Sopmod, AR-15, and M4 watched as M4's clone threw a punch to their corrupted Sister's jaw which sent her tumbling. Ruby cheered her sister figure on as the Sangvis Ferri entered hand to hand combat with the ponytailed T-doll.
Reaper flung the dagger she held into the porch's floorboards. "I should kill you for nearly hurting Ruby." She said. "But I made a promise not to, so… Let's tango you Griffin and Krueger dog." M-16 narrowed her eyes.
"Traitor." She said flatly to Reaper. The elite T-doll raised an eyebrow. "Pardon?" she asked. "You are a traitor to Sangvis Ferri." Scarecrow frowned before sighing.
"Looks like M-16 is infected with the same virus that infected AR-15." The bodyless head said. "Great, AR-15 is one thing, but M-16 is another." SOPMOD said. "is that bad?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, she's far more experienced than all of us, Reaper included." AR-15 said. M4A1 watched her clone traded punches with her older sister.
"I'm not a traitor to Sangvis Ferri. I'm merely helping a girl get home." Reaper said. "I don't want to kill you M-16."
The infected T-doll scowled. "You're supposed to be a heartless, emotionless machine." M-16 said. "I AM a machine." The prototype T-doll said. M16 smirked
"Let's test the emotions part then." She said stunning the advanced T-doll. Drawing a 1911, M-16 aimed at her previous target, Ruby.
The little girl's eyes widened. SOPMOD silently gasped before rushing towards the girl just as her infected older sister pulled the triggered. At least five shots rang out.
"RUBY!" Reaper called out hearing the shots. A body fell, but Ruby still stood
"J-J-Jaws?" the little girl asked, stunned at what the usually annoyed T-doll did. "I t-told you m-my name's S-SOPMOD." The wounded T-doll groaned out. "Why?" Ruby asked.
"Like Reaper said, she's helping you get home. Despite being aligned with Sangvis Ferri, she's okay in my book." SOPMOD said getting up slowly, grimacing in pain. She would've fallen again had AR-15 not caught her.
M-16 frowned and aimed again but was caught off guard when a hand grabbed her arm. Turning, she saw reaper. The T-doll's face had a look of pure rage. For a split second, the infected T-doll felt true fear before her world went dark.
"Holy shit." M4A1 muttered watching her clone punch M-16, sending the infected T-doll flying. Scarecrow laughed.
"And…. Knockout!" she cackled as Reaper approached Ruby. "Scarlett, it's alright I'm.." the little girl began to say until Reaper hugged her. "Thank god!" the prototype T-doll said pulling ruby closer. Reaper looked at SOPMOD.
"Thank you." She forced herself to say. SOPMOD nodded but doing a double-take. "Hold on, are you… crying?" Reaper blinked and touched her face. Looking at a finger she saw that her glove was damp. Ruby smiled.
"Another way of proving that you're becoming more human than machine Scarlett." Reaper didn't even bother correcting her. All that mattered to the prototype T-doll was the fact that Ruby was safe.
SEVERAL DAYS LATER
Ruby and Reaper stood in a conference room with Anti-rain and their leader, Gentiane. Anti-Rain's commander seemed uneasy about Reaper's as well as Scarecrow's (despite her only being a head) presence.
"While I don't intend to defect commander, I'm only here because Reaper locked my conscious inside this copy." Scarecrow said before Ruby shook the bodyless head.
"That's not the real reason auntie Scarecrow, and you know it." Ruby scolded. "Ruby, please stop shaking me." Scarecrow groaned out, eyes now swirls.
Springfield raised an eyebrow and opened her mouth to ask something. "Don't ask. Those three are practically family." SOPMOD said.
"Ruby comes from another world." Reaper said. "From what Scarecrow's told me. Ringleader Dreamer was behind it. My Creator, Mastermind, leader of Sangvis Ferri, Made her shelve the project known as project Aether Kingdom roughly 3 months prior to me coming online."
Gentiane frowned. "What is Project Aether Kingdom and how does it concern Ruby by what means?" she asked. "It was a means for us to invade other worlds, but Mastermind saw it as too ambitious. Evidently, Dreamer refused to abandon her work." Scarecrow said.
"I'm guessing when Mastermind catches wind of this, she'll be furious?" AR15 asked. "oh, most definitely.
MID-CHAPTER A/N: Yes, the incident that brought ruby to the Girls frontline universe wasn't a divine occurrence and Dreamer is certainly in a whole lot of trouble.
