Jenna helped me into the locker room, looking guilty.
"Sorry, again." The wolf Faunus apologized again. I smiled.
"It's fine... I was about to do the same thing to you with a staff. I would have reacted the same way." I winced as I sat down on a bench. "That's some swing, Snowflake."
"I didn't wanna have to punch you twice. I figured you'd rather one hit than two, since I was gonna be knocking you out either way."
"Oh, thanks for boosting my self esteem, Wolfie."
"Any time." Jenna winked. I laughed at that.
"You are seriously twisted!"
"No. Just sarcastic, cynical, dark... Okay, never mind."
/\/\/\/\
That night, we watched a fight between Penny and Pyrrha. But then...
"Wait a second... Polarity versus metal?" Jenna asked. Everyone around me grew horrified.
"What?" I asked. "Is that bad?" Our eyes widened as Pyrrha unleashed a shockwave that threw all of Penny's blades back, the wires connecting them slicing through her body and cutting her to pieces. Penny was a robot. The crowd was shocked.
"It's bad." Jenna stared. "Penny..." Then, this happened...
"This is not a tragedy." A voice spoke. All of the boards went red with the black image of a chess piece. "This was not an accident. This is what happens when you hand over your trust, your safety, your children to men who claim to be our guardians but are in reality are nothing more than men. Our academies' headmasters wield more power than most armies, and one was audacious enough to control both." I saw General Ironwood get mad. "They cling to this power in the name of peace, and yet... What do we have here? One nation's attempt at a synthetic army mercilessly torn apart by another's star pupil. What need would Atlas have for a soldier disguised as an innocent little girl? I don't think the Grimm can tell the difference. And what, I ask you, is Ozpin teaching his students? First a dismemberment, and now this? Huntsman and Huntresses should carry themselves with honor and mercy, yet I have witnessed neither. Perhaps Ozpin felt as though defeating Atlas in the tournament would help people forget his colossal failure to protect Vale when the Grimm invaded its streets. Or perhaps this was his message to the tyrannical dictator that has occupied an unsuspecting kingdom with armed forces. Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue as to who is right and who is wrong... But I know that the existence of peace is fragile and the leaders of our kingdoms conduct their business with iron gloves. As someone who hails from Mistral, I can assure you the situation there is... Equally undesirable. Our kingdoms are at the brink of war yet we, the citizens, are left in the dark. So, I ask you... When the first shots are fired... Who do you think you can trust?" The crowds panicked and fled as a Grimm landed on the protective barrier over the coliseum.
"Nevermore?!" I asked, standing. Coco Adel stood.
"How did it get past the kingdom's defenses?!" She inquired. Ren's eyes narrowed.
"It wasn't alone." He stated. Meanwhile, Pyrrha was frozen, staring at Penny in horror.
"Pyrrha!" Jaune shouted. "Pyrrha, that thing's going to break in! You've gotta move!" Pyrrha didn't respond. The Nevermore flew up, then swooped down and broke the barrier. Jaune leapt over the ledge.
"Jaune!" Nora shouted. Jaune started running towards Pyrrha.
"Pyrrha, please! Snap out of it!" Jaune pleaded. The Nevermore landed and threw both of them back. It would have killed Pyrrha, but a flurry of red stabbed it with a green and black blade. The small figure landed as the avian creature screeched in pain.
"Ruby?" Pyrrha asked. The fifteen year-old glared at the Nevermore.
"Leave her alone!" Ruby shouted. Jenna looked around.
"Guys! Our rocket lockers!" The Faunus girl reminded us. Everyone pulled out their scrolls and typed six digits. The Nevermore swooped in to attack Ruby, Jaune, and Pyrrha again, but our lockers slammed into the beast. We ran over, climbing the Nevermore to retrieve our weapons. "This just got real good, real fast."
"You are just full of surprises, aren't you?" I asked. Jenna laughed.
"You think that, now? I haven't even gotten started!" Suddenly, the Nevermore began moving. Working together, we killed it, and...
"Ruby, I..." Pyrrha was crying. "I'm so sorry."
"Me, too." Ruby looked down. "But it wasn't your fault."
"She's right." Jaune walked forward with Pyrrha's shield and spear. "Whoever was on the microphone, they're the ones that did this. We have to make sure they don't take anyone else." Pyrrha took her weapons, livid. There was a loud roar, and we looked up.
"Gryphons." I frowned. We readied our weapons.
"Anybody got a plan of attack?" Neptune asked. Ruby smirked.
"Sun, I need your scroll." The fifteen year-old stated. I tossed it to her, and she called her locker with Crescent Rose. A Gryphon landed on it and roared, but Doctor Oobleck and Professor Port arrived and shot it.
"Students!" Port began calmly. "I think it might be best for you to leave." Ruby frowned.
"But, we can-"
"Ms. Rose!" Doctor Oobleck scolded, then smiled. "This day will surely go down in Remnant's history. I'd prefer it if my students could live to tell about it."
/\/\/\/\
We left the two teachers there, and we ran out to find General Ironwood boarding a small military airship.
"Whats going on?" Ruby asked. Ironwood sighed.
"Grimm are crawling all over the city. The White Fang has invaded Beacon. And to make matters worse, some vagabond seized one of my ships. Until we regain command, the skies are out of our control, so I'm-" Ironwood whipped out a pistol and shot an incoming Grimm dead. "Going to take it back."
"What should we do?" Jaune asked. The General looked at us.
"You have two choices: defend your kingdom and your school, or save yourselves. No one will fault you if you leave... And, Ms. Elurra." Ironwood looked at the girl standing next to me. "Do what you can." Jenna nodded. With that, Ironwood departed like a badass.
"I mean..." I thought about Ironwood's suggestion on leaving and just rolled my eyes. "Come on."
"We can take an ship to Beacon." Jaune stated. With that, we ran.
/\/\/\/\
We took a ship and started flying, then saw the General's ship go down in flames. Then, Ruby turned and ran off, glaring.
"Ruby, what are you doing?!" I asked. The wolf Faunus standing next to me sighed sadly.
"Her job." Jenna frowned. "Like I have to do mine." Jenna looked back at Pyrrha, eyes narrowed. "Dad'll signal you when the time comes... Hope you're ready for a light show."
"Light show?" Coco asked. "What are you talking about?"
"All legends start somewhere." Jenna winked. What..?
/\/\/\/\
We arrived at Beacon and began fighting the Grimm, the White Fang, the Atlesian Knights, and the Atlesian Paladins. During the battle, Ozpin showed and took Pyrrha, Jenna, and Jaune for something he didn't explain, so we had to continue. It all went downhill when Blake returned, clutching a stab-wound in her side... And toting an unconscious, one-armed Yang.
Uh-oh. Jenna's down in the Vault. You know what that means... SISTER SHOWDOWN! HELL, YEAH! Get ready! I only own my OC! Please read, review, check out my other stories, etc. Thanks!
