Auburn RWBY (RWBY x Male OC, Ruby x Male Reader)[On Hold]

In the Dark

Welp, here is the next chapter. Last time, Ruby and Azure's message gets uploaded to the world, Yang and the others set off to rescue Oscar, and Penny crash lands in the Schnee manor walkway, injured. With that, let's get into the belly of the beast.
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*3rd Person POV*

Nora opens her eyes. Her vision is blurred. She blinks a few more times before opening to see her arm covered in burn scars and a bed.

Klein: "No need to worry, miss. You and your friend are going to be just fine."

Klein glances down with friendly brown eyes after adjusting some medical tubes. Nora's vision turns to the sound of a door being opened. Blake is opening a door for Azure, Ruby, and Whitley, who are carrying an unconscious Penny.

Blake: "She lost consciousness. And she's... leaking."

Klein: "Set her down, set her down."

Azure, Ruby and Whitley set Penny on a bed next to Nora's. Whitley is shown grimacing at the green coolant that stains his clothes. Ruby and Azure do the same as well.

Ruby: "Can you help her?"

Klein scans Penny with his scroll, which locates an injury at her waist. His eyes are red as he assesses the damage.

Klein: "Even based on what you've told me, I hardly know what she is." He coughs, and his eyes turn from red to brown.

Klein: "Ahem, but, her basic anatomy seems similar enough. I can at least stitch up that wound."

A thundery crash sounds from outside. Everyone present glances in that direction. The power suddenly goes out.

Whitley: "Oh, that's just rich."

Ruby takes out her ringing scroll. May's voice comes through.

May: (Scroll) "Everyone okay back there? Just saw another bombing run light up the kingdom."

Ruby glances out the window.

Ruby: "Looks like part of the city lost power. We're okay though."

May: (Scroll) "Sorry I couldn't stick around, but time's running out for everyone in the crater."

Ruby: "No, we're sorry. Once we know what's wrong with Penny, we'll... we'll do something."

May: (Scroll) "Don't beat yourself up, kid. At this point I don't know how much is left to be done."

As May ends the call, Ruby starts to tear up.

Ruby: "It's all just... too much. The Grimm, the crater, Nora, Penny... How do we fix all of it?"

Weiss puts a reassuring hand on Ruby's shoulder as Klein sneezes, his eyes light blue.

Klein: "One step at a time, my dear."

He sneezes again, his eyes returning to brown.

Klein: "You can't worry about fixing everything. Simply focus on what's in front of you. If you'd like some place to start, I'd be able to work faster if you could bring the power back on."

Ruby: "Well, how would we-"

Willow: "We have a generator near the edge of the estate."

Everyone looks at Willow, who is leaning on the doorframe, a bottle of alcohol in hand. Whitley huffs, crossing his arms.

Whitley: "So kind of you to join us, mother."

Willow: "Believe it or not, I am above drinking in the dark." She then notices Klein with them.