Ruby walked the halls of beacon flanked by her sister, crush, father, stepmother, and partner. Somewhere nearby, hidden in the shadows were 6 of 8 and 9 of 12. Prior to returning, the command drone procured the newly made diplomatic drone a larger red cloak that hid her entire body. She also currently had the hood up to hide her facial armor from students, whom were giving her curious looks.
Another thing that had been done was the addition of a retractable blade and wrist gun. After Blake regained consciousness, ruby had asked about Crescent Rose.
FLASHBACK BEGIN
"You good Blake?" Ruby asked helping the faunas up. Blake's face lit up like a Christmas tree at how close her face was to ruby's.
"Y-yeah. Just fine." The faunas stammered out as her face became red as a tomato. Despite her cybernetics provided by the borg, in Blake's eyes, Ruby had actually gone from adorable to beautiful. "So, guys does anyone have Crescent Rose?" Ruby asked smiling
The smile, however, faded when the group of humans and single faunas looked at each other with unsure expressions. "Guys? Where's Cressy?" Ruby asked. 6 of 8 broke the silence
"The weapon known as Crescent Rose was badly damaged when the beam fell onto you, Ruby of Borg." The command drone said catching the half borg's attention. "We, along with your relatives, inspected the damage whilst you were in the second part of the experimental assimilation. The damage, we concluded, was beyond repair." Ruby's eyes widened in shock.
FLASHBACK END
Losing Crescent Rose was hard, but with the wrist blade and gun, she'd be more agile and mobile. However, that wasn't the end of Crescent Rose. Ruby suggested making it into an artificial combat drone that would act as her bodyguard in plain view whilst regular combat drones remained cloaked until a meeting between leadership was needed. Which is where she was headed now.
Penny sat in a chair while Ironwood spoke to Ozpin. "You said you wanted me to bring Penny for a meeting, why?" the general asked. "There's a new faction in play James," Ozpin said taking a sip of his coffee. Ironwood frowned.
"Should we be worried?" he asked. "unless, you have a death wish, no we shouldn't." Ozpin said. "They purely wish to observe our day-to-day activities." Ironwood frowned. "What about the death wish then?" he asked. Professor Goodwitch answered.
"If you ever harm Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose, their teammates, or even the prior two's family. Let's just say that when they're done, not even an ounce of humanity will be left." She said as the elevator doors opened. Penny turned to see a familiar red cloak, only it was longer and the hood was up, obscuring the wearer's face.
"Ruby." She muttered slowly tearing up. Just hours ago, her first and best friend had been crushed by a metal beam. Now here she was, standing in front of her. Wait, was she taller than before?
"Ah, Miss Rose. Judging by the fact that you're up and walking means the procedure was a success despite the low success rate?" Ruby nodded. "Yes, it was. however, professor," the cloaked woman began. "What Miss Rose?" Ozpin asked
[bring me to life plays]
"When dealing with politics regarding my family's protectors, I'm known as Ruby of Borg." Ruby said as 6 of 8 and two combat drones decloaked.
They moved into flanking positions next to, and behind the half borg huntress to be. "ozpin?" Ironwood asked giving his friend an unsure glance as ruby lowered her hood making Penny gasp.
"Friend Ruby, what happened to you?" she asked. The half-borg looked at her friend before gesturing towards the drones. "They saved my life penny."
[bring me to life ends]
The artificial girl got up and bolted towards the speaker for the borg, hugging her. Ruby smiled giving the distraught girl a hug. Both were unaware of the jealous glare Blake was giving the two,
'she's mine, penny.' The faunas thought before a hand was placed on her shoulder. "Easy there kitty cat. Penny's just relieved that Rubes is safe." Yang said. The cat faunas blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry." Blake muttered.
"Well then Ruby of Borg, what brings you and your cohorts here?" Ozpin. "the collective and I are working on a project to make an artificial drone to be my bodyguard throughout my day-to-day life as a student. I was hoping that, with the general's approval, Penny could aid us in that department." The general was about to protest when 6 of 8 spoke.
"Rest assured Ozpin, the Collective doesn't intend to assimilate Mis Polendina. Since she's a treasured friend of the Collective's speaker, she's safe from assimilation." The command drone said.
Ozpin glanced at Ironwood and nodded. "Very well, anything else?" the general asked. "When the time of the festival comes, the collective will act as security. No negotiations nor changes from the Valian council." Ruby said.
"I shall set up a meeting between the borg and the council then as I'm a member of it." Ozpin said. "Then we're done here, just please return Penny when you're finished." Ironwood said before leaving
6 of 8 nodded and was about to cloak when someone spoke to him. "Hey 6," the command drone turned to see Blake approach him. "Blake Belladonna, I assure you Ruby is safe. 9 of 12 was scanning her for any…" he began but she cut him off.
"It's not that. I'm grateful you saved her, truly I am, but I fear that me being with her is dangerous." The cat faunas said. "When I was still in the White Fang, I had a partner named Adam Taurus. He… enjoyed killing humans. I left because of that."
6 of 8 narrowed his emotionless eyes. "Why would Ruby of Borg be in danger?" he asked her. "Not Ruby. She mostly likely has that shielding tech you guys have. I meant Yang as well." The command drone's eyes narrowed further. "You have this unit's attention."
A/N: Finally, a chapter that doesn't have a cliffhanger. Looks like Blake's asked 6 of 8 for a favor. What is it? We'll have to wait and see. Also, Crescent Rose is destroyed. Wonder what Cressy will look like as an artificial drone.
As always, please read and review. Criticism is welcome as long as its constructive. That being said peace.