Hey everyone! WELCOME to the fourth episode of the THIRD VOLUME of RWBY: (Genius Gamer Shadow) Ex-Aid Reader x Ruby Rose! So, to recap once again, I DO NOT OWN RWBY AND I DO NOT OWN KAMEN RIDER EX-AID!! RWBY is owned by RoosterTeeth and Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is owned by Toei. So, now sit back, enjoy and LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!

*Hits gong real hard*

3rd Person's POV:

Yang is inside a nightmare. All around her are broken pieces of buildings and darkness. She is standing right in the middle of the destruction of the whole place. She struggles to lift her head up to see Adam Taurus, a few meters away from her, slowly walking towards her. She then readies her weapons that came out of nowhere. Then, in fear, she started shooting projectiles from her Ember Celicas at Adam. He grins and he starts to unsheathe his katana from its sheathe, as he blocks all of her attacks. 

Yang was about to shoot another round but, her weapons disappeared, and so did her arm that was slashed. She shakes her head and her left arm furiously as she tries to figure out what to do, and desperately tries to think of a way to stop him. But, she then screamed in shock to see Adam right in front of her as he reels his katana back.

Yang awakens with a gasp. She is in her room, lying on top of her bed. The robotic arm given to her by Atlas and the other pair of her weapons given by C.R. which was delivered by her friend's Medical friends Emu, Pallad, CEO Tsukuru and Burgermon, rests on her bedside table, out of the box. Yang looks at it for a moment before turning her face away. She then hears laughter coming from downstairs.

Yang heads downstairs to discover Professors Oobleck and Port, and Pallad, who is now seen, sitting at the kitchen table and laughing with Taiyang.

Port: And, and, and then, in comes Qrow, wearing a skirt! I was just a TA, I-I didn't know what to do, so I just... I just left the room to laugh!

Yang comes to the kitchen door while the four laugh.

Taiyang: We told him it was a kilt! He'd never worn a uniform before, so he didn't know!

Oobleck: That is terrible! What is wrong with you!?

Taiyang: Hey! The girls all said he had nice legs! I did that jerk a favor! People laughed when they saw him in a skirt, but not for Apollonir. Oh, no. He was straight-up annoyed, since he was the Student Council President at that time. But, that's not even the best part! See, then he-

Port then suddenly puts his right leg on the tabletop, cutting off Taiyang.

Port: "Like what you see?"

The four burst out in large fits of laughter, until Professor Oobleck decided to impersonate Shadow's father at what he did back then.

Oobleck: "What are you doing in a skirt?! Change into your proper uniform, right now!"

Port retaliated in a mimicked, snobbish manner.

Port: "You're just jealous that I'm getting the attention of the ladies and you can't."

There's even more laughter. Taiyang claps from mirth and Port joins in the hilarity as he fells down on the floor out of sheer laughter. Yang giggles too, covering her mouth, but Pallad and the three teachers become alerted to her presence. Oobleck stands while Port gets up off the floor. Pallad, on the other hand, just remained in her seat.

Port: Oh, uh, Miss Xiao Long! Uh, please, join us.]

Yang enters while Oobleck laughs, a little bit embarrassed.

Oobleck: Oh, yes, yes, pull up a chair. Please, pull up a chair.

Yang: I'm good. Pallad. You're still here?

Pallad: I got permission from 'Genius Gamer M' that I can stay here to help you. As after all, your father, you and I are well paired in terms of combat.

She retorts as she raises her slinged arm. Yang shrugs her shoulders as she hoists herself backward up onto the kitchen counter, beside where her father stands. Port and Oobleck sit then back down on their chairs.

Yang: So, what are you doing here?

Oobleck: Despite popular belief, teachers do have a life outside the classroom.

Port: Professor Goodwitch, along with a very close student of hers, is working 'round the clock to restore Beacon to its former glory! But, Mistral wasn't built in a day. And we all need rest from time to time.

Taiyang: Now look, let's not worry about that right now. So, there we were, standing in the auditorium, looking at Qrow, wearing a skirt. Then Oz tells everyone, "It's time to work on our landing strategy!"

Oobleck: The Branwen twins have always been... interesting, to say the least.

