Chapter 203: Shock Field

DISCLAIMER: This story is NOT MINE IN ANY WAY. That honor has gone to the gorgeous bastard Ryuugi. This has been pulled from his Spacebattles publishment at threads/rwby-the-gamer-the-games-we-play-disk-five.341621/. Anyway on with the present…err learn.

Shock Field

To the credit score of everybody within the airship, they seen me instantly. Granted, the again of the ship wasn’t significantly giant and it was laborious to not discover the sudden addition of an additional passenger, however truthfully, you would be stunned how unobservant folks might be. I admit I cheated like a motherfucker at each alternative, however nonetheless. Individuals would get wrapped up listening to music or studying a e book or just working and simply would not discover what was occurring round them. The truth that everybody current seen the sudden change was spectacular in its personal means, particularly given how surprising it most likely was for all of them.

Which wasn’t to say that any of them had the slightest concept methods to react to my look. For a second, the three units of eyes merely centered on me and stared.

Slowly, intentionally, I raised an eyebrow at them and smiled.

“Howdy,” I stated, tapping the index fingers of my gauntleted fingers collectively as I appeared them over. From the place I used to be seated, Ironwood and Polendina have been throughout from me, whereas Penny was to my left, and I knew I wasn’t the one one to note that. I might all however hear the ideas racing by means of the Basic’s thoughts as he overcame his preliminary shock and took inventory of the situationat a guess, they most likely went one thing alongside the traces of ‘there is a fucking teleporter subsequent to my robotic daughter!’

On condition that, his response was reasonably predictable.

“Penny!” He shouted, bringing his left hand down on the armrest of his chair with sufficient pressure to shatter it, pushing himself up and all however throwing himself ahead. I noticed the equipment activate inside his robotic arm, Mud glowing inside because it launched its energy. He punched in the direction of my face with pressure sufficient to simply destroy your entire ship, undoubtedly counting on Penny’s sheer sturdiness to maintain her unhurt.

As he moved, I lifted a hand, inserting it calmly between his fist and my face. He moved shortly, as anticipated of a Hunter of his stage, however Iwell, I used to be me and as common, I used to be Accelerating my private time to absurd ranges. As his fist related, there was an explosion of pressure as the facility gathered in it was unleashed in a burst of gray mild. The home windows of the ship exploded outwards and it pressed towards me as nicely, ignoring the safety of my upraised limbprobably why he selected this implies of assault. The partitions round and behind me groaned and commenced to interrupt, shredded by proximity to the blow, and it was solely the truth that I used to be reinforcing them with Crocea Mors that stored your entire again half of the ship from being wiped away.

I felt the wave of pressure wash over me, scratching at my hardened pores and skin and making my hair sway barely, as if within the windand I let my smile widen. It appeared that even together with his confidence in Penny, he wasn’t keen to go all out whereas she is perhaps caught within the crossfire. I suppose that was good; I might inform he cared for her a terrific deal just by the sudden fury that arose at my perceived risk to her and the concern that laid even deeper.

“You react shortly, Basic Ironwood,” I praised earlier than shifting my gaze to the shattered home windows. Glass shards hung suspended within the air outdoors, held aloft by my energy. “However not essentially nicely. Bear in mind the place you are standing proper now.”

With that stated, I pulled the glass again into the home windows, wiping away all indicators of injury with a command to my Glass Elemental. On the identical time, I started to restore the injury to the ship round me, inflicting steel to shift and move again into place, making it appear as if nothing had ever occurred. Ironwood began barely on the shift, making an attempt to attract away shortly

I closed the fingers of my left hand over his fist and met his gaze calmly, stopping him at the same time as he struggled to tug away.

“Be calm,” I instructed him severe earlier than smiling once more. “If I have been right here to assault you, I already would have.”

“You” Ironwood all however growled, making an attempt to stare me down. It did not work very nicely, as a result of I might seen a lot worse. “Who’re”

He stopped, wanting me over fastidiously. I twitched the tip of my tail, nonetheless wrapped securely round my waist like a belt, at him in greeting.New novel chapters are revealed on

“Jian Bing,” He whispered, to which I nodded.

“Certainly,” I stated. “Do not feel too unhealthy for not recognizing me immediatelyI was sporting a masks final time. It is good to see you once more, Penny.”

