What Science Had Wrought (RWBY x Male Spider-Man Reader)

Chapter 18

"The fire in the apartment building in Vale had finally died down. And I am pleased to report that there are no casualties as a result, thanks to the effort of four students of Beacon Academy. Their bravery and courage helped save three lives." The lady on screen, Lisa Lavender (a well-known reporter in Vale), spoke to the crowd with a smile on her face. She was placed on the lower right corner of the camera view, allowing the people to see a picture of (F/N)'s team. But what happened next was the window shrinking and moving to the top right corner, which revealed Curveball.

"What a load of hogwash!" He said, leaning against his chair. "VNN has completely left out their segment where they explain how the fire started! The cops wanna tell us it was a faulty wiring system, but I think we all know that it was the White Fang! Or hell, it probably wasn't even them! For all we know, they are the ones who started that fire in the first place! Did it so that they could swoop in and save them and get recognition. Trick the people into showing that they are the good guys! That team consists of two Faunuses, one of which we've seen many times. The people should know this!"

(F/N), and his teammates, all just sat at the lunch table, while his podcast was being blown through the speakers. They couldn't believe the kind of words that were being said at the moment, the words being blasted through the mess hall. They could feel the stares of other people boring into their skulls. People were believing the story, while others weren't fully onboard.

"I can't believe this guy," Abella said as she looked over to her friends, placing her hand over her eyes so that she doesn't look over at the other people who were looking. "The gall to spout that nonsense."

"He's got influence over the internet," Dan pointed out. "Not to mention he sides with the majority of people who dislike Faunus. So he'll probably have the Schnee's on his side as well."

"Wow, thanks," a voice spoke up. Everyone looked over and they saw that team RWBY pulled up to sit next to them. Weiss was the one who replied, turning her head away.

"Sorry," Dan said.

"I don't see how he can sleep. He's nothing but hypocrisy," Blake said.

"You guys did a good job helping everyone in the fire," Ruby said. "I'm sure they know the truth."

"Thanks, Ruby," (F/N) said, looking at her with a smile. "And hey, if anything else, it proved to be good field test for the device."

"How did it do?" Ruby asked next, in a more excited tone.

"Wonderfully," (F/N) replied. "I was able to use all of the different nozzles, but I don't know about the Dust application, though. I couldn't really use them."

"Well, if you used the fire Dust it wouldn't really hold up. And the ice would've just melted," Lucas answered back.

"Maybe next time you'll be able to use them," Dan said.

"In the meantime!" (F/N) reached beneath the table and pulled out another binder, slamming it on the table and opening it to the page where his weapon was designed. "I need to start thinking of trimming the model down. And then there's how we're gonna do the utility belt. And, of course, a suit to bring it all together."

"Do you really need a utility belt?" Abella asked.

"Well I need to carry the vials somehow! And if I can throw in some gadgets, that'll be a bigger help!"

"Do you have somewhere to get more of those vials?" Blake asked.

"There's the professor," (F/N) answered. "I can visit him again."

"Doctor Eric?" Weiss asked. "I don't know if you're going to be getting anymore from him. He was found out and fired from his job."

"What!?" (F/N) asked, standing up and looking at Weiss with a look of shock on his face.