HAHAHA! I AM HERE! Updating my story like normal person. No long author's note this time, so enjoy the new chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Iron Giant and the characters in the story other than my 'oc'. RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth and Iron Giant belongs to Warner Bros.

Chapter 3: Lights in The Darkness

(On screen)

Ruby was currently at school and was supposed to be paying attention to an educational video discussing nuclear war and atomic weapons but for once she wasn't interested just like the rest of the class, even when a massive explosion on screen startled all the students.

"A peaceful, stay-at-home kind of day in a town…very much like your own. But then suddenly, without warning… (BOOOM) ATOMIC HOLOCAUST!"

After being thoroughly scolded by her mother, Ruby spent the night dreaming of her encounter with the giant metal man in the forest and wondered if she could find it again. She would ponder on that later as she was currently in class and was supposed to be paying attention to an educational video discussing nuclear war and atomic weapons. But she more focused on drawing sketches of the giant instead.

(off screen)

"Miss Rose! I had thought that you would pay more attention to your lessons, no matter how trivial they may seem. I hope you're much more studious than your on-screen counterpart or there will be a problem. Do I make myself clear?" threatened Glynda Goodwitch.

The red caped girl was rapidly nodding her head while her teammates snickered in amusement and Weiss saying she would make sure her leader took all her lessons seriously.

General Ironwood suddenly had a question on his mind after seeing the video the on screen students were watching. "Why are the teachers showing them videos of these weapons? Aren't they still a bit young to be learning about weapons of mass destruction?"

Everyone went deep in thought and before they could voice their opinions, their host appeared to help shed some light on the matter.

"Your question General, is a valid one. When the screen goes dark I'll explain everything, in the meantime, continue watching.

(on screen)

Two boys began whispering to each other about Port and what caused his boat to sink during the storm but Ruby was getting annoyed by their wrong guesses and when she voiced her opinion the teacher threatened to come over to discipline them which made them shut their mouths in a heartbeat. A few minutes passed before the girl began to describe the giant to the boys but they didn't believe her said that it should be blown to smithereens in case it was sent by foreigners.

Ruby turned away with disgust and went back to drawing the iron giant.

In another part of town Taiyang was in the process of hooking up a tractor onto his tow truck. The man was selling it to Tai because of the massive bite that was present.

"Thanks for the scrap, Floyd. Sorry I can't pay you more but it's got this…large…bite out of it" gestured the blonde man to the bitten tractor.

"That's why I'm selling it, it's got a large bite out of it" deadpanned Floyd.

"What could have done this?" Tai asked himself.

Port gave him a pointed look, "I told you" he said.

"Right, strange invaders" Tai said jokingly.

"Thanks for believing in me. I really did call the government and they're sending someone to take care of the whole thing" Port said proudly while Tai looked at him incredulously. "Jeez Peter, you really are crazy. Who in the hell would the government send?"

(Patch Power Station)

A car pulled up to the ruined power station before stopping. A climbed out wearing a bowler hat, white jacket and trousers. He had orange hair and was carrying a cane despite not having any injuries.

"Roman Torchwick. Unexplained Phenomena." He introduced himself while flashing his ID.

(off screen)

"Roman Torchwick! That criminal is working for the government? I don't know whether to laugh or not. Oh who am I kidding? That's hilarious! HAHAHA" Cackled Qrow who was now holding his sides as he laughed. The others weren't doing much better, the fact that the most wanted criminal in Vale was working for the government of all people was just too absurd and hilarious for them to handle.

"Omg, the next time we run into Torchwick we have to tell him that another version of himself is working for the man. He'll have a heart attack, I'm sure of it!" Yang managed to giggle out while laughing. Her teammates and friends all nodded their heads in agreement and after getting their laughter under control, returned to watching the screen.

(on screen)

After introducing himself to the man in charge of the station, Marv, Roman was lead around the damaged station while taking notes of Marv's statement.

"What happened?" asked Roman.

"Not sure. Sometimes the line'll snap if the weather is bad, sure. But for a whole tower to get twisted up like that? It's got me beat. It's almost like it was bitten off by some enormous beast." Finished Marv.

"Enormous beast." Wrote down Roman in his note pad. "What do think? Escaped gorilla?" he joked.

"What department is that again?" questioned Marv with curiosity.

Snapping his notebook shut, Roman explained that he was not liberty to reveal the particulars of the agency he works and all that implies. Marv got the meaning and whispered "National Security?" But Roman didn't confirm or deny.

