Three of the four teams sat on the landing pad waiting for the airships to be ready to go.
"I'm glad that it's you going," Cardin Winchester said, walking up to Jaune. "I would hate to have to trudge through some grim infested place with a group of girls."
"Yeah," Jaune said, "I guess me and Ren really lucked out." Jaune said putting his arm around his stoic friend's shoulder, and getting the attention of Wolf. "It's just me, Ren and six beautiful girls in a tent alone for five days. Woe is me." Jaune finished this with a dramatic covering of his face with the back of his hand.
"Crap," Wolf said standing with Jaune, "I really should have thought of that. This could be bad."
"Don't worry stud muffin," Yang said bumping him with her hips. "I've only got one target in my sights." With this Yang walked off but turned and winked at Wolf. Cardin, Wolf, Jaune and Ren stood there in awe for a moment.
"Coach," Jaune started.
"What is it?" Wolf asked still in awe.
"Can you do something about that woman?" Ren said with a shiver.
"I've tried." Wolf said walking away.
When the two airships were ready Wolf looked around to try and find Team MYST. After a second Wolf noticed the team running towards them.
"Sorry about that." Maeko said cheerfully, she wore cat ears and a long mechanical tail. "We had last minute problems."
"Uhm what are you wearing?" Blake asked.
"I'm disguised as a cat faunus," Maeko said giving a cute little cat pose and meowing.
"First I take great offense for you thinking that cat faunus go around doing that." Blake said, her bow twitching, "And second, Don't ever do that again."
"What happened to Saga's illusions?" Jaune asked. At that Saga almost fell, but was caught by his teammates.
"I'm not exactly in the best condition right now." Saga said his voice changing from male to distinctly female. When Saga was steadied on her feet her hood fell back revealing a pink scale like skin of a lizard faunus. Her eyes looked reptilian and her skin was scaly but other than that there was no discernible difference between her and a human. "We had to go with plan B. Once a every year my Semblance goes on the fritz, but it came a month early this year."
"Are you still good for the mission?" Wolf asked as he stepped close but then had to immediately take a step back. "Oh I see what it is. How long will the weakness last?"
"Just twenty four hours, but the pheromones will last for several days and cover up the smell these three give off." Saga said putting her hood back up over her head.
"So all three of you are disguised as faunus?" Wolf asked trying to get his head around the change.
"Not Yasu." Maeko said. "With his body he can't use the bio-mechanical extras."
Wolf looked over the teams getting the situation in his head. Then nodded, "Okay lets head off to the great unknown."
Wolf and his team dropped on the North side of the island, along side teams JNPR and RWBY. Wolf's team quickly took off into the forest, as Jaune's group landed on the beach getting their gear sorted. Jaune was especially worried about Pyrrha, who had actually gotten sick on the flight instead of him.
"Are you okay?" Jaune asked with a hand on Pyrrha's back as she dry heaved.
"Yeah, I'll be fine in," Pyrrha began, but was interrupted by another bout with nausea.
"Well," Yang began throwing her bag to the side. "While Jaune and Pyrrha are dealing with that, I say we take a dip in these beautiful blue waters!" Yang slipped off her combat gear to reveal a purple bikini top underneath. Once out of her gear, Yang took of to the waters, only for Jaune to jump in front of her.
"Wolf said, that we can't go into the waters on this beach because of grim." Jaune said holding Yang back with all of his strength. As Jaune fought to keep Yang out of the waters, his foot hit a stone, causing him to slip and fall into the waters.
"I'm sorry Jaune," Yang said offering him a hand up, laughing the entire time. "I didn't mean to get your gear wet."
"Its fine I'll dry," Jaune said trying to squeeze the water out of his hoodie. "Let's just get,.."
Suddenly a monsterous roar shook the air, causing the students to look for the direction it came from. Yang had some how magically put her clothes back on, by the time the giant grim's head started to protrude from the water. The group stood on the beach in terror, unable to move, when the beast roared again paralyzing them, and then began to shift its head looking over the eight students.
'Who dares enter my waters?' The grim said by projecting its thoughts into the students. 'Never mind don't answer that I think I will just kill all seven of you and save some time.' The monster said, looking over the students and sniffing them one by one. The students unable to move, stood facing the beast trying to figure out who had been able to disappear.
The monster continued to look over his prey, then noticed someone was missing. 'Hey you in the yellow, your names Yang? How many are supposed to be in your group?' Yang looked at the monster in terror, how did this beast know her name? 'I'm a telepath now how many are in the group?!' When he asked Yang's mind immediately went through Teams JNPR and RWBY, before she could stop herself.
