stared at her giving off a look of "Really" at her.
The same sentiment was running through the minds of everyone in the room.
"You've got to be kidding me." Weiss muttered facepalming.
"Talk about your cartoonish timing." Jaune said flabbergasted by the action.
"Hey Sis, it's me Anna. I just want to let you know that I'm going to be probably late." Anna said as if her life wasn't in danger.
"Well, at least she's good at acting." Ruby complimented.
"Oh that's fine. Just take your WOAAHH!" Victoria said as plates in the background could be heard breaking.
"Is everything okay?" Anna asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Yeah, everything is fine, nothing to worry about, just come home when you feel like it!" Victoria quickly responded.
Everyone was wondering what could be happening on the other end of the call.
"Did someone break in?" Pyrrha wondered.
"If that was the case, then there would most likely be voices in the background." Ren told her.
"Maybe she's being attacked by a monster." Nora theorized.
Emerald rolled her eyes. "Sure, why not." She sarcastically said.
"Oooookaaaayyyy. I will see you home then." Anna said as she slowly hang up.
(At Yuno Residence)
Victoria is a 19 year old girl who is currently in college. She had long blond hair, blue eyes and she wore square glasses. She is currently wearing an apron and holding a knife behind a table poking at something from behind. What is she poking you may ask? From one's perspective, it was giant meatloaf the size of truck, with tentacles and a mouth.
Everyone jawdropped at the sight while the students of Beacon looked at Nora.
"I WAS KIDDING!" Nora shouted.
"I retract my previous statement." Emerald said quickly.
"Note to self: never try to do chemistry homework at the same time when cooking meatloaf." Victoria said remembering that she accidentally knock some chemicals into the meatloaf, creating the monstrosity you see now.
"ALRIGHT YOU BIG PIECE OF MEAT! I CREATED YOU BE ACCIDENT, AND I CAN DESTROY YOU ON PURPOSE! SO I'M GIVING ONE CHANCE TO SURRENDER!" Victoria yelled as she stood up pointing her knife at the meatloaf.
"RRRRRAAAAAWWWWAARRRRRR" the meatloaf monster bellowed.
"Well, a girl is going to fight a Grimm with a card game, how farfetched could this be?" Mercury asked.
"We'd better keep anything chemistry related away from food when we get back." Ozpin told Glynda.
"Noted." She simply said agreeing with him.
Victoria then dashed out of the kitchen, and then came back dressed in a lab coat with various chemicals attached to it, She held to flask bottles with various mixed substances inside, and wore goggles with the glass being green in one and purple in the other.
"She looks madder than you when you don't get pancakes for breakfast." Yang told Nora.
Nora said going to rebuttal but looked at the screen for a few seconds before sitting down and huffed. "No comment." She sternly said.
"Big gigantic meatloaf monster. YOU SHALL FEEL THE WRATH OF SCIENCE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Victoria yelled as she charged at the vile beast.
"PREPARE TO MEET YOUR MAKER!"
"Rawr rawr ra ra. (But you are maker.)"
Explosions and stuff breaking noises then followed.
(Back to where we left off)
"Now where was I? Oh yeah, I was going to beat you!" Anna said with enthusiasm.
"And now we're back to..." Yang stopped talking for a second before smiling, which Blake took note of.
"Oh no." Blake muttered.
"To the MEAT of the story." Yang punned.
Everyone in the room groaned at the pun.
Ruby sighed. "And to think, we're stuck in here for a long time." She muttered.
"Dammit, Yang." Weiss groaned.
"We'll see about that." Grim Wolf replied, as he ready himself to face off against his opponent.
Both inserted their decks into their disks, and Anna decides to add the new card she found into the deck, since she had a strange feeling it might help.
"DUEL!" Both duelist yelled as they started off by drawing 5 cards, and holograms like screens appeared showing that both duelist had 4000 life points.
"Wait, duel monsters is a card game!?" Ruby exclaimed.
"Something the matter?" Zack asked Ruby.
"Well the way you described what you guys did sounded interesting, and this doesn't seem like much." Ruby said with slight hints of disappointment.
"Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet." Zack said.
Turn 1: Grim Wolf
Grim Wolf: 4000LP vs Anna Yuno: 4000LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 5 vs Anna Yuno Hand 5
"This is where things get real." Kai told them
"I'll take the first move. I won't be able to draw, but I will summon my Malice Doll of Demise in attack mode!" Grim wolf said as he played a light brown card on the disk.
An enlarge hologram of the card appeared on the field, and then a sinister wood doll, with hello hair, dressed in purple overalls with a white shirt and shoes, emerged from the card. It had a creepy smile with sharp teeth and what was highly noticeable was the giant axe it was carrying.
Malice Doll of Demise
Level 4: Dark Attribute
1600 ATK 1700 DEF
Fiend/Effect
Everyone was astonished to see the monster.
"What in the..." Cinder muttered.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ATROCITY!" Weiss shrieked while voicing everyone's thoughts.
"That's... a duel monster?" Ozpin asked.
"Yep, and this abomination is only one of the many horrors that loom throughout the game." Kai told them.
"Only one?" Ironwood repeated.
"Yep, believe me, there are tons of other monsters out there that are more terrifying and powerful than that one."
Cinder was staring at the monster on screen in hypnotic thought. "A monster like that actually exists, I wonder what that says about the Grimm." She thought to herself.
Upon seeing the monster, Ruby shrieked in horror as she saw the creepy looking doll.