Pallad: Who'd believe that 'The Genius Gamer Shadow' 's dad is formally from that school. That's intriguing for a puzzle.

Port: Agreed. That sure didn't seem to stop young Tai.

Taiyang: Hey, come on, man, she's right here.

Port: Oh, please! She's a mature young woman! If she can handle combat, she can handle a few jabs at her old man!

Taiyang: That's not the issue, Pete! And besides, she's still a teenager!

Yang: "She" is also in the room, and can be directly spoken to.

Taiyang: You've still got a long way to go before you're ready for the real world.

Yang: What about Pallad? He's....(looks at Pallad) he's about the same age as me, and yet he manage to do tons of dangerous stunts during his time in the Game World and the time he's with Doctor Emu!

Pallad: Look Yang, 

Pallad grunts a bit from standing up from his chair and slowly walks towards Yang, giving her a firm look.

Pallad: As much as I hate to admit it, I'd like to call myself more of an adult than you will ever be. I've spent more time on the cruel outside world and more on the Game World than you.

Port and Oobleck look at each other as they argue, a touch uncomfortable. Oobleck takes a sip from his mug while Port pulls at his collar. Yang and Pallad started stare at each other intensely.

Yang: Is that so?

Pallad: As a matter of fact, it is a completed puzzle! If you really think you're ready to go out there on your own, I guess you lost some brain cells along with that arm, which has caused a puzzle to be broken again.

Yang gasps and pulls back from her best friend's face while Taiyang blinks his eyes in disbelief, a stunned Port leans forward and Oobleck's mouth drops open and his glasses slip down. There's a comedic beat before the mug slips out of Oobleck's hand to safely land on the table. All four stare at Pallad for a few seconds.

Yang: You... jerk!

Yang playfully punches Pallad on her uninjured arm, and the friends laugh together.

Oobleck: Are we finally talking about the Goliath in the room?

Pallad and Yang look at each other before they continued laughing. Relieved laughter comes from both Port and Oobleck.

Port: Oh, Miss Xiao L— Yang, if you don't mind me asking, why haven't you tried on the arm yet?

Oobleck: Oh, yes, yes! A piece of Atlas technology given out like that is rare indeed! Not to mention the effort and persuasion it took for it to be made by Mr. Ironwood's best inventor themselves.

Pallad: Not to mention the effort it took for us to bring the arm to you, Yang. It wasn't really easy to deliver, since I have to make do with all the teleporting and all. So, why haven't you tried it on yet?

Yang: I'm... scared.

Taiyang takes a sideways step closer to Yang, watching and listening, and then he decides to ask something from the wine-haired lass.

Taiyang: By the way, Pallad. How come you and the rest were sent to deliver the arm instead of some Atlas Operative or something? Not that I'm bragging about it, of course.

Pallad: The job description was from Dan Kuroto himself as he invented some stuff for Yang, you see. 

Pallad sat back down on his chair as he leans down while grabbing a glass of water for himself.

Pallad: I was fine with it, of course. The pay was really more than decent, and I saw it as some kind of challenge to win the Perfect Hit.

The three professors glanced at each other before they shrugged they shoulders as Pallad drinks his glass of water. When he was finished, he sets down his cup and wipes his mouth woth his scarf.

Pallad: It seems a lot of people want to see you returned to normal, you know.

Yang: Everyone keeps talking about me getting back to normal. And I appreciate it, but... this is normal now.

Oobleck and Port exchange sad, knowing glances.

Yang: It's just taking me a while to get used to it.

Taiyang: Well, normal is what you make of it.

Yang: What is that supposed to mean? Do you want me to just pretend like nothing happened? I lost a part of me. A piece of me is gone. And it's never coming back.

Taiyang: You're right. It's not coming back. But that doesn't have to stop you from becoming who you want to be. You're Yang Xiao Long, my sunny little dragon.

Taiyang then places his hand on her shoulder.

Taiyang: And you can do whatever you put your mind to. So, whenever you're resdy to stop moping and get back out there, I'll be there for you.

Yang then hangs her head down.

Yang: I...

Port: Fear is like any other emotion. It comes and goes. It's all in how you handle it. Why, even I find myself wrestling with that emotion from time to time.

Yang: Really? You?