"Let's put it this way. Once in a while, things happen that can't be rationalized in a conventional way and people wanna know that their government has a response. I am that response." He concluded with no smugness in his tone, just assurance of his job. "So were there any witnesses?" he asked.

"Well sir, if you'll just follow me" said Marv before walking to a trailer. He opened it up and pulled out a crushed BB rifle. Roman took it in his hands and examined it for a moment and noticed the name of whoever owned the fake weapon was ripped off. The stock of the rifle was missing a piece that had the name of the owner and all that was left were the letters 'RU RO'.

"Government, huh? Guess that means something big's happening here, eh?" asked Marv with a grin.

"No Marv, big things happen in big places" said Roman with a mocking smile. "The sooner I fill out my report, the sooner I can get back to them." Roman said after finishing his notes and made his way back to his car.

(off screen)

The students were frowning at how much of a jerk the on screen criminal was being. He clearly wasn't interested in what happened and was probably going to leave as soon as he could.

(on screen)

Roman was a few feet from his car and quietly talking himself as he climbed in, "Biggest thing out here is probably the homecoming quee-OH MY GOD!" He shouted in fright and surprise. The reason. The front of his car had a massive chunk bitten off. The government official scrambled out of the ruined vehicle and ran as fast he could back to the power station. Just as he left, a massive metal arm emerged from the trees and grabbed the rest of the car.

(off screen)

"Hehehe! That's what you get you jerk!" said Ruby, pointing dramatically at the screen while the others smiled amusingly or in Weiss's case, sighed at her partner's childishness, but knew deep down she would never want Ruby to change, ever.

(on screen)

Roman, who was clearly rattled at what he saw was hurriedly pushing Marv to the clearing where his was and was trying to explain what happened but all that came out was rambling. "Come on, I need a witness. It's right around the corner and it's like a big 'chomp' out of the side the car. It's like bite of a ham sandwich, like a-." Roman trailed off when they reached the clearing. The now empty clearing.

Confused, Marv asked, "What are we looking at her Mr. Torchwick?"

"Something big Marv. Something, big" the orange haired man said after picking up the only thing left in the clearing, the crushed bb sniper rifle with half a name on it.

(screen darkens)

Ethan appeared once again, but instead his normal neutral expression he normally had. He appeared to be much more serious and that unnerved everyone. "I believe I told General Ironwood that I would explain why the students are taught about weapons known as 'Nuclear Bombs' and 'Atomic Holocausts'." He said, with everyone nodding in agreement.

I can tell you this, the time setting of the world you are viewing is a time where a lot of countries were still paranoid about foreign attacks and truces were shaky at best. So children were made aware of the risks and what precautions needed to be made. Also before you say all of it is a bit excessive, I'm going to show you a clip of what ONE of these nuclear weapons are capable of and I must warn you, it's not going to be pleasant.

The students and adults felt a chill when he said that. They turned their attention to the screen and watched.

The dark screen was silent before lighting up to show the city Hiroshima on the island of Japan. A plane flew overhead before dropping a massive missile that fell towards the unsuspecting city below. The instant the weapon made contact with the ground a blinding flash of light lit up the sky and for a second there was silence.

(BOOOOOOOOM)

A massive mushroom cloud accompanied by the loudest explosion the residents of Remnant ever heard filled the screen. The shockwave that followed was so massive it felt as if it came right out the screen to knock everyone over.

The only thing that could be seen on what was once a city full of people, was smoke, fire and rubble.

(end clip)

No one said a word, the silence was so deafening a pin drop could be heard. The huntsman and huntresses' eyes were wide in shock and horror and who could blame them, they had just witnessed what could only be described as mass murder. They didn't know how to react or what to say.

"What. The. Hell. Was. That?" said Yang slowly with barely concealed rage and fear. "There's nothing left of that city! Millions of people were just killed! Who the hell would create something like that!" screamed the buxom blonde in anger with tears threatening to fall from her now crimson eyes.

The other students were just as shocked and the adults were staring blankly at the screen.

"By the gods! What have we just witnessed?" said Winter with wide eyes filled with fear and grief. Sure she'd seen weapons that could cause massive amounts of destruction but those were designed to slay grimm, not people and what she just saw, was the slaughter of millions of people.

The headmasters were no different, both were shaking slightly at the devastation caused by the bomb and were struggling to come to terms with it.

