Author's Note:

Hey guys, first don't panic. I'm working out the final details on the next chapter for Scarlet Sisters, it's been a rather difficult one to figure out the best way to move forward, so thank you so much for your patience.

Now, I hope you all can enjoy these teaser chapters as a means to hold you over. I have a small love for my version of Naruko (Mina) so you'll see her showing up as a character in a few of these chapters. Again things are bound to change if I bring these teasers into a full story so Mina may or may not be the final choice.

Let the Teasers begin! and remember to let me know what ones caught your interest.

Savage Force

Another grimm fell at Summer's feet as she dodged the incoming flurry of deadly feathers.

'A simple mission' they said.

She grunted as her body was shoved against a tree - her twin jian, Bloom and Thorn, shoved hilt-deep into the ursa's chest. Her arms shook as she tried to push back the grimm that was trying to crush her between. Pulling Thorn from its body, Summer shifted the weapon into a pistol before unloading fire-dust rounds into its maw. Reeling back from the sudden pain, she used her freedom to thrust Bloom up through its jaw and out of the head.

'Exterminate a few grimm. Be back before the week's end' they said.

She had to leap to the branches above to avoid the glowing gold stinger of the deathstalker. She never noticed the beowolf in the tree next to her, until it was already tackling her from the tree back down to the earth. Rolling in the air, she used the grimm's body to cushion the impact, swords already in motion to separate its head from its body.

What idiot did they hear that from?

Silver eyes glared into the darkness of the forest, several more grimm lying dead at her feet. The thick foliage of the trees seemed to create a pitch black world, broken only by beams of moonlight.

And I'm the idiot that took the job!

Summer spotted the nevermore preparing another barrage of feathers and took off towards the deathstalker. She slid underneath its pincers - thundering earth following in her wake - and used the grimm's large body as her shield. The painfully loud cries of the giant scorpion was all she could hear. Silence returned, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had gone deaf. The body covering her started shaking and she quickly rolled out before the corpse smashed her like a pancake.

The nevermore shrieked when it spotted her; Summer groaned as she pushed up to the branches of the tree, then springboarding off into the air to meet the flying grimm. Spinning like a vicious top, Summer cleaved straight through the wing, and brought the creature down with her. Grounded, the nevermore didn't have a chance to fight back against her ruthless assault.

The forest fell into an eerie calm. A morbid part of her mind wondered if she had died, and she was stuck in this limbo. The optimistic part of her mind was dancing in victory. The hunter part of her mind was on edge, finding the sudden silence unsettling.

Her heart hammered inside of her chest and she did her best to control her erratic breathing. As both settled down, so too did the rush of adrenaline in her system; without that came a searing pain. Even breathing seemed to hurt, which had her mildly worried. Pained grunts escaped her as she flopped to the ground.

"Haha," she chuckled softly. "Hahaha" she had no idea why she was laughing, and she couldn't seem to stop it. Anytime she tried caused to laugh harder.

Someone would think I'm crazy, she thought and broke into harsher fits of laughter.

As she calmed she noticed that she could see the shattered moon and stars overhead. She wondered how her family was doing. Was Tai handling the girls well? Were they thinking about her, wondering when she'd be back?

How long has it been? I feel like I've only left them yesterday. I should get back soon. Tai is probably going to end up bald if he's alone too long.

Summer felt her eyes getting heavier by the minute.

Ruby is probably munching on her secret stash of cookies.

She squeezed her eyes shut and opened them, trying to clear the fog.

Yang is definitely punching holes in something or even setting fire to the furniture.

The moon and stars faded to black.

They won't mind if I take a small nap right?

The night seemed to come alive at that moment. Howls, growls and rumbling could be heard. Her body already pulsed achingly with each deep breath she took before pushing herself into a sprint once more. Her tattered white hooded cloak, billowing behind her as she weaved through the trees like a eyes scanned every tree, and every inch of darkness for any sign of a threat There was time to ponder once she got out of the forest. If she…

No! I will make it out.

Glowing red eyes brought Summer to a halt. Scowling she raised her sword preparing to finish this quickly and continue her escape. The grimm stepped into the thin beam of moonlight, revealing its larger bear-like size twice her height. The ursa grimm almost seemed to smile at her - as if laughing at the thought that she could bring it down swiftly - and it was answered by more glowing red in the darkness. Her heart quickened at the approaching sound of grimm she ran from. Slowly her left hand pulled another blade - half the size of her main weapon - from the sheath on her back.