Oobleck: (whispering) He's afraid of mice.

Port: They bring only disease and famine!

Yang laughs while Port rants about the creepiness of mice.

Port: And don't even get me started on their tails! So hairless, and simply unnatural!

Oobleck: Port, I assure you, you are safe. There's no mice here right now.

Meanwhile upstairs, Pallad, with the door of the room given to him still open, laughs to himself in secret as he listens to Port's rants. After passing the time with the other professors, Yang is taking the last steps at the top of the stairs when she turns partially and lifts her hand to those below.

Yang: Goodnight!

The arm on the bedside table is the first thing she sees when she walks into her room. She looks at it for a moment but then moves to the window when she hears the front door to the house open followed by the voices of the three men. She decides to stand out of side beside the window and listen.

Port: Thanks for having us over, Tai.

Taiyang: Any time. You're always welcome.

Oobleck: It may be a while before we return. There is still much work to be done at the school. Such as the aftermath of the sudden melting of the snow.

Port: I hesitate to ask, but is there any word from young Miss Rose?

Behind Taiyang, Yang moves into visibility at her bedroom window.

Taiyang: Not yet.

Oobleck: Have you thought about going after her? Trying to bring her home?

Taiyang: (sighs) I've got to... look after some things.

As Taiyang glances toward her bedroom window, Yang moves out of sight again and squeezes her right upper arm, looking dejected. As she begins to mope, a voice startles her all of a sudden.

???: Some sister you are.

Pallad's POV:

Yang reels back in surprise as I pixelated see-through body is seen in front of her, slowly wearing off, before I finally become fully visible. I let out a dejected breath before I sat on a chair at the end of the room.

Me: You should probably know by now that I'm really... well, Shadow is dissapointed in you. Letting Ruby go on a dangerous quest alone. That's not something you usually did back then.

Yang looks away as she sits on the side of her bed, her attention fully taken by her feet.

Me: I'm not angry at you for letting me, your Bugster friend, go on a dangerous quest to become who I am whixh I am not. Why? Because I know I can take care of myself. I'm not angry because of that. I'm angry at you for not supporting your little sister. For all we know Ruby might need her friends and her big sister to help accomplish the last piece of the puzzle. It's as if you don't care for your little sister anymore! What is happening to you, Yang?!

Yang just looks down, not answering my question, making an uncomfortable silence.

Yang: I still care for Ruby, Pallad. I really do.

Me: Then why are you not out there with her, like how a real big sister should?!

Yang was almost at the point of flaring up in anger but she knew she had to keep her nerves in check or it could end in a fight. She knew she was in no state to fight physically.

Yang: If you care for Ruby that much, then why are you not out there with her? 

Me: Cause' Mr Tai and I have ideas for you.

---TIMESKIP---

My POV:

After having breakfast with the caught fishes from the river, (Not to mention, you had to make sure Ruby didn't get sick from her wet clothes when you both fell into the river), Team RNJR continued on our path through the woods, with Ruby looking at the map. But my team were quite further away from the team, for some reason until decided to catch up.

Ruby: Come on, guys! If we pick up the pace, we can hit the next town before sunset!

Jaune: Assuming it's still there.

Tenka: It still is.

Ruby: Of course it'll be there. This one's supposed to be pretty big! Hee-gan...bayn-a.

Ren: Higanbana. It's a well protected village with a popular inn.

Nora: Which means, no camping in the rain!

Ruby: See? Everything's going to be fine!

Jaune: You know, we've had a lot of ups and downs. But things could be a lot worse. I really thought we'd see more Grimm.

Ren: As did I.

Nora: I guess our luck is finally turning around! To Higanbana!

Jaune & Ren: To Higanbana!

Ruby: To Higanban... ban-a!

I just laughed amusingly due to my girlfriend's awkwardness, until I heard a very faint sound of steel slicing through the air. I stopped in my tracks, and instinctively placed a grip on your sword's handle, making the group stop as well, their weapons ready to be drawn.

Jaune: What is it, Shadow?

Tenka: Is there something wrong?

Rachel: You feel quite... odd lately. You okay, Doc?

I looked around trying to trace where the sound came from, but to no avail. 

