Chapter 3
Point A to Point B
Part 2
(Moments Earlier)
"RUBY!" Weiss shouted, "I told you this was a terrible idea!"
Weiss and Ruby weren't having the best of luck at the moment. Right now, they were clinging onto the feathers of a giant bird for dear life.
"We're fine," Ruby shouted back, "stop worrying!"
Weiss was getting more frustrated.
"I am so far beyond worrying!"
Ruby raised an eyebrow.
"In a good way?" she asked.
"In a bad way!" Weiss answered, angered by her 'partner.'
"Well, why don't we just jump!?" Ruby suggested.
Weiss was taken back by this.
"What are you, insane!?" she asked.
However, Ruby had already jumped.
"Oh, you insufferable little…"
(Present Time)
Optimus, Megatron and the others watched as Ruby fell back down to earth. Optimus prepared to catch her but was surprised to see that a certain loveable idiot flew into her, knocking them both into a nearby tree.
"What was that," Ruby asked in her daze.
"(Ahem) hey there," Jaune said, a little embarrassed.
Back with the others.
"Did your sister just fall from the sky?" Blake asked rather calmly.
"That seems to be the case," Optimus replied.
Before they could get Ruby and Jaune down, they heard growling in the trees. It was one of those bear monsters! It was thrashing around, trying to get something off its back. Suddenly, a blast of electricity hit it from behind as the orange haired girl from the start of initiations could be seen riding it! Once the beast fell, the girl seemed rather disappointed.
"Aw, it's broken," she said.
"What is with these people?" Megatron questioned no one in particular.
Then, the boy with the pink stipe in his hair came from behind the beast, panting heavily.
"Nora," he said, "please… don't ever do that again!"
However, Nora had already made a mad dash to the artifacts.
"Ooh," she said, interested by the Rook chess piece.
She then did adorable poses as she began to sing, "I'm queen of the castle, I'm queen of the castle!"
Her singing was interrupted by her friend shouting her name.
"Hehe, coming Ren!" she said as she skipped along to her friend, Ren.
"Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?" Blake asked.
"These people are so intolerable sometimes," Megatron commented.
To make matters worse, Pyrrha came running out into the open with a giant scorpion not far behind!
"Hmph, reminds me of Scorponok," Megatron said, remembering the energon battles.
"Did she just run all the way here with a Deathstalker on her tail," Blake asked, still as calm as ever.
It was at this moment Yang had had enough.
"Grrr, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
Suddenly, she burst into flames as her eyes started glowing red.
"CAN EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR TWO SECONDS BEFFORE SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS AGAIN!" she shouted.
"Hmm, I could get used to this angry side of you, Yang," Megatron said, but was ignored by Yang in her anger.
"Um, Yang?" Ruby said as she tapped her sister's arm and pointed up.
Everyone was shocked to see that Weiss was hanging from the talon of a giant bird!
"Slag, not again," Optimus said disappointedly.
"HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME!?" Weiss shouted at the top of her lungs.
"I said 'jump'," Ruby reminded her.
"She can't hold on for long," Optimus said.
"She'll be fine," Ruby reassured.
"She's falling," Ren corrected.
Noticing the opportunity to be a hero, Jaune jumped into the air, catching Weiss in his arms.
"Just dropping in?" he asked.
Weiss and Jaune then looked down in fear, realizing that they were still far from the ground.
"Oh god!" Jaune said as they continued to fall.
But instead of hitting the ground, the two felt something grabbing the back of their clothes as they gently landed on the ground.
"You're welcome," Optimus said as he put the two down.
Weiss crossed her arms and looked away while Jaune just scratched the back of his head.
As Optimus, Jaune, and Weiss walked back to the rest of the group, Pyrrha was flung over to the rest of the by the deathstalker.
"Great, the gang's all here. Now, we can die together," Yang said sarcastically.
"Not if I can help it," Ruby said as she charged towards the scorpion, scythe in hand.
"Ruby wait!" Optimus tried stopping her but realized that she wouldn't back down.
She slashed at the overgrown bug with her weapon but was knocked back by its claws.
"D-Don't worry," she reassured, "I'm totally fine!"
She turned around and began firing upon the Scorpion, only further angering it. Ruby tried running but came to a halt when the bird shot its feathers towards the ground like arrows. Unfortunately, one of the feathers pinned Ruby down by her cape. Both Yang and Optimus ran to her aid. While Yang was stopped by the feathers as well, Optimus kept going.