"Crap," Summer vocalized dropping into her stance a little more steadily.

The ursa stepped forward, adrenaline flooded into her system numbing the pain that had been building. Her vision sharpened, piercing the black curtain hiding the grimm. With one deep breath, she launched herself forward - slowing only briefly to allow the massive paw to pass harmlessly inches away from her face - and thrust her longer blade into the space where arm met torso.

The ursa roared, and she jumped out of range just as it attacked. A beowolf used the brief opening to tackle her to the ground. Summer rolled with the momentum and settled herself atop the creature, killing it swiftly with a stab to its chest. Her feet left the ground as an ursa charged into her, sending her on a collision course with a tree. There was no time to recover from the sudden loss of oxygen when her eyes spotted another beowolf already rushing her once more.

Summer rolled to her right, just as the it was close enough to bite into her, raising her blade she bisected the grimm at the waist. She dodged the charging ursa cutting into its leg, dropping it to the dirt. Using the opening she jumped onto its back and drove her swords into the base of the skull. Claws bit into her already weakened aura, drawing narrow gashes into her back. Rolling and leaping forward, Summer whirled around to face the next threat. Two beowolves stood in front of the others, splitting to stand to either side of her. The grimm that were behind started to fan out. Trying to trap her further in their circle and stop her escape.

Not good, switching Thorn into a pistol she started firing into the thinnest line of grimm. Fire dust ammo bit into their skin as they yelped and growled, distracted just enough for Summer to break through. Gotta thin them while on the move.

A beowolf dove at her from the left, jaw open wide, ready to tear into her. Summer aimed and shot another fire round into its mouth, instantly setting the insides alight. She shot herself to the left avoiding claws that ripped into her cloak, sliding underneath the still fading body of the recently killed grimm, an ursa crashed into to the ground in a tangle of limbs. Bloom pinned the thrashing grimm and Thorn unleashed a flurry of bullets into its head.

Summer jumped to a branch overhead avoiding the charging grimm that crashed into one another. She chuckled inwardly at the sight of the creatures fighting over her nonexistent body. She used the distraction to calm her painfully beating heart and quietly control her erratic breathing. Like a cat in a tree, she mused swiping at the sweat on her forehead. Maybe they'd think they lost her and leave… once they stopped fighting each other. It'd be better if they killed each other off, but that might be hoping for too much.

A screeching caw drew her eyes upward, where twin orbs of red locked onto her. Giant wings swung forward, raining sharpened feathers at her position. Cursing, Summer again leapt away as the deadly projectiles shredded the surrounding area, including the grimm who didn't get away.

What was once dense foliage and thick trees, was now a clear view of the night sky and shattered moon and a land of fallen plant life and black feathers. As if taking on more beowolves and ursa wasn't enough, now she had to contend with another larger nevermore. The grimm that was left gathered beneath the nevermore.

I hate this forest, Summer shifted Bloom into its high powered pistol form. Firing a round of lightning dust, the element chained from one grimm to another, Bloom and Thorn shifted once more into swords, and she cut a deadly path through a line of grimm. Dodging another hail of feathers, Summer fired off another lightning round from Bloom as she drove Thorn up into a beowolf's jaw, snapping its maw shut before it bit into her.

Tai… Summer deflected the nevermore's talons and rolled under a flying beowolf.

Yang… She vaulted over a stampeding ursa, slicing at the nevermore's wing.

Ruby… Another ursa collapsed from rushing over Summer, its momentum making it easy to carve through its stomach.

The nevermore's wing sent Summer sprawling to the dirt. Far beyond tired to even force herself to move. Eyes misting, she could only watch the stalking forms of the grimm that were left, I don't think… Summer closed her eyes, memories of a happy life with her husband and daughters, I don't think I'll be making it home. She smiled bitterly.

"You're either stupid or brave, hunter," Summer's eyes opened, too blurry to see who stood before her. A woman judging by the voice, but nothing else discernable.

Why was she here? She could be killed if she stays to help her. And no matter how true this was, Summer couldn't bring herself to tell this woman to run. Hope had her clinging to the near-zero chance that this stranger could get her to safety. To get her home.

The woman turned to face the agitated grimm. "Who's first?"

~SF~