"WHAT IS THAT THING!?" Ruby yelled in horror.
"Our thoughts exactly." Sun exclaimed.
"Relax, Ruby it's just the monster on the other side of the field." Zack said calmly.
"How can you be calm at a time like this!? He just summoned a monster! An actual monster!" Ruby said as she was hiding behind Zack.
Back to the duel, Grim wolf continued with his turn.
"Next I play the spell card Ectoplasmer. Grim Wolf said as inserted a light blue card into one of the slots.
Like before, the holographic version the card appeared on the field.
Ectoplasmer
Spell Card: Continuous
"A spell card?" Cinder said.
"Wonder what that does?" Pyrrha said.
"As long as Ectoplasmer is in play, both players are forced to sacrifice one face up monster they control during the end phase, and then deal damage to the opposing player by half of that monster's attack points." Grim Wolf Explained.
"A card that forces both players to give up monsters, and in turn deal damage?" Ruby said noting the ability.
"Why would he use something that can be used against him?" Sun asked.
"There's got to be a reason." Ren said.
"Wait, now there are spells? What is with this game?" Ruby asked Zack.
"Just watch." Zack replied.
"I set one card face down and end my turn. And now I sacrifice Malice Doll of Demise, and you take damage equal to half of its attack points!" Grim Wolf declared.
Another holographic card was placed on the field but only facedown this time. Then, the smile from the doll disappeared as a white ghost came out of it, making the doll lifeless, sending it to the graveyard. The spirits then attacked Anna, who staggered back a bit causing her to lose 800 LPs.
Anna: 4000LP - 800LP = 3200LP
Everyone was astonished once again at how the effect was used.
"It... sucked out the soul... of the monster." Blake muttered.
"And used it as ammo to hurt the opponent." Nora noted.
"That's... Ludicrous." Ironwood said.
"Using the soul of a monster as a form of attack, interesting." Cinder quietly said.
Everyone shared there thoughts on the action until Mercury brought something up. "Wait a moment, what was up with that facedown card the Grimm placed on the field?" He asked.
"Excellent observation, Mercury, as for what it does just wait and see." Kai told him.
Anna was shocked of how real it felt, than it did when she played against other duelists, but she shrugged it off.
Turn 2: Anna's Yuno
Grim Wolf: 4000LP vs Anna Yuno: 3200LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 2 vs Anna Yuno hand: 5
"My move creep!" Anna said as she drew her card.
"I play my Junk Blader in attack mode!" Anna said as she placed her own monster on her duel disk.
Junk Blader
Level 4: Earth Attribute
1800 ATK 1000 DEF
Warrior/Effect
Another card appeared on the field. Ruby was scared of what was going to come out. She imagine a monster made out of garbage holding a sword. What did appeared was a humanoid figure standing up right. His body armor was purple, with blue crests on the back of his hands and arms. His head seem to be wearing a black helmet with two purple flaps on both sides of the helm and three red crests, one on his forehead and two on the topside of his head. He also wields a red obtuse triangle sword that also had a blue crest and one part was black at the hilt of the sword. For added coolness, he also wore a tattered black cape.
"Woah." Sun said, looking at the marvel of a monster on the screen.
"He looks like an actual huntsman." Weiss noted.
"He looks kickass." Yang said.
"That sword looks awesome." Ruby exclaimed.
When Ruby saw this monster, she immediately geeked out, fangirling at the monster.
"Oh my gosh, he looks so amazing!" Ruby screamed with excitement as she used her speed to examine every detail of the monster.
"He looks like an actual Huntsman, his armor is amazing with that design, and that sword just looks so amazing." Ruby said, and if one would look closely, Junk Blader, had a sweat drop since he had no idea why a little red chibi girl was circling around him.
"Why is this duel spirit flying around me? It's as she never seen a monster before." Junk Blader thought.
"Looks like that Ruby shares the same thought." Blake said a smile.
"Even Junk Blader looks uncomfortable." Pyrrha noted.
"OH COME ON, I'm not that bad." Ruby said pouting, which won her a look from all of her friends that collectively said "really", making her yield. "Okay, maybe I am." Ruby muttered.
After Zack pulled Ruby back, the duel went back on track.
"Using that Ectoplasmer is just like using a double edge sword, because it left you wide open. Junk Blader, attack Grim Wolf directly with Junk Slash!" Anna yelled, as Junk Blader responded to her command.
Junk Blader jumps towards Grim Wolf, and then dives down using his sword to slice vertically. Grim Wolf staggered back a bit since he just took a huge amount of damage. Ruby was starting get interested in the game as she saw the awesome attack.
Grim Wolf: 4000LP - 1800LP = 2200LP
"That was awesome!" Nora exclaimed.
"It nearly cut his Life Points in half too." Jaune said.
"I place two cards face down, and end my turn. I don't forget, due to your own "Ectoplasmer" card, you take damage equal to halve of Junk Blader's attack points!"
Two facedowns appeared on the field, and the soul of Junk Blader came out of his body, and then attacked Grim Wolf, and then disappeared.
Grim Wolf: 2200LP - 900LP = 1300LP
"She's nearly won!" Ruby cheered.
"And she's in the lead." Yang said with confidence.
