35 Chapter 25: The Enemy (1/2)

Gin: not doing much, just relaxing before i go to Beacon Academy then i saw you fighting those thugs, do you need help?

Ruby: Hah! I can handle this just watch me!

Roman:....Okayyy... (to his remaining henchmen) Get them!

The henchmen head out of the shop and run at Ruby, who spins around on top of her scythe and kicks the first approaching thug in the face. She gets Crescent Rose out of the ground and fires it off to hit another one with the butt of her weapon, sending him flying. She fires again and brings the side down on one attacker and dodges the next's gunfire with her rifle's speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follow him upwards so she can beat him away to Roman's feet.

Gin: Good jobb! (clapping)

Ruby: Hehe! Told you!

Roman: You were worth every cent. Truly, you were. (to Ruby and Gin, dropping his cigar and crushing it with his cane as approaching police sirens are heard) Well, Red and some guy, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around... (raises his cane and opens the bottom to reveal a rifle with a cross grid) ...I'm afraid this is where we part ways.

Gin: Hey what do you mean ”some guys?”

Roman unleashes a red blast at Ruby and Gin, who fires at the ground and they leapt over it. When Ruby and Gin lands and looks up, Roman isn't there, and is climbing up a ladder on a nearby building.

Gin: (to the onlooking shopkeeper) You okay if we go after him?

The shopkeeper gives a short ”Uh huh”, and Ruby sets off with Gin on her tail.

Roman makes it to the roof, with Ruby high-flying again and landing right behind him while Gin was climbing up the ladder.

Gin:{Man i get to see this upclose im so excited.}

Ruby: Hey!

Roman: (stopping at the edge) Persistent...

Ruby readies to fight him, but a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens the hatch to allow Roman inside.

Roman: (turning around and holding up a red Dust gem) End of the line, Red and some guy.

Gin: Hey!!

He throws it out at their feet and fires at them, resulting in a large explosion.

Roman: Whoa-ho-ho-ho! (stops laughing when he sees something on the roof) Huh?