Ruby Rose Is An Avenger! (RWBY x Avengers)

You Don't Know Me

Yang's POV

My eyes slowly opened, and a groan escaped from my mouth. What happened? I don't remember much, I was asleep in my dorm room... were the others also here?

'B-Blake... Weiss?' I croaked, my voice hoarse and my throat painfully dry. 'Is there... a-anyone there?'

'Glad to see you woke up.' A voice said, when I looked up I saw that it belonged to Emerald... was she in the same situation as me? She extended her hand, and offered me a bottle of water, which I gladly accepted.

After chugging the whole thing, I looked up at her. 'What's going on?'

'Well... we were kidnapped by these people, they called themselves the 'Avengers'. We managed to escape but... we're not in Remnant anymore.' She finished her statement with her head low, and a her hands wrapped around herself in a protective fashion. 'They uh... they...'

'What is it?' I asked, unsettled by the way she was acting.

'It's Ruby... she's working with those psychopaths. They have her brainwashed into thinking that they can help her, that we are the bad guys.' This is... no... it can't possibly...

'We have to help her, get her back to safety!' I cried out, worry for my little sister consuming me like a plague. 'I'll... I'll destroy them!'

'Well then, we can help you with that.' Emerald said, turning away so that I couldn't see her poisonous smirk.

Ruby's POV

My eyes opened, and after looking around the room I was in, I caught a sigh escaping from my mouth. It wasn't just a dream, I couldn't just sleep this away. This was my harsh reality.

Realising this I buried my head into my pillow and pretended like I was never awake at all.

This situation... it was so hopeless. It would have been really easy to sink into the depths of despair, it may have even been a mercy. Yet, I would force myself to cling to my small shining hope. I had to hold on for Yang, for Blake, for Weiss, for me... Yeah, that's all I can do until we are reunited.

 After having my little moment of self doubt, I sat up quickly so that I couldn't change my mind about it. I would march into, uh, wherever I was going to march into, and I would demand these people to help me! There was nothing good that could possibly come from this sad excuse for a plan, but I had to get motivated somehow.

I opened the door to my room and walked out, I was practically sneaking around, 'cause that's not going to look weird at all! After driving my finger nails into the palm of my hand, to wake myself up and to kill my nerves, I made my way to some sort of control room.

There were a whole bunch of people there, most were in uniforms, and I caught several of them glancing at me. Their eyes seemed to tear apart my aura, and rip into my very soul, though they may be the same thing (I wasn't paying attention in that part of class). Everyone was suspicious of me, but I'm not sure what they expect me to do.

'Hey, uh, Ruby was it?' Asked some guy who had approached me. He was that iron guy from yesterday, I think his name is Tony.

'Y-yeah, that's me...' I mumbled, scratching the back of my head. This is really awkward... 

'I just wanted to have a little chat with you, wanna sit?' Oh no, when adults want to talk like that, I'm usually in trouble. 

I followed him into a small room and we sat down, making ourselves comfortable, even though my stomach seemed to think it was doing a gymnastics routine. 'So, what do you wanna talk about?'

'I just wanted to know what you plan to do now that you are here. I mean, you can't just stay here forever.'

'Huh? I'm gonna try and go home, right? You people are going to help me get back, aren't you?' 

'What makes you think that? You showed up here out of nowhere, what do you expect us to do about it?'

'W-what? I didn't want to come here, I just wanted to get on with my life... I just wanted to make it through school, and to hang out with my friends, and to become a huntress... I didn't want this to happen!' How could he say this stuff? 

'You didn't seem to care that much yesterday, you seemed quite happy with your current situation.' What? What was he talking about? This guy... 'Looked to me like you enjoyed being in the spotlight, the mysterious little Red Riding Hood wannabe.' 

'I... I... That isn't... That's not r-right! You don't even know me!' I had my face in my hands, I couldn't let him see me cry... No, not now, not ever! 

'Well, I'll just let that sink in.' He said, getting up and exiting the room, leaving me alone.

Was it true? Was that what I am really like? My true self, maybe I really am just a selfish attention lover. It made sense though, didn't it? I am a monster. I don't care. I... I am just-

No.

I won't doubt myself. What does he know anyway? Nothing exactly, he knows nothing. 

But then, why did I act so carefree yesterday?

I guess... It had never truly settled in, it hadn't clicked yet. I didn't want to believe that anything was real, I wanted to wake up in the cramped dorm room that I loved so much. I was lying to myself, that's what I always do though... Is it not? 

I tell myself that mom can still care for me, I tell myself that I am strong, that I am selfless, that I am-

No.

That voice... why was it so familiar and warm? I-I'm going to go sleep more. I can't stand this feeling.

Tony Stark's POV

'Didn't you take that a little to far?' Steve asked, a look of guilt on his face.

'It needed to be done, she needed a reality check.' I didn't feel bad, no I did the kid a favour. 'You allowed me to do that, you're just as guilty as me.'

He never replied, he just walked straight past me. This was necessary, right?