Chapter 4: Lighting the Flames and Fires
(Ice's Pov)
In the courtyard of the place we are staying in, Ruby and Oscar are having a sparring session for Ruby can only fight for as long as she wields Crescent Rose which makes her the weakest link amongst us cause even Naniele can fight very well without her weapons, not dismissing her as weak though.
The two continue to exchange weak blows in an attempt to get the edge over one another but I'll be honest... it was hard to watch, I looked over to Silver and she was biting her lip hard enough to bleed a little so I'm not the only one here.
Neo isn't even paying attention, she's just sat there playing a game on her scroll.
The short spar ended when Ozpin took over and kicked Ruby's ass, then returning control to Oscar who fell to his hands and knees panting.
"You don't have much stamina, don't you?" I called out followed by a sly chuckle.
"… How is this so exhausting?" Oscar questions either to himself or us.
"It's because you're not used to actual combat like Ruby and us, plus using your aura takes concentration too at first but worry not, in time you will be able to use it like it's your own arms and legs and until then, we can find out your semblance." I lectured him in.
"Semblance?" Oscar perked up.
"It's like... ummm a power unique to you I think?" Naniele said, looking over to me to make sure she was right.
I nodded, she smiled, the adorable one.
"So, it's like mine is fire, Naniele's is far sight or zooming in with her eyes, Neo with glass illusions and lastly Silver with... Astral projections." I explained our semblance's.
"It comes naturally and there are many different ways to figure out what it may be."
"I found mine through tests." Naniele said out loud, waving her arms about.
"Mine was the same, a little complicated." I sighed.
Neo still didn't pay attention.
"S-tabbed... hea-rt" Silver tried to get her words out again.
"Pardon?" Oscar looked confused.
"Here we go... Basically I stabbed her through the heart and well things were crazy" I said in embarrassment and noticed Silver putting her hand over her heart to show she still feels it.
"You know you're to blame for that right?"
Silver shot a glare at me, I sighed and faced Oscar again.
Just as I was about to speak again we all saw a bright blue flash coming from Silver, she kept her hand clasped against her chest. The withered Alpha Beowolf spectral had formed just behind her. I couldn't help but frown at the condition of the once proud and muscular Beowolf, its arms now resembling sticks, its bones, cracked and scarred it was a sorry sight to behold and it looked unlikely that it would ever return to its former glory.
"Well no matter what, we will find out what it is later, just focus on your training for now, now let's say you and me go for a spar, don't worry I'll be easy on ya." I told him, chuckling to myself as we watched Silver's spectral slowly fade away.
"Oh boy..." Oscar regretfully followed.
(Jet's Pov)
I was sat down in my house, working on a thick gauntlet that had lines running through it to the finger tips, one line for each finger as well as a long cell filled with orange dust on the top palm in a casing so it wouldn't get agitated until one of the bandit's walked in on me with a red bandana and a machete.
"Jet, come with us we've got an intruder." He spoke to me, spitting on the floor and waited for me to move.
"And why would you need me to come?" I questioned him.
"You've got no right to ask, just come and bring that weird gear with you." He threatened and walked outside.
"Tch... such scum these lot are." I mumbled to myself while putting the tools away and began getting my combat gear on.
A pair of brass gauntlets, boots and a belt aligned with various dust cells of fire, earth and ice as these are support items designed just for my semblance which is Air burst, the ability to boost myself with jets of air from any part of my body in any direction so I could make myself fly or use it along with these tools I have on me.
I walked out and glanced at the bandit who only waved for me to follow, which I did, not sharing any looks with him.
Out in the forest I laid in wait in a bush with a group of other bandits, we are supposed to wait for something but I don't know what, probably to ambush someone again as usual.
Soon the sounds of a motorcycle roared through the forest and soon came through a black and yellow bike along with a girl riding it with goldilocks coloured hair and one of our bandits riding on back... You've got to be kidding me? We are stooping so low to ambush and take everything this girl has? This is worse than the family we robbed not too long ago.
I watched the bandit got off the bike and said something to her before walking over to us.
"Alright, come out now, this girl is tough but we can handle her." He tells us before heading back out as we stand up and follow him, the others laughing to themselves while weapons ready as they approach the girl.
"I can't believe you were dumb enough to let me lead you out here." The bandit yelled out, cackling in his own amusement.
"Is this everyone?" The girl replies, she's putting on a tough act I see, what a mess this will be.
The bandit chuckles "Yes, little lady. This is it. Well, unless you count the rest at the camp back there." He tells her, pointing back his thumb to where our camp is, is he retarded or what?
The girl points her arm in the same direction. "That way?"
"Yes, that way." The bandit looked confused at first and looked at us before replying.
"Good to know. Thanks"
"Now to pay me back for this tooth, we're going to take your bike. And you're going to take your lumps." The bandit threatened her. This tribe is only good for threatening from what I have seen in the past.
I get myself ready for a fight but I take a step back to observe the others first.
The golden-haired girl engages her weapon that seems to be some shotgun gauntlet, an interesting weapon I must add.