"I warned you it would not be pleasant. I know how you are feeling, believe me, I've seen things that would make you sick to your stomach and question your humanity and even wonder if humanity is worth saving. There are times were I was tempted, SO tempted to wipe out every civilization in my sight so darkness wouldn't grow anymore."

The occupants gulped in trepidation at the thought of their host rampaging across the multiverse to lay waste to everything in sight but then, why didn't he?

"Oh trust me I was THIS close to unleashing my power across the multiverse" Ethan said as if reading their thoughts. "But before I could I noticed something in each and every universe I could see. A spark that showed there was still light, even in the darkest of worlds. Each spark always manifested in one person or a group of people and those that possessed it would be the ones to bring peace to their world no matter what the odds were. If you want proof, then I'll provide it."

Once again the screen went dark for a moment before a reel began that showed people from different worlds fighting and defeating their enemies to protect all that mattered to them.

A blonde boy with whisker marks on each cheek slamming a swirling ball of energy into his opponent. "RASENGAN!" He shouted.

An orange haired teen wielding a massive sword, which he used to cut through monsters with white masks while sending a blue wave of energy as he did so. "GETSUGA TENSHOOOU!" Shouted the teen.

A black haired boy wearing a straw hat on a pirate ship suddenly stretched his limbs to impossible lights to fight off enemies attempting to board his ship. "GOMU GOMU no PISTOL!" He screamed.

A group of people wearing costumes standing in a circle while aliens were invading the city. The leader, who carried a circular shield gave everyone orders to follow and they broke off to fight for the lives of everyone in the city and the world. "AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE!" Commanded the man.

A young boy with green hair and freckles on his face, skin was lit up by veins of energy traveling over his body and arcs of electricity began arching around his body. He vanished from sight and smashed his fist into a villain who was instantly defeated. "DETROIT SMAAAASH!" Yelled the young boy.

A man with blonde spiky hair with a with golden energy aura around him cupped his hands behind him and chanted the name of the attack before thrusting his palms forward and shot a focused blue beam of energy towards his enemies. "KAMEHAMEHAAAA!" He screamed with all his might.

Many, many more people were shown to the huntsman and they were all awed at the individuals who put the lives of everyone else before theirs, they were true heroes.

"Whoa, I can't believe people like that exist. People who risk everything even if it meant they would lose their lives in the process" thought Jaune with a new respect towards those who fight for the lives of those who cannot defend themselves. He wondered if he could ever be like them and promised to train harder than ever to make sure he could defend not just himself, but others as well.

"Every single one of those people put the needs of others before their own. They are true heroes." Pyrrha said to herself.

Ruby, Jaune and Nora were practically shaking in awe after seeing these different people fight for what's right, just like the superheroes they read about in comics. Not many people knew about this, but the three of them were big comic book fans and would often read together and compare different heroes and villains and also debate who was better.

"Holy crap! Those guys are awesome! Not bad on the eyes either," grinned Yang which got eye rolls from Blake and Weiss but they didn't disagree with the buxom blonde.

"Those people that you saw, those are the ones that convinced me that humanity, while flawed and full of darkness, can still bring light to those that desperately need it. I hope that what you've seen will inspire you to do your absolute best to defeat those that threaten the lives of the innocent. And who knows, you might be the spark that the world of Remnant needs to fight the darkness" Ethan said with a cheeky smile while gazing at everyone, each of them had a spark that would bring light to Remnant, but his eyes lingered on one for a few seconds longer. Silver eyes stared back at him before she averted her gaze. "Ruby Rose. Your spark is one of brightest I've ever seen; you might even be on par with one of my personal favourite lights" Ethan thought as he recalled the young freckled green haired hero. "I wonder how Ruby and Deku would interact with each other? They'd make one hell of a team."

(END)

A/N: HELLO EVERYONE! I hope you are all alive and well. I am still amongst the living but not in the best of shape, don't worry it's not COVID 19, just some muscle and joint pain that's kept me bedridden for a while. I WILL DEFEAT YOU MUSCLE PAIN! Ahem, I hope you like this chapter even though it was basically filler.

By the way, did you recognise the heroes I described? Of course you did, it was way too easy not to guess. I simply used them to help inspire our lovable cast to do their best because who wouldn't be inspired by Shonen heroes and others who gives it their all to save the day and everyone they can, I know I am.

Anyway, I hope you all stay healthy and safe, don't do anything foolish that could put you and others at risk. Continue to be the awesome people that you are and I'll see you all next time.

SAYONARA!