Hey guys, guess what? I'm not dead! And I haven't abandoned this story either! Are you ready for another chapter? Well, I'm more than happy to deliver.
This will be the last chapter set in the established RWBY canon. After this chapter, I start taking this story in whatever direction I want. I'll no longer be bound by trying to write around what's already been seen of the show.
Well, with nothing else to say, let's get this battle started. (Literally)
RWBY © Rooster Teeth/Monty Oum (R.I.P)
*Set shortly after 'Fall'*
*Petey's P.O.V*
I cannot believe it. Why is it that this had to happen? All of Vale appears to be in a state of panic. Why would Yang do such a thing to that Mercury fellow? Perhaps she truly is naturally violent, like I predicted. Hard to believe that she could be the sister to someone so sweet and innocent like Ruby. I wonder how their parents raised them for them both to turn out so differently.
Speaking of Ruby, I believe that's her right over there. Perhaps she can give me some information on Yang's deplorable actions.
"Ruby?"
"Oh, hi Petey. How are you?"
"I'm doing quite well. How about yourself?"
"Well, I've been better."
It pains me to see Ruby act sad like this. What Yang did must have done a number on her. Then again, I imagine it's not easy to accept that your sibling can be so cruel for no good reason.
"I don't suppose you know why it is your sister did such a dreadful thing to that Mercury fellow, do you?"
"She says that she saw Mercury attack her first, and she was just trying to defend herself."
Is that the excuse that Yang gave? Sounds rather feeble and pathetic, just to blame it on someone else. Wait, does Ruby truly believe what Yang told her?
"Do you truly believe that, Ruby? I mean, from what I know of Yang, she does seem to be rather punch happy. I'm not so sure it's out of the realm of possibility that she did this simply because she wanted to."
Oh dear. It seems as if I've offended her with my words. This will most likely not end well for me.
"But she wouldn't Petey! I know her! Yang wouldn't do this without reason. I know you don't know my sister very well, but I do. She's not a bad person. I trust her, and I think you should too."
Wow, quite an outburst for someone like Ruby. If she's willing to go so far to defend her sister in front of me, perhaps I should take heed of her words. Ruby does seem the type to defend her loved ones to the death. Especially those she's known for nearly her entire life. Plus, she seems thoroughly convinced that what Yang says is true. Based on the very little I know of Yang, she might be willing to threaten those she does not know, like me. Seriously, is it such a crime that I want to date Ruby? But Yang does not seem the type to willingly hurt or lie to her loved ones.
"Very well then. You're right. I do not know Yang very well. It was rather foolish of me to judge someone like that without truly knowing them all too well. So I am choosing to trust you here. I just hope that this does not end up being a mistake on my part."
"Thanks, Petey. And it's not gonna be a mistake. I just hope everything turns out alright for her in the end. I don't like seeing my big sister all upset and everything."
"I'm sure everything shall turn out alright eventually, Ruby. With luck, your friend Pyrrha shall win the tournament and restore honor to Beacon's good name. Anyway, I have other matters to attend to right now. Do give Yang my condolences when you see her again. Farewell, my lovely young friend."
"Alrighty, then. See you later, Petey. I'm gonna head to the Coliseum and watch the next fights."
Could Yang truly be innocent like Ruby says? Even if she is, why is it that no one saw Mercury attack her as Ruby claims? I have a very suspicious feeling about all of this. I suppose I'll have to give it some more thought later. For now, I should be returning to my dorm. Perhaps Thomas has found something worthwhile on our little murder case.
*Back at Team PRTI's dorm*
"Greetings, everyone. Have you guys found anything of note on our little bookstore case?"
"Well, you were right about that bullet that was left behind at the scene. It's not like the common gun bullets you usually find. This thing was custom made. I'm looking into who it could have been made for."
"Excellent work, Thomas. Rouge, do you have anything of note?"
"Yeah. It turns out the guy who died was a former White Fang member. Some kind of Puma Faunus. That's the most I got right now."
Really? Tukson was a member of the White Fang? I'm honestly very shocked to hear that. I wonder why it is he left, though. Perhaps he was tired of all the horrible acts of terrorism they were committing. If so, I must applaud him for having the strength to up and leave. Even if it didn't last very long on his part. Poor man.
"Well, based on what I know of the White Fang, they do have a very low tolerance for traitors. Perhaps that is why he was killed."
"And you know this how, Petey?"
Oh damn! I cannot have my teammates thinking that I too was once a member of that horrid organization. Not like my cousin is. I know he of all people hates traitors. I wonder how he would react if someone he was close to in the White Fang left as well. Probably not well. I think he'd not rest until whoever deserted him had suffered for what they did before finishing them off. Poor souls. Wait, why the hell am I even thinking about this at all? I hate the White Fang, and I hate my cousin. I must return to the topic at hand.
"I have my ways, Rouge. Rest assured that unlike Tukson, I was never a member of that deplorable group. Nor will I ever be."
"Hey Petey, I got something."
At last, we can finally end this mystery and bring in those responsible.
"What did you find out, Thomas?"