The girl now brings out the gun in her... robotic arm that makes the other bandits gasp but to me, it makes me all the more interested in her, she could be my ticket out of here as I am unable to hold back my smirk.
The rest of the bandits go to attack the girl but she easily overpowers them with her hand to hand combat skills along with her usage of her weapons, making them look like toys to just be thrown about, they didn't stand a chance.
I guess if I need to her to get out of here, I'll need to see if she's strong enough.
I activate my semblance and blast jets of air from me feet to swiftly get close to the girl and as I go in for a punch from my right hand, she blocks it with her left and aims at me with the robotic arm.
I sway back, narrowly missing the punch and step back before going in for another swing that she dodges, I blast myself back to get out of her range and go in for a few more hits which she blocks and dodges before managing to get under my arms and go for a punch to my stomach.
I grunt but evade her next attack with a step to the left, my left gauntlet facing her, charged with fire dust particles which I release in a beam of heat but she just about manages to dodge it and stands ready, anticipating my next attack.
But enough was enough, she's proved herself to me.
"Alright that's enough, you're plenty strong, what's your name?" I lowered my arms to show I'm not fighting anymore.
"Is that it? You done fighting now?" The girl questioned me, sounding pretty irritated.
"There's a reason behind this, your name, please."
"Yang, Yang Xiao Long."
"Hey what are you doing? Beat her already!" The bandit with the missing tooth yelled at me.
"Nah, I'm gonna join her side, I'm done with you all." I blatantly said to all the bandits and shrugged my shoulders, Yang now looking at me in confusion.
"I swear, when Raven hears about this you both are dead!" He threatened us.
"I doubt that, I am her daughter after all, anyway you come with me and show the way, you've got some explaining to do." Yang signalled me along to show me the way, the other bandits reluctantly got up and followed behind to escort us, they know full well they can't beat us.
On the way back to the camp, I explained my issue with the bandits and how they used my sister as a hostage while she was at Beacon but now hearing that she managed to move to Haven Academy. Which Yang understood very well and happily let me tag along, we exchanged names once again as we entered the camp and got a very cold welcoming as the bandits glared us down.
"Anyway, now that you know, I've got to go prepare, I'll catch up." I whispered to Yang and she didn't even face me back.
"Just be quick." She told me in a monotone voice, so cold.
I broke from the group and headed to where Weiss was being held, I got some stares off the bandits but they quickly focused back on Yang, looks like they haven't been told that I betrayed them yet.
I returned to the cage where I noticed her guards were gone, makes my job easier but at the same time Weiss was crouched down, looking down again.
"Hey, I got our ticket out of here." I whispered to her, she gasped as she quickly turned to face me but with a frown.
"You scared me again!" She scolded me in a whispering but foul tone.
"Sorry, sorry, anyway I managed to get someone to bust us out so let's get you out while she keeps them busy." I told her.
"Okay, unlock the gate while I cut myself out of this." She told me, I looked over and noticed a miniature knight cutting away at her cuffs.
"Sure thing." I rolled my eyes and held out my index finger and started blasting air out of the little gun barrel in the finger of the gauntlet that let out a torch like flame. "Good thing I always make support items for myself."
A few minutes pass while I'm weakening the lock on the gate, I pull the lock off, opening the gate but at the same time, a bandit flies past us, revealing me and Weiss to the camp, them all looking at me with Yang staring at us... I looked over to see the bandit knocked out on a barrel and then back to Yang in confusion.
"Yang?" Weiss questioned.
"Weiss?" Yang said back.
"Wait, you two know each other?!" I asked in the confusion of this mess.
"Well subtlety is out." Weiss confessed as she made her magic knight grow to quite a large size, big enough to break the cage which defeats the point of me opening the cage now.
Weiss quickly runs to Yang and I tag along behind.
"What is that? And when did you two meet?" Yang asks.
"Don't worry about it, why are you here?" Weiss stated.
"Well, that's my mom and she can take us to Ruby"
Weiss's jaw dropped on hearing that. "Your mom kidnapped me?!"
Yang's jaw dropped and glared at Raven. "You kidnapped her?!"
"This is not the time to be yelling!" I yelled out, getting ready to fight until a lightning bolt rained down in front of us and made the whole camp quiet.
"Enough!" Vernal yelled out, holding a rapier-like weapon.
"Thank you." Raven thanks Vernal and turns to the group. "If you all don't keep it together, this place will be crawling with Grimm!" She now faces Vernal. "Give her the weapon back."
Vernal shot a look at Raven and reluctantly threw the weapon towards Weiss which she catches with grace.
"You three, in my tent now!" Raven commanded us, oh boy I'm in trouble.
"Why?" Yang growls.
"If you're going to go after your sister then I need to tell you the truth." Raven told us.
"I'll go ahead, no doubt Raven will have questions for me first." I said, walking away from the two but as I raise the fabric into the tent, I glance back to see Weiss jump into Yang for a tight hug, I give a smile before entering the tent.
