RWBY: Erebus.

Chapter 8

I wake up in bed next to Piper. She was still sleeping heavily. I stroke her head and kiss her forehead. I look around. I was in the Safehouse. I get up and walk to the front of the safehouse. "Trying to leave us again, Erebus?" I hear Qrow, who was sulking with a bottle of booze. I sit down at the table. "I haven't been myself, have I?" The question lingered as Qrow thought. "You have been acting differently than you usually do." He sipped the bottle. "I will ask this once, What Is Wrong?" I looked him in the eye. I take a deep breath and tell him. "I knew you had more than one soul, Erebus, but 100, that's far more than any body can handle." He raises his voice slightly. I hear Piper shift in her sleep. "Yeah, and this 'seal'," I point to my armband,"can only suppress so much." I feel arms wrap around my chest. "Hey Piper, you should go back to sleep." I say hushed. Qrow chuckles. "It's a real surprise, Erebus, that you, of all people, have a perfect relationship." Qrow laughs loudly this time, waking most of the light sleepers here. Ren, Ruby, Jaune,and Weiss walk up to us. "Hey, sorry for waking you guys." I tell them. "Are you, you, Erebus?" Ruby asks in her innocent tone. "He's him, Ruby, he'll be fine." Qrow answers for me. Ruby gets a sleepy smile. I stand up, dragging Piper with me. "I'm going to get my 'little one' back to bed, She's pregnant and she doesn't need this much stress." The kid's faces grow a expression of surprise at my sentance. "Congratulations!" They regrettably yell at me. Which wakes up Yang and Nora. I quickly get Piper to the bed and kiss her forehead.
I walk back, and start a pot of coffee. Yang puches my arm and Nora has one of her huge grins. "Boy or girl?" Nora asks me. "Duaghter, we've agreed to name her Nova." I tell her. "No special color to name her?" Yang asks. I shake my head. "Her last name will be Greens, so I think that's covered." I laugh dryly. "I've got a question." Jaune says out of the blue. Qrow and I look at him. "How do you two know each other?" He points at Qrow and me. "You're looking at a wanted Criminal who has 550 confirmed kills, I was part of a team sent to find out information on him, it's how Ozpin knew about him, it's why he was chosen to help with this war." Qrow stopped and looked at me. "I'm not just good at what I do, I was born with this talent." I tell them in a serious tone. I go back to Piper, thankfully she was still asleep. I sit down near her feet.
The following week Qrow told me to help look for Blake. I checked with bar owners first. I walk down the street of an old Atlas district. It reminded me of my home. I walk into the Bar and sit down at a booth. I notice a couple of the customers head toward the back room. They were wearing an armband with the white fang symbol. I get back up and head to the backroom. "Sir, you can't go back there." I hear the bartender laugh at the waiter who told me that. When I opened the door to the backroom, I was greeted in typical fashion. Weapons pointed at me. I put a hand on 'Clockwork'. "Who are you?" One of them ask the question with anger. "I am the Guilty Rose." I pull out my black mask from one of my pockets and put it on. The sight of my mask caused one of the Faunus to run out of the room. "We heard you were dead." The leader of the group spoke with a gruff voice. I pull out 'Clockwork' and press a button on the handle. The clockwork of the weapon started to move and you could hear a faint ticking sound. The blade of the weapon started to disassemble itself and then moved around to form a different weapon. A Spear. The ticking stopped and I held the weapon firmly. I hear a soft footstep above me. I activated my semblance. In the span of a second, I knock out the four members of the white fang. I deactivate my semblance and look to the ceiling. "Hey, Blake, come on down." I say confidently. Blake drops down from the rafter and dust herself off. "Hey, long time no see, the last time I say you was in a hospital bed, after the incident." I nod at her words. "We've been looking for you, they finally ran out of patience though, so they sent me after you," I say in honesty, Blake gets a look of concern,"there are two ways out of this situation, one, you come with me back to your team, two, I drag your sorry ass back to your team, which one would you prefer?" I stare down Blake waiting for her to decide. She sighs and takes a full step back. "Sorry Erebus, but," Her sentance was stopped short by my fist hitting her jaw. "Option two it is." My tone sorrowful. Blake tries to get up but I grab her by the collar and start dragging her. She struggles against my hold, but I held on firmly. I drag her all the way back to the safehouse with her cussing at me. I open the door and throw Blake inside. She gets up and tries to run back outside but I block the door. "Glad you're here Blake." Ruby's innocent voice stopped Blake and caused her to cry. I walk away and close the door. I walk to a secluded part of the Forest., far away from the safehouse. "Hey Erebus, long time no see." Emerald's voice was clear and joyful. "Hey Emerald, Cinder ' not with you is she?" I look at Emerald, who shakes her head. Emerald walks over and sits down next to me. "See you got a new leg." I notice her new leg was making a faint mechanical sound. "Yeah, Mercury knew someone." She says in a joyful tone. She leans on my arm, I look at her in a quizzical manner. "What are you doing?" I ask her. She moves away quickly and turns her head. "There you are, Cinder needs us, hey Erebus." Mercury shows up and takes Emerald. I lay down on the ground and take a nap.