Turn 3: Grim Wolf
Grim Wolf: 1300 LP vs Anna Yuno: 3200LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 2 vs Anna Yuno Hand: 2
"My turn. I draw! I activate Malice Doll of Demise's effect from the graveyard. When it is sent to the graveyard due to a continuous spell card's effect, I can revive it during my standby phase." Grim Wolf spoke, while directing his arm to a magic circle that looked like a portal, and the Doll came return to the field, causing Ruby to hide, but she has gotten used to it now. I mean what kind of girl, who has never seen a killer doll before, which looks like it wants to kill someone, not be scarred of it. Anna could relate.
"So that's why he summoned that monster." Ren said.
"Yep, The Malice Doll of Demise is most commonly played alongside Ectoplaser. It's a classic strategy that's used to whittle away at the opponent's Life Points." Kai explained. "If not a bit outdated." He thought to himself.
"I then summon another Malice doll of demise from my hand." Grim Wolf said, as another Axe wielding Doll appeared.
"Really, another one?" Weiss said.
"Yep, up to three copies of the same card can be used in a single deck, leading to many different strategies that can through off the opposing player." Kai told them.
"Hmmm." Cinder hummed. "I guess there is more to this "game" than meets the eye." She said.
"Now, Malice doll of Demise, attack Anna directly. Energy Cleaver!" Grim Wolf yelled.
The first Doll's axe charges energy into to the blade, and then sends an energy slice to Anna, who step back in pain from the attack.
3200LP - 1600LP = 1600LP
"Oh no." Pyrrha said.
"What's up?" Jaune asked.
"Her Life Points. If she gets hit from the other doll, her points hit zero." She explained.
They noted the amount she lost and put two and two together. "Uh oh." Ruby simply said.
"She's got no monsters to defend herself with." Ironwood said.
"Maybe she doesn't need monsters specifically." Ozpin theorized.
"I'll end you with another attack!" Grim wolf stated as the second Doll repeated the same action from the last doll.
"I play a facedown! I activate Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" Anna said as she activated the trap card.
Scrap-Iron Scarecrow
Trap Card: Normal
One of Anna's facedowns flipped up revealing a pink card that had the word "trap" in it. The card showed a scarecrow that was made from two iron bars crossing each other, and had a pilot's helmet as a head. A projected image of the scarecrow appeared, and blocked the attack, protecting Anna. Both Zack and Ruby took a breather after almost witnessing Anna lose.
"Scrap-Iron Scarecrow allows me to negate one of your attacks, and then I can play it facedown again for later." Anna said as the trap card returned to its original position.
"Trap cards?" Mercury said.
"Yep, there are three different card types in the game. Monster, spell, and trap. Monsters you know about already, spells can throw a special twist on them, and traps and be used to trick your opponent or defend your self as seen here." Kai explained.
"Wow." Yang said amazed.
"There truly is a lot of depth to this game then." Cinder mused.
"Very well then. However my ectoplasmer spell card is still active meaning you will be taking 800 points of damage." Grim Wolf exclaimed.
Like last time, one of the Doll's soul came out of its body, and then attacked Anna.
Anna: 1600LP - 800LP = 800LP
"Great, now the Grimm is in the lead." Ruby whined.
"As much as I hate to say it, this game truly is unpredictable." Glynda said adjusting her glasses.
Zack and Ruby were starting to get concerned with Anna's condition, but they still believed and had hope that she would still make it.
Turn 4: Anna Yuno
Grim Wolf: 1300LP vs Anna Yuno: 800LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 2 vs Anna Yuno: 2
"I can't go on the offensive right now, so I guess I will focus on defense for now." Anna thought as she drew her card.
"I play one monster in face down defense-." Anna said before getting interrupted by Grim Wolf.
"Not so fast! I play my facedown! Light of Intervention! While this card is in play, all monsters that would be normally set, now must be summon in face defense position." Grim Wolf said before Anna could summon her monster.
The Light of Intervention showed a monster being blinded by a bright light.
Light of Intervention
Trap Card: Normal
"Wait, what's the point in doing that?" Jaune asked.
"Uh Zack? Is that a bad thing? I mean wouldn't Anna's monster gotten sent to the discard pile due to that Ecto something spell card either way?" Ruby asked, being slightly confused.
"No Ruby. Playing a monster facedown might of helped. Ectoplasmer only works on monsters that are face up on the field. Playing set facedown monster would have protected it. However, Grim Wolf's trap card prevents her from doing so, meaning no matter what monster she summons, it will get sent to the graveyard." Zack explained with a grave tone.
"Oh, that's the point." Jaune said with wide eyes.
"This Grimm sure is smart." Weiss said, then stopped to register what she just said. "Surprisingly."
"What is it with these darn trap cards and their cruel effects?" Ruby questioned as she questions herself in a deadpanned tone, remembering a certain game she played some time ago.
With no other options, Anna does what she could do.
"I play fortress warrior in attack mode, along with two facedowns and end my turn." Anna said.
Fortress warrior
Level 2: Earth Attribute
600 ATK 1200 DEF
Warrior/Effect
Fortress Warrior then appeared along with the two new facedowns. Fortress Warrior was a blue quadrupedal monster, with four arms, red eyes and a bulky body. He was also carrying what appeared to be a command tower on his back. He did not stick around for long due to Ectoplasmer's spell effect. Grim Wolf took damage, but he didn't care.
Grim Wolf: 1300LP - 300LP = 1000LP
"That barely scratched him." Ren said grimly.
"But she still has that scarecrow card on her field." Nora said in a slightly panicked tone.
"Somehow, I think he doesn't care." Ironwood said.
