Since RWBY has its own video game now I think I'll include a character from that video game...I think he'll be one of the villains in the fanfic. You know, because he's a mad scientist.
Chapter 10: Grimm Eclipse
Nora frantically searched for assignments that she and her friends could take. Shikamaru was dozing off and she wanted him to stop being a slacker and do some work.
Ren wasn't a slacker, thank goodness, but he didn't seem as enthusiastic about doing shinobi work than she was.
Eventually, she found something interesting...but it was also alarming.
Apparently, someone had sabotaged the security network around Emerald Forest. People were worried that Grimm would eventually reach Konoha if it wasn't repaired.
And since Grimm thrived off of fear, they probably would stop to pay them a visit eventually.
Fortunately, none of the Grimm in Emerald Forest were very strong (to her knowledge, anyway), so it seemed that it was a mission that wasn't beyond their capabilities.
So she volunteered for the mission.
"Hey everyone! We're going to Emerald Forest!" exclaimed Nora.
"Didn't Sensei Asuma send us there during our training?" asked Shikamaru.
"Remember not to use the shadow grab technique too much, or you'll all your chakra." stated Asuma.
Shikamaru nodded. He couldn't afford to be reckless against the forces of darkness.
Fortunately, it seemed that the Beowulves weren't too bright, as they made no effort to avoid being caught by the shadows.
This of course made them sitting ducks for Nora, who slammed them with her hammer.
"Yah!" exclaimed Nora.
"This is getting boring." said Shikamaru.
"Remember Shikamaru...these Grimm may be impulsive and reckless...but the older a Grimm gets, the stronger and smarter they become." said Asuma.
Shikamaru nodded. Apparently, these Grimm they were fighting were the young ones.
"I guess we're going there again!" exclaimed Nora.
"I don't see why not." answered Ino.
Ren pulled out his weapons.
Shikamaru sighed and got ready to head to Emerald Forest as well.
It didn't take them long to get there. Emerald Forest wasn't far from Beacon Academy.
Sure enough, they spotted a Beowulf. Thankfully, it wasn't leaving the confines of the forest.
Nora quickly crushed it with her hammer, causing it to burst into dark mist.
"Yahoo!" exclaimed Nora.
"Good job." said Ren.
However, Ino noticed that there was another Beowulf nearby.
Also present was an Ursa.
There was also a King Taijutu.
"Is it just me, or are there more Grimm here than before?" asked Ino.
"I think the security systems may be going haywire like the mission said..." stated Shikamaru.
Fortunately, despite the number increase, the four of them could still handle the Grimm.
Ino fired a blast of psychic energy at a Beowulf, causing it to burst into psychic energy.
Nora once again smashed a Grimm with her hammer. However, it was an Ursa this time.
Ren stabbed the white head of a King Taijutu with his blades (aka Stormflower) while Shikamaru used his shadow powers to deliver a nasty punch to the black head, causing it to burst into black and white mist.
"Yes!" exclaimed Nora.
Afterwards, they began to search for the security network control center.
Eventually, they did find it...in the center of the forest.
Curious, they noticed that there were two robots nearby.
They were holding Grimm in cages.
"What's going on?" asked Shikamaru.
"I don't know, but they don't look like any Atlas robot I've ever seen." answered Ino. These robots were as red as blood.
The robots left with the captured Grimm, leaving the four alone.
"You don't suppose they're the ones who tampered with the control network, do you?" asked the blonde.
"I don't know, but I don't think there's anything stopping us from fixing it, so I guess we might as well get to work." answered Shikamaru.
However, as soon as Shikamaru approached the computer system, they suddenly heard a loud screeching.
"What was that?" asked Shikamaru.
"It doesn't sound good..." answered Ren.
As it turned out, it was a Nevermore.
"Good grief! This Grimm is huge!" exclaimed Ino. She had seen various Grimm, but never before had she seen a Grimm of that size. How big could Grimm grow to be, anyway?
"It must have realized what we were doing and now it's trying to stop us!" shouted Nora.
Quickly, Shikamaru attempted to grab onto the Nevermore with his shadow so that it couldn't attack him or his teammates.
However, the Nevermore noticed what he was doing, and it flapped its wings to blow Shikamaru away, causing him to lose focus and stop the jutsu.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Shikamaru.
Suddenly, he remembered what his sensei had told him regarding the Grimm.
"He was right." answered the ninja.
The Nevermore followed by grabbing onto Ren with its talons.
"Ren!" exclaimed Nora.
It then dropped him on the ground on top of Ino.
"Ow!" shouted Ino. That was painful.
The Nevermore then followed by launching feathers at the foursome.
Quickly, they moved around to avoid them.
The Nevermore then let out a screech, and more Grimm showed up.
"That's not good." answered Ren.
One of the Beowulves bit Nora in the arm.
"Ow!" exclaimed Nora.
An Ursa scratched Shikamaru in the face.
"Ouch!" bellowed Shikamaru.
Angered, Nora zapped the Nevermore with electricity.
The Nevermore screeched in pain.
"That was good, Nora! Keep at it!" exclaimed Ren.
Nora smiled.