“Salutations!” Penny replied instantly, taking a look at me with a smile. If she seen something mistaken with this case, it did not present on her face, however I might see the equipment inside her transferring, particularly round her blades. I did not sense any hostility from her, however I suppose it was inevitable for her to react when she noticed her superior officer assault.

Nonetheless, I ignored that and appeared her over fastidiously.

“I see you’ve got made some enhancements because the final time we met,” I mused aloud, peering into her internal workings. I suppose one of many upsides to being an android was the flexibility to easily improve one’s physique. Whereas I doubted Penny might do a lot to enhance her bodily stats by coaching, there wasn’t a lot want to take action when she might change and reinforce issues outright, with the one actual restrict being the flexibility and assets of Ironwood and her father. Amongst different issues, I Noticed what gave the impression to be an influence supply for a beam cannon, so I assumed she wasn’t having too many points on that entrance. “I belief your limbs are doing okay?”

“I’m fight prepared!” She answered proudly. “It is good to see you once more.”

“James,” Polendina murmured throughout from me.

“I do know,” Ironwood grunted again, squinting at me fiercely. “Why are you right here? What are you planning?”

“I am simply right here to speak,” I assured him, lifting a hand as if to forestall any argumentsand stalling your entire ship as an alternative. I made the lights flicker as soon as and allowed the ship to rumble because it struggled towards my grip earlier than shutting off energy to the engines and holding us within the air with nothing however my will. “This looks as if nearly as good place a spot to take action as any.”

“Sir!” The pilot instantly shouted, having not heard something previous to this due to Levant; not level in letting him attempt something, even when I might shut it down. “The ship is malfunctioning. We’reI do not know what’s occurring, however we’re caught someway. We’re simply floating right here!”

Ironwood very fastidiously did not look in the direction of the door to the entrance of the ship or react in anyway, however I might really feel his anger rising.

“Be happy to reply him,” I instructed the Basic. “I am not going to drop the ship. I stated I got here to speak and I meant itbut do you actually need this ship to achieve its vacation spot with me in tow? I believed not.”

“Zachery,” Ironwood stated, elevating his voice with out taking his eyes off of me. “Every part goes to be high-quality. I believe I do know what’s inflicting this. Simply keep calm.”

The pilot paused at that, seeming to understandbecause of a message hidden within the phrases, probablyand swallowed. He licked his lips as soon as and nodded, backing away from the door.

“I perceive, sir,” He replied with a largely regular voice. Hand going to the pocket of his uniform, reaching for the scroll inside. He would not have a lot luck with it whereas Vulturnus was out and about, however I left that unsaid.

“Good,” I stated, releasing Ironwood’s hand with one other smile. “Please, sit down Basic.”

Polendina’s mouth twitched at that and I felt a flash of annoyance from him.

“However somebody is making an attempt to take them,” He stated. “Aren’t they?”

And right here it was; the second of fact. I might have skipped this dialog and distracted them in any variety of methods, however this was an opportunity I could not move up. Initially, I might resolved to go together with Cinder’s planswas nonetheless resolved, honestly, if just for the truth that I could not afford to go away her plans bebut Cinder had confirmed herself to be far, way more harmful than I had anticipated. Whereas watching over her plans was all nicely and good, I could not afford to go away her be any longer, even when I did not dare to intervene along with her immediately.

In truth, even approaching issues this fashion carried a number of danger. There was all the time an opportunity that she would discover out and that she may hint issues again to me, in any case, one thing I anticipated can be extraordinarily disagreeable for mebut there have been methods to mitigate that. I wasn’t smug sufficient to imagine I might seen even a fraction of what Cinder was able to, however now that I used to be conscious of how pants-shittingly terrifying she was, I used to be higher outfitted to take measures to remain the fuck away from her. Moreover, I might faux that this was a plan on Conquest’s half, angled in the direction of infecting the Basic, Polendina, or probably even simply to look into Penny, which I’d be capable of swing. And one of many causes I had chosen Ironwood, in addition to the breadth of his assets and the function he apparently performed in Cinder’s plans, was the truth that his base of operations was on a distinct continent than Cinder’s, hopefully minimizing their publicity to at least one one other till Cinder put her scheme into movement.