Turn 5: Grim Wolf
Grim Wolf: 1000LP vs Anna Yuno: 800LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 2 vs Anna Yuno Hand: 0
"I'm ending this now! I draw!" Grim Wolf stated as he drew his card and made an evil grin, behind his mask.
"Due to Malice Doll of Demise's ability, it is revived to my side of the field. Then I play the spell card Cost Down!" Grim Wolf said with confidence as the Doll rejoined him on the battlefield.
Cost Down
Spell Card: Normal
The card that Grim Wolf played show an image of a random monster card, who had two swords stabbing its star levels.
"By discarding one card from my hand to the graveyard, I can lower the levels of all monsters on my field and hand by two." Grim Wolf said proudly.
The levels of Dolls suddenly decreased by two, and this got Ruby confused of why Anna and Zack were worried about a decrease in level.
2 Malice Doll of Demise
4 - 2 = Level 2
"That's bad, right?" Emerald asked.
"It's got to be, otherwise, he wouldn't do it." Cinder said.
"Why did he decreased their levels Zack? Wouldn't they be stronger by being higher on a level?" Ruby asked.
"Level difference may affect the outcome of a battle, but it also shows how a strong a card is. Anna and Wolfy have been playing level 4 to 1 monsters so far. However there are stronger cards of levels 5 and above. Since they are so powerful they require a cost, like a tradeoff. But with Cost Down, Grim just made his powerful cards easier to summon." Zack said with contempt as he hated hearing himself say those words.
"What monster could he be planning to summon?" Ozpin wondered.
"No doubt, it's going to be powerful." Glynda said.
"Zack is right Ruby. Now I will summon Dark Ruler Ha Des, who would normally require one release! Come forth. The mighty Dark Ruler Ha Des!" Grim Wolf said, as he made an evil laugh.
Dark Ruler Ha Des
Level 6-2 = 4: Dark Attribute
2450 ATK 1600 DEF
Fiend/Effect
Dark Ruler Ha Des lived up to his name. He wore an evil looking robe with a giant skull in the center and a crown that had horns (or orbs depending on the card you are seeing) coming out from both sides. His skin was green and he had the signature evil mustache with the completed deluxe sinister beard. And he was drinking wine at the same time.
Everyone marveled at the sight of the monster and was slightly freaked out by it.
"A... demon." Weiss muttered.
"An actual demon." Pyrrha said with a hint of fear in her voice.
"How she going to fight that?" Yang asked loudly.
Grim Wolf had three monsters on his field, while Anna had none. Her life points were at a measly 800LP. Things looked Grim (no pun intended).
Music (Play Yugioh Tag Force 5: Dark Ruler)
"I'm going to finish you off, right here, and right now! I attack with Malice Doll of Demise!" Grim Wolf screamed as the first monster charged at Anna.
Anna however, didn't intend to lose.
"I play my scrap-iron scarecrow, and now your attack is negated!" Anna said while extending her arm.
The scarecrow came out of its card and shielded Anna from the Doll, and then went back down.
"That's one attack survived." Weiss said.
"DIE ALREADY! MY SECOND DOLL WILL MAKE QUICK WORK OF YOU!" Grim Wolf said with anger.
"I play my second facedown! Go, defense draw!" Anna said in quick response
Defense Draw
Trap Card: Normal
The card showed a play mat in the background with a knight exploding into smithereens, while a hand behind the poor the knight was drawing a card. A barrier then appeared around Anna, protecting Anna from the attack.
"Defense Draw reduce the battle damage that I would have taken to zero, and it lets me draw one card." Anna said calmly while drawing her card.
"That makes two." Yang said with a drop of sweat dripping down her face.
"THIS NEXT ATTACK WILL FINSIH YOU OFF, SO JUST DISAPPEAR!" Grim Wolf in anger as his attacks were doing nothing.
Dark Ruler Ha Des, charges up a dark energy sphere and fires it off at Anna, who just stood in place. She then looked up with a serious glare just as the attack just hit her, causing an explosion.
"ANNA!" Zack and Ruby cried in despair as the have just seen their friend who seem to be dead now.
"NO!" The students of beacon screamed in panic.
Music (End Yugioh Tag Force 5: Dark Ruler)
"HAAAAAHHAAAAHA! FINALY, I WON! ANNA YUNO IS NO MORE!" Grim Wolf shouted with crazed joy.
Cinder sweatdropped at how the Grimm was reacting, but then a thought slightly crossed her mind. "Wait, if I were to kill Ruby, how exactly would I react?" She thought to herself. "Eh, doesn't matter now I guess." She focused on the screen.
However, when the smoke cleared, Anna was still standing. This surprised everyone who just witness what should have been the final blow.
"Huh?" Weiss said dumbstruck at the sight.
"What happened?" Ironwood asked.
"How…How… HOW ARE YOU STILL STANDING!? YOUR LIFE POINTS SHOULD BE ZERO!" Grim Wolf shouted in disbelief.
"Heh. You see, it is very simple. When your attack landed its mark on me, it triggered my third facedown. Nutrient Z. Whenever I would take 2000 or more points of damage, Nutrient Z gives me 4000 life points first, and then subtracts the damage that I have taken.
Anna: 800LP + 4000LP = 4800LP - 2450LP = 2350LP
Everyone let out a gasp of relief hearing and seeing this.
"Oh thank god." Yang said rubbing her forehead with her arm.
"I think my heart skipped a few beats in that moment." Blake muttered.
"But still she's not out of the woods yet." Ren said.
