The Burning Nightmare Chapter 4 Mayhem
Ruby grabbed her scythe and unleashed its power on anyone who tried to comfort her, which got Yang's attention as she heard the screaming from downstairs.
"What on earth is that?" Thorn asked.
"Don't know, I need you to get any surviving students to a safe area while I got turn Dazzle into a pile of ash" Yang planned.
Thorn ran out but was blown out of the window by a sniper shot from Ruby, she was still alive. Yang activated her gauntlets to face Dazzle and Cinder, this time it wasn't who she thought. Instead, it was Ruby flashing green hue under her eyes and holding her scythe with a blank expression on her face. Yang's expression of that of shock and fear that Ruby is the cause, she didn't want to fight her own sister but no other option presented itself inside Yang's mind.
"Ruby whatever Cinder is using to control you, fight it!" Yang yelled out.
Her words fell on deaf ears as Ruby charged at her, slashing the scythe at Yang. She ducked the attack and shot her in her face, forcing her to back up then look up at Yang. She came at Yang again but was met with a roundhouse kick to the face, causing Ruby to go through a wall that led to outside. As she was falling, Yang jumped up and punched her in the stomach hard, causing Rose to crash land that made a small crater. Yang yanked Ruby by the collar, her eyes burning red with rage for Cinder making her little sister her own puppet to control.
"I'm sorry Ruby but this is for your own good" Yang apologized before punching Ruby's lights out.
Cinder walked up with a slow handclap, Starter coming in beside her.
"Bravo Yang just simply bravo. I never knew you had it in you to even knock out your sister. Well you learn something new every day" Cinder said smirking.
Thorn ran up to stand side by side with her best friend Yang, she then noticed Ruby on the ground knocked out cold then looked back at Yang.
So, I'm guessing that she took care of Ruby Thorn assumed.
"Let us take Ruby and no one has to get hurt Yang" Starter offered.
"No way" Thorn replied, drawing her twin swords in a battle stance.
"I'll take Dazzle and you can take Cinder" Yang commanded.
"You got it" Thorn beamed, winking at Yang.
Cinder created some daggers and attacked Thorn while Yang went after Starter for what he did last night and she wanted payback. Thorn blocked strike after strike from Cinder's dagger attack before flipping her over and going for a stab move but Fall rolled out of the way to stop that from happening.
"You haven't skipped a beat since you betrayed MY order" Cinder blurted out.
"I had my reasons" Thorn responded.
They engaged in a sword lockup, in which Cinder heated up making Thorn skid to the ground and losing her twin swords in the process. Cinder then jumped on top of her, pinning her down.
"Now be a good girl and let me kill you" Cinder cooed, lifting her dagger.
Thorn struggled with all her might but didn't budge, a sudden gunshot knocked the dagger out of Cinder's hand.
"Get away from her you bitch!" Ruby hissed.
That little distraction was enough time for Thorn to monkey flip Cinder into the ground. Her swords reappeared and she trapped the flame maiden in a sword prison where she wouldn't be able to escape. Firestarter in the meantime got knocked out and sent flying into a tree back first before skidding down the wood.
Yang ran up and embraced Ruby more tightly then before. Thorn put her swords away then joined in the group hug.
Soon after, Atlas soldiers came over and arrested Cinder and Firestarter before putting them on the airship. Once they left, Yang let out a sigh of relief after enduring that flame maiden Cinder Fall and a former student Firestarter Dazzle.
White sheets covered the dead that Ruby slaughtered in a fit of uncontrollable anger thanks to Cinder combining her dream catcher and a green crystal her and Starter found at an Atlas camp.
"Thorn what did Cinder mean by you betraying her order?" Yang questioned.
"I guess it's time I told you. Years ago, when I was running away from home after my father committed suicide, Cinder found me hiding out in an empty cave scared and cold. She offered me a place to stay if I joined her along with other people I can't name at the moment. I had no other choice, so ever since I could remember I was fighting alongside that witch. When word got out that Grimm attack, I fought them off with help from some fauns named Blake and Cinder abandoned me because I didn't want to help her carry out a terrifying perfect plan of hers. I took the offer to come to Beacon and never go back to Cinder no matter what" Thorn explained.
"Wow so you turned on Cinder to help heroes like us escape those Grimm that were invading?" Ruby asked.
Thorn nodded.
"Well you did the right thing even if it costed a few lives at that festival" Yang said.
Ruby nodded in agreement after she saw not only her best friend Penny get destroyed by Pyrrha but then Yang get in trouble because of one of Cinder's associates. Hearing Thorn save other people's lives from Grimm was pretty valiant and unselfish of her, even though Cinder didn't want anything to do with Beacon's best and brightest.
"We are grateful to call you my friend...actually our friend" Ruby said hugging Thorn.
She returned the hug while wiping away a tear that was coming down her cheek.
Cinder sat across from Firestarter, flashing a smirk on her face as she could hear fight sounds from the distance until there was nothing but silence.
"Who's out there Cinder?" Starter asked.
"An old contact of mine" Cinder said, standing by the door.
A woman with different colored eyes and hair opened the door to help Firestarter and Cinder escape. The woman undid their bindings, smiling as she did so.
"Good work Neo I trust you left no survivors?" Cinder asked.
Neo smirked, then walked over to Starter and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Cinder smiled at that little affection Neo gave to Firestarter.
