Chapter 7: conflict
Yang and Blake stood in front of Garnet, Blake's Gambol Shroud drawn and Yang activating her Ember Celica. The two of them blocking the White Fang from getting near her
"You three are in a lot of trouble" the lion Faunus said crossing his arms
Yang glared at the White Fang member, his cocky attitude really grated on her nerves "and what makes you think that"
"That brat destroyed are symbol" he said pointing to the partly broken wall "that's something we don't take lightly" he finished snapping his fingers coursing the other White Fang members to draw their weapons
Blake got ready to fight but this wasn't really the best situation, not only were they surrounded but they also had to make sure none of the White Fang got near Garnet
Before anyone could make the first move a red blur shot past Blake and straight into White Fang member holding a rifle, exploding on contact and making them fly back. Looking over her shoulder Blake saw Garnet with her hand glowing a red aura, showing that she shot one of her aura cats at them
"BRING IT ON YOU BASTARDS" the younger cat Faunus shouted, anger evident in her eyes
"Garnet what are yo-" Blake tried to say but was interrupted by a female White Fang member swinging a metal Kanabo down at her, Blake quickly created a shadow and dodged to the left striking her in the side with Gambol Shroud before kicking them away
She was going to go in for another attack but was stopped by a new member coming at her holding a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. Blake was able to dodge the first two strikes but had to use her semblance to move out of the way of his gun fire, spinning on her heels Blake unsheathed her sword and used it to attack the White Fang's leg and then hit him in the head with her sheath coursing them to fall to the ground in a daze
Yang on the other hand couldn't help but smile, she always loved a good fight
Deflecting a sword strike with her left gauntlet Yang hit them in the jaw with a right hook, another White Fang came at her from her right but was stopped by a aura cat sent by Garnet allowing Yang enough time to shoot them away with a shotgun blast and jump back from two more sword users
'She's as angry as I am when someone cuts my hairrrrr-' drawled Yang's thoughts as she watched a strand of blonde hair slowly floated to the floor, one of White Fang members saw this as her dropping her guard and charged in to attack
As soon as they were close enough a yellow clad fist struck them in the face sending them flying past the others and straight out to the street, looking up from the ground Yang's red eyes stared at the White Fang, her hair blazing with fire
"Ooooh~, you guy's made a BIG mistake" Yang said trough gritted teeth
Back with Blake she had defeated all but two White Fang members and their apparent 'leader' who still stood behind them, she had fewer opponents then Yang but the woman with the Kanabo and the man with a sword and gun are far more skilled then any ordinary White Fang solider
The lion Faunus in the back saw Yang's hair catch fire and charge at his subordinates, sighing at their lack of skill he reached behind his back and pulled out two 15 inch long brown staffs each with grey circular saw-blades on top
"Bear, go help the others with blondie" he said to the woman using some kind of codename, she nodded and jumped in the air to bring her Kanabo down on Yang's head but she saw it in time and rolled out of the way coursing the ground 'Bear' hit to crack
The lion Faunus dashes forwards horizontally slashing at Blake with his right saw-blade, Blake used her sheath to block it and lock weapons with the lion Faunus who smirked at her "I know you... your Adam's old partner aren't you"
"Shut up!" Blake said using a burst of aura in her arms to push his weapon back and quickly step back, but the lion Faunus stabbed forwards with his left blade and pressed a button on it's staff coursing it to extend to twice it's length (about 30 inches), catching Blake off guard, she used her semblance and created a shadow to jump in the air and over the White Fang member
Said member extended his other staff and connected them at the ends turning his weapon into a 5 foot long staff with a saw-blade at each end
He turned round and unleashed another horizontally slash knocking Blake back "take that you tra-GAHHH" he yelled in pain as a red cat hit him in the back and exploded, turning his head slightly he sneered at the young cat Faunus behind him
"Snake" he called out to the sword and gun user, the lion Faunus gestured to Blake who was charging in again, 'Snake' nodded and ran forwards to intercepted Blake, blocking her path
The lion Faunus dashed back and punched Garnet in the gut coursing her to fly back into the wall and slide down onto the floor, falling on her side
"GARNET!" Blake yelled in worry but was forced to block another sword strike
Garnet held her stomach in pain, because of her lack of training she couldn't stop or dodge in time, looking up she saw the lion Faunus holding his weapon above his head, ready to bring it's spinning blade down on her
"Take this you brat" the man said stabbing down
*THUD*
Sparks flew as the man's blade grinned against white metal, Garnet couldn't help but smiles seeing a familiar person in front of her
"Big brother"
A while earlier...