Ren used his legs to kick a Beowulf in the face, causing it to burst into dark mist.
This was followed by Shikamaru using his Shadow Strangle technique to break an Ursa's neck. It too dissolved into black mist.
"I wonder why Grimm dissolve into black mist after we kill them." questioned Nora.
"It's as if somebody doesn't want us to study their bodies..." answered Shikamaru. It was perplexing.
Now that they thought of it, didn't Grimm usually die when they were in captivity? It made it hard to study them.
They were strange creatures, the Grimm.
The Nevermore dived towards Nora. Apparently he saw her as the biggest threat.
However, Ren would be having none of that.
As soon as the Nevermore dove towards Nora, Ren jumped on top of the bird and started stabbing it.
The Nevermore frantically attempted to shake him off.
Ren wouldn't let go, and he stabbed the Nevermore in the face.
The Nevermore collapsed on the ground, stunned.
Ino then fired bursts of psychic energy at the Nevermore.
The Nevermore burst into feathers and black mist.
"Yay! We won!" exclaimed Nora.
"That bird was tougher than the Grimm we've fought before." noted Ren.
"I guess we're getting stronger." answered Shikamaru.
At that very moment, they heard applauding.
"Hmm?" inquired Nora.
"Good work. I was a bit worried that you wouldn't be able to handle a Grimm of that size...but you ultimately proved me wrong." answered Asuma.
The four of them bowed to Asuma.
Shikamaru went to work fixing the security network.
When he was done, he noticed that things at the Emerald Forest had turned to normal.
"Looks like we're done here." answered Shikamaru.
"Did you find out what happened to the control center?" asked Asuma.
"I think those two robots might have sabotaged it...also, they were carrying Grimm in cages." answered Ren.
"Robots?" inquired the man.
"Yeah...they were red. I don't think they were affiliated with Atlas..." stated Ino.
"I'll have to talk to the Third Hokage about that." answered Asuma. On the lighter side, it didn't seem that Atlas was responsible for this, even though they were present for the Chunin Exams.
Immediately, he leapt away in order to do so.
"I guess we should go back home too." answered Shikamaru.
It looked like their mission was accomplished.
Meanwhile...
"Has the security network been repaired?" asked the Third Hokage.
Currently, he was in his office along with his advisor.
"Yes...my students took care of that. However, there was something strange. My four students claimed that they saw two robots...robots that weren't affiliated with Atlas. They were a peculiar red." answered Asuma.
"Red?" questioned Hiruzen.
Ozpin scratched his head.
"Do you know something?" asked the Third Hokage.
"Those robots you mentioned seem familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it." answered Ozpin.
"I see..." acknowledged Hiruzen.
"If another one of our security networks is sabotaged, I'll have to look into the matter further." stated the man.
Asuma nodded. Perhaps Ozpin will post another mission for the genin.
Meanwhile...
"Do you know what the first test for the Chunin Exams is going to be?" asked Naruto.
"I think it's going to be a written exam." answered Ruby.
"A written exam? I wonder what the questions are going to be like." stated the genin.
"Perhaps they'll have something to do with being a shinobi...or a huntsman." stated the kunoichi. Of course, she did both for a living, hunting Grimm and supporting her kingdom.
"They probably will." answered the teenage boy.
Unfortunately, they didn't say what they were going to be studying for. It was confusing.
Hopefully they would find out in time.
For now, they were going to continue doing their ninja training. It was what Kakashi Sensei would want them to do.
"By the way, did you hear what happened at the Emerald Forest? It seemed that someone sabotaged the security network..." said Naruto.
"They did? That's no good. We need that forest to do our training. We can't do that if it's overrun with Grimm." answered Ruby. An individual Grimm typically wasn't much of a threat, but a horde of them could cause them serious trouble.
"Yeah...fortunately, Team SINR managed to repair it." answered the genin.
"They did? Whew!" exclaimed Ruby.
"Still, I wonder who would want to sabotage such a thing. I don't think the Grimm in Emerald Forest have ever thought of doing that." stated Naruto. Of course, apparently one of the Grimm did attempt to stop them from repairing the control center, but that was one of the older ones.
"Yeah. It's really weird." answered the kunoichi.
Elsewhere...
"I'm looking forward to creaming some losers at the Chunin Exams. I can hardly wait!" exclaimed Cardin.
"Hold your horses, Cardin. It says according to the rules of the Chunin Exams, you have to pass a written exam first." answered Pyrrha.
"A written exam? That sounds boring. Can't I just copy off your paper?" asked the teenage boy.
"I don't know, Cardin. I get the feeling that the teachers have thought of that." answered Sun.
"I'm still gonna. They can't catch me." stated Cardin.
"But if you get caught, you risk getting us all kicked out of the exams...we can't go on with three people. We need four." stated Neptune.
"I won't get caught. Just trust me." answered the bully.
"Are you going to blow spitballs at Jaune? You seem to like bullying him." stated Pyrrha.
"You bet I will!" exclaimed Cardin.
"I don't know, you might make his friends angry." answered Sun.
"Relax! What's the worst that they can do?" asked the bully.