"Ren's right." Jaune said getting everyone's attention. "She had to use everything she had to defend herself, either she ends this duel on her next turn, or she's finished." He explained grimly, getting everyone worried.
"Oh goody." Sun sarcastically said.
Ruby and Zack were hugging each other with joy with tear coming down their face, while Grim Wolf was very irritated that he couldn't finish her Anna off this turn.
"Fine! You may have survived this assault, but to rid all hope of winning, I play the spell card the Dark Door!" Grim Wolf said, regaining his composure.
Dark Door
Spell Card: Continuous
The Dark Door was a spell card that showed a variety of monsters on the sides of the picture, and a monster who seem to be in a doorway.
"As long as this card is face up on my field, you can only attack with one monster during your battle phase!" Grim Wolf stated while pointing to Anna.
"Are you joking right now?!" Weiss exclaimed.
"How is she going to beat that Grimm with only one monster?" Ruby asked.
Kai simply smiled. "Keep watching, people." He said.
"I end my turn, and now I sacrifice one of my Dolls to inflict 800 points of damage to you." Grim Wolf said.
You know what happens next.
2350LP - 800LP = 1550LP
Turn 6: Anna Yuno
Grim Wolf: 1000LP vs. Anna Yuno 1550LP
Grim Wolf Hand: 0 vs. Anna Yuno Hand: 1
For a normal person, giving up seem to be the only way out. With one card in hand and one card that was still unknown, remaining facedown, all seem hopeless. With Anna however, it was a different story. Her eyes lit up with intensity, as she was enjoying this duel. Her blood was pumping as her heart raced, and she stood firm with a smile that said, "I'm going to win". Ruby takes notice of this. She recognized these kind of traits. The same situations she faced when faced with overwhelming odds. Anna's attitude was just like a Huntsman; the people who never back down and always pressed forward, and she respected that.
"It's my move! DRAW!" Anna yelled as time seem to slow down as she drew her final card.
"Fingers crossed it's something good." Nora said crossing her fingers.
Everyone was focused on the screen, waiting to see what she drew.
When she looked at it, her eyes went wide upon seeing what the card was. She then turned to Ruby.
"Hey Ruby. You said that you would protect me, and I said I would protect you. So how about we take this guy down together?" Anna said as she showed Ruby the card she just drew.
Ruby's expression change to one of confidence as she put on a face which told the world she was ready to fight.
"I would appreciate that!" Ruby said with her head held up high.
Music: (Play Yugioh 5Ds: Yusei theme (Japanese version))
"Alright! Let's go beyond the limit! Since I have no monsters on my field and there are monsters on your field, I can special summon RWBY Soul-Ruby Rose from my hand." Anna said as she played the new card on the duel disk.
"Huh?" was all RWBY had to say in response.
Ruby then jumped from the sidelines and onto the battlefield while wielding her scythe in her hand.
RWBY Soul-Ruby Rose
Level 3: Wind Attribute
1400 ATK 900 DEF
Warrior/Tuner/Effect
"She's part of the game?" Cinder asked with intrigue present in her voice.
"No way." Ironwood muttered.
"How is that even possible?" Glynda asked baffled by the idea of one of her students being a "Duel monster".
"I then summon my Sasuke Samurai to my field." Anna declared as she plays a monster card next to Ruby.
Sasuke Samurai
Level 2: Wind Attribute
500 ATK 800 DEF
Warrior/Effect
Sasuke Samurai was as tall as Ruby in her current form, and he had a bright orange head with a hair piece that was blue. He also wore samurai armor and wield a flame katana.
"I then reveal my final facedown. Graceful Revival, which allows me to bring back a level two or lower monster in my grave, and I select my Fortress Warrior." Anna said.
Graceful Revival
Trap Card: Continuous
The Graceful Revival card was very confusing for Ruby, as it showed two cute little angels bringing back a skeleton from the grave.
"Okay, that's an oxymoron." Sun commented.
In an instant, Fortress Warrior reappeared. Ruby looks at both monsters that were standing next to her.
"Alright guys, so what do we do now?" Ruby asked the monsters.
"Don't you know? You're the solution to this problem." Sasuke samurai said while pointing a Ruby.
"Huh, me?" Ruby said with surprised look on her face.
"Don' worry, you will understand soon enough traveler." Fortress Warrior said as if he knew that Ruby came from another place.
"What's going to happen now?" Cinder said bringing a hand up to her chin.
"Those monsters posed no threat to any of my monsters!" Grim Wolf said, as he try to put on a brave face, but couldn't help but feel terrified of what was to come.
"Now for the main event. I tune level 3 Ruby Rose with level 2 Sasuke Samurai and level 2 Fortress Warrior!" Anna said as she extended her arm out.
"What's happening to me!?" Ruby exclaimed as she turned into a bright light.
The bright light then became three stars and the three stars turned into three green rings, and Samurai and Fortress were surrounded by the rings as their bodies became transparent with an orange outlining.
"EEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH!" Everyone shouted in response to seeing Ruby disappear in such a manner.
"Grand rose that scatters through the air, descend to the battlefield and create a new hope!" Anna chanted.
3+2+2=7
Then a pillar of light shot through the rings!
"SYNCHRO SUMMON!" Anna yelled as her extra deck began to glow.
"Synchro... What?" Ironwood wondered standing up.
"Embodiment of hope! I summon Red Rose Huntress: Ruby Rose!" Anna shouted as she placed a white card onto her duel disk.
