Cress one shot

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"No."

"Aw! C'mon, Myrty!"

"Yeah, C'mon, Myrty!"

"I refuse! There's absolutely no way I'm letting the both of you go out into the Marswamp just so Crescent Rose can get some practice being on her Weapon form! What's so important out there, anyway?"

"I don't see any Creatures of Grimm running around here, do you?"

"...oh my god, you're serious, aren't you?"

"Uh, duh!"

"Yeah, why wouldn't we be?"

"Because- Ugh…! Gambol, would you please tell our friends that this is a stupid idea and they shouldn't do it?"

"...this is a stupid idea and you shouldn't do it."

"I meant put your book down first. Good grief…."

"So...do you guys wanna come with? It wouldn't feel right if we didn't do this as a team."

"Plus, we're gonna do it anyway, whether you come with us or not."

"Grr!"

"How 'bout it, Gambol; up for a little extra credit practice?"

"...can I finish my page first?"

"Idiots, I'm surrounded by idiots!..."

"And we love you to, Myrty!"

"G-get off me, dolt! Don't try to sway me with your adorable wiles!"

"Let Myrtenaster go, Cress, I forgot she doesn't like emotions."

"For your information, Ember Celica, I like emotions just fine, thank you very much! ...now if you insist on dragging me along, there are some things I need to get first."

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"Pfft!"

"Shut up! Like you would want your shoes you paid good Lien for to get ruined!"

"S-sorry, it's just...pfffffft!"

"Remind me, why do you have a pair of fishing trousers again?"

"Because, I paid good money for these heels, and I'm not about to go replacing them just yet!"

"Then maybe you should have bought some kicks more suited for walking through the Marswamp instead of those eyesores."

"Oh, I didn't buy these; they're on loan from Professor Blunderbuss."

"Oh…! That explains why they're ten sizes too big."

"And they'll keep my outfit safe from all this grime."

"Don't you mean…'all this Grimm'? Eh?"

"Ugh…! Ember, I swear I'll-"

"Quiet! There's something up ahead."

"No! I'm going to give Ember Celica a piece of my- *mmm-mmmff!*"

"What is it, Gambol? Grimm? Swamp demons? ...the Chupacabra?"

"Mmf mm mm mm-mmf, mmf!"

"Uh, what was that, Myrty? I can't understand you through Ember's hand."

"She said 'That's not a real thing, Dunce!'"

"Oh! Thanks, Em!"

"Any time, Cress!"

"Anyway, I think it's a pack of Beowulves, so we need to be quiet or they'll swarm us."

"Mm mm-mm?"

"'How many?'"

"...I'd say at least seven, maybe a couple more. I won't know for sure until I can see them."

"How far away are they?"

"Just ahead."

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"Mmf mm mn mmr mm mm!"

"'That's a lot more than ten!'"

"...I guess I miscounted."

"There must be, like...a million of them!"

"Mmf mm-mm mm-mm."

"'There's only fifteen.' Well in that case this shouldn't be a problem!"

"Hey Myrty, you wanna team up this time?"

"...mm-mm?"

"'...really?'"

"You're right, Gambol and I haven't teamed up in a while, so I should give her a turn. You OK with that, Gambol?"

"..."

"Sure, I guess so."

"Sweet! Now let's go kick these guys' butts!"

"Wow! Your weapon form looks awesome, Cress!"

"He he, thanks Em!"

"Very...mechanical."

"I know, right? Now come on, Gambol; onward to victory!"

"Right."

"Take this, vile demons!"

"You know...I don't know what happened when Cress disappeared the other day, but if it helped her learn how to finally transform fully, I'd call that a win."

"I'm still dubious about some of things she says happened in this alternate The Remnant she claims she was in. I mean, how does that "Dust" stuff even work?"

"Iunno, maybe it's magic?"

"And this board game she keeps going on about, is it really as important to this world as she claims?"

"You're asking me like I went there too."

"All I'm saying is that Cress isn't always the most reliable informant. Remember the 'Noodke Incident'?"