Team JNPR along with Coco and Velvet had just left the clothing store after buying the scarf, although someone was having second thoughts about it... and surprisingly it wasn't Jaune
"Are you sure she'll like it" Coco said worried, I mean this wasn't just an ordinary person she help pick a gift for, it's the women she idolises for not just her fashion sense but also her skills as a huntress
Jaune smiled in reassurance "Aqua will love it and I'll make sure tell her you found it for us"
*Beep* *Beep*
Everyone stopped as Pyrrha pulled out her scroll and saw a massage from Yang "Yang says she and the others are going to a cafe near by and to meet them there" she said looking at the directions to the cafe in the message
"Ooooo~ do you think they'll have pancakes" Nora said looking to Ren for answers, even though he doesn't know anything about this cafe their going to
On their way there Velvets ears twitched suddenly, she could hear a strange noise coming from somewhere near by but it sounded familiar, almost like...
"Gun fire"
Coco turned around looking at her teammate, a serious look coming over her face "were?"
Velvet looked around her ears twitching every once in while searching for the location of the gun fire, after a few seconds she ran off down the street Coco and team JNPR following after her. The Beacon students -lead by Velvet- ran down the street until they were stopped by a white blur landing in front of them, looking down they saw a White Fang soldier on the ground unconscious
"The White Fang" Ren said looking at the unconscious Faunus in front of them
"What they doing here" asked Pyrrha pulling out her weapon
"I'M GONNA BRING THE 'HEAT' NOW" a female voice shouted from the alleyway
Jaune looked down the alleyway the soldier came from and saw Yang -as she said herself- bringing the 'heat', witch literally meant beating the hell out of them with fire coated punches, well until a female White Fang member came out of air and tried to crush her with some kind of metal bat, only for Yang to dodge out of way
"Let's go help them out" Jaune said drawing his sword and shield
Team JNPR advanced down the alleyway as Coco and Velvet contacted the police and subdue the incapacitated White Fang members, as Jaune and the others got closer he stopped when he saw something behind Yang and the White Fang
Garnet, she was laying on the ground near a wall with... SOMEONE READY TO STAB THEIR WEAPON DOWN AT HER!
In the next instants there was a flash of white light and something passes by Yang and 'Bear'
Present
Jaune stood in front of his sister, blocking the saw blade with his shield as white wisps of aura flowed off his legs, showing he used a burst of aura to move faster
Using another burst of aura Jaune was able of shield bash the lion Faunus away
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING" Jaune shouted in rage, his aura visible glowing around him because of his anger
Everyone stopped -even the White Fang members- no one on team JNPR or RWBY had seen Jaune this angry before, sure he's gotten a little annoyed from time-to-time but never fully lost his temper
But only Blake and the lion Faunus could see the scariest part... his eyes. Blake almost flinched back at them, no longer were they an ocean blue... but a furious... burning white
"Man, is that what I'm like" Yang muttered under her breath but quickly noticed her opponents distracted state, smiling she charged and sent a uppercut to 'Bear's' jaw sending her flying back to 'Snake' and the lion Faunus leader
The sound of their comrade landing near by snapped them out of their shock
"Tch, Snake, Bear, we're getting out of here" the lion Faunus ordered pulling a red Dust crystal from his pocket and dropping it on the floor
Snake and Bear moved to his side, Bear held her Kanabo in a reverse grip and pressed a trigger on the handle coursing it to glow an ice blue, she then stabbed her weapon and crushed the Burn Dust crystal, with the combination of the Burn Dust and what seems to be ice Dust in her weapon 'Bear' created a large cloud of fog that blinded the Beacon students
"Ren" called Jaune to his male teammate who nodded and extended both his hand out releasing a small wave of aura just strong enough to dissipate the fog, with the fog gone everyone looks around but notices the three White Fang are gone, leaving their unconscious comrades behind
