#in the shadows au

[bridgyrose]

RWBY to their mentors after finding out about Salem

To think that I admired you, well I don't need your condescension I'm not a child to protect Was talk of virtue just pretension? Was I too naïve to expect you To heed the morals you're purveying?

(While this could fit in volume 5, since we want mentors, I think this works better around volume 3. Enjoy.)

Ruby paused as she watched the sky darken as grimm swarmed over the kingdom. Her fingers twitched as she reached for her scythe, only to be stopped by her mother. “Mom, I can handle this-” 

“Dont worry about it,” Summer said as she watched the grimm. “This has to happen.” 

“What do you mean this has to happen?” 

“Salem will continue to attack like this until she’s able to claim her relic. We’ll continue to protect those we can, but only those who are close.” 

Ruby lowered her hand to her side as she watched the grimm, heart pounding as she knew what was going to be coming. “Salem? Who’s… who’s Salem? Why didnt you tell me about her?” 

Summer turned around to make her way back home. “You werent ready to hear about her. Now, let's go home and make sure Patch is ready-” 

“We cant go home!” Ruby said as she rushed in front of Summer. “We have to go help everyone! If Salem is as bad as you think, then we have to stop her!” 

“Ruby, this doesnt concern us. All we have to do is let this pass and keep our home safe.” 

Ruby pulled her scythe off her back and unfolded it, blade pointed at her mother. “Dont talk to me like I dont know what it means to be a huntress! I dont need you to protect me!” 

“This isnt about protecting you, its about keeping out of Ozpin’s schemes!” Summer sighed and put a hand on Ruby’s shoulder. “Ozpin’s brought this onto himself and this is his mess to deal with. We’ll keep our home safe and then we’ll help Vale once everything’s over.” 

“So all of that was a lie?” Ruby asked, arms shaking as she lowered her scythe. “For years, you’ve told me that being a huntress means helping those that cant help themselves, was I really that naive to expect you to follow the same thing you’ve been purveying to me? That all of those lessons were for nothing?” 

“Everything’s more complicated than that. When you’re older, you’ll see-” 

“I’m old enough to make my own decision!” Ruby yelled out as she folded her scythe, glancing out at the darkened sky and stepping away from Summer. “And I’m going to go help.” 

“Wait!” Summer reached out to grab her daughter, fingers slipping through a few rose petals as Ruby rushed off with her semblance. She grit her teeth for a moment, letting out a breath and a heavy sigh before chasing after Ruby. “Dammit, why cant you listen?” 

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Blake could only stand in shock and fear as she watched grimm swarm Beacon academy, no longer sure this was what she wanted. The SDC trains were one thing, but attacking students that hadnt done anything yet was a line she had never wanted to cross. Her ears twitched as she heard one of the students struggle against a beowolf, instinctively drawing her weapon and rushing at it, slicing through it with ease. She caught the look of fear in the student’s eyes. “Go.” 

The student scrambled up and rushed off. “Thank you!” 

“You should’ve killed them.” 

Blake turned around and froze as she saw Adam behind her, taking a quick step back. “A-Adam I-” 

“We are here to start a revolution, not to save them.” Adam pushed past Blake and started out to the campus, watching a few of the buildings burn as grimm ran rampant. “We can finally change how the world sees faunus and finally put ourselves on top like we deserve.” 

“Not… not like this.” 

Adam turned to face Blake, glaring under his mask. “What was that?” 

“Not like this!” Blake took another step back, hand shaking as she held her blade tightly. “What happened to caring about what happened to our people? We’re throwing everyone to die just to destroy an academy, and for what? For a revolution that doesnt need to happen?” 

“You dont understand, this revolution will end in our favor with the help that I’ve secured.” 

Blake felt her heart stop as she watched Adam’s frown turn into a smirk as he held his hand out to her. “Roman…” 

“Roman is nothing but a necessary partnership. As long as we fulfill our end and bring Beacon to it’s knees, Cinder will let her mistress know our worth to their cause and then she’ll back up our cause and we can put humans under us like they deserve to be.” 

