The Shadow Servant Hiatus (Ruby X Male Reader)

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Still-horrified faces of Team RWBY upon seeing their guide for the week.

(Y/N): (While playing with Ruby's horrified face.) What's up Doc!

Oobleck: (Talking fast, per the norm, as he paces in front of the students.) Yes, I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary, seeing as you've opted to shadow a Huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you, we will not be establishing a single base of operations; rather, we will be traversing several miles of hazardous wasteland and making camp in any defendable locations we may stumble upon. I packed all of our essentials myself, plotted our air course, and readied the airship. And... (Zooms up right to (Y/N)'s face.) It's Doctor Oobleck. I didn't earn the PhD for fun, thank you very much! 

He quickly backs away.

(Y/N): Still gonna be Doc.

Oobleck: Come now, children; according to my schedule, we are already three minutes behind! (Then, as an afterthought to clarify:) ...Schedule! 

He zips off to the airship docked farther ahead in a second.

Ruby: (Positive and upbeat before suddenly becoming as depressed as her team halfway through.) Well, alright, then! Looks like we're going to save the world with Doctor Oooobleck- okay yeah when you say it out loud it sounds worse.

Nora: (off-screen) Save the world?

Ruby's team turns around to see Nora and Team JNPR approaching.

Nora: (Being dramatic.) You're going on world-saving missions without us? I'm hurt... Sad! (Stomach rumbles.) Maybe a little hungry? That last one's not your fault, though, Ren...

Ren, for his part, simply crosses his arms and turns away.

Jaune: Sounds exciting. Where ya going?

Ruby: Oh, just outside the kingdom...

Nora: Hey! So are we!

Pyrrha: Ren and Nora wanted to shadow the sheriff of a nearby village.

Ren: We set out tomorrow.

Neptune: (off-screen) Then you can party with us tonight! (Neptune and Sun approach the two groups.) We're shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We got junior badges.

Jaune is awestruck. (Y/N) used his shadows to appear sitting on Neptune's shoulder and took the badge, then bit it, tasting a lot like plastic.

 (Y/N): (Waving it in front of Neptune's face.) Yeah no this is a plastic toy my dude.

Jaune let out a laugh as (Y/N) jumped off of Neptune.

Sun: We normally go to the city with you guys, which means stuff's always exploding and junk, so we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's, you know... Normal.

(Y/N): But where's the fun in that?

Ruby: Well-

Oobleck appears from the airship to call to Team RWBY, who are embarrassed:

Oobleck: Four minutes, ladies and gentlemen ! 

Goes back inside as their friends smile awkwardly at the five.

Ruby: Well, uh... (Throws a thumbs-up.) Wish us luck!

With that, the friends disband, either back to Beacon Academy or towards their mission.

~Timeskip~

Inside the airship flying over buildings and streets amid deafening turbines.