'Eight is it? And now I count onetwothreefour, five,' the beast looked around for the now three missing students. It suddenly took a deep breathe. 'I see now, so the golden knight has returned to haunt me once more. Is that what it is? I thought I took care of you a thousand years ago?'
No response came, and the grim let out a long huff as though it were sighing. 'I guess I'll just have to eat one of these five. Now which to choose first? I could go with Yang I like the smell of her aura.' When the grim opened its mouth Jaune and Ren sent Nora flying as high as they could over a boulder that was just big enough for them to hide behind. The grim snapped its head towards the howling ginger, sending her flying into the boulder that she had been behind. Jaune and Ren ran out from behind the boulder Jaune trying to assist Nora, while Ren shot at the grim with his StormFlower charging forward.
The grim let out another ear shattering roar, causing all movements to cease. 'Do you really believe that a simple attack like that could kill a grim as old and powerful as me?' The grim leaned its nose towards Jaune and took a long sniff. 'You have the aura of the Golden Knight but you most definitely are not him. So because he was such a pain in my side, I will let you decide which order I eat your friends.' The grim slowly moved his head over the teams lightly tapping each one, looking for Jaune's reaction. It went through all of team RWBY, then nudged Nora, getting a deeper reaction from Jaune's subconcsious. It then went to Ren and nudged him knocking him over. The last was Pyrrha who had been able to draw her weapons but nothing else. The monster felt the reaction even though Jaune tried to hide his feelings. It then pulled its head back and opened its mouth.
'I guess I get to eat the redhead first.' it said lunging towards the still frozen Pyrrha. In an instant, Jaune pushed Pyrrha aside and faced the beast his aura flaring white hot. The beast hit Jaune with it's snout in the center of his shields, launching Jaune into the foliage two hundred feet behind him.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha shouted in worry for her partner. She then turned to the monster her aura flaring around her. With a suddenly blast from her semblance Pyrrha took all metal on her body and launched it into the creatures eye, followed by her spear and shield. The grim roared in pain shaking its head trying to rid itself of the metal. With the grim now distracted, the rest of the group was released from the paralysis. Once free the group began to launch everything they could at the roaring grim.
'THAT IS ENOUGH!' The grim mentally shouted as it roared, paralyzing the group once more. The grim sniffed Pyrrha once more. 'You have that knights aura in you as well. Though not as much. Now why is tha... Oh my. You most certainly chose the wrong mate now I have to make sure to eat you.' The grim opened its maw reaching towards Pyrrha.
Then with a blast of aura and predator's killing intent, the monster was knocked back into the deeper water. On the edge of the clearing stood Wolf with an unconscious Jaune in his arms.
"Neseloch." Wolf shouted out to the grim. "Leave now or I will kill you."
'Forest Guardian,' The grim said popping its head out of the water. 'why don't you come out here the waters fine.' Wolf flared his aura once again in warning. 'Just be sure to keep these students of yours out of my waters.' The Neseloch dislodged the metal in its eye then returned to the ocean.
"Okay who was it that went into the water." Wolf said glaring at Yang, the most likely suspect.
"Technically I didn't go into the water." Yang said a little defensively, "Jaune's the one that fell."
"And Jaune knows that I give directions for a reason." Wolf said, putting said boy on the ground next to his team. "Your lucky that the Neseloch was feeling playful. Other wise all eight of you would have been dead before you could make a pun."
"I guess we loch-ed out." Yang said with a giant grin.
"Yang," Wolf said with a passive look on his face.
"Yes stud muffin."
"Go sit on that rock and don't move until we are ready to leave." Wolf pointed to a boulder that was on the edge of the clearing. As far away from the water as she could get and still be within visual range, Yang grumpily sat on the rock.
Wolf held up Jaune's shield that had been caved in beyond repair. "At least I had my sword drawn." Jaune said startling his teammates that were around him.
"Jaune," Pyrrha said hugging him tightly. "I was afraid that I had lost you."
"I'm fin,.. ARGH!" Jaune roared in pain as Wolf reset his dislocated shield arm. "Okay now I'll be fine. What's the use of huge aura reserves if they can't help a dislocated shoulder?"
Wolf cut a long strip of leather from his coat and tied Jaune's shoulder in place. "I think it will be best if we travel together from now on." Wolf said to Jaune.
"Yeah," Jaune agreed with a nod.
"Can we finally go into the woods?" Ruby asked more out of nervousness now than excitement.
"Come on team," Jaune said grabbing his bag and sword as best he could before leading them into the woods.
A/N: RWBY is own by Rooster Teeth. sorry for the wait. My muses have been on vacation I guess. This one was hard for me to write so I hope that it is at least equal to the others. So please review follow and favorite. and remember every story is a journey you just have to imagine it.