"Where'd they go" Yang questioned, her eyes no longer red
Velvet's ears twitched trying to search for any trace of the White Fang members that got away "I don't know" she said her ears dropping slightly
"Garnet"
The others turned their attention to Jaune who was kneeling beside his younger sister who was now sitting up, leaning against the wall for support
"You okay" Jaune asked
"Yeah, just a little-arg!" Garnet winced trying to stand up but falling back on her butt "sore"
Pyrrha knelled down to the younger Arc "don't worry, your aura will heal you in time but it be best to take you somewhere to rest"
"Then you guys head to that cafe, me and Vel are gonna stay here and deal with the police" Coco said referring to the police sirens that can be heard in the distance
"Alright, let's go" Jaune said standing up, carrying a now red faced Garnet on his back piggy-back style, much to the others amusement and her embarrassments
"So that's what happened" Ruby asked
After the incident with the White Fang team JNPR along with Yang, Blake and Garnet had met up at the cafe with Ruby, Weiss and Amber who was carrying a plastic bag, most likely filled with the gifts for the Arc's parents
The two teams had pulled several tables together so they could all sit with each other. And that's where they are now with Yang explaining to the other what happened in the alleyway, as they talked Garnet looked down at her lunch, idle poking at it with her fork while glancing up every once in a while
"Sis" Garnet was snapped out her trance and turned her attention to her left, where her sister Amber was sitting next to her
"Are you feeling ok" Amber questioned with a look of worry on her face
Garnet smiled and patted her stomach, showing there was no pain "all good, see"
Garnet's smile quickly turned into a scowl as a hand from her right patted her hair and ruffled it, turning around she glared at her brother even though she couldn't help but purr from the affection
The young cat Faunus half-heartedly smacked Jaune's hand away -coursing him to chuckle and go back to his meal- Garnet grabbed her glass of milk and took a sip, once again looking at what she was before
Blake
"I know you... your Adam's old partner aren't you" the voice of the lion Faunus echoed in her head coursing Garnet anger to rise as she gripped her glass tighter
'Blake... please tell me you warn't one of them'
Somewhere outside Vale...
In the sky's near Vale a Bullhead could be seen flying to the city at what one would call an unsteady flight pattern
"Iris, I know your worried but did you really have to rush off like that" a woman's voice shouted through the on board radio, at the pilots seats sat a blonde haired woman who looked to be in her 20's and looked... a little green, the blonde woman now known as Iris glared at the radio, even though she know the person on the other end couldn't see her
"Luna... I know what I did was bit... *groan*... rash" Iris said even when her stomach turned making her feel queasy "but we don't even know of they made it there safe"
"Sis your flying a Bullhead... AND YOU HAVE MOTION-SICKNESS" Luna said, hoping shouting the last part would get her point across better
Iris opened her mouth to defend her actions but she knew her sister had a point, damn their fathers motion-sickness being hereditary "ok so it was very rash but Garnet and Amber could still be in danger"
"I told you, there's no reason to worry I've mailed myself hundreds of times" Luna said over the line
"YOU WHAT!"
Even though she couldn't see her sister, Iris Arc could almost feel her nervousness "errrr... nothing"
Iris sighed, even as another wave of nausea hit her "Lune, I'm already here so I might as well go see if their ok"
"Alright, just... don't crash" Luna said her worry evident in her voice
"I'll be fine" said Iris reassuring her sister "I'll call you when I land, goodbye"
"Goodbye"
Iris's gloved hand turned off the radio but covered her mouth when a heavy wave of nausea hit her, her action also coursed the Bullhead to veer slightly to the left witch Iris quickly stabilised so she didn't crash
"Arg... curse these damn contraptions"
