Flashback
In a dark alley of rapid footsteps... trash cans can be heard being knocked over as the puddles of water can be heard splashing...
???: Snarl
Rapid breaths from a young person echoed the dark alley ways till he trips from his shoe lace realizing he never tied his shoes but it's enough for the red eyed creature that was hunting the child, leaping on him as its claws took off the child's jaw. The missing lower mouth of the child hits the walls of the alley as tears flooded the ground.
???:: "Don't worry spawny jr... You won't die... not right now"
It says in a cold and chilling tone as the jaws of the creature gets closer and swiftly at the head of the youngling .
Present time in remnant ajs POV
The young hellspawn woke up with his suit on. The synthetic symbiote yet armored with Kevlar plating from the chest and shoulders. The suit slowly dissolves as the young hero was drenched in sweat.
Aj: "Just a dream... just a dream"
He whispers to himself as he glances at indoors as he sees his teammates and chaperone. He goes to the ashy spot as he puts down some ripped cloth from his pocket to re ignite what was a camp fire.
Never once in his life, or in his inhuman life he never felt the chilling feeling, a low energy emotion of his life normally at night he was doing his job no matter the cold or how tiring he is but right now he feels... human.
As the sparks hits the the cloth and warm up the area Aj walks to a wall as his back gently hits the wall as he slowly sits down to the ground, staring at the fire... as the burning memories of those hell came to him. But to his rescue a small dog comes to Aj as he sniffs the ground which causes the boy to chuckle.
Aj: "Alright boy just don't do it right here"
He whispers as he pets zwei on the head and stood up as the two walked outside. As they both exit the silver eyed girl who was once asleep, peaked over her shoulder.
5 minutes later
Both zwei and aj walked out of some ruins as aj swats the air.
Aj: "Geez forgot how much dog piss smells"
Zwei: "Barks"
The noise of the two talking echoes around the area. Aj with an amused and his childish behavior he began to say loudly.
Aj: "Echo!"
The ruins echos Aj's words as zwei began to speak
Zwei: "Bark!"
The ruins echos the dogs bark which made Aj to chuckle.
???1: "What was that?"
Aj reflectively grabbed zwei and hid behind some ruin as he peaks to see two people to white masks covering their eyes.
???2: "What was what?"
???1: "I thought I heard a Beowolf or something."
???2: "Hmph. Let's just finish our patrol and get back to base. This place gives me the creeps."
The two walked away as aj with zwei in his arms followed the two out of sight until the two strangers walked to a building with a pair of metal doors as aj crouched down, sets down zwei to face him.
Aj: "Alright boy did they go in yet? One bark means yes."
Aj says quietly. The sound of the door closing echoes out.
Zwei: "Bark!"
Aj: "Good boy"
He says quietly once more as he pats zwei's head.
Aj: "Looks like the docs right"
Aj took his hand off of zwei as he pulls out his scroll to contact dr oobleck but to his surprise the screen says no signal.
Aj: "Grr. No shit it doesn't have a signal, there just rubble"
Aj stood up straight and hurry's off with zwei beside him.
Aj: "We need the others, if I go alone then I'll probably destroy the stuff the doc wants"
Zwei: "Barks"
Aj looks at zwei offended.
Aj: "I'm not a pussy just cautious"
Before the two can know it Ruby appears in front of them from a distance and called out the two.
Ruby: "Zwei? Aj? What are you two doing?"
Ruby says as she walks towards them.
Aj: "No time to explain we need the rest now"
After the dog and hellspawn slows down the asphalt beneath them suddenly sinks before caving in. Quickly Aj grabs onto a ledge and catches Zwei by the collar.
Aj: "Shit!"
He exclaimed as ruby quickly went and stand on the edge of the sinkhole.
Ruby: "You guys ok?"
Aj looked up and nods at ruby.
Aj: "Yeah. I'm going to throw zwei up to you!"
Ruby: "Ok!"
Ruby gets ready to catch zwei. As zwei gets flung up to the air and lands on ruby's arms, Aj grabs the ledge with two hands as he's hanging with two hands on the ledge.
Ruby: "Ok try to grab my hand"
She says as she tries to reach for Aj's hand. Aj struggles to reach for Ruby's hand but causes aj to hang in one hand.
Aj: "Gah-!"
Aj exclaims as ruby gets more worried.
Ruby: "Hold on I'll-"
Aj: "No use just get the doc and the others I'll wait here at the bottom of this hole"
Ruby was shocked by his words.
Ruby: "Don't be a idiot just-"
Aj: "No listen! I saw two guys with a mask covering their eye, and I get the feeling they're not here to help us. I overheard them having a base here and them being in patrol. Just go get them"
After some time reconsidering ruby nods as she stood up.
