I look down at my stomach to see the massive chunk of wood lodged in it-likely from my table- pinning me to the ground, the smell of burnt wood and smoke in my nose.
Y/n: So...This is it, huh?
I look up to see my living room, burning profusely from the explosion.
Y/n: I don't understand, how could this have happened?
I comb through my memory, trying desperately to figure out what went wrong, but it's no use.
Y/n: I don't want to die, not just yet, I still have things I want to do!
The fire has now spread further, soon my house will be nothing but ash and charcoal. I can feel myself slipping, losing consciousness.
Y/n: I...Have to...Live...No...Matter...What...
I take my last breath, and perish.
Y/n P.O.V
I feel... Strange. I try to move, but I can't, I try to open my eyes, but I have none.
Y/n: W-What's happened to me?!
I try to scream, but I have no mouth.
Cold
I feel so cold, so lifeless. But I can't give up!
Y/n: Move, MOVE GODDAMMIT!
I feel it, heat, I know if I reach it, I'll live!
Y/n: FOR FUCK'S SAKE, MOVE!
I start to move-agonisingly slow- but still moving, but I'm not moving... normally?
Y/n: I'll think about that when I'm safe!
I'm so close! The heat doesn't notice me, whatever it is, and I finally manage to touch it!
Two hours earlier...
Ruby P.O.V
Weiss: Ruby, I think you have what it takes to be a good leader, just know that I am going to be the best teammate you'll ever have!
I smile at Weiss, her surprisingly kind-(considering past behaviour)- words motivating me. Weiss smiles back.
Weiss: Good luck studying!
She goes down the 'bunk bed' only to reappear, pointing at one of my notes.
Weiss: That's wrong, by the way.
I look at my notes and scramble to correct them, not really knowing what was wrong with them.
Weiss: Hey, Ruby?
I look up and see her in the doorway, ready to close it.
Ruby: Uh-Huh?
Weiss: I always wanted bunk beds as a kid.
She closes the door. I decide to continue studying for one hour and then go to bed, after all, Yang'll kill me if I don't take care of myself.
Present
I'm jolted awake from a crawling feeling across my entire body, I look down and see a black and red substance crawling on me!
Ruby: What the heck! Is this some new kind of Grimm?!
I try to scream, but just as I open my mouth it shoots towards it and starts filling my mouth and throat, I try to move, to use my semblance, anything but I can't!
Ruby: A-Am I going to die?!
I see it start to cover my eyes and feel it continue up my head.
Ruby: No! I'm not ready! I need to become a huntress! I need to protect people! I need to see my dad again! I...I...need...to...
I pass out, probably to my death.
One Hour Later...
I wake up on a rooftop, probably somewhere in Vale.
Ruby: Wh-What?! I'm not dead!
I begin celebrating in my mind but realise that I should probably figure out what's going on. I look around and realise it's raining now. I look down at a puddle of water and see my reflection.
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(A/n: This art does not belong to me it belongs to https://www.deviantart.com/mechag11/art/Toxin-Ruby-RWBY-x-Marvel-674387515 .)
Ruby: W-WHAT?!
I start to back away, but I trip and fall off the edge.
My body instinctively reacts and shoots my hand forward, a web-like thing shoots out of my hand and sticks to a building. I use the 'web' and swing over the street.
Ruby: Holy shoot, what's going on?!
I continue to 'web-swing' throughout the city until I reach a skyscraper.
Ruby: Uh-oh!
I grab the spire part and swing around it, stopping with my left hand and foot on the pole with my right side detached.
I look at my... Hands? Claws?
Ruby: This... This is so... AWESOME!
(A/n: I'm so sorry for my absence, I've been having trouble with motivation for years, so maybe don't consider this a "Return".)