Me: I thought I heard.... Nevermind. Let's just go before the rain catches up to us.

With that, we all continued on our path, not knowing Qrow, who is standing over a hill as he just killed a Beowolf, with three more slain behind him. A black crow caws from a tree branch on eye level with Qrow. He looks at it and it flies off, following RNJR.

Qrow: Heh, "Luck".

???: It's quite ironic if you ask me. Considering you're the exact opposite of it.

Qrow turns his head in surprise to see Apollonir standing in a branch of a high tree, leaning against it.

Qrow: Showing up just now, Apollo.?

Apollonir: Gimme me a break, I've been busy.

Qrow: Riiiiiight.....

Apollonir: So,

Apollonir jumps off from the tree as he lands effortlessly behind Qrow, joining in to watch me, my Team and Team RNJR walk along the dirt road.

Apollonir: How is he?

Qrow: He's getting stronger each day that passes by, Apollo. I've been following them for months, and I'm confused why Salem hasn't sent someone after your boy yet. It's odd. Too odd.

Apollonir: That's what I've been trying to figure for the past months, Qrow. Whatever Salem is planning, it's not going bode well for us.

They watched for a while until you and the team were getting barely seen, and Apollonir decides to leave to get back to his work.

Qrow: Going already? 

Apollonir: There's a bigger picture that needs to be dealt with, Qrow. I still have to see to my remaining team and convince my 6-man team from Mistral to cooperate with us. See you around, Qrow.

Just before Qrow could even respond, Apollonir was already gone, making him just sigh. It was already evening, but me and the others managed to reach Higanbana just before the rain fell. Across the inn, Qrow sits at a table, watching through a window.

Suddenly, a waitress sets a glass with liquor and ice in front of him.

Qrow: Oh, I didn't o—

Waitress: From the woman upstairs. Red eyes. Said you wouldn't mind bottom shelf.

Qrow turns and looks up at the balcony on the second floor before Qrow turns back to his table.

Qrow: Thanks.

Waitress: But I went ahead and gave you top. Lucky you.

With a pleased smirk, Qrow watches the waitress as she walks away. After she is gone, he looks through the two windows to see no one visible in the lobby of the inn.

Qrow: Yeah.

He takes his glass and heads upstairs, where a woman with dark, long hair and red eyes waits for him at one of the tables, her mask settles atop it.

Raven: Hello, brother.

Qrow stares at her from the top of the stairs for a moment before moving towards her.

Qrow: Raven.

He pulls the chair that was beside her and drags it to a position across from her instead. With his hand on the back of the chair, he simply looks at her expectantly. Raven rolls her eyes and moves her mask to the side. Qrow sits down.

Qrow: So, what do you want?

Raven: A girl can't just catch up with her family?

Qrow: She can, but you're not. Now how 'bout we get on with it? Unless you plan on keeping these comin'.

He sets the glass down.

Raven: Does she have it?

Qrow doesn't answer right away, instead running his fingertip along the edge of his glass.

Qrow: Did you know Yang lost her arm?

Raven: That's not—

Qrow: Rhetorical question, I know you know. It's just obnoxious that you'd bring up family and then carry on like your own daughter doesn't exist.

Raven: I saved her.

Qrow: Once. Because that was your rule, right? Real "Mom of the Year" material, sis.

Raven leans forward and grabs Qrow by the forearm, stilling his sarcastic, nonchalant motions. The view slowly spins above their heads as she speaks intently to him.

Raven: I told you Beacon would fall and it did. I told you Ozpin would fail and he has. Now you tell me. Does. Salem. Have it?

Qrow: I thought you weren't interested in all of that.

Raven: I just want to know what we are up against.

Qrow: And which "we" are you referring to?

Raven glares and finally lets go of her brother and sits back down with a noise of disgust.

Qrow: You should come back, Raven. The only way we'd beat her is by working together. All of us.

Raven: You're the one who left. The tribe raised us, and you turned your back on them.

Qrow: They were killers and thieves.

Raven: They were your family.

Qrow: You have a very skewed perception of that word.

Raven stands up, upset.

Raven: I lead our people now. And as leader, I will do everything in my power to ensure our survival.

Qrow: I saw. The people of Shion saw, too.

