Emerald Forest Part 2
Yang pulls Teal off the ground while Onyx lays on the ground clearly in pain.
"Who's the guy in pain?" Yang asked gestures to Onyx.
"Onyx," Teal said
"Cool, this is Balke," Yang said pointing over at a girl with black.
"Hello," Blake greeted
"Greetings," Teal said
Suddenly the group hears a scream in the distance.
"Some girl is in trouble! Blake, Teal, boy on the ground, did you hear that?" Yang questioned
Blake doesn't answer because she's looking up staring at something in the sky. Onyx doesn't answer because he's still groaning in pain. Teal nods her head having heard the scream.
Blake is still staring at something above, but the rest of the group are still focused on the forest. Onyx filling got up holding his back.
"What should we do?" Yang questioned
"Heads uuuuuuuup!"
Everyone looks up to see Ruby falling from the sky but just as she's about to hit the ground, Jaune comes flying through the air and crashes into Ruby. They are both sent flying into a tree.
"Oohhhh...What was that?" Ruby questioned dazed.
"Eh-hem!" Ruby looks up to see Jaune hanging upside-down from the tree, "Hey, Ruby…"
"Did your sister just fall from the sky?" Blake asked
"I…"
Before Yang could get a coherent answer out the sound of crashing trees could be heard along with a happy yell. An Ursa comes out of the forest. Suddenly something pink hits it and it falls forward to reveal Nora.
"YEEEE-HAAAAW!" Nora said as the Urse fell down, "Awwww...It's broken."
Ren appears out of the forest huffing and panting, "Nora! Please...Don't ever do that again." He looks up to see Nora gonna.
Nora and run up to the temple and immediately spots a relic, "Oooohh…" She picks on up and puts in on her head, "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!"
"Nora!" Ren yelled
"Coming, Ren!" Nora said before skipping away.
"Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?" Blake said
"Yeah that's Nora," Teal said
"Of course you would now Miss Crazy," Onyx said
"I…"
Once again Yang was interrupted as a screech is heard from their right, and Pyrrha comes onto the running out the forest with a Death Stalker chasing her.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha yelled
"Pyrrha!" Jaune yelled
"Ruby!" Yang said as her sister appeared.
"Yang!" Ruby yelled about to give her sister a hug but then Nora pops up in the middle.
"Nora!" Nora yelled
"Nora," Teal greeted
"Teal!" Nora said bringing the girl into a large hug.
The Death Stalker continues to chase Pyrrha in the background.
"Did she just run all the way here with a Death Stalker on her tail?" Blake questioned
Suddenly there's a loud howl like screech and trees could be seen being uprooted.
"Was that what was following us?" Onyx questioned
"Yup," Teal said
"And it's coming right for us huh?" Onyx questioned
"Yup," Teal said
Yang suddenly burst into flames angry, "I can't take it anymore! Can everyone just chill out for two seconds before something crazy happens again?!"
The tick-tock of a clock counts down the two seconds allowing Yang to cool down.
"Umm...Yang?" Ruby said tugging on her sister's sleeve.
Everyone looks up to see Weiss hanging on a talon of a Nevermore.
"How could you leave me?!" Weiss yelled down.
"I said jump!" Ruby said
"She's gonna fall," Blake said
"She'll be fine," Ruby said
"She's falling," Teal and Ren said
"And she's still running," Onyx pointing out Phyrra.
Jaune runs and jumps out of the tree he was in catching Weiss in his arms. Everything seems okay until the two fall. Jaune lands hard on the ground and Weiss lands harshly on him.
"My hero," Weiss said sarcastically.
"My back…" Jaune groaned
The Death Stalker is still chasing after Pyrrha, she manages to evade it and land on her side at the feet of everyone.
"Great! The gang's all here! Now we can die together!" Yang said
"Not if I can help it!" Ruby yelled rushing at the Death Stalker.
"Ruby, wait!" Yang yelled
"That girl," Teal said
Ruby, still screaming, fires Crescent Rose and charges at the Death Stalker but the bullets don't affect the Grimm and it knocks Ruby back.