"I sent a picture of the bullet that I found to an old friend of mine. Works in a weapons store in Mistral. Makes a lot of ammo. He just replied. He says that the shotgun bullet belongs to someone named… Wait, is that right? That can't be right."
"Who is it, Thomas?"
"He says these bullets are custom made for someone named Mercury Black."
"What?!"
That… that can't be right. What reason would Mercury have for murdering Tukson? And so soon before the Vytal Festival. It can't be a coincidence that this happened so soon. Perhaps there truly is more to Yang's innocence than I initially believed. Maybe even more than Ruby herself believes. Is it possible that Yang knew this, and was trying to take him out, but simply chose the wrong time and place to do so?
"Isn't that the same guy that that Yang girl apparently crippled yesterday during the Tournament?"
"You are correct, Rouge. I actually met with Yang's sister, Ruby, on the way here. She claims that Yang is innocent, and after learning that Mercury is the one who killed my favorite bookstore owner, I'm more inclined to believe it. I don't believe that it is a coincidence, these two events happening so close to each other. The murder, and the crippling. I have a very unsettling felling Mercury might be planning something. He might have even planned to have Yang shoot him in the leg. Unfortunately, we shan't be able to get any decent information until he lands in Mistral, so until then…"
"Oh my Oum!"
"What is it, Indigo?"
What could possibly have Indigo so shocked? Did she see something of the TV?
"Y-you guys need to see this. Oh, dear Oum!"
What could have happened? It's just another match of the Tournament. How could it possibly have Indigo so… Great Monty Oum! Is that… is that girl dead? Oh my, she is! It looks like Ruby's friend Pyrrha killed her. But why? Why is this happening? What is with so many senseless acts of violence occurring during this Festival? Wait, is that…? Oh dear, it is. It's Ruby's friend from the park, Penny. That's who was killed. I can only imagine how Ruby is taking this. Poor girl. It mustn't be easy, seeing one of your closest friends get horribly dismembered right in front of you.
Wait, what's happening now? Why is the screen red? What is with the black queen symbol, is someone hacking into the broadcast signal? I have a very bad feeling something incredibly horrendous is about to happen.
"We should be heading outside. I have a very unsettling feeling that we are about to be swarmed be Grimm. Call it an instinct."
"But Petey, what about the broadcast?"
"To hell with it! I have no desire to listen to it. It shall only make us feel worse, thus attracting more Grimm. And I'm quite certain that there are enough of them on their way right now as is! Now let's move!"
*Outside Beacon Academy*
*Third Person P.O.V*
Once Team PRTI made their way outside Beacon Academy, they found that Petey's instincts had been correct. They could see several Nevermores and Griffons flying over the city of Vale. They also saw numerous Grimm being released into the grounds of Beacon by the White Fang. As well as soldiers from the White Fang themselves.
"Alright, split up. They will likely be evacuating the school. We should assist in speeding up that process. If you see someone in danger, help them. If you should encounter a Grimm, take it out. Should you encounter the White Fang, same thing. Now go!" Petey ordered.
Team PRTI then ran in different directions, with Petey heading toward the White Fang's ships directly. Along the way, he took out several Grimm with his flail. He hit one of them over the head, and shot another one right between the eyes with his rifle. All the while, he kept his eyes on the White Fang's airship, as he wanted to take them out as soon as possible. He wanted to keep them from hurting anyone else.
But before he could get to close to it. He was blocked by two members of the White Fang. Petey took them out as fast as he could. When one got close to him, Petey swung his flail at his attacker's feet, then quickly hit him in the back with it, taking him out. As for the other one, when the donkey eared Faunus ran toward Petey, he shot at the masked menace, sending him back several feet.
Unfortunately, by the time Petey took them both out, the White Fang's airship had already taken off and was heading toward the coliseum. He tried to use his jumping semblance to reach it, but sadly the ship was too high up for Petey to actually land on top of it. He only managed to brush his fingers against it before beginning to descend back toward Beacon.
"YOU COWARDLY BASTARDS!" Petey yelled once he landed beck on the ground.
Unable to catch up to the White Fang, Petey decided to take his anger out on the Grimm still on Beacon's grounds. As well as the very few White Fang soldiers that were still there as well.
He charged at a nearby Ursa, running past it and hitting it in the mouth with his weapon, effectively knocking out all of its teeth. Petey then turned himself around and fired a bullet into the creature's open mouth, making the creature fall down, dead. Petey then turned his attention to a Griffon flying above him. He used his semblance to leap above the flying Grimm, and on the way down, grabbed the Griffon's head with the spikes of his flail. The creature died as soon as it landed on the ground along with Petey. Once he landed, Petey found himself near the mess hall. He saw a large amount of Grimm heading his way. He also saw the grease dumpster that Beacon used. He aimed his rifle at it.
"Smile you sons of bitches!" Petey shouted right before he shot at the grease dumpster.
*KABOOM*
There was a massive explosion, taking out several Grimm, knocking Petey back, and taking out nearly the entire wall the grease dumpster was next to. Once Petey regained his senses, he grabbed his weapon and continued fighting, his vicious anger not quite satisfied.