In the three monsters' place, stood a girl who wielded a giant mechanical scythe, had black hair with red lining and silver eyes. She wore a black blouse and a red hood. The only difference was that she look like a full grown fifteen year old, and looked like she was combat ready.
Red Rose Huntress: Ruby Rose
Level 7: Wind Attribute
2500 ATK 2000 DEF
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"RWBY Soul – Ruby Rose" + 1 or more non-tuner monster
Everyone saw the spectacle and was baffled it.
"What..." Weiss interrupted Jaune.
"The hell..." Yang interrupted Weiss.
"WAS THAT?" RUBY shouted.
"That was a Synchro summon." Kai answered.
That got everyone confused as they've never heard the word before. " A what summon?" Emerald asked.
"A Synchro summon is a summoning method where you take the levels of one or more monsters and add them to the level of at least one tuner monster, which "RWBY Soul - Ruby Rose" happened to be." Kai explained.
"Oh, so its like combining monsters to form a stronger one." Pyrrha asked.
"Exactly, Pyrrha." Kai said pointing at her, before zooming up to her and booming her nose. "Have a gold star." He said as he removed his finger, revealing a gold star on her nose. "Anyways, on with the show." Kai said turning to the screen.
"I told you I was fifteen." Ruby said as she look at herself seeing she was no longer chibi, but a skilled Huntress.
"It's pointless! You may have summon the true form of Ruby Rose, but what can she do against me and my monsters? She only has 2500 attack points, leaving me with enough to finish you off next turn." Grim Wolf said.
Anna only smiled, and Ruby smiled back.
"The effect of RWBY Soul – Ruby Rose activates from the graveyard! When she is used as synchro material for a Huntress monster, it adds 300 attack points to the synchro summon monster." Anna said with a grin on her face.
Red Rose Huntress: Ruby Rose
Attack: 2500 + 300 = 2800
"Still, it isn't enough to bring down my life points to zero!" Grim Wolf yelled.
"We're getting to that part so be patient. I now attack Dark Ruler Ha Des with Ruby Rose!" Anna yelled as Ruby runs towards to the opposing monsters.
"A huntress vs an actual demon. Never thought I'd see the day." Glynda commented.
"And I never thought it would be Ruby doing it." Weiss added.
"Kick his butt, Ruby!" Yang cheered.
"take um down, shortstack." Qrow said smiling.
"Ruby's special effect activates, whenever she attacks a monster with 2000 or more attack points, she can battle another monster at the same time, at the cost of halving her damage output! Go Rose Dance!" Anna shouted.
"Fun fact: In the entire line-up of cards in the history of Duel Monsters, Ruby's Synchro form is the only card to have that ability, she's literally one of a kind." Kai told them.
The students of Beacon were astonished at the fact that Ruby had such a unique effect. "Wow, that's certainly an interesting fact." Blake commented.
"Not to mention an awesome one at that." Sun said punching the air.
"Alright, since Ruby is attacking both monsters at the same time, it counts as a single attack. But I never heard of an ability like that before." Zack said with awe and curiosity as he never seen an effect that lets you battle two monsters at once.
"That mean that the effect of Dark Door won't matter in the end." Glynda realized.
"TAKE THOSE MONSTERS DOWN TO PAIN TOWN, RUBY!" Nora shouted with enthusiasm.
Ruby turned into a flurry of rose petals and began maneuvering around Dark Ruler Ha Des and Malice Doll of Demise. She then reappeared in the air, bringing down her scythe, splitting Dark Ruler Ha Des in halve, as he exploded. Ruby then turned her attention to the Doll.
"You want to know something interesting about my weapon?" Ruby said cheerfully to the doll.
The Doll of Demise was confused, until Ruby's weapon transformed in that of a rifle and pointed the barrel at its face.
"It's also a gun." Ruby said with smile in a cheerful tone.
The Doll was no more as he too was destroyed, and with both monsters destroyed, Grim Wolf screamed in pain as his last line of defense disappeared.
Grim Wolf: 1000LP - 775LP = 225LP
"Yes, hahaha, a classic line." Ruby cheered.
"But because the damage got halved, he's still got some points left over." Ren noted.
"you know, I think she's counted on that." Qrow theorized.
"Also, when Ruby destroys two monsters successfully when using this ability, you take 500 points of damage. Pretty sweet, huh." Anna said.
"What?" Grim Wolf said in a tone of denial.
Ruby then placed the blade end of the scythe into the ground and took aim.
"Goodbye." Ruby said happily before firing her shot.
"AHHHHHHH!" Grim Wolf yelled as the last of his life points turned to zero.
Grim Wolf: 225LP to 0LP
Music (End Yugioh 5Ds: Yusei's theme)
Winner: Anna Yuno
"YES, HAHAHA, now that's a comeback victory." Yang said giving Ruby a bearhug.
"UHG, can't... breathe." Ruby squeaked.
"That was quite an exceptional display of your abilities, Ruby." Penny complimented.
"Thanks... now could you let go... Yang." Ruby pleaded as her face started to turn blue.
"Oh, sorry." Yang apologized as she let the girl go, who greedily began taking in some air.
"Now that the duel is over, what happens now?" Weiss asked.
"Just watch." Kai said.
"Ruby! That was awesome! I never knew you had fighting capabilities, and your synchro form was spectacular." Anna said.
"You're the one who's awesome. You came up with all those strategies and manage to hold your own against your opponent. You acted and fought like an actual Huntress!" Ruby told Anna.
