Chapter 8: Extracurricular
Dream Scenario: A Wizard and the Vampire Princess
In the courtyard of the Moonlight Castle, Nathan Azure is drinking a cup of tea alongside Rachel Alucard, head of the Alucard vampire clan, all while her servant Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, stands by to keep an eye on the young princess.
(Beacon Academy)
Pyrrha is in the locker room, gearing up. She adjusts one of her greaves, and puts on her ringlet, as she begins to walk off.
Pyrrha pass by Cardin with a quick slash, and turns back to strike again.
She continues her walk out off the locker room.
The two continue their battle.
Pyrrha then brings out her weapons, Milo and Akouo.
She holds off the attack of two other attackers.
Pyrrha leaves the locker room, and walks into the Auditorium.
As she fights off her attackers...
Continues walking in...
Running towards someone...
And continues her walk towards the Auditorium...
Pyrrha goes in and lanches a few blows at Cardin, but he blocks them all, only for Pyrrha to land a hit that pushes him back. Cardin regains his footing, and looks over to see that Pyrrha is gone, only noticing that she launched herself into the air and dived in for a hit, but he roll out of the way at the last minute, before getting hit, but Pyrrha bounces from the ground and shoots her spear at Dove Bronzewing, sending him to the ground.
Sky Lark comes in and tries to attack Pyrrha, but she dodges the would-be blow, and lands a few hits on Sky that blow him pass Cardin, who watches his teammate fly pass him, and at the last second, guards himself as Pyrrha comes in and tries to attack, but Cardin counters, by trying to hit her with his mace, however, Pyrrha quickly moves out of the way.
Cardin strikes again, but Pyrrha jumps out of the way, as Cardin unleashes a short column of fire, as he hits the ground. Cardin then tries to hit Pyrrha with his mace, but she blocks the would-be blow with her shield, only pushing her back. Pyrrha turns to see Sky, coming in to attack her, but she jumps in time to miss the attack, and looks to see Cardin charging at her, she blocks the attack with her shield, and kicks Sky off his feat, and quickly dodges a would-be punch by Cardin, as she jumps over him, and throws her shield, which hits Cardin in the face, and bounces back to hit Sky as well.
Pyrrha then flips backward through the air to land on Sky, incapacitating him. She looks up, to see Dove and Russel Thrush rush at her together. Pyrrha launches herself at Russel, knocking him back, and she charges at Dove, who blocks some of her attacks, only to be kicked back by Pyrrha. Dove flips and lands on his feet, as Cardin jumps in and tries to hit Pyrrha with his mace, only for her to roll back and shoot at Cardin, however, Russel jumps in front of his leader and deflects all the shots, giving Cardin a chance to run. Russel then charges, and leaps into the air, performing a triple somersault; however, Pyrrha blocks the attack with her shield. Russel and Dove go in and attack Pyrrha together, as Pyrrha keeps her guard up, with her two opponents attacking as one, and are avoiding from hitting each other.
Cardin uses this chance to attack Pyrrha from behind, but she dodge rolls under him, and launches a few shots at him, which Cardin deflects with his mace. The two the leap at each other, only for Pyrrha to land a kick on Cardin. They then land, only for Cardin to attack Pyrrha, but she dodges all of his blows, and kicks him back. Cardin regains his footing, and swings his mace at Pyrrha, but she deflects and the two clash weapons, only for Pyrrha to land some hits on Cardin, causing him to fumble back.
Russel ducks in under Cardin for a surprise attack, only for Pyrrha to block his attacks and knocks him to the ground, just as Dove moves in for an attack. After a couple of deflected swipes, he hires on her with his sword, but she is able to bull right through using her shield. Dove leaps back after avoiding one of Pyrrha's attacks, only to find himself one f knocked out of the fight by an errant swing from Cardin, who moves in for final attack assault, where he hits the ground, unleashing another column of fire, which Pyrrha swiftly dodges. She then attacks Cardin, knocking him into the air and then leaps to slam him into the ground.
Nathan approaches from behind Cardin who clutches his ribs.
"And that's the match." Nathan said.
"Lucky shot." Cardin said, before collapsing.
"Well done, Miss Nikos. You should have no problem qualifying for the tournament."
"Thank you, professor." Pyrrha said.
Nathan taps his tablet." Alright, now I know that's a tough act to follow, but we have time for one more sparring match." Nathan looks around at the observing students." Any volunteers? Mr. Okamiden?"
Riku shoot up and stared wide-eyed at Nathan." Y-Yes sir!?"
"...You've been rather docile for the past few classes. Why don't you-"
Mercury raises his hand." I'll do it."