He gave off a growl before running toward a nearby Beowolf. When it jumped up on what was left of the wall, Petey jumped up after it, embedding it into the Grimm's back. Petey then jumped off of the wall. When he landed, he struck his flail into the ground, along with the Beowolf attached to it. The creature's neck snapped due to the force of the impact on the ground.
"Alright, who's next?!" Petey shouted at no one in particular. He growled as he looked around for an opponent to fight. Unfortunately, he didn't see a Creep sneak up behind him and try to kill him. By the time Petey saw the Grimm, the creature had already swiped its claw at the dog Faunus. Thanks to his aura, Petey evaded death, but was still knocked several feet away. Before Petey could get up, the Creep charged toward him, ready to finish him off.
But before the Creep could get any closer, Petey heard a familiar 'whoosh', saw a trail of rose petals, and heard the unmistakable 'swish' of a scythe. He saw the Creep fall in 2 pieces before it evaporated. When he looked at what had killed the Creep, he saw his red hooded girlfriend standing there, a sight he was more than happy to see.
"Greetings, Ruby. It's extremely pleasing to see you once again, especially alive and uninjured." Petey greeted.
"Yeah, you too, Petey." Ruby said.
Before they could converse further, more Grimm came toward them. Petey and Ruby raised their weapons and prepared to finish them off.
Both of them ran toward an Alpha Beowolf. Petey hit it hard with his flail, knocking it toward Ruby, who sliced the Grimm's head off with her scythe. They then went after individual Grimm, taking them out quickly and efficiently.
"So, what have you been doing this entire time, Ruby?" Petey asked while dispatching an Ursa.
"Oh well, once I left the stadium, I got onto General Ironwood's ship, where I fought with Roman Torchwick and his dumb little ice cream servant. Well, at least until Torchwick was eaten up by a Griffon." Ruby said in between the swings of her Crescent Rose.
"Oh Monty, that's incredibly disgusting!" Petey replied. He really didn't enjoy the image of someone being devoured whole by one of the Grimm, even if it was someone as despicable as Roman Torchwick.
"Yeah, I'll have to tell you about it sometime. But, let's save that for later, after all these Grimm are gone." Ruby said.
"A splendid idea, Ruby."
With that they continued to fight their way past several Grimm. Ruby quickly ran forward toward a Beowolf, slicing the creature down to size. At the same time, Petey focused on a Death Stalker. It charged at him, but Petey simply shot at one of its legs, knocking the creature off balance. Once that was done, he jumped up on the scorpion like creature and fired off a few shots into its head, killing it.
The two Beacon students then turned their attention toward a King Taijitu. The snake tried snapping at them, but they quickly jumped out of the way. Petey then grabbed Ruby and leaped on top of the creature. Petey and Ruby immediately split up and began attacking the snake's 2 heads. Petey lodged his flail into one of its skulls, twisting it around. Ruby then jammed her scythe into the other skull. The Grimm's 2 heads fell limp, and it evaporated.
*Ruby's P.O.V*
"Not that this hasn't been an enjoyable experience, but I believe that we should be attempting to locate our teammates now, Ruby."
Petey's right! I need to find Weiss, Blake, and Yang. I just hope everyone's alright. I hope that Yang actually decided to come out and fight. She can't just spend all her time being upset. Nah, if there's one thing that Yang can do, it's put up a fight, even against bad odds. I'm sure she's fine. They're all probably fine. Nothing has stopped Team RWBY so far. But where could they be?
"But, where could they be?"
"They are likely near the docks so they can get to the city. Everyone else seems to be headed in that general direction. At least, that is my assumption."
Well, I guess that makes sense. Besides, Petey is pretty smart. He knows what he's talking about. I just hope that he's right, and that my team is there.
"Alright then, let's go!"
Wait, why is he not coming with me?
"Petey? What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid that I cannot accompany you. I sent my own team off to help with getting others out of the school. For all I know, they could still be there. I must locate them. Farewell, Ruby. I hope to see you in the city later on."
Oh, so that's where his team went. I hope he finds them. But for now, I need to find mine. Let's see, which way was it to the docks? Ah, there they are. I hope that they got everyone out of Beacon. Hey, there's Weiss! If she's here, are Yang and Blake here too? Has she seen them? I need to find out. I just hope that no one's hurt.
"Ruby!"
"Oh, I found you!"
"Ruby, where have you…"
"Don't worry, I'm fine! What's going on?"
Why is Weiss looking down like that? Was she hurt? Was someone else hurt? Are Yang and Blake here? What has Weiss so sad?
"Weiss? What is it?"
I assume you guys know what comes next.
I can't believe I actually did it. I finally finished this chapter! It took well over a month, but I did it!
Anyway, the next chapter will cover Ruby and her journey toward Mistral. I sincerely hope that I can get it up in less than a month this time. I really want to have this whole story done before Volume 4 airs.
Anyway, on a slightly more positive note, I also finally finished that whole "PRTI looking for Tukson's murderer" side plot. Honestly, I'm not even sure why I started that in the first place, but whatever. Despite that, you will still see some other Team PRTI antics in some of the upcoming chapters.
So, until the next chapter is up, (which again, I hope to have done in less than a month this time) arrivederci!