Ruby and Anna then gave each other a high five, after winning their first duel together. While the two talk about how awesome they were, Zack approached the now defeated Grim Wolf. He suddenly picked him up and pushed him against the wall, and started interrogating him.
"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR, AND WHY!?" Zack shouted while mimicking a bad cop's voice.
"Huh, that's a pretty good bad cop voice." Sun complemented.
However, the monster's body began to disappeared, starting fade like ashes, and was then blown away by the wind. Zack didn't know what he saw, but he didn't care. All that matter was that he can enjoy his sleepover with Anna tonight, and he was glad that both Ruby and Anna were okay.
"Good to see that he really does care for his friends." Ruby said.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind being his friend." Jaune said, thinking about the prospect.
Kai heard this and thought to himself. "Huh, kinda ironic that he's the one saying that." He thought to himself.
Just then, a vortex of Roses surrounded Ruby, and when they disappeared, she was back in her Chibi form.
"Awwwwww come on!" Ruby complained as she was tiny again.
"So the Synchro form is only temporary." Weiss said quirking an eyebrow, before a thought popped up in her head. "Wait a minute."
The students of Beacon focused on Weiss. "What's up, Weiss." Yang asked.
"Ruby's Synchro form is only temporary." Weiss noted. "Right, Kai?" She asked.
"Yes." Kai answered.
"And so, she's going to spend the majority of her time on that world as a chibi version of herself, right." Weiss asked.
This got Kai to catch onto what she was trying to say. "Yes." Kai answered again.
"So, when we show up in this... story, we're going to be shrunken down as well." Weiss asked one final time.
"Yessiree, you hit the nail on the head." Kai answered.
The moment Weiss heard this, it felt like she wanted to lie down on the floor and mope, but then she remembered one key factor that kept her from doing so. "Well, on the bright side, I'm not the one going through it." Weiss nonchalantly says.
Kai was dumbfounded to hear that. "Really, that's it. No screams to the heavens. No contemplating your existence. No nothing?" Kai asked. "Geez, even I'm underwhelmed by that response."
Blake caught onto the wording and quirked an eyebrow. "What do you mean... even?" She asked.
Kai faced away from her. "Meh, don't worry about it." Kai said before winking at the readers.
As the three walked home (for Ruby, it was floating), they picked up right where they left off with their.
"So you come from another place call Remnant where you fight evil beings known as Grimm?" Zack asked Ruby.
"Yep. I was attending Beacon Academy to become an official Huntress. On day, me and my team were walking in the courtyard, talking and having fun, until there was this bright light. When I came to, we were in a dark room, and then we saw some weird space-man." Ruby said.
"Space-man?" Zack asked.
That got everyone confused, even Cinder's group. "Space-man?" Cinder repeated.
"What could someone from outer space possibly want with you guys." Oscar asked.
"That's a good question." Weiss said.
"He told us that the evil that existed in our world is spreading to your world, and that he selected us to save it. It was our duty as Huntresses to help and protect the innocent lives of others, so we chose to help. We were then sent hurtling through some kind space hole he created and that everything we need to know would be on our scrolls when we got here. But just when we were about to reach your world, something rammed into us, and then we got separated. It felt sinister and strong. " Ruby said.
Anna and Zack were surprised that there was another world besides their own, and were quite intrigued to know more about it. They then looked at each other and immediately knew what they were going to do.
"Hey Ruby. You mind letting us help you? Anna asked.
"Huh?" Ruby replied.
"They seriously want to keep fighting Grimm with a card game?" Glynda asked.
"It certainly seems that way." Ozpin said.
"You're going to need a duelist if you are going to fight whatever it is that is invading our world." Anna said.
"Yeah! Plus, it's Saturday tomorrow, so you will have our full undivided attention tomorrow." Zack said.
"You guys sure? This isn't your fight. You could literally die if you are not careful." Ruby said.
"Hey. Living to the extreme is how I like to go. And what's more extreme than fighting some strange, natural dark force?" Zack said optimistically.
Ruby thought about it for a moment.
"Alright. I'll let you two help me, but on the condition, that you will try to survive and be careful when you encounter the Grimm." Ruby said.
Anna and Zack smiled at Ruby, and Ruby smiled back knowing there were people in this world that she could trust and count on.
"They do seem like nice people you'd be able to count on." Oscar said.
"Well, they did defend her from a Grimm with a card game, so I think they passed the trustworthiness test." Qrow said jokingly.
"So what next?" Zack asked.
"First we need to find Weiss, Blake, and Yang before we do anything. I'm not that worried about them. They can handle themselves very well, but I do miss them." Ruby said, worried about her teammates, who were also her friends.
"Don't worry. We'll find them." Anna said comforting Ruby.
"By the way, can you tell us more about Remnant?" Anna asked.
"Sorry. I'm not really good at explaining that kind of stuff. But Weiss could probably tell you." Ruby replied.
"What are you teammates like Ruby?" Zack asked.
"I'll tell you when we get to Anna's house." Ruby replied.
Once they reached Anna's house, Anna was hesitant to open to door. She remembered her talk with Victoria on the phone. She didn't know what to expect. She then mustered all of the courage she could gather and then slowly turned the door knob.
"I hope that monster was dealt with." Pyrrha said, remembering what the meatloaf abomination looked like.
"Maybe she was able to destroy it." Jaune said with optimism.