Blake lowered her weapon as she listened to Adam, legs shaking as her heart pounded in her  chest. “You… you never cared, did you?” 

“Of course I cared, but I became tired of being pushed around and treated like a monster. I’m only doing what I have to to make sure faunus never have to be mistreated again.” 

Blake winced as she saw the brand under Adam’s mask as he removed it. This wasnt what she wanted when she followed him, and yet, this is exactly where she was led by everything he told her. She removed her own mask, then sheathed her weapon. “Everything was a lie, wasnt it? All those times I was naive to believe there wasnt a choice when we had to kill someone.” 

Adam lowered his hand and put his mask back on. “You want to leave, dont you?” 

Before she could answer, Blake jumped back as she felt the tip of Adam’s blade scratch at her arm, tripping over a fallen beam and falling back. She froze as she watched Adam stand over her, blade held above her. 

“I wont let you leave.” 

Blake reached up to block the sword as it came down on her, using her semblance to leave a shadow clone to take the hit while she scrambled up and started to run through the falling academy. All she could see was the destruction and death, grimm going after panicking citizens while students tried to defend them. Finally, she made her way into the forest, panting as she looked back towards the school. She dropped her mask to the ground as she walked away once more, regretting everything she’d done.

[bigfatbreak]

au where sonic and silver end up on the ark because i say so

a perfectly normal child being raised on a space colony for scientists that are slightly maniacal

[vulcan-moon]

realised i never posted these comic pages for my chaos user amy headcanon oopsie

[melonsharks]

au where everything is the same except mabel and dipper have been going to gravity falls every year before the show takes place since like kindergarten.

its a pretty simple premise that derives mostly from my desire to explore interpersonal relationships and the ways a place and people can change from a young child’s point of view. it doesn’t change canon that much either, admittedly, i just wanted to draw childhood friends stuff LOL. ill call it uhhhhhhhh every summer au.

[puro134]

Names taken literally

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Uncle Bill :)

A continuation to my AU: "Hey What If Nothing Ever Bad Happened And Bill Was Nice And Just Chill And Hung Out With Everyone Else As That One Weird Eldritch Uncle Being," also known as HWINEBHABWNAJCAHOWEEATOWEUB (yes, I am KEEPING that name)

Next part :)

[chowadoe]

[ DARK RIDER/SPEED STAR ⭐ AU ]

a double secret identity speedbiker au me and my buddy have been working on where sonic is the resident speedbike celebrity and shadow is the new mechanic in town :D (more info )

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

🔵 green hills' very own local celebrity! 🔵 has been racing professionally since his teens. tails is (or was!) his main mechanic before passing the torch onto his new employee 🔵 also part of the underground drag racing circuit.. it takes the edge off! 🔵 among busting crime syndicates and shady operations, Sonic (and company) have been tasked with keeping an eye on the drag race scene that's been buzzing with the introduction of new and innovative (and highly dangerous) mods involving a resource called Chaos Fragments.

SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG

⚫ new in town ⚫ Tails' newest (and very first) employee! specializes in the repair of bikes. ⚫ he arrived in Green Hills a little after a mysterious green meteor shower ⚫ obligatory dark past...

DARK RIDER 🩸 the newest racer in the drag racing circuit

[the-hydroxian-artblog]

[virune]

shadow but he's a literal shadow

[lazydayslivin]

dragonball redraws ✨

[emthimofnight]

Omega finds out about Stellar! :)

Rouge did not elaborate past, "Did you hear that Shadow had a baby with Sonic?" and this is what happens LOL

[ken-yamh]

Too slow~

Love cartoon style ✏

[supd00dle]

doodleee

[kingprinceleo]

vampire au- post ive been thinking about for a while theyre so funny to me

[miralura]

And then... They kissed!

(I was thinking about creating an AU where Shadow is a spy and Sonic is a student, I don't know how that will work, but yeah, it's something)

[ghostie-juice]

I LOVED DESIGNING THESE TWO!! And people seemed to like them as well, so I made a little character sheet thing for future reference!! :D I'm not exactly sure what direction I want to take this AU, but I decided to dub it CandyHeart !! (questions are welcome in case anyone has one <3)