"D-Do-Don't worry! Totally fine!" Ruby called out.
Ruby turns back to the monster and shoots it in the skull as she ran from it.
"She not fine," Onyx said
"Ruby!" Yang yelled running forward.
Ruby rushes towards Yang, but the Nevermore circles above them. Its flaps its wings flapping releasing lines of sharpened feathers which that catch on Ruby's cape and block Yang from reaching Ruby.
"Well that settles that," Teal said
"Yeah but not that," Onyx said pointing back over at the forest.
The rest of tree's clear and Teal and Onyx finally get a look at what was chasing them. A creature that looks like a black 10-foot tall deer came charging out. It had sharp antlers that look like it could easily pierce flesh.
"Oh a Morose not too bad," Onyx said
"You do know they travel in packs and that just the leader," Teal said
That's when five more Morose's come out of the forest, they're not as big as the first one only about 6 feet tall but still just as deadly.
"Can't we catch a break," Onyx said
"Let's move," Teal said
Everyone gathers together.
"Guys? That thing's circling back! What are we gonna do?" Jaune said
"Look, there's no sense in dilly-dallying. Our objective is right in front of us," Weiss said gesturing to the relics.
"She's right. Our mission is to grab an artifact and make it back to the Cliffs. There's no point in fighting these things," Ruby said
"Run and live that's an idea I can get behind!" Jaune said
"Agreed," Onyx said
Onyx and Teal run over to where the Sole Relics are. Each one was small statue in the shape of an animal. Since Teal was blind she could really make out what the relic was unless it was in her hands, she could just tell it was there.
"You pick," Teal said to Onyx.
"Really?" Onyx said raising an eyebrow.
"Do it before I change my mind," Teal said
Onyx reaches forward and picks up a relic handing it over to Teal.
"A wolf. Nice choice," Teal said feeling the relic.
Onyx gives Teal a strange look seeing her touch the relic.
"Time we left!" Ren said
"Uhhhh those things are gonna be a problem," Jaune said pointing over to the Morose's that were now heading towards.
"We'll handle them," Teal said
"We will?...*Cough* I mean we will," Onyx said
The rest of the group runs off leaving Teal and Onyx.
"Here," Teal sad handing Onyx something.
"Ear plugs?" Onyx questioned
"You haven't heard me play when I got into Symphony mode. As a first timer it could blast out your eardrums," Teal said
"Why is everything either 0 or 100 with you, and may I ask what Symphony mode is?" Onyx questioned
"Oh, you'll see," Teal smirked bringing out Resonating Shock Wave.
"Well then….let's do this," Onyx said bringing out his weapon.
"Let's," Teal said bringing out a pick.
The two run forward. All of the small Morose attack but the two teens easily deflect them back. They jump out of the way when the large one tries to stomp on them. As they land the smaller ones surround them.
Onyx throws his giant boomerang and it hits each one of them knocking them over, but they easily get back up.
"These things are tough," Onyx said
"Yeah but I think we're tougher," Teal said
"Couldn't agree more," Onyx said
The large Morose charges at them its head lowered trying to ram them with its sharp antlers. Onyx and Teal jump up and catch onto the antlers and flipping themselves onto the Morose's head. It howls loudly and shakes its head trying to get the two teens off of it. The two jump off its head but as soon as they land the smaller Morose charge at them. Teal strikes Resonating Shock Wave knocking them back.
"Every time the large one attacks the smaller ones are waiting for a secondary attack," Onyx said
"That's pack mentality for ya," Teal said
"If we could stop the large one from moving then we could take out the smaller ones easy," Onyx said
Teal smirks, "You just gave me an idea. How much material would you need to use your semblance to make a rope."
Onyx instantly knew what Teal was thinking, "Not that much."
Teal removes the large bow from skirt and Onyx easily morphs it into a long elastic rope.
