Ruby fired Crescent Rose into the oncoming horde of Ursa. Round after round left the sniper, nearly every one of them slamming into the thick hide of one the Ursa, shells slowly building up around her. Next to her Blake stood with Gambol Shroud at the ready, the monsters were nearly in range. Just a few more feet, there! Rwby sprung up and flipped Crescent Rose as to aim it behind her, "Charge" Ruby commanded.
Ruby fired, activating her semblance and propelling herself forward with blinding speed. The rest of her team joined her, her partner Weiss propelling herself forward with her glyphs, and Blake sprinted firing Gambol Shroud as the Grimm came within range. Then there was Yang, a blazing berserker shouting a challenge as she exploded into a fiery rage.
Ruby was the first to meet the Ursa, swinging her scythe low she took out the legs of a few beasts, toppling them to the snow. The mountain air swirling around her she became a visage of grace and destruction. Spinning and dashing she made her way through several Ursa, limbs and bodies falling around her. Yang was next, leaping over the bodies of the fallen Ursa, her jump taking her right above another group of Grimm. With a sparkle in her eye and a shit-eating grin, she crashed into the bewildered beasts. Flame, snow and Ursa flying away from the point of impact. The two sisters moved through the horde of Ursa with speed and ferocity.
There was however one issue with the two sisters enthusiasm. Their respective partners entered the fray, now trying to fight through the Ursa to reconnect with them, as they were now within the centre of horde. They shared a look of understanding and split towards their partners. Weiss made it to Ruby first, using her glyphs to bully as many Ursa out of the way as she could. While the Ursa bumbled around in the chaos, Weiss set to work with surgical precision. Her rapier Myrtenaster made well placed strikes on the beasts, one poke was usually all it took if you know where to strike. Blake was having more difficulty however; she had stumbled upon what looked to be an older Ursa, it was larger than the others, a gave off a sense of superiority. While she made quick work of the more ordinary beasts, this one seemed to shrug off any of Gambol's shots or slices. She needed a bit more blunt force. Smiling she dodged the huge swinging claws, using her semblance she left a series of clones, shadows, of herself behind. Using this to confuse and evade the large Ursa she managed to make her way to Yang, who was busy pounding Grimm heads. "Yang, a little help", the blonde fury thankfully was much attuned to Blake's voice, she turned almost instantly to see the hulking mass swing at Blake. 'You brought me something nice, how thoughtful" Yang sneered
"Catch", Blake shouted in return, throwing her ribbon towards Yang. Yang moved forward and caught it, firing Ember Celica fending off the last few Ursa near her. Wrapping it around her hand she shouted to her partner, "ready when you are" unable to keep the smile off her face. Blake dodged another blow from the veteran Ursa, hearing Yang's affirmative she ran forward and using her aura to assist her she flung her ribbon forward, towards the Ursa. Yang felt the herself being pulled forward, she leapt, firing her weapons to give her extra propulsion and flew into the air. Letting go of the ribbon she raced towards the large Ursa, for a second a look of fear seemed to form upon its twisted face. The next second involved a blonde huntress smashing its face in. The beast fell backwards, Yang rolling off the creature as it landed. The two then stood side by side and delved back into the foray of combat.
Ruby and Wiess dashed back and forth past each other, cutting through a set of Ursa with each pass. Only a few Ursa remained and it appeared that Yang and Blake had made through there half with no trouble. Just a few more and the pass will be clear. The moment of thought cost Ruby, as she assessed the battle field she failed to notice one of the injured Ursa rise, just as she passed Weiss the Ursa sprung up and a sharp claw bit into Ruby's shoulder. The force from the blow spun her and sent her rolling in the snow, a trail of crimson being left as she rolled. Scrambling for Crescent Rose, Ruby realised that she didn't have long, a few unengaged Ursa were moving towards her. The Injured Ursa bounded towards her, she managed to grasp Crescent Rose and blindly fire a shot from the ground. She hit the beast in the abdomen, while not usually a killing blow the beast succumbed to its injuries and fell before her. Ruby stood, off balance and unprepared as the group of Grimm sent forth claws and fangs. Being forced on the defensive Ruby ducked and dived, throwing up Crescent Rose to block a few attacks. Ruby Fired into the ground, thrusting herself backwards, she now had a little breathing room. Lifting her rifle she felt the ache in her wounded shoulder, the wound was not life threatening but it was slowing her down immensely. "Ruby! Keep moving back, I'm coming", Weiss yelled out in a worried and exasperated tone.
She dove in front of Ruby and started slicing. Weiss cut down the Ursa with her usual precision but was outnumbered and had forced herself into a comprising position by protecting Ruby. Ruby placed shots where she could, trying to help Weiss without accidentally shooting her in the back. It wasn't going well, the huntresses could usually beat and Ursa easy, but that was because they had speed and skill to use. In a close fight there was little room for movement and complexity, it usually came down to pure strength, something that an Ursa had a lot more of in comparison to a human or faunus. It took a pounding fist to drop Weiss, Myrtenaster flung to the side as the blow came down. Ruby felt true fear, something that she was feeling more and more recently. Ruby flew over her partner, swinging with all her strength she managed to cut through two of the beasts. Standing over her teammate, she prepared for the final two Ursa that slowly lumbered towards her.
Thankfully Blake and Yang came up behind them before they could engage Ruby. The two dropped them quickly, rushing over to the other half of their team. "Sis, are you alright, don't worry the wounds not fatal, oh god, ok so it's… there… a lot of blood. Blake we need to get her down to the field hospital". Yang held her sister tightly and tried to start moving her, her eyes darting back to the wound and the quickly away. "Yang, I'm fine, grab Weiss if anyone needs the hospital it might be her", Ruby snapped out of her momentary shock. Dropping down she picked up Weiss and cradled her head, she was bruised and unconscious. "Weiss, Weiss can you hear me, please, are you alright" Ruby's voice wavered slightly, her vision growing misty. Blake stood beside Yang who was busy being distressed about Ruby's wound, trying to get everyone to move down towards the field hospital. Blake laid a hand on her shoulder and tried to calm her down. Weiss's eyes slowly opened, her lips formed into a series of soft words "Ruby…dolt….hospital". Ruby sighed in relief and lifted Weiss into her arms, where once they were the same height, Ruby was now taller making it slightly easier for her to carry Weiss. "Blake can you please take Weiss, my arms a little sore", Ruby grunted out. The blood loss was starting to get to her and she stumbled slightly as she passed Weiss over. "Yang, you… might want… to carry me" Ruby let out her words in a whisper as she collapsed, the world slowly fading to black.