Remnant's Protectors

Another Way

Faunus POV

We return to the base where we all look at Speed.

Super: "Pump the breaks there Speed. Let's not forget who we're dealing with."

Speed: "I haven't. I'm just saying we're all vastly stronger compared to when we last faced him."

Iron: "But he's still got that whacked power of his. And we don't have John to help us this time."

Faunus: "Then let's beat him another way."

Rider: "What'd you have in mind?"

Faunus: "We know what he's after right? So I vote we hunt down the keys and take them. He can't open the door if he doesn't have all of the keys."

Amica: "He's right. If we can snag even just one key, the door will always be out of his reach."

Y/N: "There's just one problem. He'll come looking for it. And I don't know about you guys but I'm not up for playing hot potato till the end of time."

Speed: "Then we find a way to destroy or hide it. Then he'll never be able to open the door."

Rider: "I vote destroy."

Super: "Could we even destroy something like that?"

Cronos: "The keys are known to have extraordinary power. Not that they're indestructible."

Faunus: "So there is a chance. Now the question is where do we find said keys?"

Amica: "It'll be like finding a needle in a haystack."

Y/N: "A multiverse sized haystack."

Cronos: "I may know someone who can help."

Rider: "Let's go meet them then."

Being handed an A.M.I.D. we're transported to Cronos' person. When we arrive we're presented with a simple cave.

Amica: "The person who's gonna help us lives in a cave?"

Cronos: "They prefer it that way."

We enter the cave. Walking towards the back we see a man in a sleeveless motorcycle vest, black combat boots, cargo pants and black fingerless gloves. He plops down on a recliner and bites off the cap of a beer bottle. He then knocks it back when we make ourselves known.

Cronos: "Still ruffing it outside Beast? Thought you moved in with Ruby's family."

He wipes his mouth before setting the bottle down.

Beast: "I did. I just got tired of the big city. Decided to take a little vacay."

He puts his hands behind his head and leans back.

Beast: "So what brings you by?"

Cronos: "Need you to track something down."

Beast: "I'll try. What is it?"

Cronos: "The keys of reality."

He shoots to his feet.

Beast: "Are you sure?"

Cronos: "Deadly."

Beast: "Follow me.

We do. He moves a shelf revealing a set of stairs. We head down them where we see drawings completely covering the walls.

Iron: "I see you like to draw."

Speed: "What are they?"

Beast: "My nightmares."

I look over one that's a suit of armor that's cleaving stick figures in half.

Faunus: "Yikes."

We arrive at the back of the area which has a shelf overflowing with books. Next to it is a desk that's cluttered with papers and books.

Cronos: "You've been working."

Beast: "Yep."

He shifts through the items on the desk before fishing out a piece of paper.

Beast: "Here we are."

We look over the paper.

Amica: "What is it?"

Beast: "Notes."

Amica: "On?"

Beast: "The keys."