"Can distract it?" Onyx asked
Teal nodded her head and charged forward. Se easily catches the eye of the giant Morose and it bends its head down trying to eat her but she easily dodges it. This Onyx the perfect opportunity to run behind the Grimm, with rope attached to his boomerang and the other end tied to a tree he throws his boomerang. It catches on another tree and comes back to Onyx.
Teal runs towards the trap and slides under it. The Morose follows suit but it legs easily get caught on the rope and it falls forward. As it falls Teal changes Resonating Shock Wave to is axe mode and slices through the head.
"One down…"
"...Five to go."
"If I were you I'd put those ear plugs in now," Teal said
Onyx does so and Teal changes Resonating Shock Wave back into guitar mode.
"Let's get this party started," Teal
The two ran forward head on attaining the other Morose. Teal started to play a song on her weapon and every chord struck was like an attack. This was her symphony mode the longer she plays the stronger the attack gets, but once she starts she can't stop.
I couldn't take it, couldn't stand another minute
Couldn't bear another day without you in it
All of the joy that I had known for my life
Was stripped away from me the minute that you died
To have you in my life was all I ever wanted
But now without you, I'm a soul forever haunted
Can't help but feel that I had taken you for granted
No way in hell that I can ever comprehend this
Onyx was rather impressed as he heard Teal sing to the music she played.
I wasn't dreaming when they told me you were gone
I was wide awake and feeling that they had to be wrong
How could you leave me when you swore that you would stay?
Now I'm trapped inside a nightmare every single f'ing day
Onyx grab the edge of his boomerang and it changes into a large chakram. He hits a Morose in the face breaking its antlers then he kicks it at Teal who blast it back at Onyx and he swiftly slices its head off.
It's like a movie, but there's not a happy ending
Every scene fades black, and there's no pretending
This little fairy tale doesn't seem to end well
There's no knight in shining armor who will wake me from the spell
Teal slides under a Morose and blasts it into the air. Onyx runs forward and jumps above Teal cutting it in half.
I know you didn't plan this
You tried to do what's right.
But in the middle of this madness
I'm the one you left to win this fight
With two Morose let Onyx and Teal go in for the final blow. Teal blast a large chord that rips the earth beneath the Grimm and they fall over stunned.
Red like roses
Fills my head with dreams and finds me
Always closer
To the emptiness and sadness
That has come to take the place of you
With the final chord played Teal quickly changes Resonating Shock Wave back into an axe and simultaneously she and Onyx cut off the two Grimms head.
Teal hunches over drained. Onyx hunches over too he holds his hand out to Teal and she gives him a high five.
Onyx and Teal stood together as they waited for Ozpin to announce the teams. They were on edge hoping they made it into the Sole Program.
"Russel Thrush. Cardin Winchester. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark. The four of you retrieved the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, led by... Cardin Winchester!" Ozpin said
Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren walk onto the stage.
"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," Ozpin said
Clapping goes off around the room, Nora laughs and gives Ren a hug.
"Led by...Jaune Arc!" Ozpin said
"Huh? L-Led by...?" Jaune said
"Congratulations, young man," Ozpin said
A grinning Pyrrha gives him a friendly shoulder bump to Jaune, but she ends up knocking him over.
Next up were Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang.
"And finally: Blake Belladonna. Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by...Ruby Rose!" Ozpin said
Weiss looks surprised, and Ruby is obviously shocked as Yang goes over to hug her sister.
"I'm so proud of you!" Yang said
"Now for those who have been selected to enter the Sole Program. As everyone knows this is a rather difficult program to get into. First pairs Onyx Bell and Teal Branwen
The two are stunned as they are the first ones called up. They walk up to the stage as they can hear their friends cheering in the background.
"Congratulations you two for being the first welcomed into the Sole Program. You have collected the Wolf relic," Ozpin hands both Teal and Onyx an ornate wolf mask, "You are now known as team Omega. Wear your mask proud."
Teal bumps shoulders with onyx smirking. He rolls his eyes but bumps her back with a small smile on his face.
"It looks like things are shaping up to be an...interesting year," Ozpin said