"Ruby, move!" Optimus shouted as Ruby tried unpinning her cape.
Before she could get free, Ruby saw that the Deathstalker had caught up to her as it thrusted its stinger towards her. She closed her eyes, expecting a sharp pain from the stinger. Luckily, this never came as Optimus dashed over to her and blocked the stinger with his bare hands!
"Woah, how are you…" Ruby's question was interrupted by Optimus answering it early.
"I have lots of tricks up my sleeve. Now, get out of here!"
Optimus then leapt into the air behind the scorpion, stinger still in hand, as he threw the bug as hard as he could off into the distance.
"Don't mess with my friends," he said, shocking everyone who was watching.
"Guys," Jaune said, "that thing's circling back. What're we gonna do?"
He, of course, was referring to the bird.
"Look, there's no sense in dilly-dallying. Our objective is right in front of us!" Weiss stated, looking at the chess pieces.
"She's right," Ruby added, "our mission is to grab an artifact and make it back to the cliffs! There's no point in fighting these things."
Jaune let out a smirk, "Run and live? That is an idea I can get behind."
Megatron crossed his arms.
"Now where's the fun in that," he pouted.
Jaune and Ruby both grabbed an artifact, both dead-set on making it out alive.
"Time we left," Ren said as they headed for the cliffs.
But this didn't stop Yang from feeling proud of her baby sister.
"What is it," Blake asked.
"Nothing," Yang replied with a smirk on her face.
The group made their way to a large, open area filled with ancient ruins. They all hid behind pillars and debris as the bird perched itself on a large spire.
"Well, that's just prime," Optimus said.
Not only that, but the Deathstalker had caught up to them as well.
"Aw man, run," Jaune shouted as the group made a break towards the spire.
"Nora, distract it!" Ren said as Nora headed towards the bird.
She narrowly avoided its feather sand pulled out her gun. She immediately began to fire upon it, causing it to fly away. The Deathstalker managed to get the drop on her as it raised its claws to strike. Luckily, Ren and Blake were there to assist as Weiss carried Nora away. Megatron laughed as they all ran past him. Right now, he was the only thing standing between the scorpion and its lunch.
"Hahaha, you're MINE!" Megatron shouted as he dashed at the bug, energy sword in hand.
Suddenly, the bird came swooping in, crashing into the ridge leaving Megatron on the other side. He looked behind himself, noticing that he had little room to move. Unfortunately for him, this left an opportunity for the Deathstalker to strike as it brought its stinger down, knocking Megatron of the edge. He let out a cry of anger as he fell into the mist. Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren then jumped to the other side of the bridge, engaging the scorpion.
"Uh, I can't make that jump!" Jaune said, worried that he's meet the same fate as Megatron.
Nora then smiled as she knocked Jaune out of the way and transformed her gun into a hammer. She jumped in the air facing Jaune. Realizing what she was doing, Jaune tried to plead for her to stop. However, it was to no avail as Nora smashed the remains of the bridge, flinging Jaune to the other side. She the stood on the head of her hammer and blasted her way to the other side.
Meanwhile, with Ruby, Optimus, Yang, Blake, and Weiss, the Nevermore was currently trying to have them as a light snack.
"It's tougher than it looks," Blake said, stating the obvious.
"Then let's hit it with everything we've got!" Yang said.
"If that's the case," Optimus said, a smirk forming under his mask, "let's get down to business!"
Optimus then jumped into the air, a red glow emitting from his body.
"OPTIMUS PRIME, SUPER MODE!" he shouted as a jetpack came falling out of the sky.
It split in two as the lower half became height-boosters for his legs and he rest becoming a jetpack with two massive guns. A yellow visor covered Optimus' eyes and two head fins covered his ears!
"All cannons, FIRE!" He yelled.
The two cannons on the jetpack folded down to Optimus' arms, as well as guns in the sides of his calves. Massive blasts of energy fired from them. Despite the bird's massive size, it managed to evade all his shots, knocking down the spire Ruby and the others were on. Luckily, the four girls parkoured their way back up.
"I already told your pal this," Optimus said, his eyes glowing yellow, "don't mess with my friends!"
He then flew after the bird, planning to lead it away from everyone. Yang had managed to climb to the top of one of the broken columns holding up the spire and began to fire upon the bird. But the bird was still focused on Optimus. Jaune, Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora were currently fighting the Deathstalker. They weren't doing that great. They charged at it, but the scorpion merely knocked them away with its tail.