Raven: The weak die, the strong live. Those are the rules.

Qrow: Well, you've certainly got someone strong on your side. I've seen the damage.

Raven: We couldn't have known the Grimm would set in as quickly as they did.

Qrow: I'm not talking about the Grimm.

Still not facing Qrow, Raven looks up, eyes widening slightly at his words.

Qrow: And I'm not talking about you, either.

Raven: If you don't know where the Relic is, then we have nothing left to talk about.

As she reaches for her mask, Qrow grabs onto the top of it.

Qrow: I don't know where the Spring Maiden is, either, but if you do, I need you to tell me.

Raven: And why would I do that? 

Qrow: Because without her, we're all going to die.

A moment of tense silence passes between them as a nearby lantern dies out.

Raven: And which "we" are you referring to? And besides you already have someone as a replacement for the Maiden.

Qrow: You're not talking about Shadow, are you?

Raven: Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. But if I know one thing, that boy is extremely powerful... for a Maiden. For a chosen one.

Qrow grimaces as Raven walks away. As Raven places a hand on her katana, she suddenly remembers something.

Raven: Oh. I almost forgot.

She then turns back to Qrow, who raises his head up to look at her.

Raven: Did you know that someone is looking for Shadow?

His face suddenly frowns but then, turns concern.

Qrow: What?! Who?

Raven: Someone who's as similar as me. Wears the same... but different. Much more different. She may have the skills... but she's more powerful than me... and you, and she is as powerful as him.

Qrow: So, Shadow and that girl are evenly matched then? So--

Raven: If you really want to know, find the answer yourself..

Qrow: What? I'm going to get more answers out of him!?

Raven just ignores his question. She unsheathes her katana and slashes through the air, creating a red portal. She walks into her red portal and disappears. There's the sound of breaking glass and a gasp. Qrow turns to see the waitress, trembling at the sight of Raven disappearing. She takes a cautious step backward as she looks sideways at Qrow, who gestures to his glass.

Qrow: Make this one a double.

Just as Qrow said that, someone tapped on the waitress's shoulder calmly. And that someone is non other, than Orochi.

Orochi: Now now, child. Don't tense up. Allow me to take it from here... but keep this to yourself, ya?

Orochi's POV:

The waitress nervously nodded as she tried to walk down the stairs calmly as I walked towards Qrow.

Me: I heard someone is going after my brother.

I said this as I sat next to Qrow where Raven was sitting.

Qrow: Yeah.

Me: Raven is wrong. His armour is not the same as hers and his skills are powerful than Raven. He doesn't turn into anything by the way.

Qrow: Then if her info is wrong, then who is that person going after Shadow, then?

Me: His name is Soichi Isurugi. Kamen Rider Evol. His Ultimate form is Evol Black Hole form. Me and Sento are the only ones that defeated him, a few times... but now... I'm not sure if we can do that still.

Qrow: Evol, eh? Good to know.

There was a sudden pause for only a few minutes until Qrow spoke up again to me.

Qrow: You should come back to your brother, Orochi. Shadow is very worried about you... you know that right, Orochi... or should I say, Aether Wrath.

When he said this, I slowly giggled and softly laughed. Qrow then laughed softly together with me as to know that Qrow is the only one who knew of my real identity. So, I removed my mask to reveal myself as the elder sister of Shadow Wrath, Aether Wrath.

Me: (smiles) It's good to know that you still know of my real identity from back then huh, Qrow my friend.

Qrow: (smiles) Heh. Yeah, Aether my Pandora friend.

To be continued....

And that's all, folks! The fourth episode of the Fourth Volume for our RWBY: (Genius Gamer Shadow) Ex-Aid Reader x Ruby Rose. OOOOOOHHHH!!!!! Cliffhanger!!! Now we know that Orochi, is actually the elder sister of Shadow Wrath, named Aether Wrath. How cool is that, eh??? So, if you ladies and gentlemen and other deviants really, really love it, comment down below on the comment section if you want me to try something and make up for it. So, thank you so much for reading this. And if you enjoy it, please do leave a comment and add the story to your faves cause' that would be "Muteki" awesome and greatly appreciated, but if you didn't, please do leave a comment on how I can improve myself as well.

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