By that pointwell, hopefully my plans would have come to fruition by then. If not

Properly. I suppose I might want all the assistance I might get, nevertheless unlikely the place it got here from, which was why I used to be going to drop a number of hints for him and plant a number of seeds. I would just need to hope I used to be proper in taking this opportunity and that he was as sensible as I hoped.

“It is a disgrace to have to help her plans in any means,” I stated with a sigh. “However sure, somebody is stealing them at the same time as we communicate.”

Ironwood’s human hand spasmed on the chair, gripping the sting of it rather than the shattered armrest. However I noticed him grit his tooth, focusing by means of the preliminary rush of emotion, and concentrate on me.

“Who?” He requested. “Why? You declare it is a disgrace, however then why cease us? Your phrases contradict your actions; if you don’t need ‘her’ to succeed and when you have little interest in the Paladins, why intervene?”

I checked out him for a second and sighed, as if disillusioned.

“You requested earlier than why I might put myself in danger by showing right here,” I replied. “And I instructed you the truththat I used to be in no hazard. However that doesn’t imply that you’re in no hazard. I am afraid that if you happen to interfered, you’ll almost definitely endure dearly for it. So, for the sake of preserving your lives, I selected to delay your flight and maybe say sufficient to maintain you from strolling into one thing you are not ready for.”

The ship fell silent at that, Ironwood and Polendina wanting abruptly greatly surprised. After a second, they shared one other look.

“You” The Professor started earlier than pursing his lips and shaking his head. “You declare you are saving our lives? Even assuming you are telling the reality, what cause would you may have for doing such a factor?”

“I believed that may be apparent,” I stated. “It is as a result of we share a standard enemy.”

Ironwood sucked in a sudden breath and stared at me as if seeing one thing for the primary time.

“She?” Ironwood whispered. “You are speaking about her, aren’t you?”

I stored myself from reacting, returning his stare. Did he know, someway? Was he speaking about Cinder or another person? If potential, I might wish to consider there wasn’t one other unknown get together ready to fuck up my shit, however how might he presumably find out about

Oh.

Pursing my lips, I thought of him fastidiously.

“Did Ozpin inform you?” I puzzled, gauging his response earlier than shaking my head. “No. Then it should have been Qrow.”

Ironwood stiffened, expression twisting.

“What would you understand about that?” He requested.

“What would not I?” I replied earlier than mulling over my subsequent phrases and the playing cards I needed to play. This was one thing else I used to be uncertain of; the ties between Ozpin and Cinder. If, as I feared, they have been each Riders, then they have been ostensibly on the identical sideyet Cinder hadn’t identified who I used to be. Moreover, her plan, or what elements of it she had revealed, appeared like they might undermine Ozpin’s personal place. Maybe there was one thing I wasn’t seeing and this was arrange for one thing higher, however what in the event that they weren’t conscious of one another? And there was nonetheless the chance, the hope, that I used to be mistaken about Ozpin. Both means, this is perhaps value it simply to check the waters.

I closed my eyes for a second earlier than opening them again at Ironwood.

“After we are completed right here, maybe it is best to contact Ozpin,” I instructed the person. “Whereas we is probably not mates, we each know what’s at stakeand politics makes for unusual bedfellows certainly. If you do, inform him I did this as a favor to him.”

Ironwood was silent and nonetheless for an extended second, gazing me laborious. The nook of his mouth twitched, adopted by a watch, and I might inform that inside he needed to swear. At me? At Ozpin? In all probability at us each. This was one other factor I hoped I would not remorse.

“Say I consider you,” He stated finally. “What have you learnt of her?”

“I do know who she is,” I stated. “I do know what she is. You need not know both.”

“Why not?” He challenged.

“As a result of I think you’d run off and damage your self,” I replied. “So as an alternative, you may be staying right here, out of bother.”

“If I knew” He began fiercely earlier than sucking in a breath. “I might cease her.”

“No,” I replied mildly. “In the event you have been fortunate, you’d simply die tryingall three of you. Regardless, this isn’t a debate and I’m not arguing with you; I am merely retaining you out of bother. You may take into account me your babysitter, if you happen to like. Both means, we have a while to waste, which is why I’m right here. Sowhat else would you want to speak about?”