Ruby: "Just don't die"
She says as she turns away and hurry off with zwei. Aj nods as he lets go of the ledge and falls off.
As Aj is descending and going to the ground fast, as the scarlet cape of his suit appears as it slows down the speed entirely as he's a few inches off the ground then did a superhero landing.
Aj chuckles as he stands up.
Aj: "I wonder if uncle has fun doing this"
All of a sudden doors burst open revealed to be more of the masked eye people.
???: "Freeze!"
???2: "Where did he came from?"
Aj: "Speaking of him"
Aj mutters as he slowly approached the two.
???: "Your a long way from home kid"
Aj: "No shit Sherlock. There a problem?"
Aj swiftly and quickly knock the two as a shadow trails him as he punches the thug on the jaw and roundhouse kicked him on the head which made him unconscious on the ground.
???2: "W-what?!"
Aj glares at the other thug as he dashed and punch the air out of his gut making him passed out on the ground.
Aj glanced at the room past the door and then glanced up at the hole.
Aj: "Guess I took the blue pill"
He joked before turning invisible as the dust of the ground points at the door
Meanwhile with team Rwby
The rest of team Rwby except ruby (of course) were waking up
Yang: "Hey Weiss, it's your... Ruby? Hey, where's Ruby?"
Oobleck: What?"
Weiss: "And where's aj?"
Zwei comes running into the room, barking. As a exhausted ruby comes in as well
Yang: "Ruby? Zwei? Where's Aj?"
Blake: "What's going on?"
Ruby: "Aj- he-"
She says as she take heavy breaths
Oobleck enters through the balcony entrance
Oobleck: "Grab your weapons! Your teammate may be in trouble."
Ajs pov
Though Aj is invisible, his footprints were not so he was hiding on some high ground, as he sees a train and multiple masked people unloading shipment with what looks like a mech suit
Aj: "Gotta get me one of those"
The boy whispers as a thug approaches the cart of a train. Aj began to look and hear the interaction.
???: Hey boss! Found something you might want to see!
Inside of a railcar a voice could be heard.
Boss?: "Is it good or bad, Perry? Because let me tell ya, I have had a day."
Perry: "Two of our men have been knocked out outside the base"
The person called boss leans out of the rail car. He had a hat, orange hair covering his left eye, a white and black outfit, gloves, scarf
Boss?: "So? He have more men?"
Perry: "Boss there's also a hole on the roof"
Boss?: "That would be bad."
Aj slowly draws out his pistol
Team Rwby POV
Zwei and Ruby leads Oobleck and Rwby teammates to the sinkhole that Aj fell into.
Ruby: "There he was hanging right there. He said he'll wait until I brought you guys"
Oobleck looks down at the hole and the realization hits him
Oobleck: "Oh my. Of course! Of course, OF COURSE, OF COURSE!"
Team Rwby looked at oobleck with a confused expression
Blake: "What is it?"
Oobleck: "How could I be so stupid?!"
Yang: "Dr. Oobleck, what's wrong?"
Oobleck: "Mountain Glenn! Yes, an expansion of Vale that was inevitably destroyed by creatures of Grimm! Previously home to thousands of people! Working people commuting to the city, the main city! Developed a subway system to the inner city! Grimm attacks increased! Population in danger, now desperately searching for shelter! City evacuates into the metro tunnels and what do they find? The southeast quadrant of Vale is known for wild forests and deep caves!"
Ruby was still confused unlike her teammates. Then yang spoke up
Yang: "Doc, what are you saying?"
Oobleck: "My dear, we're not just looking for an underground crime network, we're looking for an UNDERGROUND crime network!"
Ruby was still lost.
Blake: "They've been working in caves?"
Oobleck: "No, no, Mountain Glenn was Vale's first serious attempt at expansion. It worked for a short period of time, thanks to an aggressive perimeter defense, and unique transportation; the city developed an elaborate subway system to carry citizens safely from the new territory into the main Kingdom! Sadly, without the many natural barriers Vale had to protect its borders, Mountain Glenn was doomed from the start! As the end drew near, the citizens of the territory made one last attempt at survival: They took up shelter beneath the city! In massive caves that they had cleared out for the subway. And they had cut themselves off from the surface!"
Ruby finally understood.
Ruby: "Ohhh"
She quietly says as the others still continue to talk.
Yang: "An underground village?"
Oobleck: "In a matter of speaking, yes. A safe haven. Until... an explosion opened the mouth of another cavern, filled with subterranean Grimm. After that, the Kingdom officially sealed off the tunnels, creating the world's largest tomb. If Aj is down there."
Oobleck deploys his weapon. The Antiquity's Roast
Oobleck: "We must find him before they could hurt him."