LATER
After much debate, it was decided that Anti-rain would accompany the trio to Sangvis Ferri held territory where they'll attract a Ringleader. Hopefully Agent since she was Mastermind's 2nd in command.
"Okay, we're in Sangvis Ferri territory. Now what?" AR15 said. "We wander." Reaper said. "And hope they pick you guys up on their radar." Sopmod glowered at her sister's look-a-like.
"So, we're bait." She said receiving a nod. the Group didn't have to wait long.
"So, Anti-Rain you came into our territory while not being stealthy. Not a wise move." Agent said. she was flanked by several drones.
"Actually agent, we were supposed to be discovered." M4A1 said making the Sangvis Ferri frown. "Why?" she asked.
"We have something of yours that we'd like to return and ask you a favor." AR-15 said as she and a now virus free M-16 parted to reveal Sangvis' missing Super soldier.
"Reaper? Why are you with them?" Agent asked. "They escorted us here." Agent turned to the G dolls. While I thank you for returning her, we shall not be required to do anything FOR YOU."
SOPMOD chuckled. "oh, the favor isn't in regards to us, but rather your super soldier." She said piquing the ringleader's interest.
"Oh," she turned to face the prototype T-doll. "And what would this favor be?" Reaper wordlessly looked back and held out a hand.
Agent's face gained a shocked expression as a red and black clad girl joined the prototype T-doll's side. Even more shocking was that she held Scarecrow's head, a very much alive head, in one arm. The girl looked to the head.
"Auntie, you're up." Scarecrow sighed. "Now before you say anything Agent, Reaper knows where her loyalties lie, but for your sake don't attack Ruby if you have a death wish." The ringleader's head said.
"If she kills Sangvis Ferri then she's a traitor." Agent sneered. "I wouldn't say that, she's dropped a few G dolls, could've killed them too if she didn't show restraint." Scarecrow said
"So, why should we do our failed prototype a favor?" the ringleader asked. "Remember Aether Kingdom Agent?" Scarecrow asked gaining Agent's attention. "What about it?" she asked. "the favor involves it in regards to ruby." Agent narrowed her eyes
Agent made her way towards Mastermind's office followed by Reaper, Ruby, a now fully restored Scarecrow, and AR team. "Now ruby, when facing Mastermind be extremely respectful and try not to address me as Auntie." Scarecrow whispered to the young girl, voice slightly muffled by her mask.
Ruby nodded, a look of nervousness appearing on her face. "This is as far as you go G ." Agent said. "Just because you returned our greatest wea-." Ruby interrupted her.
"Scarlett isn't some tool you can just discard! None of you are." She exclaimed before hiding behind reaper having learned her mistake. Agent, on her part, watched the T-doll super soldier raise its rifle slightly with a scowl. It seemed as if the T-doll was daring the ringleader to make a move.
Agent even saw Scarecrow reach for her tool. "For your sake Agent and ours, Don't attempt to strike that girl. Cause it'd be a two on one." Scarecrow said.
"Why?" Sangvis Ferri's second in command asked. "Reaper and Ruby have come to see each other as sisters. Reaper, or Scarlett as Ruby calls her, would gladly tear apart anyone who even remotely seems like a threat. Be it G or Sangvis Ferri." Scarecrow said before gaining a somber look "As for me, well, Ruby considers me as her aunt. And to be honest, I don't mind."
While scarecrow was talking with agent, Ruby turned the AR team. "I'll miss you guys and thanks. Especially you SOPMOD." The shark toothed T-doll blinked at how the five-year-old addressed her.
"Red?" the T-doll asked. "Thank you for saving my life when your sister was infected. If you hadn't, I think Scarlett would've torn M-16 apart without mercy."
"Well, us G dolls need to protect humanity." SOPMOD said chuckling nervously. "And yet, I was a human travelling with an enemy T-doll." Ruby said making the shark mouthed T-doll blink whilst her teammates smirked.
"Ruby." Reaper called out. "Time to go." Ruby gave the black and red clad T-doll one last smile. "Hey Red, Copycat!" SOPMOD called out gaining both Ruby and Reaper's attention. "Call me Jaws!"
IN MASTERMIND'S OFFICE
"So, this girl is from another world?" Mastermind asked Scarecrow. "Yes, I believe Dreamer has continued Aether Kingdom behind your back." The Ringleader said. the leader of Sangvis Ferri frowned. "Impossible, we confiscated everything." She said.