Nathan looks at the young man." Mercury, is it? Well, let's find you an opponent."
"Actually, I wanna fight...her." Mercury points to Pyrrha.
"Me?" Pyrrha said, surprised.
"I'm afraid little Miss Nikos has just finished the match. I suggest you choose another partner." Nathan said, now looking at Mercury with suspicion.
"No, it's fine! I'd be happy to oblige."
Mercury struts into the arena, visibly sizing up Pyrrha. Their spar begins when he makes the first attack and is knocked down. Recovering quickly, he deflects an attack and begins trading blows with Pyrrha until she knocks him down with her shield.
Ruby turns to Emerald sitting behind her." Hey, your friend's doing pretty good."
Emerald gives a fake smile and then rolls her eyes as Ruby turns her back.
Mercury unleashes a series of powerful strikes. Pyrrha allows his kick to slam against her forearm before Mercury manages to disarm, a kick impaling her blade into the ground. Pyrrha uses her Semblance to redirect the direction of Mercury's next kick. As she charges him with her shield, he shoots off of it and turns his back to her. Pyrrha tries to rush him again.
"I forfeit." Mercury said, non-chalant.
Pyrrha almost stumbles as she stops beside him." You...don't even want to try?"
Mercury shrugged." What's the point? You're a world-renowned fighter. We're obviously leagues apart.
Nathan:" In that case... Pyrrha Nikos is the victor of the match... again."
Emerald smirks. Mercury sneers smugly. Pyrrha has a annoyed and disappointed look on her face, and places her left hand on her hip. The Aura displays for Pyrrha and Mercury are shown as Mercury's is changed from green to red indicating his loss.
"Next time you might want to think a little harder before choosing an opponent." Nathan said to Mercury.
"I'll be sure to do that."
An alarm sounds which jolts Riku who has nodded off.
Nathan:" That is all for today. Oh, and I'm supposed to remind you all about some dance this weekend. And you all have your first mission on Monday, so...good luck.
As everyone leaves, Mercury stops besides Emerald.
"Learning is so much fun."
Outside, SSSN are standing at the entrance as Team RWBY walks past. Sun notices Blake and runs after her.
Sun:"Hey Blake!
Sun grabs Blake by her shoulder." You uh, doing okay?"
"I'm fine." Blake said.
"So I hear that there's this dance going on this weekend, and it sounds pretty lame, but you and me, I'm thinking, not as lame, huh?"
"Huh?"
"The dance! This weekend! You wanna go, or what?"
"Uh...Well, I..." Blake tried to answer.
Team HIRO come walking out of the Auditorium and walk past the others.
"You gotta admit, Pyrrha can fight, and look good while doin' it! Oliver commented. He suddenly stops when his teammates do the same." What's up with you guys?" He looks at over in the direction their looking, and sees Sun and Blake.
"It seems our friend Sun-" Ilivane said.
"He's not our friend."
"-Is asking our friend Blake, to the dance this weekend."
"So, what do you say?" Sun asked her.
"I..." Blake looks over at Riku, who looks at her. The two look at each other for a brief second, before Riku walks on ahead of his team, saddening Blake. Hero sees this and looks over at his teammate.
Riku:" You what!?"
(Beacon Student Dorms.)
Team HIRO is in their dorm room. Riku is sitting with his arms crossed.
"We want you... to go... to the dance?" Hero asked, nervously.
"Forget it." Riku said.
"Riku, we're worried about you. You've been acting really weird lately." Oliver said.
"You can't sleep, you hardly eat, and to be honest, your grades have been suffering greatly." Ilivane said, counting the facts on his fingers.
"I really don't care about any of that." Riku gestures out the window." Everyone out there, is already afraid of me."
Hero put his hand on Riku's shoulder." We're not afraid of you. Your our teammate, and our friend."
"We know your a good person." Ilivane said, smiling.
"Even though, you have a tendency to be really dull and boring" Oliver said.
"Thanks for the compliment..." Riku said, annoyed." Besides, I need to continue my training."
"Riku, you won't be able to train at all if you can't keep your eyes open!" Hero said.
"Look dude, all we're asking is that you start relaxing more, and go to the dance." Oliver said.
"It will be fun. Oliver and I will make sure of it." Ilivane said, much to Oliver's annoyance.
"Huh?" Riku looked at him, confused.
Ilivane stood up, and cleared his throat." Team CFVY's away mission has lasted quite longer than expected. So, Miss Schnee and Yang decided to pick up where they left off. And, since I'm the head of the music department for the dance, I'll make you have the perfect night."
"Seriously, who would ask you, to help out for a dance?" Oliver said, slightly annoyed.