"Ugh, how are we supposed to beat this thing!?" Jaune questioned. Suddenly, a mighty battle cry, followed by a purple light, erupted from the chasm below the ruins. Everyone stopped fighting as they looked to the light, a shadowy figure floating in the middle of it.
"Megatron," Optimus said, glaring at his long-time foe.
Megatron gently landed on the ground, the stone beneath him shattering as his feet touched it.
"No one bests me," he said in anger.
The scorpion swung its claw at Megatron, only for it to be stopped by his mere finger!
"Not Prime!"
The gargantuan bug swung its other claw at him, it also being caught by his finger.
"Not the Autobots!"
The Deathstalker thrusted its tail at Megatron. Purple flames then engulfed the mighty tyrant as the stinger shattered on impact!
"And not you!"
Megatron grabbed the claws and jumped into the Deathstalker's face. He pulled on its claws and, with little effort, split the beast in two! He looked towards the bird and chucked both halves of the scorpion at it, both of them making an impact. The bird fell to the ground with a screech of pain.
"LET THAT BE A LESSON TO THOSE WHO DARE CHALLENGE ME!" Megatron shouted Everyone was stunned by Megatron's incredible feat of strength, everyone but Optimus.
To him, this was merely foreshadowing of what was yet to come. However, while everyone stood there, mouths agape, Yang let out a smirk.
"Yang likey," she said, impressed by Megatron's raw power.
Megatron leapt into the air towards Prime, a look of determination and anger on his face.
"Prime," he shouted, "let's finish off that flying mongrel!"
Optimus nodded in response. The sky went dark as both Optimus and Megatron started glowing red and purple. Two beams of energy shot forth from them, punching a hole in the dark clouds. Two bright objects, shaped like keys, fell towards them. Before Megatron's key reached him, menacing armor appeared on his body.
"Cyber Key Power!" he shouted as the key inserted itself in Megatron's armor, causing a machine gun to flip out into his hand.
"Cyber Key Power!" Optimus shouted as his key inserted itself into one of his cannons, causing it to split open.
"FIRE!" the two said in unison, firing at the flying grimm.
Once their shots hit their target, the bird burst into flames, its body disappearing before it hit the ground.
"It's over," Optimus said, panting heavily.
"You know, Prime," Megatron said, panting as well, "when we're not fighting, we make a decent team. Ever considered being a Decepticon?"
Optimus glared at his enemy, while Megatron smirked back. The other students were amazed at just how powerful Optimus and Megatron were.
(Back at the Cliffs)
Ozpin was observing the whole battle on his scroll. Glynda was shocked at Optimus and Megatron's power, but Ozpin was rather intrigued.
"Who are you two," he asked no one in particular.
(Back with the main characters)
"Well," Yang said as she stood by Blake and Weiss, "that was a thing!"
(Time Skip)
Later, at the Academy, Professor Ozpin had begun assigning he teams.
"Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester, Dove Bronzewing, and Sky Lark. The four of you retrieved the Black Bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as, Team CRDL. Lead by… Cardin Winchester."
The four walked off the stage as the crowd clapped for them. Making their way up next was Jaune and the others.
"Jaune Arc, Lie Ren, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie. The four of you retrieved the White Rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR, lead by… Jaune Arc."
Jaune went wide eyed, not expecting himself to be leader. Pyrrha only smiled, proud of her new friend.
"Congratulations young man," Ozpin said.
"Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the White Knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as, Team RWBY. Lead by… Ruby Rose!"
Yang ran up to her sister and gave her a bear hug.
"I'm so proud of you!" she congratulated.
"And finally, our first ever team of two. Optimus Prime and Megatron. You two retrieved the Black King pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as, Team OMega. And seeing as there's only two of you, you shall be equals in your team!"
Optimus smiled under his mask as the crowd cheered for them. Megatron retained his stoic attitude.
"Looks like things are shaping up to be an… interesting year," Ozpin said as the crowd continued to cheer.
(…)
Later that night, in an old, abandoned Wearhouse, stood a man with a white suit, black hat, and a cane. He was currently looking over a map on the wall. He lit the cigar in his mouth as a man in a mask walked up to him with a cart full of multi-colored dust gems.
"We're gonna need more men," the man said, clearly plotting something.
Hopefully, teams RWBY, JNPR, and OMega are prepared for the journey ahead of them. Until next time.