"Unless she has some kind of secret lab that you guys don't know about." Ruby suggested gaining the attention of mastermind and agent. "I mean, if I wanted to continue a project that's been ordered to be shut down in secret, I'd make copies of everything and transfer them to a secret lab while giving the originals to my higher-ups."
Ruby's suggestion made the three ringleaders look at each other.
Dreamer exited her lab and into her room when there was a knock at her door. "Come in." she said. to the Ringleader's shock, she was lifted into the air by a T-doll and slammed against the wall.
As dreamer's senses got back into focus she felt something poke her cheek. "Scarecrow, you're back." She said with a smile.
"Save it! Where's your lab. Don't play dumb either. We know you're still working on Aether Kingdom." The ringleader snarled. 'How'd she know?' Dreamer asked
"Dreamer," came the cold voice of Mastermind. Dreamer turned to her fearfully. "Did you disobey me by continuing the project, and don't lie."
"where's the proof that makes you think I continued it? Search my room if you must." Dreamer said. "We have proof. Reaper could you bring her in?" Agent asked
'the Super Soldier.' Dreamer thought seeing the M4A1 look-a-like enter the room with… a Human!?
"Dreamer, this is Ruby Rose. She's from a place called Remnant or as you'd call R3M-8T." the Super Soldier said. "She's here because of you. You're going to help us send her home or else"
"And by us, she means her and myself." Scarecrow said as Reaper placed the barrel of her handgun under Dreamer's Jaw.
"Dreamer," Mastermind began. The ringleader glanced at her fearfully. "I suggest you do as they say. Destroyer already felt the wrath of our Super Soldier." The leader of Sangvis Ferri said with a sly grin. "okay." Dreamer squeaked out.
MOMENTS LATER
"Ok, dimension is locked in. ready whenever." Dreamer said solemnly. While she was pleased her project had actually worked, she was upset that she'd taken a living being from its home.
Ruby clung to Reaper like a lifeline. "I'm going to miss you." The young girl sobbed. "Same, but I'll always be here." the T-doll super soldier said placing a hand over Ruby's heart. "Vice versa?" the ravenette-red head said
Reaper nodded. they broke the hug when someone cleared their throat. Turning, they saw Scarecrow. "Er, is there room for another?" the two glanced at each. "For you Auntie, always." Ruby said hugging the ringleader.
After saying their goodbyes, Ruby approached the portal and went through.
"So what now? We destroy it?" Agent asked referring to the portal. Mastermind glanced at reaper and Scarecrow, the latter bringing the prototype T-doll into an embrace. "For their sake, no." the leader said surprising Agent.
"Reaper and scarecrow should.." Agent began to say before being cut off. "Scarlett." The super soldier said gaining both high ranking ringleaders' attention. "Pardon?" Mastermind asked.
"I prefer Scarlett over my designation." The super soldier said. Mastermind nodded. this was exactly what her master wanted. "Scarlett what?" she asked.
The super soldier looked at her. "Scarlett Rose. Also, I'd like to change my color scheme slightly." Scarecrow smiled.
"Come on, I think I know what you want." She said. a short time later, Reaper, now known as Scarlett Rose, exited the building.
Her eyes were now a shining silver, the grey strand, a ruby red whilst she had red on the tips of her hair. Her grey sweater leotard now a brick red.
Scarlett's coat remain black whilst her black combat vest had red trim. Her M-16 now had red accents.
"She wanted to make herself look like she was Ruby's biological sister." Scarecrow had said seeing the confused looks on the other ringleaders' faces
"What do you think Young Ruby will do with her life and if we'll see her again?" Dreamer asked watching the super soldier and Scarecrow talk. Mastermind shook her head
"I don't know about either but.." Mastermind began
(SCENE FADE TRANSITION)
BEACON
10 YEARS LATER…
"Wow!" Ruby, and her sister, Yang, said in awe. "the view from Vale's got nothing on this." Yang commented with a whistle.
"I'm sure she's destined for greatness."
(SCENE FADE TO BLACK)
END OF PROLOGUE
A/N: Dear lord, I'm finally done with the prologue. Took 13 months, but I can finally start the actual story. Next we'll jump straight into the initiation and there'll be a reunion between old friends. As always read and review. That being said. peace.
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