"Well tonight was great. I made a new friend, survive two near death experiences, and now I get to spend the night with two of my friends." Zack said with his arms behind his head.
"I know right! This night couldn't possibly get better." Ruby said.
When Anna open the door, she knew something happen in the kitchen, but she was unprepared for what she saw. The entire living room was filled with dozens of chocolate chip cookies. They were everywhere no matter where you look. There was so much that you could feed the entire school with this many cookies.
Everyone's jaw dropped at the sight.
"No freaking way." Qrow muttered in shock.
"How is that possible?" Ironwood wondered.
Ruby on the other hand... lost her marbles, for somewhat lack of a better term.
"OH MY GOSH, THIS IS LITERAL HEAVEN!" She screamed leaping at the screen until Kai grabbed her cloak.
"WOAH! Hold it, gemstone, it's only a screen, alright." Kai told her, making Ruby freeze place for a moment, before falling to her knees.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed in sorrow.
Kai sweat dropped. "Huh, where have I seen this before." Kai rhetorically said.
Victoria than came out of the door, currently eating a cookie.
"Oh Anna you're home. Sorry about the mess, you mind helping clean up a bit." Victoria said, as she was putting the cookie in food wraps, and in then in boxes.
Anna just had stun look on her face.
"What happened here?" Anna asked.
Victoria froze for a moment as she remembered what happened.
(Flashback)
Victoria was grabbed by the meatloaf monster's tentacles, as she ate her way out to free herself. It was pretty tasty for an escape. The monster swung its tentacles at Victoria, who dodge and roll with great timing. Looks like those martial arts classes were starting to pay off. Victoria was running out of options as she was then cornered by the meatloaf. She then notices a flask that had the label "experimental" on it. Seeing as she had no other ways of defending, she dived for the flask just as the monster lunged to consume her. Just before roles got reversed, Victoria threw the bottle into the creature's mouth. Nothing happen at first, but as soon as the meatloaf monster was about to eat Victoria, it stopped. Its body began to vibrate as it then exploded! When Victoria open her eyes, she saw that cookies were scattering and falling around the inside of the house.
"That literally makes no sense." Ironwood said, baffled by the series of events.
"That's something you don't see every day." Victoria said as she was dumbfounded that the meatloaf creature, turned into multiple cookies.
"What exactly did I put in these flasks?" Victoria asked herself, while looking at one of her flasks.
"I must find the formula for that and make it mine so I can make cookies for eternity." Ruby muttered manically.
Everyone (Even Kai) heard this and scooted a few inches away from her while she was distracted. "Oh boy, this is going to stick in her mind for a long time." Qrow muttered.
(Present time)
"Let's just say that things got messy, and said mess resulted in cookies." Victoria said with a nervous smile.
"Alright then. I guess we will leave it at that." Anna said, as she was still stunned from seeing the overwhelming number of cookies.
"Huh. That's something you don't see every day. Right Ruby?" Zack said to Ruby, only to find that she was gone.
"Ruby?" Zack said as he wonder where she went.
"COOKIE DIVE!" Ruby shouted as she was seen in the air diving straight into a random pile of cookies.
"THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST DAY EVER THAT INVOLVED COOKIES!" Ruby screamed with joy, as she then began devouring the cookies at an extremely fast rate.
While Ruby would normally be happy in seeing this many cookies, she was sad that she wasn't able to eat all of them. She sighed. "One day." She muttered.
Everyone just looked at her, as they saw her eating cookies intensely.
"So you found a duel spirit? That is pretty interesting." Victoria said.
"Wait. You can see her?" Anna asked as she was surprised that Victoria can see her.
When walking back home, Anna realized that she and Zack, were the only ones who could see Ruby.
"Of course. When you travel to Egypt and get trap in the very ruins that inspired this game, you start to become spiritually sensitive." Victoria said, as if it were normal to say in a conversation.
Ironwood didn't know how to respond to that. "Okay then, that's a form of human adaptation." He muttered.
"So Ruby is a duel spirit? That would make sense, since she has her own card." Anna said while looking at the Tuner Ruby card.
"Looks like life, just got a lot more interesting." Zack said, as he ate a cookie.
"Why does this cookie taste like meatloaf?" Zack asked when he tasted the cookie.
"Meatloaf flavored cookies?" Glynda wondered.
"That's one hell of a recipe." Qrow remarked.
"Considering the fact that it came from a meatloaf monster, I'd say it's somewhat fitting." Pyrrha admitted.
This was just the beginning. Anna and Zack had no idea what was in store for them. All they knew was that tonight, was the start of a new adventure. They were ready for anything, as they decided to eat the cookies to celebrate.
They were however unprepared to handle Ruby's stomach ache, but she regretted nothing.
"Because of course she didn't." Weiss said looking at Ruby.
End of Chapter 1
The screen then turned black.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, that's chapter one, ready for the next show?" Kai asked.
Everyone nodded in confirmation. "Good to hear, but first..." Kai stepped to the side before opening a portal above the area he was previously standing. "Let's say hello to a fairly nice person." Kai said as someone fell through the portal.
"Wha... Where am I?" A certain Specialist from Atlas asked.
"WINTER!?" Weiss and Ironwood exclaimed.
...
There you go, people, an update.
NOT DEAD, NEVER DEAD, NOT UNLESS THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT INVADES MY LIVING QUARTERS PERSONALLY!
Also, one more thing.
This one's for you, Mr. you know who you are, hope you like it. Happy Birthday ;).