"...yeah, you got a point, there."

"Uh, guys? More of them showed up; feel free to help out, if you want!"

"...we might as well. By the way, your hands are clammy."

"You're just imagining that!"

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"Hah...hah...those weird, hulking plant things weren't as tough as these guys!"

"You said it, Cress! ...what weird plant things? We never fought anything like that."

"Right! That was in the other Remnant! Didn't I mention that?"

"...no."

"What Gambol said; this is the first time you've brought that up."

"...really?"

"I could barely understand half the things that spewed out of you mouth when you reappeared, but plant monsters wasn't part of that."

"Not sure what that says about your hearing…."

"Oh shut up, Ember!"

"Well, it was awesome! I mean not 'awesome' awesome, they were attacking a parade...but fighting them was; you had to slice them in just the right way to kill them, otherwise they'd grow back the parts you cut!"

"Did punching them work?"

"I dunno, maybe? I never thought about that…."

"How about fire? Surely creatures made entirely out of plants would be susceptible to burning, right?"

"I guess so. I think the other You said she killed a bunch of them with fire, Myrty."

"Hmm. Good to know there's at least one person in that other place was intelligent enough to think of that."

"Not really; I think the other Ember and Gambol figured that out too."

"Hah!"

"...makes sense."

"Hmph! No need to rub it in…."

"Anyway, most of them were crushed when the giant flower they came out if fell over. The Me driving the robot almost got crushed too, but fortunately she survived and was able to find the girl inside the petals."

"...I legitimately don't know if she's being serious or not."

"I am! Come on Myrty, you know I'm no good at lying!"

"It's true, she's not."

"Thanks, Gambol!"

"...and as oblivious as ever…."

"That's our Crescent Rose!"

"So...are we gonna stay here and kill more Grimm or are we gonna head back to The Beacon? Cuz I'm honestly a little hungry after killing all those Beowulves."

"I am too. ...oh! Gambol or Ember, did either of you remember to count how many both of us killed?"

"You got 24, Cress got 31."

"Sweet!"

"Attagirl!

"Good. Now we're that much closer to reaching our next extra credit goal."

"Seriously, is that all you think about? You're not even slightly annoyed that Cress got more kills than you this time?"

"I care about getting good grades. If I get the best grades of the four of us, that's just a bonus."

"...so is that why you're still wearing the fishing trousers?"

"I don't want to have to keep buying new clothes when these get ruined! ...and that has nothing to do with keeping my grades up!"

"It honestly sounds like something you'd do."

"You shut up, Ember!"

"But seriously, go back to The Beacon or kill more Grimm?"

"The Beacon."

"Beacon."

"...fine, let's go back. Then I can get out of this monstrosity and you guys will stop giving me grief."

"And I just remembered I forgot to feed Doggy, eh heh heh…."

"Of course you did…."

fin.

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Now before y'all start crying foul, I'm not being lazy here; as an author I'm a big believer of the "theater of the mind" when it comes to Fanfiction, since your imagination and reasoning tend to fill in blanks when you're already familiar with a work and its characters. (The exception to that being colorful alternate universes, but since this one already takes a lot of cues from Soul Eater I feel it still holds up.) Plus I just wanted to try something more experimental and this setting and these characters seemed to work for it.

But seriously folks, don't write in Script format unless it's for a theatrical production, be it stage or cinema, generally.

I think out of all the AUs I conceived for this fic this one is probably the most lighthearted and comedic, in part due to its direct inspiration. RJ's is probably a close second, but since that's supposed to be "the real world" problems will and have arisen at some point.

Also the question of "does Penny exist in this world?" has been brought to my attention, and the answer is...probably. I haven't quite figured out her gimmick for this setting yet, and by this point Cress & Co. haven't met her yet. I'd love to hear any theories y'all would have on the subject though, since my time must be reserved for other things, nowadays. (Check out "Let's Finding Love" on YouTube, everyone!)

Anyway, next chapter will be an anecdote from Sister's life, so we'll probably meet her adorably shy little sister Yang in the process. Get your insulin ready.