"You'd be surprised." answered Pyrrha.
"Why haven't you tried bullying? You're the popular one! I've heard you've won tournaments before!" exclaimed Cardin.
"Yes, I have. However, I believe that being a ninja means protecting your kingdom...and of course, being a huntress means protecting your kingdom from the Grimm. I don't see how bullying people qualifies as protection." answered Pyrrha.
"The only protection I need is my mace! I'd like to see a Grimm get close to me!" shouted the bully.
Pyrrha sighed. Cardin was just so full of himself. Why were they on the same team anyway?
Well, at least he was useful to them. His brute strength complimented Sun's speed and her intellect as well as Neptune's...coolness?
Perhaps he was on their team because his electrical weapon made him good for support.
That, and he was friends with Sun, giving them a morality advantage.
Elsewhere...
"You think you're ready for the Chunin Exams?" asked Yang.
"I did pretty well at Signal Academy. I think I'll be fine." answered Sasuke.
"If you say so." answered the blonde.
"Besides, I can't afford to be weak. My brother is still alive." stated the brunette.
"Wait...you're not an only child like me?" asked Yang. What a coincidence. She was under the impression that Sasuke was an only child given that he didn't seem willing to socialize with others.
"I wish I was." answered Sasuke.
"Huh?" asked the blonde.
"Do you know how my clan died? They were wiped out from my brother...he thought that they were little more than target practice." stated the brunette.
"That's horrible!" exclaimed Yang.
Now that she thought of it, her mother probably wasn't a saint herself. She heard that she was the leader of a bandit tribe. Then again, it was just a rumor.
"I know...that's why I'm trying to get stronger...so I can avenge my family." answered Sasuke.
"I can't believe your own brother would do that for such petty reasons." stated Yang.
"Me neither. But I suppose that's just how it is. Unfortunately, as it is, I don't think I'll be able to defeat him." stated the teenage boy.
"That's too bad." answered the blonde. She probably wouldn't be able to beat her own mother in a fight either. But on the lighter side, she hadn't given her a reason to fight her, either.
Of course, her uncle Qrow would probably be able to take her on, but something told her that she had some sort of hidden power under her sleeve. It was just a hunch.
Sasuke pulled out his scroll and showed Yang a picture of his brother, as well as the bounty on his head.
"Wow...if someone ever caught him, they'd never have to go on a mission for money ever again!" exclaimed Yang.
"Unfortunately, nobody has ever caught him. I'd like to kill him myself, but I suppose if he's executed in public I could live with that." answered Sasuke.
"Yeah...I have to wonder though...why did he spare you if he didn't spare your parents, as well as his own?" asked the blonde.
"That is something that I don't know. But it's his mistake." answered Sasuke.
"Right..." nodded Yang.
Elsewhere...
Rock Lee was busy practicing on a training dummy.
"What makes you think you'll do well at the Chunin Exams? You can't even use genjutsu or ninjutsu." pointed out Neji.
"Don't be like that, Neji." answered Weiss.
"Yeah! Give him a chance!" exclaimed Sakura.
Suddenly, Rock Lee went over to Weiss.
"Hey, Weiss! I got these for you!" exclaimed Rock Lee.
Curious, Weiss noticed that Rock Lee had given her flowers.
"Um, thanks." answered Weiss.
Rock Lee blew Weiss a kiss.
"Um..." stated the white-haired girl.
"I love you, Weiss!" exclaimed Rock Lee.
Weiss raised an eyebrow.
Rock Lee was sweet, but she didn't think he was her type. He was more like a brother to her.
Speaking of siblings, her actual brother wasn't such a saint. He seemed rather pouty, like the time that he didn't get the toy that he wanted. He already had lots of toys from when he was younger.
Then again, it was probably her father that raised him this way. She was starting to see why her sister Winter decided not to let her father decide who she wanted to be.
"You want me to get you some chocolate?" asked Rock Lee.
"I appreciate the thought, but shouldn't you be focusing on your training?" inquired Weiss.
"For you I'd do a thousand pushups!" exclaimed the martial artist.
"That seems kind of extreme..." answered the white-haired girl.
She had trouble socializing with her teammates at first, since she lived a rather sheltered life. Apparently, her father thought she should only hang out with other rich people. The common crowd were simply too vulgar.
Personally she thought he was wrong. Perhaps it was good that she went to Signal Academy. However, it took a lot of persuasion for her father to take her there. Was she some sort of possession to him? Whenever she asked him for a hug, he seemed rather reluctant to do so.
Now that she thought of it, he had disinherited Winter when he found out that she wanted to be part of the Atlas military. Why couldn't he let her have more freedom? Personally she felt like she was trapped in a gilded cage sometimes.
Well, now that she actually had friends, perhaps things would turn out better for her.
Hopefully she could make the world a better place, even if her father discouraged her from being a shinobi.
Let's just hope that she didn't get disinherited like her older sister.
I think I'll include Jacques Schnee in my fanfic along with the rest of Weiss's family sometime in my fanfic...even if I don't like Jacques Schnee or his son. He's bound to engage in something villainous sooner or later.
In the next chapter, the written exams will begin.