"Those who know about style, unlike you, Oliver." Ilivane said, smiling.
"So what do you think?" Hero asked Riku.
Riku closed his eyes for a second, and he hears the sound of a wolf howling." I think this is a colossal waste of time."
Riku walks away from the three and heads to the door. However, he keels over.
"Riku!" Hero ran over to him.
"I'm fine..." Riku said, regaining his footing.
"No your not! You need to get som-"
"I said I'm fine!" Riku yelled, turning to glare at Hero, with his eyes in their savage appearance.
Hero was taken back by this, as Riku returns to his sense." I... I'll be in the library." He quickly hurries out.
Ilivane walks over and places a hand on Hero's shoulder." Well, at least we tried." Oliver said, laying back.
"He can't keep going on like this." Ilivane said.
Someone knocks on the door and Weiss opens it. Jaune is standing in the doorway with a guitar.
"Weiss!" Jaune sings.
Weiss slams the door in his face.
Jaune:" Oh, come on, open the door! I promise not to sing."
Weiss opens the door.
"(Singing)I lied!" Weiss face palms at this."(Continues singing) Weiss Schu-nee, will you accompany me, to the dance on... Sunday!"
"Are you done?" Weiss asked, annoyed.
"Yes?" Jaune shrugs.
"No." She shuts the door in his face. Turning around, she sees the others staring at her." What?"
Ruby, Blake, and Yang were standing precariously.
"And that is why they call you the Ice Queen." Yang said, as Ruby finally collapsed.
"All my life, boys have only cared about the perks of my last name. Besides, I already have a date in mind."
That night, Pyrrha and Jaune are sparring at their spot on the roof. Jaune appears to gain the upper hand until Pyrrha sweeps his legs out from under him.
"Well done!" Pyrrha said, laughing." Your swordplay's improved immensely."
"I couldn't have done it without you." Jaune said, as Pyrrha helped him up.
"So, are you ready to move on to Aura?"
"I'm actually thinking that maybe we skip Aura for tonight? Might go on a jog or something."
"Come on, I know you get frustrated. But you must keep trying. I'm sure you'll discover your Semblance any day now."
"That's not it. It's just...(hesitating) It's dumb."
"What is it?" She approaches Jaune and places her hand on his shoulder." Jaune, you know you can tell me."
"It's... Weiss."
"Oh. What about her?" Pyrrha said, as her face falls slightly.
"I asked her to the dance and she shot me down.(giggles halfheartedly) Big surprise, right?"
"Well, I believe the saying goes: There's... plenty of fish in the sea."
"That's easy for you to say. You've probably got guys clamoring over each other just to ask you out."
"You'd be surprised." Pyrrha said, chuckling half-heartedly.
Jaune dismisses the thought." Oh please. If you don't get a date to the dance, I'll wear a dress. Heh." He walks away, as Pyrrha drops her smile and looks rather upset.
Emerald:" And finally, Pyrrha Nikos."
(Beacon Student Dorms.)
Cinder is in her dorm room, sewing a black dress as she sits on one of the beds. Emerald is sitting on the floor while looking at her scroll, and Mercury is lying on the ground and reading a comic book.
"Ah, the invincible girl." Cinder said.
"She's smart, but I wouldn't say invincible." Mercury said, still reading his comic.
"Do tell."
"Her Semblance is Polarity. But you'd never know just by watching." Emerald said.
Mercury leaned up." After she made contact with my boots, she was able to move them around however she wanted. But she only made slight adjustments."
"Just enough to make it look like she's untouchable. She doesn't broadcast her power, so it puts her opponent at a disadvantage."
"Hmm... People assume that she's fated for victory, when she's really taking fate into her own hands. Interesting... Ad her to the list." Cinder said, as Emerald added Pyrrha's name to a list on her scroll.
"You should be able to take her no problem." Mercury said.
"It's not about overpowering an enemy. It's about taking away what power they have. And we will, in time."
Outside the window, Nathan was standing on the ledge, leaning against the wall." Yes Cinder, in time." He said, as his eyes glowed blue and he smiled.
And that's another chapter! So, this chapter begins the Dance Infiltration Arc!
As you all saw, Riku is the one who is stressed out, and for good reasons. In the Combat Class arc, Riku went berserk during his fight with Sun, injuring him. This chapter takes place several weeks after that fight, so his injuries have been fully healed. And more of Nathan and Cinder's possible connections. Only the future will tell more about them.
This chapters Dream Scenario is based off of the stage: Moonlight Castle from the Blazblue series. The characters of Valkenhayn and Rachel are also from said series.
Anyway, comment and let me know what you think. Until then...Keep moving forward!